REAL Ingredients, REAL Results, REALLY Healthy!

I think you should really tune in NOW. This is a big one….. nutritional supplement companies are supposed to do 2 things for us as a consumer. Their purpose (at least what they tell us) & intention is to provide convenient high quality nutritional supplementation, for the busy lifestyle to make losing weight & being healthier easier.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Today, some really cool studies have shown that about 95% of companies that produce these supplements for us, are actually producing a product that can be, & HAS been very dangerous for the human body & it’s health!

Several of these companies are using ingredients (referring to ingredient lists printed on products) that are chemically binded “all natural,” & man made neurotoxins (let me remind you this is not all the products, all companies.)

Losing weight really can be easier, faster, healthier & more importantly, FEEL GOOD; & you have to remember adding in the fun parts : ) Taking nutritional supplements is safe & healthy when taken from NutriHarmony. NutriHarmony is one of the very few companies that I trust as far as providing the best quality ingredients for it’s customers!

• multi-vitiamans
• high quality calcium
• 97% absorption rate with most of the products
• high quality whey protein for building sexy lean mass
• high quality energy drink that's NON-TOXIC called Enfusia
• digestive supplements for less pain, less toxicity & all around better health
• an effective lean maximizer

Getting on an efficient & effective NutriHarmony program has proven to help all the people I know who use the products get REALLY healthy results, faster! Lose weight, be healthier, FEEL better & LIVE better with the help of NDBC & enjoying some of the REAL food formula products from Nutriharmony.

For more information please click here to visit the NutriHarmony website or contact NDBC today by clicking here. To schedule a free consultation for REAL better living today contact Mario A. Esparza at FEELBETTER@thenorthdallasbootcamp.com

Clean Bites: Local Tomatoes Gone Simply Blue

Weekends are where I can take my Foodie moments at a leisurely pace. Last Friday, I ventured to Central Market with a focus on CLEAN and/or LOCAL produce.

In my shopping cart, I placed red and yellow tomatoes, along with brussel sprouts and okra-all grown in Texas. Among other items on my list, I chose a raw blue cheese.

Knowing my boyfriend would come home hungry, I made a treat to snack on while we prepared our dinner.

Photo by Jennifer Browning.

I sliced the red and yellow tomatoes, picked fresh basil from our potted herb garden, drizzled Texas olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Next, I crumbled the raw blue cheese on top sprinkling a touch of sea salt and cracked pepper to finish the dish.

What I liked about the dish was how simple, clean, fresh it was, and my conscience felt good about using mostly local ingrediants. Preparing good food doesn't have to be tasking.

Sometimes it is important to keep it simple. Eating clean & participating inNDBC has really made a difference! Looking forward to the next boot camp session that will begin next week! Until next time! - Jen B.

Motivation Through Inspiration

Inspiration comes in many forms. As I am about to complete my first month of boot camp, I noticed something today as I was getting dressed. When I buckled my belt, I needed to buckle it in one hole. My inspiration today was noticing my waistline is a little smaller.

As I mentioned before, I am refusing to hop on the scale and I haven't been measuring myself (although I probably should at least do that). I have simply been focusing on making it to bootcamp three times a week and making better food choices.

This month has been challenging. I moved into our new home and picked up a new clientthe weekend before my first day of boot camp. So I have been making an effort to keep up my normal schedule, fit in my new client, unpack, reorganize, show up to boot camp, and make better choices in my diet. In the beginning, it was difficult figuring how I could fit everything in while all of my belongings were in disarray. The first week of class I was tired and sore from the workout, but I stuck it out.

During the third week, a classmate showed up with a plastic air cast on her leg. She had injured her ankle the night before, but decided to show up to boot camp anyway. Instead of focusing on her injury and what she couldn't do, she came anyway and focused on her strengths. While we did squats, she did curls. I am not sure if she knows it, but she was a huge inspiration to me in my momentary moving/reorganizing my life chaos.

Yesterday morning, as my 5:45 alarm went off. I struggled to get out of bed, I had worked late the night before and didn't crawl into bed until way after midnight. Then, I thought of the girl who inspired me last week, got dressed, and went to boot camp. Within 15 minutes of walking through the door, I was awake, laughing and motivated to kick off the day.

Changing, to Keep it REAL

I am doing something a little different as I embark on my fitness journey beginning with The North Dallas Boot Camp. This time, instead of obsessing about the calories I consume, fat free this & that, fad diets or the weight I want to lose, I am trying a new method. I am focusing on Mario's concept to keep it REAL.

That is focusing on REAL Eating, REAL Movement, REAL Thinking.... REAL Living. With that lesson in mind, while I do want to lose weight, weight loss isn't going to be my main focus as I begin making positive lifestyle changes. Instead of counting calories going in and out of my body, I'm focusing on being active and simply making better choiceswhen it comes to the food I consume. I also want to have fun, be stronger, achieve better balance, and handle stress better. I figure if I focus on these, then the weight loss will come.

I am now in my third week of boot camp and I feel fantastic. I already notice that I have more energy, I am sleeping better, and I am feeling as though I stand a little taller. Keeping it REAL is already proving to have its benefits....and just think, my journey has just begun. The REALity is.... changing to be better is still LIVING your life while ADDING more quality to your body, mind & spirit.

NDBC In REAL Life

I am excited to introduce an awesome new member to NDBC! Jennifer Browning has been working as a freelancephotographer in Dallas for four years. Her work has taken her to Cuba, Haiti, Europe and across the United States photographing people like Jennifer Tilley, Shannon Elizabeth & even former President Bill Clinton & his wife Hillary.

While Jennifer hasn't put down her camera, most of her work these days is doing grassroots online social networking & marketing for non-profit organizations. Her clients include Project Medishare for Haiti, Inc, The Global Institute at the University of Miami, & locally, Alley's House.

Jennifer will be sharing her personal NDBC experience with all of you! Posting anything from food to fun, Jennifer will be giving real life updates on how she is changing her life to feel better & become healthier. This is a real person who will share all of her REAL eating, REAL movements & REAL thinking to give a real life view of change.

Happy People, Happy Lives

The North Dallas Boot Camp has ONCE AGAIN started off to a ROCKIN new month of fat burning, muscle toning, FEEL GOOD FUN! I want to thank all the new participants of NDBC & of course all the returning veterans for a GREAT first week!

Changing your lifestyle to lose weight should be fun, easy & enjoyable!

So why is NDBC different from all the other boot camps around? The creator of NDBC strongly believes that being healthy orbecoming healthier should be something that is ENJOYABLE, FUN, HAPPY & SHOULD FEEL GOOD! Let's throw out all the old rules of counting calories, killing yourself in the gym, 3 sets of this, 20 reps of that, 1 minute rest (BORING!) low-fat this, no-fat that, body fat percentages, fad diets & restricting yourself from the foods that you want, & no good supplements & B.S. food systems that TRULLY do you more harm than good (if you don't believe me LET'S TALK!)

Here is what's being said about The North Dallas Boot Camp

I feel alive again! - Monetta J., McKinney, TX

I absolutely ENJOYED IT! That's exactly what I needed! - Kelly P., Flower Mound, TX.

The instructors are positive, motivating & nice! Mario really understands because he's been there, thank you! - Central Life Sciences, Dallas, TX

There is more to the workouts than just doing it. I feel like I am constantly learning something new and challenging my mind. I always feel AWESOME when I leave class. - Gina R., Dallas, TX

I feel stronger, stand up taller, feel healthier, and love it when I can do something that I have never done before! - Susan M., Dallas, TX

I invite ANYONE to come & participate in a class FOR FREE during any scheduled session! You can see theschedule here, or if you have any questions you can contact NDBC here. REAL eating, REAL movements & REAL thinking is what NDBC believes to be a great way to REAL health & REAL quality living!

New Movements For NDBC!

The North Dallas Boot Camp is coming up to it's first full year of business in October! I would like to say thank you to EVERYONE & all the support that I have received! I have personally grown & have gained more energy to continue to do my best to help others!

The month of August has been another great experience! The end of this session will be coming next week, which means the beginning of September will bring more new faces to NDBC!

The start date for the next session is Monday September 7th, 2009! A Session is 4 weeks, 12 classes for only $150!

For other exercise classes, please visit TheMovementDallas.com & check out Recess! I will be teaching Tuesday mornings & Saturday mornings! I am looking forward to all the new faces & of course the returning faces from this month!