Owner: Results Not Typical URL:http://beachbodyrobbie.blogspot.com Join Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 07:03:38 -0500 Rating:1 Site Description: I was heavy...REAL Heavy...Fat...REALLY Fat...Until I decided to do sometihing about it! This Blog Journals my 12months and beyond from a 31 year old Fat Out of shape dude from Toronto to where I am today! Lots of fun, pictures and friends!
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No title 2007-06-30 17:27:00 So back in November I got fortunate enough to be invited down to California to be a part of a new Turbo Jam infomercial! It was an absolutely amazing time and I got to meet and spend time with people I will be friends with forever!Below is a clip of the final product!
No title 2007-06-24 23:15:00 Wow!!! How much fun was this weekend!?Well Heather and I went to bed Thursday night around 1am after lollygagging and taking our sweet time getting packed for our trip to Texas.We had to be up and out the door early, which was painful Friday morning. We hopped in a cab at approximately 430am and headed to the airport for a pleasantly quiet, and uneventful flight to Dallas! Our friend, Kevin picked us up at the airport and we stayed with him and my awesome friend Gen (who I met in person when we did the Turbo Jam™ infomercial together back in November of last year).*****By the way....That INFOMERCIAL IS ON TV!!! AS of YESTERDAY!!! WE SAW IT THIS MORNING!!!! I'M NOT IN IT A TONNE..BUT I AM THERE!!! YEEEEE****We spent some time running errands with Gen and Kevin (and their cool sons Aust
No title 2007-06-20 06:36:00 Turbo soothes the savage beast?Well I found out this morning that it does. My Wednesday morning class at Fitness One begins at 630am. The gym opens at 600am (usually) so I've never had a problem. But this morning was a little different. Heather and I got off the subway train and turned the corner towards the gym and we saw about 25 people not looking as happy as they should have on a Sunny Wednesday morning, all standing in front of the gym looking very put out.It looks like somebody slept in this morning. The gyms only has one staff member on duty in the mornings, so the whole gym relies on them being on-time. Well today whoever it was, was far from on-time. I walked into a pretty angry bunch. So for about 5minutes I waited with the group, sympathized with them but quickly realize
No title 2007-06-19 06:47:00 So this morning Heather was planning on walking to work with one of her coworkers, so we were up (ok SHE was up) way earlier than normal. She got a text message from her coworker who was calling from the train (she lives outside the city) and said it was raining, so the walk was OFF. So that leaves us LOTS of time to chill out this morning!Class last night was awesome! There were over 60 ladies in class and the energy was pumping! It was such a blast! Tomorrow is my Big 3class day, so I will use today as a recharge and rest day!No classes today, so as long as I am able to get my errands done I think I am going to head out to the gym and get in a light workout.I'm excited about Camp Turbo Kick even more now too! I'm going to be a team captain and I am so excited about it! Camp Turbo
No title 2007-06-15 07:16:00 I've now decided that Friday morning is my favourite time of the week!!! I teach a class at 645am, which I have also decided is the BEST time of the day! Its JUST late enough that I feel REALLY good when class starts but not too late (I still make it to work on time).This time of year especially, the sun is up and shining on my walk to AND from the gym which is amazing!The class we're building up at Premier Fitness is amazing as well. So energetic, willing to learn and are loving this "new" thing called Turbo Kick™ that they get to try! It's amazing!I think my Turbo High is at its best this morning! I LOVE bringing Turbo to new people and I already have folks interested in getting certified at this new club! I can't believe how fast they catch on too! Faster than I ever did that
No title 2007-06-14 20:50:00 There is a yahoo group called Turbo Kick Fanatics that has lot of members of, who because of Chalene Johnson, and the Turbo Kick Program she has created have a place to talk to, and share their passion for Turbo Kick and Fitness in General. People on there are either enthusiasts of Turbo Kick (and Turbo Jam), Instructors of Turbo Kick as well as Area Promotions Directors and Presenters of Turbo Kick. Basically a LOT of people who really love this program and the lady who brought it to them.Chalene is a very gifted athlete, Instructor, Dancer, Fitness Presenter and has been a feature at IDEA Fitness quite a few times . She is very well respected, not only in the "Turbo Kick" circles, but in the Fitness Realm in general.Now Chalene is in a contest right now for the next IDEA ConferenceCli
No title 2007-06-14 06:55:00 Well I'm feeling great today! All the aches from yesterday's Turbo Marathon are gone! Heather left for work early today, because one of her coworkers and her decided to walk to work (instead of taking the 20minute streetcar ride).Tonight I'm planning on heading to my buddy's bike shop and bringing over some spare parts and bike frames I have and dropping off my broken frame for him. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I should have a new bike put together and can be back on the road again! I am REALLY excited about that!8 more days until we flight out to Dallas as well! I am SO excited that we get to be with my good friend, Mindy for her wedding! We're staying with another awesome friend, Gen and her family for the weekend and from the looks of it, we should get a Turbo Class or
No title 2007-06-13 20:41:00 I ache.It was such a busy day today! Class 1 was awesome but Class 2 and 3 really had me fired up today! Today was my first 10 Turbo day today as well! I felt amazing through all 3 classes. At the end of each class I was absolutely wiped out, but by the beginning of the next class I was ready to rock! The walk home from the gym at the end of the day was actually the toughest part of the day! Its about a 40minute walk home and by the time we arrived I was definitely ready to sit down!!Tomorrow is an off day as far as teaching is concerned but if my aches are gone I'm planning on going for a run after work. Something else I discovered at work that I'm excited about...A panini press! I'm going to buy a loaf of whole wheat bread and a package of cheese slices for snacks! Well that's i
No title 2007-06-13 06:55:00 Today is off to a great start! I just got home from the first of my three classes today. I'm just letting my omelet cool down before having breakfast and heading off to work! Today's first class was a little smaller and we had some new faces, so I took this opportunity to work on form with the class, and I think they really enjoyed it! It was definitely less high impact than normal, but everyone was sweating like crazy and groaning at the end of class!Food-Wise my biggest focus is getting my water in-take back to where its consistent. I've been all over the place with that. Some days its been 2 litres, some 4 litres, and I've had a few days with barely any. I will be making sure I hit a minimum of 4 litres per day (not including post class water).I've really noticed a lot of new fol
No title 2007-06-12 21:26:00 So the last couple of months I think I have been spreading myself a little too thin and as a result I don't think I have been as consistent as I would have liked. Work is going amazing, and my classes are going great (I'm teaching regularly at two clubs now, and am happy to be having to turn down offers to teach more, as I am teaching Turbo Kick™ at least 7 times per week which I think at this point in my life is fine).I have booked my first Turbo Kick Certification here in Toronto as well (Sep29) and am starting to ramp up the promotion of that which is really exciting as well!But keeping in touch with my long distance friends has been tough. A lot of them are part of online communities, which makes it easy to keep up with them when we're online, but with everything going on right now
No title 2007-05-21 21:32:00 Just back from TK class!! It was awesome!! We had a pretty awesome turn out considering it was Holiday Monday here! We still had about 30 ladies which considering the long weekend is pretty great! And they worked it!!!It's awesome too that since getting home from Presenter Camp in the OC I really feel renewed! I feel like I did when I first started teaching! In many ways its very similar to just starting out because all of the feedback, and new knowledge that they poured into us, the first few weeks back at home have felt so new which is AMAZING! I am really trying my best to take all of the tips and advice I've been given and put it into practice because I not only want to be the best I can be, but I want all the new Instructors to start off on the right foot, so I have to definitely UP m
No title 2007-05-09 06:59:00 Hey Folks!I just wanted to ask you all to send positive vibes, prayers or anything else you've got to my friend, Holly. Holly was at Turbo Kick™ Presenter Camp with me two-weeks ago and for those who know her, she was the most warm, friendly and awesome person you could meet (not to mention that she kicks some major Turbo Butt!)Holly had an accident while 4-wheeling this weekend and did some major damage to herself. Breaking bones in her face, dislocating her wrist and thumb and breaking bones in her wrist.PLEASE send positive healing thoughts and prayers to her!!! (She is Number6 on my friends list, so if you wanted to send her a nice HELLO I'm sure she wouldn't mind either!!!!!!RoBBiE
No title 2007-05-01 18:30:00 What an insane, amazing, draining, inspirational, emotional, energetic, humbling week!I, along with 14 amazing folks were fortunate to be selected to attend the Presenter Training Camp, hosted by Powder Blue Productions in Orange County, California.From the moment I arrived I was in awe of how amazing all of the other attendees were. Energetic, Physically Gifted, Kind, and all with one in thing in common. Everyone is passionate about fitness, and more than that, about Turbo Kick™.Throughout the week and the hours of workouts, inspiring speakers, bonding and team building I went through a tonne of different emotions. Joy, Excitement, Happiness, and Gratitude for just being there. The other attendees were amazing in every way! Heidi, Annette, Michael, Kamryn, Janet, Jeanette, Alex, Ma
No title 2007-04-26 07:58:00 So after landing last night, I got back to the hotel and grabbed a bite to eat, because I had missed the rest of the folks who had headed out to a class (which apparently was absolutely amazing and wore them out!)I got to meet a couple of the other folks (Annette and Judy) for the first time and got to see my friends Ali and Heidi, and Christine again! I also got to meet Julie Voris in person for the first time (we've emailed and chatted on the phone but never met). She is so nice, and what a physical specimen! Girl is in SHAPE!Anyways, we chatted and hung out for a few hours (we were almost all still on Eastern Time, so it did feel pretty darn late by the time we finally got to sleep).I got back to my room (I do have a roomate, but Mike is driving in from San Diego, so last night I was
No title 2007-04-25 20:32:00 What's one of the last things you want to see on your plane before departure? Well a team of four airplane mechanics walking up and down the aisles, in and out of the several exits of the plane, all the while carrying these tractor trailer sized rolls of duct tape ranks right up there!After a very quiet an uneventful time in Denver airport that basically consisted of sending the emails I wrote while ON the last flight, eating some lunch and chatting with a couple friends who were excited about my trip and some former APD Campers who were offering me oodles of amazing insight and advice I'm off to the OC!!We were boarded about 30minutes prior to our departure time and then for the next half hour the mechanics kept showing up, and at one point the pilot actually left the plane WITH a mechan
No title 2007-04-25 08:42:00 Well its been a pretty insane few weeks here in Robbie-Land and I have lots of new stuff going on that I wanted to get up here today.A few posts ago I showed the video portion of my application to be accepted into the Turbo Kick™ Area Promotions Director (APD) training to be held in Orange County. Well on April 10th I got the call and was asked to be a part of the training program! I am so blown away! This REALLY is only the beginning though. Lots of practicing, reading, training and planning is coming (and has been since I received the call). I am sitting in the departure lounge at the Toronto airport right now waiting for my flight to Orange County (via Denver) to arrive.As per my usual nervous self, I slept less than 4hours last night, and as per my normal unorganized self, Heathe
No title 2007-04-09 06:12:00 Food Hangover?I heard rumours about this sort of thing, but I don't think I ever recall feeling this crappy before!We enjoyed Easter foods yesterday and took it as an OFF day...What a mistake. In the past, I liked to enjoy "cheat" days or "treat" days...but I think my body has decided that those days are done. I feel like I have one of the worst hangovers ever (and I didn't drink!)Back to reality and back to the 30in30...Today is day30 and I am ready to focus!FoodMeal1: Cereal with Skim Milk (5points)Meal2: String Cheese (2points)Meal3: Whole Wheat Chickpea Pita (7points)Meal4: String cheese (2points)Meal5: Whole Wheat Chickpea Pita (7points)Working on getting RE-HYDRATED too. I've downed 2 litres this morning (its 7am right now)...gotta feeling that the bathroom is going to be my frie
No title 2007-04-07 07:20:00 Yesterday I ended up eating a little extra when my parents came to town and took me to the Mongolian Grill for dinner! We came home and watched STIR OF ECHOS...If you've never seen it, you should! It's kinda like 6th Sense but not really..scarier though. I hadn't watched it in a long time, but LOVE it!Todays foodMeal1: Cereal with Skim Milk (5points)Meal2: String Cheese (2points)Meal3: Chili with Rice (8points)Meal4: String Cheese (2points)Meal5: Low Fat Grilled Cheese Sandwiches x2 (4points)WorkoutTurbo Kick Class 930am!
No title 2007-04-06 07:39:00 Today is going to be a Great day. Relaxing, productive and Quiet! Heather is heading out to her parents house for the day, and I since I have to teach and work tomorrow, I am going to stay home. I'm going to do some spring cleaning, re-arranging and relaxing. I have a few errands to run, but other than that I really don't have a lot on tap today. My challenge today is to not fall into "boredom eating". All my meals are planned for the day, I just need to stick to it all!Meal1: Fibre One Honey Clusters (5points)Meal2: String Cheese (2points)Meal3: Chili and Rice (8points)Meal4: String Cheese (2points)Meal5: Pasta and Sauce (8points)Workout: Cathe Core Max. I have never done this workout, so this will be my first time checking out the DVD. I'm a little scared, but excited!! :)
No title 2007-04-05 06:30:00 So far so good! 1 week is over half-way done and I'm still feeling great! Today is another busy one. I have an appointment at 830am this morning, then off to work at 9am. I have an early class to teach tonight (I'm subbing) at 630pm and t hen I have a work function to attend. I am supposed to be at the work function by 7pm, but with the class to do, I won't make it until closer to 745pm. Either way, I won't be making it home until closer to 10pm tonight.Today is the most important day of the day to have my meals all planned out!Meal1: Fibre One Cereal with Skim Milk (5points)Meal2: String Cheese (2points)Meal3: Chili and Brown Rice (8points)Meal4: String Cheese (2points)Meal5: Chickpea Pita with veggies (7points)Meal6: Pasta and Sauce (8points)A little more food than I planned, but
No title 2007-04-04 07:23:00 I have caught myself trying to weigh myself like 10 times in 3 days!! what a weird habit I've got. It's almost, ok it IS compulsive! I SHOULD just put the scale away somewhere for the month!The event planning is going pretty well. As per usual, I've had a bunch of folks who have said they will come from out of town, and as per usual half of them will likely not come. It's just the way it goes. There is only one person who finds this event EXTREMELY important and that's me. For anyone else, its extracurricular and something cool to attend, but for me, its an event, a job, a commitment and part of my life...So the one constant I can definitely count on, is that I WILL be there :)I know on one of the message boards I'm on, a few people have bailed and those who are still planning on com
No title 2007-04-03 06:10:00 Here we go! I nearly stepped on the scale twice this morning already. I have a meeting early this morning, so I need to get moving pretty soon, but before that I had to get all my meals ready for today!Meal1: Fibre One Honey Clusters Cereal with Skim Milk (5points)Meal2: String Cheese (2points)Meal3: Chili with Wild Brown Rice (8points)Meal4: String Cheese (2points)Meal5: Whole Wheat, Chick Pea Pita with Veggies (7points)Workout: After work...I got a massive headache at work, but didn't want to slack off, so instead of doing anything too intense so I did a nice 1hour walk after work then walked home.
No title 2007-04-02 07:39:00 30 days of being extra strict with myself...workouts and food. This is something I really need to keep myself motivated and get myself ready for the 10km race on May6!For the first time in YEARS I have also vowed NOT to weigh myself until the final DAY (May5). I am an EVERY DAY weigher....So THAT will be the toughest part of this whole process for me!My Food for today:Meal1: Fibre One Cereal with SkiM Milk (5points)Meal2: String Cheese (2points)Meal3: Chili and Rice (8points)Meal4: String Cheese (2points)Meal5: Whole Wheat Pita with Hummous, and Veggies (7points)My Workout for today:Turbo Kick Class! My right leg is a little sore from pulling my hamstring, but I felt GREAT and had a terrific class! I burned 775calories in class today, a little less than I have before, butit was still
No title 2007-03-30 20:33:00 Another busy week! Its month end at work tomorrow so after I teach class and have an awesome brunch with Heather and a couple friends, I'm going to head into the office to help clean up and close the accounts for month end. Its been a spectacular month at work! Both Tammy (a good friend and coworker of mine) and I have had the best months of our careers! I also found out yesterday that I actually GOT the job I was talking about on the 14th. (See a couple posts back). Its the same position, just in a different office. We have 4 Coprorate Travel offices in Toronto, and after NOT getting the one back on the 14th, I was called in to meet with 2 of the other offices. I met with 8 people that morning and afternoon and GOT offered a job in one of the offices yesterday! I start there on M
No title 2007-03-28 21:09:00 I was going through my old posts and realized that I definitely don't have the same consistency I did during that first year of posting. It's no coincidence that I don't have the consistency in my food intake either...The journaling helps me so much! I mean I don't have 85pounds to lose anymore, so I don't have to be AS strict, but I do have lots of goals ahead of me so I need to be much more consistent!Work has been very busy, and I am in the tail end of my best month ever. It's been challenging, but very busy. I've applied for some positions internal to our company and have had some really amazing feedback, but so far no jobs. I love what I do, so I am continuing to do it, but I am very ready for a new challenge and hope that what I am working towards pans out soon!Classes are amazi
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