Last year, we made “Firecracker Cheddar Buffalo Burgers” and the year before, it was Apple Mushroom Turkey burgers with bbq sauce for Memorial Day. This year, in the same tradition, I’ll be trying out Grilled Chicken with Dijon Apricot Sauce and the coleslaw with mandarin oranges (see recipes below) from this month’s issue of Muscle and Fitness Hers magazine.

I love to constantly try out new recipes, to keep my tastebuds happy and keep our “healthy lifestyle” fun and interesting…

Hope these fun twists on classic burgers get you inspired to re-awaken the “fit chef” inside you this holiday weekend! Enjoy! And Happy Memorial Day!!!

Kristen H.                                                                                                                                

Our Grand Prize Champion, Elizabeth Betbeze, lost over 9% body fat and almost 9 inches off her bellybutton, 4.5 inches off her waist, 3 inches off her hips, and 3.25 inches off her thighs in just 6 weeks!

Elizabeth Betbeze won $500 after losing 9% body fat and 9 inches off her belly button in 6 weeks at Scenic City Boot Camp!!! Pictured with Boot Camp Trainers/Coaches, Clarissa Seales, Kristen Harvey, and Kevin Harvey

But EVERYONE who finished the 6-week weight loss challenge also had OUTSTANDING results while ENJOYING THEIR FAVORITE foods and having regularly scheduled “cheat meals” to keep them on track, while strategically burning fat and inches at a RAPID rate.

12-week challenge starts Jan. 9th, 2013. Register NOW at www.chattanoogachallenge.com

Check out all these Scenic City Boot Camp 6-week Fat Loss Challenge results:

Meghan Green: Down 2.5% body fat, Lost 11 inches AND 12 lbs. in 6 weeks
Jon Lancaster: Down 16.4 lbs., 4.5 inches from shoulders, 2 inches off belly button, 2.5
inches off waist, and 1.5 inches off hips in 6 weeks!
Denise Betbeze: Down 4.62% body fat in 6 weeks, 16 lbs. of body fat, 4.5 inches off
bellybutton, 4.75 inches off natural waist and 1.6 inches off hips
Dianne Bruce: Lost 13 lbs., 2.8% body fat, 4 inches off her shoulders, 3.5 in. off her belly, 2 inches off her waist, 3.5 inches off her hips, and 9 inches off her thigh!
Gail Slaven: Down 2.95% body fat and 15.9 lbs. in 6 weeks!
Carrie Willocks: Down almost 13 lbs. in 3 weeks… (unable to make final weigh in)
Arun Basak down 11.2 lbs, and wife, Kathryn down 8 lbs. in 3 weeks (unable to make final weigh in)
Ben Skidmore down 15 lbs. in 5 weeks! (unable to make final weigh in)
Dana Scott down 8 lbs in 6 weeks, and 1 inch at both her waist, belly button and hips! She improved her mile run by almost 90 sec!
Melanie Dean: Down `17.81 lbs and 4.6% body fat in 6 weeks! Lost 4.5 inches off her belly button and 2.5 inches off her waist!
Kelly Rios: Down 1.74% body fat and 7.20 lbs.
Annie Loveless: Down 1.9% body fat in 3 weeks (unable to make final weigh in)
Kate Sanders: Down 1.8% body fat and 7 lbs. in 3 weeks (unable to make final weigh in)
Liliana Rios: Down 1 pant size, 1.35% body fat (unable to make final weigh in)
Shawna Hughes: Down 14.20 lbs., 2.43% body fat, 4.25 inches off her belly button, 3.75
off her natural waist, and 1 inch off her hips!
Christine Van der Meer: Lost 7.6 lbs., 4.1% body fat, 2 inches off shoulders, 4.5 inch off belly button, 2.5 inches off natural waist, and 2.75 inches off hips. She ran a 7 1/2 min. mile at her final fit test!
Cheryl Shrum: Down 4.7% body fat, Down 18 lbs. body fat, down 3.75 in belly button, 1 in. in natural waist, 1 in. hips, 2 in. in thigh
Tony Shrum: Down 5.2% body fat, 25 lbs. and 4 inches off hips, 4.75 off belly button.
Bobbi Taylor: Down 4.46% body fat, lost 11 lbs of pure body fat, officially down 7.5 lbs & lost 3.5 inches in her belly button measurement & 1.5 inches in her waist, hips & thighs!!!!
Jen Obal: Down 3.69% body fat, 7 lbs of body fat, and 3.5 inches off her hips, and 1 inch
off her waist!

If that’s not proof that Scenic City Boot Camp’s rapid body transformation program works, I don’t know what is…

The Contest Kick-off, Nov. 4, 2012 at Scenic City Boot Camp.

There’s really no question why our 12-week New Year’s Fat Loss Challenge is filling up so fast! If these people got these great of results in just 6-weeks, what is POSSIBLE for you to achieve in 12-weeks?

We’re only able to accept 50 people into this New Year’s “Get Fit in 2013″ challenge and we’re already 1/2 way full so DON’T DELAY! You can save $147 off your contest package if you sign up for the contest before January 1st!!!!

Spaces are GOING FAST!!!! All the info about the 12-week New Year’s Fitness Challenge are available at www.chattanoogachallenge.com. You can submit your info on that page and we’ll contact you as soon as we can to let you know more information about the contest.

A race to the finish… the kick-off of the 6-week weight loss challenge

For more pictures of the 6-week Holiday Fat Loss Challenge, visit the Scenic City Boot Camp Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/sceniccitybootcamp

Strong bones? I think not. Healthier weight? Yeah right.

And WHAT IS WITH THAT MILK MOUSTACHE?

The reality is, drinking milk daily has been linked to childhood obesity, cancer, and brittle bones.

And if you’re looking for a healthier choice, almond milk is a true winner. It’s not pumped with hormones or anti-biotics, nor does it carry with it a high risk for contracting dangerous diseases and food poisoning.

When comparing “apples to oranges”, here’s how almond milk compares to cow’s milk:

• Good for those who are lactose intolerant, gluten-free or allergic to casein protein.
• It’s only 40 calories per 8 oz. serving and low in fat, compared to milk which is 8 grams in fat, which includes saturated fat and cholesterol and packs 146 calories per serving.
• Almonds carry very little, if any risk. However, studies have linked milk protein to cancer, allergies, respiratory problems, and other illnesses
• Almond milk has 50% MORE CALCIUM than dairy milk (can vary with brand). But even more concerning: “Studies have shown that our high consumption of animal protein (cow’s milk) leads to lowering the pH of our blood which, in turn, releases calcium FROM our bones to raise the pH of our blood to optimum levels. This causes a net LOSS of bone calcium and actually CONTRIBUTES TO osteoporosis!! Nice, Dairy. Nice…” -Source unknown.

I hope I have you convinced how important it is to REPLACE your daily glass of milk with almond milk.

While I tend to buy the “boxed brand”, this recipe is super easy, super good, and will help you save some money on your grocery bill.

How to make Fresh Almond Milk in less than 60 seconds with Scenic City Boot Camp owner, Kristen Harvey.

“HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN” ALMOND MILK:

• 1/2 C. raw almonds
• 2 c. water
• 2 medjool dates
• pinch of salt

Blend until very smooth. Add cold water to make 2 quarts. Stir before serving. Enjoy!

Try this and then leave a comment below on why you’re going to start replacing almond milk with dairy milk!

 

Other things are just downright freaky…

But no one can prepare for the terrors of holiday weight gain without a solid and strategic plan…

The Dunlap Syndrome… (my clothes dun lapped over my belt!)

If you don’t want to settle for extra pounds of jiggly, unsightly belly fat, buttons popping off your new clothes, a flabby muffin top hanging over your skinny jeans, or extra extensions on your chin and arms, then you gotta PREPARE in advance!!!!

Here’s 3 “Strategic Eating” methods  to help you enjoy your Holidays and still see results: 

1.The 6:1 Rule:

Grab your calendar and some highlighters.  Choose 6 days out of the week in which you will be in clean eating mode. Take a red highlighter and choose 1 day that will be your Treat Day. Use this method to plan out your month and help you stay on track.

If you know that at Christmas dinner, you want to enjoy the food and conversation and not worry about what you eat, then stop worrying! Watch your food intake and activity levels for the weeks before and after Christmas. Chances are you will not blow your entire caloric deficit for a month on 1 day.

2. 90/10 Rule:

Now, if you celebrate Hanukkah or you’d prefer to spread out your “treats” throughout the holiday week, follow the 90/10 rule. This rule is pretty simple to follow. You’ll continue to eat 5-6 small, frequent meals per week. 5 meals per week, 7 days in a week comes to a total of 35 meals. Following the 90/10 rule, you can afford about 3-4 treat meals per week where you can allow yourself to splurge.

3. The Balancing Act (a.k.a. Your Fall-back Plan)

“A Treat a Day Keeps the Cravings At Bay” The third holiday eating strategy is to put yourself on a calorie budget. I call this strategy that fall-back plan because if you miss a meal or have an unplanned Weight loss can be very simply described as calories in vs. calories out. If you know that you will be eating a lot more calories than usual, try to budget in an extra 15-20 minutes of cardio to burn it off. Or balance your high calorie meals with lower calorie meals like protein shakes, lean proteins, and veggies during your other meals to keep your calories down overall during the day.

Our 6-week Holiday Fat Loss Challenge incorporates similar holiday eating strategies to help you cheat your way thin through the holidays while still enjoying your favorite foods. Using carb-cycling methods along with fun, non-stop energy calorie-smashing total body workouts, you’ll learn how “strategy trumps willpower” to get you in your little black dress by Christmas day.  For details, check out our contest page: www.holidayburn.viprespond.com. Early Bird Discounts end TODAY: Tuesday, Oct. 30th….

6-week Holiday Fat Loss Challenge: Winner takes home $500 CASH!!!!!

The alarm went off at 6:00 am.  I turned over and turned it off and said to myself, really, already?  It was time to get up and get ready for the Chattanooga Mud Run.  Excitement built as I finished my shower.  Maybe it was the Spark that I had just drank, or maybe I was just ready to run and have fun in the mud.  We had been planning this since last year and it was finally here.  We met everyone at the studio at 7:30 am to get the teams together and make sure everyone knew what was going on.  Some of them looked like they weren’t morning people, some of them where as ready to go as I was.  Excitement started to build amongst the group as we headed out the door towards the mud run.  The mud stank like manure , the obstacles were new and a little dangerous, and the water was cold,  but in the end I thoroughly enjoyed myself as I am sure most everyone that was involved did as well.

Overall, every one of our Scenic City Boot Camp teams did an awesome job and I really enjoyed watching, supporting, and participating with everyone.  I know that next year’s mud run will be even bigger, as we are growing by leaps and bounds.  I would love to have 10 teams represented next year.

If your interested or curious how to prepare for an adventure race, like the Chattanooga Mud Run, Warrior Dash, or Tough Mudder, feel free to email us at info@sceniccitybootcamp or take advantage of our 2 week trial!  You won’t be disappointed.

Watch the video below if your ready to have a good laugh at our campers expense.  lol

Thank you to everyone that came out to watch us and support us or participate with us.  A special thank you to Dan for filming us at the event.

Are You Ready For It?

This will be a short blog post because I don’t want you to miss a minute of the video down below.  I hope you’re doing well today.  We sent this video in our newsletter yesterday, but I have a feeling some of you might have overlooked it because it is a little long, you might of just said I will watch it later, or for some reason you aren’t receiving our newsletters every Monday. (If your not, let us know if you would like to be added to our list).

I watched it this morning again, because I had some time and I will tell you it is something that I will watch every once in a while down the road, it’s that powerful.  (And if your one of the few that will actually take my advice and sit down and watch it, it will put everything in perspective about your behavior and how you treat certain things in your life.)

It answers one of those burning questions that I, and probably you, have had about why we do what we do and how we can get better and lasting results with the actions that we take.

The video is a little lengthy, and it does start out kind of corny/slow, but please watch the whole thing and have a pen and paper handy. You owe it to yourself to take 40 minutes in front of your computer, no interruptions, and
watch it.  It really is that powerful!!!

Tony Robbins, whom is one of our mentors, Frank Kern, whom is also one of our mentors, and John Reese whom I have heard of but don’t know anything about, lay it all out for you in the simplest form possible.

I have never heard anyone make it so simple to understand as Tony Robbins.  Some of you I know, need this right now in your fitness
journey and that is why I am happy to have stumbled upon
this gem of a video for you.

Feel free to leave a comment about what action your going
to take after watching this entire presentation.  The 16
minute mark is where it got real for me. I really know your going to enjoy learning this about yourself.

Who’s lookin out for ya?

Kevin Harvey – Owner
www.ScenicCityBootCamp.com

What’s up,

Okay, there must be something in the air, maybe it’s the pollen, the sickness going around, the transitions in your life happening this month.  I honestly don’t know but I do know that it happens every year around this time and it’s getting a little annoying hearing some of the negativity that people have been expressing.  I don’t blame you though.  Almost everyone gets “de-motivated” (is that a word?) about this time of year.  I don’t know why, maybe it’s because it’s right before the summer, the kids are getting anxious about getting out of school and probably a little stressed.  Exams are during this month or at least preparation of taking the exams.

Maybe it’s because its been about 4 months since you set those New Year resolutions.  You know, the ones where you said you were done eating foods that are bad for you, you’re going to start eating healthy and you’re going to lose those 20 lbs.?  This is going to be your year.

Well, congrats, first of all for making it this far towards your goal, if you’re still working towards them.  Most people have already abandoned there goals a couple weeks, or even days after their new year started.  If you’re still working towards your goals, keep going! You’ll get there, eventually.

What I want to do today is speed up your learning curve, to give you a better road map to achieving your goals.  And there are two words that you need to eliminate from your vocabulary if you want to move on with your goals.  So, without saying anything more, I want to introduce you to two words that I hate hearing , that can and will cause you not to reach your goals. “Can’t” and “Try”

I Can’t or I’ll Try.

I think Yoda from Star Wars said it best.  “Do or Do not, there is no try!”  I think these two sayings are so bad for us because anything that follows those words has already been defeated in your mind.  Once you say the words “I can’t”, it’s usually followed by the word, “because” which means to agree in implying a reason for an occurrence or action.  In other words, the word because, or “by cause“, is about to tell you all the reasons why you can’t do it.  All the lies that you tell yourself.

For example: I can’t eat healthy because it takes too much planning!  Why is it that others can eat healthy just fine, but you can’t?  Or another one that I hear a lot, she can lose the weight, but I can’t because my job, kids, work, etc. is too stressful and I just don’t have the time.  If the president of the United States can find time to exercise everyday in his 24 hours, I think that you can as well.

But, let’s move on to the other word that most of us have probably used in the past, “I’ll try”.

Again, the dictionary clearly states that try means an attempt to or effort.  Try, attempt, endeavor, strive all mean to put forth an effort toward a specific end.  But the key word is to try to put forth an effort.

In the words of Nike, “Just Do It“  What ever it is just go out and do it, don’t try.  If you want to lose 20 lbs., just do it.  Don’t make up some lame excuse or tell yourself all the reasons why you can’t; just go out and make it happen.  Follow people that have done what you want to do.  Be around people that have accomplished what you want to accomplish. Community is and can be a huge part of your success.  Boot camp for example, is a perfect place for you to be around people that have already accomplished what you want or that are on the same road you’re on to achieving what they want.  Be and live in the moment.

I have a formula that I want to share with you that I know will help you towards whatever goal you want to achieve.

Thoughts—-Decisions—-Actions—-Results

“I can’t” or “I’ll try” are negative thoughts, which are going to lead to negative decisions, which are going to lead to negative actions, and therefore are going to lead to negative results.

Example:I can’t lose 20lbs., so therefore I am just going to eat the pizza and ice cream, or I will just stop for breakfast at McDonald’s, which will lead you to eating crappy food, which is going to lead to your pants getting tighter, not looser.

One decision to change your thought process could mean the difference of success and failure.  Changing the “I can’ts” to “I can” and changing the “I’ll try’s” to “I will”, is going to produce some amazing results in your life and allow you the freedom to get whatever you want.

I hope this helps keep the motivation going for some of you, I know that some will just read this and not think anything of it, but if just one person reads these words and changes their mindset, I will be happy and feel like I accomplished what I wanted.

Please leave a comment down below and let me know one or two actions your going to take to reach your goals and stop saying the words “I can’t” or “I’ll try”.

New Mom. School Teacher. Wife. Friend. Sister. Daughter.

And a few months ago, she never would have described herself as a “fitness nut”.

She started boot camp with a friend, thinking it sounded like something “fun to do”. But after a few weeks in the program, she began a journey she never expected and got so much more out of her experience than she ever thought.

Check out her 9-week Scenic City Boot Camp TNT Challenge “Before and After” pics!

Jananna Cornett drops 14 lbs. and 5% Body Fat in 9 Weeks!

January 15th, 2012         March 16th, 2012

“What does Scenic City Boot Camp mean to me?”

Jananna: “It seems like such a simple question- it’s my gym; I go there to work out.

But after 10 months of experiencing Chattanooga Boot Camp, I understand that it is so much more. It is the self-confidence I have lacked my entire life and am just now enjoying.   I have spent my whole life on the sidelines, being too embarrassed and self-conscious to join in.  Scenic City Boot Camp has given me the freedom to live my life without the regret of missing out because I was too hung up on my weight.  It is the chance to live a longer, healthier life.  It is the opportunity to be a good example for my daughter so a healthy lifestyle will be second nature to her for her whole life.  Because of Scenic City I can run and play with my little girl.  I can buy clothes because I like them, not just because they’re the only ones that fit.  I don’t dread daily tasks like going to the grocery store or pumping gas because I am afraid people will be looking at me. Scenic City Boot Camp has changed my life in innumerable ways- and this healthy lifestyle is here to stay!

Scenic City Boot Camp has given me the tools to understand how to eat smart and exercise right.  Kristen and Kevin have mastered the art of holding their clients accountable while still being supportive and understanding.   It has made working out something I enjoy- not just a daily task I have to fulfill.  It has given me the energy to be a better wife, daughter, teacher, sister, friend, aunt and mother. I am making the most of my life- not just sitting on the couch and watching life pass me by.”

You can follow her blog at www.immakingmyselfepic.blogspot.com

CONGRATULATIONS JANANNA! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!!

SUMMER IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER! IF YOU’D LIKE TO GET RESULTS LIKE JANANNA, VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SCENICCITYBOOTCAMP.COM OR CALL 423-870-6001 AND START YOUR 2-WEEK BOOT CAMP TRIAL TODAY!  SPACE IS EXTREMELY LIMITED!

Personal trainers can typically charge $40 to $120 per hour for their services. Our 4-week boot camp programs, led by certified personal trainers, come out to only $14.95 per session. And we never overcrowd our classes, so you can rest assured that you will get the personal attention that you need to accomplish your goals.