TheFittChick

05/16/2022

"LET TODAY BE THE START OF SOMETHING NEW"

2022 is all about finding BALANCE in your healthy lifestyle! This is your Monday morning reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you! ✨

The secret to success? Keep showing up! 👊

We have all set health, fitness and nutrition goals. BUT don't start another diet! Don't eliminate your favorite foods or food groups and deprive yourself! Don't spend hours in the gym every single day! Don't cry while staring at the number on the scale, and don't binge on junk food because you've failed at losing weight once again! Diet and deprivation horror stories are awful, and it seems like EVERYONE has one! 🔅

INSTEAD, this week focus on learning how to make being healthy work for YOU and YOUR lifestyle in place of trying to force yourself into a mold that doesn’t work! ⚡️

Take baby steps to life long changes while enjoying your life and the foods you love to eat! It might take longer to reach your goals, but it will be so WORTH IT when you DO NOT have to diet and can EAT MORE & WEIGH LESS! 💪

“Nothing will work unless you do”

Jillian Alyse Spector

05/13/2022

Partner Workout Idea? Yes please! 👍

Save this shoulder/chest partner exercise to add to your next day at the gym! 🏋🏾‍♀️ It is ALL about patience! These results don’t happen overnight!

If you want to get leaner and see those muscles pop it’s all about the basics! Do the same movements week in and week out-making sure to use proper form and engage the right muscles during every rep.

Ditch the traditional cardio and hit the weight room if you are looking to transform your body! 💪

📱Do you want to learn how to eat right to build muscle and lose fat? Visit TheF**tChick.com to learn more about my concierge nutrition coaching that has helped hundreds of people learn how to EAT MORE & WEIGH LESS!! 🥩🥑🍳🥞

Pulse Boxing and Fitness Jillian Alyse Spector

05/05/2022

I have never met a margarita that I didn’t like! But, those regular margaritas can lead to a serious hangover! Plus, why drink a 500-calorie cocktail when you can enjoy a lighter version like this ⬇️ The actual count will vary by recipe, but eight ounces of a standard margarita on the rocks will set you back about 455 calories, while a 12-ounce margarita has about 680 calories.

Using fresh citrus and a touch of stevia instead of a pre-made mixer is going to change the way you drink forever! Ditch the sugar and enjoy Cinco de Mayo with this 100-calorie drink that won’t leave you filled with the morning-after headache! Plus, if you are staying in you only need a handful of ingredients to make this easy peasy Skinny Margarita! 🍋

So what’s the difference between a regular margarita and this low-cal substitute? Make this version and you will taste the difference today and feel the difference tomorrow!

TheF**tChick No-Sugar Added Citrus Margarita:

Step One: Run a wedge of lime around the rim of the glass to wet it!
Step Two: Dip the glass on to a plate full of coarse salt or tajin.
Step Three: In a cocktail shaker add ice, 1 oz tequila, fresh lime juice, fresh lemon juice, and a dash of fresh orange juice!
Step Four: Place the lid on the shaker and shake for about 30 seconds!
Step Five: Strain the liquid into your glas filled with ice. Garnish with a lime wedge!

Variations:
- Turn this into a watermelon margarita with watermelon puree!
- Turn this into a berry flavored skinny margarita with your berries of choice!
- Turn this into a grapefruit margarita swap the orange juice for freshly squeezed grapefruit instead!
- Make it Spicy! The night before, combine sliced jalapeno with your tequila to infuse the flavor. Remove the jalapeno the next day before using the tequila!

Everyone loves to go out and celebrate with margaritas on Cinco de Mayo, but I wanted to share **tChick secret weapon to a sugar-free cocktail that tastes just like the real thing! Of course there will be margarita specials across thousands of restaurants this time of year, but most people don’t realize that this frozen drink may be among the highest calorie alcoholic beverages you can choose. Laced with sugar and sweet liqueur, just one margarita may contain as many calories as your meal!

One of my favorite alcoholic treats is a blended margarita, and I order them as often as I can. My trick is to order a high quality tequila blended with ice and NOTHING ELSE! Even though the server may think it doesn't sound good, they don’t realize I know exactly what I am getting. When my drink is served I add fresh squeezed lime juice (and some liquid stevia) until it tastes just right. I will never regret having more than one, and I love that it tastes exactly like the real thing! Why let alcohol derail your weight loss goals when it is so easy to skip the sugar and DRINK YOURSELF SKINNY!🍹🍸🧉

05/04/2022

Did You Know???

Just 3 months ago I COULD NOT HOLD A 20 SECOND PLANK! Now I am up to ONE FULL MINUTE!!! 🎉 Get started on your fitness goals today with this one simple exercise! If you start incorporating planks into your daily life, you will start seeing fast results in feeling stronger, getting leaner, and see far less joint and back pain!⚡️

Planking could be just what you need to…
1️⃣ Help Improve Your Posture!
2️⃣ Helps Reduce Belly Fat!
3️⃣ It Can Help Improve Metabolism!
4️⃣ Strengthen Your Core!
5️⃣ Improve Balance!
6️⃣ Can Help Reduce Joint and Back Pain!

Follow TheF**tChick for more fitness moves and weight loss tips!🌟

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If you don’t know how to start an anti-inflammatory program, or you want to lose fat while maintaining your muscle reach out TODAY!✨

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FitDen Chicago Pulse Boxing and Fitness

05/02/2022

🌟 I am thrilled to FINALLY share some very exciting news! I have settled in to my new space at FitDen Chicago, an Integrated Wellness Facility that is home to 20 health and wellness practitioners located right in Deerfield! 🏠

👉 FitDen offers you an array of services so you can find the right combination to take your health to the next level! It has always been my goal to work cohesively as part of a seasoned wellness team that can help my clients see the best results possible.

✨ I am so blessed to have joined this amazing group of fitness professionals! As a concierge nutritionist I have always offered support 24-hours a day. Now I am under one roof surrounded with personal trainers, a gorgeous pilates studio, chiropractor services, massage therapy, a registered dietician, an integrated functional medicine physician, a life coach, and so much more! 🌀

⚡️ FitDen has only just begun!! Thank you for your love and gratitude and your continued support. I am so grateful to be a part of such a supportive and educated team! If you are ready to take your health journey to the next level then THIS IS IT! 💪

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01/17/2022

I made it to the 3rd Monday of 2022 and I’m still rocking my New Year Intentions!👏🏼 Anyone else feel like it’s been three months and not three weeks? 😜

🌟 Who is trying something new with their fitness, nutrition, or overall wellness?? Let’s start this with a question! What’s your main focus this year?

1️⃣ Finally get in that water? 💦
2️⃣ A more consistent workout routine? 🥊
3️⃣ Trying to not forget those supplements hiding in your cabinet? 💊💊
4️⃣ Eating healthy WITHOUT a diet?🥩🍳🍣
5️⃣ OR A MIX OF IT ALL (or something totally different)! 👏👏👏

✨You’ve got this! Getting in your water can feel like a chore! Getting to the gym can feel even harder! And of course making changes to your diet is the toughest one of all! Just remember A LITTLE PROGRESS EACH DAY ADDS UP TO BIG RESULTS! 💪💪

⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️Put your answer down below! And I’ll put mine in the comments! 😁

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01/16/2022

💜I MISSED MY KID SOOOO MUCH!!💜

🦠It has been SIX FULL days since I last saw my 15-year old! The one in our home who talks the most! The one who talks at meals and loves to chit chat and have endless conversations with me at night! I haven’t had one full out belly laugh with him since Monday! THAT IS A LONG TIME!! And who’s going to clean the dog run?? 😜

📱FaceTime and texting does not take away how hard it is to NOT see your child! Or to know your child is all alone in the next room and there is nothing you can do to help!

🏠 I don’t think people are talking at all about how isolating it can feel to have your child locked away but also just be behind a door! Yes, we left him meals. And yes I am so lucky that he never complained once, and maybe was actually living his best life! 🤣 I don’t think he minded the quarantine life AT ALL! What 15-year old doesn’t want to play video games and watch all day?🕹

🏆 But remember to check in on your friends and your family! Brownie points if you call them daily. Give them something to look forward to, call them to see how they’re doing and ask if there’s anything you can pick up for them. Hearing another person’s voice can provide a sense of familiarity they just may be needing.☎️

🪣🧽Ok-it’s time to go disinfect every part of his room and bathroom! We are so lucky that everyone else in our home stayed healthy! It’s laundry, Lysol, and dishes for me today!🧼🧹

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01/10/2022

🗓There is something so refreshing about January and the start of a new year! A blank slate means a chance to start thinking about fresh starts, getting ready to begin new habits, and kicking off the New Year with great INTENTIONS. Motivation is a great feeling that can put you on the right path for life-long success.

👉🏼Unfortunately, as of this week, the last traces of self-discipline are fading fast. ONLY 9-14 DAYS into the New Year and 71% of people are already throwing in the towel on their 2022 goals.😳

🤷🏻‍♀️ Can you believe 2 weeks is the amount of time most people will put into their New Year’s Resolutions? If what you are doing seems too tough, you probably picked a diet instead of a real life solution!

🔆 It’s no secret that most people never complete their New Year’s resolutions, so why do so many people fail every year? It is pretty simple. Making a resolution is easy, creating new habits is the hard part!

🌀 If most people never stick with their resolutions; maybe there is a better idea. This year you may have heard to set an intension instead of a resolution. This way you won’t fail! YOU CAN’T FAIL! It is a way to say you are going to do your best to make changes without any guilt or failure!

⚡️ Make sure you set an attainable intension with a plan in place to reach it. There are so many obstacles for losing motivation, so be prepared for when your enthusiasm starts to weaken. Instead of changing your entire diet or fitness program all in one month, make small changes. This will help prevent you from looking for fast results in too little time.

👍🏼 Don’t set yourself up for failure. The point of starting small is to introduce a new set of behaviors that will eventually become habits. Once your new actions become habits, your level of motivation will play a less significant role on whether or not you succeed. In other words, the main goal is making gradual changes that will become part of a healthy lifestyle.

💗For anyone wanting to make 2022 the year they finally EAT MORE & WEIGH LESS, check out TheF**tChick program at TheF**tChick.com!

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01/05/2022

✨ Are you looking for a way to optimize your health in 2022? Are you confused about the difference between PRO-biotics and PRE-biotics? And are you wondering if you should include this supplement in your daily life? Let’s break it down! ✨

➡️ PRO-biotics are food or supplements that contain live mircroorganisms that when given in sufficient amounts provide a health benefit to the body like helping with constipation, bloating, heartburn and more!

🌀 Some foods that can contain probiotics include yogurt, olives, sauerkraut, kefir, kombucha, and kimchi. Try adding some of these to your meals each day!

➡️ PRE-biotics are foods for our gut microbes – often fiber that humans cannot digest. They reach the colon intact where they feed on the good bacteria! Some great sources include potatoes, green bananas, rice, garlic, and onion!

👉🏼 Most probiotics don’t survive the trip to your gut!! You need to find a probiotic that has clinical evidence that taking a specific strain will produce the desired health benefit. Also, be aware if they contain any additives, fillers, or binders.

👉🏼 Just the research and testing alone led me to try and trust SEED! This company is dedicated to educating and inspiring their consumers about their mircrobiome. Their formula combines a probiotic and a prebiotic all-in-one capsule, and includes 24 clinically studied strains. 💊💊

🦠 Their capsules protect against stomach acid and ensure viability through digestion. They not only improve gut health but have powerful effects across the entire body! Just two of these little green pills can help with…

-Bloating
-Stomach Discomfort
-Heartburn
-Gut immune Function
-Cardiovascular Health
-Metabolism &
-Energy Production!

💊 Interested in trying a probiotic that is great for your health AND the planet! SEED is definitely **tChickapproved and one supplement that actually lives up to its hype! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

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01/04/2022

I are here to tell you that YOU HAVE OTHER CHOICES!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

🌀Dieting, especially over-restricitng and depriving yourself is detrimental not only to your body’s metabolism, but also to your mental well-being. How many of you have experienced this vicious cycle???

➡️ Restricting ➡️ Deprivation/Hunger ➡️ Cravings ➡️Stressful Life Moment which Leads to Going off Diet ➡️ Binge ➡️Guilt

🌟 You don’t have to repeat this cycle anymore! Not only will you avoid feelings of hunger, guilt, and failure, but you will also avoid wreaking havoc on your metabolism as well!! 🌟

❌When you lose weight quickly by excessively restricing calories, your body is confused and believes that you are starving. When it goes into starvation mode, it tells the body that is needs less calories than usual. Therefore when the moment comes when you eat again like you used to (i.e. going off the diet), you are at a high risk of gaining back not only the weight you lost, but even more! 🤦🏻‍♀️ This may be because your metabolism has slowed; your body has reduced its caloric needs and has altered hormones that regulate hunger!!!

Gaining weight back is not as simple as a lack of will power, but rather a metabolic response to restrictive dieting.👎🏼

What should you do instead? EAT BETTER, EAT MORE, NOT LESS!! 🥩🍔🥗🍳🍚🥑

💗 Nourish and fuel your body! 💗

🏆 Put nutrient-rich, high-fiber foods on your plate. These will not only nourish your body, but contribute to a strong immune stystem and keep you full and satisfied!🏆

🍒🌮 Think real foods! 🥞🍳

💦 Don’t forget to drink your water! 💦

⚡️Pro-Tip: Any person, company, or app that is promising a too-good-to-be-true, easy, quick-fix is a red flag! Do not waste your time and money. Sustainable weight loss usually happens at 1-2 pounds per week and depends on many, personal factors. (Plus LOOK AT INGREDIENTS! If you are eating pre-packaged foods most of the day, chances are your calories are way to low and you are not getting the micronutrients you need!) 🚩🚩

🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ I can help you with an individualized nutrition plan that will help you lose weight in a safe, sustainable, and enjoyable way! Plus you can text me 24/7 and we can talk as much as you like! is the key to success! 🔑 🔑

Who’s ready to make 2022 their best year yet? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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01/04/2022

WOAH! 💜 It has been a minute since I have posted on my socials! Maybe you noticed I haven’t been around lately, but it is definitely time to get back at it! I unplugged, I reset, and I am back feeling refreshed and ready for 2022! My true passion in life has always been helping others see that the food they eat directly impacts how they feel and show up in this world.

Unfortunately, weight gain and disordered eating spiked during the stress of the pandemic! One of the many challenges of Covid has been the abrupt change to day-to-day schedules. Weight changes have come with good reason, as people’s diets, activity levels, sleep habits, and daily routines have been turned upside down. 🛏🏋🏾‍♀️🍔

It is definitely time to get back into promoting healthy eating, self-care, and daily movement! Some have said I should have used the last few years to be reminding you of this, but I truly believe most people were in survival mode and didn’t need to see the constant pressures of social media to lose weight or change their lifestyle! At least not from me! 😉

The “quarantine 15” somehow became a running joke in a profoundly unfunny time! The difference between losers, gainers, and maintainers, experts say, is largely dependent on your mind-set; how you approach a new set of circumstances and cope with change! While many people gained weight during the last 22 months, others have used the change in routine to eat better and exercise more! If that was you, be proud! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

After the year we’ve had, we should all be giving ourselves a break! Though the pandemic has hit some of us harder than others, we’ve all been impacted, and it’s important to give ourselves time. 2022 is a year to treat others with kindness and slowly start to be just as kind to yourself! 🌈🦄😇

It is great to be back! Drop a heart if you missed me! 🖤🖤🖤

#2022

06/01/2020

Well hey there!🌟Since we have a lot of new friends with us, I thought I’d introduce myself and share some fun facts! 😁

💜 I’m Jillian! Just like so many people in the health and fitness industry, I grew up playing sports (mainly tennis) and was surrounded by a HUGE family where diets and workouts were the main focus of EVERY family dinner!

💜 YES, we did the cabbage diet, the 3-day diet, Jenny Craig, and my lunch was filled with weight watcher’s snackers! That wasn’t embarrassing at all in 6th grade! 🤣 BUT, the constant push to lose weight helped me see that I wanted to spend my life helping others remain healthy and never have to “diet” again!

💜 I was first diagnosed with food allergies at 18 years old. I had just headed off to college, and after just a few months I was back home getting examined by every type of gastro doctor you can think of! After barely being able to leave home for a year, they finally figured out I was allergic to wheat, dairy, sugar, oil, and eggs! 😳 I had also been a vegetarian since I was 11! This started a deep dive into dealing into the world of food intolerances, bloating, anemia, and barely being able to live a normal teenage life!

💜 Fast Forward: After 10 years of speaking at conferences and helping teachers learn how to bring health and wellness into the classroom, I decided to launch my own business: TheF**tChick! I offer nutrition coaching, specialize in food allergies and anti-flamatory diets for those with auto immune disorders. I offer Keto and plant-based coaching, and just about everything in between! The best part is everything CAN be done on-line and in the comfort of your own home!

💜 If you are interested in learning more about my customized programming, send me a message and we can chat! You can also checkout my website through the link in my bio or head on over to TheF**tChick.com! Are you ready to EAT MORE & WEIGH LESS? 🍕🍔🍱🥩🧁

06/01/2020

June is here which means we have made it halfway through this unimaginable year! 🙏🏼 2020 has been throwing us some curve balls we never saw coming, but it is never to late to RESET! ⭐️

As I sit and pray for better times, I want to continue to encourage and inspire you! If you never go after what you want, because of what your don’t have right now, you will never be truly happy! LIFE IS SHORT! Don’t get caught up in what you don’t have or what hasn’t happened yet! KEEP GOING! The Best is get to come! BELIEVE YOU CAN AND YOU ARE HALF WAY THERE!! ☀️🌈💜💪

FIT Boutique

05/26/2020

Let’s taco-bout these ⭐️new⭐️ grain free taco shells from Siete Family Foods! They are even better then I had hoped they would be! 😍😍😍

THESE CHIPS & SHELLS are everything you dream about when it comes to nachos and tacos! 🌮 AND are truly my latest obsession!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

They are made from cassava flour and a few other simple ingredients! And since today IS , they go perfectly with anything you are cooking up!

We are making a buffet with crockpot shredded beef and all the yummy sides! I will try and post the recipe in my stories later☝️ Looks like I’ll be having nachos, but maybe I’ll decide to make a burrito bowl drenched in Siete hot sauce and the cashew queso dip! Siete literally has EVERY product to create the perfect meal EVERY TIME! 😍😍

Have you tried these taco shells yet? 🥑🥗🌮 What is your favorite Siete product?

05/26/2020

What says Memorial Day more then a great BBQ? 🇱🇷 This smoked pulled pork sandwich with homemade coleslaw has me already wanting seconds! 🍔❤️🇱🇷 How lucky am I that my hubby (RYCOFit) is OBSESSED with his smoker, and is making all kinds of healthy meals?

Are you looking to start a weight loss program designed specially for YOU and what YOU like to eat? Do you want to try something new like or ? Check out TheF**tChick.com for everything you need to finally see the results you want, without sacrificing all the foods you love! 🥩🍳🥞🍕🌮🍪🍣

Are you ready to EAT MORE AND WEIGH LESS?

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05/15/2020

How to Avoid Overeating When The Coronavirus Has You Working from home!

I have been pretty quiet on TheF**tChick page since the start of this pandemic! I wanted to be conscious of all my followers and the high levels of stress some of you have been feeling! So many of us have anxiety over empty grocery store shelves, you may be experiencing sleepless nights spent worrying over whether you’ll get sick, or maybe you are feeling the effects from a new stay-at-home arrangement that has left you parenting and working simultaneously! If your pants feel tighter these days, know that you ARE NOT alone. Those “quarantine 15” memes circulating on social media are all the proof you need!

In theory, it’s easier to be healthy when you’re working from home: No office snacks or donuts, you can cook healthy meals, and work out whenever you want. Win-win-win, right?

The reality, however, probably looks something like this: Slumped on your couch wearing workout clothes you never worked out in (or let’s be honest, your pajamas), tapping away on your laptop, and eating peanut butter out of the jar because you didn’t have the time or energy to make lunch.

Creating a healthy work-life balance is hard enough when you work in an office all day, but it can be just as hard when work and life are happening in the same space. Find out how you can avoid the pitfalls and maximize the benefits of working from home with these 5 helpful tips!

https://thefittchick.com/how-to-avoid-overeating-when-the-coronavirus-has-you-working-from-home/

05/12/2020

Check out this amazing mom who finally ditched the fad diet cycle and changed her body FOR GOOD! Get motivated as you read how she spent the last 2 years transforming her body through healthy eating and a consistent fitness routine! The first step to losing weight is deciding you want to make a change and get motivated to accomplish your goals! Sammy has been able to shed over 25 pounds, 15 inches, and 11% body fat AND IS STILL GOING STRONG! 💪🏼💪🏼

Read her TESTIMONIAL and how she did it HERE...
https://thefittchick.com/this-mom-ditched-the-fad-diet-cycle-and-finally-changed-her-body-for-good/

Show Sammy some love by commenting with a 👍🏼 emoji If this post inspires you to start your own transformation story today!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

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FIT Boutique

05/08/2020

Mother's Day is almost here and the best opportunity to show your love and spoil your mom. Since my own mom got my kids hooked on the lemon loaf before they could even walk, it is only fitting I post my easy, gluten-free, low-carb version for Mother’s Day!

As a mom, I can attest that mom’s do not want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen on Mother’s Day. ESPECIALLY THIS MOTHER’S DAY! After all, it is our day to take off and get pampered. This Sunday may be a bit different then usual, but who doesn't like a homemade treat that everyone in your family will LOVE?

Click HERE to see the recipe...
https://thefittchick.com/the-best-simple-and-quick-low-carb-healthy-pound-cake-recipe/

Are you ready to BAKE YOURSELF SKINNY?