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Sometimes I don’t know what to title these blog posts! Anyway, I just had to get some photos of Maria out from our shoot a few months back and thought you might enjoy one. Maria is in this BodyBuilding.com ad that you have seen running in the magazines…

The photo is from the photo shoot we did when we also shot her BodySpace video. If you have not seen it, well you should. It is right HERE! So here is another photo that went out for another magazine layout that you will be seeing pretty soon.

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Stop over at Maria’s BodySpace and take a look. Be sure and tell her I said Hi!

Our BodySpace married couple, Chad and Lana are featured in the brand new Iron Man Magazine January issue hitting the shelves right now! The feature is from my photoshoot with them a few months ago where we also videotaped their BodySpace profile. So watch for Iron Man Magazine and give them a shout on their Bodyspace. And be sure to watch their BodySpace video right HERE. It is a lot of fun.

This photo was a scene from that shoot. As you can see, it is not just a guy showing up with a camera with Chad and Lana. We also have my two assistants and my makeup artist. Then behind the scenes we have my "behind the scenes" photographer and also Mark Peterson and his assistant from Blue Rabbit Films shooting the video. It was a shoot that took us from the beach to Gold’s Gym and then the rooftop heliport of a hotel on the bay. It was a busy day.

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A quick trip into Los Angeles for me yesterday to watch one of my favorite figure models and competitors, Ava Cowan, take home another win!

Just two weeks ago just won in Miami and also picked up her WNSO Pro Card. Now at the Figure America show in Hollywood she not only won but found out she was a huge fan favorite too. Check out another photo on the Pro/Am BodyBlog and more of the story right here. Good doing Ava! Be sure to check in at her BodyBlog for her update and to give her a big congratulations.

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And stop standing on the poor thing 4 times a day. It deserves a break…

I am asked all the time "how much weight have you lost?". And I am sure many of you go through the same thing. I have learned over the years that while the scale can be your friend, it can drive you nuts. That is especially true in the beginning of a weight loss program and when you plateau, flatten out, stop losing.

In the first month of losing weight, one of two things will happen. You will not lose fast enough for your own level of impatience or you will lose a good amount and then stop. So either way, I know what you are doing. You get on the scale every moment. You strip off your shoes, your underwear, shave a little closer and get a haircut. It will drive you nuts.

Even worse is when you start weight lifting for the first time and you gain weight! That is because muscle weighs more than fat for the same volume. So you lose fat but gain muscle and there you go, heavier.

So what do you do? Well stop weighing yourself every 12 minutes. If you are so inclined, maybe weekly. But if you are starting out, go for a month. Gage yourself on how you feel and how your clothes feel. Just get it done!

As for me, I am holding out for that month before I weigh in again. But I know I am making progress. I feel better and I can see that I have lost weight. I have also had some random comments from others saying that I look like I have lost weight. So good enough for me. If I were to guess I would say about 5 pounds, maybe a bit more. Good enough, I can be patient. And I am giving my scale a vacation.

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Okay, well everyone is in love with Jamie Eason…

And she is a buddy of mine and I think she is just great. But this time I am talking about the BodyBuilding.com Shaker Bottles! After years of suffering with shaker bottles that leak, spray all over the place when you shake them and pour nice chocolate whey shakes down my white BodyBuilding.com t-shirts, these shakers are just the best ever. Now I am really not trying to sell you shaker bottles. I am just seriously excited about this. What is really funny is I have tons of shakers around from everybody. Companies just do give me lots of stuff. And I had a bunch of the BodyBuilding.com shakers around but I never used one myself. I always held on to them for photo shoots. Finally I tried one and well, the vote is in.

Okay, a quick update on my getting in shape. I am still gloing strong. Treadmill sometimes twice per day and lifting. I am very so much better, a lot more energy and a general feeling of well being. I will be posting some more workouts at some other gyms with fun workout partners very soon.

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