New Personal Training Classes Available!

GET FREE NUTRITION COACHING

for the first month ($100 VALUE) when you sign up for your first month of training! 

It's not too late to get the body you want for summer! Look and feel healthier in a matter of weeks using CrossFit and Paleolithic Methodology! Train with someone who successfully lost over 100 lbs! 

Beginning in the month of July, there will be 4 new intro classes to choose from. Come by yourself, or bring a partner and SAVE!

Mon, Wed, Fri (12 sessions):

10 am or 8 pm

One-on-one: $270/mo

Partner (2 people): $200/mo

Tues & Thur (8 sessions):

9 am or 7pm

One-on-one: $200/mo

Partner (2 people): $150/mo

Start with an intro class and graduate into a beginner/intermediate class, knowing all the movements you need to feel comfortable and perform safely. 

Month-to-month agreements means 

NO CONTRACTS 

and 

NO AUTO PAYMENTS!

Look at the difference just 6 months of training and nutrition coaching can make!

Call/Email/Text: 

Christine Ybarra, CHNC

(512)550-5575 or

christineybarra83@gmail.com, 

and let's get started today!

Lizbeth's Amazing 6-Month Transformation

UPDATE!

Wow! Check out the results from this mama's hard work! She's been killing it in the gym three times per week and eating Paleo now for 6 months! I have to say, it sure is paying off! In the left picture Lizbeth was 4 months postpartum and recently diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease, a thyroid condition that causes fatigue and weight gain, among other symptoms. The diagnosis didn't discourage her, but instead only drove her to determination. She's lost 15 lbs, and has gone from a size 12 to a size 8. She has surpassed her initial goal by 2 lbs and is determined to keep going. Not only is she feeling and looking better, but according to her recent blood work, her thyroid is functioning better as well!

It is such a great pleasure working with Lizbeth. I can't wait to see her progress in 6 more months!

 

Ready to change YOUR life? Contact me today to schedule a free consultation!

Lizbeth's 3-Month Success

This is my favorite part. I get to see the dramatic changes my client has made after just 3 months of consistent hard work.

Lizbeth has a 6 month-old baby, works full-time, and still manages to drive an hour to train with me three days a week. She has been doing an amazing job of staying Paleo this entire time with the support of her husband, who I'm told has also experienced positive changes in his health and fitness now that his wife is on board with CrossFit and Paleo.

Her initial goal after having her son, was to regain her energy and vitality while losing weight. This is a great way to prioritize goals- putting health first and letting appearance follow. She lost 11 lbs and drastically changed her body composition! When she first started she complained about having "no upper body strength", and now she's doing pull-ups and push-ups with ease! She now says she has energy to keep up with her busy lifestyle and that she didn't know how good she could feel.

This is 3 months of personal training (3 x's/week Package) and nutrition consultations (Paleo Coaching Package). Check out the results for yourself!

 

Are YOU ready to change your life? Contact me today to set up a phone consultation to discuss how I can help YOU reach your health and fitness goals.

~Christine Ybarra, CHNC

Paleo Baked Apples

Ingredients

2 Apples, cut into slices 
2 Tbsp almond meal
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 Tbsp melted raw/local honey
2 Tbsp melted coconut oil
1 Tbsp vanilla
Pumpkin Pie Spice
Cinnamon

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350. 2. Place apple slices in glass baking dish.  3. Sprinkle almond meal and walnuts over apple slices.  4. Melt honey and coconut oil together. *I put both into glass measuring cup and microwaved for about 15 seconds.  5. Add vanilla to mixture and stir.  6. Pour mixture over apple slices.  7. Sprinkle pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon over the apples. 8. Mix well. 9. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes until apples are tender.  10. Let cool and serve. *For a special treat serve with a scoop of vanilla coconut ice cream (Larry and Luna's is my all-time favorite)!

Bacon & Veggie Frittata and a Funny Story

So a funny thing happened to me yesterday as I was checking out of my favorite little grocery store. A woman walks in and starts talking to my cashier about a return she has in her hand, asking if she needed to leave it at the front while she finished her shopping. The item was a big bag of gluten-free all-purpose flour by Bob's Red Mill. I had to chuckle a little when she held it up with a frustrated face and said, "It's NOT Paleo..." She obviously bought it by mistake, after making the decision to go Paleo. The majority of the ingredients are on the "Paleo No-No List": Garbanzo Bean Flour, Potato Starch, Tapioca Flour, White Sorghum Flour, and Fava Bean Flour. Beans, Potatoes, and Sorghum are technically NOT Paleo, however Tapioca Flour/Starch comes from the cassava root. While being the least preferred flour on the Paleo list, because of it's high carbohydrate content, Tapioca is used in some Paleo cooking by itself.

As a lot of you already know, a "Gluten-Free Diet" is much different than a "Paleo Diet". Gluten is a protein that comes mainly from wheat (and also other grains, but we'll get into that on a different day), so being gluten-free basically means being wheat-free (or better yet, grain-free). The problem is that this gluten is extracted from wheat and is added or injected into other foods and food products to increase protein value and also for texture purposes. You can still eat unhealthy foods while being completely gluten-free. Going Paleo encourages lots of vegetables and whole foods, while there are a TON of processed food products on the shelf that are considered gluten-free. A couple years back, before becoming a Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant, I actually worked in a small bake shop completely dedicated to offering gluten-free food to the community. The entire kitchen was gluten-free, and we sold products on the shelves that were gluten-free. However, I never felt completely 100% okay with recommending these gluten-free food products to people suffering from severe food allergies and/or Celiac Disease because I felt like the best advice would be to eat 100% Paleo. Most of our products were baked goods, and you may not know that to keep the product tasting good when wheat is removed, sugar is added in - LOTS of sugar, which is definitely not good for anyone. I always tell my clients that if you have a sensitivity to gluten, like most people do and probably don't even realize, it's best to only eat the processed gluten-free foods when you're occasionally cheating on your Paleo diet. So...Bob's Red Mill gluten-free flour would be a better choice than going full-blown wheat flour, but there are so many other options for flours and baking that are Paleo approved and healthier choices. 

I personally have fallen in love with coconut flour and use it for most of my baking. I enjoy almond flour as well, but find it to be extremely nutrient dense- meaning it makes me feel really full for too long. After all, how many almonds should we eat in one sitting? It really shouldn't be more than a handful. I keep my portion size as small as possible when eating something made with almond meal/flour. I also recommend eating these flours as little as possible and trying to exclude them as much as you can, because we're better off without them anyway. Veggies and quality meat should be the main focus, tweaked to each individual's needs! So here's a recipe that doesn't require flour and is SUPER DELICIOUS and easy to make!

Bacon & Veggie Frittata

• 6 eggs, scrambled
• 2 slices of nitrate-free bacon, chopped
• about 1/8 cup red onion, finely diced
• about 3 cups of chopped veggies (in this one I used broccoli, zucchini, and yellow squash)

Preheat broiler to 450-500 degrees. 

Heat iron skillet to medium heat on stove top.

Add chopped bacon and cook for a few minutes until it doesn't look raw. 

Add red onion and cook for a minute or so. 

Add the rest of the veggies and sautée until tender, keeping the bright color of the veggies. 

Add the scrambled eggs and mix with the veggies with a fork. 

Cool for a minute or two and then place in the oven until eggs rise and are a light golden brown on top.

Remove from oven carefully, let cool, slice and serve!

Salad with Chicken and Lime Vinaigrette

Dinner was pretty good tonight: Salad with mixed greens, baked chicken, red onion, pear, raisins, sunflower seeds and lime vinaigrette (EVOO, lime juice, lime zest and apple cider vinegar). 
The best part is that it was quick and easy to make, so that I could get back to my little babe. He sure does keep me busy! Next time though, I'll just stick to my balsamic vinaigrette (EVOO & balsamic vinegar).

Testimonial from Ashley M.

“When I first decided to adopt the Paleo lifestyle, I read everything I could find online and even bought a few books to read but still had a ton of questions about what I should and shouldn't eat and why as everyone seemed to have their own opinion. I had just started CrossFit as well and heard about Christine through my gym and decided to sign up with her hoping to get some solid answers to my many questions.

I had my first face to face with Christine (on the day she was due to have her second baby - this woman is dedicated!) and we discussed my goals, past eating habits and my food journal for the previous 3 days. She provided great feedback on different foods I could incorporate, answered the first round of questions I had and left me with a great cookbook to read through and pull recipes from. We continued to meet for the following month, and in between our scheduled meetings, she was available to me anytime via text, email or phone when I had a question (which I had plenty of) or needed advice. She was always happy to send me new recipes she tried out or old favorites (which, by the way, were yummy!) and never seemed bothered when I contacted her. At the end of our month, we hit the grocery store where I gained even more knowledge and guidance on the ends and outs of the Paleo lifestyle.

I started my Paleo journey with tons of questions and uncertainty, and after working with Christine, I feel confident about the food choices I continue to make and am no longer overwhelmed at the meat counter!” – Ashley M.