Coach Nancy Know How To Party!

I love football – Go Patriots!

You can party and keep your waistline intact. If you don’t want to look like a lineman after Sunday night, try some of these healthier choices for the big game!

Black Bean and Corn with Salsa dressing

  • 1 – 15 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1 red pepper, cut into ½ inch pieces
  • 1 celery stalk with leaves, sliced
  • 1 Tablespoon cilantro, chopped
  • ¼ cup plain yogurt
  • ¼ cup salsa
  • ½ avocado, sliced
  • Lettuce leaves

In a bowl combine the beans, corn, pepper, celery, cilantro. Combine the yogurt and salsa. Toss to coat. Top lettuce leaves with salad. Garnish with avocado slices. Serves 6

Using Hester’s Grillin Spice Rub Create your own Spicy Chicken Wings

The amount of wings is up to you.

Hester’s Grillin Spice Rub

  • 1/4 cup salt
  • 1/4 cup chili powder
  • 1/4 cup Spanish paprika
  • 2 T onion powder
  • 2 T garlic powder
  • 1 T cumin
  • 1 tsp cayenne
  • 2 T thyme
  • 2 T basil
  • 2 T oregano
  • 2 T coriander
  • 1/2 tsp. white pepper
  • 1 T. ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Rub wings with a little olive oil first.  Add spice rub to a Ziploc bag and shake wings until well coated. Arrange wings on baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn and sprinkle with more spice rub. Bake for an additional 20-30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Helen’s Pizza Crust

Here’s a pizza recipe with 1.7 grams of carbs! Well, that’s if it serves 8…. In our house, it doesn’t but you can do the math. And, the kids couldn’t even tell the difference! This is the only pizza in our house and I don’t miss the “regular” at all.

  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella
  • 1 cup shredded Colby and Monterey jack cheese
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. basil

Combine above  – this is the crust. Honest! Use a 13 x 9 pan.

Bake this ‘crust’ at 450 degrees until browned to desired crispness/doneness, about 25 minutes.

It does not stick to the pan.

Then top with ¼ cup pizza sauce, more or less to your taste or your carb load. Add any mix of toppings that you like. You can also add additional cheese on top. Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted to just how you like it!

Round out your party with a veggie platter and hummus dip and you are ready to watch the Pats rock the Giants world!

Make it Happen!

 

 

Hippo Press Best of Awards 2012

Hey guys, it’s that time of year again! It’s the annual Hippo Press “Best of” awards and this year we are going for the trifecta!

Vote Here!

You all have graciously voted “Get Fit NH Bootcamp” Best Gym for two years in a row, and last year Coach Nancy was voted “Best of the Best” in all of Southern NH, following up Coach Dean’s “Best of Concord” the year before – you rock!

We would be honored if you would vote for us (and our friends) in the following categories:

#9 Best Gym: Get Fit NH Bootcamp Concord

#105 Fitness Instructor: Nancy Carlson Get Fit NH Bootcamp Concord

The competition is always stiff, so please let your voice be heard, and don’t be shy about letting people know. 🙂

Vote Here!

Make It Happen!

Heart to Heart Couples Seminar Registration

As promised, here is the registration and payment link for our upcoming “Heart to Heart” couples seminar featuring Amy Troy from Chichester Massage.

Heart to Heart Seminar Details

Love is in the air! Valentine’s day is right around the corner, Nancy and I are just about to celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary, and we are excited to announce a very special morning planned on Saturday, February 18th.
While we have a lot of couples who train with us, this event is not exclusive. This is your chance to show your sweetheart what all the excitement is about, and you don’t even have to sweat!

We’ll start the morning with a brief seminar we are calling “Lean On Me”, where we will talk about the importance of supporting healthy nutrition, exercise and lifestyle change starts at home.

Our program will be highlighted by Amy Troy of Chichester Massage, who will be teaching us how to effectively help our partner recover from that tough training session or maybe just a tough day with a soothing massage. What better way to show your special someone you love them? This hands on session is sure to be a hit.

We also are going to have a special live “Cooking with the Carlson’s” demo where you and your partner will see how quick and easy it can be to prepare delicious meals – together. We will then get to sample some great tasting food you’ll be sure to want to make at home.

Heart to Heart

Date: Saturday February 18th
Time: 9:30am – 11:30am
Cost: $20 per couple
Location: Get Fit NH Bootcamp Epsom

Please Click Here To Register

 

Nutrition Seminar Audio and Video is Up

We just finished processing the audio and video from our seminar from Dr. Laura Jones “A Naturopathic Approach to Nutrition”.

If you were unable to attend, you do not want to miss the opportunity to learn from one of the best!

Clients can view the videos at TheOther165.com in the Video Library, and the audio links are below. You can save them or just listen by clicking the links.

Thanks Dr. Laura!

Audio Part 1

Audio Part 2

We Have A Problem at Get Fit NH

Here’s the problem.

We have the most dedicated, determined and consistent clients anywhere.

When that comes to training that is fantastic. However it also means that you never want to miss a training session, no matter what. And that can and has been a problem. Stick with me and I’ll tell you why.

Our cancellation policy is different than most. We do not rely on the school districts to make the call, primarily because for our purposes they make it too late. Our first training session is at 5:00am, and the school districts make their decision later than that.

Here’s how we decide.

On the mornings we know that the potential for weather is bad, we are up at 3:30 to evaluate the situation. If it’s just snow we usually just get the plow out, clean up the yard and we are good to go.

This morning was a little different. At that time it was freezing rain and the roads were not yet treated. I took the car about 1/2 a mile down the road, and the traction control was buzzing the whole time. I came back to the house and looked at 2 different weather sites. At that time they were predicting the temperature was going to be hovering at 31-32 degrees until after 9:00am. We now know that turned out not to be the case.

Back to the “problem”.

We have had clients who just do not want to miss end up in snowbanks, down ditches, and one even rolled her car. I have dedicated my life to being the best coach possible, but it is not worth risking your life to train. There are safety issues surrounding clean-up of the parking lot, proper staffing, etc. that also need to be considered.

I hope you know we don’t take making that call lightly. We have closed 2 mornings and 1 afternoon in all the years we have been in business. I absolutely love the fact that some of you are ticked off at me that we closed, not because I want you to be mad, but because you love to train.

If you have any questions (or just want to vent at me) please let me know.

Thank-you,
Dean

Morning Bootcamp Training Sessions Cancelled

We’ve been up since 3:30 trying to decide, but the roads are not plowed, and I took a drive and it’s nasty out there.

I despise closing, but for all our sakes I feel it is the right decision. I anticipate we will be open this afternoon, so if you can make it then we will see you there!

Be careful out there!

Dean

Mark Your Calendars for a Morning of Romance

Love is in the air! Valentine’s day is right around the corner, Nancy and I are just about to celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary, and we are excited to announce a very special morning planned on Saturday, February 18th.

While we have a lot of couples who train with us, this event is not exclusive. This is your chance to show your sweetheart what all the excitement is about, and you don’t even have to sweat!

We’ll start the morning with a brief seminar we are calling “Lean On Me”, where we will talk about the importance of supporting healthy nutrition, exercise and lifestyle change starts at home.

Our program will be highlighted by Amy Troy of Chichester Massage, who will be teaching us how to effectively help our partner recover from that tough training session or maybe just a tough day with a soothing massage. What better way to show your special someone you love them? This hands on session is sure to be a hit.

We also are going to have a special live “Cooking with the Carlson’s” demo where you and your partner will see how quick and easy it can be to prepare delicious meals – together. We will then get to sample some great tasting food you’ll be sure to want to make at home.

We will be sending out a registration form soon, and space will be limited, so be on the lookout.

Heart to Heart

Date: Saturday February 18th

Time: 9:30am – 11:30am

Cost: $20 per couple

Location: TBD

 

 

Helen and Melissa Eat Pizza, What!?

No, they didn’t go “off the wagon”, what they did do is come up with a couple of really great options to cut down the starches and make a great tasting pizza that doesn’t have to be loaded down with a bunch of junk!

After all there’s a lot of great things to be said about a Pizza topped with fresh tomato sauce, loaded with veggies and topped with some fresh mozzarella cheese. The magic of these two recipes is they go a step further and add some unusual (and tasty) crust options.

Now don’t be fooled into thinking you can eat all you want, because calories still count, but put away your skepticism and give them a try – in fact we have had a number of clients who made Helen’s recipe and they could not believe there was no bread, and neither could their family – it’s that good!

Helen’s Pizza Crust

Helen, one of Get Fit NH’s finest, talked up this recipe so much we had her send it to us to make. Its a hit with our family too.

Helen said, “Here’s a pizza recipe with 1.7 grams of carbs! Well, that’s if it serves 8…. In our house, it doesn’t but you can do the math. And, the kids couldn’t even tell the difference! This is the only pizza in our house and I don’t miss the “regular” at all.”

Crust Ingredients:

  • 3 cups shredded mozzarella
  • 1 cup shredded Colby and Monterey jack cheese
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. basil

Combine above  – this is the crust. Honest! Use a 13 x 9 pan.

Bake this ‘crust’ at 450 degrees until browned to desired crispness/doneness, about 25 minutes.

It does not stick to the pan.

Then top with ¼ cup pizza sauce, more or less to your taste or your carbohydrate load. Add any mix of toppings that you like. You can also add additional cheese on top. Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted to desired point.

Cauliflower Crust Pizza

Melissa, a superstar in Epsom, found this recipe and tweaked it a bit to make it her own. Amy and I made this for our family at  lunch. A hit enjoyed by all.

Ingredients:

  • 1- 1/2 cup cooked, riced cauliflower
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 6-8 crushed garlic cloves
  • pizza sauce, shredded cheese and your choice of toppings

To “Rice” the Cauliflower:
Take 1 large head of fresh cauliflower, remove stems and leaves, and chop the florets into chunks. Add to food processor and pulse until it looks like grain. Do not over-do pulse or you will puree it. (If you don’t have a food processor, you can grate the whole head with a cheese grater). I used a Vitamix blender and placed the cauliflower in three small batches to achieve the desired grain appearance.

Place the riced cauliflower into a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 8 minutes. There is no need to add water, as the natural moisture in the cauliflower is enough to cook itself.

One large head should produce approximately 3 cups of riced cauliflower. The remainder can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one week.

To Make the Pizza Crust:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray a cookie sheet with cooking spray. I used peanut oil in a spray bottle and spread it around with my finger tips.

In a medium bowl, stir together 1 to 1/2 cup cauliflower, egg and mozzarella. Add oregano, and crushed garlic, stir. Transfer to the cookie sheet, and using your hands, pat out into a 9″ round. I made three pizzas with 1 cup cauliflower in each. It was a bit too thin to hold the crust like a pizza without folding it over. Next time I am going to use the larger amount of cauliflower.

Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.

Remove from oven. To the crust, add sauce, toppings and cheese. Place under a broiler at high heat just until cheese is melted (approximately 3-4 minutes).

Melissa said she added spinach and mushrooms to her pizzas while we added a mix of peppers, mushrooms, olives, and red onions. The toppings are endless. next time I’d love to make tomato slices and fresh basil or spinach, garlic and feta.

Can anyone come up with other topping ideas?

Coach Nancy

 

Stuffed Cabbage Casserole

Deb Saks of 5:00am Concord fame sent in the original recipe for Stuffed Cabbage Casserole. I revised it a bit to fit into PPW eating plan. (protein, produce, and water (a tall glass of water served with the meal is not included below))  Thanks Deb for another hit with our family! Drew said he loved this (and that’s saying something!)

Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 1 large onion, chopped fine
  • 1 Tablespoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon thyme
  • 8 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 head green cabbage, coarsely chopped
  • 1 can (14.5 ounce) petite diced tomatoes with juice
  • 1 can (28 ounce) crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cups low fat mozzarella cheese

To Prepare:

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a large glass casserole dish (I used an 11 x 13).

Heat a frying pan on medium heat; add the ground beef and the onion. Cook until it is brown. Once done add the garlic, thyme, and paprika and cook about 2 minutes more. Then add both cans of tomatoes. Simmer until it is hot.

While it is cooking, cut the cabbage into coarse pieces roughly 1 inch.

Remove the tomatoes mixture from frying pan and set aside. In the same frying pan add the cabbage and cook until it starts to wilt. It will finish cooking in the oven.

Layer half the cabbage in the casserole dish, top with half the meat/tomato mixture, then repeat. Cover with tin foil and bake for 40 minutes until the mixture starts to bubble.

Remove foil and top with cheese. Bake uncovered for an additional 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Serve hot, and keep in mind leftovers can be frozen.