Posts by Craig Ballantyne
5 new Mother’s Day food tricks video
Hey, just made this short and fun video for you… …to help you stick to your nutrition plan this week. Watch the 5 tricks to eat the right foods here But wait… While I have good advice, I don’t have good solutions on what you should make for your amazing fat-burning meals this week ……
Read More3 Mother’s Day Junk Foods to Eat!
Happy Mother’s Day! Alas, I’m stuck in Denver while my family is celebrating in Toronto. Worse, ol’ Bally the Dog is stuck in the Dogs Wag Inn kennel this weekend. (I’m serious, that’s what it is called!) But I hope you’re going to have an amazing day. And I’m about to make it better with…
Read MoreThe Shocking TRUTH About the Biggest Loser
In 2009, Danny Cahill, a contestant on The Biggest Loser, lost an astonishing 239 pounds in just 7 months. Eight years later he’s (sadly) regained 100 pounds. But here’s the shocking truth. Danny, and many other contestants, now have a SLOW metabolism. According to a new research study from the journal Obesity, Danny Cahill “burns…
Read MoreHOT Flash cure (‘recipe’ & workout inside)
Last month on our private Facebook coaching forum, we had an incredible discussion about dealing with Hot Flashes. Well, yesterday I was reading Women’s World magazine (as I do every week!) and they had a great tip…. According to the Mayo Clinic, drinking hot, caffeinated beverages increases the risk of hot flashes. Therefore, the magazine…
Read MoreNew 40-Second Fat Burner (free follow-along video)
Hey, don’t get mad, but I’m playing hooky today (because I worked all weekend on a new secret project). So today we’re calling in the one-and-only Missi Holt. She is so amazing. And not only is she giving you her 40-second fat burners, but she’s even made a follow-along video just to kick-start your week!…
Read MoreNew 4-Minute Miracle Fat Burning Workout
You’re being lied to. Again. This time I’m not talking about how the giant food corporations lie to you about what’s in your favorite foods, or how they sneak in toxic ingredients (like trans-fats) that make you sick and unhealthy… It’s not another lie about how cardio machines overestimate the number of calories you burn…
Read MoreWe Need To Talk
Last week was stressful. Really stressful. I traveled from Toronto to Denver, had a valuable team member quit, was interviewed for Russian television (long story), and I threw a medicine ball that hit me square in the face (even longer story, LOL). But I refuse to call it a “bad week”. You see, my friend,…
Read MoreYour Sunday Diet Sermon from CB (good news)
On Tuesday morning, as I sat at the kitchen table out on the farm and prepared for a week of travel, first to Toronto and then to Denver, I thought of you… I read my Daily Guiding Documents, a series of inspirational quotes and rules for living. They are like scripture to me, and not…
Read MoreYour Future
Imagine. It is a sunny Sunday morning. You are in your garden, tending to your tomatoes. Gardening is more than just a hobby, it is a reminder of the innocence of your childhood, when there was time to enjoy life, to do things slowly — when you had no cares in the world. But now…
Read More7 Things to Do In Honor of My Mentor’s Memory
Bill Campbell, known as the “Coach of Silicon Valley,” passed away on Monday, April 18th. I never had a chance to meet this man, as our worlds didn’t cross paths, but he was — and remains — a role model to me. Campbell was a mentor to many of the biggest names in tech, including Steve…
Read MoreHow to Warm-Up
Let’s say that you want to burn fat with short workouts. How should you warm-up? How should you cool-down? Let’s take a look at that today, using Coach Bally the Dog as an example. Every morning, just after sunrise, he and I head out into the backyard on the farm. There’s a big cornfield back…
Read More9 Super Stretches to Fix Your Pain and Injury
If you’re suffering from pain or an old nagging injury, then it’s probably stopping you from doing the things you love. Maybe you can’t garden like you used to… or you have to sit down every 30 minutes when you’re out raking the leaves… or you can no longer play a full 18 holes of…
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