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What Are Hips Dips & Why You Should Embrace Your Perfectly Imperfect Self

A few days ago, I took to social media to expose a little truth behind the “Hip Dip” trend that appears to be growing like

July 13, 2017 5 Comments

4th of July BBQ Recipes: Mouthwatering and Powell-Approved!

For us, 4th of July celebrations officially kick off summer celebrations and BBQs. I’m sure you’ll agree—there’s just something about spending time outside with your

June 29, 2017 14 Comments

Fit On The Job! 6 Tips + 14 Exercises for the Desk Bound Professional

I know that I’m very lucky to have a job that centers around health and fitness, but I also know that is not the

June 23, 2017 14 Comments

Eat More, Lose More: Settling The Fresh vs. Fast Food Debate

By far one of the most frequently asked Transform app questions we receive is, “How will I lose any weight if I’m eating this much food?

June 16, 2017 49 Comments

Unleash the Beast: 6 Simple Steps to Finding Your Inner Runner (Pun Intended)

Wannabe runners…this one is for YOU! How many times have you wished you had what it took to be a runner? Maybe you even started

June 7, 2017 14 Comments

Avoiding Road Trip Road Blocks!

I?m sure it?s apparent through some of my posts that we travel a lot! And travel can oftentimes mean extra calories, unfortunately. I mean, please

May 26, 2017 20 Comments

Oxygen Magazine Booty Building Workout

Summer is comin’ in hot (quite literally here in AZ), which means it’s time to tuck away those shape hiding sweaters and jeans and bust

May 24, 2017 7 Comments

Our Top 4 Transformation-Friendly Food Faves

Chris and I get asked all of the time what our fave go-to meals are, especially since—like many of you—we have a crazy, busy life!

May 4, 2017 33 Comments

4 Kitchen Must-Haves for Transformation Success

When it comes to transformation, there is no truer statement than “Abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym!” Seriously, no matter how many

May 1, 2017 104 Comments

Can I Carb Cycle as a Vegetarian?

Since the launch of our app, TRANSFORM with Chris and Heidi, we’ve been asked more times than we can count, “Can I carb cycle as

April 19, 2017 37 Comments

TRANSFORM App FAQs + Tips to Start Your Transformation

Chris and I have worked tireless hours this past year creating the foundation of our vision to help people live happier, healthier lives?our “TRANSFORM with

March 27, 2017 601 Comments

Transform App FAQ: HELP!!! I’ve been working my butt off, following my meal plan, and the scale’s not moving! What do I do?

If you ever step on the scale for your weekly weigh in and your weight has plateaued or gone up, please don?t freak out! This

March 26, 2017 50 Comments

Our Transformation Mantras + Top Tips for Success

As we gear up for the launch of the TRANSFORM app (which is totally amazing and will change so many lives when it launches March 27th!), Chris

March 21, 2017 42 Comments

Sarah Nicole is Perfectly Imperfect || A True Beauty’s Transformation Story

It’s been a while since we’ve done a Perfectly Imperfect post…with the TRANSFORM app launch so close, juggling 4 kiddos, and business as usual, time

March 8, 2017 16 Comments

My Top 5 Ways to Fall In LOVE With Your Body

The Month of Love is officially here. <3 Typically, we associate this month with showering our significant other, friends, and even our kids with love

February 1, 2017 11 Comments

Fitness is Fun: Pole Fitness

Okay guys, we’re nearly a month into those New Year’s Resolutions, and you’re still (I hope!) going strong! Sadly, it’s about at this time

January 24, 2017 7 Comments

6 Secrets to Success: How to Reach Your Goals This Year + FREE Dietbet Entry

My Workout Leggings ||?My Sneakers (Multiple Styles) **Update: Here are the winners of our 4 DietBet entries: Alejandra Martinez, Britney B., Siobhan Mckenna, and Shelby

January 3, 2017 100 Comments

Fitness is Fun: Barre Ballet

Without a doubt, one of the biggest struggles I hear for why people stop exercising is, ?It?s so boring. I have a hard time

December 27, 2016 17 Comments

Green Grinch Shake

I canNOT believe the holidays are already here again! And while I love this magical season, let?s be honest?it’s definitely the most stressful time of

December 13, 2016 13 Comments

C-Section Solutions: How to Eliminate the Pooch and Reduce the “Tummy Shelf”

Just in the last 2 weeks alone, I have randomly met THREE different moms who have asked me the same question. Then while reading my

November 4, 2016 182 Comments

Record-Breaking At-Home Transformation || Jacqueline’s Story

Are you ready for an at-home transformation that is definitely one for the record books? Jacqueline is a close friend of one of our team

August 23, 2016 37 Comments

Olympian Couch Potato Workout: Rio Edition

It?s my favorite time of the year! Well, favorite time of every four years?it?s time for the summer Olympics! Is there anything better?! Nope?I think

August 19, 2016 3 Comments

Build-A-Booty Workout Video with The Glute Goddess

After my last booty building workout vid with Deborah Goodman (aka, The Glute Goddess), the requests for more apple-bottom tips came ROLLING in. So naturally,

July 12, 2016 15 Comments

When It’s Too Dang Hot to Cook! We Chill…

If it gets any hotter, we will all sit down as a family and talk about the benefits of temporarily relocating to the North Pole

June 26, 2016 16 Comments

Macro Tracking For the Win! All of Your Questions Answered

Have you ever tried a new diet, lost weight, jumped for joy, and then gained it all back? Have you ever tried a diet just

June 22, 2016 260 Comments

Transform App FAQ: Which program should I choose?

Now that the TRANSFORM app has launched, Chris and I can officially train YOU! We?re getting a lot of questions about the different programs and

May 25, 2016 101 Comments

Junk Food Triggers: How to Wipe These Bad Boys Out for Good!

FACT: Consuming too many calories will result in weight gain. Simply put, it is “calories in vs calories out.” If you consume more calories than

May 19, 2016 32 Comments

Transformation Tip: Accountability Calendar

Keeping your health and fitness goals on track while juggling a busy schedule can be so difficult? trust me, I totally get it! I must

May 13, 2016 17 Comments

Transformation Tuesday: The Amazing & Inspiring Jennifer!

A few months ago at a book signing here in AZ, I was rushing to run to the restroom before hopping back on book duty

April 19, 2016 34 Comments

PCOS + Carb Cycling = A 9 Pound Miracle!

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine system disorder that affects between 5-10% of women of childbearing age. Many of the ladies we work

January 8, 2016 44 Comments

Ask the Powells: How Do I Gain Healthy Weight?

The holidays are wrapping up, the New Year is beginning, and so many of us?myself included?are turning our attention to new health and fitness resolutions.

December 28, 2015 70 Comments

Ask the Powells: How Do We Handle the Holidays?

It?s that time of year…we have fun family get-togethers, work parties, and social gatherings galore. And while we love these chances to spend time with

December 16, 2015 10 Comments

Perfectly Imperfect Series // with IFBB Bikini Pro, Cori Baker

Ahhhh?I don?t even know where to start with this one. Without giving too much of the video away, I must begin by saying that THIS

December 14, 2015 1 Comment

Og Mandino

Failure will never overtake me, if my determination to succeed is strong enough.

September 28, 2015 No Comments

From Victim to Victorious: Jo’s Picture of Transformation

In true Transformation Tuesday style, I have quite the incredible story to share with you today. At nearly 70 years-old (yes…SEVENTY!), Jo took the

September 26, 2015 15 Comments

Q&A w/ The Powells: The Low-Down on Skin Removal Surgery

During each season of?Extreme Weight Loss,?we get a ton of questions regarding the skin removal surgery that many of our contestants undergo at the end

September 14, 2015 30 Comments

Powell Q&A: What Do We Look for in Show Contestants?

I cannot believe that after a year of hard work (or FIVE years, to be exact), many months of anticipation, and a heckuva lot of

September 12, 2015 42 Comments

EWL: The One-and-Only, Stunningly Gorgeous Hannah

Last night was definitely bitter sweet. The final episode of each season brings both a huge amount of pride and gratitude, as well as a

September 9, 2015 12 Comments

Extreme Weight Loss: Our Fit Fashionista – Kim!

Ladies and gentlemen?our Fit Fashionista, Miss Kim Williams!! It was quite the year for Kim, and the journey definitely wasn?t all smooth sailing, but by

September 2, 2015 18 Comments

EWL’s Jackie: A Journey Toward Self-Love and Forgiveness

Throughout the last 5 seasons of EWL, I find myself often talking about?how our peeps impact?our lives much more than we feel like we could

August 26, 2015 9 Comments

Extreme Weight Loss: Mitzi!

Two painful addictions, one incredible woman?Mitzi’s story is truly remarkable. From the moment we met, I fell in love with everything about Mitzi: Her zest

August 19, 2015 20 Comments

Commercial Break Workout: Total Body Blaster

Who?s ready for another Commercial Break Burn during tonight?s episode of?Extreme Weight Loss?! No better way to spend this Tuesday night…or really?any?night for that matter:

August 17, 2015 12 Comments

EWL: A Year of Firsts With John & Panda!

John and Panda… where do I begin? Two very different people, two very different backgrounds, and two very different journeys of transformation! Yet, both turned

August 12, 2015 4 Comments

Vemma Bod?? Giveaway!

I’ve gotta? know…have you ever watched an episode of Extreme Weight Loss and wished you could hear one of us say, ?I choose YOU for

July 30, 2015 307 Comments

EWL: Our One-of-a-Kind Pearls!

Sis, *Every Pearl is unique, no two are alike. *There is no way for an oyster that hasn’t been wounded to produce pearls, because a

July 22, 2015 26 Comments

From Heavyweight to Featherweight: Our EWL Fighter Jenn!

I was fortunate to spend a lot of one-on-one time with Jenn this year and be a part of her transformation firsthand.?I know her fight-or-flight

July 15, 2015 25 Comments

Meet The Powell Pack – Episode 1: Beginnings

A few years ago, Chris & I opened up our home to let cameras capture our crazy, hectic, beautiful, ?modern? family dynamic! We wanted to

July 10, 2015 35 Comments

Meet The Powell Pack – Episode 1: Beginnings

A few years ago, Chris & I opened up our home to let cameras capture our crazy, hectic, beautiful, ?modern? family dynamic! We wanted to

July 10, 2015 19 Comments

But Can Love Really Weight for Marissa & Shane?

I know, I know…this wasn’t quite the ending you envisioned, right?! I’ve read a bazillion opinions and comments on Shane and Marissa’s situation post-episode, and

July 1, 2015 23 Comments

Transformation Tuesday: The Incredible Kari!

One day in 2011, Kari Ianuale was getting dressed for work and was having a difficult time buttoning up her size 24 pants. When this

June 9, 2015 31 Comments

EWL’s Robert + Raymond = Double Trouble & Double Inspo!

Alright, Extreme Weight Loss fans,?after last night’s episode, it’s easy to see why we love Raymond and Robert so darn much. Their sincerity, kindness, work

May 27, 2015 17 Comments

Flashback Friday: EWL Season 4 Finales!

Flashback Friday to Extreme Weight Loss season 4 finales. Crazy how fast time flies…one year later and 20 more lives transformed! #ILoveMyJob

May 15, 2015 4 Comments

Reebok Pump Giveaway: And the winner is…

Thank you, thank you, thank YOU, to everyone who took the time to enter our Reebok Pump Giveaway!! I wish we could give you ALL

May 13, 2015 1 Comment

Reebok Pump Giveaway!

Guys, our “Shape Up for Summer” DietBet begins in just two days! Have YOU signed up yet?! Not only can you win money for losing

May 11, 2015 5 Comments

Motivation Monday: Be Happy!

May 7, 2015 6 Comments

Q&A With the Powells: EWL Behind the Scenes

Chris and I feel so fortunate to get wonderful emails, questions, and comments from so many of you each and every day. As much as

April 24, 2015 74 Comments

Motivation Monday: A Couple Transformed!

Because February is the month of love, I thought it would be fun to feature an at-home transformation journey focused on using the power of

February 16, 2015 13 Comments

Q&A : What’s the hardest part about being a trainer?

There?s no doubt about it, Chris and I absolutely love what we do. It truly is our driving force in life and inspires us to

January 23, 2015 18 Comments

Transformation Tuesday: Kristen Kinney

Ready for another inspiring at-home transformation story? You?re going to love Kristen?s story, and I think her experience will really ring a bell with all

January 6, 2015 7 Comments

Walt Disney

?If you can dream it you can do it.?

December 8, 2014 No Comments

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