Blue Mountain Organics(™) and Terri Turner Fitness Program Updates

Over the last four years my life has changed drastically. From days filled with angst, frustration, and apathy, to days filled to the brim with positivity, possibility and purpose. My name is Sean Matuk and I am a lucky man. At age 28 I am feeling great about living life, a feeling I had lost somewhere over the years... [Read More]

Hi everyone! It has been three months since I have been working out and watching what I eat. There have been so many changes. First of all I have lost 22 pounds and still striving to lose more. I have purchased three different jean sizes as my waist got smaller and smaller, so far 4 inches. I am amazed at the muscle tone I have developed. The weight loss and the muscle gain keep me motivated to try to achieve even better results.... [Read More]

Hey everyone! I have been on the fitness program for six weeks and the results have been better than I ever expected. I have lost twelve pounds and feel rejuvenated. I never thought I would being saying "my size 12 jeans are TOO BIG to wear." I am very excited to to treat myself to some new clothes for the new me. I look in the mirror with pride and not disgust. Working out at the gym has really improved my physique and stamina... [Read More]

Lessons learned in November: Terri Turner’s high protein and low carb plan is delicious, nutritious, and so far has melted the pounds away as she predicted! I had worried about getting hungry, but I can’t even get through all the meals and snacks some days! Best of all, I don’t feel a need to graze in the late evenings. Instead, I just fix some decaf green tea, maybe pop in a piece of gum if I need, and look forward to a breakfast of berries, almond milk, protein powder, and my seasonal addition: nutmeg... [Read More]

I can’t believe we’re on week five of the diet and fitness plan. In general I think time goes by quickly but since Jason and I started these regimens it’s sped up to double time. Days are filled with work, work outs, and preparing food. It’s not as though we never cooked meals from scratch, but if we were short on time or just feeling lazy we’d heat up soup, boil pasta, even cook a frozen pizza ;-0 Now almost all meals are put together directly before we eat... [Read More]

I got into exercising and working out in my early twenties and it became a part of my daily routine. I maintained a "decent" physique until I stopped at the age of 50. I thought to myself, "no problem, my job is very physical", what a mistake!  After 8 years of not working out, my energy level slowly decreased until I felt tired all of the time,  and my eating habits just got worse and worse... [Read More]

Two weeks down and six to go, I never thought that I could make it this far. Just as I begin to get comfortable and defeat the fear of cardio (and actually enjoy it) there is another challenge placed before me in this quest for fitness, weight training. The intimidation of machines and contraptions (some of which look like torture devices) can be overwhelming and nearly frightening... [Read More]

I’ve been working out with Jason for a week and half now. I’ve been working out myself since I was in high school—from aerobics videos with my mom in the mornings before school (I feel like I personally know Denise Austin) to running down the streets of Colonial Williamsburg, I’ve worked out many days of my adult life. I even teach fitness classes. BUT Jason’s fitness plan has me whipped... [Read More]

Four years ago, I decided I needed a change, and transformed my diet from vegetarian plus seafood (aquatarian?) to vegan and gluten-free. Things went very well, with weight dropping and energy bopping! About 6 months later, I joined the gym, and against all previous indications, fell in love with fitness. Within 18 months of the change, I had lost about 75 pounds and was fitting into a size 8 in some clothes... quite the change from the 248 pounds, 3X sizes from just a couple of years before. People still recognized my voice and passion for life, but had to get used to a new look... [Read More]

Sweat suit ready, awesome blue Pumas by the door (shoes, not jungle cats), ready for a run down a curvy Floyd, Virginia back road.  And rain pelts the window.  With a round trip of 30 minutes to the gym and back to work, there was no way to get to the gym, workout, make and eat breakfast, and get to work by 8:00 am.   I’ll be sure to check the weather next time.  Mid-October in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, although spectacularly gorgeous in its splendid colorful autumn dress, is not the best time to start running in the rain.  So that explains how I took a “rain check” on my first morning run and workout... [Read More]