New Year New You

Well there it is, 1st day of the year!

So much to do and it’s all exciting stuff!

Let’s start on the basic’s – the best way to start is to plan my whole year out. Overwhelming, right? This is what I thought when I woke up in this morning with excitement and a sudden feeling that says there is no way I can get fit by losing weight, going to gym five times a week, eat healthy every single day and soon ….(Does it mean no pizza whatsoever??)

So I thought I will just take a step back and see what I can figure out to break this mission down.

I’ve decided to take one step in a day to get healthier.

-Dog walking 

What is the better way to get those recommended 10.000 steps in than taking your favorite four legged friend out to the park? Good for him – good for me! If you have no dog on your own you can always ask your family member if you can take their pup out or get your headphones and go for a long walk. Also it’s a perfect time to get your head cleared and you will feel better for it.

I track my steps or any exercise with Fitbit

 

–Better choices of food

Maybe that extra spoon of butter were acceptable over the Christmas break but seriously there is no way it’s going to help your weight loss. I was looking for recipes that will make my life easier and ready in no time. There is a recipe book I would recommend to use.

30 minutes for a meal isn’t so bad after a long day at work 🙂

 

-Cut back on sugars and starches 

The most important part is to cut back on sugars and starches (carbs). When you do that you hunger level goes down and your body starts feeding off the stored fat.

 

-Drink more water

People sometimes confuse thirst with hunger and ending up consuming more calories when you really needed is a glass of water. And also it does beautiful things to your skin. Less dark circles, smooth skin and let’s not forget about the fact that water flushes out toxins. I don’t know about you but after the holidays it is much needed!

Don’t forget to drink at least 2.5 -3 liters of water every day to start to see the results. My favorite bottle I carry everywhere I go 🙂

So this is how I’m going to start my year. Small steps to a healthy lifestyle.

Now let me take the pooch out to the park and get things going 🙂

 

Love,

xx

Happy New Year Everyone

First of all I would like to wish Happy New Year everyone!

Is it only me who had a crazy busy year in 2018?

From family drama to moving house and from living the single life to moving together with my boyfriend? To be honest it was about time as age 33 I was getting close to be called the cat lady. Even know I love dogs so it’s more likely the dog lady 🙂

So yes, busy year but I’m gladly to put it behind me as I know there will be a lot more waiting for me in the next year. Good things I hope!

I have a full disclosure to make. I have not followed the 30 days challenge for different reasons. As per mentioned above all went crazy busy the last month. I really tried to keep my diet and go to gym but I just couldn’t be asked. Yes there it is, I’ve said it. Most of it failed as I thought I couldn’t lose the weight and squeeze myself into that little black dress (mind you I went to Scotland for the holidays and the last thing was on my mind to dress up in that cold weather instead of put my cosy Christmas jumper on for the Christmas dinner)

So basically it was all done to my mindset. And of course I was eating like there is no tomorrow so I have ended up putting lots of weight on. I refuse to beat myself up over it and I have big plans (smartly I have written all them down so there could be no reason not to follow The PLAN) I have found this cute food diary on amazon. I needed something that is always with me and reminds me of my dreams. Walking on the beach on my holiday without a flabby body that is.

So I have a food diary where I will be adding all the healthy foods I will be eating in 2019 to get me to my dreams. Do you find it when you have to write your daily food intake down you will automatically choose the right kind of food to eat ( as it gets in the diary and the pack of crisps or a chocolate bar doesn’t go unnoticed?).

You would be surprised the amount of food I was putting in my body in the last couple of weeks – I suppose everyone else is the same around Christmas- I can’t even imagine what kind of damages I’ve made to my body.

This is why I love the Holidays!

I can sit down and take a moment to think over what I want to achieve both personally and professionally. ( I’ve also got a diary 2019 planner  to keep in track on all my side hassle’s).

So guys, there is the last day for the year, go out and have fun and I will see you tomorrow to make those amazing plans.

 

Happy New Year 

Love

 xx

The Journey Begins

Hi There and Welcome to my brand new Blog!
I’ve been meaning to create a blog for a while and when would it be the best time to start than NOW, right? I promise I will keep it simple and (somewhat) fun 🙂
So yes, that wonderful time of the year coming up- so called Christmas. All the excitement, all the glitter and all the FOOD… Well, stay with me- don’t lose me so quickly… We can’t ignore the fact that we all going to put a couple of pounds on (did I say a couple of pounds? I meant a LOT) over the next months. So this year after ending the year a bit heavier than I’ve started I’ve decided to put myself under a 30 days challenge. I cannot possible wear a Little Black Dress without losing weight first. There will be enough time after to put all he pounds back on the Christmas dinner.
But let’s just put the joke over the side for the second. Being a 33 years old woman without children I should be in my best shape of my life. Well, I should… But the honest reason I’m not is I like my carbs better than anything else. Pizza, pastry, bread you name it I will eat it. Not even being gluten intolerant would stop me eating all the goodies. (‘I will suffer later’ as I always say).
This seriously has to stop. I’m around 45 lbs/ 20 kg overweight. I’ve managed to pile it on just over a year including 14 lbs over the last month and a half. I mean, seriously…How is it even possible? The saddest thing is I haven’t noticed until I put one of my Back up going out top on and I literally looked like one of those hams with the string around it. Google it – it’s not a pretty picture.

Once I was the girl who knew everything about health and fitness, eating right and keeps the damn weight in bay. I’m sure all that information is still there and I’m planning to use it again. Not like my gym membership that haven’t been used in 3 months..

I will be using the famous Dukan diet to give me a quick start. I haven’t mentioned yet that I’m not only gluten intolerant but also vegetarian. Maybe not the best diet I could choose but honestly it was working so well for me in the past, I cannot ignore the fact that it will help again.

Also I’m planning a big holiday with my other half next year – we are going to Italy and I’d like to think that beach body is kinda essential. I would insert a a picture in here of a beautiful girl and boy with 6 pack, but it would be so cheesy and very unrealistic.
With that ladies and gent let the journey begin 🙂

 

Love

xx