I have had a few girls ask me about the supplements I take, why I'm taking them and also what food I'm eating and how often. I've also had some comments that I'm not eating or harming myself to be thin.
Firstly I will touch on the negative things and the food. I have had a history of not being nice to my body. However for the last 5 or so years Ive had a complete turn around, still a love hate relationship with food but I was no longer being horrible to my body. In the last 21months so during pregnancy plus all of Jacs life - more so jacs life I have re educated myself about food, supplements, exercise etc. I've asked people, I've read things, I've listened and I've tried what other people do. All of this has allowed me to find out what works for my body and what doesn't.
I now have a baby to look after, he needs me completely, which means, I can't be harming myself, starving or lacking in anything as it affects Jackson, if I'm sick, I can't play, I can't do whatever Jac needs. So for those who have thought it, think it or say it behind my back I say this - my priority is my son, always will be, my new fitness journey is for him, I will be a role model for Jackson, I will show him eating well is good, exercising is good and being active, playing sports is what all kids should be doing, I will not allow my son to be part of the 80% of obeses, overweight or fat Australians. I have to set a good example for him, show him that being healthy is the way to be, he will not be heart attack, diabetes or stroke material - how can I do any of that if I myself do not live a healthy, active lifestyle? For those who wish to throw negativity my way, go for it, it will not stop me from being a positive influence on my son, myself or my friends. I do not aim to be thin, I aim to be fit, lean, strong and healthy.
I lean up super quickly on my upper body, I lose weight first on this part of body, do not confuse leanness with being thin. I have muscles in my arms, my back and my abs, if I was thin, I would not have this muscle definition. My body would be lacking therefore muscle wouldn't be developing. I'm
simply very lean. Everyone loses weight quicker off some part of their body, mine is torso, of course
I watch this, hence why I do not spend alot of time on abs or arms. I know how easily I lean, I do not target these areas, I let my daily life look after those bits. (Working, lifting jac, laughing etc etc)
Not only am I not harming my body but I have lost a cold that I have had for almost 2 years! I'm providing my body with everything it needs and my cold has gone, any little niggly sickness I have gotten now goes within days. I am healthy.
Food wise - I eat turkey mince with veggies and red curry paste twice a day, I eat dinner which is either a chicken salad or more turkey mince and veggies. I do not like meat, I eat what I can stomach and that's it. My food is boring but filling and does what it needs to do. For breakfast I eat whole grain muffins with avocado spread, sliced tomato and bean sprouts, I eat 3 muffin halves. For snacks I have fruit or veggies at morning and afternoon tea plus a protein shake at both of those times. After dinner is my biggest issue, I usually have to eat something before I go to bed otherwise I wake with belly pains. It is usually more muffins, crackers with vegemite or the occasional corn chips, tiny teddies, cold rock. During the day if I want a treat I will. I try to be good all day everyday but fail alot!
Now supplement wise - these are what I'm currently taking
I take - wpi by international protein, as I don't eat alot of meat I want and need extra protein, this one is yummy, low in fat and carbs and assists recovery (big thing for me as I'm injury prone) I take this 2-3 times a day with water
Dfine8- this is a weight management/assister plus energy booster. This i take once a day and only during week if im exercising. I take this for its mood enhances, energy increase before a workout and it assists in leaning me up. This helped me lose all baby weight so I love it! This one tastes amazing
aswell.
Amino recovery by international protein - I sip on this during workouts and during day if I feel tight and sore. Great for recovery on my tired muscles
Multivitamins - general health
Hair skin, nails tablets - general health
These are what work for me, these are what my body has responded to and is happy with. Supplements add to a healthy attitude and lifestyle and allows my body to keep up with everything
I'm doing. Especially providing energy to work, look after Jac and a house and dayne!
My blogs and my photos are designed to motivate, to encourage and to show that with persistence anything is possible. I have proved that hard work, healthy eating, no denying yourself, supplements and exercise will give you a body you can be proud of. We should be encouraging a healthy lifestyle not being negative, nasty or disbelieving. It has become the norm to knock down those who want to achieve a good body, it must come from bad habits or good genes and those who aren't carrying alot of weight must be sick or harming themselves. I'm out to show it comes from knowing what you want, being educated and informed enough to be able to go and get it. I want more mums, more women to know they can achieve healthy, they do not need to let go of themselves just because they have kids or a husband or a house to look after. You are the rock in someone's life, you are the teacher, the one who they look to, their role model, don't let them down because your afraid to start, afraid to ask for help or afraid to have negative comments thrown at you. Start today, you won't regret it I promise.
Jx
Monday, March 25
Exercise plan for limited space/equipment
I have recently (just over a month) began full time work again. This has meant no daily gym routine/ cardio time. A thought that, yes, frightened me. As I cannot sit still for long and need to exercise I had to come up with an exercise plan that gave me some cardio, weights and overall body workout while I was at work and while I have limited equipment etc. My little plan has given me a chance to workout my entire body rather then me selecting exercises that only work certain areas, cut down on my obsession with working out and given me some much needed change in my regular workout plan.
Few things I've noticed with this new plan
1. Results were fast and obvious
2. Hungrier, but for good filling foods
3. Stronger in areas I had limited strength
4. Greater strength in areas that have always been good but lacked the strength to go to next level
5. Feeling more content after workouts now - like I had in a lot and gotten a lot out of it.
My little plan is
3- 4 sets of the following
10 times chair lunges with weights if possible - each leg
10 times one legged dead lift with weights if possible - each leg
10 times kettle bell squats
10 times kettle bell swings
10 times walking lunges with weights if possible
10 times calf raises - I do these on a leg press but you can do on a stair
10 times squats - I do on a squat rack with weights - I have just reduced weight and increased to 20 rather then 10 as its hurting knees less - you can do standing squats with weight
10 times squat pulses - again I do on squat rack and 20 instead of 10- you can do standing with weights
10 times ab - either planks, wall sits, crunches, crunches with side twist or crunch with legs in air and touch toes.
I do this work out twice in morning and if shop is quiet I do twice in afternoon. Always try to do three sets.
This workout works my legs (which I love and focus on) my arms and back (which I've never
focused on) and my abs (which I try to do some ab work usually)
I'm usually exhausted by end of my sets and feeling every inch of my body. This to me is a good sign! A sign it is working. Plus it really is quite fun to do, Jackson makes it fun also as he try's to copy what I do. Always good to have a laugh while exercising, if your enjoying it you will keep doing it.
It may seem a lot still, however I really have slowed it down since being back at work. With my new eating, my more relaxed approach and this plan not only have I seen results but I'm not as hard on myself and healthier. For instance, today, I've done no exercise as yet, I've watched iPad movies with Jac, eaten some tiny teddies and cheezels along with my usual daily food. I no longer stress over what I've eaten and try over exercising to make up for it. I chill, I've relaxed and the results are speaking for themselves.
So less pressure on yourselves girls, just enjoy your workout, love your foods, even your tiny teddies or cheezels - whatever your naughty food is, enjoy them once in awhile and your clean
eating/exercising/supplement taking will have more chance of lasting, therefore your new healthy, fit, happy self will happen sooner and last longer.
Few things I've noticed with this new plan
1. Results were fast and obvious
2. Hungrier, but for good filling foods
3. Stronger in areas I had limited strength
4. Greater strength in areas that have always been good but lacked the strength to go to next level
5. Feeling more content after workouts now - like I had in a lot and gotten a lot out of it.
My little plan is
3- 4 sets of the following
10 times chair lunges with weights if possible - each leg
10 times one legged dead lift with weights if possible - each leg
10 times kettle bell squats
10 times kettle bell swings
10 times walking lunges with weights if possible
10 times calf raises - I do these on a leg press but you can do on a stair
10 times squats - I do on a squat rack with weights - I have just reduced weight and increased to 20 rather then 10 as its hurting knees less - you can do standing squats with weight
10 times squat pulses - again I do on squat rack and 20 instead of 10- you can do standing with weights
10 times ab - either planks, wall sits, crunches, crunches with side twist or crunch with legs in air and touch toes.
I do this work out twice in morning and if shop is quiet I do twice in afternoon. Always try to do three sets.
This workout works my legs (which I love and focus on) my arms and back (which I've never
focused on) and my abs (which I try to do some ab work usually)
I'm usually exhausted by end of my sets and feeling every inch of my body. This to me is a good sign! A sign it is working. Plus it really is quite fun to do, Jackson makes it fun also as he try's to copy what I do. Always good to have a laugh while exercising, if your enjoying it you will keep doing it.
It may seem a lot still, however I really have slowed it down since being back at work. With my new eating, my more relaxed approach and this plan not only have I seen results but I'm not as hard on myself and healthier. For instance, today, I've done no exercise as yet, I've watched iPad movies with Jac, eaten some tiny teddies and cheezels along with my usual daily food. I no longer stress over what I've eaten and try over exercising to make up for it. I chill, I've relaxed and the results are speaking for themselves.
So less pressure on yourselves girls, just enjoy your workout, love your foods, even your tiny teddies or cheezels - whatever your naughty food is, enjoy them once in awhile and your clean
eating/exercising/supplement taking will have more chance of lasting, therefore your new healthy, fit, happy self will happen sooner and last longer.
Wednesday, March 20
End of teatox
This is a little bit late but better late then never as they say!
So I finished my teatox a week ago and I'm still seeing the affects of it which I find to be amazing! I tried this tea out purely out of curiosity and a dash of sceptisim. A tea that helps remove waste, reduce weight, improve hair and eye quality. Pfft! Load of bunk but as my exercise routine has dropped, my body had plateaued and I felt off I decided I needed to try something anything to get me moving again. After trying this tea I am still left amazed at what it has done and for those who have read my blogs have seen that I have recommended others try it, which many of you have! So yay you for taking another step to a healthy body.
So my changes I've seen since the teatox - eyes are clearer, skin is nicer, smoother and 'plump', hair, my hair has always been thick as my dear friend and hairdresser Krista will agree to :) but now it's not only thicker then normal, but softer, shinier, stronger (and I had had about 3 bleach washes and dyes in this hair just prior to this teatox so hair was d e d dead) and has grown faster then normal. A sure sign that my body is healthy! I also have seen better memory, a healthier appetite, wanting more food but good foods. Weight wise, I honestly didn't have alot to lose prior to this, just more tweaking, toning and a tiny bit of weight to drop, so I didn't see a huge difference in weight loss like some other teatox girls have but I have seen my body become leaner, drop water weight, be plumper.
Overall I am extremely happy with the tea and am about to start another of their teas so will do further blogs about that one also.
The one downside I've seen with the tea, which isn't really a downside but more of an affect I didn't see coming. Since using the tea I had at the same time cleaned up my diet (more due to not exercising as much and developing a healthier relationship with food) which meant I tried cutting back on a lot of things, dairy, breads and meat. Now though, when I've eaten breads or dairy I seem to react to those things. Bloating, nauseous and just an off feeling. It seems strange, yes,but I feel like, the tea has allowed me to start again with my body but this time paying attention to what I put in and in doing that I have found things that are upsetting my stomach and I'm learning to work around that and try different things in order to keep body, happy healthy while still receiving the nutrients it needs.
This tea, for me, was exactly what my body needed, a freshen up, a safe and healthy way of cleansing, removing waste and giving me a clean slate to work with.
Jx
So I finished my teatox a week ago and I'm still seeing the affects of it which I find to be amazing! I tried this tea out purely out of curiosity and a dash of sceptisim. A tea that helps remove waste, reduce weight, improve hair and eye quality. Pfft! Load of bunk but as my exercise routine has dropped, my body had plateaued and I felt off I decided I needed to try something anything to get me moving again. After trying this tea I am still left amazed at what it has done and for those who have read my blogs have seen that I have recommended others try it, which many of you have! So yay you for taking another step to a healthy body.
So my changes I've seen since the teatox - eyes are clearer, skin is nicer, smoother and 'plump', hair, my hair has always been thick as my dear friend and hairdresser Krista will agree to :) but now it's not only thicker then normal, but softer, shinier, stronger (and I had had about 3 bleach washes and dyes in this hair just prior to this teatox so hair was d e d dead) and has grown faster then normal. A sure sign that my body is healthy! I also have seen better memory, a healthier appetite, wanting more food but good foods. Weight wise, I honestly didn't have alot to lose prior to this, just more tweaking, toning and a tiny bit of weight to drop, so I didn't see a huge difference in weight loss like some other teatox girls have but I have seen my body become leaner, drop water weight, be plumper.
Overall I am extremely happy with the tea and am about to start another of their teas so will do further blogs about that one also.
The one downside I've seen with the tea, which isn't really a downside but more of an affect I didn't see coming. Since using the tea I had at the same time cleaned up my diet (more due to not exercising as much and developing a healthier relationship with food) which meant I tried cutting back on a lot of things, dairy, breads and meat. Now though, when I've eaten breads or dairy I seem to react to those things. Bloating, nauseous and just an off feeling. It seems strange, yes,but I feel like, the tea has allowed me to start again with my body but this time paying attention to what I put in and in doing that I have found things that are upsetting my stomach and I'm learning to work around that and try different things in order to keep body, happy healthy while still receiving the nutrients it needs.
This tea, for me, was exactly what my body needed, a freshen up, a safe and healthy way of cleansing, removing waste and giving me a clean slate to work with.
Jx
Wednesday, March 6
Inspire, motivate, help.
I just had a lovely message from a beautiful girlfriend of mine. It's what has made me write today's little blog. She text me to say that I have inspired her and she is getting some of the tea I'm harping on about! That wasn't the beautiful part, alot of my girlfriends are getting the tea (which is fantastic, I love that I have so many healthy friends) but it was that I inspire her. *melt*
This is why I write these blogs, this is why I post the photos. Not to make people angry, jealous, depressed, annoyed or sick of me. I do it because i want to motivate, inspire and help. I love exercise, I love feeling and looking good nude, I love pleasing my partner and I love feeling happy with myself and I think every single female should feel that same way! This is my contribution to the lives of the women in my life, whether your a good friend, a Facebook only friend, an old school friend or someone that simply has me on fb for a number. I think all these women and should love their bodies, be happy within themselves and want to push themselves every single day.
I'm not saying fit, toned, thin, skinny etc etc is pure happiness. I'm saying that healthy bodies, active lifestyles, exercise, eating good yummy foods are what help make you happy, it helps give you a happier energetic outlook on life, helps you stay well, helps you stay positive and away from feeling down and sad and negative towards life, it prevents yucky health problems, it creates better sex lives (who doesn't want that!!!) it helps turn your insides and outsides into something even more beautiful then it already is and if you want something simple as to why you should aim to get fit, get active and eat well??? YOU WILL LOOK GOOD NUDE and anyone that wants to disagree with that and say they don't care about that, their partner loves them for they are. Pfft, load of bunk! Every human being wants to look good nude even if its just for themselves!
For the first time in a LONG time I am a happy nude. I'm over past bad habits, I'm over aiming for stick thin, I'm over trying to just impress others. I now impress myself and I'm heavier, leaner and stronger then when I was stick thin and sick and I much prefer seeing myself nude now then I did then.
Women put so much pressure on themselves to be like someone else, and I wish I looked different aswell, we all feel it, but I want all my friends to love who they are and turn what they have into something they love even more, appreciate even more and want to look after. Screw trying to be like someone else, it will never happen, be you and be a damn good version of you. I'm not a personal trainer but I will always post my workouts, I'm not a nutritionist and the last person who should give food advice but I will always try to help and tell people what I eat and try, I haven't taken supplements for long but I will push them, I will offer them and I will tell you how they have worked for me. It is then up to if you want to try what i do and see if it works, if you want to tweak what I do so it suits you or if you want to ignore it. I'm simply a girl aiming for an all round healthier, fitter, stronger, sexier body, mind and life. I'm on my way and I truly hope I have inspired just one other person to do the same with their life.
This is why I write these blogs, this is why I post the photos. Not to make people angry, jealous, depressed, annoyed or sick of me. I do it because i want to motivate, inspire and help. I love exercise, I love feeling and looking good nude, I love pleasing my partner and I love feeling happy with myself and I think every single female should feel that same way! This is my contribution to the lives of the women in my life, whether your a good friend, a Facebook only friend, an old school friend or someone that simply has me on fb for a number. I think all these women and should love their bodies, be happy within themselves and want to push themselves every single day.
I'm not saying fit, toned, thin, skinny etc etc is pure happiness. I'm saying that healthy bodies, active lifestyles, exercise, eating good yummy foods are what help make you happy, it helps give you a happier energetic outlook on life, helps you stay well, helps you stay positive and away from feeling down and sad and negative towards life, it prevents yucky health problems, it creates better sex lives (who doesn't want that!!!) it helps turn your insides and outsides into something even more beautiful then it already is and if you want something simple as to why you should aim to get fit, get active and eat well??? YOU WILL LOOK GOOD NUDE and anyone that wants to disagree with that and say they don't care about that, their partner loves them for they are. Pfft, load of bunk! Every human being wants to look good nude even if its just for themselves!
For the first time in a LONG time I am a happy nude. I'm over past bad habits, I'm over aiming for stick thin, I'm over trying to just impress others. I now impress myself and I'm heavier, leaner and stronger then when I was stick thin and sick and I much prefer seeing myself nude now then I did then.
Women put so much pressure on themselves to be like someone else, and I wish I looked different aswell, we all feel it, but I want all my friends to love who they are and turn what they have into something they love even more, appreciate even more and want to look after. Screw trying to be like someone else, it will never happen, be you and be a damn good version of you. I'm not a personal trainer but I will always post my workouts, I'm not a nutritionist and the last person who should give food advice but I will always try to help and tell people what I eat and try, I haven't taken supplements for long but I will push them, I will offer them and I will tell you how they have worked for me. It is then up to if you want to try what i do and see if it works, if you want to tweak what I do so it suits you or if you want to ignore it. I'm simply a girl aiming for an all round healthier, fitter, stronger, sexier body, mind and life. I'm on my way and I truly hope I have inspired just one other person to do the same with their life.
Monday, March 4
Teatox journey - halfway through
As promised a halfway update on my 14 day teatox. First 7 days have been great, I'm still enjoying the taste of the tea which is a bonus as I have to drink the stuff three times a day! I have always had a super fast metabolism but it is currently out of control fast! It has definitely stopped my during the day cravings and I'm not giving in to the little cravings I randomly still have. This is huge for me as I have no willpower at all and it only takes a slight crave to have me going out and buying lollies, chocolates etc etc. I have still been eating some naughty food but its tiny so I'm impressed with how the tea has controlled those desires. My daily eating and tea routine is this : tea upon waking, breakfast in car on way to work (this allows the required 30minutes between tea and food) and then my dfine8 drink. My mornings snacks are now a banana or some form of fruit/ veggies then nothing until 12 when I have another tea followed by lunch 30minutes later. Lunch has been chicken mince and veggies cooked in either red curry or green curry paste, large serve. Afternoon snack is a protein shake (wpi - banana) and veggies or some soy crisps then nothing until 5, have another tea and then dinner 30 minutes later. Which is usually chicken mince and veggies again with the curry paste. Seems bland and like im starving myself etc but for my bad food history, this is what I need to do to stay on track and healthy for now. (I do eat other foods on weekends!)Plus I'm enjoying it ALOT. The curry pastes gives flavour without ruining the healthiness. Last 7 days with this teatox I have been eating the mince three times a day some days or lots of fruit/ veggie snacks as I still have days of hunger but instead of eating silly, my body is really craving solid veggies and or fruit rather then a sandwich or something like that.
Overall I'm feeling clean, healthier and leaner. My abs are popping like never before, in fact I may need to lay off on ab work for a bit! My legs, the trouble areas are still there, but they to are getting leaner and muscles popping more then normal. Weight wise I've dropped a kilo but still needing toning and tightening (don't we all!!) I have been visiting the toilet alot more but it's meant to be worse coming towards the end of the 14 days! Something to look forward to. No no not really!
My skin is clearer, minimal breakouts even with foundation wearing daily, eyes are brighter and hair is feeling healthier so I am very impressed with this teatox so far. I am not one to starve myself so to have all these health benefits or the weight loss, clean skin and eyes, overall perkiness AND the desire to eat better is the reason why I'm so impressed and so happy to tell everyone to try it!
Now i know last two post with this teatox ive talked about dropping weight and may have some people thinking negatively as most say I don't need to lose weight and in all honesty I don't! BUT we all have a happy body image, mine is the body I had when running, my legs were bigger then most girls, my butt stood up and out, I had definition all over that wasn't super scary but was enough. I was fit, healthy and body felt great. That's what I'm aiming for, not skinny, not tiny (trust me, ive been down the road of wanting to be scary skinny and im still fixing the affects) but toned, healthy and fit so please do not assume I'm a smallish girl looking to be scary skinny, not eat and try any and every diet etc out there. I'm only trying products like this tea tox and my supplements because of the health benefits that are attached to these. I really recommended this tiny tea tox for anyone wanting a body cleanse, lose some yucky waste that's making you think your heavier then you are or just to add to your already healthy lifestyle.
Overall I'm feeling clean, healthier and leaner. My abs are popping like never before, in fact I may need to lay off on ab work for a bit! My legs, the trouble areas are still there, but they to are getting leaner and muscles popping more then normal. Weight wise I've dropped a kilo but still needing toning and tightening (don't we all!!) I have been visiting the toilet alot more but it's meant to be worse coming towards the end of the 14 days! Something to look forward to. No no not really!
My skin is clearer, minimal breakouts even with foundation wearing daily, eyes are brighter and hair is feeling healthier so I am very impressed with this teatox so far. I am not one to starve myself so to have all these health benefits or the weight loss, clean skin and eyes, overall perkiness AND the desire to eat better is the reason why I'm so impressed and so happy to tell everyone to try it!
Now i know last two post with this teatox ive talked about dropping weight and may have some people thinking negatively as most say I don't need to lose weight and in all honesty I don't! BUT we all have a happy body image, mine is the body I had when running, my legs were bigger then most girls, my butt stood up and out, I had definition all over that wasn't super scary but was enough. I was fit, healthy and body felt great. That's what I'm aiming for, not skinny, not tiny (trust me, ive been down the road of wanting to be scary skinny and im still fixing the affects) but toned, healthy and fit so please do not assume I'm a smallish girl looking to be scary skinny, not eat and try any and every diet etc out there. I'm only trying products like this tea tox and my supplements because of the health benefits that are attached to these. I really recommended this tiny tea tox for anyone wanting a body cleanse, lose some yucky waste that's making you think your heavier then you are or just to add to your already healthy lifestyle.
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