FIMOJ: Day 4

The vegetable roast I made for Lunch!

My Breakfast!

Replacement for Dairy

Sweet Potatoes! Yummm

My Lunch, Healthy Fried Rice

So today, I woke up at 6.30am had my breakfast which was oats and headed to the gym. I trained arms today (which was yesterdays training but I was so tired from University that I was unable to gym yesterday). I felt great after training, and was great starting my day like this.

I had a few errands to run today, and managed to find Soy Milk and Sweet Potatoes at the market. I no longer eat dairy, not because I want to lose weight but because I dont like the way the cows get treated when they have milk taken from them. I saw a footage, of cows cramped together, and they have tubes which take out all the milk, so much to the extent that it makes them bleed. Apparently, for every 1L of non organic milk, you're drinking a tablespoon of blood. I found these facts quite daunting and decided to make the switch.

For Lunch, I made a veggie bake with:

• sweet potato
• carrot
• onion
• cherry tomatoes
• garlic
• salt
• seasoning

I also had a plate of healthy fried rice which had veggies. I know you can tell I eat alot ( it wasnt all for me:) ) but I burn it off quite fast since Ive been working out.

Im going out for dinner, so hopefully its not very fatty/oily food. As you can see you dont need to be dieting excessively to get fit, you need to be eating regularly and make sure what you eat is not something which is high in fat/salt/sugar.

I feel great already, and may even fit into my jeans sooner than I think!

Keep smiling :)

FIMOJ: Fitting Into My Old Jeans

So summer is about to come to an end and I feel like ive gained weight. It's funny because normally during the summer people tend to lose weight to "look good". But because wearing dresses continuously, I didn't realise I was actually putting on some extra kilos. I went to try my fav pair of skinny legs this morning and had the sickening feeling in my stomach...i couldn't fit into them! Dont get me wrong, I am not someone who believes that being absolutely thin is great, I believe in being healthy and keeping fit. But not fitting into my size 10 (Australian sizing) jeans was a blow for me.

So i have devised a plan to FIMOJ- fit into my old jeans. This is Day 3 of my FIMOJ and I have to say its going great. Obviously there won't be noticeable changes until a few weeks.


Foods: I realised my diet consisted of alot of sugary food as well as snacks such as chips. I have cut back on these foods (but not eliminated). I think it is important to have a good balance, because what will happen otherwise, if you completely stop everything (ie carbs, sugars) you will become frustrated the actually resort to your old ways plus you may actually put on more weight then you had to begin with.

Exercise: I have gone back into a regular gymming routine. I do Yogas on Sundays, and I gym 5 times a week (no less!). You have to be strict with yourself and can't make excuses, especially "Im tired). I do weights to begin with so I can build muscle, to have a nice lean body then I will do cardio to get rid of the fat ive accumulated over this summer.

DAY 3

Breakfast- Oats with Honey

Snack- Roasted Chickpeas, lightly salted

Lunch- Indian Meal of rice,naan and curry (my treat for the day)

Snack- Fried Rice (not oily, with alot of vegetables)

Dinner- Salad and Soy Sausages

Snack- Oats with Honey

Exercise: Arms

Bicep Curls 12 sets x 6 reps

Tricep Machine

Dips



That's my day today, I will be updating my blog regularly to show my progress and hopefully I get to FIMOJ in 4 weeks!!

Keep Smiling :)

Books to get your skin looking fabulous

Everyone always wants the 'quick' fix to get great looking skin and most of the times we end up spending large amounts on skincare products. But what alot of us dont know is that beauty comes from within (like literally). If you don't have a good diet and are not exercising regularly chances are you will have acne prone, dull and irritated skin. Obviously some of this is genetic or are caused environmentally but alot has to do with what youre putting into your body. I can't say I am perfect but I have tried to change the way I perceive food, opting for more healthier options and I have to say I have never felt better!

These are the three books I turned to when I wanted to really give my body some TLC. And you may not get immediate results, but you will definitely notice changes to your mood, sleeping patterns and your overall wellbeing. Not only that, you will lose weight without even noticing!

Some tips to a healthier lifestyle:

1. Never skip meals!
2. Snack on nuts, fruit and salads if you are feeling peckish.
3. Do not overeat (people don't realise when they are full, it takes an estimated 2 mins for the food to reach the stomach plus if  you overeat you will be stretching your stomach thus causes a bloated feeling)
4. Want a treat? Opt for Soy Icecream or fat free substitutes.
5. Artificial sweetners- this is the most dangerous of them all, people believe that if the decreased sugar (such as Coke Zero) it is ok to have, but these artificial sweetners can cause cancer! So beware!!
6. Never give up- ok so youve had a few bad days and youre stressed and just want a tub of ice cream, never think that its 'too late' to go back into the healthy regime, everyday is a new day!
7. Walk with confidence- alot of people lack inner confidence, and believe that clothes and other material things will make them 'happier' but this is only a 'moment' of happiness and after a while you wont even remember it. Try to be happy from the inside and happy with yourself, that way youll be confident with the way you are- shape, colour, form.
8. Its ok to cry now and then- it is always good to let out emotions and not keep them bottled inside. This way you youre over and done with it and you can move on with  your life.
9. Exercise- the more you exercise the better your metabolism will become so you can burn off food much faster without it storing as fat! You don't need to go all out- try to find your 30 minutes a day- it will make a huge differencei n the future.
10. Bone density- as sad as it is, none of us can beat aging, its bound to happen but did you know that women's bone density begins to decrease at the age of 25! So stock up on calcium and make sure youre doing enough exercise to keep those bones healthy for your old age! No one wants a crippled 25 year old.

Do you have any other ways in which you like to keep healthy?

Keep Smiling :)