Practice What You Preach

This was never meant to be a 'Do what I say or you will be forever fat-blog.' 

It's a, 'Lets all try and be fit together and in turn burn calories by crying over the perils of fitness' 

...'Mr Motivator goal setting day' is over and now as a team, WE are on the FITNESS QUEST. You've set your goals and you know what you are going to do, you are a woman on a mission (lol). 

In order to stop myself writing like a moron, i'm going to skip straight to my goals; i've already lost 2 stone (see my first ever post for my before and after) therefore i'm not doing this for the weight loss, i'm striving for a healthier life:

• Continue to attend Ashtanga Yoga every week (I started a class two weeks ago and I already feel like a new woman- i'll do a post on Ashtanga soon.)
• Eat Healthy > Eat breakfast every single morning (*sobs* - I hate breakfast.)
• Join a netball team.
• BE RIPPED. 

Okay focusing on my last point - I've been struggling for a couple of months now regarding which path I want to go down, I couldn't decide between 1. Size 0 catwalk model thin or 2. Female body builder...  It's been a hard decision but i've decided...FEMALE BODY BUILDER e.g I want abs. 

Before and After

Okay so you have 'THE' picture that you look at and cry over, wondering why it is that you look nothing like the tanned Goddess with the rippling twelve pac and the Beyonce booty.

Stop crying.

Think of the Fitness Quest; we already have 3 goals: Shop, Join gym, Eat healthy - Now make these goals specific to you,  P.S 'LOSE A STONE IN A WEEK' - Won't happen. 

Everyone on the Fitness Quest should take a photo of their body on their first day and every week/month after; watching your body change is the best motivation.

↑↑↑↑↑GURRRRRRRRRRL ↑↑↑↑↑

TIP: My Fitness Pal - Get it Get it Get it. 

This app is perfect for those of you who want to keep track of what you're eating, plus you can use it to follow weight loss goals. All you need to do is input exactly what you're eating and it will tell you how long it will take you to achieve your goal, you can also keep track of your sugars/carbs/EVERYTHING. Just get it - Plus if you don't have smart phone then you can use it online instead, no excuses.

I literally couldn't have put it better myself. 

Nobody Likes Going To The Gym

My Title is a fact.

I'm yet to meet a (normal) person who professes how much they LOVE going to the gym (all the people that express their love are lying).

There is nothing thrilling about THE GYM, it is DIRE and SWEATY and UNATTRACTIVE. I'm going to speak on behalf of all women and say that we definitely prefer shopping than going to the gym... This fact has lead me to an idea, what if our Fitness Quest began with shopping?

(Fitness Quest = 1. Join Gym 2. Healthy Eating (To be continued once I have worked out the next steps of the pathway)).

(NEW) FITNESS QUEST = 1. GO SHOPPING 2. JOIN GYM 3. HEALTHY EATING

And there you have it ladies. Once you've bought some new clothes - you want to wear them. So why not go out and treat yourself to a new gym wardrobe? In turn you have to test them out (in the gym).

Gym wear 1 by eviejack featuring a leather gym bag

Woven top

lasenza.com

NIKE activewear pants

kohls.com

Nike activewear

$46 - nikestore.com.au

Pieces leather gym bag

$120 - pieces.com

Nike Roshe Run W chaussures beige rose

$120 - stylefile.fr

...2 Months Later

*Browses through photos of myself with a six pac and a 30 day squat challenge ass*

....... I wish.

Something happened... well actually nothing happened. I stopped Paleo dieting on the fourth day... I just couldn't do it, a Paleo lifestyle was too physically and mentally challenging. I'm not that girl, I can't prep every meal of the day. I'm 21 and I'm still struggling to work out my hair washing pattern, let alone a strict meal pattern. 

NOTE - This is not the end, this blog is now a 'fitness/health/diet' blog (if I could insert clapping here then I would.) 

From now on I shall be posting women's diet plans (and reviewing them), food ideas, exercise ETC, ETC, blahblah, bye for now XX

4.1 Potato

The decision to loosen my Paleo diet could not be working any better; last night I had salmon, broccoli, carrots and POTATOES or if you're Paleo then you probably know potatoes as 'the devil.' I LOVE potatoes and I feel so much better after having them for dinner, I genuinely can't remember being so full! I had 4 small potatoes and in turn I was satisfied for the rest of the night (plus the whole meals was only 450 cals)!

Normally after a Paleo tea I'm scavenging for food but last night I wasn't. In turn I decided to experiment and make myself an exciting breakfast for the following morning. I didn't fancy another smoothie so instead I made an iced coffee with chocolate flavoured almond milk- it was a dream. To accompany my iced coffee I made an apple sandwich: 

How cute!?

I cut up an apple sideways, cut out the core and added my filling; on the bottom layer I added almond butter and raisins, and the top layer I put a thin coat of almond butter and then covered it with raisins and almond flakes. I then stuffed the core with raisins and sprinkled coconut over the whole thing- VOILA.

I have never felt so content after eating an apple in my life!! (I'm still salivating) 

4.0 Pancakes

Basically... I didn't blog yesterday as I spent the day contemplating what I was going to do... I woke up with a headache that I couldn't shift. I blamed everything wrong with me on the Paleo diet because as of current it is the bane of my life (sorry).

I came to the decision that I can't cope with a strict Paleo lifestyle however I am going to continue eating in a Paleo manner, but without the whole, 'Oh wait I can't eat that, it's not Paleo... instead i'll just sit here and cry over food...' I am going to keep a healthy lifestyle and I'm going to continue with no dairy and minimalise my gluten intake... BASICALLY, I can cope with Paleo food, but not the Paleo frame of mind, it's too much for me and I'm crazy anyway (sorry again).

Now the good news... I made some Paleo snacks!!! 

Paleo pancakes!! 

Basically I have no idea how this actually worked, I researched online for Paleo pancake recipes and realised I didn't own any of the ingredients, therefore I went about making my own recipe... 

• 1 large banana

• 2 eggs

• Almond flour 

• TSP baking powder

• Handful of blueberries 

Okay so I haven't included the measurements for almond flour, because I didn't measure it... To start with I mushed up the banana, and then added all the ingredients (I should be more descriptive but I was so hungry at the time I took no care to record anything).

Can I also point out that almond flour is just ground almonds!! -Those of you who can't find almond flour in the UK and end up pulling your hair out in the supermarkets because they NEVER HAVE ANY... Go to the baking aisle and get some ground almonds, even better go to an Asian food store they have huge bags for penny prices. 

This recipe made 4 big pancakes, I had two for dessert then had 2 for breakfast the morning after. For my breakfast I had the pancakes with strawberries:

TIP - Put the strawberries in the microwave - they turn into a strawberry syrup, tastes naughty even though it's healthy YAY. 

3.0 PaleOH

Last night I had a minor trauma and I decided that I hated the Paleo lifestyle. My dinner didn't fill me up and although I had a house full of food I couldn't eat any of it... In turn I ate a pack of wasabi peas e.g I committed carbicide.... I'm sorry...During my distress I decided to research Paleo snacks - at the time I did this to prove how minimal they were... They aren't. 

So I'm back today and I'm going strong; this was my breakfast: 

Simple; 2 rashers of bacon grilled on the George Forman and a two egg scrambled eggs, minus the milk! Paleo is weird- this meal felt like was I cheating on my diet but in fact it followed exactly the Paleo lifestyle: 18.1g of fat and 2g of carbohydrates! 

For my lunch I had a turkey salad with avocados, olives, tomatoes and lettuce. I have always had salads for lunch so this is easy going...As previously mentioned (opps i'm so annoying- it's all I talk about) the difficulty lies in snacking, I'm going to buy some coconut flour and make myself some treats, maybe then things will become easier... Oh, I'm also going to try and make 'cauli-rice', this way I'm not eating sweet potatoes as a side dish for every meal! Is it wrong to say I hope it doesn't taste like cauliflower.... *sigh*