Carbohydrates can be confusing, there are so many different types which can make choosing more difficult than it needs to be.
So let’s simplify, below is a diagram showing the actual contents making it easier for you to make a better choice.
Clearing Up Carbs
Eating smarter
Fat loss and dieting is not about working harder to get results, it’s about eating smarter.
Yes you want to have a calorie deficit but this does not mean starving yourself, it’s about making better choices and not skipping meals or snacks. If you wait too long between meals it causes your metabolism to slow down and eventually stop. We know that our metabolism needs to be active in order to burn energy and fat so why do we allow it to happen?
How do you achieve a calorie deficit and keep your metabolism running all day?
Willpower & how to keep it!
Willpower is a vital tool in achieving targets. We can find ourselves having willpower at the beginning of a personal challenge; we are determined and focused. However, we all experience how quickly other factors in life can over-run our thoughts and disturb all the factors which would help us to achieve our ideals. So, how do you keep the willpower alive?
The energy draining thoughts of self-consciousness and insecurity sabotage us by hijacking our “logical brain”. When we are feeling stress, we can find ourselves in an “emotional hijack”. In order to control the stress levels we have to regain focus and introspection – planning and remembering your goals. The quicker you can correct this, the better.
Shifting the focus from emotional to physical is how to reset the brain balance. The key is to tap into your physical sensations. By slowing down and stopping to think how your clothes feel on your skin, listening to the sounds around you, considering the textures of food as you eat…. Psychology researchers show that it can be achieved by simply taking a few deep breaths. Doing so forces you to focus on a physical sensation you otherwise may not have been aware of.
Practising “mindfulness meditation” will avoid the background emotional drains as well as the overt emotional challenges of life. Emotional hijacking will lose and your willpower will prevail!
Green cleansing
Green juices are a great way to cleanse your body with added benefits thrown in…
- Builds up the red blood cells which cleans your blood
- Increases iron levels which fights toxins
- Provides all the nutrients your body needs
- Stimulates circulation
- Weight loss
- Clearer skin
- Improved vision
- Better memory
- More energy!
Here’s the recipe for 2 glasses to start you off with your juicer. Use this as a base and adjust to taste if required. Easy to store in the fridge for short-term use or freeze in batches.
- 1 cucumber
- 1 good bunch of Kale
- 4 celery stalks
- 1/2 lemon (rind on ok if wax free)
- one small knob (about ½ inch or less) of ginger root
- 2 granny smith apples (gala is good too)
Enjoy!
What is a healthy portion?
It’s not always easy to work out portion sizes, here’s a good way to help balance out your plate….
The choice is yours…
Every day life can be a battle, a battle with yourself?!
Don’t let fear, selfishness, negative thoughts or your own ego prevent you from achieving what you really want.
What will you do?
Lie down and accept things the way they are?
Or
stand up and make a change?
Time for change…
It’s the time of year for making change but throwing yourself in too hard without the right tools can cause unnecessary failure. We’ve all been there at some point! Arm yourself with the right information and there will be no room for failure…
Can we trust the scales?
How do you know if you’re losing muscle, water or fat?
Scales that measure weight alone don’t tell us anything about the quality of weight we are losing?
The scale has convinced many people it is possible to loose 5 pounds of fat over a weekend but actually it is physiologically impossible.
Get in touch today to learn more….
How much is too much?
Do any of these symptoms sound familiar?Body debt occurs due to overtraining. When calories are reduced too drastically while training heavily and frequently it results in body debt.
Solution?
Less calories & less exercise Or More calories & more exercise
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