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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

5 Ways to Integrate Wellness into Your Everyday Routine

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If you were wondering what wellness actually is, we can tell you that it’s a state of being healthy, happy, and content while making your lifestyle decisions. Even though it may seem unattainable, the fact is that it doesn’t take much to integrate it into your everyday routines and feel much better instantly. Here are five amazing ways to make that happen, so stay with us and keep on reading!

Start your day in a good and healthy way
Starting your morning routine with a drink that’ll give you an energy boost is highly required, especially if there’s a long day in front of you. One such drink is really simple yet very effective – a glass of hot water with lemon has always been many women’s top choice. Drinking it on an empty stomach can boost your metabolism and aid your digestion during the day, and it’s also likely to brighten your skin and cleanse your liver. 

Smoothies of all kinds are highly beneficial as well, so here’s one quick recipe: mix 1 sliced banana, 200ml of plain yoghurt, 1 tablespoon of honey, and ½ tablespoon of freshly grated ginger. Blend these together until smooth, and drink this fantastic smoothie that can soothe your digestion, nausea, and other stomach issues in no time!


Get massages regularly or even learn self-massageEven though getting a massage was associated with some luxury spas and upscale health clubs, the fact is that these days massage therapy is offered literally anywhere – from hospitals and ordinary spas, to airports and shopping centers. There’s a massage for every pocket, depending on how much you want to spend, and the truth is that it’s one of the best ways to improve your health and overall well-being in just an hour. 
Basically, massage is said to reduce pain, stress, and muscle tension, and it’s also extremely helpful when it comes to anxiety, headaches, insomnia, digestive disorders, and sports injuries. Self-massage can be really practical as well, so be sure to learn how to relieve pain and tension thanks to some useful massage moves.

Be healthy on the inside and beautiful on the outsidePeople always say that you are what you eat, and the fact is that our eating habits play a huge role when it comes to our health. Processed foods we’re eating these days are everything but nutritious – these are filled with artificially added dyes and sweeteners that can do more harm than good to your body. 
So, give your best and switch to healthy eating habits as soon as possible. Start with including more fresh fruits and veggies into your diet. These are rich in fibers, vitamins, and antioxidants, and they’ll surely help your digestion and make your skin look radiant and youthful. Apart from these, you can always take Solgar supplements as well – their advanced antioxidant formula is all you need for skin that’s healthy on the inside and luminous on the outside!


Meditation as the key to a peaceful state of mind
Meditation is one of the best means of transforming your mind that allows you to stay at peace with yourself and your own thoughts, which is why it’s crucial if you want to integrate wellness into your everyday routines. It’s also a fantastic way to fight stress and improve concentration, since it helps you to stay more focused, no matter what you do. Meditation is also highly likely to encourage positive thinking and therefore make you much happier and more content, which is crucial for increasing your self-awareness and creating a positive self-image.

Don’t skip physical activityWe can’t emphasize enough the importance of regular physical activity, so be sure to exercise on a daily basis in order to see some wonderful results. Apart from obvious benefits like losing weight and building muscles, physical activity can also help you combat health conditions such as various heart diseases and high blood pressure. It also improves your mood to the max, even when you’re exhausted after a long day at work, so be sure to give it a try no matter how tired you are. If you aren’t actually up for an intense workout, a brisk 15-minute walk will also do the trick!
All of these five activities are truly amazing and highly beneficial for your welfare, so be sure to incorporate them into your everyday routines as soon as possible. Integrating wellness into your life has never been easier, so give it a try and you’ll see an instant improvement!



About the Author:
Amy Mia Goldsmith is an Aussie blogger in love with fashion, beauty, and style. Her mission is to inform the world of all the things she loves and enjoys. You can also find her on Facebook and Twitter.
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Saturday, November 5, 2016

Week 30: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!


I think this will be my shortest post ever. I don't have anything to report this week. All I can say is sometimes life gets in the way. If I can't get back on track soon and find the time to focus on fitness, I will have to consider coming back to this series or maybe making it a monthly post for now, just until I have the time to focus on fitness again.

I'm not abandoning this yet. I will try to do what I can, whether it be just walking, doing some yoga or the 7-minute fitness app. I will do my best to keep going. Let's see what happens over the next week and I'll go from there.

I hope you are all staying well and are finding the time and energy to focus on fitness and your health.

XO






Friday, October 14, 2016

Week 27: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!



Welcome to week 27 of my Health and Weight Loss Journey! Here is a link to last week if you'd like to check it out.

Over the last couple of weeks, I made a few changes. I began doing mostly yoga due to a pain that I developed this past May. I thought I had just strained myself exercising one day but when the pain didn't go away I went to the Doctor. 4 Doctors visits and 2 ultrasounds later, I still don't know what's going on. I'm finally being referred to a surgeon. I hope to finally get an answer and a solution.

This week I got caught a bug. I know I picked something up from one of the medical building I went to where everyone was coughing and hacking away. So, I spent most of this week eating soup and crackers. I figured when I weighed in this morning that my weight would have dropped more after a week of eating mostly soup and crackers. Not that I want to lose weight that way, but I was surprised when I the scale didn't go down.
To summarize; I didn't workout once this week, I lived on soup and crackers. 😷

Here are my workouts for the week: 
Day 1- 
Day 2- 
Day 3- 
Day 4- 
Day 5-
Day 6
Day 7- 

Weigh in :
Weight: Up 1 lb
Fat: Up 1%

Now that I'm getting over this bug, I'm going to try and get back to yoga. I wont be doing anything much more strenuous than that until I find out what is causing this never ending pain that I have and get rid of it!

Hope to see you here next week with better news!



Friday, October 7, 2016

Week 26: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

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Welcome to week 26 of my Health and Weight Loss Journey! If you missed last weeks post, you can find it linked here. There are a bunch of links to some great yoga workouts on youtube in that post.

Last week I had decided to change up my diet. I decided that for now I was giving up on the whole counting my macros and trying to load up on protein thing. Instead, I decided that I would focus on mostly eating vegetables, fruits, healthy carbs, some protein, and healthy fats, of course. The only thing I really measure or try to consume small amounts of is carbs that are from grains or starches.

After 1.5 weeks of eating this way, I think it's starting to pay off. This week the scale went down to the lowest it's been so far on this journey, and I only exercised one day this week, which was today, after I had weighed myself!

I plan on keeping up with these changes to my diet and seeing if I continue to benefit. And, hopefully, next week I'll be able to squeeze in some more exercise.

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Here are my workouts for the week: 
Day 1- 
Day 2- 
Day 3- 
Day 4- 
Day 5-
Day 6
Day 7- 35-minute walk

Weigh in :
Weight: Down 1.5 lbs
Fat: No change

Hopefully next week I'll have more good news to report. See you then!



Sunday, October 2, 2016

Week 25: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!



Last week I said that I would switch from doing cardio, HIIT, and weights to just yoga as well as any walks that I squeeze in.  I wanted to do a test and see if this works for me as it had in the past.

I did only yoga this week. I also used YouTube as my source for videos, so if any of you want to try some of the videos I did, you don't even need the DVD, just YouTube!

I did pretty gentle yoga this week due to some back issues. If any of you have back issues, you may find some of these helpful. I also came across some great relaxing videos to help with stress and I found them great to do before bed. All videos that I did will be linked under the list of workouts that I did for the week.

I have also decided to abandon the macro counting in terms of eating., at least for now. In fact, I am changing the focus on my diet. I am not going to focus so much on protein as I had been. It doesn't mean that I may not revisit that at some point. What I have decided to do is to try and make my diet mostly vegetables and fruits with small amounts of healthy carbs, some protein, and try to eat more fermented foods. I have focused on low sugar for years now and I will never stop that. Low sugar doesn't mean NO sugar, I still eat small amounts of treats, especially the 70% dark chocolate squares from Costco! So yummy and healthy too. I know that my heart likes it too.


Here are my workouts for the week: (Links provided below for each workout)
Day 1- 
Day 2- 29-minute yoga for a healthy liver with Adrienne - YouTube
Day 3- 15-minute detox yoga - YouTube, 16-minute yoga for a strong back yoga - YouTube
Day 4- 47-minute yoga for back and hamstrings - YouTube
Day 5-
Day 6- 24-minute yoga to calm your nerves with Adrienne - YouTube (Great before bed!)
Day 7- 29-minute yoga for a healthy liver with Adrienne - YouTube

Weigh in :
Weight: Down .5 lbs
Fat: Down 1%

See you next week!





Sunday, September 25, 2016

Week 24: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!

Pedometer App

Welcome to week 24 of my Health and Weight Loss Journey! Here is a link to last weeks post if you'd like to check it out.

This wasn't a great week workout wise. I squeezed in a few workouts then was plagued by a nasty stomach bug for a few days which threw the rest of the week off. I did lose a couple of pounds but it's probably from eating just soup and crackers for 3 days! Not a good way to lose weight.

This coming week I am going to focus on just doing yoga as well as any walks I squeeze in. No HIIT, cardio, or weights this week, just yoga, and I'm going to see what the results are at the end of the week. I've mentioned this is previous posts but I'll mention it again for those who missed it. Years ago I was doing some fairly hardcore HIIT workouts every single day and I kept gaining weight and fat! So, I gave up and switched to just doing yoga, 30 minutes a day and I immediately started to lose weight and fat. So that must be what my body needed, and maybe it needs that again. I love yoga but I also want to tone up so badly that I keep going back to weights and HIIT. But, this week I'm going to go back to just the yoga and see what happens.

I'll also be trying to meet my protein goals at each meal which I've lowered from 40 to 30 grams. Hopefully, that will be more manageable.

Until next week, here is what I managed to do this week...

Here are my workouts for the week:
Day 1- 
Day 2- 
Day 3- 30 minute walk
Day 4- 34 minute walk
Day 5
Day 6- 
Day 7- 

Weigh in :
Weight: Down 2.0 pounds
Fat: Up 1%


See you next week!



Saturday, September 17, 2016

Week 23: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!


Welcome to week 23 of my Health and Weight Loss Journey!

Unfortunately, I don't have a lot to report this week.

Last week (linked here) I lost 2.5 pounds which I think was from counting my grams of protein at each meal and making sure that I met the 40 grams of protein that my macros recommended. I calculated my macros very easily on Jen Heward's website (linked here).

This week I kind fell out of the habit of counting my grams of protein at each meal, and 40 grams for each meal was kind of tough for me as I very rarely eat meat and I cannot wont eat soy because of my thyroid. I have since recalculated my macros and will now strive for 35 grams of protein at each meal and see how I do.

Starting tomorrow, I will start counting my grams of protein at each meal again and see if it helps with next weeks weigh in.

Here are the results for this week...

Here are my workouts for the week:
Day 1- 
Day 2- Tone Trouble Zones DVD: 10 min Butt and Thigh + 10 min Total Body
Day 3- 34 minute walk + 20 push ups+ 40 squats
Day 4-
Day 5
Day 6- 
Day 7- 

Weigh in :
Weight: Gained 2.5 lbs
Fat: Down 1%

Have a great weekend!



Saturday, September 10, 2016

Week 22: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!


Welcome to week 22 of my Health and Weight Loss Journey! Here is a link to last weeks post if you'd like to check it out.

I have interesting results again this week.

I only managed to workout one day this week (I know, bad!) and it was just a short walk but I lost a few pounds.... Go figure. Everytime I workout all week, I gain weight but I don't lose any fat, and on the weeks that I hardly workout at all, I lose weight and my fat stays the same as well.

Come to think of it, I have been trying to eat more protein but I've been having trouble getting in the amount of protein that I should be eating. I'm trying to get in 40 grams per meal, but it's next to impossible for me as I'm not much of a meat eater at all and I cannot eat soy. I have not been counting carbs or calories, just been trying to reach my 40 grams of protein per meal.

If you want a great resource where you can get your macros calculated for you, check out this website https://jenheward.com/macro-calculator/. It's really easy to use and get your everything calculated based on your input. You just put in your info and it will tell you how many carbs, protein and fat you should have per day/per meal and how many calories you should be having as well. This is also based on your goal, whether it's to lose weight, gain muscle, or maintain. I really recommend that you check out this site. It's easy to use and it could be the reason that I've lost 2.5 pounds this week when I only went for a walk one day!

As I mentioned, I've just been trying to increase my protein at each meal and haven't changed anything else yet. I like to take baby steps. I have never counted calories before, nor do I want to. This is why I have only been trying to count the amount of protein that I'm having at each meal so far. I'll continue this way and see if I continue to lose. If not, I will attempt to count carbs etc.

I really want to join a gym. Not for the cardio machines, I can do that at home. I want to use the weight equipment and see some big changes. There are a few new gyms around me that are only $10 per month. But, I am hesitant as I know that there is a good possibility that I will stop going, as many people do who join gyms. I've belonged to gyms in the past and gone for a while and then stopped, so I'm trying to be realistic with myself.


Here are my workouts for the week:
Day 1- 
Day 2- 32 minute walk
Day 3-
Day 4-
Day 5
Day 6- 
Day 7- 

Weigh in :
Weight: Lost 2.5 pounds! :D
Fat: no change

Note: Last week I worked out 6 out of 7 days and I gained 2 pounds and had no change in body fat!

Let me know what you're doing to stay in shape in the comments.

See you next week!



Saturday, September 3, 2016

Week 21: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!




Welcome to week 21 of my Health & Weight Loss Journey! Here is a link to last weeks post if you'd like to check it out.

I forgot to weigh in Friday morning so I did this morning and I'm perplexed once again at the results.

Everytime I take time off from working out I lose weight. And, everytime I workout faithfully, I gain weight but the fat percentage stays the same. So, it's not like I am gaining muscle and losing fat. Maybe one of my readers who has some knowledge in this area can explain this to me. I just don't get it!

I worked out 6 out of 7 days this week. I did a mix of walking, my regular weight routine (posted below), and a workout DVD.



+ 15 reverse lunges, 15 reverse angled lunges + 15 walking lunges

Above weight routine is done with 8 lb weights



I also continue to use the Pedometer App (pictured above)


Here's what I did this week...

Here are my workouts for the week:
Day 1- 10 minutes on stepper / weight routine
Day 2- 35 minute walk
Day 3- 32 minute walk / weight routine
Day 4- 43 minute walk
Day 5- 10 minutes on stepper / weight routine
Day 6- 20 minute walk / No More Trouble Zones DVD: 10 minute whole body / 10 minute stretch
Day 7- no workout

Weigh in :
Weight: gained 2 pounds!
Fat: no change


This is getting really frustrating- not seeing any results. I am tempted to drop everything and just do yoga. This happened to me in the past, where I gained weight while sweating my but off doing Turbo Jam everyday for months, only to gain weight and fat. I gave up and did yoga and started to lose weight right away. Maybe that's what my body wants. I'll have to try to incorporate more yoga back into my routine and see what happens. But, I don't want to give up lifting weights as I want to build muscle since we tend to lose that as we get older.

Let me know in the comments what you are doing to stay in shape!

See you next week!





Friday, August 26, 2016

Week 20: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!



I was bad again this week. Other than today, I didn't workout at all. This makes it 2 weeks in a row! I know I'm not the only one this happens to but I get rather disappointed with myself when I don't do at least some form of exercise.

This week, either I couldn't find the time or the energy.  I think the summer heat isn't helping but I shouldn't let that stop me. I could always stay indoors and do some yoga. And, sometimes I just feel unmotivated! But, I want to be here to motivate YOU & ME!

At times I wonder why I even bother to workout when I'm not losing any weight or seeing any great muscle gains. And, then I realize... even if I don't see weight loss, there are just too many benefits to exercise to stop, even if I don't see any benefits right away.

So, even though I felt super lazy and tired from the heat today, I forced myself to go for a walk. I'm getting back on the workout wagon. .At least, those are my intentions.

As Nike says "Just Do It!"

I am continuing with the Pedometer App (pictured below) to track my steps.



Workouts for the week:
Today-  48 minutes / 1.99 miles

Weigh in:
Weight: down .5 lbs
Fat: up 1%

Next week I'm going to share with you the things that I find are essential for walking and hiking safely, so stay tuned for that.

Hope to see you next week with more to report.

Have a great weekend!




Friday, August 19, 2016

Week 19: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!




So, I decided that this week I would do a test and not workout at all and see what happens.. okay okay, not really. I actually wasn't able to find either the time or the energy to workout at all this week... not even one day! But, the results on the scale were interesting considering I didn't workout at all! Normally the scale doesn't budge no matter how hard I workout and lift weights. Although the changes on the scale this week are minor, they are still changes and have me perplexed.. does my body prefer that I don't workout and lift weights?

Here is a link to last weeks post if you'd like to check it out.

Since I don't have any daily exercises to report, let's get straight to the results from this mornings weigh in.

Weight: down .5lbs
Fat: down 1%


See you next week when hopefully I'll have much more to report.






Saturday, August 13, 2016

Week 18: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!


Between the crazy summer heat this week and a migraine, it's been a bit of a struggle to workout this week. But, I did manage to get in a few workouts despite these challenges.  Here is a link to last weeks post if you'd like to check it out.

I mixed it up this week and used my stepper, walked, and continued with my customized weight routine (chart below).

I also continue to use the pedometer app when I walk (pictured in the main photo).


Personalized Workout Chart
+ 15 reverse lunges, 15, reverse angled lunges, and 15 walking lunges.

I am still using 8lb weights for the above weight routine.



Here are my workouts for the week:
Day 1- 
Day 2- Weight routine above 
Day 3- 35-minute walk
Day 4- 
Day 5- 30-minute stepper + weight routine above
Day 6- 
Day 7-

Weigh in :
Weight: no change
Fat: no change

I only worked out 3 out of 5 days this week, but it's better than nothing considering the incredible heat during the week. 

Again, we see no change in my weight or fat percentage. 

I was trying to think if there is anything that I have changed since I gained approximately 10 pounds over the last 2 years. The only thing I could think of was that I used to eat nuts daily but I had stopped over the last couple of years. That could be the key as I know that nuts are supposed to help with weight loss, particularly almonds, but I kind of lost my taste for them. I will be trying to eat some nuts daily and see if it makes a difference. This will be an interesting test, and since I'm documenting everything, we will definitely be able to see if incorporating nuts back into my diet makes any difference.

Let me know in the comments what you are doing this summer to stay in shape.

See you next week!




Friday, August 5, 2016

Week 17: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!



Welcome to week 17 of my Health and Weight Loss Journey.

Workout wise, it was a pretty boring week. I just went for walks and did my personalized weight lifting routine. At least I did a lot better that last week (post linked here).

I continued to use the Pedometer App. which I am still loving!

It has been scorching hot and humid but I've been going for my walks again despite the heat.

I think it's good to sweat, it's an easy way to get rid of toxins.


What!?!?!
Baby Egret
One day, I saw something flying past me that looked VERY strange. It looked like a bird of some sort covered in fluff. I thought it's either got some disease or it's some very strange looking bird. In 40+ years, I have never seen a bird like this. I wasn't able to get a picture of it, but I googled it and found exactly what I saw. I wanted to share a picture of it, it's such a strange looking bird. It was a baby Egret. Never heard of them, but apparently they were almost extinct at one time.


Personalized Workout Chart
+ 15 reverse lunges, 15, reverse angled lunges, and 15 walking lunges.

Note: I'm still using 8lb weights for the above weight routine.

It was a slow start to the week but I finished strong.

Here are my workouts for the week:
Day 1- 
Day 2- 
Day 3- 
Day 4- 30 minute walk + weight routine above
Day 5- 30 minute walk
Day 6- 30 minute walk + weight routine above
Day 7- 30 minute yoga - 5 Day Fit Yoga DVD (Pm routine with Rod Stryker)

Weigh in :
Weight: down .5 lbs 
Fat: no change


Let me know what you're doing to stay in shape this summer!

See you next week!





Friday, July 29, 2016

Week 16: My Health and Weight Loss Journey to Get Fit and Lose Weight!


This is going to be the quickest and shortest weekly update on my fitness journey. Not only did I eat like crap all week, but I only worked out 1 day out of 7 .

If you want to check out last weeks post you can find it linked here.

I did weigh in this morning and nothing has changed. It doesn't seem to change if I workout or don't workout, so what's the point? Being and feeling healthier and stronger even if I don't lose weight!

I know there are going to be weeks like this, so instead of beating myself up over it, I'm just going to do my best to do better next week.


Here are my workouts for the week:
Day 1- 
Day 2- 
Day 3- The Firm Fat Burning, Cardio Toning - 30 minutes
Day 4-
Day 5
Day 6-
Day 7- 

Weigh in :
Weight: no change
Fat: no change


I hope to do much better next week. See you then!





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