This word “metabolism” gets thrown around a lot these days. You know that if yours is too slow you might gain weight. But what exactly does this all mean? Well technically “metabolism” is the word to describe all of the biochemical reactions in your body. It's how you take in nutrients and oxygen and use … Continue reading All About Metabolism
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I've said before that I don't get hung up on portion sizes. And the reason for that is when we largely eliminate processed foods, excess sugars and carbohydrates from our diets, our natural appetite system switches back on. Plus counting, measuring, recording… that's all hard work and boring and not something I want to do … Continue reading 5 Tips To Stop Overeating
Professional Women & Working Mums: Grab my FREE Burnout Recovery Guide. For most people it's a daily fix, for some an outright obsession. And for others (like my husband Andy) he couldn't care less for the dark stuff. He does lovingly drive me to the coffee shop as our first port of call whenever we … Continue reading Coffee please.
Professional Women & Working Mums: Grab my FREE Burnout Recovery Guide. Coffee anyone? Whether you're a hard working career woman coping on just 6 hours a night, or a mum with young children keeping you up at all hours, sleep deprivation is serious business. If you're in the first category, whilst you may feel like … Continue reading 5 Steps To Great Sleep
Professional Women & Working Mums: Grab my FREE Burnout Recovery Guide. The parasympathetic nervous system "Feed and breed", "rest and digest", call it what you want but this nervous system is responsible for most of the good things in life! Under the influence of the parasympathetic nervous system our heart rates are slow and our … Continue reading Enter Relax Mode
Professional Women & Working Mums: Grab my FREE Burnout Recovery Guide. Grace* was seemingly healthy and at the perfect time in her life to have a baby with her partner. She spent close to two years trying, seeing different doctors, going through a barrage of tests and was preparing for IVF. And then she changed … Continue reading How Chronic Stress Affects Our Health – And Our Weight
If you haven't heard someone go on a rant about sugar yet - buckle up. It's time we flipped our diet ideas upside down because the only thing low-fat is good for is low-mood. Here's what you need to know about sugar: Ever since the low-fat guidelines were introduced, people have become FATTER. Why? Because … Continue reading The Real Reason You’re Not Losing Weight
What started as a simple "what I eat" blog post a while back has turned into 3 posts and a few changes in my diet. For a couple of years I followed a pescetarian diet for a few reasons that I won't go into anymore than this: I have never been a big meat eater … Continue reading Kelly Eats – Post Natal Diet
Here's what I did in the immediate lead up to the Octane Games CrossFit competition (6 workouts in one day) TRAINING I did my last bigger training session (where I would end up sore) on the Tuesday (5 days before) I did some light training Wednesday and Thursday practicing some of the movements … Continue reading Prepping For Competition
Professional Women & Working Mums: Grab my FREE Burnout Recovery Guide. Busy? Stressed? Dry skin? Poor digestion? In Ayurvedic science the symptoms of vata dosha out of balance are nervousness, anxiety, dry skin, constipation, dislike of cold and wind, feeling spacey/scattered. To bring back balance routine is key and warm, nourishing meals are recommended. Whilst … Continue reading Vata Pacifying Breakfast
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