Health & Fitness game

DAILY DIET

Before I have all the nutritionists and personal trainers trying to find me and give me a good yelling, let me start off by stating that in no way am I a professional. I am not trying to tell anyone I know what I’m actually talking about, but I’m confident in the fact that this way of living is the best way for me. I’m simply expressing a health, mind and exercise routine that has worked in the past and continues to work for me to this very day. This may not work for everyone – but go on, get experimental! – I did.

In saying the above, I’ve taken a great deal of interest in nutrition and exercise after moving to Melbourne in 2010, I’ve always lived an extremely active lifestyle and was bought up by the best in the biz; my mummy and dadio who, like me are always looking for ways to improve health, fitness and one's mental state.

Let’s get down to business. DIET PLAN - no no, I did not say a diet. I’ve never set out to "diet" for 1-2 weeks then stuff my face with all the things. You’re wasting your time. I have done, and will continue to do, 7 day cave man cleanses when ever I’m feeling a little run down. That’s an entire blog post in its self and I’ll leave that till next time.

The way I eat is my life, everyday (well almost everyday), 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. I love eating healthy and clean, I feel lighter, happier, more alive and energetic. The fact that my body doesn’t get exhausted, I don’t feel sluggish and my mind is at peace partly to do with what I shove in my mouth. When people ask me about my diet they continuously question why I don’t eat processed foods (or very little), dairy, sugar (I only eat sugar from fruit), and gluten. Most people typically assume I have a ‘problem’ and it’s dumb, or unrealistic, each to their own. For me this is the best way that works for me. Here’s another thing, don’t be afraid of carbs, get excited about carbs, be afraid about boxed and packaged foods – that’s what should scare you. Carbs found in veg, fruit, meat, nuts and good quality bread (Dark brown, gluten free Rye bread for me) should make you excited – they fuel your body; they put a spring in your step. I’m not going to cover the importance of eating a balanced diet of carbs in this post but I will cover that in later posts to come.

As requested by a lot of insta and tumblr followers here is what I eat on a typical day:

Breakfast

– Large bowl consisting of Kale: lightly pan fry the kale in coconut oil and pepper; don’t over kill the kale here, the leaves should be slightly relaxed, I cook for 1 minute.

– Add 4-5 cherry tomatoes (or as many as desired, I wouldn’t recommend more then 5 – overkill of acidity)

– 2 free range good quality and cruelty free boiled eggs (yes I’m one of those people who only buys eggs that keep their hens happy – how would you like to spend your life locked in a cage in a dark room – would not be ideal)

– Half an avocado

– Handful of sunflower seeds

– (Sometimes) Smoked salmon

– Basil

– Pepper

– Goats cheese

Snacks

– Handful of Brazil and cashew nuts, try not to eat too many nuts as your body has to work super hard to digest nuts and they’re high in fats, even though it is natural fats which is AWESOME it is still a fat and shouldn’t be eaten by the truck load. Moderation people.

– Plum, apple, banana

Lunch

– Salad consisting of Kale (lightly fried with coconut oil)

– Cherry tomatoes

– Meat (tuna/beef/chicken/lamb – don’t be confused here, I do not put all meats in, pick one and run with it ha)

– Sunflower and pumpkin seeds

– Purple cabbage

– Peeled carrot

– Peeled cucumber

– Boiled pumpkin

– Iceberg lettuce

– Freshly squeezed lime juice

– Avocado (I mash it before putting it in to turn it into a dressing substitute – it lightly covers all the ingredients and tastes delicious)

– Chopped basil

– Mint leaves

– Pepper

– High quality organic pickled ginger (my boyfriend thinks I’m a freak for adding this, I love pickled ginger, if you love ginger you’ll love this. Also make sure you check the ingredients; use some common sense and get ginger that doesn’t have all the added crap in it)

Dinner

– Mashed sweet potato

– Poached chicken breast (I add pepper, cumin and salt to my chicken before I poach it)

– Grilled green beans with garlic, pepper and coconut oil (I eat coconut oil with almost every meal so I only use the tiniest little bit each time)

WORKOUT TIP

Try adding this to your workout:

‘THE SKIPPING PYRAMID’

–> 20 double under skips (if you cannot do them, keep practicing till you can. These bad boys will work your entire body a thousand times more then normal skips. If you seriously cannot do double unders I recommend doing 1 min of skipping with knees up)

–> 10 pushups

–> 50 mountain climbers