My Article On (In) Sistaz Mag...

Wow, I can't believe it's August 2011!!!! This year is FLYING!

Hope you enjoyed your weekend.

There'll be 2 giveaways this month:

• Nat Fresh Deo 
  and 
• Fuller's Earth Powder

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Have a nice week!

Workout/Spin Track of The Week

Week #8

Beyonce - 'Run The World (Girls) Redtop Club Remix'

I'm sorry but I was never a fan of the original song when it came out, sue me. I love Beyonce's music but she's not perfect....

As always, I was on the lookout for something that would work for a spin class so when a friend gave me Beyonce's '4' (Deluxe Edition) album and it had 2 remixes of the song, I really hoped I'd like at least one of them... I did!

This isn't a great track BUT I've played it in 2 spin classes this week and the beats sound AMAZING when the volume is turned right up.

Eating Healthy is Quick & Simple!

Hi... hope you enjoyed your weekend, I did :)

Mini Guest Post
inthemidstofher sent me an email (with pictures, yes!) over the weekend and I had to share. More proof that you can tweak recipes and end up with results that work for... YOU.

"This is breakfast: 3 egg whites with some efo and a piece of fish in between"

"Salad with baked chicken"

"Lunch: Fish with some spinach"

How simple is her recipe for the eggs?? (Love it!):
"I only eat egg whites ( 20 cals is better then 90) and i had efo riro with fish  in the firidge so i made the egg and put some efo in between, like a sandwich and warmed it up like that..."

You can substitute the efo with any vegetables you like, and use chicken, turkey or anything else instead of fish. Don't totally avoid egg yolk, for example - if you want to use 3 eggs for the above recipe, use one yolk and save the other 2 for something else e.g. Try adding it to THIS home-made conditioner for much needed protein :)

Sunday's Dinner
I made the easiest meal out of some leftover stew from the week. I'd eaten all the chicken by saturday night but wtill had a substantial amount of  stew left... Sorry, I didn't take any pictures.

• Stew , Frozen (cooked) mussels (£1 from Tesco), Mixed Vegetables.
• Heated the stew in a pan, added the mussels and mixed vegetables. Allowed to cook on medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Served with plantain - yum!

Please email me with pictures and recipes HERE

Workout/Spin Track of The Week

Week #7

'Beautiful People' by Chris Brown



I liked this track the first time I heard it and used it in a few spin classes then I my friend Keris played this remix in one of her classes and I love it!

'Get Trimmer...' WEEK EIGHT

Hi Ladies,

The challenge is over :)

But the journey continues... and, as it's been for me, it never ends.

My journey was (and still is) a learning curve:

• I started with Weight Watchers, learned a lot about eating healthy to lose weight
  But 
• I didn't stay on long enough to learn how to keep my weight stable ==>I kept losing weight
• I go too skinny and then started eating a little more ==> Gained a little weight (which was necessary) and maintained a healthier weight for a year
• Started going to the gym/running regularly and started eating even more ==> Weight Gain
• Revisited my diet/nutrition and made some changes (permanent and not temporary for weight loss) ==> Went back down to a healthier weight and stayed there... Still here after a couple of years so I think I have it right now ;)

So... although this challenge was for 8 weeks and to help with weight loss, a lot of the positive changes you've made should be permanent.

• This doesn't mean - no more rice, no more yam, no more 'swallows'/'okele', etc. 
• It just means - smaller portions of these very heavy carbs and less frequency of their intake, 
• Eating more vegetables and fish/chicken/meat. 
• More nuts
• Less sugary fruit
• Eating smaller meals but more often (every 3 hours is a good guideline)

Both last year's and this year's 'Get Trimmer...' posts can be viewed --> HERE <-- 

Well done ladies and keep up the good work... and of course - healthy (nutrition, fitness and beauty) blog posts will always be a frequent occurrence here :)

PS I need volunteers for a survey re: my new website (in development), please let me know if you're interested in taking part. Thank you :)

Workout/Spin Track of The Week

WEEK #6
I've taught 10 spin classes in the last couple of weeks and I think I've played this track in EVERY class... it's time to give it a rest ;)

Try to listen (look) past Snoop's rubbish dance moves and the half naked women in the video, this track is GREAT for Spin classes and working out.

I have the funniest story (re: Spin):
My friend Tracey tried out spin (not my class) for the 1st time yesterday and this was the 1st thing she sent to me today:
"You are definitely a spirit, I'm certain of it. Even my blood worked out, as in - my blood hurts! Spin class is a battlefield", it gets even better... she sent a message to our friend Liz (who I've known for over 15 years), saying: "How the hell does she do more than one of these classes a day. I'm going to need pictoral evidence to prove that you've actually known her the amount of time you say you have... cos NO human being can or should do that thing more than twice in an entire week... Jesu!" <--- yep, she's a little dramatic isn't she? ;)