tips for staying healthy this christmas

I know that we will all be enjoying our christmas day with good food and good company.  but enjoying good food does not mean you need to sabotage your intentions to eat clean.


here are some of my tips to help keep you on track and some easy ways to cut calories this festive season:

• embrace the special foods of christmas and summer holidays and ditch the food guilt.  lighten up with a selection of seasonal produce by filling up your plate with a little extra salad, fresh seafood and summer's best fruits that nature has to offer.
• say no to soft drinks, fruit juices, shakes and smoothies and sugary, syrup types of alcohol.  (that includes beer and wine, try to have things like gin or vodka with soda water if you need to have a drink)
• feel satisfied and not stuffed like a turkey.  listen to your hunger cues and know when enough is enough.
• savour every mouthful, sip slowly and enjoy the conversation.
• be mindful of the pre-lunch nibbles and enjoy just enough to take the edge off your appetite.

most of all, enjoy yourselves and make sure that you stay safe.

one more sleep until the big day.

NK x

day 17 - food journal

a cup of fresh lemon juice and hot water

breakfast – 100g smoked salmon, a boiled egg and 1 cup of spinach

lunch – mixed sashimi

snacks – nuts, fresh pineapple juice (juiced half of a pineapple)

doing the epsom salt cleanse.  probably not a great idea to do it so late in the afternoon, as it takes up to 4hrs to kick in.  i couldn't hold out any longer so i had to do it tonight.

2 more sleeps until christmas - yay

NK x

epsom salt cleanse

i have done an epsom salt cleanse a few years ago and i was really impressed with the results.  i've been feeling awful and bloated for about three days now, and for what i've been eating i shouldn't be feeling like this.  i know that it has happened as i haven't had enough fiber in my diet.

i just drink one table spoon of epsom salt mixed with one glass of water.  it tastes horrible, believe me its not nice.  epsom salt is a natural occurring mineral that is made up of oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur and magnesium.  consuming it creates a laxative effect by relaxing digestive muscles.

this will clean out your intestines and colon, and will leave you feeling much lighter and cleaner.  last time that i did this i was amazed about what i saw come out... i'll leave it there, but i was like "wow, where did that come from??"

i had been advised about doing this from a trusted nutritionist, but it would be a great idea that you do some of your own research about this before giving it a go.

happy cleansing.

NK x

day 16 - food journal

a cup of fresh lemon juice and hot water

breakfast – 2 nectarines and a plum

lunch – mixed avocado, and 4 roma tomatos

snacks – snack dates and nuts

dinner – quinoa and salmon

exercise – rode to and from work today, that’s over an hour of riding.

feeling a little better than yesterday, however still feeling bloated and not 100%.  if i get an afternoon free im going to try an old remedy of drinking a glass on epsom salts with water to try and flush out my system.

i’ll let you know how i go J

NK x

health is the new black

i’m really inspired by seeing celebrities choosing health over drinking.  you see more photos of the likes of miranda kerr and heidi klum running together, and then when you hear about lindsay lohan out parting, she ends up in court... very un-glamorous.

i grew up thinking that after work you went home and had dinner and watched a movie, not that you went to a club or a pub.  with so much information about the negatives effects of alcohol, its no wonder that a lot of people are drinking less and less.

occasionally i like to have a drink with friends, but i’m starting to enjoy it less and less.  i love getting up early on the weekends and going for long bike rides or climbing up a mountain to see the sunrise, i love getting the absolute most out of my weekends and i always feel as though i’m wasting time if i’m lying in bed with a hangover.

here is a great juice that i like to make fresh which might help you over the silly season.  remember to take it easy, don’t overdo it and most of all i hope you all have a great time!

pineapple and ginger juice.

1 whole pineapple, cut the skins off

a little ginger, add more if you really like the taste.

put pineapple and ginger through a juicer and then enjoy.  you can serve with some ice for a refreshing drink in summer.

pineapple aids in kick starting the liver, and it also contains many essential vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin c, thiamine, vitamin b6, manganese, potassium, and magnesium.

ginger is a great remedy for nausea.

enjoy J

NK x

day 15 - food journal

breakfast – fresh pineapple juicewith some ginger

lunch – mixed lettuce leaveswith anchovies

snacks – water melon, anectarine and two gluten free rum balls

dinner – 1 avocado

exercise – walked to and fromthe city cat and then onto work

ok well its the start of week 3. i felt really crappy today.  i wasfeeling really bloated from dinner last night. too much protein and not enough fibre i think.  i felt very sluggish all day, and by the endof the day i could have fallen asleep.

the morning tea was really good. they had a really nice fruit platter, which i ate 1/3 of.  i did indulge in two gluten free rum balls,which left a burning sensation in my stomach after i ate them.  that didn’t sit well with my already bloatedfeeling.

i went straight to be last night after dinner, and really wantto put yesterday behind me.  i wasstarting to think really negatively about what i was doing.  i was thinking how could i be eating socleanly and be feeling like this.  butwhen i look at my diet from the last few days, i have had plenty of protein andnot enough, grains, and fibrous foods.  ihave woken up this morning and i am feeling much better.  i’m feeling much more like myself again andmy thought patterns are more inline.

i trust in my future to be positive.

NK x

daily affirmations

in the infinity of life where i am, all is perfect, whole and complete.  i accept perfect health as the natural state of my being.  i now consciously release any mental patterns within me that could express as dis-ease in any way. i love and approve of myself.  i love and approve of my body.  i feed it nourishing foods and beverages.  i exercise it in ways that are fun.  i recognise my body as a wonderous and magnificent machine, and i feel privileged to live in it.  i love lots of energy.  all is well in my world.
- louise l. hay