Paleo WHAT?

Hello there faithful readers

So I've taken a turn, i tell you i did not expect it, i am very grateful for it and i most certainly love the results that come with this change :-)

So Paleo hey WHAT THE, thats what i thought when my brother and sister in law said they were going Paleo, i laughed at them and kept calling them palaeontologists, i thought it was a HUGE joke and so RIDICULOUS mind you, who would want to do that when you could eat SWEET Sugary delicious treats and greasy stodgy Bad food that tasted sooooo good!
Even though when i ate sugary stuff id LOVE it while i was eating it but soon after id be feeling so bad about myself, id feel like a failure AGAIN, feel depressed, down and so deflated...

Anyway long story short a friend of mine invited me to a wellness talk and i said sure and then couldn't go, so she sad these talks happen all the time and she'd ask me again and i said sure, anyway they had one in my suburb and i went and needless to say it changed my life and i am so thankful that God led me there.

The reason i could not get into this "heathy eating stuff" before was that basically i was addicted to sugar and the thought of not being able to have that stuff just felt too hard so i just kept going, but after i went to this talk i was opened up to a whole new world of healthy sweets that taste super yummy and that only have things in them that are going to benefit your body in one way or another.

So anyway since my turn about 3-4 days ago yes recent i know, I've been trying all these new sweets and then one of my bestest friends of old Bidemi Coker said "girl why don't you blog this stuff so we can learn how to do it too", so thats what i am gonna do, hope you enjoy this part of my journey with me :-)

Plus if you have any great whole food, clean eating, Paleo recipes please do share!

Oh so basically this Paleo thing is just trying to eat more foods that are alive, that are beneficial and that are organic, pesticide free etc, I'm at the beginning of my journey but am loving the journey small steps.

This is Jordie and i having our first ever smoothie in the morning it was 

Coconut milk (Antiviral and Antibacterial, fights infections)

Almonds (Lower cholesterol, reduce risk of cancer and heart disease)

A banana (Overcome depression, reduce PMS, improve your mood and relieve anaemia)

Cacao powder (Reduce risk of cancer, promote cardiovascular health, anti depressant, promotes relaxation and stimulates endorphins)

jarrah honey (Very high in Antioxidants, fights helicobacter pylori)

So there you have it lots of good stuff in here and of course best part was that

It was SUPER YUMMY!!

Love it Live it!

Hello there faithful followers 

Me after walking on a SUPER hot day session, not sweaty enough i reckon!

Ah cant tell you how much i have appreciated rekindling my love for dance, thank you healthy life challenge and THANK you Sh'bam!!

So after this week we get given a free month of any gym classes we want and i know what im doing, here it is

Sh'bam,

Zumba,

Body Attack and 

cx worx

and all i can say is Goodbye Flab, well some flab at least and HELLO HOTTY!!!! 

Ha ha ha ha yes i do wish it was as easy to lose this silly wobbly stuff... As easy as it was to pile it on but people ITS NOT, its not just gonna fall off while we watch tv and eat ice cream and GIANT dinner portions...

A Hot body will take alot of diligence, motivation and simply finding an exercise you totally LOVE LOVE and then Living it out, adding it to your week and going for it!

When i do classes like Zumba and Sh'bam honestly i feel so alive, i have a smile permanently plastered on my face the whole entire class and its like im just flying without any wings, it is such a feeling of freedom and elation, and the best part is i am dripping with sweat, totally working my butt off (literally) and getting very fit but without feeling like im working at all!

Then there are classes like Body Attack and definitely cx worx that i am not entirely keen on but i will do cause i will semi enjoy them but i will definitely enjoy the results.

So tomorrow is final weigh in WISH ME LUCK, so lets see what happens hey, i will totally be sharing my results before and after so keep posted and lets see what my semi hard work has brought to the table :-)

When i say semi hard work i mean that i worked hard at the exercise but my eating was RUBBISH but now i have finally come to grips with my eating i think, yes right on the brink of a HUGE foodie celebration if Jesus' birthday what timing, but i will still enjoy, but i will enjoy with control and that is definitely a fruit of the spirit i want to see grow in me...

So heres to new beginnings and definitely a very awesome new year and Santa if you are out there and reading this i totally want a 6month aerobics only gym membership for christmas PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!

PS this is my new look what do you reckon??? The shortest ive had my hair since high school EEEEK!!!!

God Bless Y'all

Mind Altering...

Hello everyone, been a few days since last post, sorry for those hoping for a post a day i do try :-)

Honestly my mind is totally altered by my exercise regime, i cannot convince you enough about how doing exercise again has CHANGED MY LIFE!

I was a sad person, i have two beautiful boys and they were not getting the best from me, i have a lovely husband who was not getting the best of me, i have amazing family that wasn't getting the best of me.

I was grumpy most of the time

Tired too much of the time

Not interested in getting out of the house lots of the time

Just plain stuck in a rutt

Exercise has changed that, it has given me  new lease on life...

I have ENERGY now

I feel like getting out the house

The kids get the best of me, i actually feel like taking them to the park, playing with them and doing fun things with them out of the house.

I feel more confident

More happy

and more satisfied with me.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE find the time to get into something, try a bunch of different things and when you get onto something you love then keep doing it, because it will revolutionise your life, it will it will it will...

Be encouraged, it is never to late, you are never to big or too slow or too past it, you are not, no matter how big or beyond help you think you are, THERE IS HOPE, YOU CAN DO IT, you truly can, i know cause i did!

Life is too short to be sad

Get up and start now.

God bless you 

Sh'bam BABY!!

Hello faithful readers and welcome back

I'm so sorry it's taken so long to write another post but it has been rather full on in the Melville household seems we have just been busy busy busy go go go and by the time night comes when I get a chance to write I just wanted to veg out on the couch and stare into space ha ha ha 

So my healthy life challenge journey has started and it is wonderful, I'm enjoying every minute of it and I'm so glad I signed up for it.
Thank you Australian government thank you what a blessing.

So this week has been walking group on Monday sh'bam on Tuesday which I absolutely love love love, I felt alive again and it was just amazing, the kids went into creche with not a problem at all and that was a weight off my shoulders that they were happy in there!
I just can't wait for every single Tuesday to do Sh'bam its definitely my thing, I dont even feel like I'm working out but I know I am cause I'm SWEATING LIKE CRAZY! if you love dancing if you Wanna exercise but feel like you can't be bothered cause it's work and boring then go to a sh'bam class do it so it do it!!!

So every weekday for the last 2 weeks I've done exercise everyday and it is helping me to feel great, although the flab is not busting as fast as I'd like, but I'm sure with time I'm going to see results... 
I need patience, I know I do :) 

Get out there people make it happen

God Bless y'all

Trifector!!!

Thats My boy cheering me on what a sweetie.

People im on a roll! I gotta tell you it has taken a very long while and a very bad mindset to get back to where i am today, but im glad i did not give up altogether!

I must say that if you are out there, if you feel you are overweight, if you love food and if you feel like there is absolutely no hope or desire to get back onto the fitness bandwagon you sound like me, if you feel like "whats the point in doing that 30 minute walk once a week" you sound like me, or you might say "i just love food so much, i feel happy when i eat it and it is something i really really enjoy and i cant seem to not go overboard" you sound like me, or "i just have zero motivation to exercise, my life is so busy being mommy and wifey and house mamma the last thing i want to do it try to squeeze exercise in" you sound like me!
Well im here to tell you, NO MATTER HOW HOPELESS YOU FEEL, you can turn it around, i know because i am.

The last three days i have done some awesome sweat inducing walks and i so feel like im on a total roll, i feel motivated and so awesome and now i just dont want to stop!

I went op shopping today because i am a size 14-16 now and i do not want to byt expensive clothes from the normal shops as i need a whole new summer wardrobe at this size... 
I gotta tell you it is very disheartening trying on clothes because i see my fat, it drags me down, and i want results NOW, but the reality is that i did this to myself and i know that i can get back to my awesome size 8-10 because i really want it, i just want to feel Fit again...

Ill tell you though, without people around me motivating me, calling me saying hey you want to go walking i think i would still be slouchy, despondent and unmotivated...

So please, please if you can let people around you know what you are feeling, let them know you want to get fit, particularly those friends of yours that are living the fit life already and ask them to cheer you on and invite you till you say yes, once you start you just might not want to stop.

I still need motivators and i still have the tendancy to slip in to the whats the point its taking so long mindset, but i am feeling so much better now that i have "gotten into exercuse again".
I do still LOVE food, i do still have way to big a portion, i still have a very wicked sweet tooth and can eat way too much cake if its there, but thats my battle, i need to fight it, i will fight it and i will see results!

Keep watching this space

God Bless Y'all

"Salty Rain"

 

Gotta love that guy on Australia's got talent that dances and says he is showering the judges with "salty rain" I actually love his stuff, I've taken inspiration from him for my title entry today! :)
So proud of myself today! I actually initiated going for a walk up the zig zag, also very proud of hubby for joining us and even prouder of him cause he couldn't find his sneakers so did it in his crocs OUCH, well done Greggy!! :)
So there is my salty rain drenching my shirt at the back and my selfie is meant to display my salty dripping forehead but it did not do it justice...
I LOVE SWEATING!!!! Yes wired I know but then I know I'm really working out and I feel Sooooo good after!

Besides I ate a GIANT CHUNK of that Ombré cake so I'm glad to sweat it out.

Looking forward to the beginning of healthy life challenge next week Whoo Hoo!

Ps had the yummiest dinner tonight. Steamed rice  drizzled with fresh garlic, ginger, chilli, coriander, fish sauce, sesame oil and soy sauce mix topped with crispy fried chicken Yummy taste bud tantalizer :)

God Bless y'all