Beating the buldge

I have seriously got my skinny head on right now. To kick start my motivation again after a couple of months of it seriously lacking I am going with two tried and tested tricks.
First of all I am back on the Bootea. As I have written about in previous weeks I did the two week detox and noticed great results.
I had a flatter belly, better skin and felt lighter and fresher. Knowing that I have spent £20 on a product that has to be used daily really helps keep me on track too. I would not want to have wasted my money for the sake of a steak or chocolate bar.
I am also doing the 30-day-squat challenge.

Currently I am on my first rest day

I have done this once before. I went from having a pretty flat, flabby bottom to having a booty! Something that I have maintained to a degree. The first week is killer, after that it stops hurting as much but it can get pretty boring so I tend to squat while watching the tv. It really helps!
Squatting is a great overall work out and it really targets your glutes and upper thighs (inside and out) which is just what I need right now.
Once I start seeing results I will feel loads better about myself and hopefully it will really help me get back on track. So far so good. I am on day four of both and I am feeling great.

Binging

I was fully prepared tonight to blog about my achievements of the day. I am sorry to say that will not be what I blog about but I will tell you all about my failures.
My post was supposed to be about how I had some little treats today, a couple of pieces of chocolate and a small amount of birthday cake (co-workers birthday, we all know the score) but at the last hurdle I failed.
Unfortunately I cannot mentally get it into my head that it is ok to have something naughty as long as it is in moderation. I go into this mindset as soon as I eat something bad that I have failed so I may as well eat everything I want in one day, get it out of my system and start better tomorrow.
So, when 9pm came and I had managed to enjoy three very healthy meals and a few small treats I felt very smug and proud of myself that the little voice inside my head hadn't got the better of me.
But I am sorry to say the one little Thorntons chocolate that wouldn't harm turned into six and then before I knew it I had binged on everything.

The cake that started it all

I don't tend to have bad food in like chocolate and biscuits but I had caved earlier today and bought a small bag of chocolate (which would be fine if I could managed one or two a day but I can't). I'm like Pringles, once I pop I just can't stop. Before I knew it I had finished the chocolates, eaten two bowls of shredded wheat and nibbled on just about everything in my fridge.
To be completely honest I have really fallen off the bandwagon lately. I lost quite a bit of weight and started to feel great so I began to go a little bit easier on myself. But that turned into ooo just one won't hurt, maybe another, oh I may as well have that and slowly I am putting the pounds back on. It is a slippery slope and one I need to fight. Willpower is something I have never been very good with. So tomorrow is a new day, and I am going to eat well, do a massive workout and set myself up for a clean eating weekend. Starting Monday I am going to feel energized and refreshed. It will set me up for a good week. I am also going to do another round of Bootea which helps keep me on track because I refuse for it to be a waste of money.
One thing for sure is I am an emotional eater. I recently hurt my ankle running so have had to stop that for a while which is something I am struggling with. I love running and I am itching to get back out there so the frustration of not being able to just go is getting to me. One more week of rest and I plan on seeing how I get on going for a short run.
But for now I am going to feel guilty about the amount of food I have consumed today and look forward to a healthier future.

Benefits of a juicer

Every once in a while I feel the need to cleanse my body. Sometimes it is with products such as Bootea other times it is with a juice cleanse.
I have been feeling a little bit too exhausted this week to do a full juice cleanse so I just incorporated a couple of juices into my week.
They served as my snacks and pre-workout drinks.
The best one has definitely got to be my fruity beetroot juice. Whether you like beetroot or not you should try this one. It is a delicious recipe and the apples make it sweet and yummy.

Lovely beetroot juice

Beetroot

The benefits beetroot have to offer are endless. The purple plants are packed with betalains, plant pigments that give the beets their distinct colour. Not only do they give these root veggies their vibrant colour but they have great anti-inflammatory and detoxifying properties. 

The purple jewels also contain potassium, magnesium, iron, vitamins A, B6 and C, folic acid, carbs, protein and soluble fibre. They are great pre-work out and experts suggest they can increase stamina, manage blood pressure and delay dementia. 

It might sound a bit extreme but what have you got to lose? Whether that is true or not it will still do more good than harm packing in some beet juice with your lunch. 

Juice

I cannot shout about my juicer enough and anyone who wants to incorporate more of the vitamins and minerals raw fruit and veg has to offer, should invest. 

I am not stupid, I know whole fruit and veg has even more in the way of nutrition and a lot of fibre is in the skins and peels. But when you're pushed for time or just not motivated enough to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables one day, this is a quick and easy way to get some of the best benefits of the healthiest foods into your system. 

So try a juice and see if you feel energized and refreshed. Also if you have beetroot don't be alarmed by your pink urine. That is normal. 

Bootea detox

I have just spent the last two weeks using Bootea detox tea.
It has been an interesting two weeks. The tea is a blend of natural herbs and spices designed to detoxify your system.
It comes with a recommended eating plan which I must admit, I didn't pay much attention to. I pretty much eat what it recommended anyway. The one thing I did stick to was cutting out meat. It says meat has toxins that make it difficult for the tea to work it's magic. That was fine as I don't eat too much meat anyway.

It comes in packets that can be resealed for freshness. 

The first week I was so good and strict, I stuck to eating healthy, natural foods and saw a difference straight away. I could feel my body becoming almost purer.
Unfortunately, I had a couple of days where I didn't eat too terribly but not as well as I should. I also had one night drinking which it recommends avoiding.
However, even after a small mushroom pizza and quite a bit of vodka I still felt the benefits.
My skin feels better and I feel like it looks brighter. Even with the added extra bowls of cereal that have snuck in this week my stomach feels smaller.
I will be doing the teetox again. I think i'll make sure I do it when I don't have plans to drink on the weekend and see if it works even better.
It is a bit costly at £20 for two weeks worth of tea. That included breakfast tea that you drink every morning and teatime tea that you drink once every two days. The flavour of the teas are delicious and subtle and I will actually miss drinking them. I would recommend trying it for anyone who wants clear out their system and see and ever so slightly flatter stomach. Next time I will try to remember to do a before and after stomach picture.