Health, Fitness and Nutrition with Sam

January order 1 of 2 being placed tonight. Please message or text orders as usual or for any help / info 👍🏼🌿

January 2017 - the year to get fitter and healthier! Start as you mean to go on!! But from Jan 2nd of course... never Jan 1st ☝🏼 This is surely a widely accepted understanding?! 😂

Girls who are worried - 'I don't want to lift weights as they will make me bulky and manly' 🏋🏼‍♀️💪🏼...
..Not for the average woman!

It takes many women (who WANT this goal), hours of dedicated training and strict eating every day to get such a physique and even then it often doesn't come easy. Incorporating some varied weight routines / resistance training into your workout is fine if you are aiming for a little definition and muscle tone 👍🏼

No stress 😜

Yayyyy!! My results so far since the beginning of August! It's taken time but has been so worth it. No crash dieting or starving or not being able to eat and do the things that I enjoy ☺️🙅🏼
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For those of you who know me will know I have always gone to the gym but I am
Doing better than ever before because I have targeted my NUTRITION! This is the only thing I now do differently! If you struggle with the eating side of keeping fit, like I did,and want any info about this and how I used to get to this point, please message me 📩
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I've managed to lose 3kg of fat mass but have gained nearly 2kg of muscle mass so MY WEIGHT HAS BARELY CHANGED but my body is looking so different!!! I am only 1kg lighter and I did have baby weight that I wanted to shift 🙌🏻
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Ignore the scales when it comes to weight alone - unless you want to punish yourself for gaining 'weight'. Weight does not = fat!!
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Up since 5.30am with the help of my little monster but by 6am had still managed the equivalent of 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
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How do you plan on working towards reaching your daily recommended intake of vitamins and minerals? 🤔🍏🐟🍅🌿
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If you can obtain these results from fresh fruit, vegetables and other food sources then 👍🏼 but if like me, you struggle for time and ideas, why not add a shake to your daily routine? Packed with essential vitamins, minerals and proteins 💚
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Ask me how they can help you in your journey towards weight loss/maintenance/gain as part of a nutritious diet 📩📱

Breakfast for Mummy: breakfast for Olly 💚
Getting into the habit of eating right so that we can be good role models to our little boy 👶🏼
Shake and cereal for me today as I have a busy day ahead; I'm going to the gym and I just want the extra nutrients! 🌿💪🏼

So here is the last but probably the most accurate comparison I have to share from early on after having my baby boy. Here I am vs now at 🙈

The reason I am sharing this is, as always, to help encourage anybody who has a desired weight goal in mind. Whether it is to lose, maintain or even gain weight 💪🏼Personally for me, I am happy with the stubborn weight I have managed to shift (and no, I was not trying to lose it just 3 weeks after giving birth! This pic is just for comparative purposes only). My personal goal now is to continue working on maintaining and also gaining a little more muscle definition because this is how and when I feel good! Not because this is how I think all women should look (at all) ☝🏼️Work with your own body and what YOU want for YOU! I am naturally athletic and to some it may not look how they personally would want to look but that's okay because this isn't for them, it's for me 👍🏼

My journey so far has not been overnight nor have I lost 5lbs in a week or expected my nutritional choices via 💚 to work miracles. It has taken time, dedication and although it is now built in to my day to day routine and I don't think about it - it was hard at first!!! 🚫🍟🍔🍕😩

My journey now and for the last few weeks has no longer been about weight loss as much as it is just feeling better in myself, continuing to be active (which I have always enjoyed) and embracing a healthier and happier lifestyle that I can share with my little boy as he grows.

And if you are unsure - yes I still eat out, have the occasional drink and all of the other things that people don't want to sacrifice. I'm just a bit more aware now and don't indulge 3 or 4 times a week 🙊

Again as always, just a brief reminder to be happy with your body inside and out however you feel happy and confident! 🙅🏽‍♂️💁🏼 Only you will know that feeling! As long as you are looking after yourself and you are in general good health - appearances are only skin deep! Go for a deeper, less superficial beauty and confidence 🌼

Please like or share my page and posts to help reach people with similar goals and interests 🤗🤗🤗

Oliver is loving learning how to swim and stay safe in the water. He particularly loved today's board surfing 🏄🏼😂
He's now much more confident and is enjoying being active! It's never too early to start 🙌🏻

Herbalife and pregnancy? Read up on this ONE ladies experience of using the products whilst carrying - NOT as a weight loss program but as part of general health maintenance and to supplement vitamin intake. Do you manage to complete your day having achieved the daily fruit and veg recommendations...?
https://healthlovenutritionblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/herbalife-pregnancy/

Herbalife &Pregnancy Everyone always asks me is Herbalife safe when pregnant and breastfeeding. So iv decide to share my story, i honestly don’t know how i would have coped if it wasn’t for Herbalife and th…

Interested in knowing more about how I started and am working on my post-pregnancy self? Have a read of my blog! For both part 1 and 2 scroll down my page or use link in the 'about' section.
https://samshealthandfitnessjourney.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/my-health-and-fitness-journey-part-2/

My health and fitness journey… Part 2 Okay, so just to recap… After hopefully following on from my previous blog, part 1, I am now going to give you a brief(ish) catch up of the last 6 months. That is, from being 8 months pregna…

Remember: The blogs/pics/goals posted by me, about me, are to hopefully help encourage, inspire or motivate others in a way that can be adapted to suit them. It's an insight into why I believe that you can do it! Whatever 'it' is!
In no way am I promoting one specific body type, lifestyle or specific end goal. You are at your most beautiful when you are happy in yourself and only you will know what that FEELS like! Break free from all stereotypes and do what works for YOU!

Yep I'm Fit? No - healthy? I mean healthy but a little bit fit!? Ughhh, aren't they the same thing anyways?!?
Have a read of my latest 2 minute blog post to help clarify the murkiness of defining such things!
https://samshealthandfitnessjourney.wordpress.com/2016/10/30/health-fitness/

Health = Fitness? Most of us have probably been there. You look in the mirror and decide that your body isn’t quite what it used to be and you decide that you need to take a little more time and care of yours…

Please feel free to contact me with any questions or queries regarding posts on here - or simply just follow me for some HF&N info, ideas and inspiration!

To any expectant Mums out there - I referred to this site (National Childbirth Trust) as a guide during my pregnancy in relation to exercise and nutrition tips. Some useful links to explore.
https://www.nct.org.uk/pregnancy/pregnancy-and-nutrition

Healthy pregnancy: diet and nutrition | NCT The article covers the following subjects regarding diet and nutrition for pregnant women:Healthy eating in pregnancyFood groupsHealthy startHealthy snacks in pregnancyPregnancy sicknessFurther information

If you want to build or simply tone your glutes (butt) watch this short video clip which demonstrates a great simple circuit to help work on achieving either goal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuTmfGpBbPQ

Amanda Latona Shows How She Gets Those Glutes! - Bodybuilding.com Check out the full article here: http://bbcom.me/1QYId4a Watch how Pro Bikini Model Amanda Latona gets her amazing glutes. She takes you through her workout ...

Welcome! Please read up on my blog Part 1 and 2 :)
https://samshealthandfitnessjourney.wordpress.com/blog/

My health and fitness journey Lose-Maintain-Gain