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Happy New Year and Decade! 🥂🥳
Another short and sweet one today for New Year’s Day. I’m sure a few glasses of Champagne were raised last night and I’m sure a few more will be raised today! Enjoy! And at only 95 calories a glass it’s a bargain!
Happy New year 🥳🎉🌟xx
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Tuesday Tip: Alternative Resolutions 🎉
New Year, New start… it’s a cliche isn’t it? Having said that it IS a good opportunity to refocus and think about what you want to achieve over the next few months. So instead of the usual eat healthy/exercise more, here are some of my favourite resolutions for self improvement that are doable and a bit more interesting:
#1 Switch your phone off
Put your phone away a bit more – whether for meals, after dinner, when out – whatever – you and your friends and family will enjoy more real face time than FaceTime.
#2 Read
Ditch the telly and read a book – an actual book – be it on paper or kindle. It could be a classic or something newer.
#3 Grow something to eat
Seeds cost pennies and you don’t need to be green fingered – get some vegetable or fruit seeds, pop them in a pot on your windowsill and grow something yummy.
#4 Cook a new recipe every week
Just one recipe, one meal a week – it doesn’t need to be complicated or lengthy – dust down your cook books, or get online for inspiration.
#5 Walk
Walk somewhere you would usually drive or take public transport to. Get off a stop early or park further away if you can’t replace the whole journey.
#6 Plant bulbs
Buy some bulbs (they’re cheap, and some newspapers give them away free at this time of year too!), dig them in (pot or garden), wait – and enjoy some spring/early summer colour!
#7 Say hello
A simple hello, a please, thank you, or even a smile at someone, in a shop, cafe, passing on the street – wherever – will brighten your day and theirs.
#8 Try something new every week
Anything new, doesn’t need to be big – a new food, a new activity, a new route to work, anything!
#9 Focus on others
Do something nice for someone every day/week – a simple compliment, helping a friend, or something bigger and potentially life changing like donating blood, sponsoring a child in need or volunteering.
#10 Celebrate you
Who says you need to change, anyway?! Perhaps you’re perfect the way you are: even with flaws. Maybe these are to be celebrated as unique aspects of you, so focus more on the things you like about yourself!
Happy New Decade everyone 🎉🌟
xxx
It’s Christmaaaaaaaaaas!
So short and sweet today, no calorie comparisons! And because it’s Christmas chocolate is definitely a perfectly acceptable breakfast food this morning!
Enjoy! Merry Christmas 🎄🍊🍫xx
Tuesday tip: Merry Christmas! 🎄
It’s Christmas Eve! So my only tip today – is to enjoy your Christmas tomorrow! However you are spending the day – have a lie in, spend time with friends, family, (or animals) that you love, maybe take a gentle walk, enjoy yummy food, watch Christmas tv etc.
If you’re working then take some time out when you can to do something that you enjoy. Don’t stress about what you’ve eaten, or how little exercise you’ve done, just enjoy the tastes and yummy food, a day or two won’t kill you! Get back to your normal eating and training pattern afterwards and you’ll be back on track in no time.
Hope you have a lovely Christmas 🎅🏼🎄xx
‘Just a quick festive drink…’ 🥤
At this time of year all the coffee shops bring out their range of festive coffees and hot chocolates. You’re out Christmas shopping, or meeting up with friends and family, so you just grab a quick festive drink to enjoy and get you in the festive spirit. You’ll drink it in minutes, and possibly have a snack with it, without really thinking or noticing. But that’s ok, because it’s just a festive hot choc, and it’s Christmas….
These drinks do vary but are all pretty high calorie. This particular example is a Cafe Nero hot grande salted caramel hot chocolate – with skimmed milk (not even semi or whole milk) and comes in at over 500 cals and almost 60g sugar.
On the other hand that selection box contains 5 chocolate bars, with less calories and sugar. Now whilst I’m sure you could eat a selection box in one sitting (I certainly could) most people probably wouldn’t . You’d probably spread it over a few hours or possibly days, rather than eating it all in one go and certainly wouldn’t have it with a snack (unlike the hot choc).
Christmas is definitely a time to relax a bit on calories and certainly a time to focus more on sharing memories and happy times with people you care about. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be aware of the calories in some of the treats you are having.
Knowledge is power so being aware of the calorie content of things, and also of our own perceptions of the things we consume is always a good thing.
If you want the festive drink – have it and enjoy it. If you want to eat your way through a selection box in one go then go for it. Just be aware of the calories so you’re making an educated choice!
Merry Christmas 🎄
Xx
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