I believe that life is all about enjoying it, and this also means when you are getting healthy.

It’s good to make sure that you have a balance of everything in your diet and so make sure you give yourself treat days.

Now when I say treat days, this literally means the occassional “treat” like chocolate cake, ice cream, take-aways or anything that you normally would consider unhealthy. But it’s important not to go overboard and then binge for 2-3 days. You must have self-control.

My suggestion is to choose 1-2 particular days of the week as your day to have that one treat.

Also, if you know that you’ll be going to a friends house, or a party at the weekend, then use that time to have your treat.

As soon as you’re finished, make sure you do go back to your usual healthy routine. Don’t just keep treating yourself everyday and all day long.

But even if you do end up binging, just take a step back, reassess your situation and then get back to your usual healthy routine. Don’t just give up because of 2 or 3 days of binging. It’s not going to be the end of the world! Trust me.

So go ahead and have a small bite of cake if you want to. Don’t deprive yourself.

Until soon with more musings…

Loretta

…That is to your weight lifting dumbbells, of course!

Yes, it’s true ladies.

If you are after a quicker and more effective fat loss, and muscle definition, you need to start lifting much heavier weights.

By doing so, you will be working your body and your muscles much more. You’ll be gaining more muscle mass, which in turn will lower your fat mass. So don’t be shy of using the heavier weights at the gym or at home. Don’t just use the baby dumbbells. Go for over 5kg, and do lower repetitions. With time, you’ll notice the difference.

So ditch the baby bells or at least use them for a warm up) and go for the big ones!!!

Until soon with more musings…

Loretta

Well, we’ve all probably heard the saying:

‘Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dine like a pauper’.

It’s very true and a good rule to try to stick by for everyone.

Children especially, have a lot of benefits from eating a good healthy breakfast. More and more studies show that it helps with concentration, weight control and generally good health later in life. It sets them up with good habits right from the start.

You can encourage your child to have breakfast by preparing the bowls, laid out, the night before, using quick cereals like quick porridge oats or Weetabix, Shredded Wheat etc. You can even prepare fruit smoothies the night before and keep it in the fridge to drink in the morning. These should help avoid any excuses to not have  a good breakfast.

Hope this helps!

Until soon with more musings…

Loretta

Hi All

Just came across an interesting article.

A recent study has shown that up to 40% of breast and bowel cancers in the UK can be prevented by following a healthy diet, with plenty of regular exercise and making sure that you maintain your weight and keep to a healthy weight.

And so the focus is now in Governments to make sure that this message is put across to the general public, and especially to young people in schools. It’s at this age that good habits can be formed at home, which they then can continue with, as adults.

So, go on. Make sure that you and your family are getting into the balanced and healthy lifestyle from now on.

Until soon with more musings…

Loretta

Valentines day is creeking up on us again, as is Mother’s Day.

Have you thought of your gift yet for that special person? Want a great  and unique idea for a gift?

Well……here it is……….Silver Fingerprint Charms! (see photos underneath)

They are perfect! Basically, you can have your fingerprint (or anyone’s print including babies from 6 months old) captured in solid fine (99.9%) silver. You can also have a 24 carat gold plated version if you wish. They look so beautiful and will last forever. You can have them in different shapes.

It’s the perfect gift for anyone at anytime of the year. I’ve got a 3….baby, husband & Mum.

I have a friend who is an expert at making these. If you’re interested you can either email her for a quote at: bkafsaf@yahoo.co.uk or check her out on eBay. The best thing is that she can also provide you with the beautiful jewellery to go with the charm (i.e. necklaces, bracelets, key-rings, mobile phone charms etc.) She also gives 10% of all her sales to Great Ormond Street Hospital charity. So by buying through her you can help raise money too.

Hope that this gives you some inspiration for a gift.

Until soon with more musings…

Loretta

Yes it’s true! Try it.

Yesterday, my daughter managed to drop a few CDs onto our laminate floor. I then tried to pick them up, but to my surprise, found that I was actually unable to pick any of them up with just using my hands!!! I never ever realised this, did you?

Anyway, after spending a good 5 minutes trying to collect one disc from the floor using my fingers and fingernail, and trying to slide the disc against the skirting board to see if I could flick it up etc. (and getting really frustrated!!! Especially since I had about 6 of them to collect), I managed to resolve the problem by sliding the thinnest piece of paper that I could find in the house under it and then lifting the disc up.

Then  I thought to myself – is there a device out there, such as a gentle sucker or something similar, that can be used for this purpose? And if not, then I think someone needs to invent one! Especially for those with young children who can’t help themselves but to through discs onto the floor!

Anyway, until soon with more musings…

Loretta

What a day…..my little daughter is teething. But I still cannot see any teeth coming through yet! And she’s 13 months old now!!!! She’s been teething forever….with now results. Poor thing. She is really wanting to bit on things, including my knuckles and chin!

So she’s really ratty all day long, when normally she isn’t. I feel a bit helpless….all I can do is comfort her and use the teething gel at times (not sure if this actually helps much).

I found a really good website for all baby and children information. It’’s Baby Centre.  I have been finding it really useful for everything and concerns that I had right from pregnancy to date.

I think I’ll just have to try to see this through. Any ideas and advice will be much appreciated!

Until soon with more musings…

Loretta