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My 100 Healthy Days with well I am
Today marks the beginning of my 100 healthy days with well I am! I must admit I am both excited and nervous about the journey that lies ahead!
For those who of you who do not know what well I am is – it is a lifestyle challenge, where you pledge to 100 healthy days, to transform your body, your habits and your life.
As a family we do follow a fairly healthy eating plan, which has been leaning towards a more banting approach. We also try to exercise a minimum of 3 time per week, which includes cardio and weight training. The thing you do begin to realise, though, is when you get to a certain age{no numbers mentioned}, maintaining fitness levels and weigh-loss is not as easy as it was in your 20’s! It becomes very much about being disciplined and having a well balanced lifestyle.
Although not officially, my family will also be joining me on my journey of 100 Healthy Days! I feel that this is a great way to encourage both healthy living and fitness, for the whole family and making it more of a lifestyle, than a diet or weight-loss program!
The beginning of the challenge could not be at a worse time for me, winter is when all I want to do is eat comfort food and to top it all, it is the start of the school holidays! I am however determined to make this challenge work for me and get my body summer ready!
I am not hugely over weight but I have at least 10kg which I need to lose and I would like to be able to run a half marathon by the end of the year! So there are no cheats, no shortcuts or half-measures – I simply need to put the work in to get the results.
The great thing about doing the 100 Healthy Days challenge, is that you have the support of well i am. They offer meal plans, exercise programs and inspiration for your journey!
The most uncomfortable part of the process leading up to the challenge, was taking the before photographs, you really feel quite vulnerable and exposed. It also forces you to acknowledge, that there is indeed work to be done! It is amazing how much you can hide under layers of clothing but that been said I am excited to get started and see the transformation!
You can still register for the challenge even though it starts today. I will be sharing my 100 Healthy Days journey with you both on the blog and on social media, using the hashtag #wia100healthydays. Please follow along and if you are doing the challenge as well please leave a comment below, so that I can follow your progress as well.
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My Week on Instagram
My Week on Instagram
This post should essentially have been posted yesterday but I had to take my daughter to have her braces fitted and the day unraveled from there! So without further ado here is My Week on Instagram:
If you are a regular reader of Inspired Living SA {and I hope you are!} then you will know Beauty Products are a big focus of mine. I do get quite a few products from brands to review but I buy quite a few products myself as well. With time being limited at the moment, I am finding getting through all the products and reviewing them quite difficult – I wish there were more hours in the day!
I received the two Revlon products, above, at a Blogger event I attended in January and only really got around to trying them properly last week. I have loved using the Revlon Colourburst Lip Butter – it is the first one I have tried. The colour Tutti Frutti is right up my alley! Truthfully, though, I do not usually buy Revlon lip products because I do not like the formulation and have found they irritate my lips but I was pleasantly surprised with the Lip Butter! The Revlon Colorstay Nail Polish, I am on the fence about – I really love the colour, Wild Strawberry but again not sure about the formulation. After application it developed air bubbles and stained my nails quite badly, even with an undercoat on.
The three hair products above are a few of my everyday go-to products. I am trying not to heat style my hair everyday, which is where the Toni & Guy Sea Spray and the Batiste Dry Shampoo, come in. The V05 Mousse is something I use for extra volume if I am going out and need my hair to look good the whole day. I will do a more in-depth post on my hair care favourites soon!
I love cooking but sometimes need a bit of a break from creating gourmet meals every night! One of my favourite quick and easy midweek meals are my Spicy Chicken Wraps, it is a family favourite and really simple to make. I make my own Cajun Spice for the chicken, which you can make in a big batch, ahead of time and store in a spice bottle.
You may remember me raving about the lovely coffee shop at Buitenverwachting a few weeks ago. Well it was hubby’s birthday weekend this week so I treated him to lunch at the Coffee Bloc. The tapas are so delish, just looking at the pic is making my mouth water! The setting is also stunning and the wine sublime – well worth a visit if you have not been yet.
After a very decadent Friday lunch and dinner we decide to head into the mountains, for a bit of a trail run on Saturday. It was amazing, very hot but amazing – I love being in the mountains, there is something so free about being out there!
Sunday was spent with family, celebrating my mans birthday. We also reconnected with an old friend, who lives in the UK. He had bought the bottle of Dom, which you see above, for my hubby for his 40th Birthday and we had kept it to enjoy with him, when we next saw him! Only took us two years 😉
If you would like to see more of my pics, then pop over to my Instagram feed, or follow me @inspiredlivingsa. Please leave your Instagram user name or link in the comment section below so that I can follow back. If you would like to see last weeks post, in the series My Week on Instagram pop over here.
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