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  1. Yoga am and pm. Main workout - Food today - as yesterday
  2. Training today - 20 minute yoga practice on waking 30 minute yoga practice this afternoon Main workout below Still juicing/smoothies today so nutrition looked like this: Breakfast smoothie - orange, red grapefruit, banana, hemp powder, ashwagandha powder and bee pollen smoothie Lunch juices - pineapple, celery, parsley and lime juice followed by apple, celery, cucumber, lambs lettuce, broccoli and lime juice Dinner smoothie - oranges, mango, raspberry and banana Evening drink - hot chocolate made with almond milk, cacao powder, honey and cinnamon
  3. So, last week was a wash out.....too many work deadlines vied for my time and I'm sorry to say that it was my workouts that lost out. That can't happen again, so I have worked hard for the last few days to make sure I have some time every day to complete my workouts, without distractions. That's the trouble with being self-employed and working from home, there is always the tendency to take on too much and lose balance with your life! Anyway, I started back with the training yesterday and today so all good. Food was/will be the same for both days as I am on just liquids at the moment. Breakfast smoothie - orange, red grapefruit, banana, hemp powder and bee pollen Lunchtime juice - pineapple, lime, celery and parsley Afternoon juice - apple, celery, cucumber, broccoli, lambs lettuce and lime Evening smoothie - orange, mango, banana, raspberry and passion fruit with bee pollen Evening drink - hot chocolate with almond milk, cacao powder, honey and maca powder Other drinks - water both cold and hot
  4. Manatee - The energy balls are very simple, just whizz them all together in the food processor and then roll them into balls. I forgot to add that I put about 2 tbsp of coconut oil in them as well. They will last in the fridge for about a week - if I don't eat them all! Mini Forklift - Ultrarunner eh! I am looking to do an ultra, have done some marathons in the past - last one was the Malaga marathon in December 13, but would love to up the distance. Will have to pick your brains over this one!
  5. Day 1 of my new training plan and time for some hard truths….. Weight – 134 lbs (9st 8lbs) Body Fat Percentage – 27.59% (ouch!) Phase 1 – 1 month Goal – to lose body fat. Training today Upon waking – 30 minutes of yoga Workout 1 – 1 hour 1 mile warm up jog – 11.39mins Interval – 40 secs work/10 secs rest – x 3 sets 1. Squats 2. Side Taps 3. Squat Thrusts Shoulder workout – 10 reps per exercise x 3 sets 1. Pushups 2. Dolphins (yoga exercise) 3. Shoulder Press – with 2kg hand weights * 4. Lateral raises – with 2 kg hand weights Core workout – 10 reps per exercise x 3 sets 1. Competition sit up 2. Crunch 3. Pulses 4. Oblique crunch Workout 2 – 12 mins 2 min warm up – set ups 10 mins – as many sets as possible – I did 10 sets 1. 30 skips 2. 10 plyometric jump ups – I used a low wall of about 1 ft in height Workout 3 – 30 minutes 30 minutes of yoga – various asana Food today Upon waking – cup of hot water with lemon and 1tsp molasses Post workout smoothie – 4 oranges, 1 pink grapefruit, 1 banana, 1 tbsp hemp powder and 1 tbsp bee pollen Mid morning snack – 2 power/energy balls – made with almond meal, chia seeds, 1 banana, cacao powder, maca powder, honey and coconut. Lunch – raw club sandwich – lettuce, cashew nut cheese, sliced tomatoes, shredded carrot and cucumber, sliced avocado and spring onion with a drizzle of extra virgin, cold pressed olive oil and himalayan rock salt. Mid afternoon snack – 2 power/energy balls (as above). Tea – 1 mango and 2 passion fruits Evening snack – cup of hot cacao – made with fresh homemade almond milk, cacao and honey - delicious
  6. Hi there, I came to this site last year, with a very clear goal that then spectacularly fell flat on its face as life came and stepped in. Anyways, I am back and raring to go and get the body of my life (at last). So, I have a few specific limitations with lifting weights. I don't own any - specific enough eh! We travel and so are very limited with what we can take with us - both weight and amount of stuff, so lugging weights (or any fitness equipment other than a skipping rope and my yoga mat) around is a definite no-no. Therefore, all the exercises that I do are body weight exercise, which I know are not as good as lifting weights, but it is what it is and this is what I have to work with. So, before I get started, if anyone has some good body weight exercises that they want to throw in the ring for me then please do, I would love to hear all your suggestions. Many thanks and looking forward to getting on board here. Helen
  7. Wow....can't believe I posted that introduction back in July..... I think you can safely say I stalled and the intentions for a 12 week transformation took a huge nosedive south. Work well and truly took over and somehow my motivation upped and walked out the door. But, ok, enough of the negative. The positive is that we have moved location and are currently residing back in Southern Spain in autumn sunshine (think the UK in the height of its summer) and I am ready, willing and more than able to get back up to the plate and start over. So, once I've worked out where best to put all my updates I promise to not only post regularly but also to exercise too!!!
  8. Thanks Dylan, Good to be here
  9. Hi there, I'm Helen a 45 year old Personal Fitness Trainer and Yoga Teacher. I have always enjoyed keeping fit and healthy but due to a change in lifestyle I no longer train clients in their homes but rather have an online fitness business. So, over the last few years my exercise regime hasn't been as good as it once was However, that is changing and I am currently back in training for a series of ULTRAmarathons in 2014. Not getting any younger!! I am really interested in pushing myself more than I have ever done and as well as pushing the limits on my endurance levels I am also for the first time really keen to see how strong I can become 'muscularly'. My diet is and has been for the last 9 years high raw (95-100%) which also adds an exciting twist to my 'experiments' and because of my lifestyle (hubby and I have been traveling around Europe in a caravan for the last 2 and a half years) I don't go to the gym (we are never in one place long enough) and don't have any heavy weights so all my training and exercises will have to be bodyweight based. I have set myself an initial 12 week 'transformation' schedule which starts tomorrow at the end of which we will be leaving France where we are now for winter in Spain. I am excited to see where this leads and to share and learn from more experienced bodybuilders here. Any comments are welcome (I think- lol) Helen www.barefootandraw.co.uk
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