New Fitness Regime

Hello everybody

Sorry there has been a few days of blogging silence from me- I have been house/ cat sitting for some friends and only got home yesterday.

So my dear readers- I am not happy :(.  Since returning from my 4 month trip to Mexico in 2010 my weight has slowly crept up to just under 11 stone and I've gone up to a size 14 dress size.  I'd just like to state that there is nothing wrong with being 11 stone and a size 14 if you know you are eating well and exercising regularly .  I am not doing wither of these things....

So I am going to try and get myself in shape before June (in my mind the start of the summer season).  But being skint with no spare time on my hands I face a dilemma.  I need to keep it cheap and cheerful and I have found a way: The Lean Machines.

I really hope you enjoy the picture of them I have selected.  Its very... er... nice..... :).

This ripped duo run a YouTube channel that posts free personal training videos that you can follow along at home.  And they seemed to know that I had no time- all the videos are short and to the point.

The most recent video they have posted is Fight the Fat!  Its an intense workout using MMA (Mixed Martial Arts).  There are squats, kicks, pulse raising knee lifts, oblique rotations on both sides, press ups with twists etc etc.  Its pretty full on but I can imagine doing this daily would certainly put me on the way to getting fitter.

They also did a really fab video with Pixiwoo on their Body Talk channel which shows some really simple excercises that can be incorporated in to your daily routine.  The link for the video is here.

They also talk about food.  The Healthy Lunch- Steak Burrito video looks delicious.  I'm yet to try it but like I said- looks delicious!

Going back to the Body Talk channel, I have found this channel very handy in my quest for fitness.  Having coeliac disease means its very difficult to find tasty yet healthy snacks but the recipe for Chocolate Macadamia Nut Muffins looks pretty awesome without piling on the pounds.  They are gluten free and can be adapted to be lactose free too.  The Macadamia nuts are full of good fats (yay!) and they use coconut oil instead of butter so more better fats(!?).

Last video I'm going to mention from this channel is How To Lose Weight: One Click Clinic where Dr Ricky Gondhia answers commonly asked questions about weight loss, hot to lose weight and dieting.  Very handy!

I thought about posting some pics of me demonstrating some of The Lean Machines moves but I did not want to subject you to that- maybe when I've lost some weight and I'm looking all toned...

I'll let you know how my new regime is going as it progresses- I was thinking at the end of each month but if anything interesting pops up I'll let you know.  I'm going to try and do my exercises first thing in the morning so they are done and dusted and I can jump straight in to the shower once I'm done.  

That's all for today folks.  I hope you are having a happy and healthy day.  Thanks for reading todays post.

Jen xoxo

P.s I am in no way a fitness/ food professional and from what I understand you should consult a health professional before embarking on any weight loss/ exercise plan.