A Healthier Me

Hi guys, hope you are all well and enjoying the beautiful weather.

I thought I would put together a little post of all the things I have been doing to keep fit and healthy. I have been slowly but surely losing some of the weight I gained over the past couple of years and to say it’s given me a massive boost in confidence is an understatement.

The first thing I changed was to find dairy alternatives to incorporate into my diet as I constantly felt bloated and my skin was a bit worse for wear every now and again. While trying alternatives, I found soya milk caused my skin to flare up even more and I had the most horrific pains in my stomach so I changed to unsweetened almond and hazelnut milk instead. For the longest time I was sick maybe once a month with a cold or bug and I noticed my allergies were flaring up more and more so I completely cut out all  dairy products to see if that helped anything as I read up on it and decided it might be for the best. I am in no way qualified to give any advice on this issue as I am not a trained professional but for me, it was an option I was willing to test out. I have felt healthier, less bloated, more awake, had clearer skin and just generally feeling better as a result. I also cut milk chocolate, butter, margarine etc. and found dairy free alternatives.

For snacks I have been eating whole-wheat pittas and some lemon & coriander hummus which I am in love with! I have been reaching for healthier snacks instead of sweets and crisps so once a week I head to my local store and pick up fruit and snacking vegetables such as watermelon, strawberries, red delicious apples, tangerines, peppers, cucumber etc. I have tried to stay away from really sweet fruits as they are full of sugar and I am trying to cut that out. I have noticed I’m getting slight headaches every now and again but I have been assured this is normal as I am having withdrawals from sugar. All I do is drink more water and it seems to fade.

Water is so important to us so every night before I go to bed I fill up a huge 2 litre jug of water and keep it in my fridge, then in the morning I pour myself a nice, cold refreshing glass and fill up as the day goes on. I also have a handy water bottle which I fill up and take out with me if I have errands to run which is great. No alcohol either apart from the one at my birthday dinner.

I have been keeping up with my spirulina tablets and take 6 throughout the day, i normally have 3 in the morning and then another 3 around 11am (I hate taking tablets so I find this is easier for me to do) If you want to know about my spirulina journey I have a post on this.

Walking is the biggest thing I have incorporated into my healthy lifestyle. For anyone who knows me knows I hate walking, I would just rather take the car but I have been good and really enjoyed myself if I’m being honest. I downloaded the Map My Walk app to my iPhone which plays music from my phone and off I go. I love that it records the trail I have taken aswel as minutes and calories so I can compare to previous walks and check if my time is improving or my overall distance. It’s like having a little competition with yourself.

If you have been doing anything to keep healthy please let me know as I am willing to try anything that won’t kill me :)

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