Transformation Tuesday with Rita
What causes food addiction?
Do you want to know exactly why you find it hard to stay away from those high sugar high processed foods.
Listen to find out 👇
Transformation Tuesday with Rita
International Women's Day - Let's Celebrate!
4 degrees. January. Brighton. Am I about to vanish into the chasm?
Feelings of fear. Dread. Apprehension.
Staring at a sea brimming with the unknown I wondered what had possessed me.
Why was I about to hurtle straight into the icy cold without logic and rationale?
Why was I doing this to myself? To my body?
I held the hands of two women, who a couple hours previously, had been crying on beanbags with me as we wondered why we could but feel as though we were always searching.
For something.
For someone.
For anything more in this life.
And as we held hands and faced the dusky abyss of beating waves and unseen horizon a calmness filled my body.
A void I had tried to fill with external influences.... that had been created by not being contented with who I am; by not being happy with what I have; by not being present and continuously looking for something more, something better....closed.
I needed nothing in that moment but the feeling of two hands holding mine that told me it would be OK.
Why was I doing this to myself?
I wasn't DOING anything. I was for the first time simply BEING.
I was being challenged to be greater than I was yesterday.
I was being surrounded by people who add value to my life.
Who sprinkle magic into my existence.
So my only ask of you today is this....
Be around the light bringers, the magic makers, the world shifters. Those who challenge you, break you open, uplift and expand you.
Those who won't let you play small with your life.
Stop looking for things to fill the void. Look for the heartbeats that sound the loudest.
Those heartbeats are your people and those people are your tribe ❤
Kids learn from us.
They copy us.
Let's set the best example we can.
Phone goes down, activities and sunshine come out.
Sundays are about being present with the ones we love ❤
Either-Or Mentality (Do you suffer from it?? Watch to find out 👇)
Do you either go all-in or all-out?
Do you say to yourself I'll be 100% on point and never slip, and then when you do, end up binge eating your way through a whole packet of chocolate biscuits?
Do you always say I'll start on Monday, I'll start after the holidays?
Watch to find out how to learn the art of balance.
Stress and bad habit triggers - how to hack them to make life easier!
👉Do you often get stressed?
👉Do you often fall back on bad habits during certain moments?
Watch this quick video on how to avoid these traps!
Moving. Why is it important?
Movement is a vital factor in cognitive function.
If you stop moving, your brain stops moving too.
How do you want to continue your life?
How do you want to show up for your kids?
Do you want to start to lose mental function from the age of 30?
Do you want to put yourself at risk of degenerative diseases such as dementia?
...me neither.
Get up, get moving. It is that simple.
If you need inspiration, read "Sammy The Sea Squirt" I promise it's not too challenging 😉
How will you move today? And if you won't....why the hell not?
💥 Low Carb Diet Plan - When More Is Better
When most people want to lose weight the first thing they usually do is start a diet. And a diet to most people means "stop eating".
❌Wrong!
A healthy diet should consist of eating less of the foods that contain calories from simple carbohydrates (sugar and processed flour) and more whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables and good sources of protein.
✅This is the basis of a good low carb diet plan.
As a matter of fact, a good diet should have you eating more instead of less! Not more food, but more often.
The body's a wonderful mechanism. It's geared towards one important goal. Survival. When your body feels threatened by the lack of food it automatically assumes that you're starving.
To combat this condition the body will start breaking down muscle to use as energy and saves its fat stores for the last ditch effort to save itself from what it thinks is imminent death.
☝This is bad on two fronts.
First, by using muscle tissue for energy you're losing precious lean mass which is metabolically active. This means that you need energy to support muscle which helps to keep your metabolism running at a higher pace. Higher metabolism means more calories burned even in a resting state.
Fat, on the other hand, doesn't need any energy to support it. It's simply "dead" weight. 😯
Secondly, the body will start storing more fat because it's preparing itself for the worst. Your survival is your body's most important concern so it'll do whatever it can to stay alive.
So what can you do if you want to eat less without starving yourself and sending your body into this defense mode?
🥗Eat smaller meals more often throughout the day.
This works on two levels.
By eating more often you won't get hungry as quickly and your metabolism will stay raised because you'll be digesting food more often. Digesting food uses calories just like any other physical activity.
So here's the plan:
▶Eat four or five meals a day.
👌 My personal “clean it up” focus details!!!
🎯 This month we’ve been focused on cleaning up our lifestyles, from what we eat - to the products we use - and even our mindset.
And for me, this month has been more of a struggle than I expected.
💥🏡 One area I really focused on was paying close attention to my mindset.
I think I have I struggled to calm my mind at times. The stress of everything that has been going on over the last year! It can really add up.
But I am making a more concerted effort to get more sleep, meditate and take care of me!
My biggest takeaways so far are creating a safe haven to sleep in. Sleeping more actually saves you time, you have more energy, you feel more secure in your home, you are more productive.
My How To On Mental Health book is available now! "The Mental Health and Fitness Coach". So please check it out on my Amazon Page.
⭐ How about you?👇
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