WHY WAIST YOUR MONEY

OK- I’m going to have a little GRRR moment.


I cannot believe HOW MUCH MONEY some people pay for online programs.....

So here it go's, People out there ( mainly woman) pay $85 dollars, sometime even more for a emailed program, not even a specific program, I’m all for do what you need to get healthy but everything you need that they send you, you can find on the net, clean eating recipe’s are everywhere.

You should know what is right to eat. It’s not rocket science it is just common sense.

Any eating plan or lifestyle change to you eating that tells you to cut out a food type is WRONG! Most I have read tell you to cut out carbohydrates, some fruit, and alcohol.

Our bodies need carbs they are what we use for energy. I mean look at the population of the world that eat RICE or PASTA as their main source as food, most of them are not fat. They move more to burn of what they eat.
People that play sports, need to eat more and eat lots of carbs, the more you move the more you can eat.
The energy that you put in your mouth has to be less than the energy you use and you will lose weight. If you eat crap and eat lots of fatty food and sugary foods you will not lose weight.

I don’t understand why people need to pay loads of money to hear this.

I understand a personal trainer because they push you when you can’t push yourself; they also make you accountable to someone other than yourself so in no way am I talking about personal training here.

I’m talking about programs where you sign up, pay your money, and they send you all this common sense information. They are great for support with all of the other thousands of people on there and awesome for recipes that you can get but other than that, you’re paying for NOTHING people. You can find everything on the net.

What’s more is that people change their eating after paying someone to tell them to stop eating shit, then they get on their pages and write these awesome reviews I change my eating and I thank this plan cause I’m losing weight.

Their are lots of free great site's out there that give you clean eating guide...
 One of my fav's is Happy health Gigi

 http://happyhealthygigi.tumblr.com/tagged/cleanrecipes/page/2

http://www.eatcleandiet.com/food_and_recipes/clean_recipe.aspx
So there is 2 pages that ill give you for free.

REMEMBER DIET IS 80% of weight loss. :)
Tash

LETS TALK DIETS AND PROGRAMS

WANT TO START OF SAYING SORRY ITS BEEN AGES GUYS.

As a health and fitness professional it is hard to keep up with all the new DIETS and crazes, you have to read continually and research NEVER stops. So Part of being good at your profession is that you can distinguish what’s basically a load of crap and what COULD actually work for some clients.

There is so many let’s talk about a few:

Ashy Bines "clean eating plan" - the latest of the ones going around in OZ at the moment. It is basically the same idea as "body trim" Cut out almost all carbohydrates, sugars, and processed food etc and only eat FRESH-MADE FROM SCRATCH food.

The benefit with the ashy bines is that there is a massive net work of support facebook page where you can discuss your progress, swap recipes, get motivation, and give motivation. And she also has cardio classes all over OZ.  Just quietly I had of wish I started up something like the "ashy bines" lifestyle eating plan.

Body Trim is basically the same eat only fresh food, no carbs, high protein, and also does the same measuring no scales, and walking as you exercise to start with. He gives you some pretty good simple recipes in his book!

Then there are all the diets where you have to count calories and you have a daily calories intake. This works for people that that way over eat and have no idea. It makes people accountable for what they put in their mouths- in saying that a food diary will basically do the same thing. I make all my clients do a food diary for a few "normal" days so we can sit down and go through it and it is amazing how much people actually SNACK and don’t realize.

Organization is the key to eating well- if you are un-organized and have nothing ready you end up eating something processed, quick and easy which is normally full of FAT, CARBS, or sugar or ALL.

Things like weight watchers is OK, but YOU need to learn how to prepare your own healthy low fat fresh healthy food, how long are you going to be on weight watchers? Forever? NO! So as soon as you come off it you go back to your old ways and eat like you did when you got fat or UN healthy!

 

Look to sum it up is that it is really easy, I don’t think you need to pay someone to tell you how to eat healthy, you know what good eating is, low fat, low or no processed foods, and lots of fresh foods. MOVE GET OF YOUR BUTT - IF YOU DIDNT KNOW THIS YOU MUST NOT HAVE GONE TO SCHOOL.

It’s a good idea to get a trainer, to push you to your limits and to be accountable to someone. Everyone is different, different things work for different people!

THE BIGGEST THING IS TO JUST START NOW!!!!! NOT ON MONDAY :)

iM ABOUT TO DO SOME REASERCH ON A BOOK "EAT STOP EAT" I WILL GIVE YOU REVIEWS NEXT :)

Daily Recipes

Hey Guys, from now on I’m going to try and post 1 recipe a day!

So I have made a few yummy things in the past few weeks. Keeping in mind that I have 3 growing children that DO NOT want to lose weight, I usually make 2 dinners. :)

I made an awesome Beef and red wine casserole last week it was awesome:

Preheat oven to 180degress c

500g round steak (just some nice beef)

1 onion (I like it just sliced)

3 cloves of garlic crushed

5 diced tomatoes

1 cup red wine

1 cup hot water

2 table spoons plain flour

1 beef stock cube (dissolved in the 1 cup of hot water above)

Drops of oil (olive, rapeseed etc)

Add a drop of oil in a non stick pan, add onion and cook until soft. Add garlic, cook for 30 seconds put into casserole dish.
Toss meat in flour reheat pan add one more drop of oil, fry meat until all is brown (6 minutes) put into casserole dish.
reheat pan add tomatoes, wine, stock bring to the boil and add salt and pepper to taste add to casserole dish cover and cook for 1.5hours.

(You can add in carrot, capsicum, peas or mushrooms)

Nice warm winter dish! Yummo enjoy!
Tash xx

BACK TO BASICS-CLEAN EATING

I get asked all the time "Natasha, what is clean eating?"

It is really very easy! "Clean eating" is a relatively new term given to eating non processed foods, Vegetables, fruits, fresh meats (not processed) and whole grains.

It is really important to eat well not only for weight loss but for your overall health; processed foods are loaded with chemicals and harmful additives.

If you need proof, just look at history: back in the olden days they didn’t eat processed foods, they ate what they grew and could catch, meat and fish was fresh, vegetables and fruit where eaten when they were picked. SUGAR well it was from honey, molasses and cane sugar when available-rarely.

There was barely any obesity especially in children because they did more physical stuff outside than sitting on their butts inside.

I’m "simple" eat good fresh food, move your butt, drink water and lift weights. It’s really that easy!!!!! Kids should be made to be outside running around in most daylight hours. sure everything in moderation, you have to adapt a little to society and technology as that is the way the world is being run BUT we need to beet this "fatty world" we are becoming and we need to take a simple approach and stop paying $$$$$$ for silly quick fixes. It’s a life change to be healthy it takes time, and effort but I guarantee once you have done it you will feel better and be a much happier person.

So I hope I have shed some light on the "clean eating" for you.

Any comments please comment any topics you would like me to address please tell me!

Tash x