The perfect body

Hands up if you want a perfect body!!
YES PLEASE!!! (I`m holding up my hand.....AND waving it in agreement)

Well then ,what exactly does the perfect body look like??

Is it the Victoria`s Secret models that has the perfect body?
Glamour models? Athletes? Kim Kardashian??

WHO??

Is it all in the eyes of the beholder?

I`ll tell you who i think has the perfect body........ YOU!! (that`s right,you reading this)
Bet you just snorted and laughed a little sarcastic just now.

But i`m dead serious!! you have the perfect body! We all do!
It`s all about how we see ourselves, or how we should see ourselves.

I have spent so may years comparing myself to other women who had what i considered a perfect body.
And all that did was make me depressed and hate my own body.



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We have been given some pretty shitty body standards to be honest.
All that talk about being skinny.....BAH!!!
It actually sounds down right unhealthy to me the more i think about it.
And the perfect models aren`t even perfect enough.
They computer edit and retouch them as well.

And we`re bombarded everywhere with ads on how to lose weight, diet this and diet that.

We are being told "you are too fat" and "you have to be skinny to be beautiful and successful"

Why has the body more value than the person?

It is a bit of a tragedy.



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But as i said, we all have a perfect body, we are all unique and beautiful.
So to compare ourselves to other people ,is just wrong.
Because we can`t be anyone else than ourselves.

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I believe that if you treat your body with love and respect, it will give you so much back.
After all we only have the one we`re born in.

So instead of punishing it for not looking like what you  think is perfect, try to accept it for the Incredible gift it is.
And with a healthy  diet and exercise (even moderate exercise like walking) you will get amazing results.

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I hope you enjoyed this post.
Please lave questions and comments blow.

Have a beautiful day!

 

Don`t forget to love your body!

 

Xoxo!

Weight loss tip

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This blog post is not gonna be long at all.

I just wanted to share my weight loss tip with you.

 

We all know it`s important to eat healthy and be active to shed weight.

But sometimes ,at least for me, i find it hard to control my eating

i.e  not to over eat.

 

so i have started to take a very Natural and healthy "supplement"

 

 

 

Psyllium husk.

(powder)

 

It`s totally brilliant!!

I helps me to not over eat.

And i hardly ever get bloated anymore.(YAY!!)
 

I mix 1-2 teaspoons in a glass of water or in drinking yogurt ( ca 250 ml)  and chug 10-20 min before a meal. ( drink immediately after mixing,cause it swells fast)

It swells in the stomach so i feel less hungry.

I take it basically 2-4 times a day.
Before breakfast, before my first snack of the day,
before lunch and in the evening,if i`m hungry after dinner (ca 2 hours before bed)

It`s very important to drink a lot of water when taking psyllium husk, because it swells up to 20 times its own size and it`s high in fiber.

So if you don`t drink enough,you`ll get constipated rather than getting the great benefits.

So drink up buttercup!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I hope you enjoyed this post, post any questions or comments below.

 

 

Have a beautiful day.

 

Xoxo

My "diet"

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To be honest it`s not  a diet...cause i`m not dieting
 It`s a a lifestyle choice.

I have tried almost all kinds of diets to lose weight..and i have failed at them all. MISERABLY!!!
Because a diet basically has a time limit...
I have even tried to not eat... failed at that as well (thank god!!) I love food too much.

After many trials and errors....my conclusion is.... to just eat NORMAL ,HEALTHY FOOD!!!!
I eat 5-6 small meals a day.
It`s been a long process to get to where i am today,and i wish i`d known what i know now 10 years ago, but i can only change today and set the direction for my future.

I have taken a few steps towards a healthy diet,by adding/eating more of veggies and fruit, making alternatives to my favorite treats, and cutting out sodas and junk Food.

It was really hard at the start, to cut out soda.
I drank pepsi max every day..i LOVED it. But one day i just made the decision to cut it out,and i feel so much better. I will enjoy a glass of soda once in a while,but then i opt for a regular sugary soda, as the diet sodas are much worse for your body.

I am human after all, and i`ll enjoy pizza or burger now and then.....but the less i eat it, the less i crave it.
Besides my tummy really makes me sorry for the indulgence...so i prefer to make pizza and burgers from scratch.

I have one day a week where i indulge in a treat or two, usually Saturday.
I like to think of my diet as 80/20 , 80% healthy and 20% treats.

It`s not like i`ll turn down a slice of cake if i`m at someones birthday party or whatever in the middle of the week.  but as a rule, Saturday is my treat day. (but i don`t only eat treats all day)

 

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So what do i eat?

Well here in Norway, we`re very fond of our bread ,so most of the time i`ll eat bread for breakfast and lunch.
Or i`ll make oatmeal or oat pancakes.
I have a crazy sweet tooth,so i Stock up on fruit, fresh and dried.
Loads of veggies (i love roasted veggies with my dinner).
When it comes to protein Sources, i`m a carnivore through and through.
So i eat mainly chicken and Fish, and i`ll have steak once in a while ( I LOOOVE STEAK!!)

In short, i eat EVERYTHING, in moderation!!
I believe Balance is key....
But there are some foods i stay away from,or eat very rarely (cause they mess up my stomach like crazy,and i`m not a fan of the pain and discomfort they bring)

Below you`ll see what a typical day looks like for me. (of course i may eat something different for lunch or dinner)

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Breakfast:
2 Slices of Whole wheat bread with cheese,or hard boiled egg. Or Oatmeal porridge with  sliced banana, chopped almonds and maple syrup, Or Oat pancake with peanut butter and honey or jam.

Lunch:
2 Slices of Whole wheat bread with ham and cheese
and a piece of fruit.

Snack:
Chia seed pudding and a fruit / or raisins and nuts

Dinner:
Changes from day to day,
but i eat  carbs like pasta or rice (1/4 cup rice and 1/2-1 cup pasta) , veggies (half the plate) and Protein like meat,chicken or fish.(ca 100 grams)

Snack:
might be a slice of bread with cheese

If i get hungry after that, i usually drink a glass of milk and eat a fruit/nuts

So don`t forget to indulge a little, life gets so boring otherwise.
The 80/20 rule remember.....

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There is one thing i take to help me shed weight:

Check out my next blog post, i share   what i take to help with my weight loss.



I hope you enjoyed this blog post, please post any questions or comments below.

 

Have a beautiful day

 

Xoxo

 



Healthy Soda recipe...

 

 



I have more or less stopped drinking soda.
Because when i drink them, i can`t stop!
And we all know they are full of chemicals and additives that is NOT good for our bodies.
Sugary or diet soda, they`re ALL the same.....unhealthy and addictive!
So I came up with my own Soda.
It`s Natural and.....(TADAAAA), HEALTHY!! woohoo!!
I always try to find or make a healthy alternative to the junk out there...as much as i can.
I`ll indulge in unhealthy treats too, but i like to limit it.

So how to make this wonderful, delicious and absolutely AWESOME soda?
well, i`m glad you asked ;)

You`ll need:

-Sparkling water
-stevia
-pressed juice (NOT from concentrate!!!! and preferably Organic) if you press Your own,even better!

I usually make it a glass at a time, but you can make larger portions if you want.
But you shouldn`t drink more than 1-2 glasses.
Everything in moderation, as they say.

For 1 large glass (400 ml)

1/2-1 tsp stevia powder (or 2-4 drops liquid stevia)
150 -200 ml Fruit juice ( i use pomegranate,but any juice is fine.)
200-250 ml Sparkling water

Add stevia first,
then add the juice, stir a little to dissolve the stevia.
Then add the Sparkling water.
ENJOY!
                                



  



Now you can drink soda without feeling guilty and without chemicals to poison Your body. :)

Hope you`ll give the recipe a try.






Have a great day!!

Xoxo








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My body is a temple, not a trash can

 

 I saw this quote on Pinterest as I was looking for different motivational pictures and quotes to pin.

And it got me thinking.

If I want a body that's healthy,slim, strong and beautiful, I need to pay close attention to what I actually put in my mouth.

When I was younger, I was naturally slender and had a really awesome physique (if I may say so myself).

I was super active and food was not an issue. I could eat what ever I wanted, and didn't gain any weight.
 

But as I got a job and a driving license, that changed....dangerously fast..

As I earned my own money, I would eat snickers bars and drink coke every day. 

And I didn't eat regularly and nutritious food either.

Sometimes I wish I could turn back time and choose differently.

Needless to say, I gained weight. And a lot of it!

And I wasn't even aware until someone made a mean comment.

I was so hurt.

And there were more of those to come over the years.
 

I started to hate my body.

I was also desperate to shed it, to be my old slim self again.

I had no concept of healthy and unhealthy food.

Because I had always been able to eat anything .

So many mistakes were made in the process.

I'm not gonna make this a long story.

Over the years I have learned and sought knowledge about diet, food, healthy lifestyle and training.

Because I want to do what is best for my body.

After all, I only have the one I'm in.

So back to this quote....
If i want a body that is healthy and happy, what i put in it matters a lot!

If i eat junk, i.e  sodas, sugar loaded treats, so called diet Products that contain more Chemicals than a medical lab, deep fried food etc , i`m actually abusing my body. and it will let you know how it feels about the abuse too, and it won`t be pleasant.

But if i eat clean, healthy food,i`m basically showing it the love it deserve,and it will give me so much in return.



Have a great day

 Xoxo