There is no magic cure for weightloss, except will power and hard work. Lotuslite helped me achieve my goals - it left me being able to control my portion size, no longer craving sugary snacks and furthermore left me energised and motivated. Once the first pound came off it gave me further motivation to stay on the wagon. I can honestly say combining lotuslite with the clean and lean principles has been the best thing I ever did. Would I go back to the life I had before? Not in a million years. Ok so I do work hard at the gym, I do have a personal trainer but this way of life has meant I can now exercise longer and harder than ever before. My body is the best it has ever looked and I get up every morning with a smile on my face.The hardest thing has often been explaining my new lifestyle choice to my friends and family. I have found some of them think I am just plain weird or I am having an early midlife crisis. Do I care? Not on your life.
"Clean and Lean you say? " "Haven't touched a Cola or fizzy drink in nearly 2 months you say?"
"And no sugar at all? Even in your coffee? " "No". "Have you been out to eat ? " "Yes".
These are a small (very small) selection of questions my friends , family and colleagues have been asking me over the past few months.
I had been feeling sluggish for a while and not very well or healthy in general.
I was tired a lot and actually sick of eating because everything I was eating was making me feel ill.My diet was never horrific but I did love my treats and eating out! I seem to think about food all the time and I am always plotting my next meal or days around it! I think this stemmed from being at boarding school: You ate your meals quickly and went from one to the next with often a good English tea mid afternoon.
So what could be done?I toyed with the idea of the "Dukan diet" and thought feeling bad was down to the evil carbohydrate demon on my shoulder but I then came across the Clean and Lean Diet book. I hadn't heard about its author personal trainer and owner of Bodyism James Duigan and the work he does and the people he does it with.....until I bought the book to read in the hairdressers.
Elle McPherson , Hugh Grant and Rosie Huntington-Whitely are all clients and advocates of the Bodyism way of life! After doing some more research I bought both books and embarked on my clean and lean journey! It was the first time I felt inspired by what I read and it made sense. Now to a sceptical scientist that is a major positive.
I don't want to harp on about this so I'm going to try and simplify it for you as much as possible here.The philosophy behind Clean and Lean is a change in your diet and also your lifestyle.After reading the books I promise you you will think and feel a very different way about food and what you put in your body.I had been reading all about it through various social media outlets and this is why I stuck so rigidly to it so I could really see if it works. It did.So I suggest you read on!
What does it involve?
1.Some light reading.
2.Some very useful information indeed.
3.Putting some thought into your food shop and investing in yourself and your body.
4.Some exercise.
Yes it really is that simple!
1. Read the book
2.Cut the CRAP Caffeine,Refined Sugar. Alcohol and Processed food.
3.Getting yourself organised with your food shopping.This is imperative to succeed at the diet.The main reason being that once you forget your lunch at work or have nothing in for dinner and you arrive home hungry , you might find yourself tempted to stray from the plan or pick up some alternative foods for convenience.
4. Do the 8 minute exercises given to you in the book and do some exercise along with it .Maybe 30 minutes of cardio or whatever floats your boat just be active doing something you enjoy regularly.
The Future is Clean!
So now I go to Nandos and have 1/2 a chicken with a big green side salad and I don't want or crave the fries or the diet coke.I go out to a fancier place for dinner and will have a fillet steak and some spinach and a salad.I don't even think of the creamy mash....But you are allowed a cheat meal a week.Yay!This is time to have that dessert or a cheese board and enjoy it! I Don't feel guilt ridden about having cheats and treats I just try to at your next meal eat clean and lean.
I can only say I feel great from doing this and yes I am human and fall off the wagon with great style! But its just so simple to follow that I really would encourage anyone to give it a go! I have already done my first 10k, triathlon and mudrunner.
I am always learning new things from everything I read and twitter is a great source of inspiration
Live your Best Life - it is too short for second chances!
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