Sending Smiles and Sunshine

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Have you ever wondered what a personal trainer gets up to?

Often instead we describe our emotions as more ‘normal ‘ ones to escape identifying how we actually feel.

Did you eat too much over the weekend?⁠⁠If you’re sat at home feeling bad after saying to yourself ...⁠⁠‘I shouldn’t have eaten all that food, I feel so bloated & crap!’⁠⁠Or ⁠⁠‘I’ll cut down my food on Monday for a few days to make up for it!’ ⁠⁠Then STOP right there!⁣ 🛑 ✋🏾 ⁠⁣⁠Restricting your intake encourages a unhealthy relationship with food.

This month I re-opened my beautiful studio 😍 I was straight in, tunes on, ready to welcome my lovely clients back for the first time in months😃 If you missed the news, my studio @awc.wellnesstudios officially opened the first week of December last year, but due to Covid, we shortly had to close 😞 As much as I have LOVED seeing my lovely clients online (and meeting their cats, dogs, kids and partners)I am so excited to see everyone in person this week & have some normality back!

When on a fat loss journey it’s easy to get into cycles of guilt and regret after social occasions where you didn’t ‘stick to plan.’

There isn't a single diet, exercise or pill that can target any given specific area.

Don’t be afraid of lifting heavy, be afraid of feeling weak.

Why understanding energy balance is KEY to successful fat loss

Intermittent fasting, a diet ‘buzzword’ and often, a misunderstood and misused method.

Sometimes we eat when we are sad, sometimes we eat when we are happy, we eat to celebrate, we eat to distract ourselves, when we’re bored, we can eat to numb emotions, we can eat to comfort.

TRACKING YOUR FOOD INTAKE IS A VERY VALUABLE WAY OF LEARNING ABOUT THE CALORIES IN YOUR DAY TO DAY FOOD.

I thought losing weight would make me

Heading out for food with friends and worried about falling off the wagon?

How many times have you heard this..

Every stretch mark you have shares a story

Are you looking for some motivation to help you get moving again?

In 10 years you won’t give a sh** what you weighed in 2021!

Can I be really honest with you?

A different sort of before and after.⁠ ⁠For me, 2020-2021 will forever remain as a reminder, of just HOW MUCH can change in only 12 months.⁠⁠A reminder that no matter how hard things get, good is just around the corner.

Is anyone else already dreaming about their next meal out?

For ease, I keep the same meals every week.

These last couple of weeks have felt exhausting.

Life isn’t JUST about losing weight & working out!

Do you have ALL the intention to start a wellness routine and then somehow find yourself never following through?

Behind the scenes!

Let’s talk about BABIES!

Let’s talk about stress baby, let’s talk about you & me 🎵 😉 I moved house a couple months ago & it was bloody stressful.

Do you have days like this?

Let’s be honest, we’ve all said things along these lines..

These 3 yoga poses have been my go to during lockdown for mood management and support 💜 It’s been a real rollercoaster of emotions, all the highs and all the lows, and throughout it, the one thing that has been consistent, is movement.

Periods & Exercise 💜 Do you find aerobic exercise harder at different parts of your cycle ?

Sometimes my breakfast looks like the left & sometimes (most of the time) it looks like the right!

It took me a year before I was able to talk to my inner child & even then, just being ‘nice’ to myself & talking positively, felt SO bloody awkward..

Sometimes habits just don't stick!

As lockdown continues to lift - Have you considered how you’ll still meet your goals or maintain your progress?

I’m going to be totally honest with you, work life balance is freakin’ hard.

When I first learned of practicing gratitudes, I’ll be honest, I was very sceptical.

Do you suck at personal admin?

We ALL need help from time to time, however, I know it can be SO hard to ask and take those first steps, reaching out to whoever you need to.

Welcoming my baby boy Mushroom to the @awc.wellnesstudios family 🍄 💜 So, I’ve wanted a doggy my WHOLE life but I wasn’t responsible enough ....

Bloating & body dysmorphia..

Are you escaping or creating ?

Self love is much easier when you are ‘what’s desirable’..

Release your attachment to diet culture 💜 I'm sure most of us have tried diets at different points of our lives - diet culture is so deeply embedded within popular culture!

Last week I talked about how you cultivate self love through all the seasons of life & as I mentioned it certainly hasn't been easy for me!

Motivation..

It's impossible to be positive and happy all the time.

I love meditation..

If you haven’t heard, my baby @awc.wellnesstudios is growing!!!!

Calories in VS calories out?

Boundaries are so freakin’ important!

📣 We're SO happy to welcome Francesca as our newest coach !

Hunger as camouflaged depression & self abandonment 💜 Addictive behaviours, such as over eating, can be signs of our misguided attempts to self medicate feelings of abandonment and unmet attachment needs.

Winters coming… how are you feeling?

3 years ago this month, I stepped into my very first gym @thegymgroup_tottenhamhale as a qualified personal trainer..

So I’ve been absolutely terrible at posting!

I’m working on a really exciting project and part of it has meant going back in my files and finding some gems.

I’ve had a rough couple of weeks.

Chillin’ with bulldogs is ma thing 💁🏻‍♀️ This week has been a whole lot of… Breathe in GodBreathe out Alma It’s an affirmation of a sort that I repeat when I’m struggling with anything… Whether that’s a lack of patience, uncomfortable emotions, working through exhaustion and as a way to simply centre myself.

Who else waters their plants in the shower?

To the girl who wasn’t believed 💜

Anyone that follows us and has seen my story knows that, like many out there, I have had some challenging times, and it was stepping into exercise that began my transformation and the desire to help others with their fitness journeys.

Today my writing resonated with someone, I figured I would share an element of it here too incase it resonates with you.