HIIT and Diet

Tone it up!

Someone asked me to do a post about my workout and diet routine!Now before i go into detail about my routine i would just like to mention that i am not a professional nutritionist or fitness coach.Whatever i will mention in this post is basically what has worked for me. That being said lets get right to it!

Okay first to give a little background about my fitness. i was the kind of person who never worked out.instead i literally spent my days walking around the house eating whatever i could get my hands on and then whining about how fat i have gotten! sounds familiar? :P

Workout: 

Anyway i discovered a workout known as HIIT (high intensity interval training). Now most of you may not know what HIIT means so here is the official definition: 

HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING (HIIT): is a system of organizing cardiorespiratory training which calls for repeated bouts of short duration, high-intensity exercise intermingled with period of lower intensity interval of active recovery.

So basically you workout for less time, with high intensiy, more intervals and short rest periods and burn overall more calories in half hours then you would if you spent one hour in gym or on a tread mill.

Here's a few workout to get you started!

 

 For beginners, i would recommend watching you tube videos to guide you through the exercises mentioned above! 

Meal/ Diet: 

I don't have any crazy meal/diet plans. When it comes to food it's pretty simple. Eat clean and stay active. Now by eat clean i don't mean boycott all tasty foods and punish your taste buds by eating celery all day long -.-

I only have 2 tips when it comes to diet.

1st) Eat fruits! and veggies if you like :P  Cut down on fatty foods and sodas. Eating clean means you can eat more without having to worry about your caloric intake. I mean look at these beauties! Who can say no to that? 

 P.s Once you start eating clean, your body automatically stops craving for the junk food. Trust me! I speak from experience!

2nd) Eat 4 to 5 times a day! (WHAT?) but eat in small and balanced portions! (ohh :P) Yes! eat every 3 to 4 hours. Now you must be thinking "Ain't nobody got time for that" :P But trust me. its better to eat in small portion through out the day than to feed your body more or less then what it needs to function. Either way your sending your body into starvation mode where it starts storing up fat instead of getting rid of it.

To sum it all up, Eat clean and Workout! Its pretty simple. All you need is a little motivation, 30 mins of your day (for HIIT), a strong mind set and a will to achieve your goals! Once you decide and set to mind to anything...

Sky is the limit! ^.^  

For more detailed workouts and recipes, contact me :)

The Sweater Weather

Fall is here! 

Autumn and sweaters! My two most favourite things in the world. Well atleast they are two of the many things i am completely obsessed with. So i figured why not put togather a post of autumn outfits ideas. I grabbed my sister and voila! I hope you like it! 

So its fall. And what are the "must haves" of fall? 

Sweaters!! what else?! oh and how can i forget booties! No not the "booties" booties. The shoes BOOTIES! 

Here are the few outfits i put together. Enjoy!  

 1st Outfit: Grey dress sweater (hollister) with Black Leggings (marshals), Brown Beaded Booties (stylo Pakistan), and Light Brown Fringe Bag (body central). 

 2nd Outfit: Blue Jean (forever 21) with Blue Printed Scarf and Creme de la Creme top (areopostal) Leather jacket (hollister), and the Black Ankle Booties (stylo, pakistan) 

3rd outfit: Beach Please Sweatshirt (hollister), Black Leggings (marshals), Fringe bag (body central), Beaded Booties (stylo, Pakistan), and Leaf Necklace (hollister)

  

4th Outfit: Dark Wash Jeans (forever 21), Fringe Bag (body central), Red Knit Sweater (hollister), and Mustard Color Long Boots (body central)

 5th Outfit: Dark Wash Jeans ( forever 21), Sweetheart Necklace (claires), Black Ankle Booties (stylo, pakistan), and Brown Baggie Long Cardigan (

I had an absolute blast putting together these outfits and post, mostly because i got to do this with my sister <3 anyway, Fall doesn't need to be limited. Other fall "must haves" include: 

Plaids! 

  knit scarfs and Leg warmers! 

oh and how can i forget the one thing fall/winter is incomplete without. Starbucks! ;)

Have a Happy Fall and Winter! 

Layer it on! Thats the beauty of winter. No cloths are ever enough, especially in Winter! Put togather your own looks! Remember! Sky is the limit!

 

Jar Of Hope DIY

Happy thoughts! 

It's the small things that matters the most. Atleast for me. And i have a craze for doing small little DIY's that add color to my room and my lfe ^.^ Do you want a little rainbow in your room as well? A colorful jar full of happy and positive thoughts? Are you also looking for a good way of wishing yourself a good morning? Well then stay tuned. This DIY is for you! :) Simple and cute!

Things you'll need: 

• coloured paper
• scissors
• cardboard 
• glue
• wool/ rope
• mason jar ( or any jar )
• color markers or color pencils 

Alright, lets start with making the tag. Draw a tag shape on your cardboard and cut it out. I used a tag from one of my shirts. You can draw it free hand or just google a tag pic and use that. Whatever is easier for you. It doesn't have to be perfect. Just what you like. 

 You can leave the tag as it is. I covered mine with colored paper. Name your jar based on your theme! I named mine "jar of hope"

Now tie your tag to your jar! I was going to used the wool but i found this elastic gold wire. So i used that instead.

  Alright, now grab your paper and write down your favourite quotes and cut them out!

Grab a pencil or a pen and roll your quote around it. Then tie a knot with the wool/ thread. Double the knot to secure it. Now remember to keep you thread loop big enough to be able to take the quote/ paper roll out and put it back in without scrunhing the paper, if that makes any sense :P 

 That's it! Simple! Follow the same steps and make as many quotes paper as you want.

Fill all of them into your jar and that's it! Your Done! Now you have Jar full of happy thought's to wake up to. Grab and read one thought out of the jar everyday before leaving home and have a good mood for the rest of the day. Smile! because you deserve to! I don't know about you, but it works for me. So here is a little something to inspire you too. 

 Make a jar of hope, or make a "to do list" jar! Create whatever you feel like! As i say 

Sky is the limit!