This eating healthy thing is HELLA HARD!

Ugh! It's been 10 days since I began my whole 'seriously gotta get fit regimen' and let me just say....I HAVE FAILED MISERABLY!!! I contracted a nasty bout of the flu...throw in some tanty rose issues up in the mix and we have a recipe for disaster. That gym did not see me for that time and during my hiatus I threw the healthy eating habit to the wind and PIGGED OUT then hated myself then PIGGED OUT again then hated myself and well you see where I'm going with this....damn you vicious cycle!!

So anyways, after realizing i'm wasting my hard earned cash in the gym only to be the same as when I started   I decided to just be healthy...no major freaking out and panicking, I decided to just do two very simple things:

1) Cut out sugary processed stuffz

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2) Cut out salty processed stuffz

i.e no snacking. Today was quite successful probably because I was too SWAMPED with work to be hungry. So we shall see how this continues...

Additionally, I'm having a torrid, steamy love affair....with my NINJA BLENDER!  I am on a SMOOTHIE kick lately as is the rest of the web!! (there are sooooo many healthy, nutritional wellness blogs out there that I don't even intend to compete with.) I just adoooreee the idea of blending up spinach/kale/cabbage/cucumbers etc with bananas/strawberres/blueberries and so on without the bitter blah taste of the leafy greens which are so important yet lacking in our diets!
 Through blending and drinking up, I'm able to ingest an incredible amount of vitamins and antioxidants offered by our green and oftentimes ignored friend. I also like t add 2tbsps organic, finely ground flax seed along with 2tbsp lemon juice and 2tbsp pure organic cranberry concentrate with just 1/4 cup of water. It's green and murky looking but I swear it's DELISH and it fills me right up!

Apart from my newfound love for my blender, I'm obsessed with finding 'HEALTHY JUNK FOOD' because junk aka SNACKS is my WEAKNESS.....*weakness for sweetness*
Now I'm not a health guru...I don't have a degree in chemistry or nutrition..hec I studied bio for only 5years back in secondary school...but the internet is sooo chock full of info that it's easy to verify that the info provided is valid...but my main issue is TIME....and well pure laziness!! BUT OMG i found a delisshhh healthy mugcake recipe which is a healthy orgasm! Like the squirting kind of org, not the regular kind....it's sooooooooo bessssssssssssssssss. mmmmmm. Gotta head to ma instagram to see dem pix mayne!

VOILA:  http://instagram.com/chelz000     AU REVOIR!

Back from Hibernation....(for now)!!

After realizing that the last time I wrote here was February 14th 2012 I've occasionally pulled up this blog, stared at the blank page wondering how on earth does one cram months of updates into an initial post....I found no solution and then x'd off the page and went on facebook instead....*facepalm*  I really should be the postergirl for procrastination!

So I finally decided today, on the 15th of September to dredge up this ole thing and try again....so.... UPDATES...(in a very tiny peanut sized nutshell)

* Traveled throughout Europe - dream/bucket list check
*My sleep situation (the main reason I began this blog in the first place) is amazing and I sleep regularly although I do have the occasional sleepless night from time to time.
*Le bf and I are still together despite some roller coaster rides<3
*I'm on a 'wna be healthy for myself and my future' kick.

Ok so the reason I want to keep up with blogging is to help with my new stage of 'metamorphosis.'....I swear it's funny but this blog name has never been more apt in describing my life within the last year....from where I was to where I am now has been a whirlwind of change for which I am eternally grateful.
The first stage was getting through my illness and developing mentally, going to Europe which was a dream come true for me, being independent and healthy and generally feeling like I was getting my life back on track.
That said, my new stage of metamorphosis is about detoxing body, mind and soul.
I've never ever been a physically active person....couple that with my sick almost addict-like need for chocolate and sugary stuff and we have a recipe for disaster. 

So  a couple times during the week I will attempt to blog about my progress in this endeavour! I'm doing the physical detox part first because I believe that when I feel good about myself the rest should follow easily.


Luckily I have an awesome trainer who is training me for freeeee :)  So December is my target FOR NOW....The first month I started gym I was weak no lie...not physically but mentally...I would still at a whole bag of cheetos and box of cookies (all which I blame my MOM for bringing em int the house and not my weak, lack of will power)...however 2 months later after I saw and felt no difference I realized something needed to give!! 

NOW I am about to TRY and eat a healthy breakfast : an apple and then egg whites with ezekiel gluten free whole grain bread (yup, fancy-schmancy name right? lol) No sugar (unless they're from fruits) and no processed foods (by bye jamaican patties) GODSPEED TO ME! lol. Going to look at this whole process as a positive overhaul and not as though I'm going to the torture chamber! :)