Thursday, March 14, 2013

Are you feeding these meats to your children?

Are you feeding these meats to your children?

If you buy processed food, there is very high likelihood that there are cancer-causing ingredients in it.

Do you eat any of the following processed meats?
Bacon
Ham
Sausage
Hot dogs
Pepperoni
Salami
Pastrami
Bologna
Deli meats, like chicken, turkey, roast beef

The incidence of childhood cancer is on the rise. Even if your children don't get cancer while they're young, feeding them food with cancer-causing ingredients in them now can increase their chances of getting cancer at some later time in their life

Most processed meats, unless you buy organic and nitrite-free, contain nitrates or nitrites. As stated in the bullet above, these are chemicals that are classified as probable carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). They probably cause cancer.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Clean Eating Taco Night!

Sleep over in the lounge room.

Kobi Loving my healthy egg bacon muffin

#cleaneating home made

What is The Eat-Clean Diet®? - The Eat-Clean Diet®


Eating Clean is treating your body right.
It is eating the way nature intended. You eat the foods our bodies evolved to function best on, and that makes you feel – and look – fantastic. When you Eat Clean you eat more often. You will eat lean protein, complex carbs, and healthy fats. These practices keep your blood-sugar levels stable and keep you satisfied. The best part is that if you need to lose weight it will happen almost without you having to try. And yes, you can have a treat now and again.
Best of all, Eating Clean keeps you feeling great and full of energy. In fact, you can forget all about the days when “dieting” meant feelings of hunger, lethargy or deprivation.
Eating Clean is not a fad; it’s a way of life.When you Eat Clean your body will react by losing weight if you need to lose, maintaining a healthy weight if that’s where you are, and even gaining weight if you are too skinny. But regardless of whether you want to lose, maintain or gain, you will feel better than you ever have before.
Never worry about counting calories again. You will never have to diet. Eating Clean will keep you lean and healthy for the rest of your long life. Eating Clean guarantees results!

Kobi making Clean Eating Muffins

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Long Time No See?

Well, I've been a little bit lazy on the typing side of things as I've been Selfish and focusing on myself exercising, and clean eating.

These things just don't happen overnight! It takes time and a lot of energy must go into these things!

Today being the 23rd of February sees myself at work, at the hospital and its such a lovely fantastic day to be alive!  The sun is shinning the sky is deep blue, (well from where I am sitting at the present moment), I have a wonderful network of support from my friends and what more can I say?  The most caring daughter in the world who at 5, shows so much love and beauty beyond her age!

Today just be kind to everyone.  Its a choice, so choose to be kind and lovable.

Namaste


PS: Me at work today!

Jess

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Thursday 10th January 2013

So yesterday I was at work and along the way at work I do my exercises, mainly big stretches all the time. My team are pretty use to me now doing this that they don't even look twice!

My eating habits in the afternoon saw me really hungry for some reason...

Meal 1:
oats, yoghurt, coconut flakes, flaxseed oil,
coffee

Meal 2:
Salad & chicken size of hand, lentils, beans, sprouts

Meal 4:
3x Rice Cakes, cottage cheese and tuna on top
1 cup of a shake with blueberries mix, cottage cheese and peanut butter

Meal 5:
So proud of myself, I actually got into my car and went down town (2 minutes away only) and bought a piece of fish from the 'Captain Hooks' in Tugun, Fish market/shop.

So had that piece of fish on its own. Beacuse I was so hungry at 4pm. upbove I ate big

Meal 6:
Again some oats, yoghurt, coconut flakes, flaxseed oil,
just to fill the hole in my tummy

At about 6pm that was it! It was like I was hit by a truck and so so tired! Even now at 7.40am as I type this I am so wiped out and tired!!! Its all a struggle, but Im sure it will pass.....

Wednesdsay 9th January 2013

Ok, so yesterday I started my day by cleaning the house from 6am to around 8am, washing, vacumming, mopping, and there was my exercise before I started breakfast! So hot too!

Meal 1:
1 piece sourghdough toast
seeded mustard
2 poached eggs

Meal 2:
Oats, Yoghurt, coconut, Flaxseed oil, some "Robs Pure Life Seeds" from coles

Meal 3:
Green Smoothie - bunch of spinach leaves, water and 1x bananna
1x Tuna Sushi

Meal 4:
3x multigrain Rice Crackers with cottage cheese and Peanut Butter

Meal 5:
Palm sized grilled chicken with garlic, hand sized lentil and broadbeans, sprouts, 1/2 cup brown rice

Drank 2 litres of water, 1 x black coffee

Exercise: Cleaning the house and during the day I was doing bits and pieces of this and that while I was home with my 5 year old. It was my day off yesterday.

Have a Magical Day everyone!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Tuesday 8th January 2013

Ok, so yesterday was great! I stuck mainly to the Nutrition Guidlines:

Meal 1:
1/3 cup porridge
1 hard boiled egg

Meal 2:
2 x Rivitas
Tin Tuna

Meal 3:
Palm sized chicken
Lentils & chickpeas
Lettuce and cucumber
Morrocan spices
Lemon jucie

Meal 4: (As I was at work no meal here. But I snuck in a hard boiled egg)

Meal 5:
Palm sized chicken
cup full of vegetables
2x rice cakes plain

Now, I drank up to 3 litres of water also.

There was downfall - I came home around 8pm... feeling fine, went to bed read a book, but at 11pm OMG!!! A sudden urg for sweetness hit me, I practically slept walked to the fridge and found some christmas Toblerone my partner had, went out side under the star and ate two little blocks of it, and went back to bed!

Out of character for me as I am not a chocolate person! Lets see what happens tonight! Lol Lol.....

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Now or never

Ok, I'm going to let you in and to follow my journey during the next 3 months as i bite the bullet and get fit... No more talking about it or thinking, i have a beautiful daughter and partner and having a very sad, confused sister who hates me when all i want to do is  share the lo've is all the motivation i need! Stay tuned...

Saturday, December 22, 2012

6 Tips for Staying on Track During the Holidays

1. TREAT/CHEAT DAY: have a treat day and coincide it with your outting: the whole idea of having a treat day is to ensure you don’t have a feeling of deprivation and resent the new way of eating. Treats for me since having gone raw have changed quite significantly and even if they are still considered junk food, as long as I aim to stick to vegan foods, even if cooked, then I am not too stressed out

2. LOAD UP: fill up on a green smoothie, cooked or raw soup or salad monster before heading to a party. This will curb your appetite and ensure you are able to stop at just one or two nibblies when you get to the party. Don’t arrive hungry

3. PACK YOUR OWN SMOOTHIE/JUICE: pack your own smoothie! I’ve done this loads, and before you say ‘how embarrassing’ basically it’s not really a big deal at a party. Mostly everyone else is concerned with what they are drinking to worry about what you are drinking (usually why I never recommend people to announce ‘they are not drinking alcohol tonight’ as it was probably likely no one would have noticed anyway. I often take a pineapple and coconut smoothie or an equally delicious smoothie – usually my husband will choose to have some of mine rather than alcohol instead. I pack my smoothie in a cold flask so it doesn’t need to be refrigerated and at a party where it is ‘help yourself’ to drinks I just discretely pour my drink into a cup like everyone else’s. In a situation where you are at a dinner party, perhaps make enough for everyone to try. Also green smoothies are a great conversation starter! Get some recipe ideas in my free recipe section here www.girlonraw.com/recipes under beverages.

4. TAKE YOUR OWN/SHARE When I am asked to a friends house for dinner, I never assume they know what kind of food I like to eat, so rather than be ‘that person’ who can’t eat this or can’t eat that, I actually make my own dinner (enough for a full meal size) plus extra for everyone else to sample. I take it along, and if I am lucky then the host has prepared something for me, and I have contributed something healthy and delicious as well. Usually I pick a show stopper – something that will really impress people so it encourages them to try it and I’ve always taken home empty dishes!

5. CALL AHEAD: Going out to dinner? If you know where you are going ahead of time, call up the restaurant for a copy of their menu or check them out online. Most restaurants have vegetarian dishes than can be easily modified – think salad minus the cheese, or even ask to speak to the chef and let them know your requirements to see if they can come up with something to suit you prior to arriving. I’ve been known to take a ripe avocado in my bag to bulk out my meal if the options have been poorly. If you cannot prepare ahead of time by calling ahead, or it’s a spontaneous dinner plan, think of ordering 2 or 3 appetiser size meals if there are no or minimal options in the main meal section. Don’t be afraid to speak to your server about your requirements (you can use the ‘I’m allergic to these foods…will help). I have a friend who carries a business card size card with their food requirements for the server to give to the chef, good idea!

6. RELAX: sometimes it’s just not going to be easy to get the exact meal you require due to the fact you are in a social environment that is a little challenging. Don’t stress out, make the most of your situation, hopefully you’ll have a lara bar or some trail mix in your bag to get you by, until you can have your next meal as you want! Try and enjoy the moment for what it is, it’s about being with friends and loved ones, and if you happen to slip up, you can get right back on track when you get home!

Extracted from: http://girlonraw.com/2012/12/6-tips-for-staying-on-track-during-the-holidays/

Friday, December 21, 2012

Welcome to the New Beginning Dec 21st 2012

Today is the day Mother Earths energy is full of life. 

The Mayan calendar moves in cycles with the last cycle ending in December 2012. This is often interpreted as "the world will end on 21 December 2012, at 11:11 UTC".

The last day of the Mayan calendar corresponds with the Winter Solstice (or December Solstice), which has played a significant role in many cultures all over the world.
The Maya didn't invent the calendar, it was used by most cultures in pre-Columbian Central America – including the Maya – from around 2000 BC to the 16th century. The Mayan civilization developed the calendar further and it's still in use in some Maya communities today.

Wheels working together

The Mayan Calendar consists of three separate corresponding calendars, the Long Count, the Tzolkin (divine calendar) and the Haab (civil calendar). Time is cyclical in the calendars and a set number of days must occur before a new cycle can begin.
The three calendars are used simultaneously. The Tzolkin and the Haab identify and name the days, but not the years. The Long Count date comes first, then the Tzolkin date and last the Haab date. A typical Mayan date would read: 13.0.0.0.0 4 Ahau 8 Kumku, where 13.0.0.0.0 is the Long Count date, 4 Ahau is the Tzolkin date and 8 Kumku is the Haab date.

The Haab

The Haab is a 365 day solar calendar which is divided into 18 months of 20 days each and one month which is only 5 days long (Uayeb). The calendar has an outer ring of Mayan glyphs (pictures) which represent each of the 19 months. Each day is represented by a number in the month followed by the name of the month. Each glyph represents a personality associated with the month.The Haab is somewhat inaccurate as it is exactly 365 days long. An actual tropical or solar year is 365.2422 days long. In today’s Gregorian calendar we adjust for this discrepancy by making almost every fourth year a leap year by adding an extra day – a leap day – on the 29th of February.

The Tzolkin

The divine calendar is also known as the Sacred Round or the Tzolkin which means “the distribution of the days”. It is a 260-day calendar, with 20 periods of 13 days used to determine the time of religious and ceremonial events. Each day is numbered from one to thirteen, and then repeated. The day is also given a name (glyph) from a sequence of 20 day names. The calendar repeats itself after each cycle.

The Long Count

The Long Count is an astronomical calendar which was used to track longer periods of time, what the Maya called the “universal cycle”. Each such cycle is calculated to be 2,880,000 days (about 7885 solar years). The Mayans believed that the universe is destroyed and then recreated at the start of each universal cycle. This belief still inspires a myriad of prophesies about the end of the world.
The “creation date” for the current cycle we are in today, is 4 Ahaw, 8 Kumku. According to the most common conversion, this date is equivalent to August 11, 3114 BC in the Gregorian calendar or September 6 in the Julian calendar.

How to set the date

A date in the Maya calendar is specified by its position in both the Tzolkin and the Haab calendars which aligns the Sacred Round with the Vague Year creating the joint cycle called the Calendar Round, represented by two wheels rotating in different directions. The Calendar round cycle takes approximately 52 years to complete.
The smallest wheel consists of 260 teeth with each one having the name of the days of the Tzolkin. The larger wheel consists of 365 teeth and has the name of each of the positions of the Haab year. As both wheels rotate, the name of the Tzolkin day corresponds to each Haab position.
The date is identified by counting the number of days from the “creation date”.
A typical long count date has the following format: Baktun.Katun.Tun.Uinal.Kin.
  • Kin = 1 Day.
  • Uinal = 20 kin = 20 days.
  • Tun = 18 uinal = 360 days.
  • Katun = 20 tun = 360 uinal = 7,200 days.
  • Baktun = 20 katun = 400 tun = 7,200 uinal = 144,000 days.
The kin, tun and katun are numbered from zero to 19; the uinal are numbered from zero to 17; and the baktun are numbered from one to 13. The Long Count has a cycle of 13 baktuns, which will be completed 1.872.000 days (13 baktuns) after 0.0.0.0.0. This period equals 5125.36 years and is referred to as the “Great Cycle” of the Long Count.

End of the World?

Will the world will end on 21 December 2012, at 11:11 UTC?
The Mayan calendar completes its current “Great Cycle” of the Long Count on the 13th baktun, on 13.0.0.0.0. Using the most common conversion to our modern calendar (the Gregorian calendar) the end of the “Great Cycle” corresponds to 11:11 Universal Time (UTC), December 21, 2012, hence the myriad of doomsday prophecies surrounding this date.

The Maya

The Maya kept historical records such as civil events and their calendric and astronomical knowledge. They maintain a distinctive set of traditions and beliefs due to the combination of pre-Columbian and post-Conquest ideas and cultures. The Maya and their descendants still form sizable populations that include regions encompassing present day Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador and parts of Mexico.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Reading More Inspirational Books

I have just finished one of Wayne Dyers books again! It seems I can not get enough. Another book that I finished not so long ago by John Maxwell Taylor titled: The Power of I AM. The funny thing is that every time I read a book I always underline, circle and mark certain parts.  Its only when I go back a second time that it really resonates with me.  I circled this:

NOBODY WANTS TO SIT AND LOOK AT SOMEBODY WHO SUBCONSCIOUSLY REFLECTS OUR OWN SENSE OF OVERLOAD.  WE WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THAT PERSON, MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY. THE MORE YOU RELAX INTO YOURSELF THE MORE NORMALIZED THE ROOM IS.

Wow! Ok, deep but I do get it.

Then there are the 100's of dog ears all though out the book! lol lol.... but you know what? I feel deeply proud that I have read so many personal development books rather than a mountain of New Ideas and Woman's Days that find them self's in the toilet then in the bin.

My reading material sits proudly on my shelf!

I'd like to share with you some of my favourite
quotes from Wayne Dyer:

“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.” 

“Friends are God's way of apologizing for your family.” 

“With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.” 

“When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.” 

“You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.” 

“All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with
another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change
you. The only thing blame does is to keep the focus off you when you
are looking for external reasons to explain your unhappiness or
frustration. You may succeed in making another feel guilty about
something by blaming him, but you won't succeed in changing whatever it
is about you that is making you unhappy. ” 

“The more you see yourself as what you'd like to become, and act as if
what you want is already there, the more you'll activate those dormant
forces that will collaborate to transform your dream into your reality.” 

“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.

“If you knew who walked beside you at all times, on the path that you have chosen, you could never experience fear or doubt again.” 

“Heaven on Earth is a choice you
must make, not a place you must find.” 

“Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.” 

“Each experience in your lifewas absolutely necessary in order to have gotten you to the next place, and the next place, up to this very moment.” 

“You cannot always control what goes on outside. But you can always control what goes on inside.” 

“you don't need to be better than any one else you just need to be better than you used to be” 

“I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not. ”

“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.” 

“We are not human beings in search of a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings emersed in a human experience.” 

“There's no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love. There is only a scarcity of resolve to make it happen.” 

“You cannot solve a problem with the mind that created it. First you must change the mind.”

“You are in a partnership with all other human beings, not a contest to be judged better than some and worse than others.” 

“It is easy to love people when they smell good, but sometimes they slip into the manure of life and smell awful. You must love them just as much when they smell foul.” 

“Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.” 

“All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, it will not change you.” 

“You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear. Do it! Develop an appreciation for the present moment. Seize every second of your life and savor it.” 

“Present-moment living, getting in touch with your now, is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives.” 

“The state of your life is nothing more than a reflection of the state of your mind.”

“When you abandon making choices, you enter the vast world of excuses.” 

“if we focus on what's ugly, we attract more ugliness into our thoughts, and then into our emotions, and ultimately into our lives” 

“Embrace silence since meditation is the only way to truly come to know your Source. ” 

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