Changes Ahead

Yes, I realise that it’s January 12th and I’m probably late to the party but I thought I’d let you know what’s going on with my blog for 2015..

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1. There will be less beauty posts. Not that there was a HUGE amount before but living in the countryside there is a limited selection of brands and a limited selection of products unless ordered on the internet, obviously with regards to shades and inability to swatch this makes it quite hard. (Having said that, over Christmas I have acquired quite a few new things so you might see some of those soon)

2. Monthly favourites will changes slightly, I’m not going to split them up into specific categories as I felt like I HAD to find something for each category even if there wasn’t anything that I loved that month. I may have liked it but probably not enough to count it as a favourite.

3. In 2013 (bear with me) I did some relatively serious damage to my knee and getting the confidence to get back into fitness proved difficult. I’d been wanting to try CrossFit for a while and in October, after a summer of gentle exercising, I signed up. It’s brilliant, I’m in the gym at least five times a week and my knee is slowly building back strength. So, now I’m fully back with the fitness bug, there will be more health and fitness posts including fitness fashion, lifestyle tips, motivation and more…

I think that’s it really, nothing to be scared of 🙂 Thank you for sticking with me through 2014, looking forward to sharing 2015 with you!

Heidi XO

 

 

A New Year..

I am back! Thank you for being patient whilst I took a break 🙂

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Some of you may have started the new year with a resolution to get fitter and eat healthier (well done) so I thought I would share with you a few tips on sustainability.

Diet and exercise are important but realistically, it’s about BALANCE.

1. If you enjoy going out and socialising with friends and family, keep doing it. Don’t swap socialising for the gym, you can do both.

2. If you enjoy a particular food, don’t deprive yourself of it – just don’t be silly with it.

3. Following on from above: include treats in your shopping. When all you can think about is chocolate and there’s none in the house, you’ll go out, probably buy a BIG bar and scoff the lot. Allow for so many treats a week and you’ll make them last all week (also a lot easier to keep track of what you’ve had)

4. Keep a diary. Write down what exercise you’ve done, food you’ve eaten and what you’ve drunk. It’s hard to make alterations if you’re not tracking where you’re at.

5. Set little goals. Walk to the shops, learn to do a press up, eat an apple a day etc

6. Don’t beat yourself up. If you pig out one day, don’t feel like you’ve ruined all your hard work, everybody has pig out days. Tomorrow is a different day and you can do it a different way.

7. Team up. Get a gym friend, you’ll motivate each other.

8. Try new things. If there’s a class you’ve wanted to try, give it a go, you may love it but if not, that’s ok. Same with food, your super healthy friend loves quinoa but you’ve never actually tried it? Give it a go and again, it’s ok not to like it.

9. Find workout gear you feel confident and comfortable in. I feel way more motivated putting on fun and colourful leggings/sports bras/tanks than if I were to just wear head-to-toe black. Others may feel more confident in black!

10. Get following some inspiring people on Instagram and Twitter. There are some brilliant YouTubers/bloggers out there too. I’m personally in love with these three: Carly Rowena, Cat Meffan and Lottie Murphy. Check out the girls in the Active in Style Lookbook – also helpful for tip no. 9!

Those are my tips but feel free to include yours in the comments below!

P.S. As in 2014, posts will go up on Monday.

XO

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