With kids, it’s sometimes so hard to find that balance of allowing them to eat a what is essentially “junk”, homemade sweet stuff and healthy wholesome meals. If I had my way, sweets would be banned and they would just eat all natural food; but in my busy life and my kids even busier social …
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Vivienne Rounsley
3 for £10…yumminess
Having a husband who pops to Waitrose on a Saturday morning post gym, is great! He grabs his coffee, a 3 for £10 meat deal and presents them to me. We have 3 chickens! Yay! …. Now… What to do differently with 3 whole chickens, in a family where dds latest whinge is… “… But …
Squats and the wibbly knee
So you’re trying to achieve the perfect squats. Squatting. Heavy….for a girl. You have the bar in place, you have the plates loaded. You breathe in as you go down, brace your core, nearly get there…..and your knee caves in. Damn that knee. You Nearly had your PB. Again. Sound familiar? So what causes these …
Butt Wink & The Pelvic Fairy
So I just posted something on Butt Winking on my Facebook page, basically your tushi dropping under when you squat, your back rounding not giving you the depth you need for ass to grass squatting and putting you at higher risk for injury. Now, as pointed out in the article, this could be caused by physical restrictions …
Leftovers
Tonight’s delight is a quickly thrown together, yet delicious, spicy coconut chicken soup! In a pan, put 1 can coconut milk, about 200ml leftover homemade chicken gravy (or stock), plenty of leftover roasted chicken, a handful of ’round green’ beans, 1/2 finely chopped fennel, 2 tsp coriander & 2 tsp (to taste) of hot chili …
What Does It Mean When You Have A Gap in Your Abs aka A ‘Distension’ or ‘Diastasis’?
What Does It Mean When You Have A Gap in Your Abs aka A ‘Distension’ or ‘Diastasis’? A fabulous insight into what could be causing your post birth mummy tummy, courtesy of © Burrell Education 2012 The stretching of your midline tissues (Diastasis/Distension) is totally normal during and Pregnancy and its return to your pre-pregnancy tension …
Blast from the past….part 2
Ok….so I measured (click here for part 1)….so overall? I’m 5 inches smaller, not a lot, not bad over 16 years though, 2 children, etc, etc… I am however, also 15% less bodyfat, I gained an inch on each bicep (not like Briggs though), my knees also got skinnier. Result! At least I no longer …
Tonight’s delight!
Ok, so in the fridge… at 8pm (so prepared) is pork mince and lots of choppable /grateable veg Into 1 hot pan, put in 400g pork mince, grate 1 medium sweet potato, chop 1 yellow bell pepper, handful of roughly chopped mushrooms, tin of tomatoes and a variety of spices (I used my taco mix …
Blast from the past…
Well…1999 to be exact, the year we were supposed to party, I was your average 20 something year old, gym member with a cloned programme, slave to my desk and cardio hater. To get my mum moving too, we joined the toning tables area of my gym. Yes. Tables that tone I hear you say? …
