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New theme, new colour scheme and favicon…

Marta — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:47:48 +0000

It is a third day of re – design of the website. After looking around I couldn’t find any theme that would suit my needs. So I thought, hey, I’m fairly inteligent person, surely there is nothing difficult in web design? Could I be more wrong? I thought having favicon is cool. So I made one.

But it didn’t show up. surprise, surprise.

I have checked tag lines, validate it (and CSS as well, I’m down to 2 mistakes) and everything seems to be fine. Superb.

Tiny detail – it doesn’t actually show up in my browser. I give up for today. I’ll check on different browser at work if it is there.

What do tou think about new logo? I tried to convey two different meanings with my colors – white and green – fresh and moder, healthy lifestyle. And chocolate because i am addicted and I am not ashamed to admit it. Here you have it – loud and clear: website about helathy stuff is also about guilty, chocolatey pleasures.

But than, what’s the point of being healthy and living a long life without chocolate in it?

So, please bare with me for the moment. and broken links, and other weird stuff.

I’m trying my best,, but it is still work in progress.

(I’m using it as a excuse to put diet on hold as well. I’ll tell you more about it, as soon as I figure out how to add post in my new fancy category-tag system.

Jump Start To Bikini Body In 6 Weeks – Workout Blueprint

Marta — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:39:02 +0000

Workout Blueprint gives you information for the whole 6 weeks in one go. It is essential plan, bare bones of the strategy that will transform you into a bikini goddess. If you like visuals, I have prepared sets of videos, slide shows and presentations, but this one is brutally honest, no fluff overview. Eating is allowed, though.

To pair up with The 6 Weeks Bikini Body Workout there will be Diet Plan released soon. For now, is enough if you do not eat less than 1000 kCal- that’s right, no mistake here -no less than 1000 calories per day. Eat your fruit and veg obviously and remember that proteins build muscles and muscles burns fat. Even when you sleep.

That’s the whole secret.

(Yes, I know. If it was that simple we would all look like supermodels. But it is that simple if you follow few simple rules. I just make them easier to digest and present them to you nicely organised and with fancy title. If you want to skip all my wonderfully witty and skilfully written articles this is the formula: Exercise to build muscle and eat proteins to build muscles and do not more than you burn. See? Simple. ) Now, let’s get down tu business.

I present you – my ultimate bikini workout for beginners.

Purpose and benefits of exercises:

Walking – Great for total beginners. It is easy and ‘cheap’ exercise, you can do it almost everywhere, no special equipment required except for quality shoes and hand weights. It will gently improve your lung capacity and prepare your muscle for everyday tasks.

Rope jumping – Easier on your joints than running, burns calories faster than jogging and it is proven exercise to help you get rid of cellulite. Acceptable for beginners, just start with few minutes each day and alternate it with ‘rope walking’; slowly build up time to your comfortable level. 15 – 20 min is enough to increase your lung capacity and boost your metabolism at least 15% if performed every other day for 6 weeks.

Stretching – always stretch before exercising to prevent injuries and build lean muscles.

Cooling off period – As important as stretching is a cooling off period after exercising. Never sit down straight away after jumping or any other high energy exercise.

Week One

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Total time: 36 min – 46 min

Walk 15 min or 1 mile (morning or evening)
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Stretching 5 – 10 min
Walking with jumping rope – 5min
Jumping Rope – 3 x 1min (walk for 1 min between jumping)
Cooling off – Walking with jumping rope – 5 – 10min

Tuesday, Thursday

Total Time: 20 min

· Stretching 10 min

· Walk 10 min with hand weights to build your upper body

Saturday, Sunday

· Walk 30 min

Week Two

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Total time: 40min – 50 min

Walk 15 min or 1 mile (morning or evening)
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Stretching 5 – 10 min
Walking with jumping rope – 5min
Jumping Rope – 5 x 1min (walk for 1 min between jumping)
Cooling off – Walking with jumping rope – 5 – 10min

Tuesday, Thursday

Total Time: 25 min

· Stretching 10 min

· Walk 15 min with hand weights to build your upper body

Saturday, Sunday

· Walk 45 min or 2 miles

Week Three and Four

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Total time 47 min – 57 min

Walk 15 min or 1 mile (morning or evening)
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Stretching 5 – 10 min
Walking with jumping rope – 2min
Jumping Rope – 10 x 1min (walk for 1 min between jumping)
Cooling off – Walking with jumping rope – 5 – 10min

Tuesday, Thursday

Total Time: 25 min

· Stretching 10 min

· Walk 15 min with hand weights to build your upper body

Saturday, Sunday

· Walk 45 min or 2 miles

Week Five

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Total time 42 min – 52 min

Walk 15 min (morning or evening)
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Stretching 5 – 10 min
Walking with jumping rope – 2min
Jumping Rope – 10 x 1min (walk for 0.5 min between jumping)
Cooling off – Walking with jumping rope – 5 – 10min

Tuesday, Thursday

Total Time: 25 min

· Stretching 10 min

· Walk 15 min with hand weights to build your upper body

Saturday, Sunday

· Walk 45 min or 2 miles

Week Six

Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Total time 48 min – 58 min

Walk 15 min (morning or evening)
+

Stretching 5 – 10 min
Walking with jumping rope – 1min
Jumping Rope – 15 x 1min (walk for 0.5 min between jumping)
Cooling off – Walking with jumping rope – 5 – 10min

Tuesday, Thursday

Total Time: 25 min

· Stretching 10 min

· Walk 15 min with hand weights to build your upper body

Saturday, Sunday

· Walk 45 min or 2 miles

Week Seven – Aftermath

You should now get used to walking in the morning or evening for at least 15 min a day and stretching your body every day. Stretching your muscles will prevent injuries and help relieve stress accumulated in your muscles.

Also, you should have improved your overall fitness level and have no problem with jumping rope for 15 – 20 minutes (with short walking intervals to catch your breath).

Saturday and Sunday are reserved for family events so get your healthy walk in a park or visit a zoo. For a fun day out try roller caster rides – adrenaline booster are great for loosing weight. Just remember, make your mouth busy screaming, not eating cheeseburgers, and you should be fine.

Is it finished? Well, sort off. I strongly advise that you continue with a chosen week schedule or with a fixed schedule 20 min walk or 20 min rope jumping every other day. It is easy to fit short 20 minutes exercise burst for a great health benefits. It is a great routine for busy mums or anybody with a tight schedule and not enough hours in a day.

Small as it seems, 20 min of intense exercise, like rope jumping, combined with a healthy diet can actually prolong your lifespan up to 15 years, reduce heart risk by half and help you get rid of cellulite forever. Not to mention, it is a great help in maintaining your weight.

But enough for today. Talk about information overload. I will discuss each week separately as I will progress with my own diet, so come back here often and check your results against mine:) It will make you feel successful, I can tell you that. Enjoy.

Crash Diets Are a One Night Stand

Marta — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:38:46 +0000

My personal take on a ~~diet~~ lifestyle plan I propose. What is Wellbeing Goddess blog about? I am trying to explain the difference between crash diet and a lifestyle change.

Crash diets are easy – they only last a couple of days. Lifestyle change is difficult because it is meant to be forever. Crash diet is like one night stand and lifestyle is like a catholic marriage. One night stand diet comes and goes. When the party is over, you are left with a bad breath and the nagging headache. There is nothing to brag about – unless you got extremely poor manners. Surely, from time to time quick romances happen, and they are something in between – they do not give you a stability of a marriage nor a shame of a quick shag in a toilet. But they are a mirage. An empty promise, good as long you don’t ask to deliver. So do not expect the romance to last forever and don’t be surprised when a latest fad diet leaves you with a handfulf of your own hair.

10 foods to make you happy

Marta — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:28:48 +0000

Does good mood diet truly exist? Apart from eating chocolate, I mean. It is scientifically proven that chocolate lifts your mood – by boosting serotonin levels. And uhm, sex, yup, it does it as well. Who would have thought that?
I have found today quite nice article about other food examples, so read on to find out what should we eat to prevent us feeling depressed.

Louise Hall
May 4, 2008

Feeling blue? Mung beans, lobster, turkey, asparagus, sunflower seeds, cottage cheese, pineapple, tofu, spinach and bananas could lift your spirits.

A diet high in tryptophan – an amino acid converted by the body into the feel-good chemical serotonin – can improve mood and wellbeing, pediatrician and natural health expert Caroline Longmore said.

The body cannot produce tryptophan so unless we get enough through our diets, we may suffer a deficiency, leading to low serotonin levels which are associated with mood disorders, anxiety, cravings and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

“Following a diet which contains foods rich in naturally occurring serotonin will improve your mood, leaving you energised and in a state of harmony and wellbeing,” Dr Longmore said.

Sounds easy, is it? Just eat a bit of lobster and it wouldn’t matter if your hubby is cheating on you. I wonder, is that’s why Victoria chose lobster for her Christmas dinner in a Tesco commercial?
Hmm.
Just get yourself banana, honey.

PS. There is more of that:

Britain’s Food and Mood Project recommends eating chicken, sardines, turkey, salmon, fresh tuna, nuts and seeds to boost serotonin levels. But Associate Professor Michael Baigent, clinical adviser to Beyondblue, said there was only low-level evidence to suggest tryptophans have a medical effect.

They are very careful not to say anything for sure, nevertheless, we sure can try, is it? So grab some food that will make you happy, next time you are shopping. And hmm, I can’t believe I am saying this, but looks like there is a happy life outside the chocolate wrapper.

Jump Start Plan: week 1

Marta — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:43:37 +0000

The purpose of the course is to put the odds in your favour. When it comes to losing weight and keeping it off, we all know it’s a gambling.
We always promise ourselves that’s the last chocolate, last slice of pizza… and we come back for more lured by casino-like sparkling, clever marketing.
This plan is devised to cleverly uncover all of the disguised tactics of food industry and make us immune to it. It means, we will no longer be controlled by food. We will choose what we really want and need.
The first week is about introducing quick, easy methods to deliver instantly visible results and long haul benefits. The second week will keep the momentum going and gradually increase your fitness level. But it will never going to be more than 30 min a day, even for the Fast-Lane plan! The Busy Bee Mode will only require 5 min bursts, to ensure everybody can actually commit to it.
It might sound very scientific at first, but really if you start with 5 min and increase it only by 5 min a day – sky is your limit! The health experts proved that the small changes are giving far better results, as we are more likely to stick to them.
Lets face it – we are all lazy creatures. And it is easier to do our special 10 min workout at home than drive to gym for an hour of cardio. When we think about gym commitment It is easier on a rainy day do just cuddle on a sofa and there it goes our fitness regime.
But our effective workout takes only as much as commercial brake – so no excuses now.
Off you go!
Day 1
Workout: 10 minutes of walking with a jump rope.
Diet : No to refined sugar or artificial sweeteners
Yes to proteins and calcium
Treatments: Peeling in the shower.

Walk yourself slim!

Marta — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:16:23 +0000

Walking is the easiest of the exercises. From the ground zero (ehm, sofa) to the countryside leads a slow, relaxing path. It’s enough if you start with a 5 min a day. Surely, you can walk for 5 min? So where is a trick? The next day you add 5 min. And you add 5 min every other day, until you reach 1 hr a day. And the bast part – it doesn’t have to be performed at once. 5 min in the morning counts, and 5 min walking instead of driving to the nearest shop adds up. Walk up the stairs at work and so on. 5 min here and there and you will have your hour of exercises in no time. Most of the time – you will not even notice! So write a note in your journal each time you take a walk. Little tip: draw some stars next to the date in your diary for every 5 min walking. It’s quick, easy and unobtrusive.