FITNESS: Day 1 of my journey

Day 1

I started my fitness journey before the New Year. I started my first day on 30th December 2016.

As I mentioned in my previous post I like to see the New Year as a great time to start something new. However, I was far too desperate to wait!! 

8:30am I was dressed and raring to go! Before I left I took the Strippd Trim and Tone tablets and the Strippd Diet Multivitamins. I wanted to start my fitness journey the right way and that is how I best saw fit. 

I walked into the gym and it was empty - everyone was either back to work or taking 'time off' from exercise due to the festive period. I love when a gym is empty because I can be quite self conscious. My favourite piece of equipment in the gym is the x-trainer. I set myself a goal and try to up it each time. I decided that 1.4km would be a great starting goal and that took me 28 minutes to complete. I burnt 225 calories and felt fantastic for it.

Oh, hey! ;) 

I then came home and had my Strippd Vegan Chocolate Protein shake. I mix it with 250ml of coconut milk and it tastes delicious! It can be quite a challenge finding protein that is suitable for lactose intolerant individuals. 

Going to the gym early in the morning gives me energy for the rest of the day and always makes me happy afterwards due to the endorphins!

I will be incorporating more activities (cardio and weights) as the year goes on and I cannot wait to continue seriously and see some fab results! Woo!!

What is your favourite thing to do at the gym??

Until next time, xo.

**Disclaimer- This post is NOT sponsored and all products were purchased with my own money.**

LIFESTYLE: 2017 & New Beginnings

New beginnings

As the New Year rings in, with it comes a chance to reflect on the past 365 days as well as an opportunity to think about how amazing you can make the 365 days that lie ahead.

It is also a chance to make decisions about your future: what will you change this year to make your life better? What did you do last year that you could improve upon?

My goal this year – as with every year – is to get down the gym more and be stricter on myself in regards to eating clean and training harder.
I used to be confident and happy with my body, but in recent years, and with issues along the way, I gained weight, lost confidence and fell out of love with myself.

This year is all about loving myself again; taking better care of what I put in my body and looking after the outside too.
The New Year is a good time to begin something because you have the whole year to complete it. It's also a good time as there are other people setting and starting similar goals – providing some extra motivation and potentially a partner to help you along the way.  Although you can start something new – like a body transformation – at any in time, the beckoning of a New Year feels like an opportune moment to get yourself geared up for change.

I will be eating well and including all the vitamins and nutrients I need – excluding dairy due to my lactose intolerance.
I will work with a traffic light system: foods classed as red are a no go area, amber I can eat sometimes (but more as a treat) and green I can eat a lot of! I will dedicate an entire post to this traffic light system so that you can join me if you wish!
For exercise I will be trying to go to the gym as often as possible, but definitely on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Having a gym buddy really works for me personally, because I turn it into a competition to see who can work hardest! Of course, it isn't a competition to see who can look the best at the end of it. We're all essentially doing this to improve our fitness and lifestyle, but making ourselves extra fabulous in the process is a welcome bonus.

Another goal of mine is to get seriously into blogging. I started well last year when I set up Lifestyle with Celine, but life got in the way and I neglected my blog. So for this year, I will make a point of putting time aside specifically for it. I will still stick with similar content: lifestyle, beauty, travel and more fitness.
I believe that by documenting my fitness journey it will really help me in reaching my goal, motivate me and hopefully motivate you too!

What will your new beginning be for 2017?

Until next time, xo.