Saturday fitness post: Food diary

Diaries are such a great thing too have when you want to remember things, events, people you've met and ... to write down food you've eaten in a day.

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Most people eat more than they realize, most of them even eat when they're not realizing it (snack while watching a movie) and keeping a food diary gives you an insight what you really eat. Write down every meal you had and how much (use your hands as a measuring guide), write down every candy, cookie, fries you ate ... Write down even how much water you had that day, write down every beverage you consumed, along with every sugar cube ;).

It may sound pathetic but sometimes such little things can sabotage your progress and you may ask yourself why you don't see any progress (progress can be loosing kilograms, centimeters, to fit better in clothes, feel better, get a better health ...). Little cheat meal every day may not sound a lot, but eating something "bad" every day is worse than eating one cheat meal per week. Reserve one day to have a cheat meal, it may be a birthday party, going to a cinema and having a popcorn, having a pizza date ... Other days eat clean and healthy.

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You can get a little note book to track what you eat, write it in your phone or wherever you like. At the end of the week go through all meals you had and see where can you make a progress, where did you fail, see if you can eliminate/change something, drink more water etc..

I hope you find this tip helpful :)
Do you keep a food diary?

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Gift ideas

Christmas and New Year are coming and if you are clueless what to give to your loved ones, I have some ideas for you. No beauty products, no chocolate, no socks :) ... and they are all quite cheap and some of them are little bit more expensive, but they never run out.

1. Books.
In my opinion one of the best gifts anyone can receive. I personally love self growth books, books about spirituality, poetry, books about health, fitness ... If a person loves books, you can't really go wrong with that. You can get cheap books at http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/.* and they ship pretty fast as well. Many other online book stores have Christmas discounts right now.

2. Agenda book, calendar.
If you like being organized and not forget about appointments, events and holiday dates, agenda book or calendar can be a great idea. Book stores have many affordable and adorable agenda books, which will suit anyone's personality. Calendar's as well have many themes, you can also buy something funnier or "kinkier" to make another person smile ;).

3. Diary, sketch book.
If you like to write, you know you need many diaries or books to write in. I have a personal diary, a book where I write blog ideas, a workout diary, another book for nutrition and health notes, little book for affirmations, another little book for goals, another for to do lists ... You get the picture.
And sketch book would be appropriate for artists, you can get sketch books in any book stores or craft supply stores. I even sketch my makeup looks in my little sketch books, so please get me one ;)

4. Gift cards.
You can't really miss with buying a gift card. :)

5. Tea & mug.
Since I'm a huge tea drinker, I'd love to get me some more tea. I love herbal teas in any taste. I recommend getting Yogi tea, because each tea bag has a cute little message. Combine tea box with a cute mug, maybe even write something motivational to personalise it, which I think it's super adorable and the day after that cup of tea will be amazing :)

6. Fitness equipment & workout DVDs.
You don't really want to give someone a bar of chocolate, when you know that they're trying to lose weight or get in shape. Substitute that with fitness equipment - weights, kattlebell, skipping rope, exercise mat, pull up bar ... I could go on and on. If you don't know which equipment to get, you can also buy DVDs. I personally recommend Zuzka Light's DVDs, since I've been following her for years now and she never lets me down. Her DVDs are available here: CLICK. I have Zcut power Cardio series and I was super pleased with the result in just one month! (click)

7. DVDs.
If a person is a movie fanatic and you know what kind of movies person likes, get them a DVD. I know you can get for free movies online, but to me there's nothing better than a real DVD. I want whole cinema at home ;)
I usually buy my DVDs from 2-5€, except when it comes to Johnny Depp, in that case I always invest in double DVDs with extra footage ;).

8. DIY gift.
And the best gift has to be anything DIY. It can be just a letter, little handmade candle, nicely made holiday card, a painting you've done, a handmade toy ... A lot of crafts can be recycled, which will help you save money, too.
Go through Pinterest and get inspired! I'll be pinning more in few days, I need to get inspired, too ;) My Clever crafts boards atm: here.
Maybe I'll even do a DIY gift ideas post. What do you think? :)


Tell me, what do you want for Christmas this year? I want bunch of books, new diary and inner peace ;)

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