Consistency, balance and moderation are important factors in maintaining your ideal weight, health, fitness level and body shape. You can’t just stop moving, and if ever you will, it is important to be aware of the processes that will take place once you stop and resume to your usual physical activities. For the past 17 years, I’ve been monitoring weight and body composition of my clients, combined with research and ...
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Cooking PAELLA seems to be so complicated because of the longer preparation and cooking time. But it only took me 30 minutes to cook (plus 10 minutes for preparing the ingredients) my home-made plant-based paella dish. Amazing! I already got inspired with my husband's Adlai risotto and "bringhe" (native paella) dishes last year. Then I became more challeneged to create my own Adlai recipe when my clients Ana, Carol and Cecille requested ...
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Engaging myself with online activities can always be rewarding. Now I have more means to share my knowledge and experiences to the world. I have better insights on how to live a healthy lifestyle. I am more aware about my inner self and my body. I am always inspired to take things to the next level. However, I’ve also spent a lot of time and energy in balancing my days, ...
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I always find ways on how to simplify my life so I can clearly focus on my real needs and direct my energy on what truly matters to me. Living simpler means staying away from unnecessary stressors, spending time wisely and letting go of the things and people who can drain the energy and sabotage one’s health and positivity. Though I still need to work on simplifying other areas of ...
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I love to mix chopped veggies with grains like brown and red rice because it makes my meal more colorful, healthier and super satisfying. However, my food intake now is mostly plant-based (started almost 5 months ago), so this year, I will incorporate more quinoa in my eating plan since it contains a high amount of protein (actually considered as a seed) than rice (1 cup rice= 5 grams protein, ...
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Let me share with you effective ways on how you can keep an active lifestyle, one step at a time. These are the things I do to motivate myself to move more everyday, from the moment I wake up until I go to sleep (even when I am out of town). Try apply each tip every week for the whole year (we have 52 weeks in one year). Morning routine 1. As ...
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I respect everyone’s diet. I cannot force my clients, friends and family to always follow my way of eating because I believe that each person has a unique physiological make-up, lifestyle, food preferences, beliefs and goals. If a certain diet has been working for you for quite sometime now and you can confidently tell yourself that you can sustain the plan until the rest of your life, then go for ...
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Why do some people keep on repeating the same “New Year’s Resolution” every year? Here are the reasons I’ve identified: “I will lose weight this year.” Resolutions are too general and less action-oriented. If you want to lose weight, then enumerate specific action plans that can lead you to your goal. “I will not eat junk foods anymore.” Unrealistic resolutions brought about by perfectionist attitude can make you abandon your behaviour change efforts ...
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I’ve been contemplating about writing a wellness blog for sometime now. Due to personal reasons, I needed to rest from work last month (December 2017) and that’s when I finally decided to pursue a website dedicated to those who want to take diet and exercise to the next level. As a lifestyle and fitness coach for almost 18 years, I’ve witnessed how sedentary lifestyle, weight obsession, overexercising and yo-yo dieting ...
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