Personal Trainer’s Marathon

Sorry if this seems long but I ran 42.2 kms and that is a lot to write about!

Last Sunday the 3rd of July I ran my first full marathon at the Gold Coast….. 42.2kms! Most people have been saying I am stupid or crazy….well I probably am. But I didn’t just go out there and run it I trained a lot and worked my way up to the distance.
I was thinking about running a marathon last year after I ran the half I wanted to run a few more half marathons first, but that didn’t really end up happening. In January I started setting goals for clients and decided I should also set one for myself. The best thing I did was tell everyone that I was going to run the marathon; this meant they could hold me accountable by reminding me of my goal! It wasn’t until a few months out from the marathon that I realised I needed to really get in some more kms. Every time I considered not going for a run I thought how many people I had told I was doing it and how embarrassed I would be to have to make up an excuse as to why I didn’t make it, and how many times I would have to repeat that poor excuse!
The most important run when training for a marathon is getting in at least one long run a week, some of these runs I did with the running group “Lazy Runners” which made it so much easier and more enjoyable to have someone to talk to when running for over 2 hours. Some runs I had to do myself which was pretty challenging. Once I ran from Alexandra Headlands to Bullock Beach in Caloundra-it was hard when my iphone battery died – I had no music and couldn’t call my friend to pick me up , I ended up catching the bus all the way back! I have also run all along the coast from Caloundra to Noosa, lucky the Sunshine Coast is a great place to run.

Shannan and I at the Running expo

Talking to my mum a few days before the event – I think she was more nervous than I was. She was upset that she couldn’t be there “So proud that you are about to achieve a life-goal, so many people set them and then forget …”. The event was very well organised – if you were running you could register to a site called “run with me” where my timing chip would detect where I was at different points in the race and automatically update my Facebook status. My friends and family could see where I was in the race and leave a message that would come up on the big screens set up at different points during the race. I registered for the site at the expo on the Saturday before the race. While i was typing away at the computer someone familiar started recording video messages for the same site……… IT WAS SHANNAN Ponton! (celebrity personal trainer from the Biggest Loser). I said to him “You could just do a message for me if you like”, I am sure I sounded like an excited little school girl, so I was glad when he said “Yeah of course I will and good on you for asking, what are you doing the half or full?” Me- “The full marathon, I figured if the biggest loser people could do it so could I”

I then went on to tell him that I was a Personal trainer too and he was a bit of an inspiration to me and asked if I could get a photo with him. He was very nice! I couldn’t stop smiling all day and forgot The message he recorded for me went like this “ C’mon Sam keep going, dig deep, remember what you said yesterday if the Biggest Loser people could do it you can to!” – great motivation for me when I was hitting the wall at 39km.
After drinking about 6 L of water and a lot of carbs including a big bowl of fried rice for dinner I was fuelled up for the race. I had a surprisingly good night’s sleep and woke up on race day feeling great!
I was up at 5am and walked to the start line with the other “Lazy Runners”. The Half Marathon started at 6am so we were there to cheer them on. The next hour we went by so fast the next thing I knew I was at the starting line ready to start at 7:10am, with over 5000 other CRAZY people. I was with the 4-hour pace runner , pace runners have balloons attached to their backs with different times on them. They are in the race give you an idea of what speed you should be running to make the time on their balloon.
I knew not to get too excited and go out too hard, I tried to check out the scenery and enjoy the atmosphere. The first 10km was pretty crowded as I ran down south towards Burleigh. I saw the elite runners pass us going the other way – they are incredible, they are pretty much at sprinting pace but look so efficient and comfortable. Before I knew it I was at the halfway mark – my time was 1:54 which is only 2 minutes slower than my half Marathon last year. I was on my way back towards the start line where I had left a drink with my running coach. She was surprised to see me so soon I was still with the 4 hour pacer! I had a sip of my drink and kept going – I saw Nick cheering which gave me another boost. The crowd was also great! I then started running north past Southport – the crowd started to get thinner and it was getting HOT! I made sure I stopped at every drink station and aloud myself to walk for 12 steps, mainly so I wouldn’t choke on my water.
The frustrating thing about training for a marathon is that I didn’t ever run the distance of the race before the actual race. The 42km distance is such a strain on your body and the recovery time so long that the furthest run I did was probably about 32-33kms. At the 32km mark it felt like my body just didn’t want to go anymore, the 4 hour pacer started getting further and further away, the faster I would try and run the slower I seemed to go. That’s when I had to change my mindset – I decided to not worry about keeping up with the the pacer and just keep running and finish. There was so many people stopping and walking and it would have been the easiest thing to do. But I kept telling myself if I stop and walk then I am not going to be able to say I ran a marathon!

The Photo nick took as he was yelling out to me to Sprint

I was really counting down the kms now I kept skipping through my ipod to try find a really motivational song. Other racers were cramping and throwing up on the sidewalks, I tried my hardest to just ignore them. I talked to myself a lot a when I felt a pain in my foot or hip or knee or pretty much everywhere I would have to say “ignore it and it will go away” it kinda worked. I came to the last turnaround and there were a few more dedicated spectators, they read my name on my race number all started yelling out “Go Sam” and I managed to force out a smile. One guy said “C’mon Sam you looking good”, I knew he was just straight out lying, but good on him for trying.
4 kms to go I was this time I was trying to trick myself “just going on a 4km run down at Mooloolaba I have done that before easy”. Just past the 38km point I say another checkpoint, there was a big screen. I ran over the mat and looked up to the screen, there was Shannan.
“ C’mon Sam keep going, dig deep, remember what you said yesterday if the Biggest Loser people could do it you can too!” My own little personal trainer motivation!! I got another big smile I looked around to see if anyone else had seen but the other racers were either too far away or looking to the ground in deep concentration. I got another burst of energy after that and realised it was nearly over, my clients have all heard me say when they are running “the quicker you go the quicker it will be over”. As I came closer to the finish the crowd started to get bigger again. I think marathon spectators have to be the most dedicated people to stand there for hours. At about 1km to go I saw Nick at the fence yelling “Sprint Sam SPRINT”. I was glad to hear after that the people standing beside him “gee give her a break she just ran 41kms”.
I then saw my running coach and all the Half marathon lazy runners i gave them all high 5’s. There was so many people and only one more turn then I saw the sign “270m to go and you will have the amazing feeling of crossing the line”. The guy next to me started to walk “NO C’mon” I said “270m you can make that”. I started striding out, I would like to say sprinting but I don’t think it was a sprint at that stage. I overtook all the others who had decided to walk the last bit and crossed the line! It was the best feeling. I was even happier to see that I wasn’t too far off the 4 hour mark the time crossing the finish line was 4:06 making my official time 4:04:34, and 28th (from 85 finishers) in my age group.

Thank you again to everyone for all their support couldn’t have done it without you!

Samantha Swanson

High 5'ing the other "Crazy" Lazy Runners with 1km to GO!

Make your own snacks for the week

I always find I eat better when I am prepared, because lets face it sometimes when hunger strikes you forget about healthy foods and nutrients. So here are some things i prepared for my snacks to keep me going this week. I have been trying to find a muesli bar recipe because I like to know everything that goes into my food. It has been hard to find a recipe that isn’t full of fat or sugar. This one was one of the better ones I tried, and if you haven’t noticed by now I like to keep all cooking simple and not too time consuming.

Homemade Muesli Bars
Dry ingredients:
2C Nuts (Almonds Cashews, Walnuts, Brazil nuts)*
½ C Sunflower Seeds
½ C Pepitas
½ Sesame seeds
1C Rolled Oats
½ C Quick Oats
½ Wheat Germ
Wet ingredients:
1/3 Molassas
1/3 C Honey
1/3 C Olive oil
1/3 C milk
1 egg white beaten
Preheat oven to 160 and grease a 20x8cm baking dish. Mix together dry ingredients. In a saucepan on low heat combine wet ingredients and stir melted and mixed. Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients. Press into a baking dish. Bake for 20-25 mins. Remove from oven and let them cool before cutting into desired portions, should make approx 12 bars.

You could also add ½ cup of dried fruit.
*To make it even simplier I used a seed and nut mix from “Aldi Supermarket” with all the nuts listed and Pepitas and Sunflower seeds

A great vegetarian snack. …..

Chickpea Lentil and Zucchini Patties

1x tin or 1 ½ Cups of Dried Chickpeas
1xtin or 1 Cup Dried Brown Lentials
1 Grated Zuchinni
1 Cup grated Pumpkin
1 Cup Wheat Germ
1 egg
If using dried chickpeas and lentils, cook in boiling water till soft. If using canned drain and rinse. Combine all ingredients. Roll into 7cm balls and squeeze off excess moisture. Spray a non stick frying pan with oil and put it on a high heat. Place each ball in frying pan and squash down with spatula. Cook for 4 mins on each side then put on a plate to cool. Dont worry if they fall apart a little…it wont effect the taste.

I like to have mine with a little bit of wasabi!!

Happy cooking
Sam

Personal Trainers Favorite simple meals

Turkey Rissoles

Ingredients:
450g lean Turkey mince
¼ Cup Wheat Bran
½ Small Onion, chopped fine
4 Cloves of Garlic, chopped
2 eggs, beaten
Salt and pepper to taste
1 grated zucchini
1 grated carrot

Directions:
Mix everything together in a large bowl, then separate into palm sized rissoles and place on a cookie sheet coated with olive oil cooking spray. Bake at 190’C for 30 minutes .
OR Cook them on a bbq or grill plate ie. Geroge Forman grill for 15 mins turning 3-3 times until brown on outside.

Variations

add 2 tsp of chilli flakes
or 2 Tbs pesto


Lemon chicken.

Ingredients:
2-3 chicken breasts
The Juice of one lemon
3 tsp Lemon rind
1 tsp paprika
2 cloves of garlic
2tsp soy sauce

Place each chicken breast on an individual sheet of foil. Mix ingredients together in a bowl. And pour over chicken breasts then wrap in foil and then cook for 30 mins at 180C.

Rapid Fat Loss With Tasty Meals in 5 Minutes Or Less

Sunshine Coast Personal Trainers Reveal What Makes Your Figure Fabulous

What makes a fabulous figure? Well, I can tell you one huge contributing factor which is totally underestimated by the general population. And I can guarantee my fellow Sunshine Coast Personal Trainers at Sculptlife will totally agree with me.

Gossip mags talk about 'toned' bodies

This time of year there are plenty of gossip magazines on the shelf plastered with celebrity bikini bodies. I remember being a teenager, flicking through magazines like these wishing I had a body like the celebs splashed across its pages.  Nowadays, being a Sunshine Coast Personal Trainer, it seems really strange to me that this type of body is what the general population calls ‘toned’ because the media calls it so.

Sunshine Coast Personal Trainers have a great appreciation for muscle, I understand that it’s not for everybody but there are so many people out there, especially females, who really don’t know what they’re missing out on. Let me tell you the things I love about muscle.

  1. Muscle will shape and sculpt the body you dream about! This is what it means to be a ‘body sculptor’! It cracks me up when I hear celebs and the general population doing excessive amounts of cardio and eating no carb diets. All this will achieve is a smaller version of your bigger, flabbier shape and Sculptlife Sunshine Coast Personal Trainers know this for a fact!
  2. Muscle will give you sexy capped shoulders which will make your waist look smaller; muscle will lift your butt and make it look smaller and perkier; muscle will make your thighs tighter, slimmer and firmer – the list goes on!
  3. The more lean muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn at rest! This means your metabolism is cranking when you’re doing nothing at all! (which in turn means getting away with your favourite treats more often because you don’t have to work as hard to burn it off, your muscles do it for you :)   )
  4. Muscle will not make a female look bulky! Ladies, don’t be afraid that you’re going to turn into the she-hulk if you so much as lift a weight! We just don’t have the testosterone in our bodies to put on mass like guys do. Even if you tried to- you’d need to be eating like a horse and training like a demon on steroids to get the kind of mass women are so afraid of.

    muscle = shape, tone & definition

  5. Take a look at the pics here, the girl on the left is a celebrity whose figure tells me that if she does exercise, she is doing a lot of cardio and not much weight training. She is quite straight up and down and ‘soft’ looking. The girl on the right is a Sportsmodel from a bodybuilding competition I went to on the weekend. She has strong shapely shoulders, trim toned tummy, a round perky butt and shapely legs with muscle definition. Does she look like a ‘she-hulk’? No way! In my opinion she looks far more toned and fit than the celebrity whose figure has often been called ‘toned’ by media and the general population. Call me crazy but I’d much prefer real muscle tone to general thinness.

Sculptlife Personal Trainers on the Sunshine Coast work hard to help our clients achieve their ideal bodies and a big part of shaping these bodies is resistance training. Check out one of our latest success stories – Vikki, her transformation is incredible! And guess what? She’s got plenty of muscle!

Trust me, you don’t miss out on shaping your best body ever because you’re afraid of building muscle, so come on – get liftin’!

Yours In health & Fitness

Sascha
Lead Trainer
Sculptlife Personal Training

Sunshine Coast Personal Trainers Receive New Business of the Year Award !

Local Athlete Turns Personal Weight Loss Struggle Into New Business Of The Year Award for 2010. 

Sunshine Coast Awards

Sascha Receiving SculptLife's New Business Award

SculptLife Personal Training based in Warana on Friday night was awarded New Business of the Year
 in the prestigious 2010 Caloundra Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Awards supported by the Sunshine
Coast Council. 

SculptLife Personal Training owned by Bianca Aiono was one of more than 80 finalists in the line up for
11 business and two individual awards. Bianca received the award presented by sponsor CRS Australia. “ It is a real
honour to have this award mark a real milestone in everything that we have achieved from such humble beginnings” 

The Caloundra Chamber of Commerce & Industry Business Awards highlight the vital role small , medium and
large businesses play in our local ecobnomy. They recognise growth , innovation, creativity, community leadership and
industry specific achievements.

CaloundraAwards

SculptLife PT - Winners of the 2010 New Business Award

Bianca says her own personal weight loss struggle was the inspiration for newly successful business.
 As an elite athlete Bianca struggled with her weight for 10 years, trying every diet, gimmick and fat pill available. When she finally discovered the secret to safe and permanent weight loss, Bianca lost 15 kilos in 12 weeks and became a Bodysculpting champion. 

Inspired, Bianca then quit her dead-end job and set out on a mission to transform the lives of others on a big scale.
Starting with a single client and a car boot of equipment, she discovered by accident there was a demand for mobile
Sunshine Coast Personal trainers on the beautiful Coast outdoors! 

Two years later Bianca has more than 100 active clients, many of whom are local celebrities, a staff of five Sunshine Coast Personal trainers, and 

Caloundra Awards

Katherine and Sascha Aiono

operates a fully equipped studio in Warana. Bianca has been showcased in both local and national media, including
SBS Insight, and speaks to trainers across Australia on building a successful Sunshine Coast Personal Training business. 

Bianca’s 12 week program takes bodysculpting principles and modifies them for an everyday lifestyle. The
SculptLife Team coaches clients one on one, in small groups, hold nutritional coaching challenges and recently launched
Bootcamp for women with enormous success. Over the past two years SculptLife has inspired almost 850 Sunshine Coast
 residents to lose more than 6,000 kilos. 

The Awards are a chance for local success stories to stand up and be recognised, for customers to acknowledge
their favoured businesses, and for bosses to reward their team. With more than 180 submissions received the panel of high
profile judges had an onerous task of assessing applications in weeks leading up to the Gala Presentation. Dinner. 

Bianca provides a lively and energetic interview and can be reached directly at 5493 8269 or by email to Bianca@sculptlife.com.au 

Sunshine Coast Personal Trainer Reveals How to Feel Slim, Trim and Good About Yourself

As a Sunshine Coast Personal Trainer, I enjoy being a part of my client’s transformational journey to their ideal body. I get excited to hear clients tell me how they’re making good lifestyle choices and changes and I love seeing them transform physically and psychologically before my eyes. One of my favourite parts of their Sunshine Coast Personal Training journey is to hear their stories of how people around them in their daily lives notice them slimming down, changing shape and compliment them on it.

But! There is one part I dislike about the Sunshine Coast fitness training journey our clients take. And that is the part where they haven’t learnt to say ‘thank you’. Right now, you’re probably wondering what I’m talking about- and also thinking Im a bit rude! – but I promise I’m not!

Have a think about when you last received or gave someone a compliment about their figure. Maybe they/you said – “Hey! You’re looking slim, you look great!”
I bet you didn’t hear; or you didn’t respond “Gee thank you! Yes I’ve been working hard”.
I bet what you heard; or what you responded was:

“Yeah, but I still hate my thighs!”     OR
“Yeah, but my bum is still too big!”        OR
“Yeah, but I’ve still got a long way to go!”      OR
“Yeah, but my tummy is still yuck!”

This is what I’m talking about – see how many “yeah but”s there are in those replies? NO MORE “YEAH BUT”S PEOPLE! Too many people with Sunshine Coast personal training programs are too tough on themselves and don’t say ‘Thank you’ and accept compliments! And it is actually a really important step of your progression to your ideal body.

Accepting and acknowledging compliments makes you feel good about yourself, when you feel good about yourself and the work that you’re doing  you’ll feel more excited and more committed towards getting better results.  And then, rather than feeling like exercising and eating clean is something you should do, it becomes something you want to do….and the positive energy that is a by- product of that ‘feel good’ vibe will attract to you more positive occurrences, more positive results and even more positive compliments!  So you see it’s a never ending cycle!

Even if you have only just started on your Sunshine Coast fitness training program, do something for yourself that makes you feel good about how you look. You deserve a reward for committing to making the lifestyle change.  Buy some nice workout clothes you feel comfortable in, do your hair, get a spray tan, get your nails done – do anything to make you feel better about yourself when u look in the mirror. Lets face it, when we look good, we feel good. So take advantage of that as a little ‘pick me up’ to get yourself started – and then when the results start coming along you’ll feel even better, which means you’ll be even more motivated to stay commited to your goals!

So come on everyone – start saying  Thank you to compliments you receive! Regardless of whether you agree with them or not, the point is to start accepting and acknowledging your hard work! Everyone deserves to feel good about themselves!

Live your Best Life, in your Best Body

Yours in Health & Fitness,

Sascha Aiono

Sculptlife Personal Training

Is someone sabotaging your journey to your Ideal Body?

As a Sunshine Coast Personal Trainer, I enjoy being a part of my client’s weight loss and fitness journey – I get just as excited about their progress as they do! I also love to hear their stories about the compliments they get from the people around them in their daily lives.

Unfortunately, there can be an unpleasant side to peoples’ comments when embarking on your own health and fitness regime. I’ve often had to tell my clients to be wary of the people around them and how these people respond to their health and fitness regime.

Hopefully most of them will be like your personal cheer squad – the type of people who support you no matter what. They are there praising and encouraging you when things are going well and pick up your spirits and help you back on track when things get tougher. ( Being a Sunshine Coast Personal Trainer means I’m  a 1 person cheer squad too!)

Then there are the people who appear supportive and believe they are being supportive but they may say things or behave in ways that lead you off your track or discourage you.
These people are the unconscious saboteurs of your weight loss journey and are more than likely people close to you, such as your family, friends and colleagues. They don’t intentionally go out of their way to sabotage you but act out of habit or what they think is right.

This happened to me once when I lost quite a bit of weight. I went to a party where there were people I hadn’t seen in a while, I bought a new outfit and I was looking forward to seeing their reactions to the changes I’d made.
The funny thing was I could tell they had noticed I was leaner – they’d look me up and down or out of the corner of their eyes – but no one made a comment what-so ever! It was confusing and a bit discouraging.
It happened again with the same group of people a few times over several months as I kept slimming down. I finally figured out that my success was confronting to them in some way. Instead of letting it get to me, I decided that if these people made no comment about my trimmer figure – I knew that I was looking good!

The people in your life may not be so subtle. Perhaps you know people who are conscious saboteurs – people who intentionally try to stop you from achieving your goals by behaving in certain ways or putting obstacles in your way. They might appear to be supportive but are actually thinking of ways to foil your success. Keep your eye out for these people as they are often those close to you, friends, family, colleagues or acquaintances and can be difficult to spot.

So while you are on your way to a slimmer, healthier, happier you – be aware of the people around you. How many are genuinely happy for you and your progress and how many are confronted or threatened by your success?
At the end of the day, remember that you are your own person and you are working towards your own betterment and personal development.  Don’t let someone else’s issues affect your own journey.

Live the life you want & love the body you’re in!

Yours In Health & Fitness,

Sascha Aiono

Sculptlife Personal Training

Working out doesnt have to feel like work!

I may be a Sunshine Coast Personal Trainer but I’m no superhuman  – I still face the same tests and temptations as my clients do and exercising on weekends is just one of those trials. I just dont want to do a workout that feels like ‘work’! :)
But on the other hand, I’ve found out the hard way that it’s important to keep in a healthy, active lifestyle frame of mind over the weekend – its far too easy to relax and let your healthy lifestyle habits slip which is not so great for your figure and fitness goals!

Working out on the weekends is even harder, I find, when I work all week on the beautiful Sunshine Coast – where you just want to be outdoors all the time – then come back home to Brisbane where everything is very city-like and urbanised – its just not as inviting to be outdoors and active. So I have to trick myself into exercising over the weekend by aiming to do something fun and active at least one day of the weekend.

me & kane at the Acacia Ridge Ice Rink

For example, I’ve made a habit of going ice skating at a local rink – a three hour public session that I turn into interval training by doing a few laps as fast as I can then slowing down to do the fun stuff and learn a few tricks! (I’ve only fell on my butt once so far –touch wood!- and ironically it was when I wasn’t trying to do any tricks, I was standing completely still! Haha!)

I also bought rollerblades from Cash Converters ($24 for a decent pair, what a bargain!) and blade with my boyfriend and his mates along the Southbank board walk.

$24 blades = fitness fun!

Last weekend I went around to Mum’s place for a bike ride – she was doing a practice run of a new route so she could cycle to work. It was a sunny but cool morning riding through Belmont – one of the few acreage suburbs in the middle of Brisbane that has a pleasant country feel and impressive properties. I forgot that I was exercising while listening to the birds, chatting to mum and stopping to pat some ponies along the way.

Bianca and I made a game of climbing Mts Ngun Ngun and Coollum last year – Bianca brought her ipod and ipod dock and we powered up the mountain as fast as we could with Sneaky Sound System cranking and getting our adrenaline pumping! The rule of the game was that we weren’t allowed to use our hands to help climb up, it was all legs only! Great leg workout! The best thing was – I forgot I was working out!

Why not try this weekend workout trick for yourself? The idea is to do something that keeps your activity levels up over the weekend and keeps you in that ‘healthy lifestyle’ frame of mind. It will help you stay on track with your nutrition too.

Some things you might like to try – a run along the beach; take the kids to the park and play frizbee; or climb Mt Coolum, Mt Ngun Ngun or Wild Horse Mountain – you could take a picnic up with you and make a day of it!

So what will you do next weekend?  :)

Yours In Health & Fitness,

Sascha Aiono

Staying on Track with your Sculptlife Nutrition Plan over the weekend

Its pretty common for people, in any line of work, to work their butts off during the week and then when the weekend comes around, to relax and not even want to think about anything work related. The unfortunate thing here is that this can happen to a Sunshine Coast Personal Trainer too!

And this can be a dangerous thing I’ve found, especially since the nature of my work is also a lifestyle – I spend all week motivating, training and educating clients on exercise and nutrition which is great – but then I get to the weekend and have trouble motivating myself to keep up with my own exercise and nutrition habits.
I needed to do something that kept me in a healthy lifestyle frame of mind over the weekend, instead of thinking after a long week at work “whoo hoo! It’s the weekend – Foxtel, chocolate and lollies here I come!”

So I worked out a few tricks to help me through the weekend that made healthy meals enjoyable and not like work at all! So I changed my meal plan slightly to incorporate things that seem special, or a little out of the ordinary – meals that I wouldn’t take the extra time to make during the week.

For example, instead of my weekly breakfast of porridge and a protein shake I’ll make protein pancakes with sliced strawberries and a drizzle of maple syrup. (click here to see the recipe for Protein Pancakes). Instead of my weekly morning tea of a protein shake and an apple I’ll have smoked salmon, tomato and cucumber rice cakes (click here to check out the recipe for Salmon Rice Cakes)

Afternoon tea gets changed from a tuna and nuts to a caramel fudge flavoured protein bar (which tastes pretty close to a chocolate bar without all the calories) and half a punnet of strawberries – yum!

I already love my lunch (rice, grilled basa seasoned with lemon pepper and steamed veggies) and dinner (steak and steamed veggies) so they stay the same over the weekend except for my free meal evening – pizza! I prepare these meals on a Monday night and have them ready to go in the fridge or freezer for the week. It really does pay off to have your meal ready for you in the freezer over the weekend – I usually find the longer it takes to prepare a meal the less likely im going to stick to the plan if I haven’t done the preparation beforehand.

I’ve found that making these simple changes that still fall within Sculptlife’s nutritional guidelines (click here for your free, no obligation consult and find out how we can help with your fitness and figure goals) makes my weekend meals feel just that little bit more special. You’d be surprised how much more enjoyable healthy eating can be over the weekend when you look at it from a lifestyle perspective – lets face it, no one wants to feel like they’re on a ‘diet’ – so make it fun! Think outside the box! This weekend for breakfast I’m going to have a fruit salad – strawberries, rockmelon, watermelon and apple – with a protein shake. Yum! I might also do something with oven baked garlic zucchini and grilled eggplant…mmm.  Check out our recipes for something different you might like to try!

I’d love to hear your favourite figure friendly meals!

Have a Happy Healthy Week! :)

Yours In Health & Fitness
Sascha Aiono