• HABITS • Healthy or not, we are what we repeatedly do. Take 10 minutes tonight to plan your exercise sessions for the week around your work hours, any extra curricular activities, social events and kids commitments. Treat them like a meeting or beauty appointment. If they’re in the calendar; it’s happening. The same with meals, take some time to plan them. Even if only roughly. Also consider, do you repeatedly have dessert every night? If so how’s that going to help your health and fitness goals? How’s your mindset, do you have more down days and negative thoughts than you do good ones? We are what we repeatedly do and good healthy habits start with daily discipline and commitment to your goals. You can train your brain just as you can train your body. Set yourself up for long term healthy habits. #healthyhabits #balancefitnessnutrition #striveforbalance #bfnstriveprogram #nutritionist #cleaneats #foodforthought #blissballs #proteinballs #nourish #foodisfuel #mealplanning #healthgoals #healthyrecipes #foodforfuel #perthbusiness #perthbusinesschicks #bossladiesmindset #bosschick #entreprenuerwomen #lmbdw #lmbdwperth #mumswhohustle #ausmumpreneur #smallbusinesslove ##womeninbiz #girlboss #theperthcollective #perthMums #karratha
• THEY DID! • In relation to my previous post, yes the weather gods turned on another amazing day for us today! Dolphins, waves, magic boating weather, memories made with friends and family, vitamin d, sand everywhere and snoozy heads. Swipe left to check out some of the action including Byron and my nephews first waves! We truly are so lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world. #WesternAustralia you rock, and the #Pilbara; there is no place like you. #karratha #dampier #surfing #dolphins #familysnap #surfboard #boating #island #wearefeelgood #trueprotein #striveforbalance #balancefitnessnutrition #sunshine #ocean #motherhoodunplugged #mumswhohustle #letthembelittle #toddlerlife  #motherhood #pregnant #fitpregnancy #thirdtrimester #seeAustralia #thisisWA #justanotherdayinWA #adventure #travellingwithkids #livethroughglass @wearefeelgoodinc @otiseyewear @australia @australiasnorthwest @westernaustralia @philjt @ausmumpreneur
• WEATHER GODS • Let’s hope this weekend was as magic as the last. Winter ain’t so bad. Hopefully you’ve got something planned that will refill your cup. Hopefully we’ll be back out in one of our favourite play grounds #burruppenninsula #dampierarchipleago. 📷 @philjt #weekend #pilbara #striveforbalance #balancefitnessnutrition #drone #islandhopping #seeAustralia #thisisWA #australiasnorthwest #justanotherdayinWA #adventure #roadtrip #travel #travellingwithkids #westernaustralia #adventuretogether #karratha #boating #pilbara #balancefitnessnutrition #striveforbalance #bfnstriveprogram #beach #ocean #motherhoodunplugged #explore #motherhood #fitpregnancy
• IRON DEFICIENCY • Recently I found out that I had something that is very common during pregnancy, yet never had with Byron: I was iron deficient. After getting my bloods back it made a lot of sense and helped explain some of the things/way I’d been feeling. Yet it was also a hard pill (mind the pun) to swallow. Why? Being a nutritionist, health professional and a big advocate for nutrition during pregnancy, I believed I was doing all the right things to not need to supplement and maintain suitable iron levels. I consume plenty of lean meat and both heme & non-heme iron sources, have generous serves of leafy greens EVERY day, love my nuts, incorporate whole grains, beans etc. BUT I have been more prone to skipping meals and not putting as much thought into my nutrition with bub #2 as I did with Byron, plus these far less down time these days. I barely touched caffeine in my first pregnancy, this time around it has been more frequent but by no means one per day, I choose to limit this. Anyhow, it got the scientific mind in me wondering whether this could have affected my iron levels (probably along with some nutrition factors, toddler wrangling and less down time). Caffeine can affect the absorption of many nutrients, including iron. Not only that but calcium also inhibits the absorption of iron, so if you enjoy milk with your coffee it’s sort of like a double whammy iron blocker. This is why you shouldn’t take your multi vitamins with your daily coffee. Obviously there is a huge range of individual factors leading to iron deficiency, yet I’m interested to run my own little random, uncontrolled and highly variable study through Instagram (def won’t see it published in any Journals 😂). I’d love to know: •Were you iron deficient in your pregnancy/ies? •Did you regularly consume caffeine? Full report coming soon 😉 #irondeficiency #pregnancy #nutritionduringpregnancy #balancefitnessnutrition #striveforbalance #nutritionist #thirdtrimester #mumlife #perthMums #motherhoodunplugged #mumswhohustle #toddlerhood  #motherhood #pregnant #fitpregnancy #ausmumpreneur #nourish #foodisfuel #
• WHEN IT’S GONE • Have you ever noticed how when you may be sick or injured you really miss your full-health self, yet when you are in your usual state of health you can take it for granted and don’t generally think ‘Wow I feel really healthy today’. Yet when we’re unwell it’s ‘oh I’m so sick’. Don’t take your health for granted. Most of us don’t know just how good we’re designed to feel and exactly what our bodies are actually capable of when fueled correctly. Can anyone relate? After having food poisoning recently it was a wake up call for me at just how much I value my health (and I also felt ridiculously sorry for anyone that experienced morning sickness - having never had this myself and detesting throwing up I had a new found respect for anyone that went through this!). After having a pretty flat day today it also gave me a kick up the butt, although I didn’t take to movement like I normally do to perk me up. Instead it was rest today. This image reminds me of a time where I mentally and physically FELT really healthy, fit, strong and happy. Don’t take your health and wellbeing for granted! Fuel your body well and push yourself both mentally and physically. You’ll be surprised at what you can achieve and how good you can feel! #onebody #onemind #fuelitwell #feelgood #thinkpositive #movement #nutrition #sleep #mindset #striveforbalance #balancefitnessnutrition #bfnstriveprogram #personaltrainer #functional #sixweekprogram #perthfitness #sydneyfitness #perthlife #activeinperth #fitpregnancy  #pelvicfloor #perthbusiness #lmbdwperth #lmbdw #crossfitmum  #TrueProtein #TrueAthlete #teampolar
• ADVENTURE • It‘s been such a fun, adventure filled few days getting outdoors, soaking up the sun and spending time with some special family members that I don’t get to see enough of these days. Whether it be our boating, exploring mud flats at low tide, hiking through the hills or just hanging out at home it’s always a good time with that lot. The @mountain_buggy Juno helps make it a breeze allowing this little guy to come anywhere with us. Baby bump at the front, toddler at the back. At this stage I’m only wearing him on flat ground though, no weight vest up hills for me, I’ll leave that to @philjt! #babywearing #carrier #mountainbuggy #goanywhere #lifewithoutlimits #motherhoodunplugged #mumswhohustle #letthembelittle #toddlerlife #toddlerhood  #motherhood #pregnant #fitpregnancy #seeAustralia #thisisWA #justanotherdayinWA #adventure #ausmumpreneur #travellingwithkids #westernaustralia #karratha #hiking #pilbara #balancefitnessnutrition #striveforbalance #bfnstriveprogram #sunset #exploring #lowtide #vanchirepsearch