So I have two young children in the house...

With different feeding behaviours, here was a successful dinner I made....

Mince meat with some peas and carrots in it..... (if you want a recipe I can write it, but I added spices I like that wouldn't make it too spicy for kids)

then I did the crepes (really thin pancakes) with no sugar in them

Then I got confused and did a mexican thing with the crepes and mince meat the white on top is mozzarella cheese. You can also use greek yoghurt, or anything else you desire...recipes are just rough guidelines anyway

And then I put them in the oven for the cheese to melt in

And the kids ate....and I ate and we had a smoothie for dessert but I didn't take photos of that because come on...it's just fruit and yoghurt in the blender!!!!! you can do it! Now to think of tomorrow lets keep the kids interested in food recipe...sigh! Being a mum is so much fun!

If you've been working out for two years, or one year or 6 months.....

And you do not see a change, you need to change things to get some results.

This post is inspired by a nice young lady I met at the gym today. It was her leg day and she surprised herself by adding 12.5 x 2 kilos of weights from what she normally squats. Why? Because she started believing she could, because today for the first time, the boys corner was filled with girls, and none of them were lifting girly weights, and because she received the support from the girls she wouldn't normally get.

She told me she had been working out for two years.....

If you do not see a change, or progress, you need to change things.

Just from today, she learnt that she had not been challenging herself, that she can go harder and achieve more, become stronger.

We also talked a bit about diet and the need to do your own reading, research and get the correct information, information you need to improve. I told her I started this journey when I was 18, and had been told I was overweight by a doctor (yes, I got lost along the way...but....it started at 18)

Do not be afraid to push yourself, you will be surprised at how much you can do.

Do not look at another person going hard and say...he/she is so fit, I cannot do that...try to do what you can today, tomorrow you will be able to go faster, harder, longer.

Do not quit. Starting over is much harder when you think you have failed before.

Do not starve yourself, eat real food, nutritious and whole. Watch your portions. That is all that is needed. No special supplements, no fad diets.

On a lighter note, I found this photo today. I always comment how my toddler has perfect form while squatting....I wish I could do that

Leg day...

Contemplating my last set of squats.....

And now what has become my favourite "let's work that ass" exercise...the bulgarian squat

And then there were calf raises, lunges...and a bit of upper body work because I won't lift over the weekend.

Have a great Friday and weekend!

Keep active!