My staple food

I earlier posted a piece on 'Foods I eat for breakfast' but I think it's time to revisit this one and share with you another option as I've changed what I eat as my breakfast staple.

So here's what I've ben sticking to eating for breakfast...

Weetabix, Kay 2015©

WEETABIX! Yes- that's right. I've been having this for my breakfast everyday in the last month and I've noticed that my body appears to bloat less and I have more energy throughout the day. Now most breakfast cereals typically aren't a good source in providing sustained energy and often contain lots of refined ingredients and sugar, but the nutritional content of Weetabix is on the other hand not too bad. It has a low sugar content, it's high in fibre and B vitamins, easy to portion control. They come in rectangular pieces so I simple eat two with full-fat milk [I can explain why I opt for full-fat milk over skimmed milk in a future post. If you're interested, please let me know in the comments below or  comment on my @fitnnhealthyinhk Instagram so I know :)]. Made from 100% wholegrain, Weetabix ticks the mix in providing me with the energy to last and power through the morning before I have my mid-morning snack of roasted almonds.

For those who have never tried it before, it can be a little bland (what I like to call it rabbit food) so I enjoy mine with slices of half a banana and a sprinkle of cinnamon like this (see image below).

Weetabix with banana slices, milks and cinnamon, Kay 2015©

 It can be extremely dry so I like to break the two pieces that I have (about 100 calories each) into super small pieces and make sure all the milk soaks into the Weetabix pieces to turn into constituency like oatmeal. At first it took me a while to adjust to this break but but as an active gym goer I'm almost hungry all the time, I needed to find something that was going to satiate my hunger levels until mid-morning when I have my roasted almonds for my snack (#fitfamproblems). I've noticed it's doing a better job at keeping me full in comparison to my usual greek yoghurt and fruits breakfast despite having less protein funnily enough but my digestive system is feeling bit better (less blating, flatter stomach) having this breakfast and I've acclimated to the taste of it and have starting to love it so I think I'll stick to this for the time being.

If you ever get to try this out, let me know what you think. :)

Blogilates Hot Body Year Round Book Review

Yes it's finally here!

Me with Cassey's Hot Boday Year Round book :) © Kay 2015

Cassey Ho's (Blogilates) has released a Hot Body Year Round book providing her Popster fans a go-to guide in leading a healthy lifestyle and I am so happy to have my own copy! :) And because I pre-ordered it I got a free tote bag as a gift- Thanks Cassey!

Free tote bag from Blogilates © Kay 2015.

The book was bigger than I expected so it's not one you can carry around everywhere but it's definitely a good keep at home for when I do my yoga/pilates type exercises. It includes about the story of her life, easy recipes by season, tips on staying motivated and nutrition, and an array of interesting and fun pilates moves that requires no equipment.

Hot Body Year Round Contents Page © Kay 2015.

I have been following Cassey on her Youtube for around 5 years now and love to follow her workouts on her channel as she delivers such positive energy in her videos, the workouts are fun and most of the time require no equipment. All you really need is a laptop/mobile and some space to get a workout in! I've taken a few photos so you can get a feel of what the book is like on the inside which you can see below. I really like how she's divided the book into Seasons so you can prepare dishes that go with the fresh in-season ingredients and allows you to focus on mastering the moves of each season and challenging yourself when a new season comes!

Hot Body Year Round Intro © Kay 2015

Hot Body Year Round Recipes Example Page Spead © Kay 2015 

Hot Body Year Round Summer Workout Page Spread Example © Kay 2015

Hot Boday Year Round Autumn Workout Page Spread Example © Kay 2015

The book has been beautifully photographed and is really colourful, bright and happy (just like Cassey). Instructions are clearly laid out and so they're easy to follow. I'd say this book is more geared towards beginners or those who are just getting into the routine of exercising. Advanced exercisers are more likely to be using this book as an off day routine for conditioning. The book does provide great recipes to try out and I must say I was oohing and aaahing when I saw some of them so 

I'd give this book a 5 star taking into account the cost of the book (around HKD150 free shipping) all the exercised and recipes that are provided.

Feel free to comment in the below to ask my any questions about Cassey's book or any questions whether it's about me, fitness, healthy eating! :)

Day 2 Juice Cleanse

My 2 day juice cleanse experience (DAY 2 review)

Day 2 of my juice cleanse from Genie Juicery consisted of the same drinks as Day One (you can read my Day One review here) so I knew which drinks I were going to look forward to drinking and better evenly space my drink intake throughout the day.

Upon waking up my stomach felt hungry and empty- it was noticeably flatter (yay!).  I drank my warm lemon water, glass of water with psyllium husk and my 1st juice of the day (The Master).

Day 1 Juice Cleanse

My 2 day juice cleanse experience (DAY 1 review)

Some of you may know from my Instagram that I was on my juice cleanse recently. I really wanted to try one out so I figured it's about time I tried one! As it was my first cleanse I chose to go for the safe option of doing it in the comfort of my home during the weekend in case I felt antsy, fatigued and to avoid embarressment of a roaring lion growling from my stomach.

Hong Kong has such a wide selection of juice cleanse programmes and juice shops around the city like noodfood, punch detox, be juiced, hyaku, mr. green juice- the list almost seems endless. I chose Genie juicery as it had been popping a lot of mentions on my instagram news feeds from fellow bloggers and it offers 8 instead of 6 juice bottles for each day (you could tell my concern was about getting hungry with no solid foods for two days :P).

I ordered my 2 day cleanse online (I chose intermediate based on the benefits listed here) from their website. The ordering and checkout process was quick and simple. You pick a date when you want to start your cleanse. Remember to order before 5pm before the day you intend to start your programme as this is the cut off time. When you fill the delivery form they provide the option to leave a note to arrange your delivery so I had arranged a note to pick mine cleanse up at the ferry pier after work given that they don't deliver to outlying islands. Delivery around HK island is free with a extra surcharge for deliver to TST and other locations around HK.

What I got:

My 2 day cleanse came in two freezer bags (see below).  In each bag came 8 bottles to drink per day with a sachet of psyllium husk and chia seeds for added fibre and protein, a genie bible and a straw to sip your juices. My advice is to make sure you make space in your fridge beforehand as it takes up quite a lot of space and have it delivered if you can to your door as it's pretty heavy! I immediately put my juices into the fridge to keep them cold. 

What it looks like inside