Mummy bootcamp at home and Nutra Organic winners!

Good Morning! I hope this finds you all well. A massive thank you for all the wonderful entries on here for the Nutra Organics Super Reds and Greens Energy Bars give-away…..all names went onto paper and into a bowl which names were then randomly drawn out….the three lucky winner are….
*** Amy Lane
*** Hayley Lawson
*** Kim Felsman 
Could these 3 ladies please email me their postal addresses to info@cutoutthecrap.com.au 

I am excited to have a beautiful and inspirational guest post for you today….why not make yourself a cuppa and sit for 5 minutes and enjoy!

Amanda – Mummy bootcamp at home

Amanda and her daughter ‘Chels’ at Yamba Feb 2013

Back in 2007, while living in the UK I was working in a big company as  Brand Manager. I didn’t love my job, but it was a job. I had no idea what else I would like to do. Until I did a bootcamp! I had done bootcamps before, but hadn’t really enjoyed them. But this one was different! It was women only, a great bunch of girls were doing it and we had a great trainer. By the end of the bootcamp, I was thinking – I would love to do this every day!

I have always been into sport. Swimming, netball, triathlons (but hated running) and skiing mainly. I loved being outdoors too, so I could see a good fit. I liked being fit and healthy and loved being outdoors – so this could be something I could be good at and really enjoy doing.

So I signed up to do a Personal Training course. I took a big leap and just did it! Once I had made the decision, it was like a big weight had been lifted off my shoulders! My decision was made. It was a 6 month course plus practical. I studied hard and did lots of practical experience while doing the course. I was being mentored by the lady that ran the bootcamp I loved doing so much!

I was still working full time while doing my course. When I finished my course, got my certificate, got my insurance, I was ready to teach classes and bootcamps on my own! I was hooked! Within 3 months of teaching bootcamps, I had quit my ‘real job’ as my husband called it and was doing Personal Training and Bootcamps almost full time.

I have no idea why I didn’t think of doing this earlier. It was something I never would’ve thought of when leaving school or even finishing university. I also don’t think it would have been right for me to do at that stage of my life. I had my career change at 28. And it was one of the best decisions I have made. I have never looked back. That was nearly 6 years ago.

Since then I have moved back to Australia, had a baby (she is now an energetic 2 year old), started up my own Women’s Only Outdoor & On-line Fitness business and I LOVE my job.

Amanda with her daughter after a 10km Fun Run

I often get asked, “Why do you love your job?” There are a few reasons:

• My husband would say, ‘because you like telling people what to do!’ BUT
• I love helping people (women in particular) achieve their health & fitness goals
• I love inspiring and motivating women. I love it when I have helped women lose a dress size, or run their first fun run, or achieve something they never thought they could.
• I love it when women enjoy my classes and workouts and how great they feel afterwards – even though they might hate me during the session!
• I learn so much from all these women – the discussions and things we talk about at class is amazing. We help each other solve 1st world problems – what to have for dinner, how to get kids to eat healthier, how to toilet train children, what movies to watch, how to make their meals healthier, what books to read, where we are up to in Grey’s Anatomy or Revenge, where to go on date night! You get the drift!
• These women both in person and on-line are so inspirational, that they inspire me!

I get a real satisfaction when I see women’s faces light up when they can fit into their pre baby clothes for the first time, or they have lost a certain amount of weight, or they can do 20 push ups in a row, or they have run nonstop for 60 minutes, they have more energy in their day, they enjoy cooking delicious & healthy meals for themselves and their family – the list goes on. The happiness in their voices and the sparkle in their eyes, usually brings tears to mine! It is for all these reasons that I love my job and I am motivated and strive to keep doing what I do, the best that I can. 

So what is it that I do?

Apart from being a mum & a wife, I also run a Women’s only outdoor fitness business, based in Melbourne, called Blue Sky Health & Fitness (www.blueskyfitness.com.au). I teach bootcamps to women of all ages, sizes and fitness abilities, in a friendly and motivating environment. I also run 3 Mums & Bubs sessions a week as well, where mums can bring their children, but still get a great workout.  As well as that I also doing 1:1 Personal Training, mainly with women at their homes.

Training women and mum’s in particular is my passion. The things that are achieved, the friendships and camaraderie that are formed at these sessions is so motivational and inspiring. It makes getting up at 5.15am every day SO worthwhile.

I knew that I would never be able to run my bootcamps everywhere, but I wanted to help as many women and mums as I possibly could reach their goals, get fit, healthy & feel good about themselves as I could. So I developed Mummy Bootcamp @ Home (www.mummybootcampathome.com.au). And that is exactly what it is. A 28 day video workout bootcamp that mums (and anyone else) can do at a time and place that suits them. I have women all over Australia and the UK doing these bootcamps. We motivate and inspire each other via a closed Facebook group and the results these women are getting is just amazing! After the 28 days, they have all the tools they need to continue this healthy lifestyle forever (the meal plans, recipes, hints & tips and of course access to the videos forever).

I love working with other like minded women – Collette from Cut out the Crap is a perfect example. I love reading the COTC blogs, her recipes are great, her determination for health is inspiring.  I too am Gluten, Dairy & Sugar free and the books and products that Collette has developed and sells compliment my beliefs and what I also like to teach my clients. I have been told many times that my clients like that I practice what I preach. I eat healthy, I am healthy, I exercise and look after myself. I live a healthy lifestyle! But I am also a busy mum – so no using you are too busy to achieve your goals. If you want it badly enough, you will achieve them!

If I could leave you with some inspirational words of wisdom, it would have to be ‘know that you are worth it.’ If you want to make a change (be it big or small) in your life, think to yourself, how badly do you want to change. If the drive, motivation and determination is there, you will do it. You will WANT to do it. The change may be something big like a career change, moving states or countries, going travelling, it might be something health & fitness related – losing weight, toning up, eating healthier, doing a fun run. No matter what it is, if you want it bad enough, you will get there! You just need to make the decision and believe in yourself.

And if you want to get fit, lose weight and feel good about yourself, I CAN help you do it! You just need to be committed and ready to make the changes!

Oh and I now LOVE running! 

Amanda Ferguson

Owner & Personal Trainer

 

Email: amanda@mummybootcampathome.com.au

Website: www.mummybootcampathome.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MummyBootcampAtHome

A huge Thank you to Amanda for sharing her story!

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

Take Care of You,

Collette x

Mummy bootcamp at home and Nutra Organic winners!

Mummy bootcamp at home and Nutra Organic winners!

Good Morning! I hope this finds you all well. A massive thank you for all the wonderful entries on here for the Nutra Organics Super Reds and Greens Energy Bars give-away…..all names went onto paper and into a bowl which names were then randomly drawn out….the three lucky winner are….
*** Amy Lane
*** Hayley Lawson
*** Kim Felsman 
Could these 3 ladies please email me their postal addresses to info@cutoutthecrap.com.au 

I am excited to have a beautiful and inspirational guest post for you today….why not make yourself a cuppa and sit for 5 minutes and enjoy!

Amanda – Mummy bootcamp at home

Amanda and her daughter ‘Chels’ at Yamba Feb 2013

Back in 2007, while living in the UK I was working in a big company as  Brand Manager. I didn’t love my job, but it was a job. I had no idea what else I would like to do. Until I did a bootcamp! I had done bootcamps before, but hadn’t really enjoyed them. But this one was different! It was women only, a great bunch of girls were doing it and we had a great trainer. By the end of the bootcamp, I was thinking – I would love to do this every day!

I have always been into sport. Swimming, netball, triathlons (but hated running) and skiing mainly. I loved being outdoors too, so I could see a good fit. I liked being fit and healthy and loved being outdoors – so this could be something I could be good at and really enjoy doing.

So I signed up to do a Personal Training course. I took a big leap and just did it! Once I had made the decision, it was like a big weight had been lifted off my shoulders! My decision was made. It was a 6 month course plus practical. I studied hard and did lots of practical experience while doing the course. I was being mentored by the lady that ran the bootcamp I loved doing so much!

I was still working full time while doing my course. When I finished my course, got my certificate, got my insurance, I was ready to teach classes and bootcamps on my own! I was hooked! Within 3 months of teaching bootcamps, I had quit my ‘real job’ as my husband called it and was doing Personal Training and Bootcamps almost full time.

I have no idea why I didn’t think of doing this earlier. It was something I never would’ve thought of when leaving school or even finishing university. I also don’t think it would have been right for me to do at that stage of my life. I had my career change at 28. And it was one of the best decisions I have made. I have never looked back. That was nearly 6 years ago.

Since then I have moved back to Australia, had a baby (she is now an energetic 2 year old), started up my own Women’s Only Outdoor & On-line Fitness business and I LOVE my job.

Amanda with her daughter after a 10km Fun Run

I often get asked, “Why do you love your job?” There are a few reasons:

• My husband would say, ‘because you like telling people what to do!’ BUT
• I love helping people (women in particular) achieve their health & fitness goals
• I love inspiring and motivating women. I love it when I have helped women lose a dress size, or run their first fun run, or achieve something they never thought they could.
• I love it when women enjoy my classes and workouts and how great they feel afterwards – even though they might hate me during the session!
• I learn so much from all these women – the discussions and things we talk about at class is amazing. We help each other solve 1st world problems – what to have for dinner, how to get kids to eat healthier, how to toilet train children, what movies to watch, how to make their meals healthier, what books to read, where we are up to in Grey’s Anatomy or Revenge, where to go on date night! You get the drift!
• These women both in person and on-line are so inspirational, that they inspire me!

I get a real satisfaction when I see women’s faces light up when they can fit into their pre baby clothes for the first time, or they have lost a certain amount of weight, or they can do 20 push ups in a row, or they have run nonstop for 60 minutes, they have more energy in their day, they enjoy cooking delicious & healthy meals for themselves and their family – the list goes on. The happiness in their voices and the sparkle in their eyes, usually brings tears to mine! It is for all these reasons that I love my job and I am motivated and strive to keep doing what I do, the best that I can. 

So what is it that I do?

Apart from being a mum & a wife, I also run a Women’s only outdoor fitness business, based in Melbourne, called Blue Sky Health & Fitness (www.blueskyfitness.com.au). I teach bootcamps to women of all ages, sizes and fitness abilities, in a friendly and motivating environment. I also run 3 Mums & Bubs sessions a week as well, where mums can bring their children, but still get a great workout.  As well as that I also doing 1:1 Personal Training, mainly with women at their homes.

Training women and mum’s in particular is my passion. The things that are achieved, the friendships and camaraderie that are formed at these sessions is so motivational and inspiring. It makes getting up at 5.15am every day SO worthwhile.

I knew that I would never be able to run my bootcamps everywhere, but I wanted to help as many women and mums as I possibly could reach their goals, get fit, healthy & feel good about themselves as I could. So I developed Mummy Bootcamp @ Home (www.mummybootcampathome.com.au). And that is exactly what it is. A 28 day video workout bootcamp that mums (and anyone else) can do at a time and place that suits them. I have women all over Australia and the UK doing these bootcamps. We motivate and inspire each other via a closed Facebook group and the results these women are getting is just amazing! After the 28 days, they have all the tools they need to continue this healthy lifestyle forever (the meal plans, recipes, hints & tips and of course access to the videos forever).

I love working with other like minded women – Collette from Cut out the Crap is a perfect example. I love reading the COTC blogs, her recipes are great, her determination for health is inspiring.  I too am Gluten, Dairy & Sugar free and the books and products that Collette has developed and sells compliment my beliefs and what I also like to teach my clients. I have been told many times that my clients like that I practice what I preach. I eat healthy, I am healthy, I exercise and look after myself. I live a healthy lifestyle! But I am also a busy mum – so no using you are too busy to achieve your goals. If you want it badly enough, you will achieve them!

If I could leave you with some inspirational words of wisdom, it would have to be ‘know that you are worth it.’ If you want to make a change (be it big or small) in your life, think to yourself, how badly do you want to change. If the drive, motivation and determination is there, you will do it. You will WANT to do it. The change may be something big like a career change, moving states or countries, going travelling, it might be something health & fitness related – losing weight, toning up, eating healthier, doing a fun run. No matter what it is, if you want it bad enough, you will get there! You just need to make the decision and believe in yourself.

And if you want to get fit, lose weight and feel good about yourself, I CAN help you do it! You just need to be committed and ready to make the changes!

Oh and I now LOVE running! 

Amanda Ferguson

Owner & Personal Trainer

 

Email: amanda@mummybootcampathome.com.au

Website: www.mummybootcampathome.com.au

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MummyBootcampAtHome

A huge Thank you to Amanda for sharing her story!

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

Take Care of You,

Collette x

Mummy bootcamp at home and Nutra Organic winners!

4MyEarth Snack Wraps - Animals

Check out these gorgeous environmentally friendly ‘Snack’ wraps….that can be used again and again….

Animal design perfect for boys of all ages.

Use anywhere that you would normally use plastic wrap or foil! My kids love them and I love that I am not hurting our environment by using cling wrap daily!

$8.50 each

Direct from the company website: Easy for both children and adults to open and close, not like some plastic containers that can be very hard for little fingers to open.

Ideal for all your cakes, muffins, biscuits, rice cakes, cut up fruit and any other small items. A really versatile wrap!

 

Size 20 cm x 20 cm – size is a rough guide and may vary slightly either side of this measurement.

· Easy for both children and adults to open and close.

· Wraps/pockets can be put in freezer.

· Wraps act as a clean place mat to eat your food off.

· Lightweight, yet extremely strong.

· Stores flat for easy and simple storage.

· Label has space for you to write name on.

· Hand or machine washable

The wraps and pockets are Ethically handmade in India.
With so many concerns with plastics and their effects on our bodies such as preservatives 320 & 321 4MyEarth® Fabrics are a great alternative to clip seal bags and plastic wrap.At 4MyEarth® we have worked out a rough guide as to how much a child would use in plastic wrap based on a sandwich, muffin and nuts/sultanas in their lunch bag each day for a year. We worked it out to be 105meters of plastic wrap that would be dumped into our ever increasing landfill. Times this by a small school of 450 students and it comes to a massive 47’250meters per year!

4MyEarth Snack Wraps - Animals

4MyEarth Snack Wraps - Flowers

Check out these gorgeous environmentally friendly ‘Snack’ wraps….that can be used again and again….

Flower design perfect for girls of all ages.

Use anywhere that you would normally use plastic wrap or foil! My kids love them and I love that I am not hurting our environment by using cling wrap daily!

$8.50 each

Direct from the company website: Easy for both children and adults to open and close, not like some plastic containers that can be very hard for little fingers to open.

Ideal for all your cakes, muffins, biscuits, rice cakes, cut up fruit and any other small items. A really versatile wrap!

 

Size 20 cm x 20 cm – size is a rough guide and may vary slightly either side of this measurement.

· Easy for both children and adults to open and close.

· Wraps/pockets can be put in freezer.

· Wraps act as a clean place mat to eat your food off.

· Lightweight, yet extremely strong.

· Stores flat for easy and simple storage.

· Label has space for you to write name on.

· Hand or machine washable

The wraps and pockets are Ethically handmade in India.
With so many concerns with plastics and their effects on our bodies such as preservatives 320 & 321 4MyEarth® Fabrics are a great alternative to clip seal bags and plastic wrap.At 4MyEarth® we have worked out a rough guide as to how much a child would use in plastic wrap based on a sandwich, muffin and nuts/sultanas in their lunch bag each day for a year. We worked it out to be 105meters of plastic wrap that would be dumped into our ever increasing landfill. Times this by a small school of 450 students and it comes to a massive 47’250meters per year!

4MyEarth Snack Wraps - Flowers

4MyEarth Sandwich Wraps - Animals

Check out these gorgeous environmentally friendly wraps….that can be used again and again….

ANIMAL design perfect for girls of all ages.

This is the perfect size for wraps, rolls and sandwiches. My kids love them and I love that I am not hurting our environment by using cling wrap daily!

(picture in image shows it open and closed – please note though these are only sold individually)

Direct from the company website: Easy for both children and adults to open and close, not like some plastic containers that can be very hard for little fingers to open.

Large Velcro strip so you can adjust to fit a small sandwich right up to a large sandwich, roll or wrap.

Size 30cm x 30cm – size is a rough guide and may vary slightly either side of this measurement.

· Easy for both children and adults to open and close.

· Wraps/pockets can be put in freezer.

· Wraps act as a clean place mat to eat your food off.

· Lightweight, yet extremely strong.

· Stores flat for easy and simple storage.

· Label has space for you to write name on.

· Hand, machine or dishwasher safe.

The wraps and pockets are Ethically handmade in India.
With so many concerns with plastics and their effects on our bodies such as preservatives 320 & 321 4MyEarth® Fabrics are a great alternative to clip seal bags and plastic wrap.

At 4MyEarth® we have worked out a rough guide as to how much a child would use in plastic wrap based on a sandwich, muffin and nuts/sultanas in their lunch bag each day for a year. We worked it out to be 105meters of plastic wrap that would be dumped into our ever increasing landfill. Times this by a small school of 450 students and it comes to a massive 47’250meters per year!

4MyEarth Sandwich Wraps - Animals

4MyEarth Sandwich Wraps - FLOWER

Check out these gorgeous environmentally friendly wraps….that can be used again and again….

FLOWER design perfect for girls of all ages.

This is the perfect size for wraps, rolls and sandwiches. My kids love them and I love that I am not hurting our environment by using cling wrap daily!

Direct from the company website: Easy for both children and adults to open and close, not like some plastic containers that can be very hard for little fingers to open.

Large Velcro strip so you can adjust to fit a small sandwich right up to a large sandwich, roll or wrap.

Size 30cm x 30cm – size is a rough guide and may vary slightly either side of this measurement.

· Easy for both children and adults to open and close.

· Wraps/pockets can be put in freezer.

· Wraps act as a clean place mat to eat your food off.

· Lightweight, yet extremely strong.

· Stores flat for easy and simple storage.

· Label has space for you to write name on.

· Hand, machine or dishwasher safe.

The wraps and pockets are Ethically handmade in India.
With so many concerns with plastics and their effects on our bodies such as preservatives 320 & 321 4MyEarth® Fabrics are a great alternative to clip seal bags and plastic wrap.

At 4MyEarth® we have worked out a rough guide as to how much a child would use in plastic wrap based on a sandwich, muffin and nuts/sultanas in their lunch bag each day for a year. We worked it out to be 105meters of plastic wrap that would be dumped into our ever increasing landfill. Times this by a small school of 450 students and it comes to a massive 47’250meters per year!

4MyEarth Sandwich Wraps - FLOWER

Honey Stir fry and the start of RAW for me....

Good Evening! I hope this finds you well! I had my Naturopath appointment yesterday after being unwell with too many acids in my body and gastritis last month. I must say I feel instantly better the minute I get out of my car there as I listen to the Bellbirds in ‘Catherines’ little piece of Heaven and space in the middle of Suburbia! 

I left feeling certain that I will be back to top health soon, excited about the challenges that lay ahead with my diet and encouraged that I am ‘on the right track’ …. I think it is SO important to have complete and utter trust in your health professional…. it is something I have with Catherine. 

Here is a very brief breakdown of an hour and a half appointment that was FULL of talking (her) … questions (me) …. learning and listening and soaking it all in (me) ….. recipe ideas (both us) and laughter (both of us)…. 

In general and for my family: 
* NO to ‘refined sugars’ 
* YES to agave and coconut sugar IF needed
* YES to fruit …… she actually ENCOURAGED me to eat and serve fruit and showed and explained proof as to why its good, beneficial and needed (thats something I personally need rather than ‘just because’)
* YES to coconut, olive and hempseed oils (believes a good extra virgin cold pressed olive oil is NOT carcinogenic if its heated once on a bbq / wok etc …. look forward to finding more info on this) – have never tried hempseed oil before, so I ordered some online yesterday…keen to try it!
* Pumpkin (especially raw) is great to prevent worms…so feed it to your kids…interesting hey! Had to share that one with you!

For me: 
* YES to my daily coffee (NO to instant coffee) YAY!!!!!!!
* I have 1 tonic made ‘just for me’
* I have 1 powder to take
* I have 36 tablets to take a day (lucky they are tiny little chinese medicine ones!) 
* Green ‘pulp’ (yes you read it right!) ‘pulp’ NOT juice, every morning
* RAW DIET FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS! 

As I say, I trust Catherine and feel after 33 years of practice she knows what she is talking about and the fact that she is still so enthusiastic is the most amazing thing to see! 

I can’t wait to feel a difference….and will be sure to keep you posted!

This is my day so far today: DAY 1! 

My greens this morning! Had to have it THICK not like juice!!!!!!

 

3 ‘juices’ (aka known as special vitamin powder mixed in with water) … filling me up!

Lunch and Dinner

 

The picture above was my lunch -it is a specific salad I need to have at least once a day (preferably all meals if I can) for the next 2 weeks. Red cabbage, green cabbage, red onion, beetroot, carrot. If I need to have something else and then after the 2 weeks I need to still stick to raw. Over the next 2 weeks I have a list of things I need to avoid as they having been playing up with me (on top of my ‘everyday’ intolerances I need to avoid)….things like eggs, coconut and avocado. 

I have spent today trying to wrap my head around  this new way of eating whilst remaining positive…..its for my health and when I have 4 beautiful young children I have no choice but to do what I can to be as healthy as I can! 

My plan is to stick to this exact ‘recipe’ for a week then the following week make a few small changes whilst keeping this as the ‘base’. After that week I will have this only for lunch and then see what I can come up with for creating other RAW dinners

If you like the sound of this for yourself then perhaps look at contacting a GOOD Naturopath close to you to get something designed just for YOU and your body….besides the fact that I have all the tonics etc to go with this, you don’t want to follow something like this to the ‘T’ incase it is doing something to your body that won’t agree with it (e.g. not all health issues are good with RAW) 

Whilst I am here I wanted to share with you this yummy stir fry I ‘threw’ together the other night….another hit that was devoured by all….its gluten, dairy and additive free…and I love anything that I only need 1 pan for!!!!!

 

honey stir fry

1 tblspn oil of your choice

2 cloves garlic – crushed

2cm x 2cm piece ginger – grated

4 tblspns honey

1kg chicken breast fillets diced

200g pad thai rice noodles

3 long stalks celery – sliced 1cm pieces

1 zucchini – diced 1cm pieces

1 spanish onion – roughly diced

2 spring onions – cut into 2cm pieces

1 tblspn chia seeds

1 tblspn sesame seeds

1/2 tspn herbamare (or good pinch of salt and pepper)

In a large wok place the oil, garlic, ginger, honey and chicken and stir fry until chicken is almost cooked. 

Meanwhile cook the Pad Thai rice noodles as per packet, drain and set aside.

Add the remaining ingredients to the chicken in the wok and stir fry for a further 2-3 minutes or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked. 

Add the prepared noodles to the wok and mix thoroughly, just enough to heat through and serve immediately. 

I hope you enjoy this as much as we did and I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!

Take Care of You,

Collette x

 

 

 

 

Honey Stir fry and the start of RAW for me....

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Collette

I am a mum of 4 amazing children and I am happily married to Josh. I love cooking and creating tasty recipes especially seen as though I have so many severe allergies myself. I can not have wheat & gluten, dairy, soy, tomato, mushrooms, corn, peas, pork, any melons, any berries, grapes, bananas, preservatives, flavours & colours (anything with a number) I can only have nuts, eggs, salmon, lentils & coconut in moderation. It makes it fun! I love to spend time with family and friends more then anything.

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