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    Why I Didn’t Undergo Weight Loss Surgery
    Elizah Swan
    • May 14, 2019
    • 5 min

    Why I Didn’t Undergo Weight Loss Surgery

    All the reasons why I didn't have weight loss surgery, even though it's become quite mainstream now.
    My Weight Loss Story: Moving Overseas
    Elizah Swan
    • May 3, 2019
    • 3 min

    My Weight Loss Story: Moving Overseas

    In October of 2011, my husband and I moved to Canada. Anybody who has moved countries will tell you it’s one of the most stressful decisions
    4 Tips to Make Your Self-Care Routine Less Stressful
    Elizah Swan
    • Apr 25, 2019
    • 3 min

    4 Tips to Make Your Self-Care Routine Less Stressful

    In the age of “Self Care”, I feel like it sometimes just adds to the to-do list. Life is busy, and there are times where we have too much on
    How to Pack a Healthy Picnic Everyone Will Love
    Elizah Swan
    • Apr 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    How to Pack a Healthy Picnic Everyone Will Love

    My hubby and I decided to go for a little road trip, and we decided to pack a picnic. Here are the 5 elements of a good picnic.
    My 30 before 30-Updated
    Elizah Swan
    • Mar 28, 2019
    • 5 min

    My 30 before 30-Updated

    Well, what a year! I just turned 30 and here's the updates from my 30 Before 30 list.
    What to Eat When Aunt Flo's Visiting
    Elizah Swan
    • Mar 8, 2019
    • 2 min

    What to Eat When Aunt Flo's Visiting

    For the two days leading up to my time of the month, I want to eat EVERYTHING in sight, and mostly sugary snacks. Oestrogen levels are high.
    How to Make Exercise a Habit
    Elizah Swan
    • Feb 22, 2019
    • 4 min

    How to Make Exercise a Habit

    Think of a habit kind of like a ritual. Something that you do regularly, that becomes a part of your life. You might even start to enjoy it.
    3 F Words for "One of Those Days"
    Elizah Swan
    • Feb 7, 2019
    • 2 min

    3 F Words for "One of Those Days"

    You hear yourself saying it was “one of those days”. You just want to curl up into a ball, be left alone. Here's how to fix it in 3 steps.
    Feeling "Snacky"? What To Do
    Elizah Swan
    • Feb 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Feeling "Snacky"? What To Do

    All afternoon I've wanted to eat. Not because I’m hungry, but bored, and lacking direction or focus. Here's what I do to minimise the damage
    What are Workout Finishers?
    Elizah Swan
    • Jan 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    What are Workout Finishers?

    Finishers are designed to completely fatigue the muscle group you’re working on. So you don't necessarily need any exercise equipment.
    My Year: 2017
    Elizah Swan
    • Dec 20, 2018
    • 3 min

    My Year: 2017

    Well, I know I'm a bit behind the ball on this one, since we’re almost in 2019. But 2017 was a big year. Full of ups and downs, steps forward and emotional upheavals. This one was a hard to get down on paper, if I'm honest. Let’s start with the easy stuff. Physically I played a season of Touch Football with a team of cops, that was interesting. I hadn’t played Touch since grade 10. And even then I wasn’t in a top team or anything. I’m not a good, fast runner you guys, and I h
    How to Deal with Binge Eating
    Elizah Swan
    • Dec 13, 2018
    • 3 min

    How to Deal with Binge Eating

    Standing in the fridge or pantry, chowing down on food with my hands. This has been a struggle. Here's how to deal with it in two steps.
    3 Tips for Getting Your Morning Workout Done
    Elizah Swan
    • Nov 8, 2018
    • 3 min

    3 Tips for Getting Your Morning Workout Done

    Whether you’re just starting out with workouts, or you’ve been doing midday or night sessions, transitioning into morning workouts can be a big adjustment. Recently I was in the habit of going straight after work, mostly due to winter and I was struggling to get up in the dark and the cold. But I found myself falling into old habits of bailing on the 5pm gym sessions. I knew I could do morning workouts if I put my mind to it. And that I would feel much better for it. The bene
    Healthy and Satisfying Day of Eating
    Elizah Swan
    • Nov 1, 2018
    • 4 min

    Healthy and Satisfying Day of Eating

    Here's an example of my day of eating. I've tried many diets, meal plans and ways of eating and it was when I ditched all of the diet culture bullshit, I actually made more progress. So, I thought it might help you too. First Thing when you get up have a minimum of 250ml of water - make it warm if you like, add lemon if you like (to protect your teeth, use a straw). Meal 1 Some people don’t like to eat first thing when they wake up, others love a big breaky. My recommendati
    How to Shift Your Mindset from Weight Loss to Health Gain
    Elizah Swan
    • Oct 19, 2018
    • 4 min

    How to Shift Your Mindset from Weight Loss to Health Gain

    If you have tried diet after diet after diet with little success, remember this: “A well-worn path doesn’t mean that you are on the right track.” If you struggle with weight and rarely see positive changes reflected on the bathroom scales, it is important to recognise that the continual diet cycle can do more harm than good—mentally, physically, and spiritually. The diet cycle typically flows like this: We start an extreme diet. We feel restricted and deprived. The cravings c
    Get Moving in 20 minutes
    Elizah Swan
    • Oct 11, 2018
    • 3 min

    Get Moving in 20 minutes

    Whenever I have a scheduled workout but seriously don’t want to do it, I always make a deal with myself. Do 20 minutes and if you don’t want to do any more, then you’re done. This way I’ve got at least some movement into my day, still making baby steps towards my goals and I don’t feel like a fat loser for bailing. 95% of the time, when that 20-minute timer goes off, I can do more, and I kinda want to. It’s like the perfect length of time for the endorphines to kick in. But i
    Getting Kids in the Kitchen
    Elizah Swan
    • Oct 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    Getting Kids in the Kitchen

    Full disclosure, I don’t have kids (yet), but I did grow up 7 and 10 years older than my siblings and babysat all through high school. I’ve spent a lot of time with kids, and I enjoy being in the kitchen generally. Maybe you’re feeling a bit flat or uninspired when it comes to cooking lately? It feels like such a chore. But you love your kids and value your family time. Maybe you're a mum or dad that would like to teach their kids life skills and be a good role model… and isn
    10 Ways to Self Care, that Won't Cost a Cent
    Elizah Swan
    • Sep 28, 2018
    • 3 min

    10 Ways to Self Care, that Won't Cost a Cent

    In my opinion, there's two levels of self care. Number one being – take care of yourself on the most basic level. Shower, eat at regular times, eat generally nourishing foods, get enough sleep. Now this might sound silly to some of us but if you're a shift worker, work from home or have a crazy AF life, these might be the best you can do. And that's fine! Number two is all those things brands have conjured up in our minds about bubble baths and face masks. Which is very love
    Emotional Shock: What is it?
    Elizah Swan
    • Sep 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    Emotional Shock: What is it?

    Something’s happened – you’ve been let go from your job, someone close to you has had an accident or passed away, you’ve been dumped, kicked out or something else. You feel many things but making sense of anything is not easy. “Psychological shock, a form of psychological trauma, is the body’s very real stress response to experiencing or witnessing an overwhelming and/or frightening event.” Harley Therapy Counselling You may be scared, anxious, unable to think straight, compl
    How to Plan your Gym Workout
    Elizah Swan
    • Sep 13, 2018
    • 3 min

    How to Plan your Gym Workout

    Many people rock up at the gym and do one of two things: Do the same machines and length of cardio as they always do Wing it, wasting time and not really feeling challenged After about 2 weeks of this, they start noticing some changes – maybe not in weight but in how clothes are fitting. At about the 3-4 week mark, they get bored, motivation wears off and they begin to skip days. I speak from experience here. This has happened to me many times. And at first, I blamed the gym,
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