Training & Eating in winter!!

Another good, productive day behind me... and heading towards a better mood now than how my week started... hehe :) Still wanna be an ANIME character with bulging muscles, LOL... Hopefully you are still training, whether it's freezing cold or not! Motivate yourself, and be disciplined! As you might know, eating right (and good) forms a large part of looking good and staying in shape! That said, a personal trainer once told me that if winter comes, and you feel like snacking away more often than usual, then, simply train harder! I know, easier said than done, but it's really all about managing this balance. Eat more + training harder = burning more fat! Obvious, I know, but pity so few of us follow this formula. I'm currently trying to pick up again, build more muscle and get bigger. One of the best foods to pick up (that is also not harmful to your pancreas), is brown rice. I recommend the brown & wild rice from Woolworths. Then, when it comes to vegetables, you can never go wrong with broccoli - best source for iron, vitamins & minerals, eat everyday if you can! Otherwise, make hot chocolate with skimmed milk. Chocolate actually has a good effect on the blood circulation of your body!

With that, I'm off, hope you have a totally wicked Thursday.. almost weekend time!!! :)

Hi there, from a wet, rainy, cold, wintery Joburg... geez... what the hell's up with this weather??? I'm honestly thinking we've screwed up our climate completely... Joburg NEVER has rain in winter, now what??? On another note, I've noticed that my posts are 1 day behind, for some reason. If anyone knows how to fix the time zone on this blogspot...let me know, please!!! I'm writing this on THURSDAY 11 JUNE (by the way, 365 days until 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa.. woohooo!!)..

I watched some Anime while having breakfast, after gym, and felt a little frustrated with my training progress. Work is taking up too much time for me to fit in sufficient training time (although I refuse to avoid gym completely... even if it means dragging myself out of a warm bed on an ice cold morning, to be at gym by 5AM!) I don't care, I won't lose my motivation!! Anyway, so I was thinking, imagine we could turn into cartoon characters at any given point in the day. Today, I'd like to be an ANIME superhero... I wanna have HUGE, bulging muscles (a crotch that you can't miss), killer, laser eyes, and smoking hot piece of steel like a Harley Davidson.. riding the streets on my bike, shirtless, and looking for anything or anyone that wanna cause trouble.... grrrrr!! Outta my way! (Like the taxi's who totally ignore traffic rules...) Hope you having a good week thus far, it's almost weekend, although I might be working this weekend :( At least in winter eating lots is more enjoyable... mmmmm. And cuddling yeah!

Have a friggen awesome day as your FAV superhero/cartoon character/ANIME dude/girl!!

ToastDay!!!

Grrrr.... thought my motivation would last longer than 1 day... urgh!  So not!  Early at work, not keen on the day,but gotta face it, hope it'll just get better from here on.... No gym for me this morning, I'd have to go this afternoon (squeeze it in between 20 meetings, proposals, emails, blah bleh bloooooo)...  had to be at work early, early!  Grrrr... anywayz, one day, hopefully, I'll be in charge of my own time (Quick question: are we ever in "charge" of our own time??)  Anywayz, gotta be off to work, work, work!   Hope you have an awesome day!  Now I just gotta find things to cheer me up.... like good food, a strong cappucino with lotsa cream on top (hehe), and knowing in my heart that I have goals & aspirations that I'm working to achieve, every single minute of the day!!!!  

Xx

Goals, Motivation, Inspiration

In that order... goals, motivation and inspiration!  Goodmorning to you! It's Monday and those 3 words will be my guidance for this week! :)  That's how I feel today, on this wintery Monday in Johannesburg, ready for another week full of challenges, hard work, and excitement of what can be achieved!   Now, let me explain... 1) you need to have GOALS short-term, long-term, whichever way you like, just have things to work for (whether it is to start your own business, find a new job, or making a wonderful relationship work); 2) then, you need to find things that MOTIVATE you to do them - for example,  the salary; gaining skills and experience in order to become an entrepreneur; or with a relationship - appreciating your partner, accepting them for who they are, building the trust and giving support and love no matter what!  

3) Finally, INSPIRATION comes from peers, colleagues, bosses, spiritual leaders, motivational speakers... You need to feel inspired too!  Successful people that do the things you aspire to normally help in this regard!  For example, read the biography of a successful person.  Or, find people that inspire you in terms of their achievements, and even more important, find inspiration from the things your (successful) friends do, and follow their examples - take what's good and build on that!  

On that note, it's full force ahead with getting fit, building more muscle and staying in good shape!  With the help of a very good friend, I can follow a new training programme and I'm even more motivated to grow! 

Wishing you an awesome Monday!!! 

;) 

A very tough day!

It's Friday, but my mood has sunk to a very low and depressing level... this wasn't a very happy day in my life.  I got dumped by someone I really cared about, but simultaneously realizing that I have certain characteristics I need to fine-tune to create better relationships with my friends - such as giving them space, trust, being considerate and accepting people for who they are.  In my life, those aspects have been rather challenging and I often cause friction with friends, even best friends.  It' unfortunate, because we need friendships, and relationships to work.  Although, it's also important to understand that it's a two-way situation - both parties have to give and receive. And something that Dr Demartini pointed out to me is that relationships will always be balanced by positive and negative events.  You will never only feel happy, or sad.  It needs to be balanced, and once we understand this, we can grow, and accept each other's personalities.  Now, it's off to studio for me, broadcasting our 100th episode of Afrikaans music variety show "MK LIVE" at 8PM tonight on channel 324.  Will crack open some champers as well!! hehe ;)  Let's rather find some happiness to balance the sad day I had!!  

Xx 

Back with a Bang!! :)

Helloooo there!!! ;) Hope you're having an awesome week thus far.. I know I am!  hehe :) It was like a breath of fresh air to be visiting Cape Town, and my parents on the West Coast.  Wet, cold, rainy conditions aside, the Cape is just breathtakingly fresh and clean.  I grew up on a grape/vegetable farm, and my folks still live there today.  I miss the Cape, but for now, Jo'burg is my home and I'm happy here!   

 So today I'm back at work, and let me tell you, it feels great to be going at it with full force!   Holidays are fun, but my mind always want to be occupied!  Right now we are in 6th gear with planning and executing the brand new TV channel for M-NET called "VUZU" - officially launching 1 July 2009!  Entertainment, interactive media and TV like you've never seen before.   And in the meanwhile, writing down my daily, weekly, monthly & yearly goals.   The way forward!  Hope you got dreams & goals to hold onto, else, why you even bothering to breathe!  LOL.  Stay strong (not positive, just strong)!  

Tonight my friends and I are checking out Casper de Vries' new show "Broeders Ancestors" - I can't wait!  This legendary SA comedian is also featuring on our special 100th episode of "MK LIVE" this coming Friday, 8PM CAT Channel 324.  If you understand Afrikaans, don't miss it!

Have a blessed evening!! 

Xx