What a beautiful day!

Yesterday I pretty much did nothing at all! Soooo amazing!
Went to some friend's place at Alex Headlands, and we were realxing at their pool for ages. We played some cards (I won most of the time!!) and later on during the day we went for a walk along the beach. Feels amazing to have days off when I don't have to do anything at all!

Boost Juice

It's a hot day at the beach.. And the water isn't really cooling me down.. What's better than a Boost Juice??!

My favorites are All Berry Bang and the Gym Junkie!! ..And the Breakie to GoGo is amazing!!
Today I had a Berry Berry Light though. Trying to keep the caloroies down abit now for summer, so that one is the best choice. :)
Too bad that the other ones I like have so many calories.. Aaah they're sooooo gooooood though!!

So what Boost Juices are best?
Time to do a bit of research I guess ;)

1. Skinny Minnie Melon - 195 Cal
2. Lemon Crush - 221 Cal
3. Berry Berry Light - 222 Cal
3. Watermelon Crush - 222 Cal
5. Mini Me Mango - 241 Cal
6. Tropical Crush - 294 Cal
7. Berry Crush - 306 Cal
8. Mango Tango Crush - 319 Cal
9. All Berry Bang - 348 Cal
10. Strawberry Squeeze - 410 Cal
11. Tropical Storm - 423 Cal
12. Passion Mango - 429 Cal
13. King William Chocolate - 432 Cal
14. Janine's Favourite - 435 Cal
15. Mango Magic - 442 Cal
16. Banana Buzz - 455 Cal
16. Gym Junkie - 455 Cal
18. Energy Lift - 460 Cal
19. Raspberry Ripe - 462 Cal
20. Green Tea Mango Mantra - 475 Cal
21. Breakie to GoGo - 564 Cal!! Why do you taste soooo good??!


Even though All Berry Bang, Gym Junkie and Breakie to GoGo have alot of calories, I'm going to drink them ones in a while anyway! :)

ENJOY!

Morning walk

I just came back home from a nice morning walk on the beach. I love to go for long walks. It gives me time for myself and gives me time to reflect about my life.

I would recommend everyone to at least take 30 minutes a day to spend time with themselves and their own mind. It's really hard to get that relaxing time alone when you have alot to do at work and alot to do at home. But when you have alot on your mind, that's when it's most important to take a small break and calm yourself down.

I love morning beach walks. There is probably no better way for me to start the day. I love to walk along the beach and look at the waves, the surfers and the dogs running around.

I really enjoy living on the Sunshine Coast days like this. In Sweden most beaches are maybe a few 100 meters, or not even! Here you can walk kilometer after kilometer.

I am so happy that I ended up moving to Australia. The weather is wonderful and I love the lifestyle here. But I'm not sure this is where I want to stay the rest of my life.

There's so many things I want to do in my life, and so many things I want to see. I have already been travelling a fair bit, but there's always more to see!

After my graduation in december I will go to Asia for nearly 2 months.There's probably no other time I will be able to go for such a long trip. When I come back in Febraury it's just going to be work, work, work. So I feel that I really need to take this opportunity and travel now after graduation.

I have always, until now, planned what I wanted to do in my life. But now I don't know what will happen. It is probably good that way. I can't plan my life anyway. Suddenly things happen and your whole life can change.

I can take my dad as an example. He's 55 years old and has lived in Sweden in his whole life. He came over to Australia for xmas and new years.

The company he works for in Sweden, also exists here in Australia. When he arrived here just before xmas he told me he was going to apply for a job in Perth... And he got the job! So now he's been living in Perth since April. And my mum is moving down in a few days! 

They sold the boast, the house etc etc.. They left their life in Sweden to live in the land downunder!

So there is no point to try to plan everything. It's most likely not going to end up the way you planned it anyway!

Take time to yourself and listen to your mind. Do what you want to do in life, and try to not plan to much a head. Take changes, and enjoy what life gives you. :)

ENJOY!

Green tea has benefits for your skin

A report published online on April 27, 2011 in the Journal of Nutrition describes protective benefits for green tea polyphenols against ultraviolet light-induced skin damage, and also an ability to improve elasticity, density and other skin properties.

At the University of Witten-Herdecke and Heinrich Heine University in Germany some research was done, and 60 women with light to normal ultraviolet sensitivity received a green tea beverage containing 1,402 milligrams per liter total catechins or a control beverage daily for twelve weeks.

Before the treatment period and at six and twelve weeks, participants received a dose of irradiation to the skin from a solar simulator. Reddening, elasticity, roughness, scaling, density and water homeostasis were evaluated at these time points and blood samples were analyzed for flavonoids and other variables.




Ultraviolet-induced reddening of the skin was reduced by 16 percent after six weeks and 25 percent at 12 weeks compared to pretreatment responses among those who received green tea, indicating increased photoprotection.
Skin elasticity, density, hydration, blood flow and oxygen saturation increased in those who received green tea, while roughness, volume and scaling declined.

A decrease in scaling and volume and an increase in hydration were also observed in the control group; however, the degree of improvement was significantly less than that experienced by women who received green tea.

"The mechanisms underlying photoprotective effects of flavonoids in humans have not been elucidated; however, they are efficient antioxidants contributing to photoprotection in plants."
"We demonstrated that ingestion of green tea catechins improved skin hydration, transepidermal water loss, density, and elasticity," they observe. "These observed skin changes were probably an outcome associated with long-term consumption of green tea polyphenols and not likely a transitory response."

My favorite tea is without a doubt the south african red tea, Roobidos, and I also like the traditional black teas like English Breakfast and Earl Grey.

Guess I need to start drinking more green tea, and hopefully my skin will look amazing in a few weeks! You should try it as well! Let me know how you go!

ENJOY!

Extreme Makeover "Weight Loss Edition" Vs. Biggest Loser

Extreme Makeover and Biggest Loser are two weight loss programs. They are very different though. I don't know if you have followed the programs on TV.
I watched this years season of Biggest Loser anyway, and yesterday I saw Extreme Makeover for the first time!
So when it comes to Biggest Loser, there's 16 people and 4 trainers. They have a whole team behind them with doctors, dietician etc etc etc.. With the help of a big professional team it's easy for the participans to lose weight. When they come out from the Biggest Loser camp though, they don't have the same support, and most of them start to gain weight again.
In the show Extreme Makeover they train a client for A WHOLE YEAR!! By doing this they help the client for real. The client get's into a new rutine and learn to stick with it.
As you all probably know, weight loss and health is about creating a new rutine that you can stick with.
Sure, Biggest Loser is good to motivate people to start training, but the thing is: they make it look so easy. In real life, when you have to work, have family, other commitments, you can't train for six hours a day everyday. It's just not realistic!
I am not saying that Biggest Loser is a bad show as such, but it gives people the wrong idea about how you should loose weight. Losing that much weight that quick isn't good for your body. But saying that if you have a good medical team, dieticians and trainers with you for 24 hours/day go for it. But lets face it, who has??!

Congratulations to Emma who won Biggest Loser 2011!