To get the best out of life, sticking to things and being consistent is a good way to create lifelong good habits and results!

If there are some areas in your life you want to change, maybe you’re looking to lose weight or you’re hoping to get a little fitter, then putting in the time and effort can help!. Hard work and consistency can really allow you to flourish in this regard. If you stick to a healthy diet and do a few things well, then you’re likely to get what you want. 

Just sticking to the right habits, however, can be difficult for so many people. If you’re so used to doing other things and you have so many other responsibilities, it can be hard to make this kind of thing work. Fortunately, it’s not as difficult as perhaps you’d think. Here are a few things you can do in order to ensure you get the results you need: 

Create A Meal Plan And Stick To It 

If you have a plan, it makes life so much easier. You’ll be able to stick to a guide that is literally taking you in the right direction. Just guessing what you have to do will ensure you do not get the results you want. If you do get the results, they’ll come at a much slower and more frustrating rate. A meal plan can boost your progress but also make you feel better along the way. 

Learn All There Is To Know About Nutrition 

The more you know about nutrition, the better off you’re going to be when it comes to changing your eating habits. If you know very little, then you’ll be more inclined to recede back to old habits. Finding amazing foods will make you feel more comfortable with exploring what’s actually out there. You’ll be happy to change things up and you’ll always look forward to your next meal – which is important. People who dislike being on certain meal plans will likely never get to where they want to be as they’ll revert back to their old selves. 

Recognize That Weight Loss And Weight Gain Are Down To Calories 

If you’re hoping to lose weight or put it on, you have to make sure that you’re consuming fewer or more calories, respectively. Calories in and out are what make a person lose weight or put it on. There is no secret formula – you just have to make sure you are wise with your energy storage.

Stay Fit And Active Throughout Your Eating Plans

When you sit around and barely do much, it’s so easy to let your diet derail. You feel as though you won’t really get much done so you may as well let yourself go a little, right? Whenever you keep active, you simply feel better. Whether we’re talking about general life or confidence, activity and exercise keep us positive. So, heading to the gym and hitting leg extensions or simply going for a run will make your mind pursue the right diet when you’re finished. You’ll feel as though you need to supplement the workout with the right kinds of foods a lot of the time. 

Don’t Be Too Strict And Regimented Throughout Your Life 

People who adopt a policy that is way too strict can suffer somewhere along the line. They’ll be so frustrated at some points that they’ll abandon what they’re doing and spend a week or two binge-eating the wrong foods. Make sure you have a balanced diet that allows you to give in to some cravings while not straying away from your targets. 

Don’t Let Outside Influences Throw You Off Course 

It’s so easy to let people ruin what you’re trying to do. They might directly convince you that you don’t need to do this kind of thing, or their actions might tempt you away. Make sure you have supportive people around you or people with similar ambitions. 

Think About The Long Term And What You Truly Desire 

If you consider things in the short term, then you’re only going to get the results you want over the course of a few weeks. You will also likely get sick of things early on because you aren’t getting the results as quickly as you’d like. You have to picture things over the course of months. Looking at where you’ll be in a year would make a lot more sense because that’s how you’ll be able to see real problems. Don’t look for quick, short-term, extreme options because they just won’t get you to where you wish to be. 

Using an app like Greatness can significantly enhance your journey towards achieving desired results with your diet and eating habits.The Greatness app serves as a powerful tool to teach how to effortlessly create a balanced meal to stay healthy, helping you stay accountable and make mindful choices. This app offers courses on various lifestyle topics, helping you develop and stick to healthy habits. By incorporating such digital solutions into your routine, you can establish new and sustainable habits that align with your health and wellness goals, ultimately leading to the results you desire.

Hello from the UK, it’s been such a surreal experience being here in Britain at this particular time in history, when sadly Her majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully in Balmoral.

Last week I was to be able to join thousands of people visiting the Green Park Floral tribute Garden and Buckingham Palace, to pay my respects to someone who was a huge inspiration.

It was a very emotional day, especially looking through the heartfelt tributes and cards and seeing thousands of Paddington Bears lining the gates of Buckingham palace and the surrounding gardens!

There were even sculptures made from watermelons!

Growing up in the UK was the beginning of my admiration for the queen for so many reasons, including her ability to be a grounding, steadfast influence in times of turmoil as well as her dedication and diligence to serving others.

Some years ago, one of my lovely friend was fortunate enough cook for the Queen and she shared with me a recipe for her favourite Scrambled Eggs.  Ma’am loved to sometimes start the day with a protein packed breakfast and these eggs were tailored to the way that she particularly liked them.

Another thing you may not know about Her Majesty the Queen is that she loved to enjoy homegrown foods and ones produced locally in her area.  She was also a fan of eating with the seasons. That's my kind of lady, she certainly put the Great into Great Britain!

Her special scrambled egg dish involves two unusual ingredients (nutmeg and lemon rind), and they really elevate this breakfast dish.  The eggs need to be (brown not white, as Her Majesty preferred the taste) and they were always cooked low and slow to make them super creamy and not clumpy.

Occasionally they would be served with her favourite kippers, usually in her private dining room in Buckingham Palace with a nice cup of Earl Grey tea and a spot of milk.

Ever since I was given this recipe a few years ago, I’ve been making these eggs on the regular and they are spectacular! I always make them when friends come to stay. For those craving more egg-citement and for those social media enthusiasts who want to share your recipe, explore some cracking egg puns and add it to your social media post.

Please enjoy her favourite scrambled eggs recipe. And thank you, your majesty for your lifelong service. May you rest in eternal peace.

The Queen's Scrambled Eggs

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 3 organic (brown) eggs
• 1 tablespoon milk
• Sea salt, to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter or you can use extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• Pinch ground nutmeg
• freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
• snipped chives and kippers to serve (optional)

Method

Whisk the eggs and milk in a bowl until well combined. Add salt to taste.

Heat the butter or olive oil in a small frying pan over low–medium heat. Add the eggs and turn the heat down to low, moving them around the pan slowly with a spatula so they don’t stick to the bottom.

Just before they are starting to set, add the lemon zest, nutmeg and extra salt, if desired and stir.

Serve immediately, garnished with pepper and chives, if using.

You know your gut needs a little (okay, fine, a LOT of) love. You've tried countless things to heal it. 

Water fast? Tick! 

Coffee enema? Tick! 

Himalayan salt inhalers? Probably a tick there too!

And let’s be honest, nothing’s really worked so far. 

If you're sick of accepting that your constipation, headaches, bloating, acne and stomach pains are normal and there's 'nothing you can do', I'm here to help. 

I'm going to run you through my step-by-step gut-healing process, so your gut can feel brand-spankin' new. 

How to Heal Your Gut  

1. Prepare 🛁 

Before you even think about shotting back charcoal juice and hitting a hot yoga class to sweat out toxins, you need to prepare the gut by cleansing and toning the environment.  To tend to your gut, or as I call it, your inner garden, you might need to do some weeding. Weeding means getting rid of the negative bacteria and bugs to make room for a healthier environment.

To prepare your gut, weed out negative bacteria by eliminating commonly irritating foods, such as gluten, dairy, caffeine, refined sugar and soy. 

Add in Love Your Gut Powder and capsules to speed up the prep. Love Your Gut Powder and capsules gently cleanse the gut and create an alkaline environment with a pH of 8. 

2. Process 🔥

Once you've prepared the gut adequately and weeded out harmful bacteria, it's time to put a little digestive fire (in Ayurveda, they call this Agni) in your belly! The gut needs to be primed to process and absorb nutrients and hydration, with water or lemon infused water being a good form of hydration. That's the role of Fulvic Humic Concentrate. Among other benefits, Fulvic Humic Concentrate helps the gut process nutrients and strengthens the tight junctions that are weakened in conditions like leaky gut that can take some time to heal.

In the process stage, it's essential to focus on rest and self-care. Stress is one of the most significant contributors to an imbalanced gut, impacting gut motility and negatively influencing the gut microbiota composition (an influencer I don't want to follow). Introduce a form of meditation into your routine, ensure you're getting seven to nine hours of sleep, and swap out your coffee for herbal tea.  

3. Populate 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧

After preparing and processing the gut, it's time to get to work! Populating the digestive system is about healing the intestinal wall lining and making room for more positivity in the gut garden. 

Movement can have a powerful influence on the state of the gut. Studies show that exercise alone can increase beneficial bacteria, reduce inflammation, and speed up your metabolism (you can thank me later).¹ You don't need to lunge it out at the gym to get your movement in if that's not your thing. All exercise is good for the gut, so you may like to try swimming, walking, yoga or even gardening instead. 

Love Your Gut adds vital minerals and nutrients to the gut to help it survive and thrive. To up the ante, include Love Your Gut Synbiotic in your routine. It adds over 20 billion high-quality probiotics in every serve. Twenty billion sounds filling, but it's just the right amount for your gut to thrive. Plus, Love Your Gut Synbiotic supports the digestive system through the bonus of fibre and digestive enzymes, so it’s an all-round gut health cheerleader. 

4. Proliferate ❎

The last but certainly not least P is Proliferate. Now, I struggled to find an appropriate emoji for Populate, so go easy on me. I settled on the ❎ symbol as it symbolises the idea of multiplying. Proliferating is all about multiplying the beneficial bacteria in your gut. To help keep the bacteria love alive, make sure you're getting in enough fibre every day. 

Some fibre-rich foods that your gut love include: 

• Apples
• Artichokes
• Bananas
• Berries
• Brussel sprouts
• Celery  
• Cucumbers
• Dandelion greens
• Garlic
• Kale
• Lentils
• Onion
• Pumpkin
• Seeds 

There's an easier way to populate your gut than what you might think, and no, it doesn't involve matchmaking your gut microbes (although that would be a reality TV show I'd love to watch!). The easiest way to populate the gut is by taking Love Your Gut Synbiotic; it’s full of prebiotics that act as multipliers of probiotics by feeding them and helping them thrive. 

There we have it - my step-by-step process of healing your gut. Do you have any gut-healing tips you want to add to this list? Let me know your top tips in the comments below.

Lee x

References 

¹https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31454784/