Breakfast

• I start my day with an In Shape Mummy Health Shake. I've been doing this every day for over 18 months.  
• I have the chocolate brownie and caramel fudge flavours which I absolutely love.
• I mix it with frozen fruit. My freezer is stocked full of frozen fruit. You can buy lots of different easily prepared frozen fruits from the freezer section in the supermarket.
• I also have oats, chia and flaxseeds all really easily available in my cupboard, always stocked so I have lots of different flavours. And then I've always got lots of almond milk to make my smoothies with.

Food for the rest of the day

• The food for the rest of the day is also really important.
• Luckily the shake stops me from craving sugary foods like I used to crave. 
• I wouldn't call myself a sweet tooth anymore which is amazing.
• I think there must be something in the shake which stops sugary cravings.
• I try to have a lot of protein. And green leafy veggies.
• And I watch my portion sizes.
• I make sure I'm reaching for foods that are going to give me energy for longer rather than quick boosts of energy that don't last me throughout the day.
• I've got 2 little boys under 2 and I really need to have as much energy as I can.

Dinner

• Dinners are always a huge amount of salad or cooked greens with about a fist size of meat. 

Lunch

• Tuna salad.
• Sandwiches (curried egg or ham and salad are my go-to's).
• Salad wraps.
• In Shape Mummy Health Shake (If I am going out for dinner or a celebration I have 2 shakes a day to reduce my overall calorie intake for the day).

Snacks

• Boiled eggs (I always have a basket in the fridge ready to go)
  
• Apples
• Pears
• Dried fruit
• Corn thins & peanut butter
• Carrot, cucumber & hummus
• Greek yoghurt & oats with honey
• Popcorn and kiwi fruit
• Peanut butter on apple with a sprinkle of cinnamon
• Cucumber and ricotta
• Vita weat and hummus
• High protein yogurt and flaxseed meal
• Vita weat and tuna in spring water 

• Salted Caramel Protein Bites Snacks from In Shape Mummy

Drinks

• I don't drink milky drinks like coffee or hot chocolate either which I think makes a huge difference in having more space for better snacks!

Exercise

• I always make sure I fit in some exercise each day. Even if it's just a 30 minute round trip to the supermarket to grab some milk for my toddler. Or a walk to day care or to the doctor. Wherever we need to go I try and make it a walk rather than a drive.
• The only exercise I did while losing the first 20 kgs was walking.
• I wasn't doing anything else other than walking. I wasn't feeling ready to do anything else.
• After I lost the first 20 kgs, I felt stronger and my body was feeling better and I was able to fit in other types of exercise
  
• Later on 10 kgs I jumped on a spin bike (I bought one for home) as well as some body weight workouts I found online.  This was all easy to do in front of my TV. Then was I was feeling stronger I started going to the gym.

Mindset

• My biggest piece of advice is wait for no one.
• Don't wait for your partner to be on the journey with you or to have a friend to exercise with.
• It's your individual focus and purpose that will get you there.
• You really can't rely on anyone else to make it happen.
• It's a non negotiable for me to stay active and be a healthy weight.
• I have to consider my own health to be able to provide my kids the best future with me in it, free of aches and ailments!

Did you know there are 2 types of In Shape Mummy Health Shakes?

We want to help mums of all stages of life look and feel their best. 

That’s why we have two options to help you get the best  results. One to support breastfeeding mums and the other to support mums who are not breastfeeding.