Fitbit Ultra - losing that Christmas weight

Fitbit Ultra activity and sleep tracker

Like most of the UK I have over-indulged. Thankfully we didn't cook the main Christmas lunch event so didn't have all those left-overs, but we still have a fridge full of nibbles. Cheeses are the most difficult to resist, especially when teamed with slices of Christmas cake. So I know I will have put on weight and will have to do something about it.

Luckily a very good friend bought me a Fitbit Ultra to get me on my way and having downloaded it all I am a bit obsessed.

You wear it clipped to your belt or bra and it shows you all the activities you have done that day, how many calories you've burnt, how many you've eaten (and of course this is a huge disconnect for me) and sets you goals in terms of diet and activity.

It also tells you how good your sleep has been and how many calories you've burnt while doing it - which is quite encouraging.

You do have to be a bit obsessive to work it properly but once you have loaded in all your regular foods it's easy to log - and I've downloaded their app onto my phone too so can update on the go!

I will let you know how I get on. A stone by Easter? Well with this you never know as it does make you aware if you just haven't done enough that day...

I aim to walk instead of drive to the tube and use the loo at the top of the house - well it's definitely a start!
Will let you know how I get on.

Honestly Healthy lunches from Selfridges

We're never short of a delivery of food every now and again in the office and with all that sitting around on our bottoms at computers all day and snacking on the goodies that arrive by courier ain't great for the beach figure. So a delivery of delicious meals to promote a new and incredibly healthy range to hit the shelves in Selfridges was a really welcome delivery indeed.

Honestly Healthy provides fresh and balanced take-away foods that have been put together by organic chef Natasha Corbett and nutritional therapist Vicki Edgson. 

Honestly Healthy’s delicious, nourishing meals come fresh from the kitchen every day and are brimming in alkalizing ingredients that balance the energy-sapping components of the typically acidic Western diet. So our bodies can easily digest the food with ingredients that speed up the metabolism, clear out the system and generally make us feel much more healthy.

Chilled Salads.

As you can see from the pictures, each salad contains a mix of some of the healthiest ingredients on the planet and main ingredients to be found are bok choy, broccoli, chick peas, red peppers, fennel, tofu and pearl barley are all staples. And the prices are not bad at £3.50 - perfect for an affordable lunch.

But they don't just stop there - Honestly Healthy have also produced a range of tasty at-home meal mixes to aid your diet - all you have to do is add water and simmer. The range includes a muesli, a quinoa and lentil mix which is delicious with salad or on its own, a bean and fig tagine for a taste of Morocco, a spiced pearl barley risotto and a simple yet spicy dhal. Although I didn't try these if they are as good as the takeaway salads then I may need to stock up from Selfridges Food Hall in Oxford Street.

For further information visit their website Honestly Healthy.