James Watson

Had to ban this word in our house. You can. End of story ✌🏻

Giving ’ gelatin a crack over the next month or so.
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I’ll be using it 3x per week, as recommended by in my epigenetic profile via , to aid my digestion, strengthen my joints and muscle tissue and to help my skin resemble a baby’s bum.
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Gelatin and collagen peptides can improve skin elasticity and hydration while reducing wrinkles and signs of ageing. Gelatin also contains a good amount of amino acids (glycine, tyrosine, alanine and serine) to help regulate neurological development, function and health. Guess I’m a now?
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@ Gold Coast, Queensland

Very proud of my client Amanda. 6 months of hard work with very little deviance is a testament to her strong Diplomat mindset! Nothing was getting in her way!
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Her results over 6 months are as follows:
Weight 105-88.2
Chest 107.1-100.2
Waist 113.2-97.2
Glutes 126-111.4
Mid Thigh 66.9-58
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The biggest changes we made were to her schedule, ultimately matching it up with her ideal timing of eating, exercise, working and sleeping. With the most profound improvement coming from changing her work schedule to working LATER into the day and earlier hours of the night (last photo). Sounds crazy, but for this health type (Diplomat - Ecto/Endo mix), they gain energy throughout the day (when they wake up at the right time and in the right environment) and are therefore more productive at night. This resulted in more energy, better sleep and better productivity.
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Great post from talking about NEAT. This strategy, also known as the ‘No Workout Workout’ is simple to implement and FREE 😱
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More people are talking about NEAT and it's impact on body composition (and health) so I thought it would be a good idea to make this summary post for people to point their friends to when questions came up. Feel free to bookmark it for reference.

When someone wants to lose weight their initial instinct may be to go to the gym, which is great. However, maintaining an active lifestyle can burn a significantly higher number of calories than your average gym workout.

This has also helped demonstrate why some people gain less weight than others when overeating, they find themselves moving more when calories are increased whereas other people don't.

So, increasing your NEAT is free, simple to implement, has a low injury risk (compared to someone sedentary taking up running, perhaps) and can contribute a lot more to total calories burned than a gym workout performed a few times per week.

My mate from across the ditch fu***ng killing it! You’re an incredible man and a true inspiration legend ✌🏻Been a pleasure being a part of your journey and seeing you get strong AF - physically and mentally 🔮

I’ve spoken about the benefits of hanging before...
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Grip strength, shoulder health, lat stretch, spinal decompression
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One of the forgotten, or unknown, benefits of this exercise is the stretch it puts on the pec minor
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Due to working environments and stress, a lot of people are walking around with tight pec minor and lengthened lower traps
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As you can see in the next piccy (swipe) your pec minor fibers run vertically, which makes hanging a nasty and very beneficial exercise to help mobility in those tight areas 👌🏻 @ Gold Coast, Queensland

Under the hood, all of these systems are working together to keep your body functioning

Here’s an example given by Paul Chek..

Contracting your muscle pushes blood out of the muscle and into the veins, helping to return used blood to the heart and lungs to be recharged

When the muscle relaxes, it absorbs freshly charged blood from the heart and lungs

This fresh blood contains valuable electromagnetic energy from the heart, electromagnetic work potential from the positively charged oxygen in the blood cells, hormonal energy and chemical energy and work potential from your digested foods

Our bodies are NOT designed to work in isolation

The way you treat the health of your body should be no different

So, take care of your mind, muscles, guts, heart, lungs, environments and relationships fam

Alfie boy keeping me honest during a little Xmas burnoff
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50 squats, 50 pushups, 40, 40, etc down to 10 of each
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Looooooving the data from my Garmin Australia - interestingly my heart rate didn’t even reach zone 1. I’m fitter than I thought 😅

Love this from - super important leading into Christmas holidays 👌🏻


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MINDFUL EATING CHECKLIST
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🦄I’ll never forget sitting in Divination (across the table from Justin Finch Flechley and to the left of Penelope Clearwater) when Professor Trelawney snatched my bowl of tea leaves clean out of my fingers, looked me square in the snout, and told me she saw unicorns in my future.
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It was far from characteristic of her - she usually predicts imminent death - but, between you and me, I was pretty stoked to hear I could be having a run-in with wild unicorns. Anyway, that has literally nothing to do with today’s post.
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🦄Some people “poo poo” the idea of Mindful Eating as hokey and weird and a waste of time.
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I disagree.
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And not the kind of “I disagree” we sometimes do just for the sake of disagreeing. I mean I disagree because, especially for those who struggle with food anxiety, binge eating, or motivation to stay on track...mindful eating can be amazingly helpful.
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🦄There isn’t a single right or wrong way to practice mindful eating.
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The premise is to focus on being fully present and “in the moment” (I know it sounds hippy dippy but bear with me) when you eat. No rushing around or snacking on the go. When you eat..you full stop, appreciate everything around you, pay attention to how you feel, focus on your food, and remove your mind from your daily stresses to focus on what’s simply in front of you.
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🦄To help with that, I made this 8-step checklist (you can save it if you want for later) that you can literally check off as you make your way through a meal. Again, these aren’t the only points to consider but, in my experience, focusing on these 8 have consistently reduced food anxiety, deceased binges, and improved adherence to your diet.
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🦄So, with all that said, I hope this helps. And, excuse me, I’m off to find me a unicorn.
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❤️PS there’s a video in my bio on how to stay motivated with your nutrition.
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