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Are you fuelling yourself at lunchtime well enough to get you through the busiest part of the day?

You know that time of day in the afternoon when you’re starting to lack energy and motivation, the fatigue is kicking in and your mood starts to drop?

I felt exactly the same until I discovered how to fuel myself better at lunch, and honestly it’s a deal breaker!!

Lunch was my biggest hurdle when making changes to my nutrition, so if like me you are struggling here’s some inspiration to get you going 😊

For even more inspiration, advice tailored to busy lives and weekday easy recipes check out my nutrition essentials toolkit. Pop a 👍 in comments and I will whizz you over a link for info!!

Life recently has been…well full! My scatty peri-meno brain is buzzing constantly trying to do multiple things at once but never quite getting what I need doing the most done! (Anyone relate? 🤪)

But it only takes one small thing to make me stop, smile and appreciate something 😊 (and I try and make a habit of that because it works for me…it’s one of my wellbeing tools in my toolkit) and today some very lovely and kind words hit the spot 😃

Thank you to my lovely clients for leaving me some amazing reviews recently, I’m sharing one with you today because so much thought has gone into the words I feel incredibly grateful to be on this journey with you…

“Vicky’s classes are wonderful. I’ve been attending for a while and I always feel better both physically (and mentally) afterwards. Vicky’s teaching style is calm, kind, knowledgable and fun. Her instructions are clear, easy-to-follow and I appreciate Vicky always takes individual’s needs into account and will advise any modifications accordingly. I always enjoy when she explains about the anatomy of a pose or the benefits of a certain movement. I like the way Vicky gives us variations for each movement so we can chose which feels best for our body at that time. My strength has increased and through Vicky’s encouragement, I am able to move in ways I never thought possible! Vicky’s love and passion for pilates, health and well-being shine through in every session and I’m very grateful to be a member of her class.”

I’m often frustrated when I wake up just before my alarm. It’s not enough time to go back to sleep, but it feels like you’re missing out on those last precious minutes of rest before the morning chaos begins.

But this morning, I woke up with a different mindset…

I heard my hubby heading downstairs for his morning workout and ice bath. He’s incredibly disciplined with his physio exercises at 5:30am every day to help manage his lower back pain before work. I thought, “It’s too warm to lie here anyway,” so I decided to head downstairs too and enjoy my morning cuppa in the garden instead of gulping it down while making packed lunches.

And honestly? It was bliss.

Sitting in the sunshine, feeling the warm morning air, and drinking a cup of tea in peace ☕️ really set me up for the day ahead. As a health coach, I know the benefits of getting morning sunlight and taking a few moments of calm before the chaos starts. But the reality is, I don’t always feel like I have the time or opportunity to do it.

This morning has definitely made me rethink the idea of getting up just a little earlier and making the most of that quiet time, especially while we’re enjoying this lovely warm weather.

Of course, the usual chaos kicked in about 15 minutes later! But I felt calmer, more motivated, and that little bit more prepared for whatever the day had in store.

Maybe there’s something to be said for getting ahead of the day before it gets ahead of you. 🌞

Does anyone else manage to squeeze in a little sunlight and calm before the day gets going? I’d love to know how you make it happen more regularly.

Back from a lovely holiday in Cyprus but as an allergy family it brings challenges that many never see.

What has made the biggest difference for me isn’t finding a way to remove the challenges but building the strength and resilience to handle them.

Exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, breathing techniques and gratitude have helped me approach stressful situations with a calmer mindset and enjoy what we ‘can’ do as a family.

What lifestyle tools would you like to add to your toolkit to help you navigate stressful situations?

If you’ve been following my page for a long time, you may remember that early last year I launched an online resource called Calm Through the Chaos…created to support mums (particularly those with anxious teens) by helping them build a toolkit to navigate and manage anxiety through movement, breathing and mindfulness.

I put my heart and soul into that project because I genuinely wanted to help others. We were living through the exact same experience as a family, and over the years we’d found so many helpful ways to manage anxiety together.

But the truth is, posting regular content about anxiety actually started to create more anxiety for me. When you’re already living with the effects of it, and supporting your children through it too — having it become part of your work can feel all-consuming. So I decided to keep the resource online, but step back from regularly posting about it for my own sanity.

This week, my eldest son sat his first GCSE paper (he’s taking English Lit a year early, so not the full shebang just yet!). Watching him ride the rollercoaster of emotions and pressure, while also seeing him use the tools we’ve built over the years to manage it, made me incredibly proud of him. It also reminded me just how valuable these tools can be.

So while I don’t talk about it much on here, I know many of you currently have teens navigating exams too, and you may both benefit from having some anxiety tools to draw on.

Comment EXAMS below and I’ll send you the link to find out more about how my Calm Through the Chaos Anxiety Toolkit could help you ❤️

Ps. Good luck to everyone navigating exam season at the moment. Believe in yourself 😊

I’m right there with you 😊

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