​I would love to hear some views on this...its a hot topic right now...
 
I asked for some thoughts on it in my Private Facebook group and they were very mixed...
 
Some people saying they would never consider it...they love their meat and dairy too much..
 
I had some saying they really wanted to do it for ethical/environmental reasons but find it hard to get their protein in...plus how restrictive it is when you eat out
 
Comments were made around wanting to try a plant based diet to see how it impacted peoples health...but one lady said it had actually made her snack more and gain weight..
 
I also had some who want to do it but as they cook for their family they find it really difficult...
 
I would love to know what you think? Perhaps you are vegan and have been for a while? Maybe you are a new vegan? Do you worry about protein? Has it helped you lose weight?
 
I would really like to see how I feel on a plant based diet...I don't feel personally that I could go fully vegan so I am thinking about trying a few days a week to see how I get on...
 
I would love to hear your thoughts..
 
Kelly xx
www.keepfitwithkelly.com

​This was a lovely message that Zena sent me last September after she had been following my programme for 6 weeks
 
Zena has now gone on to lose nearly 3 stone and 32 inches!!!!!!!!
 
"I can’t begin to tell you how chuffed I am to have lost a stone and 14 inches overall!!!
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For anyone thinking of trying PT sessions with Kelly...I had been promising myself to start exercising for longer than I care to admit. 

​I was feeling down and drinking more often than I should. Then, a few months back, I got taken along to a great exercise class ‘open day’ with my lovely friend Yvette and met the fabulous Kelly. She is so friendly and welcoming that I decided to take the big step of booking some personal training sessions with her. I did have a mild panic before the first session and very nearly cancelled. I am so glad that Kelly gently convinced me to give it a try. I loved Kelly’s sessions immediately! I had 3 x PT sessions with Kelly but got Cellulitis thanks to an insect bite and then came down with Laryngitis/Acute Pharyngitis (Doctor’s diagnosis differed?!). During these few weeks of feeling really poorly, I obviously couldn’t exercise at all but I did manage to stick to Kelly’s clean eating meal plans. Obviously my appetite wasn’t great being ill and I was reliant on my fab friend ‘Katie’s’ homemade soups to get me through the first week of feeling awful but I have found that my whole outlook on what I eat has changed in a very short period of time. The menus are easy to follow and I find shopping for food much less stressful, knowing what my week’s meals are going to be. I don’t feel bloated anymore and I don’t really miss the carbs, I’ve stopped drinking alcohol and now that I’m finally starting to feel better, I can actually get off my sick bed/sofa and get out in the fresh air and gently start to exercise again. Kelly even changed the way we exercise because of my painful cough so that it didn’t aggravate it. My voice is still not fully recovered but thankfully, you don’t have to talk whilst you exercise. Kelly is always upbeat, positive and great fun. I will most definitely be booking another 10 PT sessions. 
Thank you again Kelly for making such a positive and healthy change to my life. ❤️ xxx"

The nights are dark......
 
The weather is cold......
 
The lure of the sofa is there...snuggling and not bothering to go out and do your exercise.....
 
BUT
 
Do you know that it only takes 2 weeks for your fitness levels to start to reverse.....
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​​​​​​​How about the fact that exercise is excellent for your mental health so sitting on the sofa is not going to get you that endorphin buzz
 
Or the big one.......your bum being on the sofa is going to spread!!!!!! 
 
SO 
 
​​​​​​​My message is DONT GIVE UP......KEEP GOING FOR YOUR RUNS OR BIKE RIDES OR OUT TO YOUR CLASSES
 
It is so important.....for so many reasons!
 
Kelly x
www.keepfitwithkelly.com
 
PS: Do you find it harder to find motivation in the winter????

 
I am not......because it makes me miserable !!!!
 
I totally get the health benefits and think it is great if you want to do it and can do it..
 
BUT
 
For me I just like to moderate in January....so I cut right back to just a Friday and a Saturday...whereas over Christmas you just don't even know what the day is do you???!!!
 
I think about what I am drinking so try to substitute beer and wine for a G & T.....more water when I am having a drink etc
 
But I have found that when I say I cant have something AT ALL it makes me miserable and I just want it more!!!
 
How about you?? I would love to know if you are doing dry Jan and what your reasons are?? Maybe you do it every year???
 
My one piece of advice if you are doing it....DONT BINGE DRINK IN FEB!!! I find lots of people try and make up for it afterwards and that just undoes all the good you have done your body...
 
Kelly xx
www.keepfitwithkelly.com
 
PS: The reason I don't do dry January is my husband cant stand to live with me if I cant have my G & T on a Friday night....Im a bit moody!!!!!