Yogurt vs cupcakes by Jo-Anne King
I never thought the day would come where I would choose fat-free yoghurt over cupcakes… but it has.
In one of the many meetings that occur weekly in heat Towers, I was faced with my toughest test to date.
Trays and trays of delicious cupcakes…
Chocolate cupcakes topped with Astros.
Vanilla cupcakes topped with caramel.
Strawberry cupcakes topped with cherries.
Cupcakes.
Cupcakes…
CUPCAKES!
"That's okay," I said. "I've got my yoghurt. Hmmm…"
In three weeks' time, when I’m as thin as a supermodel, I'll eat a cupcake (just one, I swear) to celebrate.
Shameless without shoes by Jo-Anne King
I forgot to pack shoes in my gym bag this morning. Has anyone else ever done that? It’s mortifying.
There you are, half naked, surrounded by other women in various stages of undress… and boom! No shoes.
The fact of the matter is that, at 7.30 in the morning, there isn’t much you can do about not having any footwear. No shoe-selling establishment is open at that hour. And it’s peak traffic time; so driving home to get shoes when you are literally a block away from your office is just ridiculous. Right? Right.
Sigh. Talk ...
“I think you broke her vagina!” by Jo-Anne King
Okay, so it’s day three, our arms are aching from yesterday’s training session and our trainer, Candice de Mendonca, has us working our legs. This is what I’ve been waiting for, because my legs are the bane of my existence at the moment. And oh boy, did it burn! Right now, I’m sitting at my desk twitching in the bum, upper thigh and calf area. It feels weird, but kinda cool at the same time. I imagine muscles knitting and tightening (that is what they do, right?) into a more perfect shape as I type. Hmmm ...
heat's Shape Up For Summer meal plan!
Personal trainer Candice de Mendonca's developed a special seven-day eating plan for Kristelle and Jo-Anne, our two lucky Shape Up For Summer challenge participants...
There's also a breakdown of the different food options you can use to mix up the plan and make things more interesting! Give it a shot and let us know what results you get! And feel free to share your own diet tips, tricks and stories in the comments section! Download the meal plan here!
Protein (Ladies 100g, men 150g):
Chicken breast; turkey; fish (incl. Sushi); ostrich; extra lean mince; lean steak; egg whites ...
heat's shape up for sumer challenge!
If the response to our online call for entry to heat’s first-ever Shape Up For Summer challenge is
anything to go by, loads of you wish you could shift those last niggling kilos and flaunt a stunning bikini body this summer! Kristelle Stoltz is the lucky heat reader picked to take part in the challenge, alongside heat staffer Jo-Anne King.
For the next six weeks, they’ll follow a special diet plan and training programme developed by personal trainer Candice de Mendonca, courtesy of Planet Fitness Village Walk. And we’ll be tracking their progress in the mag and ...
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