New year same goals! High protein, low fat diet, lots of exercise!

Hello and Happy New year! I've found it hard to start this post, first one of the year, sets the tone for what's to come etc. But I'm just going to jump in. Last year I started to up my protein and my exercise and I soon started to enjoy it. I have an exercise bike that I go on around 5 days a week and I try to do 30 km in an hour, after this I will have a protein shake or a protein bar. I have also found a love for protein pancakes and will often have these for breakfast or a snack. I've been using the protein works pancakes, shakes and bars. I have even tried some supplements. 

I can't lie and say I am doing amazing but I am trying, I am trying hard but when I miss a session it's not the end of the world. Having a 'cheat' meal or even a day doesn't discredit the effort from the rest of the week. 

I have been working with The Protein Works and have been loving their products. 

My top 5 products are

The cookies and cream loaded legends 

Loaded pancakes banana choc chip 

Wondershake mint choc brownie

Overnight oats summer berries 

Diet protein pancakes 

I have a discount code you can use MRSJONES 

What's your favourite high protein snack?

School children bringing home germs

So far this month it been nothing but illnesses in our house. With two children in full time school you come to except germs to be coming home regularly but poor Amy has had the worst of it. She started with tonsillitis in October which lasted two weeks. The bigger children had horrendous coughs, high temperatures and felt generally miserable. We took them for covid tests and thankfully both negative. Then Amy started with the cough and temperatures. And the poor thing is now suffering with an ear infection. Pretty sure Alfie has an ear infection too! 

Hope your having a better November than us 🙈

I don\"t really have any nice November photos to share other than advert ones from my Instagram

So lets end with a picture of Amy between illnesses playing on her sisters tablet wearing her new gifted headphones. *previously from @Newbeeofficial code AREPE20 gets you 20% off   

Waking up to the smell of fresh bread discount code/link 20% off swan

Imagine waking up to the smell of freshly baked bread 🍞

I have recently received a @swanbranduk bread maker and now I don’t need to imagine 😍 I can’t believe how easy it is to use either! You put in the ingredients press the button to select the type of bread you want, select the type of crust and size and away you go! It has a delayed start function so you can make it to be ready just as your getting up or if your in a hurry there is even a rapid option! you could say I’m a little obsessed with it and you wouldn’t be wrong! Paired with the @swanbranduk milk frother you have an amazing combo. I love to use it for hot chocolate to make it a little more luxurious. 

You can get your self 20% off across the swan store with code MRSJONES20 just follow this link 

Swan website

Have you ever made your own bread? 

The Best Pumpkin Picking Patch

Happy October my lovelies 🦇

We went pumpkin picking at @delamere_farm_shop and omg I was so impressed with the choices. We usually go to Malpas farm but I find we spend a fortune on overpriced (sorry but that's my personal opinion) activities and the choice of pumpkins has always been ok but not wowed me.

Delamere doesn’t have the extras malpas does but to be honest I was actually really pleased about that. It was sort of a free day out with the children. There are so many free photo opportunities, so many different types of pumpkins to choose from. The prices of the pumpkins were definitely cheaper. We had a whole pile of different pumpkins and only cost £20. We spent an hour in the field choosing as Emily had to get the perfect one. Alfie definitely has ideas of grandeur he had to keep changing his pumpkin for bigger and better. Little does he know mummy and daddy changed his massive one for a slightly smaller one ( weighed almost as much as Amy at 8kgs). It was still double the size of the others that we got 🙈

Do your children always want the biggest like Alfie?
Perfect one like Emily or the first one like Amy?

 

Exante diet and discount

Hi my lovely’s I have something different for me to share today, I have joined Exante. Discount code at bottom of page.

Anyone who knows me knows how much I want to lose weight. It’s not a new thing, I have always wanted to lose weight, but right now I want to lose weight to feel more confident having pictures taken with my children. I have touched on this subject before on my Instagram. I am now working my butt off and Exante is giving me the opportunity to try so many amazing products and giving me the boost I need.

In my first week I have managed to lose 6lbs. I have loved trying all the products. I haven’t had the same thing twice yet. 

My favourites have been the birthday cake bar, the lemon pancakes and the berries and cherries shake.

There are so many things I can’t wait to try and every meal time I get excited to look in my big box and choose what to eat!  I’m already thinking what shake to have for breakfast, I’m thinking chocolate orange or maybe strawberry and banana. Tomorrow I am definitely trying the chocolate orange shake and the mint chocolate cookie! 

  

This is the Exante 4 week box                            My fav birthday cake bar

Lemon pancakes are so good! 

Fav shake so far cherries and berries made in my blendjet using ice and water. 

For a massive 35% discount click this EXANTE LINK and use code MRSJONES

to start your weight loss journey.

Sophie xoxo