It's getting closer and closer to Christmas and I am getting more and more excited every day! Tonight I am going to watch one of my favourite Christmas movies, Love Actually! YAY!! while curled up in bed eating a Mr Kipling Mince Pie with brandy custard.......yum yum yum! One of my naughty pleasures :P


This morning I woke up a little too late to head down for a jog on the beach but I didn't let that stop me. I got up at 6am this morning and did a quick round of a workout I found on pinterest.

After one round I threw my shoes on and got the Husband out of bed and we did a quick walk around the block. I am really hoping that I can keep this up and get much fitter and healthier. I am really loving being outside especially in the mornings it makes me feel great. Since I have been working full time inside I have noticed that I miss being outside a lot. I really enjoy the fresh air.

I have also been looking at buying a new bike. Still just an idea at the moment but it could be good fun if I can manage to stay on it and not die from my clumsiness.

Here are some pics from our morning adventure.

I woke up this morning with a new plan of action regarding my fitness and health. I am now planning on getting up at 5.30 every morning and doing some form of exercise to kick start my days. This morning I went down to the beach with Hubby and we went for a jog. I am trying to get better at running so I am trying out this routine that I found on Pinterest but changing it up a little bit as I go.

Like before I have had to double up my days because of my sickness but I'll be back on track tomorrow for the rest of Blogmas. Today was a good day as I was feeling much much better. Every Sunday me and the Hubby go out for breakfast so we headed out as normal today to the local cafe (my old workplace). Today I chose pancakes with strawberries and ice cream because it was a crazy hot 41 degrees here in Adelaide and basically anything with the word ice in it sounded good to me. 

I'm combining days 2 and 3 of Blogmas because I have been sick in bed (insert mega sad face here). I basically spent all day stuck in bed watching the new FoodNetwork channel on tv and throwing up in between which let's just say was NO fun at all.

As I didn't really get up to much the last two days I thought I would just share with you this yummy fruit cake I made the other day. I've never made a fruit cake before and this one is a lighter version and it was so yummy. Obviously during The Christmas season I allow myself to let go a little bit and enjoy all the yummy Christmas treats. After all that's what Christmas is all about.....having fun and sharing with others. What better way to share than with food? I still always try and make homemade food through Christmas (there is nothing better) but I will share some of my little indulgences with you over Christmas I am sure. 

Since this is the first Christmas I have had on my blog I decided to do something a little special. I have been obsessed with watching Vlogmas videos on Youtube the last couple of years especially the ones from Zoella, Anna Saccone and Tanya Burr and so today I decided that I will be doing 24 Days of Blogmas here at the Clean F Word.

Normally my blog is all about eating nutritious foods and staying happy and healthy but because I am a HUGE fan of Christmas I would love love love to share with you what i'm getting up to these next 24 days of Christmas fun! Of course there will still be LOTS of yummy Chritsmas recipes being shown and lots of happiness which always helps on the path of good health. So come and join me for lots of fun fun fun.

As today is the first day of Blogmas I thought I would share with you my top ten Christmas movies that get me in the mood for the Christmas holidays so here we go:

My Top Ten Christmas Movies

I can never ever have a Christmas without watching Home Alone at least 3 times! I know the movie word for word and enjoy annoying everybody with my talent!
 Elf is one of those movies that just makes me smile from ear to ear every minute. The kids also love this one so I get to sit with them and watch this even when it isn't Christmas.
 Jim Carrey is one of my favourite actors so The Grinch is definitely in my top ten and I love to sing along with the Who's at the end.
 My ultimate number 1 FAVOURITE Christmas film is Muppet Christmas Carol. Without a doubt! The songs, the laughs, the love........sigh!
Another Christmas movie that gets pulled out all through the year is Love Actually. I can't get enough of this movie and I go all gooey EVERY time. 
 The very first Christmas movie I remember watching. I always watch the Snowman on Christmas Eve and usually when i'm putting the tree up. Melts my heart everytime.
 Cutest Christmas movie I own goes to Miracle on 34th street. I actually told my mum that we should adopt Mara Wilson the actress who played Susan in the movie. I so wanted her to be my little sister. I was also planning on marrying Dylan Mcdermott.
 Funniest Christmas movie goes to Scrooged. I only recently watched this one and I can't believe that I have been missing out this entire time. It is bloody awesome and who doesn't love watching a Bill Murray movie?
 Ohhhhh more cuteness! This one is not as Christmassy as the other ones BUT it is still all set at Christmas time and I watch it EVERY year without fail and cry happy tears EVERY time!
My favourite classic Christmas film goes to It's a Wonderful Life. This movie gets me every time. I love the storyline and the life lessons it teaches us.

So there you have it my top ten favourite Christmas movies!

I would love to hear your favourites so let me know in the comments below so I can find some new movies to watch. Also stay tuned everyday for more Blogmas :)

Stay Happy and Healthy
Liane xx

I am trying to keep my blog posts updated as best I can but with work being so crazy the last few weeks and me taking on extra shifts I just haven't had the time for myself to get everything I want done. I am slowly getting back on track and one thing I am proud of is that I have kept up with all my healthy eating :) I can't wait to show you all what I have been eating this week for my 'What I Ate Wednesday' post. I am publishing this post a day before because I have a big morning tomorrow and didn't want to miss Motivational Monday. 

I decided a few weeks ago to find some books that I can read and start my own studying of nutrition in my spare time.Obviously doing my own study isn't going to get me any qualifications for anything BUT I think that the best thing we can do for ourselves is to keep ourselves educated and always learn new things.

I don't have a whole bunch of spare time at the moment but any chance I get I am trying to read up on as much as I can. I want to learn about all the foods we should be eating and how they affect our bodies. I want to learn how to live a full happy and healthy life and I want to be able to teach my kids what they should and shouldn't be doing to keep their bodies healthy.

I must admit that as easy as I find it to cook meals because I love food and being in the kitchen so much it is a struggle to stay away from temptations and also there is so much information that people need to absorb to eat the right kind of foods. I find making meals and meal prepping so easy, however I don't know for sure what each foods nutrients are and if I am having too much of something or too little. I also find it hard to read nutrition labels on products. It can all be very daunting but I'm slowly absorbing information and hopefully one day I can help others to learn too. 

For now I am trying my hardest to stay away from packaged foods because obviously they are rubbish for you. I did find a super awesome book that I have been glued to since I purchased it. It is called the 'Complete Food and Nutrition Companion' by Catherine Saxelby and if you haven't read it I highly recommend it, especially if you are like me and want to learn as much information as possible. The book is a nutrition encyclopaedia and I just can't put it down. It is so handy to have around the house as a go to manual on anything nutrition. 

Here is a quick recap of what I have been eating this week. I have been LOVING taking my lunches into work with me. So much more nutritious and I can't believe how easy it is to prep if you just put a couple of hours a week aside.

Some of the new things I tried this week have been: