Simple Beef and Veggie Casserole

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If you’re on the east coast of NSW, you’re possibly feeling a little bit confused about the weather of late. Seriously, we’re going from wind to sun to rain to sun and back to wind again… it’s so changeable at the moment that you’d be forgiven for thinking we were living in Melbourne! Anyway, a couple of weeks ago (we must have been in the midst of a rainy/windy day) I decided to combat the chill by cooking up a big pot of hearty stew. Full of veggies and protein-rich beef, it’s also the perfect ‘some now, some later’ meal. In fact, I think I ended up getting about 8-10 serves from it – the last one I gobbled down on Wednesday night.

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LGF Advent Calendar Challenge

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Guys… guys…. guess what! There’s only one month until Christmas!!! I know, I know, I’m beside myself with excitement too. A couple of weeks ago I brought you My Top 5 tips for Getting Through the Silly Season Unscathed, but frankly, that just WASN’T ENOUGH CHRISTMAS! So I’m taking things one step further, with a December challenge for you to participate in. It’s designed to help you burn a few extra calories in the lead up to the big day, and here’s how it works:

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20 Minutes of Hell Workout (no equipment required)

20minsofhellLast week at work I overheard one of my colleagues say (and I quote) ‘it’s too wet to go to the gym’. I can’t quite get my head around this one, given that most gyms I’ve visited have four walls and a roof designed specifically to keep the rain out, but apparently it’s the journey to the gym while it’s raining that’s overwhelming. So anyway, I thought I’d make life easier for everyone with another simple workout that you can do at home, no mad dash from the parking lot to the gym required.

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My Top 5 Tips for Getting Through the Silly Season Unscathed

I LOVE Christmas. Each year I try to keep my excitement in check until around mid-November (I don’t want to risk peaking too early) but in all honesty there is nothing more exciting to me than Santa and his wonderful world of elves, reindeer and presents (yay!).

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Lower Body Workout (Burn Baby, Burn)


Believe it or not (and ‘not’ seems a much more obvious choice to make given the weather right now) summer is almost-pretty much-kind of-just around the corner. Yep, the season of swimsuits and tank tops and trips to the beach and summer barbecues and short shorts (ok I’ll stop there) is almost upon us, and you know that that means… it’s time to take your training up a notch.

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The Inaugural LGF (Home) Gym Workout

gym workoutOutdoor workouts are fabulous (after all, they’re what LGF was built on!) but there’s nothing wrong with admitting you like to sweat it out in the gym on occasion as well. I actually haven’t had a gym membership in a while now and I must admit, there are times when I do miss it. Lucky for me I got a little dose of the good stuff last weekend while I was at home.

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Wrap Up of the LGF 28-Day Beach-Ready Butt & Legs Challenge

Check out the brand new (and improved) LGF Lower Body Challenge, right here.

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28 days.
960 squats.
940 bridges.
1,720 lunges.
384 burpees.
3mins 20secs high knees.
3mins 20secs wall sit.

and…

A WHOLE LOTTA BURN!

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