Weight Loss & Fitness Coach - Helena Vanelli

10/05/2025

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝! Staying hydrated throughout the whole day, every day, is VITAL and here's why many fail to do this and fall into a drought trap ...

Signs of hunger and thirst are exactly the same

and because eating is a lot more 'enjoyable' than drinking water
we choose to eat instead of drinking water!

Especially as we age
these 'confused' signals become even more dominant!

So, if you want to have good health and have a slim body
STAY HYDRATED!

🥰𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟! 💗
Launching my new group for women over 60 tomorrow - 'Oldies, Goldies & FABulous Women's Hub"and if you'd like an invite let me know 👇

08/05/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 ...🏃‍♀️
“𝐍𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐧”
Heard of the saying: “no pain, no gain” zillion times but, is this really the best approach to your fitness workouts? I say no, and I’ll explain why.

🤸‍♀️Firstly, you have to learn to distinguish if you’re feeling muscle/joint pain or whether you are feeling muscle/joint-awakeness. This difference can save you unnecessary aches and simultaneously boost your workouts!

🧘‍♀️The Difference Between Pain and Awakeness
During your Workout, you want to consider how your body ‘feels’ at that exact moment, and, how it reacts to what you're putting it through.

🚴‍♀️You should feel challenged but not drained, meaning you should be able to keep a balanced consistency right up until the end with the feeling of ‘peakness’ as a finale!

🚶‍♀️If, on the other hand, you feel that you're slowing down instead of ‘climbing’, you strain your muscles and joints and burning out will result!

🏃‍♀️You'll experience nasty pains the day after and, even worse, you'll feel the aches 2-3 days later. When you feel nasty aches that prevent you from doing your usual daily activities, this becomes a setback as your body will need to rest and recover!

💃Monitor the intensity!
“No Pain, Only Gain” is the way to exercise if you want safe and... long-lasting results!

04/05/2025

✅ Exercise with the intent of 'No Pain, only Gain!'
This is exactly what I preach -
❌ Don't go over your edge and stop believing that "No Pain, is No Gain!'
Life can be challenging as it is, so why would you deliberately choose to add more hardship to your workouts when you can gain even more, by working out with safety - proper technique - and pleasure all combined!?

03/05/2025

You’ve just retired as the CEO of a big company
that you built from scratch
your journey took you through many learning curves
fails and successes!

And accompanying those many sleepless nights
all you could think of was
am I going to make it?
And you did!

Now, those years have passed
the toll on your body has surfaced
that you can no longer ignore!
▪️You oversleep or don’t sleep at all
▪️Your energy is low and deflated
▪️Your appetite is unpredictable

And the worst part is.....
😞 the reflection you see in the mirror feels like a stranger. A version of you that’s lost her spark, her power, her glow.

But here’s the truth — she’s still in there. You didn’t build an empire just to give up on YOU!
🥀I t’s time to reclaim your energy, your health, and the confidence that once lit up every room you walked into.

🌸 Join my free Facebook group for women only (coming soon) — a warm, supportive space where we rebuild from the inside out without pressure, but instead a lot of fun. Let’s help you fall in love with your reflection again. 💕

30/04/2025

How to boost health?
How to lose weight?
How to flatten a big belly?

Eat real food!!!

Real food is what Mother Nature provides:
▪️ Wate
▪️ Vegetables
▪️ Fruit
▪️ Nuts & Seeds
▪️ Pulses
▪️ Grains

If you’re done with menopause and you want to feel fabulous, I’ll be launching my free Facebook group “Oldies, Goldies & FABulous! 🥰 By … next week!
Comment in the comment box and I’ll send you the link to join.

29/04/2025

Food Heals! 💦 Water is Food and so crazily overlooked!
Try it and stop telling yourself:
🤥 you don't need water
🤥 you're never thirsty
If you're done with menopause and you'd like to boost your health and feel FABULOUS 🥰 let me know and I'll invite you to join my new group, which I'll launch next week! It's free & FAB!! 💃

28/04/2025

✨ Retired, Not Expired: What Comes Next Is Up to You

If retirement has you feeling a little lost, you're not broken — you're just standing at the edge of something new.

I see so many women feel stressed, unsettled — even a little lost — as soon as they retire!

▪️ What am I going to do with all this free time?
▪️ I’m going to get bored, oh no!
▪️ I’m so used to being busy, what happens now?
▪️ Is this the start of my downhill path?

If any of this sounds familiar, you’re in the right place.

First things first: Retiring does not mean you’re old!!
You’ve simply entered a powerful new chapter — one that many don't get to experience — and it comes with privileges you’ve more than earned
🙏 Take a moment to feel appreciative. Feel blessed. You made it here.

✅ you’ve spent years caring for your family.
✅ you’ve built a successful career or business.
✅ you’ve been the rock for so many others.

But here’s the honest truth:
👉🏽 You’ve probably spent a long time putting yourself last.
👉🏽 You’ve been Superwoman — multitasking, giving, doing — often at the cost of your own well-being.

And now, maybe your body is gently (or not so gently) reminding you:
❌ those little aches and pains
❌ that reflection in the mirror you don’t quite recognize
❌ the pills lined up on the bedside table
❌ the feeling of not moving as easily as you want to

When you were busy working, it was easy to push all of this to the back of your mind.
Now that your commitments have slowed down, it’s all right there, demanding your attention.

But here's the good news:
🌈 This isn’t the end — it’s a new beginning!
🌟 You have so much life, vitality, and potential still ahead 🌟

If you're ready to turn this next chapter into the most vibrant one yet, I’ll be launching a special community just for women like you here on Facebook, it’s free!
We’re gathering to share, support, and grow stronger together — and you’re warmly invited
(Reach out to me if you'd like the link)

13/08/2023

Don't ignore this wise statement, instead store it!

Small amounts of Movement have Large effects on Health

07/07/2023

I often hear patients say a good workout relieves excess stress. That’s because exercise reduces cortisol – the stress hormone.

Too much cortisol and you become insulin resistant and store belly fat. Too much cortisol also makes you crave sugar and carbs and seek comfort food.

Let’s consider some of the other reasons why exercise is important:

BETTER INSULIN SENSITIVITY: Exercise makes your cells and muscles more sensitive to insulin so you don’t need as much. Less insulin means less belly fat.

STRESS REDUCTION: I often hear patients say a good workout relieves excess stress. That’s because exercise reduces cortisol – the stress hormone. Too much cortisol and you become insulin resistant and store belly fat. Too much cortisol also makes you crave sugar and carbs and seek comfort food.

BETTER BRAIN HEALTH: Your brain on exercise performs so much better. Exercise improves memory, learning, and concentration. Vigorous exercise is a better antidepressant than Prozac. Exercise creates brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDMF), which is basically miracle grow for your brain. When you exercise, your brain becomes more elastic. Exercise also helps to improve your mood, boost your energy, and reduce overall stress in your body and mind.

REDUCED RISK FOR CHRONIC DISEASE: Exercise does this through several mechanisms. It protects your heart and reduces your risk of heart attack and stroke. It reduces inflammation (the cause of almost every disease of aging). And it balances hormones, therefore reducing breast and other common cancers.

ENHANCED DETOXIFICATION: Besides stimulating the colon, intense exercise allows your body to release toxins through your skin. It boosts detoxification of environmental chemicals. Vigorous exercise will help you work up a sweat, but gentle exercise keeps your circulation going and flushes out all the toxic fluids that build up in your lymphatic system. If your daily exercise routine doesn’t cause you to sweat profusely, take a steam or infrared sauna, if possible.

IMPROVED SEXUAL FUNCTION: Increased circulation and more energy are two of many reasons that consistent exercise can spark up your s*x life.

03/07/2023

‘’People are gaining weight today because
they eat too much chemicalized, artificial junk food
and consume too much caffeine, sugar, ni****ne and alcohol.
It’s not the carbohydrates.’’
Joshua Rosenthal