Lemali Widana

Hello there my beloved readers…Its been a while I blogged. I thought I need to blog again because  lots of my coaching clients wants to know what to eat and how to find time to exercise and move and so much more. I want to lead by example and for the benefit of my clients and my readers I will write a blog about my DAY. I have 24 hours just like everyone else and I juggle work, home duties, a toddler , a super busy eight year old and my coaching clients.  Today is a blessed day not just because it is Eid and the beginning of long weekend for us Dubai dwellers. But the much awaited opening of the swimming pool has happened. Ok we were planning to go to pool by 6 in the morning but we overslept!!! I dragged myself out of the bed because JJ woke up suddenly screaming “we are late to go to the pool"!!!! OK, now everyone is fully awake with that shrieking even Linuk. I drank my 500ml water and finished my bathroom duties and start ordering everyone around. I ate a slice o...

It’s half term break here in Dubai. Kids are at home and they have a busy schedule than the moms. They got loads of homework and lots of play time on their hands. Those who are yet to go to school have lot of exploring , playing and they need to grow up very fast and healthy! I have the combination at home and I am really blessed for these two cute gifts from life!  We get stuck when it comes to healthy breakfast for kids . The popular choices are pancakes, cereal and bread toast with a fruit juice on the side. As the sail upstream lady I cannot settle for any of that. In fact I have none of that in my home unless if there is a long pending special request. Here is one of my very successful inventions approved by toddler and school kid for breakfast!  Avocado Mousse  Ingredients : Half an avocado (School kid) handful of Pecans soaked for 12 hours Half a ripe banana  Two dates Chia seeds Freshly made coconut Milk Method: ...

Here I am, after a week of silent contemplation on what to post next! I though of sharing a recipe with you each week starting from today. I experiment with food a lot. I love to eat and sometimes I find the things that I love most are unhealthy. So I went on to create the healthy versions of food that we all love. Eating healthy nutritious food is fun at my home. Chop Suey loaded Quinoa cups Ingredients  Quinoa Sugar snap peas Pak choy Bell pepper Asparagus Shiitake Mushrooms Home made stock or certified organic stock powder  Fresh ginger garlic paste Organic virgin Coconut Oil Organic Sesame oil 0.5 table spoon Tamari sauce or coconut amino Arrowroot powder salt and pepper to taste  Sesame seeds  How to cook: Cook the quinoa as per package instructions. In a large wok heat coconut oil and sauté the ginger garlic mix until golden brown and emits a lovely aroma. Add the...

Hello to all! I would love to embark on a ketogenic diet. It is not a diet per se but it is optimally nourishing your body , enhance detox and keep illness at bay. But Iam breast feeding my child so I need a lot of fuel to burn. This is my attempt to keep the grains at bay at dinner times. I find my family specially my seven year old loves the healthy version of restaurant  food made with fresh ingredients .   I eat it at dinner. This is how and why you must try it; It is super easy to prepare and yummy.  It super nourishes your body while promoting weight loss.  Do you know your body detox itself every night ? Well here is the booster cauliflower will help activate detox enzymes! It is great for your heart and brain Cauliflower rice goes with anything even traditional Sri Lankan curries! I made it for dinner last night with sautéed vegetables . I heard the noise of the forks and spoons scraping against the plates ;-) Ingredients  ...

Good Morning! It’s a glorious day here in Dubai. It’s sunny , warm and breezy! It’s the beginning of the best times of the year. I love living in Dubai. Anyone else would say yes it is tax free and good money.  For me it poses a great opportunity to live a healthier life.   I can open doors to a wealth of information and can access the  best products in the world . There are ample exercising opportunities like parks , gyms, malls, bootcamps , yoga and so much more.  I said I have access to world class products. True, Dubai is Shopaholics paradise but what I meant was I have access to products that can enhance the quality of my life.  Beginning from today I would like to write an article every week about some of the product myths that we embrace as truths. The real truths can set you free. I hope you will enjoy reading some very interesting information that I plan to share with you. Let me begin with an all time favourite of the worl...

Sometimes I wish time machines were not science fiction material! Often I wanted to go back in time to be with my parents in that rural village just to re-live a day in my childhood. Memories are so precious to me but with time they have faded, I wish I wrote them down earlier.  It was the year 1983 my parents started building our home in a rural town called Athurugiriya. It is a lush tropical town close to the capital city of Colombo. I can remember the three of us visited the building site quite often. The builders stayed in a makeshift wooden cabin and we used to carry food for them during weekends. There were other families building their homes nearby. My mother used to complain that we will have to live in a wilderness. But my father enjoyed that wilderness and nurtured it until his last breath. In 1983 civil war was ravaging the north of the country and there were incidents to disturb life in the capital city. However, life was slow steady, and peaceful in my villa...