Re-Create

25/10/2026

Meet Taki 🤎 | A little bit about me and what you’ll find here.

I’m a Christian woman in my forties, a mum, a content creator and a woman learning how to Re-Create different areas of her life.

I’m not starting from perfection. I’m starting from experience, mistakes, lessons and the desire to do things differently.

This little corner of Instagram is where I’m documenting that journey.

📖 Faith with Jesus — Bible study, prayer and learning to put God at the centre of my everyday life.

🌿 Health & Fitness — Working on my strength, nutrition, sleep, wellbeing and building sustainable habits.

📚 Mindset & Ambition — Learning from books, developing discipline, improving my work ethic and following through on my goals.

🤎 Hair & Self-Care — Taking better care of myself, exploring routines and sharing the products and experiences along the way.

🏡 Motherhood & Country Living — The ordinary, sometimes messy, beautiful moments that make up my everyday life.

I’m learning as I go, and I’ll be sharing the progress as well as the difficult days.

“Behold, I will do a new thing.” — Isaiah 43:19 (KJV)

I believe God can work in every season of our lives, including the seasons where we find ourselves starting again.

If you’re also trying to grow, rebuild or become more intentional with your life, you’re welcome here. 💜

Tell me, which area of your life are you currently working on?

13/10/2026

One thing I’m learning at 45 is that I don’t have to apologise for needing rest. 💜

Yesterday was day one of my period, and I managed my normal workout at the gym.

Today is day two, and I’m practically bedbound.

That’s how quickly things can change when you’re living with endometriosis and adenomyosis.

For so many years, I thought I was supposed to push through. I compared myself to other women and wondered why something as ordinary as a period could completely drain me.

Getting a diagnosis helped me understand that what I was experiencing wasn’t just a bad period.

I still have days when I feel frustrated, especially when there’s so much I want to accomplish.

But I’m learning to listen to my body rather than fight against it.

Today, rest is enough.

If you live with a condition that other people can’t always see, how have you learnt to give yourself grace? 💜

05/05/2026

03/05/2026

May is here and I want to be honest with you about what showing up really looks like for me 🙏🏽

Everything I wear and use in my workouts is linked in one place so it is easy to find 🔗 https://beacons.ai/takilove

I have sciatica and endometriosis. Both of them have the ability to completely pull me off track and some days they do. But this month I made myself a promise. I am going to keep showing up in whatever capacity my body will allow. Not pushing through pain recklessly but staying as consistent as I possibly can because my health and my goals matter to me 💪🏽

Isaiah 53:5 has been on my heart this month. By his wounds we are healed ❤️‍🔥 I say it before I train. I say it when I am getting dressed and filling up my water bottle and trying to talk myself into not cancelling the session. It keeps me anchored. It reminds me that my body is not my enemy even on the days it feels that way. If you are a person of faith you will understand what it means to hold onto something bigger than your circumstances and let it carry you when your own strength is not quite enough 🕊️

Chronic conditions change how we train. They do not have to stop us entirely. Here is what has genuinely helped me stay consistent 💯

Listening to my body and not my ego. On hard days a slow walk is still a session. Getting there is the win 🐢

Staying hydrated throughout every single workout. I keep my WaterH BOOST water bottle with me every time I train and making hydration non-negotiable has made a real difference to how I feel during and after each session 💧

Wearing something comfortable that actually moves with me. On the days when everything feels heavy, wearing a gym outfit that fits properly and feels good genuinely changes the energy. Mine is linked below 🔥

Treating rest as part of the programme. Chronic pain does not respond well to constant pushing. Recovery is not laziness. It is strategy ✨

One more thing I want to say to anyone training with a chronic condition. Please speak with your GP or physiotherapist about what movement looks like for you specifically. There is no one size fits all and the right professional support can make all the difference to how safely and sustainably you are able to train.

If any of this resonates, whether you are managing a chronic condition, going through a difficult season or just struggling to stay consistent right now, please know that your effort counts 🫶🏽 All of it. The messy sessions, the shortened workouts, the days you showed up when you really did not want to. All of it counts.

You are not failing. You are fighting. Keep going 💫

14/04/2026

27/03/2026

24/02/2026

The source matters. Not just about how many grams.

Eggs — 10/10. DIAAS above 1.0. All 9 essential aminos. Choline, selenium, B12, fat-soluble vitamins. Highest bioavailability of any whole food. Hard to beat.

Ground beef — 12/10. Same profile as steak but the connective tissue adds glycine and proline. That supports glutathione production, gut lining, and collagen turnover. Plus heme iron, zinc, and creatine. This one’s underrated.

Wild salmon — 10/10. Complete protein plus 1.5-2g EPA/DHA per serving. Farmed drops to 5/10 — omega-6 to omega-3 ratio shifts from 1:1 to as high as 1:11. Not the same food.

Whey — 9/10. Highest leucine content of any protein source at ~11%. Drives MPS like nothing else. Would be a 10 but it’s a supplement not a whole food.

Collagen — 6/10. Lacks tryptophan entirely. Low in BCAAs. Not useful for muscle protein synthesis. But for connective tissue and skin repair it’s in a class of its own.

Lentils — 5/10. DIAAS around 0.5-0.6. Limiting amino acid is methionine. Antinutrients reduce mineral absorption unless properly prepared.

Plant protein powder — 4/10. Pea/rice blends help the amino acid profile but bioavailability still runs 20-30% lower than animal sources. You can make it work. Just know the tradeoff.