tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42748860368069390962024-03-19T09:44:37.462+00:00Miss Work it Baby Fitness Lover - Sharing Rambling Emotions From The Heart ♥Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-54155547314870522932013-05-12T19:00:00.000+01:002013-05-12T19:00:04.633+01:00The Crop Top Challenge<div style="text-align: justify;">
On <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/goodbye-depression-goodbye-binge-eating.html">Wednesday</a> I posted about how I was <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/kicking-off-2013-with-terrifying-goal.html">cranking up the challenge I set myself in January.</a> Well if you don't know anything about that then basically I've always desired to have the guts to flash my 'mum tum'. I've lost weight, toned up but I still look and see so many imperfections. My aim is to help as many women, mums in particular feel good about themselves and embrace good health. To do that I thought I needed to make sure I exercised plenty and stuck to a healthy eating plan and share that. <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/diagnosed-depressed.html">Until recently it hit me hard that those </a>two ingredients aren't the only recipe for good health. More importantly is self worth, pride, respect, confidence, self-esteem the list is endless. You could be absolutely beautiful with a body to die for, but if you feel low when you look in the mirror then sadly your really not that healthy at all despite how hard you work on exercise or nutrition. You haven't paid any attention to your <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/diagnosed-depressed.html">mental health</a> and that's equally as important. I probably sound like a broken record repeating this, but you have to learn to love yourself.<a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/diagnosed-depressed.html"> I'll hold my hands up and say I'm rubbish at this,</a> until now. Today, right now as I'm typing this post I'm making a commitment to stop worrying about how I look or how I'm perceived and embrace any imperfections. Today I've decided to be proud of all I've achieved with trying to get fit and step out my comfort zone and achieve a goal of mine. The confidence to feel that good that I'd be able to flash my tummy. With the exception of the odd beach trip with just my nearest and dearest it's something I haven't done since becoming a mum. Something I didn't really know if I'd ever do again. Something so simple, but something I get jealous of when I see others having the confidence and frame to do so. I've been beating myself up, telling myself "I haven't got the figure to do it", but the truth is I'm exhausted trying to get to perfect. It's not achievable, so do I give up on my goal or do I think screw it and embrace the pear shape, the stretch marks, the little wobble and bare all. You've guessed it, this crazy lady is getting her mid-section out. Eeeeeekkkkkk! Actually terrified!, but I know it's the final piece to good health to just be contented with how I am. Contented that's all I crave. Sounds bliss, simple but perfect. </div>
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So the new challenge isn't a <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/kicking-off-2013-with-terrifying-goal.html">photo-shoot (although I'm still hoping to do that at some point, saving some pennies up 1st)</a>, but now I'm actually making the challenge bigger. Nope, instead I'm challenging myself to do <a href="http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/workitbaby">'Race For Life'</a> in a crop top. The thought alone is utterly worrying. All those insecurities start creeping back in, 'What if people think what on earth is she wearing, she hasn't got a good tummy for an <a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/">instructor</a>, she must love her self to wear that' and so on. The concerns come in thick and fast. However that's exactly why I need to do it. I'm utterly fed up of feeling that way. Feeling miserable following beautiful fitness professionals and desiring to be them. Their confidence, their beauty and that attitude of I'm comfortable in my own skin. I want my slice of that. That isn't coming from losing more weight, getting any more toned but from acceptance of the fact I am a mum now, I'm not 18 but actually I'm fine how I am. In fact I'm healthier and fitter than ever. I'm just guilty of one thing. I focus way too much on media perfection than reality. Reality is I've worked really hard to get into shape and I may not ever get any better. Reality is I need to love the skin I'm in because it maybe the best I'll ever achieve and that's fine. So I'm facing reality head on and instead of accepting my flaws I'm gonna love them anyway. I'm going to fight my insecurities and put my fingers up to' I don't look good enough to wear that' and do it anyway. It's the start of my journey to be satisfied as I am.<br />
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<a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/">Work it Baby</a> is something I'm so passionate about and having my own team for <a href="http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/workitbaby">Race For Life</a> is something that makes me want to burst with pride, but I'm sick of preaching to others about loving themselves when I'm frightened to love myself. It feels almost uneasy, cringey, perhaps ignorant, big headed to do so. What will others think?! Will they see vanity if I learn to love myself? How great it must feel to not worry about that. So that's enough of it. End of. I'm working on a chapter of not needing approval. Sod approval. Screw it for a barrel of laughs as I'm going to love myself enough to pluck up the courage to do this. See you at <a href="http://www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/workitbaby">Race For Life</a> in my crop top. I believe when you aren't trapped by fear, your free. It's time for me to pluck up some courage. 5 weeks to go and counting *deep breaths*. I can do this!<br />
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Eeeekkk so my last two posts were both over a month ago where I opened up about <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/diagnosed-depressed.html">depression</a> and <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/angry-binge-eating.html">binge eating.</a> That time has flew by and I've just spent the last month beavering away and focusing on overcoming the two and not worrying about blog posts or other tasks but, just taking a break and just really focusing on health 1st and foremost. As soon as I did those posts I immediately felt liberated. I felt they were both so ridiculous, and so since then I'm been working on just being happy, but healthy (I'm feeling much better on the whole). Shockingly though the binge eating has been the bigger challenge out of the two, but I'm almost there. Once I feel like I've completely kicked butt with that problem, I'll post my tips but I haven't quite got there yet....close, but not mission accomplished shall we say. I've had a few hiccups along the way, but I' m determined so I know I'll be able to post that blog when I'm ready. I'm not going to put any pressure on myself as I want to learn the process and grow from my experiences. I'm just finding the right balance now between healthy eating and not feeling deprived leading to a rebellious binge.</div>
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As for the depression, well I'm not so sure. There are days when I feel fine, good in fact and whilst I don't want to jinx in it there has been more good days than bad recently. Yay! I really feel like there is definitely a massive link between binge eating and the depression as battling the binge has definitely lifted my mood. For those of you that know <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-secret-ive-told-everyone.html">my not so secret secret</a> I've I've also had a internal and external ultrasound scan which picked up on Polycystic Ovaries, which can also be linked with depression. From what I'm reading (google-ing, it's never good - sometimes I convince myself I'm dying :p), there is links between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and your mood/depression. The advice is to eat healthy and keep naughty sugars in check. The thing is when I eat less of these foods I do feel better, now I also know it's even more important for my health it makes it more paramount than ever to keep it up. I definitely feel between the depression, binge eating to the Polycystic Ovaries there is a lot of linkage between them all. </div>
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The stupid thing is one of the reasons I got myself in this situation was due to worrying how I was always perceived by others. Stressing myself out and trying to always be better. Never just being OK with what I'd achieved or learnt. The business which I loved was affected, I lost my way and my confidence as well as members. I literally felt like I'd been hit by a brick wall and that was it, the business was ending and it was just a matter of time. So I decided to go out on with a bang, to stop worrying if people didn't like me, my class, or felt I didn't look in good shape but to just enjoy it encase it might be the last. Funnily enough when I let all my worries go, because I felt I had nothing more to give things got better. Business is going well, don't get me wrong I have a long way to go but all in all things are going very well. Lots of amazing feedback , classes are getting full and I have plans for expansion. Who'd of thought it! My confidence is gradually increasing and I've set myself a HUGE challenge to overcome my physical insecurity demons left in the closet. When I say HUGE I mean it's not big as in noticeable to the world big deal, but to me on a personal level it's enormous. Let's just say the challenge I set myself in <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/kicking-off-2013-with-terrifying-goal.html">January has been cranked up a notch!</a> </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-32321639643304269112013-04-04T16:50:00.002+01:002013-04-04T16:50:17.304+01:00Angry Binge Eating<div style="text-align: justify;">
Go back 5 years ago and I lived on junk food and now I really try to eat well, but I don't find it easy. So much so that my <a href="http://missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/diagnosed-depressed.html">low mood</a> has lend me to pig out on loads of processed crap. I love the rubbish. You know when you can taste the badness it's bliss, food heaven! Unfortunately 10 minutes later and it's all gone and your left feeling guilty and ashamed about how much crap you've wolfed down for pure greed not hunger. This has been me recently. I've starting binge eating. Being an <a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/">instructor</a> I feel it's my duty to be a role model and to lead by example. I've said it before but I'll say it again and probably again after that, but I really believe in practising what you preach, so I feel like I've failed everyone. I believe in eating healthy and exercising but the knowing and having the knowledge of what's good for you is the easy part, the doing takes much more. </div>
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The truth is becoming an <a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/">instructor</a> has been one of the best things I've ever done for my health, without it I truly believe I'd be overweight now. Even when I was trying to be healthy I was getting it so wrong and it would of only been a matter of time before it caught up on me. However being overweight doesn't necessary mean your really unhealthy, but in my case it would of been. I was just eating rubbish sometimes knowingly , but other times I had no idea in was in fact bad what I was consuming. You get people of a healthy weight believing they are healthy because of their size, but in fact they are perhaps that frame because they are quite active or don't overeat but they are actually not that healthy at all. The same goes for overweight people sometimes what they eat isn't that bad, they just perhaps don't move enough or eat too much of it. Being an instructor meant I became fascinated in nutrition and overtime I made better choices and lifestyle changes so that's a real blessing and I owe the business a huge thank you for that. The problem is being an instructor has also been a massive burden. If I'm passionate about something then I become a perfectionist about it. Being perfect at something isn't attainable. Your just asking for trouble. Then if your me you need to throw into the mix your battling <a href="http://missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/diagnosed-depressed.html">depression</a> and the fact your angry your plans haven't quite worked out as they were suppose to and before you know it your an angry binge eater. Practically rebelling about your own advice. </div>
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If you read my posts, you'll know in August 2012 <a href="http://missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-secret-ive-told-everyone.html">I came off the pill</a> as me and my hubby decided to try for baby number two. Since then I've not had a period and my small boobs have became even smaller. I used to joke how fab it would be not to have periods but now they have gone I feel like I'm less of a women, as if I've been stripped of my femininity. Knowing my body isn't working as it should makes me feel like a failure as a women. I feel insecure, ugly and frustrated that I did everything I was suppose to do health wise and this has happened. I gave up of most of the junk food, started introducing all the foods I should be in my palette - good fats, lots of greens and so fourth and cooking from scratch and yet my body seems to have stopped working??! How? I lived on rubbish before, never exercised or made anything that didn't come from a microwave practically and everything stops working. I feel p*ssed off. </div>
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When we were trying for my daughter I was very unhealthy and yet I literally fell pregnant straight away. I can cope with the not falling pregnant, I believe what is meant to be will be. That's not what's depressing me. I know I'm blessed to already be a mum, but I'm really not coping well with feeling as though my body is not doing what it should be. I feel as though my body is damaged, like everything has just stopped and I've became a little girl again. I feel insecure and sad, trying to put on a brave face. Making a joke about it and being brave for a week, but then spending the following week in tears, followed by picking myself up again over and over and now I'm just exhausted with it. I feel like I'm a burden on everyone, just moaning everyday and draining the life out of people with my constant need to talk about it. </div>
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I just want a break from worrying about it. I just want everything to return to normal. I just want to be healthy. Physically and mentally and I don't feel I'm either.</div>
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The truth is I have a really unhealthy relationship with food and I'm really working on this, but I really just want to be able to say I have all this willpower and I don't slip up. I wouldn't say I'm a perfectionist with every aspect of life, but on the things that I feel really passionate about I am. Good nutrition and health is something I want to campaign all families to be, especially mums getting back in shape so it's a real bug bearer for me when I get it so wrong. I get obsessed trying to be perfect with my food which isn't achievable permanently so of course I slip up, which is followed by my attitude of sod it I'm messed up now so bring on the cookies....all of them. The binge is later followed by guilt, feeling low and those emotions are followed by more comfort eating. It's a viscous circle. I pick myself up and get it all under control then all it takes is for a incident to happen outside my control and I again I think stuff it and hunt out bad food. There is nothing wrong with eating naughty foods in control, my problem is I don't. I then wake up the next morning feeling sick thinking about how much I ate before going to bed last night, so I then feel all this pressure to be perfect all day.</div>
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As I writing this, I'm thinking no wonder my body system isn't working as it should be. I feel annoyed with myself. I want to be able to eat a biscuit, cheese or whatever I fancy without worrying because I've kept in balance. I want to be able to not let it spiral out of control.</div>
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The truth is I guess I was and still am a bit vain as much as it pains me to say it. Nobody wants to be any of those things.I thought when I got to my desired dress size which I've now achieved I'd be happier, but I'm not. In fact quite the opposite. The fact of the matter is I'm driven by appearance. All I really want is to be healthy, eat really high nutritionist foods and feel and look good. The reality is eating healthy and keeping everything in check will and does get you into shape. I know because I got fitter, lose weight and became stronger. The problem is I forgot to see it and then sabotaged my own efforts. I instead hear the voices of people who said 'I can't really tell you've lost weight, I bet you've never had a problem staying in shape or I think you look too skinny now'. That's all I heard. They say 100 people can say something nice and all it takes is 1 person to say something that upsets you and that's all you remember. It's true. I wish I could say sod what other people think of what I look like because I think I look good, but I can't. I feel an enormous amount of pressure to look a certain way because I'm an instructor. The reason I feel like this is because I literally hate instructors that are underweight or overweight or just unfit due to the fact they just don't actually give a sh*t, yet take your money and preach to you about what you should and shouldn't eat or do. Or the distributors with they wonder diet plans, pills and shakes that are also unfit. It your going to sell good health then bloody be it! Seriously is that too much to ask? If you truly believe doing something or taking something has all these benefits then why aren't you doing it yourself? Why aren't you a healthy size or fitness level? Sure they will be some with genuine reasons why they'd not, perhaps they've just started out or medical reasons but the majority don't actually give a toss and just want your money, pure and simple. Now the painful part, I'm no better. None what so ever. I'm became so obsessed trying to look a certain way, I'm now battling body image demons once again. It's hardly a healthy campaign.</div>
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A few times now friends have mentioned to be about taking the kids swimming and all I think is 'how am I going to get out of this'?. In my head I think ' I can't do that, I can't risk bumping into someone who might no I'm an <a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/">instructor</a> and let them see me in my swim wear, what if they think 'she's got a crap body for an instructor, I'm not going to her class'.</div>
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The truth is I know deep down what I should really think is 'so frigging what if they do'?!. Who cares if they think I'm too skinny, too flabby, have too much cellulite or the opposite and think you look good. What someone else thinks shouldn't really matter. What I think does. So what is the truth. The truth is I just want to look in the mirror and think yep looking good. The reality is I just see the not so perfect bits probably like most women do, which is really sad. I really want to help all women feel beautiful, but I can't do that until I feel that way too. I want to feel great and then shout about it and not give a monkeys if people think 'wow she loves herself', because seriously it must be great to feel that way. Not arrogant but content. Sounds bliss and rare and I want to change this.</div>
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I exercise, I eat healthy meals, I drink water over fizzy crap. I'm a healthy fitness level and size. The only unhealthy thing about me is I binge eat. I binge because I get <a href="http://missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/diagnosed-depressed.html">depressed</a> about my image, I get depressed about my image because it's not perfect. I believe it will never be perfect so I think might as well eat shit then, because of course that is the logical answer lol. In all seriousness though I know this is unhealthy. This is what I'm going to stop. I'm going to work on the bigger picture. I'm going to treat the inside. I simply cannot control how people perceive me. I could have the best body in the world and somebody would feel repulsed by it. I need to stop trying to be the picture of perfect health and just be happy with how I am. That is healthy. That is what I want my daughter to be. That is what I want for the people I wish to help to feel, healthy but content with their imperfections.. Not for them to have model figures but to be a healthy shape and feel good about themselves. I'm going to start by quitting the binge eating and focusing on body confidence. I will pluck up the courage to do that <a href="http://missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/kicking-off-2013-with-terrifying-goal.html">photoshoot</a> I mentioned earlier this year, I'm just not ready yet. My next challenge is to get ready for this, but not in the way I was planning, which was by trying to get more toned and improve by body more 1st. I decided I need to be contented just the way I am and to do a <a href="http://missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/kicking-off-2013-with-terrifying-goal.html">photoshoot</a> the way I am now. I will never be the way I envisioned and that's OK, because I'm working on my next healthy step which is be confidence with how I am. I am imperfectly perfect and I will stand proud and do this <a href="http://missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/kicking-off-2013-with-terrifying-goal.html">shoot</a>. Scary.com wish me luck!</div>
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I've been trying to write a post for a while now, 3 months in fact but I hadn't made it a commitment until about 2 weeks ago to write one. A fortnight ago it had occurred to me that I was much more motivated as well as happy when I was finding the time to blog, making the time for it rather than saying I didn't have time. I was making the time as if it was essential back then. My blog was new and I was ambitious about its role to play in my health journey. So in the last few weeks I've made the time to sit down and start to write blog posts again. The problem is they have all been deleted..... over and over again. Every time I've started they have all followed a pattern where negatively has crept into the post so I'd begin again. I'm always frank in my posts but I never wish to be draining, so self hating posts is something that simply doesn't fit the bill. As an <a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/">instructor</a> my desire is always to motivate so not being able to post anything positive has left me feeling frustrated. </div>
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This morning I had an appointment at the doctors to discuss why my <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-secret-ive-told-everyone.html">periods have stopped</a>, it's been 7 months now. Now it's probably nothing to worry about <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-secret-ive-told-everyone.html">I came off the pill</a> and then they stopped which happens to many women, but as it's now over 6 months they have to be sure it's nothing to cause concern. I've now had blood tests (all fine, yay!) and will soon be having a scan to be certain everything is just taking it's time to return to normal and no underlying health issues. Anyway the shock came because I went to discuss this and I ended up coming out having being diagnosed with depression. I knew I'd been feeling low, I knew my mood was up and down and my eating habits had been shameful, but until this point I was in denial telling myself it was all hormonal imbalances from coming off the pill. Even when the doctor was asking questions I knew what she was getting at and I just wanted her to stop discussing my mood and get to the bottom of why I wasn't regular anymore. I didn't want her to dismiss this so I kept trying to push for her to look more into this and tried to play down how my mood had been. The painful truth is I wanted something to blame for my absent periods and I didn't want it to be a mental health issue. The doctor however knew and had my best interests, because as I well know stress and depression followed by bad nutrition which starts from these issues can play havoc with you. It can also affect menstruating. It's a stupid situation to get yourself in because stressing about your lack of cycle when your trying to conceive makes it less likely for them to return therefore less likely to conceive. Depression has caused me to binge on junk and junk food can affect your mood and stress cycles. </div>
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I've suffered with depression before so I was very much like 'I'm fine' (which I am), but only when she asked me to complete the depression assessment and there it was in front of me in black and white I knew I was in fact depressed. I felt myself feeling a little teary reading the questions and thinking yes, yes, yes to nearly all of them and realising that not only am I saying yes to just about everything, but I'm also feeling this way nearly every day. Having good days and bad days and good weeks and bad weeks but on the whole feeling sad most of the time. I've been feeling this way for quite some time now, but I was determined not to label myself as 'depressed' and shrugging it off not wanting to mock people who are going through much more severe issues than me. I really convinced myself I wasn't depressed purely because I don't feel down everyday and because I can say confidently I ain't about to pop a load of pills, I've been there too but that was a long time ago. I know people going through much worse and I've also felt much worse in the past. The true is I'm just on a rocky road and I can either accept it and be brave and say yes I'm a depressed or bury my head in the sand, let it get worse until I can no longer cope with in on my own. I've been there, got the T.Shirt and don't ever wanna go back. </div>
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As I've had it on a extreme level in the pass when others aren't on that wave length I've ashamed to say I've probably dismissed their feelings too quickly. Until today I always felt that people throw around the fact they are depressed so loosely, either using it as an excuse not to work or saying they are depressed when in fact they are just a little down. I felt to say you were depressed was almost poking fun of of those who are really suffering. I was naive in my thoughts on this. The fact of the matter is unless you've experienced a real traumatic incident that suddenly happen to cause your depression it's probably built up very slowly from feeling a little blue to full on severe I need some help depression. </div>
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On the scale I'm number 17 which is classed as moderately severe depression. I'm lucky it's not severe but I'm also aware I felt low 6 months ago and I now feel much worse so I'm ready to accept that I'm depressed. I'm also sick of feeling this way. It's a burden, it's tiring and it masks all the good in your life.It's selfish, it doesn't really give a dam that it impacts on your family and friends too and not just you. It allows you to feel you've failed and that your ugly, useless and pointless. Trivial and pathetic things have lend me to be here. My life is pretty good. I have a loving husband, friends, family and most importantly in my life a wonderful daughter. I feel annoyed with myself for not appreciating all the things I do have. I feel like I do appreciate these things, but then I think clearly I don't or why would I feel the way I do most days. Then the guilt sets in. The truth is I know why I feel the way I do, it's not the time to discuss it yet but it's something outside my control and something considering all the wonderful people I have in my life that shouldn't matter but to me it does. It matters a lot and inside it's eating away at me. </div>
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I don't need or want empathy. I don't feel I'm the minority. I actually feel like I'm one of many just going through an imperfect time that has gone on and gone and it's time to say goodbye to those feelings, hopefully sometime soon. I said in the beginning of this post two things. Firstly I wanted all my posts to be positive and secondly I'm been struggling to write positive posts hence why posts have been not existent. Then I decided this post could be positive and also be a published , because it's honest. Sure it's perhaps negative but with a positive intention (still counts, surely?) . This post is to mark the start of me facing the problem, sharing it and not allowing it to take over anymore. Depression will always be taboo if people avoid talking about. I won't be the one to hide it but to fight it. </div>
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New Year and most of us are making resolutions and I wish you loads of luck, but this year it's not for me. I do it every year and I can't actually remember what I've ever made a resolution about. This year in all honestly I don't want it, I don't do failure well. I hate losing and I also don't want to give anything else up. Perhaps that means I don't truly want to succeed or I would make a resolution and stick to it. However I don't feel that way, I feel as though I've came along way and lately as I mentioned in my latest post I'm less motivated. Generally January is when the majority of us are probably most motivated, but not me I'm feeling contented about the way I look and it's nice to feel this way. Sure I'm worried I've been slack in the last two weeks and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned my results could start slipping away if I don't get my bum into gear, but ultimately I'm thinking although my results may not be jaw dropping they have been achieved through setting goals I'm ready for. </div>
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I've now gone down from a size 14 to a size 8 and some may think that's not an achievement as I wasn't overweight before, but you know what I'm really proud of myself. Not for being a size 8 as that was never my intention, I was happy being a size 10 to 12 as long as I was toned. No I'm proud as I can say without any guilt that I did it the right way. I didn't cheat with a fad diet or take slimming pills. Nor did I do it overnight only to put it back on. No I made little changes and kept it off. I stumbled at times, felt fat although I've never been and then binged and felt sorry for myself, but then I snapped out of it and started again and didn't wait till bloody Monday! I exercised regularly, even when I really couldn't be arsed and it was cold and after I felt better. I ate seeds, which when your a fussy bugger is an achievement, HUGE in fact - I felt like a bird, but then I embraced it as they are uber good for me and I want to healthy, energised and refreshed and so I learnt to appreciate these little gems. I switched from black tea to green tea and now I prefer it. I made lifestyle changes. I made a commitment and I'll continue to make them. I'm sure I'll gain again over this relapse lately and lack of motivation, but that's alright because I know I won't allow myself to go back to those old habits that I've kicked butt with. I prefer the new changes now, they are my healthy habits and not a burden but a pleasure. Life should be a pleasure and that's why I'm not making anymore currently. I should be giving up the treats that have recently crept into my diet way too much and I will, but not just yet. Right now I need to just feel like I can still have some pleasure in food and not feel restricted. I've got to the point where I was worrying about every tiny thing I was putting into my mouth and getting obsessed, this isn't healthy either. So right now I just need to relax a bit and remember that if I want results I have to take baby steps that are achievable.<br />
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So what's my goal for 2013.....to do a photshoot! More specifically of my tummy. You maybe thinking, big deal but to me it's MASSIVE! Although there are some photos of me with my midsection out these all have one thing in common.....my hubby has taken them. When your hubby takes the photo you can then make him keep retaking it without worrying your being annoying until you find one that looks alright. You can be bossy and say 'not that angle my stretch marks look bad or I don't look very slim from that angle'. OK to some extent you can probably do this with a photographer, but would I ever NOPE! I'd be too intimated too. Letting a stranger see you mummy tummy is one thing, to photograph is quite another and to try and tell a professional how to do there job is really quite something. The reason I guess it's so scary for me is 'what if they photograph me and think Jesus her gut is a bit crap for an instructor who's supposedly helping mums tone up'. I'd feel gutted, ashamed and like I'd let people down. So why put myself through it? Why, because I get jealous of others who have the confidence to do it. Yes jealously is a sin and all that and I'm not proud of it but it's true, I dream of being that confident. I don't wish to dream anymore. I want to live the dream. I want to be that confident. I don't know if I'll ever have the confidence to instruct a class with my tum on display but this is a step in the right direction. So watch out for this crazy lady's tum sometime in 2013 ;)</div>
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I did 4 weeks without sugar and was so pleased with my <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/no-sugar-challenge-results.html">results</a>, but then I slowly let my results go and discovered the <a href="http://missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/the-challenge-trap.html">challenge trap.</a> So I decided I needed to do it again for 6 weeks. I've now done the 6 weeks without sweet treats, but as I said I'd always be honest about my highs and lows I have to tell you that I did fail this time.</div>
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When your not feeling yourself it's hard to keep motivated. We've had a difficult year and it's finally taken it's toll on me and for the past couple of months I've became increasingly low. I don't like to use the word depressed and it's something thrown around way too easily and having suffered before I'm not feeling like I was then. However it's a little uneasy to say and feels a bit cringed, but to be raw I'm a bit sad at the moment. </div>
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The beginning of this year we found out we'd have to move as our landlord required the property back. Both me and my hubby are self employed and neither of us have been going long enough that even with excellent references we still don't look appealing on paper to agents. Throw into the works my daughter was going to be starting School so finding a rental property in budget within a good catchment made finding a new home a nightmare to be polite. After 4 months of constantly missing out we found a property and we were all set to move into, but 3 days before the move in date we were told the property had failed safety inspections and we could no longer move in. The estate agents took our money as argued it was non refundable, but after fighting we got half back. It was an awful time but I've always believed in Karma and on this occasion it's worked. The estate agents are currently in the papers after being charged with a £4 million mortgage fraud deal. However the outcome for us meant us living with the hubby's parents for 2 months and since this is 45 miles away and it's in the countryside I felt cut off from the world. We car share so hubby was always working and with the awful Summer I was just stuck in watching the rain everyday. The business suffered, I couldn't work on routines properly as his parents own and live in a B & B so I couldn't really play music and be jumping around. The Internet was so slow with being in a rural area so doing things online was very frustrating. When we finally got moved back,we were lucky though and got a place we are over the moon to call home, but the previous tenants decided to damage the plumbing and wreck the place before we moved in so it wasn't exactly a smooth move. I also had my <a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/page_2734200.html">Cheerobics®</a> training to do a few weeks after the move and with all the stress I was feeling very under prepared knocking my confidence. My daughter started School this year so that's been emotional and hard to get used too. I miss her silly amounts. <br />
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A lack of working on the business this past year has meant that my business is now struggling to stay a float and I'm having to make the decision to keep going or walk away. This is causing no end to making me feel low because quite obviously it's always sad when you have to make this decision, but it's more than that I'm finding it a struggle on a personal level too. I'm totally torn with what to do and this just isn't me, I totally decisive and always know what I want to do. For the 1st time in ages I actually just don't know the answer and this is driving me insane and causing me to feel very stressed. There's been times in the past when I've had to decide whether to give up but I've always known in the back on my mind that I haven't really wanted to because I believe in my vision for the business. This time it's different because I've lost self believe in the fact that my USP is something that is wanted, I generally just don't know anymore. My heart says keep the business going because I love instructing (which was a surprise), I love the group of women that attend (again I'm surprise I've met such a lovely bunch), I love getting fit which I never thought would happen and I generally would never wish to come out the industry now. I'm so pleased with how much fitter and healthier I am now and I'm proud of the fact I qualified in something I never really thought I was going to pass in. The fact that shy old me managed to stand up in front of people and shout still shocks me but that's just one side. The other side is my my head which says quit now and stop being daft and kidding myself. I just keep thinking I've been going two years and I usually only have about 6 in my class. I gain someone new and lose 2 more it seems and generally it's for lovely reasons but things outside of my control - they get a job and have to work when my class is on, or have another baby etc. I just can't seem to get the interest and realistically in these times I don't think I can compete with the market. There are two gyms offering £10 a month with classes included and there is absolutely no way on earth I could offer close to that. Then they are bootcamps that whilst are more expensive than me they do offer more classes within their package. Which again I can't do because of childcare and the cost of doing so. Then they are the trendy classes out there like Zumba which I don't like so there is no way I can offer this as it always comes off it your not passionate. Again I tried to combat this by offering Cheerobics® which seems to be getting a lot of interest, but as people need to book in advance (so I can be sure they'll have pom poms) this seems to put people off and then they either don't book in or book but never turn up for the 1st class to even see if they like it. Maybe it's the time of year or maybe I'm just trying to make myself feel better for a business that is drowning. I've lost self believe in my abilities as an instructor which I feel is effecting my classes and the business. I feel physically fit but emotionally exhausted. The truth is I think I need to call a day on the business but I haven't got the courage to do so yet as quite frankly I love it and will miss the class, business and people dearly. So the story continues until I make a decision I guess :( .........</div>
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So how did this affect the challenge and how did I fail? Well I just physically couldn't seem to get into it and give it my all. I didn't have any sweets (haven't done since Spring - go me! ;)), chocolate, biscuits, cake, fizzy drinks (gave those up two years ago), squash etc etc but I did eat way too much processed foods some days which defeats the object of quitting sweet treats since quite often these foods are loaded with sugar and generally just unhealthy. My problem is I lose motivation because I do believe all in moderation so I start to tell myself it's OK to eat these things within limits. The problem with that is the amount of sugar you need in your diet is so small and as sugar seems to be in everything (even the unexpected) I'm probably having my healthy limit unknownly easily anyway. The other problem is the more I have the more I want. I have a bit then before I know it I'm on a sugar binge and eat so much I feel sick. </div>
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So why put myself through the stress eh? I'm really happy with my size and weight but I'm not at all pleased with my teeth - had so many fillings that I feel embarrassed. Nor and I happy with my cellulite and lack of muscle definition. I know my problem is still eating lack of nutritional foods and eating for pleasure things that are terrible for my health........ but is it is all too easy to beat yourself up and stress which is just as bad when your trying to reach your healthy goals? So instead I'm trying to be proud of the fact I'm a ridiculous amount healthier than I was 2 years ago when I was living on fizzy drinks and cheesy chips, a load better than I was a year ago and some what better that I was 6 months ago. I can tick so many boxes of things I've achieved.This is something I'd of never ticked off had it not been for the business. So for every failure you've made along the journey to health you've probably learnt and achieved something great too. I'd never done these things if I hadn't started my business, the business made me want to practise what I preach to members.</div>
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So instead of punishing yourself and yo yo dieting why not just make yourself a check list of those addictions/bad habits you wish to combat and focus on one at a time. Whilst it takes time it works as there is absolutely no rigging way I'm going to go back to the lifestyle I had two years ago, I cringe just thinking about it and the thought of my daughter copying terrifies me. Motivation will come and unfortunately it will go , but when it does don't give up just remember what you've already achieved and visualise what you want. Then make a plan to which habit you'll combat 1st. Focus on the positive and believe you can achieve your goal. So get working on that checklist. Tick off any healthy swaps, weight loss, exercise you now do and so fourth it's all relevant.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-54150535375652481832012-10-16T17:41:00.002+01:002012-10-16T17:41:30.781+01:00Ditch The Scales For Charity!<div style="text-align: justify;">
We all have bad health habits that sometimes seem impossible to break, but what about if you have a much bigger problem you wished to succeed for? The issue I'm talking about is bullying and child sexual abuse. Helping a charity that is committed to helping keep children safe from abuse is much more rewarding than seeing the number on the scales decrease, as lovely as that is! So I suggest you ditch the scales and commit to your goal for <a href="http://www.kidscape.org.uk/">Kidscape</a>.<br />
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Kidscape works UK-wide to provide individuals and organisations with practical skills and resources necessary to keep children safe from harm. The Kidscape staff equips vulnerable children with practical non-threatening knowledge and skills in how to keep themselves safe and reduce the likelihood of future harm. This is why I wish to support this charity.</div>
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A) You commit to the 'QUIT CHALLENGE'. Meaning you quit something you love/rely on for a minimum of a week, but ideally a month. You choose something that will better your health for your own personal self motivation and well-being. Choosing to give up something that will be a challenging for you so friends and family wish to back you. <br />
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B) You get behind us and choose to sponsor someone who is doing the 'Quit Challenge'. You sponsor them a recommended £1 donation for every week they complete the challenge and a extra £1 if they do a full calender month so a total of £5 for the whole month. Obviously higher donations are delightful, but every little helps so even smaller contributions are greatly received. You choose what you wish to donate :) </div>
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I've wanted for a long time to be involved in helping children suffering, but recently I watched a video recorded by Amanda Todd not long before she took her own life. Not enough was done to help her and it's easy to say we would of done something had we known her, but that doesn't quite cut it. The best we can do now is to try and do something for the next victim. </div>
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My past and desire to help people achieve health goals makes me very passionate to get this project of the grown. <br />
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Once I have people wishing to be involved I'll get a fundraising page set up. I'll the add the individuals taking part in the desciption and their challenges and you invite friends/family to pop over to the page and sponsor you. </div>
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♥ Give up the car<br />
♥ Quit smoking<br />
♥ Quit Alcohol<br />
♥ Quit sweet treats or something specific if you have an addiction to something particular i.e chocolate, fizzy drinks etc<br />
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♥ People to take part in the Quit Challenge<br />
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♥ Businesses to offer their services complimentary - literature designed or printed, raffle prizes to further help fundraising or blogging/promoting about the fundraising campaign etc. <br />
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Hoping to make this a big success,</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-45146038817057553062012-09-30T16:29:00.003+01:002012-09-30T16:29:32.492+01:005 Tips To Fight Cellulite!<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have cellulite, not as much as before that's for sure but unfortunately I do still have cellulite. This pains me as I've lost weight and work-out so what am I doing wrong? Well I started to do a little research. The truth is quite depressing because even the most beautiful frames still seem to suffer too. Britney Spears and Tulisa to name a very few have all been caught on camera with cellulite. This quite pathetically makes me feel better. Now if your reading this you most probably have cellulite too. Apparently 80 to 90% of women do. The truth is nearly all women have cellulite and there is still a lot of debate on what actually causes cellulite since underweight and overweight people get the dreaded orange peel skin. Cellulite is defined in the dictionary as dimply skin caused by uneven fat deposits beneath
the surface. Many experts believe that as cellulite is found commonly in very skinny women as well as the curvaceous that the problem is toxins. Chemicals ingested from birth control, food chain, water supply, and pollutants breathed in from the environment. The theory is that the body stores toxins in cells near the skin’s surface where they can do the least damage. Others are sceptical about this theory. One thing they all seem to agree on though is a poor diet plays a huge role in the cause of cellulite. This for me is very true. If I'm to be very honest to you when I lost my weight over 2 years ago now I did it through yes improving my diet and through a lot of exercise but to be truthful my diet still wasn't great. I was still not eating anywhere near as healthy as I should of been. Which is one of the reasons I started this blog so I could start my journey battling this so when I tell people to eat healthy my conscience is clear. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the last year and especially in the last 6 months I've became some what more serious about nutrition and in fact passionate to know more. I've became quite fascinated in the subject. The reason for this is whilst I lost my weight I never became truly satisfied with my results. The more research I did the more apparent it became that getting the diet right was key. I was in denial trying to outweigh bad food with plenty of exercise. The truth is it doesn't work. Yes exercise is amazing for getting results but on it's own you won't truly get where you want to be and vice versas. You need to do both so you tone, lose weight and actually start to feel better - less tired, more energy, stronger and fitter. If you do just one you may lose weight but your unlikely to become defined or get as fit as you'd like. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So the big question is 'How do we get rid of the cottage cheese look'?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The truth is massages, body bushing and creams can help temporary but results won't last as they don't deal with the cause of the problem. So these are ideal methods if you want to improve the look of cellulite for an occasion or holiday but if you wish to tackle the issue permanently you need to work on the inside. I know this works as surprise surprise my cellulite didn't change when I lost weight but in the last 6 months since leading a much healthier palette it's finally improved. Not gone (but to be honest I'm still battling with the healthy eating lifestyle), but what I can say as it's definitely improved so here's my personal advice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1) Look at what chemicals you putting into your body? Make sure you've done your research on any supplements your putting into your body too. Bare in mine your birth control maybe making the condition worse. I was quite depressed to find out my contraceptive pill could be aggravating the problem. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2) I really try and drink 6-8oz glasses of water a day as well as green tea as it's full of anti-oxidants. These are said to help flush out any excess sodium that causes fluid retention. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3) I eat regularly but I've tried to give up the fatty, sweet and processed foods. Basically the junk food. How you lose weight is key to minimising cellulite since mentioned earlier even the very slim can get cellulite. So the fad diets will only be making it worse even if they are successful with helping you drop some weight. Crash dieting can actually make cellulite worse by reducing skin’s elasticity, making more of those little puckers noticeable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4) I Enjoy foods with essential fatty acids. These can help by strengthening the connective tissues around fat cells, thereby helping to reduce cellulite. Sources include olive oil, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">flax seed</span> oil and fish oil. Onions can also help as they help release water build-up from skin cells.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5) Enjoy protein and aim to eat three small portions a day. Protein can help as it contains albumin, which helps absorb excess fluid. Water retention can be part of the cellulite problem. So add small portions of fish, nuts, beans etc each day. Quinoa is something I've introduced into my diet too.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-24204443841375897682012-09-15T15:45:00.002+01:002012-09-15T15:45:19.111+01:00Abs in Process!<div style="text-align: justify;">
So if you follow my blog you'll know all my <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/the-post-ive-been-avoiding-writing.html">goals.</a> The big goal for me is I want some definition in my stomach. I've been aiming to eat clean 80% of the time to achieve this and susprisly loving it. I don't feel at all deprived. It really works for me. I finally feel like I'm cracking it with the healthy lifestyle instead of looking for quick fixes. I'm doing it all properly now and when I feel myself getting discouraged with the progress or my failures I remind myself of how far I've came with lifestyle changes. It's so easy to look in the mirror and feel disappointed but results do come, so it's best to focus on 'am I healthier than before?', and as long as the answer is yes you should be proud and those results will follow. </div>
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So here is a photo of me from yesterday taken from a screen shot of a video I was recording (I have to do a video for an exam I'm doing in <a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/page_2734200.html">Cheerobics</a> encase your wondering, plus another one of my goals is to evenually do home work-out videos so I'm trying to learn some confidence in front of the camera ;-) ). </div>
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Now my goal wasn't just to get definition in my stomach but more inmportantly the lower part so still work to be done, but on the whole I'm really pleased as I feel I'm seeing a real difference. </div>
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I'm also coming to the end of week 1 of<a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/no-sugar-challenge-results.html"> no refined sugar</a> and this seems to make a real difference for me, but unlike when I did it before I'm learning from my mistakes and being aware of <a href="http://missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/the-challenge-trap.html">the trap</a> when the plan comes to an end. </div>
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My current workouts are just a weekly <a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/mummieswithtummiesexerciseclasses.html">'Work it Baby'</a> class and <a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/page_2734200.html">'Cheerobics'</a> practising at the moment. The class and home practising and healthy eating are getting me close to my goal so I'm so chuffed. </div>
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If you follow my posts you'll know I set myself challenges including the month I went without <a href="http://missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/no-sugar-challenge-results.html" target="_blank">refined sugars.</a> I need to do this to keep myself achieving my goals. I'm an emotional eater and I personally believe everything in moderation but quite often I find the whole moderation thing difficult to do. So instead it works for me to set myself cold turkey challenges. This works much better for me as there is no room for <i>'well I can just have one more as long as I'm good the rest of the week',</i> which then slowly slips out of control. Generally the more I have the more I want and to be quite frank when it comes to food I get quite addicted to the wrong stuff. I never get bored of eating bad food and that's where my problem lies. I eat rubbish for pleasure, boredom, comfort, celebrating as well as when I'm feeling sorry for myself or stressed. I also eat junk when I don't see the results I want quick enough and think what the heck it's not working so I might as well eat what I want anyway.......as if that's gonna help!!</div>
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So as you can see this is why a challenge for me is just much more beneficial. Challenges are bloody hard work or it wouldn't be a challenge, but I'd definitely recommend it if you know your not good at the whole moderation thing as there is no room for I'll just have a little as the plan doesn't aloud for this until you finish it. However be warned it's going to take a lot of grit to get through it.</div>
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When I finished my last challenge I was so proud of myself that I'd actually achieved it I felt I deserved a reward. So what did I reward myself with.....the obvious CAKE, CHOCOLATE, PIZZA, POPCORN AND CHEESE! Wait it doesn't stop there this wasn't just one evening but I kept doing it. On and off for about 2 weeks until I finally decided enough was enough and I'd just sabotaged a whole month of bloody hard work. </div>
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with having a treat but it should just be a treat. Not a treat evening or weekend or even a week of booze, takeaways and sweets. In just one evening you can undo all your hard work. Sometimes you can get away with it for quite a while but the truth is eventually it will catch up on you because junk food is addictive. The more you eat the more you want. Basically in the long run you are just making things harder for yourself. Even if your a healthy size you still need to think about what your putting into your body. Bad food will cause you health problems maybe not now but one day. </div>
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Be kind to your body and don't fall into the trap of I know I'm going to a party next week so I'll start my healthy eating after that. Well it's perfectly fine to have the night of but why wait till after? Instead be good up till that occasion then enjoy the special occasion and then get straight back on it. </div>
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I used to do a treat night and I don't now. I just have a treat when I need one and try to minimise this (it's a working progress to be honest) ,but I'm getting there and it's not about looking at what your still not getting right it's about comparing yourself to how you were. I'm not there completely with the healthy eating but if I compare myself to my food habits a year ago then my palette of food has been amazingly cleaned up. Much more variety, nutritional value and definitely less junk and yes my weight has stayed off even with the slip ups because I always get back onto it. I don't give up on myself. I have a family to think of so my health is important so fighting bad lifestyle demons is a priority. The whole you only live once is true, but I'd rather live a long happy disease free life if I'm fortunate enough to do so and so I'll do what I can to maximise my chances. </div>
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Healthy living is not about perfection but consistency. It's not about feeling deprived but learning to control you addictions first and foremost, because without the addictions and cravings there is no feeling deprived. I gave up <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/what-to-do-if-you-cant-stick-to-your.html" target="_blank">fizzy drinks</a> and sugar in my tea a few years ago and it no longer bothers me. It did for a long time but now I couldn't care less, I don't feel I'm missing out in fact I cringe thinking about having either now. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-39112903221330452132012-08-20T20:30:00.000+01:002012-08-21T00:22:44.661+01:00What the .... is wrong with some people?!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Anyway two of the the pages I follow include <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=140750052642779#!/kellyrennieFitnessModel" target="_blank">'Kelly Rennie'</a> a fitness model and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/albums/?id=140750052642779#!/ToneItUp" target="_blank">'Tone it up'</a> who offer online exercise and food plans helping people reach their goals. </div>
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'Tone it up' shared a photo of a before and after of someone following their plan. This girl looked amazing and clearly had worked so hard, but whilst most commented to say how good she looked and what an inspiration she was, other comments included 'Still room for improvement!'. The girl is now a healthy size and lean but feminine, however comments like this is when people can take things too far and it makes me so angry. No wonder people get depressed or end up with eating disorders. </div>
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'Kelly Rennie' had a baby 8 weeks ago and was in amazing shape before falling pregnant and kept up with exercises that are safe to do so whilst pregnant. She also ate highly nutrient based foods to keep herself in the best shape whilst pregnant. When she had her baby girl she kept up the healthy eating but no dieting and after 6 weeks when it was safe to do so she started exercising again. As she was in such great shape before falling pregnant and kept up what was safe to follow whilst pregnant it meant after just 8 weeks after giving birth her stomach looked flat. </div>
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Here are the photo's, which I believe most of us could only dream of having a stomach like this just 8 weeks later. For me it motivates me to train for my next pregnancy before falling pregnant as I find it truly inspiring. </div>
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However some of the comments include '<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Kim was in better shape than that the day she got out after having Corey...fact' and '</span><span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">its not that rare or impressive'! </span></div>
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<span class="commentBody" data-jsid="text">Now if you truly believe this then fair enough but why say it? Why even follow her if you don't like what she does? To me if you don't like what you see then just 'unlike' it's really that simple. Why dampen someones spirits? </span></div>
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So always remember when trying to succeed we all need a little help along the way so search for role models to aspire too, but ultimately be yourself and be prepared for the haters. Don't let them succeed in making you give up. Just because they can't do it doesn't mean you can't. It is possible if you believe it.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-75538246407914451502012-08-14T22:44:00.001+01:002012-08-14T22:46:28.618+01:00No Sugar Challenge - The Results!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hey guys, sorry for big gaps in posts but I have a really good reason. I've moved home and been revising for an exam and been away training in <a href="http://www.Cheerobics.net/">Cheerobics.</a> </div>
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Anyway, what I have now completed is a 4 week no sugar challenge. When I say no Sugar I mean no refined sugars but I've had a little bit of natural sugars within foods like milk and fruit etc. </div>
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I started the challenge as I believe in everything in moderation, but found with the stress of finding a new home and moving I started to binge and my healthy eating when out the window. I found I couldn't just have a little anymore and was getting addicted to sugar so I decided cold turkey was my best option. I was getting really depressed as I've worked so hard to get results and found that they were slowly slipping away. My stomach had became so bloated that it started looking like a pouch at the bottom and defined at top which made me feel angry with myself as I was throwing away everything I'd worked so hard for. I decided I could feel sorry for myself or do something about it. So I did. </div>
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Now for anyone that's not into sweet treats 4 weeks may not seem long, but when you've got a bit of an addiction and eating these foods daily it's a lifetime. The 1st week was a killer and I nearly gave up on the 1st day when my mother in law made loads of homemade cakes. I kept telling myself well I could always start again tomorrow. However I'm really proud as I resisted and did complete the 4 weeks. I decided they would always be temptations, but that it was only 4 weeks and if I really wanted results that I'd do it. The truth of the matter is if you really want something you'll just do it, so I had to ask myself how much I wanted it. The answer was A LOT!</div>
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Here is my results, which may not seem amazing but I feel there is real noticable difference.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-36044280541582650922012-07-22T19:00:00.000+01:002012-07-22T19:00:00.653+01:00The Double Chin WORK-OUT!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Some say two heads are better than one but frankly this isn't the case for chins. Some people don't seem to get a double chin even when they put on weight. I on the other hand like to think I'm slim and yet if I put on a little bit of weight I get a double chin. You may have a spare tyre in your car but having a extra chin to spare doesn't exactly do a lot for your confidence. For me it's just one of the places I put on weight. I'm always hips and chins! Some people put on weight around the belly or bum, but for me I tend to just get wider first followed by an extra chin if I don't keep my weight controlled. It quite frankly sucks! You can hide body imperfections with the right wardrobe but let's be honest there isn't a lot you can do to hide a double chin! There is however exercises you can do and obviously we all know staying a healthy weight will help too. </div>
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When I moisturise I make sure to pay special attention to the neck, taking the moisturiser in an upwards and outwards direction either side of the neck and chin. Taking the moisturiser from the bottom of my neck and pulling it upwards my chin and outwards to the lymph nodes (going either side of the ears). </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-22455150237716699642012-07-21T19:33:00.001+01:002012-07-21T19:33:05.046+01:00The post I've been avoiding writing!<div style="text-align: justify;">
This post should of perhaps been my very 1st post since this blog is all about me sharing my journey and reaching my goals. I mentioned when I gave advice on a previous post about setting goals that I'd share my own goals but since then I've been wimping out. Quite simply because of fear. What if I share what my goals are and then I fail to achieve them? It wouldn't exactly be very inspiring. However whilst trying to decide how to get out of doing this post after already saying I'd share my goals as well as how I planned to achieve them I realised that firstly by putting my goals out there it would motivate me to achieve (as I'd of annouced to the world what I was doing and so was no way of going back or getting out of it), but more importantly that if I reached my goals I'd be able to share how I did it and if I didn't I'd be able to share my mistakes. I've decided that if I get it wrong I'm just going to own up and tell you. I've be fightened to do this being an <a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/" target="_blank">instructor</a> encase people think well I'm not going to her class, she can't even achieve her own goals nevermind help me with mine. I then decided I may be an instructor, but you don't become a great driver as soon as you've passed your test or expert in parenthood as soon as your child is born. Everything in life needs to be experienced before you can truly relate to someone. So I've decided that I will become the best instructor by sharing and succeeding in my own goals rather than preaching about what you should be doing when in all honesty I'm still learning what fully works for me. I can share how I've lost weight and got into shape but I can't share how I reached all my goals as I haven't yet. I really want to be an expert in getting mums the results they really want. So here is my goals below and I'll be sharing with you the highs, lows, failures, successes and mistakes made along the way in trying to achieve them!</div>
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*To have the confident to have a photoshoot and one day rather than share other peoples motivation posters I'll start my own. Cringey I know!<br />
*To have the confident to start work-out videos and sessions via skype.<br />
*To have a perk bum free from cellulite ;-)<br />
*Definition in lower stomach and arms.<br />
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*Become stronger and fitter.<br />
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I recently wrote a blog about <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/goal-setting-for-weight-loss-success.html" target="_blank">setting goals and making a plan for results.</a> In this I talked about setting yourself challenges. However whenever you set yourself a challenge or are following a new exercise regime or perhaps a diet it will only work if you see it through. </div>
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Last night after doing a week without sugar treats I was really struggling - in the evenings it really gets to me. I posted on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MissWorkitBaby" target="_blank">facebook page</a> "Can I keep it up?" and one person replied "yes you can" and we ended up talking about how they were struggling too and how they'd had a bad evening and ended up eating lots of naughty treats. We shared tips with each other and it made me realise I'm not alone and to come up with a new plan. Introducing 'The dealing with frustration and cravings plan', which I'll go to whenever I'm struggling.</div>
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<b>1)</b> Share you struggle. Post in on your facebook status, twitter or start a blog journey like me. Or start a group on facebook with friends that are working on goals too. Sometimes all it takes is someone saying you can do it. Or simply check in with me - leave a comment on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MissWorkitBaby" target="_blank">fanpage</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/MissWorkitBaby" target="_blank">tweet me.</a></div>
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<b>2)</b> Take photos! You may dislike them but let that fuel you. Don't avoid taking them because you dislike what you see - let the photo drive you. Nobody has to see it. Take a picture of yourself in your underwear in the mirror so you don't have to ask anyone to do it (if you don't wish too) and every 4 weeks take another. Let the photo from the previous month motivate you for the next month.</div>
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<b>14)</b> Remember you are the only person that can nourish your body. Treat your body, not your mind. Your body isn't craving bad foods but will pay the consequences. Reward your body, don't punish it.</div>
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<b>15)</b> Think you can't lose much weight doing short exercise busts? Think again. Doing short intense work-outs will burn a heck more than choosing to do nothing. 20 minutes WILL and CAN make the difference!</div>
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<b>16)</b> Be honest with yourself. If you want it enough you won't quit. Ask yourself 'Do I really want it? How bad do I want it?</div>
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<b>17)</b> Keep busy and if it's late on an evening and your considering eating naughty food then just go to bed. Plenty of sleep will only help your results.</div>
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<b>18)</b> If you do decide you can't hack it and do indulge then make sure you earn it! Pick an exercise you find really challenging and do 50 reps before allowing yourself to binge. Do warm up and cool down though.</div>
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<b>19)</b> Rather than focusing on weight-loss or creating a more defined you focus on becoming a FITspiration. The fitter you are the better you feel and the more likely you are to succeed. </div>
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<b>20)</b> Prepare yourself! It will take time, it will suck, it will hurt and it will be emotional, but look at those people who've made it and I doubt you'll find one that will say it wasn't worth it. Expect it to be hard work and suck it up. Be determined. Find a way to stop letting money, time, motivation, stress, depression and so on stop you achieving. Fight for it. Earn it and own it. It's yours for the taking but you can't wish for it you need to work for it. </div>
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<b>21)</b> Say 'No' with pride! People will challenge you and try to tempt you. Be proud of what your doing and tell them LOUD AND PROUD 'No thank you'! and when they say 'Surely you can have one' you say 'Yes I can but no thanks, I'm not on a diet you see but I care enough about my body to not load it with junk'! Think about it....they probably don't really care if you succeed or not as they don't feel about you and your body the way you do. They may not feel you need it, but your doing it for YOU not them. Practice saying 'No thank you'!</div>
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<b>22) </b>Don't become fixated and worried about everything you eat. Enjoy the learning process. Trial and error wins the race. It doesn't matter if you don't get it quite right, in fact getting it wrong means you'll succeed because you've learnt from it. Don't beat yourself up and don't obsess over everything you eat. </div>
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<b>23)</b> Get friends on board. Meet up once a week to share how your doing, start a joggers group. Join classes together. Walk the kids to school together. Off load your frustration and listen to theirs. You'll soon see your not alone. </div>
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<b>24)</b> Treat yourself after the small successes. Those small successes all add up and are helping you on your way. Acknowlege the achievements and stop only focusing on the slip ups. Reward yourself after the little successes even if it's just with a file and polish.<br />
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<b>25)</b> Finally START NOW! Don't say Monday! Remember COMMITMENT = SUCCESS<br />
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I hope you find this useful, please do share you tips too x</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-70438910414579971822012-07-12T08:00:00.000+01:002012-07-14T14:12:25.500+01:00How much sugar is in your favourite treats?We all know too much sugar in our diet is bad for the waistline and our health, but really how much sugar is in some of the most common treats we might choose to eat.<br />
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<b class="cal_stat" style="color: #8d00c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">21 oz (medium) shake</b>
<b>Sugars, total: 111g</b>
Calories, total: 770
Calories from sugar: 444 </span></pre>
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<b class="cal_stat" style="color: #8d00c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">1 Bar (37g)</b>
<b>Sugars, total: 13g</b>
Calories, total: 140
Calories from sugar: 52</span></pre>
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<b class="cal_stat" style="color: #8d00c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">1 serving (1 Tbs/17g)</b>
<b>Sugars, total: 4g</b>
Calories, total: 20
Calories from sugar: 16</span></pre>
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<b class="cal_stat" style="color: #8d00c1; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">1 serving (1/2 cup/106g)</b>
<b>Sugars, total: 21g</b>
Calories, total: 270
Calories from sugar: 84
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<b>Sugars, total: 84g</b>
Calories, total: 1080
Calories from sugar: 336</span></pre>
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<b>Sugars, total: 18g</b>
Calories, total: 170
Calories from sugar: 72
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<b>Sugars, total: 54g</b>
Calories, total: 510
Calories from sugar: 216
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<b>Sugars, total: 30g</b>
Calories, total: 280
Calories from sugar: 120</pre>
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<b>Sugars, total: 39g</b>
Calories, total: 140
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<b>Sugars, total: 65g</b>
Calories, total: 240
Calories from sugar: 240</span></pre>
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<b>Sugars, total: 108g</b>
Calories, total: 400
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many of these, the total caloric value
is lower than the calories that should be
in the sugar alone, if sugar has 4 calories
per gram. We don't know if they used
"low calorie" sugar; we just used the data
on the nutrition label, and assumed that
sugar accounted for 100% of the calories.
This was common for beverages but not
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-79007706647447668502012-07-11T08:30:00.000+01:002012-07-14T14:18:00.217+01:00Goal setting for weight-loss success!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Firstly never set a goal to lose weight. Yes you may want this and it's fine to follow a programme to do this, but don't let this be your main goal....trust me! Real weight-loss and not just a quick fix, but something you wish to maintain takes time, but if you focus on being healthy the rest will naturally follow! Of course you can lose weight really quickly following the right diet and exercise regime but if once it's completed you put it all back on it's pointless. </div>
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Your 1st goal should always be to re-educate yourself. Knowing how to read food labels, which foods will keep you feeling fuller for longer and so on will make you much more likely to succeed permanently. </div>
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Now set specific goals that are achievable but will help your individual needs for e.g if you struggle to stay off the sweet treats then your goal would be to research and learn some healthy sweet recipes that you enjoy. </div>
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One of my goals is to try something new every week. The reason for this is I'm really fussy however I know it's important to eat a variety of foods for results and health. Making this a perfect goal for me which allows me to slowly increase my palette of food which eventually will make it easier for me to eat healthy which equals a fitter me. Happy days!</div>
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My goals are to tone up my rear and get some definition in my arms and lower stomach. I'll be posting soon how I plan to do this with setting specific goals to help me succeed. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03145584365463310989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4274886036806939096.post-25765422886790119842012-07-10T19:58:00.000+01:002012-07-14T14:18:30.032+01:00Confession: I have terrible eyebrow envy! Tips for the perfect brows.<div style="text-align: justify;">
Yes this is a bit of an embarrassing one but it's true. I find as soon as I meet someone I'm checking out their eyebrows. It's probably the first thing I do. I blame this on the fact that previous to becoming an <a href="http://www.workitbaby.co.uk/">aerobics instructor</a> and before becoming a mum I was a Health and Beauty manager in a salon in Newcastle. In this job I started of as a therapist and within 3 months was the manager. This role meant I always had to take good care of my appearance - and a therapist with bad eyebrows is never good.</div>
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My own eyebrows are actually pretty appalling at the moment as I'm temporary out of the area where I have my brows threaded. I won't just have anyone work on my brows and always go to Asha from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Asha.Verhoeven">Coco Rose.</a> I find many therapists take too much off and eyebrows one hair thick is never a good luck! Good eyebrows bring out your eyes and for many people their eyes are their best feature, just by having well groomed eyebrows I believe you can instantly look more beautiful. </div>
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If you have eyebrows that are quite thick or need reshaping I'd highly recommend threading as the definition in shape is so much more than waxing or tweezing in my opinion. If your eyebrows aren't as thick then obviously there isn't as much to play with so you won't get as much definition. </div>
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<b>1)</b> If your eyebrows are quite thin or totally out of shape try growing them in for a while - so you can get a better re-shape! For me this is a killer letting them frankly become a bit bushy, but if you can resist it will be worth it for a really good shape. The exception to this rule is you must pluck in the middle - monobrows are never cool!</div>
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<b>2) </b>If your brows are fine then get them tinted. There is no point having beautiful shaped brows if you can't see them.</div>
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<b>3)</b> If you decide to do a re-shape yourself make sure you measure where you should be removing the hairs and don't over do it. See photo below.</div>
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<b>A)</b> Get a ruler or something with a straight edge and from the edge of your nose hold it straight up. This is where your eyebrows should start. </div>
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<b>B) </b>Place the ruler in the same place again but now letting it cross the outside of the pupil. This is where you should have an arch. The brow between A and B should be about pencil width. </div>
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<b>C)</b> Starting back in the same position measure to where you eye ends. This is the minimum length you want your eyebrows to be.</div>
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I get it
all the time you don't need eat healthy your already skinny. Or you
can get away with eating all that as your slim and so fourth. Yes I
believe in eating well and yes I also think it's fine to sometimes
just enjoy what you want in moderation. However I'm also like
everyone else and struggle sometimes to eat healthy, whether it's
because of lack of motivation, stress, money, time or simply I just
fancy having junk and loads of it. I'm only human and bad food tastes
for a reason. The funny thing is about all these statements though is
simply well I'm slim because yes sometimes I do fall of the healthy
eating wagon but generally I'm always trying to stay on it. I mean if
every time someone said to me go on you can get away with eating that
then believe me I wouldn't be the size I am now. I work ridiculously
hard on trying to eat healthy because quite frankly I'm fussy and it
doesn't come natural to me. I'm working on the terrible habit I have
of eating for pleasure instead of for fuel.</div>
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I don't
think they is anything wrong with letting your hair down sometimes
and not worrying about what you put in your mouth. I believe it's
just as unhealthy to become fixated on only eating real foods whilst
it would be great if we all did this it's not very realistic and
worrying about it is certainly defeating the object of living a
healthy lifestyle. Most nutritionists say aim for 80% being good and
don't worry the rest of the time too much.
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So I've
kept just over 2 stone off now for 2 years now but since I struggle
with healthy eating how have I done it?</div>
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1)I'm
always prepared for a bad day. Now I don't mean I have some amazing
back-up plan for when things go wrong on how I'm going to fight the
demons saying what the hell eat me when things are going wrong, to
be quite frank I'm pretty poor at this (although great compared to
how I use to be) know what I mean is if I've had a bad day I except
it and move on. Sometimes it's sooooo incredibly easy to feel sorry
for yourself when you've had a bad day and eaten terribly and think
what's the point. When in actual fact you've just had a slip up and
tomorrow is a fresh start to get it right. A bad day is fine not
ideal but fine. A life of bad eating isn't fine. Start over and
believe me you will see less and less of these bad days as healthy
eating starts to become a habit. I know this as I get better and
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2)Focus
on small gradual changes. I always had 2 sugars in my tea and I
gradually over six months I cut down to none. Yes six months is a
long time to break a habit but it's better 6 months to quit and it
being permanent than a quick fix that doesn't last. I went from 2
sugars to 1¾ waited till my taste buds adapted and then 1½ and
down ½ teaspoon a time until my taste buds weren't bothered. Now
two years later and I'm still without sugar in my tea, in fact the
thought of 2 sugars makes me feel sick, YUCK!</div>
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3)Don't
waste your treats on drinks! I love food so if I want to have
something naughty and keep it in moderation then I have to knock
drinks on the head. <a href="http://www.missworkitbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/what-to-do-if-you-cant-stick-to-your.html">Anyone who read my very first blog will know I was very badly addicted to fizzy drinks.</a> Even if a drink is low or
zero calories think about what nutritional value if has, if it
doesn't then it's likely to be having a negative effect on you and
stopping you from succeeding in your goals.</div>
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4)Be
honest about what you can't eat in moderation. For me it's sweets so
I gave them up completely about 4 months ago. I simply cannot have
one. If I do I immediately want more and before I know it the whole
packet has gone (no matter how big the packet is). So now I don't
buy them. If I need something a little sweet I may opt for chocolate
as I can have a few squares and not be fussed. Clearly that's
better than massive bag or sweets! Always focus on what you struggle
to eat in moderation.</div>
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5)Have
a glass of water with every meal or snack. It's easy to forget to
drink enough and we all know it aids weigh-loss so get into the
habit or pouring a glass of water with everything you plan to eat.
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Some
people all their life have struggled with their weight and others
like myself got away with eating junk, never touching a vegetable,
drinking excess amounts of alcohol and never having to exercise and
staying skinny. The silly thing is for me I never actually
appreciated at the time that I was pretty perfect and was still
unhappy with the way I looked. I now believe that this is a very
important lesson to learn before going on any health kick......will
you know if you actually look good? If not then really what is the
point if your still unhappy. People lose weight all the time and don't
see it so I think it's important to learn to be contented, but
also I always recommend taking some photographic evidence so you can
visually see your results.</div>
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I use to
blame the fact I'm now a mum on why I find it harder to maintain my
size, but actually this is just an excuse that can go on for far too long as to why your not back into shape. For me it was never because I became
a mum but it took me a while to be honest about this. Yes stretch
marks came when I was pregnant but extra weight gain definitely not. I
tried to convince myself it was, but actually I was quite poorly in
pregnancy and lost a stone and eventually at the end put back on
another 3 stone so ended up just 2 stone heavier than what I was
originally. The 1<sup>st</sup> stone came off more a less as soon as
Peta was born and the extra stone gradually over the first 6 months.
However when Peta was 15 months I was my biggest yet and the blame for my weight was still having a baby, well since I'd already lost that weight once and the
1<sup>st</sup> stone was nearly all baby and considering her age
well it quite simply was just an excuse to make myself feel better for not taking proper care of myself. It was only when I looked back
on photos of myself at 6 months that I realised this and owned up to the fact I was making
excuses for myself. The reality is you can get away with a lot more when your younger without it visually showing, but it will catch up with you evenually.</div>
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was still just classed as having a healthy BMI (a lb
more and I was classed as overweight) but this is about the time I
realised I needed to start appreciating I'm not 19 anymore and
actually I can't live on sh*t without exercise and still be healthy
size. If I continued I would in fact keep putting on weight and
feeling rough from lack of nutrition. This was at this time I starting
improving my fitness and looking at my diet. The first step in succeeding is owning up to any excuses. Do you ever blame time, money
or having a baby for not being in shape? Don't get me wrong I don't
believe in pressuring yourself within a certain time frame to be back
in shape but if like me after a year your still not back where you
want to be it's time to face reality. Yes there are plenty of factors
that make it difficult, nothing in life you really want comes
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I cannot diet end of. I simply have no willpower for it. I love food, especially junk food and find it so difficult to eat bad food in moderation. So I don't buy it and set myself individual challenges rather than following a specific diet plan that restricts certain foods. I don't agree with restricting yourself something, but everything in moderation. All these diet plans have been set up to make money and don't care if your just losing muscle not fat or if your not getting the required nutrients you need. So to really succeed you need to get the devil out of your body. By this I mean your devil. That one food(s) that you know is really bad for you and if your honest with yourself your most probably addicted too. This is your devil because it's likely making your fat, unhappy and definitely unhealthy. Quite simply you need to tell him or her to pee off!</div>
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I had quite a few. The main one for me was fizzy drinks. I went cold turkey about 2 years ago and to this day I haven't had a slip up. I was really addicted to these drinks especially diet coke and would send my hubby out at ridiculous o'clock to get me a can. I drank them everyday and the more I drank them the more I wanted.....yes it may seem crazy but I was a fizzy drink addict! Think about it could you tell me what makes up those fizzy drinks? Basically I was just polluting my body.<br />
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