Beach Fashion

Going to a beach is just not about having a towel and lying on a beach.. it is place to be seen looking at your best.. yes, in hot sun. It can be challenging but there are some tips you might want to have..

First, What is your team? Mine was 1960´s film stars at Amalfi last year.. this year I try to think more of an Exotic Jungle meets beach life!

Some inspirational points..

Nice Floral Bikini

Matching statement necklace 

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Gata-Bakana has amazing beach style

Exotic drinks lighten your day on a Vacation..

Cia Maritima swimwear and caftans are amazing too! 

I want flying tickets.. like now.. I feel so inspired from all these beautiful bodies and amazing vibrant colours. Need to loose weight.. to remind my self again.. anything looks good when thinner and tanned.

Tantastic!!

Squat & Planking going well.. was really aching after first two days.. but it is getting better now and I can´t wait to see results. Would love to add hula hoop to my routine.
I have made my self a play list from you tube and dance around when too bored to do other things.. it is burning calories.. YAY!

What am I going wear on a beach next spring/summer!?

TAN!! I have to have a good tan. I am big believer of sunscreen and try to keep my skin away from sun, but still want a nice tan. I often start my tan on going 3-5 times to solarium, to actually get used to sun that I don´t burn my self in sun right away when go to pool.. so that is not just for the colour it is safety too, but.. any self tanner, spray tan, anything looks better on you if you have tiny bit of colour already before you apply it.
My all times favourites have been St.Tropez products. They give nice colour, not at all yellow, but very natural and as product it self looks like melted chocolate it is easier to apply it evenly, to avoid any hazards.

Great and cheap! 

I start by eating sun capsules from Holland & Barret about 4 weeks before all this to prepare my skin for summer!

THEN..

1. Start by exfoliating my skin week before I start my tanning process in solarium. 3 days a row exfoliating and moisturising. I use just normal caster sugar and baby oil for it. First long hot shower and then lot´s of sugar and very little baby oil.. best results

2. After good exfoliating is solarium time.. I go few times just as I am and then few times using excelerator to get deeper result.

3. Shaving.. or any kind of hair removal must be done an advanced, other wise your pores are so visible that you get "dotted look" when apply self tanner.. so I shave day before I put self tan.. and normally keep hair off anyway by regular shave. I don´t like wax.. it just hurts too much.

Body Polish is great too if don´t want to use sugar

4. When you have exfoliated, and shaved day before.. then tanning can be done.
I always moisturise my hands and feet first, also my elbows and knees and rub moisturiser to my toenails and cuticles  ( make sure you have nail polish on that you don´t colour your nails too) and any place that seems dry or prone to get too dark..

St.Tropez Self tan Lotion is best in my opinion. 

5. Wear a disposable gloves.. and start adding colour. Go one leg by time, and got higher from there. When you have done all, a part face and hands, add self tanner and face moisturiser and mix them well and add to your face, then: take gloves off and add self tanner to back of your hands (not palms) and spread by using the other back of hand.. results should be great.. better than in any salon.

I must say that colour is very impressive..

Looks all natural to me! 

109.5kg and feeling like winner

It is silly how happy I actually feel!
My weight has not gone down as much as I was hoping but still, in healthy way, if I drop it like this, I am getting to my goal weight eventually.
I have few motivation things.. like dreaming of new nice bag and shoes.. and dress for next summer..
Ah.. It has been hard somehow being on diet but I am starting to get used to it.
I have started to get Allergy from something lately, seriously bad skin rashes.. Not fun.
Must try to clean my eating a little to see what has changed.

 Ocean Club Calling.. I can so do this!

I want my Missoni Bikinis and Sun Glasses, cold margarita and good tan!

I was challenging my friends for squat and planking challenge starting from Saturday! 

Will you join in!! When big muscle groups work so hard, they also burn calories and that helps you to loose weight. This is taking so little your time daily that we all could literally do this twice a day if we want.. but never mind, start ones a day. 

New wardrobe for thinner me.

I love dreaming of getting thinner.. and now when it actually starts happening it feels even better.
Have thought of just a normal style I will be wearing, easy, versatile, something that I can literally wear almost anywhere..  I love the idea that I can travel over the weekend and easily pack my things to weekender and don´t have to carry too much things with me.

Sun Glasses, say no more! 

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Silk Blouse, Classic and can be worn at any time of the year

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Chinos, in this colour and olive green.. thank you, I want. 

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Neutral wedges are must have

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Love this bag.. very versatile 

110.4kg ..blah.

Had Monday weighing yesteray.. and BLAAAHHH...

Ok, wanted my weight to be lot less but it was not.
All though seems like my waste has shrank a little as my skinny jeans are not killing me so badly anymore that in few weeks time I can consider wearing them first time for over a year!! Amazziinggg!!

I went to shopping today and bought my self a lovely jacket I can wear when I am little thinner than this.. it is for later spring as it is light weight black with pink zipper, very feminine and nice and under it a pink sweat top!

I have spoken to friend of mine for taking a part for my diet and seems to work.. she was sport clothes shopping today with me!! YAY!

Folks, I am going to make it!

Anything negative... well yes.. something is causing me really bad allergy, my skin is killing me as it felt so itchy yesterday and kept being like it for 9h until 1h in cool shower, antihistamine and hydrocortisone balm. Not fun. Today, eating clean so that I can start finding out what causes those crazy reactions.

Diet..

I have been rather good last days, only ate 5 candies on Friday and had massive regrets from them.
I was weighing my self the other day and worryingly my weight had not gone down at all but someone said to me it might be due to all sport I have done as muscles also hold fluids if I exercise a lot, which I have done this week.
Wednesday walked to school ( I go German classes on Mondays and Wednesdays) and walked 8km to school, then had just walked on last Sunday 10km. All and all lot of walking, healthy diet and I can´t go wrong. I will just keep up and wish my weight moves to more desired numbers next week.
I have fell in love with my protein drinks, Vanilla Vi Shake and I always add skimmed milk and then mix it with something.

Morning normally starts with:
300ml Skimmed milk
2 Scoops of Vi Shake protein powder
3 Tea spoons of instant coffee

I mix it all with blender and make it a nice iced coffee for morning.
Now have added cinnamon and cardamom the other morning and it was delicious!

Other of my favourites is:
300ml Skimmed Milk
2 Scoops of Vi Shake protein powder
1 Handful of frozen forest berries (sold in Waitrose)

I mix it all with blender and it ends up being a fantastic delicious, almost like a desert!
...and best of all it is guilt free!  It is so thick due to frozen berries that will freeze the milk too, that you can spoon it in to your mouth and let it melt there.

One great thing is that when I loose weight with Vi Shakes I don´t have sweet gravings that I would often have when I try to loose weight. I drink/eat two shakes during the day, then take an apple or dried peanuts for snack, and eat BIG Salad and fish in the evening.
I avoid carbs and feel fantastic and lot more positive I have ever felt when I have lost weight.

Must be something to do with those magical shakes..

I bougt new sport clothing and feel fantastic about them, it is nice to go out to have a good brisk walk when I have right clothing for it and they make me feel little fitter than I actually am.. leading to better results on my walks and more steps.

My Friend is moving to Marbella in few weeks time and she has invited me over there, so I have to be in GREAT shape if I want to go to Ocean Club for a day. It would be way too embarrassing to be like huge white whale where people are all toned and tanned. So.. I have to keep my goal in mind.

I found a humorous shirt I´d love to get.. TOWIE girls looks often SO Glamorous in Marbella that I have to keep it in mind. Me being a boring opera singer could take some pool style tips from those girls!

I want this shirt!

110.7kg

After week of eating rather healthy food I went to surprise afternoon tea with my hubby. It was LOVELY, but I ended up eating cakes and scones and anything that was served and felt nausea later on simply because ate too much sweet. So.. effect was expected to be seen this morning when I stepped on scale.

Instead of Loosing 1kg like I had promised to my self.. My Weight is now 11o.7kg and I am over the moon. I have lost more than 1kg!

It was good as long as it lasted.

This has taught me that if I am cool with my eating most of the times little slip here and there won´t destroy my diet.

111.8kg and lot of Sport

I have forgotten to put my weight here!! First of January was such a shock for me.. I am whale.. not a fun feeling.. but have kept my promise to my self and keep in diet.. so already 6th January my weight had gone down to 111.8kg and will keep weighing my self always on Mondays.

I have been out a whole day, I went for nice walk with my hubby and dog.. 1.55am-2.40pm WALKING whole time, just a quick cup of coffee and then continued. Dog is done, she is sleeping in my bed and I am done too. Had quick bite and then nap time.
I am feeling wishful that this time I am going to make it with my diet as 1kg should not be too much and idea is keeping me positive.

Tomorrow is my weighing day.. so Fingers crossed.

I need Kettlebell at home as I like doing things with it! But how big? 3kg?

I ended up eating like monster today.. Tomorrow weight will not be beautiful thing..

Best Possible Sport

..Oh and by the way, I have ordered my self a size 16 Leather look denim jeggins. I have always wanted a leather trousers but they are too hot and thick and all.. and also look horrible on too fat person.. so mine are now size 16 and those I will wear later this spring together with high heels and silk blouse! ( I am Size 20 at the moment.. so I need to go down two dress sizes in order to wear them)

112.9kg, 1st January 2014

This is what I saw.. I have always thought that WHY does before and after pictures of people have to be so crazy, I mean.. seriously depressed looking whales in photos.. and now I know.. BECAUSE  in most of "before" photos people feel depressed and really crap about them selves and that is how I was too while taking these photos.. Seeing your self from such an angles and being horrified how do I really look.. OMG. Here we go again. My Friend had lost 25kg by adding protein shakes to he´s diet and I will do same.. and continue as long as I can as this is really getting in to my nerves. I am using Vi Shake and this far it has tasted GREAT. I have 2 of those during the day and then eat in the evening.

I have idea of loosing 1kg per week and as was too shocked about my self did not start this blog untill today but my measurements at 1st January where:

I am 180cm tall (5.11ft)
112.9kg (17.7st)
My waist was  119cm.. say no more.

I am trying to loose 26kg (4st)

I stepped on scale on monday 6th January and weight was 111.7kg (17. 59st) so I have lost just as much as I wanted and even 200g more.
I am sure first kilo´s are gone easier than then when 10kg is gone I have to work harder on those that are left..

Wish me luck.

My Secret will be Vi Shake!! I am so going to make it!