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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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.