the constant longing to eat

hungry? if these pictures don't make you want to eat, you are not human. the constant battle against eating exactly what we want to eat is one of the hardest things in the world. why don't we have the will power to eat everything healthy when we know how fattening takeaways are? i ask myself this everyday. 'the diet starts tomorrow'. so why couldn't god make the tastiest food the healthiest? probably most of us don't each our five a day, but many of us don't even have the 2000 calories we are recommended to have a day either. i mean, 2000 calories is a lot- how are we meant to eat all these calories and this be recommended? i think people get confused as to what is healthy and what isn't. i have been brought up to know exactly what is good to eat and what isn't, which is quite a good thing to know as a 19 year old. a lot of young people think that a diet is- not having any breakfast, no lunch and salad for tea. i personally cannot pyhsically do this due to having very low blood sugar and having to eat every hour- i'm not even joking. i have a takeaway around once a week and to be honest, i eat a lot of crap. but with booking a holiday, i've been trying to get into the swing of things and get the perfect bikini bod. so heres a few things i've been following whilst on my healthy eating regime- whilst avoiding the dreaded gym! as a 19 year old i am not obessessed with weight, i just think it's good to be careful when deciding what to eat, as i want to stay how i am!

1) Fitness DVD-
i have recently bought the Jennifer Ellison fitness DVD after being inspired by all the weight losers on twitter. i'll let you know how it goes, but it is really fun, makes you feel great and you don't have to go all the way to the gym to exercise. £12.99

2) Fitnesspal app-
if you have an iphone this apps great. you can type in anything and it will tell you how many calories and grams of fat is in the product. you can also find brands on there which tells you exactly how much you're having, recording your weight to see if you have lost any, and adding up your daily calories telling you how much you have left. downside to this is when i have about 600 calories left at the end of the day, i go wild. not good.

3) Pitta Pizza-
ok, so i've not actually tried this yet. since being ill last week, i have had a constant craving for pizza and haven't got my fix yet. researching healthy ways to make pizza, i found that putting pizza topping on a wholemeal pitta with mozarella and tomato, and grilling is the easiest, quickest and healthiest way to eat one of your unhealthy sins without feeling guilty.


i know i am not overweight, but i know i do eat some crap. i think balancing out low fat foods with a small amount of foods of a higher calorie content is the best way to maintain a healthy eating regime- always have a day off eating healthy. this will definitely make it easier to do your diet with a treat to look forward to.

happy january!

x

dress down

i always find that when i go shopping i can never find the right top to wear or a perfect fit. i like to wear long sleeved, high neck and very fitted with usually a flared skirt, denim shorts or some worn-in jeans. however, i always find that the tops aren't the right shape and usually aren't very flattering. they're usually not fitted enough as the hem isn't long enough to pull the fabric down.so something i've started to do, which i have previously mentioned, is to buy these kind of bodycon dresses and wear them as tops. they are usually jersey fabrics which are easy to fold over when wearing jeans, and go easily under a skirt.

most of these are between £25-£40- topshop.

x

weekly update

what have you guys been up to this weekend? hope it was a good one! i enjoyed a night out at rosso on king street in manchester with all the girls from work on saturday night- great atmosphere and even better food.

#mum and dad!

i stupidly decided to wear my topshop heels that i bought a year ago to discover foolishly again that they actually cripple me. they are peep toe and patent which means your foot slides down to the bottom of the shoe and squashes your toes. something i found that really helped with this was to put a few cotton wool pads on the inside of your shoes, at the side of your big toe. great tip when you have a pair of gorgeous but painful heels- it will get you through the night as it did me!

i also went to the comedy club at the frog and bucket on oldham street in manchester on monday night. this is a place me and liam love to go for a cheap night and a few laughs (how cheesy of me). its £3 in and the night follows a structure of two pretty funny people doing about five minutes each, and then after a short interval its kind of like an open mic night- some good, some bad, but all funny in different ways. a bottle of wine is around £7, bottles of beer £2. you can also get food at your table, which a large bar menu serving burgers, pizzas, onion rings, fish and chips etc. a burger and chips is only £5 on a monday night too! the doors open around 7- i'd get there for about ten to to insure a good table, you don't wanna be standing up! but i definitely recommend it- pretend its the weekend.

i have been counting down the weeks till i can go on holiday with my wonderful family- eight weeks! its so hard to start buying holiday clothes and knowing what you will want to wear in the sun mid-way through january. however, i've invested in a couple of things that will do for both january and the summer. clever, hey?

both topshop-

 

the skirt has been great, i wore it to the comedy club with tights, my leather chelsea boots and a long sleeved skinny top. the skirts great worn both midi and shorter- very easy to roll up. (sounds cheap i know, but the longer length can sometimes make my legs look stumpy when wearing boots- and i'm 5,7!). i reckon it will look great in the summer, chilled with a tan and some sandals.

i'm not usually into midi dresses, i don't think they're too flattering however i like this one as its not too fussy , £34 and looks good with a tan skinny waist belt. i reckon this will look better when i dont have to wear tights with it, the longer length with black tights poking out the bottom makes me feel like a middle aged woman.

i bought some chelsea boots from topshop, but with them being real leather they were in the premium range. i figured they would last me foroever anyway, and with them having a funny little heel they could also border on middle aged woman, so stupidly i paid an extra £40 for the version with the studs on the back. i've wore them to death already though, hence why i can't take a picture of them as they're a bit dirty- i haven't got round to cleaning them yet, i'll stick a picture up soon.

i'll be sure to let you know what i get up to this week-  whether you're interested or not, we all know everyone likes to be a bit nosey!

x

no bra january

it seems to these celebs that january is the month to let loose- you won't see me following this trend anytime soon!