Getting there slowly...but surely!

Wow..Tuesday already!!
This week seems to have just come round so quick! Before we know it, christmas will be slapping us in the face!

Exercise this week has included,walking,lifting,housework and of course, my trusted companion the wii fit.

I have been wearing my hotpants but ive a confession to make....I havent worn them every day meaning i'll have to start the 2 week challenge again! Its been a bit of a mad weekend with Josh starting half term (and driving me round the bend!) early so ive forgotten to put them on....eeek sorry hot pants!!
However, i have worn them and i think they may even be starting to work their magic. This week ive lost 3lbs. Which is better than the pound a week i have been losing. Then on the other side of it, Slimavite shakes have played their part as i did a couple of days where i was drinking 3 a day as opposed to the normal 2. I had to because couldnt get off of a certain weight mark..Frustrating!!!
Anyway,i have lost an inch of my waist which is bloody amazing for me.I do believe that is down to my hotpants. I cant be sure but the two week challenge will have to wait til next week as im away for the weekend on holiday and then im off to see Britney Spears on the monday..This means ill be consuming rubbish food..oops..but hey, these occasions are a rarity so one week isnt going to hurt me is it?

I mean, i have to treat my body sometimes dont i.I have now lost an amazing total of 2st 8lbs...Not far off of 3 whole stones..Its amaze but completely scary at the same time as it means im going to be just over half way to my target. Its almost like slimavite has been my comfort blanket for six months..Well to be fair, i guess it has..Im so thankful to them for letting me go on this journey because without them, id have walked a few steps and given up, just like i always did before..but this time has been completely different.Ive kept walking and i havent looked back once. When i reach my destination, ill look back and smile.

Anyway,not really much of a post this week but its enough for me.
Look forward to reporting more next week
Take care
Jo
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Hot Hotpants!

Hello!!!


Here i am with yet another post for you all to have a read of :)


As i mentioned earlier this week, I had gotten in touch with a company called Zaggora about reviewing their HOTPANTS™ to help with my weight loss journey.
Basically these 'hotpants' arent those fashionable short shorts you see women wear out in the pub on a friday night.Far from it..Here is what Hotpants say about them


'HOTPANTS™ are specially designed sports shorts that contain bio-ceramic technology, which emits far infrared rays and reflects back the heat naturally generated by the body to deliver warming up of tissue deep below the skin’s surface'


The Hotpants contain something called bio ceramics which have been known to have been used in medical devices and implants.
In the shorts, the bio ceramics have far infrared particles (heat waves) which reflect any body heat back into the tissue making it warmer and it promotes the break down of  'fat cells'. This results in high levels of sweating than normal.Sounds minging doesnt it lol!


Zaggora also claim that just by wearing these hotpants for 30 minutes a day whilst exercising,you will see and feel the results and that they can reduce the appearance of cellulite..I think this is every woman's dream :) 
If worn consistently, then we can expect to see results after 4-6 weeks..They can be worn anytime,whether it be to sit on the sofa watching tv or they can be worn in bed.Although,they will still work, they are said to be more effective with excercise.


So thats just the basics.For more information, Visit http://zaggora.com 


Anyway back to me..
I received my pair on Tuesday.
As i had read a few stories about women who had taken part in the '2 week challenge' which is basically to drop 2 jean sizes in 2 weeks, i was intrigued as to whether this could work for me.
Being on the Slimavite bite plan, its working wonders for losing the weight.But dropping a dress size, im really struggling with it, hence my interest in these.


I decided to start wearing my hotpants yesterday and within ten minutes i was already feeling my legs getting warmer than normal. Obviously, thats a fabulous sign as it means that they are doing what they are meant to.
I found that they are really comfortable and although they sound like one of those wet suits when you move, they are actually really trendy..Not hideous looking at all!
Anyway, i wore them whilst i did the housework and began to sweat a little which is unusual for me when im doing silly little things like that.
But then came my wii fit exercise..I only did 45 minutes but OMG...DID I FEEL THE BENEFITS!! I sweat a hell of a lot more than normal..Yes i felt minging but it gave me the confidence that they are going to work for me!
A lot of companys brag about how fantastic their product is but then when it comes to it, it can be a huge letdown.But yes, i have faith in Zaggora..I truly believe in the product.
So, im on day 2..havent done my work out just yet, but i will..Im also going to measure my waist again 
to see if anything has come off yet.


I shall report back on 'Blog Day' with how i am getting on with my Slimavite journey and my Hotpants challenge..Hopefully ill have some great feedback for you.
Here's to hoping eh!


Anyway, enjoy whats left of this week and have an amazing weekend and ill catch you all next week!


Jo
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Confidence Boost..Yay.

Good eveningggg!!

Here i am, in week 23 of my Slimavite challenge.

Yes 23 weeks ive been at this..Its gone so damn quick! I never thought in a million years that i would have lasted for this long as ive never had the will power to go longer than a month before.. But yes, ive done it!!! HURRAAAAAHHHH!!!!

My total weight loss to date is 2st 6lbs yayyyy!!! Ok so its only 1lb less than what i weighed last week but i blame the fact i went a bit crazy at the weekend..I had a chip butty and a saveloy and quite a few alcoholic beverages. But WHO CARES? I deserved those treats for doing so well and at the end of the day, a loss is a loss..It might not be much but its something and of course i am going to have good weeks and bad weeks..A bad week is where i lose nothing at all and its very rare that i have one of those.

I prefer to call the ones where i only lose 1lb 'disappointing weeks' .

Lately, i have been going through old pictures on facebook and have noticed so many where i just look disgusting..Pics that i once thought were nice.

Then i have seen the recent pics.. There is such a difference and you can really tell that i have lost weight (especially in the face) .. So, i went on a massive deleting spree because i dont want to be reminded of the woman i once was..I want to remind myself of who i am now.

Im this girl.

I'm not normally big headed but i can see how bloody amazing i am starting to look.

I even believe others maybe thinking the same thing. See, when i used to hit nightclubs, blokes wouldnt look twice at me and i was just the 'fat friend' next to my 'hot friend'. Now this doesnt seem to be the case. A guy i bumped into that i know,the other night called me absolutely beautiful, and you know what? I felt it.I actually did, even if it was for just 5 minutes.

Also, lately, a guy i met on facebook from my town has been telling me how 'lush' and 'cute' i am.

OK, so its not going anywhere with these guys as they are just friends but it feels so good not to be called a 'fat cow' or 'minging' 

Not saying that i'm everyones cup of tea but i must be someones eh!!

I just feel great again..Im getting the confidence that ive never had. I tell you, its absolutely AMAZING!!!! What a difference a couple of months on the Slimavite challenge makes!

Anyway last bit of exciting news..

I have heard of a product called 'HOTPANTS' that apparently help you to potentially drop 2 jean sizes in 2 weeks. As i'm having trouble with the dress size side of things i got in touch with the company to see if they would send me a pair to review on this blog. They kindly took a look at my blog and have said they will send me some. So, crossed fingers they come soon so i begin another new challenge.

Anything that will aid my weight loss, i am willing to try and if blogging about it helps myself and others then thats what im going to do.

I'm mega excited to be trying them out and writing about them. I am just hoping they live up to the hype :)

Anyway, Off to do some wii fit before it gets too late and i lose motivation for the evening.

Ciao for now!

Jo

XOXO

Missions

Hello!!!

Me again!

So todays post is about a new found hobby i have. I reckon most people will find it boring and I dont blame anyone because i used to feel the same.

I have taken up walking. Yes, some may laugh and those that know me WILL.. I'm known to bus it everywhere.I dont do walking..Well i do now.

Just lately, Ive been going on what i'd consider to be long walks. I think it worked out the other day me and a friend had walked five miles without even realising.YES FIVE WHOLE MILES :D
I actually enjoyed the walk though, it was like i was walking and my feet didnt want to stop.Not until the mission home anyway.
Its great exercise for my legs and probably a brilliant calorie burner :)
I was really bad on this walk though,i hadnt had any lunch as i wasnt home to have a shake. I just bought a sausage roll in the shop..It wasnt until afterwards i saw it was 480 calories and 38.3 grams of fat!!!! Thats like half of my daily calorie allowance and half of my fat intake allowance. So i was gutted!!! I dreaded stepping on the scales after eating that.
Anyway, after this shop,me and my friend took a walk round this neighbourhood.It was quite nice seeing somewhere different and exploring this part of Crawley i didnt know existed.
Then we decided to walk over to another neighbour hood to go visit the Tesco's.From where we were it took us a good hour to walk there. When we did,we stopped for chips..yes more bad food..But we shared a small portion between 4 of us..Me, my friend and her two children. (Dont worry,we arent evil,the children are in a buggy so we arent making them walk!) Then we had the agonising walk back to Maidenbower..Another 45 minutes walk..Oh my feet by the time i reached home were agony!!
The walk was so worth it though as it got me out the flat, gave me a chance to catch up with a good friend and see somewhere new.
So later that night i decided to weigh myself. Despite the fact id had that awful sausage roll and a few chips, id actually lost 2lbs!!! Yayyyy GO ME!!
I wasnt expecting it at all and it felt so good!
So ever since, ive been walking.
Its always best to go with someone else because as you're chatting away, you dont realise just how much you're walking because you're too busy to notice.
Then when you get home and look at a map or online route finder or whatever, you can actually work out what you've walked.Its mad lol!

I aim to try and do one of these walks at least once a week! Any more than that and my feet may be tempted to give up on me! If it means i lose some kind of weight then ill keep at it.

If anyone else can reccomend some everyday things that help to lose weight, please feel free to comment with your reccomendations and ill give them a go.Gotta try things once eh!

My return!!!!

Right,

I have been pondering how to really come back with this blog as i was really bad and stopped blogging. As you can tell my last post was back in June...eeeeeek!!!!

I don't really have any excuse so I am just going to apologise for being a really bad blogger LOL!!!

As of tonight, i am back! Yes, and if i go awol again, someone please get at me haha!

So....

June was my lost post.A LOT has happened with my weight since June. I have lost over a stone since June and my total weight loss to date is 2st 5lbs. It is AMAZING!!! I feel so much better in my self.

Here is what i looked like at the beginning of my challenge, 

Yes, i looked absolutely minging didnt i. Yes, this pic made me want to do something about my weight. I couldnt carry on being this 'thing' i saw myself as.It just had to be sorted. So yes, thats when i read about Slimavite through an old friend.I decided to go ahead and trial it.It has worked so many wonders on me as this next picture will show.

The next picture was taken about 2 months ago. I was getting ready for a night out in Brighton and me and my friend were messing with the camera. I HATE having full body pictures taken!!!! Arghhh! But i was pleasantly surprised as this was the outcome!

Ok, so to some it may not look like much, but this was the pic that started to improve my confidence.

I still have quite a way to go.

THREE stone to go in fact.I know i can do it. Ive come this far and im not about to give up anytime soon.

Slimavite is part of my everyday routine. I do my shakes on autopilot.

Loving it!!!!

Well, i know this post, it wasnt much but it was something.I didnt really know what to say but i thought by filling you in with my progress, that would be a great start

 Ill be back same time next week :)

Jo

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