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Unveiling the Path to an Enriched Life: Embrace Wellness, Achieve Natural Weight Loss!

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 JayneLeave a comment

As we become more and more immersed in an age of quick fixes as well as trendy diets, it’s vitally important that weight loss efforts take an approachable yet sustainable route.

As we set sail today on a journey toward vibrant health, we will examine critical components such as nutrition, exercise, mindset and self-care to unlock secrets that can transform you into the most excellent version of yourself! Get ready to rejuvenate your life as we discover secrets to creating change!

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Fashion and Style

Rebuilding My Wardrobe

August 23, 2017 JayneLeave a comment

Since making changes to my diet and activity levels, I’ve not only lost weight but also changed shape (although the summer holidays has done a good job of undoing some of that, unfortunately!), which means that there’s a LOT of stuff in my wardrobe which no longer fits me. There are a few bits which I’ll hang onto, like t-shirts which still look okay, just a little looser than before, but so much stuff is now too big that I need to have a major overhaul of my wardrobe. I thought I’d tackle it bit by bit and focus on main areas which need replacing:

Jeans

While I don’t want to invest too much money on expensive jeans before I’ve hit my target weight, there’s little more unflattering than ill-fitting jeans, so this is something I’ll need to replace sooner rather than later. It’ll be a while before I go for Levis or something with a label, but a few pairs from a High Street store should see me through the winter.

Nightwear

Being a co-sleeping Mama means that nightwear is a priority, especially with winter coming – I cannot BEGIN to tell you how often I get woken up by my own shivering because a duvet-hogging toddler has left me without a cover! I like to wear high-quality nightwear such as soft jersey pyjamas which will keep me warm but allow me to also breathe.

Undies

Being a big-busted lady means that I’m all too aware of the importance of a good bra, and changing shape has meant that many of my old bras are now too big around the band. My bras are generally expensive, no matter where I buy them from, but it’s something that I need to just suck up and deal with so that I can maintain good support.

Basics

This is a pretty general category, but I tend to keep a lot of basics like plain vests and t-shirts which I can use to layer up in the colder months. Being in and out of the car all day means that I HATE wearing coats and thick clothes, so wearing a few thinner layers keeps me warm without making me feel too bulky and uncomfortable. Most of my current basics are either too big or have holes/bleach stains on them (hands up who else ruins EVERYTHING whilst cleaning?!) so replacing them is something that I need to do on a fairly regular basis.

Woollies

I do love a good woolly, and as I said above, they’re an Autumn/Winter staple for me so that I can use them for layering. As with jeans, ill-fitting woollies can be super unflattering (I threw a jumper away in 2013 purely because it clung in ALL the wrong places and I got asked three times if I was pregnant while wearing it!), so I need to invest in some jumpers and cardies in smaller sizes now.

Fashion and Style

Choosing New Bras with Simply Be

August 3, 2017August 9, 2017 Jayne9 Comments

It has to be said, I’m not very good at shopping. Being uncomfortable about my size means that shopping for clothes is rarely a pleasure and I often come away from shops unhappy with having tried on a bunch of stuff that doesn’t fit properly or look right on me. One thing that I’ve ALWAYS made sure I spend money on, though, is underwear. Having a massive bust means that buying proper bras is an absolute necessity, especially if I want to avoid back problems and shoulder pain. My bust is also an area which isn’t really affected by my weight; even at my biggest and smallest, my cup size has barely changed, although my band size has recently got smaller with my weight loss.

Just recently, I’ve been doing some online browsing to find new undies, and I’ve noticed that there are some really fun, sexy styles out there at the moment. For years, it seemed as though anyone over a certain size was confined to really frumpy bra styles, but things have come along leaps and bounds and suddenly everything is far more fun! Here are a few of my favourites:

FIGLEAVES CURVE PEARL FRONT FASTENER PLUNGE BRA

I absolutely love the look of harness bras, and although they might not be hugely practical, they definitely look good. Lots of my friends have separate harnesses that they attach to any bra, but I love the fact that this bra has one attached already. The matching knickers are really pretty too!

FIGLEAVES CRISS CROSS BIKINI TOP

Okay, so technically this one isn’t a bra, it’s a bikini, but just look how pretty it is! I adore the colour, I adore the shape of the cup and I adore the pretty straps. It’s absolutely gorgeous and as soon as I;m confident enough to wear a bikini again, I’ll be choosing something just like this.

THE FLORAL TATTOO BALCONY BRA

This bra does a stunning job of proving that white underwear doesn’t have to be boring! The delicate flowers across the cups are embroidered and the combination of the rose-gold accents and the small keyhole detail on the front make this style look smoking hot!

PRETTY SECRETS IVY LACE CAMI BRA BLACK

I’m no prude, but when you have a big chest you have no choice but to show your cleavage even a bit, unless everything you wear has a roll-neck! I absolutely love the lace detailing across the tops of the cups on this style, which you could wear under almost anything and you’d get an extra bit of modesty in the bargain – plus, a little bit of lace peeking out always looks pretty!

PRETTY SECRETS NAVY FLORAL PIPPA HIGH NECK PRINTED LACE BALCONY BRA

Another style which would keep the girls well and truly in-check is this high-neck style from Pretty Secrets. It’s probably both the sturdiest AND the prettiest bra I’ve seen in a long time, a combination which rarely ever goes together. I really, really love this bra!

Weightloss.

Taking Weight Loss to the Next Level

March 28, 2017November 16, 2022 JayneLeave a comment

Your diet and exercise program may not be enough to help you lose the weight you want to. Maybe you aren’t losing the weight as quickly as you would like, or every time you get rid of the fat, it comes back a few weeks or months later. You may just constantly feel in need of an Energy Renew. Your problem is likely that your methods of weight loss simply are not effective enough. You need something more serious to combat this problem.

Major Diet Change

What a lot of people will do when they try to lose weight is just cut back on the amount of food they eat. That’s not going to be enough, in most cases, since the body may alter the rate at which it absorbs and retains fat to compensate for dietary changes. Instead, you may need to drastically change what you are eating. The biggest culprits for weight gain are fat, sugar and carbohydrates. If you can just about eliminate them from your diet, then you are going to make some serious progress on your weight loss. Supplements that assist with fat burning, according to Dallasnews.com and similar review websites, can really help you get results, too! Consciously cut out foods that contain these ingredients from your diet, or at least seriously reduce them, and you will have no problem shedding the fatty weight.

HIIT Workouts

One of the most effective exercise routines for fast weight loss is the HIIT workout. That stands for high-intensity interval training. These exercises get your heart pumping and jump start your metabolism, forcing your body to burn fat. By doing them in short intervals, you not only give yourself some breathing room and make the exercising easier on yourself, but you also get the body used to the idea of burning up fat instead of storing it. There are lots of different maneuvers you can use as part of these exercises, so if something seems too hard for you to do, just move on to a different exercise until you find the right fit for you.

Orlistat

Out of all the medications, supplements and weight loss pills you could take, Orlistat is one of the safest and most effective. The treatment method ensures that your body doesn’t hold onto as much fat as it used to, burning it off instead of storing it up. That’s great for shedding pounds, but it needs to be used in connection with a low carb diet and exercise. That way, you can reap the most benefits. If all you do is take Orlistat and you don’t change anything else about the way you live, then you won’t see hardly any results. It needs the power of an effective metabolism behind it, and it needs to have less work to do and less fat to get rid of, which comes from eating a healthier diet.
All of these methods will only work if you stick with them, go through the effort required to pull them off and be cautious about how hard you are pushing yourself. You want to get results, but not at the risk of losing your health, so if you have any medical issues, you should talk to your doctor first before you begin any of these extreme weight loss methods.

Health · Weightloss.

Ignoring the Scales (For Now…)

January 19, 2017 Jayne3 Comments

Ignoring the Scales As most of you probably know by now, I’m on YET another weight loss mission having failed about a million times in the past, but I’m doing something a lot more enjoyable and sustainable this time in the hope that I can stick to it. I’m following a low sugar, high fat (ketogenic) diet as it’s been proven to reverse type 2 diabetes, something which is hugely appealing to me. I’ve got a family history of type 2, so theres still a chance I’ll need to be medicated even when I’m down to a healthy weight, but there’s also a good chance that it will reverse altogether.

Willpower is something I’ve struggled with in the past because food is as much of an emotional crutch to me as just simple nutrients but I’m at a point where I’m just so bloody bored of gorging on junk food all the time and the prospect of dying in my sixties (if I’m lucky…) because of a lifetime of greed is enough to make me get off of my arse.

One thing that I’m trying not to do is micro-manage my weight. Every time I’ve ever ‘dieted’ (I put that in inverted commas because I don’t actually see keto as a diet, it’s an eating plan that we should probably all be following on a much more regular basis for optimum health benefits), I tend to get fixated with the scales and weigh myself on a daily basis. This is negative for two reasons – firstly, not all victories happen on the scales. I’ve also started weight lifting, and this usually adds muscle and makes changes to the shape of your body, things which aren’t always positively reflected in terms of “weight”. Secondly, it puts me into a downward spiral of demoralisation.

Today is a prime example. Last week, I made a grand declaration that I wouldn’t be weighing myself until my birthday in mind-June, so that I got to see one big change rather than lots of little ones. However, curiosity after a week of eating well and exercising got the better of me and I stepped onto the scales and happily discovered that I’ve already lost half a stone since New Year’s Day ( YAY ME!). But this is where things go wrong – I weighed myself AGAIN this morning, only for the scales to show I’ve gained two pounds back again.

I can already feel the disappointment weighing heavy on me, even though the logical part of my brain is trying to tell me to chill the f*ck out. This is a marathon, not a sprint. SO many things can play a part in such tiny changes like hormones, water retention, even down to what clothes I’m wearing. But all of the logical explanations aren’t snapping me out of it.

There are various issues that I’ve had when it comes to weight loss, and keeping my head in the game after even the most minor of disappointments is one of the biggest. In the past, if things haven’t gone my way then it’s completely turned my head back around to the “screw it, I may as well binge again” mindset and that’s the demon I’m battling today, but battle it I shall. Instead of letting get the better of me, I’ve had coffee and biltong, I’m drinking water, I’ve taken my supplements and I’m going to the gym before I collect Sausage from school. As long as I stick to that plan and don’t wake up in an hour buried under 800 empty crisp packets, I reckon that’s a win…even if the scales ARE trying to sabotage me. Forgive me for tearing the arse out of the metaphor, but I think this is all about winning the little battles in order to win the overall war against my own laziness and greed.

I think i’ll start weighing myself either weekly or fortnightly – I need a little bit of feedback, just to motivate me and assure me that I’m moving in the right direction, but a six month wait will just be torture!

Tune in next week for “How to deal with toddlers who try to force feed you Quavers when you’re on Keto”. LOL. Not really.