The Slimming Sensation

A few posts ago, which sadly was around a month or so ago i stated about rejoining slimming world and I thought it would be appropriate to actually give you a bit of an update. 

I haven't had to change what i eat per say, my main meals have always been reasonably a smart choice. However I have had to make changes to portions and my little treats. For those of you ho are genuinely quite curious about my day to day activity with this, feel free to check out my slimming world IG: @hellogeegsw

In short it's going really well, I started around 7/8 weeks ago and have lost & kept off 9 lbs. TO some that doesn't sound a lot but for me i'm currently weighing the least that I have in about 3/4 years! overall a big success. 

This week i'm struggling more than usual due to my reliance of comfort eating when i'm emotionally a bit stretched. Matt has gone off to america and suddenly not texting someone allay has left a bit of a void which i am adamantly trying to not fill with crisps and chocolate (crisps are more my downfall than chocolate)

Admittedly my reason for this post is to try and distract myself from snacking, something that is really hard when everyone around you is eating such delightfully nice smelling foods and often leaves me completely ravenous! 

I just thought a small update about that would make up for my lack of posting! I'm about to start training for my first ever 10k so please hit the Just giving box on my blog page to help em hit my £250 target! 

Much Love. 

G 

Health & Happiness

Alongside exciting life events happening.. I am also on another quest of sorts. The quest to lose weight.
I have written many posts about my views on healthy eating changing lifestyles and dieting, and nothing seemed to hold my motivation for long; shakes are dull and have too many limitations, healthy eating and exercise just didn't seem to shift any weight. So i went back to my original tactics that helped me lose weight many years ago for my prom!

As a side note; can i say that I am sharing these with a little bit of discomfort; its hard to look at for me so please don't be too negative. 

 In the left photo (Dec 2014) I weighed by heaviest at 213lb, however it has been been almost 6 months of relatively clean eating (with some set backs; pizza is a dangerous enemy) and I have gone back to the lifestyle and food plan that helped me in my younger days to shed some pounds; Slimming World.
The photo on the right is what I took about 5 days ago; weighing my lightest at 189lbs! By no means am I done on my journey but it is a large step in the right direction which has made me unbelievably happy.
Clothes are beginning to fit again! I can wear dresses without worrying too much about a bulgy belly and I feel slightly sexier in nice things! Its a work in progress and hopefully i'm going to start running, 2 days a week at first and work my way up in the coming months to spur on my healthy diet.
One of my personal goals when I hit my Stone and a Half award at Slimming world (getting my half a stone this week hopefully!) is that I want to go out and buy some proper jeans! Not Jeggings but Jeans! I find them hideous to wear at the moment and am always wearing tops which are slightly baggy so I'm working on my confidence and then my wardrobe!

Finally, I'm keeping my motivation. Matt goes away for 3 months in the beginning of June and when he comes back I want one of those American sitcom-esque moments where i'm revealed as the ugly duckling into the swan with shiny lights and looking fabulous.
Obviously I know he love me now as I am, and I am not doing this for him, instead I want to start my life in my Twenties completely comfortable with myself and get myself ready for all of the important events that will be happening within this decade and when is a better time than to start now!

If you do want any information about Slimming World please get in touch; I am not an ambassador but I can help with questions about what it is like, what it requires and how to join yourself! Once you make the choice, you understand why you never go back!

Two Thousand and Fifteen.

Hello!
Apologies about my lack of absent in writing gone this blog, the end of 2014 was extremely busy for me, and i sort of lost my interest in writing!
However as I'm currently sat in my university's library with an hour to kill before an exciting meeting I thought now would be appropriate to share my latest adventures and a quick recap on where I am at in my life!

Just before Christmas hit it off, my lovely friends had their first child and Isabella Faith is the most beautiful little girl I have ever had the fortune to meet! I got to bring her home from the hospital and got first dibs on loads of cuddles!

 

Christmas was incredibly exciting. I spent my first year away from home and spent it with the OH's family. It was absolutely spectacular, despite some teething issues! I got a little teary on christmas eve due to no being at home with my dad which is what I am completely used to! However this was completely overridden by my busy christmas day!
We woke up and had presents in Matt's mums bedroom and I was treated like a little queen, I had quite a humble christmas, so it was a bit more about quality over quantity.

I got a lovely harness set which sadly had to be sent back because of my abnormally large arse which propelled me into my strongest new year resolution (I'll mention it more later!) I got a lovely faux fur headband, a pretty new 'going out' clutch bag, a new diary (stationary<3) and then other little bits and pieces including a very comfy new beanie!

Practicality of gifts is a big thing for me. Don't get me wrong, I love a bit of glitz and glam in my life, but having things I can wear is a big pro for me because i'm extremely stingy in buying clothes for myself because I feel like they are a waste of money until my current clothes turn to rags!

Christmas morning included a church visit, something I have not done since I was a young girl, and even then it was midnight mass of Christmas Eve! However with some puppets (don't ask) and mixed with Matts Mum having to disappear because she left sausages in the oven was a particular highlight!
Afterwards around 30 people arrived at the house for champagne and nibbles! I still haven't quite got over that overwhelming feeling of being surrounded by what felt like a billion women all asking the same question of
 Who're you? Oh Matthews Girlfriend, what do you do? Oh university... what are you studying? 
I have that answer perfected just in case you wanted to know!

Boxing day was so much more chilled, the drinks flowed, a spectacular post christmas lunch followed with a hilarious evening of games where I finally managed to cover some ground with people who were so hospitable and lovely!

I WENT TO THE HARRY POTTER STUDIO'S.
It was amazing, if you advent been and consider yourself a potter-head you need to get yo' ass to Leavesden. Although not overwhelming the beginning and final part of the tour are beyond anything I have ever seen in my life with such high emotional connections!

I also went to see the Rugby for the first time in my life and I cannot wait until I can next go! Although I was initially very confused about how it worked, after a nice explanation from Matt, I found myself on the edge of my seat feeling the adrenaline rushing through me joining in with the groans and shouts at the game! Definitely something i want to do more in the future.

This led firmly onto New Year. New Year in my hometown is a spectacular affair! Everyone dresses up in Fancy Dress and although I left it a bit late this year, Army girl struck a high chord and I had such a fabulous night and New Years Day with my dad preparing the best meal ever!!!!

However the festivities left and I decided that it is now time to change my lifestyle, I have been saying for year that I want to lose weight, and I have firmly held onto that idea this year, Joined a gym, kept up with going 3 times a week for the last month and fully intend on continuing! Sweating is almost addictive!
My aim goal is to hit a stone by march; easy to do hopefully! Then another stone before I debark on my adventure in the US.
If I haven't already mentioned it, I will be working across the pond from June to August with a months travelling afterwards. Matt is also joining me in the states but either way It's going to be so so exciting!!!! I need to start preparing so if anyone has any hints or tips please let me know as I have never travelled on a plane for longer than 5 hours before!

Although this has been  brief catch up I am going to try and do a weekly catchup! In the mean time if you wish to follow my weightless journey, go ahead to www.hellohealthygeeg.wordpress.com.

Lots of Love & Happy New Year you lovely people!
G

Ten things rocking my world

Thats right, just a  quick update to tell you about ten things rocking my world right now! I'm trying to be more positive as a person and open myself up to new experiences so!!!
1) I spent far too much money yet now own burgundy Converse, an oversized orange jumper and a little blue skirt.. I COULD LOOK LIKE AMELIA POND IN 5 MINS. (Also, wait for my next haul post.... it's mega!)
2) I Have wonderful friends right now. After a good life clear out it's always nice to revaluate friendships, and realise just how many you have!
3) The Boyf/Bae/SillyMan/Cuddlemonster... and i'm sure he will appreciate reading that. You rock baby!
4) SWEET POTATO... PUMPKIN.....AUTUMNAL FOODS! I love autumn, especially the foods that become available.
5) Possibility of working for Wild Packs next summer... (again... wait for the blog post!)
6) Biting of Nails has decreased! Although weak as hell, my nails are slowly getting there, my biting has almost stop... unless I get a cheeky grabby bit...
7) Christmas! It's getting closer... I'm excited... let me get my tinsel out and sparkle up all of your lives!
8) Uni Work! Despite a slight panic attack the middle of last week, I have a renewed love fr my subject and I am going to smash it this year! I can just feel it!
9) Cooking! I swear I should write down some of my recipes because they are so freaking good I love cooking, I love tasting and quite frankly its such a massive stress reliever for me!
10) The Office US. Because I still love it.... And yet I have watched series 1-7 a billion times (love you netflix....)
MORE UPDATES SOON!
G 

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Then and Now

Although I'm sure my blog does not maintain a hard fellowship of readers, I find this the best way to address myself and the current issues that resolve around my life. Apologies if that is really really boring to most! 

I'd like to think back to myself a year ago. 19 year old Georgia isn't all that different to twenty year old Georgia. I would have just embarked on University and possibly one of the most emotionally torturous few months of my life. I had really high hopes that I would study every night and my aim was to lose weight. . 

Instead I gained the ever known freshers 15, I barely studied at all, in fact I think I gave up on lectures towards the end of the year. I had a reliable job at home, but due to screwing myself over I found myself starting university with no money. I barely drank and was horrendously awkward around people because I cared far to much about what everyone else thought as opposed to my own opinion. 

In the same way that Emma Watson recently rocked the UN and opened up the issues surrounding gender equality, I've learnt to be more honest about myself. 

I know that this year matters. I'm in my way home to spend the afternoon writing notes, catching up on reading and hoping to god I got away with missing two lectures last week.(I probably didn't). I've got wiser. 

Although my love life as such is a vast improvement to what it was a year ago, I'm still worried I could scare Matt away, that my grumpiness and defence mechanisms will be too much one day, but then I have also got through my body issues and can quite happily look like shit and know he still loves me at the end of it and is willingly offering to spend the rest of his old man days with me. 

I'be finally decided enough is enough of making excuses and have changed my diet. As a result I have lost half a stone... And counting. 

In a year I have become a different person, more studious, more accepting, more relaxed and quite frankly a better person. There are still things on my list I need to fix. I need to start consciously putting my finances into place and thinking about my future. 

Overall, I just need to keep adapting and letting myself grow older , wiser and better. 

Should be easy...

Reading Vs Glastonbury

Although i would never consider myself a critic, having been to both of the Uk's leading festivals in the last two years, i feel like it's appropriate to draw some comparisons. 

Glastonbury 2013 VS Reading 2014 

HEADLINERS 

ARCTIC MONKEYS VS PARAMORE / QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE 

THE ROLLING STONES VS ARCTIC MONKEYS 

MUMFORD & SONS VS MACKLEMORE/BLINK 182 

In terms if quality, they are both superb line ups. I've had the pleasure of seeing the arctic monkeys twice now. Although i've never really got in on the hype, Alex Turner is sauve, charasmatic and a wonderful frontman. In comparison, Hayley Williams led the female domination and absolutely lit up Readings arena and set of the featival with a bang! She faced a power cut and still entertained thecrowd with a very special 'the only exception' interlude! As for The Rolling Stones, although gods within their own right, i justs didnt feel they connected with the crowd very well, similarly Jake Bugg had next to no audience interaction; a massive turn off for me at a festival. 

However  Sunday night was so full of hyped up fans that I have never quite felt a crowd react so well to any performer Macklemore & Ryan Lewis held the reading crowd in their palm, with dancers, interaction with the crowd, flames and fireworks! I have never screamed quite so loud in my life it was absolutely incredible. That was swiftly followed by Blink 182 who absolutely rocked the closing act of the festival, although Mumford and sons are a favourite of mine, Blink did reawaken the 14 year old little rock pop punk in me. 

Overall; excellent music tastes on both sides on differing sides of the spectrum. 

The facilities, toilet standards are similar, however the toilets in reading's arena were a breath of very much needed fresh air! There was also a lovely carnival ( albeit pricey!) and some excellent food options though again their prices were just that little bit too high for my liking (£4 for chips?! Really reading?!) Glasto had a lot more to offer with circus acts, an arts field, the chilled field of avalon... It gave you somethingg better to do than just sitting and waiting between your favourite acts, although I am aware there is a significant size difference between the two venues. 

One thing I will downright SHAME reading for is the drinking rules. Bearing in mind that alcohol has become almost part of the festival experience it annoys me to no end that you are not aloud ANY alcohol into the reading arena. With the average price inside £4.90 for a Tuborg, £4.70 for cider or any single measure and mixer with no ice, to even get a slight buzz could put you back £20! 

I understand the importance of safe drinking, but I can also understand why taking drugs is a more valid option to most reading festival goers, in the long run it is cheaper to get the same hype as spending 30 quid on alcohol. 

Sadly the extrotionate prices have really ruined the reading experience for me.  Water is even charged at £2.20 a bottle with only one water top up facility in the main arena! This should be addressed and sorted because i've found myself having a relatively tame experience in comparison to Glastonbury. 

It could be the exclusivity and competition of getting Glastonbury Tickets, but in general it attracts a different type of people. I've been pitched next to the walkway at Reading and even earplugs wont 

Cover up the hideously annoying shouts of drunken groups of lads, out of their faces or the underaged girls and of course my complete favourite of middle classed man bun wearing arsehole who think that just because daddy paid for their ticket they have a god given right to push past you in a crowd which has no room in it.

Instead of focussing on being happy, many of the Reading go-er's were flattening peoples tents whilst they were in it or even setting tents alight. It's a horrible feeling especially when you are camping alone that you could be the next victim. 

At Glasto, everyone was happy, there was no angry teenagers just people who genuinely enjoyed the music and put two fingers up to everyone else. 

At Reading, I overheard one man say ' fuck me i'd sniff her gash! Followed by a lovely young girl state 'LETS GET FUCKING MORTAL YOU BUNGH OF C*NTS!' 

I think that sums up which if the two experiences I would do again, however the end result is always the same... A desperate need of a shower, bed and new vocal chords! 

Happy Health!

Hello everyone! Sorry about the lack of writing on this blog at the moment, however I have been quite busy but in the best possible way!

I've lost albs which to me is a mega achievement because i very very very rarely lose weight whenever I try any change of lifestyle... however I have found one.

Juice plus has been superbly helpful to me, it helped me start up my new lifestyle into healthy eating, and genuinely made me more energetic & feel better! I work a 9-5 5 days a week job so finding a suitable lifestyle changer like this which i can fit around my working life is a life saver!

Its all very simple, I wake up in the morning, have a bowl of my own made clean granola, a chocolate  shake mixed with strawberries & a pint of water! At lunch, Another shake with some fruit with (full fat) greek yoghurt then at dinner whatever meal i like, They call them 'clean meals' but some of the meals I have made have been superb even though they are considered clean!

People are sceptical about 'diets' but i really haven't used this as a diet, i've used it to make my life easier, because i don't always have time to prepare myself a huge lunch! and i prepare all my dinners for the week on a sunday!

I have seen so many amazing changes now I am not only part of the distributor team but also a user of the product, people loosing albs a week by merely detoxing and then moving forward with a healthier and better lifestyle!

if you want to know about the payment for Juice Plus then I am a distributor!  please get in contact by email! georgiamae@me.com to find out more everyone!!!!

xx

SPENDIN'

It's very rare that I actually spend a lot of money on myself, I despise clothes shopping, I'm not a big shoe person & I'm much more of a rucksack girl than a ted baker bag hoarder. I like homemade and rare items like ones found on Etsy or Tee fury thirst which only have a 24 hour sale life making them practically limited edition.

Despite aloof that, I decided on Monday that I needed to spend a lot of money because I've been so super busy the last few weeks, Matt has been away & left me Monday-Friday and last but not least I felt I'll! So this happened,...

As a rundown of what exactly I have in this pile of goodness...

1. A Bailey & Quinn Purse
2. Essie Gel nail varnish ; colour: coral
3. Borjois Paris Gel Eyeliner
4. Maybelline Colossal Extreme Mascara in Extreme Black 
5. New Look Kimono
6. New Look Jeggings
7. New Look Orange Vests
8. Pastel Semi-Permenant Hair Dye. Colour:Candy Floss

This all rounded up to a total just over 100 squids! I couldn't believe it!!! However, it was the most fun I have had in a while. I dyed my hair this morning and this is the result!! 

An added bonus is there is no ammonia in the semi Permenant and for just over £4 it's added a completely fresh look to my summer wardrobe!! 

I will also be having a clear out tomorrow night! Going through all my old clothes, I'll pop the eBay links on once I've put them online! I look after all of my clothes & I am such a hoarder and need to be strict with useful and get rid of anything I don't wear anymore until I lose the weight I want. 

Until that update, I 'll write more soon guys! Xx

Being back Home

My year at university has come to an end!
For many that would mean mega excitement, a massive holiday and chilling out for summer, sadly for me it means a whole summer of hard work at my childhood pub. Well I say childhood, I started working there when I was sixteen years old! I have three pieces of coursework left to do and voila! I'm finished!

I'm turning the big 2-0 in the next few months which is something to look forward to (or dread,  I haven't quite decided yet) but I've decided to start thinking about things I want to conquer between now and the end of summer, admittedly one big part is working on my savings, so at least when I finish uni I'll be able to get myself sorted, Ive had one of my oldest friends say they'd come and move up to London to live with me, which would be pretty sweet I must admit, but really I need to start considering war my future is going to entail.

I look at some of my third year friends who are leaving university this summer, and they seem to have all elements of their lives sorted out, some are engaged, others have scored internships or their dream jobs. I'm frequently starting to worry that at the ripe old age of 22, I will have no idea what to do!

I've never considered my life plan, my mother always used to tell me to think about marriage and kids etc, my dads always said to work on my career, quite frankly I've never actually considered it for myself and I have a lot of thinking to do!
A lot of it I'll need a lot of forward planning, I'll need a lot of experience so hopefully, when I'm all moved into my new house in July/August it may be time to start thinking about internships or even volunteering at any opportunity I have!

This has really just been a bit of a life report at the moment, my minds a bit of a mess and quite frankly if I forward plan it stops me thinking about at the moment! I get to escape to 'The North' (as it's famously referred to by one of my friends) next week so hopefully I'll get a bit of free time to sit back and consider a few things and hopefully start the summer in a much happier, better mindset.

Till Next Time,

G x

The Youtube Files ; Would You Rather

When I'm not busy doing bugger all around my flat, I quite like to make youtube video's, it is a slow process as I never know what to talk about! HOWEVER. Tonight I have got to the point of being so bored and perusing youtube that I decided to bite the bullet and make my second video; I have literally no subscribers SO. 

Here it is: A Tag Video of Would You Rather! 

Would You Rather: TAG EDITION


G x