Running out of...

I feel like I'm constantly running out of things. Time, money and finally excuses!

Again, I've been away for a while, but i have been saying goodbye to my wonderful boyfriend who is now in the states for 3 months whilst I'm still over here in the UK. Which is okay! It's going to be so difficult but we're gunna be fine i can just feel it!

In otherness, I am officially beginning my training for the 10k run that I'm doing in September as of monday so i've popped my just giving page onto my blog, so if you can spare any little change that really would be amazing. I'm running for the british heart foundation so i'm really looking at getting around £250 together to make my run worth it! i'll pop the link here and yeah.. every little helps as our tesco friends would say!

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I hope everyone is doing good and preparing for a lovely summer! 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

Office Day

DISCLAIMER: I have not been taken over by a droid, I am a certified Juice Plus Distributor, I have used the product & truly have 100% trust in it! So please don't think I'm just trying to mug people off!

  

At the beginning of summer, I began my juice Plus trial, pretty skeptical about the whole thing, considering I thought the price was wayyyyy to high! HOWEVER, my eczema on my elbows has got better, my hair is growing better than it has in years, my nails are stronger and yes I have lost a whole stone in a few months.

I am completely envious of people who can have a hard mentality and just smash it out in a weight loss bid. However, I also know there are people like me all over the place who genuinely can't just get into that mentality.

This is why I loved Juice plus. It is so overly strict but more of a realisation of all the shit we put through our bodies. I used the Juice Plus Complete Shakes, after my 10 day detox, I already found that I'd lost a few pounds, but bearing in mind water weight I didn't think anything of it. Instead after I started the shakes (Vanilla, Almond Milk & Peach FTW) I found that I felt more energised, happier and the loving result that my leggings got that little bit looser.

I am have been a lazy juice plus user as well, due to my work commitments this summer I haven't been able to get to the gym & my only exercise has been working & walking everywhere, However  have still seen AMAZING results! As I go back to Uni in little under a week I still saved myself two of my pouches left so that once I get my exercise bike in my room, I will be able to add exercise to my everyday routine and absolutely smash out the last of my target (another stone please!!!!)

The details of the Juice Plus are as follows....

Juice Plus Shakes £32.50 a month, or one standoff payment of £123.75, this is FOUR MONTHS worth of shakes and could possibly be the best decision ever! especially as it works out as costing just under a £1 a day!!!!!

Please email me : georgiamae@me.com  for more info & i will be more than willing to answer your questions!!!

x

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

Change

Hello Hello Hello!

It's been a while since I last updated, and hopefully this post will do it's best to explain why i've been quite so'tardy to the party' (cheers RHOBH!!!!).

Since I last blogged, I let you all know that I was staying at the OH's which is still true, going lovely and all that jazz. He puts up with my grumps & I put up with his distinctive piggish behaviour on occasion.

However there have been a few changes! My cousin Samantha Birch (T: @sambirchwriter) has released a book! The High Street Bridge's Guide is an absolute little cracker. Although I'm not planning on getting married any time soon being at the ripe old age of nineteen, non-biased family relative aside this is a really good read, It 'flows' as such and isn't completely overwhelming unlike other wedding guide literature often is.

I've also become a member or the JuicePlus+ gang! That's right, I've sold out & put myself on a surprisingly alright diet! For those of you who are unaware, The Juiceplus craze is sweeping the country with people signing up with a desperate bid to lose weight! It can be taken in several different formats (chewable tablets or shakes as the most common) and I chose the Shakes!
Before you start the actual shakes, you need to take a ten day detox, which is something I really struggled with, however once the shakes arrived it wasn't too bad. You drink two shakes a day and then one 'clean' meal in the evening.

I have quite a busy schedule, and unsociable eating hours at my workplace, however the shakes are filling and do make me feel full for a few hours before my nice healthy dinner. In terms of effect, I haven't noticed a considerable weight loss yet, hover I have noticed a few inches coming off my waist and my stomach isn't as bloated any more!

It's a bit dear, at £32.50 a month for 4 months or a one of payment but I can't complain, it's helping me make some better choices and I feel better in myself!.

I have entered a competition! Wateraid are looking for a blogger at Glastonbury this year! It's a long shot, where all I had to make was a quick 15 second instagram vid, however I'd love it if you guys would check it out, 5 people will be shortlisted with the fifth being voted in by the amount of views it receives on the internet! thats you lovely people!

Fourth and final change is that I am looking for a new job! The sad moment has finally happened where I am sick and tired of my life at the pub and all the  hassle that comes with it.  So I'm trying to find a small summer job to last me until August, a few hours a week and nice and easy.

SO.

That is the change occurring in my life at the moment! I'll try and get back to regular blogging :)

G x

P.S THANK YOU I'M ALMOST AT 1000 VIEWS <3