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...

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

Traipsing a National Park

It's not very often that I come across a vision which literally leaves me breathless. Usually I'll make a joke or not notice it at all, however over the weekend I got treated to not only a lovellllly dinner, but also to one of the most beautiful evenings I've ever had. 

I had a lovely special visit from a very dear person to me over the weekend and unfortunately overslept and didn't go climbing which was the original plan! Instead I was taken to Epsom. 
Obvs there is a big horse racing thing that goes down there every year, so I was expecting pretty great things... which I received! Epson Downs (If you ever get the chance) Gives you a delightful view of the London in its entirety from afar... and it is also a dogging site. (Not from personal experience) 

Afterwards we left for the real amazement which is Box Hill National Park. I got to watch the Sun set over the most beautiful view on the planet and I felt completely at peace! Which is rare for a woman whose head goes at a bazillion miles and hour! Sharing a moment like that is something I doubt I will ever forget, so just as a remembrance... here are some lovely views I had. 

IN OTHER NEWS. 

I've had such a busy start to the week, I caught up on 16 pages of notes today, and I'm going to spend tomorrow afternoon planning one of my many assignments I have due in in the next few months, so i may be a bit slow. Hopefully I'm going to try and squeeze in a youtube video at some point (not that many people watch them BUT STILL) and also start working on my own private project! I want to create a short film of some kind but so far my thought process is close to nil! 

If i haven't mentioned it before, I have an official ball coming up, which means I had to buy a dress which was not too expensive, but also glamorous! Thank god for the internet and specifically Goddiva an online store which honestly has some of the most beautiful dresses I have ever seen which are perfect for event which are important but not so important you want to break the bank over them! Plus with a 15% student discount I can't go wrong!! 

I'm back on the health kick now after a few weeks of on/off eating, so today consisted of an spring onion and red pepper omelette, Porridge and then home made low fat taco's for dinner :) 

G x

The internet was made for.... Lowering self esteems & a hunting ground for disorders.

I have never had an eating disorder, ny father brought me up reminding me that we should eat to survive and to every once in a while treat myself. Paired with regular exercise, I can't damage myself. 

I was watching supersize vs superskinny, and they mentioned pro ana websites. I honestly laughed at first and thought, maybe these were a hit years ago surrounding the size zero campaign however, my curiousity got the better of me and I googled 'Pro-Ana' and the first 3 hits were pro ana tips, pro ana blog and pro ana tumblr.

 This made me feel awful, i picked the first link and i can only begin to demonstrate my horror now. 

Thinspiration

I read the list, and looked at it in horror. Without having a battle with it myself, I can only spectate at how lonely and sad individuals can feel going through any kind of disorder. But what made me angry, is that barely anything is done about the access to these sites, anyone, any gender, any age around the globe could access this horrendous content, which can cause so much harm. Why isn't more being done?! 

My faith was renewed slightly when i searched pro ana on Tumblr, and was met with this message. 

The Tell me more leads to contact lines for those suffering. well done Tumblr!



After seeing this, I re-read tumblr's terms and conditions, and it has updated them knowing what is occurring within the website, addressing it and other mental disorders as something that should not be ignored!
Sadly, I'm sure most people with disorders will say I am talking about something I have no understanding of and therefore I have no rights to comment. However what I do have is an understanding of self preservation and wanting to help others. So please, even if you do not know me, please please please reach out and talk! We have so many forms of social media these days, don't stay in silence and cut yourself off. If not me... go to the people who can really help and offer you guidance.

It's time for us all to stop suffering in silence and embrace every opportunity we have. Life is too short.