Kim and Karmen

Unfortunately I haven't lost another half a stone this week. Which I was expecting because I've had a terrible (but delicious) few days food wise. But now that I have it out of my system I can begin this week with dedication.  Last week I did an exercise class called Les Mills Body Pump. Well, I had taken it once before and it left me severely aching for days but for some unknown reason I thought it may be different this time. Let me tell you it was NOT different ! I ached terribly for days and getting up and down the stairs was a nightmare! I definitely think this class is not for beginners or if you are new to weight training. Whilst I'm sure it would work wonders I have decided to give it a miss from now on as it basically ruins the rest of the week for me with the aching and muscle stiffness. I also have a fear of bulking up rather than losing weight with things like that even though I've been told it in fact burns more calories I just can't help but feel I v li

Many of you may of already been through and experienced moving out for the first time and some of you maybe have moved lots of times therefore what I'm about to cover will probably be a bit old hat to you! Although as you may of realised from my baby product post I am really passionate about the choices I make so there may be something of interest for all experience levels of moving house! This has been a long time coming for us and is somewhat overdue so I am a mixture of nerves and excitement and I wouldn't be being myself I wasn't ever so slightly stressed about the choices I have!  I have a rough idea about styles of decor that I would like. Admittedly some (most) of them are more suitable to a 5 bedroomed georgianesque mansion but oh well I will have to adapt won't I! Let's begin with the living room and color schemes; greys, silvers, whites, mirrors with a touch of something sparkley and shiny. That's what I am into at the moment and luckily it seems t

Hello Everyone! Well I've completed the first week of the diet and despite a few minor slip ups (finishing off Karmens pasta, oops!) I have lost half a stone again, the same one I lost and put back again before! So now the trick is staying as strict if not even stricter with the diet to not get stuck at this mark again.  Exercise wise I did the Total Cardio and Total Strength class as well as 2 sessions of a workout at home. I use the Sworkit app which is my favourite of all the exercise apps it uses high intensity interval training where you push yourself really hard for 30 seconds of each exercise then rest for 30 seconds before more exercises. This is basically getting your heart rate up really high and then allowing it to go back down before bringing it back up again. Now I'm no fitness or exercise expert by any mean as all but from what I gather, research and previous experience I think this form of working out is definitely the way to go. The difficult part is getting the