Kim and Karmen

I am so ashamed that I did not manage to get past 3 weight loss posts, what a total failure! I am not any closer to my goal and infact I am probably further away from it due to christmas and the new year. However we have a holiday booked at the end of May and there is no other option but to lose weight otherwise I am not sure I can even go!! I did join a local gym for a 7 day trial and did attend and did some classes including spinning and boxercise. I did enjoy the spinning and felt like it really worked, the boxercise I couldn't handle the sweaty smelly gloves! But towards the end of the week I found that because I could only go in the evening after 6 or 7 as the gym does not have creche facilities I was simply too worn out from the day and did not have the motivation. 7pm is my switch off time its as though my brain says 'right ok thats enough no more power left!' And I realised that going to a gym that I can only use from 7pm in the evening was not going to work for m...

I have been debating with myself whether to do this post or not as it is not strictly relevant to anything at all however I do love handbags and although I only own 2 Louis Vuitton bags (2 and a half I suppose!) I absolutely love them and am very passionate about them. I have wanted for forever to own a designer handbag and especially a Louis Vuitton, I think their bags are timeless classics that will never go out of fashion and are totally versatile that I have no problem in justifying the prices to anyone that is dubious about it!. My first bag is the Louis Vuitton Speedy 40 Bandouliere in Monogram print. I received this as my push present whilst I was pregnant and I was over the moon with it! I choose the larger size of speedy bag as first of all I am a fan of large handbags anyway plus I knew I would be able to also use it as a hand luggage bag or travel bag for short trips. That is also why I decided to go with the bandouliere option (with shoulder straps) and they have defini...

Happy New Year to you all, I have been absent for a while mainly due to the recent holidays and finally moving into the place (yay! more on that later).  So we took a trip to Cologne, Germany as a city break/mini holiday and mainly to see the Christmas Markets. This was also Karmens first trip on an aeroplane, I had been so worried about taking her on a plane for the first time and I had all these nightmare scenarios in my head so I was really glad that I had decided on a short flight to get it out of the way and the flight to Cologne is only an hour.  Prior to the trip we had been spotting aeroplanes in the sky and she was very interested so I played on this for when we arrived at the airport and parked the car as when we parked the Aeroplanes fly over the car park very low and of course very loud, I was worried the noise would scare her and had my fingers crossed that it wouldn't set off a negative reaction for the whole journey, however she loved looking at them so closely ...

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...

Hello Everyone, So yes, I am ashamed to admit that I have not started my diet on Wednesday as planned, I know, I know, I must have zero willpower or motivation! The truth is there has simply been too much going on the past few days to even begin to think about starting and sticking to the diet. But I have no food arrangements coming up so tomorrow will be the day for me to start properly. I haven't been totally naughty though, Monday evening I attended a Total Workout Class followed by Total Strength Class so I don't feel as bad on myself as maybe I should. Here is the diet plan as promised in my earlier post: Breakfast Lunch Dinner Day 1 1 slice dry toast with tomato Fresh Fruit, any amount 2 hard boiled eggs, salad and grapefruit Day 2 Boiled egg and Grapefruit Grilled Chicken with tomatoes and 1 slice dry toast Grilled Steak and Salad Day 3 Boiled egg and Grapefruit Fresh Fruit, any amount 2 Grilled lamb chops, sa...