I'm Emma, but some people call me Immy. I'm 29 and have been on a weightloss journey for nearly 2 y

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Sunday, 20 March 2016

Healthyish snacks :)



So we all get hungry for a quick snack between meals! I used to find when I got home from work from when dinner used to be, that was the time I would usually feel peckish and need a snack to keep me going. Back in my heavier days I used to snack on bags of crips and biscuits......Not good!!

So loosing weight and trying to keep it off, snacking on the right things is a key way to keep the weight off. So I try to keep snacking down to a minimum, and if I have to have to eat sometime to keep me ticking over here's the snacks I will tend to go for.

1. Usually go for a cream cracker or two, just plain ones they seem to keep my cravings at bay for a little while if i'm waiting for dinner.

2. Frozen grapes are a great idea for healthy snack, infact you can do this with most fruits, I just find grapes the most satisfiying to eat. As they take so long to eat it feels like you've eaten loads, which again makes you feel full.

3. I always used to have a pudding after dinner this is something I do miss and do have from time to time. My choice for a pudding these days if I have to have one, is ceareal. Usually go for coco pops as then I get the taste for something chocolatey.

4. If you feel you must have a chocolate bar, and believe me i've had those times! I mean when a girl needs chocolate she needs it!!!! I always go for a small 2 finger Kit Kat or a Curly Wurly. They were always the healthier less pointed chocolate option on the weight watcher plan so that's what I stuck with.

5. Going to the cinema and really really want a snack, well instead of going for a bag of pic n mix or a massive bag of chocolates, go for some popcorn.
You can get all different falavours these days, sweet, salt, sour cream and chive, I even saw pulled pork the other day!


Let me know you're healthy snacks as I would love to know what other people are snacking on when their cravings kick in?!

Wednesday, 2 March 2016

Where it all began!!!

So it all started when I was at work with one of my colleagues and she said to me, 'so you fancy giving weight watchers a try with me this week?' She had been before a couple of years ago and wanted to get back on it! I wasn't really fussed and thought it was just another fad diet. But I thought why not give it a go, nothing to loose. (no pun indended)
So we went down to weight watchers that week, got all signed up and ready to stand on the scales bearing in mind I hadn't stepped foot on scales for years as is just rather not know what my weight was!

So it turns out I weighed 19st 4lbs!!!!
This to me was shocking!! I couldn't believe it.
So got my pack given to me and was ready to give weight watchers a chance! I loved that you could still eat what you wanted but you'd have to really think about how many points you'd be left with for the rest of the day!
So the first week was tough to get into a routine of things, especially when I used to eat a whole pack of chocolate digestives to myself some nights! Then went for my second weigh in and lost 5lbs in one week!! This just spurred me on to want to loose my weight! So continued to do so!


I wasn't doing any exercise just changing how I ate and it was dropping off me! I would love the feeling it gave me seeing the scales saying something smaller! My family and friends are so proud of me and say I look amazing all the time and it's such a confidence boost! So after two years of weight watchers I'm now on my current weight of 12 stone 12.9lbs!!

I still would like to get down to my healthy BMI which it 12 stone and I know I can do it with weight watchers! I've recently been on holiday to Barcelona and wore a bikini on the beach for the first time, it was a scary time for me, but I managed it! It's also such a good feeling when you can buy clothes in a smaller size, I did for a while still pick up the bigger sizes even though I wasn't that size anymore!
I've never been happier than I am today and that's all down to starting weight watchers











Wednesday, 30 July 2014

Flower crowns for festivals!

Time to get those flower crowns out that we always buy but never wear!! While the sun is out the flower crowns should be too!!
There are so many about at the moment, primark have a great selection if you're looking for a bargain!
Or ebay also have some great ones too!

Here are my favs!
Pink flower crown- Primark
Light pink flower crown-Primark
Black pink and cream flower hairband- H&M
Flower & stud hairband- H&M
Daisy hairband-Ebay









Emma
xx

Monday, 28 July 2014

Top Lip Picks

All time fav Lipsticks!



From the top left...

Collection cream puff Cotton Candy
Sleek Papaya Punch
Bourjois Hot Pepper
Nars Heat Wave
Mac Vegas Volt
Rimmel 101

My most recent addition to the my already oversized lipstick collection is the Bourjois Hot Pepper. Im so impressed with it staying power! I wore it on a night out with the girls last weekend and was amazed i didnt have to top it up at all! The colour pigment is amazing so bright so may have to purchase the other shades! Let me know if you've tried the other colours!

xx

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

A girls night out!

 MY GIRLY NIGHT OUT!


OUTFIT!

Black dress- h&m
Shoes- Primark
Sequin clutch- h&m

Makeup!

Bodyshop bronzer
Topshop Lip Crayon in Coy
Rimmel eyebrow pencil
American Apparel Nail vanish in Bronze Dash
Rimmel Day 2 Night mascara
Collection concealer in Fair
Nars Orgasm illuminator
Dr.Jart BB cream






Strawberry & kiwi ice lollys!

Strawberry & kiwi ice lolly's

You will need...... 
Ice lolly sticks
Strawberry squash
One kiwi
Water
Ice lolly mould

First things first, you need to half fill your lolly mould with strawberry squash, and slice up a kiwi and add them to the squash in the moulds, then put in freezer for about 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes is up add tap water to fill the moulds, then back in the freezer for an hour. 

Then the final step is after an hour in the freezer add the lolly sticks and they should be able to stay up in the moulds as the partly frozen!

Then finally leave them to set over night!

Then ENJOY!!!!

I think I shall make frozen yogurt ones next!

Let me know if you make any......

Monday, 5 May 2014

My Weight loss so far!

So since October last year I joined Weight watchers as it got to the point where I was starting to get worried about my weight and my family were mentioning to me that i have gained loads of weight! That really did hit home! While i was with my ex boyfriend i gained at least two stone, as i was comfortable in that relationship i did eat allot more and wasn't that bothered about what and how much i was eatting!

I wanted to do a blog post about my weight loss as i want it to inspire people to loose weight if there struggling to. 
Weight watchers is such a great system and you feel like such a sense of proudness when stepping on the scales and loosing your first ever pound!

So when i joined in October last year my weight came in at a MASSIVE 19 stone and 4 pounds!! Which i was shocked by and knew it was time to start doing something about it.

Weight watchers works by a points system and depending on your current weight and height will depend on how many daily points you are aloud. I was aloud 44 daily points. When you start to loose weight your point will get reduced.
When you join weight watchers you get given a pack with a folder and steps of how everything works, you also download an app on your phone to help you track everything your eatting and each thing you eat will come up with how many points it is, then will take it off your daily points.

Each week you go to your local weight watchers meeting and get weighed, my first week of being on weight watchers i lost 5 pounds!! Which i was sooo happy with!
Its very been really hard being on weight watchers i didnt really feel like i was on a diet, which is something i didnt want to feel.

So each week goes by and i loose 3 pounds one week 2 pounds another week, sometimes i stayed the same weight which i didnt mind as long as i didnt gain any weight i was happy. I did find it hard at home when we have cakes and chocolate in the house, but i found different treats for me to snack on. Curly Wurlys were on 3 points so would always have them, and Kelloggs rice crispy squares were also 3 points so would have them too! They were some of my sweet treats.

My current weight is now 15 stone and 7 pounds! So thats nearly 4 stone in 8 months!
Ive never been happier! I can see it my clothes now and around my tummy area! Its crazy, and anyone can do this! 
Heres a picture of my before and after for some inspiration!
Good luck for anyone who wants to loose weight as i know how hard it can be!
But if you want something so much i know you can do it!