Health is wealth..

So I've been working hard in the gym lately. I've went eight times in the past two weeks.. Including yesterday which shows my dedication since Sunday is supposed to be a total lazy day. But like I've said before I'm so determined to loose weight for my holiday. (But to be honest I'm still not seeing any change which is super annoying but hopefully over the next few weeks I'll start to see more of a change.) I've still got five more weeks of being able to go to the gym before my holiday so hopefully that's enough to see a real change. I've also changed up my diet and I'm trying really hard to eat super healthy and cut out all the crap I've been eating. It's pretty tough, but I know it will be so worth it when I'm on that beach in Miami looking great. 

I've also decided to give Crest 3D Luxe whitening strips a try to whiten my teeth for my holiday because I just don't think the Cocowhite coconut oil is doing anything and it's also super disgusting so I can't keep doing it for long. Hopefully the strips will be easier as you just put them on your teeth and then leave them for about half an hour. I've got to do them for 30minutes everyday for 20days and hopefully there should be a real improvement. 

I ordered my travel money card for my holiday and I put £1000 on it which has given me $1530. I'm aiming to have another £500 so that I have enough money to have roughly $150 per day because I'm unsure how much things are going to cost and if things will be expensive or cheaper than here. Id definitely  much rather have too much money than too little. I've still not bought any clothes for my holiday but I'm going to wait until a little bit neither the time before I start shopping. Plus I'm going to have to sort though all the clothes I have right now and see what stuff I can take with me. 

Anyway, that's enough for now.

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Gym Life❤️

So I joined the gym last week and I booked in for a session with one of the fitness instructors to create me a workout programme. First of I was weighed and messured and my body fat percentage and bmi was taken to see where I'm at fitness wise, this is also handy for comparing in a few weeks to see if I'm making progress. (Because if I'm not making any progress then what is the point?!) So my programme starts off with using the row machine to warm up before stretching and then doing 20minutes of internal training on the tredmill. Then I move on to resistance training using different weight machines two different machines that work on my arms and two different machines that work on my legs. After the weights I use hand weights to do lunges and squats and then I use the weight balls to do some ab work and then I cool down and stretch and I'm finished. This work out normally takes about 1hour to 1&half hours long, and I've been pretty knackered after each session. I've been today and yesterday and I'm planning on going again on Thursday and Friday at least this week. 

I've also been eating majorly healthy everyday, eating tons of salad and fish and baked potatoes and tons of fruit. As well as making my self loads of delicious smoothies. I use frozen raspberries, blackberries, red currants, black currents, mango &passion fruit frozen yoghurt and orange juice... and they are super filling!

I'm so determined to get into great shape for this holiday and to lose weight. So I'm definitely going to stick to this healthy eating/working out plan. 

This week I also purchased tickets for myself, my sister and my niece to go see Bugsy Malone in London. After my holiday to America I'm taking my niece to London for 3days for her 18th birthday and we're going to see WICKED THE MUSICAL on the first night and BUGSY MALONE THE MUSICAL on the second night and then we'll probably do some shopping and sightseeing as well. Lucky for us my sister lives in London so we have a free place to stay which saves us loads of money.

Anyway, that's enough for now.

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I can almost taste summer..

So I sat my last exam today and I've just got to hand in one more piece of work tomorrow and then uni is OVER!!! I am beyond excited because this year has just been pretty awful with uni and I just want it to be over and for summer to officially start.. I'm still on that holiday countdown mode, only 58days to go! So far I've managed to save £1000 for spending money which will give me about $1500 which will be about $100 per day.. I'm obviously hoping to have more than that saved at the end but I think that's a good starting point. I'm just not sure how expensive America is in terms of food and activities and nights out etc as every time I've been to America I've been too young to have to worry about spending money on anything. I just know that I'd rather take too much spending money than too little. I also still debating on what the best method to carry my money is; do I take it all in cash? Do I take some cash and leave the rest in my bank account or do I get some sort of pre paid money card.. Decisions decisions.. Luckily I've still got a while before I need to make a definite decision.

I also still need to buy all my holiday clothes as so far the only thing I've bought is a pair of white low top converse, but I'm really reluctant to buy anything at this stage as I'm still unsure the size I'm going to be when I go on holiday. Of course my goal is to be a size 6, but just incase I don't want to waste my money buying clothes that don't tfit.. I think I'll wait until about June to see what size I am then before I start buying clothes. Then I can see how much weight I've managed to lose in a month. 

My Cocowhite teeth whitening oil comes tomorrow and I'm super excited to give it a try and see if my teeth do end up whiter fingers crossed! 

Ive also somehow ended up being invited to two birthday nights out on Thursday for two different friends but if I'm being honest I'd rather just skip them both and stay in. It means I'd have to waste money on a night out I don't even want to go on when I could be saving the money for my holiday. Also I have absolutely nothing to wear, especially because of the size I am now and it would mean buying something new to wear just to wear once and then not wearing it again if I lose the weight I want to lose. 

Anyway that's all for now.

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Making changes...

 So I finally did it, I rejoined the gym. I only joined on a monthly contract because to be honest after my holiday I probably won't stick it at... But for right now, I'm determined to go to the gym at least three times a week because I want to lose 1&half stone and drop a dress size to be a size 6 again before my holiday in two months time. #getskinnyforsummer I also went and bought some cute Nike workout leggings as some extra motivation to go (my old workout wear was far too PINK for my tastes) and I've booked in to get one of the personal trainers at the gym to make me up a workout programme, hopefully that will help me get fitter quicker. 

Speaking of my holiday, I literally can't wait!! It's so exciting, only 61 days to go! It's literally going to be the holiday of a lifetime, the best one I've ever been on. I'm going with my friend Hannah and first we're going to MIAMI for 5days, then we're flying to NEW ORLEANS for 5days and then we're flying to NEW YORK for 5days. It's going to be AMAZING!!!! I can't wait to spend five days laying on a beach in Miami, relaxing and eating tons of seafood and partying at night. I also really want to rollerblade down south beach for some crazy reason. (Think I've watched too many films lol) Then when we get to New Orleans I can't wait to do the St Louis and La Fayette cemetery tours and check out some of the old haunted houses etc.. And of course, listen to some Jazz walking down Bourbon St & Frenchman St and I can't wait to eat a Beignet @ Cafe Du Monde

(I've wanted to try a beignet for as long as I can remember so I'm super excited about that!) and to try Gumbo & Jumbalya and craw fish etc. Then when I get to New York I just can't wait see all the sights I've saw in my favourite films and tv shows and to eat at a food truck and sit on the steps of the Met and do all the fun touristy stuff. 

And then of course I can't wait to go shopping, hopefully I'll find some great designer outlet stores. 

I also couldn't help myself ( i told you i had a problem!!!) and i ended up buying a super cute Navy handbag from Accessorize and a bottle of the new Limited Edition Marc Jacobs perfume; Daisy Eau So Fresh Sorbet. It smells Amazing. (i think its going to be my new summer scent, its perfect for those sunny happy days) I also really want to whiten my teeth for my holiday (everyone in America has amazing pearly white teeth) so i've decided to give the Cocowhite coconut oil teeth whitening sachets to see if they're any good. I've only ordered two weeks worth to start though incase i don't see results! 

Anyway, it's gonna be a pretty amazing holiday for sure and it can't come soon enough!

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