Motivational Monday #5 You Do You


Initially for todays post I wanted to share a quote that has become so important to me in the last two years. Arguably I've made decisions that are questionable to people outside of those who understand me and know exactly what I've gone through. I've chosen to leave a degree at a university I love, to move away from friends and to teach myself an A-level. These are all huge choices to make. But they have led me to a place where I finally know I'm on the right road and this makes me so so happy. I'm doing what I love and no amount of other peoples thoughts and opinions can change that or make me question my choices. 
So today I encourage you to...
Go out of your comfort zone, make choices for yourself and inspire others to do the same!! 
Have an amazing Monday everyone <3

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Deliciously Ella Breakfast Launch







Wednesday 26th July

Wednesday was the launch of the lovely Deliciously Ella breakfast range, so I headed down to London for the launch to enjoy a free breakfast with a lovely bunch of healthy foodies! For anyone who doesn't know what deliciously ella is about, the brand creates plant based whole foods, promoting health from consuming food in the least possible refined way.

The new breakfast range contains:
Nutty Granola
Bircher Musli 
Original

I tried the nutty granola with coconut yogurt and berry compote and it was DELICIOUS! I absolutely loved it!! I cannot recommend this breakfast combo enough!

Stockists include:
Whole foods
Ocado
Planet Organic 
Waitrose

Let me know if any of you have tried the new breakfast range and which is your fave!

Love Em xx

P.S. even the builders loved their unrefined healthy breakfast ;)



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WTF Friday: Dress Burgundy

I am bringing a new series to my blog called Whats The Fashion Friday (WTF Friday-see what I did there). Today's theme is dress burgundy. Anyone who knows me knows I am a huge fan of burgundy... my friend recently came back from Spain with friendship bracelets for my group of friends, with a different colour for each of us, and of course mine was the burgundy one. As burgundy is so on trend this summer I have been working through the Zaful website to find my favourite burgundy pieces and have selected my top 3:

NO.1 
Play-suits/Rompers are so on trend at the moment and I love them! This one is perfect for summer 2017 with off the shoulder sleeves and a neck band....anyone else obsessed with this trend? Every top I currently wear is off the shoulder I find it so flattering. This play-suit is also perfect for anyone looking to draw in their waist, with a tie to draw you in and break up the outfit. Flares are also a massive must have this season and the flared sleeves on this romper make it right on style.
You could easily dress this up with a gold choker, earrings and heals,or casual it up with a pair of sandals, a material choker and sunnies.
 Zaful have kindly given my readers a 10% discount, so if you fancy styling this piece use the code below! If you do get this piece please send me a pick to show me how you style it I love to see everyone's individual styles. I'm thinking I may wear this to my cousins wedding party next month!
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For my second choice, I have picked this gorgeous off the shoulder dress. This is definitely the simplest of the three items I've picked out but its still so in style. This is the perfect dress for a sunny day, layered over your fave bikini with a pair of bright sandals and sunnies. dressed like this are the perfect canvas to pair with bright pattered accessories, and I'd definitely recommend a bright belt round the waist to draw you in at the middle. The sleeves are again flared and I love the simple cut out design!

My third piece is a maxi dress, this meets so many trends in one piece, what more could you want. Not only is it off the shoulder but floral are also big in this summer. Due to being a large floral print, you can so easily accessories this piece with very simple jewellery. I love layered necklaces with an off the shoulder neckline, and lots of rings. You could pair this piece easily with a pair of burgundy or fawn strappy sandals, or take it into the evening with a pair of heals and an arm cuff. 










I'd love to know what you think of the pieces in this post, send me any pics if you style any of the above! Also contact me if you have any requests for trends to be covered in another WTF Friday post! Hope you have an amazing Friday!
Emily xx
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Top Tips to Loose Weight-Based on Science

So anyone who is a regular at my blog will know my journey has been all about weight gain, but my understanding of nutrition, health and diet doesn't just cover weight gain and so I thought I would write a post for all you lovely people out there who are looking to shed a few lbs.

Initially, I would like to say please make sure you are loosing weight for the right reasons, if you feel you are a healthy weight and are looking to loose weight that is lower than what you know is healthy for you then I would highly encourage you to look at the mind website which covers all aspects of eating problems with self help and contacts.

This blog post is based on a scientific background, I have studied biology to a level and am now training as a nurse which has a highly scientific anatomy and physiology element.I have also spent a year under the eye of an accredited dietitian and have learnt a lot through her, all these tips will be based on what I have learnt and what I can pass on, please dont follow fad diets that dont have evidence to back them up they could do more damage then good!


TOP TIPS TO LOOSE WEIGHT:
1) Work out your basal metabolic rate- there are many calculators available online which can be used to work this out and this will give you a rough idea of what you should be eating to maintain a healthy weight.

2) Work out your daily calorie intake- Initially it is a good idea to keep a food diary either by journal or phone and roughly work out your daily intake of calories, it may be worth weighing portions just for a couple of days to get this as accurate as you can...but PLEASE dont stress over getting it exact!

3) Work an approximate weekly or daily calorie intake-In order to loose a lb a week most people will need to loose around 3,500 calories from their diet a week (around 500 cals a day). If this is going to take your calorie intake under 1,200 please consider a slower weight loss route, maybe 1/2 lb a week. If you begin to restrict calories too much your basal metabolic rate will drop. This will make loosing weight extremely hard as your body works more slowly to hold onto fat! 


4) Work out meals you love that fit your daily calorie intake and leave a few spare for healthy snacks! For example if your daily goal is 1,200 calories eat 300 at breakfast, and lunch, 400 at dinner and have 200 for a couple of 100 calorie snack or one larger 200 calorie snack. 

5) Healthy snacks:
Apples-these are not too sweet and release sugar more slowly into the blood stream lessening the sugar spike they have a fibrous skin which some of the sugar sticks to preventing it from being digested too quickly and causing a sugar spike and then slump!
Pears these are another great fruit to eat due to similar reasons as above!
Blueberries, these are packed full of anti oxidants that will help remove toxins from your system and keep you feeling healthy!
If you want a treat opt for popcorn which is just salted gain we want to prevent sugar spikes which can lead to you feeling hungry and tired, and try making healthy home bakes using egg, wholewheat flour, vanilla, almond milk and stevia- I have some great low cal recipes on my instagram

6) If you are a snacker separate your meals into snack sized portions and pick at those throughout the day.
There is nothing wrong with snacking and there is evidence that it can keep your basal metabolic rate high, you just need to make sure you are staying within your goals and snacking on the right foods. 

7) Find a good fitness plan that you love! In order to keep that basal metabolic rate up you need exercise! This promotes muscle preservation and muscle keeps that rate higher, it will also help to burn a few extra calories to help you on your way. Anyone who knows me knows my love for a Lucy Whydnam-Read work out which I have linked, they are super quick, are appropriate for all fitness levels, are easy to follow and she gets amazing results! Shes qualified and knows her stuff! But if home work outs arent for you get walking, swimming, cycling, dancing, or lifting weights anything that gets that booty moving! 

I hope these tips are helpful to you and best of luck with your health journey! Please share this if you like it and spread the message of health and positivity and none of these unhealthy fad diets! 

Love Emily xx
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