6 week goal? Too ambitious?

Since my last exam is tomorrow, I'm going to stop feeling sorry for myself & eating whatever I want. I've read a lot about the scarsdale diet & have heard good things online & from a friend I know that has lost a lot of weight through this programme.

It's basically 2 weeks of low carb/calories & high protein. Then there's a 2 week "keep trim" menu that has less restrictions & helps you keep the weight off. My plan is to do 2 weeks scarsdale, 2 weeks keep trim then another 2 weeks of scarsdale.

My chalk board in the kitchen to keep me motivated & to remind me what to buy!

SCARSDALE DIET and KEEP TRIM

My current weight is 140lbs & I'm 5'4, not fat by any means but I'm wanting to lose 30-40 pounds over the 6 weeks. During the Scarsdale diet you are estimated to lose around a pound a day & many people who have used the two-week on, two-week off system (alternating between scarsdale & keep trim) have also noticed weight coming off during the keep trim fortnight.

The diet looks quite restricting but I'm more of a quick fix sort of girl & don't think I would manage to keep up a slower paced diet if I'm not seeing instant results. My only worries are being hungry, I'm used to eating ALOT! But tips from previous users of the scarsdale diet have suggested that preparing your meals in advance and keeping organised is the best way to keep at it.

Tomorrow's lunch and dinner prepared (mostly). Fruit salad for lunch and salad for dinner (to be accompanied by a low fat grilled burger)

I'm going to accompany this diet with Shaun T's hip hop abs which I've started once before. (It was really fun & I feel silly for quitting!!!) The Scarsdale book recommends that you walk 2 miles a day but I don't have time for that so a 40 minute work out with Shaun T will do me nicely!

I'm going to use this blog to help me track progress & please let me know what you think of this diet!!!

Would you try it? Is it too ambitious? What are your experiences with diet//weight loss/working out?

xo

Exam time thrifting!

Getting stressed because my exams start on Thursday...

So instead of cramming in some extra studying, I go shopping! I feel quite guilty but I got some bargains. I live on a street with at least 5 charity shops so I'm always having a look about to see what I can get. Today I got a missguided dress & a pastel coloured vintage vest.

This was £7.50 from Cancer Research & I'm dying to wear this! I love white dresses with black blazers so I can't wait to make this into an outfit.

I bought this for £1 from Marie Curie. Loved the colours of this vest as soon as I set eyes on it. I'm going to pair it with high waisted denim shorts & gold chains.

Living so close to all these charity shops I often find really nice pieces! These are a few of my favourites that I've bought recently!

The shoes are from New Look which I got for £1 from Marie Curie, the bag was also from Marie Curie & was £2.50.  The coca-cola t-shirt was £1 from a local charity & the shorts were £5 from a Barnardo's in the west end.

Do you think thrifting is a good way to save money & get unique pieces? What have been your best buys??? Let me know! xo

I guess it would be fitting if my first post was about shoes??

I work in Office the shoe shop & have developed a serious shoe obsession since I started! I got these beauties for my staff shoes

You can buy them here  for £40, which is quite the bargain considering they're real leather! I love the cut out detail & they are really comfy so I won't mind running up & down stairs to the stockroom in these cuties! White shoes in Spring/Summer have always been an essential in my wardrobe!

A benefit of working in a shoe shop is that I can have a rummage through the stock room to find shoes that have been lost or old sale shoes that aren't on display. I found these boots that were in over winter that were £85 that I had been lusting over but couldn't bring myself to buy (even with my discount!). 

I can't find them anywhere on the website so I'm assuming there aren't any in the warehouses to send out. I got these for £16 and felt quite justified in my winter boot purchase in May as we haven't seen any nice weather this year!

Loving the tan suede & faux snake skin detail. I know these will be a pair of boots that I will wear for ageeeeeeees! Not sure which stores will stock these but you can always try! <3

Fionn xo