Wednesday Weigh In #6 - Nupo Journey

If you'd like to catch up on my previous Nupo Posts including my initial weigh in, just click >HERE<

Week 1 - Down 7lbs
Week 2 - Down 4lbs
Week 3 - Down 3lbs
Week 4 - Down 5lbs

Week 4.......below!

Dia daoibh!

So, I'm 5 weeks in now and it's weigh in time again! I was back on more solids last week after my mouth began healing after my wisdom tooth extraction. I had a little shopping trip with my mother which lead to a Chinese meal! I went for the Spring Rolls for starter (couldn't resist!) and the Chicken Chow Mein for my main which I think it one of the better options for Chinese food! At the weekend I also had Apple Tart...... with cream, so needless to say I was nervous about this weeks weigh in! Here we go!!

Bam!!! I'm down 4lbs! I was absolutely thrilled with the result. Although I had the Chinese and dessert I did eat very well for the rest of the week; lots of shakes, soup, vegetables and water water water! I was very unsure as to what the outcome would be but I was so relieved to see that I am continuing to lose weight.

So far I am down 1Stone 9lbs! I can really feel it myself and have also noticed some clothes are baggier on me! A few people have mentioned it to me that they can see that I have lost weight also. All of this is a great boost and I'm feeling confident about continuing my weight loss journey! I will be putting together a video shortly, so keep an eye out for that! :)

Slán!

Most Nupo products mentioned were very kindly sent to me for reviewing purposes. All opinions above are completely my own, 100% honest thoughts on the products and I have not been paid to trial the products

Wednesday Weigh In #5 - Nupo Journey

If you'd like to catch up on my previous Nupo Posts including my initial weigh in, just click >HERE<
Week 1 - Down 7lbs
Week 2 - Down 4lbs
Week 3 - Down 3lbs
Week 4.......below!

Dia daoibh!

So I'm back with this weeks weigh in. As I mentioned last week, I had a wisdom tooth extracted so this week I was back on just shakes seeing as though I could not eat. A blessing in disguise you might say! I was hoping for a good result... and I got one.

I was delighted to see I had lost 5lbs this week!! Now, I do have a little naughty secret. I didn't get my full allocation of shakes this week. I spent most of it asleep due to pain killers and..... well, pain!  My sleeping and eating schedule was a bit all over the place so I therefore ended up missing out on some shakes -  two on a couple of days, 1 on others. I did take a multivitamin every day and continued to drink a lot of water.

This week I will mostly stick to shakes. I might also incorporate some soup  but regardless I hope this week will be more manageable seeing as though my mouth is doing a but better! For more information and prices visit the Nupo website >HERE<

Slán!

Most Nupo products mentioned were very kindly sent to me for reviewing purposes. All opinions above are completely my own, 100% honest thoughts on the products and I have not been paid to trial the products

Suddenly Madame Glamour Candle

Dia Daoibh! 

 I bring you today's post.... from my sick bed :( Well technically my sick couch as I've managed to actually get up today! Some of you may know from my #WhiteWhine's on Facebook/Twitter, that I had a wisdom tooth extracted on Monday and it was pretty extreme! Fear not,  I won't go into the gorey details here!

This morning I received a very welcomed package from Lidl. Brand new to stores especially for their Valentines collection, is the Suddenly Madame Glamour Candle. I'm a huge candle fan and this couldn't have come at a better time considering I had a power cut last night due to the storm.

The candle has a subtle perfumed scent of Suddenly Madame Glamour. The packaging is quite simple and chic and is burning away as the snow falls outside my window.

The candle is available in store now and is priced at €3.99.

Slán!

Wednesday Weigh In #4 - Nupo Journey

If you'd like to catch up on my previous Nupo Posts including my initial weigh in, just click >HERE<

Dia daoibh!

So I'm back with another weekly weigh in. This week I had to weigh myself on Monday as that afternoon I had my wisdom tooth extracted and presumed that I would be unable to weigh myself for a Wednesday Weigh in. So this week I am a little early but hoped that I had still lost some weight, so here we go....

This weeks weight loss was 3lbs making my total loss an even 1 stone in 3 weeks!! I was really hoping to see at least a 3lb loss this week as 1 stone is a great milestone for my Nupo Journey.

Again this week I combined my Nupo shakes with food. Like >last week< I stuck on a mainly meat and veg diet. I also tried heating up my favourite Cocoa shake for a change. It was nice for a change but I still prefer my shakes ice-cold. I've continued to have my morning and afternoon coffee with sweetener and fat free milk. I didn't exercise properly this week at all so the 3lb weight loss was diet alone,

This week I'm aiming to do another week of just shakes. As I mentioned I have had my wisdom tooth extracted so it's actually quite a convenient time to go on the meal replacement diet seeing as though I'm unable to chew at the moment!

For more information and prices visit the Nupo website >HERE<

Slán!

Most Nupo products mentioned were very kindly sent to me for reviewing purposes. All opinions above are completely my own, 100% honest thoughts on the products and I have not been paid to trial the products

New Beauty Brands to Ireland

Dia daoibh!

So today I'm here to talk beauty brands, non Irish brands that is. A lot of people want what they can't have and this is no exception when it comes to makeup! There were (and still are!) lots of fantastic brands mainly in Canada an the US that were not available here in the Ireland or the UK...  until now. Over the past year this has changed and we're now beginning to see some foreign brands creep into the European market.
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Many of you know Wet n Wild is one of those brands. It has gradually been introduced into Dunnes Stores across Ireland this month. I shrieked with delight when I first came across it, and like many other beauty bloggers, "had to" pick up a few bits. Below is what I picked up so just let me know if you would like a closer look in the form of a review. Wet n Wild is a very affordable cosmetic brand with an array of nail polishes, eyeshadows, face and lip products. When I say affordable I'm talking prices ranging from just €1.99 for liners, lipsticks and eyeshadows to €6.69 for the larger eyeshadow palettes

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Tarte Cosmetics is another brand that will shortly be hitting the UK online market via QVC in March 2014 (which means it will also be available to us Irish folk!) I was thrilled to hear of this news through EssieButton's video >HERE< Tarte are renowned especially for their blush products and Essie herself constantly raves about their selection of award winning Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Blush range. This is one brand I am exceptionally excited about! If you happen to be reading this from the US, PR or Canada you can avail of 20% off your first online order when you sign up to their >Newsletter<  GO!!
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NYX is a brand that entered the European market a while back, but again is hugely hyped. Like Wet n Wild, NYX Cosmetics have an array of products starting at very affordable prices. They are quite well known for their Jumbo Eye Pencils along with their variety of Powder Blushes and Mega Shine Lip Glosses. They have begun to release more pricey products such as their HD Studio Powders and matching HD Studio Photogenic Foundation. NYX is currently available in-store from Urban Outfitters and River Island. There's a great selection online from Littlewoods Ireland. 

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So for now those are the brands I am lusting over and happily adding some products to my wishlist now that they are available to me! What brands are you currently lusting over or would you like to have in Ireland that are currently unattainable!?

Slán!

Wednesday Weigh In #3 - Nupo Journey

If you'd like to catch up on my prevous Nupo Posts including my initial weigh in, just click >HERE<

Dia daoibh!

Here we go again. Let's get straight into the results shall we!!?

Week 1 (shakes) -7lbs

Week 2 (Food & shakes) -4lbs

So I've lost a further 4lbs and my BMI is decreasing! Again, I am very happy with this result. This week I incorporated some foods into my Nupo diet guided by the >Brick System<. Now I have to say, although I did read through the booklet I didn't completely stick to it. (I even had a Chinese at the weekend! EEeeek! But I picked one of the healthier options by going for a Chicken Chow Mein. )

I more so done my own thing this week to experiment a little and see what my outcome would be. I tried to keep carbs such as breads, pasta, potatoes to a minimum.

I did replace some meals with my shakes, some days I would replace 1 or two meals, other days I would replace 3 or 4. I found the end of the first week quite tough and was really excited to have solid food back in my diet - healthy food.

I've been loving carrots for some reason; they're cheap, healthy and give a good crunch while having a lazy day on the couch! Other foods I've been loving are mixed vegetables, quorn sausages, grilled chicken.

 I have to give a special mention to the Nupo Snack bar I discovered this week. It's... gorg. I really like the cranberry flavour which has oats blended with cranberrys with a white chocolate coating on the bottom. I would buy these even when I'm not trying to lose weight they're so tasty, but the plus side is that they contain just 99 calories. Downside.. they're €1.69 for 29gs!

So all in all I'm a happy girl. I've shed 11lbs in two weeks and I can certainly feel it in my clothes which is uh-maaazing! If you've any questions about the Nupo system the website is >HERE< or feel free to shoot me a message on >Twitter< or >Facebook<

Slán!

Most Nupo products mentioned were very kindly sent to me for reviewing purposes. All opinions above are completely my own, 100% honest thoughts on the products and I have not been paid to trial the products