Current Fabulista - Mu & Me

Happy Saturday everyone! Its SO hot in Cape Town today, I am literally melting! Too hot to even go to the beach, if you can believe that!

But this morning the hubby and I did go to the Old Biscuit Mill for breakfast. Its a neighbourhood organic goods market with the most fab food! Yum. Everything from burgers to sushi to coffee and cakes! Clothes, stationery, everything under the sun. If you want to check out their website click here. Its a MUST for anyone who comes to Cape Town to visit! We bought some bread, cookies and olives.





BUT that not actually what this post is about! Also at the Biscuit Mill they have some individual shops. Those who know me really well will know that I am a little obsessed with buying cute greeting cards and notebooks! Don't ask me why? This one shop they have is called Mu&Me. Its stationery and print label by South African graphic designer, Daley Muller. The range is based on a bunch of characters and animals with the cutest names and stories, totally adorable!




Below is my favourite character, Amelia.



I just have to have their notebooks and greeting cards!!! They are most definitely on my current fabulista!!

Visit their website and buy something!

The Most Fabulous Romantic Movies Ever!

In the spirit of Valentine's Day and the month of love, I thought I would share with you my most fab romantic movies. These are my top 10 romantic movies because yes, I am a sucker for movies with a predictable, soppy ending. I LOVE these movies and own most of them and desire to own the rest (hint hint).


10. Bridget Jones Diary
9. Sweet Home Alabama
8. Pride and Prejudice
7. Cold Mountain
6. The Atonement
5. A Walk To Remember
4. Australia

3. P.S. I Love You
2. Love Actually
1. The Notebook!!! The Best Movie Ever!


Hubby and I went away with some friends to Hermanus for the week-end which was so much fun! And I got my fav chocolates from him, mmm, Lindt!

Hope you had a fab day too! Let me know if I left any of your fav love movies off the list!

XOXO

Current Shoes Fabulista!

Like I've mentioned before, I am crazy about shoes, shoes and more shoes. I just came across the most awesome shoes from Seychelles Footwear (in the States, sadness) and I wish I could have them! Sometimes I just like to 'window shop' online. It take so much less energy and money(usually) as you don't have the items right in front of you! If I could choose, these are the ones I would choose! The grey boots above are my number 1 choice, followed be the purple one's below that are out of stock. And I'll take the rest as well, just for fun! Well, a girl can dream...














They all are leather, which is my preference usually! And they cost about between $80 - &110 dollars! Pricey, I know, but what do you expect to pay for leather shoes? I found this website through a new blog that I've been following, keiko lynn, she's really cute and makes and sells her own clothes!

Have a fab week!

xoxo

My Current Fabulista!

Print dresses by nadiarinquest featuring Miss Selfridge dresses

This is what's on my current fabulista!! I am obssessed with summer dresses at the moment! I just love them. I wish I had more, I wish I had the body to wear all of these! When I reach my goal weight, this is all I'm gonna wear all of the time!

I can't wait! What is one thing you will you do when you reach your ideal weight?

xoxo

WiW Update 2

I totally did not want to post this update today!!I wish Weigh in Wednesday would go away!!

But I promised that I would do it and I will.

Today I gained 0.6kg!!! aaarrggh! So frustrating. I have a sneaky feeling that its all the food that I ate at my bf's bday lunch on Sunday!

Other than that my week was pretty normal.

1. I'm still not gaining control over my eating over week-ends! I need to work on that.
2. I drank more water than was required.
3. I've exercised Mon, Tue and Wed and plan to do so Thur and Fri.

My plan for this week is to go back to basic WL principles and go back to weighing all my food! I think my portions might be out of sync. So, I''l try that.

Also plan to start eating High Fibre Bran again for breakfast.

Mini Goals Update
*Drink 2l of water. I have been drinking more than 2l per day. Thats a plus.
*Lose 2kg by 3 Feb. I have now backtracked on the 2kg loss I wanted by 3 Feb!
* To eat more vegetables this week. I must confess that I am not a fan of eating fruit and vegetables. I haven't really been doing much of that...
* Drink 4-5 cups of green tea every day. I've managed to do that.
* New mini goal. Weigh all food this week and see if it makes a difference?




Starting date - 13/01/10 - 14kg to go!
21/01/10 - -1.0kg
27/01/10 - +0.6kg (angry face!)

Guess who's going to the UK!!

Hello friends!!

This week-end was so great! On Friday I went for sushi with my bffs. On Sat we did some shopping and spent time with dh's family. And on Sunday, it was my bff's bday and we had a fab luncheon at their new home and ate ate ate! Ok, so now I have to see what that means for the scale!

More good news, I booked a ticket to the UK for work last week! I'll be staying on Oxford with one of our work sponsors. I've always wanted to go to Oxford!! I'm going to be assisting with some fundraising for the projects in our NGO!! I am so excited! The only bummer is that dh cannot come along :( He has to work!! So, I'll be in the UK from 5-31 May!! I can't wait!!

Have a lovely week friends!! I'm off to the gym for Pilates!

xoxo

WiW update 1

Sorry for the delayed update on WiW but I only managed to get to the gym today to weigh due to a visit from the red monthlies gang! BUT, I have some good news! I lost 1 kilo this week!!! Yippee! Thats 2.2 pounds for those who work in pounds. I really wasnt expecting actuallly but it was a great surprise!

So how did I do this week?

1. My eating was pretty normal each week day except for the fact that I seem to be craving something sweet after supper. I think thats a terrible habit that I picked up over the festive season! So, in my naughtiness there's been a couple of nights where I had a bowl of ice-cream and yoghurt (yes I like them mixed together).

My typical daily menu was as follows:

Breakfast: 30g of WW Cheerios with FF Milk & coffee
Lunch: 2 slices WW toast with pb/cheese/fish paste
Supper: 200g chicken/meat, 100g baby potatoes and small salad
Drinks: 2L water, coke light, tea, coffee
Snacks: 2 fruits, yoghurt

Ok those were good days which were basically 5 out of 7. Week-ends are so hard for me to eat properly. I think that one can relax a bit on a week-end as long as it is in moderation. This Sunday however is my bff's birthday and we are planning a huge luncheon!! We are going to eat!! SO I hope that I can be extra good the rest of the week!

2. Exercise wasn't as good as I had planned. I would really like to reach 3 gym sessions for the week and then 4. At the moment,I'm probably averaging 2. Ok, plan for the week is to gym, Friday, Monday and Wed. Lets see if I can do it.

Update on Mini Goals and new mini goals:
*I have been reaching most of my water everyday. I would safely say between 1.5L and 2L
* I am half way to reversing my 2kg's gained since Nov.
* New mini goal to eat more vegetables this week. I must confess that I am not a fan of eating fruit and vegetables.
* Drink 4-5 cups of green tea every day. I've been trying that this week but I think it may be keeping me up at night. Does this happen to anyone else?




Starting date - 13/01/10 - 14kg to go!
21/01/10 - Lost 1.0kg