Monday Blues..

I've titled this the Monday blues but, I am far from having the Monday blues.

I usually come into work on Monday and I have a massive feeling of pure depression! I hate Mondays but today, is an exception. Why you ask? I have no idea! I must of just woken on the right side of the bed. Maybe it has something to do with no directors being in a work and everyone is taken a more 'relaxed' approach to work, I don't know?

Why do we all hate Mondays? Start of the working week? The weekend is over and we have to wait another 5 days before we see the dear old weekend again? Just going to work and seeing the same old faces and having the same old problems?

Well today, Monday can kiss my a*$e! I am feeling positive and.. I like it! No more Monday blues - Every Monday I want to wake up like this! Ready to smash whatever tasks come hurdling my way!

So, I encourage you all to do the same! Break out of the Monday routine and BE HAPPY!!!

Love Lolly!!xx

The exercise begins..

So, I am not as threatened by this blog title as I was with the previous one.

Now its early days but I have joined the gym! This is now day 3 and all is going well. I am really enjoying going to the gym. I'm not completely knackering myself out and not pushing myself to hard. To be completely honest I haven't really done any kind of exercise for about 3/4 years! Doing something now is better than nothing. I may work harder on some days than others but I want to leave knowing I have put the most effort in for that day and feel proud of myself.

I have always been a lazy sod so when I went to the gym for the first time, I was petrified! Surprising I am really enjoying it and at the moment I am planning on going 4 times a week for about 1hour - 1hour 30 minuets. Me and 2 other friends have all joined so we all motivate each other to go and get the best work out we can!

We shall see how I feel about the gym in a months time!

Loves Lolly xxx

The diet begins..

I already feel sad with the title of this blog! It no secret but I am overweight. I have a few health issues and going to see a doctor regularly to change my life styles. I have now decided that right now is a good time to start the dreaded diet! I want to get back to the size I was and live a better, longer life!

The Problem..

I have PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) and I have had this for over 3 years now and it has been a big struggle in my life. PCOS is very different in each and everywoman, some women will have it and bare no problems at all where, unfortunately, I have had them all! I have been in hospital twice because if this. They can find no other problem apart from my weight, so I have been seeing a dietician and I now feel able to start the diet. Maybe I should explain a little more about PCOS.

This is the leading cause of female infertility and effects 1 in 3 woman. It effects your ovulation basically. You have very irregular periods or in my case have them for way too long. And when I say too long, I don't mean two/three weeks. I had my longest period for 9-10 months, no stop! I found out I have PCOS because when I was at work, a about 3 half years ago, I had a very bad bleed which
went through my clothes and I almost passed out because of loosing so much blood. I was rushed to A&E and this is where I have an emergency internal scan and they told me I had PCOS. To be honest, no much happened after that. My doctors dealt with it very badly and literally nothing happened. I was told to deal with it! I then had about 2 years after that another bad bleed and was admitted to hospital in agony! This time was a lot better, while I was in hospital I saw a lot of specialists and they have reassured me that it is only PCOS and I have no other underlying problems. I have to see a gynaecologist every 6-8 months for check ups & I am currently seeing a dietician. I have so much more support than last time and I am feeling a lot more positive about getting better.

So when you see a dietician its not all about your weight, they talk about why you eat as much as you do and look physiologically into it. They don't put you on a diet plan, they let you do what you think you can manage with. Now the beginning of the year, all diets went about the window & I said after my birthday then it will be time to knuckle down and get on with it. So this is what I am doing now!

Meal Plans

The plan is simple (if I can stick with it). Now my meals overall, when I cook my own, are very healthy. We have always been brought up with freshly cooked meals, just my problem is, I don't make my meals. I end up getting a take away because I cannot be bothered to cook. Well from now on I want to start cooking my meals. I have started eating breakfast, this is a big thing for me as for so long I never had breakfast! I HATED IT! Well now, every morning I have a yogurt. The next test is, STOP GOING TO TESCOS. I also have a problem where every lunch I would go to Tesco's and buy something, from now on I want too make my own lunches. At one point I was very good at making my own lunch but I have no gone down a slippery slope. I hoping after this I will also save some money! Lastly, STOP SNAKING! MY BIGGEST PROBLEM! After work I find myself nibbling on pure rubbish! This needs to stop!!!!

Exercise

Exercise is more important than anything with PCOS. For some reason with this condition the body works against yourloosing weight and I have let it get the better of me! At this moment in time, I do no exercise. A couple of my friends also want to loose weight/tone up so we have all decided to do something together. We are going to join the gym (once we get too payday) and go together. I am very lucky that I have such supportive friends.

Overall

Overall I am feeling very positive. I am not going to push myself to loose a certain amount of weight in a certain amount of time. I am just going to take everyday as it comes. I am going to keep a food diary and hopefully that will show me where I am going wrong! I hope this blog doesn't completely bore you! Leave a comment with any tips you have or advise for me! Maybe you are going through the same thing and want to share what you feel helped!

Hope you enjoyed this blog and maybe after a little while I will update you with how I am doing.

Loves Lolly xxx

21st Birthday

So it starts with a party..

To start my birthday celebrations I had a party! It was a black & White theme! Overall I had a fantastic time. Everything went smoothly, there was no drama at all! It was perfect! The DJ was spot on, I had a photographer and he has taken over 2000 photos! We should get them in the next week or so, once I do I shall blog some photos! I had the most beautiful cake! It was a pink & White Tea Pot & Pink Cupcakes! I couldn't of asked for a better party! I want to thank my mum for everything! She put a lot of effort & Money into making it perfect for me. I want to thank everyone who made it too my party! It was a fantastic night and all my friends and family being their made is so much more special! I truly know who my friends are after my party!

Its my BIRTHDAY!!!!

On my birthday, I didn't get up to too much. I received some money from friends, family & work colleagues so after opening all my presents from my family, me and Danny went into town to spend my money! I only got one thing! Just a camera. I have never had a proper professional camera so I decided to treat myself! I still have over £100 so I think I will save that until I see something nice! Then me, mum, Derek, Paige, Damon, Nan & Charlie all went out for dinner. It was overall, a very interesting evening. I got so many surprises and gifts that I could not of imagined of! I am truly grateful for all my gifts! I thought that on my 21st (if I am honest) that I would get spoilt but I really did so well! And I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who got me a present! It was very generous of you!

 

 

That one special present...

I received one present from a friend today. It might not be your regular special present to other people but when I opened it, I knew it would be something I would cherish for a long time. It's a scrap book filled with photos of all our, and friends, memories! I have looked thought it about 20 times just tonight and it puts a smile on my face every time! She has left loads of blank pages so that throughout the years I can add more photos of our memories! I really love it! Today I realised how much I do love my friends. Only they could have put this together & make it so perfect! I want to let her know that I truly adore it and I will never get rid of it! It really means the world too me!

Its all over...

So now it is all over. I am going for dinner with my closest friends tomorrow and then my work colleagues on Thursday. After that, the birthday celebrations are over and I really do no want it too be! Again, for the millionth time, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!



Love Lolly xxxx

New Hair Extensions

I have finally had my hair extensions put in and I could not be happier with them! I love them! They feel so natural and I just feel better with them in!

I had Microbead Extensions put in. This is wear a small bead will be put threw a few strands of hair, about half a centimetre away from the root, and the extension will be placed inside the bead and then it will be all clamped together. Now depending on the thickness of your hair will depend on how many strands you will need. I have medium to thick hair so I had around 260 strands of 0.5g of hair in each strand. You can get different grams of hair. Depending on the thickness you could get less strands but higher grams or the other way round. I got my hair extensions from eBay. 300 strands cost me £50. I then had to purchase the beads, the loop tool and the clamp, for all 3 items they come to around £15. They take around 3-6 hours to put in, the length of time will also depend on the thickness of hair as well. The thinner the hair is, the quicker it will be.

I would always recommend that you get to a colour chart/wheel and get your exact colour instead of guessing online. The pictures can look completely different to the end product sometimes so I had mine matched.

I have put some pictures below of some before and after photos.

Overall I can say I am very pleased and I would suggest this to someone if they were thinking of getting it done

Hope you enjoy & let me know how you feel about microbead hair extensions

Love Lolly

xxx