Plus Size in the media

I have some issues here because I strive to be thinner. However, seeing people my size in the media make me feel good. These people look brilliant yet they still make me want to be thinner. I think what it is is that I want to be thinner but I always want to have that affinity with bigger girls modelling and in the media and stuff. I’m never going to be model sized I’ll always have these curves.

bethditto1300Beth Ditto looks fantastic in this picture, I love her style, her music and her attitude. She loves herself just as she is and I’ve heard people say that she is being irresponsible flaunting herself around as it projects the image to young women that it’s okay to be fat. Alright, it’s okay to be curvy, okay to love your body and okay to be confident. It’s probably not okay to be fat, heart disease and all that shizzle but I don’t think Beth’s attitude portrays that. I can’t help feeling that she’d look bloody amazing if she lost two stone. She’d still be big and she’s hot now so she’d be even hotter then.

I think her attitude is an inspiration and although I’m sort of torn on the skinny models / normal women in magazines I think Beth is doing it all right.

My reason for not minding skinny models in magazines is that they are making me strive to get down to a health weight of 11stone, slightly larger models would make me want to get down to 12 or 13 which is less healthy. Also, no matter what anyone says I stick by the fact that most clothes look more appealing on a size ten body than a size fourteen one. It comes from a marketing point of view I think as a marketeer I wouldn’t put my clothes on a /large/ model because people that might be thinner will see that and think they’ll look awful. Sad but true.

I think there is a time and a place for plus sized models (In formal wear shoots, dresses, jeans etc) and a time for skinny models (lingere, beachwear, crop tops, work out gear.)

Check out this article: http://hourglass8.com/professional-plussize-model/

It gives details on how to become a plus size (which oddly is size 14-16) model. I know a lot of my readers are hot and if you ever need portfolios then I would seriously LOVE to photograph you. Go on, do it. Model!

The weight loss so far!

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April 2009

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May 2009

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June 2009

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21st August 2009

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21st August 2009

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27th August 2009 (More or less the same as outfit1)

So there you have it oldest at the top newest at the bottom. One stone down. Four to go…

The weekend.

I did promise to post a few pictures, so here you go. I’ll then go on to tell you about how I went totally off the wagon later.

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I wanted to post this pic because I don’t look quite as much like a whale as I usually do. 😀

Yehaw. ❤ Raybans, OMNOM.

Picture of Ben because, just look at him. MY man in cowboy boots *thud*

Thin face, woah. Totally looking thinner now, methinks.

I’ve eaten so so much. A plate sized burger, no bbq food, oddly. But then cake, crisps, chocolate, loads of corn, olive bites and so on. I’ve tried to keep on top of the exercise thing but I bet I’ve put on. Will weigh tomorrow. Fuck.

Hits and party

Over 1000 hits today. Thanks people. Love you all.

This weekend is the annual ‘Massive themed party in the garden to celebrate Mum and Phil’s wedding anniversary’ and it’s going to be epic. I’m wearing a longish black and white checkered shirt, leggings, brow cowboy boots, a waist belt an awesome straw cowboy hat and will have my hair in pigtails.

I’ve officially lost a stone so hopefully all the people I see at the party will be able to tell!

Things I am looking forward to:

Ben in Cowboy Boots
My vintage cowboy boots
Wearing just a shirt and leggings
False eyelashes
Cheesy Olive bites
Alcohol
The Haig
The Mundesley Lot
Dancing
The family
My hound and my kitten
Hats
People
People asking me if I’ve lost weight
Taking photos
Dressing up

How I feel today and a reason…

Reasons I hate being fat:

#3 – “Are you pregnant”

I’ve had it twice in my life and not recently but it is heart breaking. Seriously, people, just don’t say anything unless someone looks ready to drop because they might just be fat.

How I feel today.

Pretty good actually. A little tired from exercising but good. Lots of music stuff to do, contracts to write, meetings to go to. I’ve also lost another 1lb bringing my weight back to 226lbs. It’s pretty good, I’ve also sent an invoice off to a company I’ve been writing for and it seems they’ve maintained a radio silence for the last week or so. God I hope they pay me, I really need that money.

Also another company I worked for are now in the process of securing investment and I asked for the £220 that they owe me from two years ago. I was pretty much told I couldn’t have it for a while. I’m -£850 in my bank account, I need this fucking money. *sigh* The hatred I have for money and pretty much everything to do with it is probably down to the fact that I have no money. I could’ve cried last night when Ben was going on about he could probably save £300 per month. Wish I fucking could.

We want to save up for our own house so we need a deposit of like £15-£20k. We are never going to get there… 😦

Proper exercise

So, I’ve been wondering why walking isn’t helping me to lose weight. Well, today I did:

The hour of walking to and from work as normal.

15 mins of Hatha Yoga – more stretching than anything.

2x 10 reps of crunches (fucking ow)

10 seconds of plank (seriously, more ow)

10 lunges

10 squats

Okay may not seem like much but from the Hatha yoga down I did all together about 30mins of exercise.

After I was out of breath, my heart rate was up and I hurt. Fuck, I’ve been doing all this wrong. Must do more plank and what not in the future. Bring on the weight loss.

Photoshoot

As some of you may know I am a photographer, I’d say semi-professional. (Check out: http://www.jetstonepromotionsco.uk). Well due to the small amount of weight loss I decided that I should have some photos taken of me. Ben, my man, was more than happy to help. So I donned a corset (which I can now, fully, do up!) and let him snap away. Below are a few of the results.

Apologies for so much boob. Not that you care. LOOK AT ME.

I am awesome…

Check out the tagging. 😀

The Weekend

Full of serious fail in the sense that I was working, busy, no time to eat healthily etc. There’s no excuse, I failed.

So, I’ve had multiple pizzas, burgers, sausage sandwiches, alcohol etc. I was afraid to weigh myself this morning so I’m going to wait until Thurs, then it will have been a week since my last weigh in. I feel I may have undone all thegood…

The weekend coming is going to be a manic one but I at least get some sembalance of rest. Friday night head to my Mum’s, drink and eat. Sleep. Sat, walk the dog early in the morn (might try some running on that beach, that’ll be interesting.) Try and fit in some yoga before a shower, then begin the preparations for the big, Western themed party.

Party will be full of meat, alcohol, sweets, crisps, nibbles etc.

Might ask for veggie options. Will that make it healthier?

Oh well.

Onwards we must go.

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Success

So my goal was to lose 4lbs + by August 10th. Well I didn’t do that, I lost 2lbs then put one more back on. However I weighed myself this morning before a very pleasant shower and I was 16st2lbs. Which means I’ve lost 4lbs total in a week and a half. I’m so happy!

So –
Last weight: 228
Current weight: 226

(-2lbs since middle of last week which gives me a grand total of -4lb lost since the 3rd Aug)

Current measurements:

Neck: 14.5in
(-0.5in)
Waist: 35in
(-2in)
Hips: 43in
(-3in)
Bicep: 14in
(-0.5in)
Forearm: 10.5in
(-0.5in)
Thigh: 26in
(-2in)
Calf: 17in
(-2in)
Chest: 37in
(-1in)

Disappointment and new business venture

So my plan was to lose 4+lbs by Monday, as in yeaterday. I’d only lost two and I’m not happy. I guess I could’ve been eating better and exercising more but I’m still disappointed.

I walked three mile five days out of seven and went on a two mile hike on Sat. I also did 30 mins of yoga on Fri and then again on Sat. I ached, I was exhausted, I thought it was all goo. Oh well, I obviously did something wrong. Hopefully this week will be better, maybe I need to drop my calorie intake a bit more. 1500/1600 could be too much.

I need to exercise more, that is the awful truth, I just don’t know what to do. Wish I could afford a gym membership.

WILL do yoga tonight. Best to do it before or after my quorn (chicken flavour) burger dinner?

New busines venture:

www.jigsawhouse.co.uk

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