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The Last Bikini Model Update & General Hello!

May 30, 2011 in bikini model program, Melissa Tests It with 11 Comments

Hello everyone!

Just thought I’d give a little life update :)

Since returning from overseas I have been hitting the gym around 3-4 times a week and eating semi-healthy. I am not following the bikini model program as strictly as I was before going overseas! I have found a happy medium in my weight now with the help of the program! I know that if I want to lose weight and tone up I can just cut carbs out at night and use the recipes from the book. As its winter here now, I am usually covering up most of the time and eating pretty well overall.

MelissaJadeL

Out to dinner recently

Fruit and Vegetables

Fruit & Vegetable Haul from Farmers Market

Fruit and Veggie Juice

Fighting sugar cravings with Fruit & Veg Juice!

Weighing Portion Sizes

I’ve learned that to maintain a healthy lifestyle you need to practice portion control and try to balance things out. For example, last night I had my sisters over and we ate nachos & lemon tarts. Instead of being upset about the calorie consumption (we’ve all had that post calorie regret!) I am just focusing on eating extra well today and ensuring I don’t miss my workout. So tonight at 7:30pm I’ll be off to the gym to do some cardio while watching Masterchef, then hitting up the weights room and doing a leg workout!

Weight Loss

Vegetarian Chicken & Salad

If you’re looking for an amazing cardio workout, I cannot recommend skipping highly enough! It is ridiculous!

I had my first skipping sesh since returning from Asia and it was such a crazy workout! I only lasted 6 minutes and was more out of breath than after an hour at the gym.

Invest in a skipping rope ladies!

I have some bad news! My youtube account was deleted! I think it had something to do with me linking to my website because I cannot think of any other reason as to why. When I logged into my gmail account it said that there had been suspicious activity so I’m not sure if it had been hacked or what. It’s gone now and after emailing youtube I received a generic response saying that I violated the terms and I am not able to make a new account. I will make a new one and link it here eventually (hopefully it won’t be deleted). But in the meantime I have been using Vimeo to reupload all the videos!

Things have been a little bit busy with work since returning which is why posts have been sporadic. But now it’s winter so I’ll be less busy and there will be more posts :)

There will be more beauty related posts too, not necessarily just dieting.

FOR ALL VEGETARIANS!

I have some amazing news! I have recently noticed some new SOY FREE vegetarian products in Woolworths. The brand is called ‘Quorn’ and apparently its huge in the UK! I’ve tried all their stuff so far and I am so impressed. They are delicious and not too unhealthy either. Veggie mince is around $6 for 500g which isn’t too bad (not amazing value). It doesn’t have much taste on its own and I’ve found that by adding some taco seasoning it makes excellent taco mince!

Quorn Mince

This is the UK package I think, it's different in Aus :)

Wholegrain wrap, veggie mince, tomato, onion & salsa

Here’s the last video that I promised months ago! I had filmed the bikini part the night before leaving for my trip and hadn’t filmed an introduction until last week so FINALLY after months of waiting here is the FINAL Bikini Model Program update.

I have new hair too, not sure how I feel about it yet but here’s the vid!

Melissa Tests It – Final Bikini Model Update! from Melissa on Vimeo.

Hi From Club Paradise

February 27, 2011 in bikini model program, Message From Mel with 11 Comments

The site has been a bit quiet lately due to the limited internet access I have here in Palawan. I just thought I’d give a little update on whats been happening!

Well it’s almost impossible to eat healthily here but I have been doing my best. The resort is truly amazing, theres just one downside. Vegetarian food is quite unheard of. The only thing for guests to eat is a buffet breakfast, buffet lunch and buffet dinner. Not an ideal situation for a vegetarian trying to watch their weight. The only vegetarian food available on the buffet is rice, a small amount of salad and dessert. Or I could order a three cheese pizza from the snack menu. So the bikini model program isn’t going too well for me this week!

I’ve been trying to eat a big meal of cereal, omelette and rice at breakfast. Then for lunch I’ll eat two pieces of fruit (smuggled out at breakfast) and for dinner I order one plate of food from the buffet (so I don’t get tempted to overeat) and I steal a few bites of dessert from my boyfriend who usually gets the buffet. Yes very difficult aren’t I? Desperate times call for desperate measures lol.

For exercise I’ve been swimming and snorkelling everyday. The reef is gorgeous here and you can just walk in from the sand and see schools of fish, octopus and starfish.





UniqueHoodia

A Quick Update From Manila, Philippines

February 23, 2011 in bikini model program, Melissa Tests It with 2 Comments

Hi everyone!

I’ve arrived in Manila safe and sound and will be heading to Palawan this afternoon. I wanted to let you know that I’m not sure if there will be internet on the island so I might not be able to post again until the 2nd of March. Hopefully theres some sort of connection!

Also as an update on the bikini model program, I took a video the night before I left but didn’t have time to upload it. Of course I left everything to the last minute and was in a mad rush!

I’m just trying to figure out how to get the hd video file onto my macbook so I can post it up! For some reason it just doesn’t seem to be agreeing with my computer. Any tips?

I think I look more toned in the arms and stomach now. My legs unfortunately are still my problem area but still WAY better now than before starting the program. I’ll get a few bikini shots too.

This next thing Im about to tell you is something I find quite interesting…

The bikini model program has changed the way I think about food. Every other time I’ve been on holidays I seem to just throw in the towel (so to speak) and just eat whatever I want whenever I want. I never set out on this trip with any restrictions or limitations at all but have been eating very healthily and making wiser food choices.

At breakfast yesterday I found myself choosing to have low GI complex carbs and protein (from beans). In the past I would have had a big bowl of sugary cereal, fruit salad, yogurt and probably a few pastries.
For breakfast this morning I had an egg white omelette with tomato, onion and capsicum plus a little bit of fruit salad.

I feel less bloated and more motivated because of the food choices I’ve been making. It’s good feeling in control of my health! Also my shorts are getting a bit loose and I don’t have to worry about trying to find baggy t-shirts to wear after demolishing a huge buffet breakfast.

There’s no scales over here but last time I weighed myself I was still 48.5-49kg.

Yep I’ll be putting up a video or photos soon hopefully so stay tuned. I hope you are all happy & healthy! I just want to thank all the regular readers of this website too. It’s great having a little online support group of people who are interested in healthy weight loss! :)

“Whats this Bikini Model Program she keeps talking about?” – It’s a downloadable ebook available worldwide (I only test things available in every country). I’m testing it as part of my ‘Melissa Tests It’ blog posts. Written by fitness model and celebrity Jennifer Nicole Lee. Click here to go to www.thebikinimodelprogram.com

Ps: The photo was taken a few weeks ago with my new dslr camera (bought for this trip). I just don’t have any photos of the trip to put up so far so thought that picture was pretty cool!

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