New 1200 Calorie Diet Challenge!!

Hi girls!

For my latest diet challenge, it’s going to be a 2 week 1200 calorie challenge! I am going to email some guidelines and tips plus the official starting date tomorrow. If you’re already subscribed to my newsletter (you would have signed up in the sidebar), then you don’t need to do anything right now. If you AREN’T a subscriber, enter your email below and you will join the list and get all the juicy diet info when I send it out.

Not sure if you’re a subscriber? Try entering your email and it will let you know if you’ve already signed up!!

Like every challenge I do, it’s totally free to join in!!

Why join?

Being involved in a group with other women also completing the same challenge will make you accountable and keep you on track. We can all encourage each other and share tips too! It’s a positive support system :)

Join me for a 1200 calorie diet challenge!

Join me for a 1200 calorie diet challenge by entering your email below!


Stevia MEGA Pack Giveaway!!

Nunaturals stevia has given me four prize packs of their liquid stevia to giveaway to readers of this blog!! I’m so excited! :D

Entering the competition is SO easy. All you have to do is comment this post and tell me how this blog has helped you. It might have helped you:

  • Lose weight
  • Overcome an eating disorder
  • Motivated you to work out
  • Kept on track
  • Provided healthy recipe ideas

The four winners will receive:

One bottle of each of the Lemon / Orange / Peppermint Flavored Stevia Liquids, PLUS their NEW Chocolate Liquid stevia!

 

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I wouldn’t be endorsing this product if I didn’t love it. Nunaturals sent me a test pack and I have been using the chocolate liquid in my protein shakes and this vegan ice cream recipe.

For those who don’t want to enter and would like to purchase their own stevia in the meantime, I have secured you a 15% discount that is valid until the 30th of June. Use the coupon code: BLG0613.

Competition closes on Friday the 22nd of February (2 weeks).

Hurry and get commenting below.You might be one of the lucky winners!! The more specific you are with your answer, the better :D

How To Stop Being “Skinny Fat” and Start Being “Skinny FIT”

I was at the gym this morning and thinking back to when I first started trying to lose weight. I did EVERYTHING wrong.

I would eat a ridiculously low amount of calories per day and exercise way too much. Of course, I lost weight. But the side effects of my dangerous diet made it not worth it. And the worst part is, I didn’t even realise I was thin. I just wanted to lose more and more. Does this sound familiar?

I would sometimes have to curl up in a ball on the couch because of the pains in my stomach. I didn’t want to eat out at restaurants. I was constantly in a bad mood and always lethargic.

One of the worst things about starving yourself is becoming “Skinny Fat”. Sure, you’ll look good in clothes. But once you need to get into a bikini, it is obvious that you aren’t respecting your body.

Do YOU suffer from “Skinny Fat Syndrome”?

Skinny fat is a self induced syndrome where an individual is fairly close to their healthy weight, or even at their healthy weight, but they have little if any muscle definition. The sufferer generally doesn’t exercise regularly or is a habitual on and off again exerciser. The sufferer also generally doesn’t follow any type of healthy nutrition plan, rather they eat anything and everything they want. The skinny fat syndrome can and does lead to the sufferer becoming overweight and even obese if the condition is not dealt with. Also, even if the skinny fat sufferer never becomes overweight or obese they ARE at a high risk for obesity related diseases and illnesses.

How did I stop starving myself and start respecting my body?

By reading fitness magazines and seeing how the fitness models look WHILE having five – six small meals a day. It is possible to eat AND lose weight. I know it seems a little crazy. But if you eat the right things then you can do it!

OMG Melissa, I think I am skinny fat. What can I eat to lose weight and be HEALTHY?

Meal 1 (7 AM)
1/2 cup of dry oats mixed with water
1/2 cup of egg beaters

Meal 2 (9 AM)
Meal replacement or protein powder (around 20 grams of protein) mixed with water
1/2 Tablespoon of Flaxseed Oil

Meal 3 (12 Noon)
1/2 cup of brown rice, or medium sized baked potato, or 1 cup of oatmeal
2 cups of green beans, broccoli or any other desired vegetable
6 ounces of chicken, turkey, or lean fish

Meal 4 (3 PM)
Meal replacement or protein powder (around 20 grams of protein) mixed with water

Meal 5 (6 PM)
1/2 cup of brown rice, or medium sized baked potato, or 1 cup of oatmeal
2 cups of green beans, broccoli or any other desired vegetable
6 ounces of chicken, turkey, or lean fish

This diet will work. Or you can follow the Bikini Model Program (as I have done)

What does Skinny Fat Look like?

It isn’t pretty. I bet that in real life I would see this girl in a pair of tiny skinny jeans and be very envious. But on the beach, not so much.

What does Skinny FIT Look Like?

Here are some examples of skinny fit. Which would you prefer? I know what I’d pick!

What Exercises Can I do?

This is a BEGINNER workout program. A great place to start :)

Monday (chest and bis)
Chest
Dumbbell Bench Press 3×8-12
Incline Dumbbell Bench 3×8-12
Dumbbell Flyes 3×8-12

Biceps
Incline Curls 2×10-15
Alternating Dumbbell Curls 2×10-15
Barbell Curls 2×10-15

Abs
Crunches 3 sets of max reps
NB: Don’t add any side Ab exercises in if you are aiming for an hourglass figure

Wednesday (legs and delts)

Quads
Squats 3×12-15
Leg Press 2×10-15
Leg Extension 2×8-12

Hamstrings
Leg Curls 2×10-12

Calves
Standing Calf Raises 3×12-15

Delts
Dumbbell Press 3×8-12

Friday (back and tris)

Back
Lat Pulldowns 3×8-10
T Bar Row 3×8-12
Bent Over One Arm Dumbbell Row 3×10-12

Triceps
Pushdowns 2×8-12
Close Grip Bench Press 2×8-10
Lying Tricep Extensions 2×12-15

Abs
Leg raises 3x max reps

Are you serious? That is BEGINNERS? It sounds really hard!

It isn’t hard! I know all the different names are confusing. I suggest you look up the exercises on youtube before doing them. If not, you could ask somebody at the gym to help you (one of the personal trainers perhaps).

How Can I Get Motivated?

Start by looking at photos of bodies you admire. You could print them out and put them somewhere that you will see every day.

Motivational quotes can be very inspiring!

My personal favourite…”Be the best Melissa you can be!”. You’d obviously insert your own name where ‘Melissa’ is.

When should I start?

Right now! Stop being a “my diet starts tomorrow” person. Tomorrow never comes does it?
You need to lose weight for the right reasons. Do it for yourself! If you’re doing it to impress others or for your boyfriend, it isn’t going to work. If you decide to do it because you want to feel confident, pretty, strong and healthy. Then you are going to succeed!

NO MORE EXCUSES!

Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.

~Don Wilder and Bill Rechin

Want some more motivation? Watch this video!


1st Competition For Free Goodies! – YAY :D

I want to start having regular competitions because I love you gals and appreciate each and every one of you for visiting this site!

A company called Nunaturals has sent me a big box of goodies and I’m giving it away to you! There are four stevia prize packs in total.

Winners will receive:

1 box of stevia sachets (150 packets)

AND

2oz Bottle of Vanilla Liquid Stevia

PLUS

The NuNaturals All-Star Recipe Collection (150 recipes using stevia as a substitute instead of sugar)

Stevia Giveaway

All you have to do to enter is follow me on twitter and tweet me!

Twitter Competition Details:

Tell me what you love about Celebrity-Diets.org! You can use as many tweets as you like to get the msg across! Please include #celebdietscomp so I can see who has entered :D

The 4 Winners will be selected at random on Sunday 22nd May.

Ok get tweeting ladiesssss :D

MY TWITTER: @MelissaJadeL

Click Here to go to Twitter & Enter for your chance to win!

Also! Just for being my friends (we’re friends right?) you will receive a 15% discount on Nunaturals products & Free Shipping. www.nunaturals.com
Coupon Code: BLG531
Free Shipping: US residents only – Orders over $35 after discount


Free Trial of Idol Sunless Tan

Having a tan definitely makes you look and feel thinner! I found this free trial of sunless tan and thought I’d share
Make sure you cancel the order after the first month if you just want the one free bottle of tan =)

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