• Tape a picture of your skinny self to the refrigerator for inspiration. Remind yourself what you can look like.
• Tape a picture of your fat self to the refrigerator for motivation. Remind yourself what you don’t want to look like.
• Limit head-on visions. Do a “Miss America,” and stand at an angle that presents a three-quarter body profile.
• Don’t keep up with the Joneses. Take one bite of food for every two your dining companion takes.
• “Boost” your sandwiches with lettuce, tomato, sprouts, cucumber slices, bell peppers, and other fresh veggies. Along with the bigger crunch, you’ll get a bigger sandwich with few additional calories and no extra fat.
• Take a shower or bath when a food craving strikes. It will relax you, and keep your whole body occupied and out of trouble (i.e., the kitchen) until the craving fades.
• Phone a talkative friend when a food craving strikes. Call from a corded phone outside the kitchen, and stay on until the craving fades.
• Brush your teeth, floss, gargle, or chew a stick of gum immediately after your meal to stop yourself from eating more.
• Stand near fatter people. They make you look thinner.
• To add length to round faces, part hair on the side, in a silky straight down do, or in an upsweep. Keep bangs on the wispy side, if you wear them, to avoid a face-broadening horizontal line.
• Smash your trash. When you throw food away, thoroughly bury it under more trash so there will be absolutely no question of changing your mind. No need to explain.
• Computer-enhance a photo of yourself to see how great you’ll look when you’re slim. Never mind liposuction: Today’s computer technology lets you delete double chins and narrow your waistline with the touch of a keystroke. Print out a copy and keep it in your purse.
• Chew sugarless gum while you prepare meals. It’ll keep you from tasting (eating) that extra serving’s worth.
• Cross your legs at your ankles. Your thighs and calves will look slimmer.
• Drink a tall glass of water before every meal. It’s a healthy way to quench your hunger.
• Get a tan. A tan helps you look thinner
• Work for your snacks. Before you eat a high-calorie snack, clean the bathroom or vacuum the house. Don’t eat until the faucets and sink are gleaming.
• Have your teeth cleaned professionally and whitened. You won’t want to sully that gorgeous mouth with “bad” food.
• Give yourself a manicure when a craving strikes, applying extra layers of slow-drying nail polish. It will keep your hands occupied and out of trouble until the craving fades.

• Emphasize your weight loss triumphs and work towards making them more frequent
• Find a weight loss "buddy," club, or support group. This will help you stay with your weight loss program.

• Use mustard on your sandwiches instead of mayonnaise. Mustard has no fat & very little calories while Mayo, is loaded with fat. If you just don’t like the taste of mustard, find a low-fat alternative, but avoid mayonnaise at all costs.

• Weigh yourself each week. Don't be worried about small daily changes in your weight. You shouldn't lose more than 1 - 2 pounds a week. There may be weeks when you don't lose weight. This is normal. Stay on your diet to lose weight.
• Bake, roast, or broil your food instead of frying. Remove all fat from meats and skin from poultry before cooking.
• Drink 6 to 8 glasses of water each day. This will help flush out your body while also suppressing your appetite

• If you haven't done so already, switch to diet soft drinks. An average 12 Oz can of regular soda contains around 120 calories, while the diet version usually has one or zero. If you drink 3 cans a day, you'll be saving 360 calories right there. Now multiply that by 7 days a week, 30 days a month and 365 days a year... You'll be saving a lot of calories!

• Limit alcohol. Alcoholic drinks have many calories & little else.
• Don't give it up if you don't want to, just reduce your intake.
• Pick one place at home and work that you will do all your eating. Be sure you are seated. Don't eat anywhere but in that place. Enjoy your food by sitting down and eating slowly. Sitting down focuses your attention more directly on the activity of eating. By eating in the same place you identify and associate that place with the idea that it is the only area in which you should eat.
• Shop for Groceries only after eating. You will be less likely to buy foods impulsively – especially foods you don’t need.
• When you shop for groceries stick to your shopping list. This helps you guard against impulse buying. Make sure you list is complete and do not buy any extra food items.
• Watch food labels. Foods with a high percentage of fat (or carbohydrates that are sugars) will slow down your weight loss program Don't just count grams, count percentage of total calories that are fat or sugars.
• Don't think that just because you are eating low fat/low calorie foods that you can eat all that you want. The calories still add up and must be burned off regardless of what kind of food you eat. Balance is the key.
• If you are going to a restaurant, decide ahead of time what you will be eating. Stick to it.
• Never starve yourself, especially before going out to eat (or you will binge). Never skip meals, you must have some kind of nourishment regularly or your body's starvation defenses will kick in, lower your metabolism, and store fat.
• Exercise – If you want to stay healthy and make weight loss permanent you just cant do without exercise. Along with cutting down on the fat you eat exercising regularly may be your best ally in improving your all around health and bringing your weight loss under control.
• Schedule your exercise time just as you plan your other activities of the day. Treat this time as an important appointment you don’t want to miss
• Write your weight goal & post it where you'll see it everyday.
• You are responsible for what you do & what you eat.
• Eat to live, not live to eat. Overeating can KILL you!
• Repeat: "I'm learning a way to live, not just a way to diet."
• Water is essential to all bodily functions and has no calories. It is the perfect drink for dieters. You need eight 8 oz. glasses of water daily.
• Be happy: you're OK! Resisting all those tempting foods is NOT going to kill you.
• Limit your time in the grocery store. The longer you stay, the more you will buy.
• Be patient - it took years to gain weight; it takes time to lose weight.
• "Nibble" food and "linger" over drinks. Do the "Push Away From The Table Exercise."
• Chew your food completely: digestion begins in the mouth. Avoid "washing" half-chewed food down.
• Let someone else be the walking garbage disposal: you are no longer responsible for eating up the leftovers after a meal.
• Success is when you can look beyond food...and look down and see your feet.
• Each day you stay on your weight-loss diet brings you closer to your weight goal.
• The purpose of getting together with people is to enjoy their company...not eating.
• Chart or graph your weight loss and serving selections.
• Take small servings - avoid gorging yourself.
• Consuming most calories in one big meal is the worst way to diet. Eat 4 or 5 small meals rather than in one all-out feeding frenzy.
• If your schedule only permits you to eat one major meal in a day, eat it in the morning to midday hours rather than afternoon/evening hours.
• Lose weight with a supportive friend or in a support group.   
  

• Don't arrive at the restaurant hungry - eat a piece of fruit or a serving of vegetables before you leave the house to avoid over indulging.
• Be careful of alcoholic beverages - alcohol often stimulates your appetite, and the calories can add up quickly.
• Decide what type of restaurant you will go to: Thai, Japanese, Greek, and Indian cuisines are often naturally lower in fat and calories than Mexican, Italian and French cuisines.
• Look for sensible possibilities! Try replacing French fries with a baked potato. Request more veg and less pasta, or try the vegetarian option on the menu.
• Don't be afraid to ask the waiter for suggestions. Restaurants are interested in pleasing their customers, and will most likely accommodate any requests you have.
• Order a salad for an appetizer and fruit for dessert. Make sure to avoid the creamy salad dressings, and ask for the dressing to be served on the side so that you have control over how much is added!

Lights, camera, action...consider three things:

What's the lighting in your make-up area? Adjust it, and you may find that you're better able to cover your flaws and accentuate your attributes.

Picture yourself. Is the look you're struggling to attain realistic for you? The supermodel-look you're using to create your own makeup style may not be at all like you.

Look for famous faces with features similar to your own.

What colors and products do your look-alikes use with success Try modeling yourself after realistic ideals.

Are you using the right colors and products?

Learn from the pros...take a lesson. Spend a half hour with a professional makeup stylist. Visit a department store beauty counter. Ask a well-put together friend for a tutorial. Take notes. Here are a few basic guidelines to keep in mind.

Foundation Careful selection of color is essential. Remember, what looks good in January, may not in August.

Reevaluate color often.

Apply with sponge or fingertips. Dot foundation in the shape of a 'T' from forehead to chin. Then blend outward. Don't apply pressure to skin. Be sure you don't leave a 'defining line' along your jaw line.

Blend any line with a tissue.

Eyes Eye shadow is available in complementing multi-tone color combinations. It's a good idea to buy these sets, rather than individual colors, if you don't trust your own beauty know-how.

Swipe applicator across lightest color, tap off excess powder, and sweep across lid to brow bone working from the inside out. Accent with medium tone from middle of lash to outer edge of eyes. For a smoky, night time look, use a third color as an accent. Blend colors with your pinky.

Cheeks Using a full-sized blush brush, apply blush to brush, tap off the excess, smile and sweep color gently from apple of cheek to temple. Soften color with a tissue, if needed.

Powder Loose powder sets make-up and extends its wear. Gently dust your made-up face.

Lips Last Liner and lipstick are your last step. Apply and blot with a tissue.

Less is more...really! Avoid looking overly made up. Too much make-up can look worse than the flaws it's intended to hide.

Practice, practice, practice. Do you remember how much fun it was to play with make-up as a child? Recapture that fun. Play around with different looks.

Its not what you can do for Fashion....

Its what FASHION CAN DO FOR YOU .......

It will cheer you up when you are feeling blue .Life is hard fashion is not ..When down wear Red it will cheer you up and if it doesn't all the looks from the guys will as Red is the color men say they find most sexy on a woman...

It will transform your attitude and spirit  Nothing like a sleek pinstriped suit with a silk cami under the jacket or nothing if you are brave enough or a modern tuxedo with tall tall heels  and an envelope clutch to make you feel in charge.

It will distinguish you from others  Who is going to forget the person who know what to wear and how to wear it .

It will give you a reason to go out no since sitting on the sofa when  you have a fab dress just hanging in your wardrobe wanting to be shown off.

When all else fails it will give you something to fantasize about ...

It can make you laugh if in doubt look at pictures from your old year books and class pictures etc and see what i mean..

Some Rules of the Game:

Never do head to toe in one designer you will look like a walking billboard always bring a bit of you into what ever you wear be it your favorite pair of quirky earrings or a signature necklace  Having a personal sense of style and injecting your personality into something is key.

Mix high and low  ultraexpensive items with cheap finds in order to project a careless sense of unsnobby image.

Always have one ultraluxe item like a handbag a wallet or a belt or major jewlery to elevate your outfit you can wear rags but if you have a Berkin no one will ever know .One New York fashion critic likes to wear Wal-Mart with her five hundred dollar Celine platforms (lol her secret is out )

Save supertrendy items and easily identifiable items for 5 years after wearing them during their "it" season.

Never wear more than one trend at once Pick a focal point of your ensemble and build you rlook around it .

Own a trench coat Its the one classic thing that will always look chic and fresh

Dont wear mid-calf length skirts if you are short it cuts the leg off.

When in doubt a white button down shirt will always do Just add earrings high heels and anything from strands of pearls of different lengths to a great scarf tied on the side or in the back so that the tails hang in a seductive exotic way.

Walk with a purpose If you look confident people will think you are.

Never look like you are trying to hard  ELEGANCE should be EFFORTLESS

Mix and match your clothes throw on suits jackets with jeans and tanktops with pants 

Wear a great bra at all times I CAN NOT STRESS this enough . Go to a lingerie store and get measured for your size  the right bra will keep you centered and high and well supported and will enhance your bust even if you have a smaller bust .

Do not fear color Embrace it Just not too much of it .

Avoid panty lines and camel toes at ALL COSTS THEY ARE WRONG WRONG WRONG

Wear your clothes  Dont let them wear you Know what works on your body and what doesnt and only buy something you love Just because it is trendy does not mean it is good......

The Catwalk Diet

Hello Darlings,

     I hope everyone is having a good Thurs . Well today is for all of you who are working on losing that little extra that we feel we need to . This diet was created by David Kirsh  he works with Heidi Klum Naomi Campbell,Sophie Dahl,Bridget Hall,and Liv Tyler to name but a few. He is the one who gets those pounds off before the runway show. Well here is the catwalk diet if you follow it exactly and that means no cheating you can lose half a stone (7 pounds) in a week .

Here are the Basics:

You follow the 7 day plan and choose two snacks from a daily list . It may not be easy but it actually works and you will lose weight  Fast  If you stick to it as I said with out cheating you can lose 7 lbs in a week and kick start your metabolism to burn those fat stores and calories.

The Rules:

1. No alcohol (remember daiquiris have 350 cals so they are unfab)

2. No Bread or starchy carbs...they are empty carbs that make the body store fat ,plus they make your sugar levels go sky high

3. No Coffee...starbucks do a lovely peppermint tea or try green tea

4. Drink 2 liters of water a day

5. No Dairy  it contains lactose which is a sugar that causes bloating and stops you losing weight but take calcium tabs so that you keep your bones and teeth strong

6. No extra sweet stuff  so put down the honey fruit juice cakes biscuits and fizzy drinks  they trigger carb cravings ... just think you just give them up for a week and when you see the scale go down you may see that they just arent worth it to your waistline.

7. No to fruit and most fats. Fruit is packed with fructose a sugar for fats you can have raw almonds and up to 1 tsp olive oil a day they are good for you fats.

Here is the Snack List: choose 2 of these per day

A small can of tuna

A small can of Salmon

A bowl of Veg soup

10 raw almonds

3 hard boiled egg whites

Recipes for the chili and vinaigrette etc I will include at the bottom .

Day 1

Breakfast : 2 or 3 hard boiled eggs eat the whites only

Snack : choose from the list

Lunch: turkey chili with a large green salad chopped veggies and red wine vinaigrette

Snack : from the list
Dinner: Grilled fresh tuna with massive plate of sauteed veggies with a pinch of chili (the spice in the chili helps you burn 15%more cals

Day 2:

Breakfast: scrambled turkey and tomato omelette

Snack: from list
Lunch: chicken or salmon fillet with large green salad chopped vegetables and red wine vinaigrette

Snack : from the list
Dinner: Prawn marinara

Day 3:

Breakfast: 3 hard boiled egg whites
Snack: from list
Lunch: turkey chili with large green salad  raw vegetables and red wine vinaigrette

Snack: from list
Dinner: fresh grilled fish of your choice with cauliflower mash

Day 4:

Breakfast : 3 hard boiled egg whites

Snack: from list
Lunch: roast chicken salad
Snack : from the list
Dinner : horseradish encrusted salmon with large green salad

Day 5:

Breakfast : scrambled turkey and tomato omelette
Snack: from list
Lunch: chicken or salmon fillet with large green salad chopped veggies and red wine vinaigrette

Snack: from the list

Dinner: prawn marinara with a large green salad

Day 6:

Breakfast: 3 hardboiled egg whites

Snack: from the list
Lunch: turkey chili and large green salad raw vegetables and vinaigrette

Snack: from the list

Dinner: stir fried chicken strips with asian broccoli stirfry

Day 7:

Breakfast : 3 hard boiled egg whites
Snack: from the list

Lunch: asian pepper chicken
snack: from the list

Dinner: horseradish encrusted salmon with large green salad

He advises his model clients to take these supplements:

5-http : it is a supplement that helps stop you bingeing on breads and pasta by mimicking levels of serotonin in your brain the same chemical that carbs produce  you can get it at health food stores.

Cinnamon Bark extract: it is basically a heat rocket as it elevates your thermogenic effect on your body and so it makes you burn fat faster.

Recipes for the Plan:

 Davids Turkey Chili:

Make it on a sunday and you will have 3 portions for the week so its really handy for you busy girls...

1 lb lean turkey mince

1 chopped onion

1 stick celery chopped

1 garlic clove chopped

2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp paprika

1 tsp ground cumin

pinch of ground cayenne pepper

14.5 oz can chopped tomatoes

1/2 pt chicken stock

1 bay leaf

cook turkey and seasoning until browned  remove  gently sautee the onion celery and garlic until soft  add  spices and stir for one minute . add tomatoes stock and bay leaf  simmer for 15 min add turkey for another 5 serve...hint divide it into 3 equal portions and put into containers then you have them all ready to heat and serve ..

Scrambled turkey and tomato omelette (linda Evangelista's favorite btw)

2 oz turkey mince

pinch each of ground coriander and cayenne

2 chopped tomatoes

3 egg whites

1 tsp water

salt and pepper for seasoning

Gently brown turkey and spices for 1 minute add tomato and brown another 3 minutes whisk egg whites and water together add to the pan cook for about a minute . lightly salt and pepper to taste.

Prawn Marinara:

1 tsp olive oil

1 clove garlic finely chopped

1tsp chopped red bell pepper

pinch each of dried oregano and marjoram

1 can chopped tomatoes

3/4 lbs of raw prawns,peeled (shrimp for those in the USA)

sautee the garlic pepper oregano and marjoram until golden add tomatoes and simmer cook for 20 min add prawns and cook for about 4 minutes or until prawns are opaque in color

Cauliflower Mash:

1 cup chopped mushrooms

2 shallots

1 cup steamed cauliflower florets

1 tsp whole grain mustard

1 tbsp chopped parsley

salt and pepper to taste

Saute shallots and mushrooms transfer to food processor with cauliflower and mustard Puree until and smooth  stir in parsley and season to taste.

Horseradish encrusted salmon :

1(6oz) skinned wild salmon fillet

1 tbs white horseradish

1tbs lemon juice

Preheat oven to 375  season salmon on both sides. mix horseradish and lemon juice . coat an oven proof dish with cooking spray and put salmon on top .spread horseradish mixture over the fillet bake for 20 mins  grill for 2 mins until crust is golden.

Red Wine Vinaigrette:

Takes 1 minute to make:

Mix 4 tbsp red wine vinegar

2 tbs water

1 tbs lemon juice

1 tsp chopped thyme

1 tsp chopped dill

1 tsp chopped parsley

fresh ground pepper

serve..

Stir-fried chicken strips with asian broccoli

1 chicken breast cut into strips and grilled

1 cup broccoli florets

1 clove garlic chopped

1 tsp grated ginger

splash of bottled water

2 tsp low salt soy sauce

dash sesame oil.

Asian Pepper Chicken:

6 oz skinless boneless chicken breast cut into strips,

2 asparagus spears cut into 1 inch pieces

1/4 small red onion sliced

2 shitake mushrooms sliced

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

1/2 tbs fresh black pepper

1/2 cup water

Stir-fry chicken add rest of ingredients and stir fry tender