015 Saturday Matinee

OK this is a film I have been putting off watching because well I just didn't think it was going to be my thing. As a kid in the 90s I enjoyed watching wrestling on TV on a Saturday afternoon but I didn't really want to watch a film about an old washed up wrestler, that kind of has a similar appearance to triple H... look at my knowing the names of a "real" wrestler! Told you I watched it on Saturday afternoons but that was before I had a choice and it would usually be followed by Baywatch... traumatic childhood!

But this film was more than I thought it would be.... it was sweet and sensitive and even though the cover makes it look like a total guys film it really isn't. So for all you girls out there who have been putting off watching this with your other half's because you don't think it is your thing I would definitely say you should give it a go.

Micky Rourke plays the ageing wrestler "The Ram", who appears to have had a relatively successful career as a wrestler despite him living in a trailer and struggling to make ends meet now. But no one can wrestle forever?!?

Marisa Tomei as the love interest/stripper is AMAZING!! I had to go on IMDB to check out what age she is because she looked stunning! And played her character so amazingly well.

At the end of the film I had a little tear in my eye. So maybe if you haven't seen this yet you should consider a quiet night in on Valentines and rent/download the Wrestler and snuggle up on the sofa and watch this film.

Kate
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Week 2 Diet Update

I have just completed the second week of my 15kg in 15 week diet challenge and things are going quite well, I haven't been stepping on the scales because in the first couple of weeks I don't think it is much use worrying about numbers. Using the MyFitnessPal App to monitor my calorie intake on a daily basis has been really helpful! Today I just put together a menu plan for the week and did an online tescos shop for delivery tomorrow evening, hopefully this will save me some time in the evenings because things have been rather hectic recently.

Next week I am hoping to add some more exercise and fitness into my daily routine, what I really want is a 30min workout to do in the morning before I go to work. So after reading lots of work out reviews I have ordered some weights and a copy of Jillian Micheals 30 Day Shred. The workout is supposed to be in three levels of workouts that go through three core exercise groups... Strength, Cardio and Abs. Rather than 10 days at each level I will be aiming to do level 1 until I can keep up and then upping to level 2 and so on..... I shall keep you updated with the outcome... and maybe next week the weigh in and some progress photos?!?

Kate
xo

014 Saturday Matinee

This is no-brainer RomCom, not challenging to watch and it will never be on par with a hig brow film. However it did exactly what I wanted it to which was switch off my brain and make me feel like it is the weekend. All in all a perfect Saturday Afternoon Matinee.

As RomCom go it is no Friends With Benefits or Along Came Polly.... it just lacks the Com.... more accurately portrayed it is a....

ROMcom

Mathew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner star.... they basically only have one character type in films so you know what to expect and they don't fail. In a film were a devout bachelor attends his little brothers wedding weekend and is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends. A slightly different take on the Dickens classic... A Christmas Carol.

Emma Stone as the ghost of girlfriends past is (I grant you) rather amusing... but only because usually she is so dam pretty. I am just going to glance over the type casting of Michael Douglas...

I would probably give it a 5/10 overall rating!

Kate

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15kg in 15 weeks

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I thought I would write a quick blog about my new diet.... 15kg in 15 weeks!

At the age of 27 I am hoping I will now be mature enough to lose weight in a sensible manner. Throughout my life I have battled with periods of Anorexia, at my lightest I weighed about 55kg and was an English size 6 or an American 4. Some people might think that that would be the perfect size to be, but I disagree I literally had to starve myself to be that skinny. At the moment I am 85kg and 174cm tall which is the largest size I have ever been. I am utterly terrified by dieting, there seems to be this switch in my brain the just clicks and all of a sudden I can stop eating. I don't even notice when I do it until I start thinking "I bet I can go another day without food", the whole thing becomes a competitive method of me controlling my life.

Anyway I have taken it upon myself to set a diet program which I think it achievable, I decided the best way would be to base my diet upon counting calories. I have worked out that an ideal weight for me is somewhere between 62kg and 69kg so I have aimed to lose 15kg before the summer holidays.

To help me keep account of my calorie intact I downloaded an app for my IPhone called my fitness pal, and it looks a little something like this.....

 

I am happily surprised with how easy it was to record my daily calorie intake and exercise. At the moment I have set the goal of eating approx 1200 calories a day in order to achieve my target weight. My exercise expectations are 30 minutes cardiovascular 3 times a week, which is completely achievable even with my busy schedule at the moment. It is comparable to Weight Watchers where I could have 1100 calories 6 days a week and then have a blow out day of 2000. The only difference is that this doesn't come with the easy to follow recipes! but it is FREE!!

As it doesn't come with any recipes I have been sifting through the Internet for healthy recipes with the calories already counted. Here are a few of my favourite....

1. Cook Yourself Thin
2. Delish (not all healthy recipes but does have the calories on most of them!)
3. Skinny Taste

If anyone would like to join me in this diet you can add me as a friend on Myfitnesspal app, (user kate_about_town) or if you just have any questions you can leave a comment on this post and I will get back to you.

Kate
xoxo