Sober Supper Club

Slight change of course for Brunch Club BUT it's all for a a good cause... 

Sober Supper Club in Sober Lane in D4, every Wednesday for the month of Movember, is donating all it's taking to the marvellous moustache cause! So NO excuse if you're in the area not to pop in and don a 'tashce for the craic and get fed for a good cause... 

3 courses for €20! I mean seriously... bargain or wha?!?

The fun stuff... you get games, markers, pencils... fake tattoos...
it's just a bit of a giggle whilst you have your dinner in a pretty cool spot!
If there's a gang of you ALL the better!

It's all about having a bit of craic and channelling your inner child who 

always wanted to write on the walls! LOL  

Photographic proof that I sometimes win at board games! woo hoo!

AND lollies!

It's the kinda place that would be perfect for a first date... 

not too 'rose-mantic' plenty of excellent music ...
so if it goes horribly wrong it's attached to an excellent pub!

I heard Carribean Queen on the way back from the loo and nearly busted a move... 

teeny tiny 'tasche tattoos... too CUTE!!! 

           

Well hung beef... tee hee.... 

But enough about the awesome decor, just know that it's quirky and cool...
now to the food... 

Feta Salad... great portion... lovely dressing 

and if you're a rocket fan *raises paw* you'll lick the plate clean!

The steak? Perfick... and remember €20! 

A good portion of skinny chips ... 

And the icing on the steak... their own steak sauce... 

not too fiery and a little fruity... DELICIOUS! 

Dessert was homemade banoffee sundae ... now I'm not a big dessert fan ...

But CLEARLY I tried my best... It was super! Plates licked clean!  

That. Is. All!

Follow the hashtag #misstache and #movember to see more silliness!

And do your bit for Movember... sponsor someone growing a ronnie or donate >>> HERE <<< if you can or just check all your menfolk are checking themselves! Who'd kill all the spiders without them eh?! x

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She's asking AGAIN!?!? ... sake...

I know, I know you all thought the begging was over... but it's just a quickie, and I'll only ask* once ... I'm in up in two categories for the UK Blog awards and am looking for your vote... I feel like a politician! But you know... don't ask... etc...                 *beg


Life style... 
http://www.blogawardsuk.co.uk/candidates/the-skinny-doll-journey-this-girl-is-losing-it/


Health... 
http://www.blogawardsuk.co.uk/candidates/the-skinny-doll-journey-this-girl-is-losing-it-2/


*Curtsies-in-advance*

Fank you.... x 

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Gourmet.. Popcorn...

OK firstly, not only are these goodies Gluten Free, Vegetarian AND Irish made but the sweet chilli one is SOOOOOO gooooooood! 

All the bags are the same size in shape but they all weigh differently... so weigh out your portions or wipe the lot out of your weeklies if you're a popcorn fan!

These are available in ALDI ... I've only tried the sweet chilli one but that's enough to get me to try the rest! Anyone else given these a try? Do let me know! 

The Gourmet Popcorn Co. Sweet Chilli Flavour

10PP per 80g bag - 3PP per 20g portion

The Gourmet Popcorn Co. Caramel Crunch Flavour

23PP per 200g bag - 2PP per 20g portion

The Gourmet Popcorn Co. Sweet and Salty Flavour

11PP per 80g bag - 2PP per 20g portion

The Gourmet Popcorn Co. Lightly Sea Salted Flavour

8PP per 60g bag - 3PP per 20g portion

You can find them online >>> HERE <<< 

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You're more than a label... Motivation Monday

This woman... Myla Dalbesio is considered 'plus size'... yup... let that sink in for a minute whilst you sip your morning tea... This came onto my twitter time line over the weekend and to say it evoked a bit of rage is an understatement... I despair at articles like this ... I will never look like this woman and believe me... I'm plus size, a real plus size woman, I've beaten myself into a size 32 pair of jeans! Does that make me unfit for society? Should it make me unlovable? Am I stupid and lazy? Should I hide my fat ass away until I fit the 'norm' and let life pass me by until someones says 'OK you're a size 10, you can come out now!'?  Fuck that! (and you know I never swear on here!)

The average dress size in the UK is 14-16... that is 'normal'... it was 'normal' back in the 50s... it's still 'normal' now... yes, there are skinny women in this world... healthy, skinny women... and they're naturally that way... but get this... every single one of us is different! Crazy concept for the fashion industry to take on board ... 

What gets me the most about all this, is there are young women out there, who will look at this woman and think, 'I'm not good enough', 'I'm so fat', 'what's the point?'... and I despair for them... because they will spend years, YEARS, like I did, wishing they were someone else, hating every part of themselves, letting how they look control their lives and make them question how amazing they are and make them feel like they're not good enough, when they are already amazing people, who can trailblazer through this world looking fabulous... 

Today, Monday the 10th of November 2014... pick a label for yourself... a positive word that describes you... feck it, string a sentence together...  here's a few random ones to get you in the mood ... 

I love my curly/straight/short/long hair.... 

I've got pretty eyes/lips/cheek bones/teeth...

People always comment on my long eyelashes/lovely nails...

I make people smile... 

I'm kind... 

I love being tall/short!

My booty is HOT!

I love my cleavage... 

My boyfriend/husband/partner says I'm cute/gorgeous/sexy/beautiful...

 guess what?! they're right!

Now your turn... out loud... go on... I'll wait...  

Being a size 6 or a size 32 doesn't make you a bad person, it doesn't define you... it's just a label dreamt up a long time again to sell dresses ... it shouldn't make you stand out from what fashion deems the 'norm'... and once you get that, you can start to be happy in your own skin. Certainly, using the standard 'dress size' is a tool to gauge you're losing weight .. especially when the numbers on the scales don't change... many people toning up at the end of their weight loss, will find their jeans getting looser because muscle takes up less space than fat does... but how many of us have tried on the same size in different shops and one fits perfectly, the other you can barely beat it on your body... and it's heartbreaking... soul destroying.. you leave in tears thinking 'all my hard work and I still can't fit into a size 'x'...'

Sure we'd all like a flat belly but guess what... nature needs us laydeeez to have curves to keep mankind in business ... we need boobs and booty to make babies ... they're not called 'childbearing hips' for no reason and we should be proud of them, we're designed to  make tiny humans, that's pretty awesome!!! 

When XL means a size 8...

Being a size 6 or a size 32 doesn't define you... it doesn't make you perfect or imperfect ... and there are plenty of size 6 AND size 32 women out there who are clever, funny, intelligent people who are healthy and happy... and there, my friends, are the two key words... HEALTHY and HAPPY! The definition of NORMAL is being HEALTHY and HAPPY in your own skin... If you get that feeling... the label on your dress means feck all!

Today is Monday, you are awesome... that is all... rant over...

You can read the full article  >>> HERE <<<

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Live in the moment - #Weigh-in-5

OK so 7 weeks to go! Half a stone?! Anyone like that from Santa?! Great losses this week... I'm 2lbs away from stone number 8... 2! This has been the hardest stone so far! So it's head down for me this week and just do it! I want it SO bad it's not even funny... 

This weeks guest post is by a blogger/you tuber who I met and followed a LONG time ago on boards.ie and any time someone asks me 'What should I do with butternut squash?' or 'how do you make chips out of butternut squash?' I send them this link because its just brilliant and once you've mastered this, you can get all fancy with garlic and paprika etc... 

It's exactly how I learnt to make them from Jacqui Murphy who has lost 4 stone / 56lbs to date with weight watchers... You can find her... 

FaceBook >>> ; HERE <<<

Twitter >>>  HERE <<<

YouTube >>>  HERE <<<

Blog >>> HERE<<< 

Live in the moment... 

by Jacqui Murphy 

I have always been overweight and unhappy about myself for as long as I remember.
I have tried to lose weight so many times I've lost count. Then one day everything clicked and I realized that I didn't need to put a time limit on being a perfect weight and succeeding. If I worked at it a little bit everyday it would all come together. So I joined Weight Watchers for the third time. This decision led to a new way of thinking and a new me. It has not been a perfect journey by any stretch of the imagination but it has definitely been an experience and a worthwhile one at that!

When I joined Weight Watchers for the third time I was 17st 1lb, I managed to lose 69lb and I was pretty close to my goal! However once again life managed to get in the way. I had a hiatus from weight loss however my new habits were always in the back of my mind niggling away and it wasn’t long before I felt the urge to get back to it as I was becoming unhappy and this unhappiness reminded me of that girl of the past. I am back on track and to date I am down 56lb.

I have learnt so many things on my journey and I may not be at my goal but as far as I am concerned I have had success. I have changed so much and the main thing that has changed is who I am. When I was at my heaviest I was so unhappy and negative, I never felt truly satisfied with life. I didn’t finish college, I lived at home, I was single and I was overweight. Now I am a much more positive person who takes most days in my stride. I say most because none of us are perfect and we all have an off day! I am now in college again and I will soon be in my final year, I have a fantastic boyfriend of three years who is so supportive and we live together. I think the before and after picture below shows how much I have changed! Just look at that before face!!

The most important thing that I have learned on my journey is that it is one day and one meal at a time. We all fall down, we just need to make sure that we get back up each time! This is for life, I know it’s very clichéd and we hear it constantly but it’s a lifestyle change.  When I think about being at goal I don’t think about that slinky blank dress I think about playing with my children in the garden and running around with not a care in the world. I want to pass on my healthy eating and exercise habits to my children and be healthy and happy for them. Thinking about weight loss in this long-term frame of mind is much more beneficial and it makes me realize that I am not looking for a quick fix.

 

The one piece of advice that I would give myself is to appreciate myself more. I was 13lbs lighter a few years back and all I wanted was to be at goal, I was so fixated on this number on the scale and so disappointed that I wasn’t achieving it that I let it sabotage my weight loss. I am now heavier than I was then but I can honestly say I am happier. I have my off days as we all do and I feel fat and nothing fits right but I look in the mirror and think of that girl in the before picture and I remind myself that is no longer the person I am.  I don’t need to be at goal to be happy and I can’t spend my life waiting for that moment. We all need to live in the moment a little bit more and stop wasting time wishing we were better, thinner, prettier etc. 

My Christmas wish this year is not to be a perfect size 10 with a perfect life but to be truly happy and content with who I am in that moment and for a happy time spent with family and friends.  

Jacqui x

I mean seriously, HOW glamorous is Jacqui!!! Hottie!! She also picked one of my FAVOURITE Christmas songs... and we're officially allowed to sing-along now so get your hairbrushes out!  


Chart below... everyone is FLYING! More 7's added to the chart! Seven weeks till Santa! You know you want it more than anything!!! and you can do it! Shout if I've missed you or got one wrong.... maths isn't my thing! 

A little PS: Thanks for all the messages from those who busted me on telly last week... I thought I was being brave just doing the interview but I had a complete melt down when they told me I was in it... so it's another step up in the confidence and clearly I'm built for radio but thank you to all who sent lovely messages ... I was dreading it! and to Mary who busted me in class... STOP recording weight loss programmes! Also I'd like to thank David Attenborough for keeping my mother occupied! 

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Mr. Good's!

I've only spotted these recently in my local Tesco and if you're a fish lover, you're gonna love these... You can microwave them when you're falling in the door hungry after work and the portion sizes are perfect... The garlic and herb version is only 4PP for the WHOLE pack and it's my personal fav! No complaints with the cajun one either! 

2PP per 120g fillet

Honestly good enough to spend 4PP on for dinner 

and have the wholes packet with loads of veggies! 

6PP per 120g fillet

(it's salmon hence the higher ProPoint value but it's got all the good oils!)

Find out more >>> HERE <<<

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It's only a number! - Monday motivation!

Yes.. all these women weigh exactly the same... the very same number on the scales... and look at them! All gorgeous... all looking healthy! Everyone carries their weight differently... Same as these ladies... 

All the same weight but all different dress size... 

This week... think about how you feel... how are your energy levels? Can you notice the foods you're eating are making you feel better? Less bloated from sugar and rubbish.. Are your legs toning up from walking? Is your body getting stronger? 

Focus on YOUR body and how you feel...  because you're YOU... you're UNIQUE and no comparing yourself to anyone else!! All you have to be is the best version of YOU! ok?!? 

Have a great week! 

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