My Top 10 Instagram accounts to follow Right Now!!!

Hi All,

I am quite a newby on instagram and I am so addicted to it at the moment that I thought it would be fun to share some of my favourite accounts that I find the most influential, inpsiring or just all round fun to have a snoop at. My fave accounts at the moment range from blogger accounts to make-up artists, fitness pages and one or two celebrities...I hope you might find some new, inpiring pages to follow too! Enjoy :) xXx

 1. Tuula Vintage (1.25 million followers)
I recently came across this account by fashion and travel blogger Jessica Stein. Her instagram account is so colourful, exotic and inpsiring. It makes you want to travel the world and dress better while doing it :) Her life in pictures looks like what dreams are made of. Follow @tuulavintage

2. Carlibel (1.22 million followers)
Carli Bybel is one of my favorite beauty bloggers. I mostly love her for her youtube videos where she openly shares her beauty tip and advice aswell as having an 'inner beauty' channel where she helps to encourage and motivate girls to be confident in themselves and empower one another. Carli's instagram feed is a mixture of her personal fashion and beauty pics to draw inspiration from. Follow @Carlibel

 

3. Yoga Girl (1.01 million followers)
Yoga Girl is a fun and motivation lifestyle blog by Swedish native, Rachel Brathen. Rachel's instagram feed consists of pictures and videos of her doing yoga in random and beautiful places including on paddle boards, at the beach , on the street or in her own home with her dogs. Follow @yoga_girl

4. Kayla Itsines (1.37 million followers)
Kayla Itsines is a 'Bikini Body Personal Trainer'. I love following her instagram for exercise and weight loss motivation. Kayla shares pictures of her own physique (which is very motivating in itself) :) aswell as progress pics of her clients and also some tips and advice on exercise and healthy eating. It is one of my favourite fitness pages on instagram! Follow @kayla_itsines

5. Lauren Conrad (3.59 million followers)
So I'm sure all you know who Lauren Conrad is...star of the hit MTV show the Hills and style guru for many. I love Lauren's instagram account. She shares everything from interiors to fashion & beauty aswell as some personal pictures. All of her pictures are so soft, pretty and girly and I really enjoy scrolling through her feed! Follow @LaurenConrad

 

 6.Pilot Madeleine (150k followers)
Madeleine is a commercial pilot living in Munich and blogs pictures of  healthy food and recipes aswell as places she has travelled and general cute and happy pictures to brighten up your day! Follow @PilotMadeleine

7. Princess Addictions (141k followers)
I am not sure who is behind this page, they mostly do not post their own pictures however their feed is a lovely mix of all things cute and girly. It is like looking at a pretty mood board where everything comes together and blends beautifully! Their feed consists of puppies, bunnies, Victoria's Secret, Sweet Treats and any thing else girly you can think of :) Follow @Princessaddictions

8. Renee Somerfield (785k followers)
Renee is an Australian model who lives a Vegan lifestyle. I love following Renee, first of all for her Healthy lifestyle and Amazing body, she is my ultimate body inspo. Second of all...well, there is no second of all :P See for yourself...follow @Reneesomerfield

9. Fabsyyy (1.4k followers)
Fabsyyy is the instagram account by Dublin based make-up artist Fabiana Coppola. Fabiana's make-up is just out of this world. I love following Fabiana's account for make-up inspiration and am always in awe of her creativity. Follow @Fabsyyy

10. Rocababe (17.5k followers)
Rocababe is a fashion and beauty blog by Bulgarian Beauty Teodora Kirilova. Teodora's account is great for style inspiration and make-up products. Her whole look is always put together perfectly and lucky for us, Teodora always lists below where everything she is wearing and all of her beauty products used can be found so that we can recreate the look! Follow @Rocababe

 I hope you found some new, fun pages to follow that can inspire you wither it's fashion, traveling, fitness, make-up etc... :)

Lots of Love
SassieDoll
xXx

My Fitness Journey Week 7 & 8

Hi Everyone,

Over the last two weeks, since returning from holidays I went a little bit off track with my workout routine, however I have still been more aware of eating right but have not been as strict as I was for the first 6 weeks building up to my holiday. I have been taking Raspberry Key-tones over the past week or so which I think have helped me keep the weight off since before my holiday, I weighed myself this morning for the first time since returning and thankfully, despite how I felt, I have not gained the weight back.

I decided to purchase a detox tea 'TeaTox' today to help boost my metabolism, but this is not a quick fix, you do not substitute meals with this tea, you drink it as well as a low calorie, healthy diet. I want to lose 3-4 stone altogether so I know this will take time and hard work but there is no harm adding a natural supplement that can help hopefully the process along :) If you have already been following my journey so far you will know that I have an under active thyroid which slows your metabolism and can cause weight gain, so I think taking something natural to help boost my metabolism might help me lose weight at a more regular, frequent pace. I purchased mine in Holland & Barret but for more info or to buy yours online click HERE!

The TeaTox I decided to go for is a 14 day natural detox by BooTea, consisting of 14 morning tea's and 7 night time cleansing tea's. The aim is to have 1 morning tea a day and 1 night time tea every second day. I am only starting tomorrow so I will be back with an update in 2 weeks to let you guys know what I thought and how I got on.

Talk to ya soon,

Lots of Love,
SassieDoll
xXxXx

My Fitness Journey...Week 4, 5 & 6

Hi everyone,

Welcome back to my Fitness journey, I missed the last couple of weeks as I was on holidays in the beautiful Puerto Banus, Spain.

I just want to do a quick catch up on how I've been getting on. Obviously while on holidays I did drink alcohol (including beer) and we ate out every night (as you do on holidays) so it was hard to stick to a strict diet. Therefore as of this week I am not down any further weight since before holidays. While on holidays I did go to the gym once or twice and myself and my boyfriend would do a few crunches, planks and press ups in the hotel, but you know the saying 'You can't out run an unhealthy diet'! So on Monday, after returning I headed to the supermarket after work and picked up my usual yogurts, chicken fillets, salad and veg and am trying to get back into my routine this week. Today will be my first proper day back at the gym as-well since returning so I'm looking forward to that since my workouts on holidays weren't very intense. (I was on holidays after all) :)

I do believe that clean eating and exercise are the right way to do it but I am considering a detox after holidays to help get back on track and really push myself so any suggestions and success stories would be great?! You can contact me through private message on Facebook HERE! or e-mail me at sassiedoll.outlook.com

Until next week...

Lots of Love
SassieDoll
xXxXx

My Fitness Journey... Week 3

It's Fitness Post time :) And I have just finished my 3rd week of healthy eating and exercising!
I am currently down a total of 4lb in 3 weeks which is a slow and steady pace but like I said in my first post, with an under active thyroid it can be hard to lose weight so once I see the scales going down even a small bit each week then I'll be happy! :) This day 2 weeks I will be in Peurto Banus so my goal is to lose 2lb each week before then so that I will have lost just over half a stone for my Holiday! Just think... that would be 8lb in 5 weeks, so if I keep that up (or push myself even harder which I defo think I can) I could be down nearly 3 stone by Christmas!!!

I want to start this post by saying that the support and encouragement from everyone both friends, family and readers since I started my first fitness post only 3 weeks ago have been amazing. I have received messages saying my honesty in my first post has been motivating and inspiring for others and I think that is just so Amazing and has spurred me on even more to make sure I reach my goals not only for myself but for anyone else who is struggling or has a medical condition that contributes to weight gain and makes it harder for you to achieve your goals. I am lucky that I can take tablets to regulate my thyroid but I know how much of a struggle weight loss can be for so many people no matter what their circumstance so if I can even help one person by posting both my struggles and achievements then I will be one happy Girl :)

I started my week off great with my usual breakfast of berries and yogurt, or scrambled egg on 1 slice of wholemeal toast. If I had egg for breakfast then I would sometimes have fruit and yogurt for lunch, but if I started my day with fruit and yogurt then I would have chicken salad for lunch! I think I only had egg on toast twice for breakfast this week as I am trying to stay off heavy carbs such as bread and I am not a big fan of egg on it's own so I find the berries and yogurt a better option personally! I also went to the gym this week Tuesday, Weds, Thursday and Saturday! I introduced weights into my workout this week so my typical workout has been about 20 mins of cardio on the cross-trainer and then 20 mins weight/resistance training such as the leg press, squats, arm/shoulder/chest weights, planking, press ups etc. I usually do about 3 sets of 15 reps on each machine.

Above: Scrambled egg with tomatoes and cucumber on wholemeal toast

Above: Dinner, Lemon & Thyme chicken with Roast Veg

I want to be honest in these posts so I am going to start by saying I had quite a bold weekend when it came to food and drink, On Saturday I ate well but I went to the Dublin match on Saturday evening and of course ended up having a few too many beers, which led to a hangover the following day and indulging on a few slices of oven pizza and a few oven chips (I had hardly eaten any carbs up until this point apart from brown rice and the odd slice of wholemeal toast)! Although the drinking and eating was bad I did still go to the gym on Saturday morning before going to the match as I knew I would probably have a few drinks. But if there is anything you can take from this post it is learn from my mistake, if you are serious about your health, fitness and weightloss then avoid drinking too much beer and eating hangover food :P I know I won't be doing it again anytime soon, haha! If I do want to have a few drinks I'll stick to Vodka with diet 7up, but I think it's the next day that is the worst when your body is trying to recover from the alcohol and craves carbs so probably best just to avoid drinking alcohol as much as possible until you reach your goals. I have been feeling a bit guilty about the beer and carbs, but no point dwelling on something and getting bogged down so after having 2 days off from the gym Sunday and Monday I have picked myself up and am back in the gym today putting in an extra tough session and I had a breakfast of berries, yogurt and flaxseed this morning and for lunch I had a chicken fillet with veg and brown rice.

I think that's all for this week, if you have any questions or any suggestions that you would like to see me add to My Fitness Journey than you can contact me on Facebook HERE or E-mail me at sassiedoll@outlook.com

My Fitness Journey: Week 1

As a teenager I was always very slim and never really had to worry about weight until I reached my twenties. I used to fluctuate between a size 8 to 10 until I reached about age 22/23. Over the past couple of years I have gained quite a bit of weight and have noticed my confidence slip a lot. My dream is to eventually start doing some 'What i wore' posts and personal style features on the blog. Since my background and passion are in fashion design, styling and buying it seems strange that I don't really feature my own style on SassieDoll. however this has been a bit of an issue for me since I gained weight over the last 2 years. I recently found out I have an under active thyroid and this causes weight gain and tiredness which as a young woman in your 20's these are two things that nobody wants that can really affect you. I used to love working out as well and now I had only been to the gym for a couple of months throughout the past year which I suppose some of this can also be put down to the lack of energy I've had. I can't blame it all on my thyroid either though as I am a complete Chocolate addict :P So I just thought it was about time I shared this with you all...

Anyway, you may have noticed the fact that I don't do any personal style posts and this is because I have lost a lot of my confidence and I keep saying 'When I lose weight I will start posting more pics of myself and my style for my followers' but 10 months later I have decided why keep waiting...instead I am going to start sharing my weight loss journey with you all and hopefully this will keep me motivated to keep going not only for myself but for whoever wants to follow my journey too. I am now on medication to regulate my Thyroid, however the doctor said I will still lose weight at a slower pace than an average person so I guess I am just gonna have to work super hard!!!

Above: Me as a slimmer teenager (about 16 )

Just over a week ago I was in Kilkenny with my boyfriend, the hotel we were staying in had a lovely big gym and pool area so my boyfriend convinced me to hit the gym with him. I actually had anxiety about going because I hadn't worked out in so long. But this was the first time after months of saying 'I'll start on Monday' and never really committing, that something just clicked, I felt so good after the workout and enjoyed every minute and my mind frame finally began to change. So the day after we got home, I rang my gym to see how long I had left on my membership (they said 3 months) so I made the decision to start back straight away.

Above: My Boyfriend bought me these new runners to get me started :)

Over the past week I went to the gym 4 days. I did mostly cardio and then at home have done some arm weights and squats but I will build up my weight training over the next few weeks. I also started bringing my lunch to work, I made salad at home and mixed it with pine nuts and a chicken breast marinated in lemon and herbs. And dinner has mostly been chicken with veg or brown rice. Each week from now on I will do an updated health post to share my progress, success and struggles with you all. And as I get into a routine that is working for me I will share more detailed work outs and diet plans :)

Above: Some of my lunches in work this week

I can't wait to start seeing some results over the next few months. I would love to hear any of your weight loss tips, goals or success stories, or if like me, you suffer from an under active thyroid then get in touch and share your journey with me because I find following other peoples journeys on instagram and other blogs super motivating :)
Contact me: sassiedoll@outlook.com

I find this pic of Vicky from Geordie Shore Super Motivating :)

Lots of Love,
SassieDoll
xXxXx

Above: Me getting ready for my first day back at the gym :/