Flattering Plus Size Tops

Hi all, I'm back after a long time away from this blog and will be posting a couple of great weight loss stories this week.

In the meantime I've been enjoying selecting some of the tops and tee shirts for spring and summer that I think are the most flattering and attractive in plus sizes. These tops all feature some kind of embellishment or unique style. Not your average t-shirts! Check them out and let me know if you agree this is a great selection.

Embellished Floral Striped Capelet $49

This solid tank has a beautiful floral striped mesh sheer overlay.

Painterly Floral Striped Tee $49

A flattering tee with dolman sleeves and a slimming fun floral print at the center front.

Tie Dye Tulip Hem Hi Lo Tee $41

This is a cute layered knit tee with a tulip-hem at the front and a scooped neckline.

Sleeveless Lace-Yoke Button-Front  $17.99

This is a dressy crepe blouse with a feminine lacy trim on sale now at Just My Size for only $17.99.

Mixed Diamond Keyhole Top $34

These colors are beautiful, black, turquouise and green mixed in a diamond print. The scooped neckline has a black trim and a keyhole at the yoke.

Floral Pleat Front Tank $55

This coral flral print has pintuck pleats down the center in the front. Refreshingly summery.

 

Plus size knit sleeveless 2fer top $37

This is a slimming look with a solid knit black tank underneath a coral watercolor abstract print open style blouse.

So what do you think? Do you have a favorite or two here and do you agree this is a great selection of flattering styles for plus sizes?

Weight Loss Success Stories - A Free iOS app

Weight Loss Success Stories App

Hi all, if you are here to get inspired with weight loss stories by real people, you might like to know I've just released an app of the best stories from this blog. The free app has inspirational stories from men and women as well as links to the truly best and most helpful weight loss videos on YouTube. 

And there are lots of smart tips about the weight loss process, nothing scammy or sensational, just the best way to lose weight with healthy eating and exercise. There's also a section on how to choose the most slimming clothes for your body type and a selection of beautiful clothing and accessories that you can browse and purchase if you choose. 

Hope you will relax on your couch this weekend and get inspired!  Here are a few screenshots from the app;

Read the true stories of people who succeeded in losing excess weight

Watch the best weight loss video stories and healthy tips for losing the weight

Check out fashion ideas for flattering outfits and accessories

Get the best tips for flattering clothing styles

This app is free and you can get it here: Weight Loss Success Stories App ....

but I am also giving away promo codes to our paid motivational apps this weekend. I have fifty codes to give away so if you are also interested in downloading our inspirational virtual weight loss apps, email me and I will send you the promo code for these apps.

Virtual Motivation for Women - see how you look as you lose weight

Visual Motivation for Men - see how you look as you lose weight

Please tell me if you want the male or female version of this app or both. I can make this offer good until Monday December 8th or until the promo codes run out. I will post here if I run out of codes. Thanks and cheers!

New Joy After Weight Loss

Hailey before (2009)

Hailey after losing 130 pounds

Hailey is a very happy young woman these days. She has succeeded in losing 130 pounds. She feels so good in her new life and she's offered her story to encourage people who are justing starting out in their journey to get fit. Hope you enjoy.

Three and a half years ago, I was 20 years old and weighed 287 pounds. I had always been the person that everyone turned to, the confident and the support system. I had a really hard time putting myself first and talking about my own pain with friends and family who often felt so comfortable divulging what they were going through to me. I turned to food as means of letting out how I was feeling. I used to hide food from my family, do separate grocery shops and eat in my room It took me a long time to realize how harmful this was and how I really felt about my life and my size. I tried to convince myself that I enjoyed my body. I had boyfriends who liked me but I still found it a challenge to look in the mirror.

 

In 2010, after a break-up with my long-term boyfriend and after attending my cousins wedding (seeing pictures of myself in a dress) I decided to weigh myself and work on things. I started changing how much food and what type of food I was eating and began slowly working up. Walking, some light weights and eventually started becoming more comfortable with pushing my body.

 

Today, my life is completely different I have lost over 130 pounds, have an amazing man in my life, have been fortunate to have great jobs in the counselling field and am now preparing to move to Whitehorse YT with my partner to start a new chapter of our life together.

 

Health and fitness means so much to me. I eat clean, I work out several times a week and I feel great about where I am now.

 

I would love to have my story posted and have the chance to help others with these struggles as I know how hard it can be to get started but how good it feels once you have.

 

Losing 110 Pounds in One Year

Rishi Lost 110 Pounds in One Year

Rishi had been overweight all his life until age 25. Both his parents were also overweight. When he was in his early 20's he watched his father undergo triple bypass surgery. But at this time he was still not worried about his own obesity. He continued to eat lots of junk food and did not exercise. It was only when he turned 25 and got a serious health scare that he decided to change his lifestyle. 

He ended up in the emergency ward of the hospital and was diagnosed with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. He was given medications to lower these readings. At that point he decided to embark on a journey towards better health. He started walking daily and gave up sugar and fried foods. He made vegetables, lentils and fruits the mainstay of his daily meals. Within one year he had lost 110 pounds! 

Rishi has maintained his health for over a decade now! He has written a detailed story about his life before and after losing weight. It's very motivational, check it out at Weight Loss Glory. 

Rishi at 265 pounds

One Year Later, Rishi at 155 pounds

New Year - New Inspiration to Lose Weight!

Mike after extreme weight loss

Hi everyone, I haven't posted any stories for quite a while. But wanted to get back to it and here is a very joyous and inspirational video to help you in your New Year's resolutions and motivation!

Mike lost over 350 pounds. He lost it in a very short time (in his first 17 months of weight loss, he lost 330 pounds). He was obese all his young life but at the age of 20 a big switch went off (after a car accident) and he completely transformed his lifestyle.



Mike didn't follow any specific diet. He just started eating what he knew was healthy (and not processed food) and began walking... Check out this very inspirational two minute video of his before and after pics;

 He provides this FAQ on his youtube video page;

  1) What diet plan did you do?

I didn't follow any "mainstream diet". I just used common sense and consumed things that are widely accepted as healthy like fruits and vegetables, whole grains (oats, not processed whole grains like in cereals), lean sources of protein such as fish and poultry and overall cut out junk food and soda entirely--yes, cold turkey. Eat less calories than you burn and you WILL lose weight and make it a habit to look at the nutritional facts of food that you eat, being educated is over half the battle. 

 2) What kind of training did you do?

I didn't have access to a gym or a trainer so again I did what instinctively came natural and walked everywhere. I skipped going out to eat with my friends to go for a walk and met up with them after and I was that much better off for it. I walked everyday no matter what, adding distance as the walk got easier. After I lost the bulk of the weight I took up lifting weights in hopes to build muscle mass and fill out my skin. 

3) What surgeries did you have done/do you have any problems with loose skin??

I did not have any bypass or gastric surgery or any weight loss surgery at all for that matter. I lost all the weight entirely on my own. Naturally I have loose skin all over my body. After losing the bulk of the weight I had man boobs and a very large skirt of skin which I was fortunate enough to have removed by surgery and that was covered by my medical insurance. Mine was a severe case, this is not typical from what I hear. 

He also has a highly recommended longer video detailing his weight loss journey here. Mike has managed to keep the weight off for years now and only gets happier and fitter each year. Amazing feat and change of life!

Three Key Healthy Foods to Eat More of..

In this quick and to-the-point video the beautiful nutritionist suggests we eat some of these three incredibly healthy foods each day. They are leafy greens, sea vegetables and flaxseeds. Have you had some of at least one of these foods today?

I had some steamed spinach with my scrambled eggs this morning, but this video reminded me that I need to stock up on some dried seaweed (my son loves it and it makes a great school lunch snack).

Swimming to Lose Weight - 100 Pounds Lighter Now

Matthew at Start of Weight Loss

Matthew after losing 100 pounds

Matthew weighed 469 pounds about five months ago. He's lost an incredible 104 pounds since then. He still wants to lose another 150 pounds but realizes this may take quite a bit longer.

Matthew did this by completely overhauling his diet and exercising almost every day.

His exercise of choice is swimming and his almost daily schedule includes 225 yards easy freestyle, 100 free sprint, 50 easy free, 100 butterfly sprint, 75 easy free, 100 backstroke sprint, 50 easy, 100 sprint free and 200 more yards to cool down.

I'm not sure what this means in terms of mileage and whether it would be something like a one hour workout or much more? (Please let me know in the comments).

He's limited animal products to less than 20% of his daily diet. He also cut out all sodas and now just drinks water. He's got a really good suggestion about adding nutritional yeast to your diet. Nutritional yeast has no sodium or gluten and is loaded with B vitamins. One of his favorite new meals is to use premade wheat crust, throw some tomato sauce and olive oil on it, pile it high with vegetables and then liberally top it with nutritional yeast. Bake it and you have a very nutritious pizza. He also recommends using nutritional yeast as a spaghetti sauce topper.

Congrats to you Matthew! Hope we hear another progress report soon!