Dem gains!

Hello Lovelies,

It seems that lately the only clothes I wear are work clothes or gym clothes. I have been doing the Michelle Bridges 12 Week Body Transformation which means I am at the gym 6 days a week. In light of this I thought I would do a little post about active wear.

Now, before getting in to this post I will warn you that I refuse to spend $70 on a pair of gym pants so the clothes I am showing you are affordable and most are not brand names at all.

The thing with active wear is that it is very hard to find flattering styles for curvy or bigger girls. When I started going to the gym 22 months ago I was extremely self conscious about how I looked in gym clothes and I had a tendency to stick to baggy tops that covered my derriere and stomach. I am much more comfortable in gym clothes now and I admit that I like showing off my hard work in the active wear I now wear to the gym. Some people may think that I look terrible in active wear and I just don't care. I am comfortable and happy with how I look!

Here we go...

This was my outfit last Saturday for a Super Saturday Session at the gym, complete with running, a weights circuit and a thirty minute Body Attack class. I am wearing a Michelle Bridges top and pants.  I love the Michelle Bridges range of active wear because its flattering and affordable and they go up to quite large sizes. The pants are around $35 and the tops are around $30. I refuse to spend a fortune on clothes I am going to sweat my ass off in!!

Here we have an outfit purchased at Kmart. Kmart branded pants and an Everlast top. I didn't much like this top a few weeks ago, it was a bit snug and I didn't feel comfortable in it. However, I tried it on again on Monday and here you see the result. Comfortable enough to strut around the gym if this baby!

Another Kmart special and yes, I am standing on a chair in a motel room. I travel for work and this was the venue for my Tuesday afternoon workout. I am not feeling so awesome in this outfit, the reason being it is getting a bit big so is looking a bit baggy. 

Another awesome Kmart outfit, and one of my favourites.

So, that is a little look in to my gym wardrobe. A curvy girl can look good in active wear without having to spend a fortune to do so. I think I look banging, even if I do say so myself :P

My headbands are Nike branded headbands. I cannot workout without a headband!

The Michelle Bridges range is available at Big W so if you liked my look get in to their store and check it out.

Oh, I nearly forgot about Sports Bra's. I loathe most sports bra's. They just do not keep the girls in tight enough. There is one sports bra I do love and it is from Cotton On. The problem is they only go up to a size 14DD. I squeeze my E cup girls in to it though and I feel comfortable and supported while I am working out.

http://cottonon.com/AU/p/body/workout-k.i.r-bra/2064024814171.html#start=1

Happy Saturday Lovelies :)

Concerts and long weekends!

Life has been super busy this week, but enjoyable.

I took three days off work this week to travel to Sydney and see Maroon 5 in concert. I must say that I have never really been impressed with Adam Levine, though I do enjoy his music. After seeing the concert I can say that Adam Levine has impressed me. He has such stage presence and charisma. Also, he is attractive.

So I obviously needed a fantastic outfit to wear to the concert. I was stuck between a tulle skirt, wet look jeans or a lovely blue dress. I went with the dress, teamed with a killer necklace, a pleather bolero and some cute ankle strap wedges.

The dress is the Strappy Cross Back Tunic from City Chic (http://www.citychic.com.au/STRAPPY-CROSS-BACK-TUNIC.aspx?p6514789&cr=w1pq__072337) and it also comes in red and purple. Its very comfortable and a good addition to a spring/summer wardrobe!.

I bought these cute little shoes from FSW for $15.

The pleather bolero is also from City Chic, I am in love with it (http://www.citychic.com.au/LACE-INSERT-BOLERO.aspx?p6494300)

The necklace is from Lovisa and I bought it specifically to wear with this dress.


Of course a trip to Sydney is not complete without a little shopping spree. I bought a dress  and some cute Eiffel Tower earrings from Dotti, a dress and pair of jade green ballet flats from Forever 21 and yellow dress and blue clutch from Forever New.

I wore the yellow dress today. I had a Christening to attend as well as a second birthday for gorgeous twins and a Sunday session at the pub with some lovely ladies.

The dress is called the Ebony Embellished Sundress. The beading on this dress is divine, very feminine. I love a yellow sundress, actually I am very partial to yellow for Spring and Summer. Not fluorescent yellow though.

The shoes I am wearing are from Betts, bought last summer.

Sunshine daisies, butter mellow, Jaiimay is looking gorgeous in Yellow!

So that is my week Lovelies. I hope everyone has been enjoying their long weekend :)