If you missed my last show on Alayna’s Beauty Talk ‘N More, you missed some GREAT products, tips and tricks to slim down, reduce cellulite and prevent stretch marks. You can watch/listen to the broadcast here. Feel like reading instead? Here’s a re-cap and a giveaway!
On the show, I talked about some of the products I’ve been trying and loving. For cellulite, I have discovered a Canadian brand called ButterCup. This suction cup is no joke! You use it along with the Butter Up cellulite oil and you can supplement with the Whip It Up cellulite cream.
Designed to help reduce the appearance of cellulite with a special form of deep tissue massage. By lifting the rigged skin from the muscle with a gentle vacuum created by the Cup you are finally able to target cellulite effectively. ButterCup will rejuvenate your skin, helping you look firmer and tighter.
I’ve been using ButterCup for a few weeks now, and let me tell you – it definitely increases circulation. You can do a gentle massage or get some major pain from this little cup! Find a balance and do it 3-5 times a week for 8 weeks to see results. I’ll give you an update when I’ve tried it for that length of time.
For stretch marks, try Belli Stretchmark Minimizing Cream. Belli is a brand for all women, but they specialize in products that are safe for pregnant and nursing women (no bad stuff!). The Stretchmark Cream (and Stretchmark Oil) is specially formulated to decrease the appearance of existing stretchmarks of any age, regardless of the cause. It contains darutoside and registril, ingredients scientifically reported to:
- visibly reduce the appearance of stretchmark depth by up to 72%
- visibly reduce the appearance of stretchmark length by up to 52%
- Avocado oil helps soften and moisturize
- Includes ginseng to help even out skin tone
If you’re trying to drink more water, but having a hard time getting enough, stay away from Crystal Light and Mio (fake sugars ain’t doin’ you any good!) and try Stur! Stur is a Natural Stevia liquid water enhancer with 0 sugar, 0 calories, and 7 essential vitamins. Stur helps people naturally drink more water, by adding as little or as much flavor as they want.
Stur is similar to Mio in that you squeeze it into your water (add more or less to taste), BUT it’s made with stevia extract instead of sucralose or Splenda. We sampled the Purely Orange Mango, Honestly Lemonade, Simply Strawberry and PomeCranberry on the show and everyone loved it!
I’m also pretty intrigued by Spartos Protein Water! You can get hydrated and get TEN grams of whey protein at the same time! Spartos is balanced with water, protein, vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, and antioxidants. 10 grams of Whey Protein Isolate (not for vegans), Calcium, and Magnesium help you recover from exercise quickly. Spartos contains important prebiotics that help purify your system. Cystine, a powerful Amino Acid in Spartos helps cleanse your system. Plus, protein and the Glutamate improve alertness and focus.
So, how does it taste? Not like candy, but not bad either. It’s got a slightly bitter taste – like yogurt, but it’s definitely drink-able (Amber loved it and asked for more!). I have issues with blood sugar, so I need lots of protein to balance me out. This is such a great idea. I will definitely buy more!
Amber and Jen
Our guest of honor was Amber Murray of Beauty Junkies Unite. She’s one of the OG (original gangsta) bloggers – she has been blogging for 5 years so far! Amber has worked as a licensed cosmetologist, product expert, and education specialist. She has over 10 years of experience in the beauty industry and a huge following of fellow beauty junkies!
Amber is currently on the NutriSystem plan and has lost 32 lbs in 15 weeks! GO AMBER!
Amber’s Links:
Twitter: @beautyjunkies
Beauty Junkies Unite.com Facebook Page
Instagram: You’ll find Amber snapping away as @beautyjunkies on Instagram
Pinterest: Beauty Junkies
(L-R) Joel Greene, Erin Lane, Amber Murray, Jen Mathews (Me), Alayna Zwick
Our second guest was Joel Greene, the founder of Veep.com – nope, not the TV show! VEEP shows you exactly what to eat in powerful visuals. All the hard stuff is done for you. Functional food combinations, portions, meal timing, even specific food patterns to prevent weight regain, all reduced down to seeing it on the plate.
Weight loss systems based on tracking can’t help you when you are off track, which for most people, is most of the time! VEEP is built on the idea we spend most of our time off track. VEEP adapts when you get off track. Going out this weekend? VEEP adapts dynamically so you can enjoy a night out and maintain your weight.
VEEP was started in 2006 with over 4 years of research. Over 3000 studies went into it. VEEP represents the emerging body of research where unique foods exert unique effects independent of calories. VEEP conducted a 1 year clinical study with the nation’s 3rd largest cardiac center that resulted in over 1,000 pounds sustained weight loss over a year! The program was beta tested with GNC in 2009 and ha been featured on the Dr. Phil Show.
Use code Alayna to try VEEP for 2 weeks for free!
VEEP Links:
Erin LaneOur third guest was host, actress, author, and blogger at www.fem-iness.com, Erin Lane. She has always been in love with health and being active! Erin’s mom is a chiropractor and nutritionist so Erin grew up eating organic and healthy.
Erin has always been thin and athletic, but she gained 30 pounds 2 years ago, and had trouble shaking it back off. Through switching her diet around (see below), figuring out the right excercise routine, keeping herself accountable but confident, and figuring out a few little miracle tricks – she lost 35 pounds rather quickly, kept it off, and is now in the best shape of her life!
Erin’s website, Fem-INESS, is the busINESS of she: Fem-iness was born from Erin’s belief in the power of the babe-tastic ladies of our world. It’s a symbol of the new power women: not your grandma’s feminist! From healthy living tips to interviews with inspiring chicks, fashion ideas to recipes to beauty to manifesting: Fem-iness is a fresh, sexy, fun twist on all things SHE.
Look for Erin’s Fem-INESS book coming out! ‘Fem-iness: the busINESS of SHE’ is a full length non-fiction handbook for growing up in the new generation of girls that are going to change the world. It’s a guide to believing in yourself, making a change, and leading the charge. It’s primarily for girls between the ages of 12-25, but any woman can relate. It’s fun, sarcastic, and funny….and also has lots of health and fitness tips, too! The book will be released in several months and will be available on Amazon and other retailers, so keep up with www.fem-iness.com for info and release dates!
Erin’s Links:
www.fem-iness.com (You can also subscribe to Erin’s blog on Bloglovin!)
Facebook.com/loveErinlane
Twitter: @downtofeminess
Instagram: @fem_iness
Erin’s Healthy Living Tips:
-Coconut Oil – this is my #1. A spoonful of coconut oil in your morning tea, midday smoothie, and bedtime tea will do wonders. Keeps you full for what feels like forever, but more importantly is a source of Medium Chain Triglycerides which actually speeds up your metabolism.
-Green Coffee Bean – Dr. OZ definitely got this one right! THE best fat loss supplement on the planet, and doesn’t make you jittery or fill your bod with chemicals like “diet pills”. Chlorogenic acid speeds fat metabolism. Erin’s fave is a powdered version from Raw Revelations.
-Apple Cider Vinegar – in the morning, even before your morning tea, start your day with 2 tablespoons of organic raw ACV in a small cup of warm water. Alkalizes, gets stomach juices flowing, and kick starts metabolism.
-Planking – Daily planking will change your life! Planks sculpt gorgeous, tight abs AND strengthen your core like no other. Set a timer and start with 1 minute a day. Progressively add 15 seconds each time. Erin planks for 6 minutes a day – wow!!
-Keep yourself accountable, but break up with your scale! It’s not about the numbers. Recruit a workout buddy, take weekly progress pictures, and remember to feel great about the hard work you’re doing. Schedule workout ahead of time at a time you know you won’t break your commitment.
Erin’s favorite weight loss products:
Vigilant Eats Organic Superfood Cereal (Find at Jimbos, Whole Foods) – an organic, gluten free, vegan “fast food” full of superfoods that you can eat anywhere and keeps you full for hours. Also satisfies sweets & carb cravings! Use code ‘downtofeminess’ for 10% off any 12 pack + free shipping!
SkinnyYou Tea – all natural detoxing tea from Australia with natural, safe herbs and antioxidants that help your body clean itself. Noticeably reduces bloating, helps digestion, gets rid of water weight, reduces appetite. And it’s yummy!
Topstarz Healthy Energy (Soon to be in stores nationwide) – an energy drink with no caffeine AND tons of natural ingredients! Erin says, “I drink it about an hour before the gym, or anytime I’m feeling low energy. Kills the “I’m too tired to workout” excuses! My favorite ingredient: has b12 in the form of methylcobalamin instead of cyanocobalamin, which is the most bioavailable form of b12. Most other drinks and even supplements use cyano, which is bound to a cyanide molecule! Ew!”
Erin is giving away a gift basket of her favorite healthy goodies to one lucky reader! Fill out the Rafflecopter widget below. You must be 18 or older, US only. By entering, you agree to the official rules.
GIVEAWAY TIME! One reader will win:
-4 pack sampler of Vigilant Eats organic superfood cereal (valued at $19.99)
-complete SkinnyYou Tea 14 day tea-tox, as well as meal plan and samples of their Antioxidant Smoothie Mix, Skin Tea, and Peppermint Cleansing Tea (valued at $31.95)
-4 pack of Topstarz Zero healthy energy beverages (valued at $16)
-A laminated printout of Erin’s Summer Slimdown Meal Plan, Workout Guide, and Tips+Tricks Cheat Sheet
Such a great article and recap of the show, we did notice though that the link to our website is not working our website url is http://www.skinnyoutea.com.au
Thanks, LOVE SYT Team xxxx
sorry Jen we just noticed there was a type on our behalf the website url is http://www.skinnyyoutea.com.au Thanks and great article, we cant wait to try some of the other products you have mentioned.
Love SYT Team xxx
Never knew there were so many new products out there. I like the topstarz healthy energy, this sounds really interesting. Can’t wait to see if it comes to Australia.
Informative article about diet. I think losing weight will be easier if anyone know his/her body language & DNA. Now in America 60 million people suffering obese body age 20 years and older and 9 million teens suffering overweight age 9-19 years. Losing weight using natural way is better than using drags or any operation. By the way Cordial thanks for your very informative article.
Thank so much for the tips, if you guys are also interested, I did a review about a cream you can check out over here.
So, it’s been a month… Do you see a difference on your cellulite using My Bu
ttercup???
Honestly, I didn’t use it enough to see a difference. I think it’s possible if you have the time and patience, but unfortunately I have neither! LOL!
Have you tried ButterCup? I’m trying to find a review on it from someone who used it consistently.
While searching for a Cellulite Cream to get rid of my problem i came across your program tried butter cup and made a few other friends try it. The results are awesome.
Well, Weight Loss is such a difficult task, specially for lazy peoples, like me, but the fitness bracelets really helps, they track our activities and do a hell lot of things to give a push and remove our laziness, so we can work hard and get our-self fit.
Along with the help of the gadget, I do a lot of walking and running and then some Jim, when I get some time free and also a good sleep. So, it is working very fine these days.
Looking Great with nice tips, I did review. Thanks
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Oh coconut oil is my favourite. Since I know its benefits, I got rid of all the vegetable cooking oil and use coconut oil. Love it!
Stretch marks are a real shame.Finally got a solution for my horrid stretch marks..!!!!
Amen 🙂
Great article, thanks for the read!
I tried so many ways to get rid of cellulite around my upper legs but nothing seems to works. . . (even i loss 5 kg) now my weight is 50 (165cm)
i never trust any products that claim to reduce cellulite . But ButterCup one looks really nice . if it works on others , it might helps me also ^_^
I have lately myself started drinking green teas and I’m finding that I am weeing off coffee slowly because it is just starting to taste like poison. Like the info about the Tea. Im also glad that we now have so many teas available in Australia. Great post, love the info
Awesome Article, I enjoyed reading about the different products!
Thanks
Kate
I have tried so many products that claim to reduce cellulite for my thighs but with no success. I never knew of this ButterCup, just reading it here now. I think I will try it as the very last resort if after 3 months I see no change I guess it will be time to accept my cellulites and move on lol.