Sanctuary Body Butter | Actually using my products!

So I have far too many products that I don't use and I haven't written about. One of my goals this year is to work my way through my 'stash' (I hate that word but can't think of another!) and tell you all about it along the way!

Today is all about Sanctuary Body Butter. A rich body butter with cocoa and shea butter that smells absolutely divine! I actually have two tubs of this, a 50ml and a 150ml. I want to assume they were both presents because I don't think I've ever purchased a body butter myself. Maybe friends and family are trying to tell me something! ;)

Seeings as I've decided 2014 is the year of trying new things I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how I get on with this and my other body butters. I've used this a couple times and it has left my skin feeling so silky smooth and it smells so bloody good! It's packed with sweet almond oil, macadamia oil and vitamin e so it's no wonder it leaves your skin so soft and smooth!

I'm going to be paying attention to the typical dry areas; my elbows, my knees and my heels as well as slathering it on the rest of my body. It's a nice thick mixture so I haven't been using loads otherwise it would take too long to dry and as they say, a little goes a long way!

I need to get out of the thinking that body butters are only for pamper nights and get used to using them all the time. I moisturize my face all the time so why not my body?! I'm quite positive that at least one of the Sanctuary body butters will be in an empties post at some point in the year.

What are your favourite body butters? Let me know below!

WIW #2 | A good start!

The fuck yeah edition!

Last week: 231lbs

This week: 228.2lbs

Loss: -2.8lbs

And again, fuck yeah!

I'll be honest I wasn't expecting this in the slightest. I did make a conscious effort to eat breakfast and have better meals but there were some slips ups, naughty snacks and pretty much zero exercise. I nearly skipped off the scales when I saw the numbers, been a while since I did that!

I feel like this has totally set me on the right path for the losing weight side of getting healthy. It's probably the same for everyone though, you set out on this new journey and you pass the first hurdle without falling. I know it'll just keep my momentum going and hopefully I'll jump all these hurdles without skinning my knees!

Measurements are every two weeks so nothing to report there.

Race For Life 2014

As of today it's 22 weeks until Race For Life. That seems ages away right? But I'm not going to let that make me lazy. It might seem ages away but it's not really, it's about the equivalent of  the C25K plan done just under two and half times. Seems pretty daunting to me! I've not even finished it once! 

Have no fear (I'm talking to myself here, why would you be afraid?) Muj and I are starting C25K on Tuesday. I don't think I'm prepared for the pain again but I'm also strangely looking forward to it! I miss the feeling of 'the burn' and the joy/elation/proudness I felt each time I finished one of those workouts. And so to that annoying wee podcast wifey, I say bring it!

My first goal for last years Race For Life was to raise £100 and I beat it! I was and still am so grateful to everyone that donated money. I think I might keep my goal the same for this year and anything raised above that is just a super gid bonus! The more I raise, the more I can help! My second goal is to beat last year's time of 48:50. Going into that first Race For Life, my time goal was anything under an hour so I was more than chuffed with that time. This time round anything under 48:50 will make me smile!

I've hung my medal from last year's race on my mirror above my computer so it sits right in my eyeline. Everytime I sit down at my computer I'll see it and hopefully be motivated to get my second medal. I'm kinda hoping as well that it will remind me to get off the computer every once in a while and go do something active!

I'll probably be doing weekly catch up posts with regards to my training for the race so how I'm finding C25K and more than likely pictures of my beetroot face beside Muj's slightly pink cheeks (I swear she doesn't sweat!). For now I am eagerly awaiting the email telling me I can register.

Are you taking part in this year's Race For Life? Have you ever done it before? Let me know below!