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      Thank you! I just use blogger as it's very simple. Through the layout builder you can easily add in pages and you can purchase your .com through blogger as well and it's only $10 per year!

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      Thank you :) Gosh I can barely remember when I began but to start with my blog was quite different to how it is now. I probably just blogged here and there when I had the time. As it picked up I always aimed to blog somewhere between 4-6 times per week, hope that helps :)

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      My all time favourite series is Harry Potter and some other favourites off the top of my head are: To Kill a Mockingbird, The Book Thief, Never Let Me Go, The Hunger Games series, The Time Traveller's Wife and Memoirs of a Geisha.

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      Oh I love Tauranga and I know it well! Not a long shot at all, I actually lived there for a bit and grew up in a small coastal town near there. I recommend spending time at the beach at Mt Maunganui and walking both around the Mount and up it. If you go up, do it at twilight and you'll have the most incredible view. Also, at the base of the Mount are some really nice hot pools which are great in the evenings. Across from the hot pools are the local 'must eat' icecreams called Copenhagen cones. As for Tauranga itself there are some cute restaurants and cafes on 'the strand' which have water views. Hope that helps!

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      I promise I don't always look stunning! I just don't blog the pictures when I'm makeupless and in my track pants :) For make up it's pretty basic: primer, Colostay foundation, liquid liner, a bit of blush and i always fill in my eye brows. :)

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      I love them too :) I just keep an eye out in thrift stores and antique stores for tins but I've also found a few via etsy.com so maybe you could look there too. Good luck!

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      For sure!

      Cafes: Cosset, Little & Friday, Delish Cupcakes, Circus Circus, Dizengoff

      Restaurants: Tanuki's Cave, Renkon, The Secret Garden, Botswana Butchery

      Hope that helps!

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      Hmmm, are you sure you want to be losing weight? You sound tiny! But I know what it's like to want to shape up, perhaps you should be more focused on 'toning up' rather than the the numbers on the scale? Pilates are really good for maintaining a great shape and I found when I was running a lot my legs were looking their best. Hope that helps!

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      Yes I love those skirts and wear them all the time cause they're so easy to just throw on. Even better, they're super cheap too :) I got them from Supre for around $40 I think and they come in plenty of colors x

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      Hello, that's great to hear! Before I tell you my weight I guess you should know my height as well to give it context, so: I'm 165cms and to begin with I was 62kgs. I started MFP on Dec 5th last year and on April 5th I made it to my goal weight of 55kgs. So it took awhile but slow and steady is a healthy way to do it and you'll be more likely to keep the eight off as well.

      After April my weight went down to 53kgs (which was almost an accident- I didn't realize but I was still eating with a deficit and didn't need to be anymore since I had reached my goal). Since then I've relaxed a bit (but continued to focus on the healthy habits I've created, but now eating at a maintenance level) and I'm sitting around a 55 to 55.5 and easily maintaining it without any prob so I'm happy.

      Hope that helps! All the best with your journey :) Don't be sad if you don't see results instantly either, it took me about 3 weeks to lose my first kg.

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