How Soup Can Help You Lose Weight and Keep it Off!

Losing and maintaining a healthy weight is an on-going battle for many. The worst part is hunger! Imagine if there was a way to lose weight and keep it off and never be hungry again?

Well there is and it is a dieters best kept secret until now and that is eating soup every day! I don’t mean eating the same soup every day as that would be nutritionally not healthy and very boring!

The soup secret is simply this: if you eat the food and drink the water, you will feel full for a couple of hours before hunger kicks in. But if you blend the food with the water to make soup you will stay hunger-free for much longer, and less likely to snack through the afternoon. 

Scientists have used ultrasound and MRI scans of people's stomachs to investigate what happens after eating solid-food-plus-water meals compared with the same food made into soup with some very surprising results.

This is what they found out: after you eat a meal, the pyloric sphincter valve at the bottom of your stomach holds food back so that the digestive juices can get to work. Water, however, passes straight through the sphincter to your intestines, so drinking water does not contribute to "filling you up".

When you eat the same meal as a soup, the whole mixture remains in the stomach, because the water and food are blended together. The scientists' scans confirm that the stomach stays fuller for longer, staving off those hunger pangs. 

How wonderful is that! Simply by combining those same foods with water to make soup, you stay fuller a lot longer thus eliminating the need to eat those fattening snacks mid-afternoon.

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Denyse

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What is the difference between being a Beauty Queen and a Model?

Generally you will fall into one category or the other, only a few girls can be both winners in beauty pageants and successful international models. I have had some models that have been both with great success!

But usually the requirements are different, so if you want to be a beauty pageant winner such as Miss World or Miss Universe you will probably not be a successful high fashion model and vice versa!

Here are the differences…

Beauty Pageant Winners

Beauty Queens have to be more than just a pretty face they must have the correct measurements and not only look fantastic in a glamorous evening gown but look stunning in a swimsuit as well!

They must be able to speak well and talk on a wide range of subjects, as well as be a confident public speaker.

They must have wide range of glamorous clothes and be well groomed with long hair and makeup styled at all times.

Toned and fake tan is usually a must, as is straight white teeth!

Forget tattoos and face or body piercings – this is a no, no!

Plus you usually have to work with and or raise funds for a charity.

To be truly successful they require an experienced coach/manager to assist in their quest to be a winner!

It takes a lot of dedication and self-motivation to look after your face and body daily.

Age: They can be older then models from 18 to 27 years.

Their ideal measurements are:

Bust: 90 cm/35”

Waist: 60 cm/24”

Hips: 90 cm/35”

Height: There is not generally any height restrictions. But over 170 cm/ ‘57” is considered to be best.

To enter a beauty pageant, keep an eye out in your local media – it is great fun and you make lots of good friends plus the training holds you in good stead for your future career whatever that maybe!

High Fashion Model

A high fashion model is usually long, naturally lean and lanky with an edgy look. They are very specific in age, size and height.

Height: 175 cm/ 5’9 to 182 cm/ 6′

Age: 16 to 21 years

Size: Bust 32” to 34” Waist: 22” to 26” -Hips: 33” to 35”

These models do a lot of travel in the beginning of their career to build their books in cities like Paris, Milan and London. They do lots of runway/catwalk shows and they do heaps of editorial work in magazines like Vogue in hopes of booking fashion campaigns like Gucci, Chanel and Ralph Lauren and makeup shoots for YSL and Christian Dior.

Catalogue/Swimsuit/Beauty Models

This type of model is usually a bit more curvy and fit and they are the naturally very pretty girls.

Height: 170 cm/ 5’7 to 177 cm/ 5’10

Age: 16 to 25 years

Size: Bust: 34” Waist: 24” Hips: 34”

These types do a lot of travel to build their book but might go to Athens, Munich, Barcelona, Capetown, Miami to build their book instead. You can make a lot of money doing catalogue work and advertising and grace the pages of magazines Mademoiselle and Elle. Clients love very personable models with great attitudes and gorgeous smiles.

Editorial models at one time were the most desirable model but now with Sports Illustrated and Victoria Secret this is the most desirable model these days and many models do both swimsuit and editorial.

Plus Size Models

Whilst there is more and more plus size models it is still limited compared to high fashion models.

Height: 172 cm/ 5’ 8” to 182 cm /6’

Size: 12 NZ/AUS to 18 NZ/AUS

Age: 16+ years

Their measurements usually differ but definitely need a proportional figure and shapely legs. 

These types of models do it all from runway, editorial, beauty, swimsuits to campaigns. But not all agencies work with plus size models.

Decide what type of model or beauty queen you want to be, get some training, and a successful and experienced model and/or beauty pageant manager and if you have the correct natural attributes, then go for it!

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Denyse

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A Model Diet…

How is it that models are so skinny?

Well for starters they are naturally thin and they are young, and their bodies haven’t developed fully yet.

However they still need to watch what they eat, just like we all do!

A models diet is very simple and you may think boring, but it is all about being healthy now and in the long term. Because severe dieting when you are young will result in major health issues when you are older.

A model MUST eat healthy to maintain her energy for all that work running from one fashion shoot to another.

Being anorexic or bulimic is not tolerated in the modelling industry and those models that do this will generally be fired from her agency. They want slim healthy girls, not super skinny withdrawn girls.

As I have said before if you are not naturally slim then don’t become a model.

But if you just need to cut a few kilos from your weight then this is the way to do it!

• Cut out all junk food from your diet! Sorry but it must go!
• Don’t drink soft drinks or those smart drinks either.
• Ideally drink 8 glasses of water day and drink black tea or coffee with no added sugar.
• Minimise dairy products such as butter, cream and cheese to twice a week.
• For breakfast eat either oat bran/porridge as your cereal or fresh fruit and low fat yogurt (no added fruit or flavour as these have a lot of sugar in them), go for vanilla or natural.
• Snack on raw unsalted nuts when you are hungry such as Brazil, cashew, almonds, walnuts and/or macadamias.
• For lunch have a non-creamy soup such as tomato soup or eat a salad with lean meat such as chicken, fish and turkey.
• For dinner have a full plate of vegetables or salad (with an olive oil and lemon dressing) with only one potato and lean meat such as salmon, chicken or turkey.
• If you are still hungry have one piece of fruit or a pottle of low fat yogurt.
• Eat your meal at night before 7pm, so you are not going to bed with a full stomach.

Overall you can eat as much and many vegetables as you like. For instance raw carrots are a great snack around 4pm when we all get hungry.

Be sensible about what you eat as you have only got one body and it has to last you a lifetime!

Be the BEST that YOU can BE!

Denyse

http://www.denysesaunders.com/dsmodelcamp.html

                                       Supermodel Miranda Kerr has the perfect model figure

What size is the average model in Australia and New Zealand?

High fashion models for catwalk and editorial are size 8. As that is the international standard for models and we must follow.

However for everyday catalogue modelling it is a size 10.

Sports Illustrated Model

If you wanted to be a Sports Illustrated model in the USA they look at models from size 8 to 12. Because they are swimsuit models and therefore must look healthy and have a healthy bust.

Victoria Secrets Model

To be a Victoria Secrets Model in America you must measure: bust 34”, waist 24”, hips 34”.  They have a once a year competition: Models must be female, between 18 to 30 years of age, from the United States and a minimum of 5’8” tall (barefoot).

Plus Size Modelling

Some agencies will accept what is termed as plus size models. They are size 14 upwards and must have a proportional figure and shapely legs.

Charity Modelling

Being in your local fashion parade raising money for charity can be fun and they generally look for normal size models such as size 10 and 12. Generally they will use plus size models as well. But this is fun, not for your profit. But why not enjoy yourself!

But remember…

Regardless of which type of model you wish to be, you must be 5’8/172cm to 5’11’/180cm. 

Please, please, please…

If you are not naturally a size 8 and have to struggle to be that size, then do not become a high fashion model as you will never be happy or healthy. Think of another career where you will happy, healthy and feel a lot more fulfilled.

Regardless if you want to be a model or not it is still important to look and feel your best by learning about correct skincare, makeup, clothes, deportment and general grooming so you too will look stunning!

BE the BEST that YOU can BE!

Denyse

http://www.denysesaunders.com/dsmodelcamp.html

 Editorial Model

 Sports Illustrated Model

Victoria Secrets Model

Plus Size Model