Spring School
06 Nov 2011, Posted by Cape Town Girl in Slider, 0 Comments
A quick preview of our afternoon at Elizabeth Galloway School of Fashion. We made summer bags. Lots of fun but also a lot harder than it looks! More later :)
A quick preview of our afternoon at Elizabeth Galloway School of Fashion. We made summer bags. Lots of fun but also a lot harder than it looks! More later :)
If you’re in town this weekend, you should go support your favourite Vida baristas as they take part in the 5-aside tournament this Sunday. Final round is next Sunday.
Starts tomorrow at Gianluca Vialli Soccer Point in Sea Point from 2pm.
Matches will be about 10 minutes long each.
The tournament will wrap up at about 6.30 with a short and sweet prize giving.
See you there!
Like a little painting. Like.
According to the annual Discovery Vitality Healthiest City survey, Johannesburg is once again the healthiest city with the highest levels of physical activity (must be all that shopping!) followed by – in descending order – Pretoria, Durban, Port Elizabeth and, in last place, Cape Town (sad news friends).
Here are some interesting facts for you from the study:
The average BMI in Cape Town is 27,1 (18 – 25 is considered healthy)
The average cholesterol level is 4,8 (that’s fine, you’ll be put on a cholesterol-lowering diet at about 5.5 and medicated if you’re around 6.5+)
Most people eat just under three portions of fruit and veggies a day (we can do better!)
23% of people smoke (naughty! But a lot less than I expected to be honest)
Only 36% of Cape Town’s residents fall within the healthy Body Mass Index (BMI) range of between 18.5 and 25. This is compared to 40% in Johannesburg, 37% in Durban, 34% in Pretoria and 33% in Port Elizabeth. Hey, we have amazing restaurants!
And only 20% of Capetonians participate in at least 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity physical activity, which is the recommended minimum for health benefits. 42% do less than 75 minutes per week. In addition, 86% of the city’s residents eat less than the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables per day. What are we eating?! Man can not live on complimentary Vida e Caffe Lindt chocolates alone!
If this is you, maybe it’s time to make some changes hmmm? They don’t have to be huge! If you’re one of those people who says ‘it’s in my genes, there’s nothing I can do’, please read this article by TIME about how that’s absolute bollocks.
Start small. Why not join us in doing the Discovery Cape Times BIG WALK next weekend? It’s only 5kms. And it’s a walk. And you know what? Even if you’re the most unfit person you know, it will a) make you a happier person (because that’s what exercise does) and b) will do wonders for your body and state of mind. As someone who started running late in life, I sometimes get angry that NO-ONE TOLD ME HOW AMAZING IT MAKES YOU FEEL SOONER. So this is me, telling you.
Click here to follow Discovery Vitality on facebook.
Click here to enter the Big Walk. I’ll be there on the Discovery Team. LOVE the superhero theme!
And click here to follow Discovery on Twitter.
So CTG’s header got a fruit / veggy makeover in honour of Nando’s launching their new Tangy Tomato flavour. I love it!
Think sun-ripened delicious tomatoes with a touch of aromatic basil and a splash of balsamic vinegar. Makes my brain mouth water to think about it. Tangy Tomato (click to discover more on their facebook page) is for the chicken lovers who don’t necessarily love the Peri Peri experience. So now you can choose from Tangy Tomato, Lemon & Herb, Mild, Medium and Extra Hot. Nom Nom! As someone old and wise once said:
“If you can’t take the heat, get into the Nando’s kitchen.”
Here’s a deliciously evil little ad that talks about some research Nando’s did on whether people like the new Tangy Tomato flavour:
And then have you ever heard of that tomato festival in spain which is pretty much mud wrestling but instead of mud they use ripe tomatoes? Best you watch this then:
I can’t WAIT to try the new Tangy Tomato Nando’s flavour. Nom Nom!
Gorgeous little clutch you get as your shades case when you buy a pair of Versace Shields at Sunglass Hut. Like! The Shields (AMAZING for running with, btw – snug on the face, no slipping down your nose or letting glare in from the top):
No frills, no fuss, no crowd-pleasing small talk… just focus on the music… loved them. More pics to follow.
“Thanks Cape Town… I’ve had a hell of a time.” - Anthony C. Followill
So ambiguous, so loaded… what does he mean??????
I know it’s naughty, but it’s just. too. hilarious.
Loads more here at feministryangosling (thanks JW)
I hate my body, but it’s not my fault.
It’s the MAGAZINES’ fault, cos they publish pictures of thin people.
It’s HOLLYWOOD’s fault, because they choose to depict an aspirational lifestyle.
It’s FASHION’s fault, because they make clothes I can’t fit into.
I’m going to tweet about it angrily, right after I tweet about how hungover I am from last night’s wine and food tasting, where I ate seven courses excluding dessert, drank a bottle and half of wine, drank 3 shooters and smoked half a pack of cigarettes.
I’m sick of having to hate my body because of the media.
Enough is enough.
I hate my body, but it’s not my fault.
It’s the ADVERTISER’S FAULT, and it’s THE GYM’S fault, for only showing pictures of slim healthy people, even though it logically makes sense because they are trying to talk to people who value being slim and healthy.
They make me feel fat and disgusting.
So do those skinny bitches who tweet about ‘how much they love running’.
I hate running and I hate anything to do with exercise.
I especially hate people who talk about it.
I hope you drown in your own sweat or get strangled by your monokini and stop making me feel like shit because I can walk up a flight of stairs without breaking a sweat.
The problem isn’t THAT I DON’T EXERCISE.
The problem is that SO MANY OF THOSE AWFUL SKINNY PEOPLE DO, AND I HATE THEM.
I hate my body, but it’s not my fault.
It’s KFC’s fault for serving such TEMPTING DELICIOUS FOODS.
And it’s VEGETABLES’ fault for being so not-filled with salt and addictive flavourants and fried in fat.
It’s those adverts for WEIGHT LOSS AIDS’ fault.
Why should companies make money out of HELPING PEOPLE BE HEALTHIER? BASTARDS.
Why should I EAT LESS? The media is FILLED with things telling me to eat less.
Well I’ll show the media I have my own mind by EATING MORE.
Take that media!
And when I’m done eating more than is healthy for my height and size, I am going to slag the media off for making me feel so shit about my body.
I hate my body, but it’s not my fault.
Sure, I smoke, but if you’re gonna lecture me about how ‘bad smoking is for your lungs and overall body functioning’ then PUH LEEEEEEZE get out of here you self-righteous new age ponce.
Smoking is my THING, okay? So is drinking. And eating.
So what if instead of dealing with issues in my life I prefer to EAT UNTIL I’M IN A CARB COMA.
And SO WHAT if my big nights out make me feel like a rat that got run over on Long Street.
SO WHAT if two bottles of wine, five shooters and 4 cocktails contains more than three times the average adult human’s daily calorie allowance. I LIKE TO HAVE FUN OKAY.
It’s not MY DRINKING that’s the problem.
It’s magazines showing slim people looking happy that’s the problem.
My need to ABUSE THE MIRACLE OF NATURE THAT IS MY BODY is NOT why I feel filled with loathing every time I look in the mirror.
The fact that I wheeze every time I need to slightly exert myself is NOT why I hate my body.
I hate my body because of THE MEDIA AND THEIR CONSTANT REMINDER OF HOW GOOD HEALTH CAN LOOK.
They should be BANNED for showing slim people and an aspirational lifestyle. People who are good examples make me feel LIKE SHIT.
I hate my body, but it’s not my fault.
It’s EVERYBODY’S fault but my own.
