This Lingerie Brand’s Latest Campaign Is All About Real Women and Their Amazing Achievements

Today’s good news comes from across the Atlantic, and trust us when we say it’ll have you cheering. We’ve always loved a good fashion campaign that promotes a healthy body image and body positivity, but this one is so much more.

A year ago Panache, a UK-based lingerie brand which also sells product in the U.S., started searching for models to front its fall 2016 campaign and asked the public to nominate women who have inspired them with their achievements.

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Seven thousand nominees and 12 months later, Panache launched its new “Role Models” campaign with the six finalists that the public voted for, and they all deserve the utmost respect for the work that they do and accomplishments they’ve made.

Take Anja Loven, for example. In 2013, she sold everything she had in her native Denmark and moved to Nigeria to set up the African Children’s Aid Education and Development Foundation, that takes care of children abandoned by their families after being accused of witchcraft.

RELATED: Here’s a Look at Lena Dunham’s Unretouched Lingerie Campaign

After her battle with ovarian cancer plus-size model Elly Mayday started giving talks about her inspiring story, as well as promoting body positive mentality. She was also featured in the documentary A Perfect 14, which highlights the lack of diverse body sizes in the media.

Sylvia Blach is an ambassador for disabled people in her native Poland. Her blog “Rozkosze umysłu” (Pleasures of the mind), inspires other wheelchair-bound women to follow their dreams and not let their disability define their life.

We told you! This is one of the most beautiful campaigns we’ve ever seen—PERIOD.

To read more stories and see the gorgeous images from the campaign, head to Modelled by Role Models.

 

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Fitness model healthy food swaps

 

If you're struggling to swap out certain unhealthy foods, three of our favourite fitness bloggers and models share their food swaps below.

Bianca Cheah 

Fitness website founder and model  //  Sporteluxe.com and biancacheah.com.au

“I eat a high-protein, low-carb diet. I don’t eat dairy foods like milk, cheese and yoghurt. Chicken and fish are my top protein picks and with them I always eat plenty of fresh vegetables – particularly the vegies in season as they are grown more naturally. I eat very little sugar and minimise intake of carbs as they make me feel bloated and lethargic. I avoid processed foods, which really make me feel hungover. Vegies are on high rotation in my diet; the fresher the meal, the better I feel. I feel good knowing I’ve nourished my body with a huge vitamin boost, but I also believe it’s really important to allow yourself treats in moderation, otherwise abstaining can lead to binge eating. I like to snack on chocolate-covered goji berries, which are full of antioxidants." 

Cow’s milk	»	Lactose-free almond or soy milk
Green vegies	»	Green juices (broccoli, broccolini, spinach, cucumber)
Sugar	»	Honey
Dried fruit	»	Fresh fruit
White carbs	»	Quinoa, brown rice, sweet potato
Bland food	»	Flavoursome food (spices)
Fruit juices	»	Water
Wine	»	Biodynamic and organic red wine
Pasta	»	Steamed broccolini
Milk chocolate	»	Chocolate-covered goji berries

 

Sophie Guidolin

fitness blogger  //  sophieguidolin.com.au

“I overhauled most of my habits, which meant I cut back on sugar, reduced my intake of carbs, started avoiding processed foods, reduced my intake of preservatives, colours and additives, added more lean protein, reduced my intake of dairy foods and ate a bigger variety of vegetables.”

Liquid kilojoules (cordial, soda, milk)	»	Water
Brownies	»	Protein brownies
Flour pancakes	»	Quinoa pancakes
Cake	»	Low-carb cake (e.g. coconut flour)
White rice	»	Couscous

 

Emily Skye 

Fitness model  //  emilyskye.com

“I don’t eat sugar except for a little natural sugar in fruits and vegetables and barely eat any starchy carbs, but I have more meat and a wider range of fresh vegetables and salads. I avoid gluten and wheat and I’ve cut right down on dairy products except for natural yoghurt and cottage cheese as they’re lower in lactose, which I’m sensitive to. I avoid processed foods, artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. Swap low-fat foods, which usually contain a lot of salt, sugar or other additives and chemicals, for full-fat foods, which can be more filling and often contain less additives.”

Alcohol	»	Pure water
Processed carbs	»	Complex carbs (brown rice, quinoa, oats, sweet potatoes)
French fries	»	Sweet potatoes
Burger buns	»	Portobello mushrooms
White rice	»	Quinoa
Lasagne sheets	»	Eggplant
Spaghetti	»	Zucchini

NEXT: Craving fast food? Here are few sneaky fast food alternatives. 

 

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How to stop yourself from overeating

 

Wondering why you constantly overeat? Here are three factors that may be contributing to over-indulging. 

 

It’s easy to over-dramatise the odd extra helping as a ‘binge’ or ‘blowout’, but if you are consistently eating more than your body needs, there may be good reasons. 

The stick: Macro shortfall

The human body’s drive for protein is so powerful that it will keep consuming food until its protein needs are met according to a University of Sydney study. As protein intake decreases, kilojoule intake increases, researchers reported.

The fix: Consume 15 to 20 per cent of daily kilojoules from high-quality, low-fat protein sources. Lean meats, legumes, fish, eggs and tofu all qualify.

The stick: Multitasking

Whether it’s the portion sizes at your local, a bout of intense work stress or mindless nibbling in front of the telly, there’s a whole gamut of reasons why we eat more than what we need or when we’re not hungry at all . 

The fix: Try to eat intuitively – only when you’re hungry. Focus on eating when you feel hungry and stopping when you feel full. 

The stick: Overwhelm

Research suggests that when we can choose from a wide variety of foods, we generally eat more. Under the ‘smorgasbord effect’, new flavours are thought to stimulate appetite while bland or monotonous menus bore us into disinterest. 

The fix: Limit yourself to a few choices.

NEXT: Kick start your clean eating journey with our 10 step guide to cleaner eating. 

 

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Coconut chia pudding recipe

 

Kickstart your day with a delicious bowl of coconut chia pudding or dessert, perhaps?

Ingredients

½ cup (25 g) flaked coconut

½ cup (5 g) chia seeds

1 cup (250 ml) coconut milk

1 cup (250 ml) coconut water

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

¼ cup (85 g) pure maple syrup, plus extra for drizzling

¼ tsp sea salt

½ cup (70 g) macadamias, lightly toasted and crushed

Seasonal fruit, such as mixed berries, pomegranate seeds, figs, grapes, and sliced strawberriesMicro-herbs and edible flowers (optional), to serve.

Method

Place the coconut, chia seeds, coconut milk, coconut water, vanilla, maple syrup and salt in a bowl and mix until very well combined. Soak in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

This is an edited extract from The Healthy Model published by Lantern.

Recipe first published in nourish magazine.

 

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Chocolate chip peanut butter cookies recipe

 

Love peanut butter and chocolate? Try these guilt-free chocolate chip peanut butter cookies for a treat by Heidi Cannon.

What you'll need

• ½ cup apple sauce 
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 3 tbsp chocolate chips
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups oatmeal 
• 1 sachet Stevia sweetener
• 1 cup chocolate protein powder

What you'll do

Mix ingredients and bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown (these cookies bake fast, so keep a close watch on the oven). 

Heidi's protein baking intel:

1. Always pre-spray any cooking tin or sheet as protein loves to stick! I use coconut oil or low-fat cooking spray. It also helps to use a non-stick baking dish or sheet. 

Nutrition info (per cookie)

2. Watch your baking. All ovens cook differently, so check them every five to 10 minutes to ensure optimal results.

3. Freeze. Because these recipes have no butter, flour or sugar, they don’t typically stay as well preserved as regular cakes and cookies. If you won’t get through 48 cookies in a few days (a-hem), freeze the rest and thaw as you need them. They’ll still taste great. 

kJ 96 // Fats 1.63g  // Carbs 1.56g // Protein 3.34g 

Looking for more guilt free treats? Try these high protein chocolate cupcakes. 

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Ashley Graham Debuted ANOTHER New ‘Do at the 2016 VMAs

Photo: courtesy of BH Cosmetics

Another day, another new look from Ashley Graham. Not only is she killing her Insta game per usual, and obviously dishing major hair and beauty inspo on her new ANTM gig, but the Sports Illustrated cover vixen showed up to the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards looking fierce. But that’s not nearly all, folks. As you may recall, a little over a week ago, Ms. Graham went blonde.

Then, she upped the ante, like majorly, by getting an uber chic lob. But guess what? Turns out this supermodel wasn’t planning on stopping there. She made her red carpet debut last night as a freshly trimmed member of the chin-grazing choppy bob club.

Photo: Getty Images

RELATED: Ashley Graham Gave Honey Blonde Hair a Moment

And it looks so dang good on her. Is there any look she can pull off? Not to mention, it just further frames her stunning face. We don’t know if she’s going to change her look up again in the next five minutes, but all we can say is we are so looking forward to what she does next.

But that’s not all, you guys. We were lucky enough to catch up with Ashley on the red carpet and we got the skinny on her whole look, specifically her custom Naeem Khan gown that left very little to the imagination. She tells us, “I wanted to show off my body, but make sure it was red carpet appropriate. I love showing my body off in lingerie, so why not?” Um, who else wants to rock a naked dress to work tomorrow? You’ll probably need Ashley’s tip for getting into that showstopping number, though. Her tip? “You step into it, and go, wiggle, wiggle, wiggle.” Done.

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How to fast-track fat loss

 

Want to know the key to fat loss? Master trainer Daniel Tramontana shares his tips for guaranteed fat loss.

 

To fast-track coveted progress such as greater fat loss, Tramontana says you need to get back to basics.

Cardio is not ‘hardio’

With a combination of higher intensity interval training (HIIT), low-intensity steady state (LISS) training, body weight training sessions and a nutritious diet, Tramontana ensures his clients are given the best formula for their body.

“My cardiovascular programming is based around a 75/25 split of LISS and HIIT. So based on the available amount of time for a client to add in cardio on top of resistance training would determine the amount of each they conducted,” he says.

Here’s what your cardio program could look like:

2 hours per week for cardio training = 30 minutes of HIIT over two to three days + 90 minutes of LISS over one to two sessions.

Be wary, if HIIT was all you did, you may encounter the downside of too much stress on your body, which can ironically turn HIIT into a fat retention tactic.

So what about weight training?

“For fat loss, I structure everything around two to three full bodyweight training sessions – two sessions based on linear periodisation macro cycle of 16-to-24 week programming, altered every four to six weeks,” he explains.

Translation? A program that begins by incorporating high-volume and low intensity weight training, and progressively moves into phases when the volume decreases and intensity increases.  Tramontana is a strong advocate for women to hit up the weights rack, “I find a lot of women are lifting nowhere near their capacity. Don’t be shy to lift heavy weights and test your ability regularly.”

The importance of rest

All this talk of intensity may have you thinking full pelt should be the only gear you work in, but without adequate recovery, you may be undermining your fat loss chances at the dumbbells. Both injury and overt fatigue can see you performing at less than 100 per cent over multiple sessions.

“Recovery begins with the post-workout meal. I advise at least 25 to 50 per cent of overall carbohydrates be included in this meal – either using complex carbohydrate sources or a combination of simple and complex carbs,” says Tramontana. “I also recommend at least one body therapy session per week.”

Think physiotherapy, massage, sauna, steam, floating, dry needling, sleep in, meditation, yoga, grounding – or something as simple as reading a book.

How to fuel your body with the right food

For Tramontana, eating for fat loss should focus on controlling hunger, which translates to better portion control and craving management.

“I ask that protein be included in every meal upon waking, generally an even or slightly escalating amount each meal depending again on habits and hunger patterns,” he says.

“For fat loss, I personally urge the exclusion of high-energy carbs even post workout – with the exception of competitors in the later stage of preparation.”

Supplementation may also give you an edge in the health and results stakes. Depending on your goals and needs, Tramontana advises the use of creatine, glutamine, vitamin C, branch chain amino acids, fish oils, whey protein, vitamin D, magnesium, zinc and a good-quality greens supplement to aid recovery, general wellbeing and lean muscle growth.

Read the full article in the August 2016 edition by journalist Katelyn Swallow. 

NEXT > Discover ways to boost your metabolism.

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This Mom’s Viral Post Captures Why C-Sections Are Not ‘The Easy Way Out’

Here’s a Look at Lena Dunham’s Unretouched Lingerie Campaign

Photo: Getty Images

Remember back in March when Lena Dunham swore to never let anyone photoshop her body ever again? Back then, she penned a heartfelt essay on Lenny, writing she is “done with allowing images that retouch and reconfigure my face and body to be released into the world […] I bid farewell to an era when my body was fair game.”

Well, the actress/writer/producer is finally making good on her promise. Dunham and her fellow Girls co-star Jemima Kirke took part in the Lonely Girls Project, a photo series by New Zealand lingerie brand Lonely, that shows “candid portraits of inspiring women in their natural environments wearing Lonely, their way.”

RELATED: Lena Dunham’s Empowering Sports Bra Selfie Makes Us Want to Join Her at the Gym

The brand just posted a first look at Dunham and Kirke’s campaign images. One of the photos shows the actresses posing in black lace lingerie in a bathroom, while the second one features Kirke applying lipstick to Dunham in a living room.

Dunham has been an advocate for body positivity for a long time and has posted numerous photos of her on Instagram wearing underwear. But we have to say, it’s always a beautiful and empowering thing when a fashion brand embraces the body pos. movement, and we really hope more follow suit.

 

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These Are the Ab Exercises Lady Gaga Uses to Sculpt Her Core

Photo: Getty Images

Talk about #abgoals! We spotted this Instagram photo of Lady Gaga’s gorgeous core, snapped by her trainer Harley Pasternak, and had the same thought he expressed in the caption: “Abs on fire!” Clearly Pasternak knows his way around a seriously sculpted six-pack. So we asked the star trainer for a few tips on how we too could earn a show-off stomach.

“The key to getting great abs is not overdoing the front of the midsection, but rather focusing on the back of the midsection and the corset muscle that pulls the abs in,” he explains. “Of course, regardless how strong your ab muscles are, if there is fat covering your midsection, no one will see all the hard work you’ve put into strengthening them.”

In other words, you can’t put all of this training power into your middle if you aren’t going to keep your diet in check. “You have to eat clean so you’ll stay lean,” adds Pasternak, who also encourages all of his A-list clients to get in at least 10,000 steps a day.

While you’re working on improving your eating habits and upping your daily steps, try adding these moves—which Pasternak incorporates into Lady Gaga’s workouts—to your own routine. Do 3 to 4 sets of 20 to 30 reps of each move.

Pasternak’s rec: Do them as a nonstop circuit. And then you too, like Lady Gaga, will “live for the applause, applause, applause” that you’ll be getting when you reveal your newly whittled middle.

RELATED: 24 Fat-Burning Ab Exercises (No Crunches!)

Pike plank

Start in a forearm plank with palms facedown and feet hip-width apart. Pull belly in and lift hips so body forms an inverted V. Slowly lower hips to return to plank.

Dolphin extension

Lie facedown on a bench with hands gripping the front end of the bench for balance. Widen legs to hip-width apart, and then raise legs up as high as you can. Pause briefly, and then slowly release legs back to start.

Russian trunk twist

Sit with knees bent, palms together and arms extended straight out. Lean back slightly and lift feet off the floor. Pull navel to spine and twist slowly to the left. Return to center and then twist slowly to the right (B). Make it harder: hold a 5-10- pound medicine ball.

Photo: Getty Images

 

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