Cheat your way to a summer body!

All girls have that frantic panic near summer because we all want that model bikini body. Women will try all types of crazy diets just for their idea of looking good in a bikini, but what if I told you their was an easy way to burn more calories safely and efficiently?







Your metabolism is the rate at which you burn & digest food. The faster your metabolism the more calories that will be burnt with no exercise. Males tend to have a faster metabolic rate but there is easy ways to speed this up, which means you'll be burning More calories by the minute!





I'm sharing 5 ways to speed up your metabolism temporally, so incorporate this into your everyday lifestyle and your one step closer to looking fabulous in a bikini!




Tip 1- Stay hydrated.
Try to drink around 8-10 glasses of water a day, not only is it good for your skin, hair and nails but its good for your speedy metabolism too. When you dehydrate your metabolic rate rapidly decreases, try drinking it before and during a meal, this way its easy to keep track of.

Tip 2- Positively Spicy!
This tip is perfect for people like me who love spicy food! They contain chemical compounds which temporally boost your metabolic rate. So add chopped up chillies or chilli powder to pasta sauces, meat marinades and other meals for a kick!

Tip 3- Tone up your muscles!
Muscles burn about 6 calories a day just to sustain itself without moving, where as fat only burns 2. Toning your muscles through sit up and other muscle endurance exercises will also boost your metabolism and adding this to your lifestyle will also help to increase your average daily metabolic rate.

Tip 4 - Green tea crazy.
Green tea is not only good for your skin, hair and helps to fight/prevent cancer and heart problems, but it also boosts your metabolism and gives it a good kick! So get brewing!


Tip 5 - Avoid Crash diets!
This one is an essential for speeding up your metabolic rate. Do NOT crash diet! it may be effective for dropping a few pounds but will cause you to gain even more weight after because its takes the weight from muscles, and the lower the mass of muscle, the slower your metabolic rate will be.


Hope this came in handy, whats your secret for a great summer body?




Sophie. X

Project Summer;DIY Dip Dye Shorts!

Want to follow the dip dye trend? want something original but fun? Then heres something you should defiantly try! I've always wanted a pair of distressed, fun, dip dye denim shorts but never found a pair that i absolutely loved enough to actually purchase them. So I came up with a way to turn any old shorts into amazing new ones that will revamp your wardrobe for this summer! Lets get started!..

What You'll need..
-Boiling water
-Rubber Gloves
-Salt
-Dye (I chose Turquoise and purple)
-Wooden spoon
-Bowl
-pair of shorts










First Step- Colour One.

1- dissolve a good amount of salt into boiling water.

2- put in dye and dissolve that in water too

3- place the desired amount of fabric into the dye (i did about half way up)and soak in the liquid for a good 10-15 minutes.

4- hang on the washing line while you clean the bowl/boil more water and prepare second dye.






Second step- colour Two.

1- Dissolve more salt in boiling water and dissolve second dye in clean bowl/bucket.

2- Clip the shorts to the bowl while dying the reming parts of the shorts you didn't dye with the first colour.

3- leave to soak for the same amount of time and hang out on the washing line to dry.

Third Step!!

When the shorts are Completely Dry, just do the usual wash in the washing machine and tumble dry them. Now they're ready!!

Extra tips..

- Always wear Gloves & old clothes, it can get messy!!
- Make sure you have enough time and don't rush it, or it won't be as good!
- you don't have to use all of the dye at once, it will be a waste of dye and you can save it for any other things!
- Get creative!!

a few quick ways to Style these..

If you try this, send me a picture and ill do a post about it! 

Email: Thesecretclosetblog@yahoo.com

Hope you like it, more coming soon! xoxo, soph!