Insanity - Day 2

So today I did Plyometric Cardio Circuit. It is a pretty hard video but because I have done Insanity before I can make it through more than I could the first time I tried this. (BY NO MEANS IS THIS EASY IN ANY WAY). I woke up around 7 and at 7:30 my brother and I went walking/jogging and we jogged/walked for 2 miles. I came home and immediately started the DVD.

Needless to say, I'm sore. I'm a little scared of what tomorrow is going to hold... and what my quadriceps are going to act like in the morning. Hopefully nothing too horrible because we're getting up at 7 to jog again and I will be coming back to do Insanity. Here's my diet for today (I need to work on eating and drinking more water); I don't consider myself a health food expert at all and am probably failing horribly at eating habits, just so you know.

Breakfast: Soy Protein with Lactaid (actually measured out serving size!)

Lunch: "Fried" Rice (I didn't really fry it) with leftover Rotisserie chicken and eggs in it, and beans (yum)

Dinner: Same as lunch, just smaller portion because I ate dinner WAY too late (because I ate lunch around 4... just not hungry)

So... I bought this ice cream from Ben & Jerry's and I don't plan to eat it tonight, but I am very curious as to what it is going to taste like. It's called Late Night Snack. It's vanilla bean ice cream with salty caramel and fudge-covered potato chips. WHOA! The only things it's missing are hot wings and pizza to be a heart attack in a pint! Anyway, I'm excited to try it and I don't want to eat it just yet because it will ruin my workout but I believe in enjoying life too. I'm not going to die a rabbit (although I am totally not against vegetarianism or really super healthy people).

Anyway... I'm rambling so I'll be done. Have a good night.

INSANITY: Day 1

Hey everyone! Today is my first day of Insanity! I am posting about it to (hopefully) give me incentive to not stop. I started it while still at school but i had to stop because of papers and finals... BLEH. Now I have no excuse and I have no nasty Sodexo (school) food to inhibit my results.

The first day is a fit test, which goes like this: you do a few exercises at a high intensity level to see how much you can get in 1 minute. The different exercises go as follows, and my results are the numbers:

Switch Kicks, 76

Power Jacks, 37

Power Knees, 67

Power Jumps, 15

Globe Jumps, 8

Suicide Jumps, 8

Push-up Jacks, 22

Low Plank Oblique, 41

and yes... they are as scary as they sound! I'm exhausted but I feel like I could do more. I am excited about the next 40 days (I'll be leaving for Michigan in 40 days so I have to cut the program down to that). I want to lose 20-30 pounds. Hopefully I can do it.

For breakfast I ate a mango, a sweet potato (YUM) for lunch, and homemade Chicken Parmesan and whole wheat pasta for dinner. I decided that I don't like whole wheat/grain pasta. It's good for bread, but definitely not for pasta (in my opinion). It's a texture thing. Anyway, here is how I made the sweet potato (if you're interested).

I sliced it down the middle and put it in the microwave for 6 minutes, and then I let it cool for about 3 minutes. I took it out, put 1/2 tablespoon of butter (the real stuff not that processed fake junk) and a tablespoon of "natural" brown sugar (in the raw? - not name brand stuff).

The chicken parmesan was a little harder to make and I will (hopefully) post the recipe at another date, but it was DELICIOUS! (and I kind of made the recipe up)

Tomorrow I want to focus on drinking 3 bottles of water. I'm not talking about the regular ones. I'm talking about my big Camelbak bottle. I believe it is .75 liters. Anyway, I want to drink 3-4 of those.

Okay that's enough of me. Let me know if this is helpful! Thanks!

School's Out For the Summer!

Hey everyone. Monday and Today have been extremely busy days. I've been working on my last finals and I'm finally done! I am now officially a senior in college! I remember graduating... well, not that far back, but I remember freshman year of college and I can't believe how quickly time passes!! Anyway, I want to let you know that tomorrow I'm going to (hopefully) do some nice makeup and do a blog post. I am also doing my nails (along with laundry). I'm getting ready to go home for the summer and am hoping to really get this blog going and more followers. Well that is all for today. Tomorrow will be more creative! Also I am going to save and get a camera over the summer. Alright. Have a good night everyone!

Unused Conditioner becomes Shaving Cream!

Have you ever noticed that you go through shampoo much faster than you go through conditioner? I often find myself having leftover conditioner after every single bottle of shampoo. I like to switch it up when it comes to shampoos so I end up with bottles and bottles of conditioner just sitting there.

WHATS THE SOLUTION????????

Well, I started using my conditioner along with my Ivory Simply Aloe body wash when I shave, and OMG my legs feel so soft after, and they are super smooth! I just mix in a couple of pumps (I’m using the Nexxus Dualiste Color Protection + Volume - green one) into my loofah with my ivory soap and voila!

The best thing about it is that it saves me money because I don’t have to buy shaving cream (which I don’t really like in the first place). Hope this tip was helpful to you! :D

HEADBAND!!

I was bored... and was going to do some makeup, but my eyes are kind of tired, and so i was on stumbleupon and decided to make a headband from a tutorial i saw online.

here's the link to the tutorial

http://zakkalife.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-make-t-shirt-headband.html

enjoy everyone!

Brown/Red Neutral Date Look

So today was mine and my boyfriend's 1 year and 3 month-aversary and I decided to get dolled up. I decided to curl my hair and fix my makeup super nice. I think I am going to start this blog and try to keep it up.

The Products I used are as follows:

120 Palette Brick Red color

88 Palette (see photo for all colors)

Crown Brush 10 Blush Set

L'Oreal new true match makeup in Caramel beige w7

L'Oreal Paris Hydra Perfecte Perfecting Loose Powder in Translucent #916

e.l.f. Lip Liner & Blending Blush in Natural

e.l.f. eybrow Lifter & Filler in Medium

ULTA Professional eye primer

Maybelline NY Line Stiletto in G800 Blackest Black

Benefit Erase Paste in No. 2. Medium

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil in Zero

Stila Glamoureyes Mascara Black

MAC Blanc Type Matte Eyeshadow

Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey

e.l.f. Eyeshadow "C" Brush

Crown Brush C431 Precision Detail Brush

Crown Brush PP27 Bullet Crease Brush

Day 4

I have lost 9 pounds so far and I'm on my fourth day.

Granted, it is probably just water weight but I can tell a difference in my tummy and in my face.

Today I eat bananas all day with the soup. I am going to make the soup now.

I am excited about this diet. I am going to do it until the weekend of July 4th.

I can't wait until then! :D

I need to lose 40-50 pounds by then.

Day 3

Day 3 - 161 lbs.

As you can see, I have lost 6 pounds! :D

YAY!

Okay, today I haven't been hungry so I have only eaten a bowl of soup.

My mom and I are going to buy some more baby carrots because I ate them all yesterday.

YUM!

I drank Nopalina today with Sunny D (smooth)

and am planning on drinking it again tomorrow.

When I get back I will have a mango, some strawberries, and carrots!

Okay, I will keep you posted tomorrow :D

Day 2

Day 2 - 165 lbs.

I have made my second batch of soup, and it is better than yesterday's soup. Much saltier, but better. I will put less salt tomorrow. I used the wrong kind of onion, as I may have mentioned before, but today I used the right kind and I still put like half of it in the blender. Today's soup. A+

I feel way better today than yesterday, and I have eaten some baby carrots.

Before I got out of bed I drank a pint of water. YUM. Hopefully water won't get old. lollz

So yesterday I ate another nectarine and a mango. I feel better today and tomorrow I can tell will be a good day.

Today I get to eat a baked potato with butter! :D YAY!

I LOVE BUTTER.

I am going to go work out in a little bit so I can burn some fat. I want to lose all 17 pounds, not just 5, or 10.

Okay, will keep you posted. :D

7 Day Diet - Day 1

Hey whoever is following. Today I start my 7 day soup diet and I need a place to log it. So here goes! :D

The soup diet is supposed to make you lose from 10 to 17 pounds.

Here's the recipe:

• 6 cebollas grandes - 6 large onions (I used 2 large and 3 medium)
• 2 pimientos morrones verdes - 2 green bell peppers
• 1 atado de apio (tres tallos) - 3 celery stalks
• 6 jitomates frescos - 6 small fresh tomatoes (I saw a recipe for this that said a can of whole tomatoes)
• 1/2 col (repollo) desinfectado - 1/2 head of cabbage (I used 1/4)
• 1 cubito de caldo de pollo (amarillo) (1 chicken buillon cube)

Day 1 - 167 lbs.

Eat any fruit except banana.

I started the day with 1/2 pint of water. YUM

I ate a nectarine later. I have a honeydew melon but I don't know how to open it so I'll wait for my mom to get back. I will keep updating this log later tonight :D

I just tasted the soup.... B+

It's pretty good. You can tell it's veggie soup. I actually liquified some of it. I kind of want a thermos. That way I can take it where ever I want. I'm excited.