What is it about lipstick..

that makes me wanna gnaw my lips off!? Don't get me wrong, I have tried many a time to be a "lipstick girl" [no reference to Lipstick Jungle btw] and it's always a miss. My lips are too dry, they're too balmy, the lipstick bleeds, it isn't the right red [with mememe undertones], the pink is too harsh, then of course-- I chew at it the second I swipe it on! Someone please give me a lesson in lipstick or help me put it on, because it ain't cute~

Zumba at 10AM tomorrow... Sooooo, when I post about how I basically died tomorrow night, you'll understand why.

PS. 4 days until juicing is done and then I'm back to trying to eat healthy, small portions and exercising like mad.

PSS. My little brother Stone [refer to my first post to see the family photo] made Rave Review [my high school show choir] today!! I was in it all 4 years of HS and now he can carry on the "legacy" lol. I am a very proud sister and I knew he could do it~

Have a fantabulous weekend everyone <3

Who's lost another pound since Monday??..

This girl. [your applause is greatly appreciated]. Ever since my moment Monday night, I have been on the road to changing my lifestyle. I have worked out consistently since then [except yesterday when I was uber busy then I had to work {I'm an RA in my residence hall and we have weekly duty nights, mine being Wednesday}] and I've been drinking my juices, eating sliced orange bell peppers as snacks, and I finally got around to Whole Foods [which, P.S. can I just buy that entire store? I want everything in it and I'm not a wealthy college student, if such a thing exist, so I yearn for Whole Foods...foods] and bought Chia seeds, half price [thank you awesome employee guy and thank you Anna for alerting me of where I could find them]! I've also started studying for my exams early and I'm making progress on all my projects due next month [talk about a change for a chronic procrastinator].

Back to the whole losing a pound bit-- I am on FIRE lately! I had a Starbucks stir-in coffee today [I know, not a good thing on my diet, but I was running behind for class today and needed a quick pick me up.. I had it with a banana, so that definitely kind of makes up for it~] and it gave me a 5 HOUR jitterbug feeling. I could have conquered world peace in that 5 hours or rearranged my whole apartment or ran a mile [fast!]. It. Was. kind of scary Awesome. Then I went to the gym this evening and weighed myself, out of sheer amusement actually, and I'm down a pound! [*happy booty shake dance*] Yay for turning my lazy lifestyle into a more productive one :D

Tomorrow will be a day of studying, laundry, and a nice dinner with the girls<3I hope your weeks are going amazing as well!

PS. I also bought new exercise clothes this week, which is a great motivator in itself and they were on major sale!

New shirt, yoga-type pants, and running shorts [not that I ever run, but still]

See, what ha' happened wuz....

A girl got help from anotha girl today, on her life perspective. Yours truly had a "come to Jesus" moment tonight after meeting with a close friend [and an apparent avid reader!]. This girl [in the photo below] has been kicking serious tush lately and has lost major weight [not that this bishh needed it, but you know, whatever..] and I did one workout with her tonight and understood why. GIRL IS A FITNESS MACHINE! She gave me the ultimate "get your butt in gear" workout at 10PM at night [that I hadn't really planned on doing] AND knew all the lingo and reasoning behind each move and each muscle and... frankly-- this girl right here [AKA: Me] was impressed~

 

 

Photo from 2010-- we still look fab though!

So while she was telling me about another ab workout move [when I should have been paying more attention, naturally], I was thinking [and eventually said aloud] I exercise as a means to an end to get thin fast and she exercises and makes a complete lifestyle change to stay healthy and keep the weight off.. SOOoo, that was my "come to Jesus" [PS. is that phrase not hilarious??] moment right there. In order to be successful and STAY healthy, I can't expect instant, liposuction-like results immediately. Granted, quick weight loss does make you [or rather me] more motivated, but it may not last and I want this to be a life change and LAST. So, thank you for helping me realize this needs to be a total transformation of mind/body/lifestyle/and spirit, and I love you for helping me [in future workouts] and for being an awesome friend too!

PS. Juicing is almost over [1 week left basically] and I will not be doing it again. I have found during this struggle process, that it is more of a portion control issue for me and adding more fruits and veggies in replacement of sugary items and processed crap has helped me considerably. But I cannot live on juices and I cannot cut out all the things I grew up with and love [hello?! Bacon!!], therefore I just have to learn to give and take with my eating and counteract less than healthy items with a big dose of exercise! Here's to staying healthy and improving my lifestyle and losing more weight/inches!

PSS. Final photos for the juicing diet will come April 3rd at the end of it [it's a 1 pants sz and 5lbs weight loss thus far, but I haven't measured inches yet]. However, I will be keeping the blog and keeping you updated with my progress and my life :)

Stay tuned and have an awesome week <3

From Clothes to Gym Bags..

Went shopping today with my beau. We went to a bunch of cool shops and I [get ready for this one]... had the opportunity to buy something [anything!] and I bought Christian Louboutins a gym bag! I know, crazy right?? I am so determined to get my ass in gear that I'm more concerned about getting a nice gym bag than buying clothes, which to me is a good sign :)

As far as the juicing goes, I haven't been able to get to the juicer [my partner is on vacay and she has the juicer] but my portions are much smaller and healthy and riddled with fruits/veggies. Also, I've been walking around campus more and I'm going back to the gym [hopefully this weekend]. So, a little off-track juicewise, but not healthwise~

More updates to come soon-- have a fabulous weekend <3

PS. 2 Pet Peeves:
1. Employees in a store that are TOO helpful and try to make you buy everything you touch/look at. 2. Employees that blatantly avoid you, your eye contact, or anything to do with their JOB.

PSS. Dying to try macaroons. Someone PLEASE tell me where to find these in Tampa, FL!!

Can you say yummy?!

If It Ain't Fried, Buttered, Breaded, Battered, or Covered in Gravy...

...then you won't find it in WV, that's for sure! I have been home since Saturday at 12AM and although I haven't eaten nearly the portion sizes I used to... I haven't exactly been "healthy" either. I've had onion rings, part of a Philly cheese-steak, a Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich, M&Ms, bacon, eggs, toast with jam... and you know what?? I've lost 2 more lbs since last Saturday and am officially a pants size smaller! SOOoooo... I think the lesson to be learned is that it doesn't really matter what diet you decide to go on [extreme scary diets being the exception], as long as you change your portions, exercise, and make sure whatever lifestyle changes you're making, you can live with them.
Because honey, I can tell you this right now... if you are a meat eater, who grew up with home-cooked foods, loves dessert, loves snacking, and get easily and quickly agitated when you can't eat... you will never be able to survive on just juice/fruit/ and veggies [trust me... I'll be done with this diet in 2 weeks and it's a struggle]. It may have been the most insane diet I've ever tried worth it, but I will not be doing it again. Give me exercise and portion control ANYDAY [and y'all know I hate exercise]!


Anyway--I will update later tomorrow night, since I'll finally be back in Tampa [and possibly not have some sort of work or catching up to do~].

Thanks for sticking in there while I was away :)