Water

As I stare at my water bottle...why is it sooooo hard to drink water?? I bought this new fab Brita filter water bottle because I thought it was pretty snazzy but low and behold I haven't found myself drinking anymore water than I normally do AND it is not a very good product, hard to squeeze the water out :S

                              (note: awesome artwork done by my luv buggy in the back ground!!)

I know all the benefits in drinking loads of water and really want to hop on that train however for some reason I just can't do it. I've tried using Crystal Light and other sugar-free drink enhancers but nothing magical happened! Besides hooking it up intravenously I don't know what else I can do.....any iders??

TGIF

While sitting at work I'm wondering what I can do to keep myself busy, things are a little slow around here today! So, I did what I do best....youtube and search anything makeup related!! I'm addicted to makeupgeek.com as well and beautybroadcast.net. 

Makeup has recently become an obsession of mine. I find myself ordering anything and everything, especially eyeshadow...can one have too much eyeshadow? I think not! I've even subjected my friends to my lack of experience makeovers and I love them for letting me do that. A downside I'm finding however is that my morning routine is taking even longer than normal now that I have my makeup arsenal to rifle through every morning. Thinking about entering into the Makeup Geek's weekly challenge....create an eyeshadow look with teal, green and white - maybe this weekend.

On the workout weight loss front, I've lost 12lbs to date WHOOT! I was reluctant to weigh myself last night as I'm still on the boarder line of weighing daily, weekly or monthly but I'm glad I did. It was surprising and put me in a positive mood for the rest of the night. I'm fighting the urge to not wanna workout tonight because I wanna be lazy and go home but hopefully I can change my mind before 4pm.

Have a great weekend everyone....see ya next week!

Fustrated new blogger!!

I gotta say usually things come pretty easy to me but I'm having a heck of a time trying to figure out how to "subscribe" to people's blogs. I've found quite a few that I really like however they don't have the google icon to follow and I'm at a loss as to how to follow them without that. Anyone have advice for this newbie?? Thanks!!

To weigh or not to weigh that is the question

How often should one weigh themselves? At Curves I hear ladies talk about weighing themselves morning & night, some only once a week and some only once a month. Going into this I told myself I'm not going to weigh myself (other than the monthly weigh/measures from Curves), that I'll just go by how I'm feeling and how my clothes are fitting.

However, I find myself wondering just where I am every time I walk into Curves and see the scale sitting there, all lonely....like it's begging me to step on it. My fear is that I'll have gained a few lbs and then get down on myself which will not help me to stay motivated! On the other hand it might make me think about what I'm eating and increase the intensity of my workout because I don't want to see it go up. Ladies, I need your opinions....what's worked best for you??

My current obsession

About a month ago I decided I needed to find something that I could keep at work and eat for breakfast. This is one meal I normally skip but have been trying super hard to get in as I know how important it is. I was walking aimlessly down the numerous food aisles in my local grocery store and wandered upon this Greek yogurt.

I had no idea that I'd become so obsessed with it! Normally Greek yogurt is a little too tangy for me but this brand/flavor is perfect. The brand is The Greek Gods, traditional Greek yogurt honey flavored. As I was walking down yet another aisle towards the checkout I saw that frozen organic blueberries were on sale. I've heard how good blueberries are so decided to pick them up and have them with the yogurt. AMAZING COMBO!!!! Every morning I now spoon some yogurt out and top off with frozen blueberries. So far this combo has been working well for me. I'm afraid at some point tho I'll get bored so I'm totally open for any good, fast breakfast solutions....please comment and let me know what you like!!

Me

I'll eat anything and love it! I'm not a picky eater which makes turning food down super hard for me. Like I tell everyone, I'd rather sit down with a loaf of garlic bread than a bowl of ice cream and watch a movie. Making good food choices is super hard for me but since I've been working out I am starting to look at food as fuel instead of something I just need to eat. Somehow this seems to work for me, is it really worth that 30min workout in order to eat those stupid granola cookies out of the vending machine?! NO!!!

It has been about a month now since I've made this decision to finally better my health, not just diet to lose weight! I can't say what exactly made me make the switch but I am thankful for whatever triggered it. About a month ago I joined Curves. I had previously done Curves and been successful but then got pregnant and well the rest is history! I thought, if it worked for me before it'll work again and god knows I do not want to have anymore kids so we should be good this time right??

After my first month at Curves I've lost 7lbs, 4in and 3.6% BMI....and yes, each month I plan to post my numbers, except my weight....come on I'm not that brave yet. This will be a way to hold myself accountable. I've been doing the Curves Zumba Circuit M, W & F and I've really began to like it, I would even go as far as to say I crave it! Me crave exercise...look out your window cuz I'm damn sure there's a pig flying somewhere!! So anyway after a month it is safe to say I've got a good beginning to exercise.

Now, food....ah food you're a whole other animal. Like I said I am able to look at food as fuel which is good however those damn cravings are still there which lead me to stray! When I make dinner I've been trying really hard to eat whatever protein were having over lettuce and have been happy with that until this last weekend. I found myself getting out of bed at like 11-12pm and walking into the kitchen and downing a piece of pizza or whatever looked good in the fridge. Am I really dumb enough to believe that because its night time it wont affect me?! I dunno, but the one thing I do know is how guilty I feel the next day. I've gotta get better control of myself at night for sure. 

I also really enjoying have some drinks...well some shots and by some shots I mean enough to get quite the buzz going with my best bud Jenn a couple nights a month. Now, I am smart enough to know that rum will turn into sugar and the Cherry Coke I drink along with it will do the same but for some reason it doesn't bother me enough to quit it LOL This too makes me feel guilty so another aspect of my life I gotta get a grip on. Either deal with it and be good or find an alternative....hmmm, this is gonna be a difficult one!! I did try switching to diet soda a couple times but have you ever taken a shot of rum followed by diet soda BLEH if the shot doesn't make you wanna hurl the soda after taste will!!

Whew, I'm new to this whole blogging world but look at me I just wrote a short novel...GO ME! Until next time, stay positive and let's make changes together!!