What Are You eating?

Lately I haven been working out a lot, and trying so hard to eat healthy foods. I realized that over Christmas this year I was the heaviest I had been in my life. Which, some would say isn't that 'big', but to me, it was bigger than I was ever 'use' to being! I have been doing cardio and strength training for 35 minutes every morning and eating very strict! You don't have to be as strict as I am, but I just want this weight GONE! One thing I have noticed with this new 'diet' phase I am in, is the foods I am eating. Watch out for specifically 'diet' foods! ie. 'lite', 'diet', 'weight watchers', or anything else that is specifically low calorie or low fat. Not all are bad, but you need to read the label of the food you are buying! Just because it is diet doesn't mean it's good for you, sometimes it means all the 'bad' fats and sugars are taken out but replaced with fake chemicals! Ingesting fake processed chemicals is never good! For example, I eat StoneyField organic French vanilla yogurt ( you can get this ANYWHERE, even Wal-mart!) It is all natural and tastes very good, but it so much better for you than any other yogurt out there- ie. Dannon, Yoplait ect. Dannon's Fit & Light Yogurt has just over 10% aspartame in it! ( Aspartame is a cancer causing sugar substitute, it has been clinically proven!) However, most people but it because it is 'only' 100 calories. However, if you eat the same amount of StoneyFeild yogurt with no fillers and no chemicals, its only ... 100 calories! I challenge all of you to take the time and do what my Mama aught me to do, read the labels of you are about to punt into your body!

Try This!

Do you have dry skin?Oily skin? Blemished skin? I have the answer!

So many people have skin issues! Whether it be too dry, too oily, acne of just plain sensitive skin, we all need something for it. The answer? HONEY. Thats it! Any kind any brand organic and home grown, or bought at Wal-Mart. People (men and women) who used home for 15 mins each day for 14 days had 80% clearer skin after the first week! Honey is much more gentle on your skin that harsh acne medications or creams, and believe it or not, is more moisturizing that many lotions! This isn't just for acne, but dry skin and even oily skin, honey will even your skin. Honey is so gentle and mild that in face many baby shampoos have honey in it!

The routine:

1. Place 1 Tbl. spoon of honey in a microwave safe (small) bowl ( I use glass)
2. Microwave for 8-10 seconds
---You're not microwave to heat! The honey should not be hot! You are only making the honey a little bit thin so that it s easy to work with!
3. Use a foundation brush, if you dont have one, you can get 1 cheap one at any dollar store, they will be ELF brand.
4. Spread evenly all over the face. Leave ti on for 10-15 mins ( I do 15)
% Wash off with warm water.

iphone and Tan Skin!

This afternoon my sweet hubby and I became proud new owners of the iphone! We love them dearly, they are our children, well until we have our own! Jeremiah's phone DIED. It was his his third phone in a year, and we needed to get off of our current phone plan/provider. ( We were not happy with anything about T-mobile) We are now with AT&T, so hopefully things will get better!

I realized after looking back over my last post I told you I have '2' sunless tan products for you and had only mentioned one! Here is the second-



SUN- It is a little more expensive but is great! It absolutely will NOT turn you orange! It a foam that goes on evenly over the skin and is made of organic ingredients! One bottle will last a very long time and is safe for the whole body as well as the face!

Did you know?

Did you know that having tan skin gives the illusion of being thinner than you are? I am very fair skinned and cannot tan well at all, but this hope for people like me! There are a lot of self tanners out there for very cheap prices. I know some of you have probably tried some of them in the past and turned orange!---this wont happen again! There are two products that I recommend that I have personally used before and have both worked awesome! Jergen's Natural Glow Lotion- Within the past 6 month Jergen's have come out with a new formula for there now years old self tanning lotion. The old formula was not very good! It had a lot of fillers and animal product in it, and left you streaky and sticky! The new lotion has no animal product in it has tones of vitamins in it, and its number one ingredient is mineral oil with is amazing for your skin! I use it now actually, I mix it with a Jergen's moisturizing lotion just to make it more even when it goes on. DO not use the lotion on your face! If you want to use it on your face, get the face-specific bottle!

Happy Valentines Day!

I hope all of you are feeling the Love today! I know I am! My amazing hubby (so far) has gotten me a GIANT cupcake, from cupcake Divas, of course! We are going to dinner in a little bit, after that he says he has a surprise for me! :) I cannot wait!!! I want all of you to know today how beautiful you are! Today at church (@WestmoreCOG) pastor Kelvin Page preached an awesome message; we need to stop caring about our problems and loving our issues more than the people in this world! How we need to get over ourselves and not everyone is going to fit into our perfect world, no one is the same, and we need to love everyone, Just as Jesus did, and God has commanded us to! I hope everyone is feeling loved today!

I LOVE YOU!

UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

I am in the process of re-vamping my blog. I have totally rearranged it and reorganized it! I am so excited about this new change. I always say my blog will have a specific purpose or theme, but every time I say that, It doesn't happen. So let's just see where this thing goes...

'All Over Again'

" You dont have to die all over again, to break this power of my sin,
everythings already been said and done,
I'm so senseless, so helpless.
I cant erase what I have already done,
but please just come and make me all over again."

This is a song by Nicole Serrano ( you can listen to it here: http://www.myspace.com/nserranomusic) It is called 'All Over Again" it has become my song of the week. Have you ever felt like you are just tarnished? Unintentionally, you become stale and just filled with everything but what you want and need? " Direction, not intention determines where you'll end up." That quote is from our young couples pastor at the church we are going to (www.westmorecog.org) This week I have realized that it really doesn't matter what my intentions were or are; the only thing that matters is where you are today. Christian life is truly about positioning yourself to where God can effectively use you; no matter what, that is the core of decision making in our lives. It has taken me about two months now to realize this. I have been so caught up in my own thoughts and opinions and ideas about why I am in Cleveland Tennessee. Jeremiah came to me today and asked me to read a couple pages in one of his books he has for one of his classes, I cant even tell you the name. The basis of what he had me read was about the Israelites, and how go had allowed tier lands to be taken, and they prayed to God asking why, and for help to get their lands and homes back, but the book went on to explain that they were missing it. God didn't just 'allow' for them to be driven out, he had specifically placed/positioned then out of that land for a purpose and to prepare them for eventually getting their lands back.

I guess I am finally starting to accept/understand why I am here in Cleveland. And beginning to realize that Gods will is bigger than my own, and my wants are just that, wants. And my needs, they are being me, but I can be so selfish and just see it as, "yeah, you met my need BUT......". I guess this is just my heart tonight.......