Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Blogyear Day 8: LAKER NATION!
I know this is late, but here's where I was at last night! The Staples center was amazing and I will write a longer post about yesterday and today. Here are a few pics of the game!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Blogyear Day 7: Reality Check?
Dear Bloggerverse,
My name is Aimee, and I seriously need someone to slap me silly and give me a reality check. It is honestly so frustrating some days to deal with living a healthy life, but seriously, when am I going to wake up and realize that I can't lose my focus! Like I have said in previous blogs, I know how to lose weight; I have been there before losing 30lbs. I need to stop half assing everything and start putting my goals into reality. So here is my start, I am waking up early in the morning and I am going to go to the gym before I take off to LA for the day. As much as I want to go crazy and eat tons of junk tomorrow, I am going to refrain and I am going to think about what I REALLY want instead of going crazy just go crazy.
Here is what I ate today:
Breakfast
Chocolate Dipped Coconut Luna Bar
Lunch
Salami Sandwich
Dinner
2 biscuits
Potato Bacon Soup
Salad
Diet Coke
Sorry for my little rant, but I can't help it sometimes! I guess I feel a little discouraged right now with myself. I know that there is no point in doing that because its about the past and I can't change that! I just don't really know what I was thinking not taking care of myself more. Obviously I know how hard it was for me to lose those 30lbs, so why wouldn't I take care of myself and keep a healthy life? OH WELL. Now is the time for change and I'm excited. Another thing I am doing right now, is drinking water! I noticed today I was pretty dehydrated and I need to make sure that I keep a water bottle with me always.
I'm sorry if this is kinda a downer post, but it is what I'm feeling. If anything, I want to be honest to whoever reads this blog of mine. I want people to hear my struggles and frustrations because it isn't always rainbows and butterflies! Well, I am going to get some sleep. I have a big day ahead of me tomorrow and I need to get some sleep for my workout in the morning!
Until tomorrow.......
Always,
Aimee XO
My name is Aimee, and I seriously need someone to slap me silly and give me a reality check. It is honestly so frustrating some days to deal with living a healthy life, but seriously, when am I going to wake up and realize that I can't lose my focus! Like I have said in previous blogs, I know how to lose weight; I have been there before losing 30lbs. I need to stop half assing everything and start putting my goals into reality. So here is my start, I am waking up early in the morning and I am going to go to the gym before I take off to LA for the day. As much as I want to go crazy and eat tons of junk tomorrow, I am going to refrain and I am going to think about what I REALLY want instead of going crazy just go crazy.
Here is what I ate today:
Breakfast
Chocolate Dipped Coconut Luna Bar
Lunch
Salami Sandwich
Dinner
2 biscuits
Potato Bacon Soup
Salad
Diet Coke
Sorry for my little rant, but I can't help it sometimes! I guess I feel a little discouraged right now with myself. I know that there is no point in doing that because its about the past and I can't change that! I just don't really know what I was thinking not taking care of myself more. Obviously I know how hard it was for me to lose those 30lbs, so why wouldn't I take care of myself and keep a healthy life? OH WELL. Now is the time for change and I'm excited. Another thing I am doing right now, is drinking water! I noticed today I was pretty dehydrated and I need to make sure that I keep a water bottle with me always.
I'm sorry if this is kinda a downer post, but it is what I'm feeling. If anything, I want to be honest to whoever reads this blog of mine. I want people to hear my struggles and frustrations because it isn't always rainbows and butterflies! Well, I am going to get some sleep. I have a big day ahead of me tomorrow and I need to get some sleep for my workout in the morning!
Until tomorrow.......
Always,
Aimee XO
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Blogyear Day 6: Exhausted!
I am so tired today. My feet haven't hurt like this in such a long time. I don't know why I feel so whiney right now, but I'm guessing working 12 hours yesterday is most of the reason. On a happy note, I have the next 3 days off and I'm so excited to have a break!
Today is Sunday and you know what that means......Coupon day in the newspapers! I don't know why, but I get such enjoyment looking through the ads for good deals. Today I did very well. I spent less than $40 for all of this stuff!
Today I had quite a bit of food. I woke up starving and my breakfast was soooooo delicious. It had to have been a million calories, but it was amazing. I actually really enjoyed my dinner today. I like diet frozen meals. I hadn't had this one before and it was really delicious. What I liked most about it was that there was enough of the teriyaki sauce over everything so that I didn't need any soy sauce really. Anyone that knows me will definitely tell you that I love my soy sauce. And to top it off, it was only $1.98 at Food for Less! What a steal :) On the down side, I didn't do any exercise today. I still need to improve on that. I honestly have been improving on my eating, but I have to find it in me to push myself to work out. I am the type of person that would rather play tennis for hours at a time than run. So my challenge for tomorrow is to get up off my bootay and work out! It's getting late, and I'm exhausted from work, its been a long 24 hours.
Until tomorrow.....
Always,
Aimee XO
Today is Sunday and you know what that means......Coupon day in the newspapers! I don't know why, but I get such enjoyment looking through the ads for good deals. Today I did very well. I spent less than $40 for all of this stuff!
I know it may not look like a lot to some people, but some of these items are expensive! I am so stoked to try the Aveeno shampoo! It is normally about $7, but I got it for about $3! There were also some really good sales at CVS and I can't wait to try out the stuff that I got and let you know what I think about them.
As far as eating goes, here is what I had.
Breakfast
Sunshine Sandwich from Penny's ( sourdough bread, scrambled eggs, bacon, cheddar cheese, onions) with hashbrowns
Fit' n Fruitful Berry Blend from Jamba Juice (sixteen)
Lunch
well I had a late breakfast....hahaha
Snack
2 breadsticks
Dinner
Lean Cuisine Teriyaki Chicken
Carmel Sundae from McDonalds
Today I had quite a bit of food. I woke up starving and my breakfast was soooooo delicious. It had to have been a million calories, but it was amazing. I actually really enjoyed my dinner today. I like diet frozen meals. I hadn't had this one before and it was really delicious. What I liked most about it was that there was enough of the teriyaki sauce over everything so that I didn't need any soy sauce really. Anyone that knows me will definitely tell you that I love my soy sauce. And to top it off, it was only $1.98 at Food for Less! What a steal :) On the down side, I didn't do any exercise today. I still need to improve on that. I honestly have been improving on my eating, but I have to find it in me to push myself to work out. I am the type of person that would rather play tennis for hours at a time than run. So my challenge for tomorrow is to get up off my bootay and work out! It's getting late, and I'm exhausted from work, its been a long 24 hours.
Until tomorrow.....
Always,
Aimee XO
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Blogyear Day 5: What's Going On?!
Today was another fail for me. This was today's menu for me:
Breakfast
Breakfast Burrito from Hoagies (one of my favorites)
Lunch
Diet Coke
Dinner
A slice of leftover pizza
Now I can partially blame the terrible dinner on the fact that I got called in to work after I had already worked an 8 hour shift today and I needed something fast so I could get out of the house. I can't make excuses forever though. I was taking Pepper for a walk on the pier when I got a message to come in to work. I am definitely grateful for the extra hours. I have been toying with the idea of looking for a second job so I can have a better financial life. Finances believe it or not is something that is extremely important to me. I want to build a future for MYSELF, and I want to support MYSELF. I will never be that girl trying to live off of someone else. I want the finer things in life so that means I need to bust my butt to make the money.
Another challenge that I am going to start tackling is COUPONING haha. I think that extreme couponing is so unreal to watch, but I kinda think the people that have these giant stockpiles should donate those things to charity and other people that really need the free items. But, I am fascinated at the fact that you can save a lot of money if you just take the effort in finding the coupons and buying what is on sale. I want to challenge myself to take the effort in planning my shopping trips and planning on ways to save money. I know this is going to be a hard task for me, but I think it will be well worth it in the end if I can save my money.
With that being said, I want to dedicate this year to working hard for everything. I don't want to be the type of person who only puts effort into things just because I'm getting paid for something. I want to be that girl that gives everything in life 150%. This is also why I want to dedicate my time in blogging everyday this year. Like I said before, I know it will be a challenge for me to keep up daily, but I have to put the work in to it if I want to someday gain a larger audience. Hopefully this year I can gain some more readers who will be interested in my random life. :)
Sorry if this is a very random post. I am writing this at work, so it's pretty stop and go, so my thought process is all over the place. I have been working on my Maybelline Bouncy Blushes review, I am just trying to finish up my pictures for them. So look out for that soon :)
Until tomorrow......
Always,
Aimee XO
Breakfast
Breakfast Burrito from Hoagies (one of my favorites)
Lunch
Diet Coke
Dinner
A slice of leftover pizza
Now I can partially blame the terrible dinner on the fact that I got called in to work after I had already worked an 8 hour shift today and I needed something fast so I could get out of the house. I can't make excuses forever though. I was taking Pepper for a walk on the pier when I got a message to come in to work. I am definitely grateful for the extra hours. I have been toying with the idea of looking for a second job so I can have a better financial life. Finances believe it or not is something that is extremely important to me. I want to build a future for MYSELF, and I want to support MYSELF. I will never be that girl trying to live off of someone else. I want the finer things in life so that means I need to bust my butt to make the money.
Another challenge that I am going to start tackling is COUPONING haha. I think that extreme couponing is so unreal to watch, but I kinda think the people that have these giant stockpiles should donate those things to charity and other people that really need the free items. But, I am fascinated at the fact that you can save a lot of money if you just take the effort in finding the coupons and buying what is on sale. I want to challenge myself to take the effort in planning my shopping trips and planning on ways to save money. I know this is going to be a hard task for me, but I think it will be well worth it in the end if I can save my money.
With that being said, I want to dedicate this year to working hard for everything. I don't want to be the type of person who only puts effort into things just because I'm getting paid for something. I want to be that girl that gives everything in life 150%. This is also why I want to dedicate my time in blogging everyday this year. Like I said before, I know it will be a challenge for me to keep up daily, but I have to put the work in to it if I want to someday gain a larger audience. Hopefully this year I can gain some more readers who will be interested in my random life. :)
Sorry if this is a very random post. I am writing this at work, so it's pretty stop and go, so my thought process is all over the place. I have been working on my Maybelline Bouncy Blushes review, I am just trying to finish up my pictures for them. So look out for that soon :)
Until tomorrow......
Always,
Aimee XO
Friday, January 6, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Blogyear Day 3: Kinda a Fail!
Ya you read the title right, I am challenging myself to Blogyear! I am going to try and make a post here on my blog everyday this year! Wow I can't believe I even wrote those words. That is such a commitment, but I am so ready for the challenge. I am still trying to learn how to film and edit videos, so hopefully soon I will be able to post more things to my YouTube channel. But, I see my blog as kinda an online diary appropriate for anyone and everyone to read. I want people to try and relate to me with everything that is going on in my life. I try and keep things as real as possible and with me writing everyday, you can truly see the ups and downs of my life. With that being said, lets move on to how the healthy lifestyle went today......
Or how it wasn't all that healthy. o_O
Breakfast
Spinach cheddar bagel with low fat plain cream cheese
Burst o Berry "smoothie" aka sugar blended with ice!
Lunch
^^I just ate the second half of my bagel from breakfast
Dinner (Pic below)
Chickenless chicken nuggets from Trader Joes
Green Giant Broccoli, Cauliflower and Carrots (with the cheese sauce)
You don't have to tell me twice. Today was not my #winning day to say the least. I shouldn't have had the sugar blended with ice. It had no nutritional value and obviously I was well aware of that, but unfortunately, it tasted good. Of course though. I'm sure I could go outside and grab some dirt, sprinkle some magical sugar on top and it would taste amazing. Sugar= crack and I need to stay away from it. This experience reminds me of my junior college coach. On our way to a match one day, she was talking to us about how to eat and stay healthy. I will forever remember her telling us we should eat our calories, not drink them. This is one of the BIGGEST problems that I have. In case you haven't noticed, I have had I think a smoothie each day so far of blogyear. Anyone that knows me, can tell you I freaking LOVE my smoothies. This is something that I need to change. But, on a positive note, keeping track of what I eat makes it SO much easier to analyze and change what I'm doing. Another great thing was that I rediscovered my love for chickenless chicken nuggets! My mother is a vegetarian, so growing up, my sister and I would eat tofu, tofu hotdogs, meatless corn dogs, and chickenless chicken nuggets etc. You name it, I'm sure we have tried it. My mom usually bought Morningstar products, which are tasty, but after having this stuff from Trader Joe's, nothing compares. These chickenless chicken nuggets are AMAZING. I am not a very patient person when it comes to cooking, but I decided to stay strong and put them in the toaster oven lol. Best decision of my life! They were so crispy and it tasted so delicious. You can't even tell that this stuff isn't chicken! This is going to again, be another holy grail grocery purchase for me. As far as exercise goes, Pepper and I headed straight to the beach after work. It was another gorgeous day here in California and it was nice to escape to the beach. We pretty much go almost everyday, but this time we walked for a bit and then sat down to soak up the sun and take in the Earth's beauty. All in all, we walked about an hour today in total time. I know, not much activity here, but to be honest, I really didn't feel like doing much more today! So I will leave you today with a cute pic of my baby girl watching the waves :)
Until tomorrow,
Always,
Aimee XO
Or how it wasn't all that healthy. o_O
Breakfast
Spinach cheddar bagel with low fat plain cream cheese
Burst o Berry "smoothie" aka sugar blended with ice!
Lunch
^^I just ate the second half of my bagel from breakfast
Dinner (Pic below)
Chickenless chicken nuggets from Trader Joes
Green Giant Broccoli, Cauliflower and Carrots (with the cheese sauce)
You don't have to tell me twice. Today was not my #winning day to say the least. I shouldn't have had the sugar blended with ice. It had no nutritional value and obviously I was well aware of that, but unfortunately, it tasted good. Of course though. I'm sure I could go outside and grab some dirt, sprinkle some magical sugar on top and it would taste amazing. Sugar= crack and I need to stay away from it. This experience reminds me of my junior college coach. On our way to a match one day, she was talking to us about how to eat and stay healthy. I will forever remember her telling us we should eat our calories, not drink them. This is one of the BIGGEST problems that I have. In case you haven't noticed, I have had I think a smoothie each day so far of blogyear. Anyone that knows me, can tell you I freaking LOVE my smoothies. This is something that I need to change. But, on a positive note, keeping track of what I eat makes it SO much easier to analyze and change what I'm doing. Another great thing was that I rediscovered my love for chickenless chicken nuggets! My mother is a vegetarian, so growing up, my sister and I would eat tofu, tofu hotdogs, meatless corn dogs, and chickenless chicken nuggets etc. You name it, I'm sure we have tried it. My mom usually bought Morningstar products, which are tasty, but after having this stuff from Trader Joe's, nothing compares. These chickenless chicken nuggets are AMAZING. I am not a very patient person when it comes to cooking, but I decided to stay strong and put them in the toaster oven lol. Best decision of my life! They were so crispy and it tasted so delicious. You can't even tell that this stuff isn't chicken! This is going to again, be another holy grail grocery purchase for me. As far as exercise goes, Pepper and I headed straight to the beach after work. It was another gorgeous day here in California and it was nice to escape to the beach. We pretty much go almost everyday, but this time we walked for a bit and then sat down to soak up the sun and take in the Earth's beauty. All in all, we walked about an hour today in total time. I know, not much activity here, but to be honest, I really didn't feel like doing much more today! So I will leave you today with a cute pic of my baby girl watching the waves :)
Until tomorrow,
Always,
Aimee XO
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
New Obsession: Trader Joes Turkey Burgers
So I have officially found a new holy grail food: Trader Joes turkey burgers! Seriously, these things are so tasty and amazingly affordable! I know sometimes it is really hard to find things that are healthy that don't also break the bank. But this is such a great alternative to red meat and just a great source of protein! You can get 4 fresh turkey burger patties for around $3! I can't get over how fresh and cheap that is! It is definitely worth the taste test. I had this tonight for dinner as well as the Green Giant antioxidant blend of vegetables. So delicious and filling!
Yesterday after looking at what I ate, I needed to make sure I incorporated veggies and protein. Here is what I ate today:
Breakfast
Chocolate dipped coconut Luna bar
Lunch
Original size razzmatazz
Dinner
Turkey burger
Green giant antioxidant blend of
vegetables
Small cookie
Piece of bread w cheese
So obviously I ate more food today. I had more of an appetite today. I played tennis twice (roughly 3 hours) and also took my puppy dog on the beach for a walk (about 45 mins). I had such a great day today. Like I said in my last post, tennis means so much to me. To be able to really work out today playing just blasting the ball is a rush like nothing I've ever experienced. It's indescribable. It makes me grin like the cheshire cat :D. Also going to the beach today was amazing. The weather was gorgeous today. I am so blessed to live where I do. I think it was in the mid 70's here in CA. What month is it? January?! Totally unreal! My doggie, Pepper, was starting to get pretty warm on the walk so I took off my tennies and we frolicked in the water. I took some videos of her playing and splashing everywhere. It probably was one of the most special moments I have had with her. She was having the best time in the world playing in the water with me. I know to some people it may be odd, but she warms my heart and soul. I have always felt this way about animals though. They are one of the greatest blessings that God has ever created. My dog is with me all the time except when I'm at work and she goes everywhere with me. I couldn't imagine her not being in my life. The best birthday present from my parents by a milestone! <3
On a beauty note, today my Sephora package finally came! I have the original Naked palette, but I have been beyond excited waiting for my Naked 2 palette by Urban Decay. After I get a chance to play around with the colors, I will write a review and post swatches from both of the palettes. I also was in CVS tonight with the roomie getting some essentials for the house and I finally found the Maybelline bouncy blushes! I have been looking EVERYWHERE for these things! I will also write a review about these when I get the chance to test them out :).
Well hopefully you had a wonderful hump day and can't wait to write some more tomorrow!
Always,
Aimee XO
Yesterday after looking at what I ate, I needed to make sure I incorporated veggies and protein. Here is what I ate today:
Breakfast
Chocolate dipped coconut Luna bar
Lunch
Original size razzmatazz
Dinner
Turkey burger
Green giant antioxidant blend of
vegetables
Small cookie
Piece of bread w cheese
So obviously I ate more food today. I had more of an appetite today. I played tennis twice (roughly 3 hours) and also took my puppy dog on the beach for a walk (about 45 mins). I had such a great day today. Like I said in my last post, tennis means so much to me. To be able to really work out today playing just blasting the ball is a rush like nothing I've ever experienced. It's indescribable. It makes me grin like the cheshire cat :D. Also going to the beach today was amazing. The weather was gorgeous today. I am so blessed to live where I do. I think it was in the mid 70's here in CA. What month is it? January?! Totally unreal! My doggie, Pepper, was starting to get pretty warm on the walk so I took off my tennies and we frolicked in the water. I took some videos of her playing and splashing everywhere. It probably was one of the most special moments I have had with her. She was having the best time in the world playing in the water with me. I know to some people it may be odd, but she warms my heart and soul. I have always felt this way about animals though. They are one of the greatest blessings that God has ever created. My dog is with me all the time except when I'm at work and she goes everywhere with me. I couldn't imagine her not being in my life. The best birthday present from my parents by a milestone! <3
On a beauty note, today my Sephora package finally came! I have the original Naked palette, but I have been beyond excited waiting for my Naked 2 palette by Urban Decay. After I get a chance to play around with the colors, I will write a review and post swatches from both of the palettes. I also was in CVS tonight with the roomie getting some essentials for the house and I finally found the Maybelline bouncy blushes! I have been looking EVERYWHERE for these things! I will also write a review about these when I get the chance to test them out :).
Well hopefully you had a wonderful hump day and can't wait to write some more tomorrow!
Always,
Aimee XO
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