Saturday, March 31, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Amanda did my makeup!
Excuse how rough I look. It was a late night lol..But anyway, Amanda came over and did my makeup the other night and here's what she did: She used Palladio Dual Wet & Dry Foundation on my face. Which I looooooooved. I didn't even need concealer to cover any blemishes or dark circles and it gives a powder finish, but not cakey at all. I'm not sure what blush or lip gloss she used, or the brand of eyeliner, but it was a purple eyeliner (if that helps). For eyeshadow, she used Maybelline's Color Explosion palette in Amethyst Blaze and the mascara was Hard Candy's Curl Up and Dye. I'll ask her and try to come back and edit this. But anyway, she put the eyeshadow way under my lower waterline, which I loved, I thought it really brought out my eyes. Anyway, she did a good job and I wanted to show you guys! :) Erin
Monday, March 12, 2012
Getting in Shape!
So.. in the complete randomness that is my blog... I have decided to start posting about getting into shape. It's not going to be easy but, I will make it happen! I have already decided that 2012 will be my year for changes, so... it's time to start changing.
A little background... I've never been "skinny". I've always had curves, and the smallest I have ever been (in my teen/adult years) was a size 3/4. At 5'0", that's not really "skinny". The biggest I have ever been was a size 15/16. That's a pretty big difference on anyone but especially someone so short. More often than not, I'm around 6-9 in pants and dresses. Which was fine with me, I knew that most of it was my huge hips and Kardashian style body. HAHA! I've always had a big butt and boobs ever since I hit puberty, but my waist was always small and my arms and legs were small to average. My senior year, I graduated high school wearing 8's and 9's. By that Christmas, I was wearing 6's and 7's, and got down to a 5 without even doing anything different. After a few years, I was back around a size 8, wearing mediums and smalls on shirts and pants. Still no biggie to me. Then right before my wedding, I gained 10 pounds. From stress I guess. 10lbs on someone this short, looks like 20! After our wedding, the weight started coming off no problem. By that summer, I was down to a 6 again. I was so happy. But of course, over time with random eating and exercise habits... I got back up to 9 and stayed there until late summer/early fall of 2010. In September I was a size 12. The biggest I had been in YEARS. With Halloween coming up, I did NOT want to buy a bigger costume.
That October, I started the QuickTrim 14 Day Cleanse. I will be completely honest here, the first 2 days.. you will mostly be on the toliet and it will make you feel raw. BUT, after that the other 12 are not so bad. I had an odd experience with that cleanse. I lost two pants sizes, but gained two cup sizes in my bra. Which, to be honest, was pretty freakin' cool. I was back down to an 8/9 and I kept eating healthier and working out for two weeks after that and was down to a 6/7 again. I yoyo a lot I guess. On Christmas, I was wearing size 6 black skinnies and felt sooooooo sexy. I was curvy, but healthy. I actually had an entire bloodwork and all physical check up that month and was in the perfect range on every single thing. They said I had some of the best results they had ever seen. So.. that was awesome.
2011-Well, after the holidays.. and the eating, drinking and laziness--I was back to a 9. Ugh. Then my bestest friend in the entire world moved away, and things were getting stressful at home and with my family... and at work.. and before I knew it, I was in a 14 by June! I was mortified and digusted with myself. I know that sounds petty and vain, but I just couldn't believe that 6 months prior, I was the healthiest and most confident in my life and I was angry I had let myself go to that point. My neighbor (Amanda) and I decided to start working out and drinking way more water. We started out doing 1 hour of the eliptical, and alternating either weight lifting or core exercises and ab stuff about 3-4 times a week. Before long we were doing 30 min eliptical, 30 minutes weight, 30 min eliptical, 30 minutes abs ..2 hour workouts EVERY night. We MIGHT have taken 1 day off a week. But we were both seeing such good results. From June to August, I lost 20 lbs. Yay me right? Well, it didn't last long.
In November, my kitchen decided to die on me. Our stove top and the oven quit working properly, the dishwasher stopped working and the microwave died as well. We rent, so ...it's not our responsibility to pick up the bill on that. Well... those were not replaced until the end of February. So not only did I gain the "holiday weight", but I also gained tons of weight from having to eat out constantly. Brandon and I both gained. By February I was at my heaviest and biggest size of my life. 16. I was so mad, and for the first time in my life, I had a belly. I have never felt so bad about myself and my self esteem was just shattered. When none of my pants fit and I had to wear sweats and go shopping... and 10s, 12s, and 14s wouldn't fit--I just burst into tears. When I put on the 16s, I was miserable. Not even happy to have pants that fit because I couldn't get past the size. then ...probably the lowest point in my self image EVER: a stretchmark on my stomach. WHAT THE #@$%!?!?!? I have had to deal with stretchmarks on my hips, my boobs, thighs... but NEVER on my stomach. I went beyond disliking or hating myself into pure loathing.
Well, in February I decided to change that. I have started the Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge. It's from the company Visalus and it's shakes. You replace two meals a day with shakes. OMG are they yummy! They smell like cake batter and taste kind of like it. My favorite way to have shakes is with no sugar hot chocolate mix and/or bananas. I've started doing the eliptical again, but it's harder without my workout buddy. I'm hoping I can get back to where I was and with dieting and exercise get down to a 4. I want to get down to wearing my old clothes and stay a size 4 for an entire year and then stay that size for as long as I possibly can. That's my goal. Let's hope these shakes help. They're super healthy and really amazing for your body, so even just that alone will make me healthier.
Don't get me wrong, I want to be "skinny", but I want to be healthy more. Also, I want to be sexy for my husband. I mean, I know he'll love me no matter what, but I know he's happier when I'm happy with myself and that he's more attracted to me when I'm feeling confident.
The goal... lose 60-70lbs by December. Can I do it? Hell yes.
A little background... I've never been "skinny". I've always had curves, and the smallest I have ever been (in my teen/adult years) was a size 3/4. At 5'0", that's not really "skinny". The biggest I have ever been was a size 15/16. That's a pretty big difference on anyone but especially someone so short. More often than not, I'm around 6-9 in pants and dresses. Which was fine with me, I knew that most of it was my huge hips and Kardashian style body. HAHA! I've always had a big butt and boobs ever since I hit puberty, but my waist was always small and my arms and legs were small to average. My senior year, I graduated high school wearing 8's and 9's. By that Christmas, I was wearing 6's and 7's, and got down to a 5 without even doing anything different. After a few years, I was back around a size 8, wearing mediums and smalls on shirts and pants. Still no biggie to me. Then right before my wedding, I gained 10 pounds. From stress I guess. 10lbs on someone this short, looks like 20! After our wedding, the weight started coming off no problem. By that summer, I was down to a 6 again. I was so happy. But of course, over time with random eating and exercise habits... I got back up to 9 and stayed there until late summer/early fall of 2010. In September I was a size 12. The biggest I had been in YEARS. With Halloween coming up, I did NOT want to buy a bigger costume.
That October, I started the QuickTrim 14 Day Cleanse. I will be completely honest here, the first 2 days.. you will mostly be on the toliet and it will make you feel raw. BUT, after that the other 12 are not so bad. I had an odd experience with that cleanse. I lost two pants sizes, but gained two cup sizes in my bra. Which, to be honest, was pretty freakin' cool. I was back down to an 8/9 and I kept eating healthier and working out for two weeks after that and was down to a 6/7 again. I yoyo a lot I guess. On Christmas, I was wearing size 6 black skinnies and felt sooooooo sexy. I was curvy, but healthy. I actually had an entire bloodwork and all physical check up that month and was in the perfect range on every single thing. They said I had some of the best results they had ever seen. So.. that was awesome.
2011-Well, after the holidays.. and the eating, drinking and laziness--I was back to a 9. Ugh. Then my bestest friend in the entire world moved away, and things were getting stressful at home and with my family... and at work.. and before I knew it, I was in a 14 by June! I was mortified and digusted with myself. I know that sounds petty and vain, but I just couldn't believe that 6 months prior, I was the healthiest and most confident in my life and I was angry I had let myself go to that point. My neighbor (Amanda) and I decided to start working out and drinking way more water. We started out doing 1 hour of the eliptical, and alternating either weight lifting or core exercises and ab stuff about 3-4 times a week. Before long we were doing 30 min eliptical, 30 minutes weight, 30 min eliptical, 30 minutes abs ..2 hour workouts EVERY night. We MIGHT have taken 1 day off a week. But we were both seeing such good results. From June to August, I lost 20 lbs. Yay me right? Well, it didn't last long.
In November, my kitchen decided to die on me. Our stove top and the oven quit working properly, the dishwasher stopped working and the microwave died as well. We rent, so ...it's not our responsibility to pick up the bill on that. Well... those were not replaced until the end of February. So not only did I gain the "holiday weight", but I also gained tons of weight from having to eat out constantly. Brandon and I both gained. By February I was at my heaviest and biggest size of my life. 16. I was so mad, and for the first time in my life, I had a belly. I have never felt so bad about myself and my self esteem was just shattered. When none of my pants fit and I had to wear sweats and go shopping... and 10s, 12s, and 14s wouldn't fit--I just burst into tears. When I put on the 16s, I was miserable. Not even happy to have pants that fit because I couldn't get past the size. then ...probably the lowest point in my self image EVER: a stretchmark on my stomach. WHAT THE #@$%!?!?!? I have had to deal with stretchmarks on my hips, my boobs, thighs... but NEVER on my stomach. I went beyond disliking or hating myself into pure loathing.
Well, in February I decided to change that. I have started the Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge. It's from the company Visalus and it's shakes. You replace two meals a day with shakes. OMG are they yummy! They smell like cake batter and taste kind of like it. My favorite way to have shakes is with no sugar hot chocolate mix and/or bananas. I've started doing the eliptical again, but it's harder without my workout buddy. I'm hoping I can get back to where I was and with dieting and exercise get down to a 4. I want to get down to wearing my old clothes and stay a size 4 for an entire year and then stay that size for as long as I possibly can. That's my goal. Let's hope these shakes help. They're super healthy and really amazing for your body, so even just that alone will make me healthier.
Don't get me wrong, I want to be "skinny", but I want to be healthy more. Also, I want to be sexy for my husband. I mean, I know he'll love me no matter what, but I know he's happier when I'm happy with myself and that he's more attracted to me when I'm feeling confident.
The goal... lose 60-70lbs by December. Can I do it? Hell yes.
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