Tilt the early Thursday installment

Really what inspired my blog was inevitably things I love Thursday. So here we go.

First things first my hair! I was planning on bleaching it all and going for some orange gingerness. But it was a time constraint that helped me decide to rock out this reverse ombre. And also the fact that my hair is so long! I've had short hair for almost two years but I finally let it grow out. Even better yet my short cut has translated well to a grow out cut!

Secondly this new exercise regime! I set a goal to lose 30 pounds by my birthday not on purpose. The app I'm using calculated that's when I could reach my goal of two pounds a week. It's only been ten days and I lost 4 pounds! YAY! I'm so excited! I'm so proud of myself! I've had a few temptations but I actually threw away a cookie yesterday because 1. It was store bought preservative laden junk of a cookie, and two I didn't know how many calories was in it. They tasted like a lot. Instead I made an array of oven roasted vegetables! Mmm!

Decorating my apartment! I am in love with recycling paper products into festive decorations. We're talking paper flowers made of tissue and a whole bunch of pendent flag garland! My apartment always looks like I'm having a fiesta! Next on my list is a bunch of mini piñatas!

Anybody out there? I havent networked my blog at all so I imagine no one is reading but just in case, hey. Thanks for reading I'd love to hear from you.

Carry on,
Britt

Set Your Goals!!

An excellent ban if you haven't heard of 'em but not actually the point. Well kind of... Ok not really :D

I know of tons of people who don't like to exercise. It is basically something that most people dread. Which is a damn shame. Some tips for you guys which are kind of common sense for life.

-do what you love. love what you do.
You're probably dreading working out because it's not "fun" well make it fun! Ive been discovering tons of workouts via Pinterest. Yes ladies and gents I am all about Pinterest! I love dance even if I have absolutely no grace. But it's fun and I get a great workout moving like a wacky inflatable arm guy. Just remember that you have to incorporate some hard work into your routine somewhere.

-Music!
The music in most workout videos is pretty lackluster. The other day I found my workout much more fun after putting on Fleetwood Mac on Pandora. The particular video I've been watching even says in it following the eat isn't as important as your form. That settles it!

-Think positive!
And think ahead! Whatever pain or fatigue you're feelin is just a precursor to how awesome you're going to feel when you lose pounds and inches an gain confidence, strength and of course health!

-Cant stop won't stop
Power through it! Even if you feel like stopping it's a lot harder to start again once you do. Trust me.

-Naps
Exercising makes you tired. Duh. I give you full permission to schedule a nap. Being well rested and letting your body recover is just as important. I'm talking about a power nap not a two to four hour nap. Personally id rather spend an hour a day napping than staring mindlessly at a TV and probably munching everything.


So there you are! Use these tips or not but find what works for you!

Cheers
Brit

Ps laughter burns calories too.

The ones you love

Don't forget to tell the ones you love how much they matter.

Feelin' hot hot hot!

It was a sure doosey today! Luckily I was at work where at least I was cool even if I would rather be at a large body of water tanning and relaxing.

And even better yet a long hard day of working with a super chipper attitude is rewarded with two whole days off! Tomorrow my man and I are going disc golfing. What could be better than sunshine friendly times and beers? Yes of course there's beer!

I brought back a few gems from Corvallis. One is of COURSE Rogue's Voodoo Ale. It's in a shelf worthy pepto-pink bottle and flavored with bacon and maple syrup. The other is an Invasive Species IPA. it's got a sweet latchtop, excellent graphics, and vegan. Don't know how I missed that whole vegan part or the dollar deposit. I usually just get excited about what tiny little Oregon town it came from. It is an almost guarantee that Gian can't get ahold of it up here. I call it Northwest imports. :D

I taught myself about calorie deficit, which is when you burn more calories than you eat. Haven't quite got a grasp on it because there are a lot of calories your body Burn just keeping all your mechanisms in order.
For example; you eat food to fuel your movement but your body takes some of that fuel to digest that food.
Consuming most of your calories in the morning is important for two reasons: one is your metabolism highest in the morning and two this fuel carries throughout the day helping you to digest the rest of the food.


Anyways I'm health rambling. It's all very exciting. I haven't weighed myself yet but with all the sweating I've been up to I'd be surprised if there aren't some missing pieces of me.

Stay cool and hydrated!
Also a tip about cold water. Ice cold water burns more calories to heat up and then be absorbed so ice it down! However I prefer room temp water when I work out because I can drink it faster.

Get your D!
Britt

A little installment

I'm pooped from my visit to Corvallis today is my first full day off with out travel or hecticness.

Even with working out and taking Gian's dog Nic for a walk I still managed to do a fair bit of relaxing.

Big plans floating in the air for tonight! I just need to decide to take a nap or get out of bed to not feel so sleepy.

I made amazing red velvet cupcakes with matcha cream cheese frosting for Steph's birthday and the were most certainly a hit! The hardest part? Not eating all of them myself. In fact I only ate one without frosting. Yay self control!

Be selfish for a change

It's important to realize the difference between what things you should do for others and what things you should do for yourself.

I've never been skinny. I've never been comfortable with my body. The past couple years I've chosen to ignore my body. I've pretended like I can't see what it looks like or even the effects of what I eat.

The hardest part of ignoring it is you have no Idea what size you are. This is always shoved in my face when I try on clothes. I don't do it often for that reason alone. But I honestly cannot ignore it any longer.

So I am selfishly taking control. I have the power to say now I have the power to control what I eat and how much. And of course I'm the only one who can make myself work out.

And I'm doing it for myself. I want to b happy and I want to be thinner more specifically leaner. It's a long road but with the wonders of technology at my fingertips I can track my eating habits and really watch what I eat.

I know how to eat healthy but yes, it dies take a little more preparation. We are all capable. Those "specialist" don't tell you to do things for fun they want you to succeed.

-keep a journal of everything!
•calories
•recipes
•even how you workout and tips to keep you focused on your goals

-push yourself not to a point of pain but burn

-SWEAT!

-drink water like it's going out of style

I have only been doing this for two day but I am not going back because I know I can do this. And I want to!

Stay strong and DIFY (do it for yourself)