life with a grain of sugar

Take me back…#love #swedishhousemafia #heart #tbt

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:57:36 -0500

Take me back…#love #swedishhousemafia #heart #tbt

So much talent! Definitely emotional to listen to. Purchase CD...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:47:26 -0500

So much talent! Definitely emotional to listen to.

Purchase CD on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Down-A-Dream-Futuristic/dp/B00B0SIMTC

Purchase on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/chasing-down-a-dream/id602875504

45 Life Lessons, written by a 90 year old

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:17:34 -0500

45 Life Lessons, written by a 90 year old:

Every day, I will strive to live by these.

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short not to enjoy it.

4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and family will.

5. Don’t buy stuff you don’t need.

6. You don’t have to win every argument. Stay…

sleekness: q’d!

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:00:41 -0400

sleekness:

q’d!

blogilates: The advantages of drinking water in the...

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:28:15 -0400

blogilates:

The advantages of drinking water in the morning!

Every morning! Tea is also a good alternative.

rachochocho: oh, that watch of hers

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 23:55:28 -0400

rachochocho:

oh, that watch of hers

Loving my #nails thanks to #circus @andreaschoice (Taken with...

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:55:00 -0400

Loving my #nails thanks to #circus @andreaschoice (Taken with Instagram)

The Core Challenge

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:49:00 -0400

The Core Challenge

Day 2

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:38:03 -0400

Ok little hiatus there, thanks to NY Fashion Week!!! Best experience ever (long story short), but so flipping tired! My diet was erratic due to the events and I slept terribly. But hey, at least I laid off the drinks!

But training starts right back up. Eating today was good-trying to normalize my daily diet with a morning/afternoon protein shake, a new snacks, a decent work out to raise metabolism and then a heartier dinner of salad and soup/veggies/soy protein.

Also had first day of cross fit (and holy crap did it whip my bum). In fact, afterwards, I had dinner and an hour and a half later I still can’t move.

Feeling good though! Looking forward to being sore on the treadmill tomorrow…:)

Day 1

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:33:07 -0400

What’s worse than not being able to physically work out to the potential you used to?

Not believing you can get to that point again.

I took a month or so off of training this summer. At first, my body was loving it. I still was fit but actually looked even better than when I was running up to half marathons. Then my muscle began to deteriorate and my body became feeble. What’s worse is my anxiety and mood swings (the ones that made me begin working out in the first place) were getting increasingly out of whack.

I was anticipating the day I’d begin training again. And that day has come.

A few things have changed:
-I am mainly vegan, minus the occasional consumption of dairy milk
-I am partially gluten free-by choice

This means I need to tune the foods I intake carefully to fuel my training. Calorie counting and vitamins are essential.

It’s going to be really hard getting back up to what I used to do. And it’ll be even more frustrating on days that I feel beaten to a pulp. But every day brings me closer to it. And like I say ladies and gents, it’s a marathon, not a race.

Work out:
-30 run at 6.0 mph
-15 walk at 3.7 mph and 3.0 incline
-10 vigorous cycling
-250 situps (front and side)
-30 second plank
-stretch

Level of difficulty (1-5…easy to hard)
4

Photo

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:04:57 -0400

Photo

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:24:11 -0400

Adam Levine is single...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:28:53 -0400

Ohemgee, here’s my chance. *swoon*

cruisingthesites: You have to follow this blog, it’s amazing

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:13:42 -0400

cruisingthesites:

You have to follow this blog, it’s amazing

Arizona Jewels Manicure

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:24:15 -0400

Arizona Jewels Manicure

Cheetah Nails

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:30:14 -0500

Cheetah Nails:

Work out song of the Day Chuckie-Who’s Ready to Jump?

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:00:05 -0500

Work out song of the Day

Chuckie-Who’s Ready to Jump?

Work Out 3.5.12-Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 Review

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:49:20 -0500

Going to Cape Town, South Africa in less than a week, so trying to finalize my last body toning and using a little self tanner so I don’t look like a beached whale when I get there. Thankfully I have been constantly working out, so I’m not too disappointed, but you know the winter blues-hard to push that extra bag of chips and salsa away when you’re wearing a baggy sweater (no matter how trendy that sweater may be).

So I decided to not only do my normal 60 minute treadmill run today, but I added Week 1 Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 dvd.

To be honest, I’ve definitely had tougher work outs. Yes, I was tired after doing my run, and I definitely feel it in my arms (was using 8 lb weights because i didn’t have 1 lb weights..oops), but I guess it wasn’t hard because I’m already in okay shape.

I’ll stick with it for the rest of the week though and see how it is. When I’m in Cape Town, I’ll be doing tons of hiking and walking (hopefully prancing on the beach in a bikini!). My vacation will be a light escape from my runs, but when I get back, I’m investing in new running shoes and preparing for a half marathon!!

Oh. By the way. It’s snowing right now (18 degrees) yet its supposed to be 63 degrees on Wednesday…listen I’m not complaining…but whatttt??

Fucking boss

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:52:00 -0500

Fucking boss

"There is nothing more precious than the self."

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:07:55 -0500

“There is nothing more precious than the self.”