Yoga Fun!

Hey everyone !

I'm back but i can not find my camera cord to show you all my goodies so instead i will save that when i find my cord.

Today: i did a 30min core yoga class(podcast) it wasn't a flow but it was fun. I also think i had a lot of fun bc i bought a pink yoga mat from Target today! As well as

This is so very yum. I am falling in love with PB more and more 

PB loco chocolate chip cookie dough Peanut butter. I put this on half an English muffin and toasted it with marshmallows in the toaster over so they "roast" sooooooooo gooooooood. TRY THIS NOW!

I know most of you have do yoga and know the basic benefits from yoga but there are A LOT more benefits then flexibility, strength, calmness, posture. Some are...

•  Pulse rate. A slower pulse rate indicates that your heart is strong enough to pump more blood with fewer beats. Regularly practicing yoga provides a lower pulse rate.
  
• Organs. Yoga practice massages internal organs, thus improving the ability of the body to prevent disease. Additionally, an experienced yoga practitioner becomes better attuned to her body to know at first sign if something isn’t functioning properly, thereby allowing for quicker response to head off disease.
  
• Energy. Regular yoga practice provides consistent energy. In fact, most yogis state that when you perform your yoga correctly, you will feel energized after your yoga session rather than tired.
  
• Sexuality. Yoga can improve your sexuality through better control, more relaxation, and more self-confidence.  ;)
  
• Stress Reduction. The concentration required during yoga practice tends to focus your attention on the matter at hand, thereby reducing the emphasis you may have been putting on the stress in your life
  
• Self-acceptance. Focusing inward and realizing through your yoga practice that perfection is not the goal, self-acceptance begins to take over
  
• Hostility. Most yogis report a huge reduction in the amount of hostility they feel as well as a sense of control when anger flares. This calm effect is likely from the relaxation and meditation that is incorporated in their yoga practice that leads to an overall calming of the nervous system. Less hostility means lower blood pressure and stress and a healthier approach to life
  
• Triglycerides. Triglycerides are the chemical form of fat in the blood, and elevated levels can indicate a risk for heart disease and high blood pressure. A recent study shows that yoga can lead to "significantly lower" levels of triglycerides
  
• Vitamin C. Vitamin C helps boost immunity, helps produce collagen, and is a powerful antioxidant; and a yoga regimen can increase the vitamin C in your body.
  
• Migraines. Regular yoga practice has been shown to reduce the number of migraines in chronic migraine sufferers.
  
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Studies of people with OCD have shown that practicing yoga has lead to a reduction in symptoms–resulting in less medication or medication no longer needed.
  
• Reaction time. Research done in India shows that reaction time can be improved with specific yoga breathing exercises in conjunction with an already established yoga practice. The improvement was attributed to the faster rate of processing and improved concentration gained from yoga.
  

That is just a small list! in the link there are 77 benefits.

Reasons why i started yoga

• I wanted to stop "excersising" and just have fun 
• Need to be more flexible, i have never been able to do a spilt
• I like dancer,long toned muscles and yoga will create those.
• I have heard so many good things about yoga from fellow bloggers.
• I was curious if i would even like it, and i LOVE it! 

Yogadownload.com - alot of free 20min classes some have slides,some do not

Yogatoday.com- every week has a free yoga class,and they do there classes out side to do as well as cheap yoga classes. This free class is called "Happy hips and hamstrings"

go to Itunes podcast for free classes

• power yoga with Dave Farmer (no pictures so it confuses me but i can not wait to know the postures)
  
• YogAmazing-i did the core yoga class with him and it is a video, perfect for beginners

Today i found out what my favorite texture of food is.... Creamy. I L-O-V-E all things creamy. Greek yogurt, Peanut butter,fluff, creamy pies,whipped cream, smoothies, Frozen Yogurt, etc

What is your favorite texture of food?

I've got it good

thought i already posted this! i guess it sliped my mind bc i am very sick all the sudden. ugggg 

It's Friday!!!

Today zoe and I went to the airport to pick up a lady and we drove around from 12:30-2:30  and didn't get back home till almost 5!! And now my tummy is upset and i got a fever., uggg. I think it was the fruit i got from the gas station. I was starving at 2 since i hadn't had anything to eat since 10am, and zoe got fast food fried shrimp with french fires and corn fritter.  i had two fries and dint want to eat anymore so we stopped and got a huge hing of fruity. I ate it all (no pic sorry) but now i don't think that was a good choice.lol 

But this morning brekkie was very yummy. I tried a new product.

I have never had Indian food but this was very good, i added most of it to oat bran, and some cheese on top. It was good, but i don't think i will buy it again just because it was too salty for my liking. But a great filling meal nonetheless, i was fine until 2! 

the rest of the day has been a lot of fruit(grapes,kiwi,mango,cantaloupe,cherries) and lots of unsweet tea.

I tried to do yoga podcast which was rated high but i do not know names of poses so got very confused 10min in. I got to do my research. 

After getting frustrated bc i didn't work out today zoe and i went too his neighborhood pool to just play and have fun.

Things i learned about myself in the past couple days

1. I do not like feeling stuffed, i used to eat until i was stuffed(mostly dinner)
2. sweets(like chocolate/sugar/etc) make me feel queasy,but it hard not to cave.
3. I get frustrated if there is no healthy options around on the verge of tears?!!? I just sometimes freak out bc i think i will "gain weight" or what not. This is absurd since i am active,walking a lot,exercising approx 4 times a week,eating healthy and could gain a couple Lbs and have nothing to worry about.
4. I still worry about how much i am eating and if i am working out enough! 
5. My life is great, sometimes i think life sucks but i need to remember how good i have it compared to so many other people. i have a house,family,boyfriend,car, touch screen cell phone, enough money to blow at whole foods, I am going to a great university in the fall! So what if i don't have a job,or 4 pack abs.

What made me realize #5 is on zoe and i drive today. We drove through the poverty side of West palm beach and when we stopped at a 7/11 i saw a homeless man IN a dumpster trying to find food/what nots that people through out. My heart broke for this man and I talked to zoe about how good we have it and that our friends need to come down here and then say if thier life sucks or not.

 

I am going to make one of the operation beautiful cards and ill put it up on my next post tomorrow.

giveaway:i walk in this world

Yoga help please

Hey everyone sorry about no postage been pretty busy with school coming up, but i have been reading every ones posts! I'll be back tomorrow morn with my brekkie and such but i wanted to say hello.

Giveaways:

Choco covered katie

lucky taste buds

for the love of health

apple a day

so the reason i wrote this little post is because i did yoga today for 30min and i loved it! it was a free easy class. But i want to do more since the times goes by so fast, and i feel so refreshed and stretched afterward. But i have no idea the diff in classes and how much diff beginner is them medium. I like to push myself so doing beginner I do not want to do,since I rather be already a advanced. I need help! i want to get those lean yoga muscles but become flexible, i am so tight and never have been flexible.

I have a question: what is a good beginner/medium yoga dvd/online/free/whatever class that will challenge me to be more flexible. on the free-cheap side please. more then on suggestion is great!

movie reviews

He's just not that into you:

This is a tangled web of boy drama/cheating/crushes/dumpages and etc. surrounded by 5 girls. The girls are gorgeous the boys are HOT. Its super sweet story and i think a lot of girls can relate to the characters at least one of them. In the movie it also asks people questions on dating and other people answer what they would do in a funny manner.

Who would enjoy this:I think the people who would enjoy this most are girly girls. Or boys who want to make their girl in the lovey mood.lol

My opinion. It is on the longer side but i LOVED it and was sucked into the movie that time went by fast.

Strangers:

This is a horror movie based on TRUE EVENTS! It is a couple that is at a house and gets a knock at their door from a scary little girl asking if someone is there, then there are 3 masked killers playing games with the couples head and the couple does anything they can to survive. Very suspenseful the first 5seconds scared me like no other and it does not stop.

Who would enjoy this: If you want to see a scary movie that isn't about blood you would enjoy this a lot! if you have not seen many scary movies/hate scary movies this is not for you.

Opinion: Scariest movie i have ever seen or at least in a while. This is a must see! it def is scarier that it is on true events. The end is even scary. I do not want to say any more, but see it! it will scare you, you wont want to sleep my yourself.

Tortoise Vs Hare the rematch:

This is an animated movie that is the "sequel" to the tortoise and the hare moral story. Well it happens the tortoise and hare get married and have kids(not together) but they are still sworn enemy. The tortoise is very famous for winning the race and the hare is a car salesman. Now there is a cross country race for parent and child. The Hare and his boy and the tortoise and his daughter join the race and the kids do not want to fight or race they just want to have fun and they teach their dads that. watch it and you will see who wins the race.

Who would enjoy this: if you enjoy all of the new animated movies like Up see this. and if you have kids they will LOVE this. It does give you a couple chuckles and shows a moral.

opinion: it was an ok movie in my opinion this isn't a popular animated movie but it is cute. I wouldn't rent it again but then again i wouldn't see Up again.

Saw 5:

Saw 4 ends with jigsaw dead, now people are still dying and games still playing! just as gorey as every other saw. But who is doing the killings? this movie is a detective figuring that out, while a game is still playing and jigsaw teaching some one his tricks!

Who would enjoy this: People who like puzzle movies,liked the past saws, are fine with blood and like scary movies

My opinion: This was scary, not as scary as Strangers. It dragged on for too long tome but i liked all the puzzle/mystery and putting the pieces together. But i do NOT like blood and it is everywhere in this movie. But it was ok, i was scared and so scared that i had the horror headache afterward. (you know when your body in under suspense for so long you get exhausted and your head hurt and feels funny) Wont rent it again but prob Will see saw 6 if it comes out just to see how this whole thing ends.

What women want:

This (as I'm sure you all know) is about a tool/bro that gets electrocuted and can now hear women's thoughts. He uses this power to get ahead in his business by mooching off his hot boss/co worker and then they fall in love now he doesn't know what to do. and his power becomes a problem to him. Very funny

Who would like this: all women and i think a lot of boys would like this too(at least my boyfriend likes this a lot) it is def a romantic comedy see it if you love cheesy funny movies.

My Opinion: i love this movie but then again i love ALL romantic comedies haha. so i am very biased. Its an older movie but very good. i have seen this 3 times. love it!

Eats:

For dinner last night i started with granny apple and naturally more PB

Then went for the rest of the hummus,sweet and hot peppers,vegan boca burger and potato burger

late snack fruit bowl and a lil spoon of icing

Today i did a Latin impact class. This was so much fun! i love love dancing so a class with Latin dancing as exercise is perfect. It was a hour long but the time flew by so fast. it was really funny bc i was like the only white girl surrounded by Spanish women who know all the dances. I'm a fast learner so i picked everything up like a pro.

I came home and made a pumpkin pie smoothie(not my cup of tea) and a piece of corn bread with WCW pb.

no pic left camera at zoes but will have it for lunch.

Rest of today:

Movies again!

Lunch,maybe panera or some deli(cross fingers)

to make list(crafts/recipes)

Strangers

Me and the boy are doing the unlimited movies from blockbuster for $10. So i will most def have reviews on all movies!!! yesterday i rented He's just not that into you and today so far we are going to watch Strangers, Tortoise VS Hare, Saw 5! ekkk scary 

Ill be back but i want to show you my eats for today bc yesterdays was just alot of hummus and potato bread and usual smoothie.

Today:

This morning i had

Bruschetta Tomato Basil boca burger with hummus and lil Munster cheese on potato bread with grapes on the side.

REVIEW:

Nutritional Facts: calories 70,cals from fat 15, Dietary fiber 3.5g,protein 10g, calcium 15%, iron 15%

Ingredients:ngredients: WATER, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), OVEN ROASTED TOMATOES, ROLLED OATS, TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, BASIL, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF METHYLCELLULOSE, BROWN RICE, PAPRIKA, SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY AND CORN PROTEIN, YEAST EXTRACT, BUTTERMILK, TOMATO POWDER, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, WHEAT. CONTAINS: SOY, MILK, WHEAT

Verdict: This was very good it tasted like a basil pizza. I liked this, it wasn't the best boca burger but i think it would be better in a wrap with tomato sauce and lil cheese. like a pizza! But i don't like how i cant read some of the ingredients.

LUNCH i am eating right now and it is perfect!!!

Went to publix and got a fruit bowl, added an apricot and on the side i Had Fage 2% with the Naturally More PB soooo yummy and sooo creamy. go buy this now!lol

You see the sammie in the background? that is Zoe's sammie i made him. I thought it would be fun for you to see what the boy eats.

(you will notice the lack of veggies)lol

Potato bread, salami,chipolte mustard, sweet and hot peppers,pepper,mayo. side with Cheetos, and a funfetti cupcake i made yesterday with funfetti cupcake. lol 

I am going to get back to the movie talk to you sweet bloggies soon!

Question: what is your fav movie? What movie would you suggest to watch any genre?

Eat me

IT'S FRIDAY!

Yesterday i went to a Cardinals and Marlin baseball game in Miami with my dad and sisters then went to Lincoln Road. So i did not have a chance for a post, sorry guys but look at this burger!

My dad grilled one vegan boca burger and on all American meatless boca burger. This tasted JUST like a hamburger! soooooo good and sooooo filling. You got to buy these! i always put two together bc one doesn't fill me up. (this was wed night)

Thursday!!!

Before leaving for Miami i had my savory oat bran.

• 2microwaved egg whites (no time to make runny yolk)
• lil cheese on top
• 1/3cup of water,almond milk, oat bran
• ground pepper
• franks red hot
• 1/3 cup corn

this is one of my fav meals for brekkie. Oat bran reminds me of grits but better for ya.

Then once at the game i started sweating like no other. It was an INFERNO. Everyone around me was dripping and had a lot of embarrassing sweat stains. thank goodness i was wearing a white top! i snacked on a lararbar

we left 7 inning it was an oven!

we left for Lincoln road and walked for 3 hours!!!

we stopped for lunch/dinner (4:30) at van dyke restaurant. I got this Ahi Tuna burger...it was COLOSSAL! I had the burger with on side of bun (these were the jumbo hamburger buns) w/ a side of veggies. I asked them very light on oil and no butter but they poured butter all over it yuckkkk. I tried taking oil off, it was to much work so i had a couple pieces of broccoli. That was all i had and i was full for the REST of the night!

but at 10 i felt like i needed to eat even though i was still not hungry so i managed to eat some chocolate apricots and some fruit.

plus a banana

Today:

I woke up and enjoyed this...

Hamburger bun (publix bakery...love doughy bread) half with barney butter/banana/coconut

and half with strawberry jelly

then Went to grocery shop. I was trying to make him get healthier foods but i had to force him to get grapes. haha he past right over the veggies and fruit and went straight to the processed chef boy-r-d. He does not like healthy food. Hey i tried!lol

After i made a hummus bread with potato bread/and banana peps.

And cherry/raspberry cake smoothie! I love the cake smoothies!

And tonight i am just got to enjoy my summer night with friends and boy <3

Giveaway: jogging my memory

eats eats and more eats

So I am going to show you some of my eat the past days(not all of them) just ones i enjoyed very very mucho!

Banana,dried cherries,strawberries,kiwi,blueberries with coconut flakes a lot.

butternut squash,corn,black beans,sour cream

banana,best brownies ever!,a dove dark chocolate,G&B milk chocolate

Butter nut squash!, peanut butter, banana,graham cracker

fav fav smoothie, rasberry cake smoothie

TODAY

this morning i went to my fav class at my gym body plus, but the reason i love it sooooo much is the teacher is very nice but makes sure we are sore the next day. one of the excersises was lunges with wieghts across the room 2x ,and then side squats 2x. That was maybe 5min of the hour! soo much fun and she is funny when she does some work out she says "if you have issues do this(shows an easier excersise) and now i don't mean boyfriend,work,etc issues" haha always make me laugh

then i cam home hungry(before workout i had a pineapple ring,dried)

spicy cheddar broccoli bran

• 1/3 cup oatbran
• 1/3 cup of water
• 1/3 cup of almond milk
• 2 egg whites
• 1/3 cup boccoli
• lil cheddar mixed in
• lil cheddar on top
• some reds hot buffolo wing sauce

went over to zoes to make him brekkie(he likes the unblog like food) i think i may start taking pics of what i make him. he is trying to gain weight.

then not to long ago i went to publix to get frozen cherries and this PB.

the smoothie

Blueberry cherry pie

• 1/2 Cup frozen blueberries
• 1/2 Cup of frozen cherries
• scoop vanila protien powder
• homemade granola sooooo goood
• dried cherries(for a bottom treat)

REVIEW

Naturally more PB

Ingredents,Nutritional info:

Verdict: i usally hate grainy,natural pb that i have to stir. But this stuff was great! it has the flax seeds and tasted just like roasted peanuts that i get a a ball park game and it had the stick on your roof nummy effect. (this is key for me, i have to have this effect or i do not like PB) this is def going to be my PB to go to

5 out of 5!!!

Have a great day!!! and thank you so much for the comments on my last post i do not talk about my feelings/rough patches with people but i feel comfy with you all since we all have the same feeling, which is to just be happy and healthy

giveaway: apple a day