Archives for March 2014

So you worked out huh? Great job! You did something good for your body today and for your health tomorrow.

Now don’t go crazy treatin’ yourself! Too many people make that mistake after a draining work out. People think, hmm I did weights for 30 minutes so I deserve a ginormous piece of cake. NO! You deserve to see results, and possibly a massage from a loving other, but don’t take back what you just worked hard for! It becomes a total waste of time, and we don’t have time for that do we?

Usually after a difficult workout people are hungry and make the quick mistake of grabbing whatever is nearby, no matter the calories or nutritional value. But, that can be helped! Always have a quick snack ready for you after a work out if you typically fall into this trap.

Below are the snacks that I almost always have in the kitchen ready for me after a workout. When I go to the gym after a work day I’m famished and exhausted by the time I arrive home, so having these snacks on hand is a huge help and way to prevent a feasting frenzy.

Favorite Healthy Snacks after a Work Out:

Protein Balls

Veggies and Hummus

PB and Banana

Feel better? Good!

What snacks do you like to eat after a workout?

Choose what makes you happy and do it. After all, you only have one chance and you are meant to Enjoy Your Life.

Each day I have the usual things on my to-do list: work deadlines, bills, club events, errands, etc. These are the things that I must get done, while I let other things that are equally necessary just slip away. What makes one item more important than the other to you? How do you label things on your To-Do List?

Sometimes the most important things you should be doing are not necessarily a “top tier item” on the To-Do List, but these important things should be on your list in order to improve your quality of life and make you a happier person. It is your responsibility to make sure you make those things that make you happy happen even if they are not the number one on your To-Do List. If you have to wear that one top that you wore last week again because you couldn’t make it to the dry cleaner this week, it’s not the end of the world. That extra hour laughing with a good friend is always worth it.

Necessities are important so that you live an organized productive life but they should not be the only thing driving your life. For instance you have to work to make money, have to do laundry to have clean clothes, have to workout to stay in shape, but then there grows to be a problem if you do not put purely fun things on your list too. We should enjoy our lives and not only do the necessities on our to-do lists. Sometimes pull something from you Just-Because-I-Want-To List.

To-Do List
– Get clothes tailored
– Pay bills
– Run errands
– Deadlines for clients
– After-work engagements
– Meetings

 
Just-Because-I-Want-To List
– Make a yummy dinner
– Read with a cup of coffee
– Snuggle with my boy
– Happy hour with friends
– Enjoy some wine
 

 
What should you add to your Just-Because-I-Want-To List?

Its a weird thing, getting older. I am beginning to have the first realizations of this fact.

For instance…

• When I wake up I look… rough
• Sometimes a night out sounds dreadful
• Don’t bounce back quickly after a couple too many beverages
• Sleeping on the floor results in pain

And if I ever doubt this fact, Facebook will quickly put me in my place with a steady stream of recurring engagements, high rollin’ friends with important jobs, and even sprinkle in a few babies. It is happening.

So with this new realization, along came the consciousness that I needed to start adding some steps to my bedtime routine to ward off wrinkles. The faintest wrinkles are all ready showing! Smile lines will get to me first. With the sudden awareness, I realized how important it is for me to take care of my skin now, rather than later. My grandmother and my mother had/have absolutely beautiful skin. I definitely want to be a part of that club when I’m older. So I am going to begin a nightly skin care regimen.

First step, is finding the right product. I need to decide if this is the type of thing I should actually splurge on with well renowned creams or if the cheap products will work just as well for me at this age? (If anyone has good insights I would love to hear your opinions).

I have set out to test products that have good reviews, and a lovely reputation in the skin care world. I want a cream that is not too greasy and wont dreadfully break out my skin (my skin is sensitive to anything and everything).

Babor

Olay

Neutrogena

Anyone have a favorite? Other recommendations?