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These energy bites are so delicious and full of protein and nutrition. My favorite thing about them is how simple it is to just grab them and go. Whenever your hair is soaking wet and you're throwing things into your purse, it's easy to lunge for these while racing out the door. If you didn't catch it, I'm not the best at getting ready. I guess you could say I'm not completely out of my college living habits. Hey, old habits die hard!  It's difficult not to miss the choice of being able to stay in yoga pants all day!

Regardless of if you are pristine and graceful in heels strutting out your front door, or a complete mess racing out, you will appreciate having an easy breakfast or snack.

Your excuse of running to grab fast food is invalid with these little bites! 

1. NFL Jersey-Fanatics  2. Stella Dot Earrings 3&4. J Crew Rings 5. Old Boyfriend Jeans, similar here.  6. Steve Madden Bag 7. Steve Madden Shoes

If you know me at all, you know that I'm not the biggest football fan, or sports fan out there in general. However, I do love to create cute game day outfits! Fanatics asked for me to make an outfit with one of their awesome NFL Jerseys, an excuse to wear a big comfy jersey and style it in my own way? As Barney would say, Challenge Accepted.

Thought I would show some support to the team that woulda coulda shoulda been and give some love to Romo, while additionally gaining some points with the boyfriend.

I spiced up the average jersey look and made it a little more edgy with fun accessories and a killer bag. I am loving these hybrid Steve Madden shoes mixed between a cute boot and clog. The black and brown incorporated in the shoe makes it easy to style with anything! Of course I will add a dark lip, and the outfit will be complete.

What are your plans for the Super Bowl? I hope you will get to enjoy some beverages and yummy snacks. Might have to make some Skinny Margaritas and Spicy Black Bean Dip.

Who is ready for the Super Bowl? Will you be decked out in your favorite jersey?

*All opinions are my own. 

Never underestimate the power of lifting weights. I would go so far to say that weight lifting is more important and critical than cardio if you want quick healthy results. Women get sucked into a trap of wanting to just do cardio to lose weight, however, lifting weights is so important!! It not only makes you stronger and toned, it also revs up your metabolism for hours, and protects your body from injury in normal day to day activity.

Form is everything in strength training!

• To keep your entire shoulder balanced, equally do sets of push ups and rows. If not, the front of shoulder will be stronger while the back of your shoulder is weaker, which can cause postural problems. And we all know that posture is important! Having good posture exudes confidence and power.
• Always watch your toes in squats! Your knees should be pointed in the same direction as your toes and your weight should be in your heels. 
• When doing chest presses on the bench, keep your feet on the ground. It takes tension off your chest when your feet are on a bench or in the air. 
• Put your elbows below your nose, instead of below your shoulders when doing a plank exercise. It forces your core muscles to work 2x as hard. 

The results can be quicker if you change up your techniques:

• Change your pace. Bust out some reps as fast as you can, then slow it downnnn. 
• Drop it low. To begin, choose the heaviest weight you can manage and do 10 reps. Then, decrease your weight by around 15% and do it again. Decrease each following set weight until completely fatigued.
• Slow your pace down. The slower you go, the less momentum you can use. 
• Mix heavy and light dumbbells. Light dumbbells allows you to incorporate explosive movements. 

Which strength training exercises do you like best? Have any tips to add? 

What a lovely and beautiful weekend we were blessed with in OKC. The sunshine was a much welcomed friend after the past weeks of drab weather! I'm either all about warm sunshine or frigid cold with snow on the ground, none of this in between weather.

Winter is a beautiful time of the year! I love the chill in the air and the comfy-ness that it brings. However, winter is a challenging time to keep your body properly moisturized and your hair shiny. It is important to use the right products to hydrate but it's also very important to hydrate from the inside out. Drink tons and tons of water during winter to properly hydrate your body. What doesn't water improve?!

Use a humidifier! Humidifers are very useful to put in your bedroom to relieve dry skin, cracked lips and ward off cold/flu symptoms. Plus, I love the calming constant sound of a humidifier in my room it gently puts me to sleep.

A few select products have most definitely saved my skin and hair this winter. Without them, my face would be dry, my lips would be cracked and my hair would be a dry disgrace.

Who can believe that we are now over half way done with January? How is everyone's year going so far? Has everyone that made goals stuck with them?

I can definitely see the gym's population growth this last month. No complaining here, super proud of everyone! Be sure to encourage any newcomers you see at the gym this month, even if they are taking your "spot." Work it super hard, you never know if you're the one who could be motivating someone else to push harder!

Here are some of my favorite readings this month -->

Hope you're having a great week! What have you read worth sharing lately?

Nighties are the coziest, best thing to wear to bed. They are definitely more sexy than the standard large tee shirt, because come on you can do better than that! But they're not so uncomfortable like a stringy piece of lingerie, that's just unrealistic. Nighties can be both sweet or sexy.

It's important to find the right fit in your chosen nightie! You don't want the straps to be too tight, causing that uncomfortable digging into your skin. I hate waking up with crazy imprints on my skin. It also should be the softest piece of clothing you put on all day, I love silk or simple cotton.

And nighties that double as a very very casual dress, even better. You can live in those on Saturdays and not feel as bad about it for staying in your pjs all day!

Also, who doesn't enjoy an adorable sleep mask? Love this lamb one from Bath and Body Works!

My favorite nighties:

It has been one whole year, it has sped by so quickly and I can't believe it's here...A Latte Lipstick's first birthday! She may have started off not as pretty, but she has learned some tricks of the trade since the beginning. She is transforming and will continue to grow in beauty and knowledge this next year.

I have loved every minute of sharing and writing this blog and I can't wait to continue this blogging journey. Looking back, I have learned a lot from writing this blog and have really discovered more about myself in larger scope, and more of what I want to focus on in this blog in smaller scope. My passion for fitness and health has really taken root in this blog. Motivating, inspiring, and pushing you is what I hope to continue to do in 2015!

My goals for the upcoming year is to work on my blog's design and capabilities, stay tuned for some exciting new features and new look in upcoming months. I also really want to begin collaborating with other fitness or fashion bloggers so please email me if you're interested! I'd love to talk to you :) [[email protected].]

This year I hope to further connect with my readers and form more connections with other bloggers! It really is an amazing inspiring community!

Here's some of my favorite posts of the year! Did you have a favorite?

A Latte Lipstick Fitness:

Tabata Workout
Sculpted Arms Workout
My 6 week Latte Fit Challenge:  Challenge One, Challenge 2, Challenge 3, Challenge 4, Challenge 5, Challenge 6.

A Latte Lipstick Health:

Sugar Detox Challenge 
Month Without Gluten and Results
Health Controversies Answered 
Drink More Water!

A Latte Lipstick Fashion: 

Glam Hats
Fur Vest Obsession
Winter Closet Essentials
Spring Time Fashion

I'm not necessarily doing New Years resolutions but want to improve upon my way of thinking and living this year. You only get to do 2015 once.

One of my favorite Christmas presents had to definitely be my Texas SuperFood nutritional supplements from my father. Pretty exciting I know!

As hard as I try to get in all my fruits and veggies, it can be quite difficult! SuperFood is filled with 55 organic fruits and veggies in a simple capsule.

Not only does it provide servings of organic fruit/veggies, but it also helps create natural energy. If you're feeling sluggish throughout the day, these capsules can be lifesavers without chugging caffeine!

What supplements do you take?

Don't get stuck in the classic jean rut! I have been continuing to adore styling and wearing my boyfriend jeans. The jean's versatility allows you to create super fun differing looks, over and over again.


The Classy Look: Add some class to your boyfriend jean look. Adore the crisp white blazer mixed with the rough look of the jean. Add some low neutral heels and some simple silver bracelets. Great for a "casual" Friday!

The Cuddly Look: We already know my obsession with fur vests, so why not pair them with boyfriend jeans? Wear either a solid white or black tee underneath and some cute understated flats. Chunky bracelet.

The Western Look: Plaid is such a winning pattern, tie in some tassels and you're there! The jeans add some intrigue to the boot-plaid shirt combo without straying too far from the classic Western look we all know and love. Then you must add some glamour with a sparkly dramatic necklace.

How do you style your boyfriend jeans?

The key to getting sculpted arms is also to not have too much, ahem fluff, on them. You can have very strong arms but the muscles are sadly not being shown because of that little somethin somethin covering them. Meaning, I like to incorporate strategically placed cardio in all my arm workouts to keep the heart rate up the whole workout. This will keep metabolism revved hours later and burning fat.