6 Minute Morning: Flat Stomach

so iPicked up this book sometime in the fall from TJ Maxx [only 2bucks] and read some of it, but havent gone back to it.

now. iKnow iAm a procrastinator at times. and iAm dying to lose up to 40lbs [my dr told me iNeed to anyways] and get that washboard stomach.

so whose ready to get serious and get a flat stomach by the time early summer rolls around??

According to the book, iShld follow a healthy diet in addition to an exercise routine for a flatter stomach.

• Eat, little and often, a varied diet. Avoid wheat products which cause bloating [anyone heard of the NO BREAD diet. thats gotta be hard. iKnow iLuh me some king's hawaiian bread... smh]
• Choose a wide selection of FRESH fruit and vegetables, reduce consummation of saturated fats.
• Eat SITTING DOWN, and chew THOROUGHLY, at least 15min so the brain can receive the msg from the stomach that its full.
• Dont eat alot of starchy carbs, eg rice, bread, potatoes, pastas [iAlready need this.] These are stored mostly as fat. Not cool
• Bye-Bye soda [all sodas, even diet & caffeine free]. They cause bloating bcuz theyre loaded w toxins! [Well thank goodness iStopped drinkin soda 3yrs ago! iOnly have it <5/yr>
• Avoid processed foods, ready made meals which are loaded w salt, sugar, and chemicals! [so iGuess lean cuisines count hunh? lol. and any trips to McDonalds need to be avoided too, even though they arent so often.]
• Salt reduction!
• Cookies, confectionery, and cakes! They promote cravings rather than sustained energy levels. [see therein lies my problems. i've got an XXXtremely sweet tooth for baked goods! *sigh*]

BUT dont forget to exercise. as for me, im one that loves to go to the gym but hasnt been there in a while. iMean walking to my classes & stuff, barely taking the bus counts rite??

well, iGuess it doesnt count enough bcuz ive gained a couple pounds this school yr so far. so iThink its bout time iReally get serious about my weight. im tired of not buying new clothes cuz iDont want to outgrow them! its time for me to check myself in the mirror and change what iSee!

So who's bout to go buy there 6 Min Mornin Flat Stomach book and start this regimen w me?!?!?!!? as @iamdiddy says, #LETSGO!

BodyAmr S/S 10 via Highsnobette

so iWas lookin through posts that iMissed on Highsnobette [iDont go on there every day or very often] and said, ooh iThink iLike this, when iSaw their post for BodyAmr's Sp/Sum 10 collection.

these are some of the looks [if not most of them ;) ].

Acne S/S 10 Shoes

iThink its safe to say that we've been seeing the architectural evolution of womens' shoes the past couple yrs... ACNE has pushed the limit even more w/ the shoes in their Sp/Sum 10 collection.

iWonder how it feels to walk on those.. are they stable??

Apple iPad

yea yea. iMite be almost a week late, but i'm still posting rite? [ugh. lol]

well i'll have you know that iWas patiently waiting for the arrival of this new product, the Apple iPad. but upon its arrival, iAm extremely DISAPPOINTED!

WHY am iDisappointed?? well iWas honestly expecting a tablet PC from Apple. thats what iThought the iPad was gonna be. but what do we have here: basically a huge iPhone/iPod touch sans the phone capability.

iAm utterly disappointed. why didnt Apple just do the wise thing and make a tablet/touchscreen MacBook?? im not sure how sales are going so far. im sure Apple loyalists will indulge on this newbie, but iJust dont think this was the product that Apple shld have released.

*sigh* maybe later this yr or nxt yr they will surprise us w/ a tablet MacBook. until then iWill consider buying a MacBook and having it TURNED into a tablet...

btw, this thing starts at 500$ and accessories are available. if you want one, get on the list for availability info.

idk why...

iLike this dress.

sorry. i cldt copy the pic or URL.

im thinkin the dress is a lil flirty, soft, sensual. *shrugs*

i ♥♥ Jeffrey Campbell Shoes!

so the Poland lace-up bootie, along w the Alexa wedge bootie are limited edition LF x Jeffrey Campbell.

im diggin the Poland lace up bootie which is inspired by Burberry's Prorsum boots. also the Alexa wedge booties are inspired by the Acne Atacoma Black Metal wedge.

extra chexy!

Pray for Me

well, im kind of an emotional wreck right now. i just got out of my FR202 class almost an hr ago... and im feeling overwhelmed. the semester has just begun, so i know some ppl will probly give me the side eye.

well, leaving FR202, and turning in the homework, i find out that i've been reading the syllabus wrong, and have only been doing half the homework. and i wondered why the teach wrote 'devoirs incomplet' when i got it back. and she doesnt take late work.

so as i turned away from the teach to leave, tears started to form and started dropping before i even left the room. i hope no one saw me, cuz i was trying really hard for no one TO see me cry.

well, you mite think oh, its just 2 homeworks at the beginning of the semester... well its not just that for me. im really starting to think that ive chosen the wrong major. maybe french with business option is not the major i shld be pursuing.

more tears fell w/in the the past hour in my room. i just feel so useless. like ive been wasting my time, let alone think of the money its cost so far.

im barely catching on in FR202, and in FR201 im feelin like a idiot, like ppl are looking at me like 'how did she get in FR201' because its hard for me to speak of the top of my head. ive got to practice and brainstorm what i plan on saying...

i feel like im not in the rite place rite now.

and im not liking it.

i think i wanna cry some more. im not gonna go to ACCTG recitation. its not manditory. even though i know i need it. im just gonna not go today. im takin some personal time.

i'll probly fall asleep or something, watch a movie or something, and just contemplate on what a mess im making of myself...

p.s. im pretty sure i have some mistakes. but oh well.

Video Jukebox: Lemar

soooooo..... you know iDo adore Lemar and his music (;

and iHear he has a new single and video out, 'The Way Love Goes'

#letsbehonest tho cuz iDidnt cop his last album. why? well, lets just say iWasnt feelin the first single so therefore it affected my whole opinion on the cd. iKnow, i'm wrong for that right? oh well.... my 2nd excuse wld be that iHavent been to NY in a while, to go to the Virgin music store [thats the only place iCan get a physical cd!] where iGot The Truth About Love.

well, i'll cop it the next time im in NY...

but yeah, back to this new video/single... im liking the concept of it. idk if i've ever seen a music video w/ a Rubik's cube thing goin on... have you?

How much is too much??

so im Quite sure folks have all heard about The Hills star Heidi Montag and her "10 surgeries-in-one-day" new look. She's "addicted to [plastic] surgeries".

see iNever used to watch The Hills, or even Laguna Beach, until this past year or so [the season where Lauren Conrad leaves], so when iSaw an old pic of Hiedi, iThought "ewh. she def did upgrade." cuz she was really lookin like a Plain Jane, but not ugly....

well, like the title of this, how much is TOO much??

honestly, she overdid it... idk if she did/didnt get plastic surgery to look like the Heidi we've been seeing the past couple seasons of The Hills [after a 1st round of plastic surgery], but she DEF overdid it. she looks like a different person!! im not sure if thats what plastic surgery is sposed to be all about... [although we did see that w the beloved late MJ]. and now she's saying that she is "NOT addicted".

[just look how they forgot about THE OBAMAS, who shld be MORE important that her, they got the top right hand corner. smh]

how does Heidi now look in the mirror and still see "herself" i'd be ttly freaked out if iEver NOT looked like what i've been seeing in the mirror my whole life!

iJust want to know what she is thinking... and what also has me thinking is, isnt she a really religious/Catholic person? if so, why all the surgery?? it just baffles me! [personally iThink the new Heidi Montag is ugly and OLD looking! and she's only 23!! just 2yrs older than me!! smh]

[from this,L, to THIS, R]

[And then from this, L, to THIIIISSSS, R]

Exclusive Listen 'The Sea'

so today on twitter, Corinne Bailey Rae posted a link to listen exclusively to her new album, The Sea!!!! im actually listening rite now! im lovin 'Are You Here' which is a tribute to her late husband [RIP Jason Rae]

Listen now!!! USA or UK