Why? Our body needs a lot of water so give in to it. Water is not just way to flush out toxins but if you have more water in your body you will generally feel healthier and fitter. This it self will discourage any tendency to gorge. The best thing about water is that is has no calories at all.

First, start your day with a glass of water. As soon as you wake up, gulp down a glass of cool water. It’s a wonderful way to start your day and you only need a lesser quantity of your breakfast after that. A glass of water lets out all your digestive juices and sort of lubricates the insides of your body. You may have your morning cup of tea but have it after a glass of water. It is good for you.

Secondly, drink a glass of water before you start the meal. Water naturally needs some space so that you feel fuller without actually having to stuff yourself.

Then last but not least, have another glass of water while you are having the meal. Again this is another way of making yourself full so that you can actually rise from the table eating less but feeling full just the same. Instead of drinking it one gulp, take sips after each morsel. It will help the food to settle faster so that you get that feeling that you are full faster.

With everything I mentioned above and drinking at least eight 8oz glasses of water a day has help aid in my weight loss. And if you don’t like plain water get creative by adding a splash of lemon, lime, or orange juice to give it some flavor. If that doesn’t do it for you Crystal light makes low calorie on the go mixes that you can add to your water. So, with all of that said, cheers!!!

Natasha

Tags: weight loss, weight loss tips, fitness, nutrition, nutrisystem, healthy eating, health, diet, exercise, womens health
 

I am so sorry to tempt your taste buds today, but which dessert would you indulge in more often if you would not gain any weight? I know what mine would be….CHEESECAKE!!! I love cheesecake!! I would eat it almost everyday after dinner, but gotta keep in shape and eat it only on special occasions. lol. So, which one would you eat? Check out my poll and I will get the results of it at the end of this month. Enjoy!!

Which dessert would you eat in unlimited amounts if it would not affect your weight?
	Cheesecake
	Apple Pie
	Chocolate Chip Cookies
	Sheet Cake with Butter Cream Frosting
View Results

Free poll from Free Website Polls

Hi All,

What a fast weekend!! Friday came, Saturday went, and now it is Sunday and I am not ready for Monday when DH goes back to work and it is just me and Arman. Any stay at home moms out there that can relate? I swear after my child turned 3 (the terrifying threes I now call it) it has been a battle of questioning my authority. Some days are great and the others I just want to put him in preschool and go back to work with grown ups. We are involved with playgroups and other activities, but when we are home OMG some days I could SCREAM. People say 2’s are bad, but not my boy. When he was 2 he was an angel….. Just venting. Overall, I love my child and I thank God everyday that I can stay home with him and watch him grow up into Mr. Independent.

This week was great through I can’t complain. On Saturday, DH, Arman and I went to Home Depot and purchased Landscaping Supplies for our front yard. You name it we brought it.. From flowers, shrubs, sod, soil, mulch, and etc. I swear DH and I was in and out of Home Depot 5 times on Saturday. Isn’t that crazy???? We were the so much that day I became very good friend with two sales clerks. They told me that if they see me again that day I will be banned fromt he garden section of the store joking of course. They were so nice they even gave me a 10% discount of my purchase. I guess being nice goes a long way huh?

Then we got home from home depot and worked in the yard for almost 4 hours. I guess that counts as exercise? Because today I am soooooo sore from that and doing 25 minutes of step aerobics too!! lol. 

Hey all,

I am just reflecting back on my pre-easter activities. Well I have a funny story.. Well at least now it is funny. Okay, Thursday night before Easter Sunday I decided hummmm….summer is almost here and I think I want to lighten my hair. Right? So at the least minute, which I would never reccommend anyone to do, I went to Sally’s beauty supply to find this right color to get my hair a light Almond Auburn color. Kind of like Tyra banks hair color?? So the lady gave me a color that I thought would get my hair there?? HA HA!! So silly me got home and colored the hair. Okay not the right color it is still kind of dark.

So, at 10:30 at night I ran to Walgreens out of all places with a cap on my head. (little embraced of the color which ended up a lighter brown and red okay) I found a color by loreal that I thought should do the trick. Again I got home excited and caution!!! You should never dye your hair twice in one day. Not good for relaxed hair like mine. Now I am dying my hair a second time around and mind my scalp is BURNING!!! Later I went to the sink and wished out the color and now my hair is RED!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. So after frustation I just dried my hair out and put it in a ponytail for the evening and went to bed and this is a 1:00AM Friday.

Then Friday gets here and I am dying to correct my color so I go back to sallys and asked the clerk how can I get my hair lighter? She suggests dark and lovely’s honey blonde color. So I purchased it and went home to dye my hair for the 3rd time. This time I freaked out!!!!! I rinsed the color out and my hair was blonde, yellow and fire orange!! I could have screamed. My hair literally liked like my 3 year old son’s easter egg dying project. I wish I had a pic of it, but I would have been too embrassed to show the world my dying mistake. Thank God hubby was home. I told hubby watch our child I will be back. At this time I had my hat on and he asked why?? I took off my hat and told him should I wear this color for easter sunday??? His eyes were so big he said GOOOOO!!! What happend?? I said don’t even asked.

So…. I went to CVS this time. I could not face the clerk at sallys again. Too embarassed. I found a color on my own by granier fruitise and came home quickly to dye my hair for the 4th time in a 24 hour period. This time I was praying to God. First, to not let my hair fall out and second to let the color turn out this time PLEASE!! By this time my scalp was done. And finally, I got the color in and rinsed and dry and EUREKA!!! IT WORKED!!!

PHEW!!!! So I am saying this… Don’t even do this to yourself. Plan ahead and consult with someone that knows hair coloring. Thank goodness my hair did not fall out or fry. lol

Anyways, what do you think? See the pics below for before and afters. I would love to know your opinion.

I didn’t think that I was going to make through the day today. Well first of early, early this morning at 2:00am a thunderstorm came through here in Texas and woke up my little Arman (my 3 year-old son) and had him so scared he was shaking. So, I decided to hope in his bed until he feel asleep. He look so sweet sleep, but on the otherside I wanted to go back to my own bed and sleep comfortably. Come on, sharing a twin bed with a 3 year-old that sleeps wild??? OMG!! I was in there for 2 hours and my back was killing me. So lets say it is now 4:00am and finaly got back to bed and the rain was gone and then 45 minutes later another storm come through and guess who is scared again? You guessed it, Arman. So being the loving mom that I am I stay in his room until the storm was gone and he was out sleeping. At last I was back in my bed sleeping until 7:30 and guess who woke and bit eyed and ready to play? That’s right Arman.

I had to get dress and get the day going with errands to do breakfast, playtime, the bank, grocery store, and etc. Did I meantime today was my third day on NS body Boost and man I am so glad that I made it through it!!! The body boost is a high protein diet w/ almost no carbs to help break plateaus and it actually helped break mine. So far I lost 2 pounds and I will check tomorrow if I lost more. I will keep you posted. Anyways by noon time I was so tired almost drunk tired. hee hee. But I manage to make it to naptime for Arman and he took a nap and slept for 2 hours. YAHOOOO!!! A mom’s dream. So I helped DH with some office work, cleaned, and prepared dinner. After dinner DH played with Arman will I did Kelly Robert’s Step it Stog step aerobics DVD for 30 mins and I did 15 mins our ab training. Even Arman decided that he what to exercise too! He got on the balance ball I was doing my ab workout. It was fun.

All I can say is that I made it, Wednesday is done!! Now I am ready to hit the bed and gesome zzzzzz’s. I hope you all had a great day and are getting ready to rest and prepare for the weekend.

Night, Night

Natasha

Tags: Nutrisystem, fitness, weight loss, diet, health, healthy eating, nutrition, weight loss tips