loooooves

Icecream.

I love icecream. Indeed one of the best creations on this earth. Nothing better than that sweet savory and creamy texture in your mouth. Ohhhh, snaps. Let's talk about flavours.

You start with your basic. Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry. Then you get all crazy. Pistachio, rockyroad, banana nut...Literally creations that can make your tastebuds go WILD!

:P

Have you ever had a chunky monkey?

The time is now.

I hadn't had a chance to post a pic of my cherry blossom tattoo, but Yaaaay, it's finally here. Enjoy. <3

P.S. It's not as big as it seems.

Healthful Tips.

I think we've all been there, or at least thought of it. The horrible and scariest word on this planet. DIE-TING.

America's beautiful picture isn't exactly curvacious, big hips and a big be-hind. (although I do have to credit that some ideas are changing about the way a real woman look). So the reason I am writing this blog is to alarm everyone and inform everyone not to fall in this treacherous path of this type of dieting. Although I do have to admit that the only right way to do any type of drastic change to your body is by healthy eating and exercising.

As an ex-slave to crash dieting, I am proud to say that I have been clean of crash dieting for almost 2 years. I've always struggled with weight issues since I was in preparatory school. I was really overweight and I was desperate to lose the weight. So I found myself in the crash dieting, yo-yo effect for years. In truthness, this type of dieting is worthless and puts harmful and unhealthy effects to your body, depriving your system of healthy nutrients that your body needs.

These are my secrets to maintain a healthy weight, a healthy body and most importantly to still be able to satisfy one of the most pleasurable things on this planet, EATING! (applause).

The commandments of a healthy lifestyle:

-First things first, one must change in mentality. See this challenge as a way of getting healthy and feeling good. Don't look it at in numbers, or in how many inches or lbs you are losing. Numbers are important in calculating if you are making progress, but don't obssess!

-Breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. If you have a healthy and satisfying breakfast, you won't overeat in lunch.

-Portions, portions, PORTIONS! The key to everything. Look at food labels. Check out the serving size. Want some icecream. Try some low-fat icecream, and eat the serving size. You'll know exactly how many calories you are eating. If you need to, get out those measuring cups and measuring spoons.

-Satisfy your sweet/salty tooth. Just remember the commandment of portions.

-Carry healthy snacks.

-Water, Water, Water. But don't be exclusive to that. Many of your favorite brands have reduced sugar, or zero calories beverages. Mix it up! examples:

• 
  
  coke zero (it's really better tasting that diet coke)


• 
  
  powerade zero


• 
  
  diet nestea


• 
  
  diet green tea


• 
  
  sprite zero

And most importantly! Exercise. Some of your local gyms now have great options rather than just staying on the old boring treadmill. In the last couple of months I've picked up Body pump, cardio-boxing, spinning, etc. These are fun alternatives to your typical workout routines.

...and use your resources! Ipods. Mp3's etc. Load up your favorite tunes into a playlist and rock it on the treadmill or elliptical. Believe me, you'll forget about the time when you are tunning into your favorite old time songs.

And, just because you've reached a certain weight or feel cofindent in the now, don't forget that fitness is not a goal. It's a life time commitment.

:)

Things that brought me joy today.

-Cooking spagetti for my fiance.

-Eating a flour, barbacoa+bean taco for breakfast (I've been deprived. Don't ask.)

-Laying in bed all day, knowing that my fiance was near in the next room.

-Cuddling with my fiance.

-Taking a warm shower with my brown sugar and fig body wash.

-Eating a hotdog for lunch.

-Feeling loved.

Bitch.

I've noticed I have a really hard time controlling my anger. I'm real sweet and all, but I tend to bottle up my anger and then I notice that it only takes one small comment, one small insignificant thing and there I go ravaging into this ridiculous anger burst. After I'm overmyself, I realize how retarded and how ignorant I was acting. I say some of the most ridiculous things when I'm angry. Even things I don't mean. I feel guilty to say that I've even said I hate you to people I love. I hate being hurtful. But, believe it or not, sometimes I feel like I am not at control of my own self... Then I end up feeling depressed and sad for the way I was acting. I feel really crummy and I'm running out of ideas to control this nasty habit. I recently got into it with my fiance and the funny thing is that now I don't even remember what the argument was about (everything is okay now). But this definetly needs to stop... I hate arguing, I hate fighting and I hate making people feel bad.

Boo for me.
Arghhh.
O_O

Yumm-O

G-R-A-P-E-S.

<3

Feed me some!

or some wine and cheese...

butt?

So while jogging today, I pulled that muscle right in the middle of your butt that moves everytime you take a step and I'm dying... I guess I never realized how much of this butt muscle we use. Everytime, I take a step i feel a stabbing pain all the way into my waist. I was in the mist of finishing my 4 mile jog and I was really looking foward to doing 5 today and BAM out of nowhere I almost collapsed from the pain I felt. I had to stop and sit. The thing is I have a 5 mile race that I'm planning to run on November the 1st and I need to prep for that. I know 5 miles ins't much of a biggie, but for a person that never runs...hint: me, it's quite an accomplishment. So, now I'm here at work limping around and everyone is asking me, what's wrong. For some reason, everyone fails to believe that it's from working out. HA ha. Too funny.

:P

p.e.a.c.e

7

7 Things I plan to do before I die...

• Visit Nepal and meditate with the monks.
• Scuba dive/skydive/cavern dive.
• Run a marathon.
• Have my own bundles of joy.
• Own a home.
• Work as an oncology nurse.
• Break a world record.

7 Things I do now...

• Work as a registered nurse
• Plan my upcoming wedding
• Pay my bills
• Love and cherish my fiance
• Watch Sailor moon like a true fanatic
• Surf the internet
• Cook

7 Things I can't do...

• Cartwheel
• Roll my tongue
• Eat a tomato
• Be irresponsible
• Iron correctly
• Make good lasagna
• Stop missing my mother

7 Things that attract me to the opposite sex...

• Intelligence
• Nice smile
• Funny
• Polite
• Kind and considerate to others
• Responsible
• Tall

7 Things I say most often...

• This is delicious...
• Chingado...(spanish term)
• This is totally ridiculous...
• Whatever
• Want a muffin?
• I love you!
• What's up niggguh!

7 Celebrities I admire...

• Natalie Portman
• Christian Bale
• Heath Ledger
• Shia Labeouf
• America Ferrera
• Ellen Page
• Gary Oldman.

7 Favorite foods...

• Pineapple
• Burgers (I love to try all sorts)
• Pizza (any topping)
• Lasagna
• Hot cheetos
• Peaches
• Muffins!

Tag, you're it.

<3

<3

Sweet smelling. Soft against your skin. Shiny, seeing your reflection against its red crimson skin. Tart, but incredibly sweet. Crunchy, yet smooth on your palate. Juicy. Drizziling down your throat. Satisfying your mouth, satisfying your body.

****
Recent researches have shown that eating apples are linked to reducing cancer risk in several studies. Some examples are :

-Quercetin, a flavonoid abundant in apples has been found to help prevent the growth of prostate cancer cells

-Phytonutrients in the skin of apples inhibited the growth of colon cancer cells by 43%

-Food containing flavonoids like those in apples may reduce risk of lung cancer as much as 50%

-Dietary phenolics such as flavonoids (found in apples) have inhibitory effects on the developments of carcinogenic substances in the bladder, thereby reducing risk of bladder cancer, especially in smokers

-Moreover, eating apples could improve lung function and reduce the risk of respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to antioxidants present in apples that would counter the oxygen's damaging effects on the body as well as the flavonoids such as catechins (present in apples and tea).

-In addition, studies have shown that a diet rich in apples could help to lower the blood cholesterol level. Pectin, a soluble fibre found in apples has been thought to play a significant role in this. In fact, apple juice has been found to inhibit the oxidation of a harm form of cholesterol (LDL, or low-density lipoprotein).

-Besides therapeutic benefits, apples are also found to play a role in inhibiting ageing-related problems, preventing wrinkles and promoting hair growth (due to compound named procyanidin B-2).

-For those weight-watchers, this is good new as pples are delicious source of dietary fibre and helps to aid digestion and promote weight loss.

Welcome October!

Another month has flown by and another one is just arriving. O-c-t-o-b-e-r. The month of pumpkins. The month of leaves falling. Orange, yellow, brown. Scarecrows, candy and warm crisp nights. Horror tales. Beautiful night skies...

The months are closing in on the wedding. Pretty soon I'll be Mrs. Mendoza. I'm pretty excited and nervous. I hope I can live up to the expectations. You know, clean, cook, be a good mother to my future children. Good wife, good lover, good everything. I think it will take time for me to adjust to the new life, but I'm sure things will be okay. I'm sure i'll adjust. My fiance and I have talked about it and we've decided we are going to wait a while before having kids. I'm definetly not ready for it. I still feel the need to be selfish. To provide for myself only and for my fiance. I know once I have kids, my priorities will change, and I'll be no longer first on the list...so we've decided to enjoy ourselves first and then try. I'm just glad my fiance and I both agreed on the fact that

1. We do want kids


2. We want to wait a while before having them.

But, hey who knows. Maybe we'll want one and have one early. You just never know. Plus, knowing me and my fickleness (word?), I'll want one.

...

My fiance and I have this marriage seminar on friday and saturday. I'm actually looking foward to it. Hey, I'm all ears in finding out the recipe for a good marriage...

So those are the plans for this weekend... I'm off friday and saturday and they've scheduled me extra for sunday. I guess it should be okay...Extra cash is always niiice.

anyway,

peace out.