You wanna know what's gross??

DANNON ACTIVIA

I don't know why I thought something that was supposed to affect my colon would taste yummy . . . Not so much.  I opened it a raised I eye brow because it looked nothing like my yoplait yogurt that I'm accustomed to eating.  After stirring for about 15 seconds, trying to make the consistency look normal, I took a taste . . . Can you say BLAH.  I likened it to paste then thought, "Why do I know what paste tastes like??" . . . Oh yeah, 3rd grade, Elmers glue and a dare.

So as I continued to eat my cherry flavored paste, I decided to look up the ingredients and compare it to yoplait light.  It has more calories, more sodium, more carbs and the same amount of sugar.  Okay, so what's the benefit of eating this crap?  Oh yeah, Bifidus Regularis, which according to the website, naturally occurs in your colon.  That led me to wonder where'd they get the bifidus they put in my yogurt.  I quickly moved on from that thought.  So what's the purpose of this bifidus?  The site states, " Activia every day for two weeks delivers enough Bifidus Regularis to help regulate your digestive system by helping with slow intestinal transit." Source  So hold up.  It's slowing down my system?  Isn't that going to cause constipation?  That can't be good.

Hmmm . . .  I guess I was right . . . maybe it is paste.

My very random celebrity crush

 I have a new celebrity crush just about every other day.  My husband teases me about it all the time and asks, "You still like XYZ?'  So, today's celebrity crush is Christian Payton who played Paul Williams in the Temptations movie.  *Sigh*  I've always liked the bad boy and this pic is very badboy-esque. 


For some reason the Stevie Wonder song, "For Once in My Life" popped into my head tonight so I put it into YouTube and the scene from the Temptations movie where Christian was singing his booty off was listed (swoon).  So I pulled him up in IMDB and my crush ensued.  LOL. I'll be over him by Thursday, but for now . . . . I crush . . .

Venture over to YouTube to hear him sing.  It's not a "pretty" rendition, but it wasn't meant to be.  However, you can tell that on any given night, you'd love to hear him serenade you.
 
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I'm in withdrawal . . . and it sucks

Happy World Fitness Day!  I planned to start my healthy living journey on May 1st (after I ate all the snacks I had stashed in my house).  While reading this post on My Brown Baby blog, I learned that the day I selected to start was a worldwide day for Fitness.  So here I am, excited and ready to go from jiggles to muscles . . . right? 

Well, I guess I'm supposed to be excited, but not so much.  I'm sitting here thinking about how tasty a Kit Kat bar would be right now and about how satisfying a (pack of ) Grandma brand vanilla creme sandwich cookies would be.  I have something of a sweet tooth.  I LOVE sweets, so this is going to be the hardest thing for me.  I don't care about sodas, alcohol and juices (I don't drink either; only water, kicking that habit last month was actually easy).  Fatty comfort foods aren't really a problem either, but candies and sweets  . . . . sigh . . .  So as a result, I'm going through withdrawal.  I know that  I can have sweets occasionally and it won't be an issue.  I plan on getting some Dove dark chocolate bars, since they are apparently a "good" chocolate.  I also plan to get a boatload of healthy snacking foods (like dried apricots and the little tangerines, which are like candy to me - yummy).  I got my grocery list from Women's Health Magazine.  So tomorrow, I'll be going shopping.  

So when you start anything, you should want to have some kind of goal/expectation.  Where do I want to end up?

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LOL, not likely.  It's not even really where I want to go.  I would like to just be flat in the tummy area with toned armed arms (like Michelle Obama) with over all great health.  More so like this . . . .

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I know this is not an over night thing.  I don't have a weight goal, I just know what I hope to look like.  Hopefully I'm happy in the end.  For right now, I'm going to make myself a snack of peanut butter on some raisin toast. Yum!

My Mii is chubby

So I dusted off my Wii and put my Wii fit in the system.  It was kind enough to remind me that I last visited in November of 2009.  So I step on the Wii board and held my breath (cue elevator music for the 10 seconds that seems like 30 mins) . . . . "Ok"  and I step off the board.  I look at the screen and say . . . great, my Mii is chubby.  Seriously, check her out

Sure it says normal, but my Mii is round about the waist - kinda like me -  and that "Normal" line seems dangerously close to "Overweight."  I guess I'm supposed to be happy since apparently in November I was heavier (is that my silver lining?)

So what motivated me to get in the scale?  My best friend and I were reflecting on the noticeable tighter fit in our clothing (okay, the real story is she busted the seam in the dress she put on  that morning and I almost split the zipper in my trousers on the same day; our clothes are literally trying to send us a message.

So, we decided to be diet buddies.  We'll support each other and suggest food and fitness plans.  Sounds like a great plan, right.  So she said lets start today . . . . hmmm . . . I started thinking about the Rice Krispies Treats, Kit-Kat bars and cookies I had stashed in the house and suggested we start on the 1st of May . . . . I should be able to finish of my treats by then . . . right???  So for the next few entries, I will be focusing on eating better and exercise (blah).  Hopefully I can stay the course.  If anyone has great websites for easy to make healthy meals please send them my way.  I eat out for just about every meal so this is going to be a shock to my lifestyle.  So hopefully within the next six months when my Mii checks out her booty, her love handles won't get in the way.

Strength through Sorrow

I have read on many occasions of parents-to-be who are excited and looking forward to their little one who is on the way suddenly be told that they had to say goodbye that day.  I've known people who lost their babies and its always a sad thing to hear, but today it hit so close to home.  My husband's best friend and his friend's girlfriend were expected a little one.  Tonight his friend called and said that she was in the hospital in active labor.  She was only 18 weeks pregnant.  Usually the day you find out the gender of you child is filled with joy, giddy laughs and "I told you so's".  Instead, he found out that he had a son when they handed him over wrapped in a blanket.  He looked at his son in his arms.  He expected to hold him in that manner in 22 weeks from now.  He would have a son he could throw a football to, teach to drive a car and give advice.  Instead, he held him 22 weeks early and his son would never experience those events with him.  It broke my heart.  Of course, I can't help, but ask the question, "Will this be my story too?"  Will my husband and I be like his best friend and have to say goodbye without a chance to even say hello?  It's amazing how you can love someone who isn't even here yet.  I'll be going to the store to try to find a card to express my condolences.  Although I know that it won't ease the pain, I want them to know that people care and are thinking about them.

30 is the new . . . . . . .

Me.

I had a GREAT birthday.  It started with my husband showering me with some nifty gifts.  He gave me a Tiffany gift card that became two beautiful charms for my charm bracelet.  He took me to lunch.  He bought me an earpiece for my cell phone (much needed since my original iPhone I refuse to get rid of isn't working properly).  He bought me two bottles of the new Halle Berry perfume.  And then came the totally unexpected, icing on the cake of the wonderful birthday I've had, he took me to the opera.  What!?!?!?! You heard me.  We got dolled up and went out to see Porgy and Bess.  It was great.  Tomorrow will be another full day, this time with my friends, but this has been an AWESOME birthday.  I guess 30 isn't so bad. . . . .

Baby it's cold outside!

We are in the midst of a winter storm. It's been snowing since about noon yesterday (2/5/10). They (the weather "gurus") claimed it would stop by 5:00 pm today . . . . well, not so much. The snow is still coming down consistently. The snow plow in my neighborhood got stuck in the snow. The snow right in from my townhome ranged between 25 to 31 inches.

That large hump beyond the hill of snow next to the car is my neighbor's SUV.























Yes, you are seeing correctly, 25 inches, and it's just not stopping.

I am so over this weather and they have the nerve to predict that it will be snowing again on Wednesday. What a blower.
So when all looks down, at least there's shopping!! Things on my shopping list are:
New T&Co. Charms (the last one will take some time)

Just spent more than I should have yesterday on hair products online, but hey I was snowed in (My husband is looking at me type my blog right now, so I'll avoid mentioning the exact amount, LOL)

Life is good. We're happy watching the blacksplotation movies they play every black history month on TVOne. So Peace, Love and Soul . . . . . . .