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Monday, March 31, 2008

Releasing My inner "girly" girl post numero Uno

So last wednesday was an eventful day for me! I went and did some clothes shopping! I bought a really comfy pair of high heeled sandles - I’m not much of a heels kind of girl but I like these and they are super comfy right now so I can hardly wait to see what they are like when they are broke in, a paid of brown sport oxfords from the shoe department of my favorite store in the whole wide world….Maurices. In the clothes department, I purchased a white floral print tube top, a bright blue top and a multi-tone blue dress (I’m not much of a dress girl either but I really liked the fit of this dress and I felt really good in it.) So that was the extent of my “girly” day. Not all that exciting for some but considering my closet doesn’t have a whole lot of color in it this was a pretty big step up for me.

P.S. Pictures will be coming soon. I promise.

6 Slimming Tricks

from Susan Cernek, Glam.com
Haven’t lost those last five pounds yet? Don’t fret! We’ve got six sure-fire ways to make you look longer and leaner. The best part? These tips work for both guys and gals!

1. Be a Cardi Shark

Take cues from Cameron Diaz and other style-savvy stars by investing in a light-weight cardigan, especially one with a slightly longer-than-usual cut. When buttoned up, the sweater’s dapper-looking front creates a sleek, slimming vertical line. When worn open - to reveal a pants’ or skirts’ waistline - the contrast of horizontal lines makes legs look longer. Special bonus for the boys: A cool cardigan serves as a great suit-jacket substitute for casual Fridays.

2. Tuck It In

While A-line blouses and un-tucked shirt tails may be cool and comfy, they can make even the slightest figure seem top-heavy. Tucking tops into pants, skirts, and shorts will make you look svelte and sophisticated. (And yes, the tried-and-true method of wearing a shirt with vertical stripes is guaranteed to be slimming, too.)

3. Get Waisted

While some are reluctant to emphasize their waist (a trouble spot for gym-bunnies and couch potatoes alike), a cinched center creates the illusion of a lean and fit silhouette. So whatever you wear, belt it up before heading out the door. For guys this includes dress pants, khakis, and even jeans, while women should experiment by layering a belt over light-weight sweaters, long blouses, and sheath dresses to give some shape to their figure.

4. Cultivate the ¾-Length Coat Look

Owning a trim-looking outerwear garment is crucial: After all, it’s what many colleagues and acquaintance see first when greeting you. To make a powerful first impression, look for a coat that hits at the mid-thigh. Cold-weather versions with buttons on the top part of the coat make girls’ legs look supermodel-long, while guys wearing similarly structured jackets turn into statuesque gents.

5. Go Out in a Blaze(r) of Glory:

A dark-hued, well-fitting blazer is a wardrobe must-have for both sexes. (The most flattering proportions for almost any shape will nip in slightly at the waist and hit just below the hip.) To make the most of this polished look, wear the jacket unbuttoned and pair it with a light-colored shirt: This contrast of hues in the center of your torso transforms your silhouette into one long, clean line from head to toe. This creates the all-important optical allusion of making your waist look thinner than it really is.

6. Get the Perfect Pant

Figuring out the ideal trouser length can be tricky stuff. A good rule of thumb is the longer the pant, the longer the legs appear. Another good rule: Never let your socks show! Ladies especially should remember this when wearing trousers with heels: If the pant skims the top of the foot, it’s too short and can make the wearer seem squat. But don’t get too carried away when telling the tailor to add inches at the cuff: Floor-grazing pants will only make you seem sloppy, not lanky.

I got this article from: http://shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/79/six-slimming-style-tricks

This is "Funny"!

To the IRL, size matters
By Roy S. Johnson / Roy S. Johnson blog
If you say something long enough – no matter how absurd, illogical or wrong it may be – someone just might start to believe it. That’s the only way to explain how the open–wheel folks at the Indy Racing League came to implement its latest rule change: From now on, the minimum weight for IRL cars must include the driver.
What’s the big deal? Well, it just so happens that the lightest driver on the circuit is a woman. And not just any woman. It’s Danica Patrick, whose hotness (off the track more than on it) has made her the most popular driver in open–wheel racing.
At just 100 pounds, she weights 20 pounds less than the two other women on the circuit, Milka Duno and Sarah Fisher. The heaviest driver, according to the IRL guide, is 165–pound Ed Carpenter.
The rationale for the move? Patrick told USA Today that she asked IRL honchos for a reason for the change. “They didn’t really have one,” she said.
I guess it wouldn’t exactly have been smart for her to just call a lug a lug. But I will. It’s stupid, and it sounds like good’ ole hateration.
There was buzz in IRL garages about Danica’s slight size providing her with some unfair advantage almost since the moment she burst onto the scene – and we do mean burst! – three years ago by becoming only the fourth woman to qualify for the Indy 500 and the first to actually lead the race. She also finished fourth, the best showing ever by a woman. Danica even admits that in a sport where less weight can mean higher speeds, being light offers a slight edge.
In 2005, rival teams were outed in an AP story, saying Danica might gain as much as one mph due to her size.
Whatever. If it were that much an advantage, why has Danica not won a single race in 47 tries?
It might be fair to call Danica, one of the highest–earning female athletes on the planet, the Anna Kournikova of the grease set since her results have not yet lived up to the hype. But it’s pretty hard not to think this rule change was just the sad result of the constant whining of her competitors.
The IRL took great pains to prevent us from calling this the “Danica Rule.” Circuit spokesman John Griffin said the new rule would lessen the disparity between the lightest and heaviest drivers, which can be as much 100 pounds. (Have the IRL’s tubbies not heard of Jenny Craig?)
Uh–huh.
Look, I fully understand efforts to create a level playing field, whether in racing (NASCAR has weight requirements) or elsewhere in our society. Disparities that provide one group with an unfair advantage over another – in sports, in the workplace, in the classroom, wherever – are growing more and more outdated with each passing day. Thankfully.
But throw in the potential new NFL rule banning hair from hanging from under a player’s helmet beyond his name, and I began to wonder whether sports, which typically has been a stage for change in America, is lurching backward just as the rest of the nation slowly – and almost historically – moves ahead.

Read more posts from Roy S. Johnson’s blog – Ballers, Gamers and Scoundrels
I got this article from: http://sports.yahoo.com/top/blog/roy_s_johnson/post/To-the-IRL-size-matters?urn=top,73900

Sunday, March 30, 2008

So what do you do......

When you fall off the wagon and "forget" about the fact that your trying to lose weight not put it on? Do you beat yourself up over it? Do you just get over it and start again? Do you do something "special" like eat a whole bag of Reese's Minature Peanut Butter Cups? See I fell off the wagon the past couple of days and to be honest it felt pretty good. But at the same time I feel pretty "ugh!" about it because I am trying take the weight off not put it back on! So I guess I'm just going to go the high route and buck up and let it go and start over. In pretty good spirits about the whole process which is pretty amazing because I tend to lose interest or lack the motivation to continue.

Peace,
Jamie

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog. I have this blog well because I wanted one and now I have three actually. This one is mine, our new rescue dog has her own blog ( http://hifromlaci.blogspot.com) and my other blog on my quest to "enlighten" the internet world with all that is going on in my life and whats rolling around in my brain (http://hifromjamers.blogspot.com). Please feel free to leave a bunch of comments. Trust me I will know who the "lurkers" are. If you check out mine, I'll check out yours.

Peace,
Jamie