30 Days of Yoga- Day 4

I will be honest with you, I felt sick today while doing day 4's video. I had eaten some salmon for lunch and it just wasn't sitting right in my stomach. I kept burping it and I felt very queasy with a terrible headache. Today would have been a good day to not do the video but as it was only a twenty minute one, I thought I could handle it. Whenever Adriene would call for downward dog I would just go into child's pose and whenever I did not feel good, I would go into child's pose. That is the beauty about an at home practice; if you need to breathe or take a child's pose or pause, it is perfectly OK and you can just pause the video. Also, if like me right now you do not have a car to go to a studio, then at home videos are perfect.

Overall, it was a good easy practice. I feel Adriene is slowly building us up and as it was Day 4 today, I feel like my energy and motivation is starting to wean but I am trying to keep positive.

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30 Days of Yoga- Day 3

Day 3 was thankfully short and sweet. I honestly considered not doing it and just putting it off till tomorrow but I am glad I did it because it was only about twenty-three minutes and my muscles feel yummily (not even a word) sore. 

On the weekends it is a challenge to find time get my exercise in because I am always out and about; as soon as I wake up I am out the door. I did it pretty late, around eleven, and I felt good after. It wasn't a very long practice but great for a Sunday when you don't really feel like working out. Sunday funday right?

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30 Days of Yoga- Day 2

I started Day 2's video at 11:30 PM because I have not been at home all day. Erick (my husband) and I spent the whole day out of the house shopping and just having some fun around town and didn't get home until around 9:30 PM.

The point is, even though I was out all day and not in the mood at all to work out once I got home, I said NO! You will do your practice and enjoy it. I was already sweaty because I did a thirty minute video prior to the Yoga With Adriene video.

The most important thing is to stay committed and even though it is only day 2, I don't want want to be like oh man, I am tired and it is late, blah blah blah. Those are excuses. Staying committed is key.

I will say, the video was very relaxing, just what I needed to wind down from my hectic, crowd of people filled day. Today's videos theme was Stretch and Soothe and it was very soothing with the practice opening up with an extended child's pose; my favorite pose.

I feel very calm, relaxed and ready for bed.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for Day 3's update!!

30 Days of Yoga- Day 1

I am a yoga convert. There. I said it. I had been looking for an exercise that wasn't too high intensity as I HATE running and I don't like going to the gym. Also, I don' know about you guys, but I was not and am not comfortable going to the gym and seeing all the people there and being judged. I am not in shape at all and did not want to look like a fool.

So, I decided to try at home work outs. I had always been interested in yoga because I heard it was pretty relaxed and low intensity which I needed because I am a loser and never really worked out in my life. Now that I am 21 years old, I felt it was finally time to start as I was and still am overweight.

I started doing yoga in February and have continued on and off until now. It has been an incredible journey but pretty frustrating in the weight loss department. I have not lost or gained any weight since starting which isn't bad but not great. I have decided to kick up my work out a notch and started doing other things in conjunction with the daily yoga.

What I am most excited about is that I have decided to do the YogaWithAdriene 30 Days of Yoga Challenge. I have put this off for a while; I don't know why! I ordered one of her amazing t-shirts that is incredibly soft and comfortable and I just received it in the mail today so I decided to start with the t-shirt to get fully in the zone.

 I have watched other videos of Adriene's on YouTube before and thought that the classes were a little too slow paced and she might be a bit of a hippie but her sweet nature and calm approach to yoga is awesome; just what I need.

After doing the yoga, I felt so relaxed, calm and at peace. That is something that is very hard for me to achieve and I felt... invigorated. Adriene is very relaxed throughout the video and encourages you to do you; she is there to guide but if something feels right or natural, go for it and don't be afraid to deviate from what she is doing on the screen. I like that.

I will be writing a post every day for the full thirty days to let you know how I am getting on. I want to document my thoughts, frustrations, triumphs and emotions.

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Cerave Sunscreen SPF 50

If you do not know, I live in sunny as hell Tucson, Arizona where it is about 104 degrees Fahrenheit right now; it is hellishly hot. Because of that, it is extremely important to wear sunscreen and protect my face. I have extremely sensitive skin with eczema around my eyes and on my upper lip. I also have pretty bad acne scarring on my cheeks and as we all know, we need to protect that skin because the sun makes the scars worse.

So, with that in mind, I have been on the hunt for a good sunscreen. Apparently good sunscreen is hard to come by because this one I purchased is a total dud; for me at least. I purchased it at Target with really high hopes and it just did not perform. The reason why I bought it is because I use the brands face wash and body cream, both safe for sensitive skin and they work well for me. This, however, did not. It is extremely white and leaves a white cast on my face, demonstrated on my hands.

Barely blended.

 Fully blended.

As you can seen, if you are not a pale person, there will be a white cast on your face. Personally, I do not think that is a good look. I have also inserted a picture of what the sunscreen would look like if wet, demonstrating what it's like if your sweating or have gone in the water.

I think it's safe to say I am on to the next one.

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Tory Burch Eau de Parfum: My Go-To Scent

I just thought I would share with you my favorite scent. It is the Tory Burch eau de parfum. I only have it in the roller ball version at this time but it is absolutely incredible. It is a very fresh and crisp scent. Not too sweet and not too floral, just the mixture between floral and citrus. My husband hates my all time favorite parfum the Chance by Chanel, the brown version he says it is too strong but this is very fresh and a little tomboy, that is the description on the site. They sell it in Sephora, Nordstrom, and the Tory Burch store. Please go and give this a whiff if you are on the hunt for a new, fresh summer scent. 

The packaging is nice and sleek. Very Tory-esque.

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