Trainer

Meet with a trainer today and I'm so glad I did!

I promise working with a trainer gives you a complete reality check. My form was wrong in half of my excercises and being pushed to finish is what I lack on my own. I enjoyed my experience and will definitly continue my sessions.

When I booked the training session I had no idea what I was in store for being that I never have had one before. I knoew from watching TV and al but never first hand experienced it. When I got to the gym, LATE, :-/ he was there waiting for me and he began by giving me a wealth of information about nutrition, cardio, and weight training. We went over a few target goals I had in mind and he talked me through what he felt would be the best ways to reach these goals...
Just as I thought we were done (but of course we couldn't talk our way toward fitness) he took me to the mats , where I warmed up with some cardio while he was setting up weights and different activities for when I was done with my warm up.
After warming up, I wentto the mat where he showed me various forms of lunges, squats, push ups, crunches, etc.
I did 3 set of about 10 reps depending, I WAS DYING!!! lol ...I'm so out of shape and this proved it.
Just the day before I was doing these things without pushing myself and without proper form and was doing FANTASTIC, but now that I was doing things the right way I FELT the BURN. :-O



.....to be continued!

Influenster - Cosmo VoxBox

I'm so ranking behind on writing this post....
Between working full-time and studying for school, I'm pretty swamped as of late.




A couple weeks ago I received my Cosmo VoxBox after waiting patiently for some time. I was so excited to be approve and even more ecstatic when it arrived at my door step.

The packages was nice and the products inside we secure and there was no damage inside and out.... Foam 'peanuts' kept products safe and sound.

Inside the products I received to test we beady products (hint the name Cosmo) :-P

A little about the products received and first thoughts:


1. Venus Razor - really excited with this product, I recently looked at this product in the store but backed down because of price because I was being a cheapo & felt the 3 dollar razor was good enough. Packaging was pretty and the color and design are equally cute.
Retail Price: 9.79

2. Proactiv 3 in 1 acne system - Not too thrilled about this product. I've used it in the past and was never entirely happy with it. I guess I'm glad I get the chance to revisit this product and figure out how a like it this time around. Maybe the formula has been tweaked a little since when I tries it back in high school.
Retail Price: 19.99 month supply

3. Vitabath Shower Gel - I'm pretty positive I'm going to be in LOVE with this product. Smells AMAZING ;) I haven't heard much about this or seen in the stores. I believe it's sold in drug store but that may be the reason I haven't seen it since I don't go to drug stores very often.
Retail Price:



*these are my first impressions will have individual posts with better quality photos when i have had a little more time to test each product.
**these products were provided to me to test for free from influenster.com, it did not come out of pocket but all reviews are based on my own and honest.

i cheated....

..on my diet!!



:(


(sad face)x72637265162


Do you ever cheat on your diet and feel super duper bad about it? Because that's how I feel.

I didn't pack a lunch for work today so I had no choice but to pop some change in the vending machine. Either that or mcdonalds. Chips and M&Ms later i feel horrible. :( Back on track tomorrow! && I will be busting my ass on my workout tomorrow morning. No excuses.


Ttyl

Just wanted to quickly update.



Xoxo,
B<3

Trick? Or Treat?

How do you stay motivated with all this candy in the house???
I've tried to resist the urge by eating this yummy trail mix with an M&M candy fix. ;)


Doing great so far.........


(here's my little pirate ready to go trick or treating)

Meals of the Day (10/30/11)

Helped set up my uncles haunted house so had dinner there so I did a little slurging... But here ya go.


Breakfast:

1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
1 tablespoon of rolled oats
1/3 cup of blueberries.
One of my favorite quick breakfasts.


Lunch:

Grilled Chicken burger on wheat at Sonics. Yummy yummy!
W/ a hand full of sStacy's Pita Chips.


Dinner:

They BBQ'd Tri-Tip, chicken.. With tons of sides but I didn't fully indulge because I'm trying to stay discipline now thru the holidays. Wish me Luck!

Smoked Chicken breast
A bite of my sons Tri-tip
Scoop of a seafood rice casserole experiment. (which turned out AMAZING!)
Scoop of Caesar Salad.

Snacks:
None



Exercises:

50 minutes of cardio
And plenty of ups and downs on the step stool to help with decorating.




Happy Halloween Everyone!!!


Xoxo,
B <3

What I Ate Yesterday... (10/29/11)

Here's what i ate yesterday, not a normal day since it was a busy Saturday but I'm gonna try to be dedicated to post these EVERY day, no matter what, so i'm not tempted to cheat. Good or Bad? You still will catch a glimpse.




Breakfast:

Pretty bad but I pretty much skipped this meal yesterday. :-/ got so busy that morning & it kind of slipped away from me.


Lunch:

Shrimp Fajitas. :)

1 flour tortilla (should've went for wheat)
1/4 cup Variety of Sliced bell peppers
1/8 cup of red and white onions
Salt and Pepper to taste.

Usually I would add Fajita seasoning which I put in the boys but it was flavorful without. & sugar was in the ingredients which is something I'm trying to steer clear of.


Dinner:

3 thin slices of a baked chicken
1 serving of stuffing
1 cup of field greens w/ light ranch.



Snacks:

Not much today and I'm usually a big snacker which is what got me in the weight loss mumbo jumbo to begin with.

15 Raw Almonds ( more or less )
12-15 Stacy's Pita Chips


Exercise:

20 minutes of onDemand cardio.



Not a bad day at all but could've at least ate breakfast. & I also was sipping on water all day and a glass of green tea that am. I could've upped the exercise but I've went hard all week I need a little breather.


Happy Halloween!


Xoxo,
B <3

(published from my iPhone)

New Path

I have decided to take my bog another way. Yes, I will still post about my little munchkin. :) But I have decided to live a healthier lifesytle. It's depressing waking up unstatisfied with how you look in the mirror. And I do know that I propbablly won't be as thin as I was in high school but my son deserves that same spunkiness. I did what I told myself I would never let happen after having a baby, I let myself go. :(

I no longer wear the cute outfits I was known to wear.
No longer strap on the heels I once loved.
Actually 75% of the time I admit to not even combing my hair. ( Yeah I know, sad.)
But what is really bothering me is the weight I began to put on over the years.

I don't wanna be that girl anymore!

I have decided to live a better lifestyle . NO MORE DRIVE THRU! Cookies? oh how I love you but I no longer need WANT you. Never need you to begin with. More walking, more gym, more veggies, fruit, and MORE energy, more fun. which will in return give me a better LIFE.



This journey is not all about weight loss becasue I only need to lose about 25 to be where I want, but it's  about BETTERING ME and living my life to the fullest potential and I will get that by taking care of my body and being more consious about what I'm putting into my body.

What better way to stay on track than to share with the world, if the world is watch I will be less likely to cheat which as been my failure in the past.


As the days go I will post my meals, maybe daily? (will figure out in a later post how exactly I will do that), my weight loss and measurements weekly (most likely on Sunday evenings) and post links, qoutes, sites, etc., whatever I find inspiring along the way.


Follow me and please introduce yourself if you are also in the same boat as me... fitness/health buddies will be helpful as well.


xoxo.

SWINGY SWINGY SWINGY

Took Jayden to the park today. It was freezing so we didn't last long.
He got to get on the swings for the first time. don't think he liked it very much but here's a great pic I got!!

  

From the shot yesterday..

They turned out great!

PROUD

I am so proud of myself. The pictures came out amazing. These aren't even edited and I loved how they came out.. here are the straight of camera shot and I will post some edited soon.

Thank you for watching =)

skills? or lack there of :-/

Today I'm going to have the chance to shoot someone other than my fiance and son. I'm like realllllllllly excited. I can show of my SKILLS or lack there of. ;) Well I'm pretty confident all in all. I'm more scared of straight out of the camera shots because when I edit, they look pretty good. I think. But. Doesn't every photographer edit anyways especially with portraits etc. I don't know. I just need to be more confident in myself and work. It's ONLY the beginning.

Here's a collage of shots from yesterday.

ENJOY. ;)




Eric Paul | Suisun, CA | January 14, 2011



TGIF, Morning Walks, SAHM

My favorite day of the work week! =)
I LOVE Fridays
...but thats not the reason for my post.

July '10 when I was able to stay home | Jayden, about 8wks 

Today when Jayden wakes up, if the sun stays out, I think we'll go for a morning walk. I really miss those now that winter is here. Every morning in the summer we'd go off on our walks, he was so little so slept on most of the walks or had to cover him because the sun was too bright, but I was a good way for me to exercise since I had no time for a gym in those early months. Anyways. I miss them. Now that he's older he can look around and enjoy being outside, a change from being cooped up in the house all week because of the dumb weather or because mommy's at work. =/

Which brings be to my next subject. WORK. I miss staying home with my baby while on leave for those short, 2 months. I see how all the other mommy's get to be SAHMs and it makes be sooooo jealous envious . I feel so horrible going to work everyday, like I'm a bad mom for not being able to see my sons firsts and enjoy these precious moments. But I guess things go this way for some families and you SAHM are so lucky to be able to be there.  ONE DAY. Maybe one day. I'll have the chance to stay home with my little man or next baby. It's just so hard right now for us. I get so fed up with work. I just wanna walk out sometimes. I just have to sit back look at my son and realize everything I do is for him. And all in all I'm doing pretty damn good at beating statistics for a 20 year old momma. I handle business. =) lol

wellllllllll baby J is up now.

until next time.

WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

Never participated in this before since I am a blogger "NEWBIE" but here are my pictures for this weeks Wordless Wednesday.. ENJOY ;)

(No time to edit since we are on our way out the door,

 but here goes Jayden before we run our errands.

 I love mornings. 

Baby J is so happy, by the afternoon he's a mini grouch &come evening time.... =( !!!)

New Opportunities in store?

Just got a job inquiry!

So excited because my current job is def. poo! Lol

Friday I received a letter in the mail, an Employment Inquiry letter. I took an exam months ago for the position and gave up thinking I didn't qualify but apparently I did! I opened the letter and BAM! it was for a freaking typing position when taking the exam I didnt realize I could get inquiries from both the general field of the position and the typing soooooooo I ended up having to complete this typing exam and send it off along with an updated resume.

So today I had to leave my little man with my mom so I can take this typing exam to get a certificate with at least 40 WPM. I have NEVER considered a typing job so had no training what so ever with typing. Ok I do write on social networks, blogs, etc. but never as a profession. Anyways I was feeling real confident and jumped right on in and got a....... 33!! Lol so that was a mood killer I just knew I did like 45 at least! =( anyways to make a long boring story short I passed after 4 tries with exactly a 40. Yay me... So I sent the rest of the forms HR requested and sent my packet, along with certificate off.

So i hope I get called in for an interview!!

Wish me luck!! ;)

Xoxo

NEW HAT FAIL =(

NEW HAT FAIL 

(i thought it was cute but looks like he doesn't)

BABY VS. Sippy Cup

CUP 1 BABY 0

Anyone know of a good sippy cup. he's 7 months. this one was intended for 4mos. + but it absolutely sucks. Which one did your kids use/like at this age, if any?

Let's do this again

I have had this blog for sometime now but rarely post. I've been following a few blogs for a while and decided to pick up where I left of....

A little about me; My name is Brittani. I'm 20 something. A MOMMY to a handsome baby boy, Jayden. He was born June 5th, 2010 and changed my life. I'm currently TAKEN by the love of my life, Eric. We live in Bay Area, CA. I'm a full-time working mama but hope to find the time to blog to you all regularly. I have been into PHOTOGRAPHY a lot in the last months and of course will share my journey. I'm not sure of what else to write but I'm sure you will get to know me quite well as you read my daily ramblings. =) 

ENJOY!

OTHER CONTACT INFO:

TWITTER: @EXCLUSiVE_B

YOUTUBE: exclusiveBNH

3rd Anni ;)

the thunderstorm

OMG A THUNDERSTORM OUTSIDE!!!!! The lightning is ridiculous out here, i have never in my life seen it this bad ever. driving home seemed like I nightmare. felt like one of them was gonna hit my car. FREAKY. So, I was in a major rush to get home. The night sky lit up and my foot taps the throttle just a bit harder. Dang, I am a BIG chicken. i can hear it now outside as I'm writing this! The sound of thunder, rumbling, &of course dogs barking. poor things :( This is kind of odd being that it's june 'n all and i live in f**king CALIFORNIA.

But..... I have to admit it is kind of beautiful, ironically.

Just getting started but enjoy...

So I'm finally starting my own blogspot;

"HEY PEOPLE, bare with me while i figure this whole thing out. Haven't blogged since Xanga.com!" LOL

Decided to start this and jump on the bandwagon because I honestly have loads of crap to talk about but never anyone to share it with. 

...to be continued(I have to work =/)