#like obv he looked gorg then too but something about this video

[indiehowell]

all i got from this video is that phil is the most strikingly beautiful man to exist like the blond hair blue eye combo is SO LETHAL

[islandpcosjourney]

Day 27 - Spring ‘21 challenge

10th April 2021

“How good you feel now, could potentially be how good you feel for the rest of your life”

Today’s juices are: My green-for-go go-to smoothie Pineapple, Apples, Pear, Cucumber, Lime, Celery, Spinach, Kale, Courgette, Asparagus, Brussels sprouts blended with Avocado Digestive aid Apples, Carrots, Fennel, Celery, Ginger root

Oh my goodness, Mum has the 2nd gram-crust broccoli quiche cooking in the oven and the smell is driving me wild!

So in yesterday’s post I was relaying info from Jason’s 26th Day video and where to go next. There was so much information that I knew I’d need to space it all out and I’ve re-watched the video so many times now so make sure that I fully understood all of the principles to help me properly transition, as I’ve never done this before. He talked about somebody who went on his retreat for a 2week detox and still craved KFC on their way home that at the airport they gorged on a whole bucket of chicken and subsequently made themselves VERY ill. Of course, the body thought it was being poisoned! Now, I’m in no way planning that kind of attack on food but I’m definitely looking forward to chewing again!

Various options from Monday onwards: 5:2:5 – 5 days juice, 2 days eating low H.I, 5 days juice Using this plan until you reach your weight/health goals. Mix & match the 28-day menu juices (which is pretty much what I was already doing even during this 28-day challenge)

5:2 – 5 days eating low H.I, 2 days juice Using this plan until you reach your weight/health goals, BUT during the 5 days eating, ALWAYS start each morning with a blend. You are breaking your fast, breakfast, so after the elimination cycle overnight, you want to flood the body with the best nutrition possible – a thickie full of goodness to “feed” your cells until 12 noon with LIVE nutrition and you stay afloat and away from cravings and the danger of getting clogged up.

JJM – Juice, Juice, Meal Daily: having a breakfast juice, lunch juice and a meal for dinner. This is what I was doing whenever Kevin was at home, without knowing that it had a “label” as such. It’s been the easiest routine to sustain as it’s so easy to take juice with me to work and come home to a meal. Unfortunately we hadn’t been always having the most nutritious of evening dinners and this is the main reason I think why I was getting all clogged up again and needed the reset. Then at the weekends he says you can do JMM – Juice, Meal, Meal although for us at the weekends, especially a Sunday we only tend to have brunch & dinner.

The law of 4: There will be times when, as we are human beings, we want to indulge/treat ourselves or indeed times when we are caught out somewhere unexpectedly or on the road. Jason has 4 rules that you can stick to, to make sure that you don’t let that cheeky visitor move back in!

1)    Eat only when you’re genuinely hungry – seems obvious doesn’t it? But, more often than not, the hunger that you feel is a fake hunger or a thirst. Also, if you’re filling up on junk food then you’re definitely OVERFED and UNDER NOURISHED so your cells WILL actually be telling you that they need food, because they genuinely do as they’ll be lacking in nutrients, but your stomach is probably full, or you’ve recently had a big meal so how could you possibly be hungry? I did visit this early on in my 28-day challenge where I mentioned that if you open the fridge, saw all the fresh produce and still thought that you had no food in, you’re not hungry. But, that’s something that we’re past now as we’ve done the 21 days which it takes to build up a new habit, we have the momentum, we know and understand the difference between genuine hunger (e.g. tummy rumbling) vs a hunger which is really a craving. Now this next statement is something that definitely will make me re-think food choices.

“Normal foods will satisfy you before, during & after consumption”

How many times have you chosen food with your eyes or nose, eaten it but then felt horrendous afterwards? I have done countless times! Or eaten too much then you feel so full you fall asleep? If the thought of the food makes you excited & the process of eating it brings you pleasure then that food should surely give you a similar output? Not always the case, but it should. You should look forward to it, you love it while you’re eating it AND you love the feeling afterwards, every time.

2)    Eat slowly and consciously – How fast do you eat? Do you ever pause while you’re eating? Know you are eating, see your food, smell your food, be with your food. Most of the causes of obesity relate to “Hoovering” up food like it’s going out of fashion. Our dog hoovers her food, without chewing it practically, it’s gone in seconds, but we know that’s not good for dogs. Special bowls are made to help prevent dogs from eating too fast, so how about us? Taste every mouthful, appreciate every bit, eat in the moment. We’re quite guilty of eating in front of the TV but I know that’s a bad habit and that’s definitely not conscious eating. Eyes staring at the tv, ears listening to the TV, cutlery bringing food up to the mouth, chewing it, then looking down at the plate to find it all gone – sound familiar? Being aware of every bite is the first step to conscious eating.

3)    Use the 20min rule – there’s a Japanese island where they say, “always leave the table still hungry” and they have the lowest rates of weight issues. I don’t understand why we MUST eat as much as we can, or we’re given seconds or thirds and seen as rude if we don’t accept – definitely a cultural thing we’ve lived with! But, after 20mins, our body tells us we’ve had enough. Now if you eat slowly for rule 2, then you won’t consume as much after 20mins and your body will tell you it’s full. I’ve definitely pointed this out to Kevin before where I’ve noticed he’s finished his food in 5-10mins and maybe starting on a second helping when I’m barely through my portion. I am guilty of it too though, I’m not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but I’ve been more aware of it the last couple years. I definitely watch out when I’m out at a restaurant (not these days obvs!) and I don’t want to leave stuffed, so I order a smaller starter or maybe starters instead of mains and eat really slowly so I don’t over-eat.

4)    Keep hydrated – if you consume plenty of high-water content food/juices then you probably won’t need much water separately on top of that. Apparently that 2 litre water “rule” is a big myth, unless of course you consume lots of fats, salts & sugars, become dehydrated and need to counteract it. But, you actually stay MORE hydrated from the high-water content foods that you eat, than drinking water – WOW!

and that’s it! Design my own “diet” according to what suits me best.  Writing this all down has been such a good exercise to “learn” it properly and have something to refer back to.

One thing I will take away from these 28 days is the energy I now have. We’re having an online Harp festival just now as we can’t have a physical one in Edinburgh, but this is a festival I have been a part of for 28 years and like mum, I push myself during it, but I can’t always last as long as even she does during the days. There are late night sessions which can go well into the wee hours and I usually have to bow out. My heart wants to be there, my head wants to be there, but my body has always told me NO. I have pushed myself some nights, when I’ve been leading the sessions, but I’ve been genuinely broken the following day, so I’ve always chosen my days carefully. I was always embarrassed by it, having to make excuses as to why I was leaving and sometimes being there, falling asleep and looking horrendous/tired, which made me feel awful so latterly I would usually decide not to even attend, even for a little while, as I couldn’t handle the pressure of being around folk who didn’t know what I was going through, expected me to play/sing (as I would expect of myself) but I was in no fit state to be able to. It’s been horrible if I think back to all of the years where I could’ve been socialising and building the friendships/networking/putting myself out there, but I simply couldn’t. I said to mum today that although I’ll look forward to a physical festival in years to come for many reasons, the main reason is that I’ll have plenty energy to be able to be me again, a typical young woman in her 30s, to attend the late-night sessions without fear of crashing and having to slip off home quietly. She smiled and I knew......... she completely understood.

[easyobsession]

DWTS24: WEEK 6 (LO RECAPS)

I have got shit to do. Term papers to write, end of the semester shit to finish up, major family stuff going on, my newfound obsession with Sons of Anarchy, and a WWE Payperview this weekend. I DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

And yet here my ass is typing this up for all of you at 1Am. Because after what went down tonight, I’m hot and ready to go all Lima Heights up in this shit and I gotta get it out.

So here we go. This recap turned rant starts right fucking now.

*I’ve given up listening to the judges. I don’t even watch their comments 99.9% of the time anymore. At this point they could replace them with monkeys and I’d be cool. Just an FYI. Though I do adore Nick Carter and wish he’d won his season. (See my season 21 recaps)

SIMONE AND SASHA. SAMBA. 9899=35/40.

As far as costuming goes, I think this is the best she’s looked all season. Absolutely stunning. The boots took away from the footwork though. Technically it looked good, though she messed up a few times. To me it looked more like a dance you’d see the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (shoutout to Melissa Rycroft- haaay!) do at halftime though. She was too smiley and struck her poses too hard.

BONNER AND SHARNA. RUMBA. 8877=30/40.

HIS FACE DOESN’T CHANGE. I DON’T UNDERSTAND. IT’S ALWAYS THE SAME. HAPPY, SAD, SEXY, ANGRY, STRESSED- IT’S ALL IDENTICAL. But aside from that… he did better than I expected, tbh. It wasn’t great. Worth a 7. Stiff, his hands looked like they were trying to hold her head like a basketball, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought. And Nick and Sharna’s friendship (DO NOT GET ME STARTED OR ASK ABOUT A FIC, I’M TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE) always makes me beam. But the cowboy needs to go.

NANCY AND ARTEM. PASO. 9888=33/40.

Okay. First of all, a few notes on set and aesthetics: the flashing lights were distracting as hell. The color of her dress didn’t work at all, and the cage thing at the beginning sucked. It seemed like she got a little flustered this week- I didn’t see the package for this one btw, and overall it was just… okay. I know she can do better. It just felt more like everything got too hectic in the arrangement.

NICK AND PETA. JIVE. 7777=28/40.

He tried. Peta looked fucking gorg. I don’t even know what happened in the middle. Too slow and boring. Next.

NORMANI AND VAL. SALSA. 1010810=38/40.

I’m sitting here typing this up and watching these videos back and I literally am about to stand up. THAT IS A FUCKING DANCE. FIERCE AND ATTITUDE AND POWER AND THOSE HAIR FLIPS. She was fluid and her movements all connected- it didn’t look like she was doing a series of poses like Simone. This is what I’m talking about. This is what we want. THIS IS A GODDAMN DANCE. EVERYTHING. ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. I AM SO DAMN PROUD. Also, Len can see himself out. BYEEE.

DAVID AND LINDSAY. ARGENTINE TANGO. 7877=29/40.

Couldn’t see the package for this one either. Goddammit Youtube . But I’m in a hurry so whatever. Loved the choreo. Lindsay = a star. Obv. What I like about David is that he seems like the most relatable of the stars this season. It’s like watching your dad or your uncle or your neighbor- he seems like a regular dude. He’s not incredible, but he does his best. Almost dropped Lindsay, but otherwise the tricks looked good. Is he ever gonna be incredible? No. But I like watching him anyway. And I think he did just fine.

RASHAD AND EMMA. TANGO. 91099=37/40.

Didn’t see the package. I want his jacket. Love Emma’s bangs. Pretty good, though instead of looking away from her it looked like he was staring at the ceiling, which was distracting. But overall pretty good. I’m 95% sure at this point he’s going to win the season. We’ll get to that later.

HEATHER AND MAKS. RUMBA. 10101010=40/40.

“Played like a star, danced like a champion.” That says it all. I saw it. I saw the story in front of me. She looks like a fucking professional. That is it. Done.

TEAM BOY BAND. FREESTYLE. 8988=33/40.

The package was gold. I was dying. I want to hang out with them. As for the routine… it started off less than impressive. Then they got to the chairs and my jaw actually dropped. Literally. I was a little uncomfortable to be perfectly honest. It looked like a strip show. Carrie Ann is actual garbage but what else is new and I’m pretty sure Rashad was the only one to get a minute on his own. Overall it was out of sync and kind of a mess. They tried, but it flopped and the costumes didn’t look good either. I liked the end though. Oh, and RNB+D? Seriously?

TEAM GIRL GROUP. FREESTYLE. 8989=34/40.

“Simone, put your hands on my ass.” Oh my god. “At this point I could put on a tutu and you could call me Mary. …Don’t call me Mary. And I’m not gonna put on a tutu.” Oh MY GOD.  And now to the dance. I’m going Grey’s Anatomy here. ….seriously? SERIOUSLY? SERIOUSLY. WHO CHOREOGRAPHED THIS? What the hell? The beginning was awful and way too staged and awkward, the sexy part was almost cringe worthy, and then suddenly they’re doing kicks and getting into hold? Also, the mix of both teams songs was downright deserving of imprisonment, because they both sucked. I appreciated each duo getting a second in the spotlight but… This was NOT GOOD. I’m shocked and so disappointed. Oh my lord. An actual mess.

THE ELIMINATION:

I mean… I’m beyond words. Like, there’s red hot fire and then there’s white hot. Blistering. That is where I’m at. Not pissed, not upset- it’s fury. Like, I’m still in shock.

Let’s talk for a second.

I’m going all the way back. I’m starting at season One. Oh yeah, that’s how bad I’ve lost it.

Joey McIntyre. Drew Lachey. Mario Lopez. Monique Coleman. Joey Fatone. SABRINA BRYAN. Mel B. Mario. Marissa Jaret Winokur. Lance Bass. Lil Kim. Mya. NICOLE SCHERZINGER. Brandy. Roshon Fegan. Zendaya. Elizabeth Berkley. Corbin Bleu. Amber Riley. MERYL DAVIS. ALFONSO RIBERO. Nick Carter. Wanya Morris. Normani.

All dance experience. I’ll excuse a few like Nick and such because while they did dance, they weren’t “dancers.” And Meryl and Charlie technically didn’t dance beforehand though they were trained by Derek for a period of time. Whatever. A good portion of that list made/makes a living dancing as part of their lives.

This show, believe it or not, is not based 110% in reality. It is a television show. It is for celebrities that have never ballroom danced before to pair up with a pro and learn a routine each week to perform for America. We have people like Geraldo Rivera and Kenny Mayne who couldn’t find a beat if it ran them over with a car, and we have the Alfonso Riberos and Corbin Bleus who grew up moving to music.

It does not fucking matter.

Despite my continued long ass rant, I have no words.

She didn’t deserve this.

I love David. Bonner, meh. Nick has actually impressed me though I’m still positive he’s a douchebag. Nancy is great. But they’re not better than her.

Rashad is a contender I didn’t see coming. We knew Normani and Simone would be lit.

Those are your final four.

I didn’t expect her to win, if I’m being honest. And now more than ever, since that Contemporary, I’m pretty damn certain it’ll go to Rashad. Which, I mean, good for Emma.

But I am honest with these reviews. I have no reason not to be. All I wanted was for Val to get his overdue win and he and Rumer earned it, but Riker and Allison were by far my favorites. I wanted Nick to beat Bindi even though she was the better dancer. And while I wanted Laurie to take the title, James and Sharna stole my heart.

Heather is the best one there. And the fact that she doesn’t get to at least make it to the end and experience this entire journey, even if she got fourth, really says something.

If this is as unfair as everyone keeps saying, fine. If she’s as good as Allison, then bring her on as a pro next season. Let’s go.

I don’t know if it’s America or TPTB, but… I’m in awe.

I’m in awe.

(This is my metaphorical mic drop)

-done