Adventure in Juicing

So.... mom and I purchased a juicer. I can't tell you how excited I am about it. Like.... real excited. Probably more than I should be. I've heard/seen/read about juicing for a while and I've wanted to try it for the longest time. FINALLY!! We have one. It barely made it through the door before it was plugged in and fruits/veggies were being turned into juice. I regret not doing this a long time ago.

My grandmother has access to TONS of fruits and veggie. Typically she would give us TONS of stuff. Sometimes on a daily basis and 78% of the time it's tossed out because we can't keep up. THIS will help out with that, I'm sure.

We had all sorts of fruits and veggies going into this little juicer!! Carrots, kale, spinach, strawberries, apples, and oranges. All of it was delicious!! :) I did put some chia seeds in mine (not though the juicer, just scooped 2 spoon fulls).

I can't wait to share some of my adventures in juicing!! :D

Chia Seeds and health stuffs :)

This is my first attempt at the famous 'green smoothie'. One a scale from I'd-Rather-Eat-Paint to Best-Thing-To-Enter-My-Mouth, I'd give it a 7. It wasn't bad at all!! 

My concoction: 

Kale

Spinach

Strawberries 

Banana

Plain Organic Yogurt

Splash of Whole Milk 

Honey

Kitchen Si... Wait... no. 

Chia Seeds

Threw it all in the blender. Watched it whirl around for a bit. Dumped contents into reusable Starbucks tumbler. Took a sip. Alas!! I'm still alive. It's quite tastey. My only complaint.... it's way too thick. I mean like... 'suck hard' kinda thick. My next one will have a few splashes of organic apple juice.

I made this before 7 AM and worked on it all throughout the day and had about an inch worth left in the cup after 5 PM. On a typical day I would be famished come lunch time but all I ate was a small Tupperware of left over enchiladas and some cashews. I felt full and satisfied for the whole day. Could it be the Chia seeds?? We shall see. I wanna give it a couple more days and see what happens.

That is my main goal... hopefully these little seeds will keep me full and satisfied and eliminate the 'bored' eating. Especially at work...

I've wanted to try Chia Seeds for some time now and finally bought some from Raley's. They did a small segment on them on Good Morning America and so far I've heard nothing but good things about them.
I'm going to try and incorporate them into different dishes and breakfast oatmeal.

For the first time I'm about 90% serious about getting my butt in gear and fix my mess of an eating habit. After watching several different documentaries about eating more God made foods rather than man made foods really struck a nerve. Man made food isn't 'food', it's assembled 'stuff' made to look like food. It has zero nutrients or just plain 'ol good stuff for you!!

I'm excited about this adventure!! :)

My skin regiment

I don't usually post photos like this... but I have to. Recently I've made some big changes with my skincare. In the past I hadn't put much effort in taking care of my skin and I'm slowly having to correct what I've done. I had a bad habit of not removing my make up before bed as well as using the wrong products for my skin type. 

Since I've been solely purchasing my cosmetics from Sephora; I decided to try some of their skincare products. Typically I bought my skin care products from Target. Clean & Clear, Neutrogena, generic brands, etc. and I noticed horrible dry, flaky patches, or an oily combination. I've never had issues with acne or tons of pimples but I've had my fair share. 

Really Apple, really?!?!

I purchased my iPad 3 the day it was released back in March 2012. So today I hear about the new iPad Mini and I think ‘aw cute’ until I then read about a possible iPad 4?? Really?!? 6 months and my device is damn near obsolete?!? Or at least it’s on the fast track to becoming ‘vintage’. C’mon. Does Apple not realize that the original ‘antique’ iPad barely came out in 2010?? It’s ridiculous!! Way to piss off your loyal customers, Apple. I’ve already made up my mind and I have no desire to upgrade to the iPhone 5. What’s the point?? Once my 2 years are up you may be nearing the iPhone 8. Smh. Don’t get me wrong, I love my iPad 3 but just the thought that its soon to be the ‘older’ new iPad in less than 7 months is not cool.

http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/24/ipad-4-announced-just-seven-months-after-ipad-3-do-you-feel-shortchanged/

http://kotaku.com/5954259/it-only-took-seven-months-for-apple-to-make-me-feel-like-a-chump?tag=opinion