Food wise, I think I ate more than I should of, I know for certain it’s due to my time of the month. It is so frustrating, I work so hard and then my hormones sets the precedence for all my meals for two weeks!

It’s a struggle that I still have not figured out how to overcome.

Anyways, I start Make Up For Ever Academy, September 3, 2012!!! For those that don’t know yet. I moved to Paris and will be attending the MUFE Academy full time Makeup Artist course for 10months plus internships.

OMG!

It’s Thursday that I am writing this update and it’s the second week of my pre-work out work outs.

I still weigh the same 60 kilos (130 lbs), I do feel a slight energy spike through out the day, if I started my day off with a work out. But the energy does not last the next day if I were to skip a work out.

I have, counting today, four days, to follow up my 10 minute work outs. Now I am going to include the work out that I will do for Friday and Saturday and a new one on Sunday.

Here are the work outs the I’ve scheduled for this coming Friday and Saturday. I am going to start off with the “Gwyneth” and finish off with the “Victoria”.

Finishing my 2 week pre-training work out off on a FANTASTIC note. Here is the Sunday work out! I think it will kick my butt

For any gals following along with me! Keep on pushing on ;P WE can totally do it!

Follow along with me if you like.

Beso,
Odeliza

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Today, I going to try to do these two different 10-minute routines in a row and see how I feel about it. Food wise, any time since for ever, every half of the month, I always eat a bit too much. I understand now, that it is due to my cycle, and maybe some of you ladies struggle with it as well. So, yesterday I did eat more that I should of, granted protein is what I crave , so I over eat protein mostly. So maybe that is a good thing. Today for lunch and dinner I am going to try to create a larger sized portion for myself and see how I feel later tonight. And since I have not had breakfast yet, (as I write out this post) I am going to make hard broiled eggs and eat that along with my muesli and see how I feel.

Follow along with me if you like! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are all doing well. Beso

Alexa Chung seems to take her style with ease. I like how she plays around with looks and sometimes dresses ‘little girl’ like. For me, I approach fashion and my sense of style with as much humor.

Here are some pictures that I really love of Alexa Chung I hope you find inspiration and I shall see you again.

I really love this picture below of Alexa because it’s youthful “little girl” like but still so elegant and chic.

I especially love her gold star tipped shoes above.

How much do I love this short sleeved sweater with what looks like a doile collar?!

Hope you are all having a lovely week. I shall see you soon!

Beso

I love her style because she is so easy going, yet some how looks so pulled together. The middle outfit is something that I already own, I love Balenciaga! The tailoring of their moto-jackets are exceptional. I own a dark brown and a black moto-jacket.

I love how her style is sexy and elegant she can wear a mini and a midi and still look so chic.

Well, amigas, I hope you’ve found some inspiration in my short post!

I shall see you again.

Beso,

Odeliza

Okay, so lately I’ve been feeling a little, well…less fit then I once was. As a child I was always active and did some form of exercise, I really loved to be outdoors.

In my teens I never missed a work out session or yoga session at my local gym. In my early 20′s, still worked out at the gym. I ate pretty much the same, but was able to stay lean and slim.

Around my mid to late 20′s up to now in my early thirties, fitness has been an off and on activity.

I still eat the same types of food but I can see that I am not as disciplined in fitness as I once was.

So, I weighted my self the other day and I am 60kilos which is about 130 lbs and I am about 5’4″ my pant size is a 26 in 7For All Man Kind, and a 27 in Adriano Goldshmiched jeans. Blouses are between a small and medium depending on the style. I have been between 127lbs to 130lbs for about ten years now.

My earlier weight was mostly muscle and my current weight is mostly fat. Though I do not have a muffin top or salt shakers for arms, I still am not lean as I used to be.

I can really tell that my legs aren’t Tina Turner-ish anymore. There is a shadow of the Turner but very subdue. My shoulders used to be coconuts and now they look more like, well… I have no idea what I can equate to how my shoulders are now.

At least I still retain my tight abs, sans the old washboard.

Now, some of you may think that I am pretty fit. I think I am for my age and I think all the hard work I did before really has helped.

But it takes a consistent amount of effort to stay lean and in the best physical shape one can possibly be.

And my body is screaming at me to get up off my ass and get to some exercising.

So, I made an announcement to myself and then to my husband as witness that I shall attempt to loose the fat by the end of this year and be at least 120-125lbs of muscle and stay that way.

As you can see above, I provided a video of my first attempt at introducing a fitness routine to my schedule.

I’ve already done said routine yesterday and today. Actually I am writing this blog right after I finished said work out as more of a break really. I think I may do another ten minute routine after I finished this post.

My goal is to feel more energized. I don’t necessarily want to loose a pant size as I don’t want to have to shop for more pants or skirts. I probably would just have them taken in because I love all my clothes. And, being too thin does not look good on my frame so, I just want to be fit and healthy that is the sum of it.

Anyways, for the rest of this week, since I started yesterday, Sunday, I shall do the ten minute routines I have added along this post. By the coming Sunday, I shall see how I feel and create a completely new routine for the week to come.

Luckily, I’ve kept track of how my muscles and body reacts to fitness routines and know and understand how I should shock myself to a fitter body.

That leaves the month of September when I commence my Make Up For Ever Academy’s full time make up artist program. Two weeks till start of Academy!

My two week goal (which is about the last half of August) is to pre-train every day with these mini 10 minute work outs and a couple walks with Theo and Midori.

Food wise my menu for breakfast will be Museli, coffee with agave, and about 2-4 tall glasses of water.

Lunch will be a third of a fresh baguette sandwich (with either hard broiled egg whites, tuna, or chicken breast) small side of raw vegetables and raw fruit with at least 2 tall water glasses.

Dinner, some sort of protein dish, fresh vegetables, artesian pasta or some sort of pilaf dish and some sort of fresh fruit.

If I get hungry in between meals I think I shall try to drink more water and maybe see how I feel about that.

This is already how I eat now, I just wanted to write it out for those that are interested.

Really, snacking in between meals for me is a no-no. My body doesn’t like it and my stomach starts to protest. So, I know what works for me, it may not work for you, you could always give it a go and see, or not.

The one thing I have about drinking loads of water is that I have such a small bladder that I have to go to the rest room every 5-10 minutes (no joke, husband hates it) and Paris does not really have a whole lot of places to go to the bath room. Some men, go on the street ( I know…yikes, turn the other way and keep walking along), I shall hope I am not in such a desperate position to have to resort to swatting on the streets of Paris.

So, this is why I’ve added loads of water for these two weeks to come, for when I start MUFE Academy, I am going to have to see where there is a rest room in the school (I imagine there is one, but I’ve been surprised of many lately).

Okay, here are the other 10 minutes videos I have lined up for the entire week up to Sunday of next.

Follow along with me if you like, that way I feel as if we are doing this pre-training fitness regime together.

Taylor Swift is such a lovely young lady. Lately, I’ve been really in love with some of her style selections. I wanted to share them with you today.

I love this outfit! Before, clothes with the color red in it did not appeal to me so much. I think that the color red has changed over the years. There are more dual tones to red. Like the skinny cigarette jeans she’s wearing above. The red is a more tomato red which match really well with her gold statin toned ballet flats.

Here is another striped and red combo that I think is really lady like, classic, and tres chic. I love this outfit so much. And I really admire how she puts together pieces in the same color palette but different looks. A style that speaks to my heart.

It’s really simple, elegant, and can be elevated for a special occasion with heels and a red clutch.

I also really like how Taylor Swift does not try to wear clothing that is skin tight and shows too much. I think she is a great style inspiration for young ladies.

My last outfit inspiration, a cold weather staple, statement coat. I really love how she buttons her toggle, velvet, burt copper-red coat. It is really chic. Feminine, classic, no fuss winter outfit.

I’ll have to shop my wardrobe to see what inspirational looks I can find from Taylor Swift.

Well amigas, I hope you found my short post on my style inspiration maybe inspirational to you as well. I shall see you all again real soon. If you want to keep up to date with me, have a look at my latest Beauty Channel videos here (Odeliza’s YouTube Channel).

Thanks for stopping by.

Beso,

Odeliza

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