When life gives you lemons...

    Start a lemonade diet. At least that's what my Aunty and cousins did (Ok, so they're not really my cousins, but it's a lot easier to refer to them as such since we've grown up together and known each other all our lives).  They did the Master Cleanse for 10 days and one of them lost 8 lbs in the process.  They also mentioned that they're skin was looking clear and smooth and when I saw pictures, their faces were slimmed. Yeah, the last time I did the master cleanse was for pageant purposes (refer to picture) and I don't think I lost too much weight though now that I mention it, my skin did look pretty close to flawless when I was an uber-health fanatic. Then again, I was also not really eating then either and I only did it for 3 days.

  The point is, I can't let them beat me in my quest to lose chubbin-weight. Taking dance classes and running every so often is no longer cutting it (I wonder why). Perhaps drastic measures should be taken. Perhaps if I cleanse body from the inside out, I'd feel like a new me. No more chubbins, no more lazy-bum. Yeah! I'll do it for 10 days straight and obsess over Food Network but hey, at least I'll be fiyace. First things first, I won't start this tonight since I'm in the middle of a long and busy week. Once things slow down, say around next week (hopefully), I'll start my detox. Don't let me talk myself out of this one, guys. I mean it. You have to push me and make sure that I'm on top of it. Also, while you're at it, please remind me to keep running everyday since I'm still set on running a marathon, thanks.

  So here's the plan, I'm going to map out a schedule of a typical week and include some sort of workout everyday. Ideally, this is what I would like my week to look like:
Sunday--early morning yoga
Monday--run/ workout with Sey & Jermaine in town
Tuesday--dance classes
Wednesday--run/ workout with Sey & Jermaine in town
Thursday--Ballet
Friday--dance/ run
Saturday--early morning yoga/ hiking

  I know, it's pretty ambitious. Especially the running part but I think I can do it. I decided that I can only do yoga over the weekend because going after work is too hard plus the place gets so crowded that I don't feel very encouraged to go. I also woul like to start waking up earlier on the weekends and the best way to do it is waking up for yoga. I would also like to go running every other day so that I dont get bored with my routine and so that I can fit my dance classes into my schedule as well.

 I didn't work out today but a lot of it had to do with me being unprepared. If I stick to a schedule, I'll know what to expect and what to pack for the day. Not to sound like I'm making excuses for not going to ballet tomorrow, but the photoshoot will most likely go till about 10pm or later. Friday, I will take dance class and Saturday morning, I will take my first early morning yoga in a long while.

  Speaking of photo shoots, I was there for a long time today but tomorrow is going to be longer. I was in the wardrobe room (pictured) for the bulk of my time there. In preparation for the shoot tomorrow, I decided that I should start taping shoes. Let me explain: when we get things sent to us from the sample desks, we get to use the items without worrying too much about them. I mean we can't torture it but we don't have to make sure the items remain in sellable condition. However, when we pull items from the vendors directly, we need take extra precautions and be aware of everything. When we borrow shoes from the stores, we tape the bottom with masking tape and don't let the models wear the shoes until they are on the site. Even then, the shoes are only placed on their feet when they are in the shot.  The shoes that I tried on (pictured) were from the sample desk from NY. Yes, they're Ferragamo, yes, they are absolutely fabulous and yes, I would look like a giraffe in these. Sigh, you watch, I will be bringing skinny back, one liter of Cayenne pepper-lemonade at a time.

 

Oh these? Just a little something.