My Meals Monday: August 31, 2015

Today's My Meals Monday actually started off quite good, I fixed my air conditioner, after 3 days of this crazy Hawaii humidity, I felt really motivated to clean my house and film some videos, and it was a Sunday! So I started off with my usual Coffee and Oatmeal, except I wasn't actually that hungry so I didn't add any raisins or granola. 

Then for Lunch we went to Taco Del Mare and I got a taco salad, with Lettuce, Black Beans, Ground Beef, Tomatoes, and Cheese. I got a side of Sour Cream, Guacamole, and Tamitillo Salsa. I also got an Iced Tea, and this is where my day started to move south, the ice machine at the restaurant was broken so it was a warm Iced Tea. 

Unfortunately right after lunch our air conditioner died...again..so we headed up to the pool, and spent a good 3-4 hours there, and when we got back we didn't feel like cooking so we went to Safeway and I got the Chinese Chicken Salad, and I made a "mojito", it was really just Sierra Mist and Rum, but ya know I like to be fancy and call it a Mojito lol

After dinner I had the Ben and Jerry's Peanut Butter core, which by the way is totally amazing, but before you start to say "no wonder your over wight you eat ice-cream", I actually don't, it has probably been a good 5 years since the last time I had ice cream, it's just not something I heavily crave and I actually don't like how cold it is, so I always put it in the microwave first, which I know defeats the purpose. 

So that's everything I had today, here is today's Daily Vlog, and Main Channel Video...Don't forget to leave me a comment telling me what you had today.

             

             

Style Sunday: My Errand Look

Today I had a TON of errands to run which had me going from one side of the island to the other, so I decided I would take my Style Sunday pictures somewhere fun, I mean I do live in Hawaii, I should be doing more of my blog photos outside, right? This was taken next to the University Of Hawaii Marine Research Center, across from Sea Life Park. 

In these pictures I am wearing a Calvin Klein top from Costco, Denim Boyfriend shorts from Old Navy, and Pink Flower Sandels from Ross. Also my ugly "errand" bag is from Ross as well.

As you can see I tried to get near the water and then got swallowed up lol.

In the future I am going to try and take my Style Sunday pictures in a new location each time, let me know if you guys want other views besides beach. 

Here is today's Main Channel Video, and Daily Vlog. 

Thoughts Thursday: Thin Tea Review

About a month ago, a very nice woman from ThinTea asked if I would be interested in reviewing their 28 Day ThinTea Detox, I jumped at the chance because I had seen their products all over instagram and was really interested in trying it.

In the package I received a 28 Day Detox Tea blend, a 28 Day Fat Burn Tea, and the cutest tea strainer EVER!!!!

You start with the Detox (green/white bag) in the mornings, and drink this with your breakfast. 

Then in the evenings just before dinner you drink a cup of the Fat Burn (pink/white bag).

For myself I did notice a huge difference in my stomach, as I was having a problem with bloating and the Detox tea really did seem to help with that, though the down side is that to me the detox tea had a very distinct aftertaste kind of like metal. 

The Fat Burn tea is caffeine free and yet it does seem to suppress your appetite I'm not sure if it's because you are drinking something quite hot before dinner or if it was the mixture of the herbs and spices in the tea, (it does contain cinnamon which is known to help with weight loss), but this tea has an amazing peppermint flavor that makes it a real treat to drink.

The reason so many of these types of teas are so popular is because they can help you lose weight without having to resort to diet pills which many of them contain harmful chemicals, and harmful levels of caffeine, this specific tea however doesn't contain caffeine or laxatives (like some of its counterparts), so you are getting something that is 100% natural and safe to consume.

For myself I will not be purchasing the Detox tea because it was really difficult for me to finish the 28 day package because of the metal after taste, but I will be purchasing the Fat Burn blend as not only will it help speed up my metabolism and suppress my appetite, but it tastes so amazing I just can't turn it down.

Have you ever tried Thin Tea, or any other brand of weight loss tea, what was your experience? 

Here is todays Main Channel Video.

*While ThinTea did send me this product free of charge, the opinions expressed in this blog post are solely my own.

                

My Meals Monday: August 24, 2015

I started my morning with a Coffee and Plain Biscotti, I love these they add something really special to your morning coffee.

I then had steak for breakfast, it was left-over from my dinner out the night before, and I LOVED it! I don't eat a lot of beef, but from time to time I really crave it.

I then had the worlds best snack, a very cold White Peach, these are so amazing, and its the only way I'm able to eat peaches because I don't care for yellow peaches. 

I decided to have a little iced coffee, to help get me through this overshot, humid day, did I mention we are at 83% humidity due to a hurricane, and our a/c broke:(

This is my protein shake, its a banana, frozen cherries, 10 oz of water, and a scoop of protein powder.

After going to the pool for a while, I had a croissant sandwich, it has chicken breast, provolone, and tomato. 

For dinner I had some hibiscus tea, water, scalloped potatoes, and salmon with pesto.

Here is todays Daily Vlog, and Main Channel Video....

              
   
              

Style Sunday: Budget Church Look

I'm so sorry this post is going up two days late, but unfortunately we have been Internet-less for the past 3 days, but now its back on and I can get back to my life again hahaha. 

In this way over exposed picture, (Don is still learning how to use my camera for the Style Sunday posts), I am wearing my "Budget Church Look", this consists of a white Calvin Klein t-shirt from Costco- $12.95, a pink shirt from Old Navy- $16.99, and a pair of Guess wedge flip-flops from ross- $8.99.

Here is todays Daily Vlog & Main Channel Video....

           

              

             

My Meals Monday: August 17, 2015

For breakfast I started my day off with the usual oatmeal, this had unsweetened raisins, and Anahole granola, which is a local product here in Hawaii and it is AMAZING!!! This was also topped off with a little bit of almond milk. 

Lunch was kind of a rush as I had been running errands all day so I stopped and grabbed a hotdog from Costco and I also got their Berry smoothie which was literally to dye for as it is so hot and humid here right now.

After I spent some time at the pool I had a Harmless Harvest 100% Raw Coconut water, I find this really refreshing as well as its super good for you.

For dinner I made Salmon with Pesto on top, some cucumber spears, and a little bit of whole grain pasta with a light lemon sauce, and parmesan. 

Ok so normally I don't eat dessert as I have a huge sweet tooth and a major over-indulgance problem but I had 2 LU Petit Ecolier, these are very similar to the Dairy milk ritz chocolate crackers, except these are made with 70% dark cocoa, which actually is really good for you, as long as you don't eat too many LOL. 

Finally I ended my night with my last glass of water and my tea, usually I drink Tea Pigs Peppermint Tea, (I'm sure you guys are tired of me raving about it), but tonight I had the Thin Tea 28 Day Fat Burn Blend as I am drinking this for a future review.

And thats everything I had today, you may notice I am missing my usual coffee, thats because I am trying to become less of a coffee addict, which actually just led to quite a headache.

Here is todays Main Channel Video and Daily Vlog, also don't forget to check out the 600 Subscriber Giveaway going on Now. 

               

               

               

Style Sunday: 600 Subscriber Giveaway (Ends 9/9/2015)

As you guys know I recently experienced a death in my family, which is why this Giveaway is coming so late, but none the less it is here...

I was so excited when we reached 600 subscribers, mostly because it means I have 600 friends out there in the world, one of my favorite things to do is interact with you guys, which is why I spend so much time staring at my phone on twitter LOL!

So for this giveaway there will be 6 winners, the first winner will receive the Maggs London bag of their choice, and the other 5 winners will receive an Alex and Ani zodiac bangle of their choice.

The Rules:

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You MUST comment on THIS video with your 1st & 2nd choice of bag and Bangle.

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This giveaway is open internationally!

Here is todays Main Channel video!

             

My Meals Monday: August 10, 2015

As you guys know from Thursday's post, my family is suffering the loss of a loved one, I try to film everything 1 week in advance and so this was filmed last Monday, and as you can see not much was written about it lol, I am sorry for that but just can't seem to get myself into the working groove just yet....thank you for your love, your condolences, and your patients. 

Breakfast:

Coffee, Water, Oatmeal

Lunch:

California roll, soup

 Snack:

Popped Wheat Thins, Fresh Mango Salsa

Drink:

Izze Sparkling Blackberry

Dinner:

Chicken Pot Pie

Dessert: 

Apple Tart

             

Fun Friday: Being A Doggy Mama

Today's Fun Friday post is all about my fur babies and being a Doggy Mama!

As you all know I have Charlie & Louis who are both King Charles Spaniels, Charlie is a Blenheim which means he has white spots and reddish brown hair, Louis is a Tri-Color which means he is black, white, and brown which is why his eyebrows stand out a bit more. Charlie is 2 years old, born November 29, 2012, and Louis is 1 years old born December 24, 2013. I can honestly say these two guys have brought so much joy to my life and I couldn't imagine them not being here, even though they wouldn't give me 1 good picture of the three of us hahaha.

Here is today's Main Channel Video, Daily Vlog, and Gaming Channel Video. 

Rest In Peace Alyssa Dee Bickerstaff

Today was supposed to be a post on July Favorites but unfortunately tragedy has struck my family and we lost my dear cousin Alyssa Bickerstaff on Tuesday.

Because of this I wanted to use todays post to let you all know that I do have some videos/posts already scheduled but I am going to be taking sometime to grieve for literally the nicest most caring person I have ever had the pleasure of knowing and I can say will total honesty I was so lucky to have you in my family and to grow up with you always setting such a positive example (even though you were younger). 

Thank you so much to all of you who have sent me your condolences, it truly is comforting to read the messages from people who she helped through her life, and for those of you who didn't know her and yet take the time to write me, I am speechless at your kindness. 

Alyssa's family is struggling to cover the cost of funeral service and so I have set up a contribution fund, if any of you would be willing to donate we would all truly appreciate it. 

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Workout Wednesday: Polar FT4 Watch Heart Rate Monitor Review

Todays blog post is all about the Polar FT4 Watch Heart Rate Monitor, I have owned this for about 2 years now but have used everyday for the past 60 days and I can honestly say this $60 gadget has completely changed workout for me!

Unlike many fitness monitors out there this bad boy uses a heart rate strap to monitor your actual heart, which means its pretty on point when it comes to your actual caloric output, unlike your typical  monitor on say the treadmill or elliptical this is completely targeted to you meaning you aren't getting a generalized caloric number, or targeted heart rate. Also this little watch contains a neat little computer inside that keeps a file on each of your workouts, meaning if you forget how many calories you burned or how long your workout was last week you can always look all that info back up!

I have decided that this watch is an actual necessity for my workouts, not only do you get vital info, but it also makes me quite competitive against myself hahah.

Here is the link to the watch at Walmart and here is todays Main Channel Video, Daily Vlog, and Gaming Channel Video. 

           

Tutorial Tuesday: My Summer Makeup Routine

Today's Tutorial Tuesday post is My Summer Makeup Routine, and as usual it includes the Maybelline The Nudes Palette hahaha! 

Here are the items used:

Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser

Benefit Some Kind-a Gorgeous Foundation Faker

Estee Lauder Daywear BB Cream

Benefit Browzings

Maybelline The Nudes Palette

Maybelline Master Precise Liner Pen

MAC False Lashes Mascara

Rimmel Natural Bronzer Sun Dance 027

Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick Compact Bronze

Revlon Colorburst lip butter Pink Truffle 001

And here is todays Main Channel video, Daily Vlog, and Gaming Video. 

My Meals Monday: August 3, 2015

Today was a really crazy day for me as I had a TON of things to do on top of a doctors appointment and meeting, so I pretty much spent my whole day running around town and didn't even have enough time to eat breakfast, which also meant I wasn't fully thinking about this post and sadly didn't take any proper pictures, I know this happened last week as well and I am trying to focus on prioritizing my days a bit better but for now LIFE IS CRAZY...lol.

Here is todays video as well as todays Daily Vlog and Gaming Video. 

               
              
              

Style Sunday: August Giveaway

It time for another Monthly Giveaway!!!! Here is the video for this giveaway and don't forget to click here if you would like to be entered into the giveaway!