Let me be honest with you…I’ve been eating like a heifer.  I’ve been dating this guy who believes I should gain some weight and indeed, I have.  My goal over the next 6 weeks is to lose five pounds. Rarely, do I disclose my weight but I need to be perfectly honest with myself and you.

As of today 7-27-08, I stand at 5 feet 4 inches and 130 pounds…ewww!! Starting tomorrow morning I plan to keep a food diary over the next 6 weeks and commit to at least 300 minutes of exercise per week.  As per “The Devil wears Prada” a size 4 is the new 6!! I gotta get this bum to shrink, if I’m going to stay in a size 4 anything bigger is unacceptable for this diva.

Every week, over the course of the next six weeks of my healthy journey…I’m going to participate in a new physical activity.  This week Bikrham Yoga.  I will post weekly weight updates and maybe measurements.  Wish me luck and join me on my journey to a healthy lifestyle.

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Ok people, get ready for Renee B. to be joining our forces. She’s a size 4, fabulous, bitchy and just our flavor. She’s notified me that the fitness section here on Spa-View is lacking (did I mention I’m battlerocking these last 15 lbs to goal weight by making excuses to not work out?) Anyyyyway, welcome Renee - let’s rock it! I’m gonna go do a set of crunches now, in your honor and to the betterment of my soon to be liposuctioned waist.

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Something fishy is going on here…LOL omg I totally couldn’t help the uber-cheese factor in that line. But anyway, here’s the deal. As if people in Washington wasn’t stressed out enough, now a trend in the DC & Virginia area where fish eat old skin during your soak session pedicure.

Since you can’t get a good slough session these days due to totally gross public health sanctions, these Doctor Fish will gnaw off all your gross dead skin. Before the health department got involved, up to 8 clients at a time would soak their feet in a community type Fish Pool, some issues did arise: At times the fish would flock to the feet of an individual with a surplus of dead skin, leaving others with a dearth of fish, and if your paying 35 bucks for fish to eat your dead skin and all the fish are all over the gross person next to you with dead skin hanging off their feet - is that really fair?

Oh it gets better. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 people have taken the plunge so far.

In addition to offering pedicures, Ho hopes to establish a network of Doctor Fish Massage franchises and is evaluating a full-body fish treatment that, among other things, could treat psoriasis and other skin ailments. Now if that isn’t organic, I dunno what is.

Don’t forget that there are alot of nature’s beasts that offer alternative healing, umm, like the maggots that are used for infection, leeches for detoxing and Kirsty Alley’s favorite - tape worms for weight loss.. LOL. If you have gotten a Dr Fish pedicure, we would SO love to hear from you, because I don’t know anyone personally who could be convinced to give it a test run, for research purposes, of course!

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yeaaa baby - perfect for the hot summer we are having, plus no added sugar or high fructose corn syrup! Click here for your coupon, call a friend & have a half price smoothie-meetup! Be sure to check out the ingredients list (I like the Mango Mantra) if you are obsessed with your antioxidant & sugar intake like I am, or go for the gold if you’re a skinny bitch and don’t have to worry about that kind of stuff. Happy Smoothie Day!

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Don’t believe all the ‘100% organic” labeling in the grocery stores? Dude, me too! Everything these days seems to be labeled ‘green”, “earth’s best’, “100% farmer certified” “organice” blah blah…but how on earth can everything in the store which wasn’t previously labeled organic, be organic with slick green and yellow pigmented glossy labels? Well, here is an option to know you are really getting the earthliest organic stuff: and remember this key phrase, they are sure to start popping up all over the place!

Community Supported Agriculture: featured here is the Tierra Miguel Foundation. The way it works in a nutshell is you pay the farm foundation around $700 for weekly delivery, or $350 for bi-weekly delivery per season - which includes a box full of fruits, veggies & herbs free of pesticides and chemicals. This particular farm delivers in spots from the North San Fernando Valley down to San Diego & alot of places in between. You can also visit the farm and take some gardening classes, kids classes etc.

It does sound pricey, but it is actually pretty competitive when you break down the pricing from pesticide, chemically enhanced fruits from the local market, but of course you have to come out the pocket once per season rather than the weekly trip to the store. But, you do gain the benefit of tastier, non-pesticide ridden produce. I’m going to try it out for the fall season, since the whole stepford-fruit phenom that is going on at the local markets.

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Dare I say this?? I think I might have experienced the first successful eye treatment! Skinceuticals - through a fabulous swap thru MakeUpAlley.com seems to be eliminating the pigmentation under my eyes. Say it isn’t so!! I still have some hollowing, but that is so minor compared to an evening skin tone - and after doing a quickie google search on the product, I’m seeing that it’s only 33 bucks for a full size. That’s pretty competitive pricing considering that the Olay products at the local market are in the $27 price range. Plus I already know it works.

I also acquired a bottle of the Antioxidant serum from Skinceuticals, but good grief, it smells absolutely AWFUL…parallel to racoon urine. Not that I know what racoon urine smells like exactly, but if I did, I am sure it would be in the category in line with this product. Unfortunately, I can’t really give it much more of a review than that because I simply cannot stomach the stench, so who knows if it works or not. At a price point of $135, it really is a shame that it smells so horrific!

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When I see photos like these, I now wonder if she is actually holding a hair piece, because after all, photographs are only visual image aides…right?

I wish someone would have told me that when I was a vulnerable teenager and thought that photographs were actually proof positive of what we were all expected to look like. Just a total random rant on how advertising companies brainwash our thought processes…usually successfully. Ok that’s all for today.

One thing that I want to be sure to do on a regular basis is to share some of my favorite links that I’m digging at the moment. I’ve got a tab set up on Firefox specifically for ‘blogs’ which I read whenever I’m feeling that ‘internet blah’ which of course, is usually perked back up after visiting some new and exciting sites:

French Laundry at Home - Her name is Carol and she’s fabulous, she’s real, and she’s sharing some dishes from the actual book French Laundry by Thomas Keller. It’s a yummy read, and hey…how can I get on one of her dinner invite list??

Chastity’s launched Beautiful Bastard Artistry - she’s got some good info plus a podcast discussing personal items that are currently in her makeup bag…get the 411!

SavvyAuntie.com is in beta launch - which means Melanie N. is on the move, making things shake over on her part of the web…as a savvyauntie myself, I can’t wait for the full site launch!

All Things Cupcake - a sweet indulgence…I can’t seem to stop visiting this site! Mmmmm cupcakes

Turquois Chic - A fabu-blog about everything turquois!

It’s time tomorrow for another $15 fill. I’m loving this whole eyelash extension gig. My cousin said her co-worker has the uber-expensive NovaLash LashEnvy expensive lashes, but why, when you can get them for $15 bucks??  To add insult to injury, she told me that mine look waaaay better too. To me, that is simply unnecessary! Rock on & happy thursday! *Wink*

xoxo

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Today was hair day. Georgie tried some new method of clamping on hair extensions rather than to ’sew’ them onto the braid, but by the time I got home, 3 of the bunches had already fallen out. bleh. So now, I have to schedule another morning or afternoon to get them fixed. bummer. I don’t like when things don’t go according to plan. I think that my hair is a bit too fragile to support the actual clamping-in process. More later. It’s hot and I’m annoyed.

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Be a part of the progress…all you do is call your local clinic and make an appointment for a 1-hour massage session for the day of our Massage for the Cure event. Instead of paying us for the massage, 100% of your donation for the massage goes to benefit the local affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Massage Envy works with local Komen affiliates so the majority of the money donated stays in your community, helping give back to our friends and neighbors. Locations from Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Phoenix and more - check the schedule for your city & eligible dates & relax towards a good cause!

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Ok so in the last month, Georgie, Rosalinda and now Carmen have or are doing the Master Cleanse. Rosalinda has always been in the bomb shape with super glam ways, so it is difficult to pinpoint the success and or outcome of the cleanse, although she swears she feels better, but is having difficulty eating french fries again due to the impurities of the fried food & grease. LOL.

Georgie…well he says he feels good. I saw him on his 3rd day, he was super grumpy, yelling at his friend on the phone and argumentative which is totally out of character for him  - but he swears he feels good. I have an appt tomorrow to see him so Ill follow up on his progress. The last I heard he was still partying it up…Im just saying.

Carmen is on day 4 of the Master Cleanse. She has daily updates on her facebook page…so far she seems to be holding it together.

Hats off to all of you, friends…Sylvia will not be cleansing anytime soon. xoxo

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Be sure you shop smashbox during your lunch hour this Tuesday or Thursday between the hours of 9am-2pm PST because Smashbox.com is giving away free lip glosses!

My fave items are:
PHOTO FINISH FOUNDATION PRIMER SPF 15 & DERMAXYL™ and ARTIFICIAL LIGHT LUMINIZING LOTION

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Ok, so after thinking about the whole Pinkberry fiasco, I have decided to boycott the franchise because plain and simply, I don’t appreciate being kept in the dark, and regardless if they say they are in the right now, it was only because they were legally forced to do so.

And there you go. It’s official.

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Ok so who says you need a human partner to enjoy those “couples” massage appointments?? Buddahdog.com has you & your pet (dog or cat) covered with the “Doggy & Me” massage. Check it out:

“Pamper yourself and your dog (or cat)! BUDDHA DOG is pleased to announce our partnership with Spaquest, Inc.’s Amy Cucullu. “Doggy & Me” massages offer you Amy’s brand of Fitness Therapy Massage incorporating five styles, personalized to accommodate your specific needs, while your dog or cat gets a full-body massage, along with acupressure, Touch and Reiki, right next to you (their favorite place to be!).”

Sounds fabulous, no? Google the bulldog isn’t the only deserving pooch! I think Cha-cha would be too freaked out to let anyone else touch him, but he does love it when I give him a nice rub-down! Check out Buddahdog.com for rates, info, blogs & community announcements regarding wellness for you & your pooch.

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