Fashion, OOTD, Photos

OOTD – June 3

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Last week I didn’t have my outfits picked out for the whole week on Sunday night. So I think I wore basically the same thing on June 2, as I did on June 3. Classy.

Here’s my outfit!

Cardigan: Old Navy
Vneck grey top: Old Navy
Bermuda shorts: Mexx
Watch: Ebay!!!!!!! (I blogged about this great find for timing my runs)

Flats: Aldo. They’re too big and they have an insert in them… but they still flop off my feet. They’re cuuuute though. So I wear them.

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Fashion, OOTD, Photos

OOTD – June 5

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Alright. I’m not fretting. The pink tunic isn’t as see through as you think it is. The flash made it that way. Promise. This is my favorite summer top, and I love wearing it! Have a great Saturday all.

More pictures of my poor puppy in his “cone of shame” later on. I have some really good ones :)

Cardigan: Jacob
Pink Tunic: Guess
Leggings: H&M (Remember when you’re in that store to SHOP AROUND. The leggings that were paired with a top I bought, were 2x as much, so I went into a different ‘room’ and I snagged these for $6.95)
Sandals: Aeropostale (the first, and only time I randomly went into this store, I spotted some sandals that were like 75% off, so I scored these for $5 last year!)

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Health

Kick it up a notch

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People have asked me in the past “You’re going to the gym AGAIN? Do you go every day?” That was in April, when I went on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I took three days off after my workouts and felt well rested come Mondays. It used to annoy me that people would tell me that I didn’t need to work out because I’m naturally thin, and didn’t need the exercise.

I suppose they don’t know what people feel like on the inside when they know they’ve been putting junk food in their mouths for a while and personally do need to work out. There’s also clothing that flatters my body type and hides flaws. I’m working out to feel and look good for myself. No matter my size.

They ask, “How do you stay motivated?” Well here are some of my answers that I’ve thought about for a while and decided to post about:

  • Stick to a routine. If you decide to take a class at the gym, keep going to it weekly. Luckily the classes at the gym I attend always switch up their routines with every class. The instructors are awesome.
  • I find that if I don’t stick to a routine, I’m more inclined to opt out of a workout. But then I remind myself that I’ll feel better if I actually go to the gym to workout rather than skip.
  • I think about how much it made me smile, when I  accomplished my goals (it took me 2 months to finally be able to get to the gym 4x/week for one whole month — and when I finally DID do it, I felt wonderful, healthy and happy.
  • Think about the endurance you will have — racing up those stairs will no longer leave you out of breath.
  • New muscles to brag about! I have some pretty nice quads coming into play from running my 5k’s twice a week!
  • Allow yourself to have treats. Depriving yourself of goodies will only harm you in the long run and if you’re craving it? Give into it. Just don’t eat the whole pint of ice cream. :)
  • Believe it or not, it’s actually fun and you’ll meet some new people!

In May I decided to take it easy, which I felt as if took a toll on my body. I even ended up straining a muscle at soccer. In June, I’m kicking it up a notch and going to try and set a goal of attending the gym 3x per week again. Are you with me on this?

What are some of your own personal goals? It doesn’t even have to be fitness related! :)

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