Exercise Journey

It's been a very long time since I have exercised.  I was so committed  years ago, but I got burned out.  I had been lucky and didn't have to worry about exercising to stay in my size 4 jeans.  Lately, as I've aged, my body has slowed down too and now my size 4 jeans have become way too tight and yes, I will admit it, I have muffin tops.  And for the first time in my life, I have a belly pooch.  I have taken a picture of myself today so I can track the progress.  I will post later when I see progress, but with this public view of my blog, it's going to take me awhile to get my nerve up to post a picture, but I want to show everyone that I am a real person and have real problems with weight issues.

I won't be putting too much pressure on myself to exercise because I need to be realistic with myself.  I start something, then I quit, mainly because I develop blisters on my feet and can't continue.  I have to pace myself so I don't go overboard and burn out again.

Nothing else will change like my eating habits.  I've always been a person that loves to eat all sorts of foods including fast food.  I love Big Macs and Whoppers and french fries and eating out. I don't have any diet foods in my house, I don't believe in them.  Why eat foods that are supposedly low fat and low calorie when it's all processed?  And to make them taste good, the foods are loaded with sugar.  I can't tell you how many times I have told others this, but they don't listen, but oh well, they will find out because if you look around and see people eating these diet foods, it's not helping them lose weight.

But I digress.  This is about me and being real and showing others that you can maintain your weight by doing things in moderation and being real.  So, hope you stay with me and maybe I can motivate you also.

Korean Eyes

Being Korean, my eyes have been an issue for me when it comes to makeup, eyeshadow, eyeliner, and mascara.  Growing up and being a teenager, most girls go thru the stage of wanting to 'come of age' and wear makeup.  For me, this was very scary since I was caught in the caucasian world with Korean eyes.  I didn't have any role models to help me tackle the ways of applying makeup for my type of eyes. I went to different places to see what the 'pros' could do.  I came out looking like a clown.  Fail.

I decided that eyeshadow would not be worn by me so I stuck with mascara and eyeliner.  My eyelashes were never long.  I would be told by numerous people that they could barely see my eyelashes and did I have any?  Duh, yes I did, they were just very sparse and didn't curl up automatically because of the way my eyelids were.  I would use an eyelash curler to help with this matter.

As life continued, I decided to not use eye makeup for a few years.  Now I'm back to using eye makeup and have gotten a lot better at applying eyeliner and mascara.  With my old age, I've become more bold and am now using eyeshadow and playing around with different colors.  My other big move is trying to get my eyelashes to look fuller and longer.  I've tried the false eyelashes, that's a lot of work!  Eventually, the glue would become itchy so I tried the self stick ones but even those would itch.  I've now gone to the Latisse treatment.  Yes, it's pricey at first, but when you think of how many times you buy false eyelashes and glue, it adds up, and for me, time and frustration with false eyelashes just is a waste for me.

The Latisse does work as long as you use it nightly or daily.  I use it at night because it is part of my routine after I wash my face.  My eyelashes aren't thick, but with the Latisse, I think they have become longer and when I use mascara, I see a difference.

I'm not one to be vain, but I write about this because being Korean and having different shaped eyes and very sparse eyelashes, I want to be able to give other Asians an option when it comes to looking like we have lashes.  This also does wonders for me feeling like I look pretty and I'm more open to looking at people while batting my eyelashes, just kidding, but still, I do feel prettier.

Foot Care Continued

As I previously stated, I tried everything for my cracked heels. Here's one that I really like:

Yes, it's pricy but it actually works to smooth the icky skin on the heels. Do I use it on a regular basis? No. I should but it really does the trick when I need to get the heavy duty treatment done. 

I've tried this:

This is like using an egg shaped cheese grater. The smoothing finishing pads are good for buffing but the grater surface only made my heels worse. 

I do not get paid for any reviews. I'm just an ordinary person doing ordinary things looking for ways to improve ordinary things in my life. 

Wow, it's been way too long since I've last posted on here.  Not because I didn't have things to write about, but I've noticed that pretty much anything I wanted to write about, I could do it via Facebook.  So why start up again here?  Just thought I would start something new and post reviews and hints about what I've tried and liked or disliked about a very broad range of things.

So why not start off by being gross and upfront about my feet.  I have small feet, size 5 1/2 shoe size.  I've always bragged to my hubby about how cute my feet are, but let's be realistic, my feet, my heels to exact, were not so cute.  You know when you get dry, cracked heels?  That's me.  The truth is out.  I walk around everyday in my bare feet, why not since I'm home all day, no need for shoes in the house.

I've tried everything for my feet.  Lotions, pedicures, more lotions and still, my cracked heels never got better.  I know, life is a struggle.  The truth is, my feet had a form of athlete's foot, hate to admit that since I have such cute little feet!  And how would I get athlete's foot if I'm never in public places barefooted?  It's not that form, it's a mild form.  Just like cold sores on the lips are a form of herpes, but in a 'mild form'.

For over a week now, I've been very diligent about putting antifungal cream on my feet.  Yes, the brand name would be Lotrimin AF.  I actually use the Walgreen's brand of this, plus, as I noticed buying the actual brand name Lortimin, the Walgreen's brand is way bigger so it will last longer.  I applied this lotion on twice a day, once at night and once in the morning.  I'm happy to report that my heels are now finally 'healing' and not so cracked.  Which I must be honest, my heels were horrible!  I should have taken a picture of the before.

I'm a person for wanting immediate results with little effort and this method, as long as I'm willing to keep doing it, has been the best remedy.  Thank goodness since spring and summer is right around the corner and all I like to wear are flip flops if I have to wear shoes!