July 20, 2018

My NSale Picks!

As you have probably heard the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is available to the public today and it has the blogisphere shookith. I have gathered my personal picks from the sale all in one place it make it easier for y'all to shop it!

The sale is a really good deal on brand new merchandise for the fall, however please don't feel the pressure to buy everything you see! It is a cool sale but there's tons of sales every day, so please don't get caught up in the FOMO - there will be other sales my beautiful people!

A lot of this stuff still has a lot of color options and sizes but you need to act fast my beautiful butterflies.

Sweaters

Who doesn't love a good cardigan? You can wear them all year round, you can make any outfit work appropriate. Basically: they save lives.

 
Jeans

So many great jeans and jeggings are available in this sale! I'm especially excited about these Free People jeans. They didn't fit me, they run kind of small. But I'm still hoping that maybe this time next year they'll be a staple in my wardrobe!

Shoes

Y'all know that this is my favorite department, I wanted to narrow it down to my absolute must haves! These booties are waterproof which is essential in the winter here! I also have had my eyes on these studded mules from Chinese Laundry. I'm also really excited about these Marc Fisher buckle bootie. I also added some other shoes I'm mad crushin' on!

Some of my other faves!

I am IN LOVE with this moto jacket, I had to link it to be sure that people could find it because it will sell out. I bought it in the olive color. Zella leggings at killer discounts and these faux suede leggings with the side slit will be great for work! I also linked some good basic leggings and tees.

I hope you have a great NSale and I can't wait to see what you get! Let's rock this sale ladies.

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July 18, 2018

Lifestyle Changes

About a month ago, I shared something really personal: my weight. I've always been a little self conscious, and have always tried to conceal it. I've always been told weight is just a number and although that is true, it wasn't a number I was happy with and I wanted to do something about it.

When you're "bigger" or "curvy" sometimes a number feels really limiting. I knew that I personally wanted to make a change, and see where it would take me. My mother has done Weight Watchers on and off for most of her life and we decided to try it together this time.

See I love veggies, fruits, whole grains, and I've always eaten them. However, I also love pizza, beer, and chicken fingers. So it wasn't that I was always eating bad, but what I've mostly realized is that my portions were way off.

Weight Watchers has given me the tools to control my portions and notice what I'm putting into my body. For example, you could have a croissant with butter or eggs, ham, and steamed veggies. Around the same calories but which is going to leave you more full?

Watchers lays out a point system based on nutritional value. You are assigned daily points that you can use at your leisure throughout the day, but you also have weekly flex points. These give you the freedom to go out to dinner, enjoy a night out with your friends or enjoy a family party.

I think what is making this work for me, it that there's freedom. A lot of diets today have such strict limits and rules and I know that I personally can't carry that along for a long period of time. This allows for cheat days, or when I have certain cravings I can still do those, maybe fall of the wagon a bit since I'm still adjusting but my whole diet isn't thrown off.

A major change I've noticed is that I listen to myself and stop eating when I'm full. I used to finish my whole plate at a restaurant and never thought twice about it. Now, I've slowly stopped doing that, and making sure that I stop eating when I'm full rather than when the food in front of me is gone.

I am down eight pounds this month. Since I'm still eating a lot of what I always have but just different portions, I know that these results are something that will last. I'm excited to continue along on this journey and I feel like having these posts to look back on will be a great reminder of where I have come from and my progress along the way.

When I visited Parish in New Orleans I didn't follow WW as closely as I could have, and because of that I did gain a little weight back, but at this week's weigh in I am down four pounds. It's all about balance. Sometimes I'm going to go on vacation and enjoy myself. Sometimes I'm going to work out 5 times in a week, But overall, it balances out and that's how I feel you succeed.

All the other diets I've tried throughout my life limit or completely cut out usual food groups which make them hard to stick to for me. With Weight Watchers, I am in control of how I choose to use my points and I always know that I have a group of people keeping me accountable.

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