Little Tip #1: Zip It Up

Heavy or thin, we all have a gut we don't like. A smaller person might not like the pooch that pokes out. A chunky girl probably hates her muffin top. I know that as a self-titled 'big girl' I catch a glance of myself in the mirror and wonder, "Why the hell do I look pregnant???"

I have other issues that contribute to that look besides my weight, but the point is - we all want better bellies! One simple way to appear a little thinner is to zip up your gut. It might even slowly tighten your abs, too. (I'm not a doctor or fitness expert so I don't know this for a fact.)

Pretend you have a zipper going from the bottom of your belly to the bottom of your rib cage. As you zip it up, pull in your abs and hold them there for as long as you can. Don't suck in your gut to where you can't breath, though. Other people call it 'engaging your ab muscles'. You should be able to pull your stomach in a little and still breath comfortably.

If you do this in front of a mirror, you should be able to see a difference. You will stand up straighter and look a little thinner.

****froggy****

The Normal Person's Guide to Healthier Living

So, I'm sick of reading all of the articles about healthy living and weight loss. First of all, they only show thin people in the pictures. DUH! They are already healthy - of course they look good. The only place I've come across that shows realistic versions of REAL people is All You magazine.

The whole point of my rant? I'm going to be posting tips and things that I'm doing as a normal, everyday person. I don't care if you're thin or heavy...just try some new things to be healthy. I'm not going to tell you to eat certain things or to run a marathon. I'm just going to blog about my everyday experience.

I'm a busy mom - I work full-time, go to school online full-time, take care of a family full-time, and try to have a social life when I can. I don't have hours to go to the gym. I don't have all day to cook a fancy healthy meal. I'M NORMAL!

As I post, please feel free to share the link to my page (as you can see, I have a ton of followers..lol). Also, I need feedback and ideas as well.

*****froggy*****

Hello, Small Audience:o)

I'm going to start some new postings this week. Don't know the topic or theme, yet. I'm sure it will be totally random.

DONE!!!! Now, to carry it upstairs

And now for your viewing pleasure......

The One....The Only.....


GUITAR CAKE!!!

So, here's the iced cake so far. Still need to put on the fondant pieces and tweak it a little. Pretty cool. Thanks to Kim for the awesome trick to smooth the icing!

Coming Together??

Ok, I'm moving right along in the cake adventure. Two devil's food and one yellow cake placed together to cut out the guitar shape. I traced Jack's guitar on some paper and placed it over the cake...then took my trusty knife and cut around...and the results...pretty f'ing cool:)

BAKING DAY!!!

Panic mode is beginning to set in....shoulda done, coulda done hafta do...that sort of thing. I'm thinking I should have baked one cake last night, but I didn't:o( Oh well, It will get done. One's in the oven now while I'm waiting to take Jack to school.

Breathe deep, frog, breath deep...

I really need to clean the counters off so I can have room for the HUGE cake board. ALSO have to shop for last minute stuff on an extremely tight budget. Greg's foot doctor made him stay off work last week for 3 FUCKING DAYS and he has no paid sick time or vacation time available yet, so his check sucked ass this week.

Deep breaths....we can do this.....

Shapes are painted - the ones that need to be - and they look alright...no pics yet. The really thinly rolled ones got soft after the edible paint was applied, but they'll be fine. Who cares if they might break in half and look like total crap.

BREATHE!!

I'm off for my super busy, super long, stressful but <<WORTH IT!!>> day.

***froggy***