What I Eat In A Day

April 28, 2017May 1, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood3 Comments

~Dith The Diet~

I follow a model of eating called 80/20 which means 80% of what I eat is clean/healthy foods and 20% is “splurge” foods. We can get more into the details of 80/20 in a future post.

I also follow intuitive eating. This basically means if I am hungry I eat until I am satisfied and if I am not hungry, I don’t eat. Sounds simple right? Some days are easier than others especially if there’s leftover Easter candy laying around…

Here is what I ate yesterday:

Breakfast 375 cal

Chobani Strawberry Greek Yogurt -120 cal (serving size one container 120 cal)

1/4 cup Trader Joes Pecan Praline Granola 105 cal (serving size 1/2 cup 210 cal)

1/2 Banana 45 cal (serving size 1/2 large banana 45 cal)

3 large strawberries- 45 cal (serving size one cup 55 cal)

1 Tbs Super Seed Ancient Grain Blend 60 cal ( serving size 2 Tbs 120 cal)

Usually, around mid-morning, I would also have a post-workout snack that consists of about 250 or so calories. I didn’t workout yesterday, so I wasn’t hungry and didn’t need the mid-morning snack.

If I were to have a snack it would most likely be either a medium sized apple and 1.5 Tbs of peanut butter or two pieces of low-fat mozzarella string cheese.

Lunch 400 cal

Solid White Tuna 2 oz 60 cal (serving size 2 oz 60 cal)

Old Fashion Hearth Whole Wheat English Muffin 130 cal ( serving size one muffin 130 cal)

1/4 Avocado 60 cal (serving size 1/2 avocado 120 cal)

2 oz Sabra Hummus 150 cal ( serving size 2 oz/ 1/4 cup 150 cal)

Baby Romain Lettuce Celery Carrots <5cal
Cucumber

Snack- 60 cal

Halo Top Lemon Cake Ice Cream 60 cal (serving size 1/2 cup 60 cal)

Dinner- 430 cal

Ground turkey (3 oz 130 cal) black beans (2 oz. 60 cal) chili – 250 cal total

1 Tbs Chobani fat free plain greek yogurt- 25 cal (serving size 1 cup- 120 cal)

2 Tbs Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese -25 cal (serving 1/4 cup- 85 cal)

7 chips Trader Joes Veggie and Flaxseed Tortilla Chips- serving size 7 chips 130 cal

Evening Snack 35 cal

Carrots- 15 cal

Celery –

Cucumbers- <5

Sugar Snap Peas- 15 cal

Here is a rough breakdown of my macros

1300 calories

Protein 75 g -300 cal from protein

Fat 40g -360 cal from fat

Carbs 140g-560 cal from carbs
Fiber 45 g

Water 98 fl oz

I hope these examples of what I eat in a day can help you to make some healthy choices! I will post these “What I Eat In A Day” posts every once in a while.

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Adventure Is Out There…

April 23, 2017April 26, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood6 Comments

While a picture is worth a thousand words, isn’t it so much more exciting to be able to see something in real life! I love to travel and I love to go to new places and try new foods. If I could travel all the time I would!

What about you? Do you like to travel? Where is the most exciting place you have ever been?

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The Skinny On Fat

April 21, 2017April 19, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood2 Comments

~Ditch the Diet~

Guess what…fats don’t make you fat. Big shocker I know!

As I mentioned in a previous post, macronutrients are nutrients that provide calories (or energy) for our bodies. There are three macronutrients: Fat, Protein, Carbohydrate. (Fat provides 9 calories per gram.)

Fat might get a bad wrap, but it is actually essential for survival. Fat is the most concentrated source of energy and is also needed for absorption of vitamins A, D, E, K, and carotenoids.

What does our body need fat for?

Energy
Absorbing certain vitamins
Maintaining cell membranes
Providing cushioning for the organs
Normal growth and development
Providing taste, consistency, and stability to foods

There are three main types of fat, saturated fat, unsaturated fat, and trans fat.

There are good fats and bad fats. Good fats come from things like chicken, turkey, tuna, salmon, avocados, nut, seeds, olive oil and grape seed oil.

Eating large amounts of foods rich in saturated fats can raise your cholesterol levels, increasing your risk of heart disease and stroke, (and even some types of cancer.) If those saturated fat-rich foods are also high in dietary cholesterol, like bacon, the cholesterol levels tend to rise even higher.

Try to stay away from trans fat. Trans fats are found in things like baked goods, snack foods, fried foods, and margarine. These types of fats increase your risk for heart disease.

Replacing saturated and trans fat in your diet with unsaturated fat has been shown decrease the risk of developing heart disease.

While it is great to see results on the scale, what is going on inside the body is more important.

The USDA recommends 20% – 35% of daily calories should come from fat.

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The best way to get something done is to begin! Although, often beginning is the hardest part of getting things done!

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No Gym No Problem

No Gym? No Problem! #16

April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

You may not realize it, but flexibility is just as important for you as strength and cardio! Sometimes I am so sore from a previous intense workout that I need to focus for a few days on flexibility and stretching. This is a quick 7-minute flexibility workout by Spotebi.

Remember to keep proper form and warm up before and always stretch after you exercise!

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Love and Life

It’s About the Cross

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood1 Comment

Today is a very special day, it is a day where I set aside time to remember what Christ did for me when He came to earth and died on the cross for me! I am so grateful for such a wonderful Savior! I am humbled when I think that God loved me so much that he sent His Son to suffer and die in order to rescue me from my sins!

“The Son of God loved me, and gave Himself for me! Galatians 2:20.

It’s not just about the manger
Where the baby lay
It’s not all about the angels
Who sang for him that day

It’s not just about the shepherds
Or the bright and shining star
It’s not all about the Wisemen
Who traveled from afar

It’s about the cross
It’s about my sin
It’s about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again

It’s about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday

It’s about the cross
It’s about the cross

It’s not just about the presents
Underneath the tree
It’s not all about the feeling
That the season brings to me

It’s not just about coming home
To be with those you love
It’s not all about the beauty
In the snow I’m dreaming of

The beginning of the story is wonderful and great
But it’s the ending that can save you and that’s why we celebrate

It’s about the cross
It’s about my sin
It’s about how Jesus came to be born once
So that we could be born again

It’s about God’s Son
Nailed to a tree
It’s about every drop of blood that flowed from Him when it should have been me

It’s about the stone
That was rolled away
So that you and I could have real life someday
So that you and I could have real life someday

It’s about the cross
It’s about the cross
It’s about the cross

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The Power of Protein

April 13, 2017April 12, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

~Ditch the Diet~

As I mentioned in a previous post macronutrients are nutrients that provide calories (or energy). There are three macronutrients: Protein, Carbohydrate, Fat.

Today I want to specifically talk about the macronutrient protein.

One of the first things that I learned about in nursing school was that amino acids are the building blocks of life. Proteins are made up of amino acids.

Some amino acids are nonessential which means that our body can make them. Others are essential which means that we need to get them from our diet.

What do we need protein for?
Cell Growth
Tissue repair
Immune function
Making essential hormones and enzymes
Preserving lean muscle mass

Where can you find protein?
Protein is found in meats, poultry, fish, cheese, milk, nuts, legumes, and in smaller quantities starchy foods and vegetables.

When we eat these types of foods, our body breaks down the protein that they contain into amino acids to be used to rebuild our bodies and create new cells.

The protein that comes from animal sources contains all of the essential amino acids that we need. Plant sources of protein, on the other hand, do not contain all of the essential amino acids.

While everyone’s body is different the USDA recommends that 10% – 35% of daily calories should come from protein. You can easily meet this need by consuming a balanced diet.

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Beauty Subscription · Make up

Ipsy April 2017 Glam Bag

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood4 Comments

The beginning of April had been foggy and rainy and seems to drag on! These last few days have been absolutely beautiful! I hope this weather continues!

April’s theme is “Side Show”

“Step Right UP! Step Right UP! Nows’s the time to be bold and shatter the mold…Standing out is the new fitting in. This month’s bag is dedicated to anyone who’s ever felt like an outcast”

If you follow me on Instagram you already saw my April bag.

(If you don’t know what ipsy is you can check out my previous post all about it by clicking HERE)

I HATE this month’s bag! The material is a faux leather feeling, bright orange shade with printing on it to look like a circus ticket. The way that ipsy describes the bag is “This hawt red-orange bag is clutch for rides on the ferris wheel, killing it at the arcade, or you know, just being your uniquely awesome self all month long.”. This bag looks very juvenile to me… My son wants it, and I am giving it to him.

Speaking of juvenile…I have to also admit that the kitchy talk and overly trendy way that ipsy describes things drives me nuts!!! It feels as if they are trying waaaaaaay too hard to be cool and it is totally not working. (ie: dramz, gorge, hawt, probs, low key obsessed…) Anyway…

Here is what I got in my April 2017 ipsy glam bag:

Adesse New York Cupuaçu Butter Lip Balm 3 g

Ipsy describes this as a ginger mint scent. I don’t know if that is what I would call it, but it smells wonderful! This lip balm is perfect! It’s made with cold pressed Cupuaçu butter. All of Adesse New York’s formulas (even their nail stuff) are cruelty-free, vegan, and clean!

ColourPop Cosmetics Crème Gel Pencil in Best O

The formula is super creamy, making application easy without any tugging or pulling. I have received Colourpop liners in my glam bag before, so I already knew that the formula is super creamy. I was glad to get something other than a black liner. Mine is in Best O which is a deepened burgundy brown.

Others who received this sample either got Best O (deepened burgundy), DTLA (deep blackened blue), Mr. Bing (rich warm brown), Show Me (vivid true copper), or Swerve (true onyx black).

Hikari Cosmetics Cream Pigment Eyeshadow in Honey Dew

This shadow is absolutely gorgeous! I have gotten a few different samples from Hikari and I have loved all of them. I think this shadow is one of my favorite things that I have ever recieved from ipsy

OFRA Cosmetics Peach Blush

In the pan it looks like a coral blush, on the cheeks it is a beautiful gold toned highlight. Not a blush at all, but that is fine because I have gotten several blush samples from ipsy in a similar coral shade.

Ipstiers could recieve this blush in one of three colors:
‘Peach’ shade is perfect for a flirty, warm-toned flush (v. on trend right now). The ‘Format’ shade is the perfect rich terracotta shade for a warm, bronzey glow.The ‘Rendezvous’ shade is a classic, cool-toned, soft rose that looks amazing on all skin tones

I am still trying to decide between Glossy box and Boxy charm and haven’t signed up for either of them yet. Although, I have to admit that I signed up for Birchbox again just for April. (Stay tuned to find out why and what I got in my box.)

Don’t forget, if you don’t already to ipsy subscribe and would like to try it out, you can use my referral link by clicking HERE! Also, if you are interested in seeing my other recent posts about ipsy click HERE.

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Beauty Subscription

Walmart Trendsetter Beauty Box Spring 2017

April 9, 2017April 7, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood1 Comment

Did you know that Walmart has it’s own a subscription beauty box? Yup, they do! It is a quarterly box and only costs $5 a season.

Walmart technically calls it a “sample box” and says that the box itself is free and the $5 is a flat rate for shipping and handling. Either way, the box costs $5 each season.

In your Walmart Beauty Box, you can expect to find around 7-9 samples. Sometimes there are even a few full sized makeup samples.

How does it work?

You sign up at https://beautybox.walmart.com/
Create and account
Add your payment and shipping info
Wait for you confirmation email
Enjoy your beauty box when it arrives

The Walmart beauty box website says

“Each subscriber will be charged upon receiving an order confirmation (locking in your box for the season).
If you do not receive an order confirmation, please check your account information to make sure the payment and shipping information in your account is up to date (as well as check your junk mail). Following the order confirmation email is a shipping confirmation, once you receive the shipping confirmation email you can expect a delivery within 5-10 business days. Each seasonal Beauty Box is a limited edition and may sell out at any time. Note: Beauty products may vary by box.”

There are two different types of boxes available, the classic and the trendsetter. Up until recently, only one box could be sent per email address, but that has been changed. I now receive both boxes.

Here is what I got in this season’s box:

Trendsetter Box

9 products total: 1 full-size nail polish product, 5 travel sized samples, and 3 foil packs

Seriously though, how many times are they going to send me the same exact Dove advanced care deodorant?! I think that I have gotten 8 so far! I don’t even use this type of deodorant, so I have 8 mini tubes just sitting around.

This season, I got an email from Walmart Beauty asking me if I would be interested in opting in to get a special box called the “Take A Me Moment” beauty box instead of one of the regular Spring Beauty Boxes. So far it hasn’t shipped yet, but I’ll post about it whenever I get it.

Take A Me Moment Box

Luckily for me, looks as if I will be receiving another bottle of nail polish…sigh…🙄

Overall, I think that this was just an ok set of samples in the Trendsetter box. Personally, I hate foil packets! They are such a waste of a sample! There is usually enough product inside the sample for more than one use, but because of the packaging, it is hard to use it more than once.

Also, possibly because my only full-size product was nail polish, and I hate nail polish, might be why I feel as if this Trendsetter box wasn’t overly impressive compared to previous boxes. (see the photos below)

The product that I am most interested in trying out is the Biore Free Your Pores Baking Soda Acne Scrub. In previous boxes, I have gotten several great skin care products that I probably wouldn’t have tried otherwise.

Although I am not as impressed with this box as I have been with previous boxes, for only $5 each, I find that the Walmart beauty boxes are generally a good deal! How about you, do you get the Walmart Beauty box? Did you get the same samples in your box? What do you think?

I’m sure you will be seeing some of these items in an upcoming How ’bout Them Samples Post. 🙂

(none of the links above are referral links, just regular informational links.)

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**There are no referral or affiliate links in this post! The links provided are just because I really like to tell everyone about great deals!**

These boxes are from the Fall 2016 boxes. I wasn’t overly impressed with the Winter 2017 boxes.

Ditch The Diet for Healthy Habits

What are Macronutrients?

April 7, 2017February 13, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

~Ditch the Diet~

Wouldn’t it be nice if food was just food and no matter what we ate our body could perfectly use it as needed! Unfortunately, not all food is created equally. The two hundred calories from a Little Debbie Snack Cake are not equal to the 200 calories in 4 ounces of baked chicken breast. I really wish that this was not true! I really wish that my body would use the calories from desserts the same way it uses the healthy foods.

What is it that makes our foods different? Short answer: macronutrients.

What are macronutrients?

Macronutrients are nutrients that provide calories (or energy). Nutrients are the substances needed for growth, metabolism, and for other body functions. The word “macro” means large. Put it together and macronutrients are nutrients needed in large amounts.

There are three macronutrients: Carbohydrate, Protein, Fat,

While each of these macronutrients provides calories, the number of calories that each one provides is different.

Carbohydrate provides 4 calories per gram.

Protein provides 4 calories per gram.

Fat provides 9 calories per gram.

This means that if you looked at a Nutrition Facts label and it said 10 grams of carbohydrate (40 cals), 10 grams of fat (90 cals), and 10 grams of protein per serving (40 cals), you would know that this food has about 170 calories per serving

10 carbohydrate x 4= 40 cals
10 grams of fat x 9 = 90 cals
10 grams of protein per serving x 4= 40 cals

40+90+40=170

I will get more into the balance of micronutrients in a future post.

Don’t worry, I am not going to suggest that you start “counting your macros” I am going to try to help you have a healthy lifestyle without having to think about it.

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What I Eat In A Day

Breakfast 375 cal

Lunch 400 cal

Snack- 60 cal

Dinner- 430 cal

Evening Snack 35 cal

Here is a rough breakdown of my macros

Adventure Is Out There…

The Skinny On Fat

~Ditch the Diet~

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No Gym? No Problem! #16

It’s About the Cross

The Power of Protein

~Ditch the Diet~

Ipsy April 2017 Glam Bag

April’s theme is “Side Show”

Here is what I got in my April 2017 ipsy glam bag:

Adesse New York Cupuaçu Butter Lip Balm 3 g

ColourPop Cosmetics Crème Gel Pencil in Best O

Hikari Cosmetics Cream Pigment Eyeshadow in Honey Dew

OFRA Cosmetics Peach Blush

Walmart Trendsetter Beauty Box Spring 2017

What are Macronutrients?

~Ditch the Diet~

What are macronutrients?

Breakfast 375 cal

Lunch 400 cal

Snack- 60 cal

Dinner- 430 cal

Evening Snack 35 cal

Here is a rough breakdown of my macros

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April’s theme is “Side Show”

Here is what I got in my April 2017 ipsy glam bag:

Adesse New York Cupuaçu Butter Lip Balm 3 g

ColourPop Cosmetics Crème Gel Pencil in Best O

Hikari Cosmetics Cream Pigment Eyeshadow in Honey Dew

OFRA Cosmetics Peach Blush

SKIN&CO Roma Truffle Therapy Face Toner

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