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archatlas: Xi’an Westin Hotel

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Xi’an Westin Hotel

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fitnessgifs4u: Amanda Russell’s SKINNY JEAN WORKOUT 1. Leg...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:56:44 -0500

fitnessgifs4u:

Amanda Russell’s SKINNY JEAN WORKOUT

1. Leg Lifters, 10 Reps each side

2. One Leg Supermans, 15 Reps each side

3. Doggy Leg Lifts, 15 Reps each side

4. One Leg Around The Worlds, 15 Reps each side

soleiriee: Feeling bloated? Feeling like you have the worst...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:33:40 -0500

soleiriee:

Feeling bloated? Feeling like you have the worst metabolism in the world? Breaking out? All of these can be fixed by changes in your diet and eating the right foods. One of my favorite blogs that have been helping me with my lifestyle change is lifewithnature.com and this post has inspired me to make this post.

To Lose Weight Eat (Source):

1.) High Fiber Foods - This is probably the most obvious weight loss nutrient. Fiber helps absorb the “good stuff” and eliminate the “bad stuff” from your body. High fiber foods include fruit, veggies and whole grains.

2.) Cranberry - The high amounts of Vitamin C in cranberries help the liver efficiently break down fat. Cranberry also has a natural diuretic in it that flushes out excess water and toxins (hence why it’s used for UTI protection).

3.) Cinnamon contains antioxidants that suppress hunger and helps control blood sugar. It helps your insulin levels from surging which causes storage of excess body fat. In addition, cinnamon helps control high bad cholesterol and triglycerides.

To Clear Your Skin Eat (Source):

1.) Avocado contains essential oils and Vitamin B. Niacin (a.k.a. Vitamin B3) contains an anti-inflammatory that clears up your skin.

2.) Almonds - High in Vitamin E, almonds are good for your skin. Vitamin E has moisturizing properties. In addition, almonds have antioxidants prevent or slow down aging and protect against skin damage.

3.) Cottage Cheese - While dairy is good for bone and teeth health, cottage cheese also contains Selenium. This mineral combines with Vitamin E and act as an antioxidant duo. This combo prevents skin cancer and helps combat dandruff.

To Stop Bloating Eat (Source):

1.) Pineapple contains a digestive enzyme called papain that helps with proper digestion and with the breakdown with protein.

2.) Peppermint Tea - Peppermint helps with relieving gas and also helps ease the weight loss process.

3.) Celery - The high water in celery helps flush your system and relieve the bloat.

positive-365: In my poll yesterday, abs and butt workouts tied,...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:31:22 -0500

positive-365:

In my poll yesterday, abs and butt workouts tied, but I decided to do abs this week since it’s close to bikini season. I will do butts next week! If you need descriptions, check here: http://exercise.about.com/od/abs/ss/abexercises.htm but the titles and images are pretty straightforward!

soleiriee: Doing this for my December Weight Lose Challenge I...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:25:03 -0500

soleiriee:

Doing this for my December Weight Lose Challenge I got going on with @WIFEYTYPE_25

soleiriee: I’m doing these for this week.

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:22:50 -0500

soleiriee:

I’m doing these for this week.

soleiriee: Things I Love - Cookies ‘n’ Cream. (.❤‿❤.) Eyegasm...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:18:16 -0500

soleiriee:

Things I Love - Cookies ‘n’ Cream.

(.❤‿❤.) Eyegasm & Mouthgasm all at the same damn time.

soleiriee: Q U E E N S ! Yeah I need that.

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:30:23 -0500

soleiriee:

Q U E E N S ! Yeah I need that.

soleiriee: l e m o n promotes healthy weight-loss due to...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:22:15 -0500

soleiriee:

l e m o n

promotes healthy weight-loss due to digestive aid and liver cleansing abilities · prevents acne · lessens anxiety · heals canker sores · helps neutralize fevers and chills · fights fatigue · freshens breath · heals hypertension · fights inflammation · boosts the immune system to fight bacterial and viral infections

o r a n g e

prevents the hardening of arteries · scavenges cancer-causing free radicals · lowers ldl cholesterol levels · relieves constipation by stimulating digestive juices · promotes healthy sperm production · lowers high blood pressure · prevents kidney stones · protects skin from free radical damage · lowers the risk of stomach ulcers · fights viral infections

l i m e

rejuvenates skin and reduces body odor · aids in digestion · prevents constipation by clearing the excretory system · help heal peptic and oral ulcers · the peel’s aromas help to relieve nausea and congestion (just scratch it and inhale!) · promotes eye health · aids in healthy weight-loss · prevents urinary disorders · prevents arthritis and rheumatism, diabetes, and cancer

g r a p e f r u i t

increases metabolism · prevents arthritis · scavenges cancer-causing free radicals in the body · helps lower bad cholesterol (consult your doctor before consuming if you are on prescription drugs) · prevents common cold and fevers · dissolves gallstones · enhances liver function and digestive processes · improves skin complexion

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reminder: be aware that although citrus fruit is very acidic, you should wait 30 minutes before brushing your teeth in order to protect your enamel. the reason for waiting is to allow time for your saliva to neutralize the pH in your mouth, which prevents enamel softening and decay when brushed later. read more about it here. also, do not consume the seeds of any citrus fruits.

soleiriee: Make Your Own Alkaline Vitamin Water Find yourself...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:08:51 -0500

soleiriee:

Make Your Own Alkaline Vitamin Water

Find yourself needing a vitamin boost?

Click here, for complete recipe and directions of my five signature colour-free, sugar-free and bpa plastic free alkaline vitamin waters or get inspired to make your own combinations.

Recovery - This vitamin water is ideal for recovery post-workout or after a large bout of physical activity. Blackberries and Cherries aid in replenishing oxygen in the blood while pomegranate and glutamine help to restore and repair muscle tissue damage

C*Power - This vitamin water gives you a boost of anti-viral and anti-inflammatory vitamin C. With natural citrus fruits and camu camu powder, c*power is ideal for boosting your immunity after an illness or just keeping your body empowered. This is an excellent combination for weight loss

Stressless - This is my favourite combination, the blend of watermelon and rosemary is divine. This vitamin water is ideal for helping you balance stress on a mental and physiological level. With the addition of B vitamins, hydrating watermelon and calming rosemary this combination is best used during times of stress or intensity

Digest It - Excellent for aiding in digestion and stimulating the colon and digestive tract. With the combination of pineapple’s digestive enzymes, soothing, cooling mint and warming ginger, stimulating lemongrass, immunizing lychee and probiotics this water will aid in internal balance

Detox - Purify your blood and body with this awesome vitamin water! Detox is ideal for the morning after a night out or when you are cleansing. Created with hydrating coconut water, and fresh cucumber, nutrient rich coconut meat, detoxifying milk thistle and anti-oxidant loaded raspberries and blueberries, this combination will cleanse your body from the inside out

It simple, cheap and easy way to get your vitamins in a delicious and hydrating way.

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soleiriee: Sculpt Your Backside This tush-targeted workout...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:02:18 -0500

soleiriee:

Sculpt Your Backside

This tush-targeted workout takes the science of how to tone the three muscles in the glutes to the maximus. “Do all nine exercises for a 360-degree shape-up or pick a few based on your particular trouble spot,” says Kate Albarelli, the creator of the signature Figure 4 class at Pure Yoga in New York City, who designed these proven butt blasters. (That’s Albarelli demonstrating the moves.) To shape more curves, try the Lift It! trio. Tighten your rear with the Shrink It! moves. Got saddlebags? Focus on the Trim It! section. Do two sets of each move you choose three times a week on nonconsecutive days.

Lift It: Carving Curl

Targets gluteus maximus and hamstrings

Lie facedown on floor with head on folded arms, squeezing a 1-pound dumbbell or rolled-up towel behind bent left knee, foot flexed. Tuck pelvis to flatten out low back.

Lift bent left leg a few inches off floor; lower. Do 20 reps.

Switch sides, repeat.

Lift It: Bend and Extend

Targets gluteus maximus and hamstrings

Stand in front of chair, bend over and place left hand on seat, right forearm atop chair back; tuck pelvis and extend left leg behind you, foot flexed.

Pulse left leg 10 times (lift and lower by 1 inch).

Keeping left leg lifted, bend knee and then extend 10 times; then trace 5 clockwise and 5 counterclockwise circles with leg.

Hold leg lift for 5 counts. Switch sides; repeat.

Lift It: Swaying Bridge

Targets glutei maximus, medius, and minimus, and hamstrings

Lie faceup on floor with knees bent, feet flexed with heels on floor and arms by sides; step heels out so legs are slightly wider than shoulder-width.

Lift hips so body forms a line from rib cage to knees (bra line stays on floor). Lower. Do 10 reps.

With hips lifted, sway hips from left to right as you squeeze glutes. Do 20 reps, alternating sides.

With hips lifted, do 20 pulses.

Shrink It: Slimming Swirl

Targets glutei maximus, medius, and minimus, and legs

Stand with heels together, toes out, holding chair back with right hand. Lift heels (still touching) off floor; bend knees 90 degrees out to sides.

Maintaining plié, tuck pelvis as you squeeze glutes and then arch your back slightly. Do 10 reps.

Draw 10 clockwise circles with hips, squeezing glutes to tuck position at 12 o’clock. Do 10 counterclockwise circles; finish with 10 more tucks.

Cross Your Legs

Targets glutei maximus, medius, and minimus and hamstrings

Start on floor on all fours.

Lift bent left knee to hip level so that it’s pointing slightly out to side as hips stay even. (Tuck pelvis under so that your back is not overextended.) Do 20 pulses, lifting and lowering left leg 1 inch.

Next, cross left knee behind right knee and then lift if out to left side at hip level. Do 10 reps.

Do 20 pulses, foot flexed. Switch sides; repeat.

Door Hinge

Targets glutei maximus, medius, and minimus

Standing, bend at hips to rest right forearm on chair back, and squeeze a rolled-up towel behind left knee, foot flexed; place left hand on hip

Tuck pelvis, lift left knee out to side; bring knee in toward chest and then behind you. Do 10 reps.

With knee behind you, do 20 press-back pulses: Bring left leg toward right 1 inch, then back again. Switch sides; repeat.

Trim It: Clamshell

Targets glutei maximus, medius, and minimus

Lie on right side and bend knees 45 degrees so they are in front of you; lift feet 12 inches off floor.

With heels together, raise left knee so it points up (clamshell position); lower knee. Do 10 reps.

Return to clamshell; keeping left knee raised, extend and then bend left leg 20 times. Return to clamshell, do 10 pulses (lift and lower left knee by 1 inch). Switch sides; repeat.

Trim It: Second-Position Pulse

Targets glutei maximus, medius, and minimus, and legs

Stand with feet wide, toes turned out, left hand holding chair back for support, right hand on hip.

Bend knees 90 degrees out to sides and, maintaining squat, open legs wider by pressing knees back 1 inch; then bring them back. Do 10 presses.

Lift toes off floor in squat position; do 10 more presses.

Finish with 10 presses on toes with heels lifted.

Trim It: Fly Trap

Targets back; abs; obliques; glutei maximus, medius and minimus; and legs

Stand with right hand on chair back for support.

Hinge forward at hips, lifting left arm in front of you and left leg behind you (body parallel to floor).

Side bend to left at waist, bringing left elbow to left hip and bending left knee. Extend. Do 10 reps.

From elbow-to-hip curl position, do 20 pulses, lifting and lowering bent left leg by 1 inch. Hold final rep for 5 counts. Switch sides; repeat.

Originally published in FITNESS magazine, February 2012. From Fitnessmagazine.com

soleiriee: New QUEENS !

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:46:50 -0500

soleiriee:

New QUEENS !

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Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:43:36 -0500

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• SoleiRieé | CherokeeR❀se Fl❀werChild: In a relationship, married or not... You should read this.

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:41:10 -0500

• SoleiRieé | CherokeeR❀se Fl❀werChild: In a relationship, married or not... You should read this.:

soleiriee:

Marriage.

“When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a…

leanmeantoned: 1. SKIP THE SODA Plain and simple, soda provides...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:38:22 -0500

leanmeantoned:

1. SKIP THE SODA

Plain and simple, soda provides nothing but empty calories, so it’s best to strike it from your diet entirely. Thinking of just switching to diet or low-cal soda? Think again. Studies have shown than the artificial sweeteners in diet soda may cause cancer. So just skip the soda altogether.

2. GO ORGANIC… A LITTLE

Organic food is expensive, but in some cases, well worth the extra expense when you’re trying to detox your diet. There are 12 foods that are so loaded with nasty pesticides and fertilizers and such they’re actually called the Dirty Dozen. It’s worth spending the extra cash on organic versions of these if you want to detox your diet. The Dirty Dozen are: apples, celery, strawberries, peaches, spinach, nectarines, grapes, bell peppers, blueberries, potatoes, lettuce, and kale. Note that there are also a number of foods you don’t necessarily have to buy organic, and just need a good washing, and they’re called the Clean Fifteen. They include foods we peel before we eat, like corn, avocados, and such.

3. FORGET FAST FOOD

Did you know that one fast food meal can contain all of the calories you should consume in an entire day? And that most of those calories are from fat? Not to mention that many outbreaks of deadly e coli contamination originate in undercooked or poorly handled fast food… play it safe and healthy and detox your diet by forgetting fast food.

4. BAN THE CAN

Prepared foods can also be very unhealthy, because they’re loaded with sodium and chemical preservatives to keep them tasting fresh and to keep them from spoiling on the store shelf. Prepared foods, like canned pasta and boxed meal kits are the worst offenders, so if you want to detox our diet, ban the can… and the box!

5. GO FOR GRAINS

White bread is not only tasteless and flimsy, it’s also been leeched of its nutrients, literally, with bleach. Yuck! Whole grain bread, on the other hand, is made with the nutrient-rich whole grain (as the name implies) and is not bleached. It’s also filled with fiber, a dieter’s friend, which makes you feel fuller, longer, and aids in healthy digestion. Bonus! So swap your nasty white bread for wholesome, tasty whole grains instead. Instant detox!

6. TEST YOUR WATER

My tap water is tasty, but I recently found out that it’s got unhealthy levels of certain contaminants, so I now use a filtering system. When you think about it, safe drinking water is another great way to detox your diet, because we use it for so much more than drinking… like cooking, cleaning, washing… you name it! If you haven’t done so recently, have your tap water tested, or buy a kit and do it yourself.

7. RINSE WELL

Speaking of water and detoxing, it’s a good idea to wash your hands before and after you handle food, and to wash the food itself before you use it! Rinsing and washing well, and often, will help prevent the spread of nasty food-borne contaminants.

heyfranhey: preventativepractices: Guide To Juicing...

Sat, 01 Dec 2012 00:02:56 -0500

heyfranhey:

preventativepractices:

Guide To Juicing Greens!

Love! My daily morning juice consists of: kale, spinach, celery, romaine (or collards), parsley, ginger, lemon and an apple. The good life <3

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I turn the music up♡ (by Emmi/Fashiontwisted Malmberg)

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 03:24:02 -0400

I turn the music up♡ (by Emmi/Fashiontwisted Malmberg)