Do you think you are too old to stay in shape???

Yesterday in my boot camp class a women in her 60's was in there.  She did not look like it at all.  Do you know why?  Because, she works out daily and takes care of herself.  You are never too old to start a workout regime!  Don't make that a excuse.

My classes are not easy and she kept up and felt it.  I did modify some things for her, but other than that, she was great!

If you go to the doctor and keep getting more and more prescriptions so you can feel good or fix something wrong rather than making food your medicine and workouts a part of a healthy lifestyle, than you need to change the way you are thinking.  Go to the grocery and look at it as a medicine cabinet not a candy store.  Don't go hungry, bad idea, then everything looks great, right?

Make working out a day at the spa, it's really a luxury to take care of your body and how you feel after is wonderful and then you are more conscious of what you are going to eat.

Please be good to yourself, you are the only one you got!  I don't care if you are 20 or 70.
XOXO Lily

Jamba Juice, BAD vs GOOD???

Do you go to Jamba Juice with your kids or yourself and think you are ordering a healthy fresh fruit smoothie?
Unless, you are making sure they are only putting in fresh fruit and low sugar yogurt you are ok.

But, really, Jamba Juice drinks are full of sugar, enough for a weeks worth of sugar.  They are BAD.

To make a healthy fruit smoothie, stick with making your own.  You can buy fresh or frozen strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.  Put them into the blender along with ice some water not to much maybe half a cup, and bananas along with greek plain yogurt, since it has loads of protein and about 5 grams of sugar.  Blend until smooth, pour and there you go.  The kids love it, and its great for you, and wonders for the skin and the body.  Try adding protein powder as well for the added boost.

Healthy drinking!!!
XOXO Lily

OMG, I can't workout, it's Christmas...too many parties!!

Say what!!!???? Excuses, excuses, that's all I here at the gyms every year, same time.  Why, do you make that a reason not to work out?  Have you asked yourself that?  Because you have to shop?  You have to bake and cook?  The family is coming?  Parties to go at work and friends?

WRONG!!!  I have parties to go to, I have friends to see and family to see.  I'm not going to eat or do anything to hurt myself.  I actually stay the same in my weight or even loose weight.  I'm busy, but, I always make sure during clients I see, classes I teach, kids I take care of, and don't forget the husband I have to care of also, I still get my hard core workouts done.  It's not that I have discipline, it's the simple fact that I respect myself enough not to treat it like a garbage can.  That's what you are doing.  Our bodies don't want junk and processed high fatty foods at all!  You are hurting your body by feeding it non nutrient foods.

You don't have to cut it all out, but, be more careful in the decisions you make.  Do you really want to feel like crap the next day?  I don't think so, so why do you do it?

For working out, try to get up and do brisk walk for 40 minutes or so if you don't belong to a gym.  Get jumping jacks going, some squats, crunches, anything to get the hear rate up for up to 45 minutes.

Feel better this year than last year.  And, if you are in shape and the season does not get to you...Awesome!  Don't forget, thin people get heart attacks also from clogged arteries.

Happy Holiday's
XOXO  Lily

Concealer??????

What is a great concealer to use during this time of year.  With the Holiday's here and stress and wanting to look great through out the day, I have an answer for you!

Touche Eclat by Yves Saint Laurent.  This concealer is so wonderful and you only need a very small amount to cover any spots or under eye darkness and puffiness.  I use Radiant Touche in Light and it's so pretty with little luminosity so I have a youthful glow.  You can also use it under the brow bone or around your mouth, above the brow anywhere that you need a little cover and brighten.  It does not dry and leave you looking wrinkly like some thick concealers do.

Very moisturizing at the same as it covers wonderfully!

This product really works and will last months.  Just make sure to replace the cover tightly so it does not dry out.    Can be purchased on line with Yves Saint Laurent or your local Sephora Store and online.

Enjoy and Have a Wonderful Holiday Season!
XOXO Lily

Where do YOU think good skin starts????

Good skin starts from within.  How do you feed your body? Do you give it pizza, cookies, icecream, beer, processed junk???

If you do...STOP!  It's killing your skin and fast!

Try eating, kale, bok choy, broccoli, carrots, spinach, and tons of fruit and watch your skin change over night, well.....maybe a few nights.  But, the difference will show.  I'm not saying stop everything bad, I would like you to, but, change everyday and keep adding more greens and fruit and you will be amazed at how great you look and feel.

Not only using sunscreen protects us from free radicals but so does healthy eating.  Kill those free radicals from within as well.  Just remember, the grocery store is your medicine cabinet, pretend it's a Doctors appt and you need to do well there.

Have great skin and, it's NEVER too late to change!!

XOXO Lily

Winter Skin Care

I love great peels for my face in the winter.  The one I love is from REN Skincare.  The product name is Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask.  Great for rosecea skin/sensitive and oily to dry skin.

Carries Bio actives, Glycolactic acid, Lactic acid, and Popain.  Free of parabens, completely natural.

Put over clean skin and leave on for about 5 min.  It has a lovely citrus smell and will leave your skin so smooth and silky.

Found at most Sephora boutiques and or online.

Happy Holidays!
XOXO  Lily

Dilated Capillaries Anyone over 30?

If you have broken capillaries or rosecea, try this great product by, Amincer Pharma, called, Antiradical Japanese Ginkgo Biloba Protein Cream.  It is amazing!! It is a rich capillary vessel strengthner with UVA/UVB properties in it.

I like to use it at night and it works so well and my skin is well nourished with my rosecea issues.  The cream helps fight free radicals and provides elasticity to the epidermis.

Vitamin K taken in internally is also great to strengthen broken capilliaries.  And stay away from the sun or tanning booths, since those make the issue much worse!

The cream can be purchased on line through the company, Amincer Pharma.

Happy moisturizing and killing capillaries!

Luv,
Lily