lose weight || back to 115lbs from 120lbs in 2 weeks

oh yeah~ im back on track! lol... isn't it amazing that i lost 5 lbs for just 2 weeks? yes! it's true! :P my regular weight is ranging from 113-115lbs before... before i started to lololololove eating.

when my bf decided to start gaining weight, i started gaining weight too, against my will! :)) why? oh you should know why! coz whenever he eats, he wants me to be with him... and i end up eating as much as him. and not to mention, he wants feeding me... letting me try new food chains, restaurants, or he just simply cook good stuff that i caaaaaaan't resist.

hey! we do love food <3 I LOVE FOOD! so my appetite went bigger and bigger and gained around 4-5lbs in just uhm 3weeks? but not gaining all 5 pounds! i started going up from 115 to 117 to 119 to 120.... O_O this got me all worried! i don't want to gain moooooore~ 

i tried doing exercises/workouts etc... but still no result.. coz i still eat! i mean really eeaaaaaat~

now, you asking me how i lost those extra pounds in just 2 weeks? 

i don't eat. at all.

NOT!!! 

of course i still eat! in order to survive... plus i love food, remember?

well, i started to cut my food intake in a day. 

make sure to have breakfast. 

i always have rice and some meat. then after that i'll have soya milk and yogurt... fulll~ this is actually enough to help me not starve for the whole day. seriously.

water. 

i always drink water. well sometimes i drink around 1-2 liters of water a day. depends. xD that's why i always go to the bathroom to pee.. hehehehe.

veggies & fruits.

 oh yes! i so love lettuce, tomato, and carrots. i eat them raw! in a salad. my nana always prepare salad for me to bring at work. that's what i eat during lunch break. :D i just add some bacon and mayo to add flavor. i loooooooooooove bacon <3 if salad is not available, i always opt to have apples or bananas.

snacks.

of course i still get hungry from time to time. so i'll just have some crackers to fill in my starving tummy. or fruits! apple and banananananananana. it makes me feel full.

no dinner.

yes... most of the time i don't eat during dinner time. maybe (sometimes) i eat small amount of rice and meat. and that's it. it's actually hard to say no to dinner since our nana cooks good food. gaaaah... so to divert my attention, i make myself busy and concentrated to diablo3. yes! i play my ass off to ignore dinner. i just drink water if i feel "hungry" or something. but sometimes i do give in but! i still don't let myself too hooked up. haha! or else... LOL.

fish oil.

my bf told me that fish oil helps in losing weight. i actually dunno how. ahaha! (will ask ol' good friend google later...) XD i take around 2 caps a day. that's uhm around 1-2g. :D

tea.

hehe of course... i always have a cup of tea before sleeping. hmm... it's either jasmine tea or the biofitea. yeah biofitea is a slimming tea. i might, i'll try, to make a review about it soon. but one thing's for sure. it will make you poop like hell! XD oh yeah... the pain~ but its all good~

exercise? workout?

yes! it is actually a must to keep you healthy and fit... but unfortunately, my laziness is such a douche... XD but soon... i will... again!

so yeah, that's it! just a reminder, these things might work for me, but it's not guaranteed that it will work for everyone. cheers!

note: oh yeah, i am not good in grammar. so... please bare with me XD hehehe.be kind! =)) magtatagalog na nga lang ako next time. or taglish i mean. lol.

outfit idea: double dribble corporate look

hey! what's up? wasn't able to update because ive been busy lately with a lot of physical activities. so here's a silly idea outfit for work. i haven't tried this yet! but yeah i am planning too. its just a "concept" so please be kind~

every summer, basketball leagues are everywhere. yes, pinoys love basketball and playing basketball. so i had this weird idea, what will it look like if i pair a jersey top with a skirt and corporate accessories? so i opened photoshop and search for outfits/accessories to come up with a "style" layout. so far this is what it looks like. >>

for the face, i thought of having nude lips with smokey eyes and just a right blush with light contouring and highlighting to have that sophisticated corporate feel, simple yet intimidating look.

it is up to you if you want to use a tie or a scarf but i prefer neckties. then pair that jersey with a miniskirt, but if you are way too conservative (LOL) you can also wear leggings. you may use either a bangle if you want to maintain that simple sophisticated look or you can go a bit girly and use bracelets that have ribbons or whatever. girly accessories will definitely go well with the scarf, i guess. i chose to use hoop earrings for this, plain medium ones.

and for the shoes, its a choice between pumps and army boots (doc martens type of boots). pumps, for a sophisticate/girly look, or boots to add some "rocker" or a bit boyish feel to it and not to mention, its way more comfy than pumps, right?

so that's it! i still dunno when i'll try this XD maybe when im not busy playing diablo3 anymore hehehe. i will keep you posted!

so guys, what do you think about this? will you ever try this at work? haha! let me know your opinions on this silly idea. thanks! <3

Etude House Magic BB Cream (moisturizing) Review

hihi. i really wanted to make a review about this bb cream long time ago. XD between etude house bb cream and tony moly bb cream (with same price range), i prefer using etude house's.

pros:

• it smells good. but it doesn't have the perfumy scent

• its not sticky when applied it slides easily on your skin

• doesn't feel heavy its actually pretty light on the face,as if im not wearing any bb cream (for me)

• it will brighten up your skin it gives a natural and flawless finish

• it doesn't cause breakouts i have acne prone skin. i easily get pimples with make up. so this one hooked me up since my skin loves it.  it doesn't make my face itchy nor irritated

• it's cheap! affordable i must say. there's a lot of bb creams that are good but way expensive, and there are some that is cheap but it doesn't give you good quality. this one is perfect! its affordable, and good!

cons:

• it gives light-medium coverage well for me its fine since i don't need heavy coverage. yes yes i know my skin is not perfect. but using bb cream to make your skin super perfect? naaaah~ hehe

• messy pump haha it gets messy sometimes so i always have to clean it up

• one shade but i don't really mind since the shade that they have works pretty well on me. it blends with my skin tone the longer it stays.

now let me show you the coverage that this bb cream can do with this amount.

haha sorry! its pretty messy XD that goes all over my face, just enough to get the coverage i want.

can you see the difference? im pretty satisfied the results though even it didn't super cover my problematic skin XD this is under natural light, no flash.

rating: 5/5

haha since this is just my 3rd bb cream. my first 2 is from tony moly, which i'll try to make a review next time. 

will i repurchase it?

YES. well i already did! i bought one for my sister deary :D hihi. but yeah, i will buy another one for me next time ^_^

~*~*~*~*~

sooooooooooooooon.......

as i said earlier, i will try to make a review on tonymoly's bb creams.

secret bb cream 01 natural

whipping bb cream 3 sand

~*~*~*~*~

i would really love to hear from you guys! your own experience with the bb creams of etude house. or if you can recommend better ones, let me know :D thank you!

~liz <3

corporate? NOT.

from now on, i will try to post my daily outfit. ahaha! lol.. TRY~ my style varies on my mood. so, sometimes i go from jeans and shirt if im too lazy to move, to dresses and whatnot when im in the mood. :P so.... here goes-

lol~ my outfit for the day. im on my way to work. thanks to our yaya for taking this photos lol XD

oh yeah btw, we are not required to wear corporate in the office :P well, not to mention, i am the only employee who is staying in the office. so yeah, forever alone XD

everything that im using are non branded, meaning i bought it online or in bazaars :P

THIS! i love this pair. i got this from asianvogue. :D hihi~ they're really comfy and nice to wear ^_^ thanks to asianvogue for a very smooth transaction! will def get another pair soon :D

updates! acne journey

so yes! imma post an update to my acne journey.

i'm still using eskinol+maxipeel on my face. but lately, i stopped using a product and added something on my clear acne routine.

before, i used to use maxipeel exfoliant cream after the eskinol+maxipeel, now i don't. every bath, i use kojie san soap on my face before washing it with maxipeel exfoliant scrub. most people say that kojie san soap helps whiten skin, so i use it to help lighten my acne scars.

so my updated skin routine is composed of:
• kojiesan soap
• maxipeel exfoliant scrub
• maxpeel/eskinol
• drink lots of water

er... you'll notice that i don't use moisturizer. well, i still can't find the right moisturizer that i like, so for now, i don't use anything XD

here's an update after using eskinol+maxipeel for 2 months now.

 this is before i use maxipeel + eskinol

after a month

after 2months

as you can observe, my skin is a bit reddish, but don't worry it doesn't hurt or anything. the redness will disappear after 10-15 minutes, when your skin cooled down. i guess it is just a normal reaction after using the products. i still have scars though, but i believe that kojiesan soap helps lighten it a bit for a month. 

i might try diamond peel soon to zap the scars out quickly. but i am not yet sure when and where. i will post an update regarding that. for now, i'll give my acne routine a month more to see what improvements it can make. :D 

thank you for reading hope it helps. :D you can read my previous post for more info: acne journey

2 tone hair color

i finally dyed my hair! summer 2012 hairstyle, YEAH!!! I went to my usual salon which is Hortaleza Salon near our house. I know most of their stylists and some of them used to work with my hair XD LOL hair cut and hair dye stuff. so~ here goes.

I told him (stylist) that i want the lower part of my hair to be pink and the top part red. I asked him to bleach the lower part to make the pink vibrant and visible. yes, only the lower part where the pink will be applied, my hair's color before is copper blonde so we assume that it is already a good base for the red.

first bleach application. they bleached it again because the stylist said it is not enough. LOL... yeah, they bleached it twice.

Here's the final product:

under room light w/o flash

with flash XD LOL.

more photos...

with flash (indoor)

natural light w/o flash (facing my window) LOL

My Acne Journey

a month and a half ago, i struggled with acne. i tried a lot of things  just to get rid of my acnes: medicines, systems, skin cares and whatnot, over the counters, prescribed ones, etc. i almost gave up and decided to go under skin peels in derma clinics. But yeah, i don't earn that much so i don't have enough money to undergo those kind of things. i still searched on how to get rid of acnes without spending that much until i came across several blogs who said that maxipeel + eskinol works. 

But before telling you more about that mixture, let me show you how my face/skin looks like before using it. 

YES!!! i know... its sooooo kadiri! XD hehe yeah.. it used to be like that for almost 2-3 months or more T_T

anyway, so my nakita akong blogs saying that eskinol + maxipeel works. so ang instruction is to mix them and used them every night. pero ako i use them morning and night as a toner and cleaner after shower. oo mejo harsh sya sa face but not as much as pagpure maxipeel lang. i will never dare try to use maxipeel alone.

eskinol spot-less white facial deep cleanser with pure calamansi extract + maxipeel .025% / 2% solition 2 exfoliant anti acne depigmenting agent. mixed na sya so ganyan ung itsura nung mixture.

according sa blog na nabasa ko (sorry i forgot:|) namamalat daw sya pagginagamit nia to. but in my case, hindi pa naman ako namamalat. namumula lang ako minsan pagsobrang init siguro pero minsan lang talaga. as in twice pa lang ata since i started using this.

but before i use this formula, nagwawash ako ng face with maxipeels facial wash.

maxipeel exfoliant scrub. malamig sya sa muka and after rinsing it, sobrang maffeel mo na nalinis ung mukha mo. but when i use eskinol+maxipeel formulation, hindi lahat nalilinis pero it did help to lessen the dirt :D

then lately lang since natutuwa ako sa effect ng maxipeel sa muka ko, i decided na bumili narin ng cream nila. i apply it after using eskinol+maxipeel.

maxipeel exfoliant cream #2 moderate. yeah i used number 2 para in between :] hehe.

so eto ung complete set ng "skin regimen" ko for now.

cream, eskinol+maxipeel, and exfoliant scrub.

so, i know you are asking about the results. so let me show you the improvement that my skin had after a month and a half.

ang kintab no? the picture was taken after using eskinol+maxipeel. feeling ko pumuputi rin skin ko. feeling ko lang. ehehe.

so. this is how I get rid of my acnes so far. i stressed "I" kasi gumana sya sakin. pwedeng gumana nga sya sakin, pero it doesn't mean 100% syang gagana sa lahat. we all have different skin types. hiyangan nga lang daw yan ika nga nila. so, kung prepared kayo to take risks, you can try this :) dapat lalagay ko daily update kaso tagal pala, 1 month.. so i decided to post before and after pictures sa loob ng isang buwan. so ayan.

note: pictures were taken by me, they are 100% raw, no editing. i am not a pro photographer. i used camera phone for my face pictures kaya mejo low quality, however, i used my dslr for the product shots. hindi po ako sponsored ng kahit ano, i bought the products with my own money and i am not being paid to do reviews about their products. thank you. AGAIN! this may work for me, but it doesn't mean it will definitely work with everyone. so please, wag niyo ako sisihin pagtnry niyo to then something not good happened. ^_^

Thank you for reading. questions and comments are much welcome and appreciated. :D