“Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.” Martin Luther King, Jr
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WANT TO EXERCISE & LOSE 3 x the amount of fat..? Intensity vs time spent exercising…
According to a recent clinical study, ladies who did 20 mins of intense exercise lost THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF FAT as those who did 40 mins of moderate exercise. Interval training kickstarts your metabolism… Work smarter and then do an evil, cartoon cackle at how clever you’ve been 🙂
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'No one can help you' vs 'No one can stop you'… Which would you prefer?
“If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you.
If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you.” Anon
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DEAR LIFESTYLISTA: MY KID SISTER HAS A BODY IMAGE DISTURBANCE PROBLEM…
DEAR LIFESTYLISTA: “Hi der, my kid sis has a body image disturbance problem n it hurts me so much to see her cry abt it.though am a nurse i cant help..she is got da coca cola shape n very pretty buh she has big thighs which rub as she walks thus causing her inner thighs to be dark…she loves to wear shorts buh cant wear them cos it just keeps pushn up as she walks… wat do you advice pls help as soon as possible…”
LADIES – PLEASE GIVE YOUR SUPPORT TO OUR LIFESTYLISTA FRIEND [NAME DELETED]. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? WHAT HELP CAN YOU GIVE FROM YOUR OWN LIFE EXPERIENCE?
Here’s the answer I gave:
I am so, so sorry to hear about your kid sister and what she’s going through. I can hear it’s tough for you too. Truth is, i sounds as if what your sister needs more than anything is someone to talk to. I have the same thing with my thighs rubbing together and shorts! ( and so do lots of A list celebs and they have it erased in photoshop for magazine shoots etc. – tell your sis that!) The only thing that fixes that is becoming much thinner and for those of us with naturally bigger thighs (even when we are slim) this is something that we often live with.
Truly, the advice I’d give is to see if you can help your sister find ways to feel better about herself, to feel beautiful. I have a scar on my knee that for ages made me sad & self conscious when I was a teenager). I never spoke to anyone about how it made me feel, I just suffered in silence. Your sister at least has you! Someone who cares soooooo much. it’s obvious.
See if she’ll talk to you or if there’s someone in her life she feels she can talk to. Here’s me owning up to how I felt about my scar (and when I made the video, I hadn’t even told my other any of this – and this was from when I was a teenager!)
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re: Owning up to insecurities — my deep dark secret!
Sometimes you just gotta own it… TWITTER @KaraKJMiller IT’S YOUR LIFE
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Betty Bfn Mbugua hey cutie , just try loose some weight for me cant wear shorts so i go for short skirts ….. there is this cream i heard Queen Latifa talk about….. cant remember the name but she said the cream wud make her thighs soft thus reduce friction n darkening of her thighs……
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Junejane Noah Ask your kid sister 2 rub powder between her thighs dis wil help reduce d burns n she should wear under-tides whenever she wears a free cloth like-skirt or wrapper, this wil prevent both thighs 4rm directly rubbing 2geda thereby preventin burns.. Al d same, she should feel beautiful wit or without scars.
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Olivia Konadu Owusu-Ansah Vita e or there is this local cream cal angel cream
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Lilian Gitau As she grows and achievs afew things focus wil shift abit fro image. However she nds to tone her thigh and they wil stay away fro each other.
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Edna Lamptey its difficult but her needs to walk more although its painful it will help reduce de size of de tigh.
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Why so many celebs are hooked on MINERAL MAKEUP… 5 GOOD REASONS TO TRY IT!
It’s make up made of ground up rocks 🙂 and the fine powder reflects light and hides your skin’s imperfections.
Check out this video of me at Generation Beauty 2013 with the team from Bare Minerals – color matching and applying mineral make up.
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1) IT LETS YOUR SKIN BREATHE: Unlike many heavy oil-based foundations, true natural mineral make up is non-comedogenic i.e. it doesn’t clog your pores. our skin can breathe… Aaaaah 🙂
2) PURE: Some dermatologists recommend mineral make up to women with certain skin issues like eczema and sensitive skin because it’s so pure (the top mineral makeup brands e.g. Bare Minerals, don’t use fragrances, parabens, preservatives, dyes, oil and other additives that can irritate your skin.
3) ACTIVELY REDUCING INFLAMMATION: Mineral makeup contains a greater proportion of zinc oxide than regular makeup. Zinc oxide helps to soothe inflammation (so much so it’s actually used in diaper cream!) so it can be helpful for people with e.g. acne.
4) PH: Mineral makeup has a pH that is… neutral!
5) IT HAS A NATURAL SPF: The titanium dioxide and zinc oxide in mineral make up act as a natural broad spectrum sunscreen.
Make sure you moisturize well before applying mineral make up (and let your moisturizer sink in properly). And use the right kind of brush – mineral make up is so fine, you need a special brush to work it into all the grooves on your face! Use a little at a time, to add thin layers (if you want more coverage).
If you do decide to try mineral make up, do try a 100% mineral makeup (lots of companies have jumped on the mineral makeup band wagon but some of them have the same long ingredients lists and added chemicals as regular foundation…).
You go girl! Let’s be our most fabulous selves 🙂
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REDUCE CELLULITE USING COFFEE GROUNDS… A TYRA BANKS TRICK!
WHAT IS CELLULITE?
Girl… are you tired of the orange-peely, lumpy, dimpled skin tends to be on our behinds and the thighs? Most women have some cellulite – even super stars – we just don’t see it because their cellulite is airbrushed out in most of the pictures we see. No point looking outside of ourselves for the perfect woman. WE ARE THE PERFECT WOMAN 🙂 cellulite and all!
That said, if you want to temporarily reduce your cellulite, check this out:
WHAT TO DO
1) Take 1/2 cup of ground coffee
2) Add 1/3 cup of boiling water
3) Stir and leave for 7 mins (to allow the coffee grinds to soak up all the water)
4) Stir in 5 tablespoons of baby oil or olive oil or lotion (we’re using it to bind together the coffee so it’s easier to rub on the body)
5) Take a warm shower to make the skin clean.
6) Turn of the water and massage the coffee mixture into your cellulite-y areas
HOW THIS WORKS…
The coffee contains caffeine and the caffeine causes the blood vessels to expand. This causes a reduction in the amount of water retention AND increases the blood flow to the area. The overall effect is a temporary tightening and smoothing of the cellulite affected area.
Lots of expensive cellulite creams use caffeine but this homemade method is practically free!
For a more permanent cellulite reduction try regular exercise (including resistance training to tone muscle), weight loss (if you are overweight), drinking 8 glasses of water a day and eating healthily (to avoid the build up of toxins). No one can promise total cellulite removal but you can reduce it (if you want to…) I find mine kinda beautiful 🙂
I’m here rooting for you!
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