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Muchos de nosotros hemos escuchado el consejo de ingerir nuestros últimos alimentos a las 6:30 pm o no comer después de las 7:00 pm. Sin embargo, si consideramos que a las 6:30 pm muchas personas apenas están llegando a casa, pareciera que las 7:00 pm es una hora más realista para que se sirva la cena. Pero ¿porqué existe la creencia de que comer después de las 7:00 pm lleva a la gente a ganar peso? Bueno quizá no sea la hora lo que te haga ganar peso, pero lo que estás comiendo definitivamente tiene que ver con el problema. Así que si para ti el comer tarde es inevitable toma en cuenta lo siguiente:

Con la primavera presente y el verano solo a la vuelta de la esquina, me sentía emocionada de cambiar las botas calentitas por sandalias y flip flops. Sin embargo recordé rapidamente la agonía de usar zapatos sexys cuando un par de horas después de haberme puesto mis zapatos nuevos conseguí una ampolla justo donde las correas rozan con mi pie. En mí búsqueda de un alivio al dolor encontré un nuevo producto de Band-Aid llamado ACTIV-FLEX BLISTER BLOCK Stick.

Now that spring is here and summer is only around the corner I was excited to change from wearing warm boots to strappy sandals and flip flops. However, I quickly remembered the pain of wearing sexy shoes when only a couple of hours into wearing my new shoes I got a blister from where the straps rub on the skin of my foot. In my search for pain relief I found a new product from Band~aid called, ACTIV-FLEX BLISTER BLOCK Stick.

It saved my day! I was ready to wrap my foot in band~aids to prevent more blisters from forming in other areas of my foot that I felt were hurting, so I just rubbed it anywhere I felt my shoe was rubbing against my foot, it was so easy and it worked! Best of all it was colorless so you couldn't even tell I had anything at all on my foot, I was so impressed! According to the product, it has a natural based lubricating formula that will reduce rubbing on the skin which will help prevent blisters. The best part is that it is not only great for girls and our cute strappy shoes, but it is also great for boots. I used it on my leg where my snowboarding boot normally painfully rubs and causes blisters, and not once my entire weekend snowboarding, did I complain about my boots causing a blister. So if you are worried that breaking in your new shoes might give you blisters I would surely give this product a try. I have fairly sensitive skin and it worked for me.

Expertos en nutrición recomiendan que los adultos consuman de 25 a 35 gramos de fibra en su dieta diaria. Incluso algunos recomiendan de 35 a 45 gramos de fibra cada día. La fibra acelera la digestión de los alimentos y la expulsión de desechos y toxinas dañinas.

Moderation is the word we all know exists but yet we all seam to ignore it when we serve ourselves a meal. Portion control is vital if you are trying to lose or maintain your weight. Even if weight is not an issue for you, sometimes over eating leaves you feeling bloated and tired. Sometimes with portion sizes so large you do not realize how much you are eating, you may already be full but continue to eat just because it is in front of you. So help yourself out by not over serving yourself a full plate. If you are eating at a restaurant most of the time your plate is enough for two servings so ask for a doggy bag and only eat until you are satisfied not full. If portion control is on your goal avoid buffets because there you are easily over eating. The best way to avoid over eating, is to always eat before you are starving and stop eating before you are full.

Here are a few comparisons to serving sizes to help you know how much you are eating.

1 baked potato = fist
1 ounce of chips = 2 hand fulls
3 ounces of meat (one serving) =size of your palm or deck of cards
1 serving of vegetable = 1 handful

1 serving of bread = one slice
½ cup cooked broccoli = scoop of ice cream
Medium piece of fruit = baseball
1 cup of rice or pasta = tennis ball

Hugs ~ Pilar

Ahora que la Primavera ha comenzado oficialmente, tal vez sea momento de hacer un poco de limpieza en tu estuche de maquillaje. Todas tenemos un par de cosméticos viejos en nuestro estuche y nos repetimos que algún día los utilizarémos; sin embargo la verdad es que cada cosa tiene un tiempo de vida útil, y esto incluye también al maquillaje. Tal vez tengas algunos productos que ya caducaron y tu no tienes idea, Así que toma un minuto para revisar tu maquillaje y deshacerte de lo viejo para hacer un espacio para lo nuevo.

Now that Spring has official started, it maybe time to do a little Spring cleaning in your makeup bag. We all have a couple pieces of makeup in our drawer that we tell ourselves we may one day use, however the truth is every thing has a shelf life, including makeup. You may have several products that you had no idea had already expired. So take a minute to go through your makeup and throw out the old, to make room for the new.

First start out with your mascara. Mascara can be a breading ground for bacteria. Mascara should be thrown away every 3 to 4 months, or sooner if you notice a change in smell or texture.

Foundation will last you longer. It can last up to 12 months if it is water-based and 18 if oil-based. Concealer will also last you about 12 months.

Pencil, lip and eye liners, 3 years. You may actually just run out of this much sooner because you should be sharpening them often. The same for eyeshadow, it can last up to 3 years.

Lip stick has been controversial, some experts have said should be thrown out every 1-2 years, others say up to 4 years. I like to play it safe and throw it out after 2. Chances are after 2 years I have found a new color I like to wear.

Hugs ~ Pilar

Todos sabemos que hacer ejercicio es algo que según los doctores debe ser una obligación. Pero sin importar que sepamos lo importante que es para nuestra salud el hacer ejercicio, todavía vacilamos cuando de ir al gimnasio se trata.

We all know working out is something that every doctor will tell you is must. No matter how important we know working out is to our health, we still hesitate to get ourselves into the gym.

We all know working out is something that every doctor will tell you is a must. No matter how important we know working out is to our health, we still hesitate to get ourselves into the gym.

Going to the gym wouldn't be so bad if the only thing we had to do was spend a hour in the gym, however with work, kids, and life in the way how are we ever supposed to get ourselves in there? Well the hardest part of going to the gym is just getting there. Once you are in there it's easy, the hard part is just getting yourself motivated. I have found out the best Way to get yourself to the gym is to just get there. When you feel you do not have time, make time. There are times that I have had to wake up at 3am to go to the gym before I have to film. I may not like it but I know if I do not get there first thing in the morning I will find every excuse not to go at night when I get off of work. If you are not a morning person, which many people are not, or if mornings do not work out for you because you have to get the kids ready for school, then try to make it a point to go directly from work. Pack a gym bag with a change of clothes so that you can work out right after work. If you go home first it makes it harder for you to get motivated to go. You get caught up making dinner, helping the kids with homework, cleaning up, you're settled in relaxing, your tired, the kids need to be tucked into bed, the excuses become endless. So make it easier for yourself and go straight from work, that way you have the entire evening to relax and feel healthy.