No Model is Perfect

Everywhere I look, I see a lot of advice on how to get rid of stomach fat and it just makes me wonder if the world is obsessed with having the perfect body.

Now don't get me wrong, I would love to have a firmer tummy and get healthy again, but when people are focused on being like that perfect model they see in that magazine, it gets to be a bit much.

Those models they see on many of the popular magazines are edited to make them look perfect, so in reality if you were to meet them on the street they would look very different than the magazine photo.

So the next time you're obsessed about having the perfect body, stop and take a good look around before you make a decision that may change the rest of your life.

It's All Natural Baby

Last year I discovered that our hardware store carries Burts Bee's products. Yes, a hardware store! Because I am a big fan of all natural ingredients I decided to try their lip balm and ended up loving it.

Well, just recently I learned that a local drugstore of ours now carries an entire line of their products, including an all natural body lotion. While I haven't been able to purchase another product of theirs, I figure one of these days I will because I'm all for a beauty care line that isn't chocked full in chemicals.

It took me months of continuous research for one of the company's that I work for to learn how bad chemicals and artificial ingredients can be and how easily we absorb them every day in our foods and beauty routine. Actually, it's not just bad it's pretty darn scary. So I've paid closer attention to what I eat and what I wear thanks to that research. And while I understand it's not something everyone will want to do, I hope that in some small way my readers will at the very least take notice of all of the chemicals and artificial ingredients in their own lives and at the very most, cherish what mother nature has given us even more.

Part Two Of Diet PIlls

Since there has been a lot of talk about diet pills and fat burners like Leptovox, I really think that I want to touch base with this topic again.

Years ago I decided I needed to really lose some stubborn fat because all of the walking I had been doing was not dropping the after-pregnancy fat that I had. I had also somehow thought at that time my ex was really into the models with the beautiful bodies. Plus, he too decided that he wanted to lose some fat, so we purchased a very popular fat burner (celebrity endorsed of course!) in hopes of looking like the before an after pictures on the box.

But, after taking about half of the pills in the box we saw no improvement because we were looking for an instant miracle, so we gave up. It was also during that time that many pills were popping up as being dangerous. I guess we were lucky enough that the one we had chosen had not caused us any harm.

But the really interesting part about this story is, we were looking for instant miracle. Diet pills, fat burners, whatever a company wants to call them, are not instant miracles. It takes healthy eating and a great workout routine to get your body into shape. Discipline is really the key to any weight loss with or without a pill.

There's also something else. There is no such thing as the perfect body. Someone may tell you they have seen one, but in reality we have no idea what the perfect body really looks like. Man is determined that everything needs to be perfect or it's not worth it. While it's not good to be obese, it's also not fair to be ridiculed or turned down for a date because you don't have a skinny supermodel body.

So in my opinion, man needs to shut up and open their eyes because natural beauty is the best damn thing that will ever happen to them.

Just me Rambling

If you've ever been in a car accident then you know how worrisome they can be. You worry whether everyone is okay in both vehicles and then you worry about how bad the damage is on your vehicle and theirs. And finally, you worry if your car insurance is going to skyrocket because of the accident. I've been in enough accidents to know how nerve wracking they can be. I think the worst was when the car hydroplaned and a pool stick came 2 inches from killing me. Yep, a true story.

One of the first things I noticed when my husband got his new truck was the major fender dent on the driver side of the vehicle. It had been made from the previous owner and I wonder what went through their mind when the accident happened. And then it dawned on me that they had obviously never had the damage repaired.

So I wonder did they not have the right cover to fix the damage or maybe they were at fault and the insurance company refused to repair it. Or could it have just been that they blew the money on what they considered to be more important matters rather than taking it to an auto body repair shop. We will probably never know and I'm sure in their mind it just means it's something they no longer have to worry about.