Getting Healthy with Nutrisystem: Week 12.

This is the week that I was dreading. I was dreading it because I knew I was going to be faced with a lot of temptations. We had a weekend filled with weddings and I knew that I wanted to not too much about my diet, enjoy myself and just eat wedding cake. And I did. I made plans for it and was extra careful leading up to the weekend.

I lost more weight than I planned over the last few weeks and I knew I could make this work. I still exercised over the week. Though I didn't have time over the weekend, I had my Nutrisystem bars with me to stay on plan as much as I could during the day as we got ready. I filled up on salads at the events and was careful to eat small portions of the meal. I stayed from the heavy appetizers and drinks and that really helped.

I did allow myself some cake. I figure with all the dancing I did, I must have burned off that cake I allowed myself to have anyway. Life happens and it's all about smart choices.

Planning and working Nutrisystem into my plan is key. This week I lost another .5 pound making my total weight loss 21 pounds.

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Disclosure: As part of the Nutrisystem Nation Blogger Program, Nutrisystem is providing me with the Nustrisystem program, free of charge, which includes food and support, in exchange for my honest opinion of the program. No other compensation has been given. All thoughts are my own.

Live In Each Moment.

Have you ever had one of those moments in time that you wanted to live over and over? I have had so many; the extra special occasions that were so special and life changing. The ones that went by so fast that you felt like you almost missed it. The ones that you almost forgot to live in each moment.

My husband Jeff and I recently celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary. We had a whirlwind courtship. We knew each other for about a year before we dated, but once we made that jump from friendship to dating, it went to engagement, to moving in together to getting married in just a few months time. I was head over heels in love with him before I even introduced him to my parents.

I recently saw a preview of a movie About Time, a film from Richard Curtis, the creator of Love Actually, Notting Hill, and Four Weddings and a Funeral. There is a scene in the film where Mary (Rachel McAdams) and Tim (Domhnall Gleeson), the main characters in the film, are having dinner with Mary's parents for the first time. Mary is doing all of the talking for Tim, because she is just so in love with him and she wants her parents to love Tim just as much as she does. This scene had me in tears because it reminded me of the time when I introduced Jeff to my parents for the first time. I remember coming home from work late because I had to go buy a new outfit to wear because that was the night that Jeff would be coming over to meet them. I was doing everything I could to distract myself from how nervous I was. I wanted them to love him as much as I did. It had been all of two weeks, but like I said above, I was head over heels in love with him. I knew I would be marrying this man I was about to introduce to the people whom respected most in the world. I remember the very 80's neon accented outfit; my big hair, bright makeup and super long fake nails. Luckily, he loved it all. My plan was to distract him with the outfit and hair and rush him in and out of the house fast. I was going to do all of the talking for Jeff, just as Mary did for Tim in the movie. It just didn't turn out the way I planned. Jeff had bigger plans. He took my family, along with my aunt and sister, all out to dinner. I didn't get a word in all night. My parents loved him. It is one of those nights that I wish I could go back and relive. I wish I could have relaxed and enjoyed that moment more.

About Time tells the story of a young man, Tim, whose special "gift" allows him to go back and relive any moment of his life. But instead of making every moment perfect, he learns that life and love are most extraordinary when you embrace all of their imperfections. Critics are already calling About Time "the first must-see movie of the fall" and "easily the most heartwarming, feel-great film of the season." On 11.8.13, get ready to fall in love all over again, with About Time. Here is a preview.

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Universal Pictures through their partnership with POPSUGAR. While I was compensated to write a post about About Time, all opinions are my own.

Katy Perry for COVERGIRL & How to Get Her Makeup Look.

As a brand that’s all about strength, confidence and individuality, COVERGIRL believes in every woman’s right to reinvent, improvise, and seize the beautiful opportunities in life to make some noise!  So it’s fitting that the new face of the beauty brand that comes ready to “roar” is none other than the fun-loving and fiercely talented music star Katy Perry.  Bringing her passion, playfulness, and bold style sensibility to the COVERGIRL family of talents, Katy is partnering with the brand to delight beauty aficionados and music fans alike when her first cosmetics campaign debuts in the spring of 2014.

On the verge of releasing her third album, PRISM, on October 22nd, Perry remains more committed than ever to making powerful pop music infused with her characteristic honesty, accessibility, and sense of humor.  “In addition to music, I’ve always considered makeup to be a powerful creative avenue of self-expression, “said Perry. “I’m honored to partner with COVERGIRL and share more colors and textures of my approach to beauty to inspire my audience.”

Known for being innovative and irreverent in her style choices, #COVERGIRLKaty has rocked looks that have ranged from retro pinup to anime space princess to queen of the jungle, so it’s fitting that in her forthcoming campaign work with COVERGIRL, she’ll be showing off a breadth of bold new beauty looks with products developed by the brand’s Global Creative Director Pat McGrath.

To get the COVERGIRL look in the image above, the following COVERGIRL products were used on Katy:

Lips:
COVERGIRL LipPerfection in Euphoria #360

Eyes:
COVERGIRL Eye Enhancers 3-Kit Shadows in Café Au Lait #105
COVERGIRL Clump Crusher Extensions by LashBlast in Very Black #840
COVERGIRL Brow and Eyemaker Pencil in Midnight Brown #505

Face:
COVERGIRL TRUBlend Liquid Makeup in Buff Beige 2/425
COVERGIRL Clean Glow Blush in Roses #100

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