The grass is always greener...

where you water it!

Another thing I realized tonight. We always say the grass is greener on the other side...but the real problem is that we forgot to smell the roses! And the roses are everywhere! You just gotta OPEN YOUR EYES! :)

LOVE YOU
Cynthia

Cheating death

Six years ago today I was in a really bad car accident...that changed my life for the better. 

I SHOULD HAVE DIED! Police have no idea how I survived it. Though we had our differences, my dad was the first to know about it and showed up immediately. I was being taken away to the ER and while I was drifting away from the world...my dad was being shown what happened during my accident. 4 inches and I would have flown out the window...in fact my hair was ripped from my head and was stuck in between the door handle. He was really scared for me.

I remember being in the paramedic with the super cute guy (Hi where ever you are!) and drifting off....I remember it being very white like a very bright room with freshly painted walls and memories past me by...at the end of what felt like the longest dream ever...I remember having a conversation with someone and they asked me, "are you proud of yourself?" and I wasn't. I responded to whoever it was in my dream and said, "No I'm not! I need to do bigger and better things with my life, but if today were my last day I think I'd die content with what life brought me." And I guess content was not the correct answer to his question because a blurry very cute paramedic face showed up as I was about to shut out. "Cynthia? Cynthia?" I stared at him for a long moment and he said, "Phew, thought I lost ya! Don't worry! We are almost to the hospital and we have really great doctors that will take care of you! I promise!" 

He held up to his promise. Those doctors, nurses, staff members, and eventually physical therapists really helped me through that time in my life. I didn't have insurance at the time and I was in debt. Making 8 bucks an hr at the gap..you get the picture...I was not doing so well.

I had to be put on bed rest for a really long time...I cut it short after a month. Turns out when life is passing you by while you're in bed....You fight to live! I remember being in that bed, getting fed jello by my brother...oh how fun that was! and having the occasional visitor. I had a lot of time to think about my life. What I had done, Where I was at, What was next? I didn't know. I still don't...but I know that whoever I was having that conversation with...gave me that second chance. I wasn't ready to be taken from the world that cold January night. 

I changed my ways. Stopped hanging out with the crowd that was bringing me down all the time. I got involved with my family and shaped up quick. I'm doing better but I still have all kinds of dreams and goals that I'd like to achieve. 

I was given a second chance and I thank the heavenly stars every chance I get for it. I'm beyond blessed to have this life!

Let's do something with our lives. Let's not let them pass us by. I'm 27 and just yesterday I remember blowing 16 candles out on the beautiful sweet sixteen birthday cake! It was just a blink of an eye ago! So it's short but let's make it worth the ride! 

Hugs and Love,

Cynthia

9.79 So cray!

Hi Sexy people! 


So...I just wanted to put something down in this little guy. :) Today was day 5...I do my weigh in's in the morning...Mon-Fri its pretty early...anywhere from 5:30 am-7am ish and today I got on the scale and the numbers do not lie! 9.79 lbs! I could make it easy and say 10 but I don't want to! :) 9.79 is so incredible and in 5 days. I'm amazed at myself and how quickly the lbs came off this week...and it wasn't easy but at the same time it was. Keep your mouth shut! LOL Just jokes, but in all seriousness I had a great week. I struggled and still am with cravings but replacing them with sorbet or oranges has really helped. What do you guys do to suppress your craving?


At the job today there was birthday cake...that I bought! That was tough! And it was so pretty and everyone talked about how super yummy it was. But...I stayed strong! Even though people tried to peer pressure me to have some I steered clear. Aww! 


Happy Friday! 
Hugs and Love,
Cynthia

Attention all HCG dieters!

Hi GUYS! :)

So very cool thing I am doing as I write this! I am making strawberry sorbet! And the best part is 1. I can eat it! and 2. It's HCG Approved!!! What?!?! Yes 


Here is my recipe!

You will need
1 lb of frozen strawberries or fresh (i used frozen)
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 1/3 cup of STEVIA
3/4 cup of water
To begin...start by taking the stevia and water in a pot. once it starts to boil...turn the stove off! and let it sit...stir all those little snow flurrie things out! :) 


then get your blender out and blend the strawberries and lemon juice...you may need to do this twice...I did. Let it churn into a nice blended "puree" 


You will then need to combine your strawberries and steviawater :) 


and stick it in the ice cream maker! 


I borrowed my mom's ice cream maker and I'm seriously considering buying one just like it! It's a cuisinart...and I  actually bought her this a year or so ago for Mother's day! Best invention ever!!!


I like it because it only takes 20 mins! Seriously...when we were kids..my mom and I would always make sorbet and it took forever on that ice cream maker! 


I think I'll have to add to my calorie journal tonight cause I know I'm gonna want to taste this deliciousness!

You're welcome!!

If you decide to make it...let me know how it turns out! 




Love, Hugs and Sorbet!


Cynthia

HCG Day 2

Today went well. I haven't "added my calories" or wrote anything down in my "diet journal" yet but I just wanted to make it a point to write in my new adventure. I don't know where this will take me. However, I want to put my words out to you all! I love inspirational quotes or role models that we can look up to and I want to find a place online where we can all go and lean on one another. A place online where we can all go for a little push! I'm not even just talking about weight loss here! I'm talking about people that want to find some inspiration in their life and don't know where to find the motivation to do it!


I know there are so many folks out there that are in a slump. They don't know where to go to follow their dreams and thats not always an easy conversation to have with someone.


So...If there is anyone out there that wants to lose weight or quit smoking or stop biting their nails...or even bigger things to accomplish like going back to school again or wanting to open up their own company...whatever it may be...and you just need a place to come to...welcome!


Like I said...I don't know if anyone will see this or take me seriously...but I want to open myself to you all. Everyone deserves to have their dream come true! Sometimes we just need that extra boost up to the steps of finding them!


I hope that we can all have wonderful dreams and goals and inspiration from each other in finding them!


Love, Hugs, and Smiles!
Cynthia

P.S what do you want out of your life? :)

HCG day 1

Hi guys! I promise I'll make this a cute blogspot soon! I actually don't have any friends on this yet and haven't even told anyone about it yet! HAHA So Hi Cynthia! :D


I just wanted to write on here before I head to bed.


Today was Day 1 of HCG 500 calories and I was a bad girl today! I did not cheat. I had very healthy foods but somehow I was 103 calories over the 500 calorie goal. I can't be mad at that though. Last time my first day was awful! I cheated...then threw it up and had a massive headache. So, al though I was very hungry today...and still am! I think today went pretty well!


I wasn't mentally prepared this time around so there were times when I was about to cheat and didn't even realize it. Like when one of my co workers was handing out chocolate...I was like ooo! and then as I was about to stick it in my mouth...I said outloud wait! what am I doing!?!? :) Very proud! Most would have just ate it. Not me! You're only cheating yourself!!!


I did not get any sleep last night so I'm basically a walking zombie. I'm gonna go to bed...EARLY! YAY! :)


Ny ny!

Sweet dreams my beautiful butterflies! :)

Cynthia

Birthday lovin's :)

My birthday week just ended!

On to the rest of the year! :) 

I'm not one of those people that MUST make it a point to tell everyone that it's their birthday and have a huge celebration! I'm quite the opposite. For some reason, I don't like the attention one gets on birthdays! HAHA! Something about a group of people standing around you in a circle singing Happy Birthday has always been very uncomfortable. I'm not shy or anything. I can get up and do a speech in front of a room and nail like a pro but for some reason...the happy birthday song makes me incredibly uncomfortable. LOL! My family and most of my friends know this and I think they secretly enjoy it. OOOOH! One thing I despise more than friends and family singing it....is when the restaurant sings it. SOOOO AWKWARD!! haha thank goodness that didn't happen this past week. 

and I typically do not celebrate my birthday at all. 2 years ago I actually went to a funeral on my birthday and it was a very bittersweet day for me. RIP mama Josie! :) Last year, I spent my birthday at Lowes buying home stuff. Haha! Just to give ya examples of my day...I think everyone gets it though. I just dont. 

Well....this year I wanted to be surrounded around happiness. And MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Some may know that I am on a special diet called the HCG. It's a crazy diet and I wouldn't recommend anyone trying it if they only need to lose 5 lbs or so. I am doing it because I want to be thin and feel great about myself again. Anyway...thats a whole other topic....The first 2 days of the diet...you get to do what is called a LOAD UP! You get to eat/drink whatever you want! And someone told me the more you consume during those 2 days...the more you lose during the actual diet...so I try to EAT too much when I'm on it. My favorite foods and snacks and just JUNK! haha So...my really wonderful beautiful friend Kathy decided to take me and her daughter out (Her birthday was a week before mine) out for dinner! Very kind of her! We went to alehouse at had a stellar time! Actually...back up! We went to alehouse and since the fights and games and everything was on...we were told it was a 2 hour wait...so we went shopping! :D We got a lot of cool things. Sephora! Victoria's secret! :) just fun girls time! :D Aw man...we didn't make it to san rio!!!!! Grr..next time!


Dinner was a blast! I got my fav chicken strips! LOL so boring right? I love em! Then we decided to go to serendipity at Forum. And if you guys have ever been there...You should all know that it is a maze to get there....In fact, by the time we did get there...we had to leave! haha!

we ran into tourists on the way....while we were looking at the map of the casino...these man approached us and asked to take our photo. What the heck!?! So we got to talking and then they ended up singing Happy Birthday to me in the middle of Forum shops! So humilating!!! haha and We got a photo. I'll put in the blog so you guys can see how uncomfortable I look haha They both kissed me on the cheek. Very nice men from Canada and one of them is actually an FB friend. hi new friend if you can see this! haha so I got to hear the birthday song a few times this year...Gr whatevs. 

Anyway I had a really amazing time with Kathy and her beautiful daughter! They're such wonderful ladies and so glad to have them in my life. They'll always have a special happy spot in my heart! :) 

Ohhh haha Friday night was also very cool! I went out with my family to an Ethopian restaurant and if you guys have never gone to one...I kinda recommend it! It just brings a group of people together...You have to order your stuff and then they bring it out on a huge tray and you share it. I think I have a picture of that as well. I will post that too! :) I wasnt crazy about the food...but the experience was fun. Plus..I was with my family...and I just adore each one of them to pieces! Earlier that day...my parents got their citizenship! Such a proud moment in my life. It was like I was attending their graduation or something. So happy! :) 

So we ended up downtown and had a good ole jolly time as well! :)

and Today (Sunday) I chilled! Because of the diet...I tried to eat all my favs and ended up being in a "food coma" so I didnt even eat dinner...and as i type this it is now 12:25 in the morning...I'm still stuffed from everything this weekend. So I was a very lazy larry today on a very lazy sunday! :) 

ALSO! Geez...I suck at goodbyes! 

My coworkers are so amazing! And I've never felt more love from a company ever! They bought me a very beautiful cake...wish I would have gotten a pic! :( and they bought me flowers...and presents and they got to sing happy birthday too! haha It was such a happy day even though i've been sick the past week. Gr. go away sickies!

Anyway...I'm super blessed and so grateful to have everyone in my life. You all made me feel so special and I love you all so very much! :) 

Hugs and Love!

Cynthia

P.S I'm new to this blog computer stuff and have no idea how to make the font look like all the other blogs! HAHA! Sorry!