Sugar Treatment

I did my first ever SUGAR TREATMENT facial.

A little birdy in the form of a friend named Stephanie told me about this.

I did it tonight.
      ANDDD...
I feel like my skin really, really is soft.
Seriously.
But.....
It has nothing to do with the treatment.

It is only because I finally got my BAKING SODA back in the house.
               YAYYYYYYYY!!!!
Two weeks of not washing my face with anything except AppleCiderVinegar was torture.
I succumbed once and used some chemical ridden form of facewash just to strip the grease off my face.

Yes. You can cringe at how gross my skin has looked.

I bought two big boxes of BAKING SODA at Target and I should be looking polished and clean for the next couple of months.

PRAISE GOD :).

Back to the Sugar Treatment.
I didn't have time to research or find out what the Sugar Treatment consists of.
WELL.
OBVIOUSLY Sugar is the main ingredient.
But I didn't know how I was expected to apply it.
So I stupidly combined a teaspoon with almost a cup of water and used it on my face.
Don't think it did anything.
Especially since today was the first day in a few months that I had foundation on.

I hit up Mr. NORDSTROMS.
AND I stopped by his lovely BOBBI BROWN counter.
Because the girls of COLOR are raving mad about BOBBI and the great colors they have for women of COLOR.
Do you like my excessive usage of the word COLOR?
SO after hearing from all walks of life I decided to have them do my face and color match me.
The result was I put 3 items on hold.
...
NO. I am not spending my money correctly.
Maybe I just won't show up on Friday with the cash?
OR. I will only buy one thing!!
And get the rest on next FRIDAY??

So anyways I did the SUGAR TREATMENT without taking off my face.
And I have no idea HOW one applies the Sugar treatment and how one makes the concoction.

ANY IDEAS OR KNOWLEDGE ON THE SUGAR TREATMENT??

And who else loves BOBBI BROWN?
I fell in love.
I mean as an African American woman living in.... America... foundation colors that match my skin perfectly are virtually non-existant. Or really poor quality if they do match.

Anyway.

I am working another 14 hour day today starting at 830am.

I really shouldn't be getting only 5 hours of sleep.

BUT I just love coming online and seeing how all of my favorites are doing.

It really does motivate me to work and leave me with just one more thing to look forward to on my day off.

Oh.
And I am almost finished with WUTHERING HEIGHTS.
This book is SOOOOO scandolous.
I find myself shocked and laughing all at the same time.
EMILY BRONTE was cuh-ray-zay.


Love you all.
Be blessed this THURSDAY!!!
woo woo



♥CheChe

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My belly is getting Evicted ♥

...
I mean, she is nice and soft and I like to think that one day she will be a cute pillow for my hubby.
But I ain't married.
And quite frankly she isn't the cutest girl around :).
So I want to make a declaration.

Yes, CheChe tends to make all of her declarations online which probably makes you wonder...

"WHERE ARE CheChes REAL FRIENDS? I can only take SO MUCH!!"

But I do have real friends. 

I just know you guys are much more eager than them to hear from me and my big ideas..
Plus, they have to hear and deal with much more because of my presence.

But you all love me right?

...

So, recently I started to do what my nutritionist had me doing when I used to see her.

I have been logging in all my food into my MOLESKINE food journal and writing how full I felt and how the food tasted and all that food journal type stuff.

In conclusion CheChe has experienced less bloatation and I see my meals and hunger getting smaller. I'm really excited to be taking baby steps into taking care of my health. I know that God wants nothing more than to see me fully thriving in HIM rather than turning towards food to get joy or peace.

I want to measure myself ONCE a month. Just to get a visible motivator going.

That won't be happening until I have gotten a months worth of food logging down though.

Basically I really want to start getting serious about taking care of CheChe because GOD has gifted her with a fully functioning and mobile body and she doesn't feel to good about the HAVOC she has wreaked on it.

Yes, CheChe thinks about herself a lot doesn't she?

Hence why I don't want to get obsessed with numbers and calorie counting because that focuses less on feeling good and more on looking a certain way.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

I want to look at what the Lord looks at. And my heart really is a reflection of my eating habits. I tend to eat for reasons other than hunger. Such as feeling happy, feeling powerful, having something to do, having a purpose, avoiding myself, feeding my latest food obsession...etc.


Don't get me wrong none of those things are going to send us to hell ladies! And I am not trying to condemn. But I often think of my savior and his 40days and 40nights without food or water.
I definitely am not looking to not eat for 40days and 40nights so don't get worried.

I'm so sick of my attention and thoughts streaming constantly along the lines of food and my body.
I love that my journaling is really me writing to GOD. I get to ask for help. Ask for Him to keep the temptation at bay and deliver me. Overeating is only fun and cute for so long before your spiritual health is affected. I know that God sees us as beautiful but why would He create us only to allow us to be gluttonous and harm ourselves and feel crappy and bloated so often.

Well, I don't think that is apart of GODS plan. But I do believe in His love and his arm that is not to short to help us when we call upon HIM. Even if it is to resist eating between meals or when you aren't even hungry.
There needs to be more love of Christ and love of serving Him in my life.
He needs to be the one bringing me happiness, peace and joy.
NOT FOOD!

So this, is my little declaration.
I just wanted to let you guys in on it because I am seriously tired of thinking about it.

Also, I would love to be able to update you guys and just let you know where I am at with it all and what progress has (or has not :/) been made. I would love the support from you all because you do mean a lot to me. I mean... I talk about some of your posts to my friends as if you guys wrote them to me personally. That is either really sick or shows how much I appreciate you :)

This declaration is more to GOD than to anyone else. I want to be a woman who seeks to serve God in all I do and also in how I take care of my body and VIEW my body.


BECAUSE I AM NOT MY OWN.
This is my prayer of the moment.

What are you guys seeking to surrender and declare unto the LORD???

 oh. and God has some great things to say on this topic! I love that the BIBLE covers our whole life and all of our needs on earth. Love my God!

1 Timothy 4:8

"Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important, for it promises a reward in both this life and the next."

Proverbs 31:3

"Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised."

I'm just sayin' ;)

♥CheChe


Oh, I also found some precious encouragements on WeHeartIt[dot]Com!
Hope you enjoy them!!

I love Crystal Renn. She battled an eating disorder and still managed to land major campaign ads as a full-figured woman. To me she is a beautiful representation of being who you are and loving the skin you were created to be in :). Healthy is beautiful and no it does not look the same on all of us!

Another eating disorder fighter! And now she is encouraging the girls that look up to her to love themselves! What a blessing..

Only GOD can teach me this one. The flesh really wars against this but I am seeking CHRIST to show me how to love like HE has loved His creation.

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Delightful [♥]

"There should be a fear of not loving GOD as you ought! Not of LOSING your salvation."- M. Chaddick

I was going through my notes on the book of Luke and this really struck me to the heart and soul. I can't really put into words why but the truth and validity in this statement is one that I believe will be present within the eternal realms.

I also wanted to share this thought that really shed new light on the legalistic mindset and just the lack of true root it has within christianity if the person is not keeping the commands out of their love of Christ and the working of Christ in them.

"Legalism: rule keeping without the first two rules."

 The first two rules/commands are simply stated in Matthew 22:"³⁷ Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ ³⁸ This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’⁴⁰ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Our eyes should really be fixated here. I know this is where my eyes definitely need to be fixated. And I need to purpose myself more to cling to Him and these two commands. This is what I am often missing throughout my workday. This is what I often turn from when anger or selfishness is rearing its ugly little mutant head. I drift Lord. My prayer is that we would purpose ourselves to LOVE GOD as we ought. Not with the mindset of receiving the blessings or praises or achievements but simply because we recognize just who it is that has loved us first. 

Oh, I also wanted to share that I did 50 crunches tonight!! As well as 20 pushups :).I missed my spin classes this week due to impromptu bake sales and a bachelorette part-ay. Heyyy! I was driving home stuffed feeling just, for lack of better adjectives,sedentary and lazy. So I said you know what God! I am doing 50 sit-ups and 2 sets of 10 pushups.
Then I got home.. and laid for a bit on the floor... Watched part of THE HOLIDAY. Thought about just going to bed. But I remembered the faith that God had in that impulsive covenant I made with Him on my way home and I said YES! I am willing Lord! Okay, I know I am extremely dramatic but this is seriously what was going on in my head. Talking to myself and GOD is really enough to keep me entertained on my own.

Alright, it is getting late and I have nothing else that I can think of to share. Tomorrow is SUNDAY FUNDAY! What are your plans for this Sunday? Next Saturday I attend my first ever WEDDING!!! Pray I find a dress by then :/. By dearies!

♥ CHeTReAnNa ♥

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