SUNLESS SUNDAY

What are you doing to protect your skin? Did you use to lay out with baby oil all over and than burn to just peel and be tan? Have you developed sun spots or moles?

Its time to take a look at your skin and make a decision as to what you are going to do to save your skin! Skin is the largest organ on your body and unfortunately everyone can see what damage you have done to it. 

There are so many ways nowadays to be tan without damaging your skin. One way is spray tanning! Its easy, effective and quick. We all love looking like bronze goddesses but why do it the harmful, damaging way when you can just have a professional come to you and turn you into that goddess in less than 30 minutes!

Spray Tanning is like a 30 minute body make-over! Makes you look 10lbs thinner! Formulated with anti-aging ingredients, Camouflages cellulite & spider veins! very natural looking - no orange tint! A safe and healthy tanning alternative.”

Jennifer Aniston was quoted in "InStyle" magazine stating that she protects her skin with sunblock and uses spray tanning to keep that youthful glow. 

One question I usually get is "will I turn orange?" 

With my specialized formula that fits your skin tone, even the palest girl can be a bronzed goddess! Star Systemz knows what will work just for YOU and uses the best product on the market! Each session is catered to make YOU the Star and "red carpet" ready for that special event or just an everyday shine!

Try it out today and check out http://www.starsystemz.com for more information and to book your appointment. 

Health Foods

Moderation is key to a healthy lifestyle. For me enjoying a night of fun filled drinking is my vice but to be honest I feel thats my moderation.

Most people think they are eating healthy but I am about to share with you some key facts and information that will change the way you currently eat.

Think ordering that salad at a restaurant is the healthiest choice? More than half the time its NOT! Yes, I said it, the salad is not always the best choice. Some salads can be just as bad as a cheeseburger and french fries calorie wise. The word "salad" means nothing! Creamy dressing, croutons, fried wontons and tons of cheese can be what kills the health word "salad" in seconds!

Pasta "Salad"

Another example of the word salad used to trick individuals into thinking they are eating healthy. 1 serving of this refined-flour, sugar spike is around 300 calories. That may not sound like a ton but think of a serving size as the size of your hand fisted. Does that fill you up?

Yogurt with Fruit on the Bottom

Sounds like a healthy way to start your day right? Wrong! Most low fat yogurts with fruit on the bottom contain huge amounts of sugar, high fructose corn syrup and preservatives to keep that fruit fresh. Next time switch to some Keifer yogurt with your own fresh fruit mixed in. This can save you over 90 calories and keep you away from those horrific chemicals

Granola

People who sit and eat bags of granola are in for a killer fact. There is about 450 calories in 1 cup of granola. Most meals for women should be around 300-400 calories so this eats a meal and half a snack. Low-fat granola should be ok right? Wrong again, most of the time low-fat granola is filled with artificial fillings, partially hydrogenated vegetable oils and artificial sugars. Worth the calories? Not one bit!

Diet Soda

This has always been my favorite because of the word "diet" and the fact that its 0 calories people think they can consume a few a day and lose weight. In all actuallity, "diet" soda is not for those on a diet at all. Can you tell me where any of those ingredients are from? If not, than stop drinking that cancer causing "diet" drink. 

The best way to eat is to eat REAL food. Food with no ingredients! I promise if you exercise and eat vegetables, fruits, meats and unprocessed grains you will lose weight without even trying. Try it out for a week and see how you feel. I guarantee you will continue with it, just from the feeling you get of being clean and having natural energy.

Enjoy your weekend!

WORK IT WEDNESDAY

What are you working on for yourself? Start by switching those bad habits to good ones!

What if you were able to just put down that pizza, chocolate bar, cigarette, starbucks drink or soda? What power would you hold being able to set that bad habit down and walk away and grab something else?

A bad habit ends through change. What change can YOU make to let go of that bad habit?

For some, it takes radical damage to occur or an event to create change. For most, it really just takes replacing it with something else. Another habit..but it needs to be a "good" habit.

Here are some ideas of good habits:

Feel like chowing down on some chips or nibbling on processed snacks?

-Write it down! Studies show that writing down your bad habit or even just scrabble will take your mind somewhere else.

-The next time you feel like munching, grab a piece of paper and a pen/pencil or even colored pens or pencils and get writing and or drawing.

Always grab a soda at your lunch break?

-Start by drinking soda water and squeezing a lime in it

-The fuzziness of the soda water will cure that habit and the lime will give it just the flavor it needs

-If you have to have that coca cola taste start by mixing half soda water and half the soda that way you can ween yourself off of that bad habit

-Learn to suck down waters instead! 0 calories, refreshing and just what the body needs

Work on ONE habit at a time. If you are one to have many habits, do not stress! Just focus on one at a time. You will get there and YOU have the confidence, you just have to do it.

Just remember to keep things consistent. Do NOT, and I repeat do NOT just break that bad habit because you feel you have overcome it. Studies show that it takes at LEAST 31 days but I say it takes 3 months to banish a bad habit. I know because I was highly and I mean not living a day without sugar. The high I got and how I felt while doing homework by eating a bag of gummy bears was priceless. I now indulge in a sweet about once a week or if that. If I can do it YOU can do it :)

MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY

Who do you become when you get in the zone of your workout? Are you the person who gets out all of your aggression and stress and pushes yourself into a sweat or are you the girl who walks around the gym lifts a few weights and walks on the treadmill? Just because you walk into a gym and throw some weights around does not mean you got your workout in! Become tough and strong!

If you know me personally, you know I am quite petite and built very small but I am STRONG. I lift weights at the gym and push 100+ lbs on a leg press. I sweat and sometimes I even grunt but I get out all my aggression and stress when at the gym. I leave the gym or leave my workout happy and energized! I do not always work out at the gym and you do not either. All you truly need is your own body, a good playlist, some weights and an area to sweat!

How do you feel when you leave your workout? Do you look in the mirror and feel like you put in your time. Stop complaining about your body and start pushing yourself at the gym. You can't sit there and say I go to the gym 5 days a week and I don't see any changes. Ask yourself..are you really working out?

Make some changes and changes will be made to your body!

Start your week off right and sweat your stress out, feel energized and feel good about doing something for YOU!

SUNLESS SUNDAY

Want to look fabulous in under an hour? No fuss, no mess and to not even have to drive anywhere? Want to glow, look radiant and youthful before a big event? Do what the celebrities do and get a mobile spray tan! Many people are not tan just due to the fact they don't have hours to lay out in the sun because of work, kids or just life gets in the way. No more excuses! Star Systemz comes to you and gives you a customized formula to match your skin type! Star Systemz even brings a special tent to prevent any overspray from gathering in your home.

I gathered these images from an article I read on elle.com asking fans which looks better. On average fans said the sun kissed look was the better choice. Why not feel gorgeous? Its as simple as making a phone call and can be scheduled next day! Check out http://www.starsystemz.com for more information about how spray tanning works and where to book your appointment.

FABULOUS FRIDAY

Every woman deserves to feel fabulous at all times. Making time for yourself and doing what makes YOU happy makes those around you happy. Sometimes being selfish is a good thing. When it comes to your personal happiness, its worth the time it takes away from someone else. Think of it this way, when you are happy everything else around you is happy. So take that time for yourself and try some of these simple remedies!

Lips is my subject today as in the past I have done everything and anything to get my lips to have that plump larger look. With all of that my lips have become dry and have aged quite a bit. Wrinkled, small lips means aged older woman so I have been trying different techniques to fix just this. These remedies also work for those who have sunburnt lips or just chapped lips from the wind.

E-lips

Ingredients

-1 bowl

-2-3 cotton balls

-1 teaspoon vitamin E oil

-1 teaspoon yogurt

-4 drops of honey

-4 drops lemon juice

Mix ingredients together in bowl. Take a cotton ball and tear it up and dip into mixture and place all over lips and let sit there for 15 minutes. Rinse with water.

Coconut Rescue

Ingredients

-Coconut Oil

-Bowl of Hot Water

Heat coconut oil until melted. Place on lips.

The fats in coconut oil relieve chapped lips and help fill the wrinkled lines.

Enjoy your weekend and remember to make time for YOU!

Wedding Spray Tan

Glowing, blushing and gorgeous the bride looks fabulous hair done, makeup done, with tan lines and bright red. Why is this? She wanted to be tan for her wedding so she spent hours worshipping the sun to find out that she needed to put sunscreen on after she was burnt. To hide a burn is very difficult as the skin is already irritated and dry sometimes even chapping.

Don't look like this on your wedding day:


Take the easy way out and go for a spray tan! Spray Tanning is a safe, quick and an effective way to get the desired color you are going for! Why risk it? Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life and unless you are a model the most amount of pictures you will probably take in your life so why not look your best? Sure the sun is free but the time you waste and the chances you take really outweigh the cost.

The best time to get a spray tan is one or two days before the big event! You won't be orange especially with my specialized formula and I have a satisfaction guarantee! I am certified and trained by the top spray tanning technicians and will provide you with the color you desire!

Why not give it a shot? You sure don't want to look like a pasty white bride or a burnt tomato!

Book your appointment now!

Contact: courtney@starsystemz.com
or check out my website at http://www.starsystemz.com for more information!