Operation: S.T.A.R.V.

So, after my "Im too fierce to be working here" rant, I was fortunate enough to get an invitation to go to Puerto Rico for the upcoming weekend.  For those of you who havent been (it doesnt seem to be a popular vaycay destination for Canadians), I highly suggest you make the trip.  Puerto Rico is a very special place....it has a truly magical energy.....kind of like Narnia with latinos.  The culture is very rich, especially in places like Old San Juan, but technically its still the States, which means I can still get Starbucks every morning, speak english, and buy all the Forbidden-by-the-Canadian-Gubment beauty products I normally pick up while in America.  My mission is to grab these 4 things:

1. Organix Coconut Milk conditioner - Im not a perfume-wearing girl, Id rather get a pretty & light scent from things like my hair conditioner & body lotion, and this scent is UNBELIEVABLE:

courtesy of newlynatural.com

2. RoC Retinol Correction Deep Wrinkle Night Cream - Im all about prevention, plus I practice a lot of sun worship when i visit hot climates, so I gotta make up for it:

courtesy of walgreens.com

3. Vaseline Cocoa Butter Vitalizing Gel Body Oil - leaves skin impossibly soft & glowy:

courtesy of walgreens.com

4. Johnson's Baby Creamy Oil Aloe Vera & Vitamin E - if its good enough for a baby's ass, its good enough for me:

courtesy of health-care-beauty.com

Ok, back to my PR trip.  Because it was impromtu, my bod is NOWHERE NEAR bikini ready.  When the weather starts getting more & more frigid in Toronto, I totally go into hibernation mode: less exercising, more cozy-wozy sweats, more stuffing my face with comfort food, less motivation to do anything but crawl right into bed as soon as I get home from work.  Seriously, even a 15 minute walk with Bearoo seems like a feat of epic proportions.  Therefore, I normally gain a few pounds, and my boyfriend jeans magically start fitting more like my skinny jeans.  With only less than a week to get bikini ready, what is a girl (or gay man) to do? 

 OPERATION: S.T.A.R.V.  

S exy

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A thletic and

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V acation

Operation: S.T.A.R.V. is me drastically cutting down on portion size & becoming really careful about what I throw down my gullet.  That, combined with daily cardio & light weights, makes a world of a difference in such a short time.  Of course, Im not actually starving myself, Im just buckling down and really keeping myself in check for this short time. Of course, Im totally aware Im probably not really losing any fat, I am reducing water-weight and just kinda tightening everything up.  I basically try to have the mentality of someone who EATS TO LIVE. Now, as we all know, I have dedicated my life to the LIVE TO EAT category, so Operation: S.T.A.R.V. turns me into quite the little bitch (like, even more so than usual) & is pretty much the longest 5 days of my life.  But SOOOOOO worth it!!!  On the beach, its a nice change to focus all my energy into getting a fierce tan, not sucking in my gut........

Of course, when i return home to the ice-box that is Toronto, I will proceed to enforce OPERATION SUPERYUM: The Fine Art of Indulgence.......just in time for all the holiday parties!!  The combination of an open bar & hors d'oeuvres is absolute heaven for me.  "Snacks I Have Known" rule of thumb: foods ALWAYS taste better in mini form (ex. sliders, baby quiches, baby lambchops, timbits.......).



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