Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Get Rid of Cellulite Forever! Yippee! #Cellulite #CelluliteSchmellulite #lol! #Exercise #FreeWeights #AnkleWeights #Gym

Get Rid of Cellulite for Good! Stooopid Cellulite! lol! 

Had it up to here with Cellulite? Want to get rid of it forever, and make your body all lovely and sleek and youthful??

Yeah, me too, so I when one of my old 'Gym Boys' showed me this Exercise years ago, I started doing it all the time, and changed it up a bit to make it work more effectively for me.

This is a great Exercise for Women, but I know for a fact that 'manly men' do it, too! ha,ha! (Oh, and in case you are thinking something inaccurate about the 'Gym Boy' thing, that's just what I used to call all the guys at the gym where I used to work out a lot -- it's a term of endearment, but in no way a reference to anyone I went out with -- I either call those guys "that crazy old jerk" or "one of my great old friends"...usually one or the other -- sometime both! ha,ha!)

  (Take a little Fun Break with Ailsa! : )

Errr, take a really fun break with Ailsa?? That me! lol! Hello, Wine, My Old Friend! Best Friend? haha! No, me joke, but, you know, if fun to have a nice glass of wine, and is apparently healthy, too? Yeah, let's go with that! haha! : )




Get rid of Cellulite once and for all with this very easy and incredibly inexpensive Exercise.

This exercise will give you beautiful sleek legs, and a lovely toned behind, too -- good-bye stupid cellulite! It takes about 10 - 20 minutes, or so, depending on how many Reps you do (repetitions -- 'Reps' in Weight Lifting Language... : )

Also, I am a BIG believer in the Big Muscle Diet, where you focus on eating well, but work to build your big muscle groups, mainly your legs and arms.  It's quite a struggle for women to lose weight (lucky men, how do they drop weight so easily?? lol!), so try to focus on your big muscles instead of your tummy, and your tummy will get smaller and smaller, as your 'big muscles' become more and more toned, since those big muscles will use up the calories you are taking in when you eat, so you don't need to be nearly so restrictive.. yippee!!

Straighten out Bowed Legs. Oh, and if you happen to want to straighten your legs out (if they even have a slight bow in them), this exercise will help to strengthen the muscles around your knees, which can straighten out your legs. Definitely worth a shot, if this is something you're dealing with. You need to work your way up, slowly, to at least a 30 pound weight to see really good results, but you can easily do that within 6 months, if not sooner. If you are really serious about straightening out your legs, and strengthening your legs, work your way up to 45 pounds. Males can go higher, but the goal is to strengthen those muscles in the back and inside of your legs and knees. (And keep in mind that everyone else probably thinks you have great legs, so wear the right clothes that make you look and feel good, excercise when you can... most importantly, I just want you to feel good about yourself! :)

Here's what you need -- something you can lay down on that will allow you to have good Leg Extension when you are laying on your Stomach. I used to use my Giant Exercise Ball, then it dawned on me that I could easily use the fancy wee Bench at the end of my Bed as an Exercise Bench. Softer and nicer, and not nearly as expensive and hard to find. I'll see if I can find an Ad for them at WalMart, since I've seen these wee Benches for under $50.00 at WalMart -- one of my favorite Stores! You can pick up a Set of Free Weights while you're there, too.

I use a 10 Pound Weight to Start, but if this is brand new for you, start with a 5 Pound Weight. As you get used to the Weight, you can increase it up to about 35 Pounds. You probably don't want to go much higher than that... although, I like the 40 pound weight, now... the longer you do this amazing exercise, the more weight you'll be able to lift, and the more toned your legs will be, but be careful, start slowly with a low weight, and gradually work your way up.. it can take more than a year to get to the 40 pound weight, for women.

AND, if you're at home alone, you can just put on a pair of Ankle Weights, that'll work, too - I do 2 sets of 50 reps with the ankle weights, but start wherever you are comfortable, build yourself up to a higher number, or a higher weight... but with the ankle weights, you won't have to struggle to figure out how to get the free weight between your feet, so, will be safer for you, too : ) 

I put a pair of socks around my ankles to protect my ankles - you can tuck the one end into the endy bit, to hold it in place - men's socks are great for that! lol! 

Oh, and you will notice when you are doing these Exercises that your legs will seem Longer and Leaner, too. That's because these Exercises can straighten out any 'Bow Legs' that you might have, and you will build some nice Lean Muscle in your Legs. Sounds good, huh??

Man, these are really old pictures of me -- but you get the idea : )

Oh, no, my pictures have disappeared - annoying! Here are a quick few before I find out where they all went! 






Step One: Pull the Bench into the Middle of the room, so you have lots of space. Put on some great Music -- anything that makes you want to move...


Dammit, my fave pics are gone - very annoying - will have to try and find them - so many of my files have disappeared, over the last few weeks - what is going on, me wonders? Hmmm... 
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Step Two: Set the Weight on it's End, so you can grasp it between your feet. If you are lucky enough to have someone help you with this, have them 'Place the Weight' in the Arch bit of your feet. Then tell them to get their hands off yer legs, you're trying to exercise ovah' here...! ha,ha! It's pretty easy to maneuver the Weight if it's 10 Pounds or less, but you really do need someone to help you when the Weight is over 25 pounds.

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Step Three: You should be nice and comfortable laying on your stomach, by now, and up on your elbows. I'm only looking up for the picture, but normally you just look down or at your Dog (or other cute Pet), if they have found you while you're exercising! If you click to Enlarge the lower picture on the Right -- you'll see Tia coming over for a wee cuddle while I'm exercising!

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Step Four: Slowly Raise and Lower the Weight, using a Full Extension. Let your feet go toward your Behind, then right back down almost to the floor. It's a good stretch, and great for developing nice Lean Muscles. I would Start with 3 Sets of 10 Repetitions. When you are finding that too easy, increase it to 3 Sets of 20 Reps. I like to do 2 Sets of 50 Reps, but that's because I've been doing these Exercises for a long time.

To add extra weight, I wear the 'wrap around' Ankle Weights to make the Weight a little Heavier. As you increase the amount of Weight you use, you might want to wrap your Ankles with an extra Sock -- men's socks work well because they are bigger and will tuck in around your ankle.
I'm wearing Running Shoes in these pictures, but generally I like to just wear Socks -- I find it easier to feel the weight between my feet. When you are using Weights that are 25 pounds or more, though, you have to wear Running Shoes or you could get hurt.

Oh, and very slowly lower the Weight to the floor when you are done, so you don't drop the Weight on the floor. That won't work out well! You can set it down on it's End, then it will lightly go on the floor from there. You might want to put a Towel under the weight if you are afraid of anything happening to the floor!
In between Sets, pick up a couple of 3 or 5 Pound Weights, and do a 'Butterfly Move' to work on your Arms in the same work-out. Put the Weights in front of your waist, raise them up in a big sweeping motion over your head, then slowly back down. Just do 10 reps in between each Set of the Anti-Cellulite Exercises, and you'll be in great shape in no time at all!

I have to go to the Gym to lift a 35 pound weight between my feet, because I need someone to 'Place the Weight' (put the weight in the right place -- in the Arch of my feet), and because I can let the weight drop on the floor, gently, without the worry of wrecking the floor! I like the Straight Bench, and have to concentrate on the music in the gym and counting to the 20 reps to keep my focus on the exercise. Bizarrely enough, sometimes it feels like I'm gonna flip the Bench up, and then I'll be in real trouble, but apparently that's just in my mind, so I have to think about that, too! Gives you beautiful legs, though, so it's all worth it! ha,ha,ha!
See ya', stooopid cellulite! Be gone, and don't be back!!

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Blueprints, or House Plans, are easy to read once you have your bearings, and know what to look for. it's fun to swing by an Open house, or three, on a Sunday afternoon, in a New Housing Development, pick up copies of their house plans (the free spec sheets), then you can walk through the houses as you're looking at the house plans... an easy way to get to know your house plans :)  (And you're gonna love these Home Plan books -- I loove them!  I could while away manys an hour looking at these beautiful Home Plans, dreaming of my next build... you'll love, that, too... lots of dreamy fun!)

These are the House Plans for the last house I built -- a very, very comfortable, beautiful home, and one I laid out carefully to make it just right for my little family. I designed this house specifically to fit on our 1.23 Acre Lot in an Estate Acreage. It would be very simple to adapt it to a differently shaped Lot, if necessary. Most House Plans can easily be modified to fit your own Lot Shape or Price Range, by changing the Size of the Footprint of the house making each room smaller or larger, or redesigning it to move the Garage around until it suits your Building Lot.

Blueprints. House Plans. Home Plans... Pretty much the same thing. For the most part, only the paper is different. Your Contractors won't be worried about which ones you have -- in fact, there are only a few of your Trades, if you're hiring out, who really need to see the Full-Scale Drawings, so make sure you get at least 10 Sets of smaller versions of your house plans -- 10" X 17" is standard. You can hand these out for quotes, your banker, and for most of your tradesmen.

The large copies of the Prints are so big that they're too cumbersome to bring into the job-site, especially if it's particularly windy, like our property. Also, Blueprints are really expensive, especially if they're Custom (anywhere from $3,000.00 - this is a minimum amount, just in case someone out there actually sells their work for this price -- and way, waaay up! It's not uncommon to spend $15,000. or more on Blueprints for a high-end home...), so you're not going to be giving them out like candy! The least expensive way to get great House Plans is to buy them online, which I highly recommend. The costs usually run around $500 to $5,000 (and waaay up), depending on how Big and Fancy your house will be. It's a great deal and well worth checking out.



If you are new to the world of Blueprints, you'll quickly get a handle on reading them. You'll know instantly whether you are attracted to the Exterior, but always be sure to check through the Interior Floor Plan. Some houses look fantastic on the Outside, but they're painfully dark and squishy on the inside. A choppy lay-out is difficult to live in, since you'll feel like you're living in a maze. Dwight and I were in a Show Home a while ago where we literally got lost a few times! How can that be?! That's craaazy! You should never get lost in your own house...lol :)

When you're reading the Floor Plans, pretend that you are actually moving from room to room. If the Garage is located at one end of the house and the kitchen at the other end, you can imagine all the hassle of dragging all the groceries through the whole house to get to the kitchen. Check the size of each Bedroom, and note the location. A 10' X 10' (stands for 10 foot X 10 foot) is not a bad size, but it can be pretty squishy. It's a common size for many kid's bedrooms. For a Master Bedroom, you're going to want at least a 12' X 12' Bedroom -- bigger is better, so if you are building on your own, increase the Master to 16' X 16' or more -- you'll love the space!

Think about how close you want your Master Bedroom to your childrens' rooms. There's a new style where the Master Bedroom is all on it's own on the upper level, and the childrens' bedrooms are on a separate level. That's fine if your children are older, but not particularly practical if they are still little, and you need to be close enough to easily tend to them. My daughter was 13 (man, I didn't realize I wrote this part so long ago -- Cara is 22, now!), and although she's old enough to be on another floor, this isn't useful for me, since I'm the one who has to go in to wake her up for school -- over and over, again! I can't be bothered with that! ha,ha,ha!

I like to have both of the childrens' main rooms on the same floor as the Master Bedroom, with a Bathroom in between for privacy... Speaking of Bathrooms, be sure there as many bathrooms in the plan as you will require. Always add an extra Bathroom at the planning stages of a house, if you need another one, since 'popping another bathroom in later' is really expensive, may require demolition of previously- done work, or may not be possible at all. 'Live' in the house in your head for a while before you make any final decisions.

Imagine driving up to the house. Where do you want to park? How big does the Garage need to be, or do you require one at all? Will the Architectural Controls allow any placement of the Garage, or can it only be in the front? Do you want a big Front Entry, or will a small one suffice? Once you're in the house, think about walking through the Front Foyer. Which way would you like to go to get to the kitchen? The bedrooms? Do you need a separate Dining Area, or do you prefer an Open Concept arrangement? If you go for the Open Concept Plan, will there be a separate place for children to play and/or watch T.V.? There's nothing more annoying than trying to have an adult conversation with the T.V. blaring right beside you, so this is something to consider right at the start.

Do you like a really sunny house, or does a house with fewer windows appeal? There's another new trend that you may want to look for when you're looking at the House Plans, in case you want to change it -- an open archway into the Master Ensuite Bathroom. That's too much information for me! I always want to have a lockable door in the bathroom, and I hope my husband will always be kind enough to use it! ha,ha! Make sure you'll have the room in the bathroom that you'll need to acquire the Tub that you want, especially if you have a model in mind, already. (Quick update: I'm divorced, now, so now I'll need a new husband to keep the door closed inthe bathroom (!) lol!, and the bath I really wanted was the round, yes, completely round, tub... jetted, of course, and absolutely gorgeous... would look great in a rounded window area, hopefully overlooking a very, very nice view! haha!)

Think about where you would like your deck(s) or patio(s), and a pool, if you're lucky enough to get one...I'm still working on that one! ha,ha,ha! Make sure you and your spouse (or spousal equivalent!) like the house equally -- it'll make the building process much more enjoyable if you're both thinking about the same thing!

When you find House Plans on-line that you really like, check to see if the Company has in-house Architects who can make some moderate changes (fees apply, of course -- any change to any project will have a cost attached to it...), or you can take the Plans to a local Architect to ensure that the house meets with local Building Codes and Architectural Controls.

Here are the House Plans for our house. I designed this house specifically to fit on our 1.23 Acre Lot in an Estate Acreage. It would be very simple to adapt it to a differently shaped Lot, if necessary. Most House Plans can easily be modified to fit your own Lot Shape or Price Range, by changing the Size of the Footprint of the house or redesigning it to move the Garage around until it suits you. Photo Gallery

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This Gorgeous Walk-Out Bungalow has over 5,000 square feet of comfortably elegant living space! Nice, huh?? It's 2714 Up, and another 2500 sq. ft. on the Walk-Out Level.



There are Three Bedrooms Up, including a Huuuge Master Bedroom with a spectacular Ensuite and gorgeous Sunroom. There's even a Hot Tub Deck right off the Sunroom! The two Childrens' Bedrooms both have Bow Windows, because that's just nice in a kid's room!

There's a nice big Front Entry, stunning Vaulted Ceiling in the Over-sized Living Room, Kitchen and Dining Room. There's a nice Deck off the Dining Room, and a Patio area at the Walk-Out Area.

I added in a 5' X 9' Walk-In Pantry -- and I use every inch of it! Can't imagine trying to squish everything into a smaller space, now! The Kitchen is huge, too...it's always nice to have lots of space in the Kitchen!
There are Two Fireplaces, an enormous Triple Car Garage with lots of extra space for all our 'Projects', a Billiard Room, Bar, Fantastic Office (where I spend a tremendous amount of time!), a Steam Room, 3 1/2 Bathrooms, and an Exercise Room.

I don't like wasted space, so the whole house was carefully designed around what any family would need to make life easy and great! Let me know what you think!.
I'll put some pictures, here, so you can match the Finished House to the Plans. That way, if you happen to be new to this game, you'll quickly learn how to read Blue Prints!

Purchasing Your House Plans is through the Internet Saves Time and Money. If you love our House Plans, but have would prefer the Garage on the Front, Back, or completely removed, you can hire a local Architect or Draftsman to make the slight change. If you have a regular city lot, you could have the house scaled back to suit the lot size. There's a substantial savings, here, since all the kinks will have been worked out and you can buy House Plans for waaay less than you would ever pay a Draftsman or an Architect to start from scratch.

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