Tuesday, January 12, 2010

I Admit....!!

Hello Friends & Happy Tuesday to ya!  So anyone anxious to hear how I lost 7 lbs in 1 week, lol?!  Well, I have to admit something first, hee hee.........I AM A SUGAR ADDICT, there I said it!!  My body craves sugar & I LOVE it soooo much, lol---in one day I probably had 10 people servings of sugar which is really BAD!  I drank 2-3 sodas a day, loved chocolate milk and ate sugar in all of my foods---it's amazing to really see how much sugar is in food!  So hubby and I went on Jorge Cruise's Belly Fat Cure--it was REALLY enlightening!  I always knew that fake sugar was really horrible for ya, but I didn't realize that I should only be having 15 grams of sugar a day which isn't very much I tell ya!  When you eat too much sugar your insulin rises and tells your body to hold onto all the fat you eat which leads to you gaining weight!  It makes alot of sense, so you keep your sugars down to 15 grams and carb servings to 120 grams--no limits on fats or proteins!  And you DON'T have to exercise to lose the weight although I've been working out for 35 mins a day, 4 x a week!  So most people lose 5-10 lbs the first week, hubby lost 10 lbs (boo to him, lol) and I lost 7 but I'm hoping to drop another 7 this week before I leave for CA.  I will tell ya, it's been very hard but I'm determined to do it, not just only to lose some weight but to be healthier too.  We ate way too much junk & ate out too much so this a good way to rein it all in!  Well I'm here to tell you it is hard but it does work--we're proof!!  We'll see how long I last, hee hee....

NewsBitz:

-Susana's Custom Art & Card Design is releasing NEW stamps on Friday and the DT will be having a Blog Hop to celebrate.  Blog Candy is up on the store blog HERE if you want to see some sneak peeks and enter for the yummy candy!!

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Try It Out Tuesday #50--Color Challenge!!


Since today is Tuesday that means it's Try It Out Tuesday for Susana's Custom Art & Card Design!!  I've challenged the DT to a Color Challenge using Aquas, Peach/Corals & Yellow!  I chose to use this fabulous image by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD called "Danni" (named after our DT sistah Danni)--isn't she lovely!!   My dp is by K&Co. called "Marcella" (1 of my fave paper pads from them) paired with PTI cs.  The border is a MS punch and then I layered Prima flowers & roses--the cream roses were painted with "mellow yellow" Inspiration Paints for a soft glow & shimmer (these are a little thicker than Shimmerz & work fabuloulsy on your images & flowers & shimmery too)!  Pearls and a bow made with my Bow Easy finish it off!


I colored her with copics (BG75,BG72,BG11/E19,E13,R02,R01,R00/Y15,Y11,Y00) and then added stickles to her wings and the butterflies!  I love these colors together--very calming & lovely!  Now head over to the store blog "Follow Your Heart" to see all the other DT's beautiful projects and enter for the NEW RELEASE Blog Candy while you're there!!

See ya back here tomorrow!!

25 comments:

  1. Gorgeous image and wonderful colouring - as always your work is FABULOUS eye candy and very inspirational!
    xXx

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  2. Congrats for your loss of weight, I'm trying, too, but through fat-reduction, because I am not really hooked on sugar.

    Your card is really stunning! I love this colour-combo and the way you dealt with it is marvellous!

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  3. What a beautiful image this is. Love the cheerful colors - so pretty! hugs, Angela

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  4. Suzanne, what a beautiful card. I love the colors and your coloring is nothing short of perfect. Ciao!

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  5. Congrats on the weight loss. I LOVE the card! So pretty and I agree those colors are very pleasing to the eye.

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  6. Susanne, this is gorgeous!!! I love that image!!!! One of my fav's and I love these colors together!! Congrats on the weight loss!! I want to lose about 20 lbs!! But just not ready to do the whole diet thing just yet!!! Way to busy at work and at home to stick to something so time consuming!!
    Hugs, and good luck
    Angela

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  7. Keep up the amazing weight loss work!!!! And your card is AMAZING! love those colors together and those papers are beautiful! Your coloring is stunning hun!
    Hugs~ Kim

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  8. Your coloring is exquisite Susanne!! I love the color combo and those fabulous sparkly wings!! Beautiful card!

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  9. Oh this is darling, I love these papers and image! Amazing coloring! Gorgeous work! Hugs

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  10. Congrats Suzanne; that's AWESOME. Keep it up.

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  11. how beautiful! what a gorgeous creation! Hugs Juls

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  12. Love this Suzanne! Just gorgeous! The flowers, the bow, the wonderfully colored image...just love it!

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  13. Beautiful card Suzanne. I love the image and your coloring is awesome. Wonderful details!

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  14. Wow! 7 lbs in a week? That is amazing! Don't lose too much, or I won't recognize you in CA!! :)

    Love your Danni card! Gorgeous colors and flowers, and my favorite SCACD stamp ever!

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  15. Love your card it is beatiful
    as always
    Linda W.

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  16. What a beautiful card. The colors are wonderful. Every single item in it adds to the beauty of every other item. This is an art to which I can only aspire. BRAVO on the card and the weight loss.

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  17. 7 lbs! You rock! Keep it up and kuddos for the working out! I am still waiting to start my working out - been too sick to start! I have gained 8 lbs since I was at the dr's office in August - ugh! I was there last week to get that shocker! It is so coming off - besides bathing suit weather is right sround the corner! (think warm - lol!) We splurged way too much this past December - too many parties and heavy foods. Your coloring for your image is exquisite! I often pour over your images studying how you color! Have a wonderful trip and good luck shedding the pounds!

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  18. Fantastic image!! I love the wings!
    ~Lacey

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  19. Wow! Suzanne, 7 lbs. lost in one week is amazing! I, too, like sugar and know I need to cut it and a lot of fat out of my diet. I'm going to be checking out Jorge Cruse's diet. I noticed his book was a featured item at Costco and on the cover of their Costco Connection magazine.

    I love this card! Those are my fav colors!! And I love Elizabeth Bell images!!! Gorgeous!!!

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  20. Okay, first off, the card is absolutely gorgeous...love the colors and coloring!!

    Now, 7 lbs!!!! WOW, Congratulations, lady!!! What an accomplishment for 1 week! Sugar is so tough for me too, I live alone and it's so easy for me to snack and munch to fill the spaces. I want to lose about 15 to 20 lbs., and I just started the Wii Fit workout program. I'm not a soda or ice cream person, but I do love my dark chocolate. I'll also have a cookie once in a while or some other type of sweet snack. I love fruit which turns into sugar in your system which I guess doesn't help, huh??? Anyway.....way to go and keep up the good work!!

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  21. Way to go my friend! A friend of mine lost over 46 lbs with reducing sugar and carbs. There's a doctor here in Sweden that has put together a LCHF diet - that is Low Carbs High Fat. And people are loosing weight like crazy ;-) Stunning card my friend and looking fwd to see the pics of the "old Suzanne" and the new one when you are ready ;-)

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  22. Your card is so very Beautiful!!! Just love how you color. Congrats on your weight loss, it is a hard thing to do and keep at! Wishing you well!

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  23. Just breathtaking! I love the papers, these colors, and the flowers are just beautiful! I can smell that sweet fragrance from those roses now! Just beautiful!

    Congrtats on the weight loss! Keep it up!

    Big hugs to you,

    Susan

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  24. What a showstopper!!! Every detail is positively exquisite, but that is nothing new when it comes to your amazing creations!! Thank you for an awesome challenge!!! I will definitely keep coming back to this fabulous color combination!!

    Hugs!
    Carolyn

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I appreciate all your lovely comments and taking the time to stop by! hugz,Suzanne

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