Healthy Salads

Bikini season is around the corner ladies! Time to get back into shape and lose that holiday fat!

 

Many people thing that salads are healthy, and they are HOWEVER, they can be high in calories and have you packing on the pounds in no time! So, I figured I would give you a hand on how to make a healthy salad.


Go For the Greens!

 

Leafy greens like lettuce and spinach have folic acid and lutein (an antioxidant). Two cups cups equal approximately 20 calories. So eat up!


Veggies

 

At 25 calories, veggies are you friends! Change it up when it comes to veggies to add diversity so you won't get bored. Make sure these veggies are PLAIN. Period. Veggies are packed with vitamin C, potassium, folic acid, antioxidants and fiber.

• Peppers
• Cucumbers
• Onions
• Mushrooms
• Radish
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Carrots

Throw On Some Protein

 

Enjoy one to two scoops of LEAN protein: grilled chicken, hard boiled eggs, shrimp, salmon, light tuna, low-fat cottage cheese and turkey. Nothing that is fried or soaked in a sauce!

Watch Your Dressing

 

Dressing=calories. One tablespoon of vinaigrette is approximately 50 calories and one tablespoon of ranch (my fave...) is about 90 calories. I don't use one tablespoon of dressing, do you? That can be over an extra 200 calories.

Try a low fat dressing or olive oil and vinegar.

DO NOT ADD THESE!

 

These favorites of ours are high in calories and can add 500 calories to your salad! 

• Croutons - 100 calories (1/2 cup)
• Cheddar Cheese - 225 calories (1/2 cup)
• Feta Cheese - 190 calories (1/2 cup)
• Sunflower Seeds - 180 calories (1/4 cup)
• Raisins - 120 calories (1/4 cup)
• Olives - 40 calories (8 olives)

Happy salading!

~Hawk

Make Your Own Pucker Bikini Bottoms

So, when I first saw a picture of these I didn't find them attractive. But after looking at some more pictures, I have definitely fallen in love! That was until I saw the price tag: $40 for the pucker bottom look.



Really? Well guess what? I can show you how to make them in less than 10 minutes from ANY bikini bottom you have. If you are like "Tristan! WTF is a "pucker" bottom?!" look below!

Be forewarned! You are about to see lots of girl's bottoms! 

 

This is what is known as a full pucker. It goes from top to bottom on the bum.

 

This is a "partial" or "half" pucker. It only goes down halfway down the bikini.

 

Another full pucker.

FYI, I manipulate photos for art and the skin on these photographs have been professionally manipulated! So don't feel bad!

So by now, your probably wondering, "Tristan! Just get to how I make a set of these out of my old bottoms!", well here's how!


Here's what you need to do a full pucker:

• Sewing needle
• Sewing thread that matches your bottoms
• A pencil
• 10 minutes

Step One

• Find the center of your bottoms
• Take your pencil and draw a zig-zag pattern from bottom to top.

Step Two

• Follow your pencil line with the needle and thread

Step Three

• Once you get to the top, before you tie-off, pull on the string and scoot your bikini bottoms down.
• Before you tie-off, try on the bottoms (watch out for the needle!). Make sure they are comfy and still cover everything (the tighter the you pull the string, the farther down the bikini goes)!

Step Four

• Tie-off the string and viola! A cheap $2 full pucker bikini bottom!
• Note: For a half pucker, start at the top and go halfway down with your zig-zag!

Here is a before picture of a bottom that I did a full pucker on!

Here is a full pucker bottom that I did using this method:

So there ya go! Cheap and easy to make "pucker" bikini bottoms!


~Hawk