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How To Curb Your Hunger
We know it can sometimes be tough to stick with a healthy eating plan, but fortifying yourself with nutritious, filling foods throughout the day can really help control your hunger. High-fiber foods, good fats, and lean protein (as well as acidic foods) all help to slow the digestion of the sugars in carbohydrates. When you include a variety of these foods in your diet, your body produces less insulin, which means fewer swings in blood sugar levels. It is these swings that are the cause of cravings and hunger in the first place. Want to curb your hunger? Read the tips below to learn how with healthy foods that are…
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My Beauty Empties-Spring Edition
It’s time to take another trip through my beauty trash (there is a lot) and see what I liked, what I didn’t like and what I would repurchase: Skin Care CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser* – This is my go to night time cleanser. It cleanses, hydrates and doesn’t leave my skin feeling dry after using. This is repurchased all the time! CeraVe PM Facial Moisturizing Lotion* – This is also repurchased all the time too! This contains ceramides, niacinamides and hyaluronic acid, doesn’t have any fragrance, doesn’t and moisturizes my skin. I use this morning and evening, and this is repurchased all the time too! Freeman Charcoal & Black Sugar Polishing…
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My Favorite Products From: Maybelline
This is a new series here at Glam Budget Beauty! I will be sharing with you my favorite products from different brands from the drugstore, starting with Maybelline! I have used many products from Maybelline over the years, some I have liked and some I haven’t, but these products are my absolute favorites (or holy grail) from Maybelline: Maybelline Dream Cushion Foundation* (in the shade #30 Warm Nude): This is one of my favorites and is always in my foundation rotation! It’s quick and easy, you can use a brush or a damp makeup sponge to apply, gives medium coverage (can be built up to full coverage), it gives my…
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Chinese Chicken Stir-Fry
One of the easiest Chinese-style meals to prepare at home is stir-fry. This recipe has you covered with a flavorful meal that’s ready in under 30 minutes (entire recipe: 350 calories, 7g total fat (1g sat fat), 730mg sodium, 33.5g carbs, 7g fiber, 20g sugars, 32.5g protein prep: 10 minutes, cook: 15 minutes, makes 1 serving) Ingredients: Sauce 2 1/2 tsp. reduced-sodium/lite soy sauce 1 1/2 tsp. brown sugar (not packed) 1 tsp. Asian-style chili garlic sauce 1/4 tsp. sesame oil or olive oil Stir-Fry 2 1/2 cups frozen Asian-style stir-fry vegetables 4 oz. raw boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces 1/8 tsp. garlic powder 1/8 tsp. black…
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You Know You Are A Beauty Blogger When…
Since becoming a beauty blogger, I have found myself doing certain things only other beauty bloggers can understand. I used to be your average makeup lover, but now, I am a full-on beauty junkie (you should see my makeup drawers. Yes, I said drawers, as in 6 and under my bathroom sink). I thought it would be fun to compile everything together that many of us beauty bloggers can relate to, and if not, it will make you laugh! YOU KNOW YOU ARE A BEAUTY BLOGGER WHEN… It’s impossible to walk through a drugstore or department store beauty counters without picking up a new lipstick You find yourself trying on…
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Ways To Be Kinder To Yourself
As children, we were told to be kind to others and that’s what we did. As adults, we continue to be kind to others because we know that’s the right thing to do, but what about being kind to ourselves? This is something I never really thought much about…being kind to myself. We have many different relationships in our lives that we work at and nurture, but the one most important relationship in your life is one you have with yourself. I think we all have internalized a belief that being overly kind to yourself, is a little self-indulgent or even selfish which makes us tend to be more harsh…
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How to Find The Best Lipstick Shade For Your Skin Tone
When it comes to makeup, a bold colored lipstick has the power to make or break your look. Makeup is meant to create a mood and define your features and the right lipstick color will do just that. But a lipstick that is the wrong shade for your skin tone (no matter how pretty the color may be) can distract from the look you are trying to achieve. So, how to find the perfect lipstick shade for you? Check out my tips below so you can choose the perfect shade for an upcoming date night or just want to find a color for everyday wear: Fair Skin Tones – Lipstick…
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How to Break Your Soda Habit
Whether you drink it for the sweet sugary taste, the caffeine boost or that famous fizzy feeling, the fact remains, soda can hinder your weight loss and can negatively impact your overall health. Soda is notoriously full of sugar and empty calories, meaning you get almost no nutritional value from it. One look at the nutrition facts label and you’ll see that a 12-fluid ounce can of soda contains 150 calories, 15 milligrams of sodium and 39 grams of carbohydrates while a 20-fluid ounce bottle of soda (more commonly seen today), contains about 240 calories, 75 milligrams of sodium and 65 grams of carbohydrates per bottle. The real problem with…
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Flora Bloom Review
Flora Bloom* from Intimate Rose is an all-natural probiotic for women of all ages that can help support digestive, urinary and vaginal health. Each capsule contains a prebiotic, a probiotic, cranberry and lactobacillus strains that all work together to restore balance that will improve your overall health and your life. This does not contain wheat, gluten, soy, eggs, fish or shellfish, peanuts or any tree nuts and is safe for pregnant women. I don’t have any urinary or vaginal issues, but I do deal with digestive issues pretty much on the daily. I eat a healthy diet and exercise 5 days a week, but despite my healthy lifestyle, I struggle…
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January Favorites (and Fails)
January brought the beginning of a new year and lots of winter weather and now January is over, so it’s time to talk about what I have been loving (and not loving) this past month: FAVORITES It Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Color Correcting Full Coverage Cream in the shade Light* – I am in love with this! It covers my imperfections, keeps my skin hydrated and luminous and protects my skin with SPF 50+! It’s the perfect all in one product and will re-purchase when I run out! It Cosmetics Superhero Elastic Stretch Volumizing Mascara* – This mascara checks everything I look for in a mascara! It lengthens…