Trufit Pilates

Category: Lifestyle

  • Always Always Always Listen to Your Body

    Hey Babes!

    Long time no talk. I never anticipated taking a two-week break from blogging but life got in the way and I needed to take care of myself. Before I get into todays update//blog post I just wanted to say how much I missed you! Ugh I feel so lost when I am not emailing readers and replying to comments. Also… My comment section is VERY full right now. I am going to get back to all of you. Promise. Let’s get into it shall we?

    I used to be a professional at listening to my body. I took the time to check in every day or so to acknowledge aches and pains. I would make sure I had exactly eight hours of sleep. I would meditate and block out at least an hour for pilates at least 6 if not 7 days a week. My food was always organic and freshly cooked.

    Two years later my life style has the same themes however I am not nearly as rigid about it. Being in nursing school, running a blog and life took over those ‘check ins’ with myself. I eat left overs and take most of my meals to go. My schedule is different EVERY SINGLE DAY. It isn’t rare for me to be eating a cold chicken breast in my car or snacking on a protein cookie in class. It’s life…you get it.

    I started noticing I was needing more caffeine to get through the day. I was drinking pouches of energy powder that I know contains splenda (something I NEVER put in my body) to have the energy to drive home from school.

    My hair started falling out in handfuls, which had to be because I was too rough when I was brushing it. The red lacy rash that appeared every time my skin met with warm water must have been because I made the water too hot. All of a sudden I went from wearing zero face makeup to using color correcting sticks and full coverage foundation to hide a strange rash on my cheeks and the bridge of my nose. I haven’t done any of these things in years years. I knew what was happening but I also knew I could hide it. I just wasn’t ready to be the sick girl again.

    About six months ago I started getting extremely sick with any alcohol consumption. Two glasses of wine or a mixed drink left me vomiting for hours…again I just thought it was odd. Maybe my tolerance was low because I wasn’t drinking with the guys every weekend. Maybe my body had one too many Raspberry Vodka and Sprites when I living at school. The most recent time it happened, my parents witnessed just how intense it really was…I will spare you the details (your’e welcome) but I will say it wasn’t normal by any means. My solution was simple, no more drinking.

    I was more tired, achey and irritable.

    Then, two weeks ago, I had a headache I couldn’t ignore. I wanted to be left alone so I went to sleep in the basement bed room. It hurt to move my head and nothing helped take it away. Mom took me to the ER for a migraine cocktail…which did NOTHING but they sent me home anyway.

    Two days later, my head felt so full I couldn’t move my eyes. Never in my life have I experienced anything like this. I called my doctors office sobbing and cursing. I was five days deep in this headache and I couldn’t take it for another second. I couldn’t eat, drink or sleep.

    Momma took me to the hospital for a second time and this time I was taken much more seriously. The ER doc called my Rheumatologist (who is the smartest person I have ever met) and the two decided to run a bunch of labs and give me fluids because I was severally dehydrated. The doctors suspected I was having a lupus headache and decided to give me IV steroids, even though I am allergic. Because we knew I was going to have a reaction, I was also given IV Benadryl. Twenty minutes after the steroid my head was SO much better.

    The rest of the week I spent Benadryl drunk with an itchy rash covering my entire body but I was loving life again because that headache was gone. The following Monday I saw my Rheumatologist who went over my labs which confirmed I was having a flare.

    So what did I learn from this whole experience? Not to be a moron and to listen to the signs my body sending me. Pain and rashes and headaches and extreme fatigue are NOT normal and shouldn’t be ignored.

    No one knows your body better than you. If something feels ‘off’ you need to explore it. No, you don’t need to call the doctor or go to the ER with every ache or pain, but you should take care of yourself..if  you don’t address it early you could end up in bed for a week. Trust me.

    It’s okay to skip the gym to take a bubble bath. It’s fine to eat an early dinner and go straight to bed after a busy day. You don’t have to do it all every single day. Take time for yourself okay?

    How do you ‘check in’ with yourself? I’m dying to know!

    PS the top and bottom picture are only a few days apart… the bottom shows how well my butterfly rash is covered with color correcting sticks and my foundation. Do you want a How-To post on reducing redness and dark circles?

    xoxo,

    K

  • Growing out my Brows: A Memoire

    heyyyyyyyy

    So im exposing myself in the biggest way… I mean just LOOK at my brows circa 2011. On a blustery day my one-hair-thick brows were literally Gone With the Wind. I CANT.

    I realized my over-tweezing ways needed to stop pronto once meeting with an Anastasia Beverly Hills esthetician. She flat out told me to throw out my tweezers because I clearly couldn’t be trusted. She also told me that I was going to need the Brow Enhancing Advanced Serum in order to fix my face. I was skeptical at first but let me tell you, that stuff is MAGIC. If you need to grow out your brows the serum is essential…I picked it up for the grandmother of the kids I babysat. That is how much I believe in it. I used to use it twice a day, once in the morning before my makeup and once before bed. PURE MAGIC.

    The process of growing out my brows was a STRUGGLE. I was a chronic over tweezer and the unruliness was tourture. For about six months I got my brows waxed once a month to help shape them as they were growing in.

    I have used the ABH Brow Kit and filled in my shape every single day since like…. 2012. There is nothing that compares. If you don’t want to dive in and get the full kit I would start with the Brow Wiz. I buy two at a time when they have my color because it is a TOP seller. I also use the powder (duh) that came with my kit… but if I had to pick just one I would go with the Brow Wiz.

    If you don’t want to get the full kit here is what you need:

    As for getting my brows shaped, now I only get them done every six-nine months. I usually keep up with them by tweezing the stray hairs every week or two (always in the car… it has the BEST lighting for tweezing). I always get my brows done at the King of Prussia Nordstrom where ABH has a salon.

    Warning: compared to a wax at your local nail salon, it is a little pricey…$30 for a wax. BUT now I only go twice a year (if that).

    Honestly, I really think brows are the foundation to shaping your face. You can have the sharpest contour but if your brows are jacked it is all for nothing. Trust me and grow out your brows and have an ABH girl reshape them… you will DIE.

    Are you in the King of Prussia area? Im about to do the dirty work for you. Call the number below and ask for the brow bar. You’re welcome.

    Nordstrom: 610.265.6111

    Please if you have any brow horror stories and//or pictures PLEASE send them to me. I showed you mine…it’s only fair!!

    xoxo,

  • Update//Cute School Supplies

    well hello pretty people!!

    I am sooooo sorry I have been MIA. It has been a crazy week. First, I had to say ‘See you later’ to the kids I have babysat every week for the last three years. Unfortunately, my class schedule and there schedule didnt match up. These are the last four classes I need to graduate and they are only offered at one time each semester. Needless to say, I was crushed. The youngest in the family was thirteen months when I started, she is now four. I loved being part of their family and our ‘goodbye’ was heartbreaking. The mom and I ugly cried (more like sobbed) in the garage after taking the carseats out of my car. I literally cried myself to sleep for a few nights. I made things worse by charging my oldddd iPhone 4 to watch videos of the kids while I cried into a bowl of tacos at 1am.

    After the trauma of saying goodbye, I started classes. Nursing school isn’t like any other ‘normal’  major. We had 23 hours of lecture in the FIRST week and that doesn’t include our other classes…plus we then had to go home and study because we have an exam coming up in nine days. When you are a nursing student you have to treat every exam as if it is a final. There is no other way to put it. So I will be a hermit until next Monday.

    In order to help survive the intensity, my school supplies have to be cute. I need the right pens, folders, notebooks and tape. I swear it helps soften the blow. I find a lot of the really cool companies by stalking day planner//organization accounts on insta… yes I am that lame. My current favorite is my Goal Digger note pad from Taylor Elliott Designs.

    I hate hate hate backpacks so I try to limit the stuff I bring to class so I can just carry my purse. This pink folder (below) from target is soooooo helpful. Instead of carrying a binder to class I only bring exactly what I need for that day. I put my notes in the folder separated by clips. It fits perfectly in my purse along with my laptop, day planner, pencil case and wallet. No backpack needed.

    In between studying I will be working on posts for next week so you will be getting content. My goal is to give you three posts a week during the semester. Once normal class hours start (two more weeks) I will have a better idea of how to manage my time so hopefully I will be able to give you more!!

    PS if you have a request don’t hesitate to ask!! I got a comment on insta asking about my eyebrows… so take a wild guess as to what the next post is going to be. I hope you guys have a great holiday weekend. I will be at my desk the entire time either studying or writing you love notes.

    xoxo,

    K

  • August Playlists

    Morning Babes! So as you probably know I was on vacation two weeks ago in the best place on earth ( Hilton Head ) where I spent seven days livinggggg. You know, zip lines, paddle boarding, obstacle courses 30 feet in the air… the usual. One day when the boys were golfing, the girls (momma and my cousin Laurie and I ) got to talking about music.

    Fun Fact: my fam is vvvv big into dancing. Dance parties all day everyday. Our Bose speaker are constantly playing everything from Kygo to Frank Santra to Luke Bryan.

    I feel like everyone on the planet likes music… I mean have you ever met anyone who doesn’t like music? Neither have I. My favorite part of commuting to school is the thirty minutes I get alone with my music…and you knowwwww I am singing at the top of my lungs and  you will catch me dancing at every red light and no i don’t care that you can see me.

    When it comes to working out music is VERY important. I like to listen to rap when I lift. I need a strong club mix when Im spinning. I love me some Jack Johnson when I’m on the reformer. You get the picture. I figured I would put together a few different workout mixes since no two days are the same and its fun to switch it up.

    Playlist One: Sassy 

    Closer – The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey  ( I have has this one on repeat for a week)

    Me Too- Meghan Trainor

    Cant Stop the Feeling – Justin Timberlake

    Sorry – Beyonce

    Into You – Ariana Grande

    Hands to Myself – Selena Gomez

    Work From Home – Fifth Harmony

    Something in the Way You Move – Ellie Goulding

    Love Myself – Hailee Steinfeld

    Better When Im Dancing – Meghan Trainor

    Confident – Demi Levato

    Weekend – Mocks

    Talkin Body (Gryffin Remix) – Tove Lo

     

    Playlist Two: Sweet 

    Sleep Without You – Brett Young

    Die a Happy Man – Thomas Rhett

    Confession – Florida Georgia Line

    Drunk on your Love – Brett Eldridge

    Dibs – Kelsea Ballerini

    Humble and Kind – Tim McGraw

    T Shirt – Thomas Rhett

    Love Me Like You Mean it – Kelsea Ballerini

     

    Playlist Three: Fierce

    Bottom of the Bottle – Curren$y

    Needed Me – Rihanna

    Hold Up – Beyonce

    One Dance – Drake

    Saved – Ty Dolla $ign

    Comfortable – K CAMP

    Again – Fetty Wap

    Too Good – Drake

    Body Language – Kid Ink

    679 – Fetty Wap

    Back to Back – Drake

    Blase – Ty Dolla $ign

    My PYT – Wale

    Promise – Kid Ink

    Jumpman – Drake and Future

     

    Hope you enjoy!!

    xoxo,

    K