Fat Loss-All in one start up guide for maximum fat loss book review (tomoson)

I read Fat Loss - All In One Startup Guide For Maximum Fat Loss (Weight Loss, Fat Loss, Health And Fitness) in exchange for honest review from Tomoson. This post contains Amazon Affiliate Links and Images.

The book was written by Joseph Vartas and the book is .99 on Kindle. The book is not offered in paperback.

I wanted to review this book because I struggle with weight. The most I ever been was 225 and the lowest as an adult was 130 lbs. Last week, I was 153 lbs. I been working out with Revolt Fitness for the last few months.

The book started off with discussing why people don't lose fat, like they want to. Two ways include burning more calories than you consume or consuming more calories than you burn. I never counted calories, so I am confused on this concept.  The author also discussed taking your measurements on a regular basis. I do have a tape measure and calipers. I need to start back taking my measurements. You will use your measurements to determine your body fat percentages. The body fat percentages will tell you if you are normal weight, overweight, or obese. When I started exercising, I was in the obese range, but now I am in the overweight range.

Next, the author discussed the difference between losing weight and fat loss. You can lose weight, but not lose fat loss. Everyone's body is different and requires a different method to lose weight and lose fat loss. You may need to burn additional calories or do a low-intensity workout, or even an high intensity workout. I work best with low-intensity, but I also do a few high-intensity every now and then to break up the monotony.

The book also provides do's and don't for fat burning; exercises for fat loss; and frequently asked questions.

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Qoileez Product Review (Tomoson)

I reviewed Qoileez in exchange for review from Tomoson. (Video Review coming soon as the kids go to sleep).

Qoileez is a innovative concept, which adds a little design and style to your hair, pencils, or even arts and crafts. Add them to your laces on your shoesI used them on my pens and pencils. The sky is the limit when using Qoileez.

The product is sold in packs of 7 and 14. I received 4 packs of 7. The website offers many styles--in many colors. You can get dots, stars, stripes, and animal print. The sets start at 4.99.

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Tired of Freaking Ants.

My room has been invaded by a bunch of ants in the last few weeks. It started when the rain started. I live on the 2nd floor and have a crack in the window. I had ants crawling behind my son's pc, printer, and keyboard. I thought I killed them all. Then, I found ants in an old candy safe, I bought two years ago and it still had lollipops in it. I took the safe out of here and killed the ants. I vacuumed every single crumb I could find.

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I sprayed corners, even though I hate the smell of bug spray, even the natural kind. I put down my homemade buggy powder, which killed them slowly. Then, the ants moved to the electrical outlet, between the crib and my son's bed. There is a little hole in the wall above the socket. The ants were crawling in and out of the hole, plus the socket. I put a child electrical lock in one socket and taped off the other socket.

Today, I am working out and I noticed a Depend under Brad's bed. I moved it to put it with the other Depends. There was a million ants eating his Depends. I quickly sprayed the Depend and put it in the trash. I also sprayed under his bed. I have a bug stay-away plug-in thingie, I found downstairs. I will also lay another layer of buggy powder (powdered sugar and baking soda or baking powder) around Brad's bed.

Just sick of the freaking ants. I have to find another method to kill them faster.

Just in case the pics don't show up, I pinned my steps to making homemade buggy powder on Pinterest in the stuff I made board.

This beautiful Mess by Rick McKinley Book Review (Blogging for Books)

I read This Beautiful Mess: Practicing the Presence of the Kingdom of God in exchange for honest review from Blogging for Books. This post contains Amazon affiliate links.

The book discusses looking at our lives through the kingdom of God. Jesus has a vision for the church (his followers), but his followers did not immediately follow the vision (p. 1). 

McKinley discusses on Page 27, how the Jews were expecting a king to save them from oppression and bring freedom. Yet, Jesus came as a baby to a virgin. He did not start his ministry right away. Jesus was the King of Kings, but no one was expecting him to come as a newborn. 

He did not practice his ministry until he was old enough,  then he died for our sins, only to rise again. Jesus also said he would come back and reclaim his kingdom and his bride (followers). 

I loved the title of the book. It sounded similar to Perfect Chaos. In the midst of my trials and troubles. In the the midst of meltdowns, temper tantrums, and therapist appointments. I can still laugh. I can still breathe. I am still alive. My life is perfectly imperfect. Today, I had two assignments due for class, in addition to two product reviews for Tomoson. I got home from church, did some cleaning and cooking, and tried to get to work. I could not get started until after 6 pm. The kids, great-niece, and nephew kept bothering me. From invading my camera space when I tried to do a video review to crawling over me when I was trying to type up my notes into my assignment. I still got my work done and turned in on time, but it took some creativity. 

The pastor at church, talked about following instructions and proper planning. The sunday school lesson discussed financial management and once again, planning. My mess could have been a little different if I planned more in advance versus on the day of. Some days are better than others, but it's now 12:30 am. All the kids are sleep. I finally got some peace to work. 

God's kingdom is messy, yet beautiful. Even though people are not perfect,  even though people are doing their own thing, God is still in control of our messes. Even though, we want to rule our own kingdoms, God is still here waiting for us to get things right. One day, we will be perfect, but we can't get there on our own (p. 5). 

I love how the book is set up. The author presents stories and poems, instead of theology. The book is easy to read and easy to understand. 

The book teaches us that God accepts us in our brokenness (p. 17). He forgives us of our sins (p. 17). Jesus will never bow down to you or adapt himself to your beliefs (p. 21). 

Finally, the book discussed how to follow God's vision. The first step is to repent (p. 28). Repenting does not happen once, but multiple times in our lifetimes. We also have to be Kingdom people. We need to be like God. Live for God. Live for Christ. Simply be in God's kingdom. We don't live for us--We should live for God. 

8 hour buzz Product Review (Tomoson)

I reviewed 8 hour buzz, in exchange for review from Tomoson. 8 hour buzz is an energy shot, similar to Red Bull or Monster. The shot has 0 net carbs, 0 sugar, and only 5 calories. Each shot also contains Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folic Acid, and Niacin. 8 hour Buzz does contain caffeine (one coffee cup full). I received a sample of berry blast and grape, both are good.

The other flavors are grape, coffee, passion fruit, lemonade,

The product provides a full energy boost, which comes in handy when you have to work out or do your homework or deal with a household full of bad kids, like I am dealing with now.

The website provides a store locator, but none are located in Houston.

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Mark My Time Digital Bookmark Product Review (Tomoson)

I reviewed Mark My Time, in exchange for review from Tomoson.

Mark-My-Time is a innovative concept to bookmarks. You don't have to use a ribbon or a paper bookmark. Mark-My-Time allows you to not only save your child's place in a book, but to record his or her time spent reading a book.

I wanted to review the product to track the time I spend reading to the kids each day. It is a great product. My kids can't read yet, but they can be read too. I may give it to my nephew since he is also homeschooled and his mother has him reading daily.

The product was awarded Best new product of 2004 by Book Expo America. Mark-My-Time comes in many colors: bright yellow, neon blue, neon purple, neon green, bright pink, and bright red.

The bookmark comes with a digital clock, in addition to a timer, which tells you how long your kids read for the day. Maybe your child has timed homework in other subjects, the bookmark can be used to track the time as well.


The product also features a cumulative timer, which stores 100 hours of reading time. The bookmark uses a watch battery.

The bookmarks are 8.95 each on Mark-My-Time's website. The website also sells digital book lights (countdown with a light), digital metronomes, and digital clip-on lights. The bookmarks are also sold in stores. The website offers a store locator

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Ozeri Digital Blood Pressure Monitor (Business to Blogger)

I reviewed the Ozeri CardioTech Pro Series BP5K Digital Blood Pressure Monitor with Voice-Guided Operation & Intelligent Hypertension Indicator for Business to Blogger. This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.

I wanted to review this product because both my mother and son have heart issues. My mother currently uses a blood pressure machine with batteries. I may end up giving the monitor to my mother since she keeps losing her regular, wired, blood pressure monitor.

I liked this monitor because it is digital, runs on batteries, and talks to you. The monitor gives you directions on arm placement, tells you your blood pressure, tells you your pulse, in addition to mentioning if your pressure is high, low, or normal. My mother had high blood pressure, while I had normal blood pressure.

The monitor comes in a sleek black case, with batteries. The machine also can store the blood pressure readings for two users.

The first thing to do, after installing the batteries, is to set the date and time. Then, the machine will provide directions on taking your pressure. One cute little feature is the heart icon. When your arm is in the correct position, the heart disappears. The machine will also tell you if your arm is too high or too low.

The product is sold on Amazon and is not prime eligible.

Resvology Age Corrective Eye Cream (BrandBacker)

I reviewed Resvology Age Corrective Eye Cream for Brandbacker. This is a sponsored post. I received the product less than a week ago.

Resvology Age Corrective Cream helps minimize wrinkles, eye puffiness, and dark circles. The eye cream also helps moisturize your eye area.

Other benefits of the corrective cream include:

1. Firms eye area
2. Smoothes skin texture
3. Increases skin elasticity. 
4. Minimizes fine lines. 

The product can be applied day and night.

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Cheese Thinables. Half Calories Crackers Product Review (Tomoson)

I reviewed Cheese Thinables,  half-calorie crackers, in exchange for honest review from Tomoson. The product was created by the Fiber Gourmet. I do not have any pictures because my wonderful 2 year old, ate them all before I had a chance to try them.

The chips were a guilty-free snack. They did not have the same flavor profile as Cheeze-Its or Cracker Chips, but it was cheesy. Great snack for the kids, even the little 2 year olds, who recently learned how to open up a bag or two or three.

Cheese Thinables is a new cheese snack, developed by the Fiber Gourmet, which has half the calories of Cheese Nips or Cheez-Its.

Each pack has 60 calories and 11 grams of fiber. Each pack also has about 30 crackers.

Fiber Gourmet provided a chart, comparing Cheese Thinables to Cheese Nips and my addiction, Special K Cracker Chips.

	FiberGourmet Cheese Thinables®	Nabisco Cheese Nips®	Special K Cracker Chips
Serving Size	1 oz	1 oz	1 oz
Calories	60	140	110
Fiber	11g	Less than 1g	3g

The website also provides a list of locations, where to buy Cheese Thinables. Houston is not on the list yet, but I can hop Mega Bus and go to San Antonio or Fort Worth. You also can order products online. Fiber Gourmet also sells noodles and flatbread. If you are not sure what you want to order, you can order a sample pack of the pasta or the crackers or both. Another thing, I liked was you can build your own box of crackers. You can choose 6 packs of the flavors you like and ship it to the house.

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Pleygo Lego Rental Subscription Program Review (US Family Guide Bloggers Program)

I reviewed Pleygo, in exchange for honest review from US Family Guide. The company sent me the City Park Cafe set from my wishlist. The set took me about 2 hours to put together, with the help of my nephew. Then, we quickly broke it apart and put it back in the box. I chose this set for me, but my next set will hopefully be a Duplo Set, so the babies can help.

Pleygo is an innovative concept, which allows parents and guardians to rent legos for a monthly fee. When the kids are done with the set (or you get tired of them), you can send them back and get another set from your wishlist. The site has three plans available: Fan, Super Fan, and Mega Fan. The Fan is $15 a month, the Super Fan is $25 per month, and the Mega Fan is $39 dollars per month. For those of you wanting Duplo Sets for the young kids, The Super Fan or Mega fan plans would be ideal. The Fan set does not offer Duplo.

The Fan set offers small and medium lego sets. The Super Fan offers small, medium, and large lego sets. The Mega Fan offers small, medium, large, and huge sets. The City Cafe Set had about 250 pieces.

Another idea is to gift Pleygo to a child or children.

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