Start for the School Year: Keeping it Beautiful and First Day Outfits

Hey everyone it's Emma. Below are some tips on staying fit over the school year. Sometimes it's hard to fall into the habit of packing lunches that are less than healthy and snacks that are even worse. And when you get home from school, you're worn out and tired. How are you going to get in your exercise in if you're leaving early and getting back late?

Ideas:

1. Lunch packing is a huge pain. Even if you don't have any dieting restrictions (either medical or self induced). What do you pack if the only thing that you can find is a hot pocket and leftover pizza? Try this. Have three parts to your lunch. First the side. Pack something like sweet potato chips from Trader Joes, veggie straws, apple slices, something snacky. Then the main bit. Take a head of iceberg lettuce and peel one big leaf off. Fill that with chicken salad or something of your own concoction. Bake a sweet potato at home, a salad with nuts and cheese, chicken breast cut into slices etc. Whatever you take, make sure that it's full of protein so you're not starving throughout the rest of the day. Then the last thing you want is something like a fruit. Apples, oranges, bananas (which are my personal hatred but that's just me) or blueberries.

2. Snacking throughout the day is tough as well. In between periods you will probably want something. I'm planning on keeping snacks in my locker that are non perishable like granola bars, dried fruit with almonds, stuff like that. So when you feel hungry it's like your fridge away from home.

3. Take a jog around the campus, or if you don't want to get sweaty before your next class, just take a walk to get your blood moving.

Hope this helps you get ideas.

First day impressions are the worry for every girl. Should you dress it up? Down? Bright or should you do something simple?

Go with your style. Whatever you're comfortable wearing, wear that. Here are two adorable outfits I put together that are really cute and each have a different style. One is more casual, the other less. :) Please comment on what you plan on wearing :D