Mom Violy had called up Carmina telling her she wanted to eat some dried fish, but couldn't remember the name. Mom Violy had described to Carmina do you remember the dried fish I use to buy at the Public Market in Balanga Bataan, Philippines. All I can remember the fishes are stuck together in a square shaped like a sheet of paper. Carmina knew what Mom Violy was trying to explain to her but in the tip of my tongue I couldn't remember what it was called. Carmina went to search it online to be able to find how to purchase it online if the name was unknown. Luckily after finding a way to describe it while searching it up with pictures of that particular dried fish came up Palad Flakes coming from Bantayan Island, Philippines. Who would have known Carmina would be able to find it right away from Jahminne's Trading  Online Lazada Philippines for PHP 150.00 not including shipping and handling fees. Mom Violy knows anything is possible to find especially if her daughter Carmina i...

Since no one is taking me out to dine outside during our pandemic we come across purchasing our own food when we feel like getting a bite to eat. Carmina got hungry when she had visit Mom Violy. Carmina felt she wanted to eat something having no good food at the house. Carmina decided to try something new for a change. Glazed Grilled Chicken PHP 250.00 ($5.00) Cantonese Fried Noodles PHP 250.00 ($5.00) Yang Chow Fried Rice for PHP 250.00 ($5.00) What is convenient when your food is in a carton just like Chinese style being placed in a box to eat out from all you need to do is flattening the box and you have an instant plate? Something Carmina saw tips from videos you see online in social media. Here is a sample photo of how suppose to eat your food. Carmina's Review: Glazed Grilled Chicken remind me of eating a taco salad although in a healthy version with lettuce, beans, avocado, nacho chips, corn, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, sesame seeds, tagorashi and salad dressing of sesame oil...

Carmina's Wellness  Maintaining on Actual Weight Carmina has reached her actual weight. All she needs to do is concentrate on to balance intake in healthy choices in daily meals we eat every day. Carmina got use too putting exercise in her daily routine Monday to Saturday where moments we tend to look for what our body tells us what is needed to stay fit. Carmina main goal is to flatten her stomach for what she knows it will take years for it to vanish. Rule of exercise if no pain you are doing it all wrong. Carmina has accomplished something she always wanted to do. Carmina can now reach the floor by standing up straight and bending down with your hands. Carmina's stomach is getting smaller and it is not in the way. Carmina doesn't get hungry that often where she fuels up in water to fill herself up. Life is good all we need to keep motivating ourselves.  When you get bored on the same exercise routines there are so many videos to follow online that you can venture on exer...

During the process of Mom Violy going on a diet and staying away from sweets Mom Violy asked Carmina to purchase her some pastries from Midnight Baker for her breakfast. Mom Violy need to take her daily medicines in order to do that she needs a full stomach. Mom Violy use to eat baked goods that was made of sugar due to her health checkup she need to control her sugar intake. Carmina had forward a list of baked goods sold in Midnight Baker giving Mom Violy to do her own shopping. Mom Violy loves eating asado this time she decided to try the bun version with sixteen pieces giving her a long time to consume it on her own. Carmina had placed the order from  Midnight Bakers  Lazada Philippines for PHP 320.00 ($6.40) not including delivery fee of the seller of PHP 200.00 ($4.00). Mom Violy also requested for a whole chicken pot pie.  For you to read about the chicken pot pie is to click the link given: https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2021/08/complimentary-chicken-pot-pie-from...

Carmina's Wellness  Zero Exercise Lost Weight vs.  Exercise Lost Weight Conclusion it is easy for Carmina to lose the weight there was no issues growing up however to make ourselves look healthy and firm our muscles makes a difference. Year 2020 Carmina had lost weight became 110 pounds with a bob cut hair style going out with Mary Ann. I remember I just started having Carmina Lifestyle where I began taking a video where I had visited at the beach. Mary Ann and Carmina took a whole lot of photos of each other. We can still look skinny, but we have fats hanging around from our tummy, arms and leg where they will not slowly go away not unless we do some exercise. Carmina having long hair and trying to lose her tummy, arms and leg fat balance out how she looks even if it is not completely gone. The way we stand up doesn't bring us off how we look being a young lady all over again. Sorry no photo for the Exercise Lost Weight Due it is still in progress..... Carmina will post it wh...

Mom Violy was telling Carmina she wanted to visit Balanga, Bataan Philippines to purchase some dried fish. Carmina had informed Mom Violy to go further down the area she would need to put herself in quarantine due we are in our pandemic of Covid-19 and Delta Variant. One thing that had concern Mom Violy she is over age not allowed to travel during this time there are paper works to do before you can actually travel to different boundaries of the Philippines. Carmina was able to find the Dried Silanas Tuyo she had wanted to purchase from  Dried Fish Philippines  Online Lazada Philippines for PHP 60.00 ($1.20) 100 grams not including shipping and handling. Mom Violy eats her dried salinas tuyo with either corn beef and rice, sliced tomato and rice or what other people is champorado to complete their dried tuyo. Filipino Champorado Recipe NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

How do you prefer your tocino? Do you want it chicken, pork or fish? Carmina prefer it fish being a healthy version toward our wellness having it with matching sliced tomatoes just the way typical Filipinos eat their breakfast. Carmina had given Manang V some leftover rice that was cooked today. Have Manang V to cook her some garlic rice for the following morning. Carmina also requested to cook one sunny side up egg just how we normally eat tocino for our meals. Letting Manang V know she will take a photo after the Premium Sweet Cured Milkfish Bangus Tocino will be cooked to let everyone know how it will taste. Manang V had informed Carmina she has never tried Premium Sweet Cured Milkfish Bangus Tocino.  Carmina had purchased her Sweet Cured Milkfish from Freshious Inc. Carmina didn't do it directly to them because she had replenished her bread and ordered it too Pan de Mya Bakery who had offered me Freshious Inc frozen and ready to eat milkfish two weeks ago. Mom Vi...

 Carmina's Wellness - Helping Friends  Carmina came to a peak moment to help her friends by volunteer giving a small amount of funds just for someone who you need something during that time. Sometimes you realize no matter we're stranded in our home, but having a job with no financial problems that occurs around you. You realize you're blessed in what you have and able to help other people around within your reach. I believe when you do something good to someone a greater part returns to you. Do you remember the month of August when Carmina had received so many complimentary from Midnight Bakers? Here are the three articles to read from Chicken Pot Pie, Mooncakes and Mie Goren Noodles all Complimentary from Midnight Bakers: https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2021/08/complimentary-chicken-pot-pie-from.html https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2021/08/complimentary-mooncakes-from-midnight.html https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2021/08/complimentary-from-midnight-bakers-is.html Withi...

  Even though it is no longer breakfast in the afternoon you can still order Better Breakfast Favorites Promo PHP 199.00 ($3.98) at Jamba Juice Philippines. Carmina had decided to take up some vitamin C in 12 oz. Orange - C-Booster drink  and a Premium Chia Cup Mango Madness with Blueberries Flavored with oats on top being a healthy snack. Premium Chia Cup Mango Madness with Blueberries remind of mango sago just a healthy version. To find where to get your offer click  Jamba Juice Philippines  to see which branch has it or book it at Grab Food Philippines. NOTE: Carmina is not selling or advertising for Better Breakfast Favorites Promo PHP 199.00 at Jamba Juice Philippines. Subscribe & Follow @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

To extend your taste buds is to go toward sourdough pandesal that is not common to see in the Philippines. You no longer need to add anything else inside the sourdough pandesal with smoked cheese. The best part it is affordable for six pieces PHP 100.00 ($2.00) something you can take and being delivered to your location from Pan de Mya Bakery. Sourdough Pandesal with Smoked Cheese is soft, moist and not over powering with the flavor when you bite to the smoked cheese. To check what  Pan de Mya Bakery  has to offer is to click along and send a message when you feel like ordering. NOTE: Carmina is not selling or advertising for Sourdough Pandesal with Smoked Cheese from Pan de Mya Bakery. Subscribe & Follow @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

  Carmina had received complimentary bagels of one of each flavor plain, poppy seed and onion & garlic everything all toppings to spread with smoked milkfish cream cheese schmears Carmina was able to try Pan de Mya Bakery their other products she had purchased two weeks ago. To read my other articles is to click at the link given: https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2021/09/pan-de-mya-bakery-freshious-inc-made-in.html Carmina had also received another complimentary that came along with my goodies. https://www.carminalifestyle.com/2021/09/new-lemon-poppy-seed-muffins-from-pan.html   To have a taste of the American and Filipino way of living is to click @ Pan de Mya Bakery  for opportunities to eat baked goods and fish at your own location. NOTE; Carmina is not selling or advertising for Pan de Mya Bakery. Subscribe & Follow @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

To have a taste of summer is to have something made of lemon which in what we normally have backed home in California. Carmina was able to sample a complimentary from Pan de Mya Bakery for their new launch of Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins. Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin remind you of a lemon square pastry that is sweet and not sour when you would eat a lemon from the tree. Pan de Mya Bakery  sells it for one piece for PHP 70.00 or three pieces for PHP 200.00 ($4.00) not including delivery fee. Delivery is every Saturday of the week coming from Pangasinan, Philippines. Carmina would like Pan de Maya Bakery to have an opportunity to try their new launch product that has been newly released. Subscribe & Follow @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

For those who love to eat Mac 'n' Cheese who are into spicy food will surely enjoy this new treat from Popeyes Philippines. Carmina wanted to try and sample a regular size Mac 'n' Cheese five pieces for PHP 65.00 PHP ($1.30) since a family member we're placing their own orders. Yes, it is indeed spicy yet really good. You'll need something to drink after you have popped the Mac 'n' Cheese in your mouth. For your reference you may refer to the menu of  Popeyes Philippines  to direct you to their official website. NOTE: Carmina is not selling or advertising for New Mac 'n' Cheese Hot Pops from Popeyes Philippines. Subscribe & Follow @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

Carmina's Wellness  Emotional Withdrawal from Friends Sometimes when you feel you have accomplish your goals to be in good shape. Everything else is falling apart your emotions begin to dwell from past choices you have made. You tend to go through an emotional withdrawal asking friends to hear you out from problems you made. It keeps adding up by not doing anything about it. You come across realizing it was you who made it clutter all the surrounding in your home. Carmina tells their friends you made other priorities major while the environment you took it for granted. You only went to your home to eat and sleep, but didn't notice everything you bring inside has mountains to clear up and organized. Carmina has no mountains I was taught well from my parents to clean up and organize what you bring home from the outside. What happens to the people who had no proper guidance's to tell them how to organize their life and surroundings? Carmina told them to clear one room first an...

Carmina found a way to burn off her carbohydrates even when we feel like eating some bread. Carmina was getting tired eating the same bread she often see. Carmina went to the direction to look elsewhere and came across a bakery that cater toward healthy choices where malunggay in a loaf. Carmina has tried varieties of malunggay pandesal, but never went toward Malunggay Milk Bread. Malunggay is a vegetable that is popular in the Philippines most time it is cooked along with munggo and fish in your soup. You've seen in my Mom's Violy's Adventure where she would get some malunggay branch to grow in her terrace in her home. Carmina found  Lledoughs Handmade & Artisan Breads  Online Lazada Philippines. Carmina's basket filled with goodies. Lledough's Mini Malunggay Milk Bread PHP 59.00 ($1.18) Lledough's Mini Ube Cheese Babka PHP 79.00 ($1.58) Lledough's Mini Nutella Crunch Babka PHP 99.00 ($1.98) Lledough's Three Cheese Soft Babka PHP 295.00 ($5.90) Carm...

Carmina's Wellness  Inspire Friends to Be Healthy Carmina has friends who are the same age bracket, but a different lifestyle. I know it is bad to compare people to give you an example based on my friends. Carmina friends always tell her you eat healthy food from what I grew up. Carmina's friends tell her they loved eating fatty food. Not eating fatty food example pork skin from fried pork chop or skin from a chicken is really delicious. Carmina grew up from her teens seeing her dad going through high cholesterol. Carmina was able to remove the skin from her chicken. Carmina never liked the taste of fats from pork chop nor does she eat bacon that have a lot of fat in it. Carmina's friend said her food is boring no thrill in life. Hey it turned out well after being healthy I have no health issues. For you guys you have medical conditions. You are high blood, high cholesterol, and diabetic or need to take medication which is lifetime. You have to take that medication no matte...

  Go Protein on Double Down from KFC Philippines for those who don't want to eat a sandwich. Two pieces chicken that replace of your bread with mayo, cheese and bacon with a choice solo for a combo meal for Original or Zinger. Original Double Down Combo Meal with Crispy Fries and Medium Unsweetened Ice Tea for PHP 284.00 ($5.68) Zinger Double Down Combo Meal with Crispy Fries and Large Unsweetened Ice Tea PHP 294.00 ($5.88) For your reference you may go too  KFC Philippines  to check their menu on Double Down. NOTE: Carmina is not selling or advertising for Go Protein on Double Down from KFC. Subscribe & Follow @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

  Carmina's Wellness  How to Remove Flab from Arm You begin to notice a slab of fat hanging in your arms. Being in the health conscious you decide to work in your arms and legs to tone it all down. It will take time to tone your whole body. Carmina found something online to shape it back in place where those flabs on your arms will tone down. Have you've ever heard of Arm Shapers Neoprene Sweat Arm Fat Burner Sport Slimmer Armbands Body Shapers? Carmina was able to purchase herself a pair. Mary Ann was the one who had introduced it to Carmina three year ago. We had purchase a different type which was like an arm shaper upper slimming band that looked a black cloth to put on. It was difficult for us to slip it over to reach our arms.  Carmina decided to get the ones you can strap to your arm. It is best to find that are washable and sell it by a pair. Carmina decided to buy two pairs this way you can wash it every time being used. Carmina's friend had recommended to do pul...

 Carmina's Wellness - Results After One Month Later Carmina wasn't sure if the weighing scale she had was telling the truth. She bought new batteries to make sure what she saw after one month being serious in her wellness. From starting on 121 pounds on the month of August 14, 2021 by adding new exercises on the month of September made Carmina realize it was a task to work harder. Carmina was able to find a video that she loved the kind of music playing and the person who had instructed her to work longer on a daily routine. Carmina was no longer getting tired she wanted to add additional to her fitness giving her a chance to explore. From Carmina's experience now weighing 113 pounds is shocking to lose 8 pounds. Even if she felt she was eating more she was still able to balance her weight. Carmina is not taking any credits to Burpee Girl. Carmina is just following what is shown on the video: Arm Toning Challenge Full Body Fat Burn  All Standing, No Jumping and No Equipment...

Yesterday Manang V was making her grocery list and mentioned she needed mayonnaise for her menu on steamed lapu lapu with mayonnaise. Carmina had informed Manang V she has mayonnaise and it will expire on September 24, 2021. Today, Carmina went to the kitchen to see what the menu would be it is steamed lapu lapu with mayonnaise. Manang V asked Carmina can you help me assemble the steam lapu lapu for me. I have other food to cook and I am quite busy. Carmina said no problem letting Manang V she will get her phone to take a picture of it to put the recipe in my blog. Steamed Lapu Lapu with Mayonnaise Recipe Ingredients: 2 - Fresh Lapu Lapu (clean inside and outside) 1 - Thumb size ginger (peel and slice thinly) 3 Tsp - Sesame Oil 1Tbsp - Green Onion (chopped) Salt 1/4 Cup - Water Red Bell Pepper (chopped and steamed) 3 Pieces Hard Boiled Egg (chopped) Pickle Relish 1 Piece - Carrot (peel, chopped and steamed) Mayonnaise (any brand) Preparing Lapu - Lapu: Rub salt on the lapu lapu on the ...