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And then you're just gassy all day long. It's really uncomfortable. You don't want that, right? That's just not cool. And so it's been hard to find a protein powder that does not contain whey and does not contain pea protein. So I did find this is from Iron Vegan is the brand that I use now. It is a sprouted brown rice protein. So that is super kick ass. And bars, I haven't been able to find a good protein bar. And please note, there is a difference between protein bars and snack bars. Snack bars have usually the same amount of calories ish as a protein bar, but very little protein. And it's not that I'm concerned about the calorie content. I'm concerned about the content of the macros in the bar. I don't want a bar that's huge in calories, very little protein and has a ton of carbs. So it's been quite the struggle for me to find protein bars that I actually jive with in terms of ingredients. So Iron Vegan has come through for me. These are the sprouted protein bars. This one is coconut cashew cluster. So it's four grams of sugar, which is good. That's not too much 16 grams of fiber also amazing and 16 grams of protein in one bar. That's bomb. So this is delicious. My favorite, I actually found boxes of them at home since and winners. I sound like a broken record. If you have been here before, I live by those stores. I swear by those stores. They have amazing stuff. They're at hugely discounted prices because they are an overstock store. So this is the Iron Vegan sprouted protein, nine grams of fats, 30 grams of carbs, 17 grams of fiber, three grams of sugar only in this kind, and 16 grams of protein, 220 calories. So this is the sweet and salty caramel. It is nicer and tastes richer and sweeter than the coconut cashew cluster kind, but awesome, awesome, awesome deal. I would be checking out boxes of these on Amazon or go to your own local overstock store if you have one. So good. Next, this granola. I am huge into granola. I am not keto, but I do eat high fats, high protein, little carbs. That's just my general lifestyle. And I found this at Nature's Emporium. I'm not sure if you have at Nature's Emporium near you, but pro granola, this is the vanilla cinnamon cluster. I believe they do have another flavor as well. This is from Julian Bakery. Check it out on Amazon. So the ingredients organic coconut milk, egg white powder, organic digestive resistant, prebiotic, tapioca fiber. That was so hard to say. Organic pumpkin seeds, organic chia seeds, organic flax seeds, organic sesame seeds, organic coconut oil, organic shredded coconut, organic cinnamon, vanilla extract, and monk fruit. So this is so amazing. Not so good if you can't have eggs, but this is paleo, keto, low carbs, gluten free, grain free, no artificial anything, soy free, no preservatives. This has not only 97 calories per serving and 12 grams of protein. Okay. That's two eggs worth of protein in only a half cup of this. Highly, highly, highly recommend. I will be buying more of this. And to just have something that's high protein, high healthy fats and also has probiotics and prebiotics. Can't go wrong. Nope. Can't. Okay. Moving into the clothing, blue lemon aligns. I am not the first person touting these on YouTube. A lot of people love these leggings. I am wearing them right now. These are incredible. You don't wear underwear with them. Yeah. TMI, I guess, but no underwear. It feels like you're naked. It's unbelievably the most comfortable thing I've ever put on my body in the history of my lifetime. That's a bold statement. And yeah. Okay. They're $100 each. They range from 80 something to a hundred bucks a pair. However, I have had leggings from forever 21. Yeah. They're like $39. Maybe you get a few wears out of them. They end up stretching out. They don't wash well. They're just subpar. So think about spending $100 on a pair of aligns and you're getting way over a hundred wears with them. That is how we win. Awesome. And everyone keeps telling me, yeah, well, the online ones pill. So you should get the wonder under. I have a pair of wonder under not as comfortable and I haven't had any pilling with the aligns. The best tips I have for you to keep your aligns from pilling is to not wash them with towels. When I do wash mine, I wash them in one of those mesh laundry bags for delicates and I allow them to air dry. And I've used them for high intensity interval training, heavy lifting weight training. I haven't even used them for yoga yet, but grab yourself aligns. Unbelievable. Sports bra. This beauty. Now I swear by Lululemon and Victoria's Secret for my sports bras. I like high impact sports bras. I want to be able to jump around, turn upside down, do flips, whatever I'm doing and have the girls stay in their assigned seating. However, I also don't want that uniboo look. You know, we all know what the uniboo look is. I was strolling around Walmart one day and I came across this gem. This is unbelievable. It is v-neck. It keeps the girls exactly where they should be. It washes really well. It has no class. So it is a pullover, which I generally don't really like because I find they tend to stretch out around the band, but I haven't had a problem with this. I am also wearing this right now to show you. This is what it looks like. This is amazing. Really weird to be doing that on camera, but whatever. It's amazing. Highly recommend. I have gone running in this. I have girls asked me if it's okay for running. It is okay for running. Check that out. All right, for the gem, this barbell pad. This is a game changer for your workouts. I can lift way heavier with this. It just cushions. So when you're doing hip thrusts, that bar sits right here on you. You don't want your hip bones screaming in pain from that barbell. Grab one of these. I got it on Amazon. It was very inexpensive. There are all kinds on there. Grab this. It's called a barbell pad. You can use it for squats as well. That way, it's just, it's made my gym life so much better. Moving on. Towels. Now, I know, towels are such a random thing to be showing on our favorites, but I am obsessed with these towels. Spontaneity has this time and its place. This is 100% cotton made in Turkey and it is huge. Look at this. It's fast, fast drying. This is called Le Deen Beach Collection. 100% Turkish cotton. 40 inches by 70 inches. So 100 centimeters by 180 centimeters. It's highly absorbent and quick drying. I took this to the beach. Unbelievable. I now use them as bath towels. I have not seen any plain colors. Like, you know, Turkish people are super fun. That was at home sense, okay? Regular price, $35 per towel. I declare bankruptcy. I mean, I'm sure these towels are going to outlive me, but I don't want to spend 35 bucks a towel. These were 20 bucks each and honestly, I would buy more. I probably will go back and buy more because now these are my bathroom towels and the beach towels and the swimming towels. Just whatever. So good. So do yourself a favor. Grab some of these. They also have tea towels. They have all kinds of linen items. You know what sucks when you get like a tea towel especially or a towel for your body and you're wiping yourself and it's like you're still wet? No, you can find those on Amazon as well. I have looked on Amazon for all of this. Grab it. Okay. Haircare. My hairdresser, shout out to her. Amanda Baum. She is the best, best, best miracle worker. She introduced me to these two items. This is L'Oreal Professional Techna Art Fix Design Spray Fixation. It's a directional fixing spray. How cool is that? And this is five out of six on force. So it's strong. It does not get crunchy. I can put this on when my hair is wet. It'll dry and you can just run your fingers through it. Anything can happen to my hair. It just goes right back to how it used to be. I obviously don't have long hair, so I'm not sure about for you. Also, what I put on first is the L'Oreal Techna Art Same Company. Again, force five, diff. Repositional Creamy Paste Stronghold. So again, it doesn't dry on. It keeps your hair totally dry. It looks like there's no product in my hair. I don't know. How am I going to show you that? How am I going to show you? I guess. Anyways, looks like there's no product. And it's just, oh, you could fix it and adjust it all day long. I can't believe I haven't shown these to you in my previous favorites. Toothpaste. It's like we're moving into the bathroom area. Didn't do that on purpose. Toothpaste. This is activated charcoal toothpaste. I kept hearing so much online about turmeric and charcoal and different things that you can put on your teeth to whiten them. It did take over one whole tube to see the results, but it did work. I am still using this. I swear by this. This is gold. Again, it's available on Amazon. I found it at Winters or Homesense. It's almost like I go nowhere else. And this is the spearmint. I liked it better than the peppermint for taste. Fluoride free. Fluoride is a neurotoxin. It's not good to be jamming a neurotoxin into your gums every single day, twice a day, every single day, once a day, ever. Just don't use fluoride. Stay away from fluoride. There are tons of fluoride free toothpaste. I've used many a healthy toothpaste myself. However, I have found I'm not a huge fan of the healthy toothpaste in terms of how I feel them working, the effectiveness, how they taste. This is gold. Check that out. Nail polish. Now, if you're anything like me, you want your nails to be on point. I like when my nails look good. I always try to keep them looking nice. And I'm so sick of getting my nails done. It costs an arm and a leg, and it kills your nails. Shellac dip all of that. Yeah, it's awesome, but it kills your natural nails. So it took me six to eight months to grow my own nails back out. They are grown out now. They are strong and awesome. This is color 30 called Beginner's Luck. And this is the Revlon Color Plus Base Coat Color Stay Gel Envy. So it's long wear nail enamel. It goes on just like a shellac. It's not super long wearing though. I'm not going to lie. Two coats of this with some, I use the Sally Hansen Insta Dry Top Coat. Looks red. It's clear. This stuff. It's amazing. Two coats of this, one coat of this. My nails are dry within five minutes on with life because I don't have time to sit there with wet nails. That's why I always got them done with shellac because they dry under the light. You're not going to wreck them five seconds after you do them if you're also like me. So this Color Stay Gel Envy Beginner's Luck is so beautiful. That's what she looks like. Gorgeous, gorgeous. And sometimes I only use one coat either way. Awesome. What's next? So this water bottle. Guess where I got this from? You guessed it. Winners or home cents. And this is called Wellness One Gallon. One gallon of water and dirt. No, I do not carry that around in public. First of all, my muscles would be huge if I did because it weighs a ton. But this is for at home. I get kind of lazy. I work from home. I drink a lot of water. I don't want to keep getting out to go to my water filter, refill my water bottle. This is a never-ending drinking fountain right beside me at all times at home. I highly recommend it. And then I know how much I'm drinking. Side note, the appropriate amount of water to drink is half your body weight of pounds in filtered ounces of water per day. That is a rule of thumb. Check out last week's video to learn all about the healthiest water in the world and why and what's the deal with water. So that video was awesome. Hugely interesting and entertaining. Okay, Shoppers Drug Mart. I'm sure Amazon as well. Thank the Lord for Amazon. This is the Sexy Mother Pucker lip gloss. These two, they give you that tingle as if they're plumping your lips. I think that's a sham. I don't really believe in that, but they look so nice. It lasts forever. I can't even remember when I bought this, but forever ago. And where I get right now, it's amazing. I love that stuff. It's so pretty. And there are so many colors you can choose from. Okay, this is a book that I was gifted when I was quite young 10 years ago. This book is unbelievably fantastic. It's for women. It's a day book of comfort and joy. So there's one paragraph per day of the year. So it's really easy to read. You read one paragraph a day and some paragraphs have little activities you can do. Some paragraphs have journaling exercises. Some are just inspirational and all of them are incredible. It's such an amazing way to start your day. So good. I gift this to every woman who has deeply touched me in my life. So every single one of those women have one of these Get One, Amazon, Indigo. I don't know. Go find it because again, it is life changing. And this is a fantastic gift idea for any woman in your life. Next, these have been around for quite a while. I have had mine for quite a while, but it's another thing I can't go a day without. I wear these every single day. Yes, they were around $400 in between $400 and $500 worth every single little penny of that. So worth it. These are the beats. Quiet comfort over the ear headphones. I can't tell you how much a difference it makes to have your headphones go over your ears. It really does cancel out all external sounds. When you put these on and you turn them on, you can hear it just makes it silent. And you know, not going to lie, the majority of the time I use these for silence. I am taking walks in the mall on rainy days or in the winter. I don't want to listen to music or an audio book. I just use them for absolute silence. Unbelievable. Over the ear, okay? Huge, huge difference. They are going to outlive me also in terms of how pricey they were and their cordless. So good. Not only that, I have a basement apartment. So when I'm wandering around my home and I'm on the phone with someone, I will wear these. They work as your phone as well. And I will speak to them through these. I'll leave my phone somewhere else. And now I get reception in all areas of my apartment where otherwise I didn't get reception in some of the areas down here just based on location. So yeah, highly, highly recommend those. They come with a super strong case so that they don't get damaged. I bought the rose gold ones. Be aware if you buy pink rose gold or white because they will get dirty. And we all want our ears to match our faces, right? When we do makeup. But I'm telling you the inside, so there's like foundation that got on the inside pad of these in the ear. It will never come off. You can't clean it. So I don't know. And the rest of them seem to come clear of makeup though when I do wipe them. Be careful what you clean these with please. I use the Clorox wipes to clean them. And that's what I was told by Apple. So that is all there is to it today. When it comes to my favorite things lately, please comment below if you have any favorite things that you want me to know about. I would love to know about them. If you have any products you want me to test out for you, I do also do product testing on this channel. If you thought this video was helpful, informative or entertaining at all, please hit the thumbs up button down below for me. That really does help support me and the channel. Please subscribe. Subscribing is like creating a favorite or a bookmark against that channel. So it's easy to find again. It's very similar to following someone on Instagram or Twitter. It's just like saying I want to hear more from this person as a sort of show of support. 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