Busy

Man it's been a crazy month. I'll try to catch you up.  One of my goals was met on October 13th. I ran a 10k with my brother Cory. We did the Alpine, Utah Oktoberfest run. It was actually pretty fun and I'm really glad we did it. We went slow (12 minute miles), but we ran the whole thing which was all I wanted to do. Cory was really supportive even though I made him go slower then he usually does. Back in June we were training to run a half marathon but for lots of reasons we decided to put it off until we all felt like we could comfortably run it. So instead of not doing anything we decided to do a 10k to keep ourselves in the running mood. It was FREEZING in the morning, but I warmed right up and it was a really good run.We raced each other in the end,I think I won! ;)

It's amazing to me how much a let my healthy eating go when I'm busy or not tracking. These past few weeks I've been studying to take my Esthetician Practical Exam and because I'm a procrastinator I had a lot to do and a lot to study.  I told myself that the test was my priority and everything else was going to have to wait. That included the gym. The chubby girl in me loved not going to the gym! Loved it! The healthy girl missed it...A LOT! After I took my test on Monday (I passed!!! Hallelujah!!) I let myself rest that night and then hit the gym again on Tuesday. It felt so weird to have workout clothes on again but I loved it! We went to Zumba and I felt like I had so much energy. Anyway, I've stayed about the same with my weight over the past few weeks, except I did weigh myself yesterday morning and I was 179.6!!!!!!!!! I was so excited to see that little 7 staring up at me! I haven't been in the 170's in....I really have no idea. I weighed in last night at Weight Watchers and I was 181.2 so I obviously went up a little over the day. I keep my own weight record though every morning so I know that 179 was true! So a lot of fun good stuff have been happening lately and I'm just excited to keep going. The other day Myra said, " I wonder what you're going to look like when you get even smaller."  I wonder that too. I have kind of an odd shaped body I think so it'll be interesting to see where I lose my weight and where it will hang on for dear life. Anyway, starting today I'm back on the tracking train again and I'm headed for Skinny Town!! Cheesy, I know :) Here are a few motivational things for you...and me!

I did think about this picture while I was running. Who could stop running when Ryan Gosling is telling you to keep going?!  Sometimes I imagine a really hot guy running behind me or working out behind me in class. It keeps me going hard :)

I also thought about this while I was running. There is going to be a time in my life, and it's not going to be too far in the future, when my body won't allow me to run anymore. That's why I need to do it now. I think of all the patients that come into my office who can barely get out of a chair. They would give anything, I'm sure, to be able to run down the street. I need to keep working out for all the people who can't. 



And this is my desk top background right now. I see it multiple times a day and it reminds me to keep going. To stay strong and focused. It IS hard. Losing weight, keeping it off, working out, all of it is HARD! I'm not going to sugar coat it. People ask me all the time how I lost my weight and when I tell them Weight Watchers and working out they roll their eyes and blow it off. I think it's because they want something easy. They want a pill they can pop or a shot they can get or something that will make it easy. The fact is, that won't work. It won't work unless you change your life. It's hard, but that's what makes it great!!

Moments to remember:  Jake giving me his hoodie cause I was cold and I put it on and he said "wow, you're tiny. I can't fit into that anymore."  Maybe the first time in my life that anyone has called me "tiny" :)

Success!!

I've had a great couple of weeks!! I stuck to my plan of eating more healthy food rather then foods low in points and it paid off. At my weigh-in last Wednesday I was down 4.8 pounds! I also worked out hard last  week, I did...

9-13-12 Thurs: Core class and step class
              Fri: Zumba
              Sat: Hiked for an hour
              Sun: Rested
              Mon: Lifting class, core class and Body Attack (2 hours total workout)
              Tues: Zumba
              Wed: Body Attack (sports inspired cardio workout, lots of running, jumping etc)
9-20-12 Thurs: Stationary bike for 30 minutes after going to the temple
               Fri: Zumba
               Sat: Hiked for an hour
               Sun: Rest
               Mon: Planning on Pump, CX Works and Attack

So all that combined with my healthy eating has made for a great few weeks.  I weigh in Wednesday night and hopefully I've be down a few more pounds.  I love this new way of eating! I'm focusing on fruits and veggies a lot. I made dinner almost every night last week as well and I know that helped. I made the choice to make dinner last Friday night before going out with friends because I knew after the baseball game we were going to watch that they would want to go get something to eat. I also knew it would not be healthy, and it turned out to be 5 guys. Case in point! I had a few fries and a diet soda and I was fine. I think there is something in me, maybe it's pride or maybe it's trying to prove to other people that I'm strong, but I get this high off of having willpower. I love when other people are eating something that I know I shouldn't be eating and I say "No". It makes me feel strong! Not that I starve myself or never indulge in anything, but I try to do my best when temptations come. Luckily most of the people in my life are supportive of it but some I can tell get a little annoyed with my new way of eating. Saturday night was a bit of a challenge. My friends all had stake conference except Myra and I (because we are now in a family ward in a different stake) so they all went to that and Myra and I went on a hike. I stayed up really late Friday night which meant I couldn't get my butt out of bed in the morning to go running. I was feeling really guilty all day about not working out so when Myra and I were trying to decide what to do while everyone was busy we decided to do something physical since she hadn't worked out either we thought we'd go on a hike. After the hike we met back up with everyone for a movie at our place but it ended up just bring a big food/talking fest. Everyone wanted ice cream so when we went to the store I found a brand of ice cream called Arctic Zero

that only has 150 calories for the whole pint!!! That's only 4 points! It was kind of expensive, but worth if for me to feel like I was enjoying myself along with everyone else. I got the vanilla kind and put fresh raspberries, blueberries and blackberries on top! It was so good and I felt great that I made a healthy decision when I could have easily chosen something unhealthy. Everyone else that night had ice cream and chips and candy bars but i didn't and I felt perfectly satisfied. I just keep telling myself that this is my life now. This is the way I'm going to be eating from now on. I'm not only doing this till I reach a certain weight or size, I've changed my life and I'm going to be a healthy person. With that mind set I feel good about things. I thought I would feel deprived, but I'm just learning how to eat and stay satisfied in this new life. It's a fun challenge actually. 

Little Set Back

Alright so I know I promised to be completely honest on here so I will tell you I haven't had the best month in regards to weight lose. I weighed in yesterday at 188.2. On the 29th of Aug I was 188.4 so I'm down...if you can even call it that. But definitely not the amount that I want to be down. At my lowest I was 180.4 (which I realized I told you wrong in my other post, 181 was not my lowest, 180.4 was) so that means I've gained 7.8 pounds back since May 16th. I've realized a few bad habits I have that I need to stop and hopefully it will help me get back on track.

1. I HAVE to track what I eat. As I've said before, I'm not good at it. I do good during the week but the weekends are really hard. My goal is to track EVERYTHING this weekend. I sat down and made a menu and a shopping list for this week so hopefully that will help with my goal.

2. I can't act like calories don't count if I don't write them down, or if I eat them Wednesday night after I weigh in. Thursday starts my "new week" with Weight Watchers so I consider Wednesday night my cheat time. Just thinking this way shows that I'm not fully committed to this way of life yet, even though it's been 2 years. I have changed a LOT of things about the way I eat and exercise but I'm still holding on to my favorite things from my unhealthy life (i.e. brownies). Not saying that you can't have this stuff every once in a while, but probably not 2-3 times a week :)

3. Just because I work out a lot doesn't mean I can eat what I want. This past week I did a kickboxing class Thursday, Zumba Friday, ran 6 miles Saturday, lifting class core class and cardio class Monday, Zumba and Elliptical on Tuesday and skipped yesterday. You would think that with all that working out I would have been down more...nope! I'm sure it's because I ate peach cobbler and cookies and m&m's and whatever else I thought I deserved. Besides cancelling out everything I just did in the gym it's also just stuff that should not be in my body. I have a strong healthy body and I need to treat it with respect. Junk food doesn't belong there. It's a temple and I need to treat it as such.

4. I need to stop hiding behind the same foods. Even if they are "healthy". I eat Progresso Light soup pretty much everyday for lunch. It's because I know that with 5 saltine crackers the whole meal is only 6 points (remember I have 29 points for the whole day) and for some reason soup fills me up GOOD, so I stick with that. Everyday. But I can't eat soup for the rest of my life. So with the help of a blog that I'll tell you about in a minute I got some new healthy ideas for lunches and dinners. Time to stop hiding.

I've recently been obsessed with a blog/tumblr called Undressed Skeleton (I have no idea how she came up with that name but despite the name, it's a great blog).

The address to the site is http://undressedskeleton.tumblr.com/

Her story of getting healthy and staying healthy is really inspiring. Every time I read it it makes me want to be a better person, a more healthy person. She has tons of recipes and workout ideas. I pretty much got all my menu ideas from her for the week. She's young but she knows her crap! :)

Also Pinterest has become my new best friend when it comes to getting healthy and getting inspired. I can find any workout I want from how to lose ankle fat to getting ride of earlobe chub ;) And there are tons of pictures and quotes to keep me motivated. I love it!!

Alright so I have my meals and workouts planned for this week and I'll keep you updated. I'm feeling very motivated today! Though I always seem to be motivated when I'm not hungry it's when my stomach growls that I go into survival mode where I don't care what goes into my mouth as long as I can shove it in in less then 3 seconds :) Wish me luck and please say a little prayer too!

Fitspiration

I wanted to add this in so I'll remember it. I've had some positive comments the last few weeks and I need to write them down so they can motivate me. The other day we were playing a game with a bunch of my friends. The game goes that you choose someone playing and then you read the question and everyone has to guess which answer on the card describes that person the best. The question was about me and it asked "If Brooke was a school teacher what would she teach?" The answers were Gym, Social Studies, Math, Home Ec, and something else. All the girls chose Home Ec because they know I love to bake, but all the boys chose gym. When asked why, they all said "well she spends a lot of time at the gym, working out and stuff!" Who would have ever thought that people would say that about me? Not me! CRAZY!!
Also, I've been training for a half marathon lately but we recently put it off till the spring, anyway all my friends knew I was training and would ask me about it. The other day my friend Brandon told me he was going to run a half marathon in November because I inspired him to. WHAT?! I inspired someone?! Everytime something like this happens it still amazes me. My friend Christina told me last night that she can't believe the change just from last year. It's hard for me to see the difference at all. Sometimes I still just feel like my 232 pound self. Anyway, just a few little things to keep me going :)

1st week back

So this week has been...ok. I didn't do as well as I wanted to, but I did better then past weeks. So I guess as long as I'm progressing that's good. I did track this whole week which is a BIG thing for me. It always amazes me how much I don't realize I'm eating until I track. Lots of forgotten calories for sure. I weighed in this morning at 189.8...which I'm not really sure how that happened. Yesterday I was at 187.2 and I didn't eat a TON of food or anything yesterday. I also didn't work out yesterday either though so maybe that was the reason. I only ended up working out 2 times this week. I did try to go to the gym Thursday night but my IPOD was dead when I got there and there isn't much with cardio that I can do without my IPOD at 10:00pm so I came home. Saturday morning I did a 3 mile run and then a core class for half an hour. And Monday I did a lifting class for 45 minutes, a core class for 30 minutes and a cardio class for 45 minutes. My HR monitor said I burned 956 calories. Not too bad! I realized this week that I do NOT work out well at home (unless it's a run). I need people there to motivate me and push me to work harder. I give up way to easy if I'm working out alone. I have to remember this whenever I tell myself, "Oh I'll just go home and do a workout video instead of go to the gym." Usually it doesn't happen (i.e. Friday) because I get lazy and have tons of other things to do when I get home that I don't want to work out. So anyway, this week wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great either. Definitely lots of room for improvement. I'm a little worried about this upcoming week because I'm going up to Utah from Thursday to Monday. I'm going to have to make a large effort to eat what I know I should, and try to get some exercise everyday. Fruit is going to be my saving grace I think. I need to eat as much of that as I can. We are taking family pictures in October and I really want to be at my lowest weight. I would love to lose about 10 pounds before then. That is what I have to keep in mind everytime I want to eat something I shouldn't.
Every month my friends and I have a music exchange where we pick a theme and have to make a playlist which we then share with everyone (give to everyone). This months theme was "workout mix" so I have tons of new songs to work out too! I can't tell you how excited I am about this, I've needed new workout music forever!
I REALLY don't want to weigh in tonight but I know I need to. I just know I'm going to be up and I hate that feeling but I guess I just have to do it and get it over with. It's just easier to stay in denial if I don't actually weight in with Weight Watchers even if I am weighing myself at home. From here on out it'll be down!! I love the picture at the top. It's so true! Everything about weight lose is hard, but being overweight is also hard. I choose to lose weight, that will be my "hard." I will try to write more this week, if for no else then just myself. Maybe it will keep in on the right path if I'm thinking about it more.

I'm back!!

So over the last 2 years or so I've lost 50 pounds (well about 45 at the moment...). I've been doing Weight Watchers and I really do love it. It shouldn't take a normal people this long to lose this amount of weight on Weight Watchers, but I am perfectly happy with the amount of time it has taken me. By losing it slow I've made habits that I know will always be a part of my life. I workout at least 4 times a week now and I think about everything that goes into my mouth, whether good or bad (cause let's face it I do NOT always make the right decisions when it comes to food), but at least I am aware of what I should and shouldn't be eating. I remember before I started this whole thing I had no idea the amount of calories I was eating. It shocked me to read labels and to track points and realize how unhealthy I was. I know this just sounds like everyone else's story about weight lose but it's mine too. All the cliques are true, eat less, eat right and exercise...that's all it takes. At least for me. I don't presume to be a weight lose expert but I know I'm doing something right.
       I've been fluctuating around 50 pounds for awhile now and I really need to get my butt in gear. I'm going to be totally honest on this blog in the hopes that it will make me want to do better and be better since I know all of my followers (if there is anyone left at all :) ) are reading this. And don't worry, this is not going to be JUST about weight lose. I have some big decisions coming up in my life and I need a place to "talk it out" :).  Anyway, so as of this morning I weigh 187.6 and I started out at 232 so that means I'm down 44.4 pounds. On May 8th I was at 181.4 which is my lowest so far. I'm obviously going in the wrong direction here so as of today I'm turning that around. My new week with Weight Watchers starts on Thursdays (I weigh in Wed night and so my new points and week starts Thursday morning) and with today being Thursday it's the perfect day to start. My goal weight is 145  which means I need to lose 42.6 more pounds. I would love to do it before my birthday in May next year. If it happens before that then great, but that is my goal right now. 9 months to lose 42.6 pounds...can I do it?? It'll take a lot of discipline especially with the holidays coming up, but I have discipline, no doubt about that. I can do it!
       My first goal is to have a "perfect week" on Weight Watchers this week. That means I track EVERYTHING I eat, I stay in my daily points range (which is 29), I drink at least 6 cups of water a day, I eat at least 5 servings of fruits or veggies, 2 servings of dairy, I have healthy oils in my diet and I take a multi vitamin. They also want you to add whole grains and lean proteins to diet everyday too. Also my goal is to workout 6 days this week. Here is my plan...

Thurs: Run 4 miles
Fri: Lifting (lower half) for 1/2 hour, Zumba 1 hr
Sat: Yoga 1 hr, Run 2 miles, CX Works (core class) 1/2 hr
Sun: Rest
Mon: Body Pump (whole body lifting class) 45 min, CW Works 1/2 hour, Body Attack 45 min
Tues: Run 5 miles, Zumba 1 hr
Wed: CX Works, Body Attack

I was coming home from the gym the other day and realized that if I was married with a family right now there would be no way I could spend 2 hours at the gym. There are perks to being single and I need to remember those :).  I also didn't have to come home and make dinner, I think I ate cereal. Anyway, I'm at a point in my life where I need to do this because I can. I need to run now while my body still can, I need to learn to eat healthy food now so I can teach my children how to do it. Just lots of things to take advantage of while I can. Anyway I'm gonna eat some lunch and I'll try to write more tomorrow.  The pictures at the top are of me and Laura. We've both lost weight over the last few years and I love comparing the first picture taken in 2010 to the other one taken on the 4th of July this year. You really can change your body, it just takes work! I'm ready to work!!

Coming!

Ok, I know I keep saying this, but I really am going to blog soon. I have a few lined up that I've been thinking about so keep checking back, I promise I will do it soon! :)

Bed head!

Okay, okay, I know it's been forever since I've blogged. I've been busy...but mostly just lazy, so anyway, I thought I'd start off the blogging again with something fun!

I don't know how I do it, but I get the craziest bed head hair you have ever seen. I love to document this hair with photos because most people don't get to see it before i get ready in the morning. Enjoy!!

And now for my new hair! I've NEVER been this dark before and I'm actually really loving it! It's lightened up a little from this picture but still basically the same! I think I'll keep it up for quit awhile.

New love!

Well I have a new love in my life. He's dark and handsome, has great musical abilities, and I got him for really cheap! Well I wish I was talking about a guy (except the cheap part :) ), I'm not. I'm hopelessly in love with my new guitar! I've kind of been playing the guitar for like 8 years, but I've never taken lessons and was kind of at a stand still. I hadn't been practicing much and was kind of bored with it until a friend of mine offered to give me lessons for free. I of course jumped on that and I've fallen in love with playing the guitar all over again. The only problem was the guitar I had was breaking and it was really hard to play. I started looking on craigslist for something new and came across a Fender acoustic/electric guitar for $100. Dang!! I could not pass that up. It's in perfect condition, sounds great and came with a bag, tuner, picks and books. I got the best deal ever (beat that Doug!!!)! When I'm at work I wish I was at home playing. I'm so excited to start getting better! Here are some pics...don't we make a cute couple?!

Documentaries

I love my job! I love the fact that while I'm working my bosses don't mind if I have a tv show or a movie going...as long as I get my work done, which I do. So recently I've been really into documentaries online. I love them! I love learning about new things and people and places. I love having my thinking challenged everyday. Sometimes I think I know exactly how I feel about something, but then I watch a documentary on it and it causes me to rethink things. Everything from factory workers in China to the state of the health care in this country to diets to Hiroshima, I watch them all. One of my favorite sites is PBS frontline. They've got some great stuff on there! The website is http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/. I don't really expect you to sit down and watch all of these, most people don't have the time. But I love that I have 8 hours a day to just sit and learn while I'm working. Another good site is http://freedocumentaries.net/. Try just turning them on in the back ground while you're cooking or cleaning or something. You won't be disappointed!!

Who's the boss?

No I'm not talking about Tony Danza here, I'm talking about my life. Most of the time I feel like I have two people living inside me. The person at night who sets my alarm to get up early to work out. And the person who hits snooze 20 times before getting up and running off to work without working out. The person who wants to study for her Esthetics test and get her license. And the person who wants to sit on the couch and watch tv all night. The person who wants to read the Book of Mormon every night. And the tired girl who rolls into bed without reading. Who is the boss? Which one wins? I've been realizing in my life lately it's been the snoozing, tv watching, tired girl who wins. How do I change that? How do you become the person you want to be...instead of the person you are. It seems like a pretty simple thing...just change, right?! Right! Does anyone else have a hard time with this? Is it just will power? Do I just not have any? :) There's a whole different person I know I want to be...but I feel like she's on the other side of a ravine and I can't figure out how to get to her. What and where is the bridge? Why can't I just tell myself that this is the person I want to be, and be that person? I heard a quote recently that said, " You live two lives. The first life you are learning how to live, and the second you are living." I'm still definitely in the "learning how to live" phase of my life. This is one of the things I'm trying to learn, how to appoint a boss, and not two co-owners.

Wish List!

In case any of you were wondering what to get me for Christmas I've made a list to take the guesswork out of shopping...

1. Nissan 350Z

2. The Hasselblad H3D-II Camera

3.The Humanity Bracelet

4. An Around the World trip

Los Angeles - Honolulu - Nadi (Fiji) - Auckland - Melbourne - Sydney - Singapore - Bangkok - Zurich - Athens - Doha - Johannesburg - Dubai - London - Paris - London - New York - Miami - Manaus - Rio de Janeiro - Lima - Los Angeles Estimated Price: US$ 6701 to US$ 8845

5. A kitten and a puppy

6. Weekend at a Spa (massage, facials, wraps, peels, pedi's, mani's, the whole works)

7. A Masters Degree in Wildlife Biology

(that's not me if you were wondering)

So there's a few ideas for you... ;)

Young @ Heart Performance on the Ellen Show

I LOVE old people. I always have. I think it started when Holly Wallstrom and I used to visit an old folks home down the street from her house when we were little. We would make cornmeal muffins(don't ask me why) and take them around while we visited with all the great people. I watched the movie Young at Heart the other day and loved it. I just feel like we have so much to learn from the older generation. They have so much wisdom and so many great stories...and they obviously know how to rock!

The last days

WOW is all I have to say about the last couple of weeks. We are living in the last days. There is no doubt about it. I can't believe all of this stuff that has been going on with Prop 8. I know you are all probably tired of hearing about it, but I need to write about it and get it off my chest. First off I hope I don't offend anyone, but this is how I feel and this is my blog, so I can say what I want :). I don't understand members of the church who were against Prop 8. The prophet came out and said that we need to support Prop 8. Period! I don't understand where the confusion is. I think that these are the things that we are going to be tried with in our life. We aren't going to have to walk across the country like the pioneers, but we are going to be asked to stand up for what is right, even if it's not popular. And as we can see, it's definitely not popular to be a Mormon these days. We have to decide what side we are on. Are we going to follow the prophet, whatever he has to say, or not? Why should we think to earn a great reward if we now shun the fight?

Crazy!

This past couple of weeks have been CRAZY! I went home on the 24th and stayed a long weekend (till Tuesday). I had so much fun with my family and friends. Sometimes it's really hard to come back to Vegas when I have a fun weekend in Utah. Here are a few pictures from that weekend...

My crazy neices and nephews!

The result of our family FHE

I spent Monday in Park City with two of my favorite people, my roommates from Ricks, Sara and Marisa


Rooting for the Cougars! It was a good game!

This past Halloween weekend Sarah came and visited from California. She'd never been to Vegas before so we spent Halloween night walking The Strip (that was an interesting experience!), and on Saturday we went to Hoover Dam, Mama Mia and the Shark Reef Aquarium. It's been a fun and full past few weeks!

Sarah and I at Hoover Dam


A fairy and a devil

Ridiculous!

Does anyone else find the new Pantene Volumizing commercial ridiculous? I love that she says "This look is actually pretty easy". Since when did blow drying your hair in sections, spraying on root lift, "popping" it up in some curlers, messing it up, and hair spraying it become "easy"? Pleeeeeeease! If you haven't seen it, check it out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZId2Ll3pew.

Sean's blog

I created a blog for my brother Sean. He's on his mission in Mexico and I figured this would be a good way for everyone to stay updated with him. If you know Sean then check it out, or if you don't that's ok too :). The address is http://seanwoodmexico.blogspot.com/.

Exactly!

A friend of mine wrote a post not too long ago and I thought it was SO great that I wanted to post part of it on my blog as well. I hope she doesn't mind :). Her name is Abby...you should check out her blog if you want to see the rest...
http://abbycheatham.blogspot.com/2008/08/speaking-of-speaking-in-church.html. I just love this post because it describes everything that I feel about being single. And I think that most woman feel about single. Enjoy!

"...I am painfully aware that there are simply not enough righteous men to go around. I know that many of the wonderful sisters I associate with will not have the opportunity to marry. That I may not. This is a hard reality. But there's no use hiding from it, pretending I don't know. The challenge for me is finding the balance between developing my own strengths and talents as an independent woman, embracing and finding the joy I know God will provide in the single life, and striving for, hoping for, preparing for life in a family. Sometimes I feel like pursuing "worldly" goals like professional achievement and community involvement is a lack of faith- that I could perhaps be telling Heavenly Father that I'd rather have that path. Sometimes I feel like throwing everything I am into searching for and preparing to marry an eternal companion would break my heart- like it's just setting myself up for a disappointment I can't handle.What I am striving for is to somehow find the strength and grace to keep and nurture that most tender part of my heart- the part that desperately wants to be a wife and a mother- to keep it open and soft, protect it from getting hard or closed off by all the disappointments of dating, or not dating...while still pursuing worthy goals, developing myself as a person and as a productive, contributing member of society- finding joy in whatever role I'm in, making the most of it and loving it. It's a very difficult balance for me.It's easy to be the strong one- to pull the handcart alone so to speak- not to need anyone but me and the Lord. If that's all I had to do, I think I could face it without so much as flinching. The women around me are strong, capable and good. We know the Lord, we love Him and trust Him. We have learned to be strong- we've had to. And some of us, through years of hurt and disappointment have learned to be hard, that it's easier to close off that tender place inside and learn to get by on our own. The hard part for me is not being strong- it's being soft, staying open to love through all the hurt and frustration along the way. "

Hollywood Hotties!

Sometimes I feel like a teenager the way I swoon over hot famous guys. But it's always good to be young at heart, right?! So here are my favorite Hollywood Hotties! Do you agree? Who would you add to the list??

1. Wentworth Miller! Star of Prison Break...genius in the show, went to Princeton in real life! What more can I say...HOT! He's my current obsession so he gets two pictures!

2. Orlando Bloom! Not a fantastic actor, but pretty good, and always nice to look at!


3. Milo Ventimiglia! Main character on Heroes (great show!), also hot in Gilmore Girls. He was born with a nerve defect in his lip so he can't move the left side of his lower lip. It actually makes him hotter to me!


4. Michael Varton! Star of Never Been Kissed, and Alias...don't know why, just HOT!


5. Johnny Depp! What do you really say about Johnny? Brilliant actor...and Hot! Enough said!


6. Ian Somerhalder! Boone from Lost. Has great eyes! HOT, HOT, HOT!

7. Adam Brody! Star of The OC. Hilarious, cute, great dresser. All around cool guy! And hot!

8. David Duchovny! Ok so he's a little old, but still very attractive! I loved him ever since X-files!

9. Josh Holloway! Sawyer from Lost. Has a great sarcastic personality and of course he's hot!


10. Seann William Scott! I love his little broken heart tattoo and his character in the movie Evolution. Guess what he is?? That's right! HOT!

11. Tom Cruise! Even though he's weird, he's still HOT!