BlkButterfly’s BodyBlog

I’m doing well and feeling great. I have 82 days left in my challenge. I am so happy and excited about my goals. I’ve been working out really well and eating extremely healthy. That was so hard to do, but it’s being done. I’ve been eating lots of veges and fruit and lean proteins. I need to up my water intake. I’ve been drinking lots of water, but not enough.

I’m feeling GREAT like I said before and feeling sexy again. Loving it!!! I’m moving toward my goal and I will make it in April, I want to be down to at least 125. We’ll see. I measured myself today and I’ve lost like 2 inches off of my thighs and 1 1/2 off of my calves. My waist is still the same, the stomach fat is stubborn, but with this new lifestyle changing, healthy diet, that should start to dwindle soon. I think I am going to take some progress pics because my legs are looking awesome. I noticed that in my quads, that third muscle head in the middle top is starting to show! aaaaand I noticed that my back muscles are popping more. I was so happy about my back which is partly why I felt sexy. There is nothing sexier than a nice toned back.

I know I said that I fell off the band wagon, but not fully. I’ve been going to the gym doing mostly weights, but only about 3 times a week and I had fallen off with the diet, but I’m back on a good diet now. Even though I haven’t lost much more weight, I can definitely tell that my body composition has surely changed, which is why I want to take some progress pics.

Well, I’ll talk to you all later. Take care everyone in this crazy weather and flu season.

I’m doing well and feeling great. I have 82 days left in my journey. I am so happy and excited about my goals. I’ve been working out good and eat extremely healthy. That was so hard to do, but it’s being done. I’ve been eating lots of veges and fruit and lean proteins. I need to up my water intake. I’ve been drinking lots of water, but not enough.

I’m feeling GREAT like I said before and feeling sexy again. Loving it!!! I’m moving toward my goal and I will make it in April, I want to be down to at least 125. We’ll see. I measured myself to day and I’ve lost like 2 inches off of my thighs and 1 1/2 of my calves. My waist is still the same, the stomach fat is stubborn, but with this new lifestyle change healthy diet, that should start to dwindle. I think I am going to take some progress pics because my legs are looking awesome and I noticed that my back muscles are popping more. I was so happy about my back which is partly why I felt sexy. There is nothing sexier than a nice toned back.

I know I said that I fell off the band wagon, but not fully. I’ve been going to the gym doing mostly weights, but only about 3 times a week and I had fallen off with the diet, but I’m back on a good diet now. Even though I haven’t lost much more weight, I can definitely tell that my body composition has surely changed, which is why I want to take some progress pics.

Well, I’ll talk to you all later. Take care everyone in this crazy weather and flu season.

I’m doing well and feeling great. I have 82 days left in my journey. I am so happy and excited about my goals. I’ve been working out good and eat extremely healthy. That was so hard to do, but it’s being done. I’ve been eating lots of veges and fruit and lean proteins. I need to up my water intake. I’ve been drinking lots of water, but not enough.

I’m feeling GREAT like I said before and feeling sexy again. Loving it!!! I’m moving toward my goal and I will make it in April, I want to be down to at least 125. We’ll see. I measured myself to day and I’ve lost like 2 inches off of my thighs and 1 1/2 of my calves. My waist is still the same, the stomach fat is stubborn, but with this new lifestyle change healthy diet, that should start to dwindle. I think I am going to take some progress pics because my legs are looking awesome and I noticed that my back muscles are popping more. I was so happy about my back which is partly why I felt sexy. There is nothing sexier than a nice toned back.

I know I said that I fell off the band wagon, but not fully. I’ve been going to the gym doing mostly weights, but only about 3 times a week and I had fallen off with the diet, but I’m back on a good diet now. Even though I haven’t lost much more weight, I can definitely tell that my body composition has surely changed, which is why I want to take some progress pics.

Well, I’ll talk to you all later. Take care everyone in this crazy weather and flu season.

I have to admit that I fell off the path to great health since November. I’m getting my lifestyle back together and I am now on a 90 day challenge with myself. My husband will be home for good from Iraq in April. I actually have 92 days before he gets back. First and foremost, I want a lifestyle change for good. I always feel so much better when I take care of myself. Sooo, with that said, tomorrow will be the first day of my challenge. I’ll keep you all posted, especially you babe. I can’t wait to reap the handsome reward of all of my soon to come hard work. Here we go!!

I have, in a sense, been bulking for the past month. While my hubby was here, I pretty much went off of my good diet and didn’t do much cardio, but lots of weight lifting with him. I guess I’ve been bulking which is why I have not updated my pics. I don’t feel like I’ve made much progress over the past 2 months as far as weight loss is concerned, so I’ll probably put up update pics at the end of January, beginning of February. I have learned to have confidence in doing barbell squats and I am getting stronger by the day. I put two 45s on each side and it has become easy for me to sqat that 15-20 times. I use to struggle with squatting it six times. I’m moving up in weight and I’m so excited. I can’t wait to barbell squat 200 lbs. I’ll definitely be back on track fully after the new year. All of my traveling will be over and all my family will be gone home and not demanding my time. Life will be back to normal!! I guess I wasn’t quite strong enough yet in my program to continue a strict schedule while my family was around visiting. By this time next year, I should be firm in my ways in being a fit body. Well, that’s all for now. Everyone have a Happy New Year!!

Hello All, I have been on a little hiatus and just enjoying my Hubby being here on R&R from Iraq. I should be back for good really soon. I’ve been lifting still but my cardio has been lacking. My Hubby is so muscular and cut that he doesn’t do much cardio when it’s not needed and we’ve been working out together. That’s kind of hurting my cardio time. On the other hand I am learning much more about free weights with him here. I’ll get back to my cardio fully soon enough. Be back soon. Thanks for stopping my and checking in.

Ok, so my dear husband is due back in eight day from Iraq for his R&R. I am loving the way I look in my clothes. He is gonna be so happy. When he left my face was chubby looking and everything. My face has slimmed down sooo much and I’m loving it. Just looking at pics that I take now…it’s incredible, the difference in the pics from then-before I got serious about working out. I’m starting to get compliments in the gym and people around me are asking me if I’ve lost weight. It’s pretty cool and rewarding to have others notice. It kind of validates that you are getting somewhere with all the hard work. That’s what working out 6 days a week will get ya. Sometimes I forget that I only started 3 months ago because I keep looking for too much too soon. I keep wanting more, but I’m actually doing and looking pretty good for only 3 months. I’m finally starting to feel sexy again and I’m loving it. If you’ve got your health, there is nothing worse than being a woman and not feeling sexy especially being a married woman. I love feeling comfortable in my skin again. My Hubby will be home soon and I can’t wait to show him my new, sexy body!!!

…I’ve been working out and eating really healthy. I can definitely see the progress and I finally made it into the 130’s, yeaaaaaaa. Anyways, I am doing my cardio early in the mornings and sometime doing cardio twice a day. I have really started back going strong with my weight training and enjoying it immensly. I’ve been working my legs crazy hard and my chest has never been soooo sore. I feel good! My collar bones are reappearing and I have no idea when they disappeared because I definitely didn’t see them leave…lol. It’s funny how little things like that go unnoticed until they begin to reappear and you know how much you stare at yourself when your working really hard in the gym…YOU KNOW! My butt has lifted and has become more defined. I think noticing that my butt was not what it used to be was a big turning point for me. It really played a major part in me getting my excuse having, procrastinating self back into the gym. Vanity…it’s something else. I use to have a perfect little round bubble butt and I have no idea when it departed, but it’s on it’s way back. I definitely missed that departure because I was really shocked to see what was back there before I started back working out…lol. I am so happy with my progress thus far, but not with the weight loss. I know I could have been a bit more disciplined in the beginning as far as my diet is concerned, but now I’ve got that all under control. It’s so funny how I get so excited about my salad now…lol. I’ve actually been doing little happy dances when I think about going home and eating the healthy food. That’s definitely an accomplishment because my taste buds were so hooked on fat and grease and sugar and salt and….lol. I could go on forever. I’m definitely on my way and by next April, I know I won’t even recognize myself. That’s how long I’m giving myself to at least have a four back…lol. Most of all, I feel LIGHTER! It’s a great feeling not to feel stuffed and bloated most of the time and half the time you don’t even realize that you are bloated because your so used to living in that state. Well, to wrap this up, things are great and looking on the up and up!! Progress pics will be posted at the end of this month and then moving on and on!!

I’ve been good, going to the gym and working out. I’ve been killing the cardio, but not hitting the weights hard since I am starting this whole new program designed by Phillip Valenti on Monday. I want my body to be at 100% when starting so that I can see the affects of his workout plan. My diet is really changing. I thought I changed my diet but man this is really a huge change even from my initial change! I can’t have anything…lol. Just kidding! I can actually have a lot, but NO Sugar, NO Dairy, NO Bread, NO Alcohol, which I don’t really drink anyways. I can count how many times a year I actually drink alcohol. This is going to be trying, but I’m gonna do it to the best of my ability, which means I’ll be doing it 100%, no cheating. I’ll keep my self on track by just reminding myself that saturday is cheat day and no other time during the week!!! Along with this strict diet, you all should see the workout he designed for me…it’s crazy…I am so excited to see the outcome of this plan and I have a feeling that I am going to lose a lot of weight in the first 2 weeks! I am writing out my meal plan today because the plan tells you what you can eat and when, but not the exact food. You get to choose what your protein and carb is going to be and so on. I will be taking progress pics in about two weeks so we shall see the results. I’m excited, it was time for a change and here we go!

Caution: passage contains some religion/spirituality and if you feel as though you could be offended, feel free not to read it! 

I have noticed that every since I completed my updates- pics, weight, inches, etc. , my mental strength has drastically increased. I am sure it also has a lot to do with the partial cleansing of my body through activity and eating healthier foods to better fuel my bodily functions. Just accomplishing those minor, yet major in many ways, progress goals have really given me the edge I needed to get down to the nitty gritty! I have grown so much mentally that I am amazing myself with the decisions and choices that I’ve been making regarding my working out and eating healthy. I was sooo WEAK before. I know working out is healthy mentally as well as physically, but I am still shocked with the mental strength I have gained in this area. I lost my strength to stay on track with my health so long ago that I had forgotten how to be strong in order to enforce my will to be healthy!!! I had fallen so far off track and just seemed not to be able to get back up for so long! I now feel much more mental clarity, I am so energized and I just feel uplifted. I can’t see anyone or anything standing in my way and inhibiting me from accomplishing my goals! Everyday I feel as though I grow stronger physically and mentally and I’m always looking forward to taking the next step torward my goals in not only working out, but in life in general. Not only has working out transformed and continues to mold me physically, but it has spilled over into many areas of my life and manifested itself in many different ways. In the beginning all that was visible to me was my physical goals, but the picture has become so much bigger than physical beauty. The clarity and my new outlook on life is just as important if not more important than my vanity!! All I can say is, a body is definitely a temple that houses the soul and when you rid your body of all the garbage and toxins, your soul can truely shine through.

If people only knew what working out and leading a healthy lifestyle could truely do for their spirit, there would be no hesitation in taking the road less traveled:)

I would like to say that today, I feel so blessed and thankful!!! Healthy lifestyle, I am here to stay!!!  ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!