Quote of the Day
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008“Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.”
Victoria Holt
Archive for August, 2008
A DELAY IS NOT A DENIAL
Monday, August 18th, 2008We’re all here fighting demons of one sort or the other - hunger, impatience, haters, sabotagers, the list goes on. A close friend who listens to me complain all of the time, sent me this excerpt from a book that I’d like to share with all of you:
Patience is a virtue many do not possess. We have very little difficulty identifying what we want and need. The difficulty comes in waiting for it to manifest. We become nervous, doubtful, even fearful wen we don’t see our good coming as quickly as we think it should. Sometimes we even allow ourselves to believe someone or something can hold us back or stop our good from coming. We worry, we complain and sometimes we give up hope. We canot see how we get in our own way. We forget about universal timing and divine order. We may not realize how our negative thoughts, doubts and fears uproot the positive seeds we plant. We just don’t understand that we would not have the desire unless the supply was ready to come forward. We must learn the virtue of patience because every time we open the oven door, we run thre risk of making a good cake fall. We have all the time in the universe to get it right……….
Measurement Update
Monday, August 18th, 2008Well, it’s the beginning of week 4, and although I said I wasn’t going to weigh/measure, my curiousity got the best of me, so here goes:
Beginning weight 184 Current weight 177 (I’ve only lost like 4 pounds in the last 4 weeks, so I’m averaging a pound a week, but my nutritioinist tells me that once I get on point with the diet and the cardio (my weight training is fine) the fat’s going to melt……….. Happy day!
Hips 43 Current 41.5
Waist 34 Current 33
Thighs 26 Current 24
Body Fat 31.8 Current 31.1
Calves 15 Current 16
All in all, not a major accomplishment, but not too bad. I’m going to stay on this journey as long as it takes me to get thighs that are 21", a waist that is 24", and hips that are smokin hot at 36"". My chest is 36" and that’s fine with me. I love my chest. Hm, 36-24-36, I think that equates to a brick house, right?
Anyhoo, I will once again be a brick house when I set foot on stage. Look out for me, cause I’m coming! Pictures below are what I’m shooting for……………..
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Quote of the Day
Saturday, August 16th, 2008|
“The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.” |
Quote of the Day
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008August 12, 2008
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
Theodore Seuss Giesel
Challenge - Week #2
Friday, August 8th, 2008Well, nothing new to report. I am sticking like glue to the diet; I have only done about 2,000 calories in cardio this week. I HAVE LOST ONE LOUSY POUND, AND IF I BELIEVE THE TAPE MEASURE, NO INCHES. But, my clothes and my mirror tell a different story. I’m wearing jeans that I couldn’t even fasten the last time I tried them on. So, I’m done with the tape measure and the scale. DONE. I will not weigh myself, I will not report any measurements until this 6 week challenge has ended. I will post before and after pics and let you decide for yourselves if I’ve lost anything in terms of weight/inches. I am so done to this being a slave to tape measures and scales. I am going to let my clothes determine for me how much progress I’m making. I’m lifting really heavy when it comes to lower body and my mass has increased tenfold. That’s the only explanation I can come up with (in terms of no weight loss on the scale) because I am doing every thing that I am supposed to be doing - and were it not for the difference that I see in my clothes and in my energy level, I’d just give it up. But I’m not going to. I’ve gone and gotten myself a nutritionist and I think that he’s going to be a tremendous help to me. So we’ll see what happens next week. I’m still in it to win it Jul!
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Hilarious BB Routines
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008Just to break the monotony. A friend forwarded this link to me. Take a look - it’s hilarious!
Challenge #1 - End Of Week 1
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008August 02, 2008
Quote of the Day
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.”
Anne Lamott
Well, week one is over, and boy was it tough. Not in the sense of the physical, but the mental. I tell you this site helps me so much in terms of receiving motivation from like minds. Motivation from people who put me to shame in terms of the adversities that they have to deal with. If nothing else, I’ve learned that when the going gets tough, suck it up, thank God for another day, and make it the best day that you can. With that being said, I stuck to my diet consistently, but I’m going to have to go to bb.com to get some tips on how to make this chicken more appealing. I know that I can introduce other varieties of food to my diet sticking to the 50/30/20, but I’m just not one to count calories. If anyone knows a good nutritionist (who’s reasonable) please send me a message. I’d much rather have someone else take the guess work out for me.
When it comes to cardio, I didn’t make my 3,500 calories for the week, but I did burn 3,000. I took Tuesday off because my body told me to, and I listened. Going from doing cardio 2 days a week at 30 minutes a session to 7 days a week at a hour a pop really took its toll. So I listened to my body, and I took a break. I notice that if I mix the cardio up (two days treadmill, 2 eliptical and so on) my knees get a break. I don’t know if I’ve lost any weight. I’ve ditched the scale, and will only weigh in once every two weeks. I find that I get too discouraged otherwise. Also, my Mom suggested that I do it this way for my own peace of mind. My Omron body fat analyzer says that I lost 0.3% body fat. I don’t know if that’s good or bad, I’m just happy it’s coming down (31.8 to 31.5%).
So let week number two begin. I’m still in it, and I hope everyone else is too. We can do this together. If anyone is wavering, hey, reach out to one of your challenge partners (me included) and we’ll get through this together.
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