cubaricangirl’s BodyBlog

Happy Tuesday Y’all

Today is the last day of September, which means tomorrow is October 1st, which means, it is the first day of the 10th month of the year. Which means its the first day of the 10th month of my journey, of my transformation, of my renaissance.

At first I sat here and thought…wow, being sick and off track, and getting hit with life sh**, I just wasted the last 2 months. Where did August and September go? Jeez girl, could you have been any more of a slacker? I have been here a thousand times before, I get this far, and something clicks. I either get too much attention and I’m totally visable and it scares me, and I run the opposite direction. Or I use the excuse of well, life sucks right now, Im not gonna take care of myself and use food to numb my feelings of discomfort and disconnect. Basically try and bury my head in the sand. Well in the past this has not really worked for me. It just undoes all the hard work. And starts a vicious cycle of self destruction.

I started to kick myself for not being closer to my goal by today. But you know what. I have come a long way. 10 months ago, I could barely tie my shoes without losing my breath. 10 months ago, I wouldn’t have dared to get dressed up and show off my body. 10 months ago I was just not the Jill I am today. And it is OK that I am not at goal yet.

The last 2 months have been a struggle. Im not going to lie. I have given in to a few nights of binging. But I have managed to maintain my weight, and still workout. Im allowed to have bad days. Im allowed to have a moment to take it all in and regroup. To me this is bigger than the 57 lbs I have lost. This is what its all about. Anyone can go on a diet and lose weight and lift weights and get cut. But changing the behavior that got me overweight in the first place. This is where the real work begins. And you know what, I have come along way, and hell, I am proud of myself.

As I always say this is a journey not a race and I am in it for the long haul. Anything worth having is worth fighting for and I am not done fighting.

So with that I say…21 day cut…BRANG IT…I can do anything for 21 days. Keep an eye on me. I will not disappoint.

J.Lo.

Happy Thursday Y’all…Hope everyone is having a great week so far.

So when I last blogged, I was pretty sick, but determined to fight against it. And I’m happy to say that I am feeling back to 100%. Nothing a little Rest, Superfood and Probiotics couldnt fix.

I still get a little tired and my throat is a bit on the scratchy sore side. But hey, I’m 1000 times better than a few weeks ago. Thank you again to all the sweet comments and emails. So yes, I am BACK!

Training has started full force with my trainer, and we have a new mantra…”Kill IT” which is what I plan on doing in all aspects of my life.  Not only in the gym. Life has been throwing me some Lemons…but hey…Im learning to make a mean batch of Lemonade…..with Splenda of course….LOl. But I have to say, I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to have the support of my BB family. And the special friendships I have made are priceless.

As of Monday, I will be back on track with a new cutting program. We are changing it up a bit, and this time its gonna be even more intense.  12 weeks of High Intensity Training, Circuits, Strength Training and Nutrition program. But I know I can do it. I will achieve greatness. 

Lastly, peeps have asked me for a sample training day and I have included one below.  These is more of a HIT and circuit, but on the squat you can go heavy. I am up to 135. So guys throw those plates on there and KILL IT!

Ok, my fellow Bodyspacers…have a great weekend and remember, its a journey not a race and if I can do it….anyone can.

xoxo

J.LO.

Strength:
A: Squat to parallel – hold for 2s at parallel 

3-4 sets of 6-8 reps with 90s rest between sets

Circuit A:

A1: Push up and prone jackknife combination (feet on stability ball) 

A2: Reverse Lunge and cable row combination (or reverse lunge with one 

offset dumbbell) 

*Perform as many sets of 6 reps as possible in ten minutes 

Happy Monday Y’all…so its been awhile since I have written. When I last did, I was all gung ho on a 60 day cut. However, a few days into it, I came down with strep throat AGAIN. I did 10 more days of antibiotics and tried to rest. Hoping it would go away. Well, when I started to feel sick again despite 2 rounds of antibiotics. I figured it was time to check in with the Doc. After a quick blood test, turns out I have a case of mononucleosis. Yes, yes…the kissing disease. Please, get all your jokes out now. But the truth is, I have no idea how I got it. It could have been at the grocery store, the post office, the GYM…yes, even the gym. Nonetheless, God has a sense of humor and I have come down with this absurd virus at the ripe age of 32. So it seems I have been walking around with this for at least 4 weeks and there are no meds for it. You just have to ride it out…um…this does not work for me. Doc, hey, give me something, I’ll take it and move on…but no all the antibiotics did were treat the bacterial infection caused by the viral infection. Ok enough of the medical lesson.

Plan of action, well the doctor says, bed rest and lots of fluids. Um, ok…we can try this.

People, I have lasted 3 days. I was in the gym today doing cardio, with my hand sanitizer.

After hours on the internet, and talking to friends and other doctors or soon to be doctors, the prognosis on mono and working out is: If you dont feel weak or faint…tear it up at the gym. So I did. Which leads me to part 2 of this blog.

I have decided to take matters into my own hands and have come up with a homeopathic cocktail of Superfood, Probiotics and Wellness formula vitamins. Although this could just have a placebo affect, as of today, the swelling in my throat has almost disappeared I have had energy all day, and like I said before was able to get in the gym for some cardio. I will continue with this plan of action and get back to lifting on Wednesday. Of course, I will be getting adequate amounts of rest and liquids.

So although this might not work for everyone….please, please listen to your body. Its the boss of you.

Back on track y’all, I will achieve greatness. Its mind over matter. Any great athlete or successful business person can tell you…it all starts in the mind. First you say it than you do it.

Hope everyone has a great week.

J.Lo.

Ok so back on track…and feeling good. Note to self, do not mix Atro-Phex with Low Carb Monster…unless 1) you plan on doing 3 hours of cardio,  or 2) Want to rebuild a volkswagen engine.  However, this combination has certainly brought me more focus at work. So I will file this recipe away for mid month reports.

Hope everyone is having an awesome day.

 Stay focused.

 j.lo.