unogirl83’s BodyBlog

Well, today is the last day of 2007 and so a fresh New Year is fastly approaching. With tomorrow begining a new year it is hard not to sit back and think of all that was accomplished this year and all that I would like to accomplish next year. This of course means lots of goal setting, and I am not just talking about my fitness goals. This is a brand new year and a brand new start, but not exactly erasing your past instead using your past to live the present and future with a better understanding. So now is the time to set standards but I can’t aim low, I want to aim high. Like they say shoot for the moon, b/c if you fail you will still land amongst the stars. So there is no failure if you give your all no matter what. If you give your all and do it with your heart, that is not failure b/c that means you did what many are afraid to do, as many just give a good shot, but are afraid to give their all b/c of failure. I refuse to be a person that just does enough to get by. Either you can sit back and wait for fate to give you what is your or you can go out and create your own destiny. Here are a few of my many many plans for this year:

1. My love for health and fitness has much expanded there for I have decided to open my own gym. I have meeting set with an investor and owners to discuss opening my franchise of my favorite gym. My meeting the first week of Feb.

2. My weight goal has been reformulated. I decided the amt of weight I still want to lose, can not be done in a heatlhy way with a deadline of March 5, 2008, therefore I have pushed my goal date back till July 1, 2008. Currently I weigh 190, but my goal weight is 140. I have 7 months to lose 50lbs, I know it can be done as I have dropped so much and most of it was in the very beginning. There is nothing that will stop me now!!

3. Have my photography studio completed as well as my final courses in photography to have my second photography degree behind me. I am really excited for this. I already have a triple business major and a real estate license. YES I LOVE SCHOOL!! I want to learn even more!

4. I want to help inspire and motivate as many people as I can. With that I want to include becoming a youth motivational speaker again. The youth of today is wild, they need help, so I want to help even if I only help one it is still helping someone and every one person helps.

5. I plan to continue with my diet and staying strict. I want to completely take control over it without even one craving every for something bad. I have it basically under control, but not completely. I mean I do eat healthy, but we all have our moments, well I just dont want those moments any more I want to completely fight them off.

6. I want to run in at least two marathons this year.

7. I want to get back to running 7 miles a day outdoors like I did in high school.

8. I want more than anything to get at my goal by July and meet all the requirements my boss gave me to be in our 2009 calendar which the photo shoots start August 1. Only two people know of this goal, but right now I want to make it known to all, b/c I want to be held accountable for my goals and what I say.

These are my plans and a great start for now. I am ready to start this new year and embrace all I am setting out for. I refuse to let anything or anyone get in the way of what I want or how I feel. I understand the amount of dedication and work this will take and I am ready for that. I have a huge amount of people that are supporting me here at home as well as here on bodybuilding. I am very thankfully to have the amount of supporters that I have along with the amount of encouragement I receive. I thank each and everyone one of you (you know who you are) for being there for me and helping me through my hardest times and my weakest moments. I thank you all for the comments and inspirational words you have given me since I joined this website this year. I am very lucky to have you all as a friend and backing me up.

Jason P. I must give you a personal thanks here. I can not tell you how much you have helped me. The unlimited instant messages, texts, phone calls, emails, my unlimited question asking, the meal planning, etc. You name it, Jason, you have helped me.. You have helped me more than I ever thought someone could. I have not only realized what I have done wrong, but I have learned the difference in what I was doing, why I should change it and all the benefits from it, not only for meeting my goal but for keeping me healthy during this. I now feel like I am not just doing what I am doing b/c I should be instead I feel like I know why, how and what it does for me. It feels incredible!! You completely rock!!

There are a few more people out there that have helped me, encouraged and inspired me. You all will never know truly how grateful I am to you for that.

Well, I shall end my book of a blog here today. LOL. Thanks for taking the time to read my blog. I wish you all the complete best and nothing but success in the year 2008. If I can ever help any of you with anything just let me know.

Thanks again. And Happy New Year.

Today, I decided to get on the scale and see what it says. As you all know, I have been on a very healthy diet, I work out at least 5 times a week and now I am on Lipo 6 (that I started one week ago).  Apparently, my body is responding very well to all things now, b/c I have lost 6lbs in ONE week. Granted I know I have done more than that, but this is a good push through my plateau I feel. I really feel that with me responding this great to it, I am definitely in the home stretch to my goal. I am so freaking excited. I am feeling so great today, I can’t wait to see more.

Hey Guys..

Just thought I would update on how I am doing with the Lipo 6 and training with my new guy.  I am not sure if it’s my workouts or the supplement but my energy is outstanding lately. My day job is so brainless and boring (my day job that is not my photography) that I just usually want to go to sleep in the afternoon. Now, my energy level is so high all day I can’t help but do more and stay fully awake and alert. My workouts are stronger than ever (that is also a contribute to the trainer I now work with). My energy isn’t the only thing feeling amazing, but I do. For some reason, I feel happier than ever when most of the people around me aren’t happy these days. I can’t help but smile. My friends and family say its like I am a new person, I guess I am really just happier with myself. I know that I am not near my goal, but who cares the way I feel is indescribable and that is what matters!! I am back to working out 6 days a week. I am usually at the gym two hours, b/c after I work with my trainer I hop up on my cardio machine, put a upbeat song on the ipod and take off.  I have always been great with cardio, but it feels like I am barely on it now. I watch my heart rate to make sure I am doing it right, but the time flies when before I could feel the time. It’s awesome!! I guess I can sum it up to say all is well and it’s all going well.

Well this is my blog for now. Thanks for reading.

Oh one more thing. I got rid of the blonde hair I am NOW a brunette!! Tell me what you think…

xoxo,   ME!!

After much consideration, I have decided to start taking Lipo 6. I am hoping taking this with the combination of my new diet and working out with my trainer, I will see greater results. B/c I do understand pills can’t lose the weight for me, so I have continue to put the efforts in.  Therefore, I have reformulated my diet and started tracking it on FitDay.com to make sure I am eating the right calories and not eating to many carbs &/or fat. I am taking Lipo 6 long enough to help my body push through the point I am at to get closer to my finish line.  Once I get over my point I will continue on without the Lipo 6.  I am I will only need this one bottle or at most two. Today is the first day I have taken Lipo 6. So far the energy is great, but like I said I have only taken one dose at 6am, so we will see how things go. I am excited to see what happens from here on out!!

Anywho, this is my blog for now. Thanks for reading!!

Ok. So last night was my first training session with the new guy. I have to say I am feeling amazing today. I have muscles that are sore that I have not felt in a while, so that is a good feeling for me. So far he is what I was wanting. I like that he pushes me and encourages me throughout the workout session. I can’t wait to workout again today with him. I will be working with him two hours a day six days a week (sometimes seven). I can’t wait to see how things progress from here on out. I think he will help me reach my goal weight and be in the best shape of my life. Today, I have increase energy (with no coffee so far). I may be running from energy last night, but who knows. I will see how things go.

Well, this is my blog for now!! Thanks for reading.

New Trainer: 

After much consideration I have decided to start training with a new trainer. This trainer is actually a friend of mine, so I know my best interest will be at hand as well as true dedication to me. I can’t wait to see what is in store for me. I will be working with with Billy two hours a day, six days a week. I am not scared, or worried, but I AM EXCITED!! I know I can do it on my own with the right dedication, I have a friend that comes everyday with me, but I feel a trainer will guide me and push me when he knows I can do more than what I am doing. I have seen that when you work out with a friend, if they are not feeling 100% and not giving their all we tend to do that too. Therefore, I think me working out with Billy will be my best decision. I think he will push me to go for more, make me work out harder, correctly and more effectively. I think this is a good decision, especially with the goals I am trying to obtain in the time frame I am going for.

New Goal Date:

Originally, my goal was to lose 102 pounds from March 5, 2007 through March 5, 2008. However, I have had some obstacles this year such as my ankle injury which kept me from the gym for 3.5 months, which I think will disable me from meeting my goal.  I know that my goal is still obtainable, but I want to make sure I am giving myself the right amount of time with where I stand now, so I understand that I may not reach my goal date of March 5, 2008, and I am ok with that. I plan to continue forward until I reach my goal.  I am planning to be at my goal and completely lean before I set sail on my cruise July 26, 2008. So I dont care about my goal date anymore, I am going for my goal number. That will matter most. There for I am extending my goal date until July 20, 2008. That day I plan to flood my page with progress pictures during my entire goal, but no worries I will put a few here and there.

Another thing I am planning to do each month is set a body fat goal. I am trying to decided what what a good % of body fat to lose each month will be the best number. If anyone has input regarding that, I would love to hear that. I plan to ask my trainer too.

Well, this is my blog for now. Thank you all for reading my blog. Also, thanks in advance for all comments, tips and encouragement.