unogirl83’s BodyBlog

Yesterday, I went to the gym and decided I had enough of just biking for cardio, so I decided to give the elliptical a go (although my ankle isn’t fully recovered) and I did it. I got on that baby and stayed strong for 40 whole minutes straight. My ankle held up just great and I was soooo happy. It felt so good to do some real cardio after the past 10 weeks. I watched my ankle and paid attention very closely too it, if it were to start hurting I would have stopped, but lucky for me it didn’t. That cardio session left me feeling really pumped up. After that, I decided to go do some weights and ankle exercises. I had an awesome workout and I feel great. I am headed for more today. I am feeling really good about things. I left with so much energy I went home and kept on going, cooked, cleaned the kitchen, bathrooms, did laundry and more. My energy was so high and I was so happy to with stand the cardio that I did. I have been waiting to do that kind of cardio again, b/c you all know I am a cardio junkie.. LOL!!
My workout yesterday is as follows:
Cardio:
40 minute Elliptical – Interval Training
Ankle Exercises:
1.) Ankle Pump
2.) Towel Stretches
3.) Wall Stretch
4.) Soleus Stretch
5.) Ankle range of motion
6.) Theraband
a. Dorsiflexion
b. Plantaflexion
c. Inversion
d. Eversion
7.) Heel Raises
8.) Heel/Toe Walking
9.) Toe Raises
10.) Single leg balance
11.) Ankle Weights
Weights: (I know I was kind of all over, but I was having me some fun)
1.) Dumbbell Presses (Flat) – 20lb – 2 sets of 20
2.) Incline Dumbbell Flies – 20lb – 2 sets of 20
3.) Dead lifts – 25lbs – 2 sets of 20
4.) Squats – 20lb – 2 sets of 20
5.) Calve Raises – 25lb 3 sets of 10
6.) Inclined Calve Raises – 25lbs 4 sets of 10
7.) Lunges – 10 pounds – 2 sets of 10
8.) Bent Over Row – 15lb 2 sets of 15
9.) Vertical Chess Press – 40lbs 2 sets of 10
10.) Bicep Curls – 15lbs 2 sets of 10
I think this concludes my workout last night.
Anywho… That’s all I have to say today. I am so proud of the workout for being in recovery mode, so I had to talk about it. LOL.
Thanks for reading!

I have been back in the gym for almost two weeks. Although, I know I am suppose to take it easy until I can really start therapy with the ankle, I am still trying to push it a little. I do not take it to far though. I am doing whatever I can though. But one thing I have noticed, I am not losing a lot of weight, which is no big deal. I do not want it to be like it was before and drop 50 pounds in two months. I am trying to slow it up and do it a healthier way. Also, I am trying to take it easy until I get full clearance with the ankle injury.  But I have to admit sometimes when I workout now, I panic. While I am training and things are going good, I suddenly vision my ankle breaking again or hurting it again. I can really visualize this accident and feel the pain. It’s really strange. I feel like I am not able to push myself like I once did b/c I am becoming consumed by fear.  I am not saying I want to drop out, I am not saying I am going to drop out, but I am honestly scared to really push myself sometimes. But on that same note I will not give up. I am going to keep on going and keep on building it up until it is stronger than it was before I got injured. I will not allow the injury to stop me, it might delay me but it will not stop me. I know that I am stronger than this and I know I can do it. I have a great number of people cheering me on, wanting me to pull through and keep going. But, they cannot help me. They can only motivate me. I am the only one that can do the work and get past this. I am the only one that can beat my fear until its nothing anymore. I just wish it were easier to get over. It really bothers me. One night while training, I had a great workout until I did something and I just imagined my foot hitting the floor and it twisting and breaking. I felt the pain all the way through my body and dropped to the floor. I was wearing my splint so my ankle could not have gotten injured, but I swear it felt so real. Why must I be consumed of the fear of it happening, even when I know it will not? I know the only way to get over it is to keep working through it. I really have to think though about this, why does fear consume us. Why do we fear anything? Nothing is scary if you can see through it.  The only true thing to fear is fear itself, so why do we allow ourselves to be consumed by fear?

So, for now my only update is I have lost one more pound, putting me at 198, which is a 49lbs weight loss (One more pound to go before I reach 50lbs). That is a lot. I am half way to my goal. It’s a great feeling. Some of my friends said it’s not the weight they have noticed but it’s me they have noticed that has changed. They told me I look happier and I am more confident. They say I go after more. For instance, I will walk up and talk to people make new friends. I will go flirt with that guy in the club I think is hot; before I would look and keep my distance b/c I knew I didn’t have a shot. Now I don’t care if I have a shot or not I will go chat to him, the worst that can happen is he can turn me down. I am fine with that too, b/c when they see me again at my goal weight and they notice me, I am going to have fun putting the brakes on to them. SO far though I have not gotten rejected, and that is a nice feeling.  There is this one guy I had a huge crush on and he never gave me the time a day, now he is chasing me. SO I had to ask him one day what is the difference, he said he didn’t care about the weight, but its that I am more confident, more happy and I look like I am having a blast when everyone else is bored. He said I the girl now that always has a big smile and is just glowing, he said I didn’t have that before and it wasn’t attractive. I guess I am the only one that didn’t see it, but I understand it. I was a lot more held back.  There really is a different world out there when you are happy with yourself.  This feeling is the best feeling in the world.  There is no other reason but that to keep motivated. I love the person I am. I love laughing and smiling.  I don’t care how others see me now; I just love me for what I am and what I feel. I can only go up from here if I do that myself and if I do not allow failure to be option. Once I rebuild myself, lose the fear and train even harder to be stronger than before. I will be a better version of myself in more ways than one.  That is all that really matters though, is how I feel and how I feel I look, and that is the way it should be not only for me but also for everyone.

Have to run for now. Thanks for stopping by and reading. Also, thank you in advance for those of you that leave me comments. I appreciate that. Have a great day and a great workout, if its not your off day.

Until later!!

Support.

Why is support one of the hardest things for your loved ones to do? I am sure that I am not alone in this, either as I have read countless blogs, emails and forum posts regarding this subject. It’s weird that here on this site I receive more support than I do with people that see me everyday and say they care about me. I get asked on a daily basis, why are you doing that, what are you getting out of it, are you sure this is what you want, and so many more questions.  Do I really need a reason for wanting to look and feel better. I have been told I have "changed" b/c my attitude is different. Why do people like you so much more when you are unhappy or not doing something for yourself to change your life? I never would have thought someone would say I have a bad attitude b/c I worry about what I am eating and I am anxious to get to the gym. I actually had someone tell me that it makes me too absorbed in myself. What the hell? Why? What is it better for me to be fat and unhappy? Why does worrying about myself make me selfabsorbed. That just doesn’t make sense to me. I have a friend that started my diet with me but has dropped out b/c she is stressed or always tempted or whatever but is now pissy with me all the time especially when someone asks me how much weight I lost b/c  I look good now. I can’t help but think she is pissed she failed and I didn’t. Why do I have to be penalized for that? You know, its not just in fitness where I get the negativity, its in the relationship choices or my career too. I dont get it. I know I am not the only one and believe me when I say there is not enough negativity in the world right now that is going to stop me. But I can’t help but think about support systems lately. Why is it so hard to be happy for someone else and truly be happy? When has it become ok to be unhappy versus happy? Why is complaining far better than not? I just do not get that. I have said it many times that no one ever understands it unless they are living it. You do not know how it feels to be the fat person unless you are. You do not know how it feels tobe the super skinny person that people make fun of unless its you. You do not know how to deal with the lost of a lover, friend, mother, child, etc. unless you lose that person too. You do not know what to do or say for your friends who are divorcing or being cheated on unless you are going through it. You do not know what its like to struggle unless you are the one struggling. You do not understand your body, fitness and self esteem unless you are  into it. Nothing becomes apart of you until you decide to make it apart of your life or apart of you. You do not know what its like to fail unless you fail. You do not know what it’s like to achieve something unless you achieve it. With that being said I can understand why it’s hard to see myside of it to some people, but if they truly care they should be on my side ready to take on anything with me. You know. I am not just talking about a lover, but friends, family, etc. If they cant just be happy for me or truely supportive I need to second guess why they are around. Life is too freaking short to be negative.
Well I will go.. I just had to talk about this stuff a little bit. I know its a different post than what I would usually write but heyit happens..LOL!

Take care.

Today is July 5, 2007; therefore I have exactly 8 months until March 5, 2008.  March 5, is the day I started my diet, exercise and set my goal to lose 100lbs in one year time. As you all know, I lost 48lbs in the first two months but nothing really since, as I have been out first with a stall out, second with an ankle injury.  However, there is no more of me being out of the gym. I have to take it slow at first but I assume by Sept 1, I will be at full strength to my ankle and really start heavier at the gym, but for now slow is better than the nothing I have been doing for the past 8 weeks.

I have a plan set forward, however I am sure as time progresses my plan will be altered in more ways than one, as I plan to work with a new trainer (once I find a new trainer) and a body transformation specialist. But for now here is what my plans are (I am going to be very strict for the next 8 months):

·        (Of course the no brainers) NO JUNK & NO FRIED FOODS!

·        If it is not on my list of foods that are ok to eat, then I am NOT going to touch it.

o       IF YOU WOULD LIKE to see the list, ask I will email you my list.

o       Honestly, some of the food is not something I would ever eat, but it’s not about what you like, it’s about what you want and what you are willing to do to get it.

·        No soft drinks; not even diet.

·        My weekly coffee trips, are going to be limited to once every other week..

·        I usually drink a minimum of 5 20oz bottles of water each day, but that is going to increase to a 7-bottle minimum.

·        I going to increase my meals from 4 meals & a snack to 5 or 6 portioned meals a day (eating every 2-3 hours, which will be hard to do for me)

o       3 meals containing a portion of LEAN protein & a carb & and the other 2 meals will be the same except adding a serving of veggies to the meal.

o       Portions will be sized pretty much by the palm of my hand or a really tight clinched fist – I read this was the best way to watch portions without having to weigh your food all the time

o       When I feel I just don’t have the time to eat or just can’t, I plan to just make a ‘performance-nutritional shake’ and drink that instead, which I might plan to do for one of my 6 meals anyways to make meal planning easier. (I read to do this inside of a book I bought, if you would like the name of the book, ask and I will forward you the info.)

·        My daily calorie intake will be from 1400 – 1500 per day.

·        My routine will be as follows (Also, for the next three weeks my routine will consists of ANKLE strengthening exercise, as that is the MOST important thing for me right now):

o       SUNDAY – Upper Body & Ankle Strength

o       MONDAY – Cardio (35-45 min) & Ankle Strength

o       TUESDAY – Lower Body & Ankle Strength

o       WEDNESDAY – Cardio (35-45 min) & Ankle Strength

o       THURSDAY – Upper Body & Ankle Strength

o       FRIDAY - Cardio (35-45 min) & Ankle Strength

o       SATURDAY – OFF DAY

·        I will continue to take the following supplements each day:

o       Flax Seed Oil Caps 2x/day

o       Multi Vitamin 3x/day

o       Calcium 2x/day

Everything I have listed is all I will be doing. Of course, I will change things as I see fit or as suggested by my trainers. Everything will be completely customized to me.  Please feel free to give me your comments, or if there is something I can to do add on to this, please let me know. I am open to all comments, do not be afraid to tell me straight up as it will NOT hurt my feelings.

I am really excited to get back to the gym. I can’t wait till I do my monthly progress pictures and watch this wait just start falling off. I am planning to put new pictures up on the 5^th of every month, but may do some for fun in between, who knows.

Well, here goes nothing……Right?

Thanks for reading.

When I began my weight loss on March 5, 2007 I set a goal to lose 100 lbs in one year. I began very dedicated and strong which helped me lose 48lbs in TWO MONTHS. That is a lot of weight to drop in a short period of time. No worries, I have been careful and I work with my physician very well to make sure my health stays good during this weight loss program. I visit my physician every other month for a check up & blood work b/c what would be the point of losing the weight if I am losing my health, you know. I might be chunky but I have a perfect health chart and that is what matters the most, right. My progress pretty much came to a screeching halt when I had my little stall out, followed by a hand injury now this ankle injury that has had me out of the gym for like 7 weeks. As of yesterday, I was given an ok for to do light cardio (bike only or walking, as I am wearing a splint now) at the gym. I am happy just to be able to step foot inside of a gym, rather than doing stuff at home. I can be way more focused in a gym.  However, this down time has given me a great time to research diet, exercise, ankle strength exercises and more. SO, I can hit the gym full force in a few weeks. After three weeks, I can take each day doing rehab therapy to this ankle and just build it up until I can just go. I am planning to tape it up after that every time I got to the gym and running, to keep it sturdy and strong until it’s ok on its on. I do not want to live with a boot again.

On July 5, will begin my countdown to my goal date to be my goal weight. I have eight months to lose about 50lbs. I know this can be done I did it in two. However, I do not plan to drop another 50lbs in two months, out of fear of hurting my body and health. So, I will try to take it slower. I plan to go by the book and if it comes off fast fine, if not I have 8 months.  I only have to lose 1.38lbs a week to meet my goal weight. I am going to aim for 2lbs a week, putting me at 8lbs a month. That will be put a little over 6 months to be my ideal weight, and if I am not meeting my goal I will have a month to buckle down. If I dont meet my ideal weight I am prepared to handle that too, the most important thing is that I look and feel good. However, failure is no option to me.

Over the next week, I am planning to compile a diet & exercise plan. I will begin it 100% on the 5th, on the 8month mark count down.  I will start slow, until my ankle can handle more. I plan to be fully active by end of August and full blown crazy. The hardest part will be making it through the holidays.. LOL! I LOVE me some holiday food, but I know if I can be strong this year it will be a great accomplishment and I will have a great reward, my new body, self esteem and a whole new feeling. Those rewards are enough to keep me highly motivated to reach my goal. I know I will get through all of this. Like I said, Failure is not an option. Like the quote on my signature says, “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments”, by Jim Rohn. I plan to remain motivated and disciplined until I turn this goal into an accomplishment. I plan to post my diet and exercise plan once I am finished composing it.

As far as posting progress, etc. I think once everything is set up, I will post my progress pictures, weight, etc. on the 5th of every month. I think once a month should be suffice.  However, I do plan to blog about my progress and thoughts towards it and of course my occasional rants. I have many that email me b/c they love my blogs so I will make sure I do not slack in that area. LOL!

Well, this is all for now. Thanks for reading..

Today, I went for my 5 week checkup on my ankle (totaling 7 weeks down and out) injury. I have SOME good news and some bad new.

The GOOD NEWS: NO SURGERY!!!!

The BAD NEWS: I have to wear my boot or the splint so my ankle doesn’t roll for the next three weeks, then we can begin the rehab of my ankle.

I am still excited with both the good and the bad.  Because now I have something I can wear with regular shoes with my splint and I can go in the gym (instead of peaking through the window like a lost puppy) and work out. He gave me the ok to wear it and do the bike for some MILD cardio, as he stressed not to push it. He said the main concern is not letting my ankle roll. He said by late August I should be fine, pending how I can handle rehab.

This all came at the perfect time and I will be in full force just intime for the events I have schedule for a photoshoot, b/c I will need all my strength and mobility. So, this shows the power of prayer worked. Thank you to all of you who supported for me and prayed for me. I truly appreciate it and right now I feel truly blessed to have all of you. Awesome friends, good health & my awesome family, what more could a girl ask for.

Talk to you all soon. Thanks again.

LOVE, ME!!

As you all know, I have been a little out of training due to an ankle injury. It has been 7 long weeks. Tomorrow is my checkup (FINALLY!!) to determine whether I can return to a normal life and hit the gym too or if I will have to schedule a surgery followed by 6 more weeks of recovery. I already feel homeless (or gymless, rather) as I have not been inside of a gym in over a month. I have been eating clean and doing what I can at home, but it really just isn’t the same. I can’t wait to hit up the cardio (my favorite), or go to a spinning class or just go inside the gym and feel like me again. I really miss it. So guys I need you all to do me a favor today or tonight, I need you all to add me to your prayers that I will get clearance from the orthopedic and will not have to have surgery. I am really have a sneaky suspicion it could happen to me, and surgery really scares me. I know the power of prayer though, so I could beat this thing.  I would like to thank everyone for all the encouragement, support and all tips I have received for recovery the past few weeks. It really means a lot to me and is a part of the reason I have remained determined to get back in the gym and think positive. I will not let this keep me from getting back in there.  For those of you wonder, yes I have used the time wisely. I have researched diets, ankle strength exercises and also used the time to put effort in to other things in my life, which by the way has changed my life and my career. Other than this injury, everything is going great for me. I think this injury happened for a reason, b/c it brought me to some great new areas of my life, to which I am thankful for. They have always said things happen for a reason and I believe I understand the reasons, more than enough.  It’s really funny how God and life presents your next step or your new direction to you, to show you the path you should be on.

Anywho, this will be my blog for today  but I will be writing tomorrow the moment I get to a computer after my appointment. **HERE IS TO HOPING FOR THE BEST NEWS TOMORROW**

THANKS FOR STOPPING IN AND READING MY BLOG..

Hey Everyone.

Today I had myself weighed, although I am not currently working out like I once did. I wanted to make sure I have not been losing what I worked so hard to achieve. To date I am still holding strong at 199lbs, leaving me at a stand still for my 48lbs weight loss. 2 more lbs and that will put me 1/2 of my weight loss goal (goal is 100lbs in 365 days, started March 5, 2007). I have cut my daily intake of calories by 400 calories, while I am recovering from this injury.

I cannot wait until my next doctor appt. which is on June 27, 2007 @ 8:30pm. I hope that day I get clearance to restart my exercise program at least 1/2 of what it use to be. I really miss working out. I have done some abs with the ball and done some workouts with my free weights, I have even found a way to do pushups using the balls and resting my chins on the ball (so I do not aggravate my ankle).

In the meantime, I have done nonstop research on diet, exercise, the most effective way to burn and change, I have consulted with a body transformation specialist (which I plan to hire July 1) he can be found on this website, he is in my friends list (BodybyDaniel), and my MIA trainer has been contacting me again (his MIA was due to a vacation, that bit of knowledge could have been useful to me but he said it wasn’t necessary since I have this injury, hmm?!?). Once my next plan has been formatted to my needs with diet, exercise, and whatever else I will be doing until I reach my goal will be blogged about. I know it will be a hardcore event for me, but I am ready for it.

Now lets all pray that I get full clearance from the orthopedic on my next visit. If this ankle has not healed by then, we will discuss surgery, which I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT. I read up on the procedure and recovery yesterday and it’s not pretty. I will be down for months. I will have surgery 4-6 weeks recovery followed by weeks of physical therapy. GUYS, I can’t have that. I will go nuts not working out. They will see me looking in the gym window starring and wishing I was in there, and lets be honest that would be horrible to see, right. LOL! So, please pray for me. Thanks everyone!!

And thanks for reading….

Typically I am NOT one to complain or go on a rant, but this is something that bothered me.

Yesterday….I went to the mall with a friend to shop for an outfit for a wedding we are all going to this weekend. While, we were there we decided to grab a salad and sit in the food court for a chat. Well, sitting next to me were two girls having dinner and chatting as well. I am not the type to listening in on conversations, but I heard the word diet pills. It kind of caught my attention, so me being the nosey girl I can be at times I had to glance over look at the girls. These two girls were heavy set and having two slices of pizza loaded down with a small salad completely covered in dressing with this huge ass drink (I would laugh it was diet). These girls are discussing what type of diets pills they want to try to lose weight b/c nothing else seems to work for them. I had to laugh. Now, I am not the smartest person in weight loss and healthy but I am smart enough to know what they are eating could be a huge clue as to why they are packing on the pounds. So, I had to put my two cents in. I said I couldn’t help but over hear you are talking about diet pills, I am curious what you are wanting to try and why (I am sorry I just had to hear this again). They told me how they really wanted to lose weight for some vacation they are taking in April and nothing seems to work. So, I asked them well when you take pills do you change your diet or if they add in exercise. The reply (no shocker), is we have but not like we should but we don’t eat much sometimes only 2 times a day and I don’t have time for exercise. Well…DUH there is your hint right there, Eat bad, No exercise, hmm…If that were the way to do it then why would there be diet and exercise, um for fun. NO!! Well, I had to clue these girls in a little bit with what I know. This one girl had the nerve to tell me, how could I be telling them these things if I do not follow the rules myself. (hmm, I assume she thinks that b/c I am still a little chunky) I said well for years I haven’t but recently I have began following those rules.  Those rules and tips I just gave you aided me in losing 48lbs since March 5 of this year, so I think I have some idea of what I am doing. This girl told me I was lying (um why would I lie about that). To which I laughed, I said I could prove it. I carry two pictures in my wallet. Before and NOW (as I have not reached my after yet), and showed it to them. I said look at these pictures with the date printed on them and call me a liar; I don’t care. I know where I have been. I am not the one sitting here complaining about being dateless and unhappy, not to mention fat whiling stuffing my face with pizza and dressing garnished with lettuce. I said, if you look over I am having a salad and I am doing something about my weight, rather than sitting and complaining.  I said, I just thought I would try to help but obviously you don’t want or need the help so spend your money and waste it b/c a pill will not lose the weight for you or stop you from stuffing your face with the bad things that caused you to get fat in the first place. Usually, I do not get in to these little "pissing contests (some people call it)", but I do not know how these girls can judge me when they are not better themselves, when I was simply trying to help them as I have been in their shoes before, feeling a little hopeless until I woke up and saw exactly what I was doing wrong and understand complaining doesn’t change a thing you have to put yourself in action and do something about it.  I wanted to help them, but people like that do not deserve it, I decided to let them wallow in their self pity for as long as they like and try pill after pill after pill until they wake up and realize you have to get off your ass to lose weight not sit on your ass eat bad and pray for weight to disappear.. I don’t get it. Oh well, it’s their bad mistake, not mine.

Anyways, that’s all for now.. I just realized how long this blog has gotten.

Thanks for reading.

Hey Everyone,

As you all know yesterday was my first check up on my ankle injury since my horrible experience in the ER. I now know why I felt I wasn’t healing properly and why my ankle is still swollen. But first I have to tell you the funniest story about what happened to me at the doctor office.

Yesterday, I arrive at the doctor’s office and check in. The nurse calls me back. While walking to where she needs me to go she sees me limping and looks (keep in my she LOOKS) at the boot on my leg. She weighed me in, then brings me in to the room and has me sit on the table. This nurse proceeds to ask me, “So, what brings you here today”? Are you kidding me? So I reply with sarcasm. Um I thought it was time for a check up. She just looks at me and says ma’am what would you like us to check. I reply, well it would be great if you started with my injured ankle, to which I point at the foot. SHE LOOKS AGAIN. She then asks me WHICH ANKLE. Seriously, is this nurse kidding me? I told her the right one, the one you have looked at two times and has the boot on it. This nurse then asks me if my ankle hurts, um yes that is why I am here instead of canceling the follow up. She next ask me (after seeing me limping) if it hurts when I walk. I tell her no I just think it’s cool to walk with a little gansta lean for a girl. Then the nurse asks me why I have an attitude. Haha. Me attitude, I wonder. But I let that slide. After this nurse is finally done, the x-ray tech comes to get me. We go in the next room for an x-ray, well she tells me to lie on the table and raise my sleeve for the ARM that is hurting me. I tell this lady, thank you for asking but my arm feels just great, however I have developed this pain in my ankle can we check that out instead. She looks at me and says I am ordered for your arm. I said ma’am my arms are fine, if you look you can see I am wearing a walking boot, due to an ANKLE injury that occurred at work. That is the only reason I am here. She said ma’am I am sorry but your nurse told me your arm. I said can you go this nurse of mine that is oh so smart and ask her to come here. So, the nurse comes in and I clear it all up with her and the tech and FINALLY I get an x-ray.  At that point I did not know whether to leave or stay in this three-ring circus.  Well,  I did stay and the doctor comes him. I had to talk to him about his laugh, now I even had the doctor laughing uncontrollably along with three friends I was texting while waiting telling them what is going on.  The doctor said he would talk to them; I was like I hope so. Well, the doctor finally gives me the news. I did not tear all the ligaments (per the ER Doctor), but I did injure one. I did not destroy all the tissues (per the ER Doctor), but I did injure. Well, this doctor found that I actually chipped two pieces of the bone of, and that is what is causing the swelling and the consistent pain. I have not been taking care of my ankle properly, as I did not know about this problem since the ER Doctor missed it. He told me the stretches I have been doing daily was harming me more than helping me. This doctor told me to wear this walking boot 24hours a day except when I shower and to stay off it when I can for the next 4-5 weeks, or it will not heal and I will have to have surgery. He said there is no need for a cast, because it’s the same as a walking boot, except I can take it off for showers. So, that is the verdict guys. It sucks. I am down and out.

I will do what I can for workouts at home, and I will talk to the gym about the policies and me going in there with this boot, if I can’t then I will not work out at the gym.  For the next month, I will concentrate on eating clean and focusing on that mostly, to make sure I have the best plan possible when I go back to the gym.

Does anyone have any suggestions on diets and other exercises that I can do over the next 4-5 weeks? I can promise my progress will go very slow, but the day I get clearance I am hitting that gym and will be there 7 days a week until I reach my goal.

Well, this blog is long enough for you guys to ready. I will write more later and give updates later on how I am doing and what I am doing.

Thanks for reading.