Feeling good!

Ahhhh just back from Miami and my skin isn't the only thing glowing! I feel good because I made my goal...well partially! Enough that I felt confident in wearing my bikini's. Of which I think I have a mild obsession with only because I don't think I can ever have too many. So I am just continuing my journey to stay fit and healthly. I still love my exercise schedule but am finding it a little routine. The boot camp is cool too but even that is starting to get a little routine even though he switches up what we do from week to week. So I am wondering what's next. I know I want to do at least one more run be

fore it gets too hot. Nonetheless I'm going to stay motivated...summer is right around the corner!

Hitting a Wall!

Wow no post since February? I can't believe it! Well the scale shows it too! Up down up down! I swear I have been trying to lose 10 pounds for over a year. It's driving me crazy because it's so little but it's the hardest thing ever and I'm mad I let it creep back on! I'm being lazy! I need to get it together! Correction...I have got it together! Next post I'll update you as to how much I lost, stay tuned! I have all of you holding me accountable now!!!!

Motivation can come from anywhere

I feel really happy I ran into a co-worker today who told me she had recently started an early morning boot camp and how much better she felt already. She was concerned about being on high blood pressure medicine and high cholestoral medicine but she knows with a lifestyle change those prescription medications will be a thing of the past. She was very encouraged by me from knowing me before and after. It really did make my day because I wasn't feeling very encouraged today. Now I'm at 100! Feeling positive and thinking about my gym bag sitting in my trunk and how I can't wait to get to the gym this evening. Comments and praise help me keep things in perspective! My success reaches far and wide and it has not only benefitted me but it has benefitted others as well. I told another friend the other day who was feeling a little discouraged not to look at her workouts as a punishment but as a reward and all that she will recieve from it. I couldn't wait to get to the gym yesterday during the Super Bowl, I practically had the place to myself! It was great I was all over the place just in my zone. Focus on the results, set small goals and work it out! It feels great!

You go girl!

This post is dedicated to my long time girlfriend Trenita Dickey! Trenita and I have been very close friends since our Freshman year in college. Trenita recently said that she was ready to make some changes! She decided to embrace better eating habits and fitness. When she initially told me I had no doubt for a minute that she wouldn't be successful because of her stong personality and her "no excuses" attitude. She joined and gym and that was all she wrote. She dedicated time for her workout no matter what! She started making healthy choices with her meals and scaling back her portions and viola just a few months and over 30 pounds later Trenita has seen the pounds and inches melt away from her body. We have had many conversations about her weight loss and how great she feels over all. She has watched her waist shrink and her stamina build and she is never turning back. Friends and family have seen the glow in her and are encouraging her all the way! She is excited to go shopping and try on smaller, cuter and dare I say cheaper clothes!

Tenita is looking forward to the spring when the coats and the sweaters are peeled off and the new her is revealed. She is comitted to a new lifestyle not a diet but permanent changes that will last a life time. Check out her "before" and "in progress" pics. You go Trenita! Keep up the good work, I'm your number one cheerleader! I love you!!

Happy New Year...a new you in 2012?

New Year's Resolutions anyone? Blah blah blah. I know you are seeing all the Nutrisystem and Weightwatchers Commercials and wondering if this will be your year to get it together! Why not? Start now, even if you have tried and tried again you can always keep trying and one day it will stick. Make healthy food choices and get moving this is your year!

The Holiday Season has arrived

We have sailed passed Thanksgiving and if you are like me you over ate! Get over it and get back on track and focus. Christmas is on our heels and you know what that means! Parties, family get-togethers, office treats, and food, food, food will be all around. This can be a good thing, think of the the money you'll save buying your own food when you can partake in all of the delights you have been invited to. Be careful, this can be worse than mine field! You have to navigate around the high fat, high sugar, high sodium goodies and choose wisely and yes it's hard and you will be limited but you can do it. Concentrate more on the holiday and the conversation than the food. Grab the small appetizer plate and fill up on the carrot sticks and whole wheat crackers with hummus, even treat yourself to a small slice of cake but if you go to three parties three days in a row just one slice at one party not all three please. Plan, plan, plan and never go in hungry, have some water or an apple before a holiday affair and the temptation won't be as great. I'm on a mission to shed a few pounds I put on over the summer and it's easier for me to shed weight in the winter. For some of you it may be the opposite because of all the goodies that are around. Of course none of this will make a difference without exercise. I'm currently hooked on my Saturday boot camp because it pushes me to do things I know I won't push myself to do. Sometimes we need to be held accountable, we need to know someone is paying attention and we staraighten up and fly right! Get it together now, don't wait for the new year just think how far you will be in it by the new year! Woohoo!!!

Just because you're not sick doesn't mean you're healthy!

Too many times we ignore signs that our bodies tell us that something is wrong! Are you getting routine doctors check-ups? More improtantly are you listening to your body and are you taking proactive steps to live a long healthy life. Your health status can change in the blink of an eye. We tend to think all is well because we don't "feel" sick. This may not be the case that's why regular health screenings are so important. Things like blood pressure, diet and exercise play a critical role in our health and these are things you can control. If you have the power why not use it? Sounds simple enough but so many people don't for whatever reason. Take control of what you have power over. You have control over every fork full that goes in your mouth! You decided when to get up and exercise or whether or not you are going to sit on the couch with some chips. Make a conscious decision to make whatever changes you need to make for a happier, healthier you. Even though your weight plays a major role don't be fooled to think that just because you aren't overweight that you are automatically healthy. Not true! So many people that look slim have the worst eating habits and may be in worse shape than some overweight people. Today is Halloween and Lord know I love any piece of candy with peanut butter in it. I really have to make an effort to stay away from the treat bag tonight! I won't even allow myself one piece becasuse it will lead to piece number two. I have to tell myself I already know what it tastes like so why eat it? Thanksgiving is around the corner and so is Christmas. That means food food food. Make your plan now to avoid overindulging! Just take care of YOU!