It's never too late to become what you might have been

I was super psyched to finally get the email with the weigh in word in it! I wish I checked my email before I ate breakfast so I could've gotten a more accurate weight but it's all good :) I got my workout in today! It was a back and biceps day as well as cardio! I'm sure I'll feel the biceps work tomorrow. Today, I felt yesterday's leg workout. I totally feel it when I sit, walk, lie down, and every thing else I do. It's fantastic! It's always a sign of a great workout! With this weight loss challenge, I'm also thinking about adding in 21 Day Fix workouts to give me some variety and also use some of the nutrition aspects. Tomorrow is a straight up cardio day. And it's going to be day one of my couch to 5K training. I need to redo my running playlist to get me pumped up for it. That or I need to be mad cause that's when my running is the most productive lol. As per my usual Sunday routine, it's a prep day. I prepare my week...

So I don't know if I've said this before (but I'm pretty sure I have), I love Extreme Weight Loss! And I love Chris and Heidi Powell! I swear, it's like every episode, I cry and it's fantastic! I'm just so inspired by the transformations people can make in a year. And seeing what they can do in a year makes my goal just seem attainable and not so daunting. Anyways, I follow Chris and Heidi on Facebook and saw that they were hosting a DietBet game . Now, I had never heard of this until then so I checked it out. And now I'm in! What it is is a place where you put money into the pot (in this case, it was $30), and you lose a specific amount. For this game, since it's only 28 days long, it will be 4% of your body weight. So I'm at/around 120 and 4% of that is 4.8, but I'm rounding up to 5 pounds. And there are quite a few people playing so you're going through this journey with others in the same boat as you, all trying to lose weight. And it...

I'm actually taking a true rest day! Meaning there was no work or gym. I spent my day at home, relaxing and just doing my prep for the week. I do feel a hint of guilt not doing anything, but then I'm trying to be mindful of my body and it's needs. I haven't done a real rest day in weeks. I'm either working, spending time at the gym or both. It's so weird to just lounge, but at the same time, it's fantastic! So today, while out of the gym, I'm trying to not get crazy with my food intake on the weekends cause that's a habit I'm trying to break.I'm keeping in mind, my macronutrients. Not to the point where I'm obsessive; I'm just more cognizant of how much carbs I'm taking in and how much more protein I need. And with that in mind and preparing for my week, I've been thinking about my food and other supplements I need to help my diet. Tomorrow is Day 28 of Lee Labrada's 12 Week program. So far, I'm liking it. I feel s...

So lately, I've been hitting the gym. I've gone every day - even when I lack the energy. I know that I need to keep going to keep my gym momentum going! What can I say? I am so inspired by all these people in the BPI challenge. I wish I was better through out the challenge but I have to say this challenge helped as a starting point as I've said before. I'm also slowly working my way through my free weights anxiety in the gym lol. I read this article on being an Alpha Girl in the gym and I'm trying to incorporate the tips and attitude in the gym.I have to say I am guilty of being on my phone, but it's cause I'm on the BodySpace app tracking my workout. So that's okay, right? It gives me my plan I need and guidance I so need! Otherwise, I'd wander around aimlessly from machine to machine, not sure what to do, like I did before. Now I just need to have the confidence lol.And I also realize I need lifting gloves; my hands are getting callused and roug...

It's finally the end of the Best Self Six Week Challenge. And while I didn't get crazy results and got sidetracked due to some personal circumstances, I think this is a great start to getting into a routine that will ultimately get me to my goals. I already noticed little changes, like less of a belly lol. My weight is a little less than I started but right now it's around the same with the usual fluctuations of like 2, 3 pounds. I'm taking every bit of the loss as a win! Especially when I look back and see where I came from. I still have another 13 pounds or so till I reach my goal weight. I still have more body fat to lose till I'm at my goal percentage. Maybe I can find a ticker for that lol. I view these past six weeks as a great starting point. And the end of this is really just a beginning for me. I'm still working a program. I've changed my program a few times and I've actually found one to stick to. I'm doing Lee Labrada's ...

With my workout that is! I'm back on Les Mill's Combat, baby! I just did my day 1 workout - Combat 30! And I have to say, I thought I was going to go back to sucking, but I didn't! I'm still not super fast but I didn't die and I somewhat kept up with all those kicks. So I'm taking that as a win. I haven't really done much cardio since I've gotten into lifting, but there's some thing about Combat that makes it awesome. I have that lovely post workout euphoria! Also, as well as doing that Beachbody challenge once again this year, I've also decided on doing this BPI Best Self 6 Week Challenge . I figure it's a good way to get back into a lifting routine instead of going sporadically as I have been doing lately. The program I chose to get into for this challenge is 12 Week Daily Trainer With Kris Gethin . I chose this one over Jamie Eason's LiveFit because I want and need cardio through out the entire program. When I was on LiveFit, I just ...

So I did sort of well this week. I did try to do the portion control from 21 Day Fix with the boxes. I also did track my food this week on MyFitnessPal, all of it - the good and the bad. I've been also trying to get more water in. To do so, I've just gotten use to throwing my blender bottle in my bag and just drinking at least 4 of those a day. I worked out most of the week, but I did miss yesterday's workout. Today is my off day from that Elite Body workout I'm doing. So I'm using today to do a different workout, which will probably be a cardio day (I think I'm going to try 21 Day Fix's Plyo Fix). I need more cardio in my life, even though lately I've avoided it. Hopefully 21 Day Fix has fun cardio. Oh, recent change, I've been trying out contact lenses. It's a odd; I'm use to having glasses and fidgeting with them to help focus but now I don't have them. I still want to touch my glasses and find myself just touching my face lol. I t...

Well, I'm back at this. Not back, like I stopped working out, ballooned up, and whatnot, but back as in that I'm going to be more consistent. It's not just that I have my friend's Vegas birthday trip coming up in May, but I also have my 30th birthday (that's right, 30!) in July. I just want to be a better me, going into my 30s. So, with that said, I'm jump starting this round with 21 Day Fix . I'm trying to be more conscious of what I'm eating since that's my biggest obstacle. I will workout and do all I can, but what's the point when I eat like crap. So 21 Day Fix with the containers for portion control might be the way to start for me. And that's starting today. Well the eating part is; the workout part of the program starts tomorrow. I'm also going to try and be more faithful in using MyFitnessPal to just double check that my calories are in order for my portions as well. On top of the 21 Day Fix, I'm adding in Erin Stern's...

So today was my Focus T25 Stats-urday. I don't know how much has changed since I didn't really do pre-T25 measurements so, I'm going to use this week's measurement as my starting ones, which I'll post on here. I've sadly gained some inches and weight since my last official weigh in at end of my last Beachbody program. Give, I haven't ballooned up to where I was and people still say I look good but I want to be better because I know I can. I haven't been religiously doing my workouts as I should. My T25 workouts haven't been as intense or has been as often as I would like, but at least I'm getting in there and getting it done. I have been doing some Brazilian Butt Lift - High & Tight. I need work on my butt and  love  the burn I get from that particular workout so I've been adding it to my weekly workouts. I think I might up it to doing it twice a week. I haven't been doing much progression on my weights program this past week. I see...

Well I'm into week 2 of Focus T25 and I have to admit, I have been bad. I have not been following the schedule. And it's usually due to the same reason many others have - I'm too busy, too tired, or just plain too lazy. I have been working out and not being completely inactive. I did do a few of the T25: Alpha phase workouts; I have to say my favorites so far have been the lower body and Speed 1.0. I love the lower body because I love the burn I feel from it and that's with using Tania as the modifier. And Speed 1.0, doing some of the punches and kicks, makes me feel all bad ass and want to keep kicking and punching, even if the little kicks are after a burpee. I am trying to double it on some days to make up for some of the days I missed so we'll see how it goes. Also, I partook in what was suppose to be a kickboxing/boxing class Saturday at my gym to get my workout on on my one day off. It wasn't really a kickboxing class; it was more of a bootcamp! And I ha...

So I've been slipping back into my old ways and feeling like I've been ballooning back up. I know that's not exactly true since I am still fitting into my smaller clothes but the weight number hasn't gone down; it's been going up slowly. That would concern me more if my clothes were getting tighter, but I've started lifting weights and trying to gain muscle so it's not really stressing me as much as it did before. I figure, being sick this past week, will give me a fresh start, just like I did last year with the start of my Combat. This year, I'm going to start Focus T25 as my next program. And I'm wanting to add that in addition to my weight training I'm (re-)starting. Right now, it's a matter of when I should start my cardio since I've been sick and it's hard to breath just walking, so doing straight 25 minutes seems daunting right now. I'm going to restart my weight training program, doing Jamie Eason's LiveFit program. I...