What a day!

Worked my butt of at the gym today. The Stair master is my arch enemy. I did five minutes on it and I thought i was going to die. I walked 12 flights of stairs and burned about 60 calories. That's not bad for only doing it for five minutes. When I work out I like to have a little competition with the person closest to me, even though they have no idea. Its a good way to push myself more harder and faster.
I went shopping today at festival and bought some new items to try. First is Hemp Hearts. Hemp hearts are shelled hemp seeds. It has 10 grams of protein in only 3 tablespoons. Its good to snack on and it has a nutty flavor to it. Its packed with bunch of vitamins, protein, and nutrients that can help you lose weight. You can use it to bake or sprinkle it on oatmeal and yogurt. I plan on making a smoothie with it tomorrow. For more info about Hemp Hearts, check out this website http://www.healing-source.com/about_HempHearts_b.htm
Also I bought some gluten free bread to try it for a better alternative to getting my grains. To crave my chocolate hunger i bought Fiber One brownie bars. Only one bar is 90 calories and has 20 percent of your daily dose of fiber. Can you say YUM!!!

I just want to give a shout out to all my supports that come and check out my blog and give me support and inspiration. You guys help me get through my hard days when I just want to give up! Thank you for not letting me. This journey will be long and hard, but i want this, i need this and i know i can do this! So thank you and i love you all!!

Zumba

Lance and I just got Wii, so I have been trying to find Wii games that i can help me work out when I can get to the gym. The first one I got is this one.

Next week is my first weight in for my celebrity fit club, I'm pretty excited and nervous at the same time. Wish me luck!
I have been reading alot of weight loss blogs, they have given me bunch of ideas and have been a big inspiration for me..
I wrote before about having my goal about my boyfriends sisters wedding. Well i am going to Georgia in four months. So i have done a mini goal. First of all its to lose 10lbs a month so be down fourty pounds by the time I go to Georgia. With this goal i will be writing down all i eat and all my calories. Also I will be planning out my meals.
I NEED THIS! I WANT THIS!

Brandon and Leah - Life Happens (Official Music Video)

CANT.....GIVE....UP!

I should of put this picture first. This is picture is what made me think, "What the hell am I doing to my self?" I told myself I would never be this big.
So I made a competition for myself. My boyfriends sister is getting married in September. I have a dress that I kept for years. Its a size 16..i am currently a size 20-22..depends on the style of clothes. I have eight months to be able to get into my dress. If I get that goal I decided Im going to treat myself in either getting my hair done or a tattoo. I haven't really decided. Here is a picture of me when I last wore it about 7 years ago.

Here is a better picture of the dress. I think its so beautiful!

I think this will help me stay focus and keep having motivation! what do you all think? Also I have a short term goal down...in four months I will be going to Georgia for a week with some of my girl friends and my goal is about 40 pounds. that means i will be able to lose about 10 or so pounds a month. I dont want to go to the beach feeling uncomfortable..That has happen to me before recently when I spent a night in a hotel and when we went swimming..there was a group of people mooing at me. It was absolutely horrible.

So I have been thinking a lot lately on buying a bike with my tax money..I have had the one I have now since I was 15 and Im turning 23 on Saturday!! I really like the old style bikes like in the 50's and 60's...here is a picture of something i might get...Its sooo fricken goregous!!!

Celebrity Fit Club

I love having a gym membership. One of the best decisions I ever made. I signed up at Anytime Fitness about almost two years ago, with my sister in law. We started working out together and it really helped having someone workout with you. There was a time though that I didn't go for months. Then one day I realized that I was wasting my money by not going. So once I moved in with my boyfriend and his family I started going again. Right now Anytime Fitness is having a Celebrity Fitness Club. You sign up they weigh you and find out your body mass. Then you pick out a celebrity. My is Ziva David, the character from NCIS. Every week I will go in and weigh myself to see if i lost anything. This will really help me because it will push myself to work hard since its a competition against everyone. Who ever loses the most weight and body fat will win a prize. I cannot wait!

Happy Valentines Day

I hope everyone has a good Valentines Day, I will be celebrating it with my love, Lance. Going on almost two years. He is the Love of my life. The first man I ever met that loves me for me and supports me in everything that I do. He has been such a support and helper in my weight loss. Always tells me not to give up if I am having a bad day. He means the world to me and I couldnt picture myself with any other guy. He is the best thing that has ever happen to me! LOVE YOU LANCE!!

Feeling great!

I have been feeling great lately with all the healthy food choices and exercise. I have been doing a lot more strength training then cardio, which is suppose to help boost your metabolism. Gaining muscle helps you burn more fat. I have felt a great difference after been doing this for two weeks. I am so happy with the weight loss i have been doing. i haven't been weighing myself but i notice in the size of my waist and how my pants have been fitting looser.

Here is a recent picture of my weight loss :)

Josh Groban - You Are Loved (Don't Give Up) [HQ]

Me three weeks into my journey

Me at the beginning of my journey

Its a slow and long journey but its what i need to do to better my life and myself. For I have hated the way i look for a long time and its time for a long need change for the better. I have had so much support from my friends and family, whom have helped me stay motivated and to remind me to never give up!

Oye

I have been trying to find a blog that i really like and i cant seem to find one but i have had a blogger account for a while so i figured i would try this out. Things have been going semi well for me i have come to have a mind set that my body fat is my enemy and i must destroy it. i have had a fresh wave of motivation and i have been really good at setting goals in eating healthy and working out. I have been bringing my boyfriends brother with me and he was been helping me push myself in either running or lifting weights on the treadmill. Which is what i really need because i have workout with some people and all they do is go on one machine and don't push their selves. I benched  65lbs and I never thought i wouldn't even be able to bench the bar but i did! I also have been drinking protein drinks which have gave me a real boost in energy. I love mixing it with fresh fruit, spinach, and milk in my rocket blender.
  The past couple weeks have been really stressful for me. I applied at a new job where my boyfriend works but didnt get it. I really beat myself up over it, which I shouldn't do but its hard.
I will be trying out a new pill called CLA or conjugated linoleic acid. It helps to not let your body absorb all the fat. There are iffy views on it but most of them have been good.

• Some Days..i tell ya.

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

  
  Have you ever had one of those days where you just dont seem motivated. I have had those ever once and awhile. You just get frustrated because everyone around you seems to have an easier time to lose weight then i have seem to struggle that is why i am trying to go gluten free. I think if i limit my gluten and sugar intake it will become easier to shed the pounds.

  I love going to the gym until a couple times this guy has been there and have been giving me dirty looks, you know the look ppl give you when they glance you up and down. Well he did that to me and then gave me a smirk like saying, “ha, you working out?!” It was like he was telling me that i was too big to work out. Especially since i didn’t stay on the stair master long. Seriously…who can stay on their long…its nuts! I climbed three flights of stairs and i thought i was going to die! I think if i work on it more my goal to get 10 flights of stairs. I CAN DO IT!

  Good thing today i got to visit one of my dearest best friends and her daughters. Dancing to Just Dance 3 on the Wii. I love them all so much we always have such a good time! We have been friends since we were six!

  

  

  My other dearest best friend

  

  My awesome Boyfriend

  

  I have been so blessed to have great friends and amazing boyfriend. I have to remember how blessed i am to have people who love me and support me. My friends and family are amazing. Will be posting pics of family soon!
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• Gluten Free

  
  

   

  
  

  
  Recently i have been looking up about going gluten free because it can have great impacts on losing weight. Here is a link about gluten and list of foods that you can get to be gluten free.

  
  

  http://coroflie.hubpages.com/hub/Gluten

  http://www.free-from.com/blog/foods-you-can-eat-and-avoid-gluten/

  i am blessed to live by a grocery store that has lots of gluten free products that aren’t expensive
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• what a long week

  
  

   

  
  

  
  Have had a long week with work and everything…just have been very stressed and being an emotional eater its been tough the past couple days. Been trying stay positive and i like to relax by sitting by the fire and listening to nature music. i LOVE nature music so peaceful and calming. so starting this week i am going hard core…WHOSE WITH ME!

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxwQnnnjg9I&feature=relmfu

  10 HEALTHIEST FOODS

  http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/recipes/healthy-eating/superfoods/the-10-healthiest-foods-on-the-planet/

  
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• Such a good day!

  
  

   

  
  

  
  Went to the gym when i got to work and weighted myself even though i shouldnt of because i ate 3 hours prior but i did anyways just too see and it said i was down  1 more pound!!!! i am so pumped that i have finally stuck to something now being 3 weeks and going strong!! i have help with my phone app called my fitness plan, let you track your calories and workouts. Added bonus that is FREE!!!!

  Total weight loss 11lbs

  

  Also learning from different blogs, carla who i posted on my blog about chia and how it was so  beneficial i finally found a grocery store that sold it! I got home and tried it…soo yummy!!!!

  

  i have been learning so much about food and how it can be so beneficial and yummy i cannot wait to share more with you!

   

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  Wow, what an inspiration!

  
  

  
   

  \Losing 100 Pounds, Becoming a Figure Skater
   

  Tue, Jan 10, 2012 – 2:30 | 940,995 views

  Sandra Chambers, 43, takes to the ice, transforming her body—and future.

  http://news.yahoo.com/video/secondact-20246210/losing-100-pounds-becoming-a-figure-skater-27846137.html
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• Long/good day

  
  

  Today has started out as a good day, i lost 5 lbs and 2 inches off my waist. I have noticed recently that my clothes have been fitting much better and loser. Even my work clothes which before were getting really snug. I think if i keep going on track, my goal is to be down 80lbs by the time i go to Georgia with my friends! i cannot wait!

  I think everyone should try the drink called, “Skinny Girl” They come in martini, cosmopolitan, and sangria.

  This is the one that i have at home, it only has a 100 calories and 3 grams of carbs! It taste absolutely delicious!

  

  Another favorite thing of mine, that is a healthy snack that i recently fell in love with is Pistachios! Grab a little bag on the go and you have a healthy snack between meals.

  
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• Me in 8th Grade

  
  

  

  This is my goal in a year. This was me 8th grade graduation, 180 pounds and a size 16.

  I am now 280 pounds (eeek) and a size 22.

  I honestly cant believe in that amount of time i have gained about 100 pounds. i have to put a stop to it!
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• New Girl

  
  

  I cant standed when people tear you down for the smallest things, dont let their words affect you otherwise they won the battle. For me this was a big thing that I didnt do growing up. I took all the bad and negative things that people have said to me to heart and it made me feel more insecure and less confident then I did. I didnt try too, but words hurt more then people say they do. So when I start changing my diet and exercise, people still critized me for being they body type that i am. You know what if they spent a day with me, they could see that im one of the most atheltic big person. Through high school i was always big but i played three sports a year and always worked out. This is who i am, and if people dont like it, thats fine with me. Some people dont have to struggle with their weight because the way there body  chemistry is. I am doing my best and thats all i can do.  I loving watching shows when you see a weird and quirky person that doesnt care if she is a nerd, or weird or different because no one is normal. Everyone should check out the show “New Girl” thats on FOX. Its funny and it made me realize that i should be the way i am and not try to be something different.

  

  So lately I have been eating alot of spinach, i create fun and different salads always something new. Also everyone should try eating argula. Its a little more bitter but if you have a lite vinerette on it, you wont even notice. I will be posting some pictures of the salads i create. If anyone would like the recipes let me know.
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• New Year, New Start

  I have been going off and on with diets if you could read from my previous post, but i am determine to finally get it right. My main problem is portion size and how often I eat. I don’t eat a lot actually but I only usually eat two times a day, before and after work. During those time my portions are pretty big and before i didn’t exercise a lot so I wasn’t burning many calories. For me, it was the lack of motivation I had to go work out before or after work. I still struggle with this, like the past week…I haven’t really workout at all. Yesterday I went on a pretty long walk with Sammi. I haven’t gone tonight at all my goal is to start fresh in the week starting tomorrow after i get done with work. The music video thats on the side of the page is one of my favorite songs to work out too. “Heavy Cross” by Gossip. You should definitely check it out.
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• Such A pretty Fat

  I am also currently reading “Such a Pretty Fat” by Jen Lancaster. She talk about her journey though losing weight and its such a good read. She is hilarious and I can relate what she is going through. I highly recommend her books, I have become such a big fan of hers! Recently I have been researching The Atkins diet but I found out it could lead to some health problems. I do like the idea though of cutting down the intake of bread and starch because it turns into sugar. For me that is a problem because I was diagnosed with Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome. One out of five girls can get it and most overweight girls do. It was my period was very irregular and my body wasn’t using the sugar for energy or breaking it down. It was just storing it in my body. So to elimate a major of carbs I think will help me shed pounds as well.
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• Wow, way to long

  
  

  Okay new website!! :) I cant believe how long its been since i have done this.  During the time I have been away its sad to know that I gained 20 lbs and completely failed at the thing i have been working hard on for so long. But all I can do is to pick up where i left off and began fresh. It kills me know how the years pass and noticable bigger i get. I go off and on diets and mind sets that im going to change my eating habits onlly to fail a week or so later. What am i doing wrong, why cant i seem to keep this going. Ive been to the doctor, having them tell me if i dont change bad things can happen but it still doesnt get me to stick to anything. I am tired of being fat.. i hate that word so much for that was the one word that would break me down and lose all hope. But i dont want to feel sorry for myself anymore, i did this to myself and i need to take this into action and fix what i did for the better or me and my future. Recently i have been going back to the gym and working out everyday for an hour an half just the past week i havent so now i have to get a mind set going again! IM GOING TO DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT TOOO! WHOSE WITH ME!!!
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