This month is quickly passing us by!!!
I can't believe that I'm going to be 51 in a matter of a week! HOLY MOLY CANOLI!!!
I think that I'm finally out of my mental funk and getting my MOJO back to stay on plan, workout, and do better overall! Since this mindshift change, I've lost 8 lbs and 3.5" overall in 2 weeks time!!! WHOOT WHOOT!!
How is everyone doing?? How is your journey going?
This month I have been learning so much about myself on this health journey...
It all comes to mindset - changing the negative to positive - not listening to the voice that is not of God saying that I can't do it - I'm not worth the effort - I'll never be able to compete in bikini bodybuilding competitions...
But this is what I've learned through my quiet times with Jesus:
WOW!!! It's July already and the 4th is just a few days away!!!
I'm so sorry for not keeping up with my blog - it's been a little crazy!
I will post pics of my progress since April - it's been stressful and emotionally hard for a couple of months!
Daddy's Alzheimer's has progressed pretty quickly - he still knows who we are, but I can see where it's just the beginning of that happening. My aunt passed away, a week before that - had to put our beloved dog down. Mama is struggling physically and is emotionally/mentally spent in caring for Daddy, who can be pretty demanding and exhausting in his confusion.
So, needless to say, it's been a little rough.
BUT - we press on and continue our journey!
How are you doing on your journey to health??
How can I encourage you?
Top picture is when I started with my Coach - Melanie Martin, IFBB Pro 6.1.20. I had already lost about 60 lbs on my own, but was stagnate for a couple of months and needed help to break that. I was 286 in that picture. The bottom picture was taken 6.28.21 at my last check-ins - I am 260. Even though the weight is good, I'm shocked by the inches and the change in my body composition! YES! We are on the right track to eventually get to competition stage in body building - bikini or wellness division - not sure yet.
Here it is towards the end of April and WHAT a month!!! I have been stretched emotionally and mentally these past, oh... 6 weeks, but it has created GROWTH! I have started writing my book, created a logo (the last picture posted below), and started my YouTube channel (please subscribe/like/share):
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVkJm2rMCunA3GkIodCt-gQ
Somehow, I injured myself 6 weeks ago to the point that it was hard to sleep, walk, sit, let alone workout. I was able to get some walking in, but not enough to really feel like I got my heart rate up by any means.
Yesterday was the 1st day I was able to get back to "work" and it felt soooooo guuuuuuuuuud!!! Am I sore? Absolutely! Am still in recovery from my injury? Absolutely! Am I glad I worked out? Absolutely!!!
The growth came from having to be "still". It mentally pushed me to make sure that I stayed on my nutrition plan - which I have to say I did NOT do for a good 2 weeks. By eating like that - of course, I gained weight and I couldn't be mad at it or even frustrated. I KNEW what I was doing while I was doing it - so...that's the consequence for those choices. So I'm 1/2 way through a new meal plan and have been sticking pretty close to it - a WHOLE LOT better than the previous 2 weeks!
All this to say - I don't have to be "perfect" on my plan, water intake, and working out... I am learning to be mentally tough...growing emotionally and mentally....glowing from the inside out...
It's a process... I have to trust it.... will you?
I can't believe that it's April already!
I do have to apologize for not blogging for the month of March, basically... I have been injured these past 2 weeks with back/side spasms and REALLY tight muscles. But that is NOT an excuse why I can't keep everyone up to date.
So far, I'm doing better on the nutrition front and STAYING on plan ... wish I was able to workout in partnership with the nutrition to see MAJOR gains these past 2 weeks... I still lost 7 lbs, but the inches didn't really move...
I'm trying not to get into a funk of not being able to workout - will do yoga and major stretching to keep things moving and not stiffen up too badly.
How are y'all doing? Comment below! let me hear from you!
It's ALREADY March!!! This year is just FLYING by! The snow is FINALLY melting away - even though the temps are ok - but that wind - SHOOO WHEEE!!! THAT can stop ANY day now! I'm so ready for Spring - who else is over the cold?
There have been many things happening lately -
So in that process, I have failed to keep up with my blogging here and I do so apologize! I want to be as real and transparent as I can be, in order to help others live their authentic life. Once I get everything set up and ready to go on my YouTube channel, I will let y'all know!
Yesterday was check-in day with Coach and it didn't go very well... I lost only 2.2 pounds (in 2 weeks) and gained inches - NOT the direction I wanted to be headed in. BUT I'm on it for the next 2 weeks to get down - I'm COMMITTED to getting closer to 240 these next 2 weeks...
THIS is a difficult journey. Hardest thing I've EVER had to do - and I have to keep my self-talk to the positive and reminding myself daily that I am worth the effort of being healthy.
Here it is the "Day of Love" that is celebrated EVERY YEAR...
What happens to those of us who do not have that "special someone" in our lives to share it with? What do we do?
I say that we love ourselves - not in a selfish way - but in a self-care way. We love ourselves enough to fuel it with nutritious food. We love ourselves by our movement/exercise to keep our heart, what we love with metaphorically speaking, strong. Blood flowing. Muscle and bones strong!
It has been a month and a half since I last wrote - working on my mental state and emotional well-being to love myself and realize that it's not being selfish, but self-care.
So, I don't have to have that "special someone" in my life to tell me and show me that they love me. I show up for myself every day.
