Ok, so it has been a while since I posted. However, lets just say I was preparing for my next move. In the mean time I have gotten somethings that I thought would be helpful. Number one, a scale (though it has been almost 3 months since I have gotten on it). I feel that a scale will hold me more accountable. Right now, however; my scale and I are not on speaking terms. You see when I first got it I was in love, I researched various ones on line and in retail stores and finally settled on one. It was truly a process. I was happy with it at first. You see I was tracking and charting my meals on this free "My Tracker" thingy online and I was working out everyday at the gym on campus (it was free and I like free). And the weight was coming off. SLOWLY. Well, being the impatient person I am I got bored and discouraged at my results. I started slacking in my workouts-and not cooking (essentially eating out too much). So of course, the scale started showing this and well. . . I didn't like that. So now we aren't speaking. I'm thinking of extending the olive branch again as I go about this again, but from a different angle. I have bought this Jillian Michael's "Shed and Shred" DVD and her Ab Workout DVD. I have only been able to the beginners level workout on the Ab DVD that pretty much takes me out in itself. I did it for the first time with a girlfriend of mine last week (I have had the DVD for about 3 months now) and did it again by myself last night. I am thinking I should be doing it again tonight-but isn't there something about allowing your muscles to rest? So that is what I am doing: giving my core a rest tonight.
I had strayed away from this blog, because I had a lot going on-things have changed now and it is taking a minute for me to get used to this change in my life. I have learned in the past that if I focus my energies on something positive (perhaps even several things at once), I tend to make it through. this is my attempt at throwing myself back into some work.
Two recent things in particular have brought me back to this blog. A long time friend of mine-from elementary school, actually-has lost a lot of weight. She was never very over weight like myself, however every since I have known her she has been on the heavier side. Well, she is looking super skinny. I asked her what she was doing because I too wanted to go to bed and wake up skinny (a girl can dream-right). she said she was keeping her carbohydrate intake to 20 net carbs per day. Of course I thought to myself, I can surely do that. I researched a bit online to find out what exactly was considered a net carb, and some more information about carbs. Then I went to the grocery store. I wouldn't be able to eat any carbs it what it was looking like. Everything was at least 26g per serving, with little to no fiber to offset and take away to make fewer net carbs. I then remembered she also said the diet left very few choices for food. So I planned a low carb dinner, but not sure how long this is going to last. The grilled chicken breast and fried eggplant was good. However, in the future, will have to bake Eggplant and not fry and remember to peel the skin off outside first-kind of tough to chew.
The second thing that brought me back to this blog was the actress Mo'Nique. She has been in the entertainment industry for some time now and today she decided to reveal her new body. I am like OMG!! That is what I want to look like, she did it and she looks beautiful. In an article online she said she chronicled her journey so that she would give inspiration to others. Which brought me back to my blog. I thought that was the reason I originally set out to do this-to be an inspiration to others. My close friend Charlena has already told me I needed to be blogging. So here I go. I need to come up with a time and post on a website like Craig's List for a new project. Right now, I am literally struggling in my mind to not eat anything else tonight. I have been trying to have this new rule where I dont eat anything after 9pm. Some nights it is ok and I make it through no problem. Nights like tonight though, I have to focus on something else to make through. I think Im going to watch one of these two movies that I rented and then call it a night. I have an early morning tomorrow and a lot to do.
