HEY EVERYONE! HOPE EVERYONE IS DOING WELL..I AM DOING OKAY. I MUST ADMIT I HAVEN'T BEEN MYSELF LATELY...PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY, SPIRITUALLY AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT FALLS IN THAT CATAGORY OF NOT BEING STABLE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME THIS LATER PART OF THE SUMMER. I CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN. AFTER TALKING WITH MY GRANDMA ABOUT IT. SHE THREW SOME OF THAT GRANDMA WISDOM IN AND TOLD ME THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING AND I DEFITNITYLY WON'T BE THE LAST. I UNDERSTAND THAT. I HIT THE BOTTOM OF, I GUESS MY OWN PERSONAL MISERY LAST WEEKEND. I CRIED AND I CRIED I WAS IN REAL BAD SHAPE. I FELT AS IF I WAS AT A POINT OF NOT BEING IN CONTROL. I AM NOT USE TO NOT HAVING CONTROL OF MY LIFE AND WHAT GOES ON IN IT. BUT LAST WEEKEND WAS IT.....SUNDAY I GOT UP AND I SAID "SELF, YOUR BETTER THAN THIS...ITS TIME TO PICK YOURSELF UP, BRUSH YOUR SELF OFF..AND KEEP IT MOVING" I WROTE IT ON MY BATHROOM MIRROR IN LIPSTICK..WITH THAT SAID ITS TIME TO GET BACK IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING. NO TIME FOR PITY PARTIES...I REFUSE TO QUIT. IF I HAVE TO KEEP STARTING OVER TIME AFTER TIME AFTER TIME.
LAST WEEKEND WAS THE TURNING POINT THAT EVERYONE HAS WHEN THEY RELIZED THEY HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THE BULL ISH!! WELL...I AM HERE TO SAY THAT I HAVE. I WILL BE RETURNING BACK TO EXTRAPOUNDS AND BLOGING ON A REGUALAR NOW. I HAVE MY INTERNET BACK ON AT HOME, NOW I CAN BLOG AND SURF THE NET WITH NO INTERUPPTIONS. FOR ALL WHO DON'T KNOW I AM PURSUING MY MASTERS IN RESPIRATORY THERAPY AT GEORGIA STATE. YAY!! WELL I WALKED OVER THERE TO THE GYM WHICH IS THE COOLEST GYM EVER! ITS LIKE A MINI LA FITNESS..SIGNED MY WAIVER AND WILL BE STARTING THE GYM ON MONDAY IMMEDIATLY AFTER WORK. I ALSO CALLED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE NUTRIONIST AT GEORGIA STATE, NO ONE HAS CALLED ME BACK YET BUT THATS OKAY I WILL KEEP TRYING. THE VISIT IS $15 DOLLARS AND THAT INCLUDES TWO FOLLOW UP VISITS. I FIGURE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE I ALREADY HAVE ABOUT EATING HEALTHY AND THE INFO THEY WILL GIVE ME. I WILL DO GOOD. IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE MONEY. I CANT GO BACK TO WEIGHT WATCHERS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I HAVE TO DO THIS ON MY OWN. STEP BY STEP.
ITS FUNNY HOW LIFE CAN BREAK YOU DOWN SOMETIMES. I AM CERTAIN I AM NOT IN THE BOAT BY MYSELF. BUT ITS A TERRIBLE FEELING. BUT I CAN'T QUIT NOW WHEN GOD HAS BOUGHT ME SO FAR IN THIS JOURNEY. I MISS ALL YOU GUYS! TALK TO YOU SOON! WISH ME LUCK AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
Goodmorning to all! Hope everyone is having a good day so far. As for me my morning is shaping up to be good. I told myself in the car this morning on my way to work that I would not let anyone get next to me today! I gave all my worries to God this morning. He is going to have to deal with them because today is not the day. I get tired of worrying and stressing myself out about things that I cannot control. I contribute my lack of motivation this last couple of months to worrying about things. Not today...anyway...I am so excited about school and jumping back on the weightloss train. I am very happy and pleased with myself.
I had been noticing the pass month when I get home how swollen my feet and ankles are. I am constantly up and walking around at work which wears on your feet and ankles of course. Well I knew I hadn't been drinking my water and eating correctly so I was in no doubt that my lack of water contributed in some way to my swollen feet and the end of the day. Yesterday I told myself, "self you are drinkin all your water today" I complied after I left my full time job yesterday I went to my part time job at Target I am please to say when I got home my feet were not swollen. Now I know that I am retaining water and thats why my feet were swollen. I am still going to make a doctors appointment and get things checked out.
I am getting back motivated and getting myself back in order you guys and it feels great. I ate my breakfest and took my vitamin yesterday followed by good lunch and not so good dinner (I had a pretzel from work) but with all that walking around at Target I am sure I burned it almost off before leaving work. So I getting there I am still a work in progress
I have a trip to Destin beach planned in September coming up so I am eager to see how much I can loose before then. Thanks you guys for all your support I am so glad to know I have somebody to turn too when my motivation decides to vacate. Have a good hump day!
Hey you guys... well I have been off all week just chillin and lounging around the house doing nothing. So I figuered this week was as good as any to "get back to the basics" and get back on the weight loss train.. well I got up put on my ugly peach workout pants and my Zeta tshirt, strapped on the IPOD and started walking. I was went walking around the mall by my house. I figured this would be a good spot because alot of people walk around the mall, yall about half way around my ankles started hurting my back started hurting I was sweating about a gallon of water a minute....and oh my gosh I had to stop and catch my breath. Now I know it wasn't going to be easy but I was like DANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys its going to be a long hard road..but I am going to have to keep at it.
So how have everyone been? I have been good I am just tryin to make it...LIfe has just been happening with the rising price of EVERYTHING I have just been trying to make it. I have been working a part time job at Target...but its a big help. I am really ready to get back on the weight loss train...plus guess what you guys I am going back to school this fall to Georgia state for respiratory therapy. I had to give up the teaching dream. I honestly don't believe its for me. I honestly can't say I want to wake up every morning teaching. I think its more of my grandother dream for me than mine. I always wanted to working in the medical field so since my degreee is in Healthcare Administration I am going to futher my medical career in Respiratory therapy. I am so excited you guys I really am I feel like a freshman in school. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy your weekend! I will talk to you guys soon!!!
HEY YOU GUYS!!!! HUGS ALL AROUND! I MISS YOU GUYS DEARLY!!!!!! HOW HAS EVERYONE BEEN. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE IT JUST IN LIFE. ITS BEEN HARD WITH THIS TERRIBLE TERRIBLE ECONOMY, BUT I'M BACK!!! SORRY I HAVE BEEN GONE SO LONG. I THINK I FOUND MY MOTIVATION AGAIN.. I GLAD HE CAME BACK...I GOT ON THE SCALE ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED AND UPSET..I CAN'T CONTINUE LIKE THIS...ITS NOT GOOD FOR MY HEALTH AND AT THIS POINT SELF ESTEEM EITHER..BUT ANYWAY ENOUGH OF THAT...WHAT HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN DOING? I HAVE JUST BEEN WORKING AND WORKING AND WORKING. I HAVE A PART TIME JOB AT TARGET...WHICH WITH THESE GAS PRICES LIKE THEY ARE HAS BEEN WORKING OUT VERY WELL FOR ME. PLUS THEY GIVE ME ENOUGH TIME IN THE WEEK TO STILL GET A GOOD WORKOUT IN. ITS A COOL JOB. I CAN'T COMPLAIN.
I GUESS WHAT GOT ME MOTIVATED THIS TIME.. WAS MY STENCH WITH THE SCALE LAST WEEK PLUS I READ ABOUT A GIRL ABOUT MY AGE WHO LOST WEIGHT AND DID A GREAT JOB. I AM JUST TIRED OF MAKING EXCUSES I AM JUST READY TO GET BACK IN THE RUT OF THINGS. I SEE RIGHT NOW I HAVE TO START AT GROUND ZERO. I HAVE TO GO BACK TO BASICS.....JUST WALKING AND EATING MY VEGETABLES AND DRINKING MY WATER. THAT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST THING THAT I HAVE FELL BACK ON. I HAVEN'T BEEN DRINKING MY WATER LIKE I USED TOO...I SEEM TO HAVE BECAME A REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE...I NEED YOU GUYS TO GUIDE ME BACK TO THE SAFE WATERS..
SO HERE I GO AGAIN BACK ON THE WEIGHTLOSS WAGON...ONE DAY I AM GOING TO RIDE THE WAGON ALL THE WAY TO THE END UNTIL THEN I AM GOING TO KEEP TRYING UNTIL I MAKE IT! I AM ON VACATION THIS WEEK...SO SINCE THERE IS NO BETTER TIME THAN THE PRESENT..HERE I GO AGAIN!!! YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT WEEK!
Hey everyone!!! I miss you guys soooo much! I am trying to hold on! I have been around but so much have been going on! I have moved and my internet is not on yet. I should be back in business around the second week in May. Once my internet is on at home. I will be able to post more. I am also working a part time job at Target. I was forced to find me a part time job! Its okay sometimes you have to do what you have to do. I like it even though I hate to give up my weekends! Its providing me with alot of financial relief, this part time job is going to be permenent until futher notice.
Good news though I have been trying to eat right and excercise my new apartments have a gym on site...which is Super Super great! Plus is really big and I have been walking alot in the evenings when I don't have to work just to get out the house and enjoy the day and walk summer! Thanks for all of you guys who have checked on me. I am sorry to be absent but I have some personal things in my lfe I am resolving now..but thanks so much for the warm wishes and miss you emails..I am here!
Hey everyone! Hope everyone is doing good this week! I have been doing well..no complaints. I know I have been missing in action...but I have been thinking of you guys here. I had alot going on toward the end of last week and the beginning of this week that I haven't had time to just sit down and catch my breath.
I went to the cabins for the weekend. We left on Friday afternoon/evening ohh my gosh it was soooooo nice and relaxing..breathing in all that clean fresh air. We went to Blairsville, GA...it was in the country country I promise me and my friends were the only black faces there..(not that it matters) but it was like wow..anyway..I cannot even begin to explain all the fun we had. I will post some pictures later..we are going back in July for the holiday..we are aleady getting the money and everything together to go. YAY!!!Well because of my trip I was unable to attend weight watchers this past monday which I guess was a little plus because TOM is here visiting but he should be gone shortly. This week has been an okay in the eating deposit but a drain in the excercise department I wasn't able to excercise Monday or yesterday, Tuesday I was just lazy. So I still have days left in this week. I haven't thru everything off completly. Well just wanted to check in on you guys! Miss you gals and I am thinking of you all......Have a good one!
Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me......
Hey everyone!!! I missed you guys! I am here. Sorry I wasn't able to post these past couple of days but I am here and doing great I have so much to tell you guys..well...Yesterday was Monday...and it was the best begnning a week I have ever had! I got off work late so I missed my weight watcher class that starts at 5:30 pm. So I had decided to just wait until Thursday and go weigh in at another weight watcher class that I like going too...well after getting home I just decided that I would go to the track and walk. I went and I did 2 miles well on my way home I was like "wait a minute"they have another weight watcher class at 7:30...so I rushed over there and ran in..not looking for much because of the pass crappy holiday which was Valentines day and really not doing all that well on Saturday (didn't drink all my water or excercise) Well I went in...to get another extra dose of motivation and I stepped on the scale...and I had lost 3lbs!!! YES YALL!!! 3LBS!!! Talking about excited and cheesing from ear to ear just big ol Kool Aid Smile...I felt like I had just won the lottery Its nothing like self satisfaction..I don't know what I did...but I need to do it again this week.
My weekend was good just rested and kinda chilled around the house. Sunday I went to the track and walked and kinda cleared my head and thoughts. Now that I have gotten off to a great start this week I intend on keeping it that way...TOM is looming in the shadows so I am going to see if TOM can just have mercy on me this month I think I had better success this week because I decided to cut down my points to a lower number than what I am eating now..I think that was kinda hendering me..my supervisor who is doing weight watchers also said that I look like I am sliming down..Its only been a couple of pounds..but I don't see it....oh well since I am not quitting this time and taking it 1 pound at time..I will just have to wait patiently and keep at it!
Anyway I am looking foward to a good week! Have a great day!
Hey Guys!!! Happy Valentine's Day!!!I hope everyone is enjoying the love feast day! Mine is going okay. Nothing to complain about and even if it was whats the use of complaining. It's a cold day here but hopefully its sunny! Well...I went to the gym last night and got my work out on...It was like EXTRA cold outside I really didn't want to go, but I pushed myself and said..."SELF, GET UP, GET OUT, AND DO SOMETHING!!!!" So I got in a really good workout in so hopefully it will show up on the scales on Monday.
Okay...so I figured if I can get through today I can make it. Everyone is walking around with cake, cookies, and candies....a dieter nightmare...and I am really the biggest cookie monster around these parks. I am staying away everytime I think about it. I drink my water. I left my snacks that I planned to bring to work today on the counter. But I refuse to go through this day and mess up my hard work.
I really don't have much to talk about today. Its been a pretty boring week. Yea!! Its almost the weekend! I have done rather well this week staying on point and eating healthy. Last night for dinner I had baked chicken and of course the usual salad. Tonight I am going to hit the gym and go home and rest of course. Everyone enjoy there day! Don't forget to Share the love today!
Hush....you guys hear that...its the sound of the crowd going wild!!!!
I am so excited about whats going on with me right now that I can hardly focus on typing this blog. My day began a little partly cloudy..just a typical Monday. I was anixous about my weigh in but most importantly my scores from my teacher test. ( I am trying to become certified). Well...as they day drew closer to the time the scores would be posted on the internet I kept checking and checking...so around 3:15 the scores were posted I eagerly put in my password and code and whata you know!!! I PASSED!!! I PASSED!!!If I could do a cartwheel. I would have done 2 cartwheels and ended it with triple double sommersalt!! (however you spell it) I was so excited. I have been wanting to teach since I moved to Atlanta and started subbing. I always had trouble with the math part. As a matter of fact after the state of Georgia turned to administring the GACE and not the Praxis I was excited because It was suppose to be easier..well...It took me 3 trys to pass but I passed. I kept at it...it was hard..it was plenty of nights I doubted myself and questioned myself weather teaching was even for me. Today, my answer was clear...yes this is for me...I am on my way!
Well....I was all pumped up when I made it home ...now if I could continue my sweet victory. I hurried in used the bathroom...then ran off to Weight Watchers...and what!! I couldn't belive it... a measly .2 lbs loss but since I was on my euphoric high...I couldn't even be mad at the scale...now next week maybe a little diffrent but nothing could taint how I was feeling right now.
Well...and then I got more good news.. I was wanting to start going to the gym at work before work but I have to take the shuttle to work and the shuttle doesn't start running until 6am so I was like what to do Well the security guard at work said that I can park at the parking deck and when I finish my car to the MLK parking lot where I am assigned to work and won't have to pay...so my plan is coming together so I am going to get my parking situation under control and hopefully next week start going to the gym in the morning...oh my that mean rise and shine 4 am...oh my!!! Well hope you all have a good evening! PEACE,LOVE AND HAIR GREASE!!!
Hey everyone! Hope everyone is doing well this week. I am just tryin to relax and get ready for another long week! I have weigh in tomorrow and I get my scores back from my teacher test tomorrow!! YAY!!! Its been a long week. I was so ready for the weekend. I was suppose to work but the person who wanted me to work never called me back which was perfectly okay. I was able to rest this weekend and sleep in. Even though I was looking for the much needed overtime money.
Oh well, I am excited about weigh in tomorrow. I got on the scale this morning I was down so I am defitnityly looking for a lost but I have decided I am going to cut down the points I am suppose to be eating. My body is on a serious plateau or something. I have to be. When I first did Weight Watchers I did really good. After I stopped doing weight watchers I kind of didn't change up my eating although I did gain my weight back and ate looser I still ate alot of the stuff I eat now, Oatmeal in the morning, maybe a smart one in the evening, string cheese for snacks. I need to change up. Becuase this time is hard for me. I feel like I am struggling to loose. I am going to keep at it. With that said I am going to try some new things this week, as far as excercising and eating goes. I will keep you guys updated.
So this week is Valentines...and I must say, and this is very sad to say...but I am 27 years old and I have never had a valetine's... So I am going to stay at home of course and focus on how fabulous I am
Heres a picture of me at a birthday party I went to last weekend.
Yea I had to cut my friend johnny out the picture..but we had alot of fun!!!
Well I hope you guys have a great week! Smoochies!
they have another weight watcher class at 7:30...so I rushed over there and ran in..not looking for much because of the pass crappy holiday which was Valentines day and really not doing all that well on Saturday (didn't drink all my water or excercise
) Well I went in...to get another extra dose of motivation and I stepped on the scale...and I had lost 3lbs!!! YES YALL!!! 3LBS!!! 
I think I had better success this week because I decided to cut down my points to a lower number than what I am eating now..I think that was kinda hendering me..my supervisor who is doing weight watchers also said that I look like I am sliming down..Its only been a couple of pounds..but I don't see it....oh well since I am not quitting this time and taking it 1 pound at time..I will just have to wait patiently and keep at it!
Well the security guard at work said that I can park at the parking deck and when I finish my car to the MLK parking lot where I am assigned to work and won't have to pay...so my plan is coming together so I am going to get my parking situation under control and hopefully next week start going to the gym in the morning...oh my that mean rise and shine 4 am...oh my!!! Well hope you all have a good evening! PEACE,LOVE AND HAIR GREASE!!!