The End of Week Two. Ten More To Go!

So I have completed week two of the Jamie Eason LiveFit Challenge. And I must say I am quite proud of myself. So far, every morning I have been able to wake up at 5 am and go to the gym and do my workouts. Additionally, I have not had any sweets. I think my body is responding to the this regimen well. On Tuesday, I had a tuna fish sandwich along with some collard greens and corn on the cob. The collard greens and corn on the cob was a bit too greasy and my body let me know. I began to feel so sluggish and tired. So now I know I have to be careful of what I eat. Also, I think I am starting to notice some differences in my body. It seems as though the muscles are starting to take shape.

I must admit I was concerned about something, my weight. A couple of weeks before I started the program I was 135 pounds, then the week before I started I was 138. The week of the program I was 141.1, then after my first week 14o, but this week I was back at 141. I did not quite understand it. But then I realized there was a lot going on with my body. I am gaining more muscles and I know that they weigh more than fat. So I have decided to stop weighing myself and just go by how my clothes fit and how I feel.

So far so good, and I am excited about the third week. I will let you know how week three goes!

One Week Down, Eleven More to Go!

Here is the latest video. I am so happy that my cold sore is finally healing!

DAY 1

Today is the day!

Then later that day . . .

Please forgive the awful cold sore. It's almost healed. Well the video says it all. Tomorrow I am going to try to get up very early in the morning, like 5 am and go to the gym. We'll see how that goes.

Starting again . . .

Well here we are in 2012, and I am going to get back in to shape. First of all, let me say that I am not really out of shape. I am just not comfortable with where my body is at right now. Let me explain. Picture it, Washington, DC 2006. I just turned 30 and was in the best shape of my life, 125 pounds. I kept my awesome figure until 33 . . . the time I started graduate school. Stress levels going up is an understatement.

I should also mention that I am a vegetarian, so I pretty much eat healthy most of the time. But my weakness is sweets . . . red velvet cake, cookies, cinnamon rolls, ice cream . . . you get the picture. Due to the stress of school, I ate a lot of the aforementioned sweets, because they tasted and made me feel so good. Now I am 10-13 pounds heavier. I know it is not a real big deal, especially to those that need to loose a lot more to have a better quality of life.

But I liked how I felt, I loved the way my clothes fit, and I just liked looking at my reflection in the mirror. Narcissist? Maybe. Honest? Yes.

So here I am at 35 soon to be 36, and I will be graduating this coming May. I want to get my body back! I will do it! I am starting this blog, so that I will be held accountable for my actions and inactions. I want people to call me out and constantly ask me how am I doing with my exercise routine.

How am I going to do this?

Well I have started with a metabolism booster exercise regimen, that I found in an issue of Women's Heath. It's the issue with the actress Zoe Saldana on the cover of it. I have already done it three times this week. Boy do I feel it. I am also going to start the Jamie Eason LiveFit Challenge. It is a 12 week challenge, that completely changes the way you eat, think and work out. I will start that next week.

I am really excited about this! I hope I can continue with the excitement and stay motivated. I am going to try to wake up in the wee hours of the morning (5 am), and exercise. Therefore, I will have the rest of my day to do the other things like homework, arrrrgggg.

Well I guess this blog will not be complete without the dreadful starting weight photo.

So here it goes:

138 pounds at the moment. Let's see what the future holds.