Day 1 down, Day 2 down...88 days to go

I have not blogged in so long. I think the same vacation that I took towards exercising and eating right is the same vacation that I took towards blogging lol. I ended my 60 days of Insanity and literally went INSANE! I went on vacation and vowed that I would eat whatever I wanted, not exercise and just be free. I loved every minute of it and I didnt go as crazy as I thought I would. I only gained 2 lbs. Not bad, not bad at all. However I knew that once I returned from vacation that I would begin p90.

Honestly I was scared and really not looking forward to it. Why? Because Insanity totally turned me against any other beach body program. I flat out hated Insanity. I loved the results but hated the program. Prior to beginning p90 I watched all of the videos to see what I would be getting myself in to. It didnt seem too bad so I was ready to begin.

I did my first workout on Sunday and loved it. I woke up on Monday morning with so much energy. I had energy all day and literally could not sit still. I did the second workout yesterday and loved it. I woke up this morning and my legs were sore but my energy level is still pretty high.

So I have 88 days left.......................I cant wait to see how I'll look after my 90 days are up :0)

44 days down!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So tonight's post is brief. I finished my Insanity workout earlier. Lots of huffing and puffing. *rolls eyes* I had to work myself up and get a little motivation from those who were around me. There is always a bright light at the end of the tunnel and mine is that I only have 16 days of Insanity left. Woop Woop! I'm so happy. I can do this right????

No video tonight! Thanks for the support

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KL

Pics, Pics, Pics!

Look at me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I look great! <-----ok that sounds a lil conceited doesnt it LOL Anyhoo here are my pictures!





I try NOT to take pictures because I'm "trying" to stay motivated and taking pictures causes me to be conceited...hence the above statement LOL

Fit Test #4

PS: Before I begin I want you all to take into consideration the fact that I am exhausted! I KNOW I look a hot mess in my video tonight lol


First and foremost I did NOT want to do this fit test BUT I went ahead and did it and I'm not going to blog a long long blog tonight. I'll just post my results. My results are higher than they've ever been and I'm ecstatic. Here goes

Switch kicks: 89.......................fit test 3: 82! Up 7 :0)

Power Jacks: 32.........................Fit test 3: 27 Up 5 :0)

Power Knees: 60.......................Fit test 3: 50 up 10 :0)

Power Jumps: 21........................Fit test 3: 20 Up 1 :0)

Globe Jumps: 6........................Fit test 3: 4 Up 2 :0)


Woop Woop! I'm happy! I'm tired! Goodnight :0)



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KL

Update.................Day 37

So today makes day 37 on the Challenge...hooray *insert sarcasm*

I am so sick and tired of this challenge LOL Not the spirituality part.....I'm loving that. I have found myself having hour long prayer sessions and when I'm done my eyes are beat red because I've been crying the entire time. I enjoy going to church and I enjoy overall, attempting to be a better person then the one that I was on the previous day. The lord has blessed me with so much within these past 37 days that its not even funny and even if I had a 1000 tongues I would not be able to say thank you enough.

BUT the physical part.....................in particular this damn Insanity workout program is getting on my last nerve. I'm sick and tired of it. I'm tired of the pain and while one would think that it wouldve gotten better since I am a month in, it hasnt. Its only gotten "different"

Once upon a time when I worked out my lower legs and calves would ache and ache, hurt and hurt. Well 37 days in, that no longer happens...the pain has moved up. My heels, lower legs and calves have adjusted and now my thighs are the ones that ache, hurt and that are sore. I guess that's a good thing considering my thighs are slimming down but dang it man! I'm just ready for the Insanity program to be over and done with. I have heard from several people, online and in person, that the p90 is easier so I look forward to starting that for 90 days. The one thing I will give Insanity props for this one thing....my body looks and feels a helluva lot better. :0

I have pics....I will post later....I'm exhausted and 300 is on so Leonidas gets allll of my attention

Thanks for your support

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KL

RIP

I'm going to share something with the world that few people know about me........in fact the only people who I believe actually know about this are my father and best friend. I have a serious problem with grieving. I dont grieve well at all!

I'm the type of person that you see at a funeral and you wonder "Well damn what's wrong with her? Is she going to cry? She's holding up really well" I remember my grandmother dying and my father encouraging me to let it go, to let it out, to cry! I couldn't. I sat for days, even attended the funeral, truly NOT believing that she was gone and boy once I realized it, my life was forever changed. NO ONE knows that...not my sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, NO ONE!

I DO grieve, I just do not grieve well. Years have passed since my grandma has passed away and yet I'm still grieving. I cant bear to look at pictures of her. Looking at them instantly causes my eyes to water. I cant bear to even think of her or mention her name because doing so instantly causes my eyes to water. Even as I type this blog entry, I find myself having to wipe tears from my eyes. I dont want to think about the fact that she, a woman that I love so much, is no longer here...even if I know she's not.

This is not the direction that I set out to take when I sat down to write this entry but every burden needs to be released from a heart, every tear duct needs to be emptied, every soul needs peace so its gonna be what its gonna be.

The reason why I wrote this piece was to announce that I just signed up to walk in an epilepsy walk. I'm very excited but moreso I'm proud! I lost a relative last year and he himself suffered with seizures. I would like to think that by doing this I am remembering him. I grieve for him too and believe it or not his death was very hard on me. Its hard to lose a loved one....whether you're close to them or not. Its even harder to lose someone who is younger than you are. It totally puts your life into perspective.

So I look forward to the epilepsy walk........I hope that it not only strengthens me physically but mentally and spiritually as well.

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KL

9 lbs!

When I started this process 30 days ago I had hit my biggest....I weighed in at 200 lbs. My entire life I've said that as long as I was one-something I was fine but that I'd nearly faint if I ever reached 2. Well I reached it. I was shocked. Where the hell did all of this weight come from? But I am proud to say that I now weigh 191 lbs! I'm down 9 lbs!!!




Now I know some people *cough*HATERS*cough* lol are going to say that's it? But I wanna share a lesson on pounds that I've learned while on this challenge. 1 pound of body fat is equivalent to 4 sticks of butter. Think about that and go and vomit LOL I surely did! So the fact that I've lost 9 lbs which is equivalent to 36, count em 36 sticks of butter. 36 sticks of butter OFF of my body! I am so happy

I think that I appreciate these 9 lbs because I know that I've worked soooooooo hard to achieve it. I didnt take any pills! I didnt have surgery! I'm not knocking anyone who has done those things but I did this the old fashioned way....with hard work! And say what you wanna say but I'm proud of me! I still had cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory and etc and STILL lost 9 lbs! I have 30 days left and guess what..........I'm looking forward to losing 9 more! Woop Woop!

Thanks for all of your support

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KL

1/2 way mark! Day 30!!

So today is day 30 and I am so happy. Do you know what that means? That means I've reached my 1/2 way mark!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who would've ever thought I would've made it 30 days? Not I and certainly not some of the other people that I know but I MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!! To my huge support system that I have I say thank you. I truly *sings* NEVER WOULD'VE MADE IT WITHOUT YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!

I had a huge blog entry that I was going to type up but somehow someway my blackberry erased every single picture, video, etc that I had stored on it *weeps* The really bad thing is that I had just taken pictures to show how I have progressed and of course they are alllllllll gone! :0( Anyhoo life goes on....no use crying over spilled milk right? So here's my video! Thanks for the support

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KL

Another Fit Test--3

So today makes 28 days since I began my journey! Dont ask me why I'm so excited about day 28 but I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today was my third fit test. I was excited because I wanted to know if I was going to improve any but scared at the same time because I knew that I had done a major workout yesterday and was unsure how my body would react. Anyhoo here are my results:

Switchkicks:
3rd fit test-82 2nd fit test-70 1st fit test-52

WOW!!!! 82 switchkicks! I was so shocked when I wrote that number down. I had no idea how many I had done on the first or second but I knew it was no where near 82. While doing the switchkicks I played TI and I did them for the entire time. Amazing! Can we say major improvements????!!!!??? lol

PowerJacks:
3rd Fit test-27 2nd fit test-30 1st fit test-20

I was so disappointed when I saw this. I knew while doing it that I would not be beating my score from the 2nd fit test. I wanna blame it on my switchkicks and using my energy to do those but hey NO EXCUSES! *pouts* I can only say that I am to do better....do more the next time.

PowerKnees:
3rd fit test-50 2nd fit test-45 1st fit test-30

So I sucked at the power jacks BUT I came back strong with the power knees! Yippee! Look at my results from the first test to the third test......20 more power knees! That's great! *pats self on back* ;0)

PowerJumps:
3rd fit test-20 2nd fit test-13 1st fit test-12

First and foremost I have to tell you what a power jump is so that you can be amazed at how well I did lol A power jump is when you jump in the air bringing your knees up to meet your elbows. Your ENTIRE body is coming up off the ground and its done after doing three other exercises. I was shocked on test 1 when I was able to do 12 so imagine me now...........I'm at 20! 8 more! Go me, go me!



From here on out I'm sucking LMBO!



Globe Jumps:
3rd fit test-4 2nd fit test-4 1st fit test-2

So I stayed the same...it was slightly disappointing. Once again I can just aim to be better the next time. :0)

Suicide jumps
3rd fit test-0 2nd fit test-0 1st fit test-0

Well at least I'm consistent right LMBO! I can not do a suicide jump! Sorry! I cannot do a pushup! My "goal" is to learn to do ONE before my 60 days are up. Hey I'm realistic....I'm just "not" there yet.

Pushup jacks
3rd fit test-0 2nd fit test-0 1st fit test-0

Pushup jacks is the same thing that happened with suicide jumps!

Here's my video for tonight. Thanks for all of the support

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KL

Musical Inspiration

So from my last video you can tell that I listened to my IPOD the entire time tonight while working out. That is a strategy that definitely worked! The reason that I wanted to blog about it is because the entire experience was so crazy. As soon as I began the workout I put my Ipod on shuffle and just waited. Well the first song that came on was Motivation by TI<------*side eye* I mean seriously was somebody somewhere trying to tell me something? lol I listened to it twice because as TI rapped I worked my behind off...I completed more than what I was suppose to do for each interval and the pain that normally makes me take a break did not faze me at all tonight. It was a great way to begin my workout because I truly was motivated!

Motivation
fakin' only gonna inspire (Motivation)
All yo hatin' is fuel to my fire (It's motivation)
plottin' on the crown soft droppin' (It's motivation)
Hey but I ain't slowin' down and I ain't stoppin' (Motivation)
Now you don't stop my show (Motivation)
You ain't know I don't stop, I go (It's motivation)
Sucka can't make me suffer
Just make me stronger and make me tougher (It's motivation)

Right after motivation went off freakin Beyonce came on. Now I know I say ish about Beyonce all of the time but I love Bey and her music will definitely have you crunk. But it was so funny because Diva or Ego or Single Ladies did not come on...........freaking Ring the Alarm came on LMBO! Now Ring The Alarm is the type of song that makes you angry and that's exactly what happened....I was mad and singing along with Bey and found myself working out harder...Dont ask me why the hell I was so mad but I was....I dont even wanna know why I was mad....I'm just happy that by the time Beyonce went off, sweat was literally pouring off of my body and I had finished my entire bottle of water and was desperately in need of a refill lol

Ring the alarm
I been through this too long
But I'll be damned if I see another chick on your arm
Won't you ring the alarm?
I been through this too long
But I'll be damned if I see another chick on your arm

After Beyonce came Mary J Blige...her song??? I am! This was followed by Mary J's The One.......................every song just made me work harder and harder so it was no surprise when I look at the screen and realize that Shaun T is done with his workout and preparing the stretch and I'm at home wanting more and booty poppin to Lady Gaga! LOL I've never had that much energy in my life!

So the IPOD definitely has to become a staple in my workout routine. I'm actually looking forward to working out tomorrow and the pain that I've felt for the past 2 weeks....................not feeling it tonight! Woop Woop!

Time for bed

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KL

Update.............Day 27

Well today made day 27 and I really think I'm suppose to do another fit test tomorrow....I really need to check my calendar but I think tomorrow is the day for another fit test. Anyhoo the last time that I wrote a blog entry I was really in a down mood....I was doubting whether I'd be able to complete my 60 days or not. Well that KL is gone!

I have found my passion again! I reminded myself that I am doing this FOR ME! Therefore I am not trying to live up to anyone's expectations as far as what they think I should be doing, not doing, or feeling guilty because damnit I ate 3 slices of pumpkin fry bread....surely did and what? Who gon check me boo? lol But naw seriously I started on this journey to be a better ME not to impress anyone. I'm glad that I have inspired so many people, I'm glad that I have people rooting for me and I'm glad that I've proven my haters and naysayers wrong BUT at the end of the day its not about losing 60 lbs or getting to a size 5...its about being a better me!

Now that I have that mentality back I'm so ready.....I'm excited all over again! So many people who started this journey with me have quit...not me! I'm doing this. Ive done 27 days, have 33 days left to go and I'm like Obama baby....YES I CAN DO IT!!!! Thanks for all of your support!

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Another Late Night

So its 11:52 pm and I'm still up.....I have like a million things on my mind. Mainly I want to put on my workout clothes and workout. I promised myself at my weigh in on Sunday that I'd work out every single day and I've done that. Granted I cried during my entire workout yesterday (dont judge me lol) but at least I did it. Yes I did it at 9:00 and after my friend literally had to drive to my house and force me to do it but STILL...............I did it.

I dont know what my problem is today. My mind, heart and body are not cooperating with one another. My body is flat out saying NO! Better yet its pulling a Whitney and is yelling hell to the naw LOl! My body is TIRED! I mean if I could lay in a nice king size bed with a fan and a huge blanket and sleep for like 3 or 4 days I surely would. My body is just exhausted. Nothing hurts but I know had I worked out I would be laying in bed right now in pain. Isnt that such a lovely thought?

My heart is fierce! My heart is committed. It wants this badly. My heart wants to prove to the world, my family, my friends, the naysayers, the haters that YES I CAN DO THIS! My heart is committed to losing these 5 lbs that I said I would lose. My heart wants to work out right now! So umm you can pretty much tell that my heart and my body do not like each other right now.

And then there is my mind.....my mind is the sensible one out of all three. She always is ;0) My mind is saying its one workout. If I work out tomorrow and Saturday then that still puts me at 5 days of working out prior to my weigh in on Sunday. 5 days is not bad. Plus resting a day allows me to work harder tomorrow...right? Or at least this is what my mind is telling me. As I type that my heart is saying that's an effin excuse LOL!

So no workout for me. *sigh* No 8 hours of sleep either. Both mean that tomorrow I shall be a cranky KL.......how nice

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KL

Motivation

I have found myself tonight looking at every video that I've posted onto my youtube account and reading every journal entry that I've posted onto this blog......why?

Because I need motivation! LOL

I'm at the point now where I just want to quit. I'm on day 24 and day 60 seems so far off. I try to remind myself that I've made it 24 days thus far and that is an accomplishment but mentally and physically I'm tired. I have never known a feeling like this...what happened to all of the energy that I had when I first began the program???? I' find myself back to plenty of sleepless nights..........not because I'm up with so much to do but because after my workouts my muscles throb and hurt so much that I find myself laying in bed, in pain, in tears waiting to drift off to sleep. That usually happens at around 11 or 12 and thus I wake up at 6 or 7 in a bad mood, mad at the world, mad at me, and ready to give up.

I will pat myself on the back for the following reason...I havent given up yet! But I cant say that its been easy. Even as I type this my eyes fill up with tears. THIS IS HARD!

If I couldn't count being a mother, I'd easily say this is the hardest thing that I've ever had to do. :0( And because of all of the feelings that I've been experiencing somehow someway I've lost track of "why" I started this plan to begin with. I've lost focus....its become solely about the weight loss and I never wanted it to be that way. This was suppose to be a full journey....it was suppose to be FUN! What happened?

I'm trying to stay focused on the goal at hand....36 more days! I can do this. Right? Right? Somebody please tell me I can do this lol

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KL

Day 22, 38 days to go

So I am 3 weeks into my 60 days! I had a weigh in on Sunday February 14th and I am down another 3 lbs. Woop Woop! I am so happy. My goal for this week is 5 lbs! I know that I can do it but its going to take a lot of hard work. You all should see lots of videos and posts this week...............hard week :0) Thank you for all of your support

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KL

Pictures

So my sister Val has stressed the importance of taking pictures while I'm doing this challenge. Here are the before I started pictures...I think I had been on the plan for a few days when I took these.





This is me 16 days into the Challenge





I cant wait to take pictures in 2 more weeks.

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KL

Another Accomplishment.....and Update

So here's to another accomplishment................I made it through an entire Insanity video without having heavy breathing! I'm so proud of me! Here's the video for tonight and thanks for all of your support!



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KL

Recommendations

Ok so while I have been on the Flat Belly Diet I have discovered so many tasty things! Who said dieting had to be disgusting? I have eaten delicious food....no matter how gross they sound at the time lol



1. Bran Flakes---I have bran flakes daily for breakfast without sugar and they are delicious! The first time I had them I thought they would be disgusting....NO SUGAR SON???



but it is very delicious. I highly recommend it and on the TMI level--it keeps your colon working ;)

2. Lactose free skim milk--I highly doubt that when these 60 days are done that I'll go back to drinking regular cow's milk. Before I started this I would only drink fat free cow's milk....the lactose free milk is without lactose....duhhhh lol Lactose is the sugar that is in milk. The lactose free milk has a fresher taste and its really not as expensive as some people think. I buy the Walmart brand and 1 cart costs 2.98..not bad at all.



3. Veggie meatballs----oh my god! These things are sooooooo delicious! You cant even tell you're not eating meat! I had them with pasta and Newman's own marinara sauce and then wrapped in a pita with marinara sauce. Both times it was delicious!

4. Organic chicken---its smaller and tastes better! A lot of people complain about the price however I purchased organic chicken thighs and they are only 3.25 at Walmart.....thats cheaper than buying drumsticks or chicken breasts that are not organic. I think people in general hear the term "organic" and instantly think expensive....do your research. You'd be surprised!



5. Fat free Italian dressing----very flavorful and only contains 50 calories per 2 Tablespoons. I love to place it on a bed of organic mixed greens, carrots and mushrooms.

Another Fit Test

Ok so today was the day that I was suppose to take another fit test! YES, its been 2 weeks already. I cant believe it. I took the first fit test 14 days ago and here were my results:
52 kicks
20 Power jacks
30 Power Knees
12 Power jumps
2 Globe jumps
0 suicide jumps/pushup jacks



LOL I KNEW that I was going to do improvements based on how my workouts have been going but I was a little scared because I was battling a hangover and seriously considering putting off the fit test. I continued with it because I'm on a schedule and the schedule says fit test today! Well here were my results:

70 kicks
30 power jacks
45 power knees
13 power jumps
4 globe jumps
0 suicide jumps/pushup jacks



Soooooooooooooooooooo as you can see my numbers went up! I still have not worked my way up to the suicide jumps/pushup jacks as you can see....I need to learn how to do a regular pushup first LOL! But I am proud of me! My family members were very cooperative! I cant wait to see what the others have done on their fit test today!

Day 14 down!

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KL

What Day Is It Again????

My days are running into each other LOL! Thankfully I have a personal journal that I am keeping with the FBD so I am able to see. Lets see I started Insanity last Monday so I am 9 days into my journey! Woop Woop! Things are going so well. I want to cry whenever I think about how far I've come. Its truly miraculous. I cant believe how much my body has improved in only 9 days!!! All of that heavy breathing???? GONE! All of that complaining and stopping???? GONE! I did my workout tonight and was able to do each interval for the entire amount of time. WOOP-WOOP! I did rest but it was not due to being tired....I rested because my legs hurt lol But I worked through the pain and it eventually went away! I am so proud of me and am soooo looking forward to the fit test that I shall be taking on Monday.

I said in the video that I would do a video for certain people....I wont call them out but their initials are LG and VW! LOL They comment on my facebook page about the "yucky" food that I eat. However I am TIRED beyond TIRED tonight so I shall...I promise I promise I promise....I shall do it tomorrow. My son also took pictures of me so that I can show off my new figure in roughly 51 days(wow!!! Only 51 days to go!!!) and can see a difference. I will post those tomorrow too. Oh well, here is my blog. I'm ready for my dinner---organic chicken thighs, brown rice and black beans. YUMMM! lol

Day 9 of insanity
Day 8 of FBD

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Insanity Day 5 ABD Day 4

The video says it all! I am doing so well! I completed my last day of the anti-bloat diet and you can definitely see a difference! Woop Woop! I can not wait to see what I am going to look like in 55 days :0) I just had a fantastic dinner! I cheated a liiiitttttlllleee bit! I started my flat belly diet tonight instead of tomorrow. :0) And had a fantastic chicken sandwich with 4 pieces of cheese and water. I am so satisfied! I cant wait until tomorrow! PeanutButter&Banana sandwich! Yummm! :0) Anyhoo time for bed. Tomorrow me and my mother are going to the Christian store! Sista's gonna get her bible! :0) Have a good night and once again thanks for all of your support!

Realization

So today made day four of the anti-bloat diet. After today I am able to eat "real" food...the only rules are that each meal can be no larger than 400 calories, I must eat every 4 hours and I must have a MUFA at each meal. Well my son and I are going out and I decided to go ahead and move to the 400 calorie phase tonight since I'm going to a restaurant.

I went to several websites to view the menus, the nutrition information and whether or not the restaurant had a "healthy" menu section. What I found was shocking!!! The one thing that I will forever have because of this experience is knowledge about what I am putting into my body.

I found that quesadillas....those oh so yummy quesadillas are over 1100 calories! At one restaurant, Chillis, they were 1500+ calories. Do you know how many calories those are? I can only have 1600 calories per day. One quesadilla would be equal to an entire day's meal! Hold up....it gets more shocking! In the past I've always been a person who has enjoyed a good burger. An A1 steak burger from Applebee's, a fried cheese cheddar burger from TGIFridays, a turkey burger from Ruby Tuesdays....well those burgers are 1600+ calories!!!! Even the beloved turkey burger is NO friend to anyone! And I mind you that those calories are without the oh so tasty fries and that cold drink that washes it down :0( The most shocking of the shocking came when I went to Ruby Tuesday. Now I knew I would not be able to order my favorite meal...the chicken parmesan pasta....because its fried and I cannot have fried foods...no biggie! But I decided to look it up anyhow just to see the calorie intake..............a whooping 1628 calores! Do you know how many times I've had that meal???? SEVERAL! I grabbed my chest...poor little heart! What have I done to you? That is bananas!

I did find out that I can have a steak...260 calories and white cheddar mashed potatoes... 130 calories and still be under 400 calories if I drink water(which I plan on doing) and go without steak sauce or the fried onions which I so love :0( But we shall see...maybe I'll see something "healthier" once I'm there.....either way this experience has definitely opened my eyes up. Its no wonder why heart disease is so high in America....look at what we're putting into our bodies. And it seems so harmless at the time...but those calories really add up!

Think before you eat

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KL

Day 4 of Insanity, day 3 of Anti-Bloat

I really would like to blog a long entry however I am exhausted lol I start off today's entry where I left off yesterday. Last night I had my first enjoyable meal. I was very surprised. The brown rice, steamed carrots and organic chicken w/lemon and mrs dash was very delicious! I went to bed very early last night and woke up at 5 am this morning full of energy.

Today was very good. The only unpleasant meal that I had was by far the smoothie. Breakfast was delicious! Bran flakes of course :0) I am totally getting addicted to the bran flakes. Lunch was the chicken w/the carrots and a few pieces of cheese. I've had a full feeling all day....no headache or other symptoms of hunger.

Tonight I did Insanity and guess what...................I was able to workout for longer periods of time before I needed a break. woop woop! Go me! Today's workout was insane though.....my belly and calves were burning! As I type my arms and legs are so sore! All I want to do is lay down in a bed and sleep lol

Tomorrow marks day 4 of the anti-bloat diet. I am sooooo proud of me. I made it! Hold up, rewind....I'm proud of US! Those people who are on this journey with me. WE MADE IT! I can only speak for myself but this has been a journey lol I have wanted to quit several times over the last four days but I didnt and I am so proud of me. I feel that I can do whatever I set my mind to now. I am so looking forward to Saturday morning. I move on to the 28 days of the Flat Belly Diet and I get to enjoy real food!--pumpkin cheesecake, oatmeal, turkey bacon(yum), fries, veggie burgers, yogurt, fruit, salad, baked chicken, popcorn, etc etc etc....you get the point...I get to eat things that taste really delicious!

So anyhoo day 4 of Insanity is done, 54 days to go......day 3 of the Anti-bloat diet is done....29 days to go :0)

Goodnight

Insanity Day 3...FBD Day 2

I had a great morning but somehow towards the end of the day my body started feeling well..not right. I thought maybe it was due to hunger but I realized that I have been eating and do not have any symptoms of "hunger" I started off being tired....then came the headache....then came the body aches...YIKES!

So I'm taking it easy tonight....I'm about to eat dinner..yumm *sarcasm* and go to bed. I actually felt like going to bed at 6 without dinner but I cooked it anyway just because I'm not suppose to go more than four hours without eating.

So technically there is no insanity today....I'll make it up but I just can not work out tonight....I feel like crap! I hope its nothing major.

Thanks for your support again. 2 days down on the FBD! woop woop! I'm so proud of me! 2 more days to go. I CAN do this! :0)

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KL

Bible

Well as you all know.................this journey that I am on is more than just physical. I am seeking a change physically, mentally and spiritually. So I am online searching for a bible.....1 that I would like to read because I can understand it, study it, and benefit from it. I currently have a King James Version bible....dont we all lol.....but at times I find myself having to read a passage over and over again to simply understand what its talking about. Anyhoo I'm looking online for a bible and they have different categories like large print, children...typical things ya know....but why do they have African American? *side eye* African Americans have their own bible and in it(according to the little summary) it highlights contributions that africans have made to christianity. *Holds up sign*



C'mon son! Is all of that really necessary? I mean really.....what's going to happen next? A hispanic bible? An Asian bible? Is ALL of that realllllyyyy necessary????????

Anyhoo I have lost track of why I wrote this post........I'm looking for a bible lol Does anyone have any recommendations?

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KL

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

Man I have so many people supporting me as I continue on this journey. I have people who comment on my youtube videos, who text me daily sending words of encouragement, who email me and those who comment on here. I truly appreciate everything because trust me when I tell you..........this journey thus far has not been easy! ;0( I think I've thought about quitting 4 or 5 times and your encouragement has done just that--encouraged me lol So I say thank you!

Insanity Day 2-FBD Day 1 Plus Vid

This is going to be brief because 1. I'm tired 2. I'm cranky and 3. I want to go to bed! Right now I cant say I'm having the "best" of days. I just ate a meal that tasted like pure dee CRAP!!!!! It was flat out horrible! I seriously thought it could not get any worse then the sunflower seeds which made me almost vomit! But NO the green beans, potatoes and fish without salt were just horrible. *pauses to cry*

I honestly do not know how I am going to make it through day 2 tomorrow. Its going to take some serious mind power. I'm going to read tonight and see if I can just eat the bran flakes all day lol That was my most enjoyable meal! But there is always a bright side right? Tomorrow I get to eat pineapple! :0) Anyhoo I'm going to bed. 2 days of Insanity down---58 days to go. 1 day of FBD-anti bloat down--3 more to go!

1Love
KL

Flat Belly Diet---Day 1

First and foremost I'd like to begin where I left off last night. After my first Insanity workout I was exhausted. The hot shower that I had felt like heaven in little rain drops. I didnt want to ever get out! I slept better than I have ever slept before...except for the huge rollers that were in my hair but that in itself is another story :) Between twitter, facebook, television, texting and talking on the phone I'm lucky to make it into bed by 1 am and thats on a school night when I know that I have to be up by 6:30 to get ready for work. That leaves me with roughly 5 1/2 hrs worth of sleep. No guessing why I'm always tired! :0( Last night after showering, rolling, and prepping my food for today I was knocked out by 10! I got a good 8 hours worth of sleep last night and it showed this morning. I had energy galore! I actually wanted to work out this morning but I did not...I mean I'm really not trying to "overdose" but I felt great this morning.

I started the flat belly diet today and I was a nervous wreck. On the menu for this morning was 1 cup of corn or bran flakes without sugar, 1 cup of lactose free skim milk, 1/4 cup of unsalted, roasted sunflower seeds and 1/2 cup of applesauce without sugar. Oh and a full glass of "sassy" water. All of that scared the heck outta me but nothing scared me more than the sassy water. I think everyone who is taking this journey with me can agree that reading the ingredients that went into the sassy water makes you want to cringe. The first thing that I thought upon reading it was "I'm not drinking that ish!" I mean it sounds yucky! The sassy water consists of water, sliced cucumbers, sliced lemon, ground ginger/ginger root and mint. It blends overnight and then you drain it and drink it 3 times the next day. I dont like water PERIOD so I was not excited about this so called "sassy" water.

I started breakfast off with the cereal and milk. I am a huge milk lover but I have never heard of or had lactose free skim milk. It doesnt matter because it was surprisingly very delicious. I enjoyed the cereal and milk but found myself extremely full afterwards. Oh oh...big problem! Sista still had the applesauce, water and sunflower seeds to go. I had the decision of continuing to eat or stopping and waiting until I was hungry before eating the sauce/seeds. I picked the second one.

The seeds which I did not think would be bad......heck I love sunflower seeds were by far the WORST of the entire meal. The entire time I was getting them down I was having to tell myself mentally "Chick you only have 3 more days, you can do this!" They were horrible. I'd rather drink 2 gallons of the sassy water then to eat those seeds but I got through it. THe sassy water wasnt as bad as I thought it would be. Imagine taking a cucumber, peeling it, and biting into it.......sounds horrible? Sounds delicious? However it sounds to you...that's how the sassy water tastes. Its bearable! Unlike those freakin sunflower seeds LOL

Lunch is in 45 minutes. Turkey, tomatoes, and cheese! Should be interesting. *shrugs* Til then

1Love
KL

Insanity Day 1...plus vid

First and foremost let me say that this workout program is named INSANITY for a reason....because the workouts are just that, INSANE! Right now as I type this my entire body is aching. *side eye* Now THATs serious! I'ma break this entry down by the good, bad and ugly

The Bad:

I went into Insanity with unrealistic expectations. I saw the preview and honestly thought that I would go through the entire workout and that would be it. WRONG! That's unrealistic. First off I cannot tell you when the last time I worked out was....its been a while. So to expect me to do 45 minutes of INTENSE cardio was not only a stretch...it was a dream! A minute into the program I could not breath. I was struggling to catch my breath and in typical KL fashion, I gave up. I laid my head in my aunt's lap and pouted just like a spoiled little girl would..."Man I cant do this" Those words alone knocked me back into reality..cant? Cant? Seriously...I battle with my students daily about what they believe they "cant" do and here I am giving the same excuse? Naw that's bs! This journey is not only about the physical...its about the mental! Changing my mentality and getting stronger mentally, spiritually and physically. It took me a minute. I paused for like 2 minutes just trying to catch my breath and then I got right back up and continued to work out. Now I'd love to be able to say that I worked out for 45 straight minutes but that would be a flat out lie. I did 2-4 minutes and rested 30 seconds. At first I felt really bad but I try in all aspects of life to be REALISTIC and realistically speaking I did the best that I could do. Doing that allowed me to set goals to be better, to do more the next time! In the end I did 30 minutes of an intense program.....bump what you say, that's a big WOOP WOOP for me :) I did not make it through the entire fit test but since you take it bi-weekly I added completing the entire thing to my "to-do" list. What I was able to do was:
52 kicks
20 Power jacks
30 Power Knees
12 Power jumps
2 Globe jumps

The Ugly:
The ugly is flat out I am more out of shape then I couldve ever realized lol Whoa! No matter how bad it was...and it was pretty bad....I'm looking forward to the next 59 days! Bring it on :)

The Good:
The good in my opinion is that I made it! My body, while aching, feels good!!!! I have a feeling I'm going to sleep very well tonight.

So one day on Insanity is done, 59 days left to go! Looking forward to beginning my 4-day anti-bloat diet tomorrow. This should be interesting....til tomorrow

1Love,
KL

Grocery Store Visit

First Post

As I sit down to write this FIRST post I am a bundle of nerves. Every emotion that could run through me right now is well....running! lol I am definitely excited about the journey that I am about to start but I'm also very scared. I'm worried! I'm happy! I'm nervous! There are so many thoughts running through my head so all I ask to those who are following....to those who are reading...is that you bear with me.

The concept for this blog came yesterday as I was sitting in church. The speaker spoke on "Being a GOOD person" Now one may ask what does that have to do with weight loss? Well.....not a thang! But as I sat there my heart and mind began to wonder and I suddenly was hit with an epiphany. I wanted to change but I wanted a complete change. I not only wanted a physical change but I also wanted a mental change....a spiritual change! I wanted to be better...I wanted to be "different"

Now please do not confuse this and think that in me wanting to be "different" that I am/was somehow not satisfied or unhappy with how I am. That's not true. I KNOW what I am. I am a beautiful, intelligent plus size black woman. I know that, I LOVE that, I accept that. Ive always been what society deems as "big" Never ever in my 28 years have I been a size 2 so I learned at an early age to accept my butt, hips, breasts...to accept and love me and I do! My journey is not because I view myself as fat....my journey is because I am realistic. I would like to see my 8 year old grow up, attend college, get married and have kids and I realize that being "obese" could hinder that. The weight loss was actually the last thing on my mind while at church...I was more concerned with the mental/spiritual aspect of the change but since I'm changing...heck I matter as well go all out with it right?

So last night I rounded a group of people and we decided to do the Flat Belly Diet. I also received the INSANITY workout program last night thanks to family member and decided to try that. So for the next 60 days I will blog my journey. I KNOW that it will be hard....thats what scares me but what makes me smile is that for the first time in my life I'M MOTIVATED and I do NOT want to quit.

All I ask from the readers of this blog is for your support. Criticize if you must(side eye) lol but I ask for your feedback. I am a quitter. Honey if I get to a size 12 I might forget all about it and that's NOT my goal. I actually want to go through with the entire process for the entire 60 days!!!! So please commment...

1Love,
KL