I cant believe in just a few weeks it will be a year since I started on my fitness journey... What an experience its been, I started at 198lbs went down to 180lbs, went back up to 196lbs and I am now down to 190lbs again, I went from a size 14 to a size 9 back up to a size 11 and I am now back to a size 9 again. Its been quite a roller coaster ride, between spraining my elbow, fracturing my foot, having extreme nosebleeds, getting bronchitis, suffering from allergies at times so bad my Asthma has acted up, its been quite the experience.
If there is 1 thing I learned is that this journey is not easy, its hard, but I have a choice to continue or to quit, and I am not a quitter. I want to get down to 145lbs not because I want to look better, sure thats part of it, but because I feel that is my healthiest weight. I want to make sure that I can be around as long as God will allow me to be, so that I can enjoy life, enjoy my kids, be around to enjoy by my grand kids and not have to deal with all the illnesses my family has gone through. I lost my grandmother to diabetes and I see diabetes attacking my family 1 at time, it runs in both sides of my family, I don't want to have to deal with diabetes, with high blood pressure, with high cholesterol, with heart disease and all the other illnesses that come with obesity. Sure you might look at me and say you are not obese but medically speaking I am. And I feel it, my back hurts, and my joints hurt, I need to lose the weight its my ONLY option.
I have been doing TurboFire since the year started, a high intensity Cardio butt kicking program and starting tomorrow I am going to start doing ChaLean Extreme, a strength training program, I am ready to add weights to my workouts again cuz muscle burns fat and the only way to build muscle is to lift weights...
SOOOO starting tomorrow the next phase of my fitness journey begins. My plan is to do Chalean Extreme and add TurboFire on the cardio days, Im going to workout Mon through Saturdays off on Sundays for the next 12 weeks to try to get as close to my goal weight of 145lbs as I can. I turn 41 in July and I would like to be in the best shape I can be by then...
The 1st part is to make a choice, a decision to change, the next part is to make a plan, write it down, commit to it, share it with others, putting it out there gives you a better chance to succeed. The 2nd part is to put the plan into action, just do it, 1 day at time, 1 workout at time, and watch what you eat, I DO NOT do diets, I use portion control and I drink Shakeology, its not only the healthiest meal of the day but it serves as my cheat meal of the day too cuz I drink the chocolate flavor and its sooooo delicious I feel like Im cheating, its like wanting your cake and getting to eat it too.
I promise to stick to this plan and that if I fall I will dust off my butt and get back up, I am not a quitter, and I will keep going until I succeed. I will blog everyday for the next 12 weeks to put my daily battle on this journey out there, my goal besides reaching my ideal weight of 145lbs is to help someone, inspire someone to make a change the way I am committing to change, together we can succeed, I know it. LETS DO THIS!!!
Happy Sunday, Yosie
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