808 Happy and Healthy

So I use to workout at the gym with a trainer.  My trainer was a nice guy and offered many helpful tips, but when he started to push me to lift heavy, it really intimidated me.  The gym was full of guys lifting heavy and here I am not knowing what the hell I am doing and last thing I want to do is get hurt.  Even though I had a trainer to guide me into weight loss, it was costing me a lot of money to continue, plus I had a weird stalker experience, so I quit .  I tried to go to a new gym with my sister after giving birth, but with not much direction and not knowing if I am doing this right, I stopped going. Anyways weight training seems so scary to do by myself... so why did I decide to try Body Beast?  Well with the success of p90x3, I figure lets keep toning and building muscle to look more leaner plus the price was cheaper that one month's gym membership.   Sagi Kalev  is the trainer behind Body Beast. The program is 90 day, divided into ...

This is my 3rd year doing the Great Aloha Run (GAR).  First time was 2013 ( read more here ).  Last year I did the GAR and had my mom watch my baby girl.  I tried to do a running schedule to run at least 3x a week, but with my new clinic job working day shift I will admit I did not prepare as well as I did the first time I did the GAR.  Anywhoo I am just proud to have done it again.  This time I did it with my baby!!!

I did Chalene Johnson's 30 Day Push to help me figure out my 2015 New Year's Resolution. My Intrinsic Priorities are my Family+Significant Other, Physical Health, Purpose/Career.  The first time I did this, Physical Health has never been on the top of my list... but since I made the commitment to take care of me, I feel like my life is slowly coming together. I put a star on environment because I believe when you have a "clear" mind before you can brainstorm, make a plan, make goals, take actions and your goals/dreams can come true.  At first when I did this brainstorming, I indicated cleaning house, but realize it is more to a physically clean home environment.  You need to also declutter and organize your mind!!!  I guess this can tie into personal development and emotional health, take it back it ties into all my goals.  An environment  that is physically and mentally clean will help you reach your goals. So what do I want to achieve for my ...

I'm nearing the end of Block 2/Bulk phase of Body Beast.  The part I was not comfortable with lifting weights was the amount of eating required.  I was nervous to gain the weight but realize the fat is decreasing and muscles are showing.  I promise I'm not sucking in!!! Next month is Block 3/Beast, the cutting phase.  I can do this!!! Here is my 3 year comparison.  The picture on the left was me when I use to go hiking a lot.  Hiking helped me lose weight but I would go hiking 1-2x a month and I still ate out a lot.  This time with Body Beast I am working out 5x a week about 45 minutes a day and meal prep clean foods.  You can do it too!!! Learn your relationship with food and build healthy habits!!!    

Meal prep has helped me lose weight and keep the weight off.  It takes time to plan meals, but it will help you from eating unnecessary foods.  Here are some of my tips to meal planning: 1 - Pick a day every week to meal plan and meal prep. I prep on Sundays 2 - Figure out what foods and recipes you want to eat for the week. I create a meal plan and shopping list so I know exactly what to buy and don't buy anything extra!!!  I look for whole food recipes from my cook books, internet or Pinterest.  I avoid CRAP 3-   When I get home from shopping I will start cleaning and cutting my fruits and vegetables and cook the foods I can. Cook big batches.  You can freeze half.   Cook extra meats with no sauce and save it on the side for a later dish. 4 - Experiment with baking, steaming, stir fry, slow cooking, pressure cooking, grilling and use your rice cooker. If you can cook multiples things at the same time you will save you time.  ...

Merry Christmas here is a 1 year comparison My weight loss update:  lost 54 pounds so far and starting to lift some weights. It has been a fantastic journey watching my body go through the changes.  I get my bad eating and lazy day, but it does come down to keeping up with healthy eating habits and scheduling the workouts!!!! Trust in the process and commit to it.  It  will take some time but if you want to change then you have to keep at it!!!

I am so proud of myself to officially be off blood pressure medicines!!! I was diagnosis with hypertension at 19 years old.  When I was pregnant I had pregnancy hypertension and gestational diabetes.  6 months postpartum I decided to make a serious lifestyle change to eat clean and exercise.  I wanted to stop taking medicine and never get diabetes again!!! I am so glad I made this change.  I lost 50 pounds and my doctor told me I can stop taking my medicine!!! It is possible to be happy and healthy.  Food is not the enemy it is your friend and can help you not against you!!! November 23 completed 21 day fix round 3 Weight 132 Chest 33 Arm  11.5 left /11.5 right Waist 29.5 Hips 32.5 Legs 18 left 18 right  Wrist: 6 Forearm: 9 This is the lowest weight I have ever gone!!!  I'm so proud of this accomplishment however I am not use to this.  I feel like I am not eating enough, feeling more weak and stressed out.  Could be the ...