Ep. 2

The 30 Day Shred: Do each level for 10 days...if your ever wanting to workout with me.

Wednesday made workout 3 and boy o boy was I proud of myself I made it to 3. But before I got to 3 I had a journey. First I was off, so after I dropped my bf off at work, I returned home and went back to sleep, which I had to do because our son, woke up at 5:30 a.m. I had to get him back to sleep before he messed up his sleeping pattern. I woke back up around 8 or 9 a.m. and I was sore. I could feel the pain in my thighs and arms but not in my abs at all. Which honestly, pissed me of because I need my tummy to go down. I'm walking around here like I'm 3 months preggy or something. And do you know how embarrassing it is for someone to ask if you are and you say "No, I'm just fat." Since he was up, I knew I couldn't workout. So, again for the third day I asked myself "Do you want to workout today?" and surprisingly I said "yea." Don't get me wrong, I still suffer from "I'm lazy and would rather watch TV" syndrome but I also have this thing about me that says "If you cannot devote at least 30 minutes to making healthier choices in life..you won't have much of a life to live."
After I made him breakfast, got him ready for daycare, dropped him and then went to the store to make a fruit salad and by some tee shirts. (I have pants but no shirts). Once I fought through the emotions of working out, I got home and was ready to see Jillian, Natalie, and Anita. I can honestly say that this was a first for me. I popped in the DVD and was able to keep up. During the workout, I noticed that my endurance was better, I didn't take as many breaks as before, I felt a little stronger. And my will power to lose weight, be fit and be healthy was reflected in the way I worked out. I mean, I usually create an excuse and don't workout on days 3 or 4 which usually leads to an #epicfail. But not this time. Not making an excuse felt good. It felt good to my body and my mind...I'm a horrible liar.  For 30 minutes, I sweated, exhaled, grunted and pushed forward...with one thought. "I ain't gone be no b****" but seriously, I told myself that I will not be fat or unhealthy anymore, I have a son looking up to me.
Honestly, he does and I love it. He is another motivator. When he sees me workout, he tries to workout too. It's a great feeling to do something positive and your child tries to do it too because they are learning and making great memories. My son also motivates me by eating more fruits...he eats fruits and some veggies and yogurt instead of candy and chips. He will eat candy and chips but he doesn't eat them or want them often.  That makes me eat healthier...which I made a bomb fruit salad. The salad was made of purple grapes, watermelon, pineapple, mandarin oranges, cantaloupe, kiwi and strawberries.
If you are struggling to lose weight or are just plain ol' lazy... you will never reach that goal just wanting to do it. Honestly, you have to get up and move. Eating right, drinking water and working out a ill help you live longer and feel better. Since I'm only 3 days in, I can say I feel better. Less stress, not as tired and I feel good.  It may take some time to get down to my goal of 180 but I am looking forward to going shopping and having a better toned body.
I have worked out for 3 days and Thursday will be day 4. I'm almost at my mini goal....to workout for 10 days. I make a lot of mini goals that lead to the big goal becase it seems easier to handle. I know it's weird but it's a jasmne thing.
Later, loves.
Zuka JasmineBoney

Eposide 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2mU6USTBRE

The day started out as any other busy, tiring day. I had to wake up at 5 a.m. to take the father/boyfriend (bf) to work, then I came home tired and went back to sleep for 2 hours. It was supposed to be an hour but my eyelids and body didn't agree with that....so they won. FF, I drop my son off at daycare and went to work for the next 8 hours of life...7.70. While at work, I contemplated the idea of working out when I got off. I mean, like really. I don't feel like working out for 30 minutes and then taking a shower..I would rather watch anime. But I though I don't want to fat and this is the reason why I weigh 240 lbs. I eat no more than 2000 calories but I don't move. So, against my own lazy thoughts and ambitions, I worked out when I got home.
And Thus the Attack began. For 30 minutes Jillian Michaels and her girls were in my living room...making me sweat. Now, this is day 2 of the 30 day shred and my body is sore but I didn't give in. See, read this her, the problem isn't working out its timing and laziness. I don't like working out in the evening because that is my time to sit back an try to relax, clean and prep for the next day. As a working mom, there are never enough hours in the day to do it all. Now, since I am working out at home, I usually try and workout in the a.m. before my son wakes up. When he is up, I can not workout in peace. Today, as I tried a push up he sat on me, then I did jumping jacks...he jumped with me. Then he moved my weights, took a poo in a diaper, ate his pineapples in front of me...so on and so forth. my goal is to lose 60 lbs in the next 2 years. Anyway, the only bad part of the day was I was weak enough to get a #16 at MCD..fish meal but I shared my fries.
Fast food is my weakness simply because I have easier access to it but lately, I have either ate subway or ate oatmeal. Subway is a great alternative because of the low fat and low calorie subs and oatmeal is great for the same reasons. Not to mention, I have fallen for the whole Jared lost weight eating Subway thing. I did some research and somewhere it noted that he ate a 6 inch turkey breast with baked Lay's for lunch and for dinner he ate a 6 inch veggie. For a man that was 425 and walked 2 mile everyday, I figured...I would be a sad, a** human being if I could not meet my goal.
And there you have it. For the first week, I am on 1 DVD but once I hit 7 or 10 days, I will add squats or a 2 mile walk to the program. Ideally, I want to workout twice a day....cardio circuit at home in the morning and a walk in the evening. However, if I fail in this mission...I will get lipo.
In the meantime, I'm about to eat a bagel...low fat ice cream with pineapples and strawberries.
Zuka Jasmine Boney.
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Push Play

Every year, thousands of people make goals in hopes of accomplishing something that they wanted to do last year. After a few failed resolutions, I stopped making them. I stopped making them because I realized that if I want to do something or accomplish anything than I need to start asap and not wait for a whole year. Changing my life is a process that involves me getting rid of old habits and starting new ones. The first major change I am making in life is my health.
A few years ago, a doctor told me that I had pre-hypertension which is boarder line for high blood pressure. Even though my father has it and I believe my grandmother had it, I don't want it. I did extensive research, talked to numerous doctors and nutritionists about the most effective ways to fight this silent killer. The best way to fight to is to be right. To be right means eating and treating your body right because at the end of the day, you are what you eat. I used to eat a lot of fast food which is what lead to pre-hypertension. A lot of frozen, canned and fast food have loads of sodium in it. Sodium is like salt; both are bad for your health and too much of it can seriously hurt you.
Since I have a son and want to live forever (or old) I have decided that living for him, myself and my loved ones is something worth striving for. As of yesterday, I gave up fast food. I gave up fast food for numerous reasons. The first reason is my health. I can't be healthy eating fat all day. The second reason is economical. I don't want to drive to get the fast food (gas money) not do I want to purchase the food because i can spend that money else where. The third reason is I'm tired. I really miss cooking and trying out new things at home. Simply put I am ready to be better. One of the ways I can be better is by losing weight, getting in shape and toning. I currently weigh about 210 lbs or 215 lbs. I am between a size 14 or 16 (varying on clothes) and I love it. I love my body because it's not flabby and it's very curvy. However, I want to get back down to 185 lbs or a size 10/12. I also want to be fit enough to run and play with my son as he gets older. None-the-less, I have some work to do. I don't time frame for when I want to lose weight, I just want to do it.
With my can do attitude, I am going to start losing weight, shaping up and getting fit today. This is how we came to "Push Play," because this morning and every morning for the next month or so, I am pushing play on my XBOX 360 to watch my DVD. I am now waking up to a toned and bright person. Known as America's toughest trainer, Jillian Michaels, visits me in room every morning to workout. Today, was our first workout session. We did the 30 Day Shred and she kicked my butt. As I type now, my thighs are sore, my arms hurt and my abs sting. I know I want results fast but DAMN. The workout was only 20 minutes and I felt like I did some hard work .In reality I didn't. During the workout she said something that stuck out to me. "I have 400 lbs people who can do this. If they can do do it so can you," Michaels said. And I must say it worked, if people can get on national television and show their flab then I get up and push play to work off mines. I am so happy that I survived the workout that I am running around off a natural high. The start to a new life always start from within and my start has begun. Tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. I will push play again to see her face and workout. Good luck to you all. BAM BABY; Let's do it again.