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.
