The Truth Is

The Truth is... I haven't gotten back in the fitness game since August, what am I waiting for? It's just one excuse after another. I start, I stop, I'm ready, I'm not ready, I'm motivated, I'm not motivated... what has happened here?

The Truth is... I have taken a break away from the Fitness game that I buried myself in. What has been missing is that drive to do what I know I was meant to do.

The Truth is... as i stay away from the working out & eating right my mind wanders & does unnecessary thinking & worry. The carefree mindset has left my soul & filled with the everyday troubles.

The Truth is... I know what needs to be done...

The Truth is... Just as I've come to this reality, I'm sure you've all had similar reality checks regarding your passion/calling... get it together!

Simple 7 Day Challenge

Yes yes yes I'm really back! I decided to at least grace my presence on my blog at least once a week. Okay, so I'm a day late but whatever...

So I decided that I needed to cleanse since I have been on leave from the gym & eating unhealthy for about 3 1/2 weeks (just needed a moment). I took an extended leave needless to say, which was no good for me what so ever. I ended up feeling sluggish, super heavy, & just... ughhh! I needed to do something about this & I remember hearing from a friend that she was doing this cleanse so I looked into it further & ended up doing a cleanse that Roots Nutrition calls the Simple 7 Day Challenge.

So if you look up toward the left, that is what you have to do for a total of 7 days. And uh no that is not me! (LOL) I cant express enough to you, if you are feeling like you need something to kick off your new eating habits & work outs, this is for you. If you are feeling sluggish (also known as lazy lazy & lazy), overweight, or constipated this will even help with all of that. I'm only on day 4 & haven't worked out & I have lost 4 pounds! I wasn't trying to lose weight, but the fact that I did says something for the diet. I will give you a brief synopsis of how my days have been so far.

I get up to start my day off with a shake with strawberries, pineapple, almond milk, ice, & the power green. I have two power cleansers with my shake also. When I'm at work if I'm still Hungry I have fruit up until lunch. For lunch I will be honest I had my salad with the chicken on it rather then after the salad. I have almonds or fruit for the in between snacks & then I follow the evening with veggies & very little meat. I take two power cleansers & that pretty much wraps up my a whole day. The thing is you go to the bathroom alot that is a good thing & a bad thing however, keep in mind it's only for a week & it will die down unless you are completely full of sh*t ha ha. So rather then say I feel sluggish or like I need to workout, eat right, or lose weight... JUST DO IT! Yep, like Nike, exactly how they say it! (LOL) Do not let another excuse keep you from being a healthier, happier, fitter you!

To get a more detailed description of the cleanse click on link below.

http://rootsnutrition.com/index-7daychall.html

Back from Hiatus

Ooooook I'm back again, & I have been on hiatus for a cool minute & there's so much to cover!

Hi my friends! Well where should I began? O, I got it the surgery that had me on the outs for a very long two months. I completed my 2nd fitness show back on December 5th & placed last out of I want to say 18 or 19 girls, wasn't too happy. I felt I worked super hard & expected to do better. The pains that I were having were over looked, I thought my workout routine was the cause of me feeling the way I felt. The week prior to the show, I decided to take it easy, & I pretty much did nothing from that point leading up to the surgery date.

The reason for the surgery was a cyst that had grown the size of a grapefruit. I have what they call endometriosis, which is a disorder in which bits of tissue from the inner lining of the uterus grows inside a woman's body, outside of the uterus. With this being my 2nd surgery I already knew all that it entailed. So I had the surgery & was out of work for 2 weeks, which I must say I didn't miss one part of that place what so ever! The surgery went well & the doc's were able to salvage my ovary, yay! From that point I layed up & ate & layed up & ate & I did this for a total of 7 weeks, & no GYM what so ever in this picture! I gained TEN pounds, I went from 140 to 150, not alot to some but for some one who stayed in the gym & ate right it was just no good & I didn't feel like myself.

Finally I came back I got out of the rut the surgery placed me in I paid a trainer to get me

back on track& was feeling like myself again. I attached my before & after pics below so you can see the changes that took place from not working out for two months & eating crazy... to four months of hard training. I felt good & looked better. I saw the changes & was doing well. So will I go back to competing? Of COURSE, & I DID go back up there this past August. NO, I didn't win or place. I was last again but we will talk about that on another blog post so stay tuned...

Lastly I want to leave you with this, there will be bumps in the road to your success. Don't let that be an excuse that holds you back from getting to the top! I will continue to keep heading to the top, & I will continue to get over whatever bumps that come my way & YOU should too!!!

Before After