Tea Time

In my quest for better health I've discovered there are many healthy benefits to drinking green tea. Its recommended to drink at least 5 cups a day! Who knew. While web surfing I learned there are "Certified Tea Cups". These cups are suppose to be the perfect size for tea so that you never get water down tea. Every brew is suppose to be PERFECT!... Once again...who KNEW!! There is so much to know in this here world.

Bottoms Up!

-13

One month of this here life style change down and 13 pounds gone. Feels good too! Now I'm in the dog days of this here lifestyle. Stay the course AC, stay the course.

Beat My Time

At the Black Girls Run (BGR) conference this past weekend I took a Speed Training class. It was interactive and very informative. She showed us how to run and then had everyone in the class do the run. She gave lots of tip on improving your time. Last night I went up to track at my high school and ran/walked 3.1 miles. Im trying to beat my race time I posted at the 5K. I beat it by 10 mins. While I did loaf during the 5K and didn't push myself to the limit last night I did improve and see that I can only get better. At certain times I would take off and sprint. Felt good too. I've been eating nothing but fruits and veggies for the past few days and I feel like a well oiled machine. The online BGR store opens today and I plan on buying two shirts with Preserve the Sexy on the back... doin the most. I cant wait!

Guess what?! I got a positive post!

In an effort not to be a jummper of the gun, I'm trying to show some consistent behavior before I write about a 'moment of goodness'. Well I have been consistent buddy. Starting August 27, 2012 my sister and I started Phase 1 of Fat Smash. We have been consistent with the diet ever since that time. During that time we've gone on two trips, one trip to see mother who lives three and a half hours away and two weeks after that a 10 hour road trip to Atlanta. We have really helped each other and I think that has added to the stick-to-it-ness of it all. Im down10 pounds since the last time I weighed in. I have clarity like I've never had before. I don't crave for snacks like I use to. Preparation is the key! There have been so many possible distractions. I'll name the top three.

(1) Being home with mom. We usually eat out at the best Mexican Spot in Virginia Beach. (Their chips and white sauce...ahhh, devine!) We didn't that weekend. We went to Harris Teeters and purchased $80 worth of groceries for our 4 day stay and we eat off that food the entire time. Mom was impressed and all ate well and were thoroughly satisfied. For a treat we had frozen yogurt at the beach, cookes and cream, YUM!

(2) New Roommate. A good friend of our needed a placed to stay for a while so we opened our home. While she is working out, she eats whatever she wants. One night she baked cookies. As soon as I open the door the aroma of chocolate chip cookies smacked me in the nose. She said "sorry, I'm trying to be of encouragement, I only ate, 2 cookies" How what encourages me, IDK! But it didn't stumble me. I grabbed me a Naked Green Machine and went to bed.

(3) TEN HOUR ROAD TRIP. Whop, Holly, La, Meka, and I went to the Inagural Black Girls Run 5K in Atlanta, GA. I anticipated the trip and packed our snacks. Broccoli, green and red grapes, Green Machines, sweet and salty bars, garnola bars, water, blueberries and strawberries, and sunflower seeds. We ate like model citizens. I didn't train for the 5K like I really wanted to. But I survived it and I owe it all to my eating habits. Feeling lighter had to be what helped me.

There ya have it. Positivity!! We can do this!

Over Myself

I'm over myself. I'm over my fat self. I'ma do better. Not because I want to but because I have to. I hope to write a positive post soon.

Living Childhood Fantasy - Who Am I?

One of my all time favorite cartoons growing up was Inspector Gadget. I was fascinated by the way he talked. I'm not sure where he was suppose to be from but his geeky, inspectorish accent kept my attention. I crack up laughing when my mom tells stories about how we use to be so mesmerized when watching television. In any given episode outside of all the inspectors gadgets what I couldn't wait for was his niece Penny to come to her uncles resuce with her computer book and her dog. She'd whip out that book and get to finding out this and intercepting that. It was so cool. I wanted one of those books so bad. I would take a colorful book in the house, at one time an encyclopedia, and puch the paper with my fingers like I was punching computer keys. The glossy paper and the colorful graphics made me feel like I had the real thing... Not really, fore I would only play for a second but still! Now I am in my 30s and I have that computer book, my iPad. I don't use it nearly as much as I thought I would but I have time and there is so much potential with my 'computer book'. I bought a cool case, so I really feel like her. I don't like to hear the sound of they keys when I tap them so I turn that option off. But I always smile when I enter my password to access my iPad world. I'm living one of my childhood fantasies, I am Penny, Inspector Gadgets niece. Cool!

I caught a bug

Today I'm sitting at my desk at work, hacking and snotting the morning away. I am sick! I'm going on vacation in three days and I am sick. "Where they do that at?!" I'm sitting here in a nice new dress, no hosiery, and its cold in my office. I'm getting a headache and my headache medicine is at home, I'm pretty much in a sucky position right now. Chuggin down the last bit of my med  hot Caramel Mocha from Micky D's. Why do they always ask, "Do you want it hot or cold?" That crap bothers me, I want to reply "Did I say iced????!" Guess they don't have the whole latte business lingo under their belt yet. Any who, I spent Sunday - Tuesday full off liquids and high off meds and I still can't kick the cold. I haven't been had a cold in a few years and when I did feel something coming on id follow the above mentioned regimen and I'd be cured. Not the case this time. My supervisor thinks she gave me her cold.... now that I think about it, she probably did! According to the schedule in my mind I'm suppose to be fully packed today, instead I have a few choice items draped on top of my suitcase, I am something else. I look forward to getting a tan and evening out this skin complexion.