Hello everyone. I know some of yall have been worried about me. I was too. I hit a serious plateau and it messed with a sista big time. I had to go and do some evaluating and discovered what was going on. That's why the posting on here had slowed. I was really messed up about things.
As some of you know, I battle with hypothyroidism. I have chosen to go the natural and spiritual route to deal with it. Up until recently, things were going great. In my efforts to add some healthy things to my diet, I actually hindered myself. Well at least now I know what the culprit is. It was green tea. Yes, green tea. Green tea is a no no for folks with HT. Big shock there. I don't know how I overlooked this. I knew caffiene was out of the equation but green tea never clicked, duh.
So right now my plan is to keep it simple and press on. I am doing weight training at least 3 times a week. I am getting back into running this week. My sister in law has me thinking about doing the Air Force Marathon in Septemeber but I don't know yet. I've upped my coconut oil intake and eating clean 95%. My meals are simple and healthy with a lot of fruits and veggies to keep me full. A follower asked me to post what my eating looks like so I will be doing that as well. I am focused, happy, and relieved right now. As for the tea, I guess I will have to just use it in my garden and keep some on hand for visitors. Either way, no more for me even caffiene free. I don't want to take any chances. So happy to be back in action once again. Remember to never stop doing what you need to in order to have your best body ever!!! Q
Finally catching up
Spring has sprung
Yes I know I have been MIA. I totally underestimated my ability to do all the things I need to. I had to step back for a minute for health reasons and make some changes. But now I am back and better than ever. I will kick things off next week so look out for some exciting changes. Thanks for keeping up with me. Love yall. Q
This week- Accountability
I've been thinking a lot about this journey and I don't want to limit myself. I plan on going as long as I need to until I reach my goal. My goal this week is to find an accountability partner. Actually one already found me. My girl Meya commented on the previous post and it got my wheels spinning.
I am at my best when I know I have to check in with someone. I am always honest with my friends and she is just the sweetest. I know she will encourage me, and yet give me the push I need to go forward.
I encourage anyone who is reading to tell someone your goals. Ask them to help you be accountable. Check in with the regularly to stay on track. Choose someone who will guide you and tell you the truth in love. Be blessed. Q
Hey blog and update
I am so upset right now. I downloaded all of my pics to a disk including my before pic. My dh took it out of the laptop and I cannot find it!!!! I promise I am not stalling because I really think you could see a difference. Anyway, I took another pic Monday which will be my official before pic. I started Chalean Extreme Monday and so far so good. I am probably going to repeat week 1 because the program is a lot more hands on than I expected. I realized I am a lot stronger than I thought and it requires you to fail at rep 12 and I went over on some of the exercises. I am thinking about getting those dial in type weights to make transitioning easier. I am also going to be posting recipes and pics of what I am eating too. Sorry I've been MIA but I am back in school so I am trying to balance it all. But just know that no matter what, my health is still a priority. Much love. Q
A New Year and I am ready to keep it moving
Alright so I admit, I slacked with this blog towards the end of the year. I continued to workout but I have so much more I wanted to post here but I needed some personal time to focus on spiritual things. But I am back baby!!! There is a new 2 a day challenge starting this week. Here is the rules and info:
1. You must be signed up to win. Deadline to sign up is Monday January 5th at 11:59 pm mountain time.
2. You must state how many days you plan on working out for each week.
3. You must state your goals and take starting stats. We are on an honor system. You can take starting pics if you'd like.
4. You must check in at least 3 times a week for each week.
5. At the end of the challenge you must email or pm me your final info which includes a short summary of what changes you experienced, goals that were met etc.
The prizes are going to be even better this time!!! That reminds me, I need to post the pics the winners sent me of their prizes. Oh and I got a fab new workout I am soo excited about!!! I will be starting Chalene Extreme on Monday. It is from the maker of Turbo Jam, which is my favorite workout and it is a 90 day program. It is hard core but I am so ready to tackle it. If you are wondering, no I don't have any resolutions to lose weight this year. Instead I have goals and my goal for this year, you guessed it, to have my best body EVER!!!!! Q
Thank you Janet in Atlanta
The beautiful Janet in Atlanta visited my blog and reminded me that I've yet to post my progress pics. (Yall know these kids kill my brain cells.) I have a visitor here right now and I am not looking good all bloated and stuff. So as soon as she leaves, I will take and post my before and after pic. Pinky promise!!! Q
New workout tapes
I had a small setback last week due to hypo and didn't feel like posting. But I am over it and ready to get back on track. I just purchased 2 new workout tapes via ebay to mix things up. I am looking forward to trying them tomorrow and will have reviews later this week. Workout videos are great. Especially right now with the weather. Most people don't want to go running outside or hit the gym but nothing beats working out at home. Don't slack off people. If you have a dvd or a vcr, you have no excuse. Remember this is about having your best body ever. Much love. Q