Day 9 + a few Days LOL

OK, so I am a failure when it came to blogging 9 days in a row. But I actually stuck with my diet for the 9 days. Lost 4 pounds and an inch around my waist, hips, thighs, arms and lost 2 1/2 inches around my chest. Most girls would gasp...but if you saw my chest... then you would know I have a few inches to spare.

I really thought I was going to blog 9 days in a row about my diet. Well the reason that did not work is because it is boring! I hate being on a diet let alone talking about it all day long. I would rather write about foods I can't eat and at least fantasize about eating them. So no more blogging about the same subject. With that said I am still staying focused on my diet. Over all goal is 50 pounds before Jamaica. Until next blog...

Sharee

Day 3 and 4 Fat Smash

Day 3 and 4, yes that means I missed my blog entry yesterday. How do people do the 30 day blog challenges? Talk about commitment I have a hard enough time committing to my new "way of life". Although I missed my day 3 blog I continued to stay focused on diet and exercise program.

After a stressful day at work @408down and I headed to LVAC. We completed 45 minutes of cardio and an intense ab workout. This is my 2nd day at the gym this week and @408downs 3rd. Thank goodness we go together it adds that extra support that I need. Thank goodness for @408down!

I stayed under my 1200 calories for the day easily. My sister Shaila had an event at the Red Rock last night. We dressed as if we were B-Boys about to battle on the dance floor(I will add a picture once I load to computer). That part was easy. The hard part was staying there till 1:00AM on water. I can handle no alcohol but no REDBULL, you lost your mind! It took everything in me to stay and watch the B-Boy challenge and see super crew perform.

That leads to day 4. Day 4 started off waking up late and @408down having to wait an extra 5 minutes when picking me up. That is no good! Day 4 will be an evening at the gym and wrapping the day up with dinner and So You Think You Can Dance. Each day has been a challenge, but what is the point of life if you are not challenged.

Day 2 Fat Smash

Day one down and day two to talk about. My Tuesday schedule is crazy. Let me break it down for you before I talk about day two. I work like everyone else out there (well almost everyone economy sucks). I wake up around 5:45 AM which is very difficult for me. I arrive at work at 7:00Am and work till 4:00PM. I have school from 6:00Pm till 10:00PM. That gives me about 2 hours to choose to workout or prepare my snacks and diner.

When I woke up this morning I could barley move from the workout with @408down on Day 1 of Fat Smash. It feels good in a bad way though. When I left work I had only eaten a little of 400 calories for the day and stuck with the correct foods (fruits, veggies, oatmeal and water). I log all my food intake and exercise I did that day at www.livestrong.com. This was recommended by @408down. In ways I wish she was an application I could download on my G1 Phone. If she was an application the name would be the little Asian application.

The two hours that I had available (hour for travel home and travel to school) I chose to prepare a small diner and snack for school. Eating to maintain my metabolism is my priority and I will use my Tuesday as my rest day. I needed it after yesterdays workout.

Day 2, I feel great though. I am on a schedule and trying to show consistency. That is the hardest thing about diets. Whelp day 2 is almost complete. Looking forward to @408down picking me up tomorrow for another great day at the gym.

Day 1 Fat Smash

Well our house has become a FAT SMASH house. The next nine days we are in our detox mode. We have done this before two years ago. I plan on blogging for the first 9 days to see if this helps me out. The Fat Smash diet was very successful last time we followed it. They key to weight loss is the obvious don't eat more than what your body works off. This diet assists us to a normal healthy way of life.

Today started off GREAT!! @408down picked me up for work because we started working out together at the gym. I packed my my lunches and morning snacks and afternoon snacks for the week. That was a whole lot of fruits and veggies. I followed my diet to a capitol "T" and it felt great. After work we went to LVAC and began our workout (Monday).

@408down and I started with stretching and a lite jog twice around the indoor gym. We then collected an exercise ball two sets of 10 pound weights and a step stool. We did three sets of a variety of leg workouts and incorporated the revolving step machine. Then we did resistant abs and finished of with 15 minute cardio. We incorporated cardio in our weight training. We I arrived home my sister Shaila followed in right after. She had been at the park playing basketball and tennis. FUN!!! Kimberli worked out as well.

We cleaned up and started making diner. As we all helped each other making diner we stopped and stared at each other. We all realized that we miss spending this family time together. This is the first day of our diet and it started off great. We even cleaned the house and finished the laundry. It goes to show that when you take care of yourself things get taken care of around you.

Excited to blog about the next 9 days. After 9 days will be phase II. Once I reach that potion I will explain phase I and phase II. Skinny Biatch out!

Ruff around the SPANX

Chubby ladies have it ruff! I guess we choose to have it a little ruff by some of the decisions we make. For example we love to swing by Jack and the Box on the way home from a long night of dancing and eat what we call "double dinner".Every action has risks. The risk I am speaking of has been discussed on Oprah and can get a little expensive at times. The risk is the purchase of SPANX. You know a chubby girl has to try to control her muffin top when braking it down on the dance floor.For those who do not know what spanks are let me explain. The best way to describe spanks are control pantie hose for the whole body. The key word is control and whole body.

Chubby girls have it ruff, Spanx are no joke. The struggle of spanx begins at the time of purchase. Who wants to be seen purchasing spanx? That's like walking around the mall after purchasing something from Torrid or Lane Bryant saying... yeah I shopped at the fat girl store. I have shopped at Torrid once and even purchased something. When the sales department lady pulled out the bright pink bag that displayed TORRID I freaked out. I thought to myself how the hell am I suppose to get out of the mall while being displayed as a chubby girl. She handed me my bag I looked at my exit and bolted. Next thing you know I burned a few extra calories while breathing heavy in my Jeep. Like I said chubby girls have it ruff.

Now back to the struggles of wearing spanx. You have finally purchase your spanx after viewing the size chart (which is always an uplifting experience). When you first purchase your first spanx you try to hide it from the world. After a while you tend to forget that you are wearing them and become one, which is not always a good thing. Putting on spanx becomes a team effort at times. When you first look at the spanks you just purchased you think to yourself how am I suppose to get all of this in something like that.

The first task is to sit down. Then you step into your spanx and begin to fear the worse. You wiggle around and start to tuck and pull and wonder if the size is too small. The spanx have reached just below your muffin top now. This is where you take a little time out and breathe. Now you are standing up. The wiggle and jiggle gets a little more aggressive. Then the final phase to putting on spanx is I scream KIMBERLI COME HELP ME WITH MY SPANX! That's right time t0 enforce the team effort. I brace myself when she gets a hold of my spanks. She grabs the spanks from the back side. She pulls and tucks the spanks under my bra for that added support. Now I am armed and ready to put on the rest of my clothes.

Chubby girls have it ruff. You would think after experiencing something like putting on spanx the chubby girls would bi-pass the double dinners. But that is not the case. It is because of the spanks we continue to eat drink and be merry. We are just a little confined doing it now. How I love my spanx!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFnwWUHvFc0