All the Little Things

This is a journey I am taking with all of you and now I need some crowd participation. I am sorta stuck on the food prep thing just because I hate to cook. I just keep making the same things and I have deflated my desire to eat the same stuff. I am looking for something easy and new (something to excite my tastebuds!)  Ab work was tiring today but on the plus side I did run almost a whole mile without stopping today. I did a little bit of an ab circuit and it didn't really do anything for me so I decided that I would make my own. Let me tell you, lower abs are killer to do. I really hate leg lifts but I did them. I am grateful that I can push myself.  I am working on getting a lower time for my mile because I eventually want to do a 5k. My sister's boyfriend is always doing 5k's and I know there are some pretty fun ones around.  Some 5k's I would like to do include: Race to Wrigley: May 6, 2018 Paws Chicago: June 3, 2018 Color Run Chicago: Somet...

So everyone I have a confession to make and I'm not proud of it. I cheated today. I was on my way to school with little to no time and I had an excruciating headache, and I cheated. Like I said I am not proud of this action but I have to admit it. I had McDonald's today. I got a large coke and fries with a crispy chicken sandwich. I scarfed the whole thing down and my headache went away.  With my busy life it is very hard to have time to eat even after preparing my weekly meals. This is something I have been struggling with and some days I skip meals (Not good!!!) Since I skip meals and have been working out and running around each day, my body is so hungry I start to get these very intense headaches. (which I hate very much.) These headaches unfortunately are the only thing that reminds me to eat.  I am sharing this so people know that I am not perfect and will never claim to be. I am just me and will not let this setback change anything. Other than this one ...

Hey guys! I am so sorry that I have been MIA. My life has become crazier now that I have started a new semester in school. I haven't forgotten about all my readers but every time I have some free time I use it to sleep. Either way I am back at it I PROMISE. Now that all the apologies are out of the way.... let me update you. Even though I haven't been writing about my journey I have  continued to work towards my goals.  It has been great. I feel better and I have more energy (which has been very useful right now.) So these are the updates: I started a gym membership at Planet Fitness . I absolutely love it there. I feel very comfortable and I don't feel like anyone is judging me. (Even if they are, I just don't care.) I go in and get what I need to get done and leave. It's a convenient location and I got the Black Card membership so I can go to any of there other locations. (Haven't tried that yet, but I will.) It is very clean there and the staff in St....

So guys I woke up this morning feeling full of energy. I had so many happy, healthy thoughts. I finally felt like I was doing something productive on my journey. I had a huge smile on my face all day and my energy stayed consistent throughout the day.  I think my workout night 1 was a success!!! I do feel a bit sore but I actually like that feeling...weird I know! I like to know where the workout actually worked on. If you don't feel the soreness then you don't really know if your working on anything. (I may have just typed my explanation in a circle hehe, Just like my train of thought).  I decided that with my schedule right now I will continue to workout at night so I can go to sleep tired. Since this is new to me I will keep you posted. I also decided that I am going to try new and creative ways to get a workout in. I don't mind the old fashion way but with our new aged world I think some creativity could be fun. I am willing to try anything (well almost anything) ...

Ok guys I just got done with my first official workout of the new year. I am sweaty and ready to die but I made it through. I had to make shift with some youtube videos but I feel it got the job done. I will post the videos at the bottom. this is the HOT mess after my first work out! I just wanted to share with my you that I have started my journey and plan on keeping it up. I am not going to give up and knowing I have to follow up with you makes it easier for me.  I am sitting in bed typing this and my arms feel like jello and my legs aren't very pleased with me but it is all worth it.  I will say that I truly love the way your body feels after a workout. Yes it's angry but also very calm in a way. I feel this sense of "ahh" all through my body.  This is short but sweet post. I just wanted to follow up. The challenge has begun!  Below are the links to my workout videos: Stretching Routine: Warm Up Exercises Stability Ball Workout for Beginners - Fi...

I woke up this morning with chance to make a change. My sister and I had a brief chat about ways to decrease my sugar intake because let me tell you I love sugar. We discussed drinking my coffee black- meaning no sugar (I already stopped using creamer quite some time ago). I thought the idea was do-able and I even thought it was sort of easy.   This morning I woke up and made my regular cup of Joe like I do every morning.  When my warm tasty wake up call was all done brewing I was scavenging for the sugar and couldn't find any. At that moment the conversation with my sister popped in my head and a divine inspiration came through my mind. I thought ok since I can't find the sugar I will try my coffee black, it can't be that bad since I live everyday by the tale end of my next caffeine high. Man was I mistaken. I didn't have my first sip until I was walking to my car in the cold brisk morning. My throat was cold and needed some warming with the wonderful taste of coff...

  Today is a fresh start to another year. I do believe each year is a clean slate. I have chosen this year to start a blog and create something to release some things in my head. I will cry and fight but also laugh until my side hurts and hopefully find love. Everyday is a blessing and my goal this year is to make sure I live each day as that blessing.  I have been through quite a bit of heartbreak and I know that you can never not have pain but I have chosen this year to guard my heart and remember that I am worth something great.  goals for this year: Continue with school Become financially stable Feel my emotions and don't regret them Have no regrets Learn from my mistakes Find someone to enjoy life with Forgive people from my past Live a healthier lifestyle Read for enjoyment Blog at least once a week Travel Try something that scares me If I can stay on track with all those goals I think this year will be a wonderful year. I want to be 100 perc...