RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That’s exactly what I did last night with one of my girl’s. We have been dying to go running together for over a month and a half but, something has always come up. Well, yesterday we finally made it happen. We ran a little over 2 miles and sped walk for almost 3miles. Now, I am not afraid to admit I hate running. If it’s not running to a base to be safe or dribbling a ball or crossing the finish line for a 100 meter dash I’m not trying to do it. My girl has always been a runner and she just started to run again to get in shape this March! She was good….great even. I wanted to stop so many times but, kept going because, I saw her drive. YES!!! I did stop a couple of times but, wanted to stop so much more than that but, kept on going! I am so proud of myself for actually running.

This interest all started from a fellow Blogger “M”, she had never been a runner herself and decided to give it a try and now she loves it. I remember all of her trials and tribulations in the beginning but, she has over come them all and is doing great. I hope to gain that same love for it as she did. Lord knows it is a great work out and this is definitely new to my body so, maybe I will see the great changes she has. THANK YOU “M”!!! Ya’ll check her out!!!

Workouts:

Friday- Pure Cardio JM’s Yoga Meltdown + 10 Min. Trainer Abs + Walk/Run

Saturday- Kenpo X

Sunday- Spin + JM’s Yoga Meltdown

I’m still eating clean, logging my foods, staying within my calorie in take, drinking 14 cups of water on the average and O. M. G. still drinking my coffee!!! Other than the coffee drinking I’ve been sticking to my goals and am happy about that.

I hope you all have a FANTASTIC weekend, thank you for reading and for dropping me a line. I love hearing from you all! Keep on Pushing!!

~Leelee~ 

Staying on My "A" Game!

Today is Thursday and I am looking forward to this long weekend. I don’t have anything special planned but, just being off from work is great by itself. I have to be super good with my eating and workouts. I have a goal to make and I am 3.6lbs away. I know it’s ludicrous to think I can lose that much weight in less than a week but, I have been eating super clean, lots of fruits and veggies, drinking lots of water and eating fish! My workouts have been strictly Cardio/Yoga/Abs. I will start lifting next week after weigh in. Plus I have been working out twice a day! So far I’m down to 182lbs…that’s a 1.6lbs lost. I’m going hard on this one Ya’ll!!! 180 here I come! :D

My Workouts:

Wednesday- Taebo & 10 Min Trainer Abs

Thursday- Insanity Pure Cardio + Yoga

Friday- Insanity Pure Cardio + Walk/Run

Thank you for reading and leaving comments, I love hearing from you all and WELCOME my new Followers, these are my Crazy Riffs!

Have a Great Day and Keep on Pushing!

~Leelee~

Weigh In and My "One Word Answers"

Good Day My Blog Fam!

Today’s Weigh in was 183.6… same as last weeks. The good thing about this weigh in is that I know what I did wrong. Now, moving forward towards change in the right direction!

Workouts:

Monday- Insanity Pure Cardio
Tuesday- 30mins Spin + 10 Minute Trainer Yoga

Now for my “One Word Answers” thank you Miss Haneefa for sharing.

Hair – Thin

Your Mother – Crazy

Your Father – Amazing

Fav Food – Italian

Dream Last Night - Weird

Fav Drink – Water

What room are you in? – Bedroom

Hobby – Simming

Fear – Death

Where were you last night? – Home

Something that you aren’t – Liar

Muffins – Carrot

Wish List Item – Remodeling

Where you grew up – St.Maarten

What you are wearing – Sweats

Your Pet – Nope

Friends – Love

Something you’re not wearing – Socks

Fav Store – Aldo’s

Fav Color – Gray

Last time you laughed – Today

Your Best Friend – Amazing

Best Place you go over and over – St. Maarten

Person who you email regularly – Kathy

Fav Place to Eat – Home

I hope you all have a an AMAZING day and Keep On Pushing!
Thanks for Reading!

Weekend Hit or Miss!

Good Morn-Ting!!! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I know I did! Friday’s date with hubby was fabulous. We grabbed something to eat at Panera Bread because, the food is good and 2 mins away from the movie theater. I had the “Pick 2” special and had the low fat vegetarian Black Bean soup a half of tuna on honey wheat bread and an apple. It was delicious and filling. “Iron Man 2” was good, better than I anticipated and I didn’t indulge in any movie treats. After the movie we walked around the shopping plaza just window shopping, enjoying each others company and enjoying the beautiful night! When we saw Cold Stone Ice cream parlor…. Of course we stopped. This was this was my first time there and I had a Mint Chocolate chip brownie on a waffle cone! My Oh My…. it was good.

Saturday we took the train into NYC! We walked for hours taking the beautiful day in and trying to find a spot to have lunch at. We walked through Time Square to the end where all the tourists chill out. I looked to my left and what do you know, I spotted a Sushi restaurant called “The Blue Fin” it had nice décor and a friendly atmosphere. I had a glass of water and a whole wheat roll and a half. Then we spilt the Big Eye Tuna, Spicy Lobster and Yellowtail Sushi/Maki Rolls. It was so delicious, I will be sure to go back there again! We then went to a place called “Juniors” famous for their cheesecake and I had a slice of strawberry cheesecake. I was full for the rest of the day and we walked some more in the city and then walked back to the train station. I had such a great time with hubby and I didn’t feel guilty about any of my food choices.

Workouts:
Friday- Strength Training + Spin

Saturday- (Does walking all day count?) Rest

Sunday- P90X Cardio X + Spin.

I will weigh in tomorrow morning because, I forgot to do so this morning and have already consumed 3 glasses of water plus breakfast!

Thank you for the feedback about my fruit intake. I’m happy to know that I’ve been doing okay! I will make it my business to work more fresh fruits in as well. I hope you all have a great day and Keep on Pushing! 


~Leelee~

The Best Things in Life Are...Free!!!!

Good Morning,

I first want to give a shout out to all of my new Followers! Welcome and Thank you for being with me on this Crazy Journey of mine. Yours and all of my Followers support is very much appreciated.

So, I have still been working out in spite of my knee pain. I’ve still been icing them and took 2 Aleve’s last night! The pain is a 6 on a scale from 1-10 but, I am going to Keep On Pushing through while listening to my body.

Thursday- 30 Day Shred Level 2 & Spin

Friday- Strength Training & Spin

I have been doing great with my food intake. Would you consider defrosted fruit used for shakes as a portion of your fruit intake? I use it when I eat cottage cheese, my parfait with Nonfat Plain yogurt and oatmeal but, it’s defrosted, blue/black berries, raspberries and strawberries. I know for a fact that I need to work more veggies in. I try eating one salad a day but, haven’t mastered that as yet.

This weight loss journey is definitely different from the ones in the past. I have been logging my food in at MyFitnessPal, same goes for my workouts and guess what? I peeked on the scale yesterday and was down to 182. J Let’s see if it’s real when Monday comes around!

Tonight Hubby and I are going to see “Ironman 2” and tomorrow we are going to NYC for lunch and some chill time. I love walking around in the city especially when the weather is nice and I have comfortable shoes. Speaking of which I need to get me a pair of cute flats to go with the new outfit in my closet, you know the one…. with the tags still on it, has never been worn in years but, you don’t give it a way because, you are hoping that one day you can fit it? Uhmm Humm Yup, that’s the one! I tried on all my size 12 dress pants and they all fit me! No cutting off the circulation, no riding up, nada!!! This has made me truly happy because, even though I’ve lost 26lbs, I was still wearing my size 14’s. So, now I have a new wardrobe without having to spend any money! Now, that’s what’s up!!!

I hope you have a great day! Remember to Keep On Pushing!!!

One Luv Ya’ll!

~Leelee~

A Brand New Day……….

After Monday’s fiasco I decided to sit back and reevaluate my situation. First thing I thought about was how much my knees are hurting. Nothing is helping relieve the pain. Not icing them, popping pain killers,……… Nada!!! So, as much as I hate to do this I have to quit Insanity…..for a moment that is. When I feel my knees are back to normal I will continue where I left off with Insanity. When I get to my 1^st goal of 170lbs I will see a doctor about them. I just don’t want to face any bad news about needing to have surgery right now. I am 13lbs from my main goal and I don’t want to be laid up gaining the weight I’ve lost back!

Monday’s Workout- Insanity Fit Test Spin & Abs

Tuesday- Spin and Arms Strength Training

Today- Yoga, Abs & Spin

I also weighed in yesterday and saw a 1.8lbs lost. I’m thinking that the gain on Monday was from the Sunday’s Insanity workout. Your muscles tend to swell when you work them out, which can cause a fluctuation in weight! So, when I did pure cardio on Monday I was dying to see if that was the reason. I was happy to see the scale go down but, am not going to dwell on it…. For real, I’m not! I have a new workout plan that I will be sticking to until my knees are feeling 100% better.

I have been eating clean and with good proportions. I have to work more veggies into my health menu. I drank an average of 12 cups of water a day and take a multi vitamin. I was coffee free 1 day this week! LOL!!! I know! I know!….. pitiful. I will get it down to 3days a week…. I hope!

Thanks guys for sticking with me, leaving me feed back and for all the Anniversary shout outs! I appreciate it so much! J I hope you all are having a great week so far! Keep On Pushing!

~Leelee~

Do You Know What Today Is?

It’s My Anniversary! It’s My Anniversary! (Love that Song) 3 years of marriage and it still feels like day 1. I say that’s a good thing! No special plans for us until this weekend which is cool with me because, it’s so much easier for us to get someone to watch the kids!

Thursday- Cardio Recovery and Spin Bike

Friday- Cardio Power and Resistance

Saturday- Rest

Sunday- Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs

Today’s Weigh in: 185.4 a 0.6 gain!

Where should I start? What went down this weekend or my disappointment in my weight gain?  

I guess I will start with the fun stuff first. Friday night Hubby and I went out to eat, I ate a nice salad with a small proportion of wheat spaghetti and 1 turkey meatball, this was all before 8pm so I didn’t fail with my goal of not eating after 8pm.

Saturday I missed my workout and counted it as my rest day! We went to a baby shower and to my surprise they served lots Vegan dishes, chicken shish kabobs, sautéed mushrooms, zucchini and squash, everything there was healthy. I didn’t go over board, I ate in proportion and was drinking my water with it. I did have a carrot cake cupcake for my dessert. It was a beautiful day with great friends and healthy food choices.

Sunday I had to get up early to pick my daughter up from a sleep over and then we went straight to her soccer practice. There I ran around kicking the ball with my 3yr old while my daughter practiced. We then went to get ice cream with my daughter’s friend and parents. I didn’t have any ice cream but, was happy to see how much the kids were enjoying theirs. By the time I got home I was beyond tired. I fed the kids, I ate a salad, bathed my son and popped in the Insanity DVD and got my workout in!!! Once I showered, I iced my knees and popped 2 pain killers and yet they are still killing me. I don’t know how I’m going to get through Insanity if my knees are feeling this bad.

Doing the power jacks, jumping jacks, power jumps anything that consist of power and jumping I couldn’t do, so I had to substitute the moves and keep on moving. Overall I had a great weekend.

Now, weigh in today I was a little sadden by the gain of 0.6. I’ve been doing everything right. Working out, eating clean and smaller proportions, drinking lots of water, not eating after 8pm, getting enough rest (besides this weekend). I don’t know if I should add more of a workout or if I’m not eating enough! Normally I don’t care what the scale shows because, I have been losing inches, but, I have the same measurements since April! Now, I’m nervous because, I’m not seeing any results anywhere! What are your thoughts on this? Any advice you can offer is greatly appreciated! I hope everyone is having a great day! Stay tuned because, there’s more to see!

~Leelee~