progress through your process

i feel like i owe double posts for not speaking in 7 days straight :( it's been an eventful week over here. Chiso and i took a walk in the neighborhood tuesday evening, and wed. he woke up with a fever and a rash :roll: oh, and he's teething again. needless to say, we took a trip to the Dr. and all is finally well, thank God.

speaking of God, ever hear a sermon and feel like it was tailored JUST for you? i'm nuts over all things food and cooking, so this made complete sense and keeps replaying in my head:

'if you're a true cook, then you know you must wait until the water is boiling before you add in your grits. God has PLENTY of good stuff waiting to pour into us, but He won't give it to us until we are bubbling and ready to receive it!!!'

if you don't grow during your process (whatever it may be), something is wrong. you mature and change over time for the better. however, you must commit and put in the work. stay positive and keep moving towards whatever you are working on!!!

UPDATE: *stats taken on 7/20*

151 lbs.

16.2% body fat

6 weeks in,

8 weeks left,

and time is FLYING.

my scale said 148 lbs this afternoon (sunday) and it's definitely because i added sprints to my training this past friday and saturday. sprinters are able to keep their muscle but blast off fat with High Intensity Interval Training. a mixture of both steady state cardio and HIIT is an awesome combo and will get my body where it needs to be.

last night, my man and i stepped out to the movies for the first time this YEAR now that i think about it.

s/n: yet another item of clothing i hadn't worn in ages- these pants are 3/4 and i'm really glad i held on to them! 6 weeks ago, i was in 7/8's. ok anyway, we saw Dark Knight and it was long. we are pretty tall and we need our leg room. we both had to stand up and stretch several times!!

gaaaaaah that popcorn smell smacked me right in the face when we walked in. i saved my 'dessert' from the meal i consumed in the car on the way to the theater, and whipped it out to snack on during the movie. so not the same.

some alone time was great, but i would have rather watched Spider Man or a comedy!

good times!

today, we hit the gym together for some upper body and cardio.

Sonny never fails to remind me why we work out separately LOL.

i'm working my way up to un-assisted dips, but he convinced me to do them without any help. i know i'll appreciate it.

later.

yes, that's as far as i could go down, lololol. give me some time.

did some bicep exercises as well then hit the elliptical machines.

sonny on his weapon of choice... it's either this or the stairmaster for me when i'm in the gym. it's waaaaay easier to get my heart rate up and keep it there when i run outside, though.

pressuring me to hurry up and finish! just 5 more minutes!

so what's new in the nutrition dept? my trainer has introduced me to zig-zagging, also known as, carb cycling. i'll expand on that soon, but beef has been incorporated into my meal plan for the next two weeks, whoop whoop! gives me a little break from chicken and tilapia, not that i needed it.

i marinated the sirloin in some liquid aminos (found at good ol' HEB), green onion, and a different seasoning per steak (lemon pepper, smokehouse maple, garlic and herb) and prepped our meals for the next few days.