Motivation...

Usually, I find that it helps to have a clear motivational factor in mind when excercising. Something that when your thighs are starting to burn, and your breathing becomes ragged, your brain zeroes in on that "THING" that will make you start singing "I'm Every Women" and pick up the pace.

For me, that factor is usually pure vanity and the realization that summer is fast approaching, but now and then special events pop up that I have to "prepare" for. Lmaooooo.. I am such a dork..see me acting like a celebrity that's 'bout to hit the red carpet.. But i no dey exaggerate, that's how I feel whenever I'm gonna be around a lot of naija women; scrutinized and examined with a sharpened eye, head to toe. You know how some naijas are now. lol..

Anyway sha..the event I'm am now "preparing" for is the Harvard African Business Conference. It's being held in Cambridge, Massachussets Feb. 20th-22nd. NO, I am not husband hunting lol..I'm too young for that and I have numerous dating years ahead of me.. (just until 25 then I'll get a bit more focused)

Unfortunately, I just learned about this from a post on naijaryders.com..so that doesnt leave me much time..but hey motivation is motivation abi? I'm trying to firm things up so that at the afterparties when I'm squatting (cuz u know there's gonna be some short ass men there ..sigh) and shimmying and shaking I look semi-sexy doing it lol.

SO...the treadmill... Una should clap for me!!! It's been roughly a week and I've worked my way up to 2min 30sec running intervals with a 1 minute walk in between.. after I do 4 cycles of that I put the treadmill on incline and walk uphill for 5mins..then a 5min cool down..

I havent been able to do my step aerobic dvd after though..after that brief stint with the treadmill I barely make it over to my coach to collapse.. My goal is to be able to treadmill and then do my step routine after all in one morning..like I did in the past..

So you know I'm doing the atkins diet right? So can I just tell you 3 more pounds have melted off..!!!!! I know no if na water weight or wetin ..but regardless I am feeling myself right about now.. so the grand total as of Feb. 1st, 2009 is 10lbs lighter!! Cheahh!!! Now..since I will be going to a conference where there'll be tall (hopefully) handsome (hopefully) successful (God willing) african men in suits.. I think I wanna have a lil discussion about dating, flirting, dancing, approaching and all that lovely stuff women get to do;) ..that'll be my next entry;)

I weighed in today!!!

Ok..lemme give y'all the back story. I was perusing the local newspaper in July of '08 and my eye caught an ad asking for volunteers for a clinical trial of a new appetite suppressant. At that time, I was desperate and willing to try anything so I called and set it up. THEN I was handed the medium-sized packet of information about the pill. GETDAFUKOUTTAHERE....MBA ooo..blood clots, headache, stroke, death, heart problems..they trying to kill me???????
I decided then and there that I will not ingest that pill..BUT if you participate in the trial you get a dietician free, lots of food counseling, a place to weigh in and measure yourself and free lil goodies like a pedometer, backpack, books, measuring cups each time you go in.
So my devious self decided to go ahead and sign up. What I do is take the packet of pills, pop out all the pills in the pack so that it LOOKS like I'm taking it and give the empty packet back the trials.. it's worked so far..plus I get $1,000 at the end of a one year period:D I've been doing this since July 2008 but any weight I lost I've gained back..so that's why I'm starting over in '09.
So back to my story..I weighed in at my dietician this morning and I lost 7 POUNDS.. cheaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! What a great motivator..it made my horrendous experience from yesterday all worth it..lol. I'll update yall on how excercise goes when I get home.. (btw..I really want to start excercising in the morning b4 I leave for work because that's when your carbohydrates are at their lowest therefore you burn more fat..damn that means getting up at 6am...:( ...)

on a side note: My president is african!!!! President Barack Obama :) I give God all the glory and pray that he will give our president wisdom and discernment throughout his term in offfice. May God protect the lives of Barack and his family and cover them with the blood of Jesus. I claim that no weapon formed against them shall prosper. Lord, u said that whatever we bind in heaven will be bound on earth and I bind all demonic forces that may try to hinder our president or the progress of our country. Lord, in your name I pray. Amen...amen...and amen!

Day I- What in the hell?

"Well aint this some shit" Those are the words that came out of my head and through my lips as I stared at my party pictures from New Years Eve 2009. I blinked twice and started pulling up previous pictures from just 8-10months ago.

Somehow..

Somewhere..

NaijaSissy put on about 3 more rolls on her tummy. 'bout 2more on her back, and doubled the size of her thighs..

I'm sure a lot of you out there have struggled with their weight so I know you feel my pain... Does this sound familiar?

You go to put on the friggin sexy dress that turns heads that you JUST shimmied into 3 months ago and now di shege no gree zip!! Arrrggggggh!!! Why me, o? Damn that chinese food, damn that dunkin donuts, damn them all BACK to hell where they came from..!!!

There is an advantage to having lost the weight previously though..it means "IT CAN BE DONE"..it gives you a visual as to how freaking fab-o-lous you're gonna look when you reach your goal......*crickets chirping*.............. Or it can make you curse yourself for letting the weight come back cuz now you gotta bust your ass excercising again..

Anywhooooooo...with all that said...after looking at those pictures..I resolved that today was going to be the first day of my new diet/excercise regime. I am rather partial to the Atkins diet..it's the only diet that has worked for me in the past and I get to eat those fatty, meaty things that I like;)

Day 1: Excercise

I started rummaging through my clothes for my old spandex workout pants and my tanktop..found them at the bottom..BOTTOM of the pile (yeahhh that says a lot lol)... cool, now for the sports bra. BIG-BREASTED GIRLS..lemme share my lil secret.. Personally, most sports bras dont keep my "girls" from bouncing up and down painfully.. and this is crucial to a good workout...because you CAN NOT run on a treadmill if your boobies are aching you. So what I do is put on a regular, underwire-less bra first, THEN place the sports bra over it..u fit turn cartwheels sef and dem no go move.:D

I got my lil Aquafina bottle, my phone, which acts a stopwatch, donned shoes, tank top and went downstairs to confront...

THE TREADMILL..

Oga Treadmill, so we meet again *bows and assumes fighting stance.

Okay, so it's been a good 5-6months since I've run; last time, I was preparing to go to a wedding, so there was lil' motivation there...never know who u might meet ya know;) . I WANTED to start out with my usual treadmill routine. I usually interval train.

Warm up- 5minutes

Run- 3min then Walk-1min30secs << I do 4 cycles of these

Incline uphill fast walk- 5 mins

Cool down- 5 mins

this is what ACTUALLY happened ...sigh

I ran for a 1min 30 secs..and i think my lungs were about to implode..CHEI..yeeeeeeehhhhh..i dey out of shape oooo.. I tried to then walk, but I had to step off and sit on a chair until I could see again..everything was fading to black.. na wa oo..this is going to be harder than i though..

The same thing happened after each run...instead of walking inbetween I was forced to plop on the couch and pray that my heart didnt explode.. sigh.. a lil discouraging.. but hey na day 1..gotta start somewhere abi?

But dammit i finished my four running cycles at least! A grand total of 6 mins running *silence*.. Let's see what happens 2morrow.. Off to rub vaseline on my inner thighs..ouch

Oh yeah, and I've eaten 2 scrambed eggs with a teaspoon of ketchup..some chicken, and I will have a turkey taco with a low carb wrap tonite.. yippeee ..NOT