Many of you know I have spent the last year working fairly hard to get myself looking good. No, for those of you wondering, for the first time in my life I am not doing it for a guy I am doing it because I looked in the mirror and I didn't like who I was. I have made a ton of changes in my life physically, spiritually, mentally, and emotionally. I have lost almost 100lbs. now and am starting to feel beautiful again. I'm not gonna lie here and say I didn't realize I was pretty. Even at my heavist men and woman still found me attractive. But the problem was I didn't find myself attractive. I looked in the mirror and found someone ugly and beneath my contemp. I treated myself that way.
So I am telling you all this because last night Bobbi inspired me to try harder. I realized that back in high school I left my dreams of being in fitness mags and doing fitness shows far behind because my father told me woman don't look good with muscles. Well the truth is I don't think woman should be so big they look like men (ie chyna...don't get me wrong their are times I find her very hot but when your face starts to change because you have dropped your fat to muscle ratio so low you produce too much testosterone (yes woman have testosterone too) and not enough estrogen( estrogen btw is produced in your fat cells.I want to be muscular when I flex but smooth and rounded, shapely if you will when I am relaxed.
So today I changed my focus on my exercise and diet routine. I am gonna continue my aerobics and change my other exercises to include more lifting, including going to the gym (the local rec dept here charges $10.00 a month to use the gym) 3 -4 times a week. I also am using a 45lb staff for my at home exercise and doing more extensive stretching to bring back the flexibility of my youth. (I was one of those girls that could watch tv with both legs tucked behind my head. **good stretch, the Froggy: lay on your belly and put the palms of your feet together then bring your knees out until you are laying flat on the floor feet still completely touchy all the way across the palms and there is no space between your body and the floor. do that and you will be doing side splits in no time. My Cheerleading instructor made us watch tv like that all the time so we would stay limber**
To Digital and the babies dismay, I also changed our diet. I ave been making more baked and whole foods. Like Chicken breast and brown rice with sweet potatoe mash and green grapes.(our dinner last night) And servering them much more water. The baby has lost 5 lbs since he has been here. The Doctor is very proud of him. I am also providing them healthier snacks like lightly lemon peppered air popped popcorn, carrots, celery, fruits, yougurt, etc. You will probably see some of my recipes on here eventually I am working on a database for them all. So if you have some good recipes send them on over. I would love some good Diabetic recipes.;-)
The whole point is bobbie reminded me to focus more on fitness and less on loseing weight. She has done a great job and has been rewarded with a cover on Muscular Development Magazine. She will autograph it for you if you want just check it out here.
Well congratulations on your cover Bobbi, keep up the good work.
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