Round 1 – Leneisha….Round 2 – August

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Two weeks (rounds) are done! The month is going by fast....and the challenge is tied....1 for me and 1 for August (boooo)!

Week 1 – Round 1

In week 1, I kicked August’s butt! I worked out hard…more than a hour for 4 days and more than 30 minutes for 3 days. I didn’t take my rest day because I had just taken couple rest days at the end of July. My eating was not bad either. I stayed with calorie goals all 7 days. I ate all the ‘right’ foods…(right is subjective… ). I also made it to bed by 11 most nights…ok, so I had said 10:30 but baby steps….I will make it at 10:30 tonight!


Week 2 – Round 2

Week 2 did not start out too great…my back started to act up and I had to start physiotherapy again. I took two ‘rest days’ and ate more because I was taking some serious meds…I tried to eat healthy foods though so hopefully I did not derail my plans for August.

Who will take Week 3? Yes, August, it is on!! I am ready…are you??

I found this picture today and had to share it...

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August, meet Leneisha....she is going to kick your butt!!

Monday, August 01, 2011

A day will never be anymore than what you make of it.
– Josh S. Hinds

This month, I plan to maximize on all the hours of each day! I have a big goal…something I have never done before…lose 10lbs in one month! I have to push myself this month. It is about time I achieve my goal weight and a healthy BMI!
Of course the bonus is to have a rocking body by September 10th which is my vacation!!

How do I plan to do this?
1. Exercise 6 days a week – at least 30 minutes on 4 days and 1 hour on 2 days
a. TurboFire
b. NMTZ
c. Ripped in 30
d. 6w6p
e. Zumba

2. One Rest Day every week!! – This is important. Give my body time to recuperate.

3. Better sleeping patterns – This will be the hardest challenge. I will try to go to bed by 10:30 p.m.

4. Better eating habits – Calorie goal – 1500 (regular days) – 1700 (on days that I exercise more) -less sweets, MORE protein!

5. Have fun – as a matter of fact – I won’t be weighing in for the month – I don’t need the stress!! Starting weight - 152 (think that might be due to no exercise for days due to a swollen hip and lower back...I hope)



I am ready to do this!!! Are you?

You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.
– Arthur Ashe

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Last Day as a 29 year old! (Pictures)

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Just sharing some of the pics from my last day as a 29 year old!!



Being idle!



Getting ready for my close-up













The comments about how much weight I had lost were overwhelming!
I walked with confidence and felt extremely great about myself! It was a great day!!! Great way to close off the 20s...overall, another great chapter in my life!

Yesterday, I officially said goodbye to the 20s and I am now looking forward to what the 30s have to bring! Bring it on!!

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I went to buy a dress and medium couldn’t fit…(plus picture of sexy shoes)

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Where I work, we normally wear uniforms to work but on the last Fridays of each month, we can wear jeans and work shirts (we call them oxford shirts). This Friday, however will be different because it is the Friday before my 30th birthday. I want to wear a hot little dress (that is still conservative for work but hot!) and nice shoes and nice jewelry…the entire 9 yards!!

So I went shopping with my girlfriend last week. We went to this huge department store that carries classy stuff but they only had a small amount of work dresses so I had limited options. Anyways, we searched through the racks and found three choices…off to the dressing room I went. The first dress was nice but too short for work. The other one did not have that ‘wow’ factor. I tried on the third dress with trepidation…I really liked it…it was a black little number by Essentials by A.B.S. It was a medium so I expected it to fit! I pulled it over my head and my friend zipped me up…alas, it didn’t fit…..it was too BIG!! OMG!!

I skipped around the dressing room with glee while my friend looked at me with a bewildered look as if I was losing my mind. The dress looked small and yet it was big for me. I sent her for a small but unfortunately they did not have small. I bought the dress anyways and will be bringing it to the tailor tomorrow for adjustments. It feels good to not be buying XL or Large and to have a size medium being too big. I won’t put a picture of the dress yet…will post one on Friday with me in it!

However, I must post a picture of my hot sexy shoes!!! I just had to get them I don’t know if I will be able to manage wearing them all day at work but hey, I can go barefoot after I make a statement in the morning…

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My Review of No More Trouble Zones (NMTZ) with Jillian Michaels

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Jillian’s promise: "Say goodbye to saddle-bags, muffin tops and wobbly arms with this heart-pounding, 40-minute circuit workout that targets trouble zones like never before. Transform your body from flab to firm in no time."

The workout: The entire DVD consists of a warm up, Seven 6-minute killer combo moves’ circuits that target the shoulders, chest, arms , abs, back, legs, hips and glutes and finally a cool-down.

My opinion - I actually love NMTZ. It is a great 55 minute workout that in my opinion, targets the entire body even though Jillian promises to target our trouble zones. I did the workout twice including yesterday and I am still sore!!

After doing 30 Day Shred, I was worried about what NMTZ would bring…who can forget those anterior raises in Level 1…ugh! But I was pleasantly surprised. While most of the moves were not easy, Jillian does excellent cuing in this workout and the team that she uses is better than the ladies in 30 Day Shred. However, there is almost no recommended modifications so this is not a workout for beginners who are not comfortable determining their own modifications. All you need is a pair of dumbbells – I used 3lbs for most and 8lbs for a few - and a mat.

The workout...

The warm-up included marching in place, jump rope, arm circles, skaters, jack jumps gets you warmed up for the next 40 plus minutes of circuit training. The circuits included:

Circuit 1 - Shoulders and Legs includes lunges, squats, and presses

Circuit 2 - Chest and Abs
One exercise that stood out for me was squirms. This was interesting – with bent knees, lift head and shoulder blades off ground and alternate bending to the side and tapping the inner ankles with palm. Excellent core workout! I also liked chest press with a crunch.

Circuit 3 - Biceps and Butt
I used 8lbs for the static squat with concentration curl. This was the exercise without the chair! Damn!!!



All the workouts in this circuit were great!

Circuit 4 - Thighs and Triceps
The killer workout in this circuit was surrenders! OMG!!! You hold your weights in the air, then kneel with one leg first and then the other and then stand up with one leg and then the other…all with your hands with weights in the air! Seriously Jillian?? It was brutal! But I stuck with it and did all of them! There was also the crescent pose with a tricep push-back which works quads and glutes.


Circuit 5 - Core
This workout included double crunches, twisting plank which I learnt in 30 Day Shred, plank with toe tap – left and then right and windshield wipers where you hold you hands up in a V position and then lift your legs and move from side to side.

Circuit 6 - Upper Body and Core
Plank rows with dumbbell, ‘superman’ and the dreaded scissors!

Circuit 7 - Lower Body and Core
This last circuit was brutal on the lower body and included side planks and dog lifts (that’s what I think she calls them…lol) Side Planks are brutal!

Cool Down – so delicious because you are done but adding Stretch 10 from TurboFire really helps at the end of this workout and cant hurt.

My next Jillian Michaels’ workout will be level 1 of Ripped in 30. I hear this is more difficult than 30 Day shred so I am looking forward to it…I think….gulps!

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