Day Sixty-One Pescetarian (189 til 30)

“The most powerful tool we have for changing our environment is our ability to change ourselves.” — Stephanie Matthews-Simonton

I know I know I am the worst blogger on the planet, but let me explain. I have been a little out of sorts trying to sort out a routine for my new life. And I think I got it. And better yet I found a way to put blogging time in too.

Let me catch you up on the world of me. Well School is in full swing, and I have to say, I am Loving it! I have these very intriguing teachers that pull you in and make education exciting. Been a long time since I have had that.

If you can't find me at school look towards the gym, I might be running in the pool or working it out on the machines. I have fitting lost 17 lbs, little shy of my 10 lbs a month mark, but thats okay. My problem now, is that I am not losing weight as much as inches. Don't get me wrong I love putting on the pants and being like yes they are too big, but I want to see it on the scale too. But I am still working out everyday.

Will write more I promise soon, but I have to study.

Have a great week everyone!

Day Fourty-One Pescetarian (209 til 30)

“Life can change in an instant. Sometimes it's the result of a chance encounter, or the reading of a letter discovered at the bottom of a jewelry box...And sometimes it happens over office supplies.”
— Maria Wilhelm & Dirk Mathison


Good Morning Followers, LOL! (It just sounded funny to me this morning.) And HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! You are all my special Valentine's. I hope you were shown love in all the forms yesterday and did some giving too. I felt very special that my parents took me out for Valentine's. As my Mother said I am her Valentine. As she is mine! And that my very great friend Laurel, choose me to send her Valentine wishes too this year. Next year I am sending her a present! :)

So Much to catch up on so Lets get started. A little bumbed today, I didn't lose any weight, however it will not let this discourage me. I will work a little harder this week. I went to the gym 5 days last week, and I love it. I did have a bit of an accident and partly dislocated my shoulder but Holley promptly popped it back in and after a few days of resting, it feels so much better. I know having my Mom's massage helped the most though. Got to love the Moms.

So the first week of school has passed, and I after some stressing schedule changes (No way was I taking Anatomy and dissecting a human heart and a cat!) I have a a schedule I love. I will be taking Astronomy, and Political Science on Mon/Wed; and Argumentative Speech and Afro American History on Tue/Thurs. I really Love my teachers so far and I feel like this semester will be great. I have already made some friends, and even exchanged numbers with this really Hot guy, but we will see about that.

As you probably are aware now, its President's Day and I have today and tomorrow off from school. Since I just dropped my parents off so they can head to San Diego for a few days, I have decided to spend the day with my Aunt in Westlake Village. I felt like some quality time with her is just what I needed to feel like I had a little vacation. It pretty much is a vacation, I mean Westlake is so FAR!!! But I am excited to spend some time with her. Still not completely sure what I will be doing tomorrow, but I will let you know.

Well I would like to get some studying in before I head out to Westlake, get the studying done now, so that tonight I can head straight to the gym. Have to keep up the good run of things.

I hope everyone had a safe Love filled weekend

Love you all!

Happy Monday!

Day Thirty Four - Pescetarian (217 Days til 30)

“Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single soul...”
— Kevyn Aucoin

Hello Wonderful World. Let me first start by saying I think this is going to be a once a week thing for a bit. Things have been insane lately. Not to mention that today I also started my new semester. But I will come back to that.

Starting with the important stuff, in one month I managed to lose 10 lbs. Yep thats right! The first month was successful and I lost 10 lbs!!! 80 more to go. I finally signed up with LA Fitness, and I have this amazing trainer and I am am working out every chance I get and I love it! I couldn't ask for anything more really! I feel great and thats what matters.

So like I said I started school today and I love my professors! They are prefect! I have to say last night I was so scared about school I could hardly sleep. I kept thinking about what if these classes are so hard I won't be able to manage. But with these teachers I think anything will be possible. I have to see tomorrows teachers but I have a feeling everything will be okay.

Besides school today I got to spent some time with my gorgeous little nephew. I have been so blessed that my siblings had these wonderful children I don't even need to have my own ;P

Well Its late and I have a busy day a head of me tomorrow. And I meant what I said last week if anyone wants to join the Cinderella Pact with me, Let me know!

Happy Monday All!

Day Twenty-Seven - Pescetarian (224 Days til 30)

"We are all Cinderella. No matter what our size. Within each one of us there is a unique beauty and grace. Finding that Beauty, however isn't easy. See, Cinderella had to first recognize that her problem wasn't her evil step mother. Her problem was that it was easier to hide out cleaning the house then it was to go out and find happiness. She needed a Fairy Godmother, to empower her with the self confidence it takes to reject the insecurities brought on by unrealistic overachieving airbrushed anorexic princess images in the media. It took some very large ovaries from Cinderella to make a change. To trade in her scrub brush for a fabulous pair of dancing shoes. But Boy! Was it worth it."

What if you could be your own Fairy Godmother? You could wave a wand and make yourself beautiful, skinny, and put yourself in a pretty dress. Would you do it? Would you make yourself beautiful? Well here is the best news ever, You Are!

I just finished watching this made for TV movie, that renewed some spirit in me. Lifetime had a original film today called the Cinderella Pack. It was the cutest movie I have ever seen. Its about a woman named Nola Devlin (Poppy Montgomery) who, along with her friends, are tired of being overworked and overweight. They band together to create the “Cinderella Pact,” vowing to lose pounds by following the advice of their “fairy godmother,” who is in actuality Devlin herself. When her secret identity is threatened, Devlin is forced to take her own alter ego’s advice.

It made me really think about how I have been feeling lately. I have to be honest, I have been a bit miserable the past couple of days. I have been visiting funky town, and my next train out has been delayed. I have honestly not even worked out since Thursday and I feel miserable about it. I am not sure whats going on. But something is not right. I really want to be my own fairy godmother. So why am I not waving my wand. I feel terrible. I feel alone. This is where I would comfort myself with food, and I can't. So what do I do?

I watch movies. I am just happy that the movie I watched today was this. It made me see that not everything is fixed on the outside if the inside is still broke. One of the characters gets the lap-band and is not very happy even though she lost the weight, cause she had bigger problems. Internal problems, I got them too.

I think the main thing here is that I have to get over my emotional breakdown, and get my ass working out. Otherwise I will be more pissed off, and emo, and fat!

I wish sometimes my life was easy was Cinderella-y. Like Romantic Comedy, however my problem is I am hiding out in the house, blaming my Step Mother. Someone tell me to get over myself! Where are my pack girls? Anyone is the mood for a Cinderella Pack?


Wish me out of my Funkadelic way!

Happy Monday Ya'll!

Day Twenty-One - Vegan (230 Days til 30)

“There's literally nothing more important to our health, happiness and success than what we put into our bodies and the energy, clarity and stamina that come as a result.”
— Jennifer Aniston

Well looky here, looky here! I made it!!! 21 Days Vegan! Damn! And the best part is I actually loved it! So much so that I am going to go Pescetarian for as long as I can. The hard part about being vegan was that I wanted Fish more than anything else. So I decided I will keep to vegan/vegetarian for as much as I can, but have fish. So Pescetarian here I come. I am also going to try to stay away from as much processed food as possible as well. Cook more for my self and not eat out unless for Sushi, like tomorrow night!

It is also weight day. Woo Hoo!!! I lost 8 lbs total! A nice way to start the day! I just finished my 30 Day Shred DVD, and am going to take a shower. And Start my day.

Happy Monday All!

Day Sixteen - Vegan (236 Days til 30)

Hey Everybody, sorry I have been MIA for so long. With the past week events I have been a bit emotional, and not to mention my back was hurting. I took me a while to get myself back together and start focusing on what my goals are.

So lets catch up. In the past week, even without exercise I still managed to lose 1.1 lbs just by being Vegan, fab huh? The good thing is I am not craving meat anymore. The great thing is there is only a few days left and I can have Sushi! I have decided that I will be a Pescetarian, a vegetarian who eats fish, for about a month before I venture back towards the meat. So I can't wait for the Sushi!

I started today with the Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred. And Let me say OMW!!! It was Hard!! And its only a 20 min workout, insane right? But I feel good. I have never sweated so much in my life. I just hope tomorrow I can do it again. I am also going to check out her website for her Diet recommendation.

On another Resolution Note. I am sure you remember my goal to volunteer more. Yesterday was Martin Luther King Day, otherwise know as the Official day of Service. I went along with my sister and nephew to the Venice Boys and Girls Club to volunteer. It felt so good to do for others. It felt even better to hear my 10 yr old nephew ask me if he can volunteer more with me. Thats what its all about, getting other people involved to help others.

With Everything that is going on in Haiti, I would like to add a resolution. I want to go to Haiti this summer for a month and rebuild. My Goal is to get at least 30 volunteers to come in one week or more increments and help rebuild the country I hold so dear to my heart. I want to go during the summer, so if you know of anyone who would be interested please let me know.

Happy Tuesday Everybody!

Day Ten - Vegan (242 day til 30)

“For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”
— Wendell Berry

I come to you today with a heavy heart. If you haven't heard, which I find hard to believe, the island of Haiti was hit with a 7.0 magnitude earthquake late Tuesday night. I am Haitian, and the last 36 hours has been a nightmare. Places where I once played, ate, hung out, have been destroyed, along with lives.

I was blessed enough, that my family, who are still in Haiti, are safe. But so many are not, its heartbreaking. The news just keeps showing suffering, and pain; as much as I want to stop watching, stop seeing the pain, my heart longs to be there. Brings me back to volunteering. I can't wait until I can actually do something, help my people. Give a hand, a shirt, glass of water, anything. Pray for them, pray me, pray for my country.

Whatever you can do, send donation, clothes, food, please, please, pleas, do it. Contact your local Red Cross () and see what you can do. It would mean the world to me.

One another note. I have hurt my back, and have been taking it easy, which I think its good for me right now. I am still vegan though. And Honestly as an emotional eater I really want chocolate. but instead I am drinking water which need since I am flooded with tears.

Please help when you can, and pray for them.

All my Love.