Hi Everyone! I'm sorry to say that I have to stop posting under this blog for personal reasons.
For me, this journey to a new and healthier me has been mind-boggling. It showed me what I am capable of doing. I can now do sit ups and real push ups. I no longer need my inhaler. I no longer need medication. I have lost 5 inches off my waistline, went from a size 16 to a size 10, and lost 18lbs in 90days of P90x. Although my workouts weren't consistent in the end, they were still completed. In the past 6 months since I buckled down, I lost 28lbs. That is a lot for someone who struggled to lose 5lbs in the past.
I will, however, post other blogs, not of me personally (although maybe, if by request, I will post my progress in getting healthy and thriving), but about healthy vegan and gluten-free recipes.
Thank you all for following me on this journey! It has been a mind-boggling experience which led me to be rid of physical weight, and the weight that others have put on me (meaning I let go of those who would bring me down). Keep pushing play and keep practicing a healthy life. Remember it is PRACTICE, and PRACTICE will bring you closer to PERFECT (meaning making this change second nature so that you can make permanent changes!!!).
Aloha,
Jennifer
Friday, February 24, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Day 82 of P90x and Day 37 WFPB
Just a little blurb to write during my lunch break.
Today is Legs and Back, and Ab Ripper X. I am nearing the end of the 90-day journey. I am also over a month in for living a Whole Foods Plant Based Diet.
My current struggles are1) being consistent with my workouts and 2) being consistent in knowing what foods to avoid. We all use the excuse of "life gets in the way," right? Well, even though EXCUSES NEVER WORK, it was still my excuse. My day 90 is supposed to be here already, but it is not.
My other struggle, being consistent in knowing what foods to avoid, is also my fault. Last week, I went to a chinese restaurant to help celebrate my uncle's birthday. I loved that they had a vegetarian menu and ordered some vegetarian dishes and also picked out some of the vegetables from other dishes, thinking it would be okay. WRONG! Later, my stomach felt this burning and bloated sensation.
And then last night, I had some thai food. I love thai food and loved that it can be vegetarian. But alas, after having panang tofu curry with brown rice and summer rolls with tofu, I had the same reaction I did the week prior with the chinese food. I wondered, "WTH did I eat?!"
I looked up a recipe for panang curry and it turns out that one of the ingredients is................fish sauce! So I had to assume that there was also fish sauce in the chinese food, despite it being vegetarian! Last friday I treated myself to some vegan sushi...but I think there was cross contamination when they prepared the food...no wonder I had some discomfort 30min after eating the "vegetarian" food!
I am human and make mistakes sometimes. If anyone ever said they were perfect, then that would mean we are equal to GOD, but
WE ALL FALL SHORT OF GOD'S GLORY!
But I have a plan. I will, without a doubt, continue and finish my 90 days, even if I have to slap myself in the face! LOL!!! Somebody will slap me if I fall off again. I'm pretty amazed at my progress though. Despite the weight and inches lost, I am stronger and can do lawnmowers using 15-lb dumbbells! Hey, that is great compared to my 5lb limit LOL. My goal is to lift 20s. And once that 90-day hits, I'm going to do Yoga X, Core Synergistics and X-Stretch for a week before I do Round 2 of the X.
As far as the food, I still have to learn to eat out so that I can enjoy food with family and friends. BUT, I need to do my homework and research what these foods might contain before I go and eat there. I also gotta teach myself how to make amazing vegan dishes. I am still learning how to cook and getting better at it. Damn you, fish sauce!
It is not enough to just have motivation. Commitment and dedication is what separates us from the temporary, and what separates us from the weak. Falling off the wagon every now and then is what makes us human, as it is inevitable that we fall short from God's glory. But if we do not learn from our mistakes and continue the same cycle of failure, the same path, then we are weak.
Keep going everybody!
Today is Legs and Back, and Ab Ripper X. I am nearing the end of the 90-day journey. I am also over a month in for living a Whole Foods Plant Based Diet.
My current struggles are1) being consistent with my workouts and 2) being consistent in knowing what foods to avoid. We all use the excuse of "life gets in the way," right? Well, even though EXCUSES NEVER WORK, it was still my excuse. My day 90 is supposed to be here already, but it is not.
My other struggle, being consistent in knowing what foods to avoid, is also my fault. Last week, I went to a chinese restaurant to help celebrate my uncle's birthday. I loved that they had a vegetarian menu and ordered some vegetarian dishes and also picked out some of the vegetables from other dishes, thinking it would be okay. WRONG! Later, my stomach felt this burning and bloated sensation.
And then last night, I had some thai food. I love thai food and loved that it can be vegetarian. But alas, after having panang tofu curry with brown rice and summer rolls with tofu, I had the same reaction I did the week prior with the chinese food. I wondered, "WTH did I eat?!"
I looked up a recipe for panang curry and it turns out that one of the ingredients is................fish sauce! So I had to assume that there was also fish sauce in the chinese food, despite it being vegetarian! Last friday I treated myself to some vegan sushi...but I think there was cross contamination when they prepared the food...no wonder I had some discomfort 30min after eating the "vegetarian" food!
I am human and make mistakes sometimes. If anyone ever said they were perfect, then that would mean we are equal to GOD, but
WE ALL FALL SHORT OF GOD'S GLORY!
But I have a plan. I will, without a doubt, continue and finish my 90 days, even if I have to slap myself in the face! LOL!!! Somebody will slap me if I fall off again. I'm pretty amazed at my progress though. Despite the weight and inches lost, I am stronger and can do lawnmowers using 15-lb dumbbells! Hey, that is great compared to my 5lb limit LOL. My goal is to lift 20s. And once that 90-day hits, I'm going to do Yoga X, Core Synergistics and X-Stretch for a week before I do Round 2 of the X.
As far as the food, I still have to learn to eat out so that I can enjoy food with family and friends. BUT, I need to do my homework and research what these foods might contain before I go and eat there. I also gotta teach myself how to make amazing vegan dishes. I am still learning how to cook and getting better at it. Damn you, fish sauce!
It is not enough to just have motivation. Commitment and dedication is what separates us from the temporary, and what separates us from the weak. Falling off the wagon every now and then is what makes us human, as it is inevitable that we fall short from God's glory. But if we do not learn from our mistakes and continue the same cycle of failure, the same path, then we are weak.
Keep going everybody!
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