The 907 Strut

This past week has been a roller-coaster ride between excitement and disappointment. 

Of the 4 pounds that I was down last week, 2 of them crept back into my life. It could definitely be muscle weight or it could be the lasagna, donuts or left over V-Day candy. Whatever it is, it really had me down on myself and then I remembered that I’m still down 2 pounds! On the other end of the roller coaster (the good side) I joined Your Destiny Fitness Challenge! Destiny is another local Alaskan with a dream to assist others to reach their health goals. Instead of focusing on weight, the challenge is focused on the percentage of body fat lost. She wants to make sure the participants are losing weight the safest way by eating right and exercising instead of crash dieting and other weight loss gimmicks. In the end, the winner that brought their body fat percentage down the most will win a trip to Hawaii! As I was talking to her about the challenge I could tell she genuinely wanted to see others reach their weight loss goals and that was pretty inspiring!

Meatless Monday has become more and more fun! 

I don’t have pictures from this Monday’s meals but in a nutshell I ate foods without meat! (Haha) I ate cereal (with regular milk) and a banana for breakfast, a spicy black bean burger with homemade corn salsa (yum) for lunch and more cereal for dinner (I didn't go grocery shopping). The reason I find Meatless Monday so fun is because it forces me to think about what I’m eating, I feel like I get really “auto-pilot” when it comes to meals and then I forget that it may not be healthy. With this personal challenge, I've invited my brain to the party and my brain is pretty happy about that! It feels good to be in control of my health again!  

I like ratchet music at the gym!

For some reason the Ying Yang Twins, 2 Chainz and Travis Porter's radio on Pandora is EVERYTHING while I'm at the gym! I have too much fun doing cardio and listening to these stations! It cracks me up at how composed I look on the outside and how shocking it may be if someone heard what I was listening to. I noticed that when I have the high energy (and slightly ratchet) songs, I turn the workout all the way up! It's not rocket science that an upbeat song will get you pumped but it is funny that my upbeat songs aren't so appropriate. 

As the month is coming to an end I have to say that I don't see many changes physically but I do feel good about where I'm at. I forgot how much I loved really taking care of myself in this aspect and it was nice to get back on track! Just because February is ending doesn't mean that my healthy habits will. I feel motivated by the fact that I see progress in what I'm doing and stayed tuned for more! As always, you can connect with me by sending me a message, commenting and liking! Stay tuned!