FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!!

I made a decision to become more active and live a healthier lifestyle. Being a consultant puts a lot of pressure on your willpower and your body. The stress of traveling (domestically or internationally) and always eating out is the worst. Since I've been on a "local" contract, I've realized that there are some things that I feel I need to get a grasp on before they get out of control.

1) Getting off work and going home just to eat and watch t.v.
2) Eating before I go to sleep.
3) Having two jobs and not rewarding myself with a little bit of "me" time.
4) Pushing a size 16.

I surfed the web for gyms and activities that I would possible like to be involved in that would not conflict with my two jobs. I found Bikrams yoga and a local boxing club. I absolutely hate gyms so, that was low on the totem pole . Whenever I go to a gym, I never stay committed. I feel like everyone is watching what everyone else is doing and prancing around instead of focusing on fitness. The guys are checking out the women like a butcher a meat factory. Like a lion about to pounce on it's prey. I just feel like the gym is "so not me" (in my valley girl voice).

So, I joined a boxing club instead. And it has been the best thing since sliced bread. I've never been EXCITED to exercise. I've never looked forward to exercising EVERYDAY!!! I started out exercising 6 days a week and saw fantastic results. The results would have been even more rewarding if I could stop eating these:

I haven't been tracking my progress because I feel like I'll be obsessed with it. I dont' feel like i've lost very much weight. I actually feel bulkier/heavier due to the muscle i've gained. However, I can tell a big difference in the fit of my clothes around the waist and the chest area.

I never knew how strenuous boxing can really be. I have a new found respect for boxing. Not only does it provide the best cardio workout EVER!!!! It also makes you want to kick some ass!!! lol No no...seriously, it focuses on aerobic, anaerobic, power and muscular endurance. The first time I stepped foot in the ring, I thought I was going to literally die after only one (1) minute. I felt like I had ran my first marathon (and I've never ran a marathon...better yet 5 miles non-stop...so imagine that). I was a hot mess. And to top it off, my sparring partner wasn't even hitting me. So, imagine how exhausted I would have been if I was being hit at the same time. I probably would have collapsed after 30seconds.

Also, Jumping Rope........lawd jesus....

When we were kids, jumping rope was the sh--. Ummmm, have you ever tried jumping rope for 3 minutes straight? If you haven't.....trust and believe....that is something that will make you want to give up QUICK!!! Try it if you don't believe me. Tell me about it.....I'll wait.

It feels good to occasionally release tension through a good ole' punch. On top of training, I still find time to participate in the cardio boxing classes and the total body workout. However, I am really leaning toward learning more about the sport outside of just exercising. I will be re-conditioning to start amateur boxing classes due to a recent surgury. I had a lipoma removed from the upper left part of my arm recently (3/6) and can't get back to my full potential until about 8 weeks. I have about two more weeks to go. It still feels a little funny when I throw a jab. I guess I'm just going to chill and listen to the doctor. I mean, after all, he is a doctor.

Oh yeah, now I wear a size 10.

Stay tuned....

Without shoes.

Walking down this road alone....

I'm sometimes wonder where I'm going.

I walk along this road unsure of what lies beyond the sunset.

I have shoes but,

sometimes I like to walk barefoot

I know that it's bad for me.

But what isn't?

and who doesn't like to run around barefoot every so often.

I sometimes tread amongst stones that really hurt my feet.

Just like I do in life.....


This is not a poem. Just some of my thoughts. I write weird things down sometimes. I look back and read from time to time......I wonder what I was thinking at the time.

Do I look Happy In This Picture?

Okay, I usally don't celebrate Valentine's Day. Love is always in the air 365 days a year with me. What's one day with an a**hole that gives you flowers and candy then makes you cry? I'll take the simple things in life....someone hopeless romantic who shows me his love and affection E-Very-day (in my dreams)!

This may be TMI for this blog but, I really don't care because it's a funny story.

So, I'm as single as they come.

I can't complain about that because I feel like God has blessed me thus far and will soon enough bless me with the right man.

I met Mars (that's his play-play name for now). We only known each other since mid Dec. I enjoyed (notice the past tense) his company. blah blah blah

Fast forward to V-day weekend.

So, I didn't plan on faking "lovebirds" on February 14th. I just figured, he would come visit and we would just enjoy each others company (like we always did).

It was a total disaster from day 1.

Before he gets off the bus, he texted me to say:

Are we going to the movies when I get there?
Is the movie theater nice? (Who asks that?)


Going down the highway he says:

“This is the longest road EVER!! I’m starving, where are we going to eat?


On the way to BRIXX from the bus station he says:

“I thought that you said the bus station was downtown. Is this what you call downtown?”

Going down GLENWOOD to Brier Creek he says:

“This is the longest road EVER!! I’m starving, where are we going to eat?

When we arrive in Brier Creek he says:

Is this all that’s in Raleigh? What does Raleigh have to offer? No really, what is Raleigh known for?

Friday night when we get back to my place he walks in and asks me:

Is your fireplace real? (no doe doe head, it's just a figment of your imagination.)

Saturday Morning he wants cereal...so, he looks into the fridge and says:

You don’t even have milk!?!?!? (and I did, it was on the side of the door :\

Sunday we are going to grab lunch and he says:

You live so far away from everything! It takes too long to go anywhere!

We’re walking around in one of the shopping centers and he says:

Why is the mall carpeted? That’s weird. Do you shop here? (I was baffled by this..)

Afterwards I figure, we could go to Frankies and play putt-putt, ride go carts and play video games. It sounds like fun right? You would think that nothing could mess that up right? Well think again?

Okay, so we’re playing this “Rambo” game….. We’re playing and shooting and kicking a**. I was having fun and he seemed excited. So, inbetwixt the levels, they tell the Rambo story. If you shoot your gun....then it automatically skips to the next level of play. Anyway, I was preparing myself to shoot at the end of the informative Rambo short story.........and lifted my machine gun up to my shoulder and he yells out “Don’t shoot dummy!”…”No not yet!” :/

Sunday night, I cooked dinner for him and he has this favorite dessert (golden graham smores)….so, I tried to make it in accordance with a recipe that I found online.

Well, it didn’t turn out right. I added the chocolate morsels or some sh*t at the wrong time (at this point in time---I was just ready to give up).lol Like, f*ck these d*mn smores. Well, then he says:

“No, you’re suppose to stir the cereal into the melted marshmallows and THEEEEEN add the chocolate chips. To the unknowingly naked eye, this looks like dog poo.”

After eating, he then volunteers to put the food up (which means wrap aluminum foil around the pans I guess)…..well, he comes back to sit down and says:

You need to invest in some more aluminum foil. That brand just doesn’t cut it!

So, the next day....before he left, I thought we might take a little walk around a lake near my apt (honestly, to kill time). While we were walking, this lady was jogging.. He looks at the lady.......then.....looks at me and says:

“I bet you look funny running :/ Can you run like her? You don’t look like you’re very athletic.”

To top it off, the entire weekend, he used my dove body wash! There was a half bottle of dial left to be used before I was to open that bottle. WTF!?!?

And you know those frozen cups! (that kinda makes your drink all slushy-like.....) Well, I only got 1! And it’s mine! Call me selfish but, I specifically asked him not to use that cup because that’s my favorite cup! How about when I left Monday, this joker is lying in the chair when I get back drinking out of my cup! When I specifically asked him not to.

Last but definitely not least......he goes into my drawer and opens up a brand new tube of toothpaste because he doesn't like the "taste" of the toothpaste that is already opened. And he didn't even ask :/

What a Jerk...

It took every part of my soul not to create a hostile environment. I am so proud of myself because I did what was right. What I really wanted to do was drop him off in the middle of nowhere. I didn't lose my cool and blatantly disrespect him. I talked to him after I had a few days to cool off, told him how I felt and that was that. Needless to say....neither one of us wants to talke to each other anymore

Was anyone elses Valentines day as funny and/or wretched as mine.lol

Happy Belated Valentines Day Everyone!

17 months and counting.......