Teeny tiny update!

I'm ecstatic! I've finally broken through my weight plateau. I've been a bit hum drum lately because I've been eating right, exercising daily and and drinking loads of water and my weight had stabilized after losing about 7lbs. I wasn't sure what else to do other than press on. And I'm glad I did. I FINALLY broke the plateau, losing 3lbs from the weight I had stabilized at *happy dance* I'm not sure what I did and chances are it could be just water weight because I haven't been to the gym for the week (laziness). So this is definitely motivation to keep going!

Also, I'm not ready to post my start weight as yet. I've set a short terms goal for myself that ends on August 11th and I'm hoping to shed a certain amount of weight by then but let's just say that my start weight is definitely the heaviest I have ever been in life, ever. I am., however, keeping track of the changes on Fit Day so a post with all the changes is possible in the future!

That's it for that! Have a great day loves!

xoxo

What's In Your (Salad) Bowl?

I love to cook. I'm pretty good at it...but I will admit that I hate slaving over a hot stove especially when I'm making a meal for one.

I love quick fixes (oats and cereal for b/fast, salads and sandwiches for lunch and salad, soups or stir-frys for dinner) and the majority of what I eat takes 15 mins or less to prepare. These days I've been eating lots of salads and actually enjoying them (yum!). I often buy mixed bags of salad leaves or romaine lettuce and toss in grilled chicken or shrimp...and then the idea hit: Why not GROW my own lettuce, salad stuff etc? 

I love Romaine. And Rocket. And Endive. And Spinach. And of late, I've been adding parsley and mint leaves to the mix.

What about you? Do you like salads? What do you add to yours? More importantly, WHAT seeds sould I invest in? Lemme know!

xoxo

The Gym Thing

So last year around this time, I was hunkered down in london freezing my booty off wishing I was back in the sunshiney caribbean. However, I had opted to spend Christmas in the UK as exams were right around the corner and I couldn't allow my home-sickness to distract from it. The me, in London though, was not as active as the me pre-UK. Now I've never been naturally skinny. In the days when I weighed 128lbs, it came from months of hard work (translation:hours in the gym) and a strict diet. Two years later, I was diagnosed with PCOS, a condition that affected my already messed up metabolism and left me feeling perpetually tired. Added to the expense of the gyms and health studios in London.....I returned to St. Vincent 20lbs heavier than I was when I left (egads!).

For months I agonized about going back to the gym. I fantasized about walking in and having to face people that knew me at my fittest and having to deal with the 'oh my God, you gained so much weight' comments. Sounds simple enough, but for someone that grew up ALWAYS hearing about weight, I was terrified!!!! So, I hired a personal trainer who didn't need a gym for us to workout. Unfortunately....he's very good..and very in demand....thus his schedule and mine didn't always mesh....and our sessions became few and in between (I secretly think he was also frustrated that I wasn't as fit as I used to be as he was the one that used to train me before but I could be wrong).

But to be honest...I got tired of eating like a rabbit hoping to starve the weight off when I KNEW that what I needed was the exercise....and so today....I took the step. Grabbed my gym clothes (along with oversized t-shirt to hide the booty), paid my subscription and had my first work out in over a year! And guess what?? I loved it! SO much so that I'm planning to revert to my gym rat ways...maybe set up camp there...spend a few hours working out instead of stuck behind the computer watching episodes of Criminal Minds...ok I'm addicted to that show but they're gonna have to share my spare time with a long lost love.

:)