Where do I begin? So much has happened since the last time I wrote a post! The last many posts were from my Instagram account were I’ve been writing and
There will be moments in life we may feel and think ‘life is so out of focus’ when in reality we are doing and being all we need to be
As I sit and ponder about life many memories such as events, people, what’s been in my mind over the years about ‘who I was as an individual’ with many
I give unto thee a single yellow rose. This is not any ordinary yellow rose but one with amazing strengths and powers as it radiants out forth my love to
“By truly looking at your soul you will find many majestic places you never though were there simply by changing your ‘point of view’ by looking from a different perspective!”
Today, September 2, 2018 marks 4 years from the day I started eating clean; the day my life changed! True it has been a while since I wrote and so
As we go through our lives day after day stop to take a small break from the hustle and bustle to rest our mind, body and soul! Looking around myself
I grew up thinking I needed to always be this perfect individual and if I was not life would be miserable, full of sadness, disappointment, etc.! This was how I
Let your light shine forth unto all those who may cross your path! It mattereth not how bright the light may be as a sliver of light is brightly seen
There will be days your mind will seem to be foggy with all which goes on around you in life! This is when you need to stop to make time for yourself! You
We are all unique! Trust in yourself! Be yourself! Love yourself! Each start of day we all begin with a blank canvas were upon we create our day! If an
It has been some time now since I started approaching my original goal weight of being 225 pounds. When I reached 250 pounds, I realized this was now much too
It has been some time since I’ve written so I would like to update you as to where I stand in this journey of mine. It’s been 2 years, 6 months
September 2 marks two years since I started my journey to become healthier by eating clean, exercising and clearing my mind. It hasn’t been easy, especially towards the beginning part of
I started a new venture this week! CrossFit! I am now a member of Mission CrossFit in Mission Viejo, CA. After two days of working out in the gym I
Where do I begin? I use to dream of what it would be like living a life where I was 225 lbs. again! I would think about what people would
When I set out on my journey to become healthier back on September 2, 2014 I set my goal weight of being 200 lbs. Once reached I would then adjust
It is inevitable we will all go through challenges in life. We will all come across those days of doubt, days of darkness, days of nothing going right. We can either
In the past I made challenges for myself only to find myself breaking them after an hour or after a day or two, or even after a week! I knew
I would see the articles and pictures of those who were overweight now enjoying life since they lost 100, 200, 300 plus pounds over the years. I would then dream
My journey for becoming healthier continues to move forward with great success! I continue to clear my mind of ‘clutter’ built up from decades of self-doubt, feeling inadequate, feeling alone,
On September 2, 2014 I started eating clean to do one thing, become healthier by losing weight. 1 day turned into 2 days. 1 week turned into 2 weeks. At
I decided a while ago it was time to get back on the bike to get the heart pumping, the legs moving as a means of working out the body a few
I am still continuing on with my journey to become healthy. As it moves forward I continue to eat clean, go on my walks (jogging a bit too), head to
I Cried The Other Day… They were not tears of discomfort. Nor tears of shame. Nor tear of sadness, fear or pain. I cried tears of Joy. Of Happiness. Of Success.
There are times when we travel on our life’s journey where we reach a crossroad, or a fork in the road. On September 2, 2014 I reached such a place. I
Step counters. Do they really motivate people to get more exercise? To be more active throughout the day? To compete with others? If you are me, then the answer to
I told myself this week I would do better at keeping up with my journey online by writing at least once a week or if something big happens I would
This month week I reached a goal – I should say it’s not ‘a’ goal but a pretty big goal. I now officially lost just over 100 lbs. since I was at my
Starting on September 2, 2014 I started eating clean. Along with eating clean I started walking 20 – 30 a day for 6 days. About 4 months ago I make
I was lying in bed unable to go back to sleep. It was only 4:18 AM, I had another 57 minutes of sleep time till 5:15 AM, the time I
As I am continue with eating clean I’ve been preparing for the 5K walk coming up this Saturday, March 14, 2015. Along with eating clean I also get up early
I am definitely doing it – I am eating healthy by eating clean, I am exercising by walking and I am losing the extra weight I’ve put on over the
The minutes turn into hours, hours turn into days, days turn into weeks and weeks turn into months! Today is day 143 and I am making progress. People are able
Some of you are asking, “How do you feel now you’ve been eating clean for over 100 days?” or “What is it you are getting out of doing this?” so
Happy New Year to all! Today is the first day of the 2015 and day 122 for eating clean. If there is one thing you plan to do this year
It’s been 25 days since I wrote on this blog – what can I say – I’ve been busy! I started writing a few times only to get pulled away. So now
It’s been yet another very busy week for me. I’ve been doing very well with my eating but need to do better on my walking. I’ve been getting out there to
It’s now been a week since I wrote on my blog. I’ve kept in touch with people as I’ve either gotten too busy or my internet was down and logging
Today is day 60! I started my morning out walking for 31 minutes, it was a great walk and a great way for me to start the day off today.
Today is day 59, the twenty ninth day of the second month. Today was a roller coaster day! I was happy and great for most of the day then those
Day 58! Two more days get to 60 days and then a new challenge will start. I will continue to take 1 day at a time, 1 minutes a day!
The twenty seventh day of the second month or day 57 is what today is. In the office today was the beginning of ‘holiday sweets’ coming into the office. Pictured
The day is now day 56 of eating clean, meaning I’ve had: no soda no fast food no artificial sugar or sugar no junk food no refined grains including white
It is now day 55, Sunday evening so I need to write about Saturday and Sunday. Both days went very well and both days ended up being busy. Saturday was
Thursday day 52: The day at work was much better but it was after work when all the fun began! I am quite very busy with projects I am working on for
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were quite busy days for me. I tried to make the time to write something on the posts I just didn’t find the time to do
The eighteenth day of the second month for my “The Body Reboot” challenge. It ended up being a busy Sunday once again but I was able to keep with the
I awake from a dream – not able to remember what it was about already but that it was not a good dream. The time is now 4:53 AM. It’s
The morning sun raises in the east, its rays now shining on the tops of the roofs brighten the day. Some of the sun’s rays find their way into my
Today was a great day! Day 45! 15 days in for the month and 15 days left (half way there and taking it one day at a time). Again, today
Today was the 14th day of the second month of my eat clean and ‘The Body Reboot’ challenge and I am going strong! Today I ate well and exercised, but
Today is the thirteenth day of the second month. Wow, going onto day 43! This has to be new personal record for me these last 15 years of starting something
It is now the twelfth day of the second month and I am going strong with my ‘The Body Reboot’ challenge. Today was not a difficult day but was a
Today is the eleventh day of second month since I started eating clean. Even with a awesome Sunday family dinner I was able to eat clean all day. I had
Today is the tenth day of the second month. Again I am happy to remote that all went well today. Eating Clean and walking this evening were all good. It
Today is the ninth day of the second month and it was a much better day then yesterday. Today I was able to completed all my goals. Eat clean, exercise
Tonight it is the eighth day of the second month. I kept and did my ‘The Body Reboot’ challenge but it was just one of those days that was just
We now come to the close of the seventh day of the second month for eating clean and doing ‘The Body Reboot’ Challenge. Today was a good day. I ate
Welcome to the sixth day of the second month, day 36 of eating clean. Today was a good day for eating clean and drinking water. When the time came to
The Fifth day of the second month into the challenge to become healthy. Where do I begin this post? Let’s backup a few days ago, Friday of last week, this
Today is Sunday the fourth day of the second month and today was a very good day. Yes I was able to fulfill all the challenges today – since it
The second month and the third day – Today is Saturday, it was a very busy day but I did get my 30 minutes of walking in along with following
The second day going into my new challenge ‘The Body Reboot’ I am happy to report that both the first and second day were a great success! I must admit
Today I start down a new path I found and unlock yesterday! Today I start my next challenge and journey in life. For the next thirty days I will do the
I did it! Thirty days of eating clean! Six days a week of walking! I feel awesome, I feel good and I feel empowered! Was it hard to stay on
One more day to reach Day 30 as I now embark on Day 29 today. I’ve already gotten my morning walk in and it’s now time to start working to
Monday Day 28 – I must say I am really impressed with myself for going this far thus far. I know I can do it and continue on! I can
Day 27 – Sunday: Today was a day for relaxing the body from walking so I only did some ‘strolling’ today and this evening, other than that it was a
Today has been yet another very busy Saturday with work, meetings, etc. so I will not be writing all that much today. I will say that I did indeed keep
Today now comes to a close of day 25 and I am very happy to say that I am able to add yet another good star to the chart that
Day 24 reached today! I am still taking one day at a time to complete the month of September with my ‘eat clean’ challenge and happy to report yet another day
Welcome to day 23 of my ‘eat clean’ challenge. Moving along, one day at a time, to complete my challenge for ‘eat clean’. Today was a busy day for me,
Today was a beautiful morning to go walking. Clear blue sky with the sun shining just over the houses where I was walking. I know I had to take a
Today is day 21 is now coming to a close! I am especially proud to say that I stuck with the ‘eat clean’ challenge for September even though work had
Today marks day 20. I just returned from my little get-a-away and I had no desires to stop to get food as I had my water and almonds with me.
To tell you the truth I didn’t really know how day 18 was going to go since I was going to be driving for a good distance as I was
Report for day 17: Another gold star for me! I completed the day with my ‘eat clean’ challenge for September. As for exercise, I walked in the morning and evening
I cannot really believe myself this is day 17! Someone please wake me up from this dream I am having! Report for day 16: I got up at 6:13 AM
Day 15 report! Another gold star for the chart for staying true to the ‘eat clean’ challenge! As for working out – I did my walking in the early morning
Report of day 14 – I should start saying something different! I feel like I am repeating myself, but, I did made it through the day with my ‘eat clean’
Report for day 13: It’s was a win, the only thing that I fell short was drinking enough water during the day. I had church then after church I went home
Day 12 report: It was a very hot day in Southern California the day before, Saturday! The day started off with getting up early to make breakfast before heading off to work
Today I start the weekend, the second weekend! Last week I was able to make it through so I plan to make it through the day today too. Before I get too
Day 10 report – I made it through the day with ease! This really is getting easier to follow and to be more self-conscious of what I eat, how much
Onward into day number 10 with the ‘eat clean’ challenge I go! I am determined to make it and completed this challenge! Overcoming Fear & the Unknown I’ve taken on challenges
NOTE: Now it’s been over a week I will write and post my thoughts once a day going forward. Last Night’s Adventure Day 8 recap – The day’s work is
Today begins a new day and a new week! Onward and forward into Day 8! As I continue on with the challenge I set forth to ‘eat clean’ for myself
As day 7 comes to a close I am very proud and happy to say, I did it! I made it through another day in keeping to my ‘eat clean’
Onward and forward I go into day 7! I personally cannot believe it’s now been 7 days into the ‘eat clean’ challenge – but I can tell you it is
The day come upon us as we woke this morning. We set out to do what we normally do on a Sunday. We played, we talked, we listened, we smiled
Today is Sunday. For me it’s a day of worship (going to church) and relaxing. I would normally fast (go without water or food for two meals) as today being the beginning
Yes, I did it! I made it through the day fulfilling my ‘eat clean’ challenge. Was there a temptation to go get and eat junk food or fast food? Yes
A friend of mine showed me an app he downloaded to his cell phone to track his water consumption after reading the Drinking Water blog. I rarely use apps on my cell phone
This is were I have the hardest time of all. Going to work in the morning I usually stop somewhere to pickup breakfast – I tell myself “it cannot be
Now that day 4 is coming to a close and I just got back from my exercise I can now report that Day 4 is a Triumph! Work had no
I will be strong today! I will also tell myself, “I Don’t Eat That!” if there are any sweets, junk food, donuts, brownies, etc. at the place of business today.
Day Three completed! I did it, I make it through the day with all my challenges. The best thing is, I am starting to feel the difference – it’s an
Another day has gone by where I was able to follow the challenge and complete day two. I drank all the water I needed to drink, ate all good foods
Day one is now completed… exercise – done following the ‘eat clean’ challenge – accomplished drinking water – needs improvement overall – a great first day I completed the first day
Day one coming to a close. Soon I will go walking to complete my exercise for the day (and report back once done). I wanted to say that thus far it’s
One thing I need to remind myself daily is “I need to drink lots of water!” I tend to drink not that much water so this one thing I really
It’s the day after Labor Day. I challenged myself for the month of September to do the following: Eat Clean no soda no fast food no artificial sugar no junk food