Working out at Lunch Time

Yesterday the News Director at my work asked me to be her lunch time work out buddy. We have a no frills gym by us that charges like 15 bucks a month with no contract. Her reasons for wanting to work out at her lunch hour 5 days a week is to get rid of her baby weight. Her baby, by the way, is just TOO adorable, Hi Sam!

At first glance, I guess it seems like a no-brainer, right?. A few bucks a month, a partner and the gym in close proximity. However I've just recently accepted an offer from a new publishing company to become their editor. And since I have a full time job, a family, along with my blogging and article writing, my schedule is pretty packed. My lunch hour and coming in about 30 minutes early is how I can balance all of these things without cutting too much into my family time.

But I do need to lose weight, so what is a girl to do? Quite a conundrum, sigh. I guess it will just take more determination. I'll have to mull it over though, because I believe in being honest with yourself, about yourself. I am NOT a morning person, so waking up at 5:30am will not work for me. Instead of "getting used to it" I will resent it and start hitting snooze instead of lacing up my Kix.

I am a night owl, I am more alert and more creative at night. The nights, after the kids are in bed, are what I am planning to use for my new editing position. But if ever there were a time to exercise for me, it would be at night.

And yes, I have read all of the information that states morning are the way to go. And for anyone who is a morning person, I agree. It lets you get your workout in at the start of the day, which gives you not only a sense of accomplishment but is also great since, hey, it's out of the way, it's already done. But it's just not me.

I'll let you know what I come up with since I am still miserable and still over 200 pounds :( And the kicker? My cousin's wedding is in like 6 weeks, GREAT!

Fit for Life and my Sister

A few months back my sister called to tell me that she has been stuck at the 205lb mark. No matter what she ate or how much water she drank she wasn't seeing any more changes, the scale was stalled, she'd hit a plateau, and it was driving her Loca. Anywho, and yes I know its sounds hypocritical since I've fallen off the wagon so to speak, I suggested she give "Fit for Life" a try. At first she was really hesitant, said she couldn't imagine feeling satisfied if she couldn't have her arroz y pollo (rice and chicken) together, etc. So I said, well, Just try it for a week, if you don't like it then stop.

A week later I checked in and she said that although there was no change on the scale she felt a lot better and had a ton more energy. So she was up for giving it another 2 weeks or so. Long story short?! She's hooked :)

It's now been another 2 months, so almost 3 months total time since she started to eat the "Fit for Life" way and not only did she break the 205lb wall, she surpassed it indeed. And before you say "I thought the pounds melted off when you did it", they did. Every one is different and for my sister it's harder to lose weight. Big picture though is that a sensible "regular" low fat diet was doing nothing and "Fit for Life" broke that barrier for her.

As of last night she is officially at 191lbs. you GO mama! I am so happy for her, she's a beautiful girl and looks better with every passing day.

As you well know, this is NOT my first post singing the praises of Fit for Life and I have to find my own motivation again to get back on it. In the interest of full disclosure, I have added a link to buy the "Fit for Life" book through my blog on Amazon. Why? because I really believe that this program can change lives and if my readers are going to give it a try I would love for them to help this single mom out while doing it.

Thanks Guys and big ups to my lil sis in Colorado!

Laterz!

Writing for Associated Content? Yep!

Hey everyone, I just want to give all of my faithful readers a big thanks and a head up. I have been writing articles for Associated Content and I have 2 already published with 8 more to be reviewed. The first one is about Affordable Entertaining and the other is about my last vacation to Orlando which was planned on a budget. If you think these articles might help you or someone you know, feel free to click on the links.

And check back soon as I will of course have articles on weight loss tips, stories and goals.

Thanks guys