7 Cardinal Rules in Life

I love this! Wise words to live by. Life is TOO short! 

Day 8.

Today should be day 8 of a great weight loss program, but instead I just find it to be another day, eating not so healthy.

I do great at breakfast and lunch. But once the evening comes, I struggle.

I know its because I'm not fully prepared. If I had fruits and veggies ready to go I'd be set. I'm being lazy for some reason.

I want to share my "before, before". Me at my heaviest:

That was in 2007 and I weighed roughly 208-210. I stand only 5'3".

Fast forward to last year, I'd managed to lose a few pounds over the years. So next is my before and after following a great program.

But like always, comfortable or stressed. I don't really know. I gained it all back. This year is dedicated on figuring it all out.  I have to break this cycle for so many reasons. 

Tips anyone? I can lose the weight. But why can't I keep it off?

My husband....

I love my husband.

My husband and my daughter. She's 7 now, but was only 4 in the picture.

He's an amazing martial artist. He's a 4th Degree Black Belt in American Kenpo and a 3rd Degree in Kyusho Jitsu. He still has lots to learn, but what makes him amazing is that I truly believe he upholds what a true black belt is. He's not cocky or flashy. He's humble and has such a passion for teaching.

Here's a short clip of some Small Circle Jiu Jitsu wrist locks.

Scary News

A woman in our area went missing at about 2am January 1st.

On January 2nd, authorities found a body.

On January 3rd, authorities confirmed it was the miss woman.

On January 4th, authorities announced first degree murder charges have been laid about a man and a woman.

Breaking News


This is scary. I hate that this has happened. I will never understand the cruel people of our world.

Her poor family.

RIP Noelle. I didn't know you, but the outpouring of love that has been shown on social media shows that you were an Angel on earth.


Prayers For Noelle Marie Paquette

Healthy Wage

While on Google+ today I seen this come through the feed:

Weight-loss wager: Couple loses 120 pounds, gains $6,000.

Read more on today.com

Boy did that peak my interest.

I'm a professional dieter. I can lose weight easily (sadly I haven't mastered keeping it off).

So the website that is offering the cold, hard, cash is Healthy Wage.

I haven't had much time to look it over as of yet and find out the criteria, but this could be a good thing I think. A motivator.

What's your input? Has anyone heard of this before?

Quitting time

It's amazing how easy it is to convince yourself to quit something the moment things start to get tough. I will admit I like things to be easy. I can get easily scared. I have to blame my insecurity for that. But my confidence is what I know I really need to work on this year. No more walking with my head down.

Hello 2013

So today started with my mentally preparing myself for the new year and new changes that are to come. The thing about being a yoyo dieter is you know what works. I can lose weight easily. My struggles come with keeping it off, over calorie consumption and the self hate that comes with cheating with food.

So my breakfast consisted of my fav protein shake.
-1 cup of coconut milk
-1 cup of frozen mangos
-1 tbs of coconut oil
-1 scoop of It Works Vanilla Profit
This shake literally comes out like ice cream so I eat it with a spoon and its filling. I also had my vitamins, thermogenic boost and Greens.

I've also weighed my self in at 165.5 (I was 137 in May). I'm attaching my measurements in a photo for now.

I also started a squat-a-thon. I will make a post about that in a day or 2. Today just consisted of 20 squats.

Just an average day.