Happy Friday everybody!!!
Happy Monday! 🙂
Happy Thoughts.
Happy Sunday!
I love this outfit because this year I’m really digging
the maxi skirts/dresses! I’m also loving all white!
(Although it proves itself as a task to keep clean.) 🙂
The cardigan I’m wearing is very comfortable and cute to go
over this outfit because it is very light and it is a fun color for
summer.
Happy Stylin 🙂
July is going to be kick butt month for me!!! I’m so ready for this.
Happy Workouts! 🙂
I don’t normally eat very well, and I definitely haven’t had a regular exercise routine in a very long time. A few months back, my cousin Rhonda who was in the middle of a weight loss journey herself, started a blog about it. Now, I should tell you that I used to be a dancer, so I was once very fit and healthy as well. But of course, I slowly grew out of all my healthy habits as I finished high school and began college. I slowly stopped working out. I slowly started eating worse and worse. It never really got too out of control, but I definitely was not feeling well at all.
So, she started this blog (inspired by my blog) and I started reading it. Something started to spark in me that hadn’t been there for quite awhile. I was very busy at the time, going to school, finishing up the semester, and working a lot of hours as a manager at my job. Completely revamping my entire lifestyle that moment was not exactly ideal. And that was ok! Honestly, jumping in too fast only sets you up for failure anyways. So I took it slow. I started walking to class. I slowly started making healthier choices. I eventually started finding time to go for hour-hour and a half long walks. It felt really great to start doing something good for my mind and body. After about a month of making those small changes, I could already notice my stomach was much flatter and my arms and thighs were slightly slimmer. Mind you, these were very small changes added to my daily life.
After a month of doing that, I moved to the cities (where I live now). I now have a fitness room, a pool, and a sauna. I started the same, I went for short walks and was making small changes in what I put into my body. Almost immediately, I was in that fitness room, using the elliptical, lifting small hand weights to tone my arms, and all of the other fun machines they have available! I recently have started getting into intervals of swimming laps in the pool and warming up in the sauna. It’s a pretty great feeling afterwards!
Most recently, I have discovered yogaX. I have not tried any other P90X workouts yet, and I may. But for now, I am doing yogaX. I have done it twice now. Tonight I did it and two nights ago I did it as well. The first night started out pretty manageable and grew more difficult as it went on. Some poses, I could barely hold but I pushed hard! If I fell, I got right back into the pose. If I shook, I would try hard to clear my mind and calm my breathing to steady myself. It felt great! This morning I was extremely sore! I went at it again tonight and my muscles were so sore I felt the need to sit in the sauna and warm up my muscles before beginning. When doing deep stretches like these, you definitely don’t want to feel cold or tense. After my second round of yogaX, I am feeling really great! Immediately after my workout, to fuel my body and benefit from my hard work I made a light snack. Apples and peanut butter. It was so delicious!
Protein is key when trying to gain muscle and lose weight!
I still don’t always eat healthy, and that is something I’m working on. Working with the budget of a college kid, it’s hard to always make the best decisions about food. Sometimes at the time, a $2 meal at Taco Bell is all I feel I manage. For both price and convenience. But I am making a conscious effort to eat better. Today I drank a banana and almond milk smoothie for breakfast and I also made deviled eggs with a healthy twist. I can definitely share the recipe for that in a separate blog. They tasted very good!
I plan to continue on this new healthy lifestyle journey. I am feeling good and could not be more excited about it! 🙂
Happy Fitness!!!
I feel so blessed for every little miracle God grants me each and every day!!
Have a beautiful day and stay cool in this heat!
Happy Blessings 🙂
Yesterday after work, I hopped on the train to go home. I found a seat and got comfortable. The train was full of people and noise. All different types of people going different places with different agendas. About half way through my ride home, we stopped at a VA medical center. An older man boarded the train. He was very out of breath and kept glancing around. He spotted the empty seat next to me and headed my way.
He told me hello and began to get situated in his seat. He was taking his sweatshirt off and motioned for me to help him pull one of his sleeves off. It sort of took me by surprise but I helped him remove his sleeve. He smiled and told me he would have done it for me. He proceeded to set his things down and get comfortable. Once he was content, he looked to me and asked me if when I was born if my mother looked at me.
I told him I suppose she did.
He laughed and said of course she did! Then asked, did she look into your eyes?
I said, I believe so.
He said, when she looked into your eyes what did she name you?
I told him my name was Lindsey.
He put out his hand towards me to shake and told me his name was Sir Williams. He then began speaking quickly and sort of jumping all around with the conversation. He said, ok we don’t have a lot of time, so we gotta be quick. I’m going to tell you an object, and you tell me male or female. I will then tell you if you are right or not, and why. He went on to name a list of different items, I would guess, and he would tell me right or wrong and explain why.
In the middle of that, he asked me if I believed in God and I said yes.
When we finished the guessing game, he asked me if I work at the mall, because that was where the train had come from. I said yes I do.
He said where in the mall do you work?
I told him Maurice’s.
He was not sure what that was and asked jokingly, is that a strip club?
I could barely get the word no out of my mouth, when he then said, no of course not because you don’t do that type of thing when you believe in God.
I sort of laughed and nodded in agreement.
He then began talking quickly again. He said, so do you know what the letters of the bible stand for?
I asked what he meant.
The letters of the bible, he said again, what do they mean?
I shrugged and told him I wasn’t sure.
He said ok, my mom never told me, my dad never told me, my grandmas and grandpas, and great grandmas and grandpas never told me. No one ever told me what the letters of the bible stand for! Do you want to know what the letters of the bible stand for?
I nodded and told him sure I would like to know.
He said again, this time a little louder and little quicker, do you want to know what the letters of the bible stand for?
I said yes I do.
Sir Williams held out his pinky finger and told me to clasp mine to his.
I was slightly confused and uncomfortable, but I did and we locked pinky fingers.
He said hold tight.
I held tight.
Is that all the strength you have, he said, ok. Are you ready?
I said yes.
He said, ok, repeat after me.
I nodded.
Basic, he started and looked towards me.
Basic, I repeated.
Instructions.
Instructions.
Before.
Before.
Leaving.
Leaving.
Earth.
Earth.
As I heard the words come from his voice and then mine, I was so surprised. Thoughts flooded my mind. I had never thought of that, or even wondered what B-I-B-L-E stood for, if anything. But it just made sense. It made so much sense!
Before I had time to really process it, the train arrived at my stop and I had to get off. I walked all the way home with a smile on my face. God is so good and he brings certain people and experiences into your life for a reason. I believe God brought that old man into my life that day. He gave me an entire new perspective.
Happy Believing!!! 🙂
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