Asian Jamaican: Checking In

I'm pooped...My husband has been sick since Thursday & my plans have been shot for most of the weekend.  I've been surviving on juices & take out.  Can we insert spoiled?  Sort of - more like out of my comfort zone.

I am actually going to talk about digestion today.  I had a huge bm, this morning at around 1:30 a.m. and I literally lost 2 lbs.  I know it sounds gross, but poop is important.  More importantly it's important to poop regularly & have a healthy gut.  I'm one of those hippies that believe digestion is the key to a healthy immune system.  Ok, that's it for poop talk right now but I can't promise it won't pop up again in the near future ;)

So I only got to yoga once this week & it felt great to go there!  I am going to continue once my surgery is over with.  I have a feeling post surgery is going to help me cleanse because I can only have soft foods for 2-3 days afterward.  I am planning on my husband helping me out, so he'll juice everything for me.  Fingers crossed!!!

I am dog tired right now, but wanted to check in.  I can't wait to hear how everyone's week is going.  Peace!

Asian

DJ Meli Mel: Routine Is My Friend

So, this weekend has been a complete FAIL. I have been out of town for a birthday party. I haven't exercised, I've been eating every crap food I see, and I started drinking soda again. I have to say I feel really gross! I actually WANT to get back to eating healthy and exercising because I know how great I feel when I'm on track. The key for me is routine. I am a creature of habit. Take me out of my environment and I flop like a fish out of water. I now recognize that and will try to be more prepared the next time my routine has to change. I'm looking forward to getting home tomorrow and starting fresh on Monday.

DJ Meli Mel

Asian Invasion

For those who don't know, I am half Chinese half White.  There are times when my Asian self gives the white self the stink eye. Mainly because I had a 50/50 chance of getting fat.  The Asian in me is small, athletic -healthY!  The white in me has big thighs & now a belly.  Oh who am I kidding?  My body gains fat everywhere.  Anyway, I titled this Asian Invasion because I am letting my stereotypical Asian self call the shots.

I busted out my juicer last night & can I say that I LOVE it?  Seriously, this is such a user friendly juicer & it fills me up!  This morning I wanted a smoothie, so I busted out my Vitamix, but I have to say that right now I am preferring my juicer.  I got on the scale this morning and have gained a pound.  Not sure if it's the 'I gain weight before I lose' or I am co-mingling bad habits with new good ones i.e. we walk to restaurants now, but still eat bad, but then walk it off??  Probably need to stop doing that.

I am meeting with my trainer this morning because my hip has been in a bad way!  I wake up now with it hurting.  Then I am taking my ass to yoga.  Fingers crossed!!

Next thursday I have to have oral surgery :(  I am scared to death!!!  Although it helps that my periodontist is rather hot.  I love my husband more than life, but this man is beautiful!!  Ok, anyway, needles in my mouth & then a skin graft freaks me out!!!  So my goal until then is to juice as often as I can.  I want to infuse my body with tons of greens to help with the healing.  Ok, I am off to start my day.  Finishing my smoothie which has coconut water, strawberries, spinach, blueberries & banana.  XXOO - Asian

Dj Meli Mel: Mediocre

This whole week has been mediocre. I did my cardio everyday but I definitely didn't push myself the way I need to be doing. My diet followed suit. I haven't been stuffing my face all day but I haven't been eating the best. This pause in my momentum is just motivating me to hit it really hard next week.

I have been following my plan for three weeks now and haven't seen the results as quickly as I wanted. I have to remind myself that I am older now (boo), so results don't come as quickly as they used to. Plus, my body has been through a lot. I need to cut her some slack. On top of that, two of the medications I am currently taking have the side effect of weight gain. I have a lot of strikes against me, but that's not reason to give up. I need to use these reasons to push harder. My body deserves to be healthy after everything she has been through.

The Tex Files: So what the hell am I doing?

I just got laid off from my Big Girl job on Tuesday. About a year ago I would have been all Sad Girl. Now? My mantra is: I can handle this! Instead of being all mopey I am taking control of my life and my health. Beginning with answering this question: What the hell and I doing?

A lot of my health issues can be managed with some serious lifestyle changes. The Bipolar needs me to stick to my schedule. Get plenty of sleep and eat a good diet. The Diabetes needs me to stick to an eating schedule. Get plenty of sleep and eat a good diet. The blood clot(s) in my lungs...(sigh) those mother fuckers. I just need those basters to go away. For that to happen I REALLY need to stick to my schedule. Those fuckers are fatal and I REALLY don't want to die right now. Do you sense a pattern?

So the answer to the question is...I am going to create and stick to a schedule that is livable for me. Eating every 2.5 to 3 hours is a big one. Not going to worry too much about WHAT I am eating right now. The goal at this point is to put something in my pie hole every three hours so my blood sugar doesn't spike and I don't get all Cranky Pants. I am also going to walk around my hood five times a week and post my stats on this here blog.

GAME ON!
Tex

PS: I am pondering doing a couch to five K. What do you think? Can I actually DO a 5K? It seems really far but I really want one of those stickers for my car LOL

Asian Jamaican: Day Two

Did I ever tell you how my husband & I will buy food, look at it & then go out to eat?!?  Yeah-that's been us since we've moved into town.  Oh boy am I feeling the repercussions of that shit.  I weighed myself this morning & I've gone from 155 to 163.  8 lbs on an already overburdened frame is not good.  Clothes are tighter & uncomfortable.  I didn't do well at work, but we did go to the grocery store tonight.  Lots of stuff for juicing!!!

So tonight I asked my husband to go on a walk with me.  We did!  In the God awful humid Texas air, we walked down Westheimer to a food truck - The Rice Box Truck.  Ate the whole way home, but I was on foot.  I didn't get a chance to walk at work, so this was it.  In all it was a total of 2 miles.  BUT - I haven't walked two miles in a long time.  I woke up with bad hip pain & pushed through it.  This Friday I am meeting with my trainer & hitting up Yoga.  I was too jacked up to go today.

I am easing into my whole foods thing.  Right now I am craving fruit!  I am SO EXCITED to start juicing.  I really want y'all to stay on my ass about that.  Anyway, I need to shower off the sweat from my walk.  LOVE LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Asian

The Tex Files: GAME ON

Hello, I'm Tex and I am Fat. Actually I am morbidly obese. You know how when there is a news story about fat people in America and they show some headless fat chick waddling across the street with an ice cream cone in her hand? That's me.

Long story short, my weight is a reflection of some very unhappy years. A sucky boyfriend. Unemployment. A cavalcade of medical issues and just like the scary food documentary I am Fat sick and nearly dead (No really, there were a few life threatening illnesses). But all of that stops...now.

I have a plan, I have my girls for supports and most of all I have faith in myself. I think Gigsaw said it best at the end of the first SAW movie. "Some people are so ungrateful to be alive." Not me. Not anymore Game over? I think not. More like GAME ON!

Aye Aye Aye...Where do I start?!?!?  All my life I'd been a fit, sexy little thang!  I was a personal trainer, completed sprint triathlons, 5k's LOVED kick boxing.  Then I got married almost 8 years ago & that's when I got my heart broken & never really recovered.  Due to the extreme dysfunction from my husband's family & the way they handle things ( I grew up in a very supportive & loving family), my not being strong enough & feeling broken & lost....Well almost 60 pounds later here I am.  Long story short, I lost my power.  I used to be a very fierce fiery woman, but with an ache in my heart so strong it shattered who I am.  I guess the only thing that was left to do since I wasn't allowed to go through my grieving process was to eat.  I can't drink & am scared to death of drugs.  I was the one getting free drinks & all the attention until I started to hide behind this fat suit.  I have another blog that shows somewhat of my journey, but I haven't posted in it for a year?

Let me fast forward-Last year in July or August I was diagnosed with metabolic syndrome i.e. prediabetes.  I was completely horrified & embarrassed. That's what fat people got because they ate horribly.  Oh wait...that was me!  YIKES.  So even though my weight rocketed over the past 8 years I thought I was doing ok.  Fearing that I would have to be dependent on medication, I turned to changing my diet.  I went 100% Paleo & the weight started coming off effortlessly.  I reversed my metabolic syndrome.  I was finally on my way to FREEDOM!!!  I could eat as much as I wanted, not count calories & not really have to exercise.  Then the holidays happened..then my husband got fired (he's the bread winner) & everything I knew got shattered again.  Frail little thing aren't I?  We bounced back, but the damage was already in motion.  It wasn't like a train pulling out of the station, it was a Freaking Rocket shot into space.  My therapist passed away last year & that has been really hard on me.  I loved her like a mother & for the first time in a long time I felt that heartache again.  I had no one to turn to.  Sigh...Anyway, that's for another post in time.  My point is, that I have gained 10 pounds since the firing of my husband & we sold our house & moved.

My goal is just health & releasing every single lb. of fat off my body!  I have back aches & hip aches & I am TOO YOUNG to be feeling like shit.  So my efforts will be to turn back to a whole foods approach.  Yoga at least four times a week & walking at least every day.  I am at a stage where I have to be gentle with my body.  I bought a juicer because I feel that's where my body needs to be.  Drinking greens on a daily basis.  We just got back from vacation, so the grocery store will be in a couple of days.  I too, like DJ Meli Mel feel privileged to share this journey with Tex & DJ Meli Mel!!  Girl Power!!!

My health and fitness journey began two years ago when I was hit with the cancer sledge hammer. Since that unforgettable day, I have been kept very busy with chemotherapy, radiation, and seven surgeries. During this time, I lost myself. I turned to food for comfort, I was no longer active, and I quit taking care of myself. My attention was kept busy trying to figure out if I was going to live or die, not on how I should fix my hair for the day.

Now I find myself cancer free (yay!), frumpy, and extremely out of shape. I'm in the process of changing my focus from getting skinny, to getting healthy. My dream is to set the best example I can for my son. My biggest fear (besides dying) is that my son will be embarrassed of me.

I have a long list of goals but I am choosing to focus on them in small chunks. I'm in the process of cleaning up my eating. I'm trying to avoid fast food, soda, and processed food in general. I'm also getting into a habit of doing cardio six days a week. My cardio consists mostly of running and I have joined a running club to help keep me focused.

I'm grateful to have amazing friends like Tex and Asian Jamaican to go down this road with me.

DJ Meli Mel

So here we are. Three friends with one common goal...to get fit & healthy. There is no one diet that we are following, no one fitness plan. We just want to be healthy and happy not just for us but for our families. We want to live long, healthy lives and here is where we will report the good the bad and the inevitable ugly.

In fitness as in  life you win some and you loose some. We will kick setbacks in the ass while making our own tighter and firmer! LOL

Sit back and enjoy the ride because we certainly will.

Tex