4th Week of NBCD 2009 Weight Loss Challenge

Greetings Everyone,

Talk about a very active week -- we had a number of events with the family and kids. February is African American History month (Black History Month) and of course, I am being asked to participate in a number of events. With all the major events going on, I remind myself to watch what I eat even more.

I had to modify my exercise schedule a bit, but I still got my 3 workouts in the week. Two workouts consisted of the Billy Blanks videos (strength training and aerobic training) along with my Football Fitness workout!! I still managed to maintain the exercise regimen REGARDLESS of all the events!! It really makes me feel good by the end of the week because I still put myself FIRST before my professional obligations!!!

By the way, I lost a couple of more pounds!! I am now 151.8lbs!! That's right, my weight may fluctuate during this period, but it is reducing slowly but steadily!!

KEEPIN' IT REAL AND KEEP ON BELIEVING!!

2nd Week of NBCD 2009 Weight Loss Challenge

Greetings Everyone,

As promised, I am keeping my weekly blog on my 2009 Weight Loss Challenge. In this blog, I will primarily share with you more of the strategies and the difficulties in trying to maintain my healthy regimen. Yes, it's always easy to preach to folks and tell them do this or do that, but it is another thing to reveal more of your personal issues that gets us to struggle with adhering to a healthy regimen.

So here are a few issues that challenged my healthy lifestyle this week:

• Hectic work schedule made me readjust my workouts through the week. This week, I had several meetings at the university so I had to move my workouts to another day (Wednesday instead of Tuesday then Friday instead of Thursday).
• Cold weather outside prevented me from completing my weekly intense Football Fitness workout. Instead of the Football Fitness workout, I stayed inside and completed the Billy Blanks Power Blast workout! No matter how many times I play his DVDs, they still get me going and exercising.
• A few celebrations for the Obama Inauguration influenced me to have a few more snacks this weekend. Although I did eat a few items that were too hearty (big submarine sandwich) I nonetheless snacked primarily on the healthy items - oranges, grapes and cereals.
• Keep reminding myself to be positive about how I look regardless of how I may feel somewhat stuffed after eating a healthy meal. I don't know why, but after I eat a very health-conscious meal I wonder why I feel guilty in eating a well-rounded meal that fills me up. Sometimes I think that I shouldn't feel good and slightly full after eating a healthy meal. Oh well... I figure it out.
• I completed and sent out my special music CD in tribute to President Obama to my relatives!! It was a lot of extra latenight work which modified a bit of my eating pattern.

Well that's it for this week. At the end of the week, I got on the scale and I felt good even though I didn't lose any weight. I am currently at 156 pounds. At least that's what the scale stated this Sunday morning. Peace and STAY WITH YOUR BLOG AND NBCD PLAN!