I Have Goals

Some people have dreams... I have goals. As of today, I'm giving myself a deadline on completing them.

There is no doubt that I'm a bit of an achiever, and yes I am tooting my own horn here.  There is also no doubt that I have a slight inability to conform to the expectations of others, although I do in the workplace because that's what is expected.  I have a fallen in love with the ideas, concepts, and process behind Marketing and Design.  I have goals and I'm not going to allow myself to be held back.

I am also lifetime student or at least I plan on being one for quite some time.  I'm in the process of getting my Master of Business Admin. with a graduate marketing certificate, and will be done with that in December 2015.  Being the first in my immediate family to graduate college and the first to even attempt a graduate degree, I'm fairly proud of myself.  School has always come easy to me and I have another goal to obtain my PhD and teach.

As of today, I will be holding myself accountable by completing the below 3 goals before the age of 32. I'm giving myself 10 years to achieve them all, as they are fairly large goals.

• Open a business by the time you turn 32
• Obtain a PhD
• Teach college level courses

Workout Progress 

Tomorrow makes 1 month of progress toward a "healthy" body (my definition of healthy body may be different than yours, yes.)  I'm not very sure that I can see a difference.  My progress pictures and current measurements are below. I didn't take my measurements before I started, like a dope, but since I am doing the Natalie Jill Fitness 7 day Vegan/Vegetarian kick starter program, I took my measurements on Monday to see if there was any progression made through the week meal plan. 

I'm just excited that I did 20 real push ups when I couldn't do any "girlie" push ups to start with. 

• 125.8 lbs 
• 22.1% body fat
• 33.5 - Bust
• 27 - Waist
• 33.5 - Hips 

PS: DISC GOLF IS PERF.

Here's a picture of my cat, straight chillin'

Some new photos and workout progress

I've been quite busy with school and work recently. I have my first Consumer Behavior test tomorrow and I feel like I've written a paper every night for the past 2 weeks (essentially, I have.)  Have an A so far, so I'm not doing terrible ;).  

IF YOU HAVE IDEAS ON WHAT you'd like to read, leave a comment. I can totally write something for you. :) I might even start writing stories again. Like fan-fictions. I did that in high school.. it's popular. 

I ran across this today; it couldn't be more accurate of how I feel.  Although people tend to tell me I'm an open personality, it's very hard for me to get there with multiple people. I have a small, very small, group of friends that I prefer to hang out with; I don't stray much from them and you probably will see me in front of a T.V. snuggled up with my boyfriend before you'd find me in a bar every weekend. Essentially, this is how I feel: 

18 Struggles of Having an Outgoing Personality but Actually being Shy and Introverted by Brianna Wiest

BUT, I did work in some time to get some more experience in front of the camera. The wonderful Stephanie Rose Photography took some time out of her schedule and shot me, in the good way. ;)  She is fantastic and these pictures are wonderful! Naturally I seen critiques in my modeling that I could have done better on my side, but the photographs themselves are fantastic!  I AM up for modeling opportunities. If you've come here from my business card, fill out my contact form and I'll get back to you soon. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stephanierosephoto

Website: Stephanie Rose Photography

SPEAKING of my business cards, I have them in. YES, they are VERY narcissistic, and I like it. See below. I've done some logo creation and business card creation recently (none printed for me to share yet); it's what I enjoy. If you're in the market for business cards, logos, websites ( I have Adobe Muse and can do that junk now), etc., I can help. Fill out the contact form with what you need. I'll respond with pricing.

AND next, work out progress. Not terrible, not great. I've been trying to get back into the swing of things.  We bought a 300lb Olympic weight set; yeah... like I can even use that. The damn bar is 45 pounds. Boyfriend ordered the barbell set that goes with it so I can use the small weights while he's using the big ones. Below is the side view progress. Front progression you cannot see yet because my abs are still stored in their little shed (AKA: The fat.)  I just bought http://nataliejillfitness.com/'s Vegetarian/Vegan kick starter 7 day meal program, so I'll let you know how that is. It's very Vegan, but it looks promising. I've been a vegetarian for almost 10 years and haven't eaten like this... ever. HAH

The "anti-bloat pill" that I told you about last time: Jamie Eason's anti-bloat pill is essentially just a detox pill. I purchased them because they were fairly priced and I wanted to see what would come from them. The ingredients are not bad, but I can assure you, you will poop your pants (or at least you'll poo a lot.)  A lot of these types of pills will make you really have to pee, because it's just pushing your water weight out, but that wasn't the case.  I was able to sleep just fine after taking them, so that's not a big worry either. Other than that, I don't know if I see any "results" using them. I feel just as I did typically without them. I might go a week without taking them to see if there was actually a change.

Not too much progress, but we'll get there. I think I see a difference in my arms, at least.

OH, and we're a disc golf couple now.  We've only played twice, but it's pretty rad. I bought this awesome disc today from Play It Again Sports in Crossroads Mall in Cary, NC. (We spent 20 minutes reviewing the Innova lists to see which one would fly father, which is meant for our style of throwing... Needless to say, I didn't think it was that in depth. I was wrong.. So I found a cute one and luckily it works for me.)

AND LASTLY, Mewman. ;)

 

also, yes I realize that the URL of my blog is quite provocative. I think that's why I've had a few Russians on my blog recently. But regardless, sex sells and I'm going with it. At least until I decide to change it to RHF Media and become professional. 

I Work Out

Yes.. Like the song. That one that goes "Uhhh I work out." No clue what the name of it is..

Regardless, this is my initial post about working out, wooh whoo..  Not too long ago, before muh best friend's wedding, I made a goal to get tone and be able to fit into the tiny bride's maid dress we purchased. Wellll.... I failed miserably, at least at the getting tone part. I started off very well but just could not keep motivated. In the end, I fit (quite snugly) in the Bride's Maid dress and lost all motivation afterward.  I stopped working out and started eating a lot more (and not healthy like I was previously.) Needless to say, I noticed a huge difference. I felt more slugish and definitely heavier; I hated what I looked like and did not feel comfortable in any of my clothes (which is currently still true.) I am by no means heavy, I just am not comfortable in my skin.  That is what my journey is about: being comfortable in my own body.

Now that I'm living with my boyfriend and wanting to start focusing more on modeling, I felt that it was time to get in shape (again.) My boyfriend and I are doing home workouts together: Monster Mass Workout by Mike Chang of Six Pack Shortcuts.  I'm not sure that it's the right plan for me yet (my boyfriend loves it); until I've maxed out on this one or feel like I'm not see results, I'm fine with doing it {mainly because my boyfriend is keeping me motivated :x} What's pretty awesome is my boyfriend's motivation at getting us healthy. He bought me protein, a shaker cup, and some other supplements yesterday (forgot what they're called... I'm good at this.)  The company that I currently work for actually purchased the entire company Nike + Fuel Bands; I've been using this all week to track my progress (although I'm not sure how accurate or effective it is.)

Just from eating better and smaller portions (other than lunch... that gets me every time) I feel much better. It's amazing how much your body bloats from eating too much.  I purchased an Anti-Bloat formula just to see how it works. I'm curious.

This is me currently (picture taken on Monday):

As you can tell, I really am not big. I just need to tone and burn the fat away from certain sections of my body {PS: I only take "workout progress" pictures at night. I feel like pictures at the beginning of the day are cheating because you're the skinniest of the day because you've got less water and food!} 

The supplements: 

• C4 for Pre-workout (I get all jacked off half a serving because I don't do a lot of supplements like caffeine, etc.)
• Starwberry Whey Protein (Being a vegetarian, I'm mostly excited about this one. I'm glad to be getting more protein in my diet.) 
• Labrada Lean Body by Jamie Eason (I just started taking this tonight, so I'll update next post.) 
• Nike + Fuel Band 
• & my shaker cup. c: 

Here's a picture of my cat laying on our T.V. remote :)