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'

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 :)