Starting Strong.

Helloooo!!!! Okay so last month, I will admit, I was pigging out a lot. I chose the wrong choice and I am making up for eating wrong, not exercising as much, etc. So its March, and I am starting to excerise a lot before I take my showers. I am working out my obliques, abs, arms, and legs. I am focusing more on my arms cause according to my father I have "football arms". They're massive!!! So  I am trying to get rid of them before my senior prom or graduation. Losing it will help me feel A LOT better. I ended up not trying out for my soccer team, not because I wasn't training, but because the coach plays favorites and I would get benched every game. But, I decided to manage, I would go to every game, but I wouldn't have to go to any of the practices, so that's a plus! At least, in my head it is.

For school, I am trying to eat healthier by packing more fruits, intaking protein and veggies as well. But my mom is making it very difficult, because she keeps buying all this sugar, junk food and soda. She's forcing it down my throat because she "spent" money on it.

I'm considering to being vegan, only until I graduate, unless I like becoming a vegan, I'll keep going. I don't know, I haven't decided fully.

Well, I hope you enjoyed my brief update!!! See ya soon!!!

REMEMBER:

KEEP MOVING FORWARD!

Fruits and Set Points.

Yummy.

I have been trying to eat more fruits, but today I couldn't resist when they said "we are ordering pizza". PIZZA EQUALS LIFE GUYS. Anyways, I pigged out today, but I drank more water over the past week, and I feel like I am losing a bit of weights with just eating right and occasionally pigging out. I added more greens to my diet such as kale and spinach. I blended some smoothies and drinks to replace some snack cravings and lunch which I will say helped a lot. I am slowly stepping away from chips and candy. I don't really drink soda anymore I stick to water, and lemonade and I am trying to lean off of juice because that has a lot of sugars in it.

On my instagram and twitter, I post what I have been eating, for instance I made a fruit platter with strawberries, mango, blueberries, raspberries and oranges and can I say, making something that looks delicious will make you want to eat your creation. I have been making good-looking fruit bowls and I just want to eat it again. I am trying to get into the habit of eating good foods for my body and lean away from the carbs and sugars.

Today in Psychology, I am learning about like weight, hunger, blah blah blah. I learned about a set point that your body has. "A set point is a theory that states everyone's body has a genetically determined range of weight and temperature that their body will try to maintain to stay at optimal health. This means if Susan has a weight set point of 136 pounds, her body will try to stay around that weight. If she eats less and exercises more, her body's metabolism will slow down. If Susan eats more and exercises less, her body's metabolism will speed up. This does not mean Susan can't ever weigh over 145 pounds or under 120 pounds. It means that her body will attempt to compensate for Susan's eating habits in order to stay in that range. 

Proponents of this theory encourage individuals to stay at their body's set point and to accept it despite social pressures to be thin. They believe that the reason people have difficulty losing or gaining weight is because their weight goals are outside of their set point range.
Read more: http://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.php?term=Set%20Point#ixzz2sbANHkDC"

I hope thats help.

Remember guys KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

SEE YA IN MY NEXT UPDATE!!!

Here I Am

Hello guys, I am back!

I have been MIA and I am sorry I didn't update for 10 DAYS!!!!!

I am going to start off where I left off. Guys, I am proud to say I lost 4 pounds!!!! I am so happy.  I am exercising more and dancing and eating healthier (kinda).  I am doing more arm workouts because I hate my arms. I have been doing Cassey's arm workout videos and they have been making my arms sore. I have also been dancing which works a lot of my muscles. I just turn my iTunes to shuffle and dance to the song that plays. It really has been helping me and I am sweating a lot.

I am trying to lean more towards healthier foods. I have been eating more oatmeal and fruits and yogurt. But today, I had some ice-cream and popcorn….Not proud of that. I am going to go on a junk food free  diet for a month. I have soccer tryouts and I haven't ran in about two weeks because it has been snowing crazy and I have no gym memberships :(. Inside blogilates for the win, haha.

Well, theres my update for today!

Keep moving forward!!!!!!

- Alexis Medina

Sleep Deprived

Hello Friends,

I had a sleepover yesterday with my fellow jews and I didn't bring my computer, so that's why I didn't post a blog yesterday.

I am going to have to make this blog short!

RECAP:

Breakfast:

-Honey Bunches of Oats
-Milk

Lunch:
-fell asleep…

Dinner:
-2 slices of cheese pizza
-tomatoes
-cucumbers

Snacks:
-popcorn

See ya and keep moving forward!

Busy

Hello guys,

Well, I had a busy day. Woke up, went to school, came home, ate my dinner, went to work, came back,  took a shower, and finished my homework at 12:30 am. Blah.

I have just been real busy but, but when I am not doing anything, I  still be move around. For instance, If I am walking back to my car, I'll do weird dances or lunges! -ha! If I am talking to my friends in between classes, I stand on my toes and pulse. Anyways, it is a quick mini workout that could be a stepping stone for everyone who is trying to incorporate exercise into their daily lives.

RECAP TIME:

Breakfast:
- Chewy bar

Lunch:
-fruit snacks
-orange
-apple
-banana
-strawberries
-crackers/cheese
-water

Dinner:
-cereal

Snacks:
-mini muffin (4)

Love you guys! Keep making little healthier changes and soon it'll become a habit!

Keep moving forward!

-Alexis Medina

Relax Day

Hey Guys,

I decided to make Wednesday my relax day, where I relax from working out and posting on my blog.

In other news, I found a girl named LaKeisha Shurn! Watch her video if you need inspiration: http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/woman-films-herself-100-days-workouts-210555063--abc-news-health.html?vp=1

Remember do not give up. If you believe, you will succeed!

Keep Moving Forward!

-Alexis Medina

IWorkout

Hello Friends,

I just finished working out, yes, I finally worked out. I did a couple Blogilates videos which I will link below because Cassey really pushed me today and you will love her!

DO THIS CALENDAR!

By the way guys, I kinda pigged out today. I mean, we had no school, and yeah I was bad. I have to throw away all my junk food and keep it all clean. I don't want to tempt myself anymore.

Also guys, I really wanted to share this so people can relate and don't feel sorry for me: My family thinks I am fat. I am fat. But,  all the negativity can get to me sometimes which is the main reason I eat A LOT. I eat because I am stressed out sometimes, but also because I get sad. But, I realized that, their opinions towards me don't matter. Yes, it hurt me before and it still kinda hurts me today, but now I am motivated to become healthier and eventually I will become fitter and I will look better in jeans then my family. I will be stronger than them, healthier than them, and I will succeed. So, what I am trying to say here is that, don't surround yourself with people who are negative about what you are trying to do and accomplish. If you wanna be vegan, DO IT. If you wanna be a vegetarian, I SUPPORT YOU. If friends don't support your decisions, don't let them dictate your life, and if you don't like what they say, just ditch them. If its your family, ITS YOUR BODY. ITS YOUR MOUTH, you decide what foods you what to intake, but, make it healthy! Listen to yourself, because you know whats healthy, not them.

I hope that makes sense and I hope you become motivated to eating clean and working hard. THIS YEAR IS ABOUT YOU. You can do it.

RECAP:
Snacks:
-chocolate mini nuggets - I ate probably 8 of them
- Triscuits
- banana
- orange
-Ritz crackers
- Icecream….

Dinner:
-Chicken Nuggets

It was a fatty day. Never again, I feel sick XP

Links:
 ABS WORKOUT
POP Pilates: Intense Ab Workout! (Full 10 min)     
Arms On Fire | POP Pilates     

Please! If you read this, comment below what your goals are! I really wanna see!

Keep moving forward

-Alexis Medina