Over the hurdle

Hello faithful followers!

It has been a long week for me.  I had a bug fly into my nose and cause all sorts of havoc with my sinus.  It has taken me about a week to get over the sinus infection but at least I'm still breathing with the help of my Doterra oils.   I have a slight cough still but this isn't going to hold me back.  I will be back at the sports complex starting tomorrow around 5:15-5:30 AM.  Now I noticed a few more people coming in at that hour and I must say that I'm so very proud of them.  While they are probably not there looking for support, I extend my hand to them as well.

So again, LADIES and GENTLEMEN if you are in need of a walking/jogging/running or support partner, I'm here for you!  I would like for all of us to help each other in this great battle of gaining a healthier lifestyle.

Work hard!
Kristi

It's just there

Hello blogiverse!

In trying to keep my promise to myself I am posting yet another entry.  Although mostly I don't really have a grasp on what a blog actually is, I'm determined to figure all this out and start having more constructive, meaningful, inspiring posts.  I want to be able to inform people of important, useful , interesting information.  So what are those important, useful, interesting bits of information? Not a clue.  Hopefully I will find that out soon.  So in the mean time I'm trying to figure out a schedule of when I should post my blogs.  Should it be weekly? Bi-weekly? Monthly? I don't know, but I will come up with something by next week.

Schedules.  I've been meaning to put up like a poster board full of questions so that way I can look at it in a larger sense.  It will help me figure out a schedule. But because I'm like the procrastinating queen I've yet to do even that, but I will get to it.

How to be more on point? Stay focus on one thing? How does one do that? I don't know as you can tell reading this.  I am all over the place.  Please help.  I would like to figure out how to post pictures in a nice, structured way.  I used to be at the top of this whole Internet, HTML coding and all that. What happened? I don't know but research status here I come.

P.s. I am still going to the sports complex if anyone wants to join me.  I'm pretty much the only one there talking up a storm.  You can't miss me.

Work hard!
Kristi

Northern Region Sports Complex

It's been almost a year since I last posted.  Unbelievable!  Dedication to this blog is practically non-existent.

Enough with that.  I just wanted to reiterate that I am still going to the Dededo Sports Complex AKA Northern Region Sports Complex if anyone wants to join in with my walk/jog.  I know that it can be difficult to workout when you are by yourself so I offer again my company!  I am now there roughly by 5:15am and usually stay for about an hour.  I would love to have the additional company and would love to hear any input from anyone on how we could perhaps form a support group where we can share ideas, recipes, struggles, motivation techniques, or just to hang out and make new friends.

Again, I'm hoping to keep up with the blog and post up my progress.  Any tweaks at all is greatly appreciated!

Workout Hard!

Kristi

Hello, again.

I have a new found respect for people who blog.  Not that I didn't already but it's a full time commitment to maintain a blog, seriously. 

So to all the bloggers out there, I commend you.  Great job and keep it up.  You are inspirational!

So now to the topic at hand.  Competition and Motivation

My brother, brother-in-law, sister, husband and myself are going at it to see who can have the most drastic change in physique by March of 2012.  Now don't go on about how the world will end by then because we all have it down pact!  We will see the end result and that will be ME!! LOL but no seriously, this competition I feel is going to help all of us with the most difficult thing about maintaining or even losing weight and that is motivation.

Motivation, such an easy thing, no?  How it comes and goes and doesn't even visit long.  So how are we going to keep the motivation going?  Here is what we are doing.

1. Before and After Pictures - We all took pictures of our "beginning" journey (Will post later) and are planning to have it blown up and hung on the walls of our rooms.  Or at least that is the plan.  In any case, to see ourselves in that large of a scale I believe is more of a reality check than to see ourselves in the mirror because let's face it, how many times have you ever gone by a mirror and be like "damn, I look good." and then see another mirror and think "Yup, this one is broken." or "I like the other one better." 
2. Bragging rights- I don't care who you are, having to rub your win in the losers face is a little bit gratifying.  Yes, evil, but still oh so satisfying.  I'm not saying to get carried away because there is a fine line between playful banter and down right meanness.  Discover that line before going into any kind of bet.  I will not be held liable for whatever repercussions happen afterwards. But no on a serious note, it's fun.  Just don't go over board alright?
3. Liability- Having to commit to something like this is not easy to do, I know! Trust me.  Then again nothing in life is easy but doesn't it make it all the more worth it, working hard and KNOWING that you deserve it. I've discovered that if I hold myself liable for someone else then I tend to commit to it and stay focus.  For instance, when I tell a friend that I will take a class with him so we can be buddies in it, I tend to go more often because now I feel obligated and liable for him going to class as well.  Because if I didn't suggest that we take the class together, then he could have easily taken another class instead.  Get what I mean?
4. The Future- I'm envisioning my future and I see the way I want to be when I get there.  How am I going to accomplish this? What kind of time frame will I accomplish this in?  Is it realistic? Am I setting myself up for failure if I don't do it in the amount of time that I set out for it? I can see already that people are shaking their heads saying that I'm creating excuses for myself.  I'm really not.  I'm planning it out because I don't want to be disappointed because I jumped right into it without looking.  I mean you don't take a test without studying and expect to ace it.  Or jump off a cliff and into the water without knowing how deep it is.  Same thing goes for this.

I know that this is not your traditional steps of motivation, but this is what we are doing.  Tweeking and finding what works for us.  In anycase, I know that when I read this over there will be other things that I add to it but I guess that's the fun of it.  Trial and error, no? 

Good Luck to those reading this.  Your comments are welcomed and encouraged. 

I'll be at the Dededo sports complex every night at around 6:30 just doing my light run. If you need a buddy, I'll be more than accepting.  I'll be the one with the loud son and daughter rollerblading around.  Hope to see you there!

Recipes!

Hey everyone!  Well actually I'm talking to myself right now because noone else is following my blog...YET!  Have to have some optimism there.  I'm just "test driving" this right now before I go out and tell everyone about my blog.  In anycase, I'm hoping that with all my rants and raves and inserts (soon) from my book, along with some FREE recipes that I will get some followers.  But in the mean time I guess this is all for me.

In the upcoming blogs, I wanted to share with you all some of the types of foods that we have here on the island.  I will include pictures of the "featured food" along with some pictures of the ingredients, so you know what to get, because if you're anything like me, I NEED PICTURES.  Like seriously, if you tell me salt, I'm going to ask what kind of salt?  Kosher, regular Molten.  Work with me here.  So while I try to figure out how to organize this, anyone reading this is more than welcomed to give me some feedback.

My muh-ley and I wanted to put a blog up dedicated to the island food, whether it be Chamorro, Filipino, or American.  Doesn't matter...It's food on the island, but it's in the air right now.  We just thought that food is meant to be eaten and shared so why not share it, no?  I don't so much like buying cookbooks cause I think that it's crazy that I have to pay for a whole book of recipes just for ONE that I want.  So here is the solution, make a blog and have everyone SHARE!

Being a better me.

Praise the Lord.

Lord please give me the knowledge I need to accept the things that I cannot.  Lord please give me the knowledge to change the things I can and to do it with due diligence.  Lord please help me to understand the different perspectives and not force mine on others.  I want to be a better me, even if I think that there is nothing that needs to be changed.  Even though others like me for who I am, I need to know who that is.  I want to have my identity, but what is that right now? 

Thank you for giving me the insight to know that I can better myself and those around me.  Thank you for giving me the strength to understand that it can be attainable.  Thank you for giving me a life that is worth living. Amen.

Praise the Lord.

Give Praise.

Give Praise to the Lord for all you have or don't have.

Tonight's study was about giving praise to the Lord.  We don't give Him enough praise and it's sad.  I know that I'm guilty of only praising Him when things are on the up and up but what about when things aren't.  I know it's hard but Pastor Tom gave an example of a man who was praising the Lord after a tornado totally shattered his house.  He praised the Lord for keeping his family safe and for the people who were found and are safe.

It was a nice sermon and I just wanted to share that with you all because I think we all should be reminded to be grateful of the things that we have. 

Praise the Lord!