Curve balls & Obstacles May Appear But You Shall Still Soar High

Hello Everyone! This has been a long journey for me. I began with excitment and joy, my heart was pulsing when I took the leap forward to decide to run my 1st 5k in June 2012. Well the past 2 months has been a huge heart moment for me. The 2nd week of april I ran a great run..it was an abnormal 4.5 mile run I ran for 1st time..a push for myslef to see of the distance, funny it felt great and i didnt push myself that I was hurting..That day was a little tiring and a little sore, tho I did hear and feel a slight pop..tho without discomfort--maybe it was a usual pop..I got home dripping sweat with a smile on my face. So, that day I went to workout and usual and it was hurting a little but not terrible..so i pushed through it. Well a mistake it was...I woke up the next morning with intense pain in my hip and back...it was horrible..honestly fell like my hip was locked in place. I was brought to tears. It had been a while since i have felt that kinda pain. I am keeping positive and reading my WORd and just know that I will get past this pain and will still be able to run my 1st 5k June 23rd. I am excited. I am also had thoughts of running with the pain...IDK if that is wise but as a fighter..that is all i can think of. As i was in pain, I stopped working out and running and now had even more time for GOD...it was a great joy having time to rekindle with GOD. I was so focused on HIS word and what it truly meant nothing was breaking my barrier of healing, I would beat this because Jesus was whipped for my healing so I was healed from this pain already. Still optimistic that I will be able to run. Been going to Physical Therapy for a couple weeks now..I have had real bad days at the beginning. PT dr would be stretching and pushing around the pain then I get an ultrasound therapy message with a US machine with heating pad. I would after 5 weeks I decided to go to the dr, knowing where I standing and knowing I would bless and cover the Dr and medication I would need for help in removing this pain. And so it was after the dr. I went home with a smile because I believe that in my heart I be running in no time and this was just an opportuniy to relax my body and have for time with my father GOD! Now its been nearly 7 weeks and I am going back to the dr because the pain has increased..with my faith I know I am strong and a fighter..GOD is with me through this whole thing...honestly I am getting frustrated...devil is trying his best to attack me when I am down. Figuring this is a great opportunity to get me fearful. I just went to my Ortho appt and I figured it was just a consule and talk about my pain...it became more. I had a new xray, then talk to dr, then an xray/implant placed in my ligament where it hurts. The procedure was painful..i got numbing medication for it but still felt movement of the implant..and my leg went tingly and numb. Yet again more tears came with this too. Oh and the Dr and his words just shot me down...the devil sure got his best at me...The Dr has told me that there was people that have hips to run and there is a small percentage of people with abnormal hips that really shouldnt run...the dr told me I am one of those that shouldnt run. I was told my injury is old from pregnacies and that is never healed so that is why the pain is worse now when I began to run. Whose to think when I began to run and workout it would actually ..supposely bad for me. I will admit I felt defeated...I did spaz out and feel depressed for a few days..i can tell ya I was so mad at this whole thing....I am not a person that gives up so this was just an aweful feeling I had. Now after Time with GOD and great words of encouragement from special people in my life I can now move forward. I was orignally suppose to run my 1st 5k run June 23rd...IDk if I would be ready for that one..there is suppose to be another 5k race in near by down in August..IDk if i will go to that one. I have no idea how this will all work out but I do know it will out. I am not sure when and if I will blog through here again. Maybe I will continue maybe I will start a new chapter in my life. IDK. All I can say is that there will be ups and downs in your life and you still not give up on what you love to do. Never give up on what you love to do...No matter the obstacle! GOD BLESS!!!! Keep Soaring!! Came home after the appt not able to relax and I had been told relaxing and no heavy lifting still and Pt can restart after 7 days.

Patience Shouldn't Be Your Hinderance

Hello to everryone! Lets start with a great scripture that will fit today perfectly..It comes from James 1:4 which says, "But let patience have her perfect work, that ye maybe perfect and entire, wanting nothing." Well I am the family are off to church to praise & worship our father GOD & His son Jesus Christ who died on the cross for our sins! Be back soon. :) Well I am back..church was real excellent...I was able to praise God for everything..worship Him for everything..and come home with wonderful thoughts in my head & heart! So, Patience is the 2nd most important thing after faith. Patience is the ability to stand fast on the WORD of GOD even when your victory seems slow in coming. Patience isnt automatic...It wont work unless you let it go to work. The reason I am bloggin on patience because even with my own story..i thought once i started running and even working out that I would see a weight loss right away. Man was I wrong. Just like gaining weight whether unhealthy way or pregnancy..it didnt come over night right away..you didnt consume over 20,50,100, 200+ lbs in one sitting, so naturally getting healthy, losing weight, and having a better way of life comes with hard work, dedication & of course with GOD & His word. Just like we ask our child to wait for a snack, or there begging for a toy..we ask or rather tell them they ave to wait..We must teach & learn at the same time.. We are not just teachers, we are teachers & students -- always will be! You know your old way of eating--unhealthy..all that grease, white flours, pop..etc it took time for your body & cravings to want to munipulate what you eat..that is what is aweful about the food that we crave..why cant we crave healthy things..like carrots and dip..apples & PB! We can if we retrain it..it will take time tho..there is patience again. Well its been a long but great day..time for family time! God bless!

Treasure The Moments

Good morning to everyone! Its a rainy, windy & cold morning here. Lets start our morning with the daily scripture which comes from Luke 6:45 ,"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh." That explains to me that if you speak good words out of your mouth and believe it with all your love for GOD in your heart then you with abundantly be blessed; tho if you good evil you will reap what you sow. Word are very powerful! So the actions aligned with the words you speak & believe are of very importance in yor life! Like for me if I want to continue to be healthy & lose inches/weight, then I must keep working hard for it, and I must have positive thoughts and words about it. Since its rainy today I will concentrating on my workouts but 1st kiddos must be taking care of. Ok I am here and its afternoon, non the less..I am about to workout..I will be doing Rock It out, Party Express, and Hard Core Abs ( Shaun T's Rockin Body) with weighted wrist bands on. That is a total of 85 minutes long straight..talk to you in a little while maybe..LOL WOW so I am back and I am so tired...I did it and gave it my 200%..these workouts were hard and made my body ache but I am sure like other times I will feel great & love the reward at the end! So treasure the moments you may get..rather with your family, friends, or just get a few moments to workout, walk, or run. God Bless!

Conquering Your Race...Your Always A Winner!

Well good morning to all! The sunrise is here & today is a "...new day, you are made new everyday!" It is a little chilly out but since the sunny is warming things up, I know it will be a glorious day! I am finishing getting the kiddos ready for school, lately they have been taking their time getting ready but still ate late for the bus so I am giving thanks to you Father GOD for that! It makes my morning so much easier to get going. Well if you can remember on wednesday I went running after a long 1.5 weeks of a break without running due to physical nature. So I will be giving a fresh try again this morning. First things 1st, todays scripture comes from Ephesians 2:6, "In Jesus I have the life of God." Enough said, through Jesus He lives through His Father God. So, through Jesus I/You also live life of GOD!!! Well, I am off for another run this time I will be adding weighted wrist bands to my run. I am not sure what will come out of this run today but I am victorius than I was wednesday. With God I will win this race! YES, YES, YES!! The run went awesome!!!! I did stop only a couple but manage to get myself to run at a slower pace instead of stopping. Even though I dont run up huge hills, my 1st hill I ran up began to challenge me, I guess I was beginning to be tired and the weights were helping me..kinda they were but at time I didnt see that. Tho I conquerored that hill and continued on. Its weird in my running, I am no MICHAEL JOHNSON~it isnt a huge fast run~ but through my eyes I was running pretty fast, then with the weights it seems to seem like I was jogging, I was pushing my running harder and harder. If I felt I could run faster, I would take that opportunity & speed up..then catch my pace again. Got 3 blocks I was pushing myself for sure, I was so wanting to stop & these weights were getting heavy on my arms now...but now I will run faster & faster, the last block I even got faster. I finally got to my garage & I was really out of breath but stop with that awesome smile on my face. Time = 32 minutes...it is average..considering 30-35 minutes...so I am back again. I wont miss anymore runs. Cause now I must pick up the pace and hit the intensity button on my speed. If I can run between 25-30 minutes, it will be nice, though honest I am striving for 23 minutes.. In that run I ran (stepped) 6,695-burned 695 calories- And my day isnt done yet!! I am taking a small break & relaxing then working out while my 3 yr old sleeps. Ok my son is sleeping on the couch, finally I am doing extra pushups, 2-3 sets of 10 plus two types of planks. I love my pushups, I will continue to try regular pushups til I conqueror them. Now I going to do my Ab workout, i need consistant help with them, I am so loving see'm appear. Finally going to do my 45 minute dance party workout!! Can anyone say FUN! LOL! So, that all went well... iam done with all workouts & runnin for the day! My total run/walk (steps) I made today is 12,118 & total calories burned was 967. AWESOME, I love it!!! Well I will be resting my shins with ice & then spending time with my family! God Bless!!

Fun & Smiling Is So Worth The Reward!

Well I would like to say good morning to all you wonderful people out there to have awesomeness in them that want to inspire to be better than what they have been...you all ROCK!!! :) Here is todays scripture which comes from Romans 8:28, " And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." I am touched deeply by this verse because it speaks to my heart in so many ways.. I mean just think about it, WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THEM THAT LOVE GOD...!! Just that alone is inspiring me.. I mean it makes me wanna be a better child of GOD, better person, a better woman, a better wife, a better, a better mother, a better sister, better granddaughter, better niece, a better friend!! All things will work awesomely (OK I added this word LOL ) together for good whom love our Father GOD! Who wouldnt want to love GOD, we receive blessing from Him so much. It has made me think, rather know to be the best I can be because He gives me His love & hands me precious blessings for it. WOW!! That is a great gift. Its such a beautiful morning that I am ready to workout, well like a song says, " READY OR NOT!!" I AM READY!!! Bring on the new form of body that was meant to be before I started eating these processed, unnatural, greasy fat foods. I became over weight from this so now I will become a fighter of this battle to win over my body & make it the way GOD originally intended it to be. Whether there is simple stretches or hard core pulling, pushing, lifting in every aspects you are a survivor & you will soon be a concqueor & BE VICTORIOUS over this stupid little addiction of food. That will be the best reward, metal, gem of all time! So, today something else has spoke to me...it started out with this awesome beachbody challenge that was brought to my attention, its called, "PLAY". There obviously many ways to play. I mean you can sit down on the floor & play with your newborn baby or toddler with them & their level, run outside with your very active elementry child with riding bike or playing on monkety bars, or even hang out with your teenagers either practicing for football, basketball, soccer, baseball, volleyball or my favorite cheerleading, or do a simple but longer distance fun or track. Or even as an adult we could love those sports who wouldnt, tho we also love riding bike at further distances, hiking or rock climbing, canoeing, roller blading, or maybe even riding the harley out on a beautiful day, I mean it takes muscles to sit on that seat & plus hold on tightly without falling off. Well for me playing with kids get to be hard to do, they are already active with soccer, softball, riding bikes with friends, even occasional throwing the football. Though since I love my kids so much I must find the time around their busy fun schedule & start making more fun. It usually starts early spring..we go walking alot, go nature walking to the park & beach and run around, maybe play frisby or volleyball there. Since I have kids that love soccer I must wanna get down & dirty sort of speak (well I usually limit my play time so i dont get dirty) because it shows you are really interested in aving fun with them when you actually get into the sport & get dirty..that is something I need to work on. We love to go to the beach and go swimming, especialy on hot days, tho be honest with you, where we live the river in the mississippi isnt the bluest, so if we can we rather go to the local pool. Its nice to have atheltic children in my family because I know they will never be just coach potatoes. Between me & their dad, we have nearly a dozen sports in us & we teach them the ones we know, it gives them more opportunity to try new things & to see what fits them..it be ok if they choose no sports, but as a their mother LOL I know it wont happen. I know each set of parent or parents have their own way of having fun with their children & that is wonderful, just know you should give them a chance to branch out, and if you give them choice and not hold them back it gives more of a great feeling in your heart as a parent that you helped them get to that point & another reason to be proud of them and see how many smiles and laughs you can make with them. That is another one we do, it is sometimes scaress here, we dont laugh alot, we actually need to be less tense & we are working on that. But when we say something is funny, and the kids laugh..its a warm feeling in me that makes me wanan smile & laugh with them. And that is one of the best medicine for anyone, laughter heals the heart & leaves a merry soul. So, i just say keep am open heart & mind to what your kids want to do to have fun, obviously make sure its safe..and is proper & ok and not against the law of GOD & where you love. You as a family should always find a way & time for fun even if its only grocery shopping, make it fun...include them, make it a game. GOd made 6 days to work & 1 day to rest, YES and that is so true!! Always rest on the 7th day-sabbath day. However there is no rule saying you cant make fun everyday, whether its for 4 minutes, 14 minutes, 40 minutes or 4 days..whatever the time is have fun & enjoy it. It is so worth the reward!! GOD BLESS!

Miles Of Motivation

I am not going to wait anymore..I will not wait any longer to start the day!! It is such a great morning & eager to go running, its been now over 1.5 weeks since I really ran..I only run 3xs per week..last week I wa out of commition sort of speak, with injurys & pain..plus vacation helped me to relax & feel better quicker! Here is todays scripture, which comes from Proverbs 3:6, "In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." I so agree, acknowledge Him, get to know HIm & His word by meditating day & night! Give your life to Him & your life will never be the same because He will make and create your life with so many blessings! Well getting the kiddos ready for school then immediately off to running..I am soo excited..tho wondering what it will bring, its been a little bit since I have ran. OK, well....I started out good, then unfortunately finished bad. I had stopped so much...my body wasnt working with me and everytime I went to run...I would immediately just stop. It went like that for 1.5 miles. I got irriated with myself because it was like me to do this at all. I got maybe 5 blocks up and I walked home the rest of the way..Man, I know we stumble & after we must get back up & do it again. I am hard on myself & maybe its bad but just cant help it. So I give myself some time & pray, then cast all my worries to God because I am not suppose to fret about anything..yes easier said then done right..well that use to be my excuse. Once I started giving my wories to God, it just became easier to not fret. Now I am not stressed no more. I didnt worry and I moved on to my workout...bring on my HOUSE YOUR BODY workout..its fun & full of beats that make you wanna let stress go and have fun working out! OK so the main topic to discuss is motivation! There are many ways and reasons for motivation! I am a couple! I may have not had many growing up but now that I have children...that is the most important motivation I need. I remember worrying about my children running into traffic I couldnt get to them quick enough, I really would send my older kids after 'em. It was aweful I couldnt even protect my children like that. On other days I would walk, and even wakling a couple blocks would kick in my breathing problems & asthma...it was so aweful, it was sad too! I didnt watn to play with my kids with sports cuz I would get tired to quick. That is motivation enough for me! To keep & protect my children from harm & be active with them without running out of breath. Now since end of 2011 I have offically been diagnosed not having asthma..I havent use inhalers in almost in a year! Ever since losing weight, inches & becoming active, like working out & running I am able to to do those things I could never do before. Now I can walk a very long time without problems, run at least 4 miles without stopping, workout and not have problems. That is a great reward to be happy & healthy with your loved ones and not feel left out any longer! GOD BLESS!

Rockin' Hydration..Your Body Screams For It!

Good morning Friends or Buenos Dias Amigos (amigas), Here is todays scripture which comes from Colossians 1:27, " To them God has chosen to make among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." That is powerful to me...GOD has chosen you, glorious riches of His heart of hope glorified!! Starting today out a little different, Its tuesday & I dont run...and I have an awesome workout "Rock It Out" byt Shaun T to do...so workout with be done during my 3 yr olds nap so I can give it all. Today challenge in beachbody is hydration! That is a sensitive subject for me cause I struggle to drink enough water for my body, I mean I drink other things but never enough of what experts so..64-80 oz a day..I maybe drink 18-24 maybe a day, even less sometimes. I know its key to keeping my body going since your body is made up of 80% of water..plus I have read & heard that if you dont give yourself adequette amount of water your body starts sucking the muscles in your body..wow imagine that. So a wake up to me..I push more water, somedays challenges that others, getting more water in my body is important for me all around. So to get myself to drink more water, I had flavor packets to it, lemons, lots of ice, drink black coffee or drink ice tea...all those have water in them..my goal is to drink water with out anything except ice & maybe fresh lemons if anything..i wanna drink up to 80 oz, then also maybe my appetite for junk will be alot lesser too! Now since my son is home from pre-k & has eaten his lunch..bedtime for him & real soon workout time..Life is never boring with a 3 yr old! TIME TO ROCK!!! ROCKIN BODY TIME!!!! Well I did my awesome hard core workout..it was more intense this time cause I added weighted wrist bands..I already had 3 lbs weights already so ..totally 4 lbs with this workout..it wouldnt be as hard core but doing cardio in motion with weights constantly moving & rounding 180 degrees at least..it gets your arms tired after a while. Then I got to my favorite part..the pushups, LOL ..I love them now. Now for real I cant do military or what they would call regular push ups, I do what they call girly pushups, yea its not more hard core but it still is hard core if you dont do pushups all the time..this time I did something a little different. There is 2 sets of 3/10 pushups, 1 set is arms close to you & other is arms wider out. So I did a total of 2-30 pushups or 60 pushups total..it gets to be alot if you say "60" ..really is way alot for me..without this workout I maybe do 30..this workout makes me to my best if not more. Then after I got to do the planks which is hitting your obliques, well I avent perfected these yet, I think I maybe doing part of it wrong but I know I am trying at least. So by the time I am done with that workout, I am really dripping sweat!! So to challenge myself, I am doin an extra 10 minute workout, matter fact I am doing the 10 minute Hard Core Abs wotrkout, I need always help on my Abs so I will do it also with the weighted wrist bands. It went quick but I moved my harder than normal & I pushed through all the tiredness from previous workout!! Now I am done with all workouts !! It has been a great day! All you can do it do your best! Than tel yourself great job with a pat on the back! OF COURSE give ALL glory to GOD 1st, if it wasnt for HIM all the hard work wouldnt be possible, we may still be on the couch making excuses! GOD BLESS!!