Dear PCOS,You're going down!

It's officially 2013!

While I don't rend to make any resolutions, I did promise to take my health more seriously. Dealing with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), I really don't have much of a choice. Around Christmas time,I did notice that any weight I've lost has slowly started to creep back. A few days ago I reluctantly weighed myself and saw that I shot up to 180lbs (I'm 5'4" 3/4), a weight I haven't been since 2009. From that moment on I decided to finally get serious about exercising.

Now I'm not a big fan of exercising but I've finally come to terms that I'm the type of person that can't go more than 2-3 days without exercising. So with that, This past Sunday (Dec 30th, 2012) I picked myself up and started putting in work. I usually  did Zumba Core & Zumba fitness 2 but I saw that at this present time, this wasn't enough for me so, once I was done with those, I decided the best thing for me to do was to start from scratch. It takes 30 days for create a new habit, and since 2012 & 2013 ended/began in the same week I figured that this would be the best time to start.

I initially wanted to do Insanity, but I figured I'd better work up to is so I don't start and then ultimately end up scrapping the exercise thing. What I decided to do was to do a Turbo Fire/BBL hybrid. Today, when I wake up later on, will be day 2 of the hybrid and man my quads, hamstrings & gluts are sore beyond belief but I'm actually enjoying the "pain" and can't wait until I see my results!

Starting Over.

I'm not quite sure how but I came across a video on YouTube by Shameless Maya. To make a long story short, the video was about overcoming shyness; it's the biggest issue I've faced as long as I've been alive. I’ve decided to take her challenge because quite frankly I need to get out of my shell.

I’ve already taken a step in direction of change by re-starting (yes re-starting) the youtube thing. While I don’t have any business/talents/products to promote I figured I better get started and did 2 recent videos of one of my favorite things….HAIR! lol so far they’ve been received well at a steady pace and hopefully I can keep up with YouTube & This blog.

What I hope to gain from this is a better understanding of myself, and hopefully a new approach to life. With that being said….Here’s to a new beginning! (Cheesy I know, but hey that’s me!) [=

Grandma & Grandpa

Every time February rolls around I get nostalgic. Thinking about all the time spent listening to the news, mocking people, jokes shared & those moments when my grandfather walked me to and from school/dance class/piano lessons makes me  grateful for our time together, but sad because I didn't have as much time with my grandmother. Although she passed away before I turned 5, one of the few things I remember about her before she got sick was the feeling of love I felt when being around her. I'm just glad that they're together once again.

"On February 10th, 1993 they were separated. February 18th, 2009 they were finally reunited. May they both rest in eternal peace."

♡  R.I.P. Grandpa & Grandma♡