TODAY is the day!

"Today is the first day of the rest of your life"

Let's be honest.. How many times have we heard that?  Well as cliche as it is, this has been my inspiration this morning.  I went to the doctor yesterday and as usual the worst part of the visit: stepping on the scale.  That's all I could think about this morning and it has inspired me once again to continue what I started in January.  

I have never been a small girl and have accepted the fact of being the 'big girl.'  I have amazing friends and a boyfriend worth everything that loves me for me but I am tired of being the big girl, tired of worrying about going shopping with my friends, tired of worrying about weight limits.  I'm sick and tired of being overweight.  As hard as it's going to be and as hard as these next few months are going to be it's game on from this point out.

I hope to enlist my little cousin (practically my sister) into doing this with me.  She always talks about how she wants to loose weight and i'm hoping she will do the weigh in's with me and just overall be my support system.  I have also found the Fitness section on Pinterest very very helpful.  Another new inspiration for this blog is to become a helpful fitness blog for other people going through the same thing!  Will post later, it's gorgeous here in the BRM's! :)

Whew! What a long past couple day's it's been.

I'm so ready for the weekend and it's only Tuesday!

I just posted a Valentine's Day Special for my photography and have already had great feedback.. i'm so excited!  Next on the list: PROPS! any ideas? Naturally I've been searching Pinterest like a mad woman but can't find anything that I like yet.  Something country definitely but it's so hard to find.  Maybe a sweet, cutie quote painted on a pallet? I HAVE NO CLUE! :)

Also looking for cute poses and I absolutely cannot wait to try some out.  Pray for me that things go good and that things actually get picked up a little bit.  "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13.  I try and remember this whenever my business is not doing as well as i'd like and I get so down because I think that I'm not good enough.  Gotta work on the PR though! :)

Until Next Time, America!

-MB

Hello, All!

Today started out like any other day, up at the crack of dawn for Biology II class.  After class, as per usual, I headed to the gym.  I had a great workout, that I feel I should share :)

First, I started out with 15 minutes on the elliptical.  Since I go everyday, I alternate between 15-30 minutes to warm up and the rest of the time there on weights.  Today, I did mainly arm work with just a few reps on the leg press.  My arm routine:

3x15 alternating curls : fully extend your arm and bring it up to a little less than a 45 degree angle.

3x15 front and lateral raises : start with your arms at your side; front- bring out your arms straight in front of you , parallel with the floor, and then return to sides. lateral- same idea, just take arms out to your side!

3x15 kickbacks : lean over on a bench, bring elbow parallel to the ceiling and then extend arms backwards.

It's a very simple routine but a word of advice; start out with a light weight (I started with a couple 5 pounders) until you get the form down pat.  While the front and lateral raises sound simple, using too heavy of a weight will

1. wear you down SOOOO much quicker, causing for a less fulfilling workout,

2. ruin your form, causing the workout to become defective. 

While I am still in a long journey of weight loss and fitness, working out so hardcore really makes me feel so much better.  11lbs down, a lifetime to go :)

Winding down now with my boyfriend, our sweet pup, and movies!

Until next time, America!

-MB

Hey ya'll! 

As you can tell, this is my first post and i'm not 100% sure about this whole blogging thing, I've never done it before!  

At this certain point in my life, I go to the gym everyday hardcore while attending college and trying to figure out what in the world I want to do with  my life.  You'll figure out after a few more posts that I have an intense passion for photography and animals.  If I could pick something to do with the rest of my life KNOWING it would be successful, I would open a photography business full time, own a dog rescue, and have some sort of country chic boutique.  Complete with cute crafts and diddys, super cute boots and great clothes.