tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91429190884750245832024-02-18T22:50:11.390-05:00F.I.T. with KQ#FitFlyFitnessMomma who LOVES working out and who's here to CHANGE the World 1 client at a time through Functionally Integrated Training. Anyone can do simple weight training on a machine or boring cardio on a "rat wheel" (treadmill, bike, elliptical, etc) but its time to move away from that by combining mobility/stability, balance, speed, strength & power which will translate in our everyday lives thus bringing out the Athlete that lives within ALL of us!
KQ~KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-70314644742774175292013-05-01T23:08:00.002-04:002013-05-01T23:08:37.760-04:00I'M BAAAAAACK. . . AGAIN... AND TO STAY!! Seriously I'm here to stay this time and I REALLY mean it!! I used to love to blog but lately I've allowed so many other things to get in the way thus leaving my blog to suffer but NO LONGER :) Now I'll be honest and let you know I can't promise that I'll blog daily or even several times a week but what I can guarantee you is at least 1 new blog post a week to start and I think that'll be plenty for us to reconnect and get things on and popping again.<br />
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Hopefully all of you have been following me on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/fitwithkq" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/fitwithkq" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/fitwithkq" target="_blank">Twitter</a> so you know all the shenanigans that have been transpiring in my life over these last few months that I've been Blogging MIA. As I continue to rejoin the Blogging world I'll be sure to catch ya'll up or go further in depth on those happenings from the last few months.<br />
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So lets start anew with what's going on now . . . I've been back in the kitchen cooking all kinds of goodies, doing new & crazy workouts from right out the back of my truck that I'm going to share with ya'll, embarking on several different fitness ventures and everything else to boot :) So stay tuned for all the goodies because I PROMISE to bring'em to you on a more regular basis now that I'm BAAAAAAAACK!!!<br />
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LOOOOOOOVE Y'ALL TO HEALTH!!! :) :) :) See ya in the AM because this girl is BEAT seeing as how I've been going since 430am <br />
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<br />KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-38617365657494240012012-09-13T07:11:00.002-04:002012-09-13T07:11:35.704-04:00I'm NOT who I USED to BE!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NK_lD9zzVcitrJczvZ91o78NMpuj7rNGJ98oLKcCl4wh2L4XIGRQBac_yPpBF-NoYKDdNlixeN2KpkWZeM6_1vq44ijUSu9_k-dm_fDw7sAHozone8axxph62yeXR5cATso3uUfk9Tob/s1600/tumblr_lo2p6zkY8q1qke924o1_500.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8NK_lD9zzVcitrJczvZ91o78NMpuj7rNGJ98oLKcCl4wh2L4XIGRQBac_yPpBF-NoYKDdNlixeN2KpkWZeM6_1vq44ijUSu9_k-dm_fDw7sAHozone8axxph62yeXR5cATso3uUfk9Tob/s640/tumblr_lo2p6zkY8q1qke924o1_500.png" width="640" /></a><span class="userContent">A little over 6mo ago I was watching <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=526277690722909" href="https://www.facebook.com/bwcar1">Bible Way Church</a>
online and Pastor Jackson preached about "I'm not who I used to be"!! I
won't ever forget that sermon b/c it rang true in so many ways with me.
I was in the midst of struggling from a ma</span>jor
weight rebound and I was also confused & unhappy in my profession.
As I listened to that sermon I was in this house clapping, shaking my
head in approval & understanding, talking back to the computer as if
I were actually in the sanctuary and the whole 9 yards. I'm sure if my
neighbors heard me they prolly though I was straight crazy, but ask me
if I care. . . NOPE b/c God was delivering a message to me that I needed
to hear! <br />
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The weight gain had me believing I was that 245lb girl
again but I WASN'T. . .I'M NOT. . .I WILL NEVER BE AGAIN as long as I
have breath in my body!! Then the next morning I received a call from my
manager letting me know I was being LAID OFF. . . yup I've kept that a
secret from ya'll all this time b/c it just wasn't the time to share it
but today I'm sharing!<br /> Because of that sermon and other beliefs I
have I politely said "Thank You Very Much for 11 years and where would
you like your computer & when do I get my check". My manager was
SHOCKED by my response and said "WOW you're so calm" To that I said "Yes
I am b/c God says my time here is done and he has something GREATER for
me & now it's time for me to explore that". I called LC and told
him and his words were "GREAT!! Now its time for you to do what you're
MEANT to do!!" I can't explain the feeling I had knowing he believed in
me and supported me 100%!!<br /> So now that sermon meant even more to me.
. . NO I'm no longer that FAT girl that I see in the mirror & I
will NEVER be again as long as I'm willing & able to work. And NO
I'm no longer a defined as computer nerd by profession. . .now I have
been given the opportunity to do what I'm PASSIONATE about! To get up
every day and feel as though what I've done by the end of the evening
has CHANGED someones life!! <br /> Yes its been slow going! Yes its been a struggle sometimes. . .but I have never given up & never will b/c<br /> 1) I believe in what He (GOD) has in store for me & that this is MY SEASON<br />
2) I have a supportive husband, family & friends who encourage,
motivate, inspire me all the time and sometimes slap (figuratively that
is) some sense in me when I get discouraged or doubtful<br /> 3) I ♥ what
I'm doing!! I ♥ who've I've become from my struggles, accomplishments,
failures & successes!! I may be tired, worn out, and running on
fumes but when I lay my head down at night and pick it up in the morning
I feel HAPPY & ACCOMPLISHED.<br /> OK, OK, OK. . . I've yammered on
enough so I'll end it here. ♥ Ya'll & I'll talk to ya later today
b/c I've got some exciting things going on :)</div>
KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-36165963547504427672012-07-02T23:03:00.000-04:002012-07-02T23:03:02.548-04:0040 Days & Counting . . .<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you've been reading my </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/kqfitness" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;" target="_blank">Fanpage </a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">or my personal Facebook page then you know I'M GETTING MARRIED :) :) :) and today happens to mark 40 days until I'll receiving the BLESSING of marrying my Best Friend!! Now as if the Wedding wasn't enough to deal with these last 2-3months I've also embarked on starting my own fitness/online training business,working as a personal trainer at a new gym and strategizing my competition plan for the 1 (one) & ONLY show I'm planning to participate in this year. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">WHEWWWWWWWWWWW putting that down in writing just let me further understand why I feel like I've been ripping & running like a chicken with my head cut off because it turns out that I actual am. But hey if I don't have a million things keeping me busy then I'm not getting anything done. So you know me . . . BRING IT ON!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Over these next 40 days I will do everything in my power to post my workouts, EATS, updates on the Wedding, business & everything in between. But right now I'm going to PASS OUT because I've been in OVERDRIVE mode since 5am and seeing as though I'm planning to repeat that tomorrow I'm going to have to get some shut eye :/ Don't forget to check out this months challenge. . . Juicy Bootay July (lolol sorry I couldn't help myself with the name). Tomorrow (7/3/12) I'll be breaking down the workout further and posting video, explanations, etc. On that note. . . nighty night ya'll :) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">KQ~ </span><br />
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So ladies & gentlemen let's commence the comparisons. . . .For starters I won't be doing a taste testing this until the weekend so we're going to go off of the nutritional value & ingredient lists only <br />
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<b>WENDY'S</b>:<b> BERRY ALMOND CHICKEN SALAD (minus the dressing) </b><br />
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<b>PANERA BREAD: STRAWBERRY POPPY SEED CHICKEN SALAD (minus the dressing)</b><br />
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<li><u><b>CALORIES</b></u>: Despite Panera's salad being bigger in size it packs less of a caloric punch when you subtract the dressing (however I will say when you add it to the salad it still wins this category) </li>
<li><u><b>FAT</b></u>: Being that both contain nuts & chicken they should be very close in fat content and they are but what makes Wendy's salad have slightly more Fat than Panera's is that Wendy's include Asaigo Cheese. Now I'm unsure at this point if you're able to ask for this to be taken off or put to the side seeing as they they sometimes have the items like this in separate packets. So Panera wins this category too </li>
<li><u><b>CARBOHYDRATES</b></u>: Ahhhhhh the category that drives most people BATTY. . .this should be an easy guess as to which one has more carbs than the other based on the ingredients and that would be Panera. Wendy's salad is only packing a total 19g of carbs because there are only 2 fruits included (Strawberries & Blueberries). Where on the other hand Panera has a total of 28g of carbs due mostly to the 4 fruits included on their salad (Strawberries, Blueberries, Mandarin Oranges & Pineapple). Now obviously you can pick and choose which ones you'd like to include or exclude on your salad to alter this number to better fit into your daily nutritional needs. I'm not going to sit here and preach your head off about eating fruit and where it falls on the glycemic index. I'll just say like with anything else be mindful and eat in moderation and only on occasion. Basically don't go and OD on fruit!! </li>
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<li>SUGAR: I'll just glaze over this quickly but again Panera has the higher sugar content again because of all the fresh fruit included. Now if we use the basic 2000 calories a day intake then your daily sugar limit should be about 50g. So basically you'll go from there in determining what your intake would be based on how many calories you're consuming or should consume a day. With that being said this falls well within your daily allotment. Also the sugar from the fruit is so much better than that from juices or artificial additives added to most foods (high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, concentrated fruit juice sweetener, etc) </li>
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<li><u><b>PROTEIN</b></u>: Ok again the amount of protein should be the same since they both include chicken & nuts but Wendy's slightly edges out Panera.If you look at the chart above the chicken on both salads are giving you 25-27g of protein but when you look at Wendy's you'll see you're getting an extra 8g of protein which is coming from the cheese. So if you subtract the cheese like I would then these two would be almost identical in this category. </li>
<li><b><u>SODIUM</u></b>: Seeing as though this is NOT a major macronutrient category I thought it was still important to include it because people ignore this a lot of times when eating out, at home, frozen items etc. Now this category is where Panera BLOWS Wendy's out of the water!! Panera's sodium total is 220mg which is very acceptable and is coming mostly from the chicken. However our friend Wendy's is packing a WHOPPING 780mg of sodium. WHEWWWW LAWD THAT IS TOO MUCH!! For starters 470mg of that comes from the chicken so its a no brainer that salt is the major component in their seasoning process. Then the almonds have been roasted and topped with sea salt but that's only giving us 50mg which is acceptable, where we tip the scales is with the Asaigo Cheese. Yet another good reason to NOT include the cheese on this salad. If I were to eat this the way its included here my body would immediately tell me there was too much sodium because I tend to limit my intake. </li>
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All in All I would say these 2 salads are kind of close in comparison on paper despite a few things that I would subtract for my personal taste. So if you find yourself in a PINCH and you've got to go out and make a quick choice this would suffice. But remember to evaluate your nutritional intake for the day and make substitutions and subtractions based on your needs for the day. Now the next thing for me to do is to give the Wendy's salad a try and report back to you. However if any of you have tried it let us know whatcha think :)<br />
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Kenisha (KQ)KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-32781239337137637022012-05-30T15:12:00.003-04:002012-05-30T15:12:49.995-04:00It's June and time to Get it Right, Get it Tight!!I want to Thank You all who showed interest in participating on the June Mean Abs workout. I will be posting the workout daily on the fanpage and linking it back to this post on my blog so you'll be able to come here to review it. Also look for videos of me demonstrating the exercises and the alternatives you can use to get'er done!!<br />
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<b style="color: magenta;">ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY</b> and I will be on ya'll like white on rice!! I want to hear about your progress, your frustrations, see pics, find out about those who you've talked into to joining us and anything else you'd like to share. Please feel free to post anything you want on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kqfitness" target="_blank">Fanpage </a>regarding the Ab Challenge and anything else you'd like to post about that you want to know more about, vent about, etc. I look forward to seeing ya'lls AWESOME Abs come the end of June. . . Get it Right & Get it Tight!!</div>
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<br /></div>KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-53602985480869287132012-05-08T15:16:00.000-04:002012-05-08T15:16:22.990-04:00RECLAIM over now time to RELEASESo my first 7 days are in the books and as you see I'm still here in one glorious piece :) Despite my minor setbacks that occurred during Days 5 & 6 I was able to bring things back together 100% during Day 7 and end the week on a high note. There's nothing real major to report in relation to the EATS as most of the meals were repeats of prior days:<br />
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<li>Breakfast - Oatmeal w/flaxseed, cinnamon, 1/2 cup chopped apple (which I mixed in my Oats) however I passed on the yogurt and went for 1/2 a Tropical Strawberry Shakeology. </li>
<li>Lunch - Zucchini-Cashew soup (ya'll know I was EXCITED about this one) and a Microgreen Salad.</li>
<li>Dinner - Baked Tempeh (you know I PASSED) with steamed veggies & brown rice (I opted for Quinoa instead). Now I'm not sure if any of you saw the pic on my personal Facebook but as you'll see here LC was totally spoiled last night with his dinner while I stuck to my Reset. Needless to say he put his fork in my bowl and stole some of my veggies then asked could he have more. . . UMMMM NO, LOLOL!! </li>
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Now let's talk stats real quick. . .I'm unsure if you've noticed or not but I haven't shared actual numbers with you in terms of my weight or measurements in the beginning of the Reset and I'm actually going to keep it that way but I will explain why. I am taking & tracking my measurements and weight but I'm not sharing it because I'm trying to no longer be defined or define myself by the numbers on the scale. However the numbers on the tape measure are a more realistic evaluation of where you are and the changes you're making. So what changes have I made, well first you need to know where I began which is about 12-15lbs over my normal maintenance weight. Also all my measurements: waist, hips/butt, thighs were all up 1.5 - 2.5inches which is about right in terms of my weight because some people have a theory that for every 5lb lost = 1inch weight loss where others its a 10lb lost = 1inch. Everyone is different and there is NO TRUE formula for this, so don't go quoting me on that one. However if we subscribe to one of those theories in this instance it would partially hold to be true because if I'm 12-15lbs over and we use the 10lbs = 1inch this formula would work out. Anywho, back to my stats LOLOL!! As of Day 7 I've lost 4.5lbs and .5inches in every location.<br />
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Enough of that now onto how generally feel overall and that is GREAT! For starters its not just the nutrition & supplementation that's making me feel better its the discipline & structure which are 2 things I live for and appreciate. Yes I am spontaneous in my life but when it comes to my fitness & nutrition I like a well laid out, organized & structured plan. Knowing that better explains to you why I'm feeling happy & at peace while others feel all out of sorts because this kind of structure is taking them out of their comfort zones. But not only is the structure helping me but the supplements what were prescribed last week were very influential too. There are 4 supplements for the Reclaim Phase which are the MAIN supplements and will remain in your plan throughout all 3 Phases. They are: <b> </b></div>
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<li><b>MINERALIZE</b>- simply put this is pure Himalayan salt and its added to your water daily. We all need sodium/salt in our life but not the regular table salt most of us have at home and use. Regular table salt (sodium chloride) contains trace minerals that aren't good for us </li>
<li><b>OXYGENIZE </b>- ummmm obviously we need oxygen to live but the amount of oxygen atoms has significantly reduced over the years due to all the airborne pollutants. The addition of this supplement helps your body to detoxify and to begin to develop a stronger immune system<b> </b></li>
<li><b>OPTIMIZE </b>- this supplement is a blend of systematic enzymes that roll the clock back and brings your body back to operating at its full potential <b> </b></li>
<li><b>ALKALINIZE </b>- as I've mentioned before. . . a more pH balanced body is "less likely" to be vulnerable to inflammatory diseases, cancers, viruses, etc. And that's what this supplement is here to do for you. . .bring your body back to its natural pH balanced level</li>
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Well there you have it for my Reclaim Phase round-up and now I'm almost 1 day into the Release Phase which sees the introduction of the Detox supplement which I will discuss in another blog. On Thursday I'm heading home to South Carolina so now we'll have the added challenge of traveling and staying on task. I've already begun by purchasing some of my EATS to take with me and I sent my mom out to gather some fresh fruit for me. But as ya'll know she'll prolly have every snack under the sun up in her house, but I will have no problem fending off those temptations with the assistance of you guys!!<br />
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Hollatcha later cause I think I'm headed to get my wig done (again I don't wear a wig LOL just a term of endearment for my hair). I'll post a pic for ya'll to see once I'm done because the outcome will definitely surprise you<br />
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Kenisha (KQ) KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-36320631902840382522012-05-07T17:52:00.001-04:002012-05-07T17:53:21.222-04:00The BOTTOM "Almost" Fell Out!!This weekend turned out to be a hectic one and because of that the bottom almost literally & figuratively fell out but I was able to keep it together. As I mentioned earlier Thursday night, Friday & Saturday constitute the weekend here in the Coleman House so that's when we veg out & do nothing or we're busy like little worker bee's doing EVERYTHING and this weekend was the latter!! So let's just jump right in with both feet and lemmi say, what had happened was. . . .<br />
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DAY 5. . .<br />
For starters as you'll notice there are NO pictures displaying the food that I was fortunate enough to partake in. Now this is NOT because I didn't eat because I did. However I was unfortunately all over the place after breakfast which began properly with the a cup of oatmeal & 1/2 cup of blueberries & some walnuts mixed it. If there's one thing I've grown to love its my oats! I use them for any and everything too. Not only are they a breakfast item for me but they serve as a binder when certain meals are calling for bread crumbs, I just grind them up in my Ninja and use them as a substitute and no one ever knows :) After I trained my Saturday AM client I came back home & prepped breakfast for the sleepy heads then had prepped my own lunch which was the remaining Quinoa from the night before with hummus & a raw veggie plate, again I was right on task and still feeling good. So I know now you're wondering when & how did my day fall apart. . . .well seeing as though our impending nuptials are approaching we both found it to be important that we sought premarital counseling from a Pastor to ensure we were on the right path and a Blessing over our marriage. Of all the places we could've looked, we found our Pastor/Counselor on the radio here in CT. His name is <a href="http://www.rest.org/Counseling.htm" target="_blank">Dr Charles T. Brantley</a> and he is AWESOME. . .fits right in with the crazy, quirky personalities that LC & I have. You can also find him on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000595369997&sk=info" target="_blank">Facebook </a>if you'd like to keep up with his going's on. Anywho back on track as to what that has to do with the Reset and all. . . you see we had an appt on Saturday so as to be prepared I made us both a Tropical Strawberry Shakeology treat thinking that'd hold us over.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9QLiOcCx6IW7c6jnhrSvcd049TnNcPZ_usDilocVn1qTVOM1MbVlqkFdRlcak2mJaKn7MEmDRN9AfEpzTXjq3gXVObxTX2lgDk0PLq87iVePjCuZ63Xedn38f0BYiIXSRRupNud9SAIm/s1600/2012-05-05_14-23-31_537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9QLiOcCx6IW7c6jnhrSvcd049TnNcPZ_usDilocVn1qTVOM1MbVlqkFdRlcak2mJaKn7MEmDRN9AfEpzTXjq3gXVObxTX2lgDk0PLq87iVePjCuZ63Xedn38f0BYiIXSRRupNud9SAIm/s320/2012-05-05_14-23-31_537.jpg" width="320" /></a>Well it didn't . . .we went to the mall before our appointment to grab a
few things and look at some possible bridesmaid dresses. As it turns
out it was VERY HOT up in that piece and by the time we began I wasn't
feeling well. I drank my shake but things were still off because I was
light headed and just couldn't focus so thankfully I ran into a
restaurant grabbed some mixed fruit (melons, cantaloupe, grapes &
watermelon) along with a handful of cashews and I commenced to killing
them & leaving no prisoners :) Once counseling was over and we
arrived back home I was NOT in the mood for Miso soup because I wanted
to EAT. The stir-fry veggies from the night before were a welcomed
repeat tonight but instead of brown rice I opted for quinoa. Now I have
to be honest. . .I found myself still hungry as the night went on so I
had to have a small salad and I did throw some nuts on there :( :( :(
Unfortunately its gets a lil worse on DAY 6<br />
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Urghhhh the dreaded <b>DAY 6.</b> Things here just started off on the wrong foot. But we'll highlight the positive first 6 days in 5lbs down WOOT!! WOOT!! My mind is clearer & more focused, I'm sleeping good and hard and overall I'm feeling good & looking good. Bloatage (yes I made up a word) in my lower abdomen has reduced significantly despite even though I haven't been a hostage to the bathroom and skin is clear which is a sign of toxins and junk no longer being present in the body. Now let me deliver the not so good info to ya. . .breakfast was slated to be whole grain toast = NOT EATING, tempeh = NOT EATING, avocado = NEVER TRIED & kale. Well this just had me all kinds of messed up because I didn't want any parts of this meal so instead I opted for a Tropical Strawberry Shakeology w/a few berries in it because I actually wasn't hungry. Of course later I found myself a pack of wolves we'll call HUNGER!! Without even hesitating I ate a handful of LC's honey roasted mixed nuts :( I Know, I Know I KNOW. . . I set myself up for that and I was utterly pissed, angry, and disgusted with myself. So quickly prepped lunch which included quinoa salad & a microgreen salad. Since I'd done the ultimate NO, NO with the cashews I passed on the quinoa salad and ate the microgreens where I tried avocado for the first time and it was AWESOME! I have no idea why I've been hesitating to eat this all my life but it was mighty tasty. And I want to give a shout out & a huge THANK YOU to all the ladies who posted avocado recipe ideas yesterday on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KQFitness/posts/295152027237806" target="_blank">Facebook </a>when I mentioned my new found treat. Despite my enjoyment of the avocado I was utterly disappointed in myself and was starting to have feelings & thoughts of failure but I had to quickly shake that off and say "I am Human!" "I did not totally WRECK my Reset journey with that 1 handful" and "I will no longer find myself unprepared as I did today & yesterday". . . whewwwwwww back on track and just in time for dinner which was INSANELY GOOD!! Listen I love veggies with a passion but WHO KNEW?!?! That's right who knew combining <a href="https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=295765470509795" target="_blank">zucchini & cashews</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3ulZH21gyfWN18-1emsiEG5dSfBpOGkIY8ek9XraNFhOT3NiZ-_iaTmqx-nGGIDjHJm5IGigbYlYwxGN4Dw6ghrfCKePHmHeDdTXcD4h2GNNeCRQNcmzHaWRpQb2cEdGUpJK9inMhpFV/s1600/2012-05-06_21-47-39_292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3ulZH21gyfWN18-1emsiEG5dSfBpOGkIY8ek9XraNFhOT3NiZ-_iaTmqx-nGGIDjHJm5IGigbYlYwxGN4Dw6ghrfCKePHmHeDdTXcD4h2GNNeCRQNcmzHaWRpQb2cEdGUpJK9inMhpFV/s320/2012-05-06_21-47-39_292.jpg" width="320" /></a>to make a soup would be so tasty I almost found myself licking the bowl then licking my fingers LOL. Ya'll it was so tasty I have no words, even LC tasted some and said "hmmmm this sure tastes better than it looks". Then he kept getting more but I had to make him slow his roll cause that was my dinner hehehe!! So yesterday ended fairly good despite my slight hiccup & disappoint in myself when it came to preparedness & self control. But we're over that now and we're moving on. NO DWELLING ON THE PAST . . . What's Done is Done. . . Move on and DO BETTER!!<br />
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Stay tuned for the wrap-up of the RELEASE phase in tomorrows post where I will also cover the supplements that I've been taking these last 7 days and the additions I will begin tomorrow. As always Love ya and praying for much success along your journeys!! <br />
KQ~KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-17853706782862716552012-05-07T16:33:00.000-04:002012-05-07T16:33:32.589-04:00Slightly Changing the Game. . .<br />
Hey ya'll I hope all is well on your end. So lemmi give you an update on my journey with the <a href="http://myultimatereset.com/esuite/home/kqfitness" target="_blank">Ultimate Reset</a>. Since we've last talked I've completed Days 3,4,5, & 6. Currently I'm on Day 7 and about to end Phase 1 - Reclaim. Now on these days I've had to make a few adjustments in the meal plan for several reasons:<br />
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<li>There are certain foods I KNOW I don't like and I'm not interested in trying AT ALL!!</li>
<li>There are some items on the Reset that are Soy based products & choose not to eat those because of the high levels of estrogen. Being that I'm already struggling with a cortisol abnormality my estrogen levels are currently through the roof, so nooooo help needed from my EATS!!</li>
<li>Lastly I had to alter my eats because I got caught unprepared and ya'll know that's not like #MsAlwaysPrepared </li>
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So lemmi give you a quick overview of each day. . .<br />
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Now that I'm on the 3rd day of the Reset I find myself a lot more balanced and feeling balanced. Today's breakfast was a pretty much a repeat of Day 1 but instead of eating spinach I enjoyed my beloved kale :) I am here to tell you I left this meal feeling VERY satisfied because as you'll see in the picture I ate an obscene amount of kale and it was sooooo tasty!! Today was my Power Yoga class and I felt so much more flexible and open during my practice. I'm here to tell ya'll that if you're feeling tight & lacking flexibility, in need of a stress reliever or want to gain full body strength & control you should seriously look into Yoga. I know most people feel that its expensive but in the era of Groupons, Living Social deals and everything else they're sending us through email these days you'll be able to find a good deal in your area with no problem (I say this because I'm currently using a Groupon to attend my current classes & I just purchased another discounted month at another Yoga Studio in my area). Anywho lunchtime is when I started making changes but I stayed within the nutrients for the prescribed meal plan. With that being said I decided to go "Next Episode" on the black bean & rice tortilla situation and like last night it was so TASTY, add in my beloved kale and it was a well deserved & earned lunch. Dinner tonight was Nori Rolls w/<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempeh" target="_blank">Tempeh </a>, Japanese cucumber salad and Miso Soup. Wellllllllll Tempeh is a soy based product so needless to say this meal was not going down tonight. Instead I opted for a repeat of the Greek Salad w/Chicken from Day 2. I want to let ya'll know I have been making my own dressings per the recipes in the Reset and I am SO PROUD of myself. Check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=295710490515293" target="_blank">Garlic Dressing</a> I've been using on the Garlic Salads<br />
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<li><b>DAY 4</b> . . . ohhhhhh my ohhhhhh my this is when things started getting a lil hairy. As it turns out ya'll my fiance LC is off on Friday's & Saturday's. So unlike everyone else Thursday night, Friday & Saturday constitutes our weekends around here and this is sometimes when things go haywire like they sort of did this weekend :( Despite the lack of preparedness that I'm going to share with ya'll I will at least give you the good news first which is up until this point I have lost 3.5lbs. I'm not suffering any major hunger pains, no headaches or any uncomfortableness (stay tuned for what's to come though). Today actually started as an early day seeing as though LC needed to drop his truck at the shop. Then to my surprise he wanted to go ahead and get in early AM cardio/workout which is exactly what we did. Once home I at breakfast as prescribed which was 2 cups of fruit (1 green apple & a cup of blueberries) and a 1/2 cup Greek yogurt but I decided to forgo the whole grain toast and replaced it with a few walnuts. After eating this and continuing to rehydrate myself from the buckets of sweat I was pouring during my cardio session my sweets asked me on a mid-day Date to see The Avengers and as expected it was GREAT. But ummmm NOTE TO SELF: check the length of the movie next time and use the restroom before it starts because having a full bladder makes it hard to focus. . . #kwim!! As luck would have it when we were done LC had me running around with him and I found myself STARVING but I refused to eat anything while we were out so once I returned home and I HULK SMASHED a salad from a previous day in the reset. I'm sorry there was no pics but I would've probably eaten the camera had I tried using it. When dinner arrived I was excited to try Quinoa for the first time along with partaking in some tasty stir-fry veggies. This was so good I had to go back for more veggies leaving me happily satisfied. </li>
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We'll bring this post to a close and move on to DAYS 5 & 6 in the next post where I share with you how things almost fell completely apart<br />
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As always please feel free to contact me with questions, information, etc regarding Personal Training, The Ultimate Reset,or any other Beachbody Products<br />
KQ~<br />
<br />KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-16084161998143803772012-05-03T16:52:00.000-04:002012-05-03T16:52:37.496-04:00All Hail the Kale!!Most of you already know I "Ride or Die" for some Kale. Heck I Love Veggies in general but I really do like Kale, Collards, Cabbage, etc and as luck would have it this delicious veggie shows up multiple times throughout the <a href="http://www.ultimatereset.com/?referringRepId=126772" target="_blank">Beachbody Ultimate Reset</a> and I couldn't be HAPPIER!! Now to top things off not only is Kale delicious but it is a nutritional POWERHOUSE!! <br />
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<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>36 Calories & 0grams (ZERO) of Fat<br />
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<li>5grams of Fiber which promotes regular digestion, prevents constipation (keeping it REAL here), lowers blood sugar & curbs overeating</li>
<li>15% of your daily requirement for Calcium & B6</li>
<li>1,020% of your daily Vitamin K requirement</li>
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<li>superstar in the when it comes to <a href="http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=116" target="_blank">Carotenoids</a> & <a href="http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=119" target="_blank">Flavonoids </a>which have been shown to fight against the formation of Cancerous cells. And its rich in Vitamins A & C and manganese</li>
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<li><b><u>Anti-Inflammatory</u></b>. . .ohhhh who wouldn't use a lil reduce inflammation these days?? LOLOL</li>
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<li>with just a serving you're getting 10% of your daily omega-3 fatty acids, which is what helps regulate the bodies inflammatory process and this reduces the formation of inflammatory diseases such as arthritis, autoimmune disorders & asthma</li>
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<li> <u><b>The Big C. . .Cancer</b></u></li>
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<li>As we discussed earlier it helps in the reduction on cancer causing cells but a healthy diet of Kale also provides <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucosinolate" target="_blank">Glucosinolates</a> which have been proven to prevent colon, breast, bladder, prostate, ovarian & even gastric cancers</li>
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<li><u><b>Cardiovascular Support</b></u> . . .NO it won't make you run further or faster on the treddy</li>
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<li>However the high fiber content in Kale lowers your cholesterol when it binds with the bile acids produced in the liver. Lower cholesterol further reduces your chances for heart disease </li>
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Now enough of the mumbo jumbo lets talk about cooking and eating this Nutritious Masterpiece. Get a pot, put in some water & seasoning, let it simmer a little a toss in the Kale. . . YES its that SIMPLE!! I mean if you've ever cooked collards then you can cook kale. Now another route is to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=165456233540720&set=a.165456190207391.42587.112645472155130&type=3&theater" target="_blank">saute </a>your beautiful leafy vegetable by finding a big enough pan, warming it up then adding coconut or olive oil, maybe a little minced garlic then toss your kale around in the pan until its soft but still has a bite to it. Remember. . .NO Chew then it's NOT Good for you!! I also like making casseroles and you can find <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=165456233540720&set=a.165456190207391.42587.112645472155130&type=3&theater" target="_blank">here </a>& <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2448503695733&set=a.2448502895713.145331.1346161964&type=3&permPage=1" target="_blank">here </a>from my pics.<br />
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But lemmi get off my Kale obsession and talk about the Ultimate Reset which supposed to be the main purpose of this blog LOLOL. To sum it up. . . All is going Well!! Yesterday's eats were very delicious and filling, I slept like NO OTHER last night and I'm down 2.5 lbs. BTW since I was feeling so good yesterday I did a little low & slow cardio followed by a kick a$$ yoga class that nearly killed me! For now we'll leave it at that and share with you a pic of my EATS from yesterday . . . more to come on the Reset, how I'm feeling, workouts, stretches, etc that I'm doing and anything else random that I seem to enjoy talking about!<br />
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Stay Fit, Fine & Fabulous!!<br />
Kenisha (KQ)<br />
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<br />KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-83890627982533104042012-05-02T14:29:00.000-04:002012-05-02T14:29:59.067-04:00I survived Reset Day1. . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well #UltimateReset Day 1 is in the books and I SURVIVED!! LOL actually there was no question in my mind that I'd make it. However changing up the game and doing something you've never done before can give you a little anxiety because you don't know what to expect. Unfortunately my BUR (Beachbody Ultimate Reset) package didn't come as early as planned so I only had enough grocery to make it though breakfast. Now I'm not a big bread eater so this one was difficult for me to deal with mainly because I don't have bread in my house. I know that sounds crazy but its true. However I did have whole wheat Arnold's Sandwich Thins and that was good enough for me. I was also out of kale and only had spinach and I DON'T like cooked spinach. . . .ewwwwwwwwww YUCK!! I'll eat it all day raw or mixed in an omelet but not just steamed by itself so I decided to mix it with my eggs, put it on top of my sandwich thins and make a "bootleg" egg & spinach sandwich. Hey when in doubt, figure a way to work it out ;)<br />
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After hustling to BJ's, Trader Joes, Walmart & my local Vitamin/Health food store to complete my shopping list, I was finally ready to go home and have lunch. And trust me I was HONGRY because I'd waited a little longer than expected to eat. Now it may not be necessary for you to visit more than 1 store to get the things you need but I did this because 1) several of those stores are right by my house and 2) I know I can purchase certain products significantly cheaper at certain stores. Going to your local Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Earthfare, Sprouts, etc should be sufficient to get the majority of your shopping done.<br />
Lunch made me happy because it was salad and as ya'll know I LOVE Salads!! But what made this experience more entertaining than usual was I made my own Vinaigrette dressing using the instructions that are provided for you on both the DVD & on the <a href="http://www.ultimatereset.com/?referringRepId=126772" target="_blank">Beachbody Ultimate Reset</a> site. I'm here to tell ya I was very pleased with what I created because it was T-A-S-T-Y!!<br />
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Resting your body is a vital part of this process as you're already getting an internal workout with the Reset. So there's no need to put your body through strenous workouts. No worries though you're not going to loose any massive amounts of muscle and the rest that you've given your body will repay you when you return to your workouts because you've allowed your body to rest & recuperate thus leaving your recuperated & recharged!! Despite not being able to train hard it is suggested that you stretch or walk so I figured what better way to stretch then to go to Yoga. Unfortunately due to the crazy traffic and rode blocks last night I was LATE so I didn't get to participate :( Instead I went home and preformed some stretches and began making dinner for myself & my family. Now dinner was INSANELY good!! OMG. . . nothing could've made me happier than to see salmon & asparagus on the menu. I was a little thrown off again because of the white potatoes as I don't eat those either, I'm usually a sweet potato kinda girl, but I stomached them anyway and had found everything to be very filling!! I also decided to start prepping some of my food for the remainder of the week which proved to be VERY SMART this morning. Ohhhh I'd like to add that I needed to have a <a href="http://myshakeology.com/esuite/home/kqfitness" target="_blank">Tropical Strawberry Shakeology</a> + 12 almonds yesterday for a snack.<br />
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Stomaching the supplements that are required during the Reset was actually pretty easy. For days now I've been hearing others complain about the Alkalinize and its terrible awful taste but I chugged it right down with ease. I'm not sure if that's because of my years of teaching myself how to eat things that aren't otherwise appealing or if it just doesn't taste that bad in general?!? All in All it was a GREAT day and today seems to be going along just as smooth if not smoother :) I'm also weighing in daily and taking measurements with the tape measure only once a week. I will report to you the changes at the end of each week. I'll be back atcha tomorrow with a round up of how ends up going. Until then ya'll have a good one and make sure No matter the Situation or Circumstances . . . Get Up, Get Out, and Get'er Done!!<br />
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<br />KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-25156737914260193622012-02-28T23:52:00.005-05:002012-04-30T12:27:52.469-04:00Finally organzing all my Vids Well I've been sitting here going through all my videos between here, Facebook, YouTube & my cellphone to make sure I've shared all of them with ya'll and I think I was successful. So if ya have a spare minute feel free to check'em out by viewing my <a href="http://kqfitness.blogspot.com/p/videos.html" target="_blank">Video</a> page. I'll be recording some new workout videos VERY SOON because I've finally purchased a tripod so I can stop trying to rig inventive ways to capture the shot. I hope you enjoy and if you'd like to see anything special let me know <br />
KQ~KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-41369405409787842772012-02-21T14:48:00.000-05:002012-02-21T14:48:29.244-05:00Continuation of Part 2: The STRAWS that BROKE the Camels back!!Okie Dokie . . .I'm all hydrated and I've got some much needed EATS in my belly, so now I can continue. If you need a recap on the background you can get click here to get <a href="http://kqfitness.blogspot.com/2012/02/part-1-how-i-came-to-reside-in-my.html">Part 1</a> & the beginning of <a href="http://kqfitness.blogspot.com/2012/02/part-2-straws-that-broke-camels-back.html">Part 2</a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>HURTING THOSE WHO LOVE ME </b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Well again this is a very self explanatory subject but I'll still get into specifics and how it affected me. The Loved ones I'm referring to are not only Family but Friends & Fans!! I realized that I was hurting almost everyone who cared for me and about me and that made me feel very selfish, self centered and sad that I'd let this drama get out of control. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>So I'll address the Family first and talk about LC. . .this man is the LOVE OF MY LIFE!! I'm going to be real here and tell ya I can't say from the day I met him (because that'd be crazy) but I can say that shortly after I truly got to know him which has now been almost 11yrs, I fell in love with the person he was, with the FREEDOM & JOY he possesses and the HAPPINESS I feel when we were together. </li>
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">If there is one person other than my mother who has seen this transformation in almost every form its taken its him. I have to admit that I've verbally hidden a lot of what I'm feeling from him. And late one night I shared with him all of what I'm sharing with you all and will continue to share in this post and to my surprise because he knows me so well he told me that he was completely aware the entire time of what I was putting myself through. He also shared with me that I shouldn't be driving myself nuts like I am because I look good and that he loved me back in the day when I was thicker, he loved me when I was a "Skinny with a Big Head" (yes he did say that cause he's crazy) and he loves me now the way I am because I'm just fine. Of course I'm a sap and was all touched and moved to tears hehehe. I also realized that it was really hurting & bothering him to see me like this so yet another reason why I had to address my issues. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>Now onto my Friends . . . ohhhhhhh have I put these ladies through h#ll with my rants & raves!! It is sad & embarrassing to say there have been 1 too many "Come To Jesus" meetings held between myself and each one of them. These special ladies (Kendra, Heather, Liz, Paula & Michelle) have all told me the same thing in their unique way (some harsher than others I'll admit) that I am living in a world of delusion and I need to be at peace with myself and happy with what I've accomplished through this life long journey. These ladies have preached to me, shared tears with me, yelled at me, virtually slapped me through the phone and everything else you can imagine. I want to apologize for driving them batty and I want to Thank them from the bottom of my heart for doing their best to make me realize my accomplishments and that I had some unresolved issues on the table. Please know that nothing that was said or done to help me fell on deaf ears or was met with an empty heart. I heard it all, I took it all in and to heart and because of you I am THANKFUL and I am HEALING!! </li>
<li>For my Fan & Followers I'll briefly touch on it here but more in depth in the next topic but I have been completely unfair and hurtful to you too!! There are so many things that I have on mind, on my to do list and in my heart to share with you all about Health, Fitness, Realizing a Dream, Making it though tough times, etc but I can't get to them for being so enthralled in my own madness & drama!! I have missed so many emails, responding to messages & requests for help only because I can't get out of my own way to see that I was put here for a much larger purpose than just helping myself. . .</li>
</ul></div><u><b> REALIZING I FORGOT HIS PURPOSE FOR ME</b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLLdV6z3_UjiJ-UxNCrZugiDk0XNwfruop-i9pbuwiV4hGUvLD1NqYLflvjrO0fo4YUz3RzjvsJVswFMCfxtoIiAksX61gNur2McaM7K3-uKnRj4x4lBqlIcB_WpsMqEfKqzCF8V0AniN/s1600/whatconsumesyourmind.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLLdV6z3_UjiJ-UxNCrZugiDk0XNwfruop-i9pbuwiV4hGUvLD1NqYLflvjrO0fo4YUz3RzjvsJVswFMCfxtoIiAksX61gNur2McaM7K3-uKnRj4x4lBqlIcB_WpsMqEfKqzCF8V0AniN/s200/whatconsumesyourmind.png" width="200" /></a>And that's what brings us to this next "Straw" . . . My Purpose!! I have always loved Health & Fitness but long ago when I was in college I didn't follow my first mind or heart and pursue it as a career. Instead I did what my parents/family thought would be lucrative for me as an adult. But when I was faced with the daunting task and journey to loose 100lbs I decided it was time to follow my heart. I also prayed to God for direction and help through that journey. And as I went through the process he showed me that I was helping others go through similar journey's and that I had a higher purpose than myself here which was serving others. But somewhere along the line I forgot the Purpose and got caught up in what I've explained to you all before was supposed to only be something on my to do list/a goal/challenge/task for myself. Instead it grew into an obsession, it consumed my life, my every thought, my every step until it almost ate me alive. Sure I'm Thankful for the path I traveled getting there and where it has led me since because without either there would be no growth. But I am also very sorry and apologize to you all and to God for forgetting why I am here in the first place. Writing these last few blogs are part of my servitude to you all & the Lord. By again revealing what I'm dealing with and going through I hope I am helping someone come to terms with their demons, issues, trials & tribulations, etc as they too successfully travel through their journeys. I so want this for myself and for everyone because I want us to all gather and celebrate our renewed being both inside and out!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><u><b>THE SIGN SAID "NO" </b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">Last Monday @ 445am I was faced with the LAST STRAW that broke my camels back!! Not that my life is any real big secret but there are somethings I've kept to myself, one of which I'm about to divulge to you right now. Despite how energetic and young I may look I will be 35yrs old in a few weeks and by the Grace of God I am fortunate enough to be marrying the Love of my Life and we will become ONE and start our family together. Now I'm grown. . .you're grown and I'm gonna keep it real here and say that neither one of us is getting any younger and the clock isn't rolling backwards nor is it standing still so we've been actively trying to have a child together.<u><b> </b></u>Despite being happy about this I initially thought I was conflicted, let me explain. . .part of me felt A) if I end up preggers I'd be happy that I am but sad I can't compete (remember at the time I was still caught up in me) or B) if I wasn't preggers I'd be sad that I'm not but happy that I can compete. . . UTTER INSANITY let me tell ya!!</div><div style="text-align: left;">But let me take you back to last Monday when the rubber met the road and my true feelings were revealed. I could barely sleep Sunday night knowing that Monday morning I was going to take a test to find out if we'll be having a baby or not. I mean I woke up almost every hour on the hour and finally when the alarm went off @ 445am for spin class I jumped out of the bed and raced to take a test only for it to say NO!! I WAS TOTALLY & COMPLETELY DEVASTATED!! I realized in that instance that is something I truly want, that I had been so caught up in my mental drama, internal h#ll, and self-indulged foolishness that I hadn't been honest with myself and my true feelings in my heart. After reading the results of the test I was literally paralyzed by the sadness that had come over me and I laid on the bathroom floor for awhile yet again covered in my tears & disappointment. Then I decided to crawl back into bed and try to sleep it off. Well I slept but I'm also here to tell you that all I dreamt about was that negative test, having another child, the disappoint I felt LC would have in me because of what I'd done to my body over the course of last year and worrying would I even be able to have another child. </div><div style="text-align: left;">As soon as he woke up that morning he said to me. . . "you didn't go to spin?", I said "no" then he looked at me in a confused fashion and said "What's wrong?", I quickly said "NOTHING" then jumped up and carried on with my day. Now ya'll know that didn't stop him from asking me 50 million more times but I continued to respond with "nothing". It wasn't until a few days later that I confessed what happened that morning (again he already knew) and confessed my real feelings and all the other things you've read over these last 3 blog entries. He reassured me that there is no disappointment and reminded me that in God's time we will be blessed with another lil munchkin. He also agreed with my desire for help and supports me 100% as he has done this entire time. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>IN THE END. . .</b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">All of these things that I have mentioned over these last few blogs and days all added up to where I am now which is working my way back on track. On Saturday I had the most freeing run of my life that helped clear my heart & my mind for the breakthrough and wonderful things that are yet to come. And trust me my BREAKTHROUGH is coming. So everyday is another day in my healing process, in my quest to get back to my purpose and my real self and another day to be reminded that . . . God won't take you to what he can't take you through!! On that note I will wrap up this lil confession and get back to work, but know The Real KQ is in the house again and she's ready to RUMBLE!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love all of ya'll & wishing much Success & Blessings on your journey!!</div><div style="text-align: left;">KQ~</div>KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-54470672671861911182012-02-21T12:01:00.001-05:002012-02-21T12:07:06.916-05:00Part 2: The STRAWS that BROKE the Camels back!!Now you know about the H#LL I've been living in and how I got there. . . unfortunately I'm still in the midst of it but I'm working my way through and as the song says I'm "Coming Out of the Dark!!" But what was it that finally took me over the edge and made me recognize that I had a REAL PROBLEM?!?! Ohhhhh there were so many things, so many signs, so many instances, comments, thoughts, etc that happened that told me I was dealing with some serious issues but I ignored them, laughed them off, diverted my attention to something else for the time being and things continue to fester and grow. Finally I decided to acknowledge there's a REAL ISSUE here that needs to be taken care of and it was time to ask for help & help myself! <br />
Recognizing that there's an issue and doing something to work on it is a VERY IMPORTANT and I'm THANKFUL that I'm getting the opportunity to do just that. Unfortunately a lot times people don't get this opportunity and when they do there's a lack of recognizing a REAL ISSUE exists. So here are the straws that finally broke my camels back and made me recognize I had a problem . . .<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>COVERED IN FEARS & TEARS </b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">As crazy as it sounds this particular situation is something that has happened one too many times in the last several months. And there's some very poignant ones that stand out the most that I want to share with you. . . </div><ul><li>We were in Queens this past September for the US Open and I ran across yet another blog of a competitor who'd put her body through the wringer all in the name of a blingy suit, a spray tan and a pair of 5in heels and it completely floored me and had me in FEAR because all of what she discussed sounded like she was talking about me and not herself. If you'd like to read the blog in its entirety you can view it <a href="http://cathysavage.com/ray-of-light/what-happens-when-too-much-really-is-too-much/">here</a>. But just like the blog post that sparked my writing this she discussed some of the same things. . .loss of cycle, Fat Burners, too much caffeine, liver & kidney failure, cortisol levels through the roof and so much more. It was totally & utterly scary and it had me in tears thinking about myself and had I caused this kind of damage to my body all in the name of a blingy suit, spray tan (cause ya'll know a sista don't have any color, LOLOL), Dominican blowout and some 5in heels?!?! As I stated in part 1 . . .I then decided to fall back a little on my training and strict dieting to give my body a rest</li>
<li>But the insanity, fears, tears & sadness didn't stop there. One night not too long ago LC wanted us to go out to have some fun dancing & laughing which is something with LOVE doing together. And usual I began stressing over what I was going to wear because again as I stated in Part 1 in order to give my body a rest & let it reset I'd picked up a few extra pounds I wasn't happy about. So as he showered and prepared himself I literally sat in the buff on the bedroom floor in a pool of tears. He had NO IDEA this was going on but I was covered in a mountain of clothes on the floor and a bucket full of my tears just tearing myself down from the inside out about how awful I looked. Now the real sad part is this wasn't the 1st, 2nd or 3rd time this happened. . . it was an ongoing thing and I really was sick and tired of it. I got up and got dressed, did my hair & makeup then took pics of myself smiling and what not trying to convince myself I was happy all the while I knew I wasn't! And unfortunately I know it showed when we were out together b/c I wasn't comfortable in my skin despite the fact of everyone complimenting us or checking us out. I felt like a stranger in my own Body/Life</li>
<li>As ya'll already know I work from home and please believe me I am BLESSED to do so. But sometimes that's where insanity & obsession can take over when one gets consumed with negative thoughts of themselves. And that's exactly what was happening to me. I would find myself going from mirror to mirror looking at myself, my thighs, my back, my stomach. . .or whatever the day's depression body part was. After doing this several times one day I just yelled out loud "ENOUGH KENISHA. . .ENOUGH!!" I quickly fell to my knees and began to pray and ask God to deliver me from this prison that I've voluntarily put myself in. I prayed so long & so hard I was covered in sweat and tears. And just when I thought I was done I prayed some more, I confessed some more, I asked for guidance, to be freed, to remember not only who I was but whom I was which is HIS!! This really was a major turning point in my most recent journey & I'm So Thankful for it!! </li>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguHYAsm0Ihly3XNyfDR6vlegQSvKUhQ3i3R8KAcqoDhtTxiWh9aQqEd27MSs91B07zY96SV_RUirNiAUxvkhClcuOT0ghJSTEW7S18aPZmsYzjXdLol3DY45o9lCmKaOafAkXhjDpYajP/s1600/kyndal+computer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiguHYAsm0Ihly3XNyfDR6vlegQSvKUhQ3i3R8KAcqoDhtTxiWh9aQqEd27MSs91B07zY96SV_RUirNiAUxvkhClcuOT0ghJSTEW7S18aPZmsYzjXdLol3DY45o9lCmKaOafAkXhjDpYajP/s320/kyndal+computer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Most of ya'll already know I have a BEAUTIFUL 7yr old daughter who is my WORLD!! And the funny thing about her is she is very much both her Mommy & her Daddy. Let me explain. . .although both her dad & I are in I.T. he's a much bigger techie than me and trust me when I tell you that my munchkin is technically savvy and has been since birth almost. She's this way because she's watched fer dad and wanted to do what he did. I mean seriously check out the picture to your right you can't tell that little baby she's not getting work done LOLOL!! Now she's got more technology then most adults: 2 computers, awesome digital camera, 3 Nintendo DS devices, knows how to Skype, email, teaches my mom & other older folks how to do things on the internet and lets not forget that she's talking about a cellphone but she can FORGET that if I have anything to do with it. In my defense I didn't purchase all these things, most of them her dad passed down to her as he had no more use for them. Well on the flip side of that technology world she and wants to be an athlete like her mommy and looooooooooves going to the gym and working with me & training my clients. This little girl can keep up in my bootcamps better than some adults and is a pure joy to watch in action. The natural ability is remarkable and I'm sure most of you have seen the videos of her working out but here's another one of her running stairs with me this summer getting it in with perfect form!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/3Tnyx-DzZo0?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I just can't begin to explain the joy and happiness I feel when I watch her become pure GREATNESS in front of my eyes. There was one day in particular when I caught her getting on the scale and talking about how she needed to know what she weighed so she could get in shape. OMG I was FLOORED & EMBARRASSED knowing that she's watching my every move and knowing that she's seen & heard some of my insanity just KILLED me on the inside. There was another time when she caught my going in my stash of hidden nuts in the car and she said "Mommy why are you hiding nuts? I mean if its ok for you to have them why hide them and why do you have so many? Mommy this just looks CRAZY!!" She was right and I vowed from that point on I was going to correct my actions because I didn't want my insanities and insecurities to rub off on such a Beautiful Creation in the making!! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm going to pause for the cause here so I can go hydrate & feed myself and you can do the same, then I'll continue Part 2 in the next blog where I'll address the last 2 "Straws"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>HURTING THOSE WHO LOVE ME <br />
REALIZING I FORGOT HIS PURPOSE FOR ME</b></u><br />
<u><b>THE SIGN SAID "NO" </b></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">KQ~<u><b> </b></u></div></div>KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-34385622961483496522012-02-16T14:59:00.000-05:002012-02-16T14:59:28.231-05:00Part 1: How I came to reside in my private internal H#LLLately I haven't blogged much and it is mostly due to several internal struggles that I've been wrestling with in my life and today it's time to set myself FREE and come CLEAN!! I'm writing this blog as step in my healing process that is only just beginning and will probably be a long journey seeing as though I didn't get here over night. So here goes . . <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>I HAVE QUIETLY BEEN LIVING IN MY OWN SELF-INFLICTED H#LL . . .MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY & EMOTIONALLY AND I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE!!</b></div><b></b><br />
Yesterday I was BLESSED & FORTUNATE to read a post from a <a href="http://www.busybuthealthy.com/2012/02/13/why-ill-never-compete-again/">blog </a>that I follow where the topic was why she'd never compete again. It turned out that as I read this post the final straw that was needed to break the camels back had been found!! Those closest to me know that since I decided this past Fall that I wasn't going to compete anymore in 2011 that I've had some emotional struggles and have been dealing with an extremely distorted view of myself, my physique and also my self worth in the world of Health & Fitness. Now I know in reading that 1 sentence it's very hard for most people to even fathom this because I always present a positive and upbeat attitude and I've always got encouraging words of support. And as crazy as it seems lately I've been GREAT at leading others, giving them fitness & nutrition advice, getting them back on track, getting them to see the Big Picture and not be so focused on the scale and this and that and the other which will keep them from reaching their goals. . . but when it comes to myself I SUCK!!<br />
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<b>MY INTERNAL H#LL & HOW I CAME TO RESIDE THERE. . .</b><br />
After stepping away from the stage I maintained a pretty satisfactory physique for a long time then slowly I began giving myself a much needed break in my strict nutrition and workout schedule to allow my body to "heal". Heal from what you ask . . . well as luck would have it I lost my cycle March 2011 and now I had gone several months without one (everyone knows that's NOT good) and it was beginning to scare me seeing as though I'd like to have another child in the near future. Already at this point I was secretly downing myself all day everyday. I would look in the mirror and poke at this, pinch at that, say I was fat, talk about my disgust with this body part and that body part and how could I be so awful looking after I worked so hard earlier in the year and made such an impressive appearance on stage. It was and still is a constant battle everyday. . . I'd gotten so bad I was pinching and poking at things without even knowing I was doing it until LC would say "Stop That!!" Now I'll be honest and let you know he had a few select expletives <b></b>he added to spice things up but I decided for the purpose of this blog I'd leave those out hehehe!! Anywho. . .During this time I tormented him, my friends (Kendra, Liz, Paula & Heather) and mostly MYSELF everyday with my insanity. But truthfully this isn't where it all began. For the real & honest picture I had to take a step back realize it started during my first year of competing. <br />
After going 5-6 years of trying to get on stage and overcoming almost every obstacle you could imagine a Dream was finally realized April 2010. At that time I looked better than I had in years and I felt GREAT! I went on stage and did well for my first time. . .then I graced the stage again looking even better and the outcome reflected it. By then I'd moved to CT and decided it was time to focus on building my life & home here so I let the reigns go a little and that's where the obsession started. The holidays were over, I'd put some if not most of my weight back on and I was DISGUSTED with myself. Instead of taking a step back then and allowing myself to realize I was perfectly alright I decided 2011 was my year and I jump in feet first and moved full steam ahead. Looking back I realize why I did that then and why I've been doing it now. . . it was the Fear of the Fat Gurl who still resides in me. It was the constant comparing myself to this person & that person, their journey and their background, also comparing myself to who I once was, ultimately all of this became my driving force but in a negative way (this is something I'm finally realizing)!! This caused me to loose focus on my purpose and get caught up in what was supposed to be a little challenge for myself. Instead it became my LIFE!! It was my everything. . . all I talked about, all I did, all I thought about. . . my constant 24/7 focus. However instead of being pleased with myself and my progress as I got leaner & leaner I became more dissatisfied with myself and found more & more things to criticize. Instead of being a wake-up call it gave me more fuel to my fire. And let me tell you that little spark did more then ignite a flame. . . .it became a full blown Smokey The Bear type of forest fire. . .<br />
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Now I find myself in a full blown H#LL feeling like I'm trapped with no way to escape. . . but The Devil is a Liar!! I would look at myself and see despair, disappointment, discouragement, disgust, and just dayum right foolishness (I had to think of another D word hehehe)!! Family, friends, fans, strangers, etc would compliment me on my physique or how fit I looked and before I could say Thank You I would say something negative or think something negative. Do you know I caught myself telling someone a few weeks ago that I'd rather claw my eyes out rather than look at myself the way I am right now!! This was of course after he said<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">"You know I never got a chance to tell you what a good job you did last year preparing for your shows and how good you looked. And I don't mean any harm or disrespect by saying this but you were entirely too small, but you look GREAT now!! Keep up the good work!!" </blockquote>All I could think after he said that was "who is he to say I was too small", "why would he think that I look good the way I am . . .doesn't he see my fat this and my fat that and how awful I look right now?" His comments made me start doing more and more self-evaluation but still my insanity continued. I found myself being unable to get dressed to go somewhere with my fiance and enjoy myself without being in utter disgust of how I looked, constantly looking in the mirror, the store window, etc without making internal negative comments to myself. By the way this is something that has gone on for over 2yrs, its just gotten worse and more uncontrollable now. I knew I had an issue, I thought I wanted help, I would apologize to those around me over and over yet I wouldn't change what I was doing. I was like a drug addict or alcoholic who used to hide their addiction until it took over their lives and they could no longer keep it under wraps. Sad to say but reminiscent of what happened to Whitney Houston. . . this was another situation that sparked deep thought on my part because she may have been slowly killing herself with drugs, alcohol and all the other damaging things she was doing to her body but how am I any different?? Here I was physically pushing myself to the limits where I had no cycle, my body was vitamin & nutrient deficient, hernia was flaring up and on the verge of causing me serious damage which would possibly require emergency surgery. Then as I mentioned earlier . . . I read the blog post and decided ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH!!<br />
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KQ~ <br />
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**Stay tuned for Part 2**KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-78915752307213791222011-11-10T10:46:00.000-05:002011-11-10T10:46:16.711-05:00I AM STRONGER THAN MY BIGGEST WEAKNESS . . .I've admitted numerous times I am very weak & have little to NO willpower/self-control when it comes to nuts & trailmix. Now this wouldn't be a bad thing if I didn't eat them in such OBSCENE quantities. By doing this for the past few weeks (let's be real . . . MONTHS) it has caused some unwanted weight gain and a major disappoint with self. I've said I would stop several times then I immediately give in for this reason or that reason after a day or so. Well we're approaching almost a week with NO Nuts or Trailmix and I'm honestly vowing to gain self-control over this demon that I've let have power over me for TOOOOOO long. I have long term goals in mind and allowing myself to be controlled by something instead of me controlling it will NOT get me to where I want to be!! <br />
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We ALL have a weaknesses. . .be it food, drink, activities, people, etc that aren't necessarily beneficial for us and to our long term goals but what are we doing about it?!?! Are we trying to gain control over them or are we continuing to let these things control us? It's not necessarily about saying NO to things things FOREVER but it is about saying NO for Right Now!! Having the strength to say NO for now and really mean it is a VERY EMPOWERING feeling. By gaining back some my power everyday I become stronger & stronger and I further know that there's NOTHING I can't put my mind to and accomplish. It also lets me know that what I thought I "had" to have or "had" to do wasn't really a necessity at all but more of a want or a crutch that I used to lean on for when I was going through something. I would turn to nuts & trailmix when I was feeling bad (illness), when I wasn't thinking highly of myself, when someone aggravated me, when I was pinched for time but NOT out of time and could've made a better choice, when I was claiming to be hungry from my competition dieting and here's the BIGGEST one. . . when I was accepting DEFEAT and just deciding it was better to give up & participate in self sabotage. . . WELL NO MORE because I AM STRONGER THAN MY BIGGEST WEAKNESS!! I am no longer a vessel that can be easily controlled by outside forces. With the guidance of God, self-discipline, and determination to be the BEST me that I know I can be I will work tirelessly everyday to say NO to these weaknesses and regain a little piece of me with everyday that passes. <br />
Are you're ABLE but are you WILLING to be STRONGER THAN YOUR BIGGEST WEAKNESS?<br />
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KQ~<br />
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ps . . .the 1st step in this process is ADMITTING you weaknesses because contrary to what people may lead you to believe we ALL have weaknesses & things that can lead to our downfallKQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-9221312967660651022011-06-27T09:59:00.000-04:002011-06-27T09:59:22.537-04:00Coming OUT of the Closet. . .ahhhhhhhhhhhh I peaked your interest I bet but pick your jaws up because I'm NOT coming outta that closet ;) hehehehe!! The closet I've been in is . . . . the fact that I'm a CLOSETED EATER!!<br />
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WOW, SURPRISING, SHOCKING I KNOW BUT TRUE!!<br />
Now its not like I've been in the closet eating doritos, soda, fried chicken or anything so don't get paranoid but I have been secretly indulging in Nuts in an obscene fashion.<br />
On a scale of 1 to 10 this is probably on the lower half (somewhere between 1-5) but nonetheless its a BAD HABIT!! As I told ya'll a few days back I've been training HARD since January 1st and I've given it ALL I HAD!! During that time I would have a few nuts here and there and no biggie but while approaching my 1st show they had my FAVORITE nuts on sale 3/$10 (now this is a deal considering those foolish things were $6.99 a container). So when I saw that I HAD to stock up for afterwards and STOCK UP I did. I purchased 6 containers and hid them under my backseat and left them there until after the show. When the day of the show approached I put 1 can in my show bag and nibbled ever so sparingly. BUT when the show ended it was ON!!! I tried to gorge myself in such a fashion that I ended up dropping the entire container outside in the pouring rain so I just said forget it. For the next few weeks I did good because I was prepping for my 2nd show so I had several of those containers left. Once the last show came & went IT WAS ON!! I have been eating nuts like someone crazy. And since LC watches my nut consumption I had to keep them hidden in my car. I know ya'll still think this is NO big deal but for a person like me who's All or Nothing I made sure I gave my ALL to eating every last nut ;) And every time I ate them I felt a guilt you can't imagine (or maybe you can if you have your own secret bad habit).<br />
Having to hide what you're doing is an obvious sign that 1) you probably shouldn't be doing it and 2) you may have a problem with whatever activity you're involving yourself in. So the real question here is WHY am I admitting this?!?! Well there's several reasons:<br />
<ol><li>SHAME!! My 6yr old saw me buy more nuts then put them under my seat and start grabbing them here and there and finally she said "Mommy, why are you keeping nuts in your car?" I told her I was hiding them and she said "Mommy, that's CRAZY!! Why would someone hide something in their car and sneak and eat it?!? I mean mommy if you're supposed to have them then why hide them?!?" WOWOW THE SHAME!!</li>
<li>The GUILT of continuing this behavior was just killing me because I emotionally & physically BEAT myself up every time I allowed myself to over induldge</li>
<li>HERNIA IRRITATION :( As ya'll already know I have this umbilical hernia and every time I eat'em (and I'm talking about even a handful) I end up with this WORST pain in my hernia and it bulges out and looks so awful. </li>
<li>I want ya'll to know I'm NORMAL & HUMAN like everyone else. No matter what successes I have achieved I struggle like everyone else with different vices and NUTS are mine :( </li>
</ol>There's prolly several other reasons but these are the biggest ones and after reading them again you ask yourself like I asked myself "WHY IN THE WORLD DO YOU DO IT THEN?!?!" Well once I really asked myself that question honestly & truthfully I had NO GOOD answer and again I felt immense shame. Just a quick thing about me if you haven't realized it already, I suffer from a guilt complex. But we'll talk about that later, lets get back to my confession. So I decided on Saturday that I was DONE!! That's IT, I QUIT, NO MORE. . .I'm going COLD TURKEY!! I know its going to be hard because I'm already thinking about Nuts but I'm STRONGER then that and I WON'T be defeated!! I feel so much better now that I've confessed this to everyone . . .first I told my bestie <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kendra.nathan">Kendra</a> and she totally understood, which makes me feel better then I told LC and he shook his head and said "I knew it, I knew it!! I'm going to hafta keep my eye on you". LOLOLOL!! Honestly I knew he was going to say that which is why I told him because that's what I needed, someone to hold me accountable :) Now I've told ya'll and I feel like a load has been lifted off of me and I can move on. So here we go. . .I'm entering the Betty Ford Rehab Center for my Nut Addiction and I can't guarantee how many days I'll be in the program but unlike these celebrities I'm going to stay until I complete the program, LOLOL!! Hey at least I can joke about it. With that being said it feels GREAT to be OUT OF THE CLOSET!! Ya'll continue to Push Hard and Work for what you Want!!<br />
KQ~<br />
ps . . .remember the 30 in 30 starts on Friday so stay on the lookout for an event invitation from me and more details to come today ;) Love all of ya'll and I'm here to support you just as much as you're here to support me and together we're headed to the TOP!!KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-6479714865848076322011-06-23T21:51:00.000-04:002011-06-23T21:51:23.631-04:00Accepting I'm NOT a Failure. . . YUP I said it!! <br />
Now the question is WHY did I say it?!?! Well here's why, I've been in INTENSIVE training for this years competition season since JANUARY 1st!! That is NO LIE, NO JOKE. . . straight up FOR REAL, HARDCORE, PEDAL TO THE MEDAL Training and I had yet 1 more show planned for the year on the books that's coming up this weekend aaaaaaaaaaaaaand I'M NOT COMPETING :(<br />
Deciding NOT to compete was VERY hard for me but it honestly should've been easier when you hear the reasons why, which are:<br />
<ol><li> I am/have been suffering from an umbilical hernia for VERY VERY long time and lately its been getting OUT OF CONTROL because of this my health could be seriously at risk :(</li>
<li>I have a WONDERFUL family (LC & KZ, plus all my extended kinfolks) whom I want to spend more time with. Being that I've spent so much time this year focusing on these shows I know I've alienated them and made them uncomfortable with having to run to the gym all the time and carry my food "competition" everywhere I go (I will always carry some kinda food b/c I don't eat the MESS out in the streets) </li>
<li>I wan to spend time growing my personal training business and time reaching out to all of ya'll and helping you in any way I possibly can!!</li>
</ol>These are the main reasons for my decision and seeing them written here you'd think it would've been easy for me to say NO to competing this weekend but its been HARD!! I feel like such a FAILURE/QUITTER!! I am very much an All or Nothing person and after having decided what shows I wanted to do this year, saying NO to one of them is crushing me!! Now honestly I know I'm not a failure and I've made tremendous progress this year, much more then I've ever expected actually, but that doesn't stop me from having these feelings. I just can't explain to ya'll how this week has felt like the longest week of my life because I know what's its leading up to and I know I won't be there to participate. Writing this to ya'll is KILLING ME right now!! This is the main reason why I've been so quiet cause I've honestly I just don't wanna talk :( and those who know me know if I don't have anything to say SOMETHING GOT'S TO BE WRONG!!<br />
This also explains to ya'll why I've been going through some up's & down's over the last few weeks because I knew this decision was a serious possibility and I just couldn't deal. But I know I'll be Ok in no time and right now I need to go through this emotionally down time in order to come out better on the other side. So my silence will most likely continue until thru the weekend because I'm spending some serious "QUALITY TIME" with my 2 FAVORITE people and I'm going to use that time to clear my mind and come back to reality. I'm just going to continue praying & pushing forward and working on all the things I have on my "to-do" list and everything will be ok!! <br />
As always I Love Ya'll to pieces and I'll be talking with ya soon!! Until then STAY FOCUSED, KEEP PUSHING, & GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT!!!<br />
KQ~KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-77168529206065901612011-05-17T14:26:00.000-04:002011-05-17T14:26:36.055-04:00Will Work(OUT) 4 Food!!!YES you read that right . . . I said it . . . I will WORKOUT 4 FOOD!!! Now you're probably wondering WHAT IN THE WORLD I'm talking about and I will explain . . .<br />
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</tbody></table>Thanks to a WONDERFUL FRIEND, MOTIVATOR, TEACHER, INSPIRATION & so many other adjectives I can think of to describe my girl <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kendra.nathan">Kendra </a>I have adopted this theory and needless to say IT WORKS!! For starters I eat at least 5 times a day and I eat Healthy & Clean almost all the time. . . BUT I still make myself "work for those meals". For example, in the AM when I wake up I will either do my cardio or my entire workout before having my 1st meal. Then for the remainder of the day (when time permits) I will do abs, pushups, etc 30min prior to having my meal that way I feel as though I've earned it. Now again those meals are Healthy and/or Clean so its not like I'm working hard so I can eat junk because that's NOT happening!! Doing this prior to each meal also helps me keep my mind focused on the goals at hand.<br />
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Sooooooooo how does this apply to you and how can you try to adapt this principle. Unlike me I know most of you don't work from home so that does allow me the ability to do a lot of different things before my meals but you can adjust it to work for you. Let's say you work in an office building and you have 1hr for lunch, welllllllllllll then why not lace up your sneakers and walk the stairs in the building for 15min then you have the remaining 45min to enjoy your meal and rest. If the weather permits then go for a brief stroll around the parking lot or walk to the restaurant where you're planning to have lunch. At any rate Do Something before eating your meals and you will feel as though you've earned them and in turn you'll cherish them more and start making better choices because you don't want your work to be in vain ;)<br />
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<a href="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/225039_115906515162359_112645472155130_137700_5199557_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="img" src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/225039_115906515162359_112645472155130_137700_5199557_n.jpg" /></a>Now I will honestly tell ya'll that I took this theory to a NEW level today when I did my workout then took spin class where we got our butts KICKED!! Not only this this instructor hard under normal circumstances but he decided to turn it up a notch today. . . for starters NO music, then he didn't spin so he could walk around and adjust our tension when he felt we weren't working hard enough, then he stopped class early so we could do abs & pushups. Since we have men in our class he'll challenge the men to do X number of pushups then the ladies can stop . . . welllllllll needless to say he puts me in the "men" category and today he challenged me to 100 and PLEASE BELIEVE I BEAT THE OTHER MEN and the ladies were eternally grateful because they were tired. So after pushing myself as hard as possible lifting, then again in spin class I think I EARNED my meal . . . I rushed home and enjoyed a BIG plate of kale & chick breast w/a some sweet potatoes (gotta replenish those carbs expended during that workout). I will now kick my feet up, get back to work and when my next meal rolls around in 3hrs I yet again do "something" to earn it. Since I've done a gazillion pushups & abs just recently I'll probably do body squats or lunges or whatever else I can think of but I will do SOMETHING in order to "Work(out) 4 Food"!!!<br />
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Much Love . . .<br />
KQ~<br />
<div class="photo photo_none"><div class="photo_img"></div></div>KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-61273647363770715932011-05-06T09:59:00.000-04:002011-05-06T09:59:40.055-04:00Question & Answer Session 2day!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Well hey ya'll . . . I hope all is well in your world today and that ya'll have some fun stuff planned for your mom's & yourselves this weekend. I have something fun planned . . . doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! LOLOL I'm exhausted from the ripping & running I've been doing so I think I'm just gonna rest and work on my bootcamps for next week at the gym :) I'm such a nerd I know but hey I get relaxation and enjoyment outta doing what I love.<br />
Sooooooooo onto today's topic which really isn't a topic at all, it's actually a Question & Answer Session. I'm doing this today for several reasons . . .1) I kinda didn't have a topic in mind 2) I wanted to do a kinda get to know me where I came from msg again and 3) I got lucky enough for a fan to request all the information so why not GRANT her request for answers by sharing'em with ya'll too. With that being said here goes . . . below you will find the message that Anita posted on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kqsmith">Fanpage </a>yesterday asking all kinds of good questions:<br />
<blockquote><blockquote><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">hi K, the folks in our boot-camp class this morning was curious about your journey, hope you don't mind me asking several questions. 1. how long? 2. how were you when you got started? 3. what was/is your diet? 4. how many hours per day did you committed to changing in your body? 5. did you ever drink alcohol? if so, when did you stop<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">? 6. how much weight did you drop per month? Again, WOW!!! I heard you had a baby? is that true? how old is your baby? I have 2 girls of my own, its difficult to find time to workout sometimes. I'm 200 pounds, i do work out 3-4 times per week, i usually eat right, have 2 small children, and almost 50 years old. what advice do you have for me? My goal is to drop 70 lbs...Thanks!</span></span></span></h6></blockquote></blockquote>Okkkkkkkkkk ya'll so here are my answers:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ol><li>How long? <span style="color: purple;"><b>a few pounds did come off on their own after the baby but NOT A LOT!! It took me about 18-20months to drop 70lbs. This was due to lack of focus, plateaus, frustration and everything else you can think of!! The remaining weight has come off progressively over time because the saying "the last 10lbs are the hardest to loose is TRUE (to some degree)!!" My body found a place it was comfortable at and could easily live with the way I was eating & training. So to make my body flip the switch I had to shock it and make some changes by STEP OUTTA MY COMFORT ZONE!! That resulted in smaller weight loss successes BUT more IMPORTANTLY I was RESHAPING MY BODY which is what was REALLY changing the game!! With that being said for the TOTAL 100LBS took about 5yrs. I know it seems like a long time but this is a MARATHON not a SPRINT!! </b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">How were you when you started?</span><b> After the baby I was between 240-250lbs give or take depending on the day. By the time I was FED UP and truly committed myself to my weight loss I was maybe 220-225lbs</b></span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">What is/was your diet?<b><span style="color: purple;"> OOOOOOOOOOK here comes the question that is literally & figuratively the MEAT & POTATOES of this journey!! This is also a TRICKY question, so here goes . . . .As I've shared with ya'll before I am a self admitted COMPUTER NERD . . . 1) b/c that's what my job is & 2) I'm addicted to information and knowledge. So I grabbed my computer & my laptop oh so many years ago and I FLOODED myself with information on nutrition, eating properly, weight loss, etc. As I've also shared I was a Collegiate Athlete so I knew about working out but not so much about eating right. But I remembered a Coach I had who used to try to give me nutritional insight and as fate would have it I had some info she'd given me to look over. I learned about eating my 4-5+ small meals a day and how that HELPS your metabolism, when to eat what, types for foods to incorporated & to COMPLETELY remove from my diet. With that being said I immediately went to eating 5 meals a day which all included protein, carbs & veggies (except for breakfast). As time went on and I gained more knowledge this changed slightly here & there but I STILL eat 5+ meals a day. Nothing there has changed because that is the Gospel and its here to stay!! I still eat my proteins, carbs & veggies BUT in different combination's. Now my CURRENT diet (right this exact minute) is geared towards my competitions so it is not what would suggest for ya'll. Again this Blog is NOT about promoting competing, that's just something I have chosen to do for myself. It's about promoting regular everyday weight loss. We will cover the EATS part of this journey more in depth in the VERY near future because it is a VERY INTEGRAL part of this equation to ensure a healthy & successful weightloss</span></b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">How many hours per day did you commit to changing your body? <b style="color: purple;">OOOOOOOOK another MEAT & POTATOES question . . .I will again letcha know I am an "All or Nothing" person so once I committed myself I was COMMITTED!! Now that doesn't mean I spent every waking moment in the gym or that I do now because I don't!! Like I told ya'll earlier on the <a href="http://baisdenlive.com/podcenter.cfm?itemCategory=39369&siteid=217&priorId=0">Michael Baisden Show</a> </b></span></span><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="color: purple;">initially all I could do was WALK and that's exactly what I did EVERYDAY. I started off with 30min then mapped out a 3mile path through my neighborhood and I would walk that for however long it took me to get it done. Once I could get moving & stay moving without hurting I purchased</span></b><b style="color: purple;"> <a href="http://www.firmdirect.com/firm/ecs/main/index.html">The Firm</a> and started working out at home and those workouts were about 30min - 1hr depending on what it was. I also kept walking because I was doing that during lunch to clear my mind from the nonsense of the folks I hafta deal with!! Then one day I just said enough is ENOUGH and I joined the gym again. LAWD HAVE MERCY lemmi tell ya!! For starters I'd go laaaaaaaaaaaate at night so no one I knew would see me and I could barely do 5min on the elliptical without dying. But I stuck with it and I would push myself to do 20min on the elliptical, treadmill (walking) & bike. As the journey progressed how & when I worked out & how long I trained all changed based on what I was trying to do. I will say however on average I spend (even now) 1-1.5hr working out and sometimes that's broken into 2 sessions: 1) Cardio & 2) Lifting, I also have days where I just do 30-45min cardio and that's it. Now when I'm prepping for a show that obviously increases because again I'm going for a different goal. </b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">Did you ever drink alcohol? If so, when did you stop? <b><span style="color: purple;">WHEWWWWWWWWW LAWD LEMMI TELL YA. . . .Did I drink?!?! Prior to getting preggers I was a drinker and I partied and hung out on the regular and drank alcohol every time my foot stepped out the door. Currently NO I DO NOT DRINK AT ALL!! I stopped drinking for about 5yrs and when I started again it put several pounds back on me and I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED!! IF I drink anything now it is a sip for a celebration because I have NO tolerance and LC ain't trying to hear me getting twisted. Now I will say this . . .DRINKING WAS A BIG part of my weight gain and a lot of peoples weight gain if you ask me. Alcohol slows your metabolism down for a substantial amount of time. The reason why I say "substantial" amount of time and not a definite number is because folks debate about it all the time, but I would say for sure somewhere between 24-48hrs you could expect slower metabolism after what I will call moderately heavy drinking (by that I mean more then 1 or 2 glasses of wine. . . I'm talking bout GETTING YO DRINK ON!! Which let's be honest MOST folks do because its easy to put back 2, 3 or 4 beer, wine & mixed drinks in a night out with friends and depending on what you're drinking and your tolerance feel no effects of it. </span></b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">How much weight did you drop per month?<b style="color: purple;"> I honestly have NO IDEA!! I am sooooo sorry about this one. I kept up with it to some degree and I have it documented somewhere but since my move from Charlotte to Connecticut I have organized myself into confusion so I gotta dig it up for you and I promise I will!!</b></span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: purple;"><span style="color: black;">I heard you had a baby? Is this True? How old is your baby? </span><b> </b></span><b style="color: purple;">YESSSSSSSSSSS I HAVE A BABY!! But let her tell it she's NO baby anymore, but as ya'll know she will Always & Forever be my BABY!! My daughter is 6yrs old and a total Joy & Blessing </b></li>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hopefully I've answered all your questions to the BEST of my ABILITY!! I apologize for the length but I have a tendency to be long winded & to tell the WHOLE STORY LOLOL!! If you have any additional questions to go along with my answers to the ones you asked above please feel free to comment and I will do my best to answer those too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Again Thank You All SOOOOOOOOO MUCH for liking my fanpage and following me on the blog. I greatly appreciate it and I hope you enjoy all I that I have to offer and TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE A CHANGE!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As always wishing ya'll much success & blessings in your endeavors . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Love KQ~</div><br />
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</div>KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-60282655437255724112011-05-05T12:29:00.000-04:002011-05-05T12:29:08.613-04:00Work, Fitness, Family & Life Balancing Act . . .For starters let me begin by saying OHHHHHHHHHHHHH HOW I FEEL BLESSED!! What is currently in motion now is what I have prayed & worked for over many many years!!! The Lord has been good to me and I Thank Him for it EVERYDAY!! I am a VERY humble person and right now it's just unbelievable to me the impact I'm having on people I don't even know. It's such a blessing & a wonderful thing it just brings me to tears at the mere thought. . . also I'd like to Thank All of ya'll for listening to my crazy ramblings on the <a href="http://baisdenlive.com/podcenter.cfm?itemCategory=39401&siteid=409&priorId=0&banner=s">Michael Baisden Show</a>!! For all ya'll who know me ya'll know I am completely off the chains and Free until I'm Fool sometimes. When it comes to this journey I am an open book and I have no problem letting my guard down and revealing it ALL to ya'll. . . . so with that being said lemmi get off my emotional soapbox and get to the reason for the topic of this blog.<br />
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As most of ya'll know Fitness isn't my bread & butter (yet), I have a full-time job that I'm still working in conjunction with my Personal Training aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Competition Prep. YEAHHHHHHHHHH I know it sounds like a lot and honestly it is because to add to that I have a family to take care off too :) Well over these last few days I have totally become overwhelmed and realized I need to immediately enact a Work, Fitness, Family & Life Balancing Act to ensure 1) no one or nothing gets neglected 2) I don't go crazy in the process 3) my family nor ya'll throw me to the wolves for not being able to provide you everything you need & require from me. Remember on the <a href="http://www.michaelbaisden.com/">Baisden Show</a> I said . . . Self First NOT Selfish!!! By that I mean. . .you HAVE to take care of yourself first (mentally, physically, spiritually, etc) in order to be able to take care of anyone or anything else!! If you don't everything will fall apart including YOU and we just can't have that now can we!! Sooooooooo today while I was in spin class I started thinking to myself its time it's time to enact a PLAN and stick to it!!<br />
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Well here's the PLAN. . . Thankfully my job offers a program where you can take extra vacation time and I decided it would be beneficial for me to participate in this program. And I actually decided this waaaaaaaay before things started rolling like they are now so ya'll know I'm glad I made that choice :) Starting in June I'll be working an abbreviated weekly work schedule which will allow me to 1) spend more time with my family - AKA my pumpkin Kyndal & LC during the Summer 2) devote more time to building my personal training business & building my fitness/spokes model career 3) log tooooooooons of man hours being an Ambassador for Weightloss and helping each & every one of you in any facet that I can when it comes to reaching whatever goals you may have regarding your health & fitness!!<br />
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I am TRULY one of those people who tries to do it all and I recognize that in myself. And anything that I do or put my mind to I do it to the fullest (as you can see by the tremendous weight loss I experienced). Now knowing and understanding these things I also know & understand I have to balance them all to be sure they are all completed successfully. Another thing you'll hear me say a lot and you'll prolly get sick of it but Oh To The Well . . . If you Fail to Plan then Plan to Fail and I ain't Planning on no Failure anytime soon, so here's my schedule . .<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Monday, Wednesday & Friday:</span></b><br />
Work on anything related to Fitness <br />
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<li>Working on things for the Fanpage, Blog, Website, etc - which will include but not limited to: workout & cooking videos, workout plans, nutrition plans, video taped question & answer sessions, my story or what I'm currently going thru (along with featuring the story of others) and anything else ya'll want insight on</li>
<li>Basically HELP as many people and do as much that I can related to Health & Fitness in 1 day</li>
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WORK FULLTIME JOB!!! Limited access to Fanpage, Blog, etc so I can focus on keeping my bread & butter until the Lord sees fit for me to move onto Bigger & Better things<br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday</span></b>:<br />
I will dedicate a few hours in the early AM to do all the things related to Health & Fitness that I did on Mon, Wed & Friday then it's off to be with the Fam!!<br />
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TOTALLY A ME & MY FAMILY DAY!!! Very little interaction on Facebook or my blog outside of reading and catching up on what I need to do on Monday.<br />
I hope in setting up this schedule I'm not neglecting ya'll or anything I'm just going to hafta do it this way to ensure everything continues to run like a well oiled machine!! Soooooooo come tomorrow its ON & POPPIN. . . . so ya'll better hold on to the seat of your pants cause I'm hitting the ground running EARLY tomorrow!!<br />
As always Much Love & Success to all of ya'll<br />
KQ~KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-14579799465005521062011-04-29T11:26:00.000-04:002011-04-29T11:26:57.501-04:00Ready, Set, Gooooooooo!!!That's right . . . Tomorrow is the BIG DAY again!!<br />
Now just a little history . . . last year this time I was competing in my very 1st show and it was this exact same one which is why I HAD to compete in it again this year. Last year however I was in the fitness model category which was fine but now I'm where I belong which is FIGURE baby!!!<br />
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And just to recap last year as always I wanted to win but my main goal was Top 10 and I achieved that by placing 8th. I was happy with that and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I learned a lot, I met a lot of great people and the fire was lit in my belly!! I honestly don't normally talk weight or anything like that except the fact of the total weight I've lost in this journey but I will share that I went into this show between 153-155ish which was AIIIIIIIIIIIGHT but NOT acceptable on any level if I was really trying to make my mark. <br />
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For the show that just passed on the 16th I was the Leanest & Meanest I've ever been and walked on stage at an AWESOMELY SMOKING 143-145lbs. I felt GREAT, I looked GREAT & the outcome was GREAT!! Ya'll know as always I wanted to win but Top 5 was the plan and again I had another SUCCESSFUL mission and placed 5th. I still have lots to learn and was given great advice from my trainer who has been a complete God Send!! I have listened to him 100% and stuck to the plan and have been more then PLEASED with the results. So I know if I keep sticking with him and doing as I'm told I will continue to see the results on and off the stage that I desire. <br />
With that being said lets talk about this show and were I'm coming in at . . . HOLD YOUR HATS FOR THIS ONE . . . As of this AM I weighed in at<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">140 lbs</span></b></div>WHAT?!?! WHAT?!?! Ya'll betta act like you know!! Who would've ever thought?!?! NOT ME!! I made myself several promises when I started this journey almost 6yrs ago that I wanted a better body then I had when I was a teenager and NOW I HAVE IT and I WORKED FOR IT!! I'm just so overcome with emotions I can't even begin to explain it to ya'll. There are times when I think back I can just cry for the sake of crying because I was DELIVERED from being overweight!! Heck even when I thought I was "right" I was "wrong" LOLOL! I so hate the word I'm about to use but it's all so "surreal" to me. I saw this body in my mind but I never thought I'd attain it or better yet I didn't know how or if it was even possible for me to attain it.<br />
So now we approaching another Showtime and like normal I WANNA WIN!! And without a shadow of doubt I believe I have exactly what it takes to make that possible but there's always a goal which is Top 3 this time and I know I'm rocking a Top 3 body. With that being said I'm going to go out there tomorrow and present to them with my physique in the BEST WAY I know how and the cards will fall where they may. Regardless of the outcome I want ya'll to know I'm already a WINNER!!! So with that being said I'm going to wrap this blog up and get ready to get my tan and rest for the remainder of the day. . . As always I LOVE YA'LL & Thank Ya'll from the bottom of my heart for all the support and kind words. I'll keep ya posted on the progress of the day and I'll post links to the site where you can watch it live.<br />
KQKQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-37702984560709607042011-04-27T13:19:00.000-04:002011-04-27T13:19:34.187-04:00I'm NOT the Big Girl they said I was . . .I'm sure MANY of you will be able to relate to what I'm about to say today and why I'm saying it, but. . . <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So why am I saying this and where'd it come from all of a sudden. Well those answers are pretty dern simple, you see what had happened was (LOLOL) . . . This morning LC had to be up at like 4:30am for work (odd for him to have to be the one waking up early instead of me, but it was his turn for a change). So when he got up I turned on the TV and there was some fitness infomercial on (don't get me to lying cause I don't remember which one?!?!). While I was partially awake and listening to the infomercial this lady says "I'm NOT the Big Girl they always said I was". WOWOWOW!! At that exact moment I woke up (briefly) and listened to her because I could totally relate. To give you a little background history I am the youngest by 9+ years of 2 girls. My older sister was a model and she was the ISH on the runway & in pics (still is. . . she will serve it up on the runway like none other). So obviously she was Tall & Uber Thin & HAWT and as I grew up I was the Bigger one. Now I'm sure my friends and family meant nothing by it but when I would say I wanted a haircut like hers or to wear something or whatever I'd hear . . . "Oh you can't do that because. . .your necks too big, you're too muscular, you're the Bigger one, etc". So hearing that I grew up always thinking I was the Big Girl and that was that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Needless to say I was in shape through high school and college for the most part but still I was BIGGER. Bigger then my mom, my sister, my friends heck everyone except for the few chicks who were taller than me and even they were slender in comparison to me. But hey it was no biggie I accepted it and kept it moving. As I got older I was that "Thick Chick", "Dragging a Wagon", "Big Seat" and all other names folks could think of to describe me and again I accepted it because that's who I was Right?!?!? Well once I hit 245lbs I felt for sure everyone was right but I was so uncomfortable & UNHAPPY. . . so were they Right about me or not?!?!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">NO THEY WERE WRONG</span>. . . I wasn't that person and I quickly found it out as I started my weight loss journey! As I began to shed the weight I started seeing The REAL Me then I really became confused because now the person whom I thought I was, whom I had been told I was, whom I'd even seen in the mirror previously was NOT real!! This was the REAL me. . .long, lean, fit, fabulous & FIERCE! Despite recognizing this new person and trying my best to enjoy her I still DIDN'T ACCEPT IT!! I still saw myself with my FAT mind. I shopped (and still shop) with my Fat mind, I look down at my legs or my body and my FAT mind tells me it's something different then I really know it is. I am HONESTLY admitting that only RECENTLY, and when I say recently I mean in the last few days after looking at pics of myself from the show, do I TRULY see myself as that LONG, LEAN, FIT, FABULOUS & FIERCE chick who's been living inside of me for 34 years. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">All of this is to say . . . PLEASE BE COGNIZANT of what you're saying to people because after hearing something about yourself for so long you start to believe it and make it true!! Because I know how this feels first hand I am very aware of what I say to my daughter and how I praise her continuously. I let her know that she's Gawgeous, Smart, Funny, Perfectly Built and anything else I can think of to keep her from having delusional ideals of who she REALLY is!! This is a painful struggle and I know I make light of it and joke around on a continuous basis but that doesn't mean this situation doesn't TORMENT sometimes. And that is one of the main reasons why I blog and talk to you all about it because it allows me to release myself of this emotional baggage that has plagued me so I can move one & GROW as a person and hopefully help someone else either overcome the same thing or keep them from going thru the same thing. So on that note I will bid you farewell and get back to work and say as always I Love's Ya'll and I'll talk to ya soon!!</div><div style="text-align: left;">KQ</div>KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-9649067895810494222011-04-25T21:41:00.000-04:002011-04-25T21:41:36.482-04:00I've got Triple D's!!!. . . . Ummmmmmmmm don't get excited because I'm not talking about the show or "The Girlz" LOL!!<br />
But don't get me wrong though I ABSOLUTELY LOVE <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/index.html">Diners, Drive-ins & Dives aka Triple D</a> and I'd LOVE some "Girlz" hehehe, but that's not what we're talking about today!! <br />
Today's Triple D's are . . .<br />
<div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>DETERMINATION, DRIVE & DISCIPLINE</b></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">This has been a very long & ongoing journey for me and I could've never been or will never be successful without these VERY important and basic Triple D's!! Now let's take these 3 D's and break'em down based on their definitions and see where I fit in and think about where you fit into those definitions too. . </div><br />
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<b style="color: #6aa84f;">DETERMINATION </b>can be defined as . . . <br />
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<li style="color: purple;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Firmness of purpose; resolutness</span> </b><span style="color: black;">- Well I don't think there's any question that I have a Firmness of purpose & a resolutness in the direction of which I plan to go</span>! <span style="color: black;">About 6yrs ago I decided what it was that I wanted to do in terms of my health & wellness and also in the fitness industry. And I have been working diligently towards that goal/purpose since then! Just because I had a purpose in mind it did not in any way, shape or form come together over night!! It's taken continued focus and work to just get on the road to where I belong cause I have YET to achieve the BIG goal but we're headed in the right direction. . . </span> </li>
<li><b style="color: #38761d;">The process of establishing something exactly, typically by calculation or research</b> - OHHHHHH the words calculation & research are 2 that those around me will tell you I've done and still do extensively!! I'm online daily researching the industry, workouts, EATS and anything else I can think of in relation to my goals & this journey. I feel like KNOWLEDGE is KEY so I'm going to flood myself with as much of it that my lil brain can hold then I'll put the rest on layaway for later so I can squeeze it all in, hehehe!!</li>
<li><b style="color: #38761d;">A tendency to move in a fixed direction</b> - I mean c'mon seriously . . . ya'll know this is me ALL DAY/EVERYDAY!! I am NOT wavering from the direction in whence I want to go for ANYTHING!! Now that doesn't mean my personal or professional life outside of fitness has to suffer cause it doesn't. Even though the direction I'm moving in will ULTIMATELY benefit my family and my life I can't let my determination to get there invade or interrupt their lives any more then it has to because that just wouldn't be fair. They want this for me BUT this isn't their Dream its MINE so I have to remember that daily </li>
</ol><b style="color: #6aa84f;">DRIVE </b>can be defined as. . .<br />
<ol><li> <b style="color: #6aa84f;">A strong organized effort to accomplish a purpose</b> - Listen I suffer from the BIG "O" when I'm not running on zero energy. The BIG "O" is ORGANIZATION and I'm all about it and I feel like you can't be successful without some sort of organization. Because how can you get there (wherever there is) IF you haven't organized & devised a plan to make it happen. Like I always say . . . If you FAIL to PLAN then you PLAN to FAIL!! I may let some other things around me fall to the waist side when I start running on empty but I'm gonna tell you what won't fall to the waist side and that's my planning & preparation for my workouts & Eats!! </li>
<li><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Energy, push, or aggressiveness</b> - These 3 words are what you see in the dictionary next to Kenisha :) If I am nothing I am FOR SURE 100% ENERGETIC & AGGRESSIVE when it comes to accomplishing goals and achieving whatever I set my mind to!! </li>
</ol><b style="color: #6aa84f;">DISCIPLINE </b>(Self-Discipline) can be defined as. . .<br />
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<li><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Training that one gives oneself to accomplish a certain task or to adopt a particular pattern of behavior, even if one would rather be doing something else</b> - OH MY LAWD!! If I'm not disciplined then I dunno who is?!?! If there is any 1 thing about this journey that's hard its sometimes the DISCIPLINE when it comes to the EATS!! I truthfully don't suffer from cravings anymore which is a huge accomplishment in itself. Don't get me wrong I want to EAT things that aren't currently on my meal plan BUT they're honestly not bad things at all and are pretty much considered healthy & borderline clean. Or I have desires to eat more of things I'm allowed to have just not in the quantities that I desire like my sweet potatoes :) But what's the hardest is disciplining myself to eat some of the stuff that I'm not accustomed to or honestly don't like. Funny thing about that is after training (forcing LOL) myself to eat these things they slowly became some of my favorites . . .like oatmeal & asparagus. However I can tell you one thing that I will NEVER EVER enjoy (at least in the fashion that I have to eat it) is Cream of Rice. In the name of Sweet Baby Jesus!! Now if it doesn't take DISCIPLINE & borderline INSANITY for me to eat that stuff I wouldn't be able to choke it down. BUT. . . I buckle down and I discipline myself to do it for the few meals because I know what I want to accomplish and unfortunately this God forsaken nasty stuff will get me there!</li>
</ol>Now that you've had a chance to read about my Triple D's and their definitions and how I feel like they apply to me, I now want you to evaluate yourself & your goals (whatever they may be) against these Triple D's and see if you measuring up!!<br />
ANYTHING WORTH HAVING IS WORTH WORKING FOR and you should always remember that!! So you may have to make some sacrifices by burning the midnight oil then waking up again the next morning before the chickens. You may have to deny yourself what you "think" are needs (pleasures) when instead they're just wants (desires) that one can live without until the ultimate goal is reached. So whatever your goal maybe are you putting forth your BEST & BIGGEST Triple D's cause I know I am!! As always Love Ya'll and much success in EVERY endeavor you set your mind to!!<br />
KQ <br />
<ol></ol>KQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-82778212588314280622011-04-23T17:03:00.000-04:002011-04-23T17:03:52.167-04:007 days and counting . . . AGAIN!!This past week was FULL of FUN & EXCITEMENT!!<br />
As you already know last week ended with a WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE at the <a href="http://wbffshows.com/">WBFF</a> <a href="http://fitnessatlantic.com/">Fitness Atlantic</a> show where I placed 5th in my 1st Figure Tall competition!! I want to honestly say I couldn't have asked for anything more because come from whence I came and actually being up there and BELONGING was the GREATEST reward ever, getting the medal was just the Icing on the Cake!!<br />
Now we're prepping for Show #2 <a href="http://www.fitnessuniverse.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=60">Fitness Universe New England Championship</a> at the Mohegan Sun. This was my very 1st show ever last year and it too was a GREAT experience. BTW (by the way) if you'd like to share in the experience with me you can watch LIVE & FOR FREE by clicking <a href="http://fitnessuniverse.videodownloadcenter.com/">here</a> on Saturday, April 30th. It'll also be broadcast on <a href="http://espn.go.com/espn3/">ESPN3</a> starting @ 12pm.<br />
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</tbody></table>So anyway back to last week . . . my mom finally got a chance to come visit me in Connecticut and she had a GREAT time!! Kyndal & I took her this place & that place, we did paint your own pottery , shopped for things for the house (more specifically Kyndal's room), we went to NYC for the day (which was crazy hectic due to the holiday) and then I took her to Rhode Island. Needless to say we all had a FULL WEEK!! I've been rather tired because I was getting up really early in the AM and working out, then coming home and prepping breakfast for everyone then hitting the streets for the day then back home every night for dinner and another workout if I needed it. I was literally passing out wherever my butt landed LOL. My mom "partially" understands what I'm doing and why I'm doing it but I didn't want to take away fun time with her & Kyndal for my own selfish need to prepare for this next show so I just had to do what I had to do. Now that doesn't mean I wasn't still working hard and trying to stay disciplined because I was and lemmi tell you it was HARD!! As ya'll already know my mom is the Designer & Builder of The House that Snacks Made as you can see from the picture below. This is just a snapshot from her house on one of my visits home. She wholeheartedly believes in Buy1Get1Free!! LOL<br />
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With that being said she came loaded down with SNACKS for her trip. I mean but it was smart because that way she didn't have to buy anything on the train. OHHHHHHHHH YEAH. . .did I fail to mention she rode the train here. LAWD JESUS HELP HER LOLOL!! I thought driving the 12+ hours from SC/NC to CT was a killer, well lemmi tell ya that train ride was like 17hrs. But Oh Well. . .that's what she wanted to do and I accommodated her wish but I did explain to her next trip she's flying cause I don't have time for the complaining that went on for 2 days after she arrived about how tired she was from the ride.<br />
Buuuuuuuuuuuuut back to the subject at hand . . . 7 days till SHOWTIME . . . AGAIN!! I have been worried all week that my visit with my trainer was going to yield poor results but needless to say True to Form my worrying was WASTED ENERGY!! My weight was down, my BF% (body fat percentage) and my body was looking better this time going into show prep week then last time. I'm NOT sure how that's possible but I won't look a gift horse in the mouth. So I got my PLAN from the Best Trainer/Coach ever (aka <a href="http://www.kevintopka.com/">Kevin Topka</a>) and he gave me very positive and constructive criticism from last weeks show. He showed me little things that I did wrong and things I did right and things we're going to work on for the June show in Boston, MA to ensure contention for PRO STATUS!! Thankfully I've done the hard part which was drop the weight. HECK I had no idea I had that much to drop or that I would look so different but I'm glad I did it and I LOVE how I look and I'm ready to bring it together and get that much deserved PRO CARD!!<br />
I gotta make this one a quick one because 1) I'm unfortunately not feeling super witty today because I have a slight headache due to my contacts bothering me earlier this week so I've been back and forth between wearing nothing & wearing my glasses. And 2) I hafta prepare for LC's return from Spain tomorrow so that mean's cooking him his favorite meals and grocery shopping for the "basics" that he likes to have at the house that were so kindly eaten up by his buddy Kyndal & my mom. As always I LOVE YA'LL & THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART for all the kind words of encouragement and congratulations that I received. They meant the world to me and I will NEVER forget it and I'm going to go out there again next week and do it for ya'll again!!<br />
KQKQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12631114385293627533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9142919088475024583.post-14922321286409024972011-04-19T23:09:00.001-04:002011-04-19T23:22:14.502-04:00**UPDATE** A lil late but . . .WHAT AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE!!!Hey Ya'll I know I'm a lil late with this post and I intended to do it Sunday but I was BEAT, then wanted to do it yesterday but my mom's here visiting and we spent all day out and about shopping for Ms Kyndal's Big Girl Room. So here we are I'm finally getting a minute to myself to write this blog . . .<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Saturday was ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQK04KRutPELnhgHMC4BTbEaSkKTBGlxYWxV0yvXPoLs0mJHgB6fqvKflkeZadYcMLtB5uRYtM0dMr2P37EbM1uYdtlz2jnH-cRndZliqVDzCv_9lsU2NMprdbwNTmRoWOSL3qgR20hHh/s1600/right+side+pose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQK04KRutPELnhgHMC4BTbEaSkKTBGlxYWxV0yvXPoLs0mJHgB6fqvKflkeZadYcMLtB5uRYtM0dMr2P37EbM1uYdtlz2jnH-cRndZliqVDzCv_9lsU2NMprdbwNTmRoWOSL3qgR20hHh/s320/right+side+pose.jpg" width="107" /></a></div><br />
I started the day off on a high because I couldn't even sleep until time for my alarm to go off LOL!! I was up @ 530am and decided to start working on my hair and makeup which turned out FLAWLESS!! Now ya'll who really know me know I've never been a huge makeup wearer but I'm getting much better. But let me tell you some foolishness that happened while I was getting ready. . . So I brought my chair from my bedroom into the bathroom so I can sit and give my legs a rest and I got up to look closely in the mirror and didn't realize I pushed the chair back. Wellllllllllllllll need I say more?!?! I went to sit back down and BAM, I fell and hit my bootay on that hard a$$ tiled bathroom floor. OUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! I knew at the time that in the days to come this was going to come back to bite me in the ARSE literally and it has!!! My tailbone is KILLING ME, but I'm just putting it outta my mind and moving on.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Now about the actual SHOW. . . it was THE BEST EXPERIENCE EVER!!!<br />
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There weren't any sour notes to mention for the show weekend, the only SAD thing was LC couldn't attend because he had to travel to Spain for work (which is much more important) so I've really gotta bring it next weekend so he can see me win!! He is SOOOOOOOOOO SUPPORTIVE and pushes me all the time even though I drive him nuts sometimes LOL!! So now its onto Show #2 as I mentioned a lil while ago and I just have 11 more days left. I'm mentally & physically ready but I will confess I'm a little WORN OUT!! Thankfully I'm on vacation from both my full-time and part-time jobs so I can focus on my family & myself as I get ready for Round 2.<br />
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Love ya'll & talk to ya tomorrow cause a girl is TIRED!!<br />
KQ<br />
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uhhhhhhhhh ohhhhhhhhhhhhh . . . I need to UPDATE this blog because how could I talk about the day without mentioning a new fitness friend Fleur De Kine. She and I were privileged enough to meet during WBFF posing workshops that were held leading up to the show and she is a TRIP!! She also kept me calm & LAUGHING the entire time and as you see from the picture we were hamming it up for sure. She is an AWESOME competitor and has a GREAT spirit!! I really enjoyed getting to know her more & spending the day with her. I'm sure they'll be many more shows and events for us to hang at and have fun like we did this time!! Wishing her MUCH success with the remainder of her competition season cause she's going to do GREAT things!!<br />
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