Never Miss a Monday Pt. 1 — Beauty is a Beast

So, I'm trying to do this whole weight loss journey thing once again. I think I'm at attempt 37,645... but who's counting right? I've never had this much trouble in my life getting back into shape. A lot of it has to do with me having PCOS, as well as straight up being lazy and unfocused or driven. I mean, I know that I am unhappy and uncomfortable in my current state, but sometimes it's still not enough. You have to mentally be ready, you can do that in two ways... forcing yourself until your mind eventually gives in ( about 3 weeks into a solid routine) or one day it just happens, you are ready, willing and able. Well for me that day has finally arrived and I hope that it continues. I feel like I've turned over a new leaf and I am in this whole process of improving my life in a more positive direction and that includes being comfortable in my own skin. So every week I am going to add 5 songs that I personally have on my work out playlist aptly titled "Get it Tight", a new recipe and a new exercise. Hopefully it will inspire and encourage you to try them out for yourself. If you do, let me know what you think. I'll be posting my thoughts as well.

Shantece G.

Me 5 years ago and what I would like to go back to being.

Music:

David Guetta - Dangerous (Ft. Sam Martin)
Omarion - Post to be (Ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko)
B.O.B - Raybands
Above and Beyond - Sun and Moon (Ft. Richard Bedford)
French Montana - Pop That (Ft. Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne)

Workout:

Try fasted cardio. Basically what I've been doing is waking up in the morning and heading to the gym to do 30 min. of cardio. Now I personally don't like to do the same thing for 30 min straight. What I do is get on the treadmill for 10 min, the bike for 10 min, and the elliptical for the last 10 min. I also increase my speed for a 30 sec. sprint by 8:30 and then cool down at 9:00 min. I don't eat anything before the workout that includes any protein drinks and stuff like that, just plain H2O for me. I've seen a significant reduction in my weight within my first week of trying this and I'm going to see how it pans out in the long run. Last week I was only able to make it to the gym on 3 mornings so I am going to attempt this again for 5 days this week.

Recipe:

http://sugarapron.com/2015/04/28/avocado-salad-with-tomato-cucumber-mozzarella/#more-906

This is a link to a delicious looking Avocado salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and mozzarella! If you're vegan then maybe replace the mozzarella with a vegan cheese of your choosing. I honestly love salads and especially all of these ingredients so I think I'm definitely going to enjoy this one!