LOVE these days. Basically, Shaun takes you through a series of yoga positions to stretch your body/muscles b/c you’re working your body SO HARD during the week. He also does little pulses of squats and lunges to make sure you’re still getting a workout.

As I stated yesterday, I have officially lost 7 lbs and it’s day 10. Could be more (weighed myself last on day 8…) but I’m not going to weigh myself again for a while. I initially said at day 30 but now, I’m thinking I’d much rather wait until the whole program is over and weigh myself.

10 days doesn’t sound like a lot but to do 10 days in a ROW when most people aren’t getting off their ass twice a week? I’d say that’s nothing minor. No matter how many people clown, I am proud of myself. I have goals. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Insanity! I curse him out (both in my head and out loud) as it’s going on but I am very happy with it all. I feel so at home doing interval training! I think that I may even do another round of it once I’m done…depends on my results. I thought that I would have to get a personal trainer to get this type of training. I know I sound like a sales person right now but it REALLY is a solid program. HA!

Anyway, tomorrow is day 11. Go me!! Sunday is my OFFICIAL day off from Insanity but I think I’m going to go swimming and for a run just to keep me in the mode! Good luck to you guys!

I swear everytime I turn around, somebody has a blog these days. I remember when I started blogging back in 2004, it was mainly for the purpose of having a diary that my then boyfriend couldn’t throw away (as we lived together). I had a lot of shit going on that I had to get off my chest and just felt that blogging would be a ‘private’ way for me to talk about my issues without worrying about his (or many other’s) prying eyes. But then people started finding my blog…and it built a following. Almost convinced me that my life was interesting then. ha!

Just recently, my homegirl hit me up and told me that she’s starting a blog, White Girl Gone Crazy (she’s working on it) and I’m sure it’ll be interesting b/c her Myspace blogs were always the business. But daily, I get emails from folks asking HOW to start an entertainment blog.

What’s funny about me is INITIALLY, I was turned away when I asked questions. This wasn’t necessarily done by Bloggers but I just felt that it was best that Google to learn and then whatever answers I didn’t get there, I would proceed to ask those who had been in the game a while. The funny thing is that there are SOME people who are so afraid of someone possibly being just as successful as them (if not moreso) that they either feed you bullshit or don’t answer you at all. Jealousy and stinginess is such an UGLY thing. I aspire to help people WHEN I CAN but sometimes, it’s the simple shit that folks ask me that kinda makes me wonder how cut out for blogging they are. There is nothing wrong with asking questions but there is something wrong with not taking some initiative. Trust me, no matter how nice anyone is, nobody is going to hold your hand through the entire process unless you’re talking dough.

I’m going to email this guy and ask him if I could post his “How To’s” on my blog and if he gives me the go (with full credit to him, of course), I will post them each day for you guys to read and take in. By the time I read it, I was on the verge of launching Miss Jia but they were still very helpful.

I said all that to say…take some initiative guys and gals. If it’s something you genuinely don’t know or can’t find the answer to, then yea…ask questions. But if you just thought it up in your head and haven’t put any real effort into finding an answer for yourself, then that’s a problem. How long do you think your blog will last if someone else is doing the work FOR you?

…certified.

I don’t think that it’s something to brag about but it is what it is. Although I recognize that this may not be considered an endearing quality to the masses, being a bitch is sometimes necessary. There are people in life who purposely try you just to see how far they can push before you give. And I am starting to believe that there are some people out there who purposely push my buttons just to get cursed the fuck out.

So today, I am going to stop. I’m going to ignore the shit talkers, the backstabbers, the REAL haters (b/c correcting your spelling on a shitty magazine cover doesn’t qualify as hating at all), the liars, the story creators…all that.

The bottom line is…I have things going on. A lot. Just because I choose not to disclose my blessings doesn’t mean that they don’t exist. I am in the process of trying to establish certain relationships with certain people, so the last thing I need is the label of a girl that will go HAM on your ass if you get out of line. Make no mistakes…I still won’t be disrespected. But arguing with these idiots on the internet doesn’t make me any money. Aww, my sexy boo, Lisa Wu said it too…if it doesn’t make me money, I don’t do it.

Some people crave attention and because I find breaking some of these fools down to be quite hilarious, I tend to cave and give it to them. But no more…real talk. I promised someone via email that I would control my tongue and continue pressing on. Tonight, I broke that promise. I was then reminded via message of a dream that I had around the time when I first started my blog and that person reminded me of that dream…a nice reminder to keep doing me, ya know?

So it ends here, bitches. The internet is suppose to be a hobby for me…why waste it on those that are considered minuscule in the grand scheme of things?

j.

I really can’t believe I made it through another day of this. I had to go to Walmart to buy some muscle cream stuff to go on the inner areas of both of my calves b/c those fuckers are a bit sore. I am sweaty, I am STANK and I still have to eat dinner (that’s something I have to get a handle on). I just happened to be on the phone with my homies MsStylistik and MF213 and they were like “Bitch you might as well eat a salad if you’re eating this late. So that’s exactly what I’m having…a small salad with chicken on top and pineapples. WATER!

Oh to those that were curious…when I got on the scale this morning (as SOON as I woke up), I was .5 lb lighter. So that makes 7 lbs in 9 days. I’m NOT going to weigh myself anymore for a while. I’ll at least wait until day 30 before I weigh myself again.

Nonetheless, all is well. But for now, it’s shower time!

Hey if you have Insanity or any workout, feel free to post in the comments area and tell me about your day. I’m all ears….

j.

Another day completed! To be quite honest with you, I really didn’t feel like working out today. I had a headache earlier and had been running around almost all day. By the time I got home, I wanted to take a nap but since I didn’t blog at the Miss Jia blog, I decided to stay up and do at least three posts.

Nonetheless, I posted on Twitter that I went to put on my rings last night and they literally slid off my hand. I assumed that since my PMS came and went that the ‘water weight’ I get during that time was the culprit (for them being tighter). Well after my workout today, I decided to get naked and hop on the scale. It said that I lost 6.5 lbs! I thought…wait, lemme try this again. Got off, got back on…same thing. I couldn’t believe it. That’s a LOT of weight to lose in a week. Honestly, I think that most of it is either water weight OR if it is such a loss, it’s b/c I’m probably not eating as much as I SHOULD in a day. I have been drinking so much damn water that by the time it IS time for me to get my grub on, I am damn near full! But Insanity is a very intense program. Extremely intense. To any of you who played sports during your school years, I’m sure that your coach put you through drills that left you panting for air before you were even midway through. Well, Insanity does the same thing PLUS kicks it up two notches. Shaun T. doesn’t play and I’m excited about tomorrow’s workout.

My goal is to be a size 7. I really don’t give a shit how much weight I lose b/c the # has never been a ‘thing’ for me. I only have a scale in my house NOW because I started some new birth control a while back and wanted to keep track of any weight gain. Thankfully there wasn’t any (but I also stopped b/c I heard about the damn blood clots and heffas dying just to keep the babies away. Not a fair trade if you ask me). Anyway, I’m determined to be a size 7. Anything smaller than that wouldn’t look right on me b/c I have a big head…and fat cheeks that don’t go away no matter how much I work out.

People have been asking me if you could do Insanity if you are not use to working out. Quite frankly, you can do whatever you want to do. I just think that if you aren’t use to some level of activity in your life, you’ll probably injure yourself on this program. Shaun T. emphasizes speed and agility with these work outs. You have to do a LOT of quick movements and again, if you’re not USE to working out, you will fuck something up…thus meaning you’d have to quit anyway. If you’re looking for something to do UNTIL you get use to working out, I suggest Slim in 6. I will warn you…Debbie Siebers is boring as hell. I literally want to slap her ass with a bag of “personality” and a side of “damn-be-charismatic-please” but…the workout works. Now, I did that before and made it through the whole 6 weeks. I didn’t weigh myself at the time but I do remember that overall, I lost like 20 inches. Not bad. Anyway I recommend trying that before shelling out a whopping $160 for Insanity. It’d be shitty to get it and not be able to use it to the best of your ability. But again, it’s up to you!

Day 9 tomorrow and I can’t wait to go INSANE!!

Done.

I did Slim in 6 this morning…and Insanity just now. I swear, I’m be a beast when it’s over.

@Stephony! Don’t do Insanity more than once a day. TRUST ME, you will burn yourself out!

Finished.

Tomorrow is suppose to be my day off (b/c I started on Tuesday) BUT I’m gonna just start with week 2 tomorrow so that THIS coming Sunday can be my day off. Goodness…does it get any easier? I hope so!

I had a SERIOUS adrenaline rush during today’s workout (Hmm…I wonder why?). Tomorrow is day 7 of INSANITY!

@Stephony: I see in another comment that you got the DVD set? I swear Beach Body needs to pay a bitch b/c I have had about 7 people get the set!! That’s a GRAND for them! Pssh LMAO Nah but let me know how it goes for you and remember…..

This workout is probably going to be my 2nd favorite b/c Shaun T. takes you through a series of about 5 routines (yes, back to back) and he really works you out. It’s really hard to get through EACH individual exercise without stopping. Even though the folks who are in mad shape on the DVD (and message boards) talk about how they’re not able to get through the whole thing without falling out.

At the end of the DVD, right before the warmup begins, Shaun T. is laid out on the floor and says “This shit is bananas!” They beeped it out, of course but it was still hilarious.

Tomorrow is day 6 and back to the plyometric cardio joint. Monday, I WILL start my two a days, without question. Just gotta figure out a definite schedule.

Enjoy your weekend!

…and don’t act like I’m the only one.

So I’m online listening to music to post to the blog and decided to take a mini break to check out profiles on Facebook.

I noticed that a lot of my ‘friends’ have done status updates and one of the guy’s pictures caught my eye.Here is the convo I had with myself.

Me: Dang, he looks like he might be cute!
Me: Don’t even get crunk b/c you know how thumbnail pics are. They’re cute as a thumbnail but when you click on ‘em, it’s another story.
Me: True, let me flip through these pics.
Me: Mmmhmm…
Me: Damn, he skinny as hell. And I bet he got a nice size peen. *flips through more pics*
Me: I swear that is ALL you think about!
Me: Oh wow..but this pic…looks like he doesn’t even like vagina.
Me: *throws glitter*

Don’t judge me…you guys do it too. Goodnight.

Today was a 33 minute workout. And basically what Shaun T. does is take you through a series of stretches but he does a lot of “pulse” work too. You still sweat but it’s just not as…not NEARLY as intense as the other days. Still a good workout. I’m amazed at one of my friends who is also doing the work out. He’s only been on it for 5 days and already notices a change. It’s definitely that intense, I’ll tell you that.

I had to laugh at one part during the video when Shaun T. had us switch sides for the lunges and instead of him doing his normal switch, this mufucka ‘twirled.’ LMAO! I guess that was his way of secretly snapping all the lusting vaginas out there back into reality and reminding them that he is GAY GAY GAY! Peep THIS clip of him and his new Fit Kids workout. Don’t say he’s just acting flimsy b/c it’s children; he’s doing it b/c that’s his element. He’s so gay! *throws glitter*

Day 5 is tomorrow and I’m doing that fairly early in the morning. Tomorrow evening I’m going running with my mom. Lemme know if you’re working out and how it’s going! Back to my darling twit-fam I go!