First off...I'm alive! LoL yesterday my coach encouraged told me to burn 1000 calories doing cardio 0_o. I had never even heard of any such behavior! The craziest part? That was only half the workout! I had to do arms yesterday too! I Thought I'd be dead and gone by now lol but I actually feel pretty accomplished!
It was a little timely though..It took me about an hour and a 40 minutes. I got on the treadmill for 500 calories, got on the bike for 100 and ended up having to get back on the tread because my knee wasn't working out with the bike.
I have to was encouraged (lol) to burn another 1000 again today.
I've befriended Recipes for Gals in Figure and Bodybuilding on Facebook and biweekly they post these nifty little workout charts that I find interesting and thought you'd all enjoy as well!
Forgive the fact that it's unside down :/ just turn your head lol! Because of the competition my restrictions have gotten a bit tighter. I've had to give up cream cheese *long sigh* but it's forced my to explore other options. My coach says I am allowed to have fat-free cottage cheese (which I realized I actually liked last Thursday). I topped it off which a little apricot jam and ooooh man! It was soooo good with my peaches and plums (And yes I got them from the farmer's market)!
One of the classes I am taking this summer is African-American Music. During the next 6 weeks (Well...four now...) we will be cruising through the different eras of music pertaining to the history of African-Americans.
We started with slave songs, spirituals, and code songs and are now moving into ragtime, blues and jazz. In class, we watched this short documentary and I had to share. I feel like knowing OUR history is so important, especially because in most cases it gets swept under the rug. I am so grateful for my experience at an HBCU (historically black college/ university) because unfortunately at PWC (predominately white colleges) I feel like the history of blacks aren't catered to enough...
Even since elementary school I don't feel like we weren't taught the depths of slavery and thus couldn't understand the HUGE impact it has had on us. Before I got to college, my lessons on black history was very general. White people took Africans people who they basically thought we're heathens, stuffed them on a boat, and brought them to America. Slavery was bad. People got hung. KKK. Harriet Tubman.
I was until I finally got to college that I learned in Africa we weren't wild, caveman like "heathens". We were kings and queens. We were the originators of so many things that accredited to other nationalities. It wasn't until I got to college that I saw EXTREMELY graphic pictures and documentaries of the brutalities that enslaved Africans faced. smh...
I say all this to say..do YOUR research. Know YOUR history. Appreciate where we have come. Grow. But most importantly, share...
Please...
***If you are looking for scholarships/ internships I am waiting on you! When I get your request then I will post! Otherwise, I have no clue which to post :( Don't sleep on this free money! Remember all you have to do is reply to this post (or any post for that matter) saying what your major is! THAT'S IT!!!
Sooo I've been trying to come up with a clever name for my new bestie (aka my bike) but I've been terribly unsuccessful =/... Naturally I've been referring to it as Baby (ie Me and Baby went to the farmer's market this morning) lol. It's kinda sticking to me!
An updo I attempted but wasn't sure was a success. This is the result of a painfully lazy twist out gone wrong.
My fancy new lip color I picked up from Walgreens :). It's buy one of my fav cheapy brands, Wet and Wild.
The color is 514A. It's deliciously a rich, vibrant red but must be worn with chap under or gloss on top...
I believe I saw this on heyfranhey's blog not too long ago, but I thought it was pure awesomeness and had to share! Who was it that said fros weren't sexy? 'Cause this girl is killin it!
Yaaaay! Soooo excited! Yes, I got a bike! I have one back at home at my mom's house but it never seemed to make it's way up here. It's HORRIBLE not having a car :( but with gas prices constantly on the rise (and all the issues I see my friends having with their cars) I would rather not have a car right now anyways. At times it can be EXTREMELY inconvenient but I take the bad with the good...
Lucy for me, the city I live in is very eco-friendly. There's literally tree huggers, nature freaks, and health nuts everywhere and go figure..I just so happen to be on of them. Biking seems to be the thing here as well. I'm sure it not only has to do with all the mother earthy people but also the fact that this is a college town.
I've been trying to figure out how to jump on the bandwagon! On Monday we discussed the power of having a strong support circle (in turn, a strong network) the same girl I had lunch with not only hosted the photoshoot I was in, gave me that huge tub of protein powder, AND told me about this new biking club on our campus!
The club is a leadership club that is suppose to encourage more students to be more active. So get this. They provide the bike which means it's free (I was sold right there! Seriously! lol). Then you get to write in a journal (that they provide $free) about your biking trips. THEN, you get paid monthly!?!?!? Where the heck have I been?!
I'm too excited to share my new adventures with you! I'm gonna look so cute riding from the Farmer's Market with all my groceries :) lol
