Weighing Out

It's official!!! I am addicted to this thing called running and it is something that I cant get off my mind. Believe you me, I didn't plan on falling in love with this habit but it's here to stay I say.

I must share this: It has been a struggle to believe that a brother such as myself could ever get rid of those pesky inches from my waist. I know I know, I have been sharing my journey and that should be enough and you just might be right.

Ok, Ok! I admit it: I love eating healthy and can't wait to share with whomever will listen. One particular item that I am loving these days is Black Rice.

After a great workout on the water I found myself at the market getting fresh fruits, veggies and more BUT that is for another post. I did however find something that is somewhat disturbing.

Soft Drinks/Sodas are OF THE DEVIL!

Listen Up! It is a cold snap in my city and being that I live by the water, I must say, I wasn't ready for the sharp breezes. But best believe, that I am not gonna let it sway me from my daily and weekly workout regimen.

Hello All!

I had be super busy working hard and maintaining a healthy lifestyle but I had to drop a weekly line to our friends here at Weighing Out.

What a lengthy title for the latest post of weighing out but it sums up how I've been living. Best believe I have been super busy with the new job, opportunities and loving my new city but I had to return to the blogging mountain.

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It has been a good minute since I have been on the site due to my new job opportunity BUT I have returned. Now please don't get it twisted, I have NOT fell off with my work out regimen at all. I have continued to hold myself accountable for saving my life and things have been well.

I make sure to continue to purchase those items that help me stay healthy along with following various bloggers, nutritionists and encouragers who help me stay focused. I also still hit the gym daily and being that my office has a state of the art gym, I am WINNING!



Let me say this with all that is within me, "You CAN NOT GIVE IN/GIVE UP" on your health journey. I also want to add that I promise that the pesky heart burn will eventually go away and you can stay away from that certain aisle for aid. Also, don't work out to be skinny but work out to be healthy. I add weights to my daily routine and I myself work out at least 5 days a week due to how it makes me feel.








I have also picked up a new hobby that this brother from the south NEVER thought I would ever take on - Rock Climbing! Yes Yes Yall, it is clearly a fantastic hobby and also aids in keeping you fit and healthy. Not many realize that many locations in your city actually offer rock climbing and although your fingers will be filled with chalk? You body will thank you later.



I have to go now and make sure I get at least 8 hours of sleep which also aids in weight loss, I also have been wearing those KILLER STAIRS OUT!!

Wish Me Luck!!!


Darian

There is nothing like "making groceries" as my grandmother would say or going grocery shopping as we say these days. I absolutley love finding the best veggies, fruits and healthy items to snack on when I find myself desiring the bad stuff.

Listen, I must admit that this eating right thing is not for the wimps. It is serious IF you are serious and can simply save you life. So many people are suffering from life threatening illnesses that can be turned around with a health lifestyle.

I recently banished sneaky sugary items from my food palette and let me tell you, IT WAS THE BEST DECISION I'VE EVER MADE. I know I am screaming with the caps but that change has caused me to feel like I have never felt before. 

How amazing has this process been between me and my weight loss, I am over the moon with excitement. As I have stated before, my journey is one of the most inspiring things that has ever happened to me and I had to share via my blog.

This weight loss jawn has been a battle that has been ongoing for at least three years. I personally believe that I had to change my network of friends simply because NO ONE was eating healthy. Now before you come out of a bag on me, I simply realized that we ALL were overweight and no one was willing to change so, I DID.

I am losing weight, looking good and FINALLY embracing the proper way to live a healthier lifestyle. Daily I wake up looking forward to hitting the treadmill or running along the water BUT there is one thing that recently shocked me.

Man oh Man am I excited and I can not hide it from my blogger friends and family. As I have stated before, this weight loss and healthy living journey has been one for the record books. I have struggle with a healthy lifestyle for quite some time and now I am in my groove since moving to another city.

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As my day comes to a close I MUST blog about how I have come so far in my weight loss journey. My mind began to remember ALL of the things that my body craved and how BAD those things were for me. Now please believe just like any addiction, food addiction is real and serious.

Today I did something that I haven't done in quite awhile - Working out EARLY YES! Oh to see the sun coming up on the water and fresh breezes off the water while I think of my dream home - HOLD UP! I must get myself back on the topic at hand.

As the night lingers on and eventually comes to an end, my love for pizza is on my back tonight like never before. I know, I know - I should know better.

My weight loss journey is forging full steam ahead with my new addiction in a brand new city. When I lived in Louisiana, I would run/walk/jog occasionally in my local parks but never fully took out a strong hill. Well once I hit the state of Tennessee, ALL THAT CHANGED.



Living downtown is amazing with the strong hills and challenging trails along the mighty Mississippi river. My legs and thighs were what one would call in the workout world - A little loose. No one laugh please!! But I digress with the loose legs and move on to how strong they are now. I run daily at least 1 - 2 miles and thankfully I have included the concrete stairs into the mix .



My legs are stronger, my thighs are strengthening and I now mentally count every step I take when working out. Please don't judge me- That's just the nerd in me. I started out doing about 100 steps but now, I try and do at least 300- 350 steps.




I'm healthier, happier and I have lost a few chins If I say so myself. I also love my treadmill and have been to my local tailor for some fancy threads. Now if I could do something about how HUGE my head is now - YIKES!!!

Ahhh the joys and pains of loving the snack aisle at my local supermarket spot. I mean, who doesn't love those Debbie Snack cakes, Lay's potato chips and the ever present kryptonite *spellcheck* sweet - Cupcakes?

Many people will say a man can't be inspired by a strong female in any area of his life. I myself beg to differ being that I know some amazing women making SERIOUS inroads in the world today.

On this crazy yet excited journey of healthy eating/living, I made a conscious decision to try out foods that I wasn't particularly raised on. Now you must understand that I am from the south, yeah THAT south which consisted of such finger licking foods such as: Fried Chicken, greens, neck bones and the like.

                 


Welcome to Weighing Out, a site dedicated to all things healthy, along with lifestyle living for the reader who is determined to live a clean and healthy lifestyle. As many know and have experienced, being healthy is not just about being skinny.  It is a lifestyle choice that can consist of a better diet, healthy hair and skin regimen and much more.