I have a dream

That my hard work is going to pay off. That I will be not only lean and muscular, but strong physically and mentally. I have come a log way in the past 4 months. When I first started, I could barely lift the bar. Now I'm squatting 225 lbs, lunging, and doing jerks with the bar easy peasy! All you have to do is believe in yourself and the rest will follow. Never give up on your dreams because you can make those a reality. Hard work. Dedication. Focus. GET IT!!! YOU GOT THIS!!! 

Have a great week lovelies!!!

Xoxo - Ramey❤️

Just to make sure

So there's been some things going on or really haven't been going on physically that I'm having to go get checked. I'm not really losing weight at the rate I should be. Instead of 1 pound a month I'm averaging at about 1/2 a pound a month. With that being said, I've become a little discouraged and a little unmotivated in the past couple of weeks. Tonite was the first nite I've had a decent workout.  Hopefully things will get figured out and settled soon. 

I hope everyone has been having a great week!

Xoxo - Ramey❤️

Trial by error

Its super frustrating when you're not losing the deep fat as fast as you're supposed to be. Even though I'm eating every 3 hours, I'm missing something in my diet. My body thinks it's starving. From what? I don't know yet. I'm just going to have to try different things and see. 

I get enough fruits, vegetables, protein, and complex carbs. I do know that I need a slow burning carb in the morning and a slow burning protein in the evening while I sleep. My bf would prefer that I get up in the middle of the nite and eat, but this girl is a BEAR without her sleep! Lol

Everything from this point on is going to be a trial run. Add 1 thing. If that doesn't work, take that away and add something different. 

The 1 cardinal rule I forgot

Always take a day off. No matter what!

I hit the gym as usual today.  And this morning, I swam a few laps in the backyard. I usually don't do cardio on leg days because it takes sooooo much out of me. 2 to 3 hours on legs is excruciating, but I always get it done. Well, except today. Today my body said nope. Not gonna do it. I then realized I had worked out an entire week, twice a day on most days, without taking a break. Oh me oh my. No wonder my body wasn't having it. I felt like I was going to puke. I felt like my body was going into shock. And it was! I got home and was shaking so bad, I could barely stand to wait for my food to be done. So please remember, take that break. Let your body repair itself. It's the only one you get and you can't keep beating it up. Chill out!!! 

Nitey nite folks!!!

Xoxo - Ramey❤

Did that really just happen?!

Today's post has nothing to do with fitness. Today's post has to do with spirituality. Faith. Miracles. Love. Goodness. God. 

When my bf and I started dating, he was going to a church in Frisco. So that him and I, could spend more time together, I decided to go with him. A few weeks later, we decided that we needed to find a church for the both of us. One that we could call home. We started going to one that his friend had been going to, City Church in Plano.  After the first service we attended, we mutually agreed that we were in. We've been consistent and present every Sunday. Some Sundays we're later than others, but we never manage to miss a day. 

Fast forward a month or so...

Word gets around church that Timothy is a hairdresser. Pastor Wendy wants to get her hair done by him. The only problem is, is that not too long ago, he lost his tools to do natural hair. Not just some. Not just a few. Everything. So Timothy told her that he is touched, but couldn't do it until he had his tools again. She understood. 

Fast forward to today...

Another Sunday (so we thought). We get to church. Sit through and enjoy service as always. Most of the time, we leave early because he has to go to work. Today was one of those days. We both get up, start walking and *BOOM*, Pastor Ray, which is Pastor Wendy's husband, calls Tim's name. I'm like, doh! Busted!  They call us down front and start talking about how we've been in their thoughts and prayers for the past few weeks and went through the whole story of how Tim lost all his tools, etc. Then the unthinkable happened. They asked the congregation to donate what they could, if they chose to, to help him, us to get what he needed to do his job. And then... Both pastors, the whole congregation prayed over us. It was so overwhelming and uplifting. I lost it. All emotions just flowed. And then Pastor Wendy grabbed me, held me and prayed over me. It was such a great, overwhelming feeling. I have never experienced anything like that. In my life. Ever. One person who manages the church website even offered to build Tim a website with online booking and services for free for a year! What the what?! He and I were just talking about finding an online booking site for him to use. Today was absolutely amazing. I seriously cannot put into words how grateful and blessed we are to have a church that we can call home and to have people in that church that we can call a family. 

I'm wishing everyone a blessed day!!! 

Xoxo - Ramey❤

Change is good

So sitting here thinking about training and eating for competition, there's a lot of things I'm going to have to change. Of course food plays a big part in your body and how it reacts to everyday things. For me, having the DNA to be a fatty fat fat, I have to cut out all my fats. That even means the good fats like avocados and egg yolks and dairy and peanut butter (my sweet nectar to help control my cravings). My body just naturally likes fat(s) and absorbs them like nobody's business. The dairy thing doesn't really bother me that much because I'm not a big fan anyway. The hard part is going to be trying to find a complex carb to take in in the mornings. I have an allergy with grains/wheat/gluten/etc. Kind of stinks, but I know I'll find something.

Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend!

Xoxo - Ramey❤

Decisions have been made

I am a power lifter. I am a strong woman and I will be great at what I do. So great that I've decided to do a competition. It will take me 2 years to get where I need to be, but my lifting has improved so much. It's exciting and scary at the same time. Time to get so super focused and serious. Competitions are no joke!

Peace out! 

Xoxo - Ramey❤