Chez FitMercy

Monday:  Lift Tuesday:  Cardio Wednesday:  Rest Thursday:  Lift Friday:  Cardio Saturday:  Lift Sunday:  Rest

Gymra is another YouTube channel that is saddled with the uploading of workouts that ranges from Pilates to yoga, total body workouts, upper body, lower body and other circuit training. Judging by the little time, I spent with working out to those videos. I think they are awesome and glowing with sweat was achieved effortlessly. My only reason why their 5 stars maybe reduced to 4 is this funny observation. The workout instructors or actresses as the case maybe keeps smiling even when they are breathless. I don't expect them to squeeze their faces but it is not as easy as it seemed anyways. If they hope to sell their videos to me with that strategy, I am not sure it will work. Checking out fitnessblender, they know when you should be tired even the instructor's voice is stressed at that point. I love those! Check her out!

Hey friends, Physiological issues had not allowed me to be working out as consistent as I would desire, but I have been doing something else i.e. eating healthy. The new style is eating dinner for breakfast and vice versa. I had not only been enjoying it but, * I had been eating light at night * I don't need to be doing so much work after the tiredness of the day * GO likes it a lot * I think I could categorically say my weight dropped from 177.2lbs to 176.6lbs, that is the initial weight at the start of BLC. I am still giving myself some pep talk on how I can still keep this streak alive and working. Healthy eating, I decided to do some Nigerian Pancakes as seen online.

I am sorry to start this way, but just as I was thinking of what topic to write today. I saw my colleagues going for someone's funeral, a young mother of two kids, a banker and somehow she had impacted her society so well, great people in the city knows her and took time out to pay a last respect to her. It made me think right now. All our struggles will actually be over and for those who are still alive, life goes on, the battle continues...

I had always known Fitness Blender as YouTube channel with lots and lots of workouts. I always saw the video as slow and sluggish moves that will not challenge the body the way I always wanted. Can I be permitted to say that I wrongly judged the book by it's cover. In 45 minutes with lots of modifications and rests today, I was panting heavily and of course glowing with sweat. I could not imagine the moves will wind me out that way. What else can I say?

Working with Jessica Smith this morning (40 minutes abs/walk) really showed me how 11 days off could completely take me out of shape. As I said earlier, 11 days of No-Deliberate-Exercise is what I had but I am never a couch potato and I will never be again. I take long walks, stand to walk around every 30 minutes etc.

I broke the intentional exercise rut today. Thank God for the dance that motivated me to do it. I have not done any DVD since 7th of this month, that is 11 days break. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eME4ckLLmaE

Story so far... Today is the day 30 of the 10+ minutes streak. According to the mini book that Chris Downie wrote I am supposed to be on a habit with this streak within the last nine days but alas, it had been my down moment all through. Days 31 to 89 is a test of my ability to stick to this whole stuff, I really hope I will not fail the test. I may not be having deliberate workouts but there is hardly a day I am not on the move but that is not the idea, I am supposed to be on a streak working out daily. I have the power to do with and I will show you I can...

I have been lazying around, my bad. No deliberate workout for some days now but there are what BLC calls IFM [Intentional Fitness Minutes]. I will most def be up on my feet again today.

It's Day 26 of my 10+ minutes streak today. I have have had my ups and down moments through these days. For example I have not worked in like 3 days now and there is no reason other than that I am not feeling it and then of course a rise on the scale, I hate those moments [especially when I have worked so hard] and my subconscious goes on holiday somehow. Right now I just have to move on, yes move on... That is what life gives, we gat to move on and face other matters. An adage says in my culture that "when one falls from a horse, one gets up and mount again". It is not the falling, it is the rising that shows determination and accountability. I always expect this increase in weight but when it becomes overwhelming, then I become passive with my workouts. I have had to change the allergy drugs today and hopefully, this should give me a better result. If it doesn't then I need to see a dermatologist fast. On my wishlist is a need to workout after work today.

Stuff I love : PINTEREST I had been glued to this site today and I was pinning as many ideas and fashion statements as possible. I love great styles and so many ideas were rushing for me to come out grand gradually. It was the surprise of the millennium what the scale said to me today. I am most definitely re-weighing myself tomorrow morning. Today is Water Wednesday and I am sure I have taken enough for the day. GOAL MET!!! You can click the link on my homepage to see my pins on pinterest.

I did my workout for the day tonight. I worked my upper arms and a little in moves for the core. Meanwhile, I think I touched something in my "jiggly bits" as a friend calls it [arm flab] because my arms were terribly shaking during my cool down and stretching sessions. I know that I love to strength train much more than allow my heart to be thumping horribly in my chest with cardio, but there is a dire need for balance too. If weight loss must be achieved then there is need for balancing everything. While working out today, I remember a line that says "you cannot outdo a bad diet" this means that you cannot use exercise as an excuse to eat wrongly either. Talking about food today, I was very conscious of what I was eating and how I was eating it today because of the allergy drug I had been using, the reactions were more in my favour today because there was no case of excess binge. I thank God.

60 minutes this morning  Some awesome time of dancing in church too. So tired right now. Need a nap

I had opportunities to dance today [introduction ceremony and a music concert in church] and I will be counting that as my exercise for the day. It was fun and there will be much more tomorrow God's willing. Nothing like praising the name of the Lord and becoming more healthy in the process of doing that.

HIIT = High Intensity Interval Training I did this workout with Jessica Smith this morning. It was not all sweaty but my heart rate was high and I knew something was going on there. I just read yesterday that if I really want this weight loss so well I must be ready to do the HIIT at least 5 times in week with at least 50 minutes timing. Today I could do only 20 minutes before I felt fainting and tired but I will surely get there soon. One day [If I push on today) soon, this blog will become so popular and become a reference point because I will have lost weight in a healthy way then.

HIIT is my intention for today and I wish to use myself less so that I can do this tonight. I rested on our independence yesterday [not intentional]. I will most definitely resume today. I love my life. What do you do to nagging friendships. It's so hard to tell them they are a nuisance to my life. Ish

This man kicked my butts in the bootcamp training this morning, more that 50 minutes on my toes. I have decided to pardon him because he looks like my dad (deceased) I know soreness is inevitable tomorrow, all things being equal. I was all sweaty but I felt my heart rate was not as much as I desired anyways. I think I need some HIIT before the week runs out. A healthy hair on my head right now. My hairline looks more healthy but not as healthy as I desired so, relaxing may still wait. If I get a new wig this week, then I have a few months to still stretch my relaxed hair. My mood was nearly destroyed this morning but I felt ok later with a little patience. Woohoo

http://www.jessicasmithtv.com/ I did some cardio today and running outside wouldn't have given me this much satisfaction. The 40 minutes jog/walk was with Jessica Smith. It was sweaty and fun. What do I love about this woman? SPACE Yes, the fact that she does her workout on such little space like I have in my home makes me tick. I love her way of manipulating that little space to make a whole of calorie-burning-moves. I decided to download more of her workouts in her YouTube channel. I have subscribed and if anything new comes up today I will be among the first to know. The 40 minutes cardio was not too tiresome, neither was it simple. She created so many alternatives either you want it high or low impact. The fact is that which ever one you decide to go for, you will burning calories. WoooooHoooooo!!!! After this post I will be out get some cornrows done on my head by a hair stylist. I hope this one is not as insane as the rest of of them. I just want it simple, w

I have decided to rest today although I did 15 reps of back extension. I will try to also walk in place right now just to have my 10 mins in. [It is a must to do it] I have been having allergies for sometimes now and a drug was prescribed to me that seems to work for it although there is always a relapse. This is not the bone of contention but the adverse effects of the drugs on me are totally against my weight loss goals.. 1. Eating without gauge 2. No toileting for 2 days 3. Sleeping without caution I have decided to stop this drugs till I can get to the root of the cause of my allergy. I will however get a cream that should work when the scratching starts. I will surely survive it. Today is wash day and I also decided to do without the mayonnaise [it had made the hair brittle and soft to the level of excess breakage in the other washings] I also did not deep condition today.

This sponge cake and a bottle of wine for GO's birthday.  It is also a day of abstinence for me too and I am happy for the strength to carry through today. Thank you Jesus for strength. I worked this morning, working on my legs, hips, and butts. It was awesome and nice to work those muscle groups. [...]