Waazzzzzzzzzzzup Buddy Slimmers!I hope this post reaches each of you in top form emotionally, mentally and physically.

http://pages.teamintraining.org/sac/cow09/ccamacho Here’s my latest update. I am committed to a marathon on October 4, 2009. I am running the 26 miles!!!!!!!!! Can you believe this? I am so determined to meet my personal challenge of endurance and fund raise for a worthy cause.

I started working out with my Team this past Saturday. Lawd, Lawd, Lawd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My PHAT azz hung in there with the others but whew, I am totally in for some grueling exercise sessions. The great news? My running coaches are the bomb and really uplift me and the other Team members. In 20 weeks as a Team we will run and truly take our lives to another hyper level! The rain? That was my sweat pouring off my body in buckets!!!!!! LOL

My Trainer Eric is my lifeline. He encourages me everyday and I workout every part of my body and I see results. His regimen keeps me above the Yellow Line. (Biggest Loser talk. Lol) 

Check this out. I have triceps! Yeah, totally!!!! You can see them and everything. My abs are developing. I see ripples and muscle forming. It’s like a two-pack happening! I’m like oh hell Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!

So count down with me Buddy Slimmers. October 4, 2009 is the BIG DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Trainer: Eric P. 
CoreLogic Cowtown Marathon
Sacramento, CA October 4, 2009
         
   
 

Well, I am continuing on my trek and transformation to truly become a healthier being. I am thankful and very blessed to have a trainer that works with me and inspires me to reach my goals. This week Eric started me on a new plan that includes specific areas of body interests and healthier food choices. What a new challenge. No longer am I feeling “stuck” or “lost” in my quest to become healthier.
Based on Eric’s personalized assessment and recommendations for me, I am now confident that I will reach my goals and be able to run two marathons this coming October.
Now granted my new plan by Eric is not without hard work. I totally sweat, feel a good burn and did I say sweat? LoL

Wow, it’s like a totally new experience having specific regions of my body to strengthen and work on. I feel the impact of my workouts more and I feel more accomplished when I leave the gym.

I still don’t know how much I weigh. Only Eric receives my numbers and I keep my eyes closed on the scale. I am thankful to the staff at 24 that take the time to text the numbers to Eric on a weekly basis. I just don’t want to know. However, I did recently go shopping. In November, 2008 I wore a size 24 pants and it was a tight fit. I went shopping two weeks ago and had to buy a size 14. Yep, I said 14! Yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Becoming healthier has now become a fixation in my life. Not just for me but for my whole family particularly my children. If I can represent and show them the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle then I know I am impacting generations to come in the future.

My trainer Eric.

Hi Buddie’s.

Hope this posting reaches each of you in high spirits. For myself, I am doing amazingly well. My transformation is on the right track and my determination is on the high number of the Richter Scale.

I have decided to run a marathon. Yep, I’ve lost my raggedy mind and “I’m Lovin It”. What better goal to work towards; and be running for a great cause and reaping the awesome health benefits. http://www.teamintraining.org/

So my Trainer Eric,   is creating my new ‘fitness plan’ to ensure that I will be in optimum fitness when I run in the October 2009,  Marathon in Sacramento, CA and San Francisco, CA.

My exercise is dynamic., I train hard. I sweat, I sweat oh and did I say I sweat? LOL 

My food intake is good but I may have to increase it. I find that the more I exercise the LESS hungry I feel and I don’t want to hit a plateau or body jam any time too soon. I’m drinking lot’s of Green Tea, about a liter and a half per day. I’ve reduced my coffee intake to one cup if absolutely needed. I find the Green Tea is doing a massive job of keeping my energy levels on point and cleansing my system at the same time.

I know it’s not always easy. A journey worth going through never is. Hang in there Buddies. Life is gonna throw us some rocks, knives and chaotic energy. I say we increase our protein and our kickboxing skills and fight for our dream and OUR RIGHT to be in good health!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thankful For Living!

Hellllllllllllllo. Yes, I’ve been missing in action but it’s all GOOD. I love BuddySlim. I’ve met and befriended so many awesome Diva’s and Divo’s. I backed away for a minute because of “life challenges”. Let me tell you though, your girl is doing well.I am addicted to my changing and soon to be optimum health. Check out my Before and After in progress photos. You’ll see the changes since we first met each other on here. I exercise EVERYDAY, twice a day at 24 Hour. I sprint up inclines and I power walk and run track at the local college. My eating? Well I make really good choices and use Muscle Milk for a Fat burner and Protein for my developing muscles. I am so in progress of getting a tricep and bicep! LOL It’s not easy but failure is not an option for me.

As many of you may know I’m on Medical Leave for major Neurological stuff. However, post surgery and intense rehabilitation I return to work late next month!!!!!!!!!!! ON MY TERMS. I will return to work faster, in better health and confident as hell that I will continue my Lifestyle Transformation.

Now I’m not doing this on my own. I have help. My girl Trish is a bodybuilder in progress. She’s determined to enter her first competition this summer and I work right along side her. Exercising with someone is totally INSPIRING AND AWESOME. We both are of the mindset that ‘No Whining and No Excuses Accepted.’ So we leave the gym sweaty, funky as hell and TOTALLY HYPED!!!!!!!!!!!

Now Buddy Slimmers, I must confess…………...I have a new man in my life. No to your first thought; I have not left my husband. LMAO! ROTFL!

I have a Male Trainer in my Life. HE  FRIGGIN ROCKS. No matter what he encourages me via text, phone, email, FB and whatever means necessary. He incorporates my vision for myself into a feasible plan. He challenges me and lifts me up every step on the way. I never, ever thought of having a trainer before until I met him. He doesn’t make me work his goals. He makes me work for my goals. He’s like “all about me and my needs” and that’s totally important when you’re on a body and life transformation.

Now get this. I haven’t weighed myself at all. I can’t update the weight tracker because I don’t know my present weight. I’m in the midst of allowing myself to be weighed and the info. being given to my phenomenal trainer without my knowing. I just don’t want to be focused on numbers, you know?

So, I’m back Buddy Slimmers and haven’t stopped living La Vida Loca. I still dance around my house. I love my music and I’m having a deep affair with my Music Player. It’s totally always attached to my ears.

I turned forty this past December and all hell has broken loose in a wonderful and dynamic way. I’m learning to be selfish. I have to.  As a wife and mother, student and professional we tend to forget our core identity; which is “me”. So I don’t allow interference with my transformation and lifestyle change. I love 24 Hour because often once everything is settled in the home, then I’m off to the gym even if it’s at one or two in the morning. Trish and I even do four in the morning at times because it’s the perfect way to jump start our day! It’s all good folks. I’ll come on more frequently. Hanging with Buddy Slimmers is also my way of being selfish (in a good way) and connecting with like minds.

Holla at your girl. I have missed you all!! Oh and I am still completely hooked on The Biggest Loser!

‘E’. A natural Body Builder/Trainer that Really Cares  about the “whole you”.

As an educated woman, I made a choice that I feel comfortable with. I am respectful of McCain and his fierce service to our Country but I was not secure with him or Palin in the White House. Their ideals and proposed changes caused me some worry. Not all Obama/Biden will do or say, will I agree with but I am still pleased with my vote. No celebrity endorsement or skin color dictated my vote. I read each candidates doctrine that outlines their proposed plans for our great Country. Obama and Biden were the best choice after I read the documents more than once over a long period of time. It’s amazing but as a graduate student in Clinical Psychology, so many “case studies” have been revealed with this election. I will have enough research readily available to me to complete a well thought out thesis on the healthy/unhealthy emotions that this election has brought out in people. 
When it’s all said and done, a vast majority of races, cultures and ethnicities voted for the person they believe would bring change to our ailing Country. It wasn’t just a few folks but a sea of million of differents tones of skin and backgrounds that made their voices heard. I cannot believe nor give credit to Oprah or Obama’s skin tone that drove so many millions of Women, Men, Asians, Latino’s, Blacks, Whites, Conservatives, Christians, Independents, Undecided’s, Young, Old, Gays, Lesbians, Straight’s,Single, Married and many other groups to the polls. What happened last night was the grassroots of hardwork of a Nation saying as a People that a new candidate will be chosen.

As I looked at the crowd last night when Obama gave his speech, I saw a mixing bowl of seasons that represented the beautiful cultures and history that make up our great Nation. I saw the greatest collaboration of brillance and hope that comes in various tones, cultures, backgrounds and beliefs.
The blogs I’ve read so far on BuddySlim have been intelligent, soulful, heartwrenching and well spoken by both sides. However it’s time to quiet down and breathe slowly. Many of my Buddy’s are praying folks and that’s what we need to do now. Pray for relief for our Country. Pray for our dynamic brave soldiers, pray for the people losing their homes, pray that terrorists never singe our soil again. Pray for transition.  Pray for Obama and Biden to truly be effective in the White House as a Team.
I, for one come from military family and I will always remain grateful for the freedom I have today as an American. To honorable Mccain and every soldier that has served or is serving our great Nation now. Thank you from my heart. Thank you for my Freedom. Thank you for the voice I have now that generations before me didn’t have. Thank you!

I’m an addict. I haven’t shared this with you before but I need to now. I’m an addict in the worst way. I have hit my rock bottom and I need help! I admit I can’t do it alone any longer. My real name is Chereese and I’m addicted to cold cereal. Not just any cold cereal but the Captain himself. Captain Crunch!!!  In spite of my determination to lose weight and taking the active steps to do so, I am still not losing the way I should be. Today I made the decision to receive medicinal help from the Spring Medical Clinic. At first I was nervous but the staff and the doctor immediately embraced me with kindess and genuine interest as I entered their doors. As I shared my consuming passion for Captain Crunch and even Cinnamon Toast Crunch,they nodded in understanding of my battle. They agreed to help me.

In conjunction with dancing with myself on a daily basis and working out at the gym, I will be taking prescribed medications given to me by the Spring Medical Clinic. The medications will boost my metabolism and curve my appetite. I am not taking the medications with the false belief of it being my miracle drugs. I will begin taking the medications to give me that extra help I need to accomplish a healthier body and lifestyle changes. I will not succumb to the passion of Captain Crunch and Cinnamon Toast Crunch any longer. My private love affair with cold cereal will come to an end.

As history and victory was made across the Nation with a new administration voted in the White House today;  I also claim victory for my health. I am taking control back! No longer will I enjoy orgasmic shivers from the delight of sugary cereal and one percent milk.

Today I danced to this song several times to celebrate taking my control back!! I burned calories and I danced my goodbye’s to the addictive control of the Captain and Cinnamon. Listen and enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Sq4vCw9tE

P.S. Beginning tomorrow, I will be taking (1) Phentermine 37.5 mg daily. I will also take Chromium Picolinate 200 mcg daily. Weekly, I will receive a Vitamin B-12 shot intramuscular. Wish me luck!

http://www.springmedicalclinic.com/springmedicalclinic.html

Hi Buddy’s,  Well I have finally decided on a reward system for myself. I am pumped! Once I have reached my goal of a perfect size 12/14, I am going to have my breasts lifted! I am a bodacious double D right now. Once I lose the weight needed, my breasts will resemble California Raisins dangling in a sock. So my reward? A breasts lift and reshaping. No stuffing. Just reshaping and lifting. I am well worth it.Right now, my breasts are losing the battle with gravity. They swing from left to right. At night, when I’m asleep, they creep up and choke me as each breast curls around my neck like a python snake. Enough of the “Attack of the breasts!” No more. I have already shared with my hubby my decision. So as I turn 40 this year in December, I am doing things on my own terms. I will be a bodacious woman with upright Ta-Ta’s. Not sure exactly when I will reach my final goal of size 12, but when I do, it’s on! I have already picked out my doctor who will have the honor of creating his finest pair of breasts yet. I shall call them, The Chocolate Wonders!

I’ve joined a gym, increased my workouts and I’m committed to me. Sounds selfish? It’s about time, I’ve become a tad bit selfish. My health is on me. I am responsible for my body. So now, I will be selfish and take care of me.

It’s my life story and I’m the author!. Hail to my Ta-Ta’s and a healthy body!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ytMx7irm-c

Exercise Log

Hi Buddy’s. I hope you are all doing very well. It’s been awhile since I posted a blog however, I have continued to respond to blogs and enjoy everyone’s “story” as they tread their journey for a healthier being. I have been well………………….what can I say. I don’t think I’ve been dieting. At least not for the right reasons. I am a very optimistic and positive person. However with marital woes, I have been sad and possibly downright depressed. I don’t whine about my marriage as much as I tend to internalize and then blow my top at some point. In response to my unhappiness with my marriage, I have shut down in so many ways. I have ‘pasted’ a smile on my face and live my life in a “Stepford Wife” type manner. This isn’t healthy I know but it’s my alternative to walking away from my marriage and being divorced a second time around.

My eating and energy has been affected. During the day, I don’t eat and if I do, it’s unhealthy. I have gorged on Chocolate Chip ice cream as my solace. I drink coffee galore and go about my day robotically. Exercise? I haven’t. I have stopped dancing and Tai Bo in my home. I miss my dancing moments of joy, shouts and reliving the eighties. I’m just at a down slump and I have to figure a way out of it.

I have recently taken up journaling. I saw a movie called FireProof and it made me want to journal my thoughts and actions, and take the neccessary steps to change my marriage for the better. So I journal a lot and I cry as I write. I have found this to be incredibly cathartic and healthy. My hub knows I journal and I explained that my thoughts are my own and I don’t have to share them at this time. I said this last night.

I woke up this morning with resolve to get ‘back to me’. I exercised today and I felt good. I danced with my children, clapped my hands and shimmied my hips to no end. I ate a healthy breakfast and made really healthy food choices for lunch. I can’t stay down. It’s not in my genetic Diva genes to do so.I have to get up, dust myself off and get back on track. Getting back on track means taking care of me and loving me all the more.

I have decided my hub’s issues are his own. I can’t change him and I’m not in the business to do so. Who can I change? Me. I can change and become a better person and truly begin to love my hub the unconditional way God intended. This is in NO way easy. My word, it’s a crucial task!  However, it’s one that I endeavor to take on. After watching the FireProof movie, my hope has been renewed.  www.fireproofmymarriage.com      

My health is my priority, having  good emotional/mental health is mandatory and my faith in God is my passbook to surviving in this world and in my relationships. There will be days of struggle but my response to these days will be different. Buddy Slimmers you remain my blessing. Just knowing I can blog to you and have such an amazing virtual family of support is heartwarming and uplifting. I have also connected wholeheartedly with the families on the Biggest Loser. They each have their own battles, and I get encouraged by their determination for change. The great news? I have gained one pound through this chaotic time. Only one pound! So I remain Divalicious and will continue to shrink to a healthier me! Once again, thank you for reading my blog.

P.S. This is the music I danced to this morning with my kids. We had a blast. (Be warned, I love rock music and I’m a relic of the eighties and nineties for life.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXRYRuVIq9o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs37NSLy3z4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW0YLWWf2b8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIlHt_syoSE&feature=related

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Okay, so my fellow Buddy Diva Nancy posted some interesting tidbits about her ‘activities” and I thought I would expand on this. I hope this article influences all my Buddy’s that are able in a position to do so (no pun intended); to really embrace sex as a form of great aerobics. Relationship-wise, I keep my hub on his back. No matter the mood, we make love frequently. There have been times I could just scream and be in emotional pain, but I don’t deny myself this form of exercise in any way.  We have “pissed off sex”, happy sex, whatever the mood is sex. . It’s great exercise and for me, a great stress buster.

Sexercise: The Good Lovin’ Workout
By: Catherine Censor

You already know that exercise makes you look and feel sexier. But did you know that exercise, quite literally, makes you sexy? After a good workout, men and women alike experience a spike of testosterone (the famed “pump” of bodybuilding), the hormone that influences sexual arousal. And sex itself can be a decent workout. While you can’t substitute your mattress for your treadmill (a 125 pound woman burns about 30 calories during a 20 minute session of moderately intense lovemaking), sex works your core muscles, your glutes ‑- even your upper body, if you spend time on top. Exercise and sex are definitely related. The more you have of the former, the more you’ll want the latter! To make the sex you have that much better, you can train for “peak performance” just as you would train for optimal performance in a sport. The program below targets the needs of a sexual athlete. Try it and see if you can achieve your own “personal best.”