VP Health & Fitness

I’m a bit frustrated.

This past Wednesday I sprained my right ankle really really bad playing basketball.  Severely stretched ligaments to be exact.  Ouch!

I have not exercised in 4 days and I am just going crazy because I do not want to gain weight.  I have been watching what eat, but from past experience, nutrition is just not enough for me.  My body needs to exercise.  P90X will have be put on the backburner, yet again… because my ankle will not be able to endure all the jumping around and stuff.  So, right now i’m trying to think of how I can get a good cardio/hiit workout without engaing my ankle (ehm…) I mean, kankle as much.  I wonder if weights will be enough?

School starts tomorrow, and I will be registering for two classes this fall semester.  I will let you all know how that goes and what classes i’ll be taking as soon as I get settled in.  It’s been a while since i’ve been to school, so i’m looking foward to it.

Besides that, it’s been pretty quiet and peaceful around here. Off to ice my ankle before I turn in for bed.

Peace,

Vilma

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So, lots and lots to talk about. 

First, it is important to tell you all about my state of mind right now.  I am watching the Olympics, which I just LOVE!  I’ve been going through late nights, early mornings, and lack of sleep but i’m still hanging in there and enjoying every single moment of these awesome games.  Being home is a big blessing so I am so thankful for this opportunity that God has given me and will squeeze out every single thing I can from it since I will probably have to start looking for a job in a couple of weeks.  Also, the US Open (tennis) is around the corner, football season is starting, which makes me so excited there are no words to really describe it!   Hmmm… how about ecstatic! 

Then, I have been listening to a lot of really good music that always stirs things up in me that almost nothing else can.  Kirk Franklin, Mat Kearney, Addison Road, Daniel Kirkley, David Crowder, Jeremy Camp among other artists.  These songs remind me so much about who I am and who I want to be, what I want to do, where I want to go in life and that God is always in control.

I still have not registered for school and it starts next week.  After crunching budget numbers, I realize that I will need to get a part time job so I can pay for school because I don’t want to add any more debt to our already large “baggage” that we have - almost $53,484.66 to be exact and includes student loans, car loan & personal debt. Ouch.  That number hurts, but we all have to start somewhere, right?  It’s scary to think that we had about $65,000 in debt about two years ago, so I AM happy to say that we have already paid down about $11,500 in the past 2 yrs. 

Despite all this, and despite facing the unknown, I am learning to trust God every day and not worry about what tomorrow or what the future will bring as I know that He has everything under control — even when things do not particularly make sense or go the way I want or plan them to go.

Moving on to the fitness front… things are going well.  I think that I am FINALLY making this more of lifestyle than and temporary thing.  Exercise has become a daily routine and I can’t imagine life without it.  I think I am on track to lose another 8-10 lbs this month but we will see this upcoming weekend when I take my monthly measurements & stats. 

One lesson that the Olympics has taught me is that you are never old enough and it’s never too late to start building your best body.  Just take a look at Dara Torres, my new hero.  This lady is just AWESOME! Being 41 years of age, she enters the 2008 Olympics, beats her personal record set when she was a teenager, and smashes the American world record. 

Dara Torres, taking the plunge at 41

There is NO excuse people… we CAN do this.  I for one am no longer afraid of being a mother in my thirties.  I know that it can be done and if I put my mind to it and work really hard, I can train this body to be the best that it can be so that I can be a fit and healthy mommy!

And to end it on a HIGH note… I want you leave you with this nice and simple quote from my new hero:

Don’t put an age limit on your DREAMS.”    

~ Dara Torres, Olympic Champion

Peace, i’m OUT!

~ Vilma

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HELLO! :D 

So, I think I finally have a PLAN that I will be able to stick with.  I’m switching workouts, yet AGAIN… but since I am now staying at home, I have a lot more time to schedule the many things I have to do as the new executive administrator for the Perez family. 

That being said… as of today, I will be switching my workouts to P90X (Classic version) and will be doing that in the mornings at home.  Basketball will be reserved for the evenings so it will give me time to recover & rest.

This is what my workout schedule will look like for this upcoming week:

Monday - Chest & Back, Abs, evening basketball leauge
Tuesday - Plyometrics, afternoon basketball
Wednesday - Shoulders & Arms, Abs
Thursday - Yoga, evening basketball
Friday - Legs & Back
Satruday - Kempo, basketball or tennis
Sunday - Rest

I weighed myself on Saturday and am down another 3.5 lbs in 2 weeks.  I am reserving my measurements for once a month now… so I really don’t know how much more inches i’ve lost, but my husband has told me that I look a lot thinner! :D  What a sweetheart! I finally went to go buy some new jeans this weekend because the other ones that I had where very unflattering and falling off my hiney already.  XL’s are down history and i’m fitting into L’s and M’s now!

Daily life has been great, peaceful & stress free!  I am in week 5 of Living the Proverbs 31 Life and becoming the Woman God wants me to be.  I think leaving my job and starting this devotional has really helped a lot in so many different areas of my life that I had been neglecting for many years.  I don’t know if I would have had time other wise.  This is what I’ve completed so far:

Week One: Faith Foundations

• Place your full confidence in God
• Commit yourself to time alone with God
• Mediate on God’s Word
• Be a Woman Wrothy of Confidence
• Choose to focus on the positive

Week Two : Godly Habits

• Become consciously selective
• Stay planted in the Word of God
• Devoted youself to Prayer
• Sleep in Peace
• Be diligent

Week 3: Healthy Eating

• Purge your pantry of harm
• Resolve to contrl your eating habits
• Limit your sugar intake
• Eat Reasonbale portions
• Plan ahead for healthier eating

Week 4 : Strengthening your body

• Walk to boost energy
• Purify your body with enhance water
• Give your body time to digest
• Grow strong by defying gravity
• Purify body & soul

And now i’m on to week 5 and I will be focusing on Mangement Tools for my life.  Today I read about maximizing each day that I have and learning to make the most of TODAY.  Since none of us has a guarantee about tomorrow or next year, all we can do is make the most of each day that we have.  I think it’s good to have goals & list’s… I know I live my life by them.  But what we really need to focus on is today.  You can apply this to every single area of your life… Spiritual, physical, relational, personal, financial, etc.  Ask yourself this question:  What do I need to do TODAY to fulfill these areas?  Write one thing down for each category and check it off as you finish it.

For example, this is my list for today:

Spirtual: TAG (Time alone with God)

Physical: P90X

Relational: Spend some time with my sister

Personal: Pick classes to register for this upcoming fall semster

Financial: Update quickbooks

Hopefully this will help you make the most of your day or atleast point you in the right direction!

~ Vilma

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I’m sure many of you have heard about Professor Pausch.  Last summer, he learned that the pancreatic cancer he was fighting had returned and spread, and that he only had months to live. A few weeks later, he delivered his “last lecture”, a talk meant to share the wisdom he’d gained during his lifetime.  Pausch’s presentation, entitled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams” was a huge Internet phenomenon, and was downloaded more than 10,000,000 times. I personally have watched it about 3 times in it’s entirety. It had a profound impact on me and helped me go back and think about every single dream and goal I had as I was young. It’s inspiring on so many levels.

Randy Pausch died on July 25, 2008 at age 47. Here is the complete video of his last lecture:

I for one have started pursuing a lot of my goals and dreams that I had given up on. 

I am playing basketball again and will soon start competing this coming September (maybe even some college ball???).  I have registered to start taking classes again so I can finish my degree.  And this one is WAY out there, but I thought about it as a kid and was really reminded of it while watching the finale of American Gladiators this past Monday… I want to compete against those people!!!

So… I would really like to read about some of your dreams and goals that you have set for your self.   Any fitness goals for the last few months of this year?  Mine is to be at my ideal weight for my upcoming 29th b-day in December.  I am SO determined to do it this time!!!!!!!

If you haven’t watched this before, I urge you to do so now. After that, be inspired and go pursue some of your dreams and goals that you have set for your self.

Blessings,

~ Vilma

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