Update - My 2007 New Black Cultural Diet Weight Loss Challenge Journal

It's that time to provide you an update of my weight loss activities. As I shared with you in the previous blog update, I will be going through the 2007 New Black Cultural Diet Weight Loss Challenge with you as I continue to improve my health and fitness throughout 2007.

I told you that I am serious about this so here I come with it! This challenge focuses upon body image, food selections, food preparation and exercise and physical fitness:

Here are my current issues that I am working on:

A. BODY IMAGE
My body measurements are: 38 inches - Chest
34 inches - Waist
36 inches - Hips

I will be trying to improve my body in the area of my waist. Specifically, I would like to lose a couple of inches in my waist so that's why I have incorporated new exercises in this area that I will explain later. As of the 1st of February, my focused exercises have been challenging yet I am continuing to learn these new exercises for my waist area.

B. FOOD SELECTION

I have been eating more of my favorite fruits (apples and bananas), whole grain Raisin Brand (Kelloggs) cereal and baked/grilled chicken. Even with the holiday of Valentine's day, I avoided majority of the treats. I ate my regular 3 meals a day for the past couple of weeks and treated myself with lite Mochas from my favorite coffee house! (Starbucks).
Finally, I am drinking plenty of water each day! I keep a bottled water with me all day long and particularly in the mornings and evenings! It makes me feel refreshed and helps to cleans out any extra additives from my meals. Water is a life savior!!

C. FOOD PREPARATION

I have continued with my regimen of baking and grilling lightly my meats (chicken -- skin always removed-- and fish). My salads are prepared using Mrs. Dash* seasonings and lite olive oils.

D. EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS

I have continued with my regular exericse/physical fitness regimen which includes 2 days a week working out to Billy Blanks Bootcamp -- Fat Blaster AND my weekend intense work-out of running and football drills (It's the highlight of my week because it's just like I'm training for a regular season game or practice -- Yeah, I get very hyped during my weekend workout!).

Now, I have added my new focused-exercise for my waist! It is called Billy Blanks -- "AB BootCamp." This is exactly what I needed -- concentrated exercises for my belly! Here is the description of the workout:

"Billy created a brand-new approach that attacks belly fat with targeted moves to give you the same effect as crunches but without the stress and strain, as well as specifically designed twisting that slims and trims your midsection. AB BootCamp is the most effective approach to getting that head-turning stomach and waist you've always wanted!"

Wow, it's the real deal! I will let you know how my stomach feels and looks in the weeks and months to come!!

That's it for now -- I'm taking this CHALLENGE ON AND LOVIN' IT!!