Progress Pictures!! YAY

March 20, 2014

January 8, 2014

Progress pictures? What a treat! :D I love to do progress pictures. They tell you such a different, happy story than the scale does. Please excuse the messy, messy bedroom behind me. It's been a long week.

So I realize that it doesn't look like much, but my body is a hoarder. It really likes to keep on the weight and the fat. It HATES to loose anything. So this is a big difference for me. I am very excited. I am

March 20, 2014

January 8, 2014

 itching to go for a run or lift some weights. I really want to be able to keep my progress on track. Since I can't do any of those workouts (as I mentioned in previous posts, I have a foot injury) I am going to stick to swimming and eating as healthy as I can. I need to keep this progress moving forward!

Charger Girl Auditions 2014

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So! The dates have officially been announced April 6, 2014. The official preliminary auditions for the San Diego Charger Girls. There have been announcements, women getting butterflies from being nervous, and judges preparing everything for the days that will decide 28 women's new lives.

Some of the requirements that go into attending and participating in this audition:

• You must be at least 18 years old by the date of the preliminary audition. There is no maximum age limit.
• There are no height or weight requirements.
• Team members must have flexible schedules for twice-weekly rehearsals, games and appearances during and prior to the season.
• Team members must attend a mandatory weekend mini-camp.
• Team members must have a means of transportation.

Make sure that you are ready for a full year commitment! The Charger Girls organization is not something that you can just put the minimal effort in and skate on by. These ladies put a lot of hard work into the program and really have pride in what they are doing. Make sure you are doing the same. 

For the audition process, make sure you fill out the application! It is vital to fill it out to the best of your ability so that the judges get to know you and what you are really like, before they have a chance to meet you. Treat this like you would applying for a job position. You need to put your best foot (and face) forward. 

I wish you all good luck! I really hope this process is everything you hoped for. Look for my next blog post, on March 28, about Flavia Berys and her 

For the full article of information, click this link: http://www.chargers.com/charger-girls/auditions.html

Workout of MY Week! #2

This is the second segment of my workout week. Last week was a pretty rough one, pinching a nerve in my foot. I wasn't able to workout as well as I normally do. I was stuck doing swimming workouts. Don't get me wrong! I LOVE to swim, but I felt like it wasn't really a workout. I have been resting it and been working on getting back to putting some fierce workouts on the board.

Sunday - 30 Minute swim

Monday - Rest Day (I tweaked my foot again at work - BOO!)

Tuesday - 30 minutes of weight training and stretching

Wednesday - 30 minute swim

Thursday - Rest Day (I knocked out for 12 hours)

Friday - Walk around the zoo AND bowling

Saturday - 30 minute walk

Review of my week: So this week wasn't the comeback that I was hoping for. My foot has been causing all kinds of chaos because I keep hurting it and then leaning heavily on my right leg which has a bad knee and is making that hurt/bad. My boyfriend has put me on a strict two week - no (hard) workout rule so I am stuck with swimming and walking slowly around until my foot is better.

DISCLAIMER: Injuries are serious! If you have a serious injury or have persisting pain, PLEASE consult your doctor. Do NOT take the advice of myself, other websites, or your friends and family. My injury is not a major one and is just stress and strain from pushing too hard. Do NOT ignore the signals your body is sending you just to get your workout in. It WILL make it soooo much worse and is totally not worth it.

Success - I Must Have IT !!!

I have been thinking about this blog a lot and how I can use it to better my life. One of the things that I realized was that my goals are a little off. Don't misunderstand me - I am in no way, shape, or form giving up, giving in, or quitting on any of my goals. I am editing them. I am changing them. I am making a promise to myself: to be nicer to myself. I have always been so harsh and very much a perfectionist. I want to be nicer to myself and be able to not put so much unnecessary burden on myself. Therefore, I am not making it my goal to become a Charger Girl in 2015. That is my life dream. I am going to work as hard as I can to make that dream a reality but my goal regarding the Charger Girls is to go into the 2015 auditions and be able to go through the process confidently, knowing that I am as prepared and as ready as I will ever be. Becoming part of the squad is not something that I can control. I can work hard, get in shape, and be ready for the auditions and that is what I am going to do. This is my goal! YAAA! EMPOWERMENT! WHOO! (sorry a little excited)

Now recently I've been thinking about success in people's lives. I follow Marie Forleo and Alison Howard and several other successful entrepreneurs. I wonder what they define as success. There are so many ways to measure success. I wonder if they know when they've made it? This was what led me to revise my Charger Girl Goal. My measurement of success was not something that I could control or actively be a part of. I had to change my goal to get the right definition of success that I was comfortable with.

My definition of success is different for my goals:
                    Entrepreneur Goal - To have a large loyal customer base and to be putting out efficient content and copy that is not only interesting but solicited.
                    Charger Girls Goal - To prepare as best as I can, not letting an opportunity to prepare me go by, and to walk into the 2014-2015 Charger Girls Audition confident, knowing that I am as prepared and as ready as I ever will be.
                    Financial Goal - To be able to invest in several different assets, learn financial intelligence and apply it as much as I can, and to be at a point where I can donate to a variety of charities and still not have to worry about working.
                    Personal Life Goal - To be the best person that I can be, demonstrated by the type and strength of relationships I have in my life.

I am curious - what do you define success as? Do you have an idea of when you will know you made it? What are your different goals? Comment on this post to start the juicy discussion!

Jason Lee's Post about Goal Setting Theory

Jason Lee took the time to write down - and record - his theory about goal setting. He starts off right away saying that this is his view of how to become successful achieving your goals. He mentions that he is not trying to convince anyone that this is the 'right' way or the 'only' way - it's just the way that has been working for him. I must say that I admire his approach with this topic. Too many of the articles that I have seen over the years have claimed 'This is how you achieve your goals' or 'Do this and you will be happy!' Jason takes the time to say that there are many ways to have success and be happy. He then states that his message from the article that he wants his readers to take away from it is "Become the person you want to attract into your life, both in the friends arena and the partner arena."

If you want to read his full article, click this link -> http://www.mlmblogpost.com/goal-setting-theory/

Now I want to take a minute to go over what he says in length. He talks about have health and fitness goals. He talks about how we all make these goals and either focus on them or completely disregard them. When we disregard the goals we set in place, it becomes a sore subject and makes us bitter and angry. Then we start bringing those feelings and emotions into other places in our lives. We start this long domino effect on our lives because we promised ourselves something and didn't fulfill them. He advises us to make our goals seriously and to focus on each part of our lives. He tells us that we shouldn't leave parts of our lives in the dark. We should always pay attention to each part at least to give it some attention and prevent it from disrupting the other parts of our lives.

I think we should all take this message to heart. Tell me about a time that you have let your emotions on one subject influence the outcome on another. Tell me how you resolved the situation and what you can do to prevent it from happening again. Email me at knwhite16@gmail.com. :)

Workout of My Week! #1

This is the first segment of the revised segment! I am super excited this week because I can report that I am doing pretty well.

Sunday - Rest Day

Monday - 1 mile, .5 walk, 30 balance squats, 10 70-lb weight push ups, and 2 sets of 10 on each arm of bicep curls.

Tuesday - 30 minutes of swimming/laps

Wednesday - 30 crunches, 60 side crunches (30 on each side), and a 2 mile jog at the bay

Thursday - Lazy Day

Friday - 2 mile run at the bay

Saturday - Swimming laps

So, unfortunately on Friday, I seemed to have pinched a nerve in my foot as I was doing my run. I won't be able to do any heavy workouts for awhile. I am however going to be doing cardio by swimming and going to keep my diet as clean as I can while I am injured. This injury is not going to set me back. I don't have time to restart all over again. I am going to keep this going.

Update on Workout of MY Day Segment

So....by now you probably realize that I am not very good at posting my workout every single day. I also haven't been very consistent about working out every day. The past weekend was my birthday weekend, I am officially 21!! I did take the past three-ish days off because of this. I have to have a whole weekend for my birthday. Duh! Anyways, today is Monday and today starts crack down on workouts and eating. We are going to bust some butt and get mine in some hot summer shape.

So, instead of doing a Workout of MY Day, we are changing this segment to Workout of MY Week. This way I don't keep disappointing you and I can still keep up to date. I also got a new hair color too! This has really pumped me up and helped me get in the mode to become a Charger's Girl.

I am posting on Friday the update for this week.