Day 4 Grand Cayman 7/16

Today's adventure was a tour of Pedro St. James,  tortuga rum shop, Hell and 7 Mile beach.  We got off the boat and had to wait around nearly an hour 

Went to Pedro St James learned about history of Cayman Islands,  toured the house then drove onto next stops

                                     

Went to beach, only had an hour or so but it was nice to cool off in the water.

Got back on the boat, and  went to Lido where we discovered it was formal night, then I was disapointed that we ate crap food instead of formal dining. .ughhhhhhh I hate the Lido deck and to miss formal night I was totally bummed!! Formal night is the highlight of cruising.

 After we ate we went for a walk a bunch of times around boat, .. Stopped at the Red frog for a drink before going to the show.

 so after the walk we went to the comedy, and  then diva show, it was pretty good, nothing spectacular so when it was over he was tired so  I went upstairs to see what was going on, went to Lido, then the club was there for a little while and gave up and came back and went to bed.

Day 3 - Jamaica 7/15

Got up early got ready went upstairs had coffee on the deck, I thought this was a beautiful view to drink my coffee, I  Chatted with a nice man for nearly an hour, then went down to 0 to disembark.

Got off the boat pretty quickly, Got a shuttle to Dunn Falls, and paid to get in, then got with my group, met a mom and daughter from up north some where, and we chatted the whole time her name was Valerie and her daughter was Mia!

My Video /Guide - Prince Yeh Mon!

The climb up the water falls was awesome, really awesome actually we had fun,  goofing off, being silly, taking pics, they even let us slide down like a water slide, just laid on our back and slid down!!! It was amazing!  Later we  stood on an edge and fell off the rock backwards, that was scary but again awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Finished the climb, took pics, then went down to the beach, took some pics chatted with some locals who wanted to party ..lol I graciously passed!!!

Got on the shuttle they stopped at some shopping areas where I didn't like the store, they were so pushy, had some cream rum samples and left, the prices were insane,  so I went to the flea market next door and got moms tee shirt and some bracelets for the kids.

Grabbed a shot of coconut rum and tried to get wifi but it didn't work, rode the shuttle back to port, did some more shopping and got a liter of coconut rum to bring back!!!!!! LOL!! Lots of Rum today!! 

Boarded the boat totally drunk and came to the room and then went to suntan on the deck

Came back around 5 got a shower and waiting for Vusi to get here to go eat!!!!

Went to the sushi restaurant  for dinner then to comedy club after that, later went to deck party and hung out with Tanya and John (who I met when I was boarding the boat),  then  around 12:30 went to bed

Day 2 Sailing day 7/14

Woke up at 7, got dressed went up to lido drank coffee then went to workout walked a couple laps then did my jump ropes /runs -- Felt great to workout!!!

750 jump ropes
2 miles
5 mins elliptical
100 rows
10 box jumps
Stairs!

Went back to room, hung out with Vusi, went and laid on deck, sun tanning and reading the kindle.

Lunch with Vusi ate like crap!!

After lunch we sat out on the deck, had a couple drinks, I read while he listened to his music, it was nice just hanging outside, watching people.

We got dressed for formal night then went down to the lobby and had a drink while we waited for the meet and greet to start. 

Went to formal night had 2 lobster tails, 6 jumbo shrimp, mashed potato,  salad,and bread

Then to comedy shows with Vusi

Pina colada
Half strawberry daquerie half pina colada

Went to club it sucked, it was only Latin Music playing and not even good, so  came back to the room and called it a night!!!!

Cruise 7.13 - 7.19 Day 1

Day 1
Got up at 410am got ready and left for the airport,  my gps took me to the international side and I couldn't figure out how to get out of the loop!!!

Finally got out and drove to the proper side, like 5 miles away lol

Got checked in, kissed the girls and went through security,  got to my gate and just hung out.

The flight was smooth, so I napped a little,  after I landed went to baggage claim got my bag and just sat until my shuttle arrived.

Get to port around 1035 and get checked in, where they said we'll be boarding by 11-1130 umm ya right it was 1230 before they started boarding I didn't get on till nearly 1, was starving got to the entrance and Vusi came and got me. We hugged and he took me to our room.

We hit things off pretty quickly chatting and being silly, I gave him his birthday presents and then we went upstairs so I could eat lunch since I was starving!!!

After lunch we went back to the room, hung out then I got my bathing suit on and went to serenity deck to
lay out (he had to go to work) called the kids while I was sun tanning,  then went back to room while they did safety briefings and came back out for sail away deck party. Danced to a couple songs then went back to room to get showered for dinner

After dinner we walked around the boat for a little bit, then  we went to the comedy shows with Percy Crews 2. He was very funny!!!

                                   

Percy Crews 2

Here we are into July!

--Random thoughts --

June was a decent month, I had 1 week basically of losing it but for the most part I kicked serious ass! 


July has been great so far!! I got on the scale this morning and I'm down to 176. so that's 22 pounds since April's restart!! I am starting to become leaner again and that defiantly makes me happy!! Sucked having all my clothes too damn tight!!!   I was miserable, reminded me of when I was at my highest and how nothing ever fit ughhhh I just don't want to go back there ever!! That was such an ugly place in my life --I REFUSE!- 

 I guess the biggest thing for me is sure I've had my ups and downs, but through all of it, I have NEVER quit, I may get sidetracked for a day or a week or even a month, but I refuse to quit! 
 I have a few friends who've lost a bunch a weight like me and for some reason they've just  stopped,, life has happened, got in the way, whatever it is  and now they've either gained it all back or gained a big portion back, :(   that really breaks my heart, I hate to see them struggling,  I wish I could do something to help motivate them and support them, but I know that when they're ready they'll do it again, hopefully they know if they need me I'm always here.

 I don't EVER EVER want to see my highest weight again!! I nearly lost it when I climbed back to nearly 200, that was motivation enough for me to fix this yet I still struggled for nearly a month before moving forward! Getting restarted has been a challenge,  when I was doing it day in an and out it was easy peasy, but wrapping my brain around restarting has been hard, I think the embarrassment and stuff of gaining was like a hold on me... had to kick that stuff out before I could refocus.  I honestly think this time has been harder than anything I've dealt with before, maybe because I'm alone, single, kids gone a lot I dunno but dammit!!  I'm determined to keep going though.

~



I'm going on a cruise on the 13th - for 6 days so I've got to stay focused and on track until then!! I would so love to lose another 5 pounds before I go, but I'll take what I can get! LOL

When I get back from the cruise it will be beast mode all the way and work really really really hard to hit my goals by the end of the month (170 ) - I know being on the cruise will add a little but I am NOT going to go crazy with the food and I will be exercising daily!!

rocking June!

I've been 100% on track every single day so far this month!! So proud of myself!!!
Even with my kids gone and being sad, lonely etc -- I've decided I'm no longer gonna let food rule me.

Each day I have got from 1 hour to 3:30 hours of exercise, drank all of my water and been very diligent with my choices~ I'm down nearly 10 pounds already and determined to stay on track this entire month!!!!!

Dammit

Binged yesterday

Im so sick and tired of men being being.... ugghhhhhh I tried to fight it off then I just lost all will to control it and ate a bunch of shit, cereal, PB Toast, 2 candy bars 1 reg, 1 king sized... UGHHH 

5/3

KILLED IT TODAY!!

3 hours 17 mins exercise today!!!!! BAM!!!!

Ate 100% on track, wasn't even really that hungry!!

My exercise since Sunday ---

 Trying to get my calories in calories  out down --

4/27 2107 calories total  - 156 calories for exercise   1241 consumed -1085 deficit)
4/28 -- 3059 calories total - 983 calories  in exercise 2031 consumed - 1048 deficit )
- 4/29 3005 calories total -- 1091 calories in exercise 1267 consumed   176 deficit )
4/30 2476 calories total - 597 calories  in exercise   (consumed 1218 -621 deficit)
5/1           

5/1

Been lazy today

I taught bootcamp this morning and then I've just been chilling out the rest of the day! I'm in my caloires and 100% on track for the day. Tomorrow I have a REALLLY busy day (4 clients ) so I opted to make today my "down day".

Ok literally like 5 minutes after I posted that I decided to go for a jog with Tyler, he rode his bike I jogged .85 around the neighborhood

Feeling good and proud of my accomplishments!!!  

My May Goals

Stick to my calorie ranges EVERY DAY
Participate in the miles for May Challenge doing 1 mile a day (jogging or walking)or accumulating 15000 steps

14-16 water daily

Exercise 5 days a week