90 Day Challenge

Aloha! It's been almost a whole year since I wrote the contents of my first post (I only just published it today) Since then I've moved to Hawaii, got a terrific job, and I've been teaching dance to children while still nuturing my career as a gogo/fire dancer. When I first got to the islands I was still practicing the strict workout and clean eating regiment I'd begun living at home. Shockingly, life has gotten a hold of me and I have become rather lax. I've been working out at most about 2 days a week and while I've been eating relatively healthy, I've also gotten in the habit of having ice cream every night with my boyfriend and I always feel either unsatisfied and hungry or stuffed to the rim. Accompanied with that, I've felt lazy, sluggish and unmotivated. Sleeping 10 hours a day and not having any real intention through-out the day wasn't working for me. To top it off, I've been looking at getting a Fitness Instructor Certification and frankly, I haven't felt that fit lately. Thankfully there's been a change of events. After an arbitrary desire to wake up early, do some yoga and have a smoothie on Wednesday (May 29th) I found my old self again! The energy I had that day was what I'd been missing these past few months! That's whats motivated me to do a 90 fitness Challenge :) My plan is to work out 5 days a week (2 days rest) maintain clean eating (smoothies, high protein low fat meals, fruit and veggie snacks through out the day, etc.) and reduce my body fat%. I currently weigh 139 pounds with an estimated 24% body fat percentage. I'd ideally like to have a body fat percentage of around 20%. Hopefully this blog will keep me on point. I will also use it to share my progress and information I learn from my fitness instructor studies, online and at the studio. Day 90 will be a few days before my birthday and I see it a fitting time to celebrate my achievements.