The Tropical Blogger

A month later (July 26, 2011)

2011-07-26T10:00:00.001-03:00

Well, it's a month later and I have gained 5" on my arms (flexed and measured at the top of bicep), lost 5" off my hips. Lost 5" of one of my thighs....the other one stayed the same. Go figure! Abs are getting tighter, but still is hard work getting rid of the excess fat off although it's not much. Lost 1 kilogram of weight compared to my day 1 weigh in. Still haven't taken a picture to compare

Workout started (may 26) and making progress

2011-06-20T23:38:00.002-03:00

Finally!!! I have been working out. :D Started on May 26, 2011. Can't believe I have been putting it off for so long. I am almost addicted to it now. There is no way to explain how good your body feels after a workout. Today's workout:: Jillian Michaels 30 day Shred level 2 I already feel that I am getting stronger. I don't feel out of breath anymore with everyday tasks. My legs feel stronger.

Another slow step taken to fitness

2011-05-14T09:00:00.004-03:00

Is it really THAT hard to take some 'Before' pictures when you plan on starting a fitness program? Purchased Power 90 In-Home Boot Camp last year with the intention of getting back into fitness starting September. That is September of last year. So far, all I've done is try to change how I eat. That was one step I took. But I had not actually started working out. Before starting, I wanted to

Bon "Appetite"

2011-02-20T09:05:00.005-04:00

Yes, yes, working on working out. And I have! Still feeling the sore muscles. My muscles are seeing this working out thing as foreign. I just HAD to share this place I visited a few days back. It's called Appetite and the food I had was delectable. The Menu (check the website for the meals) They don't have a large selection of food but what they have is delicious. You can have drinks at the

On my way to healthier eats

2011-02-04T09:00:00.000-04:00

As mentioned in the previous post, I am going to be starting with living a more healthier lifestyle. Eating better, working out. Things I used to love! I want to fall back in love with that again and be together till death do us part. That's the plan. Who doesn't want to be fit, healthy, and looking fierce?! But, before starting on that (which I also plan to share, by the way), I am getting the

Hmm, "good"!

2011-01-30T08:17:00.002-04:00

I am soon (finally) planning to start getting fit again. Looking to get super fit. Who doesn't want that?! There was a time in my past where my abs were starting to show......then I got lazy. Hopefully come July I will be at that point again where I can actually see abs peeking and then finally have them constantly out! lol So, want to get all the "good" food out of my head.....good in

A bit late, but TOO GOOD not to share - Christmas Dinner

2011-01-18T21:26:00.005-04:00

I LOVE food. Especially GOOD food. I am always taking pictures of foods I order at restaurants and hope to find some time to share it. Because I don't always take the time to sit and share, this post is exactly a month late. A month and 4 days, to be exact. On December 14th of last year I had Christmas dinner with some people. Early Christmas dinner. We all like good food at the office so we all

Book review: Love on the Dotted Line

2010-12-26T12:23:00.006-04:00

Well, I have finished reading the book Love on the Dotted Line by David E. Talbert and it was okay. The story was an interesting one. A lawyer who is in a relationship that seems like it's going perfectly and that the guy she is with is THE one....until they are having dinner for her birthday and another woman comes to the table to greet the man she is with and it turns out that the guy has been

Book review: Baggage Claim; Quade's Babies

2010-12-05T11:22:00.008-04:00

My favorite thing to do....reading. I don't get to do it as much as I would anymore but I always look forward to a good book. This is my review on two books I've read a few weeks ago. First of all Baggage Claim by David E. Talbert. This was my first time reading a book by him and I loved it. Loved the cover art as well. The book was funny, hilarious at times, and beautiful. Found myself

Her 100th birthday

2010-08-24T00:10:00.003-03:00

Not many are blessed to reach such an age. Born 1910 and still here in 2010.....a very long time and many things seen. Yesterday we celebrated a family member's 100th birthday at another family member's farm. Of course I had to try and explain who I was when I went by to say Happy Birthday. She had not seen me for many years. Plus, she is not 50 anymore. Sitting here I remember being a kid and

Quick update

2010-05-13T23:21:00.001-03:00

Haven't been blogging much lately because of trouble with my computer. I have been getting the crazy "non-system disk" error again and the computer is turning off on its own. So, I can't really do much on the computer because I don't know when it's gonna turn off. Finally ordered a new one. Decided to go with a different brand this time because the one I have....well, I have had too much trouble

Vacations

2010-04-26T21:03:00.006-03:00

It's now half way through our busy season at the office and vacation is on my mind. Exhaustion is setting in. I am looking forward to time off and what will hopefully be a great and memorable vacation. :) The last two vacations that are still on my mind to this day are a cruise I took a few years back. A week is WAY TOO SHORT, so you have to go for at least a week. Had tears in my eyes when we

My thoughts for the day

2010-04-19T21:22:00.006-03:00

Had another one of those pain-in-the-butt-anger-inducing experiences earlier today and it made me want to share/vent. I just cannot comprehend the way some people can be. It's like some people have multiple personalities. And yes I've heard that some do actually have that disorder. But some people can't use that as an excuse for their behavior. In certain settings these people can be incredibly

A fresh start to something old

2010-04-17T16:38:00.008-03:00

I've been thinking of giving this blogging thing another try. I have deleted most of my old blog posts while I am thinking up what I could blog about this time around. I have been quiet for some time...I guess it's the same thing with my poetry. There was a time when I was pouring words on paper like an open faucet and then for some years now the faucet seems broken. It barely even leaks. And

What would you do? Help...

2009-08-16T11:26:00.012-03:00

Some years ago I met someone and our friendship was like one of those friendships you only read about in books or see in the movies. The ones that don't seem to exist in real life. That's how it was to me.Time passed and there came a point where we started to pray to find out whether it should be more. The idea of being with him was in my head a few times during our friendship, but I never really

Bistro de Paris for a great salad

2009-06-06T11:13:00.020-03:00

The most amazing salad I’ve ever had!! Yesterday in the afternoon during lunch break at work I was hungry and, despite having no desire at all to walk in the sun to a nearby restaurant, decided to go order take-out since I could not stay and eat at the restaurant. Arriving there I asked for the menu and could just not make a decision on what to order and so asked the owner what he would

Blog revamp giveaway!!!

2009-05-22T14:13:00.012-03:00

A fellow blogger who is very talented in creating blog templates (check out some of her designs) is having a giveaway. All you have to do qualify for the chance to win this free blog revamp is:Have a blog, of course! Subscribe to her blog via RSS or emailPost about this giveaway on your blog, using the banner above!! After posting about her giveaway, go to her blog and leave a comment with a

Do they think they are better? Superior?

2009-04-07T20:25:00.008-03:00

Do they think they are better? Superior? Today I went to make an appointment and while waiting on the receptionist to finish attending to a client on the phone I saw a former classmate of mine and she was coming towards the receptionist and I looked at her with a face of "hi" but she came and stood right next to me and started looking at her papers and did not even breathe a word of hello to me

What does the turn of December 31st to January 1st mean to you?

2009-01-01T08:56:00.008-04:00

What is it about new years anyway?All the fireworks do for me is hinder my sleep.Last night tons of fireworks could be heard all over the place.Yes, I don't see why there is celebration.It's not like anything important happens from 31st to 1st. The sun rises and sets and rises again just like any other day.The only thing that happens is that the earth has come back to its starting point for its

Mailboxes

2008-08-06T14:22:00.005-03:00

Today on a fellow stamp collector's blog I saw some pictures that I sent to him. He is doing a contest. Winners will get postcards from Portugal. If you collect postcards from different countries you can join. Or, you can just go there and see nice pictures of mailboxes sent by fellow stamp collectors. :) Also, check out the flamingo mailbox picture I sent him. I personally like the one from