Update- My Transformation

Hey guys, I'm back to fill you in on the recent progress.

Today is Day 45!

It's going great

&

I'm down 23 lbs!!

That's half a pound a day. 

My legs are almost SICK ;)

I strive for burning 1000 calories a day. 

So, when I loose a pound. I'm grateful. 

Man, it feels great to see how much my body can tolerate

and my improvement.

I want to live forever (don't you?) and I hope this works ;)

This mornings workout and

in the evening I knocked out another 500. 

My face is thinning out. 

Cause my fat is crying! 

See the battle scars. Love.

I have 16 more lbs to go. Then the real work 

begins. Tightening up and keeping it at bay. 

How do you make it work for you? 

~Rosanna

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My Crazy Life and New Focus! - Life Changing

Hey ya'll! it's been a while...



I've been on a journey. Physically, emotional and financially.


What a great ride!

I'm enjoying every second of it. It's rewarding and empowering when your hard work starts to pay off.



Physically; I'm on day 37 and I've lost 18lbs. I love my journey to transforming my body. I joined a Boot Camp and have taken up Cross Fit and walk/run (3 miles at 5:45am) hopefully, it'll turn into straight runs by end of July. My legs are killer. My arms are cutting thru. I've lost 6 inches around the waist. Damn, that is sexy! =D

I've cut ALL sugars, flour, wheat, pasta, potatoes and such. The first 2 weeks were tough. Then I plateau. Now my metabolism is on overdrive. My body is rewarding me.




In general; I'm focused on building muscle percentage and lowering BMI. NOT BEING SKINNY.
I enjoy my boobs and booty. I'm working really hard at not losing them, but improving them.

Here's my inspiration

Now, that's bad ass!

I'm up to 3 reps of 20 on the inclined pushups. SEXY!

Try 3 reps of 40 on this one

TRX- I'm strong so, TRX is a good time for me! =D

Annie Sakamoto is a beast and my top favorite!

Check out those guns- BOOM!

I'm still a fatty, but I not for long =D

Muscles cutting thru!

Thinner face to start matching the rest of me! Love it!



05/20/13

Two days later I was down 3lbs. What the what? Yep, that's right. It's Thursday and I'm at - 4 lbs. since Monday =D


I will lose 6 lbs. by next Friday because I'm telling my body what to do and fat where to go

It's works.

05/23/13

Its extreme (I'm an extremist), but going HARD works for me. Find what works for you and do not allow distractions!




Stay the course



Emotional; we all know physical and emotional are equivocally related.

I no longer accept others problems.

Although, I feel bad for peoples plights. I choose ME!



My friends were struggling with this, but they are very kind and respectful of my boundaries. I love them for that. They have supported me by respecting me focus. It's my journey and I need SILENCE!

The absence of other people’s problems has helped my relationships greatly. There is more room for emotional intimacy and I'm slowly becoming more emotionally intelligent.

 

Financially; Dave Ramsey. K.I.S.S.

Holy Shiat! =D

I'm glad I get to share this with you guys. It's been my dirty little secret.




Stay connected and share with me how you improved or plan to improve you.

~Rosanna

New kitchen floors & more

Yay!!! The floors are complete...

There's nothing better then making your vision a reality.  Is that corny? Oh well, I'm okay with that.

My floors look and feel great.

from the comfort of my chair...

Aren't they fabush?

I can't believe how great they turned up.  I bought them at $0.50 a square ft.

Tomorrow I'll show off the eating area. 

Once the floors were completed,  it was time for dinner... I couldn't wait to get food going in there. 

My handy dandy smokeless indoor grill. 

-Rosanna

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Kitchen Remodel

The kitchen is almost complete and I can't wait to show it off. 

In between work, kids, pets, friends and the normal work week, I'm hoping to wrap it up by Sunday. 

But here's a peek

and even Jacobs excited about what's to come.

Whoooeee! 

-Rosanna

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New Floors Reveal

From crap to FAB!!!

Before

After

Enuff said!

-Rosanna

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Spring = Curb Appeal

Happy Spring Everyone!!!

My house is in desperate need of curb appeal. I've been wanting to go the black shutters red door route and I've decided it will happen this weekend.

I have plenty of paint left over from many other projects. So, the goal is to not spend more then $40 on flowers so get started.

I have so many visions in my head. Black door, black shutters. Red door, black shutters.

Which is the prettiest?

But get this; I never thought of painting the storm door and that was mostly my delay. I kept thinking of ways to replace it w/ out spending $300 on a door. Therefore, I will paint it.

Tomorrow I have a pretty big interview and I'm uber excited and scared though this change will help me find my way to Boston in the for late 2013. Whooeee! But tonight I will remove the shutters and maybe prime them and put some equity into the house. My goal is to be done by June. #DreamsDoComeTrue

Painted storm door. How purdy!

 

Some Feng Shui suggestions:

The colors of the door should reflect the compass direction it faces according to the Five Elements and/or be in balance with the elemental properties of the energies of the sector where the door is located. I have listed associated colors below.

• South (Fire) = Reds, pink, burgundy.
• Southwest (Earth) = Yellows or browns.
• West (Metal) = White, silver, copper or gold.
• Northwest (Metal) = White, silver, copper or gold.
• North (Water) = Blacks or blues.
• Northeast (Earth) = Yellows or browns.
• East (Wood) = Greens.
• Southeast (Wood) = Greens. 

My door faces North. Red or Blue. Hmmm, we'll see.

BTW, this is how I'm spring cleaning this year. 

Size matters!

~Rosanna

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New Inspired PB Headboard

I've been a busy bee. Work continues to take over my life. So much so, that I've even hired a cleaning lady. She will do the regular dusting, vaccuming, moping and thank God LAUNDRY!!! =D

Anyways; remember my Ikea headboard? It's cute but now I'm bored w/ it. So, I thought I would try this... Reveal coming tomorrow. See how I continue to get inspired by you!



I will get this posted as soon as I have a min. so that you see how beautiful it looks.

Stay tuned!

~Rosanna

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Before the Holidays Kitchen Makeover

Sorry, I've been MIA. This work and family things is cramping my steelo AGH! But I took advantage of one day during the Thanksgiving break to bring some happiness into my kitchen as my 12 yr. Nelson would say.

Before

I really do like the BROWN but I kept thinking it just wasn't bright or inspiring enough. I wanted something a bit unexpected... So, I used the same paint I used on THIS cedar chest that I sold on CL. It's Seqouia from @Valspar to brighten it up. Loved when Nelson came upstairs and said "mom this is a happy color. I love it!" Aww, makes my effort to change things so worth it.

After

I added the white mirror and put the original -too big for the space- rug under the table. But I apsolutly love how it turned out...

With a Xmas wreath... I'm working on a bow -maybe I'll find one at the $1 store-.

Phew! I love the long weekends. Wish I would of accomplished more then I did, but then... it's my time to RELAX and get things done little. by. little.

Next; redoing the backsplash!


~Rosanna

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