That is crazy because I didnt exercise (beyond a little walking everyday like 20 minutes) at all this week and I lost a pound..exercised everyday almost last week didnt lose anything.. What The HECK??

I gotta step up in this coming week…this time coming up in my life is where I usually get messed up..when I get real busy with my career…which is what is happening all next week..(Nov.9-15)..This week was crazy…I went to the Soul Train Music Awards and won in the category I was nominated in..The Centric Award-Soul Approved/Underground..which is basically the Neo-soul award!! YAY!!

I did ALOT of traveling this week..had two concerts..things were a little nuts..next week I have to finish recording my album..the record company is getting antsy..I should have finished a few weeks back…so I am under alot of pressure and that scares me because stress and emotional stuff makes me 1.eat anything 2. eat late at night 3. stop exercising…

This morning I had to get on the treadmill because I cant go outside and walk in the cold with Miss Ernestine and the crew until I get through these next month of shows and recording..which means,scheduling problems with Charles,and all that old stuff…

So THIS IS WHERE I HAVE TO APPLY ALL THAT I HAVE LEARNED IN THE LAST 7 WEEKS. AND JUST DO IT.

No excuses,no bull. With that said..I’m on my way to Charles,and I promiseGod,myself, you,the Mayor,my trainers,Karen and Kim from the Mayor’s office..that I am pushing harder than ever for the next month,because DECEMBER 14 will be the half way mark(already>????)..

I also promise to blog on time from now on too…

see ya Monday..

didnt post for this week….didnt lose 5 pounds didnt lose 1 pound…not eating junk food so i dont understand ,exercised daggone near EVERYDAY this week. This is what gets on my *&%$ nerves….

I know why it slowed down this week… LOL  (I have to laugh so I don’t scream..believe me)

Only exercised 2 times this week,my pressure was really high Monday 19th-170/100.

Don’t understand when I have been so good exercising almost everyday….but I plan on stepping it up this week.

Doctor put me on high blood pressure meds..which I really dont want to be on…I’m eating better than I have IN MY LIFE,and I am regular with exersice so,it makes me really mad that I have to be on medicine.

I absloutely will kick it up a notch this week..(even though I feel sick today)..I’m gonna go 7 days this week..starting on my day off..today.

So i’mma stop writing and get to steppin’.

Gonna start with my new Wii Fit games…for one hour..then I’m going walking down the harbor..haven’t done that in a while..

Oh,I bought this magazine called OFF THE COUCH!! It has many success stories about people losing weight on their own.Getting their minds motivated…I like it alot..of course I got it from my favorite store Giant!

Also,last week I went to Giant to do a shopping and cooking session with Giant’s nutrionist,and she taught me how to make chicken caccitore(sp?)

It was really easy,so Im going to make that for dinner..it’s basically just stir fried chicken tenders,onions,a bell pepper,and a can of no sodium diced tomatoes with garlic,and other herbs added…it tastes really good..

see ya next week…I’m going for 5 pounds and then next week if I can do another 5 I will be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!!!

Sorry about this lost post…..

Lost 2 and a half pounds for a total of  13 and1/2 pounds!

I think my body is getting used to the consistent exercise…

This week kicked my booty..didn’t do the morning walks and I had to go to New York and Connecticut to start my 8th solo CD..

I made pretty good choices with food,and I worked out 2 times with Charles..The hardest day this week was Saturday when I was the Grand Marshal at my alma mater’s homecoming Morgan State!! What an awesome experience!! Morgan treated me like a princess!! And fed me !! I was in the President’s box watching the game and there before me was CANDY, CHIPS, ICECREAM ,MEATBALLS, BREAD ,SODA, CRAB BALLS, HOTDOGS..ETC.

SOOOOOOOOOO….what did I eat?? I got a small dessert plate and I put two crab balls, three meatballs ,two chicken wings some salad and I drank a coke zero and I ate an icecream bar… NOT GOOD BUT NOT BAD!! Why didn’t I just eat all salad?? because I didnt want to..being stubborn..being in the moment..i don’t know..may have to do with some emotional stuff I’m going through with my ex.. actually..I just wanted it.it smelled good. Thats it.

But I do know that I am still mentally and emotionally committed to losing this weight and changing my eating and exercise habits so it will become a lifestyle change beyond this 6 months…

So I don’t feel bad or guilty about my day off…:)

I worked out today with Charles and I go back to my walking with Miss Ernestine and Willy tomorrow morning..

See ya..

Maysa

I’m a little frustrated. 3 pounds is good. I fell off the wagon a couple times..yesterday while I was traveling to Connecticut to start my new CD,I took a bolonga and cheese sandwich and some nuts on the train because I did want to by the hot dog and chips I used to always get.. I didnt have time to go out and buy some carrot sticks and lettuce and put them in a plastic box and carry it in my purse…and to be honest,I didn’t want that.. I drank alot of water and I didnt eat after 7 pm last night..I figured that will keep me from gaining any weight from bolonga and cheese. I feel better knowing I made a lower calorie and fat choice…

I am here now and I have to go to the studio in a couple hours and i need to find something good that will sustain me for a while…

I really have to learn how to plan my meals better,but I’m not eating junk at least..and I still work out everyday for at least 2 hours…

Sorry I sound a little pissed off…but I am not giving up..travel days and studio days are not gonna be easy but I always win,even when I am my own competitor.

Speak to you soon…I’m going for a 30 minute walk…

Maysa

…THATS WHAT MY SCALE SAYS…CHARLES WEIGHED ME AT HIS GYM AND IT SAID I GAINED 2 FROM MY STARTING WEIGHT!!!

OH  ….. NOOOOOOOOO …..WAYYYYYYY….(I TOOK OUT THE CUSS WORDS)

WE WILL NOT BE USING HIS SCALE ANYMORE..LOL..

IM NOT GOING TO BE DISCOURAGED EVEN THOUGH MY BODY IS HURTING AND I MISS MY CHEESEBURGERS AND OH MY GOODNESS I’M NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO PMS-ING THIS MONTH (SORRY FELLAS) BUT THAT’S WHEN MY CHOCOLATE JONES KICKS INTO HIGH GEAR!!

I REALLY HAVEN’T MISSED ALL THE JUNK ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM BUSTING MY BOOTY AT 6 AM.

AFTER ONLY TWO WEEKS MY BODY FEELS TIGHTER..STRONGER..

A FRIEND OF MINE IS MOVING TO CALIFORNIA AND I SAW HERE YESTERDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE CAPITAL JAZZ FEST THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE AND SHE HAS LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT ITS UNREAL…SHE TOLD ME ONCE SHE LET GO OF HER EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE.REALLY LET GO…THE WEIGHT JUST FELL OFF.

AMEN AMEN AMEN…THAT HAS BEEN MY GOAL FOR SO LONG..TO STOP ALL THE DRAMA..TO TAKE MY LONLINESS FOR A SPECIAL MAN IN MY LIFE AND DO SOMETHING WITH THAT ENERGY..LIKE WALK/HIKE /RUN TO MY HEALTHY FUTURE.

ALRIGHT,I’M GOING TO BED…’NIGHT..

well,we are almost at the end of week 2..weighed myself a little early and found I lost 3 pounds again..Im cool with that…didn’t do my 6 am walk/run and I feel really bad about it. I mean I actually have come to depend on how I feel afterwards. I also love the fact that I am being disciplined,but when I dont do it..I feel terrible..emotionally.

It was raining a little this morning so I will get back on track tomorrow 6 am. I’m going to the gym this afternoon. I gotta stick to my 6 days a week plan,it’s so important to me.

as far as food goes,I did take the kids to McDonalds the other day,and of course I got the shakes !!! LOL…what i did was get a  grilled chicken sandwich and just ate the chicken with the big head of lettuce they give you wrapped around it. No mayo…and it was good and I didnt feel awful or guilty. But I will not make a habit of it..i have been trying to keep food the kids like in the house so they wont ask me to go to fast food joints,but those times will come and I will have to either wait until I get home or eat that lettuce wrapped grilled chicken and water…

I went to Giant and bought a lot of frozen salmon and tilapia and put it in the freezer..I have brown rice and mixed vegetables,so that and fruit is pretty much what I am eating.of also for breakfast I whole grain cereal or 1 slice of whole grain toast and a scrambled egg and some fruit..

I have only had diet sodas about 4 times in the last two weeks,but mostly I drink Club Soda so I get the sensation but Im just drinking water..

All in all I feel good..Im proud of my 6 pounds so far and I am going to keep pressing on with GOD’s love and grace,I will be THE REAL MAYSA very soon..

I hope you all are staying strong and positive and just know that I am here with you through all of this…

Peace and love,

Maysa

After all that daggone running and salad eating and water drinking I only lost three pounds the first week..I know it’s not the Biggest Loser huge first week number I was waiting for ,but it is consistent with my goal of 3-4 pounds a week that I want to lose..so I did good!!

Miss Ernestine and Willy and Charles are working me OUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT!!! MY GOD in Heaven!!

I love them.

Come join us at the Cahill recreation Center tonight at 7 for Charles’ Big Workout…

speak to you soon..DO NOT GIVE UP!! KEEP IT MOVIN’!!!

Maysa

Hey Y’all..

with the exception of Tuesday,I walked/ran everyday this week. Thanks to Miss Ernestine and her trainer Willy,I have been answering Miss Ernestine’s sweet voice at 5 am,to see if I’m coming to the park to walk/jog. 6 DAYS A WEEK  6 AM CARDIO/3 DAYS A WEEK- 9:30 AM CARDIO AND STRENGTH TRAINING..

They are so patient and supportive and even though I want this with all my heart..my body is screaming ‘WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING??’

So I am a little slower than they are. But I got around the track 1.5 miles and then the next time I did three miles and then yesterday they decided to take me on a major hike!! Who knew the park was a  beautiful torture chamber??

Monday ,Wednesday,and Friday I go hang out with my personal trainer Charles Harris for an hour doing his cardio strength training. I love it. I try not to cuss too much. Charles is a great trainer.

I love they way my body is feeling from just the routine. I have been wanting to get up every morning and now I’m doing it. And I am not going to stop unless I have to work.

Willy told me that I can walk/jog in place for 30 minutes or more and that’s good exercise too..so that’s what I’m going to do in my hotel room when I go on the road.

I am also proud that I’m sticking to the meal plan Angela put me on.. I have been eating small meals all day and i think thats helping..

My first weigh in is on Monday.

I’m gonna be honest and say that I don’t want to admit my weight publicly until I get to my goal…but I do want to lose 85-100 lbs.

So what I will be doing is setting up a chart to let you know my weekly progress…every Monday morning I will post if i lost,stayed the same or gained and how many pounds it is…I PROMISE I WILL BE VERY HONEST.

Have a great weekend,I will speak to you on Monday morning!!

CREATIVE VISUALIZATION: STRONG HEART ,STRONG BODY ,SMALLER FRAME, FLATTER STOMACH..GOING FROM A SIZE 18 JEANS TO 16 THEN 14…WHEN I GET TO MY SIZE 14 JEANS I WILL BE VERY VERY HAPPY!!