Yes, I know I have been missing again for quite some time but for good reason

In my quest for financial freedom (who isn't looking for financial freedom?) I have chosen to get into internet marketing - my new passion.

Having been in internet marketing for only two months I have decided to invest in a mentor and I can honestly say that it has done wonders for me. I am now focused, I have direction and I have a proven system in place that I can follow. I also have the support of a wonderful community that is willing to help in any way possible.

So why am I sharing this with you and how does it relate to health? Well I truly believe that when you are ok financially than it alleviates your strain on your helath as well. Now that's not to say that all rich people are healthy but when you have money and you use it for the benefit of your health than you will invest in the best products and foods to put in your body.

On top of that I would like to share with all my friends in this forum my journey into internet marketing success and to show you it can be done. I am still in the beginning stages and by no means where I want to be as of yet. It is going to take work and dedication but I am committed to succeed and will not stop because I am doing this for my family and for the lives I will have touched as a result of this.

Please check out my newly created blog Valuable Internet Marketing in which you can see for yourself my progress and follow along with me. I encourage you also to check out the free webinar if you are interested in internet marketing as you will gain a wealth of information from that.

So whatever your passion may be here's to your health and your wealth!

I've been travelling this past month and have not been on the forum as I would like. I'm back now though. I've enjoyed my time away as it's always nice to just getaway from it all and take time to reflect on life. It's refreshing too to see the beautiful places here in the Philippines. The Philippines is a big place and my goal is to see as much of the Philippines as I can.

I went to San Pablo near Laguna which is about 2 hours away from Manila. We took the whole family to visit family from my mom's side. It was beautiful there and we even spent a day hiking up a mountain. Everyone thought we were crazy and if you saw the mountain we climbed you would think so too. It took us about 2 hours to climb it and it was rough at times. I wanted to give up at one point but knew that once we reached the top it was going to be worth it and it was. It was very beautiful up there. I took lots of pictures and you could see everything up there including the bay.

I also took a trip to Laoag which is in Ilocos Norte and it was  absolutely pretty there too. A lot of land and farms and also there was a beach. I went with some friends and I really enjoyed myself. I loved the beach the most and I even got a nice tan:)

As far as my fitness and health is concerned I am still eating healthy. There is a gym that just opened two blocks from my house and I have joined it so that I can incorporate more weights in my exercise routine. It's not air conditioned but I actually like not having the air because you can really sweat it out and it's good to sweat. Besides, it's only Php 200 a month so it's inexpensive and it gets the job done which is all that matters. They have a scale there too so I get to weigh myself. My weight yesterday was 108 so I'm pretty happy with that.

Happy Easter Belles!! Hope everyone is doing well and not eating too much today!! My family and I are going to my Aunt's house later for an Easter Egg Hunt and some delicious food but will be sure to stay within reason and not eat too much.

When I eat at other people's house, most of the time they do have foods that I try to stay away from like white breads and white rice as I only eat whole wheat breads and brown rice. When I am faced with this situation usually I'll only put a little rice on my plate as I don't want to not be poilte by not eating thier food. Luckily though I often don't eat at other peoples house and I don't eat out a lot either. I know that the food that I cook at home is better for me so I try not to eat out much. Plus on top of that it adds up when you eat out a lot and in the end it becomes expensive.

I have been slacking lately in my exercise routine and have made a goal for myself to start a strict routine tomorrow. That just goes to show you that I am human and sometimes I fall off the bandwagon!!

I prefer to workout in the morning as it gives me energy during the day so I am planning to wake up at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday & Friday and go to the park to do sprints, bodyweight exercises and do 10 minutes with my kettlebell. I think this will really jumpstart my day and get me focused to do the tasks that I need to get done for the day. I can't wait to start and who knows maybe in a couple of weeks time I will post some new pics. Here's to me!!!

I wanted to write today about motivating yourself as I feel this is the single most thing you need to master even before you start on your journey to not only losing weight but keeping it off for good.

Motivating oneself can mean a lot of different things to different people. There is only one common goal though that each of us have and that is to lose weight or a variation of that like losing belly fat or flabby arms but still in all it's the same thing. With that being said it's important that whatever you choose your motivation to be wether it's for health reasons, for your family, for yourself, for your husband, to have six pack abs, to look sexy in a dress, whatever it is you cannot lose sight of it.

Motivation is being able to wake up early in the morning even though you are not an early riser and workout before you go to work because you know you will not have time to do it later. Motivation is choosing to drink water instead of coke even though you want or think you need a coke really bad. Motivation is opting for a healthier option like a salad even though you are at a fast food restaurant. Motivation is ....you fill in the blanks. You get my drift! Motivation is any and everything that you battle on a daily basis on your journey to losing weight. Some people may call these challenges and battles which they are but the reason that you don't choose the unhealthy options is that because you are motivated. So as I mentioned before it is very important to not lose sight of what motivates you and to remind yourself on a daily basis or even more than once a day so that you will be able to tackle anything that comes your way!

Wanted to post this link to these videos that just came out that go with the manual that I talked about that has helped me lose my belly fat. I'm very excited about these videos because they show you exactly how each exercise is done with perfect form and to prevent injury in the future. For anyone who needs videos to show you exactly what exercises to do to lose belly fat then this is for you, get the videos at The Truth About Six Pack Abs Videos, the cool thing is that you can also download them to your iPod if you have one. If you don't have the manual then go BlastBulgingBelly.

As many of you know I have removed meat from my diet completely and have done so now for the last 3 months or so and I have never felt better.

I don't crave it at all and I've incorporated foods in my diet that satisfy me and that are yummy as well. I still eat eggs and fish though but have eliminated pork, beef and chicken. This was a decision that I made to see first if I can handle it but also because of the benefits of not eating so much meat. 

Often times I see people eating meat and rice, meat and rice but never any vegetables and that is not the proper way to eat especially if you want to be healthy. Since I haven't been eating meat I have been eating less which is a good thing as long as I'm still getting the proper nutrition and I feel satisfied.

I still eat a hearty breakfast as I still believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day but for lunch I have found myself sticking to salad with salmon and for dinner eating just 1/2 cup of brown rice with vegetables or sometimes I'll even have whole grain pasta with my vegetables. I do try to include my two snacks in the morning and in the afternoon and it's usually fruit or nuts. 

On the days that I do workout though I of course tweak what I eat as I know I need to be fully energized so usually I'll drink a protein shake in the morning and definitely make sure I eat some carbs for lunch as I workout in the morning as opposed to the evening time. 

So basically my whole point to this is that you need to tweak and change your meal plans to something that will suit you and what you want to achieve. As long as you know the core benefits of the right types of foods to eat then you will have a lifelong understanding of what is good for you and will continue on that path to a healthier and leaner you:)