"PROJECT SYNERGY" - PHASE 02 - WEEK 03 RECAP.

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

WOW!!!  I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST TIME FLIES!!!

IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS INTO MY "PHASE 02" AND I'VE NEVER IMAGINED MYSELF BEING WHERE I AM AT IN LIFE.  AT THIS VERY MOMENT I AM LOOKING BACK AT WHERE I WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO WITH MY HEALTH.

ME & KAHEALANI - AUGUST 2010.

365LBS!!!

AUGUST 2010, I WAS WEIGHING AT 365LBS, DEPRESSED, CLOSE TO BEING LABELED AS "TYPE 2 DIABETES", SUFFERING "SLEEP APNEA", BADLY OUT OF SHAPE, AND LIST GOES ON AND ON!!!

MY DOCTORS SAYS I NEEDED TO MAKE SOME SERIOUS CHANGES IN MY LIFESTYLE IF I WANTED TO LIVE LONGER AND HAPPIER.  I WAS PUT ON A VERY STRICT DIET WITH VIRTUALLY "NO SUGAR" AS POSSIBLE!!!  I THEN WAS REFERRED TO DO A "SLEEP STUDY" FOR TESTINGS ON MY "SLEEP APNEA".  I ALSO STARTED TO EXERCISE AT A  SLOW PACE TRYING TO WORK MY WAY UP.  AND THEN I GOT A "HEARING TEST" AS I'VE BEEN IN DENIAL THAT I CAN HEAR JUST PERFECTLY FINE...  LOL!!!

AFTER ACCEPTING EVERYTHING "AS IS" WITH MY LIFE, I "TOOK ACTION!!!"  LIKE I SAID BEFORE THIS YEAR'S MOTTO IS:

"TAKING ACTION!!!"

AND I AM VERY GLAD THAT I DID AND I TRUSTED THE PROCESS.

FAST FORWARD TO THE PRESENT DAY...  TODAY!!!

TYPE 2 DIABETES...  WHAT'S THAT???  NEVER EVEN CAME CLOSE TO MESSING WITH ME BECAUSE I SAID TO MY BODY THAT "I AM IN CONTROL!!!"

"SUGAR"...  BLAHHH!!!  I READ EVERYTHING ON THE LABELS BEFORE I BUY IT, AND YES  I AM VERY AWARE OF "SUGAR'S" NICKNAMES:

I THEN WENT AND DID A "SLEEP TEST" AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH "SLEEP APNEA" AS MY DOCTOR PREDICTED.  SO I GOT MYSELF A "C-PAP MACHINE" - FOR MORE INFO, CLICK ON THE LINK:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_airway_pressure

I AM STILL USING MY "C-PAP MACHINE" AND WON'T LEAVE WITHOUT IT.

FOR MY WORKOUTS...  I STARTED AT A VERY SLOW PACE AND I WAS SLOWLY SHOWING SOME RESULTS AND MY WEIGHT WAS GRADUALLY GOING DOWN TO 313LBS, BUT AFTER 2 YEARS OF ROLLERCOASTING...  I THEN SAID TO MYSELF, "WAIPA...  WAKE UP AND GET WITH IT!!!  QUIT TRYING TO TAKE THE EASY WAY OUT!!!"

AND ON AUGUST 2012 THE UNKNOWN FORCES KICKED IN, I CALL IT THE "SUBCONSCIOUS" AND "SUPER CONSCIOUS" OF MY MIND.  THEY BOTH GOT INTO MY FACE AND I SURRENDERED TO THEM AND WENT FORWARD AT FULL FORCE!!!

I WAS REFERRED TO AN ONLINE COACH, "TOM VENUTO" WHO IS A VERY WELL KNOWN  COMPETITIVE BODY BUILDER, A BODY TRANSFORMATION COACH, A NUTRITION RESEARCHER, AND A MOTIVATIONAL COACH!!!

HE BECAME MY NEW BEST FRIEND!!!  HE SET ME UP WITH A PLAN THAT WAS MADE JUST FOR ME AND I FOLLOWED EVERY SINGLE WORD AND HAVEN'T STOPPED AND I DON'T INTEND TO!!!

FOR MORE INFO, CLICK ON THE LINK:  http://www.burnthefatblog.com/

AND FINALLY MY "HEARING TEST"...  YES I MUST ADMIT...  I AM VERY DEAF.  OKAY...  NOW YOU HEARD ME ADMIT IT...  LOL!!!

I NOW HAVE TWO HEARING AIDS AND I LOVE THEM AND I WILL NOT LEAVE WITHOUT THEM.

ALSO THROUGHOUT MY JOURNEY TO A BETTER HEALTH AND FITNESS LIFESTYLE, I MET SEVERAL "AWWWESOME" PEOPLE WHO ALSO BECAME MY PERSONAL COACHES.  I AM NOW DOING "YOGA" AND "RUNNING" WITH MY NEW FRIEND & COACH, CHRISTI.  AND I AM ALSO DOING "ZUMBA FITNESS" WITH 2 OTHER NEW FRIENDS, CINDI & CARLA.  AND I AM BACK IN "BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING" WITH MY GOOD FRIEND FROM 2007, CHESTER.

WITH ALL THIS COMBINED I AM ON MY WAY TO A BETTER AND HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE!!!

MY CURRENT WEIGHT TODAY:

261LBS!!!

I'M OFFICIALLY IN THE "100 POUND CLUB!!!"

AND I'M NOT STOPPING THERE.  I'M GOING FOR THE "150 POUND CLUB" BECAUSE I HEARD A RUMOR THAT THE PEOPLE IN THAT CLUB HAVE "SINGLE DIGIT BODY FAT PERCENTAGE!!!"...  SO I'VE HEARD... AND THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT...  LOL!!!

HERE IS TODAY'S "KATCH-MCARDLE RESULT"

I'M ALSO SHARING THESE PICS TOO:

NECK:  17 INCHES!!!

BICEPS:  16 INCHES!!!

WAIST:  43 INCHES!!!

RUNNING WITH MY TEAMMATES, "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

BETHEL, ALASKA WITH 9 DEGREES TEMPERATURE ON FROZEN TUNDRA!!!

(TRAINING FOR AN UPCOMING 5K RUN IN THE SUMMER!!!)

I AM FEELING VERY PROUD OF MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND NOT DO I ONLY OWE TO MYSELF BUT I ALSO OWE IT TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE STOOD MY MY SIDE IN "MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT!!!"

I WANT TO THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED LOVE & SUPPORT TOWARDS MY GOAL TO A LIVING A BETTER AND HEALTHIER LIFESTYLE SO I CAN BE AN "AWWWESOME" ROLE MODEL TO EVERYONE AROUND ME!!!

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART,

"I LOVE YOU!!!"

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA