The Healthy Hottie: 2012

Hello lovies!!! How are my hotties doing? It's been way too long since my last blog update. I apologize for this hiatus. The past months have been super busy with so many projects and activities, blogging was almost impossible. But enough excuses. I'm back to let you all know that I have continued my low-carb way of living and healthy life-style in general. My weight-loss has been consistent, albeit slow. Can't complain. I'll be posting progress pictures and some yummy recipes below.

The main purpose of this post however, is to propose a motivational challenge for myself and any one else who needs a boost. Tomorrow is the first day of March, only 21 days till Spring! Yes! You know what that means, right? Warmer weather, fresher air, more outdoor activities, ditching the winter gear in favor of lighter clothing. Agh. I cannot wait! With the beginning of March, I want to personally challenge myself to really up the ante in terms of my weight-loss and fitness goals. I want to incorporate even more work-outs than I have in the past (rain or shine) and apply a more stream-lined eating regime. (i.e. eliminating certain fruits and grains) at least for a month to see if this helps me lose a total of 5 inches or more (from chest, waist and hips.) I want to invite you all to join me by a little healthy competition. Here is how it's going to work. Rules as follows:

March Motivational Challenge

1. Contest runs from March 1st through March 31st.
2. Anyone who wants to join in on the fun and get healthier in the process is welcome, I only need you to comment below or in the Facebook Healthy Hotties Forum and indicate your will be participating.
3. The winner will be determined based on Percentage of Inches Lost. This is how it will be calculated:

At the commence of the Challenge (which is tomorrow - March 1st), you will need take your initial body measurements with a tape measure. The three main indicators will be - Chest, Waist and Hips, write these down. Your welcome to share with others or keep to yourself; however at the end of the contest you'll have to share your results.

To determine the percentage lost: Re-measure at the end of the month (however, your encouraged to measure and share your progress at weekly intervals) and subtract from your initial measurements. The difference should be divided by the initial measurements.

Example. Let's say your starting waist measurement is 36 inches. and your end waist measurement is 32 inches. The result is 4 inches lost. To determine percentage lost the formula would be as follows: ( 36-32=4) 4/36 = 11%.

4. The person with the highest percentage of inches lost at the end of the month will receive a prize. Each participant will have to post a before and after picture at the end of the month.

5. Prize will include goodies such as new water canteen, gift certificate for i-tunes (to add to your work-out playlist) and some other treats.

6. Of course, it goes without saying that everyone is expected to play fair and display the utmost honesty. At the end of the day, the true prize will be how good you feel about yourself and your progress towards a healthier self!

Let the fun begin!!!!

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Here are some recent pictures of my progress as well as some delicious low-carb, high-health recipe ideas: