As some of you may or may not know I have put myself on a diet. At 5 feet tall I have just crossed into the obese category (according to the body fat mass calculator though some may say different). So I have decided to give up a lot and I am doing pretty well. I am on a 1200 calorie diet ( though I have only been eating about 1000 calories a day). Also I have been working out. For the first two weeks I did pilates. Which is a good warm up but not really a great work out. So I decided to buy myself two more work out DVD's. The first is Shape Bikini Body Camp and the second is Dance With Lisa made Simple Red Hot Salsa. Well today I decided that the salsa one should be simple enough. I mean let's look at the facts. I am latina. I know how to dance salsa... not as well as some but I can hold my own. And finally I'm latina dammit! So I popped it in the dvd player, put my socks and sneakers on and got ready to get busy. HA! Or so I thought. It started simple enough with the basic front, in place together, back, in place together. I had that down and was bored. *sigh* How I wish that boredom would have stayed. Then she moved to the basic cumbia move. Still bored but now I'm working up a little of a sweat (though it could be because I'm obese blah!). Then she annouces the work out will begin. SO I'm thinking some basic turns. HA... God I was so wrong. While I'm think some basic Puerto ricans house party with El Gran Combo or Ceila Cruz playing in thebackground while people cheer each other on for the elaborate turns (which I usually hate but I would have totally preferred) she's thinking some Dancing with the stars salsa. Oh No homie... So it stared out cool. She did some basic crossover move which was simple enough. The she just got all crazy on me. She did something where you had to tap your left toe out in out then do some hopping motion to switch to the other foot (don't ask.. I looked like a cross between Chandler and Marcel doing that shit... NOT COOL!!!). Then there was this front, in place, together, back, in place, side hope x2 (oh goodie that one was real fun! By 20 minutes into the dvd I decided that I was way too hispanic to be wearing any type of sneakers to dance salsa took them off and started dancing in my socks... on my wood floor. You remember that kick step step move? Well It was more like kick fal into Richie head first On the bright side It was a great Cardio work out Thank You Very Much miss Lisa lady but next time I want a Salsa workout, I'll throw on some salsa music and get busy like only Boricuas can! 
). Oh and then there was this spanish version of walk it out type thing going on (which I still have no idea what the hell I was supposed to do and she repeated that shit like 20 times). And of course who can forget the kick step step vogue move? 
. Oh the fun! And there went the socks too. I was already making a fool of myself without falling thank you very much! 
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What's a leap of faith to you? Have you ever taken one?
Jumping into the unknown head first and with your heart in your hands. Never knowning if you are going to make it out unscathed or at all. Risking getting your heart broken and still leaping in. Afraid of failing but taking the chance because, hey, you might just succeed.
Everyone has taken a leap of faith at some point in their lives. Anyone who was scared to start that new job or go to that new school. Anyone who stood up for something they believed in. Anyone who has ever loved. It's the only part of life you can't escape from!
Dear Vox I have forsaken you! I have been so busy. I thought that since the holidays were over the madness would stop. For shame! I was wrong. After christmas came party after party after party. Which I was recurited to help plan, decorate and cook/bake for. GEESH!
Things are going good thus far. I guess. My daughter is insanely bad. Mischief like madd!!! She has decided to say no to everything you tell her. She will hit you (hard too... she's uber strong!) and spit at you and bite you (and boy those chompers are sharp!). Of course my son doesn't help. Everytime she does something he starts to laugh. Which eggs her on which makes me angerier.
I am officially 17 minutes away from starting my diet and excersice regime. I am tried of feeling uncomfortable with myself. Not that my bopdy is all that bad but if I could make my upper body look slightly more appealing to myself I would be soooooo happy. My arms flap and I have the post pregnancy pooch. Gosh I hate that post preggers pooch. You could be slim everywhere but the pooch will haunt you!!! I will be writing in here more often. I have to keep a journal to keep myself motivated. Why not vox??? You guys will support me wont you???
