Aisha's Fitness Journey

Aisha's Fitness Journey I'm a Mom of two girls inviting you to join me on my fitness journey of eating clean with occasional

Stay my ass indoors was a success. I always am running errands, doing a project, SOMETHING. But today was the only t...
03/01/2021

Stay my ass indoors was a success. I always am running errands, doing a project, SOMETHING. But today was the only thing on my to do list.

Today's included:
👑Binge watching and indulging in
💅🏾 finally taking off the nail polish on my toes from my birthday. Way overdue.
👩🏾‍🎤 My face mask that I have been wanting to do for weeks but have just been lazy
💪🏾And spending 25 minutes working out with
📖 Started reading Everything's Trash But It's Okay by

It was amazing and just what I need.

Let's make it an amazing week.

Am I the only one that creates an unrealistic to-do list when their child takes a nap?🧺Laundry🧽Deep cleaning the bathroo...
02/27/2021

Am I the only one that creates an unrealistic to-do list when their child takes a nap?

🧺Laundry
🧽Deep cleaning the bathroom
🍲Meal prepping
📺Watching tv

Y'all my list was ridiculous today when Aiya finally took her nap. But I decided that to press play and workout with zero interuptions and it was great.

Mamas, the housework will always be there. Take advantage of the quiet time (it's fleeting) and do something that will bring you joy.

There is so much that I have learned on this fitness journey.*The importance of having support*The power of discipline*M...
02/24/2021

There is so much that I have learned on this fitness journey.

*The importance of having support
*The power of discipline
*Making myself a priority
*Pouring into yourself through person development
* Understanding food triggers
*Getting introduced to so many new recipes
*Making progress NOT perfection the goal
*Realizing that I am stronger (both physically and mentally) than I thought



Oooh the Universe was testing me today and almost won.Last night I committed to working out in the mornings. I even wen...
02/22/2021

Oooh the Universe was testing me today and almost won.

Last night I committed to working out in the mornings. I even went to bed early. Don't you know:

😴 Aiya had a hard time sleeping. When I finally got her to bed my ass was WIDE AWAKE.

💤 Two hours later I was finally able to get to sleep but then Obie became restless and BAM I'm awake again.

⏰I wake up but Laila comes into my room for Mommy Laila time. I drop everything because I cherish these one on one moments with her. Once we are done, Aiya wakes up and needs me again.

Note to self, I must borrow Obie's invisible cloak😒

Before you know it work and school happened. But I got it in. I rescheduled instead of cancelled. 25 minutes of non-stop moving and my workout was done and I feel amazing.

My mood for 2021/chapter 38. . .
02/22/2021

My mood for 2021/chapter 38. . .

"An excuse is simply a challenge that you've decided has power over you. If you're serious about changing your life, yo...
02/21/2021

"An excuse is simply a challenge that you've decided has power over you. If you're serious about changing your life, you'll find a way past all your obstacles" - Jen Sincero

When I started on this health and fitness journey, I quickly realized that it is so much more than just working out. It's nutrition, it's growing through your BS, it's understanding that YOU are important and YOU deserve to be a priority so you be the best version of yourself in all areas.

With all the chaos of last year I slacked on my personal development. Like many I was on straight survival mode. I am slowly finding my rhythm back into it, making it part of my routine and it's feels good.

What book are you reading? What are you listening?

Happy Valentine's Day from our two heartbeats.
02/15/2021

Happy Valentine's Day from our two heartbeats.

This week I have been more intentional with our bedtime reading with Aiya.In addition to Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman w...
02/12/2021

This week I have been more intentional with our bedtime reading with Aiya.

In addition to Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman we learned about Ella Fitzgerald. I went on YouTube and found some of her music for us to listen to. Turns out Miss Aiya is a jazz fan.

It made me smile and remember all the Saturday mornings my brother would wake me up blasting jazz music when we were little.

She danced, wanted to listen to more. We even listened to Louis Armstrong. My girl has great taste and an old soul.

She was so excited that we called my brother and sister-in-law to share her new discovery.

I completely recommend these books. They are well written, extremely engaging and we love the illustrations.

Did you ever look at the clock, see that it's 5 pm and wonder how you could squeeze another 24 hours into your day?My to...
02/09/2021

Did you ever look at the clock, see that it's 5 pm and wonder how you could squeeze another 24 hours into your day?

My to do list seemed to expand each time I completed a task. Like WTF? So you know what I did? I reapolsterd our dining room chairs.

We bought our dining room set for $100 bucks from Walmart when we first moved and the chairs are all stained and broken. Obie wanted to throw them out and I obviously didn't.

So $20 for materials I was able to fix two chairs, will fix the other two tomorrow because WE KEEPIN THEM NOW and all is right with the world.😊

One of the fun and distracting things about declutter is coming across old photos and memories that you completely forgo...
02/06/2021

One of the fun and distracting things about declutter is coming across old photos and memories that you completely forgot about.

The first picture is of Obie and I went on a date to a haunted house pre-Aiya. The second picture is when we were babies. We had just started dating and he came to my mom's house in Virginia for Thanksgiving.

Fun fact: His bus ride back home to the LES took 12 hours. Things you do for love and good food 🥰🤣

One of my biggest challenges is forgetting things.I swear once I had the girls my memory was never the same. I have no ...
02/06/2021

One of my biggest challenges is forgetting things.

I swear once I had the girls my memory was never the same. I have no short term memory. My long term memory? Amazing. So what you told me 5 minutes ago won't be remembered until I am in the middle of something tomorrow😒

So I write almost everything down. From my to do lists at work to our grocery list. The trick is to remember to bring the list with me to the supermarket but thank you for grocery pickup so I can randomly add stuff to my shopping cart throughout the week.

Drop one of your challenges in the comments.

This post is an entry for the Fresh Start planning challenge.

My greatest achievement for 2020 was surviving a sh*tshow. I know I am not alone with this.With COVID came virtual scho...
02/05/2021

My greatest achievement for 2020 was surviving a sh*tshow. I know I am not alone with this.

With COVID came virtual school (which we are still navigating), my job full time job became part time which was a punch to the gut, finding part time work to fill in the gap,pouring into my resume and interview preparation business and business of being a health and wellness coach to things starting to stabilize with me being 4 weeks into my new full time HR job.

Talk about a whirlwind, especially as most of the changes happened in the last few months of 2020.

If I learned anything it was to lean into faith, know that the only thing we have control over is our actions.

What was your greatest achievement?

This post is an entry for the Fresh Start challenge.

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