A lot going on......updates, updates, updates

First, I am saddened by the loss of Michael Jackson. May he find the peace in death that alluded him in life. I weep for my future children to be left with only the "oldies" and nothing they can look to. Music industry, you MUST do better!

The wedding is coming up fast and I am getting nervous, excited and everything all at once :)

Still working out and getting fit. I am focusing on toning now. I will be keeping you updated on that too. The biggest help came from eating cleaner. Most of weight loss can be attributed to healthy eating.

Law school is coming along. Taking two courses in summer school in an effort to lighten my load during the year. I will be done a few weeks before the wedding.

I am working on a new website. I am so unimpressed by the traveshamockery that is this blog and want to do something a little nicer. Stay tuned.....

Beginning of my 30 day EA Sports Active Challenge

I am a wii lover and I am trying to get back to the size/weight where I felt most comfortable. I went through a lot at once that contributed to me gaining a lot of weight. Being a former athlete, I am so not accustomed to this and wanted my body back. I felt like a stranger in my own body.

I always talked about losing weight but was never really motivated. Now, I have the ultimate motivation: WEDDING! I started eating clean/healthy and it's great. Lost a great amount of weight just changing my eating habits. And the bad stuff does not even taste the same. But I want MORE! lol So it's time to exercise. For me, I have to enjoy the workout or I get bored. I found a few things that I like and have begun rotating with them.

Yesterday, I added a new, great workout. It's the EA Sports Active for the wii. I love the wii and wii fit is cool, but this game takes it to a whole new level. I did my first workout yesterday and was drenched with sweat and that was just medium intensity. I loved the boxing and really used it to release some stress. The running and walking is something I will have to get used to because I still don't think my mii was moving as fast as I was. The strength training exercises with the resistance band are great except it seemed to have a hard time registering all of my movements. For example, when doing the squats, I would be standing straight up and it kept telling me I was squating too low and to stand up. I'm 5'9 lol. But I will figure that out and keep going. It also has a journal so you can track how your day went and you will notice things like if you need more sleep, you are not eating right etc.

I will be blogging the entire 30 days of the challenge and will share my progress. In the end, I may just share pics too! :)

Dare to Dream Challenge

I was twittering and having fun doing some random questions with friends. I asked "Name your 3 dream jobs". EVERYBODY responded with at least one realistic goal. But there was NO reason that could not be overcome that would keep them/us from attaining it. So that led to my next question: Are you bold enough and do you want it enough that you can dedicate yourself to doing ONE thing a week to achieving that goal? If so, sign up and share your dream and one thing you can do this week. Why not encourage and support each other while living our dreams?

Get Me Bodied Challenge

I started a challenge to help us lose a few pounds and sculpt those sexy bodies we want. Dancing is a great workout and it's fun. My challenge, I would make us a playlist every week and 5 days a week you must do the whole playlist. There's always going to be a Beyonce song or two (since her stuff always tends to get you to dance in a way that works you) and some warm-up and cool down songs. There will be a mix of genres sometimes so open up your mind lol. Sometimes you will want to pop it, drop it like it's hot, move like a stripper and if you are not sure what to do, ask yourself WWBD? What would Bee do? lol Oh yeah, if you have ever taken a strip areobics class in heels, you know it intensifies the workout immensely and is great for the legs. I am thinking 1 month for this first round. Anybody in?

Blogtalk radio time!

I have started my blogtalk radio account! What topics would you like covered? Would you like to be a guest? Need advice? If you want to be anon., you can just e-mail your question.

Also, what would you like me to blog about right now?

New show alert!

So the dude and I are channel surfing the other day and we stumbled upon a new show called Cupid. We were sucked in within the first few minutes. Let me give you a little background info:

Trevor Pierce is a larger than life character who insists that he is Cupid, the Roman god of love. He claims that he has been sent to New York City by Zeus to bring 100 romantically challenged couples together before being allowed to return to Mt. Olympus. His persistence eventually lands him in a mental institution.

Three months later, Trevor is found to be harmless to himself and others and is released -- but under certain conditions. Placed under the care of psychiatrist and self-help author Dr. Claire McCrae, he must attend her singles group therapy sessions on a regular basis so that she can monitor his progress.

Trevor returns to his rented room upstairs from the struggling Tres Equis Cantina, owned by Felix Araiza and his sister, Lita. In exchange for rent, Trevor becomes a bartender and creates an atmosphere for singles looking for lasting love. His ideas, such as half-price margarita nights and mariachi karaoke duets, could help him bring couples together and ultimately take him closer to the day that he gets to return to Mt. Olympus.

No one believes Trevor's story, but everyone finds him to be quite charming. Although he possesses a great knowledge of Greek mythology, Claire finds that Trevor constantly interferes and contradicts her when it comes to her pragmatic style of helping lonely hearts find their soul mates. In true love, Claire believes it's all about friendship and mutual respect; for Trevor, heat and passion conquer all. Only time will tell who will win this battle for love.

Cupid stars Bobby Cannavale (Will & Grace) as Trevor, Sarah Paulson (The Spirit, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) as Claire, Rick Gomez (What About Brian) as Felix and Camille Guaty (Las Vegas) as Lita.

The romantic dramedy was created by Rob Thomas (Veronica Mars), who serves as executive producer/writer, along with executive producers Jennifer Gwartz (Good Behavior, Veronica Mars), Danielle Stokdyk, (Good Behavior, Veronica Mars), Dan Etheridge (Good Behavior, Veronica Mars) and Diane Ruggiero (Dirty Sexy Money, Veronica Mars). Cupid is produced by ABC Studios.

Watch the pilot/premiere episode here: http://abc.go.com/primetime/cupid/index?pn=about

In such a jaded society, this show is really light-hearted and funny. Even the love cynic is on the show as a lead and we have our traditional romantic. Both of these appeal to everyone and it gives you hope, lifts your spirit and makes you smile. At the very least, you will get a good chuckle.

Check it out and let me know what you think. What are your favorite shows? If I like it, I may blog as I watch. I will likely do a few reality shows and The Game and maybe CSI.

FINALLY doing something with this and getting consistent

Hey! There has been ssoooooo much going on. If you didn't know, I am getting married and have been planning the wedding. I am also in law school. Most recently, I am one of the admin of a message board (www.divasdollsmisfitsforum.com Come join!). The board and the blogs are a great way to pass time at work or school or just something cool to read on the net. Needless to say, I have been VERY busy, but I want to get back to my blog.

So now what? I'm taking this blog to the next level. My dude and I will be doing advice questions together and are thinking of doing a relationship podcast/call-in show. Women love his advice and he LOVES to give it lol. Also people swear that he and I are hilarious to watch or listen to so I will let you be the judge.

I want to profile members, subjects, celebrities, stories, businesses and things that are of interest to you. Do you have a suggestion of something to profile or want to be profiled? E-mail me at hellojejelive@gmail.com I will also do interviews, reviews and other assorted things.

The Dating Game! I am going to try to play matchmaker for one of my friends using an online website. We will keep you updated here and on DDM and you can also weigh in. We can match you up too! :)


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