TO Live and Die in LA..

Damn fucking right I'm in LA trick!!!

OH YES! Living it up in my own tiny apartment, that I am very proud to call my own in a melting pot of a neighborhood, MacArthur Park. Living on a mattress on the floor, for the past three months. But it's hard to get furniture when your main form of transportation is a bike. Not complaining about it though because living your life on a bike in a car minded city is the best.

LA drivers are grouchy, sad, sad people. If they would put there fat asses on bikes instead they would be happy. So, I dont know this from experience but it's a learning process right, I have never driven a car for real. I dont have a drivers license, but plan on getting one for emergency reasons, or something, something. I have lived in the heart of Los Angeles 90% of my life and love it. People complain about where I live because it's so crowded, and that there is never parking. While I complain which parking meter I should lock my bike too. I'm not very far from anywhere and can always take a train, or even a bus, but riding a bike is quicker.

So on my bike to anywhere/everywhere. Is a form of exercise I suppose, but I have been waiting for fall to start so I can really, REALLY get on my bike and ride!

Hey there,

Geez talk about being a slacker..

I know, where is the motivation, where is the fireworks, where is my mind...

First off! Must find the gym membership card and start working out again. Need to start keeping track of what I eat too! Livestrong App coming back to my homepage.

But let's talk about something that I have accomplished* I did ALC again!! YAY!! I didnt ride every mile but was there in spirit..

Had lots of fun adventures before the big ride with my two best friends and an appearance from the third.

I had ridiculous knee injuries from the previous year and this year was no where near better. I took a couple of days off to recooperate my knees since they were in really, REALLY bad shape.

So they are still in really bad shape.. I'm a bit worried, but tendons take time to heal is the story I'm hearing.

I wish there was more I could say about ALC but it is really impossible to write it all down, it is one big rollercoaster down the coast of California, it is the most physical and emotional event that I have ever put myself into.

I can't wait to do it again.

Some like it Hot.

As the days get closer, and I mean really close. So does my stress levels of what am I going to do to make my minimum to ride AIDS Life Cycle.

I did some crazy stuff last year, well not that crazy. But am willing to go beyond crazy this year to make it happen. Beating up PC doesn't have as much appeal this year. Although he does have more naysayers on him on MR.com...hmm.. maybe I'll keep that option open again..

But one of my favorite photographers and I got together and made it happen.

Chynna Monforte is very VERY talented photographer at the mere age of 16! She rocks my world, she is the sweetest girl, and knows how to make things happen as well. We worked together and made a pin up shoot featuring..coughmecough. All all the money of these go toward my FIGHT AGAINST AIDS!!!

Last weekend I had a yard sale and sold a good amount of my things, and all the money went towards my ALC. SO now that I've sold my things, I'm selling myself.

Selling myself in more than one way.
1st Photography:


These prints are a sweet deal of $15 I can get it to you framed for $25.

And for the rest of selling myself. I will do Anything* for donations.

-I'll wash your Car, bike, boat, shoes, clothes, cat (ouch) dog, etc.
-I'll make you dinner or a cake, cup cakes, cookies.
-I'll be your fashion consultant (especially men, dressed men for a living for 5 years, and now woman)
- I'll dye your hair. (I dye my own, and it comes out awesome, Imagine what I can do when I can see the full head ;)

The List can and always will continue, think of something that you want me to do? I'll probably do it. Skies the limit*!!!

SO please help me on the fight against AIDS! Support a great cause, I'm riding my bike from San Francisco to Los Angeles, But I NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Http://teammidnightridazz.com/randy


* Please don't kill me, get me arrested, or fired, or get the organization in trouble. thx.

Falling off the wagon

eww and aww. It is both gross and depressing that I have failed and fallen off the wagon sooo quick!! I have been very good about my porportions and eating choices, sometimes, but it is hard to always keep track of it. Even though it's easy as hell since it's an application on my phone.

But after my 7th failed attempt doing a Century, it was really easy for me to derail from my progress. Then after the Century there was Disneyland Fun with some awesome ladies.

Resting from my epic yet tragic weekend took 2 days. *sigh*

My life has been impacted tremendously by fundraising for the AIDS LIFECYCLE. It is a hard time and even harder asking for moniez. So let me just blurp it on here real quick I'll write a real post about it later, when I have time and am not at work..

In less than 8 weeks I shall be riding my bike 545 miles from S.F. to L.A. to raise awareness and fundz for people living with HIV/AIDS.

In order for me to participate at this event I must raise a minimum of $3,000 and 10% in for my goal.. So make yourself a sandwich for lunch, and donate what you were going to spend here

Thanks

My nephew's Birthday party is this weekend and this week has been focused on that. I really tried going to the gym last night, but when picked up from the bus stop, I was held hostage to make some last minute runs to the store, when I just wanted to go home, eat dinner, rest a bit, then hit the gym like before. *sigh*

So here I am eating right and counting as much calories possible, but not working out as much as I'd like. After Pirate Party/Easter Weekend I plan on getting back on my stationary steed and spin as much as possible.

Here is to wishful thinking.

Spin, Spin Sugar.

Using my old gym membership that I have had for two years now, I went ahead and looked up the schedule for spinning classes, which I really feared since I heard they were ridiculous hard. 

Mon: 4:45pm- 5:45pm 

Wed: 4:45pm- 5-45pm 

 Sat:  8:15am-  9:15am

Seeing that the Monday or Wednesday options were impossible since I get out of work at 4:30pm monday - friday, I decided to try out the Saturday morning class since I stayed in Anaheim this weekend. 

The night before my spinning class I was terrified of what would come out of it. I have heard some stories of how difficult they were, and was intimidated seeing how it would be my first class with an instructor. I hate waking up early on weekends, but I was up and ready for my class. Class was at 8:15am and I was there locking up my bike at 8:10 thinking I was running a bit late, I get to the studio and the lights were out... umm where's my instructor?? NO ONE KNEW!! 

Frustrated as hell, I wait... Finally around 8:25am my instructor shows up, she doesn't look happy to be there. I wouldn't be happy either if I were walking around with PINK EYE... eww.. but she promised to stay away from everyone and everything, which I thought was fair enough, everyone being myself, man in his 40's, and the pink eye infested instructor.

Spinning can be fun with an instructor.. when she decided to instruct, that is. My instructor was telling the world about how she got pink eye, and the other guy in the class wasn't even paying attention to what she was instructing, 1/2 way through he gave up and walked away. 

People slowly starting coming in for the following class which was yoga, an older man came in and just started talking to us. He was very sweet and was telling us he was a 5x CANCER SURVIVOR. His doctors had told him that the reasons he kept beating it was because he was very active and always watched what he ate. 

He continued on telling me that he liked my smile and was impressed that I was spinning as fast as I was and was not out of breath. After my class he came up to me and told me that more girls should be like myself, that being a "full figured girl" was okay if I had a positive attitude such as I did. I had to giggle a little, because this is exactly what I was doing, this is the message that I am trying to get across, and he had no idea. 

The Start of week 1: The Secret.

When I first decided to do this, I really didn't think that I was going to post it over the Internet, and let people know what my plans were, since originally they were sinister.
But after much thought I decided why not, it help me by venting out any frustrations I have, my progress and other such things.

Where to start.. Well if you know me, for a long period of time or just met, I have never been thin my whole life. I really don't think I was built that way, and I have always accepted my body for what it is...ROUND, curvy, fat. I have dated boys that have liked it, some that didn't but dragged me along on a relationship for the hell of it (but let's not get into that.) Sure I have problems getting into cute trendy clothes but in all honesty It has never really bothered me.

Now I am 24, 235lbs.. yup this is how much I weigh.. at an outstanding height of 5'3", pink hair, olive skin, and brown eyes. This is who I am and really enjoy it.

So let me guess you are saying if you are happy the way you are, why change??

Well if you noticed the title of my blog is "Getting FIT to prove you wrong" not Getting Skinny/thin to prove you wrong.. So with that, this is what I'm trying to do. My muscle mass is large, I am a very muscular person, I would like to tone myself up to make my cycling adventures more fun and not so much of a work out. In all honesty I don't think my gut is going anywhere. This is why I never really cared about how much I weighed, because weight is really just a number, like age.

So where does the prove you wrong come from??

Well this is where the sinister part comes from. I am around women my age all the time, and let me tell you some of these girls have image issues. They really have a hard time accepting there bodies for the way they are. Did I mention that these girls have better bodies than I do.. See I'm a cyclist and our outfits for performance aren't the most flattering. Tight Spandex... not FTW.. But it works and when your riding your bike up and down hills for miles it doesn't really matter. Some ladies wear things over there spandex to "cover up" there awesome bodies, and this makes me sad. They are always on Diets, to get thin, they want to be skinny.. but in all honesty they are looking at things the wrong way.

DON'T GET SKINNY, GET FIT!! Work with your body and grasp what you have!

So I am trying to get as fit as I can be, watch what I eat, and enjoy life. Because I am not a rabbit and will not settle for carrot sticks for lunch, although carrot sticks are quite yummy. ;)

How am I doing this?

Lance Armstrong wants to save everyone, I swear! He actually has a FREE calorie tracker online called The Daily Plate.

Biggest list of food ever, and big list of working out too. enter cycling and theres tons of options. It is quite awesome.

So with this, my gym membership that I've had forever, and my bike, 

I will Succeed!