The Olympics

Who else has been watching the olympics? I LOVE watching the Olympics and seeing the best athletes in the world compete for their own countries. The passion and competition kills me but I love it! I am in tears most of the time #ladyproblems #icryalot #goUSA #teamUSA

Volleyball and gymnastics are my favorite. I remember when I was a little girl and wanting to be just like them and trying to copy the floor routines. I was a little too tall for gymnastics though so I ended up playing volleyball instead. Watching the indoor and outdoor volleyball games so far has brought back that love for volleyball. 

In the words of Gabby Douglas "Never quit. Never give up." There's my motivation for the day. Hope y'all get the same motivation as I do from watching the olympics! Thanks for reading xoxo

#motivationmonday #progress

Since I am back into working out more consistently I have noticed that my weight goes up a pound and then down a pound but nothing more than that, its fantastic. But I know that every workout I do is progress towards being healthier and happier. PS my husband on the other hand lost 10 pounds in a week #whyyyyyy I'm so happy for him.........can't you tell...... (I promise I love him and I am happy for him) 

Happy Saturday Morning Motivation

Get your Saturday work out on ladies. We can do this! Peace and blessings xoxo

MC Emily

Alright I know y'all are dying to know the story behind my blog name, it's going to be a two part answer.

1st- MC Emily (my official rapper name)......all started when I was about 4, I had taken a fall and had to get silver caps on two of my front teeth. My parents were terrified that I was going to hate them but it was the complete opposite I LOVED my new teeth! They were so shiny and beautiful. It was every little girls dream right? 

My family had come up with a few different nicknames for me, Silver tooth and of course MC Emily. My Uncle was the one who came up with MC Emily and it has stuck ever since. Pictured below is me with my beautiful silver teeth and the uncle who came up with the name. 

I know I was adorbs. 

2nd- Em See Emily..... I thought this name would fit perfectly for my blog since it sounds just like my rapper name and Em (myself as a child) seeing my self as Emily (boring adult me). When I was a child I was carefree and I didn't have any self-image issues yet. But now as an adult I have grown to not like the way I look. I am hoping this blog will help with my self-image issues and I can help anyone else out there that reads along. Y'all rock. Thanks for reading xoxo.

Overcoming My Fears

Working out is my favorite, getting to the gym and seeing myself in the mirror is not my favorite. I have a hard time being at the gym seeing all these super fit ladies and then I glance in the mirror and see myself #roughlife #butreallyyall. 

Lately we have been mixing up our workouts which has been rewarding but difficult. I really don't like bringing more attention to myself than necessary but my husband loves getting me outside of my comfort zone so we have been doing tire flips, core workouts on the bosu balls and running.

I am not a runner, I am a thick girl and running is not flattering (jiggle jiggle) sorry if you pictured that. I love that at Vasa they have a cinema room, it rocks! It is dark, they have rows of different cardio machines and they usually have a good movie playing. So no one can see you (trying to) run and you get distracted by the movie so they time goes by way faster. I am trying more things out of my comfort zone and it has helped me feel more confident so I would suggest to all you lovely readers to try one thing daily or weekly out of your comfort zone and see how you feel after, leave a comment below if you want. Hopefully this helps! Thanks for reading. Let's keep it classy y'all xoxo.