"PROJECT SYNERGY" - PHASE 02 - DAY 16.

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

NORMALLY SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS ARE MY REST DAYS BUT NOT TODAY!!!  I'M IN AN "AWWWESOME" RUNNING PROGRAM BEING COACHED BY "AWWWESOME" CHRISTI!!!

I AM SO HAPPY THAT WE'VE MET AND SHE HAS INSPIRED ME AND MOTIVATED ME TO OVERCOME MY FEAR OF RUNNING.

LOL...  YES RUNNING WAS ONE OF MY MOST FEARED EXERCISE TO DO AS I ALWAYS FELT IT WAS GRUELING AND TOO EXHAUSTING.

BUT NOT AFTER TODAY...  I LEARNED SO MUCH AND I MUST "TRUST MYSELF" AND THE PROCESS EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE!!!

IT FELT SO GOOD TO BE WITH "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!" AS A GROUP RUNNING TOGETHER!!!

AGAIN...  THANK YOU CHRISTI FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!!!

WE LOVE YOU AND ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BE PART OF OUR TEAM!!!


IOKEPA LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING HIS SATURDAY MORNING...  LOL!!!

"TEAM AWWWRITE!!!" ANXIOUSLY WAITING TO RUN???

OUR "AWWWESOME" COACH, CHRISTI!!!

SMILE KA'IWA...  WE ONLY TRAINING TO RUN 5K...  LOL!!!

WE DID IT!!!

WE COMPLETED OUR 1ST DAY OF RUNNING!!!

ALSO TODAY IS MY 12 YEARS ANNIVERSARY WITH MY WIFE, SHIRLEY!!!

SWEETHEART...  I KNOW IT'S BEEN A TOUGH AND CHALLENGING ROAD  FOR THE BOTH OF US AND YET WE STILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO BE AS ONE AS GOD SAYS.

WE MAY NOT BE PHYSICALLY TOGETHER, BUT WE ARE SPIRITUALLY STRONGER AND THAT WHAT'S MAKES US A STRONGER EVERYDAY!!!

MAY THIS DAY BE AN "AWWWESOME" DAY FOR THE BOTH OF US!!!

I DEDICATE THIS VERY DAY TO YOU SWEETHEART!!!

TODAY I OVERCAME MY FEAR OF RUNNING AND IT WAS ONLY MADE POSSIBLE BY HAVING YOU IN MY HEART AND SOUL!!!

I LOVE YOU SHIRLEY!!!

AND FOR TODAY'S CALORIES REPORT:

"1213 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

CLICK ON THE LINK:

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/OKS5JN4P233ZCFFOYPXEZIPMLU

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

"PROJECT SYNERGY" - PHASE 02 - DAY 15.

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

TODAY WAS ANOTHER "AWWWESOME" DAY BECAUSE IT'S MY FRIDAY AND I HAVE THE WEEKEND OFF!!!

THIS WHOLE WEEK WAS ALL ABOUT LEARNING NEW THINGS AND TAKING RISK AT THE SAME TIME.

I DID MY YOGA CLASSES AND ZUMBA CLASSES!!! AND IT DOESN'T END RIGHT THERE. I HAVE RUNNING PRACTICE TOMORROW MORNING!!!

RUNNING IS ONE OF MY LEAST OF INTEREST BUT I'M GOING FOR BROKE AND I'M NOT TURNING BACK.  I KNOW THIS WILL ADD SO MUCH MORE TO MY JOURNEY TO LIVING A HEALTHY AND FITNESS LIFE AKA "MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE!!!"

FOR ME...  YOGA IS ALL ABOUT FINDING MY INNER PEACE AND EMBRACING ALL THE ENERGY FROM WITHIN AND GIVING THANKS TO EVERYTHING AROUND YOU!!!

AND FOR ZUMBA...  I DON'T KNOW WHY I WAITED SO LONG TO DO THIS.  IT'S VERY INTENSIVE AND SUPER FUN ALL AT ONCE.  I LOVE THE LATIN MUSIC THEY USE AND IT ADDS TO MY CARDIO AND GETS ME BACK INTO RHYTHM FOR BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCING!!!

MY ZUMBA FRIENDS!!!

AND FOR TODAY'S CALORIES REPORT:

"1974 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

CLICK ON THE LINKS:

CARDIO & WEIGHT TRAINING - 01

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/ZEIE5TG3R6HXS7VTA23ZQRKQMQ

CARDIO & WEIGHT TRAINING - 02

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/ZEIE5TG3R6HXS7VTA23ZQRKQMQ

ZUMBA FITNESS:

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/LNGGNT7OLKGRX7TBQZIBLRKPMI

 AFTER A VERY LONG FRIDAY OF "AWWWESOME" WORKOUTS AND A GOOD DAY AT WORK...  I TREATED MYSELF TO A GOOD DINNER!!!

COLD GINGER TOFU SALAD

SAUTEED LEMON PEPPER ASPARAGUS

GARLIC SPINACH OMELET

GOTTA LOVE MY "BLAHH FOODS" DINNER...  LOL!!!

OH AND I ALMOST FORGOT...  MY FRIEND BETH ALSO MADE ME DINNER THE NIGHT BEFORE AND IT WAS SUPER ONOLICIOUS!!!

SALMON CAKES WITH QUINOA!!!

MAHALO NUI LOA BETH!!!

AND I ALSO SAVED THE BEST STORY LAST!!!

SHIRLEY CALLED ME AND WANTED ME TO LISTEN TO HER PLAYING THE UKULELE AFTER HER FIRST CLASS.

SHE PLAYED SO "AWWWESOME!!!" AFTER HAVING JUST ONE LESSON!!!

SHE PLAYED SIMPLE CHILDREN'S SONGS:

LONDON BRIDGE

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

AND SHE PICKED THE ENTIRE SONGS AND READING THE NOTES!!!

I COULD NEVER READ THE NOTES VERY WELL AS I'VE MOSTLY PLAY BY EAR.

AGAIN SHIRLEY...  YOU ARE AN "AWWWESOME" AND BEAUTIFUL PERSON!!!

I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AS MY WIFE!!!

AND I WILL ALWAYS SAY THIS TO YOU,

I LOVE YOU ALWAYS & FOREVER AND MISS YOU DEARLY!!!

HERE'S A BONUS PIC FOR ALL OF YOU!!!

IT'S ALL ABOUT "FLEXIBILITY"...  YOU GOTTA BE FLEXIBLE FOR THE UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES LIFE HAS IN STORE FOR YOU!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

"PROJECT SYNERGY" - PHASE 02 - DAY 14.

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

ANOTHER "AWWWESOME" DAY FOR ME.  I WOKE EARLY THIS MORNING AT 5:00AM AND DID MY CARDIO WORKOUTS AND WENT TO MY YOGA CLASS WHICH WAS PERFECT FOR AS I WAS ABLE TO STRETCH OUT MY BODY AND MEDITATE ALL AT ONCE TO START MY DAY POSITIVE!!!

FOR TODAY'S CALORIES REPORT:

"1072 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

CLICK ON THE LINKS:

CARDIO

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/D2HNUFNOGLFEL2CYUE7ZNYMXTY

YOGA

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/FOVFNB3UV26H2BS3JJQFVL7P7E

I ALSO WANT TO SHARE MORE "AWWWESOME" NEWS...

SHIRLEY HAD HER FIRST UKULELE LESSONS AND SHE POSTED THESE PICS:

SHE SAYS SHE WANTS THE MIDDLE ONE...  "KAMAKA CONCERT" GOING FOR $825.00!!!

I SAID I'LL GET IT FOR HER AS OUR 12 YEARS ANNIVERSARY IS COMING UP SOON AND THIS IS HER ANNIVERSARY GIFT.

SHIRLEY, I AM SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT YOU'VE FOUND A NEW PASSION FOR UKULELE AS IT IS MINES AS WELL.  I'VE BEEN HAVING LOTS OF MEMORIES OF MY PAST WHEN I PLAYED EVERYDAY AFTER I COME HOME FROM SCHOOL.  LATER DOWN THE ROAD, I SOMEHOW GOT LOST AND NEVER PLAYED THE UKULELE AS PASSIONATE AS I USE TO BE.  MAYBE NOW YOU MIGHT BE THE ONE TO REIGNITE THE FIRE IN ME TO PLAY ONCE AGAIN AND TO CONTINUE ON!!!

I LOVE YOU SWEETHEART...  ALWAYS & FOREVER!!!

TODAY IS ALSO MY GOOD FRIEND WHO IS LIKE A BROTHER TO ME.

HAU'OLI LA HANAU E IOKEPA!!!

ME & IOKEPA - 2008!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

"PROJECT SYNERGY" - PHASE 02 - DAY 13.

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

IT'S A VERY BEAUTIFUL & WARM DAY IN BETHEL, ALASKA!!!

TODAY I WORKED OUT ON MY "ARMS & BACK" WHICH FELT REALLY GOOD AFTER A GOOD SWEAT!!!

TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY OF "YOGA" AND THEN ZUMBA THE NEXT DAY AND THEN RUNNING THE DAY AFTER THAT!!!

MY SCHEDULE IS ACTUALLY STARTING TO LOOK PRETTY BUSY AND USEFUL DURING MY FREE TIME...  LOL!!!

FOR TODAY'S CALORIES REPORT:

"1134 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

CLICK ON THE LINK:

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/TSIFSVM6HROTQTIVKG4BDMYMB4

TODAY I GOT A VISIT FROM MY MOM AND BROTHER.  IT WAS A SHORT VISIT BUT IT WAS GOOD SEEING THEM EVEN IF IT WAS ONLY FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

MOM JUST GOT BACK FROM HAWAI'I SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND BROUGHT ME SOME GOODIES!!!

"AWWWESOME!!!"

IN TURN I GAVE ALL MY TERRIBLE SNACKS TO HER TO GIVE OUT TO WHOEVER SHE WANTS TO GIVE IT OUT TO.

I GAVE HER A BUNCH OF ASSORTED FLAVORED PUDDING SNACK PACKS AND SEVERAL SQUEEZE BOTTLES OF JAMS/JELLIES.

I JUST REALIZED THAT I GAVE AWAY BAD JUNK UNHEALTHY FOODS TO MY MOM WHEN IN TURN SHE GAVE GOOD HEALTHY FOODS!!!

I BETTER NOT DO THAT AGAIN...  SORRY MOM!!!

AND I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST.  YESTERDAY I SHARED THE NEWS OF MY WIFE TAKING UP UKULELE LESSONS.

HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE VERY SAME UKULELE I USED WHEN I FIRST LEARNED TO PLAY BACK IN 1978!!!

THIS UKULELE HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR MANY YEARS AND I AM HONORED TO SEE THAT UKULELE CONTINUING IT'S JOURNEY THROUGH THE HANDS AND HEARTS OF THOSE WHO DESIRE TO LEARNE AND PLAY WITH "ALOHA!!!"

A "KAMAKA UKULELE"...  A VERY GOOD UKULELE MAKER!!!

SHIRLEY, THAT UKULELE WILL BRING SOME MAGIC INTO YOUR LIFE AS IT DID FOR ME!!!

THAT UKULELE AS 30+ YEARS OF OHANA HISTORY!!!

PLAY AND HAVE FUN WITH IT!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

"PROJECT SYNERGY" - PHASE 02 - DAY 12.

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

I FINALLY DID MY FIRST "YOGA CLASS!!!"

IT'S "AWWWESOME" AND I LOVE THE CALMNESS AND YET AT THE SAME TIME I ALSO LOVE THE "CHALLENGE" IT PUTS MY MIND AND BODY TO.

MAHALO NUI LOA CHRISTI FOR YOUR TIME!!!

ME & CHRISTI, MY YOGA INSTRUCTOR & RUNNING COACH!!!

CHRISTI HAS ENCOURAGED ME TO TAKE UP RUNNING WHICH IS ON MY "NOT TO DO LIST"...  LOL!!!  BUT I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR WONDERFUL PEOPLE LIKE CHRISTI WHO I FELT WENT THE EXTRA DISTANCE TO CONVINCE ME TO TAKE UP "RUNNING".  

SO RIGHT AFTER YOGA CLASS, I WENT TO THE STORE AND BOUGHT ME A NEW PAIR OF RUNNING SHOES.

GOD IS GOOD TO ME BECAUSE AS I WAS LOOKING FOR SHOES, I COULDN'T FIND ANY SIZE 13 RUNNING SHOES AND AS I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE, I CAME ACROSS A "CLEARANCE TABLE" WITH MORE SHOES.  

AND GUESS WHAT I FOUND???

"REEBOK" ZIGLITE RUNNING SHOES!!!

AND AT 50% OFF AT A.C. STORE!!!

LIKE I SAID EARLIER...  GOD IS GOOD!!!

AND I SAVED THE BEST NEWS FOR LAST.

MY WIFE SHIRLEY CALLED ME AND SAID SHE BOOKED HERSELF FOR "UKULELE" LESSONS AT "ROY SAKUMA UKULELE STUDIO!!!"

ROY SAKUMA HAS BEEN TEACHING UKULELE TO HAWAI'I FOR MANY YEARS.  I MYSELF TOOK LESSONS FROM HIM WAY BACK IN 70'S!!!

FOR MORE INFO, CHECKOUT HIS WEBSITE:

http://roysakuma.net/

THIS IS "AWWWESOME" NEWS FOR ME!!!

GO SHIRLEY!!!

YIKES!!!  I ALMOST FORGOT...

TODAY'S CALORIES REPORT:

"981 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW:

CARDIO:

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/ZPWX5KV4VKJW2EL7WMEAGQ74XA

YOGA:

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/ZQF5FO5ESI4JRX3O35SMIYMBPA

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

"PROJECT SYNERGY" - PHASE 02 - DAY 11.

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

TODAY IS WEEK 02 AND I'M BACK ON THE WEIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM TO KICK START THE "TARGET ZONES".  AND TODAY IS "CHEST & SHOULDERS" STARTING WITH 7 SETS OF 13'S!!!

IT'S GOOD TO FEEL THE PAIN AS IT IS A SIGN OF GROWTH!!!

TODAY'S CALORIES REPORT:

"1141 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

CLICK ON THE LINK:

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/av/IIEITC42CXMWXN6VO26RQHW344

I ALSO FORGOT TO POST THIS YESTERDAY:

THAT'S RIGHT PEOPLE...  FROM 36.9% BODY FAT...  I AM NOW DOWN TO 28.8% BODY FAT!!!  THIS TOOK JUST UNDER 9 WEEKS!!!

IT WASN'T EASY BUT IT IS 100% WORTH IT AND I AIN'T STOPPING UNTIL I HIT THE SINGLE DIGITS!!!

TOMORROW I'LL BE TAKING MY 1ST YOGA CLASS!!!

I CAN'T WAIT TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

"PROJECT SYNERGY" - PHASE 02 - WEEK 02 RECAP.

ALOHA "TEAM AWWWRITE!!!"

ANOTHER WEEK WENT BY PRETTY FAST AND ALSO A VERY FUN WEEK TOO!!!

I DID MY 1ST "ZUMBA FITNESS" CLASS!!!

LIKE I SAID IN MY PREVIOUS POST, "ZUMBA" TOTALLY ROCKS!!!  IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE IT YET...  :WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???"  GO CHECK IT OUT AND "EXPERIENCE" THE ENERGY!!!

I PROMISE...  YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!!

MY LAST TWO WEEKS OF "PHASE 02" HAS ME STARTED ON A "CIRCUIT STRENGTH TRAINING" SYSTEM WHICH WAS PRETTY GOOD AND I LIKED THE WAY IT WAS SET UP IN A WAY WHERE ALL OF MY BODY MUSCLES WAS BEING WORKED IN A CONTINUOUS CYCLE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.  

AND MY TOTAL CALORIES BURNED FOR THE ENTIRE 2 WEEKS:

"11543 CALORIES BURNED!!!"

HOWEVER...  I MUST APOLOGIZED FOR NOT KEEPING A RECORD OF MY FOOD CALORIES AS I WAS HIGHLY OVERWHELMED WITH OTHER AGENDAS WITH WORK AND CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.  BUT I WILL SAY I STILL KEPT MYSELF IN CHECK AND STAYED WITHIN MY DAILY CALORIES INTAKE RANGING AROUND 2200 CALORIES!!!

I'LL LET YOU FOLKS DECIDE ON HOW I'VE PROGRESSED IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS:

I MUST ALSO SHARE AND UPDATE YOU FOLKS WITH MY "BLAHHH FOODS" SERIES!!!

WELL LET ME JUST SAY IT WASN'T EXACTLY IN THE "BLAHHH FOODS" CATEGORY...  IT WAS MORE LIKE "CHEAT SUNDAY"...  LOL!!!

SUNDAYS IS MY "CHEAT DAY" AND I SPLURGE IT BIG TIME!!!

BREAKFAST:

A HEAVY DUTY OMELET WITH CHORIZOS!!!

&

LUNCH:

SMOKED BLACK COD WITH POTATOES, SNOW PEAS, AND NORI SEAWEED!!!

I MEAN BUSINESS WHEN IT COMES TO "CHEAT SUNDAYS!!!"

AND I MUST SAY WHEN MONDAY COMES UP, I AM READY FOR ANOTHER WEEK OF HARD WORKOUTS AND I BRING MY "A-GAME" AND GET IT ON!!!

I WANT SEND A BIG MAHALO TO TOM AND STEVE FOR COOKING "AWWWESOME" MEALS FOR ME AS I GOT MORE THAN I BARGAINED FOR AND IT WAS WORTH IT!!!

AGAIN...  "MAHALO NUI LOA!!!"

WITH THAT BEING SAID AND DONE...  MY NEXT 2 WEEKS, I WILL GO BACK TO "TARGET MUSCLES ZONES" LIKE I DID FOR "PHASE ONE".  ONLY THIS TIME I WILL START IT OFF WITH HIGH SETS AND ADD MORE RESISTANCE!!!

AND NOT TO FORGET...  "ZUMBA" AND "YOGA" BABY!!!

SO KEEP CHEERING ME ON!!!

I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WHO CURRENTLY LIVES IN BEAUTIFUL HAWAI'I NEI FOR THEY'RE CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PATIENCE WITH ME AS I KNOW HOW VERY TOUGH IT IS WHEN LONG DISTANCE CAN PUT ALOT OF STRESS ON ALL OF US AS WE MISS EACH OTHER DEARLY.

SHIRLEY AND KAHEALANI..  I WANT YOU BOTH TO KNOW THAT I MISS YOU FOLKS EVERYDAY AND I LOVE YOU FOLKS MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY.

I CAN NEVER THANK YOU BOTH ENOUGH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING WHICH CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES AS I MYSELF GO THROUGH THE SAME THING.  BUT I ALSO WANT YOU FOLKS TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE MY BIGGEST INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION TO LIVE A HEALTHIER AND BETTER LIFESTYLE.  YOU FOLKS GIVE THE VERY REASON TO "LIVE STRONG" AND BETTER MYSELF TO BE A BETTER PERSON.

I LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER!!!

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA