Hello from the Blog world!

Hi I am Emmalydia and I currently have a facebook page called
The Adventures of Emmalydia and Gym which is a chance for me to share my passion for fitness as well as my own journey with others! I realized that I like to talk or um type a lot, so for some ideas and thoughts this would be a better place for me to put them.
  
Name:Emmalydia King
*Funny thing my last name used to be Reyes which is Kings in Spanish. So when I got married I went from Reyes(Kings) to King! I was just always meant to be royalty.

The Husband and I

Fitness Stuff:

The Beginning:

• I was blessed enough to be brought into a household that was generally very active. I credit my mom for really being the one who got me excited about exercise. When I was about 10 she took me with her to a step aerobics class and that was enough to have me hooked. After that, I would borrow her Tae Bo tapes and Denise Austin "10 Minute Buns." I would work out in my room as Denise Austin would push me with phrases like "Come on tighten up that tush, we are going to have rock star bottoms." Then high school came and I loved cross country, track, band (yes I count band as an athletic activity), and weight lifting. I loved being active and moving, it was a stress reliever for me. So I have always had the pleasure of seeing exercise as fun and not as a punishment. I am very thankful to my mom for that.  

Favorite Type of Exercise?

• Well If you follow my facebook page you know that my favorite thing to do is LIFT HEAVY! As in strength training. If you would have asked me about a little over a year ago I would have said running but wow have things changed. I still love to run but it is no longer my favorite and my body has changed in ways I just love thanks to weight lifting. 

  

  All about that Gym Life!

  
  

  
  

   

So whats your story?

• Well too be honest sometimes I feel like my story isnt as inspiring because I have never been obese and I never did have to lose weight to save my life or I am not a single mother with children (and I have nothing but respect for those people TRUST ME) but I have gone through a transformation although it may not have been such a huge outside transformation, my mind and how I look at life and fitness together has come to a nice place I call balance and for me that's a great success. I realized I do still have a voice and if people decide to listen well that would be great and what would be even greater is if one person took the thoughts I share and turned them into action to better their health, thats what I want my story to be. It would bring me no greater happiness then to know my journey was somehow apart of someone else's. I would also love to inspire more women to start lifting, to know you can be strong and girly if you so choose, you dont have to decide between the two. I love my muscles as much as I do my shoes and I like to sweat and wear makeup. Plus, I am a silly person and I want people to find fitness fun! Not all fitness people have to walk around oily with this angry look on their face because their muscles are too big to let them smile. I work out my muscles as well as my humor (oh yeah p.s I'm super cheesy like that). Hope you stick around so we can enjoy this journey together. 

Now to the Random!

1. What time did you get up this morning?
      4:45am to go for a nice run

 How do you like your steak?
       Medium rare, more on the rare side and man do I love my steak!

What was the last movie you saw in theaters?
        The Wolverine

What is your favorite TV show?
        I like New Girl, How I Met Your Mother, Big Bang Theory, Wipeout, World's Dumbest, and Snapped

 If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
       I like it here in San Antonio to be honest but if anywhere else it would be in California with my older sister

What are your favorite clothes?
        Workout clothes! They have taken over my closet. Yes, my workout gear is hanging in my closet, yes I kinda have a problem 

Where would you visit if you had the chance?
        Ireland 

Are you a morning person or a night person?
        Morning. I go to bed way too early for someone my age, but I love my sleep!

Do you have any pets?
         Yes, my two dog babies.

Barney King

Poptart the papillon

What did you want to be when you were little?
        The first women president and a teacher

 Been in a car accident?
        Nope and I hope I never am

Favorite Pizza Toppings?
       What? This is a fitness blog, I don't eat pizza! What do you think I am, human? Jk! My favorite is pepperoni, pineapple, mushrooms and onions.  

Favorite ice cream?
       Seriously? I thought I told you! haha.. For real though, I love ice cream! My favorite is mint chocolate chip 

Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
        Thats really hard! I am going to cheat and say Amazon because I love lots of things

Broccoli?
         Funny because I actually dont care for broccoli. I tried broccolini though and that I like that much better.

What is your favorite color?
         Pink with sparkles (dont judge me) 

How many tattoos do you have?
         1 a butterfly, how original huh?

So that's all I got for this first one, hope to see you around here again.