Am I Dreaming?

Do you know what size those jeans are?? 14s. FOURTEENS. My mom and sisters went on vacation and she brought me back a shirt, earrings, necklace, and these jeans. I was so scared to try them on... I was going to wait until I got to 179 to buy new jeans... but THEY FIT! I can't believe it.. I'm so happy! :) What a great motivation to get me back in the gym! I'm sick right now (blah!).. but the gym opens again on Monday so I hope I'll be better by then! We're also under a winter storm watch here in the Texas panhandle, so we're just waiting to see if/how much it's going to snow.

Seeing as how it's so cold outside... I think it's time to get my snuggle on :). Hasta!

~Carissa

Weigh Day

 

I'm happy to say that I've been 100% on plan this weekend and though it's up a little from the lowest weight I saw this week (at one point it was as low as 192.8) it's still a 4 pound loss for the week! I worked REALLY hard everyday at the gym (yep, completed my 300 minutes! And I did my comment minutes on Friday) and despite all the temptations that surrounded me, I did not cheat once. I came very, very close, but I didn't :). I've been thinking about food constantly and using every ounce of willpower I have to deny those cravings. I feel drained. But if I keep this up, it's got to get easier. Right? :/

We won't be able to buy groceries until Monday (hopefully. if not then, it will have to wait until next week :[ ) and I'm out of anything that could be considered healthy. This morning I had bread w/peanut butter and a glass of water. Bleh. Looks like it will probably be Ramen noodles for lunch and hopefully something light for dinner. Who knows. It's frustrating to not have control over things like this.

OH YEAH, how could I forget? According to my BMI, I am NO LONGER CONSIDERED "OBESE"!! Now just "overweight" :). 30 lbs until "normal"!!

I guess that's it for now.. I have an incredibly ridiculous amount of homework to finish by midnight tonight. Hope everyone had a great week, and hope you're all ready to make this one EVEN BETTER!!!

as always,

Carissa

OMG!!! :)

I've heard people talking about the percentage of their body weight they've lost, so I decided I would see how much I've lost...

I'VE LOST JUST A LITTLE OVER

20% OF MY BODY WEIGHT!

I was SO shocked! I had no idea that it was that much.. but I'm so happy! It's just another way to measure my progress :). Once I reach my goal of -100 lbs, I'll have lost a bit more than 41% of my body weight.. WOW!

I haven't been keeping measurements from the beginning, but at the end of December I did measure my calf, thigh, arm, wait, hips, and neck. I just measured again to compare, and there was either no difference or a very, very small one (I'm talking like half of an inch). So that's kind of a bummer, but I keep reminding myself that I can't fail if I don't quit. Someone posted that saying on 3fc and I really like it! I printed it out to hang up on the fridge:

What sayings or quotes do you use to keep yourself motivated?? And have you checked out the % of your body weight you've lost? That could be motivation in itself!

xo, Carissa

Fitness + Nutrition Report

MENU:

B - Fiber One Honey Clusters cereal (read the review here) w/nonfat milk

L - Subway ham & cheese 6 in on 9 grain honey oat

S - Apple w/crunchy peanut butter

D - brown rice & egg roll

STATS:

Calorie goal: 1,340 - 1,690
Today: 1,496

Carb goal: 179 - 258

Today: 237

Fat goal: 35 - 62

Today: 52

Protein goal: 60 - 139

Today: 62



I think this is the first time I've met ALL four make that FIVE (see below! :]) of my main goals! waaaahooooo!

 

EXERCISE:
Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred (20 mins)
Biggest Loser workout DVD (40 mins)

Non-Scale Victory FTW!!!!

I posted this on 3fc, but I also wanted to share it with my favorite followers in the world!! :)

So I got up this morning (uh, afternoon ) and after putting on my jeans decided I would wear the one belt that I own.


I bought this belt awhile back.. way before I started losing weight. I bought it from torrid in their size 3.. which = 47 inches from the beginning of the belt to the center hole.

When I bought it I had to wear it on the first or second hole... today when I put it on, I realized there were NO MORE HOLES LEFT. The belt is too big. I never expected that!!! I made a new hole in it, still too big. So I made another and it fits perfectly!


Here's a pic of the belt on me today in the 2nd hole, where I USED to have to wear it:

... I didn't know there was a hole in this shirt haha

Here's one of the belt on the last hole it was made with:

And here's one with me in the belt on the new hole that I made!:

wowwww. I definitely do not feel like I've shrunk that much??!! I keep making excuses, like "you were probably wearing it loose before" and "belts are made different so it looks like a bigger difference than it really is." Do you guys do that? I find myself making excuses like that ALOT about any change I see or comment somebody makes. But really, I know I just need to enjoy this.. soo

 always,

Carissa

Weigh Day

 current weight: 204 lbs

pounds lost this week: 4

pounds lost to date: 45

um, wow. totally unexpected, especially after a holiday. let me just say:

I'm sure once I start working out again the loss will slow down. Which will happen next week... I can't believe there is only one week left of Christmas break :(! For whatever reason this semester starts wayyyy earlier than it did last year. Oh wellllll, at least I'll get to use the gym sooner!

My wounds are pretty much all the way healed up :)! I'm having some really bad pain in the lower part of my chest.. I talked about it with the boo & my mom and we came to the conclusion that my body is trying to get used to not having a gallbladder, so I might not be completely pain free for another couple of weeks or so. So there's the update on that.

I had a REALLY great Christmas. I hope you did too!!

always,

Carissa 

PS - Yesterday Old Navy was having a sale on jeans ($15!!) so I went to try to find some as mine are getting a tiny bit too loose. Aaaannnndd... I fit into 16s!! :) I didn't end up buying any, but the fact that I fit into them was enough. I'm gettin' there!

Nutrition Report

Sorry I missed yesterdays.. I was too sleepy to post I guess! I've decided to shorten this post to my daily menu and the stats of the 4 nutrients I focus on the most. Hopefully now it will be to-the-point and quicker for you to read & me to do! :)

MENU:

B - cheerios w/milk & bananas

L - salad

D - pb&j w/a couple of bites of green beans (they tasted weird)

      10 quakers mini rice cakes, the ranch flavor

I'm doing everything I can to not eat the leftover chips & queso from our dinner last night. I had some then (it fit into my calories) and DON'T NEED ANY NOW. It's not like if I don't eat any tonight, I wont ever be able to again, right? Just gotta keep repeating these things to myself.. !

STATS:

*Nutrition goals are calculated for when I'm working out 5-6 days/week. So I will be aiming for below these goals until I start again (I should be able to around Jan. 8th).

Calorie goal: 1,340-1,690

Today: 1,119

Carbs goal: 179-258

Today: 150

Fat goal: 35-62

Today: 46

Protein goal: 60-139

Today: 41

I'm planning on trying out a protein shake mix (what do you recommend?) since I never eat much meat.. and I'm working on getting my calories back up! This has been my 9th day in a row to stay within calories.. I don't know if I've done that since I started. WOOO! I'm gonna make it 10, and then 11, and then 100000000000000000000000000000000000000!! Haha.

Anywayyyy, love you all!

-Carissa

"The girl who comes in everyday."

Today, someone said something wonderful to me :). When I went to workout this afternoon, a girl who works at the gym at my school said: "The other day you were wearing your hair in a low bun and when you got off the treadmill I thought, 'does the girl who comes in everyday have a sister?' Then when you turned around & smiled at me I realized it was you!"

Oh my goodness, I was so happy when she said that! It's so good to have the people at the gym recognize me rather than the people in the Taco Bell drive thru!!