Turning Point?

Is tomorrow already weigh day?? This week went by pretty fast! I'm sooo glad it's the weekend (the boo & I don't work/school on Fridays :]), but I'm also very, very nervous. Weekends seem to be a time when I overeat the most.. it's like when I'm out of my normal routine everything gets screwed. I seem to think that since I just weighed in, I can eat whatever & however much of it and then work it off all week. Last weekend was so terrible.. I gained like 6 "lbs" in 3 days.. WTF. It makes this whole week like a make-up week, ugh! I kinda think that was a turning point for me.. I've already worked really hard to get this far, and I don't want to go back to that way of life.. I want to be happy and healthy, both physically and mentally.

My workout seemed harder today than usual. Same thing happened last week, and I took a 3 day break. I'm going to make it a point to workout tomorrow. Hold me to it!

Talk to you soon!
-Carissa ♥

Post these on a wall somewhere...

Courage doesn't always roar.
Sometimes it’s the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying,
"I will try again tomorrow."

Don't give up what you want
most for what you want now.

"You’ll never achieve extraordinary
results by taking average measures."
–Skwigg

Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon
as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and
with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling,
but in rising every time we fall."
- Confucius

Friday was Weigh Day

223! Though I didn't post on Friday (pictures next week...), I did update everything. I'm so excited! 26 lbs lost so far!! NEVER TO BE FOUND AGAIN! :P Of course, over the weekend I didn't do so hot and have gained some of it back.. lots and lots of salty foods, so I'm just ready to push hard this week and get back to my routine. Weekends seem to be the hardest for me, so I'm going to try and focus on stay OP and not binging in the upcoming ones.

When I was starting, I never really pictured myself making it to each of my goals. It was really, REALLY motivating to reach that first one! I actually tried, and my work paid off. Though I don't feel like I look any different, I'm positive that it's coming. I can actually see myself reaching 50 lbs lost.. and it's a wonderful feeling.

Now, on to the good stuff... my first REWARD! TOMS! I'm not sure when I'll get them, as I'll have to wait until it fits into our budget.. but I do have them picked out!


At least I'm pretty sure those are the ones I want :). I love the glitter! I'm kind of thinking about changing my 2nd 25 lb lost mini goal reward.. but I haven't decided yet. Anyway, WHOOOPEEEE!!!!!!


-Carissa

Happy Love Your Body Day!!

In honor of National Love Your Body Day, I decided to make up a list of a few reasons why I love my body, exactly as it is right now. No "ifs" or "buts" or "excepts". So...

I love my body because...

...it has arms, legs, eyes, ears, a heart, lungs, and everything else that works to keep me alive and well every day. Thank God for my health.

...of what it has been able to accomplish so far.

...it's the house for my soul, my feelings, and my thoughts.

...it can be so easily wrapped in a hug.

...it bravely protects all my insides :).

...it's mine.


I know I complain a lot about the way I see myself. But none of that right now. Today (and everyday - I'm still learning), I just want to be thankful that I have this unique, ever changing, capable body. Especially with pictures like these being plastered all over the media, it's important to remember that beautiful does not have boundaries, and no one should be able to tell us it does. Let's appreciate our bodies and give them the TLC they deserve! :)


Why do YOU love your body, exactly as it is RIGHT NOW?
xo, Carissa

To learn more about the Love Your Body campaign, visit http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/.

I'll let you in on a little secret.

GEEEEEZ, Friday's take so long to get here! I'm just ready to weigh in already, haha! I had another really good sweat at the gym today :). My butt/thighs are SO sore! It's kinda depressing how most of my weight loss is coming from my butt area.. because I wanna KEEP that! Lol. But I'll take what I can get ;).

I've been bombarded with midterms last week & this week. I'm so ready for the semester to be over. I need to find out if I'll still have access to the gym on campus in between semesters...

I'll be cutting it close on calories today. My calorie goals actually decreased this week.. as well as my fat intake, etc. I really need to work on that! Now I'm aiming between 1210-1560/day. It was like 1600-1800.. so that's kind of a big drop! Idk. I'm just taking it day by day, meal by meal. We'll be able to go grocery shopping on Friday & I'm excited to get some new vegetables to try cooking!

Hope you're all having a fantastic week!

-Carissa ♥

P.S. The little secret? - I weighed in this morning at 224 - that's 25 lbs lost & my first mini goal reached!!! I'm going to wait until my official weigh in day to actually record it, because I want to make sure I can maintain it. But still! YAY!!!!!!! :) :) :)

What's your body frame size?

There are plenty of calculators that you can use to determine what size your body frame is. You can go off of your wrist circumference or your elbow breadth (the distance between the two prominent bones in your elbow). Personally, I used my elbow breadth.. I think that my wrist will shrink as I lose weight, so I don't really know that it would be an accurate number to use.

Different calculators will give you different results, but I used this calculator and it told me my body frame size was small (*grin* - I've never been a small anything!). This chart said that the appropriate weight for someone my height (5'8") with a small frame is 126-139 pounds. SAY WHAT??? That's tiny! Or at least seems so. My current long term goal is 149, so that's only 10 lbs less; I guess I can see that. But I'll reevaluate once I get to goal :).

Workin' my butt off.

Or at least I'm trying too! I just got back from the gym :). And I feel sorta proud. A friend of mine was supposed to go with me, but she ended up having a doctor's appointment, so I just went alone. I was tempted to just go home, telling myself "You can do some crunches and walk at home", but I knew better (What would really happen is I'd walk through the door, and sit in front of the computer and tell myself I have too much homework)! So I did 30 minutes on the elliptical and walked on the treadmill for another 10. I will do my crunches and probably some push ups and such before my accounting class tonight. Maybe I should take a shower before I go.. ha!

-Carissa