As Promised...

As I promised all of you, here are my "before" pictures.  I actually have lost about 4 pounds before these were taken, BUT it will be nice to see some progress next month at this same time!  This is taking a lot of courage on my part, but a good way to keep me accountable!

<3 CC

Not too sure what I'm looking at! :)

Week One of Nutrisystems

Hello Beautiful People! :) I have a couple of goals with this blog.  One is to make sure I post once a week about how everything is going, and two is to post pictures once a month so you can see my weight loss! I will update this blog post later today to feature my pics and measurements. 

I started my meals on Tuesday, and have been so surprise at how delicious they are! I am totally hooked.  As I mentioned when I started, my starting weight is 208, I weighed myself this morning (which I know I should have waited a week) and I have already lost 3 pounds, so I am down to 205!!! 

My short term goal is to be below 200 when I go to New Orleans on September 6th.  And don't worry I won't be cheating in NOLA, I will be packing my meals and taking them with me! (Stay tuned that will be a good Blog post!) That will really test my will power. 

This week I was kind of bummed I didn't make it to Pure Barre as much as I would have liked, I took three classes since Sunday, and have scheduled 2 this weekend.  I also ran over ten miles combined with my runs from Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  Last night was REALLY tough.. My legs were like Jello from Sarah's class at PB, and running three nights in a row.

Below you can see some pictures of some of the food I have been eating the last couple of days! Like I said it has been REALLY good, and I actually have been full, not once have I felt like I need food which is awesome.  It is actually difficult to eat 6 times a day even if they are smaller meals. 

If anyone is thinking about doing Nutrisystems, Costco has some discounted gift certificates right now, $54.99 for $100 worth of food, which means that one month of food is $157 dollars or something like that.. THATS ISANE, you can't even buy a month of groceries for that price. 

Day 1: Blueberry Muffin for Breakfast with a coffee protein shake, tuna for a snack, kung pao noodles and string cheese for lunch, and grapes for a snack! 

 Day 2 : Sweetened O's and 1/2 cup skim milk for lunch with a Vanilla protein shake, 1/2 cup of cottage cheese for snack, loaded baked potato for lunch with Tuna, and an apple for an afternoon snack.

Day 3: Chocolate protein shake and turkey sausage and egg english muffin for breakfast, 1/2 cup of cottage cheese for a snack, Hamburger for lunch with string cheese, and an apple for a snack

I will keep posting pictures of some of the food that I am eating.  The main idea of Nutrisystems is smaller portions (as you can see with that burger!) and more meals throughout the day.  Like I mentioned above, I will update later with some photos of me! Happy its Friday! :) :)

<3

CC

Feelin The Love

WOW!! I guess I can believe it, but for the sake of this sentence, I CANT BELIEVE how much support I am already getting.  This is so crazy and I am so thankful! I definitely need help along the way and I am so not afraid to admit this.  All of the love will keep me going for sure. 

Oh! I hope I can get a hang of this blog thing! I want to make it look all cute! Any help is welcome! 

I am supposed to get my meals tomorrow, and I plan on starting everything up next week.  Probably Tuesday (Monday we are celebrating some family birthdays and I'm sure going out to eat)  I am also wanting to get one last sushi meal for hopefully the year, over the weekend.  I love it too much and need to fulfill my one last craving.   

I went for a run last night with my dad... WELL a JOG.. lets be real, I don't RUN.  3 Miles was tough, but my sister said something that stuck with me..."The days you don't want to go but do are the days you get stronger" or something along those lines.  It was a hot one, but we completed another 3.2 miles, and I'm SOREEEE today!

I'm taking today off from working out, possibly tomorrow too.  I have to have some me time :) but will be back at it on Saturday.  I'll try my best to post some "before" pics and measurements this evening or tomorrow. 

So excited for all the support, and stick with me on my journey!! :)

<3

CC

Well Here Goes Nothing!

Well here goes nothing!

I have decided to start a blog to track my weight loss journey.  At the  beginning of this year (January 2013) my boyfriend at the time and I had decided to start making a "lifestyle change" and eat healthy, and make working out together a goal.  We did great for the first... hmmm... MONTH. I joined Weight Watchers, and he became Paleo.  My goal was to lose 90 pounds by January 2014.  

Cut to August 2013, and I am just starting this blog, which means it didn't go great!  I lost 22ish pounds by August, and my boyfriend broke up with me 3 weeks ago.  I am still working out and am actually obsessed with going to PURE BARRE, and starting training for my third half marathon.  Right now I weigh... AHHH... 208, and want to be 138.

I thought about starting a "break-up blog", but the more I thought about it, the more I decided that this was a perfect time to refocus on myself, and my goals, and work on becoming a thinner, happier, healthier version of me. 

The reason I am starting this blog is to be held ACCOUNTABLE for what I'm doing.  I joined Nutrisystems with the help of my dad, and I can't believe that I am planning on putting before pictures of myself up, and even disclosing my weight, but if this is what it takes, then I can't wait for my WEIGHT transformation.  

I am excited to share my experience with you guys, and I hope that I can inspire some along the way.  I will blog about other stuff too, maybe recipies, or maybe just everyday life, but plan on seeing lots of photos, lots of good days, lots of bad, workouts, etc. 

Glad you are on this JOURNEY with me! 

<3 

CC