The Day I Ate a Cupcake and Decided to do a Fitness Competition..

I thought today I would attempt to be clever with my title, but it is a true statement.  I was attempting to wait to write a new blog post until I had the opportunity to put new pics up, but this was just too good of a story, so I couldn't wait.  Now let me be really clear, I have no intention of doing a fitness competition any time soon ha, I have just decided that when I do get to my goal weight, I will start training for one.  I know this is a ton of hard work, but I am super excited about it!  I can't wait for you guys to continue to follow me on that journey! 

Now for the cupcake... I am down 13 pounds so far, so I celebrated on Saturday with a "cheat meal" on before the ASU vs. USC game (which we dominated! Go Devils!) with an in n out burger.  No cheese, and split the fries with my mom.  I was not feeling guilty at all about my "cheat meal" because I believe occasionally you need to have those!  So Sunday was my cousins 16th birthday celebration.  I ate fine all day, and planned to get 2 small plates at Olive Garden that Evening.  I had a couple ounces of chicken breast at Olive Garden with some asparagus.  Then we got to her house.. and they had GINORMOUS beautiful raspberry filled cupcakes.  I had already made the decision that I wasn't going to have any cake.. but a CUPCAKE was a totally different story.  Needless to say I ate it, and felt sick after and still feel sick today.. SO NOT WORTH IT!! I wasn't feeling guilty after the In-N-Out but I am feeling super guilty about the cupcake... Looks like a couple extra miles of running for me this week. 

I did weigh myself this morning.. I didn't lose any BUT I didn't gain any either so I suppose its a wash, but it is upsetting to not lose anything.  I really need to step up my fitness this week.. 

On Tuesday (tomorrow) I am starting a 45 day challenge at Pure Barre... 45 days 45 classes... WTF was I thinking when I put my name on the list!?! Also, I am  having major anxiety over the fact that the Vegas Half is in 45 days... UMMM HELP! I can run a little over 3 miles, if you aren't familiar with a Half, its 13.1! Awesome.. 10 more miles and I'm good...AHHHH!! Time to bump up the running, and Pure Barre will definitely help with the strength side of it, so hopefully by some sort of miracle, I will be ready come November 17th.

I have a couple of side notes, I have an interview this week with Lululemon to become a part time educator, so that should be awesome, work some extra for the Christmas season.  Wish me luck! Another side note, I have discoverd this meal prep carry bag, the Six Pack Bag, has anyone every used these? I would love to hear some reviews? Below is a picture of them:

 Hope everyone has a great week, and I promise to put updated pictures up soon! 

<3

CC

10 POUNDS DOWN!

I have to start my blog post today with a special shout out to my very best friend, Stephanie Oakes, for losing 102 pounds so far on her weight loss journey!  I have decided to focus this blog post on the inspiration she has been to me. Hopefully I don't offend her in any way, because I am the exact same and will loop it back to myself!

Stephanie has tried several dieting strategies since I have met her.  Steph has tried HCG (and it worked, but not long term), calorie counting, and exercising.  None of these things really fit into her life, which is why she chose to start Medifast about 9.5 months ago.  I could not be more proud of her for taking this leap, she was unhealthy and she knew it, and now she looks absolutely fantastic.  

Stephanie and I have always tried diets together, and have always TALKED about working out together, but it never fully happened.  I mean its hard to give up drinking, diet coke, and fast food tacos from Del Taco at 2am, but at some point, I think we both realized 1. We want to live longer, 2. We want to look and feel good! And let me tell you, Steph looks AMAZE.  She hasn't boasted about her weight loss (which I can't figure out why) and is still the same humble, beautiful woman I have always known, which is why she is my biggest inspiration. 

All of my friends and family members have been so incredible, and it is definitely motivation for me to lose weight after my breakup, but because Stephanie has pulled off such an amazing transformation and is still going strong, I know I can do it too.  Mainly because we had some of the same habits.  If someone can turn their life and health around like that, and stop making excuses, what makes me different?? 

I'm feeling really good about already being 10 pounds down.  I notice that I am feeling really full after eating now, and not as hungry as I was when I first started.  I have been able to get salads out as well which is nice, and those are VERY filling.  Today I put on fitted dress shirt, that was always pretty tight on me, and the buttons would open a little across the chest, and that was not the case! I am starting to notice it in my clothes big time which is the best feeling EVER! My jeans are for sure getting lose, but I'm just going to wear baggy clothes until I look like a bum, because I don't want to buy too much until I'm closer to my goal weight. 

All in all, things are going well, I made it through New Orleans, which was so incredibly hard, and I got a little cranky I have to admit.  Traveling with the food was easier than I thought, other than getting stopped at Security.  The hardest part was that some of my family kept saying "you can have a cheat meal" when I really didn't want to.  I had one Beignet while I was there and it was the most amazing thing I have had in my life :) If I can make it through that, I can make it to my goal weight. 

Again, biggest congrats to my beautiful best friend Stephanie, on losing 102 pounds in less than a year, and keep up the great work!! You are doing amazing and I love you! :) I  can't wait to show off our new bodies in 2014, and also have the shopping trip of our lives! 

Side note: Let us never forget.. 

 

<3 CC

Week 2 Complete

Hi Friends! :)

Well I have completed week 2 successfully, and am starting week 3 as of TODAY! So far everything is going well!  I am down a total of 8 pounds.. I have to figure out how to edit my ticker on the side so you can easily see what I am down.  

I am staying pretty full, and enjoying most of my food so far (see pictures below).  There have been a few things that have grossed me out, like the Chicken Breast and the Burger wasn't too appetizing, but for the most part the food has been pretty good.  I went out to eat, and ordered a salad twice, it wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be.  I kept it pretty plain, chicken breast, veggies, no cheese and fat free dressing.  I also had 2 glasses of wine.. maybe I would have lost 5 pounds again and not 3 this week if I didn't have those 2 glasses, but oh well :) I have to hit up the grocery store tonight and get some stuff to prep for the rest of the week.  Again, true test is going to be NOLA this weekend.  I want to lose another 2 before Friday to put me UNDER 200lbs. I will be ECSTATIC if that happens.  I am slammed this week so its going to be tough to find time to run, but that's just life I suppose.  

I think the hardest thing for me so far is drinking enough water, and remembering to eat! It is hard to eat 6 times a day.  And I just want French Fries :( haha 

I took some time to prep some food last night, and that is really helpful, it only takes an hour, and I just have to grab and go with my snacks or "powerfuels" and "smartcarbs" 

Below are some pics of some more of the meals I have eaten! 

 Lunch one day! Chicken Parm (wasnt crazy about it) and shredded chicken on the side

 Chocolate Doughnut in the am (the chocolate melted off), Chicken Parm, and a pizza for dinner! Yum! Pizza was awesome!

 Shredded Chicken for lunch with mashed potatoes, asparagus, macarroni and cheese, and a piece of toast for dinner!

Breakfast one day: Honey Whole Wheat bagel, and Sweet and Sour chicken for dinner with some toast



Well I didn't have a great week with running, and I definitely didn't make it to Pure Barre as many times as I would have liked. I am also feeling guilty about my exercise this week as well.  I haven't worked out since Monday and today is Wednesday! I can't make it to Pure Barre tonight, and I am going out of town on Friday.  I might try to get in a quick run today and tomorrow, but it is so difficult when I feel like I have 100 other things to be doing.  Need some motivation to run considering my half is in 2 and a half months, and I have the Hot Chocolate Race in December, and I'll probably do the Womens 5k at the  beginning of November. 

Wish me luck this weekend in NOLA I'll need it! 

<3 

CC