Hey Everybody! I’ve been real lazy lately. Eating too much devil food, not keeping points and not working out enough. I don’t know why…it could be stress, PMS, work, blah blah, I could make up one hundred excuses, and that’s just what they would be, excuses. Today I was determined to get back in the swing of things. After work, I came home and got dressed for the gym. It was much too humid to run outside. I really didn’t feel like working out, and I’m sick of being on Week 2, but I have no one to blame but myself. I put on the Week 2 Podcast and hit the track. At the time, I was frustrated with somebody who jacked me around for some money, and I took out all of my aggression on my workout. I was like “Bring it on Carli, I’m Ready!” (I know Y’all talk back to my podcast, so I can talk back too!) I did so well, I mean I RAN during the running intervals. I surprised myself. Maybe someone should always screw me over right before a workout….well, maybe not. But anyway, I did great, no extra walking breaks; sweat pouring and legs burning, I just pushed right through it. I think I’m finally ready to move on to Week 3. So now for the juicy stuff. You know how I said I might have a date on Saturday? Well I did. And it was fantastic! He brought a dozen white roses to the Mexican restaurant on our 1st dinner date. My pastor always says “while you’re busy looking for Tall, Dark & Handsome; Mr. Right, just might be Short, Fat & Ugly. Well, He ain’t short, and he’s kinda cute. So, you figure it out…. We had such a great time and after dinner we went downtown to the John Legend
music concert and watched 4th of July, fireworks under the Arch. It was funny because my WHOLE family was there. My Mama, sisters, best friend, my shopping cousin, everybody. I warned him that they would be at the free summer concert, but he didn’t mind, because he’s real family oriented too, plus there were thousands of other people there. I kept cracking jokes like “Dang Mama, get off of my Date” Lol. My family treats everybody like family, so he told me he felt welcome and comfortable. We had such a great time; we went out again on Monday, since we were both work off for the holiday. …Well that’s the scoop. Oh yeah I signed back up for boot camp class. So hopefully with both the Couch to 5K running plan and boot camp, I can get back in the shape I want to be in.
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Today was my niece’s 2nd Birthday. Well, technically her b-day was yesterday, but her party was today. Her birthdays are always so special. I don’t know if I’ve ever told you guys the whole story, but my niece was born 4 months too early, my sister was only 24 weeks pregnant. She came into the world weighing only 1 pound and 7 ounces. The doctors didn’t think she would make it through the night. But we prayed and cried and after 4 long hellish months in the hospital NICU, we were finally able to bring her home. Today was such a huge celebration, my Big Little Sister said there were 80 adults and kids. There was a kiddie pool, bar-b-que and even a bounce house. And, the way my family cooks, there was still a ton of food left when the party was over…..But let me rewind. All week long, I said I was going to go try a Birkram Yoga class where they keep the classroom at 105 degrees, and you’re supposed to sweat a lot and lose weight. But, last night me and my friend had movie night and watched “Avatar” and “It’s Complicated
” until the wee hours of the morning, so I didn’t feel like getting up for the 8 AM yoga class. But, I did get up and go to the park and run to my Week 1 Podcast for the Couch to 5K running program. It kicked my butt! I kept saying “Carli, talk me to baby, tell me it’s time to walk.” Every time I felt like quitting, I told myself you ARE Carli, you have to be able to do week 1. When I finished the series of 60 second interval runs, I turned around and finished the whole 3 miles. It wasn’t hot yoga class, but it was approaching 90 degrees outside, and I certainly did sweat. Then I went to the store to pick up my niece’s birthday cake for my sister. When I was there, I ran into my Shopping Cousin. What a coincidence?! She was doing what we do best…shopping LOL! But, she caught me red-handed with some mini lemon cakes that were calling my name in the bakery department. She said “Ah-ha! I caught you! I’ll bet you weren’t going to put those on the blog” Ummmm… no I wasn’t, but I guess I have to now. So, I kept some for myself and took the rest to the party. It was super hot outside, but we were all just happy it wasn’t raining, since it rained the 12 of the last 15 days *ugh*. That’s why boot camp was canceled again on Thursday….anyway, my niece had a wonderful time. She loved the bounce house after she realized what it was for, she didn’t even come out to open her presents. I bought her some baby bling, a gold bracelet and cross pendant gold necklace. Looking at the party pics, I realized that I might think I’m sneaking food, but my chubby cheeks and double chin tell it all. Like they say when you cheat your diet, the only person who you’re really cheating is yourself. I see old habits slipping back in, and I have to get it together sooner rather than later. I need to find the right motivation to get me going again. Like I always say, I only feel failure when I stop trying. Sometimes I feel like quitting, but I’m still trying!
Daddy and Niece
The Birthday Girl
Niece at 2 Pounds
Yesterday, I went to boot camp, but I was having such a bad day and I was in such a crabby mood, that I didn’t really want to write about it and bring everybody down to my level. I felt fat, I had cramps, I miss my cousin, work was stressing me out, and folks owed me money. It was just not a good day. But today was better, just a regular Hump-day aka Wednesday. After work my friend and I went to the park and took our weekly leisure 3 mile walk. My knee was bothering me, but I just pushed through it. Unlike last week’s power walking surprise, we took our time. After our walk I went and got Pizza Hut for dinner. I know that’s a terrible food choice, but that’s what I wanted (can we say emotional eating?) Anyway, while I was waiting on my order, I went to the Blockbuster video store next door. I think I’ve mentioned before that I’m a complete movie fanatic. Like my Big Little Sister said, “Carli, all you do is work, blog, workout and watch movies.” And yep….that’s pretty much my life in a nutshell. LOL! …Anyway, when I walked in Blockbuster, it felt so archaic. I was like, you mean I’ll have to come back to this store in 5 days, and get out the car, just to return the movie? Netflix converted me about a year or two ago. There’s nothing like coming home to that fantastic little red envelope, and opening up to see what treasure lies inside. (Told you I was a fanatic, I watch at least 3 or 4 movies every week, if not more) But, I was quite shocked to find out that Blockbuster gets some of their movies 28 days before Netflix or Redbox. At first I felt robbed, but then I realized, if it wasn’t good enough to see at the theater, who cares if I have to wait another 30 days to see it. So I walked around and picked all the movies I liked, so I could come home and add them to my Netflix’s queue. Well, I’m going to eat my devil food aka pizza and open my envelope and watch The Blind Side
with Sandra Bullock. Last Night I watched “The Proposal
“ with her also. That movie was too cute! I really liked it. Well, I could babble on and on about how cool the midnight sun was when they were in Alaska and the sun was shining 24 hours a day even at night. Or how funny Ramone the overweight hairy stripper was…But, I’ll sign off. Later!
P.S. Netflix didn’t pay me to say that, but I’m trying to figure how they can! LOL!
P.P.S. Please don’t go eat pizza just because I did.
Happy Cinco De Mayo Everybody! I don’t really celebrate Cinco De Mayo, but I’m sure some of you celebrate, while others use it as an excuse to drink tequila shots. I might have had a good time partying this past weekend, but I’m not grown enough to handle tequila shots…..But anyway, I was feeling unmotivated yesterday, so I skipped boot camp class. I’m sure I’ll regret it tomorrow. But today was okay, after work my friend and I went for a walk in the park. I’m so proud of her for sticking to her walking goals. We even picked up the pace a little bit. I’m so glad that spring is here and we don’t have to worry about fighting the cold. After we walked 3 miles, she had a sandwich from Subway, I ate a salad from a local Italian restaurant. My salad was horrible. Well, when you get used to eating a healthy salad, it’s hard to eat one slathered in creamy salad dressing. I forgot to tell them to put the dressing on the side. And then they have me 6 rolls, yes pieces pieces of bread. I didn’t eat the whole
“salad” because I can’t begin to imagine how many points it was….oh well you win some lose some. Well I’ve got laundry and dishes and other “fun” household chores, so I’m signing off. Good Night!
I had such a fun weekend! On Friday night I went to a get-together, not really a party. We had my favorite frozen cocktail “Pink Panties“ I’ll give you the recipe under 2 conditions….1) You acknowledge that this delicious adult beverage is not in any way shape or form healthy, low fat or wholesome and 2) you don’t tell anybody you heard about it from me…. Now that we have that understanding, First, you fill the blender about 80% full with ice, then add 1 can of frozen pink lemonade, then fill the same can with vodka and pour into the blender. Then blend, pour and enjoy!…After indulging in a few pink panties, I didn’t roll out of bed until 11 AM on Saturday, just enough time to shower and make it Girls Spa Day and happy hour. All 7 of us ladies met at the nail spa. I had a pedicure last week, so I just got fill-in on my nails and my eyebrows waxed. The nail tech was such a flirt, he said “I know you, where have I seen you before?” I replied “I’m not sure, this is my first time here.” To which he replied, ”Oh I remember, I’ve seen you in my dreams!” LOL! He was working hard for his tip. I got a pretty gold color on my nails, but I felt so Plain Jane and boring. All of my friends, got orange, lime green, hot pink and even yellow. I don’t think that I could ever be that daring and bold. After the nail spa, we went to a local restaurant bar & grill. I really didn’t need anymore alcohol, but it was girl’s day, so I had a Berry flavored Cosmo. After that I was done. That was more than enough drinking and empty calories for one weekend. We had so much fun! Even though it’s girls day, you know all we did was talk about men. You can’t live with them, and can’t live without them…. After happy hour, I went shopping with my shopping cousin. I did really good, I only bought a white fedora hat that I plan on wearing during my cruise to the Bahamas next month. I was supposed to go with her and watch the Mosley v. Mayweather fight, but I was too tired. I did more than enough for one day. When I woke up this morning, I thought wow, I can’t really blog about drinking, partying and shopping. So, I decided to get up and go work out. I took Nyah to the park and we walked and jogged for about an hour. I’m hoping that things will at least balance out on the scale tomorrow. But if not, at least I already know that I got back on the healthy eating track. For breakfast I had a toasted VitaTop muffin top. It was surprisingly good, and only 1 weight watcher point (100 cal, 2 fat and 5 fiber). I hope your weekend was just as fun, and little more healthy than mine.
This morning started off with an all you can eat Fried Chicken and Waffle breakfast at church. I was so apprehensive about it. I’ve done a really good job of keeping my points these past few days, and I was so scared I might go overboard and eat too much. My Big Little sister was hosting it, otherwise, I would have skipped it all together. I took my time in the buffet line and tried to make good choices. I ate 2 wings, turkey bacon, eggs and one waffle. I skipped the grits, pancakes, sausage, croissants and orange juice. The weight watcher program works if you work it. You can eat everything, just in moderation. It felt so good to feel in control, especially in a setting like that. The rest of the day was super busy and I ate at the closest fast food place, Jack in the Box. I didn’t have time to look up points, so I relied on the menu and the healthy dining symbol. I got the steak teriyaki bowl. I figured anything is better than a burger and fries, right?….. WRONG! When I finally got a chance to look it up, I discovered that it was almost 800 calories!!!! I was so mad. In what world is 800 calories “healthy dining”??? It tasted good but it wasn’t worth all those points. I only had 3 points left for dinner. I drank a lot of water and ate a Healthy Choice frozen meal. Which ironically enough is actually a ”healthy choice” I ended up only using 2 of my weekly overage points. Not so bad considering I was bamboozled by Jack in the Box. Lesson learned, look up the points BEFORE you eat it.
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Hey Everybody! I’ve been real lazy lately. Eating too much devil food, not keeping points and not working out enough. I don’t know why…it could be stress, PMS, work, blah blah, I could make up one hundred excuses, and that’s just what they would be, excuses. Today I was determined to get back in the swing of things. After work, I came home and got dressed for the gym. It was much too humid to run outside. I really didn’t feel like working out, and I’m sick of being on Week 2, but I have no one to blame but myself. I put on the Week 2 Podcast and hit the track. At the time, I was frustrated with somebody who jacked me around for some money, and I took out all of my aggression on my workout. I was like “Bring it on Carli, I’m Ready!” (I know Y’all talk back to my podcast, so I can talk back too!) I did so well, I mean I RAN during the running intervals. I surprised myself. Maybe someone should always screw me over right before a workout….well, maybe not. But anyway, I did great, no extra walking breaks; sweat pouring and legs burning, I just pushed right through it. I think I’m finally ready to move on to Week 3. So now for the juicy stuff. You know how I said I might have a date on Saturday? Well I did. And it was fantastic! He brought a dozen white roses to the Mexican restaurant on our 1st dinner date. My pastor always says “while you’re busy looking for Tall, Dark & Handsome; Mr. Right, just might be Short, Fat & Ugly. Well, He ain’t short, and he’s kinda cute. So, you figure it out…. We had such a great time and after dinner we went downtown to the John Legend
