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Imagine My Surprise

One of the things I promised myself after I had Lucy was that I wouldn’t step foot on the scale until I was at least 3 weeks postpartum.  When I had Hanna (my first child, for any new readers) I had lost all the baby weight and then some when I went in for my 6 week appointment.  I tipped the scales at 296 at 40 weeks, and weighed 266 post-birth.  I could not have been more ecstatic.

I don’t know about any of you other mom’s out there, but it was really hard for me to not get on a scale right after I had Lucy (my saving grace was that my scale broke the week before I had my c-section, which was quite disheartening at the time, if you can imagine).  The last time I weighed myself I weighed 294 and still had two more weeks until my due date.

I really thought that I had gotten lucky my first pregnancy and was going to have to get use to some lingering poundage this time around.

Imagine my surprise when I got on the scale today and it read 263.6!  My weight when I started this pregnancy was 264 and I’m pretty sure that at the end my weight would have come in somewhere around 296 just like last time.

The only issue I had with my first postpartum was that I gained about 18 pounds from breast-feeding.  I was so stressed about whether Hanna was getting enough to eat I just started taking in calories to see if it would help me get my milk supply up.  Little did I know that Hanna was just a small baby and didn’t like to eat that much (she is still that way).  This go around I am not stressing out and I am mostly using my breast pump so I know how much Lucy is eating, and I don’t get so frustrated like last time (Lucy is a hungry little thing, and will out weigh Hanna in no time).

One thing I did do this time is lots of research on how to keep my supply up without taking in empty calories.  I found out some great information and it turns out the more fruits, vegetables, and lean protein you eat the better your milk comes in.  I can attest to that since my eating the last couple of days has been less than stellar.  I have been tracking all of my food through my Weight Watchers account but plants have been seriously lacking.  Pumping today was lower than it has been this past week when I had been getting in plenty of F&V’s.

My goal is to not gain any weight (obviously) and stick to my Weight Watchers goal of  54 points per day.  BTW, nursing mom’s get a crap-ton of points which makes it easy to stay on track.  I almost fear for when I’m not nursing and it drops significantly.

The hardest part is that I am not in the habit of tracking my food anymore and it is going to take me a while to make it a daily thing.  Also, my weight may only be up 11 pounds from my lowest recorded weight, but I am jelly everywhere (that’s what no weight lifting for 10 months will do to you).  None of my clothes fit, and my stomach is crazy stretched out.

But that’s what having a baby does to you.   And I am only 3 weeks out from my c-section, could be worse.

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by Shrinking Carrie on April 29, 2013  •  Permalink
Posted in Body Image, Breast Feeding, Family, Goals, Nutrition, Parenting, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Weight Watchers

Posted by Shrinking Carrie on April 29, 2013

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CRAVING Routine.

Sweat it Out:
50 minute walk burning 550 calories
4 leg/arm supersets

For reals.  I’ve been on a 3 week vacation from life, and I couldn’t be more ready to get back into my daily routine.  Apparently Hanna is feeling the same way and woke up at 6 am too excited to get back to normal living.  So what did we do?  We went for a walk at 7 in the morning (the earliest I have exercised in a LONG time).

What have I been up to?

Visiting family in Utah for the past week.

A good time was had by all, and so was a stomach bug that knocked us all out on our butts.

I got thrown up on once by my darling daughter and then had to clean up a MASSIVE puke fest when we decided as a family to eat at Chuck-a-rama (I’m pretty sure I will NEVER eat there again).  I spent the first 15 minutes of my meal cleaning up regurgitated toddler foods off of the floor.  Funny thing is that none of the other patrons seem to mind or even notice that my 20 month old was in nothing but a diaper, and I was on my hands and knees with a stack of napkins.

Between the waves of nausea that we were all experiencing we did manage to get in a trip to the zoo, and two fabulous swimming sessions at two different pools.  It turns out that my baby girl LOVES the water and loved being dunked over and over again.  This couldn’t make me happier considering that I have a bit of a fear of water and only wish that I loved floating down the Colorado river, jumping from rope swings, and of course, being able to do laps in a pool the “real” way (I also have a fear of getting water in my ears, I know I’m weird).  Don’t get me wrong, I can swim just fine, but it definitely does not come natural, and forget about me getting in large bodies of water.  Who KNOWS what lies under their murky depths.

One of the major things that I was looking forward to this past week was going to an ACTUAL running store and getting my running/walking stride analyzed and then try on copious amounts of shoes until I found the right pair, no matter what the price tag said (that’s the part that made my hub’s nervous).  After having the sales lady watch me run outside she said I have a pretty neutral stride, which was good to hear that I didn’t have anything wonky going on with my feet.  The tricky part for the poor sales girl is that I have enormous feet.

I wear a size 11-12 in regular shoes and was just informed that I would need an even BIGGER size for running shoes. She was reluctant to tell me that she probably wouldn’t be able to find me the size I needed in a woman’s shoe.  I eased her concern by letting her know that I don’t even remember the last time I owned a running shoe that was made for woman and she felt a lot better about the horrible news she thought she was breaking to me.

I am happy to say that I found a pair of running shoes that I love more and more everyday.  I ended up getting the Brooks PureFlow in a men’s 11 (!!!).

I have walked in them for the last couple of days and they have been wonderful.  Also, the saleslady  showed me a new way to lace them up so that the top of my foot doesn’t hurt like in my last few pairs.

I still LOVE my Five Finger Vibrams, and they have been great for my knee pain but then I started having other joint pain.  I think I will stick to using them when lifting weights.

On the blogging front.

I love blogging.  I love being able to get words onto to paper (or computer screen), and be able to preserve those thoughts that I have in everyday life.  But I have found lately that I have a lack of subjects to talk about.  I also have limited access to writing time, and a toddler that has recently become a MAJOR momma’s girl and wants my constant attention. And of course I have to mention the fact that my weight loss has been at a standstill for what seems like forever!  My point is that I will be posting more sporadically, or when I feel I actually have something to say.

Example: My toddler is whining and slamming her head into me as I type this.

Hopefully I will get out of this writers block quickly and back to regular posting because in all actuality I miss it.  But I’m also not going to post some canned words that have no heart.

Thanks for reading peeps!

Need some inspiration?  Check out Kim from Healthy Strides who was just recently on “The Today Show” for her amazing weight loss story!

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by Shrinking Carrie on July 10, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in Blogging, Blogs to Read, Family, Running Shoes

Posted by Shrinking Carrie on July 10, 2012

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Small Victories

I’m back!  It was a whirlwind of a trip, but it felt like the right amount of time, and we had so much fun spending time with family.

Hail to the conquering Graduate!

My Brother Tyler and his wife Master Angela (you’re suppose to call them Master after they receive their Master’s degree right? hehe)

Graduation day was 12 hours of craziness.  Here’s the short version: Left the house at 10 for a two hour drive to Logan, UT.  Baby threw up halfway through the drive.  Stopped at Target to get new outfit since I forgot to bring extra’s.  Got to Logan around 1:30 pm.  Sat through a THREE HOUR graduation, which they called Angela’s name about fifteen minutes in.  Tried to entertain the baby by walking around the school grounds for two hours.  Drove back to Salt Lake and ate at the Cheesecake factory (after not having ANY food for almost 9 hours).

Ate a few buffalo wings, some calamari, and then I ordered the herb crusted salmon salad.  Halfway through Dustin and I switched plates and I got to have some of his Bang Bang shrimp, which was AH-MAZING.

We got home exactly 12 hours from when we left that morning.  To say we were tired would be an understatement.

On Saturday we got to do some totally unnecessary shopping where I got these babies as an early birthday present:

I have been dying to try these shoes out for weight lifting because I think the statement about a lower center of gravity is really important for keeping good form when lifting heavy weights.

When I started working out I wore Asics because they felt like you were walking on a cloud.  Then I started having some pain on the top of my foot. I started wearing my Nike Free’s and the pain started to go away.  I’m hoping that with even less under my feet they will feel even better.  Here’s hoping!  I plan on taking a walk with them outside today and seeing how they feel.  I might even use my new Garmin just for funsies.

I didn’t eat terribly bad…..until the second half of Saturday.  I failed on no creamy dressing the second day.  We went to Brick Oven (a pizza and pasta restaurant).  They have famous green Ranch dressing and I just couldn’t get a vinaigrette after seeing it’s creamy goodness.  And then to top it off we went to Goodwood that night.

Yay, for blurry photo’s! And it was so cold that day that I had to wear my super awesome Statefarm sweatshirt.

Dustin and I decided that this meal put us over the tipping point.  I had the worst heartburn that night, and I haven’t experienced that feeling in a LONG time.  Then I got a HORRIBLE nights sleep when my child woke up and wouldn’t go back to sleep for 3 hours. I was ready to go home on Sunday, and so was my baby girl who slept for 2 1/2 hours on the way home:

I may or may not have taken the advice of my pediatrician and gave her 1/2 a teaspoon of Benadryl for the ride home, which BTW works wonders and I will NEVER travel without it. Yes, I am that mom.

Although it wasn’t an ideal healthy weekend I did have a few small victories.  I followed my restriction plan to a T on Friday, which is HUGE for me.  I also did a lot of walking.  I didn’t go nuts when I ate out and I stuck to my no soda which is usually the first rule out the window.

Now I am just working on detoxing from all of the meat I consumed.  My body is not use to eating like that anymore and so I’ve been doing a fast since 3:00pm yesterday and I will break it at dinner tonight.  I can feel a lot of the food just sitting in my stomach like a rock.  How many more times will I have to learn this lesson?

Back to the daily grind!  Happy Monday!

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by Shrinking Carrie on May 7, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in Challenges, Events, Family, Indulgence, Shopping, vacation

Posted by Shrinking Carrie on May 7, 2012

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A Loss and a Gain

‎”Things don’t go wrong and break your heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to break you down and build you up so you can be all that you were intended to be.”

Thank you again Livestrong.com for another inspiring Facebook status!  I sure needed it after the past week.

In the wee hours of the early morning on Wednesday, Dustin, Hanna, and I set off for Las Vegas after getting news that Dustin’s Grandmother had a stroke. My husband has been truly blessed in his life, and although I do not feel it is my place to give out information about his past, I have to say that his family is amazing.  In high school the Larsen/Beighley clan started feeding my husband, and ended up not being able to get rid of him.  I call his family Dustin’s “surrogate” family, but to Dustin they are thicker than blood.  So when his granny went to the hospital from pneumonia this past week, it was not a hard decision that we needed to be with the family.

After many twists and turns throughout this week Granny decided it was her time to go this morning.  She (along with every. single. member of the Larsen/ Beighley Family) was one of the most selfless people I was blessed to know.  She gave service to anyone who needed it and always put others before herself.  I celebrate the life that she lived, and also the work in the after life that she will be doing.  I am so blessed to know that there is a heaven above and a Heavenly Father waiting with open arms.  I will miss you Granny, and I can’t wait until the time that we will meet again!

And in regards to the “gain” portion that I mentioned in the title….

In stressful times I eat.  You can tell how stressed I am by the amount of food that I eat.  This week started out great, and by Tuesday  I was down 3 pounds ready to win this weeks weigh in for Monica’s Birthday Challenge, and then the week started to go South quickly.  As soon as I knew we were going to be traveling I started to crave food.  Spending time in a hospital made me crave food.  Being in a place that had thousands of options to choose from made me crave food.

So what did I do?  I ate.  I ate my feelings.  I ate my sadness.  I ate my frustrations with eating too much by eating more.

And then I had a little break down, and a pity party for myself.

Then I put on my big girl panties and I weighed myself. If you do the crime, you do the time, and I needed to see the number that was going to show up:

That my friends is a 13 pound gain since the beginning of February.  Wait.  Wasn’t my goal to lose 5 pounds a month?  Hmmm.  I seem to be going the opposite direction.

I tried to tell myself it’s because I have only pooped twice in the last 5 days (going out of town in hard on my digestive track), or that I have a lot of water retention and salt hanging around in my system.  While all of these things are true, and the weight loss will come quickly with those first few pounds once I get back on a healthy track, it is still a gain.  It is still a step backward, and it is still frustrating.  My first thought is that I have to come up with a plan of action, but the plan is simple and needs no long thought process. Track food.  Exercise.  Drink Water.  Sleep 7-8 hours.  Repeat.

 

 

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by Shrinking Carrie on March 4, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in Challenges, Commitment, Distractions, Dustin, Family, Food Binge, Frustration, Indulgence, Poop, Weigh in

Posted by Shrinking Carrie on March 4, 2012

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WIAW: Trying NOT To Stress Eat!

I wanted to do a quick What I Ate Wednesday post before we are whisked off to an impromptu trip to Las Vegas.  I wish I could say that it was for a little fun in the sun, but there has been a family emergency and we are going to support and spend time with one another in a difficult time.

Since it has been a stressful couple of days, I have been trying like crazy to not use it as an excuse to mindless eat. Although I have come up with some fabulous comfort (but not so bad for you) foods.

Thank you Jenn over at Peas and Crayons for being a gracious hostess for WIAW!

Breakfast: started out the day with cereal suicide.  I can’t believe I never thought about combining cereal’s before!

That there is Honey Bunches of Oats and Lucky Charms.  Yes, not the best choices, but it holds me over quite nicely in the morning.  PS. the baby has been waking up at unearthly hours lately and eating breakfast at 7 is a little early for me which is why this breakfast has been wonderful.

Post-workout snack:

I FINALLY got my hands on some apple cinnamon chobani, and I am in love!  My favorite flavor so far!

Lunch:  Going off the salad post from yesterday, I made myself a HUGE salad!

Just looking at that picture makes me salivate. In the mix is:

  • Romaine Lettuce
  • Spinach
  • Broccoli
  • Avocado
  • Tomato
  • Banzo’s (the best) Red Pepper Hummus
  • 2% Cottage Cheese
  • Salt and Pepper

I think this is one of the first times that I didn’t put any salad dressing on a salad and it was one of the most delicious greens I’ve eaten in a while.  I have totally underestimated hummus and cottage cheese.  It was divine and hit the spot!

Afternoon snack: Toast with a little yogurt butter and raspberry jam:

I could eat toast for every meal of the day.  It is one of my favorites, but I try not to eat it very often.  Yesterday was just a toast kind of day.

Dinner:  It went unpictured, but it was delicious!  It is Taco Tuesday at Cafe Rio and I ate pork Tacos with lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, and a little bit of cilantro ranch dressing.  You will thank me for not posting a picture.  It would be all you could think about for the rest of the day.

So Dustin, Hanna, and I are off to Las Vegas to be with the family at this early hour of 6:00 am.  I am taking my laptop, but I don’t know if I will be able to post very often.  If you are a prayin folk, keep my husbands family in your prayers!

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by Shrinking Carrie on February 29, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in Family, WIAW

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Trying Something Different…

Sweat it Out:
45 Minute Spin Class

Spin class has redeemed itself!  It could have been that I pushed myself today, or that I went with a friend, but whatever it was, I liked what I experienced!  I had a good sweat and now I am ready to get my day going!

Today is my fantabulous hubs’ BIRTHDAY!!!  It has become a tradition that whoever wishes Dustin Happy Birthday first gets sent a picture similar to this one:

I’m too lazy to download the one he sent out to our SIL, Millissa.  I think this is the 3rd year in a row that she has gotten the picture.  Maybe next year there will be a prize!?

We are all set for a fun filled day!  We have a babysitter coming tonight and we are going to paint the town red (does anyone even say that anymore?).

Confession:  I am going to have chicken for dinner tonight (gasp!).  I am 2 days away from completing the 21-day Vegan Kickstart Challenge and I feel that honesty is the best policy.  Dustin has requested that we use the Texas Roadhouse coupon that he got in his email, and it’s his birthday, so I let him pick!  I have already looked over their menu and have decided that I will get the grilled chicken breast with a sweet potato (not loaded, plain), and fresh vegetables.  My final decision (and reasoning behind it) will come on my final check in on Monday.

The theme is baby steps. I have learned so much through this last 3 weeks, but one of the biggest things I learned is that if I jump right in without testing the water first, I am more likely to fail. These last 3 weeks I have been testing the waters, and I’m excited to share my final thoughts with you all next week!

Some fun things from this week, just in case you missed them:

Tell me something that happened to you this last week!

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by Shrinking Carrie on January 21, 2012  •  Permalink
Posted in 21-Day Vegan Kickstart, Challenges, Diet, Dustin, Events, Family, Vegan

Posted by Shrinking Carrie on January 21, 2012

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I’ve Got The Fever…..

Sweat it Out (Wednesday’s Workout):
Weights 45 Minutes
Elliptical 30 Minutes

24 Days of Thankfulness: Today I am thankful that my child sleeps in until 8:00 almost every single day, and sleeps 12 hours a night.

The time has come…….to get on the scale.  I ALWAYS give myself a few days after vacation until I weigh myself, and so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I only gained 1.8 pounds.  Yes, I am stoked that it wasn’t more and I am still in the 250′s, 257.8 to be exact.  I am not kidding when I say that there was one day last week where I ate pizza for 2 meals and chocolate in between.  So I will take a 1.8 pound gain with a smile!    This also proves that when you lose weight slowly it doesn’t come back as fast.  My average of 1.5 pounds a week wasn’t looking so bad after vacation!

This weigh in means it’s time to get back in business, and with a little focus I can actually lose some weight this month!  Especially since it is T-minus 2 days until my Body Bugg arrives.  Have I mentioned how excited I am?  Only a few THOUSAND times!

I’ve got the fever, and I’ve got it bad.  On Tuesday, I finally put away all of Hanna’s 3-9 months clothing and packed up all of the bottles, binkies, breast pump, and the last of her being a baby :(  Which has now left me with scorching baby fever.  I’m still a young gal of 32 and the hubs and I do plan on trying for one more, but putting all of the baby stuff in storage certainly lit a spark in me.

For those of you who haven’t read any of my posts regarding my labor, it was pretty heinous.  This next go around I want to be healthy and ready to have a baby.  I’m aiming for no Gestational Diabetes, working out daily, and being mindful of my eating.  But before I get pregnant for the second time, there is a little something called Health Insurance that I need to acquire, and in order for me to do that I need to be able to qualify.  Which means I need to be a healthy weight since I am a High-risk pregnancy (because of the emergency c-section), and all of Colorado policies are required to include maternity, but I don’t want to pay an arm and a leg.

So for now I need to concentrate on really losing some pounds so that I can make all of the pieces fall together.  I’ve decided (obviously) that weigh in day will stay on Thursday.  I actually weigh in on Wednesday, but I write my post’s a day before hand (so that my family doesn’t feel neglected, and it works for us).  I’m excited to really see some changes these next few months, and I am finally at a point where I am going to be able to tell a difference.

Now onto……

“The New Rules of Lifting for Women” Phase 4, Day 2, Workout B

  • Dead lift: 3 sets of 10, 60 pounds
  • Underhand Lat pull:  3 Sets of 10, 70 Pounds
  • Bulgarian Split Squat: 3 Sets of 10, 25 pound plate
  • Reverse Lunge off step with Forward Reach: 3 Sets of 10, 16 Pounds
  • Shoulder Press: 3 Sets of 10, 30 Pounds
  • Prone Jack Knife: 3 Sets of 20
  • Reverse Crunch: 3 sets of 10
  • Plank: 3 Sets of 60 second holds, modified to knees
My legs were JELLY after this lifting session! I could only do 30 minutes on the Elliptical, it was all my legs could handle!  But I feel AWESOME!
  • If you have kids: Did you get baby fever when you put away their baby things?
  • No kids?  Do you ever feel your biological clock ticking?
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by Shrinking Carrie on November 3, 2011  •  Permalink
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Posted by Shrinking Carrie on November 3, 2011

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Back Home, Back On Track

Just in case you’re wondering, Hanna’s 1st birthday party was a good time!

This was the one good shot of her and some cake!

Holy Cow!  My baby is one and now it is time to really get crackin’ on my health and fitness goals!  My vacation was fun and relaxing (for the most part) and now it is time to get back on the weight loss saddle!  My goals didn’t get past the first day of being with family, but that’s ok!  I knew going into a vacation that there were definite triggers for overeating and indulgence, and the important thing is that I get back on track on Monday.

So here’s the situation:  Weight Watchers is out.  We had some good times and those first 25 pounds were hard-earned.  I love the Weight Watchers system and I believe it works, but the Points Plus system has too much freedom for a person like me.  I loved being able to weigh in in front of somebody, but I am also held VERY accountable by all of my blogosphere friends (you!).

Body bugg is in!  I should have my armband by next week, and I am so excited to be trying this system.  I have heard so many good things about it that I can hardly wait until it gets here!

Some Exciting Things!!!!!

“The New Rules of Lifting for Women”  Phase 4 Starts on Monday!!!!!  I have felt such a huge difference in the first 3 phases, I can’t wait to see what Phase 4 brings!!!

Some changes in Weigh in Day:  Since I won’t be going to Weight Watchers I am going to be figuring out a new day for weigh in day.  Most likely it will be Wednesday, I figure it is a good balance.  Check the weigh in tab for the next scheduled weigh in.

My First Guest Post!!!!!  If you’re stopping by from Faith, Fitness, Fun, HELLO!  THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!  I hope you’ll check out a few of my favorite posts, it will help you to get to know me better!  Or Leave a comment so I can get to know you better!  And to all of my loyal readers: Check out Tina over at FFF!  Her blog is addicting, honest, and fun!  That, and she is just a super fun person!

Goals for this next week will be short and to the point:

  • Drink 100 oz’s of water a day
  • Go to the gym 6 times this week
  • Track calories on Livestrong’s The Daily Plate until Body Bugg arrives
I don’t want to overwhelm myself after getting back home, so these are things I was doing before vacation, and I should fall right back in the habit.  Realistic goals are the only way to succeed!
  • What is a goal that you have this next week?
  • Are you a new reader stopping by from FFF?  Leave me a shout out new friend!
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by Shrinking Carrie on October 30, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in Blogs to Read, Body Bugg, Family, Motivation, The Daily Plate, The New Rules of Lifting for Women, Weight Watchers

Posted by Shrinking Carrie on October 30, 2011

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The Reality

Sweat it Out:
Elliptical 1 hour

As of yesterday I weighed myself and the scale has not moved. Disappointing, I know. And now I am on my way to Utah, and let’s be honest, I am in vacation mode. I am also frustrated with myself, and how me and the Weight Watchers Points Plus system is going. We don’t seem to get along. As you can see, my exercise schedule is on point, but exercise is only about 30% while eating makes up the rest. I feel like I’m tracking all of my food and staying within my points, but I am not really losing like I should be. It’s too early for a plateau, and I don’t think that is the reason why anyway.

As I have mentioned in the past, my mom is getting me an early Christmas present while I’m in Utah and getting me a Bodybugg. I am hoping that it will help me to see exactly how many calories I am burning throughout the day which can help me pinpoint the reason I am not losing. Bodybugg has its own tracking system, so at this point in my weight loss I have to ask the question “is it really necessary to do Weight Watchers and the Bodybugg tracking system?”.

Besides, Weight Watchers monthly fee is $40 and I feel like I have been wasting money by not continuously losing every week. I think that it has helped me start my journey, but now I maybe need to move onto something that helps me to see results. I started it for the accountability of having to weigh in, in front of somebody, but now I have the blog, which helps me WAY more than a meeting once a week. Anyway I seem to have a lot to think about in the next couple of weeks.

Vacation Time!

Dustin and I have been watching our pennies for the last 6 months and we have finally gotten ourselves out of our financial woes. Now we are going to do a little shopping for ourselves and the little one, and try to enjoy the fruits of our (mostly Dustin’s) labor. I am going to make some realistic goals. I’m not going into this nieve and thinking that I can achieve great things while being on vacation. It just won’t happen.

Vacation Goals!

  • Go to the gym. I’m already in the habit and I use to go to the gym that I would be going to so it isn’t anything scary or new. Just do it.
  • No soda. I don’t drink a lot of soda, but there is something about vacation that makes me do things I don’t normally do.
  • Drink plenty of water. I will take my Nalgene every where with me.
  • Wear my pedometer. Try to get over 10,000 steps a day.
  • Don’t over fill. The reality of the situation is that we are going to go out to eat. What I can control is the amount of food that I eat. I want to make sure that I don’t go overboard and stuff myself at every meal. I will eat slow and stop when I feel myself getting full.

I want to come back and still fit into my pants that just started to fit, so my goal is to maintain my weight loss, thus far.

  • Do you set goals for yourself when you are on vacation?
  • Have you ever used the bodybugg system?
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by Shrinking Carrie on October 26, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in Challenges, Diet, Family, Frustration, Goals, Indulgence, Weight Watchers

Posted by Shrinking Carrie on October 26, 2011

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I Hope I Make You Smile

Sweat it Out:
Elliptical 1 Hour

I wanted to start out this post with the title.  If you read my blog regularly, I hope from the deepest parts of my insides, that if you get anything from me, I hope it is a smile.  Smiling and feeling a sense of happiness is one of my biggest goals on a daily basis.  Nothing beats the feeling of making people laugh and feel joy, so I wanted to get this out-of-the-way and say, I hope I make you smile!

It could be the endorphins from working out, but the previous thought was all I could think about while I was plugging away on the elliptical.  If you want to feel happiness, start your day off with a rush of endorphins, and you’ll never look back.

In case you didn’t know, I am a HUGE trendsetter (this is the part where I make you smile, because I just sarcasmed all over you, and I laid it on pretty thick).  Anybody seen this lovely trend that has been taking over the E! channel lately?

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I’m guessing these celebrities went to the salon and spent a few hours in the chair to get this multi-colored look.  I took it to the next level and waited it out for 10 months (I’m pretty serious about hair care as you can tell), and now I am totally on trend:

FYI:  This picture does NOT do it justice! It really is like 4 tones of blond all the way down.  And on a side note:  I really need to get better at taking self-taken pictures.  I had to do like 30 takes until I found one I was semi-happy with. Another side note:  I actually DID my hair today.  I hardly ever blow dry and straighten anymore, because of the damage it causes, and I never know when my next hair-cut will be.

I swear I have a point.  After my hub’s read yesterdays wish list post, I asked him if he would get me a Body Bugg for our anniversary and he said “Do you want that or do you want to get your hair done?”.  I opted for the Body Bugg.  That doesn’t mean I’ll get it and we were just talking about wants, but I think its pretty dedicated that I would rather walk around with multi-colored nasty hair, and lose weight, than have pretty hair and be over weight.  Ha!  It looks like I’m having a mindset and priority change!

When is the last time you had your hair cut and colored?

When is the last time you felt a priority shift?

Hello?  Having a child wreaks HAVOC on your priorities!

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by Shrinking Carrie on September 24, 2011  •  Permalink
Posted in Family, Hair Styles, Priority Shift, Smile, Trends

Posted by Shrinking Carrie on September 24, 2011

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