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1 and a Half Workouts

I was poking along all day, thinking I’ve got plenty of time to get ready. Time flew by and traffic was horrific. As a result I missed half of my personal training session. Afterwards, I decided to go in search of a pouch to put on my shoe to hold my Nike Plus distance tracker thingy. It still bothers me that thing doesn’t have an official name…any way My new running shoes aren’t Nike, so they don’t have a slot in the bottom to hold the chip. I looked everywhere; they were either sold out, or never had it. I guess I’ll have to order it online. By the time I finished my scavenger hunt, it was dark and a part of my mind said to just go home. But I tell you it’s something about this blog. I feel like it holds me accountable. Knowing that a couple hundred people cruise by my site every day, makes me feel like I owe it to y’all to actually run into shape. I calculated the weeks until my next 5K, and I know I have to get on the move, if I want to reach my goals. I ran to week 6 of my podcast, I actually did it. No power-walking or half stepping, I actually did the 5 min run, the 8 min run and the last 5 min run. According to the Get Fit 4 Christ program, I should be running 25 minutes. Hopefully I’ll catch up soon. Well I’m off to read. This program is tough, you have to have the meal plan (hate the word diet), the exercise plan, the reading and the ambition to make this program a success.



What Did Carli Eat Today?
B- 2 egg, chesse and spinach omelet w/ Whole Grain toast w/ Peanut butter

S- Pineapples and almonds
L- Small Chicken wrap and corn
D- Steak and Chicken Veggie Stir Fry and rice



S- Auntie Anne’s pretzel

A New Day

I woke up this morning at 8 am. I think I was a little too excited about getting myself back on track. I decided to go back to sleep and woke up later to a phone call from one of the temp agencies, the recruiter wanted to submit my application. Hallelujah! I called Mom and she agreed to go work out with me. It was rainy outside, so we took it indoors to the gym. I didn’t run nearly as long as I was supposed to, but I did get in a good sweat. I felt so special when she told me she was “happy she had me to motivate her to work out.” It’s still funny when people say stuff like that to me. I probably weigh 100 pounds more than my Mama, yet I inspire her to be healthy…. After the gym, she kept me “busy” all day. I think she knew how I was feeling yesterday and that was her way of helping me. All and all, I did manage to let some fried food sneak in, but I’m feeling much better and working hard at staying positive and focused.






What Did Carli Eat Today? (Veggies? Hello Where are You?)



B- Hardboiled Egg, Yogurt



L- Spaghetti and BBQ Chicken Breast and Snack Crackers



D- Tilapia (Fried) & Fries



S- More Tilapia

Fat Lady Stuck to the Couch

I woke up this morning feeling kinda blah. I got the official word that I wasn’t chosen for the other position I interviewd for last week, and that put me in a funk. I’m a borderline work-aholic. I like to work, and sitting at home is making me crazy. But, ironically enough, today I didn’t want to leave the house and I didn’t want to exercise. The only activity I did all day was move from the couch to bathroom. I watched TV and took naps all day long. By about 8pm I felt miserable, just laying there on the couch. I had called the little sister to go work out with me and she agreed, but I never got up off the couch. I felt stuck and depressed. I said I can’t blog about this, I’m supposed to inspire people, not tell them I sulked all day in front of the TV. Then I remembered that story.

The one where the lady sat on the couch for years and her skin grew into couch because she sat there for so long. That story haunts me. I can imagine that she felt like I felt today, and then it just spiraled out of control. That totally freaked me out. I got up immediately. I was hungry but still didn’t feel like cooking. I went outside for the first time all day and went to KFC and got grilled chicken. I came home a new person. I can’t become the 480 lb lady stuck to the couch. I have to figure out something… I looked over the bookshelf and pulled out The Purpose Driven Life, and Joel Osteen’s “Become a Better You.” I read a little bit and felt much better. I was letting my job, or lack thereof, define me as a person. Reading helped me remember that according to God, I’m much more than an unemployed paralegal. The books helped me focus on my true purpose and potential. I don’t know what it is yet, but I do know that I will NOT become self-infused to the couch. Tomorrow will be a better day.







What Did Carli Eat Today? (Not too bad…)



B- Bowl of Raisin Bran Crunch, 1 Egg



L- Steak and Chicken over salad



S- Almonds



D- KFC Grilled Chix, Green Beans, Biscuit, and Dt. Pepsi



S- Yogurt Shake (Yogurt and Ice in the Blender)

My Greatest Fear

This morning, I got up and went to my personal training session. After the elliptical warm up, he switched up the dumbbell routine, and it was harder than usual. After we finished working out, he said we had to weigh in. For the first time in a long time, I was excited to get on the scale. I knew that I had mostly been sticking to the food program and that I had lost weight. When I got on the scale, I had lost a significant amount of weight. I’m not telling you how much right now. I’m going to save it until the end of the program and then reveal the magic number of pounds that I lost. But, I will tell you that it was good enough to get an enthusiastic high five from Lyle and I’m confident that I will pass the 10 pound goal he set for us and the weight loss thermometer will be moving soon! I was so excited and inspired by my own progress that I decided to go for a run, despite the grueling personal training session. I had no excuse not to go, I was already dressed and sweaty, and my iPod was in the car. Unfortunately, I wasn’t wearing my new running shoes; I can’t wait to try them. I did have to go potty though, and the park restroom reminded me of a scene from a scary movie, when you yell at the TV, “Why would she even go in there by herself?!” It just looked like a future crime scene, but when you gotta go, you gotta go….


I ran to my week 7 podcast. I certainly didn’t run the whole 25 minutes, but I did okay. That is until my greatest fear came to life. I was almost finished cooling down walking to “Walking on Sunshine,” and I did my usual police pat down-like routine to make sure my cell phone and keys were where I put them. I have a procedure of sticking them between the sports bra and the real bra. However today, when I started the pat down, I didn’t feel anything…no keys! I thought my greatest fear had come to life. I just knew that I would have to retrace my steps i.e. 2+ miles looking for keys. I stopped in the middle of the jogging path in the middle of the park praying and groping my boobs feeling for the keys. Finally… I found them, under one of my boobs. If you’ve seen my pictures, you know I was over-blessed in the chest area, which explains how I could lose keys in a bra. Thank God, I found the keys and made it back to my car safely. I spent the rest of the day on a fun shopping excursion with my Mama and my Big Little Sister. I couldn’t spend any money for real…y’all know my situation, but I did buy some cute brown suede boots from the consignment shop.



What Did Carli Eat Today?

B- Protein Shake & Banana Nut Muffin

S- Fresh Pineapple

L- Tilapia, Rice, Broccoli, Side Salad, and a Breadstick

S- Turkey Sandwich (Whole Grain Bread)

D- Steak Sandwich (Whole Grain Bread)

Bitter Sweet

Today was bitter sweet. All day I waited for the phone to ring. No such luck. One of the places where I interviewed said I was great, but I was just the runner-up. The other place didn’t call back at all. I guess I’m back to the drawing board. But the sweet part of the day was I got up this morning and power-walked with Mom in the park. I should’ve been running, but at least I was still getting in exercise. Mom gave me $100 and I didn’t even ask for it. I was so excited, I went to the athletic store and got fitted for running shoes. I bought a pair of Mizuno running shoes on sale. They were so nice and had a great cushion. The sales guy was so nice, and he didn’t try to sell me unreasonably high priced shoes or extra stuff I didn’t need. They also had a cute little spoiled dog named Gus running around demanding attention. He reminded me of my little big brat at home. I decided to buy some running socks that help with the moisture and prevent blisters. When I left, I still had money left over. Tonight, I went to happy hour. I did go astray from the plan. (Can we say emotional eating?) I hope the fuzzy navels didn’t make me loose too many Jesus brownie points…I also hope I don’t loose points for saying something so silly like “Jesus Brownie Points” LOL!


What Did Carli Eat Today?

B- Protein Shake with Strawberries and a 2 egg Spinach Omelet

L- Steak and Fresh Pineapple chunks

D- Steak Salad w/ a Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper (drinking only water is so hard for me!)

Happy Hour- 3 Party wings and 2 Fuzzy Navels

2 Workouts in 1 Day

This morning, I was determined to stick to my running plan. I realized that my next 5K is right around the corner. Me and Nyah went to the park and I was doing pretty good, until I got a stomach cramp, which I learned from one of my favorite forums is due to lack of hydration. I went back to the car and got some water, but that kinda killed my motivation. I did finish the whole routine; I just didn’t run the whole time. Plus Nyah is so bad, she still charges after every dog she sees. I think I should get extra running points for constantly pulling on a 65 pound fur ball while I jog. I might write a letter to Caesar, The Dog Whisperer, maybe he can help us…Anyway, I came home, showered, put makeup over my naughty ankle tattoo, and got dressed for my interview. I had lunch with the co-worker friend (man I miss him!) and then went to the interview. The recruiter said things look to be in my favor…


Even though I write crazy grammatically incorrect stuff, like “kinda” “y’all” and start sentences with “Me and”, I do have a Masters Degree. I just relax and write what I feel on my blog. After the interview, I had my personal training session. We started with the regular elliptical warm up and then I did the dumbbell circuit. Afterwards, he said, “Lets do something different.” Lyle pulled out the boxing gloves. I was excited; I had never put on real boxing gloves. Y’all know I’m a girly girl, and the excitement quickly faded when I thought “OMG, I might break my nails.” Despite my scary thought, I did a couple of punching routines on the punching bag and then he put the ‘things?’ on his hands, and I had to hit those. That was a great way to release built up tension and it was fun. To my delight, when we finished, my nails were still in tact.
What Did Carli Eat Today?

B- Oatmeal and a Hard-boiled Egg

L- Lasagna, Salad, and a Roll (pretty sure that roll was not on the meal plan, but the pasta was)

D- Chicken, Broccoli, and an Apple

S- Almonds

S- Yogurt Smoothie (Lo-fat yogurt with ice in the blender)