If Bears Can Hibernate, Humans Should Be Able to Too

I honestly thought college would be my pentacle of weight gain in life. I imagined my post-grad body to be one that came without the beer gut, jiggly arms, and cottage cheese thighs. Who lied to me and told me that that was the case? WRONG.

Since I've graduated from Georgia, land of the best Mexican food for miles (not to mention, an endless supply of hotdogs while binging downtown), I've embarked on a western adventure and have settled in Vail, Colorado. It's beautiful. What's not beautiful is the number of pounds I've packed on since I've moved here.

The ratio of guys to girls out here is a supposed 7 to 1. Odds are definitely in your favor if you're in the market for the typical 25 year old ski bum. But with this outstanding ratio, I've found that I spend less time with girls... which means that I have less motivation to stay thin, because I have less competition, and fewer skinny bitches to compare myself to. With all this being said... I've let myself go. I've rekindled my love for cold, cheap beer (who cares if it's a light beer!)... I've forgotten how to go grocery shopping (frozen pizzas for dinner? done and done.) .... And I've said my farewells to the treadmill.

The excuses/lies I've adopted for myself include:
- Its too hard for me to workout... It's the altitude, the altitude I tell ya!
- I wear big, puffy jackets everyday so its not like anyone can tell how much weight I've gained anyways
- My boyfriend lives out here, so who do I have to impress?
- Carbohydrates are my friend

... Okay, first of all, carbohydrates are definitely NOT my friend. They're not your friend, they're not my friend, and they're definitely not my ass's friend. If I slowed my roll on the carbohydrate train, I'm sure my body would change drastically. It's just a constant battle for me. Who's going to eat the last dinner roll? Well, I don't want it to go to waste. Alright, alright, I'll eat it. Yeah, it's called "NO WILL POWER".

Second of all, puffy jackets are only appropriate when its freezing cold outside. What am I going to do when Spring arrives and the weather warms up? Don't even get my started on bathing suit season... How the hell am I going to squeeze all of this jelly into a two-piece? It ain't gonna be pretty!

And third of all, I've been living in Colorado for the past 7 weeks. I've been living above 8,000 feet for quite some time. And while I admit that I get winded when I walk up a flight of stairs, a few minutes on the treadmill wouldn't kill me. The altitude is no longer an excuse.

So what I'm trying to say is that I'm sick of being dissatisfied with my outward appearance. I'm sick of wondering if my pants are going to button or not. I'm sick of changing outfits 5million times because none of my skinny clothes fit on this fat sister. I'm ready to make a change. If I start now, there is a good chance that I will be able to look bathing suit season straight in the eye and take it by storm with my new and improved rocking bod.

Wish me luck ladies. We all know this journey ain't easy.

not ready

Oh how the times have changed. It all started out so well for me! I was really doing well and looking good and I was soooo proud of myself. Then I went out of town, then I pretended to not be back at home and continued to eat like I was out of town. Then I became comfortable with my newfound love for my -6 pound body. I was prepared to get back into the swing of things, I really was! Then the catastrophe happened! I broke my mother effing foot. So needless to say I am not doing shit and eating like shit because i'm depressed about the current situation I have found myself in! Anywho maybe one day if I can get my shit together I will continue this blog, as for now I doooo noooott feeeeeel likkee it!

Peace and Love!

In regards to the recent post...

Just having posted that about two minutes ago, I'm already annoyed by the freaking picture. WHY is it so big? Here is a better image so you won't have to scroll a mile to the left and keep a mental note at what you've seen to make out what the picture really is.

Ugh...So we meet again.

Yea...I've totally abandoned you blogging. I'm sorry. Can we say not wanting to set time aside to discuss how I haven't been eating right? Or how I don't want to set aside time to discuss how don't work out anymore? Yea so summer is winding down. To be honest, I saw some lbs lost in my body and weight but it wasn't drastic. I was really hoping this summer I'd lose uh about 10lbs. HA. Right. However, I am glad that I have gotten back on the whole train of working out because it is something that I think about daily now. Whether I do it or not is another story but at least for over a month straight i went 5 of the 7 days out of the week....right? :-/

Hmm...anyway. I have started to not work out as much especially now that Lexie killed her foot I have no one to go with. Helloooo - that's the whole key to loosing weight is when you have someone on the same schedule as you and wanting to work out with you. It truly is great encouragement. But regardless, I decided for the first time since May that I'll try out this "at home pilates" kit my mom gave me before I moved down to SSI. I mean she told me before I left I had to give her the weighted balls so basically I was left with a non blown up "pilates" ball ( uh aka those balls you find in wal-mart that are like cotton candy colored for what $2?) yea.... this shit is tiny. Only thing pilates about it is that it is yellow and I feel like majority of the big work out balls are yellow or red. Anyhow, I got the wal-mart ball that, oh by the way, is for people who are about 4'3", a rubber resistance band, and a hand pump. Don't worry, I got tired pumping up my ball which really only took like uh 3 minutes? Anyway, I decided that since I'm not going to the gym anymore I'll make up my own work out here at the house. So, when I need to catch up on my Rookie Blue or Boston Med on abc.com I whip out my fancy "at home" work out equipment and get to work. So what if I only do about 10 reps at least I'm doing somethinggg right?

That picture is huge FTR. Anyway, I need to get back to the cardio for real. I'm eating like a I just got out of jail for the first time in over a decade. Hello self- never deprive yourself of the good stuff. Just eat healthy, work out at least for a little bit of time each day, and allow yourself a treat or two every now and then. (Not every day.)

Much love yall-

Is the end near?

This is not the end for me.
I have not yet reached my weight-loss goal, therefore I will peresevere in my blogging.
My initial weight-loss goal for this summer was to get below 150lbs. That has not happened. I'm right on the 150lb mark, but I'd like to be comfortably below it.
I began this blogging adventure at 156lbs, so there is something to be said for losing 6lbs (especially during the summer time). I give credit to my summer job - it has spurred in me a long-lost movtivation to get off my ass every now and then and produce a little sweat. I've definitely become more active - bike riding, swimming, even jogging! I hope to carry this motivation with me back to Athens, 'cause Lord knows I'm going to need it during football season!
I will not post a picture (yet) until I break the 150lb mark. Until then - stay strong ladies!

R.I.P.

Alright fat asses....since we obviously no longer keep the once entertaining, hilarious, and quirky blog updated, let's at least have a sign off message, OK?

Here's the deal:

Do you feel like a skinny bitch now? Did you reach your goal? come close? have you gotten anything out of this? after picture? come onnnnn....

I will post mine later today so I can get pics from my friend's camera.


adios...love yall


candi

i feeel you lexie

miss my little addie :(

hello real world, goodbye fatass.

i have been walking everyday to and from work and on other errands i have, i probably walk around 5-8 miles a day. it's awesome, however my feet are in shambles.

the girl i work for and my roomates are actually scared by my feet. pretty brutal.

i'm fitting into my clothes better, eating right, and happy about my weight, finally. i'm no where near as tiny as i used to be, nor have i weighed myself in a while, but i feel great!

i miss everyone from school so much, but i miss my dog the most. it's so weird being without her. hopefully by late fall i will be able to have her up here when i move to a bigger place.

i love yall so much....come visit!!

Blogging Makes My Head HURT

I can not even tell you the motivation i am trying to conjure up right now to write this. I hate blogging and even though it was our idea I am mad that I feel obligated to do so. Yes I ate shitty yess i didnt work out yesterday so shoot me. I am tryiinngg to be good. Thats all I can really say about that. I do work out though so I guess thats a positive thing.

Also on a sidenote, Metabolic can kiss my ass. That shit is for the birds.

Love you guys!

Did You Say Steak?

I just discovered the employee cafeteria. I've worked here for over a month and I just found a way to completely destroy my waistline. Up until this point, I have brought my granola bars and bullshit with me to work, for energy boost, and maybe if I'm really hungry, I would splurge on an orange. I've been doing somewhat good. But nooooowwww, I've seen and conquered the employee cafeteria which includes an all-you-can-eat buffet. What the hell. Sea Island makes you take a lunch break - so where before, I was taking my 30minutes to drive around and chain smoke cigarettes.. But NOW I have the liberty to consume as many calories as I feel like within 30 minutes. This is very dangerous. I'm afraid.

Mile Marker #1

UHHHHHHHH- besides my horrible blogging ambition (which i'll get to in a second) tonight for the FIRST time in about 6 years I resisted eating chips, queso, and salsa until I exploded. Yes you bitches, of course I still ate SOME but for real...I resisted more than 3/4ths of the damn basket. I'm in Atlanta this weekend staying in Buckhead at Craig's dad's condo and we went to this little Mexican restaurant down the street. It was so good and not only did I not eat most of the chips but I didn't finish my burrito because I stopped when I was full.

Ahem...now let me take you back a little bit though before all of you get your little hopes up thinking I'm doing so good. The fourth just occurred- does anyone know what that means? Heck yes... I ate like a goddess. It was as if I was living back in the decade where the more you ate the better off you were because it meant that you had the wealth to afford the food. My excuse for everything was that it was a holiday. Ok- that nonsense has to stop. I don't care if it's a holiday, a Sunday, a hangover day, whatever day you want to call it -no more over eating. So- I am proud of myself for tonight! And uhh- about the whole blogging thing...I know I said I'd get to that but I can't defend or explain why I haven't blogged. I guess it just shows how real we all are. HA psh. Happy belated America. I freakin love you.

Slack is Back

I've been so slack on my diet, and as a result, I've been so slack about blogging. Not good. Not good at all.
4th of July shot my diet straight to hell. I love America, and I love cookouts just as much. I cant resist! Ribs, hotdogs, hamburgers, corn-on-the-cob, baked beans, pasta salad, potato salad, brownies, cakes, cookies... My mouth is watering as I write this.
You get the picture. I've fallen and I cant get up!
This morning I made a yogurt parfait with granola, raspberries, and blueberries. It really didnt taste that good, but it held me over for a large portion of the day. I'm at work now, and I've been snacking since I got here. I've gotten in this bad habit of bringing snacks with me to work. If I didnt bring them, I wouldnt have the option to snack. Granola bars, peanut butter crackers, and special K cereal bars are not that bad... if thats the only thing you're consuming for a meal.. Not this girl, nope! I bring all three of those items with me and consume them as my snack. Who has 3 snacks in between lunch and dinner?
I've got to break that habit. I've got to get some cardio back in my life.
Candice - I hope the big apple is treating you right. I wish I could walk around everywhere, but if you do that on St. Simons, people stare. Cant wait to hear more about your adventures!
As for the other of you - where the hell have yall been?!

what up nyc

Jogging in Central Park this morning

Can't believe I've only been here for two days, it feels like I've done so much. I walked so much today and even though I went out last night, I got up around 7, had coffee, waited for my friends to go to work and then took a jog/walk around the lake in central park. It was BEAUTIFUL! it's so cool how you can see all of the buildings from the park...not too bad of scenery while I was sweating all those beers out today. The only thing that would have made it better is if Addie were with me. I know she would love it

After my jog and walk back to the apartment I felt completely recovered. I worked on my resume and applied for two jobs, had a healthy lunch later on, and mary and I are doing snacks for dinner so we can save money to go out.

I love it here and can't wait to (hopefully) get a job so I can be here permanently !

Have fun this weekend but don't fall off the wagon! haha

whoever said "nothing tastes as good as being thin feels" has obviously never had chicken wings and ben and jerrys

Molly, me, and Morgan last weekend at Athfest

hey skinny bitches!!

so i did pretty well last week until the weekend. i cut my self some slack since it was my last weekend in athens. went on a three night run downtown.

thursday i only had a few beers by the pool, sobered up and then we went to a concert and i had about 3. i was completely sober when i got home yet was still hungover friday.

i worked out every day except friday, but i did work outside setting up for Athfest from 11-3, aka the hottest part of the day. I'm sure i burnt more calories lifting and moving things than 30 minutes on the treadmill.

I ate pretty well except on Saturday when I had some chicken wings and french fries. I moved home Sunday and Monday, and ate pretty healthily all of those days, walked my dog a few times, moved, unpacked, and cleaned out my closet (which, by the way, was harboring things from the 1990s, including my 5th grade art portfolio) , and stayed pretty active and only ate salads and grilled fish and veggies. I had wine with my mom every night but I didn't put on any weight last weekend or the beginning of this week.

I worked out yesterday morning at home (yoga, strength training, and some abs), walked my dog, and then headed to NYC!

I am here now, ate a healthy breakfast and lunch, and took a long walk throughout central park. i'm now settling down to work on resumes, cover letters, and applications, and hope i keep the good work up. i am so excited and happy to be here. i may sound like a cheese dick when i say this, but i already love it and even though i'm currently homeless, it feels like home.

Everyone here walks a lot and for the most part, looks healthy, so it is a motivation for me to not only save money but to be healthy.

wish me luck for the 4th of july weekend! i'm sad i won't be in ssi for the festivities, however my body and bank account cannot handle a weekend of st simon's madness.

love yall!

candi

Mayday! Mayday!

Heeeellllpppp!

Its all over now.

There was a package of Gueridelli Chocolate and caramel brownies in the pantry this afternoon. It wasnt there this morning. And actually, the package isnt there right now either because I removed the package from the pantry, opened it up, poured the contents into a bowl, mixed them, spread them into a pan, and placed the pan in the oven at 325.

I'm sending out a distress signal, "Mayday!"

The brownies are still in the oven as I speak. I know I will eat them when they're finished baking.

I need help.

MAYDAY

goood week again

three of my favorite people and me on my birthday!

soooo ...despite the fact taht i went out tuesday and last night....i've worked out every day this week! I have a full day of work today out in the sun because we are setting up for Athfest, but hopefully I will make it to the gym tonight for some cardio and weights.

I think i'm done drinking like i'm in college. my body, bank account, and brain cannot handle it. I had so much fun last night because I was drinking in moderation and 110 times more sober than any of my friends. I still felt miserable this morning from the loud music and beer but I'm getting there. I have to keep remembering that I paid to feel this way. Oh well.



I'm sad to be moving away from Athens in just a few days, but I think it's time for me to leave and grow up a little bit. I need to get out of this college mentality, haha. And I'm SO ready for new york!



yay



candi

Sliiiiight Setback

I may or may not have had a sliiiight setback.
Whoa, chocolate cake. Get it away from me. I had alllllllmost forgotten how moist, delicious, decadent, rich, flavorful, indulgent chocolate cake can be! Holy.
Not to mention, Bubbas had alcoholic snowcones. If you missed it last night, they'll be serving them every Wednesday night. FML. Everywhere I turn, some fattening mishap is being thrown in my face and shoved down my throat. I cant resist.
I didnt work out today and I'm most likely going out tonight. What am I doing?! Get yourself together Blair!

Dear White Jeans -maybe one day I'll be able to wear you with OUT a long shirt!

I LOVE white jeans. Seriously, who doesn't? They are the perfect summer throw on with any top with out looking too wintery because you have jeans on and they always look cute as hell...well on some people. White jeans are my incentive. I want to be able to put on a good pair of designer white jeans with a top that does NOT go down almost to my knees. I want to be able to throw them on and not have to worry if you see my cellulite through them or my second butt that is FTR slowing going away through my work outs!

What started this incentive? The mom (OF THREE) I nanny for came home from work the other day dressed cute as can be, walked into her room to change out of her work clothes, and low and behold she comes out in a pair of 7 white jeans as her comfy clothes. UGH. When I put on my white jeans it's for an occasion and I have a really cute, longgggg shirt that I want to wear that's an inch away from being a dress.

Lexie and I have been doing pretty well with working out. We work out every day doing cardio and weights. However, my eating is battling the working out. My goal is for my eating and my working out to be best friends and to go hand in hand vs. being enemies! That way, my losing weight process will speed the hell up.

So here is to not looking this woman anymore! She even has short black hair like me! Scaryy! Except I don't say "Notice me!" haha- Anyway, I'm pumped for those cute, white jeans I'll be wearing soon!

Our New Life Yay!

I have seriously been neglecting my blogging. I honestly have just been to busy to do this. I am however staying on track. I eat a bar for breakfast and lunch and usually chicken and veggies for dinner. Except Sunday night when we splurged and had chinese food! I don't really care about that though because I have started to realize how big of a change I have made in my life over the past month and a half. I'm glad that everyone else is starting to realize this too and I am not alone! I have pretty much cut out drinking except for the occasional ultra or vodka water on the weekends and drink nothing but water all week. Liza and I work out for about 1.5 hours every day and i'm starting to see a huge change in endurance while running. Before this I don't think I was able to run a mile and I am not up to almost 2 miles without stopping. I'm loving running and lifting weights! It also makes me feel better when I eat the occasional cracker or pick off other peoples plates! However I have been told to tone it down by metabolic because my body is reacting in a negative way as far as dropping weight quickly. I dont really care though because Im going down a size in clothes and I feel so much better!

Glad we all feel so good about ourselves! Lets get ready to brace ourselves for an insane 4th of July weekend!

breaking up is hardd to doooo....

i'm having issues not drinking diet coke. this is ridiculous. someone check me into rehab.

last night i had a really late lunch (sandwich and chips) so i didn't really eat dinner, except i had some chips and dip when morgan's dad came over to visit. for some reason i still felt reaaaaally full even though my only real meal was for lunch (had fruit and a breakfast bar for breakfast). this morning i still felt bloated. so i'm in a bad mood about this diet thing. hopefully after i go work out tonight i'll feel better

good news?

my sweet 2009 bod (miss you)

so when i started this challenge right before memorial day weekend, i was doing pretty well. as yall all could tell by my posts (and lack there of for over 2 weeks) i was "off track" for quite some time. after last week though and today, i can say that so far, i am back on track. definitely good news

bad news is that , although i'm back on track, i started (Again) last week at 158, which brings me to a hefty FIVE pounds over what i previously thought i was starting at (153). however, i am down to 154 and hope that that number keeps getting lower. i would like to be below 150 or at 150 by july 4th as i am starting my job hunt in nyc the next week. by august i hope to be at 144 or 145.

wish me luck

candi