Thread: Carrie Elizabeth's Journal!

Carrie,

Just replied to you in my journal.

Carrie--

The bf for almost 2 1/2 years...yikes!! Sometimes they are more trouble than they are worth....but most of the time they are worth it

As for Indiana, I am live in Indianapolis..about an hour away from Bloomington, but there many times...I too know tons of people that went to IU! I went to Butler in Indianapolis...it is a smaller school.

I was sooo stressed about the GMAT...but just pay close attention to the study guide and the way it teaches you to eliminate answers...that is they key. The questions are tricky, but if you know how to eliminate the wrong answers, it is incredibly helpful. You will do fine...don't worry!

ok, well it's monday and i don't think i've written since friday. this weekend went pretty well ...
i spent most of my time studying HARD for the test. it was exhausting. didn't do anything social/fun, until last nite - went our for dinner w/ BF.
my mom and dad just sent me flowers at work to wish me luck on the test ... so sweet!
eating was just OK this weekend. i stayed on plan, but had a couple of those skinny cow ice cream bars. they are low in sugar alcohols, but still upset my stomach.
did NOT do well on water at all.

but i exercised a lot ... fri, sat and sun. i just don't get how i can't be losing more weight w/ the amount of exercise i am doing. six days a week is like triple what i was doing 3 months ago, and i'm only 10 lbs lighter.
it's REALLY frustrating. i keep trying to remember what i ate before this WOE and if i felt better eating those things. but it's like i don't even know what i used to eat! a lot of popcorn, salads, chips/salsa. maybe i would have lost more weight eating that way w/ all my exercise???

i don't know ... i'm just getting tired of not losing anything.
i did add some blueberries this weekend, since i have been working out pretty hard. it was nice...i miss fruit.

anyway, here's my plan for today:
B: leftover beef/broc, a few blueberries, coffee w/ cream
S: cream cheese/splenda
L: big salad w/ a little ground beef and ranch
S: couple of those atkins crunchers ... just wanted to taste em...
also eating some almonds, but can already tell i'm going to eat too many if i don't give them away or toss em.
D: ?? dunno. will be studying and will probably end up eating late. not good, i know.

working out after work ... probably cardio and upper body.
i won't be posting until after the test tomorrow - please, please, please let me get a good score. i am crossing my fingers and praying ... oh, how i want a 670+. *sigh...*
oh, and i scheduled a massage for right after the exam - believe me, i NEED it!

Thinking about you and hope it's going well!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :jump: SOOO happy to hear the test went well!!

hieeee! i'm back! seems like i haven't written in forever! shannon and caroline, thank you SO much for your positive messages! you're the best!

the test went VERY well!!! yah! i got a 670, which was my goal. the avg score at northwestern MBA program is around 690, so i hope i'll be ok. i was really pleased b/c the test was super hard. harder than any practice tests i took! at one point during the quant section, i thought to myself, "hmm, i'm going to get a 10 on this test!" was very scared, and then so happy to see that 670 pop up at the end.
i had sort of been hoping for a score in the 700s (they call it "the 700 club") ... but i need to accept that i have limitations and that a 670 is great. i'm NOT taking the test again, i need to regain my sanity!

i'm a little nervous about what i'm going to do w/ all my time now! work out more!? LOL

anyway, not much else going on ... am SUPER mad at my roommates. they were supposed to take me out to celebrate after the test and one said she had a bad day, the other said he had no money. so they literally stood me up. i was heartbroken. called my BF crying, so we ordered pizza (i just ate the toppings ) and he consoled me.
but he's supposed to take me to gibson's tonite for a steak (to celebrate) and just informed me that he's in a sour mood and would rather not go tonite.
super. just fabulous. can't i just have one day to celebrate for goodness sake?! lately, i feel like everyone think the world revolves around them. whatever happened to "putting yourself in other people's shoes"??

eating is going well, but i'm really getting sick of not seeing the scale move. i've been 142/143 since the end of induction. something must be wrong. i just can't pinpoint it.
more water? i'm not giving up caffeine, so i won't even go down that path. i started eating berries - they're yummy, missed them. but still no impact on my weight.
haven't been eating too many nuts and have avoided sugar alcohols. so i dunno .....

that's about it.
today:
B: handful of pumpkin seeds, running late
coffee w/ cream
L: flax-o-meal w/ cream and splenda, then i'll have a salad later
D: hopefully a filet, but we'll see if grouchy BF ends up taking me out!!!

working out after work, cardio and lower body lifting. maybe pilates?

girls, thank you so much for the kind words! so sweet of you! caroline, that is so funny about being a daze after the GREs! heehee.
so i took your advice ... got a mani/pedi after work yesterday! then worked out and BF took me to dinner at this trendy little restaurant in the city (jane's). i love it there - very romantic!

i had grouper w/ asian veggies in a soy sauce. not sure about the carbs though! i tried to pick the best LC choice. also had cream of asparagus soup ... eek. not sure how many carbs there either. and had red wine, but refuse to feel guilty about that! also ate a couple of jelly beans when we got home ... have no idea why! stupid.

weighed 1+ pound this morning. NOT happy. haven't lost anything in MONTHS. oh well, am just not caring lately.

anyway, i'm doing cardio, abs class and lower body lifting tonite after work.
B: flax o meal w/ cream and splenda, coffee w/ cream
L: don't know, am SO sick of salads. may have burgers.
D: don't know, MUST go grocery shopping!

leaving to go to cleveland w/ BF tomorrow after work. meeting more of the family .... should be fun. maybe?

good morning ... thank goodness it's friday!!! can't wait for this week to be OVER! although, i'm headed to cleveland to hang out w/ BF's family, so it'll be fun, but ya know how that stuff is ... must be on best behavior, etc. LOL

anyway, yesterday was pretty good ....
had mcdonald's burger for lunch w/ a small salad. salty, but i just couldn't take another big salad.
for dinner i had turkey and swiss rolls and then one of those silhoutte ice cream bars. bad. errrrrgh.
but was down 1.5 pounds this morning, so now i'm back to about 142. great, but i'd really like to move past 142!! so stuck.

went to the gym after work yesterday, but was SO tired. did 40 mins cardio and 30 min abs class, which always kills me.

won't be exercising today, as i will spending most of my evening in the car. thought about getting up before work to hit the gym, but wanted to kill myself when alarm went off at 5! went back to bed.

eating for today:
B: coffee w/ cream and flaxomeal w/ cream and splenda
S: turkey/swiss rolls
L: beef/broc mix
S: sliced veggies and ranch
D: ? maybe salad

i don't even feel like writing today ... but maybe it will help.
such a horrible weekend -- totally went off plan. you would not even believe what i ate yesterday. am too embarassed to even write about it ...

i am SO sick today ... my tummy is a MESS, so bloated and painful. am eating back on atkins plan, but my body is probably so confused. uggggh.

i don't know why this happened, or why i let it happen. i didn't plan very well. i should have brought more LC food on the trip. i ended up having to eat quiche on sunday morning - not sure what sort of carbs were in it.
even ate some easter candy. PURE SUGAR! what is WRONG with me?!
just kinda want to cry .... :(
i worked out hard yesterday, but thought why not just eat what i want all day, since i already blew the whole weekend?!
dumb, i know.

but i am back on track ... i can do this.
once my stomach settles down, i will work out tonite. power yoga AND cardio.
i want so badly to see a loss, i can't let this blunder screw me up completely.
anyway,
today:
B: coffee w/ cream (less than usual) and flaxomeal w/ a little cream and splenda
S: cup of soy slender
L: 1/2 cup of beef/broc mix and a romaine salad w/ broc, cauliflower and italian dressing
S: some of those SF GoLightly candies (BAD) ...
but am feeling bad about myself, so i figure why not?
D: ? will make some chicken breasts

i think i will go back to induction for a few days, starting tomorrow. i can do it. no LC candies, ice cream or crap. only whole (allowed) veggies, meats and little cheese.