tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68915871587297277592024-02-20T01:50:05.321-08:00My SolutionsIf you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got.Linahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-12562703860205061542012-04-28T06:50:00.000-07:002012-04-28T06:50:27.874-07:00Orange Crush<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I don't know why it's called an orange crush when it tastes like apple pie! We got a juicer at home and The Juicing Bible by Pat Crocker with it. I made the recipe Orange Crush and substituted the 1/2 cup of cranberries for one apple.<br />
Cranberries can be expensive.<br />
Anyway, I am so terribly full right now, but it tasted SO heavenly. They say that fasting over the weekend is a good thing to do before starting a detox on Monday. Now, I'm not doing a detox - not now anyway - but I want to clean out my system. I decided to fast today (and MAYBE tomorrow...Sundays are macaroni and gravy days, or what you Americans call pasta and tomato sauce. I sincerely look forward to this.)<br />
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Apple Cinnamon Crush ;)<br />
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3 Oranges<br />
1 Apple<br />
2 small carrots or 1 large one<br />
1 tsp Cinnamon<br />
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Juice everything together, admire the pretty colors before the drink turns an aweful brown from the next step and then whisk the cinnamon in.<br />
Most importantly - enjoy to your apple pie loving heart's content and relish in this low calorie, satisfying and easy digesting breakfast<br />
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Height: 5' 4"<br />
Weight: 168lbsLinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-68135514153925936552012-04-24T03:19:00.001-07:002012-04-24T03:19:56.256-07:00Smart Snacking, Low Calorie Meals<a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfkhfddx0T1qgapmwo1_400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfkhfddx0T1qgapmwo1_400.jpg" width="320" /></a>The bad thing about dipping your fruit in sweet, creamy dips is that the calories, as unnecessary dips are with snacking on fruit, build up and your once delicious, healthy, low calorie snack has become just as bad as eating cookies and cake. I have found that a great snack - actually breakfast - is Chobani non fat strawberry yogurt. At 140 calories (AND non-fat, mind you) it is an awesome dip for fruit! Unlike regular yogurt, it is thick and dip-able and it will stay on your fruit instead of slipping off. Who says you have to eat the whole thing if the fruit is the main course? Unless it's breakfast of course...than I say go for it. <br />
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I know I've mention this before, but who can go wrong with it. Sliced apples with sprinkled cinnamon on top. I swear - tastes almost like apple pie. Another breakfast or snack you can't go wrong with.<br />
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Lately for lunch, I've been making my own Asian broth:<br />
1T Nutritional Yeast (50 calories)<br />
1T Soy Sauce (10 calories)<br />
1/2 T of Hot Sauce (more if you like hot) (0 calories)<br />
1t ginger (depending on you acquired Asian tastes - personally I love ginger and sometimes put a tad more) (0 calories)<br />
As much water in the pot as you want - depending on if you want your broth to be subtle, strong or doubling the recipe for the whole family - your choice. Besides, more water = more feeling full<br />
Total Calories - 60<br />
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After bringing the brother to a boil, bring it to simmer and dump your choice of BJ'S frozen veggies and as much as you want - Vegetables are a free food, people! AND they tasted AWESOME in this Asian soup! If you want to crumble a veggie burger (100 calories) or a serving of cubed tofu (110 calories) or even drop an egg in it like egg drop soup(74 calories), go for it :)<br />
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With all that thrown together, who can go wrong for a hearty, fulfilling lunch at only 160/170/134 calories?! <br />
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Signing off for now and....at 9lbs lighter too :)<br />
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Current Weight: 166lbs<br />
Starting Weight: 175lbsLinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-14874370381281775602012-03-28T03:04:00.000-07:002012-03-28T03:04:31.448-07:00Tights Don't Lie - good or bad?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One thing my Dancer's Body Book says, which it is a fantastic book, is that tights don't lie. If you're in a tutu on stage, every bit of extra fat on your leg is going to overshadow the beautiful muscle that's sitting underneath - and it's going to drag down that muscle too, not being able to lift or jump as high. It says that for a professional dancer, they stay just below their body weight on purpose and are able to eat healthy at the same time. It sounds contradicting, but it really isn't once you read more about it. This means that for a dancing school dancer to make sure they stay at a healthy body weight (because they aren't performing for the world wide to see, just their family and friends...and friend's friends, and they aren't going professional) is a must. <br />
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"Tights don't lie" is phrase used to open the book. For a professional dancer, that's a bad thing. It shows every flaw - flaws that the general public never sees, but their choreographers do. For a dancing school dancer trying to loose weight (meeeeee :D) it is actually a good thing because, bit by bit, they can see how much better and better they are looking in those tights and leotards as the months "bouree" by (see that, I snuck a dance word in there :P ).<br />
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Which brings me to this morning's weigh in AND last night's ballet class. I was only wearing a leotard and tights and towards the end of the night, my friend Kenzie says to me "Mic, I've been trying to figure out why you look shorter all night, but that's not it...you lost weight!" And then I blabbed everything that's been going on, from when I first started work and gained twenty pounds to now. So, tights don't lie - and sometimes this could be a good thing or a bad thing. It just depends on the situation you're in.<br />
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What Kenzie doesn't know is, she completely made me feel very happy last night. I was actually feeling bad about myself because two tall, thin beautiful dancers my age came in for solo time (in a rush) not wearing tights and only short shorts. I thought to myself how it wasn't fair that they could do that and how I can't without freaking out about my thighs jiggling or the backs of knees looking bigger than the front or so on and so forth. To be honest, I've never truly been able to wear shorts without feeling bad about myself (well, not since I was eight, anyway). Then Kenzie said what she said and thought to myself "It's working after all."<br />
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Then I weighed myself and....<br />
drum roll please....(Jamie you drumming for me? ;) )<br />
169lbs!<br />
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I've lost six pounds in the past two weeks and I'm so happy :D<br />
(my weight went back up to 175 again and my mom and I have gotten much more strict about what I put in my mouth - that's why I haven't been writing - to collect myself and all). <br />
169lbs! <br />
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Signing off for now!<br />
Height: 5'4"<br />
Weight: 169lbs<br />
<br />Linahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-2327802413706681922012-03-14T04:28:00.000-07:002012-03-14T04:28:48.919-07:00More Sleep = More EnergyYesterday, with an extra two hours of sleep, my appetite was normal, no over eating at all (I even threw some food away!) and I had enough energy to get through a Tuesday night - which is saying something! That's three hours straight of dancing, not to mention teaching an hour of little kids to boot. Tap, ballet and pointe are all on a Tuesday night and usually I'm sitting during tap warm up, barre work and pointe warm ups in order to catch up with school and I still go home feeling drained. Last night, I was tired, but not <i>drained,</i> you know? Spring Break is not just wonderful, it's a relief and I wish there was more!<br />
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I've read that getting at least 8 hours of sleep not only gives you more energy, but also decreases your appetite. I now see that's true!<br />
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If I keep going to bed at 10 and waking up at 4 - this is what's going to happen to me and has already happened like...twice :p <br />
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Well I'm catching up on as much sleep as I can and going to bed as early as I can from now on! I need to look good in my tutu for the recital this year! ;)<br />
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Height: 5'4"<br />
Weight: 170 LBSLinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-18425906541549219952012-03-08T06:14:00.000-08:002012-03-08T06:14:12.668-08:00Yey Another Delicious Breakfast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This morning I was so caught up in school that mom made my breakfast for me - a bowl of the most delicious yogurt I ever had. It pretty much looked like a sundae, but this was of course much healthier than a sundae! I tasted it and it tasted so light and fluffy with the crispy crunch of walnuts and apples. She had whipped plain vegan yogurt and strawberry spreadable fruit together with a whisk until it was so fluffed and full of air that eating was....well, pretty much indescribable because I just can't find the words! It gave off a pretty pink hue and was mostly apple pieces with just a handful of walnuts for a little protein. <br />
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Height: 5'4"<br />
Weight: 170LbsLinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-49398271110991475022012-03-05T19:36:00.001-08:002012-03-05T19:37:39.563-08:00BreakfastI am very proud of my breakfast this morning:<br />
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An apple<br />
A Banana<br />
1 cup of mini shredded wheat<br />
1 cup of Silk<br />
1 Tb Ovaltine <br />
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I have researched that when you're active, vegetables and fruit shouldn't be counted for calories since they are burned off so quickly....besides, they're awfully darn good for you too ;)<br />
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I chopped up the apples and sliced up the banana in the bowl and it filled more than half the bowl leaving just enough room for the cereal. Since it was mini shredded wheat, it took up a lot of room in the measuring cup and seemed to be only a sprinkling on top. Next, I added the milk and Ovaltine giving it a slight chocolate flavor and yet it was healthy too. The breakfast left me satisfied and feeling healthy....with a total calorie count in proteins and carbohydrates of 280, minus the fruits. It was a delicious breakfast making the fruit the center of the meal rather than the cereal and I highly recommend it!<br />
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Weight: 170LbsLinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-79418172186483104352012-03-03T04:40:00.001-08:002012-03-03T04:40:56.192-08:005 Lbs!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear, dear blog readers!! After working very hard this week (and perhaps being done with female emotional syndrome that attacks every month) I weighed myself this morning and have a grand total of 170lbs! I have officially lost five pounds and I am very happy. This morning's breakfast is a light one of cereal and one banana and then off to dance class....<br />
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I would love to thank Rebekah Phillips for this weekend, though. I went over her house and normally we totally fill ourselves with food all day long, however she made me a fruit salad as a snack with a little spoonful of nutella on top and then for dinner we had whole wheat subs with nothing but lots of lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, olives and jalepeno and banana peppers with Honey Mustard dressing.<br />
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I must say - pineapple with nutella.....I gasped from the deliciousness and was glad she only gave me that one spoonful! <br />
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Height: 5'4"<br />
Weight: 170lbsLinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-75597836330041289762012-03-01T02:09:00.000-08:002012-03-01T02:16:00.993-08:00Ghrelin the GremlinSo I feel a little better today. Tonight will be round three for Hairspray auditions and seeing as how they hired me to be Assistant to the Choreographer I get to go to all of them and dance for a long time. It's so wonderful....<br />
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On a brighter note, this morning I found a great website: <a href="http://www.youbeauty.com/hair" target="_blank">http://www.youbeauty.com </a><br />
It's a wonderful place to learn about health and beauty, and I mean beauty as in healthy hair, healthy skin and exactly what hormones make us desire sweets! Apparently there is this hormone called ghrelin and I hope I'm spelling it right because my spell check told me to spell it like gremlin, which is not too far off. Ghrelin is a feisty chemical that is released into your stomach every 20 to 30 minutes telling your brain it's empty. However, sometimes it can be a bit too loud and messed up when we eat too much of the wrong foods.<br />
Here is the gibber jabberish looking link where I found the article and it is a very interesting and informative one at that: <a href="http://www.youbeauty.com/nutrition/hunger-explained?gclid=CKjo5Omxxa4CFUJN4Aod9XI5TQ" target="_blank">http://www.youbeauty.com/nutrition/hunger-explained?gclid=CKjo5Omxxa4CFUJN4Aod9XI5TQ</a><br />
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As for my gym adventures, yesterday I had the strong urge to go home and take a nice long nap after work because there was no dance due to all the snow. And, you know, it was just one of those days where it was wet and cold and the couch seemed more inviting than the weight machines. Yet, I figured that exercising and taking it easy was more productive than not going at all and I new that if I didn't go I would only be upset with myself later.<br />
In the end, it was better than I thought. While I did not burn as many calories on the bike nor did I do the weight machine which builds up my upper back and arms, I did the leg extensions and curls and sat on the bike. Now, the bike was the worst and by the time I was done on the weights I wanted to go home - seriously. I went on it anyway and just said to myself "Going slow and lazy is better than not going at all." So that's what I did. Soon, I had become accustom to the slowness and went a little faster gradually. By the time ten minutes rolled around, my blood was pumping, my adrenaline was running and I wound up going full throttle for twenty minutes. I did not stretch yesterday because I wanted to try something else....<br />
I am scared of doing front limbers in acrobatics class. I can certainly do them and if I am held for my first few I can go up and down the mats like crazy. Yet, sometimes I'm overly scared and I think my fright annoys me more than anything else. I think it is not the fact of going up and over, but the fact of being upside down. I'm scared of landing on my head or my neck or just plain hurting myself. So, I spent the last fifteen minutes before I decided to cut my exercise short by a half hour to take a shower in the gym (I specifically packed for it and everything :D ) I decided to balance in a tripod and then in a head stand up against the wall. At first, even with the wall, I was frightened which only confirmed my assumption of being upside down. Then, I just balanced with my legs bent to my chest and my feet pointed towards the ceiling...and I came back down. Then I slowly brought my legs up - freaked out and came back down. Next step was "sitting" in the head stand for about five seconds. By the time I had to get in the shower, I was balancing on my head for a good five minutes, loving every minute of being upside down.<br />
Now let's see if it will work for me again and I don't freak out!<br />
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Height: 5'4"<br />
Weight: 174lbsLinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-12740034223916248792012-02-28T04:28:00.001-08:002012-02-28T04:28:36.682-08:00Happy now, sad later....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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No...more like so utterly remorseful and full of so much guilty pains that I've cried about it. I don't know why I did it...maybe dealing with stress, maybe I was upset about something, maybe Aunt Flow is coming to visit or maybe it was all of these combined.<br />
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But, on Wednesday, I bought a box of doughnuts at Spikes. Each doughnut was 190 calories. There were three kinds and four each, making 12 doughnuts with a total of the whole box coming to 2280 calories (yeah, I used a calculator just now because my brain is fried from school and if I tried thinking mental math with two and three digits, look out for a mental breakdown).<br />
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All the doughnuts were gone by Sunday...and I had them hidden in my room. Those four days I didn't think about it, but on Sunday when I weighed myself and saw I gained four pounds I kind of went over the top with emotions. I was upset and so far every night when I go to bed I do cry under the covers...and I'm crying now.<br />
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They saying writing about this kind of stuff is therapeutic and I think it might be because you can tell people your troubled without having to look at them face to face. Perhaps it's to get things out that even you didn't know about yourself.<br />
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I'd write more, but I have to get ready for work...maybe more later.<br />
Signing off for now....<br />
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Height: 5'4"<br />
Weight....174lbs :'(Linahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-60165943043235665962012-02-24T05:20:00.000-08:002012-02-24T05:20:14.596-08:00To the Gym!<a href="http://www.gadgetinnova.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/31wZ2xmVzfL._AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.gadgetinnova.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/31wZ2xmVzfL._AA300_.jpg" width="200" /></a>Meet my best friend. <br />
Her name is Sasquabadalia.<br />
If it were not for her I would despise the gym and call it an utterly boring place. <br />
However, with Sasqua clipped to my side, I can get into the music and forget about exercising...while I'm exercising. Especially when I'm on the bike, I stare out the window and fantasize while I listen music - whether it be a dance I'm choreographing or just a really intense song. With her I have exercised at the gym for an hour and a half and she made it feel like nothing at all.<br />
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It is amazing what the body can do when not paying attention.<br />
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So I went across the parking lot after work to the gym and for a half hour I went on two weight machines that when used in different ways it worked on my arms and upper/lower back. I did a weight that seemed effortless at first, but after 3 sets of 20 reps, they were aching. This helps with not only strength, but also endurance. I did the same thing for my legs on the leg extensions/leg curls machine. By 2:25 I was on the bike, pedaling away for twenty minutes, all the while Sasquabadalia was going through the music of Love Never Dies - the second Phantom musical only in London right now (which I pre-ordered the dvd that I won't get until May 28th, but that's besides the point). Before I knew it, I burned 164 calories on just the bike by 2:45. Then, I went into the aerobics room that has wall to wall mirrors like a dance room and started stretching for the next 45 minutes. By 3:30 my body was so warmed and stretched I was not only sitting in a kneeling back bend with my toes touching my head, but also in a split (only on my left side) with my back leg lifted and my toes touching my head (that would make such a great ring leap....). <br />
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I like using the weights first because it warmed up all my muscles before I got on the bike. The bike made me even warmer and helped me to sweat. By the time I got to my favorite part - stretching - I was so warm that it seemed effortless and my flexibility exceeded.<br />
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On a dancing schedule I can only keep this three days a week, but this week I can go for four days straight....<br />
Right now, Sasqua is charging. She needs to keep up her strength so I can too :)<br />
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Signing off.... <br />
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Height: 5'4"<br />
Weight: 171Lbs<br />
Mood: A little hopefulLinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-54609007259247109472012-02-23T02:47:00.000-08:002012-02-23T02:47:16.652-08:00The Vaccum Effect<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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We once had a goat. Her name was Baby. She always reminded me of those girls who were so tall and extremely skinny and ate as much as they wanted because they were runners or had a high metabolism...or both, God bless 'em. That wasn't all though - that she ate a lot. She would eat so fast that I swear she seriously sucked down all her food that if you blinked, you would have missed it. She would always be the first to be done eating (and we would have to feed her more because she would kick the milk bucket) and her lips would just stretch out and...if I was into video editing back then I probably would have gotten some major hits on youtube if I added in some vaccum engines.<br />
The thing is...she was a goat. If a cat ate like that, or a dog, or even a sloth, they would gain weight so fast that they would eventually not be able to move. Unlike the animal, we don't have people to portion our food and feed us (unfortunately). We're big kids now. We have to learn to stop - chew - put the fork down - say something to who you are eating with - take a sip of water...and move on to the next bite. Eating a meal on the go is the worst because then you're training yourself to jam all the food in your mouth, leaving just a enough time for perhaps some seconds, and leave. Then, by the time you get to work, or school, or (even worse) dancing school, the waist on your pants (or your tights) has left a serious red strip across your stomach because that tight, pinny pain you knew where it came from and so...blame it on the food baby.<br />
The thing about the goat is that she was who she was. Those calories she sucked down from all the sticky and sweet molasses coated grains were certainly used somewhere. But she's like that runner or that girl who burns calories so fast that she looses a pound just by texting (or guys....darn you guys, you have such high metabolisms, I'm so jealous). I have noticed that even though I am active, I gain weight so easily. As a matter of fact, I have been working in a kitchen now for a year and just by tasting food everyday (mainly those dumb desserts and extra fries that get left over, I'm ashamed to say) I have gained twenty - yes twenty - pounds. You don't think I have gone to bed crying at night under my covers? I hate how food makes me feel after I have eaten it and yet I love the way it makes me feel while I'm eating it.<br />
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That's it, though.<br />
I'm done and I've certainly had enough.<br />
I can't take it anymore and I want to change.<br />
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The last blog post was about staying away from the sweets. I did not have one (or seriously two) of the desserts at work yesterday nor did I eat one of their delicious no-bakes (with the peanut butter and chocolate - seriously, guys, the salty and sweet?) However, I did eat one doughnut on a girl date after work which was exactly 200 calories. Now compare that 200 calories to the 500 calories I would have eaten if I had that warm chocolate pudding cake and a cookie (or two). If you think about it, I saved myself 300 calories in desserts yesterday. I did eat a dessert, so I screwed up there, however I managed to cut down on the amount of calories to consume.<br />
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<li>Go to the gym - I haven't gone yet this week, but mainly due too something going on at home. There's nothing going on today so it's perfect...and guess what! They have these awesome showers that have lights that automatically turn on when you walk in!!! Eeeeee!!!!! </li>
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Thanks for hearing me rant.<br />
This is, Mic signing off....<br />
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Height: 5'4"<br />
Weight: 171lbs <br />
Mood: Bloated and kinda moody. <br />
<br />Linahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17274102873584622567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6891587158729727759.post-16704194318813930622012-02-20T07:30:00.000-08:002012-02-23T02:47:53.665-08:00Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Before I get started, I'd like to say that I started trying to loose weight a week ago with a confidential weight journal I bought from Amazon.com . It is a great book and in week one I've already lost two pounds, however I want to also write about it. I think it will keep me honest and accountable...As well as therapeutic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">*deep breath* Here I go.... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">You know how that saying goes? That one about how women are (or should be) made of sugar and spice and everything nice? Well, we're not, but I noticed we like eating those things that are made from sugar and spice....and oh you know the phrase I'm not going to repeat it. I noticed my guilty pleasure is eating things that are made with sugar and salt OR eating two things together made from sugar and salt. For example - pretzels and apples, apples and peanut butter...ooo, peanut butter.....pretzels and chocolate, popcorn and fruit (like an orange or an apple) etc. I sincerely hope it's a lot of women out there who like sugar and salty things because otherwise this is just embarrassing....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'm a performer, dancing mainly, and one thing about someone who performs (dancers especially) lights and tights don't lie. I'm forty pounds overweight - yeah, that's a lot - and I want to change. I want to find solutions to the things that make me this way. Like problem number one - sweet and salty. It's ok to have the popcorn and fruit for a snack, that's actually healthy especially the way we make popcorn, but the chocolate and pretzels and the apple and peanut butter? I have to cut back. Apple and peanut butter alone is an easy 300 calorie snack (and that's just your average apple and 2 tablespoons of peanut butter). Snacks are...well, nice for when you're on the go and you don't have to time to make or sit and eat a meal. However, if you have breakfast (snack) lunch (snack) dinner (bedtime snack)....midnight cereal...that's when the calories add up and food isn't something that you are using to survive. Food becomes something else. Something you hate, yet can't stay away from. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's going to be hard, but I want to make a pledge to you readers out there....and believe me, this is so incredibly hard for me to say because I know (really know not just metaphorically) people who would and probably will make fun of me for my weight and confessions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am 19 years old</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Height: 5'4"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Weight: 171lbs </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And I am on a mission to overcome my addiction to food...and I have now become officially accountable to you. </span></div>
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