pictures!!! and i have been tagged

Sunday, November 25th, 2007
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Just a fun picture post from Manicotti making before Thanksgiving.

Click the picture to see all of them, and there’s some fun pictures from Walmart too. Enjoy!! =]I also got tagged by Cynthia!!

RULES:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself: some random, some weird.
3. Tag 4 people at the end of your post and list their names and link to them.
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment at their blog. Or emailing them if they don’t have blog comments.

FACTS:
1. I wear glasses for reading.
2. I love Shakespeare.
3. Math is like a foreign language to me.
4. I have over 1,000 songs on my computer.
5. My favorite band is Sublime.
6. I’d wear sweats everyday if it was appropriate.
7. To relieve stress I make lists. (Although trying to stop this one, haha)
I tag: Brandi, Ciel, Christine, and Shellie. And now I’m off to the mall with Keith and my parents. We’re doing our traditional Christmas shopping trip!!

ME, PERSONALLY…

Sunday, June 10th, 2007
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This is a page all about me! My personal goals, long-term and short, as well as my stats which I will continue to update as often as possible. I made this page, much like my ‘INSPIRATION’ section, so further show you that I am a real person with real goals, setbacks, and well…hips.

MY PERSONAL GOALS

Short-Term Goal: Under 150 pounds by the end of June
Middle Goal: 145-140 pounds by the beginning of school (September)
Long-Term Goal: 130 pounds

MY CURRENT STATS

Height: 5′3″
Weight: 132.6 lbs
Pant Size: 6

Body Fat Percentage: 16%
Bust/Waist/Hips: 36, 31, 36

*Soon to come - cholesterol/tryglyceride readings!

PHOTOS

Here’s some photos that I’ve posted on my site and in my gallery. These ones I think portray my progress and weight loss the best. I’ll add new ones as I take them.


This picture is from 2005. I weighed 180 pounds, and wore a size 12 in pants. This was taken in California.

From July of 2006, 185 pounds, my highest weight ever. Rhode Island. This used to be my beach outfit.
This is me a YEAR LATER. Down 30 pounds and weighing in at 155ish. I took these with my webcam in May 2007.

Here is a new picture of me weighing in at approximately 140 pounds wearing a size 6/7 in pants. This was taken in October or 2007. My boyfriend has been so supportive throughout everything.

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INSPIRATION - NOT THINSPIRATION!!

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
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Need some real inspiration? Here’s my tracking of my weekly weigh-in’s from Weight Watchers. At WW they give you a book where every week they write in how many pounds you lost, gained, and your total weight loss. This is my total tracking of my weight loss, and I’ll continue to update this every week for you guys.

12/29/06 - 185.4 lbs - This is was my starting weight!

1/5/07 - 179.0 - Loss: 6.4 lbs - Total: 6.4 lbs

1/12/07 - 176.8 - Loss: 2.2 lbs - Total: 8.6 lbs

1/19/07 - 172.8 - Loss: 4.0 lbs - Total: 12.6 lbs

1/26/07 - 171.2 - Loss: 1.6 lbs - Total: 14.2 lbs

2/2/07 - 167.6 - Loss: 3.6 lbs - Total: 17.8 lbs

2/9/07 - 165.8 - Loss: 1.8 lbs - Total: 19.6 lbs (10% of my body weight lost!!!)

2/16/07 - 163.0 - Loss: 2.8 lbs - Total: 22.4 lbs

2/23/07 - 162.6 - Loss: .4 lbs - Total: 22.8 lbs

3/2/07 - 161.4 - Loss: 1.2 lbs - Total: 24.0 lbs

3/9/07 - 159.8 - Loss: 1.6 lbs - Total: 25.6 lbs

3/16/07 - 159 - Loss: .8 lbs - Total: 26.4 lbs

3/30/07 - 156.6 - Loss: 2.4 lbs - Total: 28.8 lbs

4/6/07 - 156.6 - MAINTAINED!

4/13/07 - 154.6 - Loss: 2 lbs - Total: 30.8 lbs

4/20/07 - 153.6 - Loss: .8 lbs - Total: 31.6 lbs

5/4/07 - 154 - Gain: .4 lbs - Total: 31.4 lbs (Birthday week, =])

5/11/07 - 153.2 - Loss: .8 lbs - Total: 32.2 lbs

5/18/07 - 152.4 - Loss: .8 lbs - Total: 33 lbs

5/25/07 - 151.6 - Loss: .8 lbs - Total: 33.8 lbs

6/1/07 - 154 - Gain: 2.4 lbs - Total: 31.4 lbs (Damn those memorial day beers!!)

6/8/07 - 152.8 - Loss: 1.2lbs - Total: 32.6 lbs

6/16/07 - 150.4 - Loss: 2.4 lbs - Total: 35 lbs

6/22/07 - 148 - Loss: 2.4 lbs - Total: 37.4 lbs (First goal met!)

7/27/07 - 149 - Gain: 1 lb - Total: 36.4 lbs

9/7/07 - 147.8 - Loss 1.2 lbs - Total: 37.6 lbs

9/14/07 - 145.4 - Loss 2.4 lbs - Total: 40 lbs

9/27/07 - 145.4 - MAINTAINED!

10/5/07 - 140.6 - Loss 4.8 lbs - Total: 44.8 lbs

10/11/07 - 139.2 - Loss 1.4 lbs - Total: 46.2 lbs

10/18/07 - 139.6 - Gain .4 lbs - Total: 45.8 lbs

10/25/07 - 140.6 - Gain 1 lb - Total: 44.8 lbs

11/8/07 - 140 - Loss .6 lbs - Total: 45.4 lbs

11/15/07 - 140.8 - Gain .8 lbs - Total: 44.6 lbs

11/21/07 - 139.2 - Loss 1.6 lbs - Total: 46.2 lbs

11/30/07 - 138.6 - Loss .6 lbs - Total: 46.8 lbs

12/7/07 - 137.4 - Loss 1.2 lbs - Total: 48 lbs

1/11/08 - 140 - Gain 2.6 lbs - Total: 45.4 lbs

1/18/08 - 137.8 - Loss: 2.2 lbs - Total: 47.6 lbs

1/25/08 - 134.8 - Loss: 3 lbs - Total: 50.6 lbs - 50 POUND GOAL MET!!!

2/8/08 - 132.6 lbs - Loss: 2.2 lbs - Total: 52.8 lbs

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GET THE ‘SKINNY’ ON QUICK FIXES

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
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On TV everyday you probably see AD’s for diet pills, drinks, and powders to make you lose weight, have more energy, and DO IT ALL IN JUST ONE WEEK!! Don’t let these distractions throw you off track. On this page I am going to talk about 2 ‘fads’ I fell to, and how I dealt with the consqeuences. We all want a quick fix, but it’s just not how weight loss works, and in the long run you may end up hurting your body.

VARIOUS DIET PILLS

Various diet pills have come into my life before I began losing weight the right way. They sound so tempting, and it seems to easy to use them, but don’t fall for these companies tricks! I took Green Tea supplements, and another diet pill that I will not mention for legal reasons.

Not only did they make me feel crappy, but I felt like I was on speed, which is what diet pills really are. Legal crank. I was younger at the time, and my mother and boyfriend ended up finding them and talking to me about how dangerous they are. Many young women are taking Birth Control, or have other habits like smoking or drinking, and these drugs can speed you up so much that your heart may give out! Even a “normal” nonsmoker or someone who is not taking other medications have had complications.

In the end, my pills ended up getting flushed down the sink and filled with water. I felt sad and embarassed, like I was a drug addict. Don’t let yourself get put in this situation. Appreciate your body and change your lifestyle, don’t take diet pills.

Here’s some more inspiration not to take diet pills: In the time it takes you to lose weight on diet pills (they do an 8 week trial), I lost more weight doing it by diet and excercise alone!!

THE SACRED HEART DIET

This is by far the worst fad diet out there right now. Other variations are the cabbage soup diet. DO NOT SUBJECT YOUR BODY TO THIS TORTURE LIKE I ONCE DID!!!

This is a week long cleansing diet that claims it will make you lose 10 or more pounds in only a week. Each day you only eat certain foods paired with a tomatoe based soup with different vegetables and greens. THE SOUP IS GROSS!! TO THIS DAY I STILL GAG WHEN I SMELL GARDEN VEGGIE SOUP AT MY JOB!!! I did this diet for 4 days, until I reached the day when I was only allowed to eat bananas and skim milk.

My boyfriend and I were on the way to school for orientation, since we work for the radio station, and I turned blue. It was August, hot, and I wanted the heat on in his truck. I had goosebumps all over me and a headache that was going on day 4. Once we got to school Keith grabbed the first food that he saw (buffalo wings & regular coke, haha), and I scarfed it down and felt better within a half hour or so.

This diet put my body through so much stress, and also if you do this diet, you won’t be able to go to the bathroom unless you’re peeing. Nice, huh? No weight lost, and almost had to go the hospital. Glamourous, don’t you think?

WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

Because it can happen to you. Luckily, I only fell for these fads twice, but there are people who live their lives with these quick fixes. DON’T DO IT! I cannot stress enough how important it is to eat healthy and work out on a regular basis. In the long run you will lose more weight and keep it off!!!

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FOOD, EATING IN, & EATING OUT

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
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Have you heard that if you’re dieting and changing your eating habits that it’s impossible to go out to eat and enjoy yourself? Totally untrue! You can go out to eat, and you still can lose weight and get healthier. You just have to make the right choices, and learn about portion control, which can be difficult when portions are so over sized.

Also, by incorporating healthy foods into your everyday life, as well as when you go out to eat will help your success. Here I’ve listed some tips for going out to eat, and some everyday foods that I have in my kitchen and on my shopping lists.

TIPS FOR EATING OUT

  • If you’re getting an appetizer, share with a friend. Not only does this split the calories but it’s fun!
  • Try getting an appetizer sized portion for your entree. Again, the smaller portion won’t leave you with that over stuffed feeling.
  • Ask for all dressings and condiments on the side. A normal serving of Caesar dressing is 2 tbsp, while most restaurants drench their salads with up to 4 or 5 tbsp making the calorie and fat count sky rocket. This way you control how much you’re putting on.
  • Ask the server to wrap half of your entree in advance, so you’ll have a smaller portion on your plate right from the begining. That way, you won’t eat until you’re stuffed. You’ll be satisfied. This tip can be awkward at first, but your body will thank you.
  • When you’re done, you’re done. Don’t pick. Do whatever you need to to stay satisfied, not over full. Put your napkin on your unfinished food, cover it with salt, whatever you need to do to not overeat.
  • Try asking for a side salad, or some veggies instead of fries. Most restaurants have more side choices than only fries.

    MY FAVORITES

    These are some of my staples! Listed here are snacks, food products, and fresh foods that I eat on a regular basis. You can have snacks and enjoy different foods, you just need to choose the right ones. Some are brand names so you can find them in your super markets too! This list will be updated randomly. =]

    100 Calorie Doritoes
    100 Calories Ritz Chips
    Apples (Red & Grannysmith)
    Asparagus
    Baby Carrots
    Baby Spinach
    Balsamic Vinegar (not vinegarette!!!)
    Bananas
    Black Tea
    Brown Rice
    Cedar’s Artichoke Hummus
    Cereals
    Cheese (fat free/skim), shredded, string cheese, or sliced
    Cream Cheese (fat free)
    Crystal Light (un sweetened, and on the go packs)
    Cucumber Slices
    Eggo Nutragrain Waffles
    Eggs (poached)
    Garbanzo Beans
    Green Beans
    Grilled Chicken
    Iced Tea (with splenda)
    Kashi Cereals/Bars
    Kidney Beans (Red)
    Lean Turkey, Beef, and Chicken
    Lettuce
    Light Buns
    Melon
    Multigrain Sliced Bread
    Multigrain Pretzels
    Mushrooms
    Nectarines
    Oatmeal
    Plums
    Popcorn (99% fat free)
    Red Onions
    Salsa
    Snow Peas
    Smart Balance Buttery Spread
    Splenda
    Strawberries
    Yogurt

    Portion Control: Where Do I Start?

    Portion control is tricky when you start out, but after a while you’ll be portioning like a champ. To start you off here’s some tips!

  • Read your nutrition labels. For example on a cereal box when it says 1 cup, measure it out! Most of the time we cram 2 or 3 cups into our bowls! You’ll begin to see that the serving sizes are there for a reason, and that they can really help you out.
  • You can use everyday objects to learn how to portion control. Your fist is equal to about a cup, a deck of cards should be your portion of meat, and a bagel should be the size of a CD.
  • Think Green. On your plate, about 2/3 should be green! Have a larger portion of veggies, and a medium portion of protein and you’ll feel satisfied for longer than just filling up on carbs.

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