Thursday, February 21, 2008

• Activities
  Elliptical 30 minutes 370
  Bike 10 minutes 65
  435

  TIME	FOOD	CALORIES
  9:00AM	1 cup of Optimum cereal	200
  	½ cup of skim milk	50
  	12 grapes	36
  11:00AM	2 turkey bites	100
  12:25PM	1 baked red potato + olive oil + cheese	130 + 80 + 30
  	2 pieces of dark chocolate	48
  1:00PM	10 shrimp + soy sauce	47+50
  	1 cup of red pepper	24
  	1 cup of zucchini	20
  	½ cup of corn	75
  6:15PM	12 shrimp + soy sauce	56 + 70
  	1 cup of red pepper	24
  	1 cup of broccoli	55
  	1 cup of zucchini	20
  	½ cup of corn	75
  	½ cup of beans	120
  	1 cup of green beans	45
  	1 tsp of flax seed	25
  	½ cup of chicken noodle soup	70
  	tic tacs	50
  8:50PM	2 turkey bites	100

  1600-435
  Total 1165

  Hello all! Work today was insane! I'm so tired. eugh. I just really don't want to be at my job anymore. I work at a bank and it's a fine job...but that's just it it's FINE and nothing more...it's not what I really want to do. I've been trying to find a new job but so far nothing has really come up. I'm going to try looking again this weekend if I have time but I don't know if I will. On Monday we have a bunch of auditors coming in to observe us to see if we're following correct procedures on things. Apparently they're not very nice and can be quite harsh on you and I'm suppposed to work ALL day on Monday, OF COURSE.

  I work all day tomorrow, most of Saturday and then I have my friend's birthday party at night. On Sunday my other friend wants me to go to a group dinner thing. The bank gave me a huge booklet full of terms, rules, regulations that the auditors are going to quiz us on and of course I know nothing. Greaaaaatttt lol. Sorry to sound so negative but next to my weight loss my job is the other main thing I want to change in my life. I just hope that if I keep looking that something will come up! I just have to keep trying and keep my fingers crossed!

  I'm watching the Food Network right now and that show "Unwrapped" is on. I love that show it's very interesting! Today they're profiling the hamburger and showing all these famous hamburger joints across America. Mmm very delicious lol the next time I have a "cheat" meal I'll get a hamburger hehe.

  Anyways I found this really cool article that I thought I'd share. These points may seem really simplistic but if you think about it a lot of our diet mistakes aren't very complicated to fix.
  
  

  25 Biggest Weight-Loss Mistakes
  By Julia Havey
  eDiets Contributor

  OK, you are reading this, so it is safe to assume you want to lose weight. I bet you are anxiously looking for tips "to do" and a diet to "go on," which are essential to successful weight loss, but those aren't the only things that you need to know.

  
  Why? Many women have spent an average of 20 years "dieting," so another safe assumption is that we know a lot about what to do right. However, little attention is usually given on what not to do. Apply this list of things NOT to do to your healthful regimen, and spare yourself many of the pitfalls that derail most dieters.
  
  1. Having a negative defeatist attitude. If you think there is no way that you are going to succeed this time, lose the weight and keep it off, then you will be right!
  
  2. Going on any diet that is NOT a manner of eating that you can adhere to for the rest of your life. Be careful when deciding what nutritional plan you want to follow, as it should be a manner of eating that matches your tastes, budget and lifestyle.
  
  3. Believing that you will eat cabbage soup -- or any other low-cal, monotonous fare everyday for the rest of your life. It isn't realistic to think you will eat that way for the entire time it takes to lose all the weight. It certainly won't teach you much about how to live healthfully for the long-term.
  
  4. Weighing in too frequently, letting the scale rule your mood and actions. Pack the scale up, put a big red bow around it, and unwrap it after six months of consistent healthful living. It might actually show you something you want to see!
  
  5. Not drinking enough water. Water is all that you need to drink, and you MUST drink at least 64 ounces of it a day!
  
  6. Drinking sugar-laden drinks -- including "fruit" drinks. Fruitopia is neither a fruit nor a Utopia! Try putting your favorite non-water beverage in your pet's bowl, and see if they will drink it.
  
  7. Consuming processed foods more often than fresh foods. Eating as close to natural is the best way to ensure that your body is as healthy as possible.
  
  8. Not having a plan. "We never plan to fail, we fail to plan." Get a plan and stick with it, but make sure each step is realistic and change is gradual!
  
  9. Not being aware of the nutritional benefits or detriments of what you consume. Lettuce is a great choice to eat, but spinach and other darker leaves have more nutritional benefit than the iceberg variety.
  
  10. Finishing every last bite of a meal, even after you are full. Mother was wrong! Don't clean your plate, let the dishwasher do that!
  

  11. Going back for seconds at meals. If you like it that much, have it as a leftover the next day! Too much of even a good thing is no longer a good thing!
  
  12. Skipping breakfast. Mother was right on this one. It is the most important meal of the day!
  

  13. Starving all day. When you finally get around to eating, it is usually something unhealthy, and it gets stored as energy later, rather than burned as energy now! You totally mess up your metabolism if you do this!
  
  14. Bingeing after "falling off the wagon," and waiting until tomorrow to get back on track. Admit now that you will stumble on this journey. Make it your goal to lengthen the amount of time between stumbles, and shorten the time it takes to get back on track.
  

  15. Thinking you are genetically destined to be fat. The only fat gene is the one left hanging in your closet after you lose your weight! You may be predisposed to a condition, but HOW you live determines how great its effect on your life will be!
  
  16. Treating "fat" as a personality trait. Fat is NOT a personality trait; it is a physical condition. Blond isn't a trait, either; it is a hair color! Do not allow yourself to be branded by ANY physical attribute or determent!
  
  17. Not living each day to the fullest… thinking that it will come when you are thinner. BE, DO and then you will HAVE! BE a healthier person, DO the things a healthier person DOES and soon, you will HAVE a healthier life!
  
  18. Thinking pills, powders or potions are more powerful than they really are for achieving weight loss. If those things really worked, no one would be overweight!
  
  19. Thinking of exercise as a chore instead of a way to improve your health and life. If today, you were in an accident, paralyzed and could never walk again, do you think you would long to be able to go for a walk? Exercise is a "GET TO", not a "HAVE TO." Push yourself; you will be amazed at how it feels!
  
  20. Indulging excessively in alcohol. Bottom line: When you drink, you suck down excess calories, alter your mind and let down your guard.
  
  21. Watching sports rather than participating in sports. Would it be more fun to watch the Super Bowl or be the MVP of the game? Sunday football is a tradition, but playing a game of it in your own front yard will provide memories that will last long after the season is over!
  
  22. Watching too much television. New rule: NO TV viewing unless you have walked for 30 minutes!
  
  23. Thinking that "dieting" sprees -- and not a total lifestyle change -- will garner lasting weight loss results. If you aren't changing your life, you aren't making lasting changes!
  
  24. Consuming fast foods on a regular basis. The fried, greasy and high-calorie fast food that dominates our society's eating habits today is the leading cause of the obesity epidemic that we now face.
  
  25. Waiting for tomorrow to "get started," rather than RIGHT NOW! Right now, there are thousands of members logged on to eDiets.com, in the chat rooms, on the support boards, watching online anytime meetings and waiting to lend their support. There are teams of nutritionists to help you understand basic, healthy human nutritional needs. There is hope, and there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
  
  YOU can do this! Or, actually, I guess you can't do these things! Whatever, but you know what I mean, you are going to succeed this time, and the entire eDiets.com team is here to educate, motivate and inspire you to your dreams and goals!

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  Keeping with the bikini theme this week (and apparently the Marissa Miller theme lol) pics from the VS 2008 bathing suit line:

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  *sigh* I wanna go to the beach. Winter has dragged on far too long.

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