Posts by jen_577

In a hidden room in a haunted house we worked in...during business hours...darkness and creepy music and all. lol

I love my vet's office because if your pet is fat, they tell you and tell you what to do about it.  The last time I brought one of my cats in he was 3/4 of a lb overweight, and she told me so. The other cats I brought in was the perfect weight, and she told me so and encouraged me to keep it up. This is what vets should do.  I have a friend with an obese cat, and I asked her how her vet reacted to his weight; she said that the vet had never said anything! We're talking OBESE cat! I had to tell her that she was killing it and how much she needed to feed him. It's sad that vets are either afraid to tell you or just don't care maybe?

My bf and I pride ourselves on our healthy dinners, and each night there is some form of vegetables.  First of all, potatoes and corn are starches! We do not count them as veggies, although they are technically so. If we have these for dinner, we need another green veggie (or red or purple, i guess).

My bf is a great cook, and he has gotten many people to like vegetables that were 'picky' eaters and didn't like them. He's also gotten my sister who HATES cheese to like foods with cheese. It's all about preparation! I LOVE vegetables, but they aren't always good. Try new recipes, or like someone above said, sneak them in. My mom used to make the most amazing lasagna with spinach and carrots shredded into the ricotta. It adds the nutrition and is delicious, but without seeming like you're eating vegetables.  My bf and I will make soups or stirfrys with frozen chopped spinach mixed in. You really can't even taste it and it cooks down so small it looks just like spices, but it adds so much nutrition! Also, try spaghetti squash. It's delicious and easy to make.  You can add things like cheese and butter and it's really not vegetably. Of course, it's healthier with less fatty things in it, but you can work your way to that. =)

I don't know any girl scouts either. They set up tables outside my grocery store!

I HATE walmart!!!! Sometimes it is the best place to go for certain things and I'll go, but I end up saying "I hate Walmart!" at least 3 times before I leave the store.  None of the employees know where merchandise is, they don't have things that they definitely should, and so much of their stuff is crap! They do have some good deals and good things, but is it worth it? I don't know. *sigh*

I also really hate how they put nearly each item in it's own bag! They give you so many bags! I once bought a gallon of milk at my local walmart and I had to argue with the cashier to let me leave without a plastic bag! It has a handle on it! But nooo she says "they might think you stole it when you try to leave!" So give me a receipt! jeez.

That was my anti-Walmart rant...calm now

I'm a funny blog addict:

http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/ ; (Hilarious cake disasters)

http://misscellania.com/ ; (Funny Random stuff)

http://failblog.org/ ; (fail!)

http://www.cutethingsfallingasleep.org/ ; (just what it says: adorable)

http://www.cracked.com/ ; (awesome and funny info and lists)

http://awfultattoos.blogspot.com/ (horrific tattoos)

These are great ways to waste time on the clock. And nothing's really dirty, so safe for work!

For a high school student I would start at what ever minimum wage is, and go up from there depending on distance babysitter has to travel, number of kids, expectations (help with homework, make food, drive?) , difficulty and ages of kids ect.  Pay more for experience and such.

Smoke weed everyday? Not amazing for you, but not seriously detrimental. 

Cocaine every day? Horrible.  It's not good for you on an occasional basis, and it's life-destroying on a daily basis.  I had to deal with a very close friend deal with a very serious addiction recently, so believe me.  Like someone above said, one gram starts as enough, but soon you'll need more and more and more. It starts as something you think you can control, but it doesn't stay that way long, especially if you do it often. 

Please, if you do one thing, stay away from cocaine. I've seen too many people be ruined by it.  Some save themselves in time to not completely ruin their lives, but many don't.

Do you have a moe's or a qdoba? You can get burritos without a tortilla. They  put all the stuff in a bowl.  I love doing that, and depending on your topping, it can be pretty decent calorie wise.

I also agree with the Panera idea.  They have all their nutritional info on their site, and there are a lot of pretty healthy choices. 

pay attention to your skin! exfoiliation and  lotion, and plenty of sleep.  It'll make you look extra radiant.

Original Post by sarahgordon:

guys have a higher metabolism, and especially if he's a lot taller and bigger than you, it can be tempting to fall into over-eating when you see him eat a ton.

oh I've had that problem! lol. I'm 5'6 and my boyfriend is at least 6'4 and a big guy. The calories I burn in a day is usually 1700-2200, depending on what I do, and he burns more like 2500-3500. He'll sometimes question why I'll be concerned about things, like only wanting 1 cup (8 oz) of milk or why I want low cal substitutes and I just try to explain to him that 100 calories is a lot more to me than to him! I wish I could lose weight eating 2500 calories a day!!! lol 

Fortunately, he is extremely supportive of my dieting/healthy eating and tries hard to make healthy meals for me.  He's actually really proud of his healthy cooking. =)

Just let him know how happy it makes you to feel healthy (not necessarily skinny, because he probably likes you the way you are, but no one can argue with healthiness!) and maybe he'll want to get involved. When you're happy, he's happy!  

I have issues with evening junk food eating too though.  I try and keep really bad stuff out of the house, like potato chips, except for special occaisions. Instead I get things like rice cakes, fruit, and sugar free jello. Even if you mess up and go crazy on them, it'll only be a couple hundred calories. If we do have something like chips or crackers and I eat them, I measure how much I actually want to eat, put it in a bowl, and leave the rest in the kitchen. That way you know how much you had, and you have to make a conscious decision to get more.  Don't know how helpful this is, but goodluck!

How much were you expecting to lose in 10 days? You can lose much more than that in that time period without doing unhealthy things (thereby losing the weight unhealthily). Keep it up and give it time. You'll make yourself crazy if you focus too hard on it. It takes some time for your body to adjust and react to diet/activity changes.  Try to think of how everyday you're getting healthier rather than how little you've lost. You'll do fine.

The exact same thing happens to me. I know part of the reason isn't just because they're being polite, but because I'm already healthy, just with a little extra. Also, I carry my weight well even when I'm a bit heavy I look better than some with similar stats...we all carry our weight in different ways.

Our culture has some very funny preconceptions and double standards about diets and being overweight. If people feel like you look normal but you say you want to lose weight, they sometimes assume you have body image issues and judge or want to tell you that there's nothing wrong with you. Well, I know there is nothing wrong with me, I just sometimes want to get into a little better shape. To avoid the annoyingness, I don't tell people except good friends that I'm dieting. I just say I've already eaten, I'm not hungry, or I don't like whatever the food is, and leave it at that. It's really annoying what people think is thier business.

I love rice cakes. They have great flavors, and they're pretty low cal.  Also, the 90 cal special k bars are pretty tasty. There are light cheese sticks that are good, and way healthier than the regular ones. When I want something hot I like instant oatmeal. They have low sugar flavored ones. All of these things are pretty cheap.

I get why you're looking for more foods. I prefer to eat very often in small bits all day, and then have a good sized dinner. I eat 1-5 different snacks a day, and it's easy to get bored. If I get bored, I don't eat my snacks, I get super hungry, and I eat something I probably shouldn't. Since I'm usually on campus, that means crappy food! Variety is good!

yeah, you'll be fine.  When I got my wisdom teeth out in Sept. I only ate a couple hundred calories a day for a few days and not even a thousand a day for the next week because I was in such misery (and I'm used to ~2000 a day).  I was feeling pretty weak, but when I could eat real food again I recovered just fine.  You really can't hurt your metabolism from a few days of sickness-induced undereating.  I just ate a lot of soup/broth and smoothie kind of things-pretty healthy stuff.