| April 22nd, 2007: 11:36 pm |
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Mylo - Paris Four Hundred |
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It was raining today. Anastacia and I sat in my car and smoked out while we listened to the Beatles and Mylo. It was really beautiful.
Elyse wanted me to go be fat with her... but I resisted. POINTS!
I have a paper due tomorrow before 11:55 pm. Seems like plenty of time but... Brittney is supposed to be doing my hair tomorrow. I guess I could just go to her house later or something... I feel like my hair is a little more important at this point... and my beauty sleep. I think I'll just drop the class and not write the paper.
I don't know what this new indifference to school means. I've been feeling this way for some time now. I guess at this point, it doesn't serve as a distraction from shit that's going on at home, and now I want to spend more time doing things I want to do. I want to be happy. Having a degree would be nice, but I don't know what the hell I plan on doing with it.
I'm almost certain I don't want to go into medicine anymore. Maybe I'm depressed again, and I just don't realize it? I need help. I'm focusing on my weight again more than ever.
Ugh... I'm so confused about everything. I guess maybe I need to be writing more... get my thoughts out, go back and read them... try to make sense of them. I don't know why I feel so all over the place. I wish I could see myself out of this... or at least geniunely believe there is a way out of this. At the very least, I'd like to know what's wrong with me.
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[02 Jun 2006|09:22pm] |
* Don’t try to fast for days and days. First of all, fasting for long periods of time actually slows down the metabolism, second, it increases binge cravings immensely, and third, it affects your mood greatly. Instead of being happy for losing weight, you’ll be depressed simply because of lack of food.
* In between each mouthful of food that you eat, take a sip of water. It fills you up and slows down your eating so that you stay in control and the meal doesn’t turn into a flat-out binge.
* When drinking water, drink ICE COLD water... your body has to burn calories to keep your body temperature up.
* I don’t recommend taking laxatives. Laxatives can cause serious medical complications, and you actually gain weight by taking them. There are natural laxatives though, found in foods like prunes and grapes. Also, there are certain sugar-free cough drops and candies that produce a laxative effect because of the sugar substitute used in them.
* Try to eat in the same place every day. Somewhere solitary. Not in front of the TV or computer. If you have to stop what you’re doing to go eat you might not even bother.
* Sleep at least 6 hours a night. Less than 6 hours sleep a night stimulates appetite by 15%. A lot of people with eating disorders suffer from insomnia, but it really is important to get as much sleep as possible.
* Lower the temperature in your house 10 degrees to burn more calories, or take a cold shower/bath. Like drinking cold water, your body burns calories as it tries to warm you up.
* Drink hot beverages, especially in fall and in winter. Hot liquids expand the intestinal tract and make you feel full. A warm drink can help take the edge off your hunger, preventing overindulging later. In fact, soup can do the same. Bullion cubes are only 5 calories a cube, and they taste wonderful.
* Focus especially on the first three bites. After that, the excitement of eating will begin to slowly subside, and you'll probably be content with a smaller portion.
* Spicy foods raise your metabolism and burn slightly more calories than mild foods.
* When you go out, take only a few bucks with you. When you walk past the pastry shops, you can't afford anything.
* Before you dig into that carton of ice cream, bag of chips, etc., take a deep breath and count to one hundred. Usually, by the time you stop counting, you will have convinced yourself that you don't really need it.
* Write a note to yourself listing all the reasons you are finally ready to lose weight. Keep this letter with you at all times, for inspiration.
* Eat your sweets at breakfast.
* Track your triggers. Log them in a notebook, post them in your journal, whatever. This way you’ll know when a trigger is going to hit, and you’ll know in advance to keep yourself occupied during that time.
* Sit up straight. You'll burn at least ten percent more calories sitting upright than reclining.
* Fiber pills help to boost the metabolism.
* Go Vegan or vegetarian, or just cut out red meat altogether... Meat and meat products are fatty.
* Have a peppermint. Peppermints actually decrease hunger.
* Drink tea whenever you get hungry and drink as much as you want – it’s low in calories, and it fills you up.
* Diet soda, contrary to what it says on the bottle, is not calorie-free. It is, however, still low in calories, (one calorie a can), and though it’s not as good as drinking water, it will fill you up.
* Green tea is not only an antioxidant, you can burn up to 110 extra calories a day by drinking several cups.
* Persuade yourself that you don't like a food (something uhealthy, like chocolate). Take your favorite food and look at it. Instead of thinking “yum”, think “yuck” instead. Even if you don’t believe it at first, just thinking it goes a very long way, and eventually you will convince yourself that you really don’t like the food.
* Low calorie hot chocolate is great for suppressing those chocolate cravings, and it makes you feel full.
* When you have a craving for sweets, eat 'crystal light' sugar free candies. They're delicious, and are HALF the calories of normal hard candies.
* Wearing "fashionable" gloves and scarves really helps when you get cold… and makes people less suspicious than if you're always bitching that you're cold when it’s over 80 degrees out.
* Try Green Orange or Bitter Orange (found at health food stores). They contain synephrine, which increases your metabolism more effectively and it's not as dangerous to use as ephedra.
* Coffee! It will curb your appetite.
* Put your fork down in between bites at meal time.
* Drink plenty of water, at least 8 glasses a day. Drinking water ensures that the kidneys are functioning properly. If you are not fully hydrated, this means that the kidneys are not working to their full capacity and results are that the waste products are then dumped onto your liver, which is where the fat process actually occurs. Water speeds up your metabolism.
* Exercise and sweat. When you sweat you burn calories, obviously. Don't overdo it, because it may result in a heat stroke.
* If you have a craving for sugar, try fat-free, sugar free Jell-O, it’s only 10 cals per serving. If you want you can eat the whole bowl and it's only 40 cals.
* Use two of the Ginseng packets you find in convenience stores. Be sure you don't take more than two every six hours or so because if you haven't eaten in a while, 3 can give you the shakes.
* Remember, out of sight is out of mind. If there are goodies lying around on the counters or table, put them away and/or hide them. That way whenever you walk through the kitchen, you won't be tempted.
* Make vegetable soup with low-cal veggies cut up in chunks. You can have a full bowl and feel full, but you haven’t eaten very many calories.
* Take zinc and potassium supplements. These work well with kelp in raising metabolism and mobilizing fat.
* If sitting at school or work, constantly tap your feet/fingers. Fidgeting throughout day is a great way to burn some extra calories.
* Have to go to a restaurant with someone? Some ways you can avoid eating much - 1. veganism (makes it hard to find suitable food); 2. severe food allergies (always a good answer when they offer chocolate!), or 3. order something that you've never tried before. When you taste it, say you don't like it.
* Three product recommendations: smart water (0 calories, but has electrolytes ), caffeinated peppermints (sugar free - 3 for 5 calories, at www.peppermints.com), and antacid gum .
* When you're cooking, make sure you chew gum at the same time so you won't be tempted to take little bites of the stuff you're cooking.
* Get a piece of ribbon and cut it to the measurement that you want your waist to become after you lose weight. Then you tie this around your wrist like a bracelet. The idea is that each time you see the ribbon you remember your goal, and hopefully it stops you from binging.
* If you have unhealthy foods you always seem to want, cook lots of it, and leave your house (room) smelling it. Depending on what it is, the smell will get to you, and hopefully you won't be able to stand it ever again.
* When you worry about eating something fatty, start sucking on some ice. This also helps if you're cooking, (so you won't taste the food).
* Stick pictures of models on the fridge or the mirror. This will help your motivation.
* Antacids help reduce hunger pains.
* Not eating 3 hours before bedtime is something you may have heard that will help you lose weight. There is much truth in this too, for more than one reason. If you go to bed shortly after a big meal, you don't sleep as well, and you also don't have the chance to work off your meal.
* Exercise first thing in the morning. If you haven't eaten after your evening meal, your body is fasting. If you exercise before breakfast, it forces your body to burn fat.
* Avoid all sugar sweetened foods.
* Wait 20 minutes between servings. Your brain takes at least 20 minutes to register that you're full.
* Don't ever skip breakfast. Your body's metabolism rate slows down at night and doesn't speed up again until you eat something.
* Right after eating a meal, go straight to the bathroom to brush, floss, and moutwash so your mouth is feeling nice and clean. This makes it less appealing to eat more.
* Keep a diary of your eating and feelings, far away from the kitchen. Document everything you eat before you eat it.
* Eat your meals on a sandwich or a dessert plate. If your mind sees a full plate, it will register a full serving and you don't seem to be as hungry when finished.
* When dining out and the portions are too large, try over salting the extra before you start eating. That way, you won't be tempted to eat the whole meal.
* Keep variety in your diet. Make sure that at each meal is a variety of temperatures, textures, and flavors. This satisfies all cravings, you you will find that you eat less at each meal, and are not hungry for snacks.
* Always eat your veggies before any other parts of your meal. Veggies are low-cal, and they make you feel full.
* Eat up to 6 veggies and 3 fruits a day.
* Limit alcohol. Alcoholic drinks have many calories.
* Shop for groceries only after eating. You will be less likely to buy food impulsively, especially food you don't need.
* Schedule your exercise time just as you plan other activities of the day. Treat this time as an important appointment you don't want to miss.
* Take a shower or bath when a food craving strikes. It will relax you and keep your whole body out of trouble until the craving fades.
* Phone a talkative friend when you want to binge. Sta on the phone until the craving fades.
* Give yourself a manicure when a food craving strikes, applying extra layers of slow-drying nail polish. It will keep your hands occupied.
* Eat fresh fruit instead of drinking fruit juice. Juice is often sweetened but fresh fruits have natural sugars.
* Make sure your plate is half veggies at both lunch and dinner.
* Try two weeks without sweets. It's amazing how your cravings vanish.
* Rate your food at a 5 point scale, according to how important it is to you, making 5 the most important. Then allow yourself only the food highest up on your scale.
* Read a magazine you can use for inspiration.
* Instead of buying food, buy something for yourself instead.
* Take a nap when you get cravings. Sometimes you crave fatty food because you're tired.
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