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I was pretty darn good yesterday. Since, like I said, I was setting a more attainable goal of 1488cal/day it was much easier. Actually, the goal is set by My Daily Plate. I enter how much I weight, what my activity level is, and how much I'd like to loose. So I set it at 1lb/week with a "lightly active" level, which is defined as "seated and standing activities, e.g. computer use." So, each time I adjust my weight, it adjust the calories I can have. So, when I weighed myself this morning, it was down a couple pounds! Wooo! That means I can have about 1,464 calories a day to lose one pound per week. Yesterday, I only had 1359 calories, which was almost 125 calories less than my limit. I think it's because I drank so much water. Anyway, hopefully you aren't getting sick of me talking about weight loss. In other news, Papa John's isn't hiring T_T I was going to apply to be a pizza delivery girl. Buuuuut, the hair salon next to Papa John's IS hi

1200 calories/day has proved too challenging for me. I'm setting an easier goal: 1500/day. I've been eating about 1600-1900/day recently. I figure if I can get it down to 1500, that'll be pretty good. I just wanna loose a few pounds so I don't feel terrible about myself when I look in the mirror. It's getting better though. I've got two red-blooded male housemates who think I'm sexy. Doesn't mean they're gonna get any, but it's always helpful when someone thinks you're sexy. I was just so stinking used to being Skinny Minnie at 100-105 lbs. (The healthy BMI ranges for my height are 101-136lbs). That was a bit too skinny. I see these girls with tiny freaking arms and I think: I never wanna look like that. Well, that's good, because I don't think I could get there anyway. After I get a job, I'm also gonna get a membership to a gym. There is Curves really close to here. I wish I had a bike, too, so I could bike around. Hey! Maybe aft

So, I'm trying to loose some weight. Nothing major. I'm not even seeking to get down to my pre-antidepressant weight, (which was nearly underweight, actually). I'm just trying to get down out of the "overweight" BMI range, down to a healthy 21 or so. So, I'm tracking my calories at The Daily Plate , which is darned useful. Because I don't want to confess that I just scarfed down a pint of Ben and Jerry's. Sooo... I don't eat the ice cream. It's useful in that way. Also, I know how much I eat, so instead just eating whatever when I'm hungry, I try to eat more filling things. Below is a chart showing my calories for today. Holy Crap! 46% Came from that stupid DELICIOUS Totino's Pepperoni Pizza. Dangit. It was so delicious. T_T I am going to have to find something else just as delicious. Especially since eating stuff like this drives my sodium intake through the roof too. ~Click to enlarge~

My god, it's been forever hasn't it? It really has. And I'm sitting here now thinking that I should really do the dishes, but I guess I'll blog instead. ^_^ Last night we had dinner in the apartment for the first time. I made sauteed green beans, Parmesan chicken pasta (sounds fancy, but it was a Pasta Sides and I added chicken), and tossed salad. We had Pete over for dinner, too! He said "wow! These green beans are really good!" and it made me happy because I've never sauteed anything in my life. They were yummy, thank you. I'm not sure how we're going to be working out the whole food situation. With the money I have, I can't afford for everyone to be eating my food, but I've got the only food in the house right now. Boyfriend woke up this morning and asked what food there was. The only food that wasn't mine was some Ramen that my mother gave me that I've designated as Communal. He had a Cup of Noodles and is now eating barbecue ch

FINALLY!!!! After all these years of making stinking B's. I hate B's. I MADE A 4.0. Probably won't happen again. DOESN'T MATTER What does that say? WHAT? OH PRESIDENTS LIST. So much more awesome than DEAN'S LIST ~Click to enlarge~

I got 29. Which apparently means I'm not retarded. Wooo! How Girly Are You? Copy paste somewhere and x the things that apply to you. Below 40 = not girly. Above 40 = girly. Above 55 = you're Paris Hilton. [x] My toenails are almost always painted. [x] During the summer pretty much the only shoes I wear are flip flops or go barefoot. (Because other shoes are not girly. Like heels for example) [ ] My favorite toy as a child were barbies. [x] My favorite color is pink or purple. [ ] I did Gymnastics. [ ] I love skirts/shorts (I don't think I own any shorts) [ ] Hollister is my favorite place to shop. (Lame) [ ] Tight jeans are the only jeans I'll wear. (So, you're more girly if you have the figure to pull of skinny jeans?) [x] I love chocolate. (NOM) TOTAL SO FAR: 4 [x] I straighten my hair. [x] I have at least 8 face book pictures. [ ] I usually go shopping once a week. [x] I love to hang out with friends. [ ] I have a real diamond ring or diamond necklace. [ ] I'

Seche Vite is a popular top coat polish, I'm sure you're all aware. Today I was reading one of my favorite polish blogs, Little Fairy Nails , which is in French. About Man Glaze Fuggen Ugly, she said " et il sèche aussi très vite :) " At which point I realized that sèche vite actually means "dry quickly." LOL!

So, this is pretty neato. It's an easy way to make a couple extra bucks. I heard about it from Northern Cheapskate. It's called YouData. You look at ads that are of interest to you. The idea is that we should be the ones controlling our own data and selling our own attention, not third parties like broadcasters, newspapers, and spammers. Basically, you are selling your attention! You also have the option to donate your funds to charity. From what I've seen so far, you get paid about $0.15 for each one (at least, that's what I've seen so far). So, in a couple minutes, you could make a couple bucks. Got a couple spare minutes? Sign up here!

've always been very good about balancing my account, but never very good about not spending money on unnecessary items. My sister introduced me to the envelope system and it has already saved me a couple dollars. First step: make a budget . First I calculate how much I'll be spending on bills: credit cards, rent, utilities, etc. That money stays in the checking account. Calculate how much you can afford to save: transfer that to savings. Then I calculate how much I am likely to spend on other items. I've decided on a few categories: Dining Out, Groceries, Fun, Gas, and Misc. Make an envelope for each category . Decide how much money will be going to each category. I'm allotting $10/week for Dining Out (eating out and snacks), Fun (clothes, makeup, movies) and Misc. $15/week for Gas. Not sure about food, since I'm just getting out of college cafeteria living. I've tentatively placed that in the $20/week with plans to upgrade if necessary (I have a deal with my

DO NOT READ THE WHOLE BULLETIN!!! JUST QUICKLY COPY AND PASTE.... DON'T SPOIL IT! Name 5 people you can think of right off the top of your head. Don't read the questions underneath until you write the names of all 5 people. This is a lot funnier if you actually randomly list the names first.. No cheating! 1. Boyfriend 2. Pete 3. Roomie 4. C.X. Mason 5. Sister ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Where did you meet number 4 at? Trig class, I guess. But I didn't really get to know him until the semester that Boyfriend and Sir roomed. Do you love anyone up there? Umm, all of them, I guess. In different ways. Some more than others. What would you do if number 5 and number 1 were going out? Punch her in the tits. How did you meet number 1? Sir's sister was trying to teach me and some others how to waltz, and we went into Holy Grounds where Boyfriend was hanging out with M. Tracy. Boyfriend watched us for a minute then sat down at the piano and playe

For a spell there (a few hours) I had hideous brown hair. Hideous because I was green in parts. When you're dying your hair black, it's good to do it in steps, so I dyed it brown first, then dyed it black. Looks a bit grayish on the ends. Anyway, this really showed me why it is good to do it in steps.