Wednesday, July 31, 2013

7/31 Intake

Lunch:
Mushrooms - 8
Cucumber - 8
Baby Carrots - 35
Apple Sauce - 50
Cottage Cheese - 45
Dinner:
Minestrone Soup - 120
Snacks:
Lays Potato Chips - 160
Buffalo Dip - 50
Ice Cream Cake - 165
Total: 640
Exercise: 277
Net: 364
     First off, I know my exercise usually says I burn like 600 calories a day, but that's because I had my pedometer app hooked up to MyFitnessPal and I didn't like that. It made me feel like I could eat so much more. I changed it so that it doesn't automatically put in calories burned. I had the cake today because it was my dad's birthday! I was also lucky because mum burnt dinner so I was able to make my own stuff. Light soup in the microwave. Very filling.
     I went for a run today! I did 2.4 miles. I haven't run this far since April. I'm really proud of myself. I burned over 200 calories from it too. It took me thirty minutes, but I still did it. I'm hoping to go for another jog on Friday. I'm still keeping up with the 30 day squat challenge and damn my legs are sore. But you know what they say, no pain no gain!

I Miss the Gym

     There's a gym at my school and I love it. It's small and only students can go there. I would go all the time. In the summer, I can't afford a gym membership. And I hate running outside. It's so hot and humid. There's big hills and cars and it's not a good time.
     My favorite was going to gym in the winter. You step outside after a long workout and feel the cold hit you. It was always so nice. I would go there and do 20-30 minutes on the treadmill and then 15-25 minutes on the bike. Then I got home from school in April. I started jogging outside, but that didn't last long. I'm so tired after work. Now that it's deep into summer, it's so hot and humid that I can only jog for 30 seconds at a time.
     I can't wait to go back to school and work out! Only one more month left!


Tuesday, July 30, 2013

7/30 Intake

Breakfast:
Diet Coke - 0
Lunch:
Cottage Cheese - 40
Cucumber - 8
Baby Spinach - 9
Baby Carrots - 35
Apple Sauce - 50
Dinner:
Quinoa - 170
Pasta Sauce - 80
Mushrooms - 20
Onions - 17
Olive Oil - 20
Snacks:
Peanut Butter Nips - 30
Cucumber - 8
Chex Mix - 130
Nectarine - 62
Total: 679
Exercise: 683
Net: -4
     I cooked dinner for the whole family tonight. A delicious mixture of quinoa, tomato sauce, mushrooms and onions. For those who don't know, quinoa is a grain-like substance that is super delicious. It's actually a seed that's found in South America. It has every amino acid that the body needs to survive. This is great for vegetarian because a few amino acids are hard to find outside of animals products. Quinoa plain tastes like weird oatmeal, but if you mix it with any kind of sauce (tomato sauce and salsa are my favs) then it tastes amazing. It's not toooooo high in calories. And every calorie is worth it! Try it sometime!
     I ate a lot. Again. As always. But I'm having another good day. I've been trying to think positively about things. And I ordered new shoes on eBay. They're shipping from China, so it'll take a month. But I'll post a picture when I get them!!

Monday, July 29, 2013

Little Ways to Save Money

     I know a lot of people who read this blog are in a similar situation as me. A teenager with no job or a shitty job whose parents won't buy anything. I'm in college and tuition it $30k+ a year. Plus books. Plus groceries. Plus anything else I want to spend my money on. My parents are helping out with college, but after this year I have $0 left in my college fund. Awesome. I'm also trying to get an apartment, where rent is over $1000 a month. It sucks. This has caused me to become pretty frugal. So here are just some ways that I like to save money.

  • Keep all of your change. Every penny. Put it in a jar or wherever. I've been doing this for years and it has saved me over $300. You can bring the coins to a machine, but that usually costs money. I prefer to roll my coins and deposit them in the bank.
  • Thrift shop. It may take some digging, so maybe set aside a rainy day for this. But thrift shops are great places to find clothes. Just make sure they aren't ripped or have major stains. I like Good Will.
  • Swap clothes. If your friends don't want stuff, then see if it fits you and ask them if you can have it. One of my friends bought a bunch of bathing suits, but they didn't fit her, so she let me have a couple.
  • Don't go out to eat all the time. I know it's so easy to just stop at McDonald's and get food, but all of those $5 meals add up to a lot. Buy your food at the grocery store instead.
  • Look for coupons. I'm a vegetarian and those fake meats can get pretty expensive. Luckily, there's a bunch of coupons out there. You can also get coupons for store for signing up for emails on their website.
  • Victoria's Secret free panties coupons. It's the only underwear I get. You don't need to even buy anything else.
  • Make money online. I used to use Swagbucks everyday. You take surveys and watch videos and get points which you can use towards giftcards or even deposit it into your paypal. I found out about it on a Stay At Home Mom blog, but I like it to kill time at work.
  • Buy things in bulk. Stuff that you use all the time, like toilet paper, you can buy in bulk and save a lot. You're not going to NOT need toilet paper.
  • Buy the store brand instead of the name brand. They're usually the same exact thing, but a lot cheaper. This is great for things like Advil.
  • Return your cans and bottles! In MA you get 5 cents per can. My friend takes her dad's beer cans and returns them and she gets to keep the money!
  • Walk, if you can. In the city its $2.50 to take the subway, no matter how many stops. So I walk almost everywhere. You can also ride a bike places. [And you get to burn calories!]
     That's my list for now. Feel free to comment with any additions that you have!

7/29 daily intake

Breakfast:
Diet coke - 0
Lunch:
Apple Sauce - 50
Baby Carrots - 35
Baby Spinach - 9
Cucumber - 8
Cottage Cheese - 40
Dinner:
Tortilla - 150
Mushrooms - 40
Onions - 17
Baby Spinach - 6
Salsa - 5
Olive Oil - 20
Snacks:
Tootsie Rolls - 47
Popsicle - 45
Low Fat Oatmeal Granola Bar - 120
Total: 592
Exercise: 555
Net: 37
     I ate a lot today, but I don't feel too bad because I'm full and won't want to binge later. I probably shouldn't have had the granola bar before therapy, but I was so hungry! I'm thinking of switching to an all plant diet when I go back to school in a month. Carbs are killing me. Plus, I can basically eat as much vegetables as I want. I'm feeling good today, let's hope that it lasts. My boyfriend is in a bad mood and I don't want it to wear off on me.

Announcement

     So I'm going to be changing some stuff here soon! I've been working on a new template for the blog. It's almost finished. I'm going to put it up after I get 1000 total page views, so that should be soon!
     You might have also noticed that there is an ad on my blog now. I'm a poor college student and until I can find a different source of income, the ad is going to be up. That doesn't mean I don't care about every single person who reads this blog! I still love all of you. <3

Burning Extra Calories

     I've never been one who likes to exercise. I like to go to the gym sometimes, but during the summer when I'm working I don't have time to go to the gym. So, I'm always looking for ways to burn more calories! Here are some examples of how:
  • Fidgeting. Any movement burns calories!
  • Chose to stand instead of sit if you have the chance
  • I work a desk job so during work I try to get up and walk around to burn more.
  • I have an app on my phone called Striiv and it counts my steps and how many calories I burn and uploads it right to MyFitnessPal.
  • Do small exercises. Like do 5 squats every time you go to the bathroom. Or do crunches during commercial breaks while you're watching TV.
  • Walk places or ride a bike instead of driving/taking public transit. 
  • Don't take the elevator.
  • Park at the end of parking lots.
  • Clean! Take time to clean every day and you'll end up organized and skinny.
     Remember that any workout is better than no workout! Go for a jog, even if it's just for 10 minutes. Ten minutes is better than 0 minutes! Or even just go for a walk during your lunch break or after dinner. Every little step counts!

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Wifi-less and a Lunch Date

     My mom decided that today was going to be a wifi-less day, so I'm posting this from my phone. She thinks we spend too much time on the Internet. And this is so true. 
     I weighed myself today, now that my period is almost over. 118.2! I'm really happy about this. I've been emotionally eating all week and I thought that I gained 100 pounds from it. But I didn't!
     So I woke up today, and my mom was making French toast. I managed to get out of eating it by pretending I was still asleep. But then after that my friend texted me asking me to go out to lunch with her. She has a bunch of my stuff so I need to get it from her so I agreed to go. She kept suggesting all these super fattening places that I really didn't want to go. I suggested we go to Applebee's because they have a weight watchers section of their menu. She said sure but were not going until later, which gives me an excuse to skip dinner! 
     Last nights concert was really fun by the way. I had a blast even though my family was kind of bothering me. 

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Steve Miller and the Beach

     I'm a huge beach junkie and I haven't been to the ocean all summer. Since I've been extremely depressed lately, my mom decided we'd go visit my aunt's beach house. It's not the ocean, but it's still nice. I got a sunburn. Mom didn't pack me any food, so all I ate was a cereal bar (90). It was a fun time and when you're out in the sun you don't really think about food that much. Mom ordered pizza for early dinner and I had a couple slices, but I don't feel too guilty about it because it's all I ate today.
     In a couple minutes I'll be leaving to go see Steve Miller Band tonight! I'm super excited. I hope that it's a lot of fun, even though I'm going with my family. Plus, dancing and jumping around at concerts burns a ton of calories. I'll post more tomorrow when I have free time. Hope you all are doing well! <3

Friday, July 26, 2013

What to Do When You Binge

     Face it, no one's perfect, and we all make mistakes. One of those mistakes in binging. Now, I'm not talking about over eating by 100 calories or so. I'm talking about eating 1000+ calories in one sitting. I'm really bad at binging all the time, which caused me to get into the habit of purging. Purging is not the answer. One binge isn't going to make you gain 10 pounds. It's okay. This is what to do when you binge:

  • Get away from the food. Go somewhere else so that you aren't tempted to eat more. You will just get more upset.
  • Stay calm. Take deep breaths and try not to obsess over it. Don't go and count the calories up in everything you ate.
  • Think about taking some medicine to make your stomach feel better. Your body isn't going to like all the junk you put into it.
  • Get yourself involved in a different activity. What were you doing before you binged? If you were watching TV, then stop watching TV.
  • After you've calmed down, try to think about WHY you binged. Was it because you were really emotional? Did your hunger overtake you? Try to do something else when this happens. If it's emotional, try talking to someone or writing it down. If it's hunger, try having a small snack and eat it away from other food.
  • Always remember that tomorrow is a new day.
I hope this helped!


Self Confidence and Mints

     So many girls, not just ones with eating disorders, struggle with self confidence, and it sucks. When I was younger, I loved myself. I thought I was so beautiful. Then, one girl told me that thinking you are beautiful is selfish and egotistical, and I haven't felt the same way since. WHY? Why do people think it's "selfish" to have self confidence? What is so bad about liking yourself.
     I made a big step today though with self confidence. I've been trying to convince myself that I don't care what other people think about me. There's all these things I want to wear, but I'm always too afraid that people will think I'm weird or ugly. I want to be one of those girls that wears heels all the time. I think heels are so feminine, yet they give you a certain power. I'm always too afraid what people will think. I always feel like I can't pull them off. Well today I decided fuck what people think, I'm wearing heels. I bought a cute pair of wedge sandal in March and I've only worn them twice, for Easter and a graduation party. Today I wore them. Not to a special occasion, but because I wanted to. I wore them to the bank AND to Target. I did have some anxiety about it, but not too bad. I just kept telling myself "I don't care" and it worked! I'm really proud of myself that I was confident enough to do that.
     While I was at Target, I picked up some mints. I was originally there buying a scale, which I got, but I saw some Altoids and thought they would be good to help me quit smoking. Well guess what? There's only 1/2 a calories in each mint! They're the Altoid smalls and they give you just enough to make your mouth pepperminty without being too much. Plus apparently peppermint supresses appetite, so that's nice. Whenever I get super hungry, I'll just pop a mint! It's great.
     I'm trying to fast for the rest of the day. My parents won't be home until late, so I can skip meals. Just need to keep busy for the rest of the day! Working on a new blog layout (;
 

Thursday, July 25, 2013

All About You-Know-Who [trigger warning - rape]

     So, I know I haven't posted much about my personal life, because in all honesty, my personal life is pathetic. However, in yesterday's post I mentioned that there was once a guy in my life who was pretty bad/ But I wrote that while I was on a  bunch of Ativan so I'm just going to write out the whole story.
     My parents have these friends that they used to hang out with and party with all the time untl they got old and has kids. my parents had me and they're friends had "John". John would always pick on me when I was little. Of course I had been taught that when boys are mean to you, that means they like you. So developed a huge crush on him. He was 2 1/2 years older than me, and I thought that was great. I thought he was going to be my prince charming. 
     After obsessing over him for years and years and years, he got into a really bad accident and also died. I was 14 and he was 17. I decided I needed to tell him how I felt before time was up. He recovered [mostly] from the accident and we started dating. I thought that this was my fairy tale. It seemed like all my dreams had come true.
     As soon as we started dating he told me I couldn't talk to any guys unless it was for school. At the time, my two best friends were guys, but buh-bye to them. Because I was in love so that's all that matters.
     Then he started telling me how to dress. I like to wear skinny jeans, but he demanded that I wore flare jeans and low cut tops. He wouldn't go out with me unless I had make-up on. But I listened to him because he was "the one."
     I lost my virginity to him, two weeks before I turned 15. I told him I wanted to wait until I was 16, but he kept saying that he couldn't wait and he would leave me if I didn't have sex with him. it wasn't great sex. He just went til he was done and didn't care about what I wanted. But I thought that's how sex was supposed to be
     Then he started talking to my new best friends, "Jen". She acted really slutty, but she was a virgin. The three of us would have out, but then I found out he was hanging out with her alone. She showed me messages between them on AIM where he would say "Hey sexy (;" I even found one of her shirts in his closest. He denied all the accusations I made, saying Jen was a liar, so I stayed with him and lost another friend.
     The name calling came next. We would fight every night, usually over something that he wanted to control, like what he didn't want me listening to certain bands and reading certian books or watching certain TV shows. He called me a bitch, a slut, a whore, a cunt. He told me I was fat and I needed to lsoe weight. He told me that if I ever got over 120lbs he would break up with me. I cried every night.
     John thought that pain was funny. He'd hit me, not hard enough to leave a bruise, and then laugh, because hitting your girlfriend is funny, right? One time he choked me in between his hands, just to see what would happen.
     I had a pregnancy scare when I was 16 and he was 18. I missed my period, and later realized it was because I had stopped eating. John told me that he wouldn't let me get an abortion, like I had wanted. He said we would keep the baby and raise it ourselves. He took me out to a lame restraunt at the mall and porposed to me. When I said no, I didn't want to, I was too young, he started causing a scene. He yelled "You're a dumb fucking cunt! I hope the baby dies! You disgust me!"
     I me made up and I apologized for upsetting him. I told him that I didn't think that we should have sex for a while. I said I was too young. I didn't want to get pregnant. He said no. He said we would continue to have sex.
     {TW}A couple days from then, we were at my house, my parents were outside. We started making out on my couch. He tried to take my clothes off. I said no. I tried again, but didn't listen when I said no. He turned my away from him and grabbed my hands. He proceeded to rape me. I cried and told him to stop over and over again, but he didn't until he was satisfied. I ran to to bathroom after and cried. I was bleeding and it hurt. When I came home he said "are you happy?". I shook my head no and he laughed. I'll never forget was he said next. "As your boyfriend, it's my RIGHT to have sex with you."
     After this I had to go to the doctors because I was peeing blood anf the doctor said it was caused by "some unknown vaginal trauma." I told John and he tought this was great.
     We stayed together for another week, because it was my dad's birthday and his family was coming over. After that I broke up with him, and that the the strongest thing that I've ever done. I still see him from time to time and it kills me. He's almost 22 now and he's having a baby with a girl my age. I hate him and I hate what he's done to me. I can't remember a lot of oour relationship, but I surpress memories. But then I get punched in the face with a flashback.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

I'm high and life sucks

     So, I got home from work today and I was all excited to make a yumy dinner and do my chores. But when I pulled in the driveway, there was a big white van there. It look familiar. I walked inside and look out the widow to the backyard. And he was there. The guy who raped me. 
     Instant panic attack. My heart was pounding so hard. I felt that there was no way out. My life was over. 
     I called my boyfriend and he told me that I just needed to get out of there. My friends were going on a sunset cruise so they picked me up and brought me to Plymouth where me and this other girl just walked around and talked. I took 4 Ativan and bought a pack of cigarettes. I'm still pretty fucked up. I can barely type.
     I'm so depressed. I don't even know what to do. Why can't I get him out of my life? He doesn't even understand what he's done to me. It drives me nuts. I can't even think about this anymore. I want to go home and cry. I wish my parents were here. I wish that I was in my dorm where he can't find me. I'm a mess. Help me. 

EMDR

     So for the past couple months I've been going through EMDR. If you don't know, EMDR stands for eye movement desensitization and reprocessing. It's mainly used for people with PTSD and other people who have been through traumatic experiences. What basically happens is you watch these lights go back and forth while either holding pulsars in your hands or wearing headphones that beep. While you do this you have to think about stuff that happened in your life and blah blah blah all that therapy crap. The machine that my therapist has looks like this :
 
     It's a really weird thing. Some days I feel that it works, and some days I think that it does absolutely nothing. When you're watching the lights, it sometimes feels like you're lucid dreaming. Other times I get bored and tend to just watch the clock. We haven't tackled the actual serious trauma that I went through, which I'll talk about at a later date, and we won't have time to. I'm going to stop the EMDR when I go back to school and do CBT [cognitive behavioral therapy] instead.
     Has anyone ever done EMDR therapy? If you have, what have your experiences been like? I'd love to know!

Parents Are a Pain

     Parents, and just family in general, can be a pain when it comes to losing weight and eating. Parents always push you to eat, even when you don't want. It can be really difficult to deal with. Hopefully this is my last year at home. I'm hoping to get an apartment for next August. I still have to deal with my parents for now though. I'm going to share ways that I used to deal with them being around when I was younger and the ways that I deal with my parents now.
Younger:
  • Don't eat lunch at school. I would use my lunch money to buy cigarettes.
  • Make a dirty dish and leave it in the sink.
  • Take food to my room and throw it away
  • Don't eat breakfast
  • Sleep through dinner
Now:
  • Leave before dinner and say I'm getting food with my friends / I'll eat later. The drive around or go shopping until you know dinner is over.
  • Insist on making my own food 
  • Not eating at work
  • I'm a vegetarian so my parents can't make me eat the meat they cook 
     It's so much easier to skip dinner now that I have a car. I can just leave and say I'm going out with friends. I miss being a school, living in my dorm, because there I can eat [or not eat] whatever I want!


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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

7/23 Intake

Breakfast:
Diet Coke - 0
Lunch:
Nothing - 0
Dinner:
Flour Tortilla - 150
Taco Cheese - 50
Salsa - 15
Onion - 8
Mushroom - 10
Baby Spinach -2
Total: 235
Exercise: 642
Net: -407
     So I broke my fast at 8PM tonight. I know, it's not the best, but at least I did some fasting. I was feeling dizzy so I made a weird veggie burrito and it was delicious. I was going to eat these microwave noodles, but they were gross. The best part about today is If every day were like today you'd weigh 97.9 lbs in five weeks. So happy about that.Obviously I can't eat this little every day, but it's a start. I think I'm going to do that same thing tomorrow. Let's aim for 24 hours instead of 22 this time?

Binge. Purge. Fast.

     So I ended up binging and purging last night. I'm so mad at myself. I've been trying to stop purging, but it's just so addictive. Nothing good ever comes out of it either. I only lost 0.8lb. Since I didn't lose what I wanted I decided that I'm going to fast today. I'm either going to fast until 6:30AM tomorrow or until 12PM tomorrow. It all depends on how I feel.
     My mistake yesterday was listening to my boyfriend. He was saying "You're not fat. It's okay to have a snack before bed." No, fuck you. I am fat and it turned into a huge binge. My stomach was so upset this morning. Today I'm going to go home and do my chores and then go out shopping. I'll try on clothes that are too small for me. That will make me want to be skinnier, but also I'll be away from food. I might buy a scale too. I need one for school and that's only a month away.
     So far I've been fasting 15 hours. Not a lot, but any amount is good. By the end I'm hoping to be at 32.5 to 38 hours. I might do another fast later this week, but I'm not sure yet. I'll keep you posted!

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Monday, July 22, 2013

7/22 Intake

Breakfast:
Diet Coke - 0
Lunch:
Bay Spinach - 9
Cottage Cheese - 40
Apple Sauce - 50
Baby Carrots - 35
Cucumber - 8
Dinner:
Asian Spicy Kung Pao Noodle - 220
Snacks:
Diet Coke - 0
Cookie - 137
Total: 499
Exercise: 539
Net: -40
     I know I said I wasn't going to eat dinner, but I felt a binge coming on so I had a microwave meal. I also at a cookie at work because one of the guys gave it to me and wouldn't leave until I ate it. Ugh. But I'm under 500 so that makes me happy.

That Time

     Of course the week that my family is away and I can eat whatever I please, I'm scheduled to get my period. I'm so pissed. Whenever I get my period I make the mistake of weighing myself. My weight always spikes because of bloating and such. PLUS I get cravings for everything and it's just so unpleasant.
     This all depends on if I even get my period. Because of my frequent weight changes, I never know if I'm going to get my period or not. If I've been restricting a lot, then I probably won't get it. Some people might think that this is awesome. Sign that you're getting skinny plus not period, awesome, right? No. First I always freak out that I'm pregnant and I have to go out buy/steal some pregnancy tests. Even if they come out negative I still get paranoid about it. Also, I get really scared that I could become infertile, as this occurs very frequently in women with eating disorders. Then if I do get my period, I feel fat and eat a ton of cookies and get really emotional. It overall just sucks.

Keeping Distracted

     Since I'm going to be eating a lot less than normal this week, I need to find ways to distract myself. Distractions make it a lot easier for me to skip meals. I always make a list of things that I can do instead of eating. For example, this is what I'm going to do today.
  • Go to therapy right after work.
  • After therapy go to the food store to get things for tomorrow's soup
  • Unload dishwasher
  • Put away all clean clothes
  • Pick up dirty clothes
  • Take a shower
  • Work on blog
  • Watch netflix
  • Go to bed early
     When I'm doing extreme restricting, I make sure to stay away from things that might trigger me to binge. I don't watch TV [only netflix in bed] because it's too close to the kitchen. I don't go out with friends because they always want to get food. Also, I don't exercise too much. Lots of exercise is dangerous when extreme restricting or fasting. Your body doesn't have enough fuel and you could faint or have a heart attack. I stick to walking.
     I also make sure to stay hydrated. I drink water all day long. It keeps me feeling full and alert. I also drink diet soda with caffeine in it. I make sure to get a lot of sleep so that I have enough energy to make it through the day. This means going to bed at 9:30PM and waking up at 6:30AM. Sometimes I will chew gum or smoke to keep my mouth busy.
     Other things that distract me are:
  • Shopping or just walking around stores
  • Painting my nails
  • Playing video games
     It's important to have a plan to keep you from binging. Always remember that if you feel faint or just uwell, stop restricting/fasting and seek medical help. Listen to your body and be safe.
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Sunday, July 21, 2013

This Weeks Plan

     So my parents are on vacation this week, so I can basically eat [or not eat] whatever I want. It's going to be exciting and challenging. I have a hard time keeping in control, but hopefully with my mom not bugging me I will be able to stay calm and lose some weight! So I'm just going to type out a rough outline of this weeks plan:
Monday: No Breakfast. I'll have a big lunch of probably half a sandwich, some salad, cottage cheese, and apple sauce. No dinner. I can have a cereal bar before therapy if I really have one. I'll keep from eating dinner by cleaning and then going to bed early.
Tuesday: Normal Breakfast to make up for not eating dinner. A small lunch of probably just a salad and some apple sauce. Dinner will be homemade low-cal soup. I might take a long walk after work to burn calories.
Wednesday: No breakfast. I might make tea to keep me full. Lunch of a salad, apple sauce, and cottage cheese. Dinner will be light. Probably roasted tomatoes and mushrooms.
Thursday: Cereal bar breakfast. Light lunch of salad and apple sauce. Dinner will be soup and I might have a small snack while watching project runway!
Friday: I'm not sure what time my parents will be coming home, but I won't eat breakfast.
     I'm hoping to get down to 116 lbs by next Monday but who knows. I'm just trying to stick with this diet plan and not binge. I'm scared that I will binge on Thursday, because that's the day that I watch TV and it's right next to the kitchen so it's really easy to just sit there and eat 3000 calories worth of chips and cookies and ice cream. Wish me luck!

Weekend with my Boyfriend

     I over ate. I knew that I would. He makes me eat more than I should. I've gained a little bit, but now that my boyfriend is gone I can just not eat today to lose that little bit. I'm not going to post what I ate, because its repulsive. But it did include ice cream, tacos, and wine. 
     However, I did buy a dress this weekend. It's a body con dress, so I'm a little afraid to wear it out just yet, but a couple more pounds and it'll be perfect. So happy about that!

Friday, July 19, 2013

Lost More Weight

     I weighed in this morning at 118.6! I'm really happy. I want to get to 118.0 by Monday, but since my boyfriend is staying over, that might be difficult. We're going to Taco Bell later so I'm not eating until then if I can help it. He won't be here until 2 and he's eating before he comes. I thought about making an egg for breakfast, but then I decided that wouldn't be a good idea. I want to eat as little as possible before I see him and he tries to fatten me up.
     Also, since I lost weight [and its 100 degrees out] I decided to wear a skirt. I'm usually way to scared to wear skirts because I think my legs are fat, but I managed to do it and I even went to the bank with it on! I'm so proud of myself!
     I don't know what boyfriend plans on eating the rest of the weekend, and I'm scared. I'll try to keep you updated! I got the blogger app for my phone so I can just update from there! Yay!

Thursday, July 18, 2013

7/18 Daily Intake

Breakfast:
Diet Coke - 0 
Cereal Bar - 90
Lunch:
Apple Sauce - 50
Cucumber - 8
Baby Spinach - 5
Cottage Cheese - 40
Carrots - 21
Dinner:
Baby Spinach - 12
Carrots - 10
Cucumber - 8
Onion - 8
Whole Wheat Rotini - 210
Morning Start Not-Meat Crumbles - 80
Tomato Sauce - 80
Snacks:
Tootsie Rolls - 47
Total:
670
Exercise:
663
Net:
7
     We had no food for me to make for dinner and I got wicked pissed off so I just made pasta. And I know it's hella calories, but I burned a ton at work and I don't plan on eating anything else today. I don't know if I'll be able to make an intake post, or any posts, until Sunday because my boyfriend is staying for the weekend. But feel free to follow me on MyFitnessPal. I will be logging my food there! 

Restaurants & EDs

     If you have an ED, you know that restaurants can be hell. Walk in, and all of a sudden, panic attack. This weekend my boyfriend is staying with me, and all he wants to do is go out to eat! It's fattening AND expensive. [I don't make him always pay because my job is better ;p] So some advice:
  1. If you can, eat at home. Offer to cook something! Then you at least know what is going into it and you can control your portion.
  2. If you have no choice but to go out, say for a friends birthday, look up the menu and nutrition before hand. Pick out a couple options, just in case you can't get your first pick. 
  3. Picked this up from dieting family members: When you First get your food, divide it in half. Eat one half and bring the other half home where you can do what you please with it (eat it the next day, give it to your mom, throw it away)
  4. Order an appetizer as your meal. Appetizers are usually much smaller portions
  5. Don't eat the sides. If your meal comes with 2 sides, don't feel like you have to eat them. If it's salad, go ahead. If it's fries, then you can pass.
  6. Ask for a kids menu. My friend is 21 and orders a beer and then gets a kids meal! Much smaller sizes and cheaper!
  7. Split a meal with someone! 
     Always remember that it's just one meal! You're life isn't over because you had a cheeseburger! I also wouldn't recommend purging in restaurants. I've been there and done that. I always freak out that someone is going to come in that knows me. And then you're all sweaty and smell bad. Just avoid it at all costs.

Quitting Smoking

     I've decided to quit smoking. And it sucks. I went for over a week without one, but then I smoked an entire pack! The hardest part is that I don't really even want to quit. I'm doing it for my boyfriend. He told me "I want to love for a long time, and I want you to be alive for it." So, it guilted me into trying to quit.
     The biggest problem is that all I want to do is eat. And when I eat instead of smoking, then I gain a ton of weight and I get super depressed. I need to Find something to replace cigarettes. I'm thinking like altoids.. Do they have calories?
     I don't think I'll quit forever. It will be very hard to go back to school and stay quit. Everyone I'm living with smokes. I might become like a social smoker. Like, only smoking on the weekends.
     I know a lot of people with mental health problems smoke, because it helps calm you down and it suppresses hunger. But if anyone is reading this who doesn't smoke, PLEASE DON'T DO IT. It's so addicting and it will hurt the people around you.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Body Pics

These pictures disgust me, but they remind me that I need to push forward and take the weight off. Please don't make any rude comments.

body pics

7/17 Daily Intake

Breakfast:
Diet Coke - 0 calories
Special K Honey Nut Bar - 90 calories
Lunch:
Baby Carrots - 21 calories
Fat Free Cottage Cheese - 40 calories
Baby Spinach - 5 calories
Cucumber - 8 calories
Apple Sauce - 50 calories
Dinner:
Veggie Burger - 70 calories
Hamburger Bun - 124 calories
Ketchup - 10 calories
Baby Spinach - 12 calories
Cucumber - 8 calories
Onion - 8 calories
Munster Cheese - 50 calories
Snacks:
Diet Green Citrus Tea - 0 calories
Tootsie Rolls - 47 calories
Sugar Free Fudge Pop - 40 calories
Total:
583 calories
Exercise:
-557 calories
Net Total:
26 calories
     This is basically what I will eat in a day. I would usually have cereal with soy milk for breakfast, but I haven't been feeling well and today I was very short on time. Lunch is almost the same every day. Dinner is typical. A veggie burger and a salad or just a salad or some soup is usually what I have. Sugar free fudge pops are the best thing ever. Tastes like chocolate ice cream, but there's only 40 calories!! The tootsie rolls were a splurge!

Welcome Post

     I'll use this first post as a welcome to my new blog, and also to explain what this blog is about. This blog in no way, shape, or form promotes/glorifies self-harm and eating disorders. This blog is simply my thoughts and my life. I hope that people can relate to what I have to say. So, welcome to The Diary of a Messed Up Teen! If you have any questions for me, then you can either leave a comment on a post or ask me a question on my tumblr [link in sidebar] and ask me to post it on here. If you find any content offensive, please notify me ASAP so I can review it.