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!

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!!

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!