Kewick Diet, Thinspo, Goals

I added a new diet to the diet page. I gave this one a shot myself and it was pretty successful. If you want to try something that's short and sweet I'd suggest that you try it.

You may eat only 1,000 calories per day and they must be 90% fat. You may only drink water. This list is an example of very high fat foods.

Nuts / Seeds / Legumes: Macadamia, pecans, coconut, pine, walnuts, hazelnuts, sesame, sunflower, peanut.

Meat: Mackerel, duck, goose, fatty tuna, beef ribs, ground beef (70% lean / 30% fat), filet mignon, cured pork, dehydrated pork, bacon, ham, veal, beef jerky, egg yolks.

Sweets: dark chocolate (80% or higher.)

Condiments: Butter, heavy whipping cream, mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, lard, vegetable oil, corn oil.

I want to hit my lowest weight by June so I'm trying to stay at 800 calories or less per day. It's a light amount of restriction that I think I can easily maintain for a few months. I found some wonderfully delicious Progresso soups that are only 60 calories per serving.

I was tagged as a versatile blogger by this lovely lady and I'm filling this out in response.

The Rules:
1. Thank the person who loved you enough to bestow this gift.
2. Share seven things about yourself.
3. Bestow this honor onto 10 newly discovered or followed bloggers – in no particular order – who are fantastic in some way. (Instead of choosing 10 people I would like to invite any fellow blogger who reads this to fill it out on their own.)
4. Drop by and let your ten new friends know you admire them.

ver·sa·tile
adj.
1. Capable of doing many things competently.
2. Having varied uses or serving many functions.
3. Variable or inconstant; changeable.

Seven Things About Me...

1: I am moving to Japan for work in the distant future.
2: My only legitimate fear is the plague.
3: I have a false Sprite can on my desk that I keep bullet casings in.



4: I dislike Disneyland (as a theme park - I don't find it to be fun or enjoyable.)
5: Maybe it's because I worked there as a character for nearly a year in high-school.
6: I am asexual.
7: I have never had a cigarette, intercourse, illegal drug, or alcoholic beverage in my life.

Here's some before and after thinspiration. I know I could use it!

Valentine's Day

It's almost that magical time of year when love is in the air. Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and it's probably only second to Halloween when it comes to days-people-wish-they-were-thinner. In honor of the great Saint Valentine I offer you some motivational thinspiration. The first few made me smile.

HCG Diet

I have one friend that I am open with my eating disorder about in real life. If and when I do move to Oregon she'll be one of the people going on the adventure with me. Lately she has been giving the "HCG diet" a shot. She lost 18lbs in two weeks with it already so I have high hopes. There are really mixed reviews about it but I've seen what it can do.

You may eat whatever you like as long as it is on the approved food list and you stay under 500 calories for the day. (You are supposed to supplement the diet with daily injections or oral doses of HCG, but I find this to be unnecessary. Even without the HCG it is still a great way to restrict calories and get results.)

Breakfast: Tea or coffee with up to a tablespoon of milk but no sugar. Sugar substitutes are okay: truvia, sweet n' low, stevia, etc. You can drink as much of this as you want throughout the day.

Snack: Pick one - a medium sized apple, large orange, 1 cup strawberries, or 1/2 a grapefruit.

Lunch: A very small serving of meat, fish, or egg (100 grams / 3.5 ounces) and 1 cup of one of the following vegetables - spinach, cabbage, beets, tomatoes, celery, onions, radish, cucumber, or asparagus.

Snack: Pick one - a medium sized apple, large orange, 1 cup strawberries, or 1/2 a grapefruit.

Dinner: A very small serving of meat, fish, or egg (100 grams / 3.5 ounces); 1 cup of one of the following vegetables - spinach, cabbage, beets, tomatoes, celery, onions, radish, cucumber, or asparagus; 1 piece of plain toast or 1/2 slice of plain toast with 1 teaspoon fruit jam.

Spices that are allowed: lemon juice, salt, pepper, vinegar, mustard, garlic, basil, parsley, and thyme.

Drinks that are allowed: water, tea, coffee, and mineral water.

HCG is a hormone that exists in men and women but increases dramatically in women during pregnancy. It is part of what is detected in urine when using a pregnancy test that causes the test to show as positive. It tells your body to start using extra fat stores to help give extra nutrients to the baby.

I have high hopes for this one! I really don't think that the HCG drops are important. My friend was using a homeopathic version which is basically a VERY diluted form of the prescription strength HCG. A lot of sites that promote the HCG diet say that it won't work right if you're not using a strong dose of HCG. My friend accidentally proved that wrong when she thought that the homeopathic HCG was just as strong as what you would get from a doctor's office.

You're eating 500 calories or less per day and that's obviously what caused the weight loss for her. If you can afford legitimate prescription HCG (about $90 for a 26 day supply... homeopathic versions are as cheap as $10 for a 26 day supply) I don't think that it would hurt. I'm interested in getting some to see if it really does help the process along.

Oregon, Update

It has been a while! Someone asked me if I went to Oregon and they were partially right: I did go there to visit. I was in the Beaverton and Portland area for about a week and a half. The scenery was amazing and it snowed the entire time. If I do end up moving there I'm dead set on the Pearl District. It's cheaper and better looking than Hollywood, CA is. The downtown feel doesn't make me as homesick either.

My roommate and I locked ourselves out of the apartment. That was an adventure. We ruined a credit card, hotel room key, and amusement park annual pass before we managed to get back in.



When I was driving home from work the other day I saw this in front of me. What could it be?


It gave me a laugh.


I'm working two full time jobs right now and they're taking up a lot of my time. I finally got a teaching position with a local college. In California you need two years of student teaching before you can fully earn your credential. I lucked out since the college hired me as a "long term substitute" instead of a professor. The pay is the same but I don't get any benefits. At least it'll look great on my resume.

I've been relatively stress free and productive these past few weeks. Unfortunately that means I have started to pack on the pounds. I haven't weighed myself in at least 21 days but I can feel that my pants are fitting tighter. I'm petrified of the scale. I would guess that it's at least a gain of 10 lbs (5kg). What makes this even worse is the fact that Christmas is right around the corner.

I need to get back on track... I think I'll start off by staying under 600 calories a day. That affords me enough calories to have a moderate breakfast, lunch and dinner if I choose to do so. I'll probably end up breaking it into two meals: one for each job.

Co-workers offering to buy me fast food every day is going to be the end of me. When I bloat up like a balloon and float over the horizon please don't hesitate to load your guns. I cannot fly, I do not belong up there.

Boba, Thinspo

I was talking to a friend today and I think I'm traumatized. Have you have had a delicious boba drink? Bubble tea? Tapioca? They have a thousand different names. (No, this isn't me, it's some random picture from Google.)



Those suckers are overflowing with calories. 1/4 cup of boba/tapioca/bubbles has 270 calories and 45% of your daily carbohydrates. What in the world? Where do these calories come from? The actual tapioca itself is super calorie dense. Then if you add in the fact that they're slowly cooked in a maple syrup sugary concoction... it all starts to come together.

The drinks themselves aren't low calorie either. Here is a short list:

Honeydew Milk Tea - 361 calories

Milk Tea -260 calories

Lychee / Litchi Jelly - 125 calories

In case you've ever wondered what the milk teas are made of it's usually a mix of condensed milk, regular milk, a tea base and water. The condensed milk is where most of the calories come from. I'm really bummed out. I love these drinks.

Time for some dancer thinspo. [:
































This has nothing to do with the topic but I found it while I was looking and I love the outfit.



This one just cracks me up.