Hello my loves! Sorry for the lack of posts - I’ve been away. Two days down the shore! It was amazing. Problem though, the people I visited are Portuguese bakers - and it was an insult to not eat their food. So, I gained 2 lbs. Hopefully it’s just some fluctuation, but I have my doc’s appt today. :(

I missed you. What has happened while I was gone?!

Loves, ladies, and friends: I have reached my first goal weight. I have lost 35 lbs, I’m 173 lbs, and I am officially NOT overweight!

And it’s the best feeling in the world! :) I am also lighter than I was at 14.

I have to go swimsuit shopping tomorrow. :(

I’m going to the beach this weekend and my old bathingsuit is too big on me now. :-( I’m nervous.

Finally, I got something decent written!!

Poetry <3

Wow.

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I’m rereading Harry Potter again, and I’m tired today from shooting in the rain. And my dad suddenly just sat beside me, and took my book from me, The Goblet of Fire, and said: “I remember when you were younger and read all of this on your own. I remember you wouldn’t smile. Not even for pitures. You were just so sad, except for when you would read these books. It was like I had two daughters in one and I couldn’t help either of them. I could never help you as well as Harry has. The least I could do was help him by buying you the books. I may not understand the obsession, but I’m thankful for it. I don’t know what’s going on with you now, but I haven’t seen you smile for two months in this house unless you’ve been reading them. He’s only a book, and he’s helping you more than I am. I love you, alright?”
And then he hugged me, and walked away. I don’t think he’s ever made me cry this hard.

50 Easy Ways to Eat Healthier: Start with Small Changes!

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Eating healthier may seem like a daunting task, especially when you’re not sure how to start. Will you go hungry? Will your meals taste like cardboard? Will you have to give up your favorite foods?

Don’t worry. When you make small changes, healthy eating can be easy! See how many of the 50 changes below you can make each day. Each one will help you eat about 100 fewer calories, consume less fat, and choose smarter portions. Just remember, start small and work your way up to a new—and healthier—way of eating.

Beverages

• 1. Split a 20 oz. bottle of regular soda with a friend. 
• 2. Drink 1 cup of diet soda instead of 1 cup of regular soda. 
• 3. Swap a 12-oz. glass of whole milk for skim milk. 
• 4. Choose plain water instead of flavored vitamin water.
• 5. Instead of 1 cup of prepared lemonade, try 1 cup of a sugar free variety. 
• 6. Eat a medium orange instead of drinking 12 oz. of fresh orange juice. 
• 7. Prepare your coffee with 4 oz. of fat-free half and half instead of regular half and half. 
• 8. Enjoy 5 oz. of chocolate milk instead of 5 oz. of a chocolate milkshake. 

Breakfast

• 9. Spread your whole grain waffles with 2 tablespoons of maple syrup instead of 1 tablespoon of margarine or butter.
• 10. Top your whole grain bagel with 1.5 oz of fat-free cream cheese in lieu of regular. 
• 11. Try 1 oz. of maple turkey bacon instead of maple (pork) bacon. 
• 12. Ditch the glazed donut and eat a bagel instead. 
• 13. Eat 3/4 cup oatmeal instead of a 1-1/2 cups of oatmeal. 
• 14. Substitute 3 oz. of turkey sausage for a serving of pork sausage. 
• 15. Grab a small bagel instead of a medium bagel. 

Snacks and Sides

• 16. Dip 1 cup celery into your favorite salsa or hummus instead of 1 oz. of tortilla chips. 
• 17. Eat an entire medium apple instead of a small (5 oz.) candy apple. 
• 18. Snack on 1 oz. of baked potato chips instead of regular chips. 
• 19. Better yet, eat 2 oz. pretzels instead of the same size portion of potato chips. 
• 20. Bake 2 oz of oven fries in lieu of 2 oz. of fast food fries. 
• 21. Forgo a 6-oz portion of potato chips and nosh on 6 oz. of tortilla chips instead. 
• 22. Say no to 1 oz of deep-fried onion rings and instead enjoy 1 oz. of grilled onions with your meal. 
• 23. Try 1.5 oz. of fresh grapes instead of 1.5 oz. of raisins. 
• 24. Enjoy a healthy 8-oz. baked potato instead of 8 oz. of French fries. 
• 25. Choose 3 oz. of mozzarella cheese for your sandwich instead of Swiss cheese. 
• 26. Swap 1 cup of canned pineapple in heavy syrup for crushed pineapple in water. 

Lunch and Dinner

• 27. Cut a 6 oz. steak in half and take the other portion home for another meal. 
• 28. Order a skinless chicken breast instead of chicken with skin. 
• 29. Substitute a fat-free beef hot dog for a regular beef hot dog. 
• 30. Build a sandwich with1.5 oz. of deli turkey breast instead of an equivalent of hard salami. 
• 31. Instead of 6 oz. of crispy fried chicken with skin, eat 6 oz. baked chicken with skin. 
• 32. Choose a slice of thin crust pizza over thick crust pizza. 
• 33. Add vegetable toppings to your pizza order and say no to pepperoni. 
• 34. Forget broccoli cheddar soup. A 7-oz portion of vegetable soup is better. 
• 35. Enjoy 12 oz of steamed rice (choose brown rice when possible) as an alternative to fried rice. 
• 36. Unwrap your 13-inch tortilla wrap and make a sandwich on a 3-oz. whole grain bagel instead. 
• 37. Eat only half of your hamburger or sandwich bun. 

Condiments and Sauces

• 38. Dip your salad in a side of ranch dressing (2 tsp.) instead of pouring 2 Tbsp of dressing on the salad. 
• 39. Skip the 5 oz. of Alfredo sauce and eat a whopping 7 oz. of marinara sauce. 
• 40. Add flavor to vegetables with 3 oz. of hot sauce—not 1 oz of bleu cheese dressing. 
• 41. Top your salad with 1.5 oz. reduced-fat Italian dressing instead of regular.
• 42. Try either cheese or croutons on your salad—not both. 
• 43. Instead of 3 oz. of regular sour cream, use a fat-free variety. 
• 44. Use 2 Tbsp reduced-fat light mayonnaise instead of regular mayonnaise.

Sweets and Desserts

• 45. Serve ice cream in a dish instead of a waffle cone. 
• 46. Try a healthier peanut granola bar instead of a peanut candy bar. 
• 47. Finish dinner with 1 cup of low-fat frozen yogurt instead of regular ice cream. 
• 48. Substitute 5 oz. of apple pie, with 5 oz. of baked apple crisp. 
• 49. Instead of 4 oz. of regular chocolate pudding, enjoy a sugar-free portion. 
• 50. Leave that 1/2 cup of strawberry ice cream in the freezer. Enjoy 1/2 cup of fresh strawberries topped with 2 Tbsp of fat-free whipped cream as an alternative. 

Cutting 100 calories here and there is an easy way to form healthier eating habits without feeling deprived or hungry. With just a few of these tricks up your sleeve, you’ll be on your way to reaching your goals in no time!

Tis awesome. Reblogging for later!

I overate yesterday by about 400 calories. Would it be bad to undereat (a little bit) today? I strive for 1200 daily?

I’m on a strict time limit to reach my goal but there was no way I could have not eaten yesterday. Spur of the moment, we went to my neighbor’s house for dinner, and in their culture (they’re foreign) denying food and wine is downright rude. So I couldn’t say no. I would have been fine had we had the dinner we planned to have. :(

And I have a headache to boot. What do I dooo?

The snake Harry set free in the first book, was NOT Nagini. The snake from the zoo was not only bred in captivity, but was also a boa constrictor. Boa constrictors are not venomous in any way shape or form. Nagini was a viper, which are venomous (although she resembled a python in the movies on account of her size). Seriously, get your facts straight people.

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But didn’t J.K. Rowling say it was him? o:

No. Tumblr said that JKR said that it was him. Seriously people, easy way to check your facts: google it. If the first page - hell, if the first few results are from TUMBLR, you know it originated there or somewhere on the interweb. If JKR said it, the first 3000000 pages would be from JKR. 

Day Sixteen- When did you first decide to lose weight?

September 2010. It had been coming for a while, then I lost some, and then I didn’t do anything about it for a long time. Then June 2011 came around and I saw stretch marks appearing on my arms and inner thighs and I’m like “Fuck this shit. Gotta get in shape before freshman year of college!”

And now I’m lighter than I was freshman year of high school. Win! :)