I grew in your shade
Starting Weight – 274
Current Weight -243
Current GW - 232
UGW - Unsure
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definitely going to be buying one of these lunch kits soon
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The Big Burger Chains
Less Healthy choices
- Double-patty hamburger with cheese, mayo, special sauce, and bacon
- Fried chicken sandwich
- Fried fish sandwich
- Salad with toppings such as bacon, cheese, and ranch dressing
- Breakfast burrito with steak
- French fries
- Milkshake
- Chicken “nuggets” or tenders
- Adding cheese, extra mayo, and special sauces
Healthier choices
- Regular, single-patty hamburger without mayo or cheese
- Grilled chicken sandwich
- Veggie burger
- Garden salad with grilled chicken and low-fat dressing
- Egg on a muffin
- Baked potato or a side salad
- Yogurt parfait
- Grilled chicken strips
- Limiting cheese, mayo, and special sauces
The Big Taco Chains
Less healthy choices
- Crispy shell chicken taco
- Refried beans
- Steak chalupa
- Crunch wraps or gordita-type burritos
- Nachos with refried beans
- Adding sour cream or cheese
Healthier choices
- Grilled chicken soft taco
- Black beans
- Shrimp ensalada
- Grilled “fresco” style steak burrito
- Veggie and bean burrito
- Limiting sour cream or cheese
Asian Food Choices
Less healthy choices
- Fried egg rolls, spare ribs, tempura
- Battered or deep-fried dishes (sweet and sour pork, General Tso’s chicken)
- Deep-fried tofu
- Coconut milk, sweet and sour sauce, regular soy sauce
- Fried rice
- Salads with fried or crispy noodles
Healthier choices
- Egg drop, miso, wonton, or hot & sour soup
- Stir-fried, steamed, roasted or broiled entrees (shrimp chow mein, chop suey)
- Steamed or baked tofu
- Sauces such as ponzu, rice-wine vinegar, wasabi, ginger, and low-sodium soy sauce
- Steamed brown rice
- Edamame, cucumber salad, stir-fried veggies
Italian and Pizza Restaurant Choices
Less healthy choices
- Thick-crust or butter-crust pizza with extra cheese and meat toppings
- Garlic bread
- Antipasto with meat
- Pasta with cream or butter-based sauce
- Entrée with side of pasta
- Fried (“frito”) dishes
Healthier choices
- Thin-crust pizza with half the cheese and extra veggies
- Plain rolls or breadsticks
- Antipasto with vegetables
- Pasta with tomato sauce and veggies
- Entrée with side of veggies
- Grilled (“griglia”) dishes
Subs, Sandwich and Deli Choices
Less healthy choices
- Foot-long sub
- High-fat meat such as ham, tuna salad, bacon, meatballs, or steak
- The “normal” amount of higher-fat (cheddar, American) cheese
- Adding mayo and special sauces
- Keeping the sub “as is” with all toppings
- Choosing white bread or “wraps” which are often higher in fat than normal bread
Healthier choices
- Six-inch sub
- Lean meat (roast beef, chicken breast, lean ham) or veggies
- One or two slices of lower-fat cheese (Swiss or mozzarella)
- Adding low-fat dressing or mustard instead of mayo
- Adding extra veggie toppings
- Choosing whole-grain bread or taking the top slice off your sub and eating it open-faced
The Big Fried Chicken Chains
Less healthy choices
- Fried chicken, original or extra-crispy.
- Teriyaki wings or popcorn chicken
- Caesar salad
- Chicken and biscuit “bowl”
- Adding extra gravy and sauces
Healthier choices
- Skinless chicken breast without breading
- Honey BBQ chicken sandwich
- Garden salad
- Mashed potatoes
- Limiting gravy and sauces
(via deraimo)
Little Lunches
Bookmark this link!
A blogger documented tons of her healthy lunch boxes- the easier for us to copy, my dear!
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Most of if not all can see the positive affects of eating natural clean food. We try to eliminate artificial chemical and preservatives from our diets. Yet with our skincare we are fine slathering these chemical ridden things on ourselves. I realized that I did not need them a while ago, since then my skin has honestly never been better. I went from having to take prescribed medication for my acne to getting maybe 1 pimple a month. So here are my tips and recipes for natural skin care :)
Face Wash:
Jojoba, Baking Soda and Honey
-Do not be afraid to try this if you have oily skin. It can actually make your skin a lot less oily. Think about it, water cannot dissolve oil but oil adheres to oil.
Mix 4 tbsp jojoba oil with 2 tbsp baking soda and 1 tbsp honey . The jojoba oil helps remove excess oil dirt and makeup and moisturizes your skin. The baking soda is a natural exfoliator that will remove the dead skin cells. Honey is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial that helps prevent acne from happening.
Oil Cleansing Method
-This method will take a while to get use to but it honestly makes your skin so clear, soft and glowy. Initially you may break out but after 2-3 weeks your skin will get use to it. Find the combination best for your skin:
- For dry skin – use 1 part castor oil to 9 parts olive or sunflower oil. (This is the ratio I use)
- For normal or combination skin – use 2 parts castor oil to 8 parts olive or sunflower oil.
- For oily skin – use 3 parts castor oil to 7 parts olive or sunflower oil.
Massage into your face until all your makeup (if you wear it) comes off or about a minute. Remove using a warm wash cloth.
Face Scrubs
Olive Oil, Lemon, Salt or Sugar.
-Mix olive oil and lemon. Add salt if you have oily/combination skin or sugar if you have dry/sensitive skin. Add the sugar or salt until you get a gritty texture. Massage onto face for about a minute.
Tomato Face Scrub
-Tomatoes can be very beneficial for the skin. They contain Vitamin C and Alpha hydroxyl acids that will brighten and soften your skin. Also the contain lycopene which helps protect your skin against free radicals.
Slice the tomato at the top where the stem is. You will be using the stem to hold on to the tomato. Dip it in sugar. Rub the tomato around your face to exfoliate.
Face Masks
Greek Yogurt Mask
Yogurt contains lactic acid which helps exfoliate and smooth skin. It is great to sooth dry and sensitive skin, but is also great on oily skin.
Mix 1/2 cup of greek yogurt with the juice of a lemon and 1 tbsp of honey. Spread on face and leave on for 20 minutes.
Variations:
-You can add 1 tsp of tumeric powder. This will help give you a glowing look.
-Add 1/4 cup smashed strawberries, they are a natural source of salicylic acid ehich helps cure and prevent acnes.
-Add uncooked all natural oatmeal for dry and sensitive skin.
Toners
Lemon Juice
This helps get rid of all dead skin cells. Mix equal parts lemon and water and apply using a cotton ball or pad. This can sting, do not wash off.
Lavender Oil or Tea tree Oil
Apply directly on face using a cotton ball or pad, do not wash off.
Moisturizers
Olive Oil or Jojoba Oil
Olive oil is a great moisturizer and works in the same way as the oil cleansing method. Massage in a small amount onto face, do not rinse off.
(via vincerehealth)
The woman who made your Wifi working.
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-born American actress. Max Reinhardt called her the “most beautiful woman in Europe” due to her “strikingly dark exotic looks”.
Mathematically talented, Lamarr came up with an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, necessary for wireless communication from the pre-computer age to the present day.
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