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Archive for February 2008

Salad girl

Posted by: poundsaway on: February 28, 2008

My word – I made myself a delicious salad for lunch today.
See, if you know me, the words “delicious” and “made by me” shouldn’t go together, but I’ve been braver lately, using myself as a guinea pig as I tested various salads.
I never thought that I’ll be the gal who wolfs down a big heap [...]

My wake up call

Posted by: poundsaway on: February 27, 2008

Reading Kery of Color Me Fit’s post about her wake up call got me thinking about mine.
Ironically, my wake up call came when my sister began her emigration process to the United States. The whole thing shook me up because she was changing her life. I wasn’t. I know that I’m unhappy the way I [...]

Rejoined the gym

Posted by: poundsaway on: February 27, 2008

I rejoined my old gym. Didn’t like my new gym much because the whole “atmosphere” was too masculine, if that makes any sense. But I half regret my move because I thought I could’ve saved money. I’m so weak when it comes to salespeople – all I wanted to do was ask my how much [...]

My diet personality

Posted by: poundsaway on: February 5, 2008

I took this Diet personality quiz and here are my results:
Your eating personality is Hearty Portioner
Hearty Portioners put too much food on their plates, usually finish it and feel stuffed. You eat quickly and really aren’t sure what constitutes a normal, healthy portion of food. Part of the problem is that restaurants serve such large [...]