New plan

<< This girl is amazing. Check out her site. She managed to lose over 100 lbs in a year - and get THAT skinny - without an ED or restricting herself. She's got so much cool stuff on there, too. She loves cooking, so she's got loads of tips about food. I found it so motivating! Bit miffed a load of the foods she mentions as being awesome and low-cal are all American. But I'm going for a new plan, with food.

I figure, I'll start to eat in moderation. I'll only eat when I'm hungry - which, because of my tiny stomach, isn't that often. But I HAVE to eat when I'm hungry. Except drunken hunger, because that's not real. Cravings don't count.

I reckon I'll stick to a lot of fruit and veg though, and brown food. No chocolate, or if I get cravings, hot chocolate, as the calories are MUCH fewer. I might make an exception for chocolate covered raisins too, as they make me feel sick quite quickly, so it'll stop me overeating. I just got back from the gym and had a bowl of pasta with stir-in sauce, and it's half past 7, and that feels WEIRD. To eat so late... and not feel guilty. I'm going to try and keep things moving.

I'm also gonna do a summer alcohol cut-out with B. I'm trying not to feel too competitive with her, though it'll be hard if I get home and she's skinnier than me. Humm!

I'm also going to exercise more - I had such intention to go to the gym every day but I've been slacking! I'm going to try from now on though, as my workload has cooled off slightly. I haven't been posting much as I've had so much work, but I managed to get some essays done in good time so I'm proud of myself. Need to sort out an essay for tomorrow and then I've got plenty of time for the gym around revision.

Speaking of the gym, got on a Power Plate today! It feels BIZARRE. Really works your muscles out. I've always been a bit afraid of it but I'm going to be a solid user from now on!

That date thing btw - very funny. I didn't keep my light on for anyone, though. The lads were all a bit pathetic. Plus I really didn't fancy going clubbing afterwards, and that seemed to be part of the deal if you got a date - you had to be tied to them for about an hour. Nahhh. None o' that, thank you very much.

Been having such a good week - on Saturday we had the Media Awards, so journalists and radio people come in and judge articles and writers from our uni paper and radio station (both of which I'm involved with.) I won Best Fashion Writer at the paper and Best Newcomer on the radio! Yesss. We all went out and got plastered afterwards, too. I had a good chance to chat properly with the Music Editor next year (joining me as Fashion Editor on the team.) I'll call him E. We've always known him as 'fit E' before - he lived in the same halls as me, the next block along. He's a really nice guy, too. Erck. I can feel a crush coming on... though we're all a bit undecided as to whether or not he has a girlfriend. Loads of people seem convinced he does, but he NEVER mentioned her when we were having a chat-about-our-lives on Saturday night (ha), and talking about what we wanted to do after uni. I've never heard of her before, and he's not 'in a relationship' on Facebook. Very confusing. I don't want to get my hopes up... not that I'd expect anything anyway! He's practically a future colleague... could be very awkward.

Anyway, enough of all that! I'd better get back to my essay...

See ya,

Q x