The key to losing weight is...

Making food taste good (thank you Kait Lunny). This is so true. You must make your food taste good and satisfying otherwise you will leave your meals wanting more. In my case, I want more of everything. EVERYTHING. We were BBQing on Thursday with chicken and I didn't want just the usual. My friend Kait busted out Food & Wine magazine with a list of marinates that I could use for the chicken. I went with a very simple marinate that I unfornuately do not remember the exactly proportions.
Here is what is in it:

Curry, oregano, salt, minced garlic, white vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, and chili powder.

I let it sit for about an hour but next time I will let it sit over night and use less oregano. The philosophy of making your food taste good seems entirely too simple. That's because it is. You have to eat things you like in order to maintain/lose weight. There are simple and lite ways to make your food taste good. Keep this in mind next time you grill!

i LOVE alcohol.

No I don't have a problem but I do enjoy a drink. When I lived in France, I would drink bottles (with an s) of wine and I still lost about 40 pounds while I was there. How?!?! Why!??! Well, when you are walking everywhere for miles and miles, you tend to lose weight. It is true, French women don't get fat. They don't get fat because their food is ALL NATURAL and their meals are PORTIONED small and satisfying. There is nothing they hiding from us, they just know how to live.
I've been struggling to find a drink that is guilt free and satisfying at the same time. My mom mentioned Skinny Girl Margarita as being low cal and low carb. I bought one bottle...the next day I went back and bought 2 more bottles. It's 0 points for 1.5 fl oz which means it's 1 point for 8 fl oz. GAME THE F ON.
I wish Bethanny would pay me for this blog but it's just me trying to spread the word to my sistas who want to drink and not feel so guilty.

I'm telling you ladies, you can add lime or fruit to it but it comes with the tequila already in it so you're golden. ENJOY!!!!

Fat Girl Syndrome (FGS)

This is a very serious syndrome. Girls have issues. Let's get that out of the way. We are always self evaluating, self scrutinizing, self harassing, self everything because let's be honest, it's all about you. Don't ever let anyone tell you differently. I am dead serious. My mom always told me, "No one can make you happy but yourself." True dat Mama K.

I remember I was a freshman at UD when my mom did the hardest thing a mom could do. She told me I didn't look good in an outfit. She didn't say it because she was trying to hurt me but she was trying to save me. I was wearing ill fitting clothing and acting like it was completely okay. I suffered from Fat Girl Syndrome (FGS). It's the idea that you think you look good anything. You don't. You REALLY don't. Symptoms of FGS include but are not limited to:

-Muffin tops
-Too tight clothing
-Repetition of the line, "I am going to find a man that loves me and not my body."
-Skinny jeans that no longer look skinny but look like actual skin
-Eating to hide your feelings
-Excuses for not going to gym or trying to work out
-Drinking too much and making an ass of yourself on the dance floor because you look "sexy" in that strapless dress.
- Camel toe

You are probably thinking to yourself that I am a complete bitch for saying this but I am being honest. I wish someone had said this to me. I wish my mom didn't have to do something that goes against every fiber in her being. She shouldn't have to tell her daughter, "You look bad in that outfit and you need to change." Her daughter should have realized that her clothes were inappropriate.

I didn't really see my own body until I hit my highest weight of 245 my junior year of college. I decided enough was a enough and tried my best to figure out how to lose weight in college. That summer I went home and I tried Nutrisystem. It really showed me how much I was eating and how much actually NEEDED to eat. I love food but I want to eat food because I love it NOT because I feel like I need to eat it. It's that need that makes eating hard. I feel like I constantly need to eat. My friend Kelli asked me where I am starting and what are my point values. I am going to put myself out there and post a lovely picture of myself with my stats.

Height: 5'7"
Starting weight: 198
Current weight: 193
Goal weight: 179.5
Points allowed per day: 31
Anytime Points: 49
Highest weight in lifetime: 245
Lowest weight in lifetime: 165