PIMKIE is AWESOME

The other day I went to PIMKIE, it's a great place to buy fun t-shirts and accessories. 6.95€ is not bad!! Hope it won't get ruined in the wash.

The sun is here

Hi folks

Sorry I haven't published anything in a while - have been really busy with work, plus went to a conference yesterday (Internet Advertising Bureau).

Can you believe that Internet Advertising is catching up to that of TV?

Here I am in Narni in Umbria - it was a real hot sunny day!

Can't wait to go to the beach and pick up a swell tan!

Respect Rome

I went for a walk the other day and came across this map of Rome:

Basically, the municipality of Rome is asking tourists to respect the city. But my question is, do Romans actually respect the city? What about all of the ROMA/SINTI living here? Do they respect this city? What about all of the other immigrants who leave beer bottles everywhere and trash, do they respect the city?

The Greeks

I'm not sure if we should be giving money to these Greeks....

I can't wait for summer to come! I'm tired of all this rain

Bulgari Bzero1 Ring

Bulgari's new Bzero1 Ring is a must have this season. It looks like a mini-monument on your finger!

Some photos

I took some photos of my new haircut the other day ... what do you think?

No food for those who steal!!

No food to those who steal!!!

My Diet

Ok so here's day 3 of my points system diet

I think I am doing quite well, yesterday I went grocery shopping and bought lots of good things to eat and keep me full!!

Bulgari Bzero1

Experience the new interpretation of Bulgari's new : Bulgari Bzero1 Ring!!

Shoe Choice

I went to the gym last night and woke up feeling kind of rusty. I wasn't sure which shoes to wear, so I tried these ones: but then I looked outside and it started to rain.

So, I opted for these ones instead:

A flash from the past - to help me through till the summer!!

A couple of years ago I decided that it was time for me to lose some weight. I was 5'4 (1m 63) and I weighed 67 kg (approximately 150 pounds). I had gone even heavier at times, but I always thought that the scale was wrong, or not working, or I would comfort myself and say that it was ok.
BUT IT WAS NOT. Because at that weight, I felt tired, sluggish, I had acne on my face, and baiscally I was unhappy. I played sports, and I thought that I was heavy because I was muscular, but I decided to try out my own diet, basing my food choices on calorie intake as well as food types, in terms of carbohydrates, fats proteins.

My diet was fun. I did it for about 4 months - I would try new recipies, and mix and match, even though I was lazy at times and ate the same things, because of work, or busy schedule.

I always kept in mind though, that the secret to dieting is not EATING LESS or nothing at all, but EATING PROPERLY. I ate sufficient amounts, I tried not to stay hungry for too long, even though it was tough at the beginning, and I tried to incorporate all of the food groups into my system, because completely eliminating carbohydrates from your diet just makes you grumpy. Plus, when you start eating them again, your body doesn't understand a thing and stores them as fat.

This was in 2005. 5 years later, I have to say that I have maintained the weight off, but I got married, and settled down and as life has passed, I gained a few kilos. So today, I would like to restart my plan, for a few months to get myself on a healthy track again.

Monday May 3rd 2010:

Breakfast: 6.45 am -> Total Points: 4

• 3 small melba toast with 1 small teaspoon low-sugar jam
• 1 cup skimmed milk with coffee

Snack: 11 am -> Total Points: 1/2

• half a small apple

Lunch: 1.30 pm -> Total Points 8 

• Salad with 1 teaspoon oil (2 point)
• 2/3 cup cottage cheese (3.5 points)
• 20 g Rice Cakes (2 points)
• Coffee (1/2 point)

Snack: 6 pm -> Total Points: 1 

• Small Apple or half banana

Dinner: 8.30 pm -> Total Points: 8 points

• 200 g boiled fish 4 points
• 1 teaspoon oil (1 point)
• Salad
• Boiled vegetables (zucchini and eggplant)

I added some points to my dinner and so on becuase I always indulge in vegetables!!
Try to use olive oil, and 1 teaspoon per meal. You cannot eliminate oil altogether, because it's an important lubricant!! I also eat some rice cakes once in a while, because I cannot NOT eat those lovely carbs!!

I'm going to try to get my husband on this diet...although it will be hard!

Let's see my weight in a month. Right now I weigh about 60 kg. I went to get down to 58.
Do you think I can lose these 2 kilos?

Mountain Hike