More on dates? SHUT UP ABOOT DATES

sorry sorry sorry! i know its a lot of pressure and as of right now i have no update on the zoe kevin saga but zoe has created a blog! focusing on dates!
so if you, all 4 people that read this, cant get enough about prom dates:
1)ignore the title of this post
2) check hers out here: its called taking chances; the road to prom... or something like that

have a super fantastic time!
okay ill shut up about dates now...


unless something juicy or meaningful/important comes up.
okay im finished.

Vday

Happy Valentine's Day, From everyone here on the Freshman XV staff

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well she did it!

Hey hey hey everyone!
so remember out friend Zoe? and remember her goal, mr kevin? well guess what! she read the last post (yes with the most epic prom request AND picture of the super slam dunk) and followed everything i told her to do. and guess what? IT WORKED! no lie. I mean i guess it helped that he liked her last year.
so they were talking at church today (valentines day) and throughout the whole time they were lightly flirting which is always nice, until he made a BIG move and put his hand on her leg. now some of you are saying "psht big whoop" FIRST OF ALL READERS, ALL 4 OF YOU, THIS IS A BIG FUCKIN DEAL. not ONLY were they in CHURCH (the big man is watching!), but also think about it! this leg situation could have gone either way!
Situation 1: he puts his hand on her leg. the awkwardness sets in and she moves her leg slightly away and he appologizes and turns bright red (for those of you who know him, which no one does except for zoe and i who is feeing me all these details, hes a pretty pale irish kid and is prone to bright redness so to speak.). the rest of the day is awkward, the plan is foiled.
Situation b!: hand is placed on the leg: she gets REALLY offended and slaps him. hard. back to the drawing board for kevin.
Situation Tres: Hand hits target. they both blush a little, he takes his hand away eventually, she doesnt say a negative word about it. smooth one mr. kevin. mission accomplished.
Luckily for both parties situation 3 played out accordingly. bold move kevin. good call. so then they finally got to have a conversation. not ONLY did she talk to him about himself (because what did we learn from my last post? men love to talk about themselves!) but he even asked about her now ex boyfriend as if he DIDNT knwo they broke up (because it WASNT all over facebook at all... no big deal... please charlie... carry on) so when she did break the news to kevin about the split between zoe and Ryan, as she gushed to me: "his expression was priceless!" she described it has him trying to feel bad but it was easy to tell how happy he was that they were no longer together.
BUT IT DIDNT END THERE. oh no ladies and gentlmen/the 4 people that read this fantastic blog, he was interested in what she had to say as well and also constantly asked her what she was doing after church while she replied that she was going to her friends house and maybe a party. So later asked her to get some ice cream with him (eventhough the frozen dairy was given out by the church). unfortuneatly for him but awesome/ sucks for her, she had to leave. yes she felt like an idiot but that was okay because she followed the big tip from alst week: LEAVE HIM WANTING MORE. im not even kidding. she left like cinder-fucking-ella. and she felt great. Zoe texted him later and they spoke for a little longer and guess what? they even made plans.
now most of you (meaning all 4 of you) are thinking "jesus christ charlie, who cares?!?!"
ITS IMPORTANT! NOW SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP.
Heres why:
She planted the seed. He now knows that shes single, free to make plans, and knows that she has no prom date.  Although he didnt ask her on the spot obviously, i predict him asking her... unless hes too chicken. remember, she planted the seed, but she may have to ask him, you never know. and i sure as hell dont. so this encounter doesnt let her off the hook completely. He has 47 days until we grab this shit by the horns. yet i have faith in him though.

talk about a valentines day!

In the Still of the night (see youtube video)

So who else had a snow day today and another one tomorrow AND has off next week? I DO!

if that doesnt scream slam dunk i dont know what does.
So after having THE MOST intense prom conversation with my friend Zoe, and basically us deciding who we HAVE to take to prom i realzied how much of an asshole i have been with not posting anything for the past like 2 weeks. Bad CJ! Bad Bad Bad!  okay now that ive gotten scolding myself out of the way lets talk about dates.

DATES.
probably one of the scarier topics to talk about.
heres why:
so its stereotypically known that the guy usually asks the girl to prom/ any dance but hey! this isnt texas and this isnt the 70s!... or the 50s! so unless youre dreaming/ waiting for THIS:


(which not going to lie, id KILL if a guy asked me this way)
so eyah unless youre waiting for that, guys find it attractive when a girl asks a guy... especially to prom.
thinbk about it:
1) confidence is hot. ive said it before ill say it again. confidence is hot. any girl that can break the thresh hold of typical teenage behavior and do what they want as opposed to whats been done, can cause an guy to go weak in the knees
2) guys are lazy. plain and simple. the less work and worrying they have to do, the better.
think about it.

so heres what zoe and i decided:
if noone asks us before april 1st, were going to ask. this way, it gives guys time to be masculine and do what they feel is right but if they dont do it by then, were taking matters into our own hands.

wanna go with a certain guy but want to be asked?
heres a tip i actually gave zoe tonight.
so zoe wants to go with this guy kevin. and hes a great guy. hes super sweet and they were both at prom last year with different dates and at the afterprom he was really hospitable towards her just because before that point shes never been to a really house party so to speak, and he has. zoe and kevin go to the same church and she knew that last year he liked her because of certain little birdies and other hints, etc. So the next time shes seeing him is on valentines day (woo hoo! perfect day... eventhough im really not a fan of valentines day its self) at church. so i told zoe to maybe ask him to hang out after break next week (hes visiting his sister in england.. shes studying abroad there) but not be like omg lets hnag out. this is how i told her the conversation would naturally go:

Zoe: hey kevin (* initiating conversation shows confidence, and studies have show that saying the name of the person youre directly addressing makes them feel warmer and more positive towards you*)
Kevin: oh hey zoe
Z: whats up?
k: nothing really, dont wanna be here haha, how about you
Z: ahah same. so what are your plans for break? (guys love to talk about themselves... so fuel the fire... ask a question about him)
k: well im visiting my sister in england. im leaving in like 2 days
z: that sounds so interesting (notice how she didnt say cool.. interesting sounds more, well, interesting!) you must be pshyced!
K: yeah im so stoked to go
z: well id love to hear all about it when you get back (hinting at hanging out after he returns so he can talk more about himself. brilliant!)
k: yeah sure, that soudns great actually (ok lets be real here: this kid is SO nice. and im nto just saying that from this conversation... he really is. how could anyone with a beating heart reject an invitation to hang out? it works in her favor because he liked her last year and unless the person you like did something absolutely repulsive, theres no way you can just stop completely have feelings for said person)
z: great. well, i have to go but it was great seeing you, have fun in england! i cant wait to hear all about it ( leave him wanting more. by saying that you have to go first, does that because maybe he didnt want to end the conversation right then and there. plus if he ended it first, it makes you feel like the idiot... and noone wants that. also wishing him well is just polite and of course saying that you cant wait to hear about it will remind him of you future plans. its brilliant)

so use this as a template of some sort. mess with it how ever you want. if he says hes not doing anything over break, initiate plans by saying "well if you wanna get together over break ill be around too!" .. or someting like that. be creative! i cant think of every scenario! im only human!

so its 2 am ladies and gentlemen (?). i wish you goodnight and good luck on your date quest. dont lose hope!

T MINUS 49 days till zoe and I take the bull by the horns.

I REALLY should be studying for physics but...

this is aweosome
thought everyone thats reading this out there would like this
regardless of your sex or age or whatever

win.

seriously. check it out. it will make you feel better and maybe inspire you.
okay failsycs mid term tomorrow! bye!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

okay hey everyone, soi i just got back from the gym and im feeling FAN FREAKIN TASTIC.
few reasons:
1. all the endorphins jsut hit me at the same time
2. my friend vicky is making me this sick necklace with a piece of coral on it! im so fucking stoked. and shes doing it for free!
3.i just got invitied to the first afterprom via facebook
4. im talking with my brother about visiting him in 3 weeks at college with jaxson because jaxson's best friend is a freshman at the same school.

and thats where the topic of this post comes into play

GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLS!
goals.
theyre awesome. heres why:
they keep you on track. and now youre prob going, well DUH ceej, but i mean really sticking to your goals keep you on track. like yeah prom is a long term goal, visiting my brother in less than a month should not only jump start me to this prom goal but it challenges me to excell in time to visit my brother. why? well ill tell you! college guys. need i say more?

like when i walk into my brothers house and meet his house mates i want them to think not "shes hot because of her looks" but, shes hot because of her confidence.
its almost common sense that a guy would rather go for a girl with confidence and intelligence than a physically attractive girl. confidence is hot.

so keep ya goals up. they do more for you than yah think

have a wonderful day!

bagel all the way. foodie part I

Okay. so being from New York, especially the tri state area near the city, i have a love for something that no other human being that lives outside of this area could ever love. New York dough. and no, im talking cash money, im talking real dough. bagels. BAM. theyre incfredible here. my personal fave is an everything bagel topped wth cream cheese, lox, capers, lemon, red onion and sometimes a few slices of cucumbers.

and this is where it gets tough.
The Ugly Truth:

a good delious tangy new york bagel has the same bread intake of 4-6 slices of white bread. thats 80 grams of carbs. so whats my solution? well every sunday morning, i wake up, regardless of a wild night before, i wake up, go to the gym, work out with my father for 45 minutes and then we pick up bagels to bring home for breakfast. beause i dont wanna cancel out the progress i made that day, before i throw that fantastic freshmade everything bagel in the toaster, i cut it inhalf and pull out the insides of the bagel. why? because all the flavor is in the "skin". the middle is just unwanted bread.

plus the newly made trenches in the bread make great places for storing things like creamcheese, capers, lemon, lox red onion and sometimes cucumber. because think about it, how many times have you put something on a bagel, went to go taken a bite and the delcious morsel that was just on your skyscraper bagel is now either on the plate or table, in your lap, on the floor or even in your dogs stomach. the crevices are more than calorie reducers, theyre convenience enthusiasts.

not in a creamcheese, capers, lemon, lox red onion and sometimes cucumber mood?

try tunafish or lobster salad! and not that bumblebee crap. yeah its cheap, its just really unhealthy. its loaded with mercury and theres practically no omega 3 in it. plus when you squeeze out the juice to begin your culinary adventures with this sawdust,  youre squeezing out 30% of what you bought.

Now check out this pretty penny.

the amount of omega 3's are through the roof (1384 mg/ can!), when you use this product, you use the whole can (including the juice) and use little to no mayo (calorie savor!!!!!!) because its just that good without mayo. plus it rocks in a tunamelt on whole wheat bread with swiss cheese on the george foreman. The tuna is cvaught using on line/fisherman so its not those crazy big nets that the bigger companies use, all the boats are american (USA! ALL THE WAY!). all in all the product is much better. Yes, it is a little more expenisve but when you squeeze out the juice from the bumble bee can, youre wasting money. no money is wasted in Wild Planet. The quality and long term benefits of the tuna is well worth its price.

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Kick the habit. relevance?

Sorry about the delay in writing. keep in mind, i am a highschool senior on the brink of summer freedom battling through midterms, job searching, the home stretch of cheerleading and college acceptances (george mason, URI, Umaine so if i go to any of the schools, be ready for FeshXV college blog<3)
But onto the topic!
SO! ive been sick. not like flu or dying or whatever, just a cold. which i blame on my best friend jaxson. weve been hanging out a lot lately and he has this terrible cough. which he gave to me. except in the form of a stuffy nose and sneezing. he got the cough, i got the sneeze. we make a perfect cold<3.
But besides hanging out with your disease ridden best friend, there are other ways to gert sick. namely habits.

HABITS.
dear god, do i hate habits. now dont deny it, we all have one. some of these include Eating disorders, saying "like", nail biting, nose picking (even though you swear you were scratching), etc.

Nail biting.
the amount of shit that goes on your hands during the day is terrible. im not even being sarcastic. studies have found legit shit on surfaces that humans touch every day. even in that awesome bowl of cookies next to the cash register at the diner. the germs on your hands and under your nails have been known to cause such illnesses as the common cold and range to meningitis, bronchiolitis, influenza, hepatitis A, and most types of infectious diarrhea.... ew......

so when you wash your hands (which you should do often) sing happy birthday twice. not even kidding.
if you bite your nails, there are products available at drugstores in the beauty section that can grow your nails, maike them stronger or are bitter so when you put your hands in your mouth, it will tastes bitter

Things that have worked for me:
1. confrontation. im not even kidding. i was once at practice and a team mate brought some cereal into practice that everyone was eating. i went to go put my hand in the bag to take some and the person who brought it in put their hand over mine to stop me and said straight to my face "im sorry but i saw you put your hands in your mouth before." I completely understood despite the humiliation of my whole team hearing that. and for that reason alone i knew okay i have to stop. im going into college and its time to grow up. people find it gross so its time.

2. so after this, i started painting my nails. i had a phobia for YEARS of getting a manicure at the nail places because the koreans always yell at me for biting. so because i still have such a phobia, i decided to paint my nail;s by myself. sure, they dont come out the same quality but i started doing it anyway. the colors looked nice for my short stubby nails and eventually not only did the look of them, but it was physically difficult for me to bite. so i didnt. but it was nice because when they were dry id go into the bathroom and playwith my hair for HOURS just watching my gorgeous nails run through my hair. it made me feel 10 times prettier and wierdly enough gave me enough confidence to get a guys number. not lying. after a while, when my hand became sterady enough, i stared making designs with those super skinny nail polishes (sold at rickys drugstore) like tiger stripes, paisley designs, flowers, snowflakes, etc. and they just looked so damn pretty, i couldnt resist but keep them the way they are.

Breaking away from habits is all about will power. if you have the willpower to stop poping your zits, biting your nails or even stop seeing a guy that is emotionally torturing you, and you have an issue with who you are physically, you have the willpower to change that. I believe in you, now you have to believe in you.

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HEYYYOOO!!! Day 4 - snackdown crackdown

yo. sorry i havent written in like 5 days, ive had cheerleading practice for about 3 hours very day for the past week. its been some rough shit, man. but im looking foward to one thing and one thing only: MLK day. hell. yeah. i love having off but theres only one enemy when youre forced to hang out at home all day.
the fridge, the mean mr. fridge. oh boy
so here comes my next lesson: KNOW WHEN YOURE HUNGRY. im DEAD serious. because ive seen people completely crumble and waste all their progress with weight loss and confidence gain from the menacing fridge.
So youre not always hungry. most of the time, youre just bored. it happens to me all the time. and theres something in our brain that screams EATTTTTT.
Diet blog says it best: the reason we eat when were bored is because we grew up that way. plus concentrating on someting like food, temporarily solves the boredom.

How to stop yourself from doing that stupid eating thing when youre bored:
1)When youre really hungry, have something light, filled with protien, all natural or ven better, yet, chug a HUGE glass of water, or a warm seltzer. it fills you up INSTANTLY
2) wait like 20 minutes and then ask yourself if you really are that hungry. if you are, refer to tip 1
3) pick up a hobby, do a chore, play a game. just get food out of your mind

Credit:http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2008/04/15/how_to_stop_yourself_eating_from_boredom.php?page=last#comment-111370


OR OR OR OR OR OR! work out.
JACKPOT! check this out:
the best prom dress workout ever!


now that ive given you like 2 links, use them to your advantage!


go go go! you can do it!

p.s. heres an awesome recipie for european hott drinking chocolate. but dont let the name fool you, ITS FREAKIN 98 CALORIES! THATS NOT EVEN 100!:D  you can serve it to your friends at a part or what not and theyll never know how low fat it is!

Per serving: 98 calories; 2 g fat (1 g sat, 1 g mono); 6 mg cholesterol; 19 g carbohydrates; 5 g protein; 2 g fiber; 50 mg sodium; 109 mg potassium.

SOOOOO GOODDDDD

Guess what I did today?? Day 3?

If you guessed did something athletitic, youre right, if you guessed two athletic things, YOURE DOUBLE RIGHTT
thats right, not ONLY did i have a 3 hour cheerleading practice, BUT i went to the gym
hell. yeah.
I feel EMPOWERED! and strong! Like this kid!
Not even kidding, i left feeling SO good.  maybe it was the endorphins, or the fact that i was picturing me, 6 and a half months later, awesomely confident.
I dont care if you have the muscles of this kid or not, if you can walk out of anything feeling satisfied, youve done a good job. its really difficult to walk out of a gym feeling shitty. if this circumstance crosses your path, think of this kid and i SWEAR youll smile and think to yourself, "it wasnt THAT bad"

awesome.

Now get out there and start feeling like a champ!

Day II | Clean out, dont clean up!

Hey there Freshtodeaths!
So heres a fun fact about me: Ive tried everything short of the harmful ways to lose weight. keep in mind, i love my body, but i knew in order to be healthier, i had to do something. see thats the kicker: you cant lose weight and be happier and gain confidence without realizing a problem first, and better yet, accepting that if youre unhappy, you have to do something. It wont just go away.

so where was I? ah yes, i remember now,  So basically my most promising outlet of confidence gain was weight watchers. Ill bring up the big double W as we press on.

One super important thing i learned okay. so when i was involved in the big W, i used to go to this meeting every sunday (or was it saturday....) morning. and we'd discuss things like what weve been doing to help us out and like what i did to lose 6 pounds one week (heres the tip, go to a sweet 16 or any other catered party, eat before, eat like 3 bites there, have a bowl of ice cream for dessert and dance like youve never danced before.... the whole time. and to give your legs an extra workout, wear your heels the whole time and get low with that cute guy in the corner ;)), etc.
so one time we discussed something that hit me hard and stuck with me: Apparently, you are more likely to lose weight if your room is clean . Im going to be honest, my room is terrible. like a bomb hit it and no one has sent in help yet. BUT! its slowly getting cleaner. Now keep in mind, I have a cleaning lady. Ohhhhh rosie<3 what a doll you are a 5'1". So my room gets cleaned (vaccuumed and surfaces wiped down) every other monday. Heres the problem: rosie, as much as i love her, just stacks up the clutter to make space to clean. nothings getting cleaned out. so thats what you have to do. Dont clean up, clean out! sounds crazy, i know. For example: I started with the key ingredient , my closet. The epicenter of my daily life (you cant attend highschool naked)

There are sliding doors. yeah. shits intense. so heres what i did. i put on some awesome tunes (see the ipod above) and i pulled EVERYTHING out of my closet and threw it on my bed (TIP: make your bed before you do this. its SO much easier) so now everythings on my bed, i got some boxes and sorted everything

Things that should go in the closet:
nice clothing
nice jeans
nice shirts
tshirts that are in good condition
workout clothing
dresses
sweaters

I put anything else (old tshirts, tshirts that are too small, shorts, pants that are too small) in these boxes and put them in my attic, not to be opened until may. WHAT I DID THOUGH was i kept one of my smallest tight tshirts out. and i put it on a hanger and hung it on my door. and everytime i leave the room, i see that shirt that it drives me to want to do more for my body.


and nowwwww i move onto my next project, my dresser. keep you posted!

now that youre done reading this, go dance to the song playing right now
or get on the treadmill
or go walk your dog
GODDAMNIT BE ACTIVE

okaybye. :D

go mo! Day I

so you could be here for a billion different reasons.
1. you feel out of shape, unhealthy, depressed, and all around not motivated
2. you were curious as to what exactly what was the freshman 15
3. youre a compuslive link clicker and felt the need to click this link.


well either way, whether it be 1,2,3, or a combination of those, welcome to the freshman 15 or as I like to call it FreshXV. it sounds cooler :)


so here we are Day 1. so lets go. so you may look at yourself and be like gee, i deff want to lose some weight but how the fuck do i get motivated?
 for one, get off your ass as soon as youre done reading this post. go on do it. now go to your room, put on a pair of comfy shorts, a tshirt, a sports bra if you need it, put your hair up, get your sneakers on (dont lie to me, EVERYONE has a pair of sneakers, so that excuse is bullshit.)   and go for a fast jog. it doesnt have to be long. im not asking you to run like a marathon, go for a mile, go for a half mile, just go do something active!
Excuses I Don't want to Hear:
1. i dont have a treadmill! so what? go outside and run.
2. its cold outside! youre cold for literally the first 5 minutes and after than its fine. just cover your nose and mouth with a thin layer so you can breathe and still feel your nose
3. I sprained my ankle! hey me too! so you know what ive been doing in the mean time? abs. ho-ly shit. abs. do crunches, do girly pushups,
4. I hate running! do this. Now, i just watched this video and I must say it reminds me of being back at cheer camp learning the side line cheers. (FUN FACT ABOUT CHARLIE: Im a Varisty cheerleader... but im not in shape.)




you know what keeps me going when im about to give up? so basically i envision myself skinnier in shape and coming out of the water at the lake at my camp as if i were Halle Berry in the opening scene of Die Another Day. no joke. it like really boosts me. envision the guy you like, or just wanna get with (if any guy is reading this i mean you can obviously envision yourself. whatever floats your boat).

alright. now that youve been motivated. get off your ass now. this post is over. i better see your ass doing something active. dont wanna do anything of the above? well youre being lazy. if you can walk to the fridge to get a snack you can sure as hell go walk on the treamill for 1/2 a mile (for the record that takes 10 minutes.)

if you REALLY dont like running, dance around your room or house. somewhere
heres an awesome song