What's On My Mind...?

What's on my mind….?

On Getting Thinner

My friend is taking a diet pill called Reductil. In the two weeks she's taken it, she's already lost five pounds and indeed has looked thinner. The effects are loss of appetite /cravings, and you get thirsty often.

She relates to me that even if she's hungry, after taking a few bites, she's satisfied already to the point that she feels that she would gag if she eats some more. Cravings are a thing of the past, too and seriously, I myself could attest to it because the last time I was with her, she had cravings for everything sweet! She craved for ice cream and she did buy ice cream, she was craving for Starbucks, and she did buy a frappuccino, she was craving for Donuts, and she did buy munchkins Her cravings were quite uncontrollable, with or without the monthly period. But now, no more cravings and just thinking of the oily fast food makes her want to throw up. The getting thirsty thing, she said was pretty easy to remedy: she drinks a lot of water. DUH.

Basically, for those who don't have enough discipline, Reductil helps you get to your goal. I still can't attest to its safety, though. But my friend said she interviewed the people she knew of the effects and any symptoms about the drug before using it.

Big results are said to come in a month's time and it's not that expensive either. The instructions only require you to take one pill a day, but a 10g pill costs P100. (15 g = P130 for the obese) So, on the average, you need P3,000 a month to see great results. If you see your getting thinner as an investment, then it's gonna be worth it.

Insert: The same friend also tried L'oreal Slimming Cream and it did work but with her consuming and craving for sweets every time, the inches lost are cancelled by the fat gained. Awww, the cream costs only around P605. Discipline on the other hand, is priceless.

Going back to the topic of DISCIPLINE, I envy Mel because her parents are helping her lose weight! In a nutshell, telling her what not to eat and encouraging her to go the gym and exercise! She might not like it but I appreciate it more than what my parents are doing. They're giving me everything I want and adding to my temptations!

For example, if in one of my craving moods, I look for chocolate, the next day, you'll see tons of chocolate bars at home! GRRRR! So I have to muster a LOT of self-discipline to keep me from hoarding all the chocolate. They don't make it easy for me! I just wish that if I suddenly crave for some fattening and unhealthy food, they'd say that I shouldn't coz it's bad for me and that I'd waste all the time, effort and money I've spent on my work out and my gym membership. And how I'm gonna lose a lot of modeling opportunities that would get me lots of extra money that I can invest in my future business.

See? The success of my future lies in how disciplined I am at present!

No Time to Read

Have you ever felt that you don't have time to read?

Everyday, I make it a point to scan through the newspaper and each day, I put aside spreads or pages where there are articles that I would like to read more thoroughly. But guess what? They're still piled up on one corner of my table, unread. All I get to read are the short chismis articles, sports, and the stories on the front page--and not their continuation on the inside pages.

I just feel that there are other things that I HAVE to read, like my philosophy, theology, history, thesis, newswriting, etc! Sigh. If only I could have all the time in the world to do things really meticulously, then i would. But i can't and they say that that's the challenge of time management and efficiency.

Minor Courses

Digressing a bit, my friend Nikki is all set to minor in History next semester and it made me think of the possibility, too. I checked the requirements but they're all too heavy for me--I should've started last year or at least this semester. Oh well. If ever, I 'd like to minor in Management subjects or Political Science, those kinds of stuff that make you use more of your analytical brain.

Not that Comm is for the stupid, but I find it quite easy. Maybe because I'm so used to it, I don't know. I just want to challenge my mind and make it grow and extend to depths I've never imagined.

On Editing

I'm suppoxed to edit my staffers work this weekend. I've just read one of the articles and I feel I need tips on how to edit. I didn't anticipate that not everyone would have the same writing level as my friends! No insult intended, I just mean that the writing style still needs guidance and tutelage in order to improve and become more diverse. It's not easy to be an editor! Help!