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Becoming only the second England player to score four tries in a Championship match and the first for 97 years was a major distinction for Chris Ashton, who achieved the feat in the 59-13 win over Italy in February 2011. His exploits brought him a man of the match award. With two tries already tucked away against Wales, he equalled the RBS 6 Nations Championship best of six in a season. He shares the record with Will Greenwood (2001) and Shane Williams (2008) and was the leading try-scorer in the 2011 Championship.
His six RWC tries that year meant he was only two short of the individual tournament record held by Jonah Lomu (1999) and Bryan Habana (2007). He was the joint leading try-scorer in the 2011 event alongside Vincent Clerc.
Chris brought a spell of 11 Test matches without scoring to an end in spectacular style against the All Blacks at Twickenham in December 2012 and he crashed over the Scotland line in the opening 2013 RBS 6 Nations Championship game at Twickenham. He started every match in the tournament. His next try was against Argentina, also at Twickenham, last November.
His touchdown against New Zealand stemmed from one of his inimitable supporting runs. He seized a pass from Manu Tuilagi to run in a scintillating try, the second of England's three touchdowns, to put his side 25-14 ahead after 58 minutes. Chris also crossed the All Blacks' line in the second Test at Dunedin in June this year. It helped to bring England to within a point of New Zealand in the final minute.
Euphoric praise had already been heaped on Chris for his stunning 85-metre try against Australia in November 2010. Prolific try-scoring had crowned his union success since switching from Wigan Warriors to Saints on a three-year contract for 2007-08, in which he made 39 touchdowns, a record for what is now the Greene King IPA Championship.
His scoring output continued unabated as his outstanding maiden Test try illustrated on his third appearance in the 21-20 victory over Australia in June 2010. He followed that with another try in the final tour match against New Zealand Maori.
He bagged 23 tries in 32 matches in 2009-10 and the book closed on his Saints career with 93 touchdowns in 111 games. By the end of this season, he had amassed 47 tries in 81 Premiership matches.
Chris signed a "long-term" contract with Saracens starting last season and his final game of the previous one brought a hat-trick of tries for England in the 57-26 victory over the Barbarians at Twickenham. He then started all three summer Tests against South Africa in 2012 and missed the opening QBE International against Fiji that autumn before returning against Australia. Chris was rested for the 2013 summer tour of South America.
A product of St John Fisher Catholic HS, he emerged through Wigan's development system. Rugby runs in the family. His father Kevin appeared for Wigan RUFC and brother David played for Swinton Lions RLFC.
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With its blend of Hollywood history and jaw-dropping views, La Valencia embodies the old-school elegance of La Jolla, San Diego's tony enclave tucked against a cove.
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Its nickname has long been the Pink Lady, but La Jolla's La Valencia is anything but fussy. With its Mediterranean elegance, sweeping views, and steps-from-the-beach location, the hotel has been a local institution since it opened in 1926, when it attracted Hollywood types as well as World War II soldiers waiting to ship out. Today, the rosy hotel evokes two distinct eras: the compact hallways, black-and-white silver-screen-star photos, and petite chandeliers recall a bygone sensibility, but the property also offers a front-row seat to San Diego's posh enclave La Jolla, with bakeries, bookstores, and a Cartier boutique just across from the entrance. Recent additions are a brand new business center as well as fitness room for the health conscious. Many of the 112 tropically themed rooms feature balconies and all are outfitted with resort amenities such as complimentary Wi-Fi, high-end coffee makers, private bars and deluxe bath toiletries.
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text: Gut Check: Greg Answers Questions While Drinking Lots of Wine Print article Send a Tip by Greg Gutfeld 31 Oct 2013 post a comment Breitbart News: What do conservatives have to do to resonate with young people? GG: They have to explain, succinctly, why their stuff works. And you have to do it with humor, minus jargon, minus anger. Freedom is fun. It's not shrill. Simply looking at the dreadful state of things, and saying "thanks Obama," and linking him to the apocalypse is already old hat. I get the simplicity--it's what the left mastered with Reagan, and later with both Bush's. At a certain point you have to offer an optimistic, breezy alternative that can be easily understood, without sweaty negativity that makes you appear as though you have a score to settle. It's hard for conservatives, who despise government--and therefore despise governance--to come up with a "plan" for health care. I detest planning, but if you don't do it--they will. Our plan will always be the "free market," but we need to explain how that works (with examples--there are lots!) and that our alternative does not HURT people. The challenge for us, is that our critics lazily call any of our beliefs exclusionary and painful to the underclass, when it's precisely their practices that achieve those brutal realities. Kevin Williamson's recent piece in National Review comparing the net worth of white and black families, tells you all you need to know about toxic liberal policy. It's horrible. We need to explain how the opposition--recently with health care--is narrowing choice for young people, but also reducing potential for that young person to put his or her money elsewhere. One-size-fits-all health care for everyone means, ultimately less food and clothing for your child. Let's compare the predicted outcomes of Obamacare from both ideological extremes. The left will call it a victory for the progressive ideal: expanding government to provide more goods and services to those who cannot provide for themselves. Well, we know this is only part of the case; it's a costume. What this is, is an inventive disguise for wealth confiscation and transfer. But, is it going to be the hell, as the hard right envision? No--because it never is really as immediately bad (at once) as you say it is. That's often the problem. Hell comes in small steps. And before you know it you're there. Sure the website is a fucking mess, but it will be fixed. Then... what's your argument now? It's got to be about the law. Pelosi and her brood shoved this thing through, and it's a soulless, destructive beast that ultimately limits choice, and therefore, freedom. It's a step backward into a world we beat. We are accepting the principles of those we bested. But screaming that it's Armageddon drives cynicism. You don't have to shout. It's why the defunding scheme was not simply a mathematical failure, it was a rhetorical one too. I get the impulse: standing on the cliff and shouting "stop!" at the growing blob of government. I've been shouting that for decades. But the difference between shouting "stop" and actually "stopping" it, comes through viable, likeable candidates, elections, and winning. It's not achievable simply through the orgasm of talk radio, or bizarre candidates who appeal to the loudest voices. Sometimes we are too kind to candidates because we are too kind. And we think their uniqueness is refreshing, when it's just odd. Even I thought Christine O'Donnell was delightfully quirky. Boy was I wrong on that one. Very wrong. I should have listened to a few RINOs on that one. Which is why you have to explain that Obamacare doesn't have to be deadly to be awful. If all Obamacare is, is providing you with less, that costs more--that's already harmful and immoral. Think about it. The intrusive hand of government just took money from the middle class, ran it through the change machine that is bureaucracy, and that same middle class has less insurance for more money. So where did that money go? To cover people who didn't ask for it. Obamacare just picked your pocket. And they spent it on something nobody wants. Those nobodies are everybody. What this means, plainly, is money was taken from Jane, to pay for Paul. If Jane's life wasn't impacted so negatively, we'd probably live with it (Medicaid is pretty much that model--a bottomless billion dollar pit--but at least it's not threatening you by force to do something you don't want to do). But Jane is not simply seeing her money go to someone else, her own personal happiness is eroded. This is not a first theft for big government, but it might be the most recent. And the most obvious, despite the disguise. Related to Obamacare is the IRS corruption, and that's the scandal a smart politician could work to great effect. It's now the policing arm for the Democratic party, especially for Obamacare. You don't agree with Obama, we'll pay you a visit. If that's not a scandal, then none of this matters. Meanwhile, as they chase down conservative groups, to help Obama win elections, they continue to dole out billions in earned income tax credits--the biggest scam this side of the pet rock. Here the IRS makes Madoff's corruption look modest. Because of the whirlwind of other stuff--the NSA in particular, and Snowden--Obama escaped the IRS scandal, through a back door, created by the right jumping in bed with the hard left. Breitbart News: What is the biggest obstacle the right puts in its own path? GG: SABS. Self-appointed Bouncer Syndrome. It's a phenomena often erupting among those of us who, imbued with strong ideological beliefs, feel compelled to tell you dismissively that you're not as conservative as they are. I was like this person. For a long time. Calling someone a "RINO" makes you feel stronger about your own beliefs, even if it divides the team you belong to. The great thing about the Republican Party is that ALL of its members are "Republican in name only," because there are so many different variations. Hell, I'm not even sure what I am. I registered as a Republican only once to vote in a primary (for my old drinking pal Pat Toomey in PA). I can't remember if I changed back to Independent, which I always was. I never paid attention. It would be helpful to look at the left, and see how unified they can be, when it comes to winning. I despise lockstep, but I'm talking about winning--coming together despite differences. The day that I'm called a liberal is the day this party is dead. I've been a screaming right winger for 25 years. When someone calls me a RINO because they discovered talk radio a year ago--sorry dude--I was reading Paul Johnson when you were pooping in your pants and swinging from monkey bars in the playground. When you debate over tactics, you cannot impugn those who disagree with you, as lacking in principles. It's what your adversaries love. You're supposed to focus your fight outward, not inward. This bouncer syndrome occurs often among libertarians. They love announcing "you're not really a libertarian!" Sometimes I wonder if that's all some libertarians do: Hang around and tell you that you can't come into their club of... one. By the way, what I'm advocating is also what I advocate about marriage. When you go buy a car, the couple must present a front, even if they're vulnerable to different desires. The conflict should not be between spouses, but that couple and the guy trying to sell you undercoating. Know your opposition. Since I took my stance strongly defending the NSA, I got a lot of grief from preening types, who Googled Benjamin Franklin's quote on security, and sent it to me triumphantly--as if that somehow undermines a fairly straightforward position, or elevates theirs. I admire all the guys at Reason, because they are consistently cynical toward government intrusion. And they give me a run for my money. But I'm mostly critical of those who despise the current administration so much, they join hands with people bent on dismantling certain safeguards against terrorism that are necessary to maintain the freedoms I cherish. As a conservative with a libertarian streak, I believe the only way I can be free to do whatever I want, whenever I please, is to be as ruthless and powerful in advocating the security of this nation. I want a deadly defense, and the greatest spying capabilities possible. I want my freedoms protected. I am sacrificing nothing; Oh, on the contrary, I am aggressively demanding MORE. To conflate the compiling of email addresses with "reading our emails" is simplistic and dishonest. And when we find violations, we call them out. But they are few. We can just as easily find such violations in our military, and our police. Would you do away with them as well? The canonization of Snowden was, sadly, more a reflex to jab a stick at Obama with--and it overlooks one great flaw. You are now siding with a segment of the left who wishes to dismantle the weapons we've created to fight terror. Seeing conservatives complimenting Glenn Greenwald is disturbing--for these conservatives fail to see how much contempt Greenwald holds for them. The case in point: the recent revelations about our spying on foreigners. So what's the problem there? That's what spies do. If you don't like it, why do you go to James Bond movies? Spying is a necessary currency for adults. This is not a game played fairly by all participants. If you decide to play "fair," they will only keep cheating. See the Russians. So we must be the best at it, and make no apologies for our deviousness. Our deviousness is only criticized because we must be so damn good at it. That Snowden thinks this is somehow against the constitution is laughable, and destructive. My intuition tells me that if a Republican becomes President, many of the critics of the NSA on the right will dissipate. I admire the consistency of some on the left who hate such activity under Bush and Obama; and those on the right who supported it under Bush, and now. Anyone else--the flippers and the floppers on the left and right--they are willing to sacrifice our security before the altar of ideology. Breitbart News: As you mentioned, you're a conservative with a libertarian streak. Do you believe that is the direction of the movement? GG: On social issues, yes. The world will do what it wants, and personal feelings toward it will not change things. You may not like gay marriage, but I think you're wrong. Gay marriage is a conservative stance, in my opinion. It's not an original one, but it's mine. Abortion? I'm pro-life, but what can I do, but show people that there is a moral underpinning to my belief that exists independent of the bible. My pro-life beliefs are libertarian in nature, not religious. I don't need a God to tell me there's something sad about removing people from the finish line--who defied the odds to be "born." Being born is the ultimate lottery, so being plucked as you cash that ticket seems beyond comprehension. But I'm also a realist. The bed is made. Being pro-life is like being for total gun control. You want guns banned, because then no one will die by guns. If that were to happen, you'd be right. But it's never going to happen. I'm pro-life. I'd like to see all babies born and made available through a vibrant adoption process. But that's not going to happen, perhaps for a very, very long time. So all I can do is comment on the culture that creates a tumorization of the fetus. And at times, I admit, I am not as dedicated as those folks on the street, brandishing the garish photos of dead babies. But I do not see that going anywhere. I do not see victory for anyone here. So I move on. Give up on the drug war. Don't make a big deal of it. Just stop. It's not working, and it's against human nature to deny an individual's choice to mediate whatever predicament they're in with oblivion. Oblivion should be legal. And if it's legal, there is less harm to others who must endure their drive for oblivion. Legal heroin means no heroin addict will try to steal my car. I know a few people (I can count them on one hand) who do not need oblivion. I am not one of them. Free markets matter. Fighting regulation based on shoddy hypothesis matter. Climate change--whether you believe it's marginal effect is manmade or not--cannot, nor should it be the furious engine that it's designed to be for taxation and regulation. Hell, a little global warming saves lives. That's science. The predicted apocalypse is wrong. We need to kill that beast. Libertarian writers excel at marshaling facts better than anyone because they exist outside the duopoly of right vs. left. It gives them the freedom to destroy your gun control arguments with statistics; it gives them the ease by which they brutalize the war on drugs rhetoric; it gives them the power to question the over-reach of climate change science. Facts matter, and the more they are simplified to tell a story, the better. The problem with much of the ideas that affect our society is that they are boring. Climate change apostles used to win handily not because they had facts (they concocted consensus in a pretty complicated process that requires lengthy explanation), but because their rhetoric is far from boring. It's romantically apocalyptic. Al Gore made a second career, and hundreds of millions, holding a sign reading "the end of the world is near." The person refuting that makes pennies, by comparison. I can't wait for that war to start. There are so many new fighters willing to dismantle the hysteria. As a luke-warmer, I can accept a slight increase in temperature over a century, but I'm far from convinced that requires drastic changes in our lives or economy. We spend twice as much on climate change as we do on borders. Out of fear. Libertarianism attracts the smartest people I know, so maybe I'm not as smart as I should be. Because I support the NSA--I have lost my libertarian card. So be it. But, again, I maintain that for America to remain the most free, the most "libertarian" outpost on the planet--we must protect it with every weapon viable. And spying, surveillance, cameras,--the whole bit--I welcome it. Save your Ben Franklin Google quote--I've thought about this more than you can imagine. Bottom line: you want to beat a liberal democrat? Put forth a right wing Obama. Someone charming, likeable, accessible, who can convey your core beliefs succinctly, confidently, and without easily parodied mannerisms. For republicans, that's really, really hard. The people I'd like to see run, won't run. Even so, I veer from the hardcore Allen West to the charismatic, natural Chris Christie. I dig Gary Sinise. They are vastly, different, but they fall under the same umbrella: they aren't big government liberals, and they have singular, resonating points of view. My dream of dreams is that a 90 lb. farm girl with the guts of 12 MMA fighters would enter the ring, but Dana Perino would never do it. If she did, I'd be her social secretary, and end up babysitting a dog. We need more Mia Loves. Breitbart News: You understand the value of pop culture and its impact on politics as much as anyone, why do you suppose this concept is not embraced by our side? GG: I'll tell you why. Because we think everything is weird. It's the nature of conservatism, I guess. We take risks with money, but not with much else. But that's wrong. We wrinkle our noses at things we don't understand. Rather than just understanding it. I see this whenever I pick music for one show I do. It's not as obvious as it used to be. But the moment my segment opens, and the song I pick is played--something by Tobacco or Torche--you can sense the eyerolling. It's "what the hell is this." But as much as love the music--it can't all be country music or classic rock. Try some doom, psychedelia, krautrock, or scuzzy electronica. Louis CK may be profane, but he's also perceptive and honest. Alec Baldwin may be an ass, but he's one of the finest comedic television actors in recent memory. I hate the phrase "open-minded," but we must open our minds to the creativity you otherwise might find unnerving. To me, music is the closest thing I get to religion. It's mathematics that nails your soul. These are simply equations created by other humans that affect complete strangers in ways that are novel--every singl, new melody or riff affects you in a new way. A new song does something to you that no previous song did before. It's a miracle to me that I find a new song or album that blows me away. This new album by Fuzz. I play it daily. God, it's great. I'm sure there will be another one that does that same thing, shortly. My point: laughing at what is weird or different is not a conservative virtue. And I hate it with a passion. I'd rather hang with a liberal fan of the Melvins than a rightwinger who hates the Melvins. Look--Johnny Ramone was a rightwinger. And, under specific criteria, the Ramones might be the greatest band ever. It would be nice to see more Johnny Ramones. Breitbart News: Competing with the left's monopoly on entertainment, media, and education is a daunting task. How do you think we can chip away at it? GG: That may never completely change. But it can change a little. The most obvious solution is to encourage offspring to engage in it. It might be too late for you. I'm not taking up guitar lessons again. I was too nervous, and had a bad experience with a squirrel (not a joke). The arts can be a business, so look at it that way. Creating something people like, and making money off it--that's free market meeting the free mind at its most awesome. Look--there is no doubt that these people (artists in seedy downtown bedsits) hate you. But my theory is this: almost everyone involved in the arts who's any good was mostly indifferent to politics. Reflexively liberal? Probably. What do you expect? But intensely political artists are intensely political because their art wasn't that good enough. Performance artists are often left wing, because their "performance" is politically left wing to gain grants and attention. They get more than a pass. They get an invitation. Without their acceptable "radical" assumptions, their lack of talent would be unacceptable. That's why Karen Finley would not exist if she were a Reaganite. You can shove yams up your ass, and get a grant for it, as long as you're a lib. Look her up--I'm not kidding about the yams. "Satisfaction" is not a left-wing or right-wing song. The Stones just wanted to play music and get laid, and then get rich. I'd encourage people to get their kids interested in making things, and see what happens. My pessimistic feeling about progress in this arena is real. The left don't veer toward banking and business because it's scary and weird. That's risk that scares them. The same could be said for the right and the arts. Maybe that will never change. I do notice, however, that many musicians who are older are rabidly right wing. Once they make money, they see the folly of demonizing a system that rewards them for hard work. Kid Rock is a great example. But there are many others. Breitbart News: How are you? GG: I'm okay. I'm tired. I've been doing two shows, sometimes three--every day for two years, and writing books at night. I do almost nothing else. I go to the gym. I read. I drink. But I'm tired. Not complaining, though. Being tired is better than the opposite--by a long shot. We should all be tired. Tired means you're running on empty, and not leaving anything behind.


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School started a month ago in my district. Students' alarms started ringing sooner than they did during the summer, bringing life and smiles to lonely bathroom mirrors. Toaster pastries and cereal began to fill bellies once again in the familiar morning routine as students began their days.
However, I wasn't so thrilled about school because I was all too familiar with the unsafe feeling of being openly gay in a rural area. I knew that this would be my last year and my community has a lot of growing to do through policies, community involvement, and setting up and maintaining safe zones within my school. With that thought in mind, I also know that I am leaving behind a changed school and an improved atmosphere because of my GSA and through allies I have gained, who will advocate on behalf of all of my LGBTQ peers.
The GLSEN Middle Tennessee chapter has already started planning and hosting events around days of action such as Ally Week. To kick things off, GLSEN Middle TN co-hosted an Ally Week Photo Shoot Campaign on September 11 with the Music City Sisters and Out & About Nashville, which celebrates 11 years in October as Middle Tennessee's leader in LGBT news. The event was for supportive community members to show their support for Tennessee students and proclaim their commitment to being an ally!
Those who couldn't make it to the event don't have to miss out on the fun, though. GLSEN Middle TN also encourages everyone who wants to participate to print off an Ally Week sign and post it on the GLSEN Middle TN Facebook page, post it on Instagram with the hashtag #AllyWeek2013, tweet their photo to @OutandAboutNash and @GLSENMiddleTN, or email it directly to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The photos from the campaign will be featured in the October 2013 edition of Out and About Nashville and support our next Ally Week event, which will be held during Ally Week on October 24! GLSEN Middle TN will be co-hosting their next event with the Nashville GLBT Chamber of Commerce.
GLSEN Middle TN is thankful for all of its sponsors and co-hosts, without whom events like these would be nearly impossible. There will be more events on the agenda for the coming year, which I am looking forward to participating in and helping to organize! By engaging the public in initiatives like Ally Week and other days of action, GLSEN Middle TN is able to make an impact on the greater community and change schools in Tennessee.
Though I am leaving for college in the coming year, opening myself to new opportunities, and gaining more knowledge alongside GLSEN, I couldn't be happier to look around and see the community that I will be leaving progressing in the right direction. Middle Tennessee is on a path to safer and more inclusive schools and I am happy to be a part of the great work GLSEN is doing in my area.
Andrew Lawless is a GLSEN Student Ambassador and GLSEN Middle Tennessee leader.
Students and educators across the country are checking their schools to Spot the Sticker, but do Safe Space stickers and posters make a difference? Can these stickers and posters really help make schools better for LGBT students?
Here in GLSEN's research department, we've been asking both educators and LGBT students about the Safe Space stickers and posters. Our 2011 National School Climate Survey compared the experiences of LGBT students who had seen a Safe Space sticker or poster at school to those who had not. LGBT students with Safe Space sticker or poster at school were…
- Able to identify more supportive school staff members.
- More comfortable talking with their teachers about LGBT issues.
- More likely to have positive conversations about LGBT issues with their teachers.
Educators can do many things to make schools safer for LGBT students: serving as GSA advisors, incorporating LGBT-related issues into their classes, and intervening when they see anti-LGBT behavior at school. Even an action as simple as displaying a Safe Space sticker or poster can send a strong message to LGBT students about where to find caring adult allies at school.
After I posted the posters and stickers, my students started to ask me about it. It also made a statement to them that my classroom promotes respect.
Middle school teacher, California
As part of our ongoing evaluation of the Safe Space Kit, we asked educators across the country about how they used their Safe Space Kits, and if they thought displaying the posters and stickers made a difference in their classrooms. Many educators told us that they thought that Safe Space stickers and posters were useful tools for encouraging respect in their classrooms and opening dialogue about LGBT issues with their students. (See above and below for educator quotes.)
A majority of teachers at my school put the stickers on their doors, showing that the staff is unified in making out school an open and accepting place.
High school teacher, Colorado
Learn more on page 67 of the full report of the National School Climate Survey (pdf).
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When I was a teacher I used to spend hours prior to the first day of school working to create a visually appealing classroom for my students with spectacularly colorful bulletin boards, displays of former students' work, inspirational quotes and of course - my classroom expectations. I held the belief that my students would learn something from simply walking into my classroom and I wanted my students to learn in a safe, comfortable and attractive learning environment. As the back to school season approached, I am certain that teachers once again participated in this late summer ritual holding the same belief.
Educators know that classroom environment matters and that their students benefit and learn about many things from the displays they choose to put up in their rooms and in the hallways of their school. GLSEN recognizes this too and for the last three years we have worked to provide educators everywhere with a tool to use in their classroom or office that is designed to help students learn something simple – that that classroom or office is a space in which all students will be safe to be who they are, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Educators who have put these stickers/posters up help students know where in school this will absolutely be the case. Because of supportive educators like you it's working! LGBT students who can "spot" a sticker (or poster) are more likely to be able to identify many supportive staff in their schools.
This year we're asking students everywhere to help us "spot the sticker" in schools by sharing an image of the sticker. We want to include educators in this activity too.
To learn how to participate in this campaign, go to glsen.org/spotthesticker.
If you don't have a sticker or poster or want to learn more about its meaning, you can learn more and even download the sticker for free.
All of us at GLSEN wish you and your students a safe and successful school year and thank you for the important role you play in the lives of young people.
As a high school student, going back to school can be both stressful and exciting. You don't know what to expect, but in your head you make a whole bunch of assumptions, some negative and some positive. Being a gay high school student and going back to school, the only thing you truly want is to have a great year with people who accept and love you for who you are.
I attend a high school that just opened about a year ago, and in addition to the school a new club was born: a Gay-Straight Alliance. My GSA started with three people and we are gradually building up week by week. Our main goal is to bring more awareness about LGBT issues and, of course, create an alliance between our gay and straight students in hopes we can create a safe environment for all our students.
I personally would like to see more encouragement from teachers. I have always been told by my teachers to get good grades and excel academically, but I am never told to be myself and to embrace who I am as a gay student. I would like to see more teachers inspiring students who are LGBT to be themselves, giving them a sense of security and giving them a friend, someone who they can come to for whatever reason.
On the other hand, there are numerous things students can do to make back-to-school pleasant and stress-free for LGBT students. Instead of following the crowd and automatically ignoring the students who are different from them, students can do the simplest of things, like not making insulting comments about one's actions or appearance (thinking before they speak) or asking students who are alone at lunch if they would like to sit with them. The most effective thing they could do is smile when they see an LGBT student. Little heartwarming gestures can be the best way to start off a new school year.
As this is my last year being a high school student, there are a few things I want to achieve before the school year is over. Mainly, I would like to set a foundation at my school: a legacy where people are not ashamed to be who they are, but in reality are more than happy embracing their sexuality. I also really hope I can achieve a lot with my GSA club this year, most importantly by informing the students of issues faced by the LGBT community in hopes they will be inspired to help us make a difference. The ultimate and last thing I hope to achieve this school year is to find and apply to a college which has an amazing GSA. After high school is done, I want to continue to be a representative, an advocate, and a voice for my fellow LGBT community.
In conclusion, being a gay high school student might come to an end, but my future being an LGBT representative is soon to begin.
Dustin Gallegos is a GLSEN Student Ambassador.
When I was bullied for a few years, I didn't feel safe at school. I was unhappy, sad, and uncomfortable. I would try pretending to be sick to not go to school. In one year, I missed 95 days of school for fear of being bullied.
I thought that when I started in a new grade in an upper-level school, everything would change. I would have friends, sit at a lunch table with friends, and be able to socialize and gossip about favorite pets and favorite boy bands. But when I started sixth grade, it didn't change at all. I was still bullied. Everyone except two people—one who is a lesbian, and another who was gay—wouldn't talk to me.
The only place where I felt safe and could eat my lunch was the library. I could talk to the librarian and help students check out books and show them where to find books.
Then in seventh grade, we got a new librarian, one who is a strong supporter of GLSEN and the LGBT community. I still hung out in the library and helped with the students. Then a few weeks later, she put up a Safe Space poster on her bulletin board. As soon as I saw that poster, I knew I was safe in the library.
When school started this year, I walked past the principal's office; I noticed that he also had a Safe Space sticker on his window. I was surprised that he had a sticker on his window. When I saw that poster and sticker, I finally knew I was safe at school. Safe to be myself, safe to come out about my sexuality. Perfectly safe. I could be free.
Katarina "Kat" S. is an eighth-grader at the Creative and Performing Media Arts School (CPMA) in San Diego, California.
Today, GLSEN announced the launch of its #SpotTheSticker campaign, an endeavor to recognize, highlight and celebrate the thousands of schools where LGBT students can feel safe, affirmed and respected.
The GLSEN Safe Space sticker and poster are important components of the Safe Space Kit, a resource guide for educators to become better allies to LGBT students. Three years ago, GLSEN launched the Safe Space Campaign, with the goal of putting a Safe Space Kit in every middle and high school in the country – all 60,000 of them. As we prepare to wrap up the Safe Space Campaign this October, we're celebrating by spreading the word about the huge number of educators and community members who show support for LGBT students.
Participating in the #SpotTheSticker campaign is easy, and anyone can do it. First, find a Safe Space sticker or poster at school, at work, at your local community center, or anywhere else. Then, just snap a picture. You can take a photo of the sticker alone, a selfie with the sticker in the background, your GSA posing with the sticker—be creative! Finally, upload the picture to glsen.org/spotthesticker and share it on social media using the hashtag #SpotTheSticker. It's that simple: just spot it, snap it and share it!
When you take and share a photo, you encourage educators to put up their own Safe Space stickers and posters, sending a message of support to LGBT youth across the country. You'll also be spreading the word about the value of GLSEN's Safe Space Kit. GLSEN research has shown that having visible allies at school improves LGBT students' academic achievement, aspirations for the future and personal well-being. By participating in the #SpotTheSticker campaign, you can help show educators nationwide just how important it is to support LGBT youth.
For more information about #SpotTheSticker, check out glsen.org/spotthesticker and follow the hashtag #SpotTheSticker on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram. We can't wait to see where you find stickers!
The 10th Anniversary of No Name-Calling Week (January 20-24, 2014) is rapidly approaching! Are you thinking of joining the thousands of educators who participate in No Name-Calling Week each year by establishing a No Name-Calling Week in your school? but you aren't sure where to start? Well, you're in the right place. Today we will be focusing on two of the most useful resources; the Planning Guide and the Student Survey.
The Planning Guide contains detailed information on how to plan and execute No Name-Calling Week. The guide helps you to reflect on your school community, establish goals and objectives, and implement a week that helps to build awareness about name-calling and bullying in your school.
The Student Survey is a tool that you can use to assess your school's climate and the experiences of your students. Knowing the details of your students' experiences with name-calling and bullying allows you to have a baseline for measuring the impact of your No Name-Calling week programming.
On our website, you will find many useful items that can help you plan, promote, and carry out many different kinds of No Name-Calling Week events and activities. Keep us updated on your planning and progress. We would love to hear what you have planned; click here to let us know what you are doing to celebrate kindness this No Name-Calling Week!
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Sept. 4, 2013 – GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, today announced it will honor Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason; Academy ® and Emmy® award-winning global entertainment company Lionsgate; Emmy® and Golden Globe® award-winning actor Jim Parsons and his partner, art director Todd Spiewak; and the 2013 Student Advocate of the Year at the 9th annual GLSEN Respect Awards – Los Angeles presented by Target, The Walt Disney Company and Wells Fargo, to take place at The Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday, Oct. 18.
The GLSEN Respect Awards, held annually in Los Angeles and New York, showcase the work of organizations, individuals, students and educators who have made a significant difference in the areas of diversity, inclusion and the safe schools movement, and who serve as exemplary role models.
"GLSEN is the leading national education organization working to end bullying and create safe schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender expression or gender identity, and we are proud to honor supporters who are committed to a world where young people learn to value and respect all people," said Dr. Eliza Byard, GLSEN's Executive Director. "This year, we are pleased to recognize Lionsgate, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Jim Parsons & Todd Spiewak, and our 2013 Student Advocate of the Year, all of whom share our passion and commitment of making sure that every student is able to succeed in school and reach their full potential."
This year, GLSEN is proud to announce honorees in the following Respect Awards categories:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Linda Bloodworth Thomason is an award winning producer and writer known for creating television series with often Southern and always strong, memorable, female characters. In 1983, she formed a production company with her husband, director Harry Thomason, and together they have produced more than three hundred and fifty episodes for television. A former high school English teacher in Watts, Linda is also an award winning writer, who has been nominated for numerous Emmys, from MASH to the critically acclaimed series, Designing Women, to the Emmy and Golden Globe winning, Evening Shade. As a close friend and supporter of President Clinton, Linda wrote and directed all three of this Democratic Convention films, including the iconic Man from Hope, as well as the 2008 Democratic Convention film for then Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton. She is currently adapting her New York Times bestselling novel Liberating Paris, which explores the new South's struggle with racial and marriage inequality, for the large screen. Linda is a strong supporter of the LGBT community. In 1987, her Designing Women script, Killing All the Right People, was the first American television show to address the AIDS crisis. Recently, she wrote and directed the same sex love story, Bridegroom, a documentary which won the audience prize at the 2013 TriBeca Film Festival. A staunch supporter of women, Linda established the Designing Women Foundation, which has provided over a hundred and fifty college scholarships to impoverished women in the rural South.
Chairman's Award: Lionsgate
Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales. Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first installment of The Hunger Games franchise, The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn – Part 2, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Tyler Perry's Temptation, Warm Bodies, Perks of Being A Wallflower, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, The Cabin in the Woods, Mud and Arbitrage. Lionsgate currently has 28 television shows on 20 different networks including iconic brands such as the multiple Emmy®-award-winning Mad Men and recent hits such as Orange is the New Black, Anger Management and Nashville. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 15,000 motion picture and television titles. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world.
Inspiration Award: Jim Parsons & Todd Spiewak
Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak love the opportunity to support causes they believe in and, of course, GLSEN is one of their favorites. Living in Los Angeles with their dogs, Otis and Rufus, Jim's work on the CBS show The Big Bang Theory, has earned him two Emmys® and a Golden Globe®. Parsons has also been featured in films such as Garden State and The Muppets. He will next be seen in the upcoming HBO film The Normal Heart with Mark Ruffalo and Julia Roberts and is currently in production on the animated film Home. He has always loved working in the theater and recently appeared on Broadway for the Roundabout Theater in Harvey, and in the stage production of The Normal Heart.
Todd Spiewak has a BFA in Graphic Design from Boston University and has worked extensively in the field designing successful campaigns for clients including American Express, Barnes & Noble, HP, KitchenAid and The New York Times. Recently he and Jim formed their production company, That's Wonderful Productions, and Todd is now actively seeking homes for projects ranging from television series to movies to theater.
Student Advocate of the Year: To Be Announced Soon!
After a nationwide search, GLSEN will present the 2013 Student Advocate of the Year presented by AT&T. This award recognizes a student who has advanced LGBT equality in their school or community, working to ensure that all students are safe and free of bullying, name-calling and harassment.
Emmy®-nominated actress Kerry Washington, star of the hit ABC-TV series Scandal and feature films Django Unchained and Ray, and openly gay LA Galaxy soccer player Robbie Rogers will serve as Honorary Co-chairs for this year's gala. They will be joined by a host committee that consists of an impressive lineup of supporters, including Betsy Beers (Executive Producer – Scandal; Grey's Anatomy; Private Practice); Dan Berendsen (Creator/Executive Producer – Baby Daddy; The Nine Lives of Chloe King); Greg Berlanti (Executive Producer – Arrow; Brothers and Sisters, Golden Boy; Political Animals); Linda Bell Blue (Executive Producer, Entertainment Tonight); Matt Bomer (Actor - White Collar, Magic Mike); Kevin Brockman (Executive Vice President, Global Communications, Disney/ABC Television Group); Donald De Line (Film Producer – Pain & Gain; Green Lantern; I Love You, Man); Robert Greenblatt (Chairman, NBC Entertainment); Simon Halls (Partner, Slate PR); Dave Karger (Chief Correspondent, Fandango); Carlos Lopez (Events and Special Projects Manager, The A List); David Phoenix (Interior designer); Shonda Rhimes (Creator/Executive Producer – Scandal; Grey's Anatomy; Private Practice); and Chip Sullivan (Head of Publicity, DreamWorks Studios).
To learn more about the GLSEN Respect Awards – Los Angeles, visit www.glsen.org/respectla13 or follow GLSEN on Twitter at @GLSEN and the hashtag #RespectLA. For more information about GLSEN Respect Awards sponsorships, advertising, tickets and contributions, contact Rachel Silander at email@example.com or 646.388.6582.
About GLSEN
GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. Established in 1990, GLSEN envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. GLSEN seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes to creating a more vibrant and diverse community. For information on GLSEN's research, educational resources, public policy advocacy, student organizing programs and educator training initiatives, visit www.glsen.org.
My experience at the GLSEN Student Ambassadors Summit was truly one of the best times of my life. I met so many wonderful people whom I am honored to call friends. I also met so many influential people who have shaped my life for the better. Hearing so many inspiring stories gave me a brand new outlook on life.
I never expected to be one of the finalists, and once I was told I would be attending the Media Summit my jaw automatically fell to the floor. I was so excited and nervous at the same time. I tried so hard to keep it to myself, but I was filled with so much excitement I couldn't help but tell all my beloved friends and family, who encouraged me to go, knowing it would make me really happy. I didn't know what to expect, but I knew in my heart no matter the outcome I would leave the Summit filled with much contentment and a new mindset.
I learned so much while attending the Media Summit, but out of every experience I encountered, I will never forget my co-ambassadors. It's surprising that people who were strangers just a couple of weeks ago became very good friends in a short amount of time. We all created strong friendships doing something that meant so much to us: giving a voice to the LGBT community, and advocating for safer schools. I learned so much from them: I learned that you can be successful regardless of your sexual orientation, and to not be afraid to be yourself because of what people might think.
My experience at the Media Summit really changed me. I was so inspired by everyone's coming-out stories that on the day of my return, I fully came out to my mom. In the past, I had told her I was bisexual in hopes that she could accept me more easily, but that was a lie. For a very long time I knew I was gay, but I didn't want to accept it. I lived in fear for many years. That all changed because of the Media Summit. I became more confident, I became happier, and I became a new person—one who now wants to make a change in this world.
Now that the Media Summit is over, I will share my story in hopes of inspiring others. I will begin to blog, vlog, and anything possible to reach as many people as I can. I want to inspire people not to live in fear, but to embrace who they are. Thank you, GLSEN, for teaching me so many useful and wonderful skills, for making me realize how truly special I am, and for giving me a family.
Dustin G. is a GLSEN Student Ambassador.
My life was fatefully changed August 7, 2013.
That was the day I attended GLSEN's Student Ambassador Summit as my inauguration into this esteemed program that was all I had wanted to be a part of for several years. As I sat for six hours of plane rides to glistening Los Angeles, my mind danced about, pondering how truly excited and humbled I was to be a part of GLSEN's elite student team.
Questions poured over my brain: "Out of more than 500 applicants, why was I chosen to be one of just nine participants? Why am I valuable enough to be flown thousands of miles from Virginia to California for four wondrous days of learning and community? Do I really have a story to tell?"
By the time I arrived at the Summit, meeting the eight other students and the GLSEN staff helped me realize that I was chosen for a reason, whether or not that reason was abundantly clear to me; I did have a powerful story to tell.
The first day was a whirlwind of anxious and joyous interactions with staff and fellow Ambassadors, flooding me with expectations for the upcoming days. After we were interviewed about our experiences in school for an educational resource organization, I thought it couldn't get any better. I was most certainly wrong.
The second day of the program was one of the most exhilarating of my life. En route to the KABC television station, I bonded with my compatriots and the adult GLSEN employees over a simple breakfast. More than any icebreaker or training session, this opened me up to being comfortable expressing myself and my experiences to a mostly foreign group.
At KABC, we met with distinguished TV news veterans and professionals who shared their stories of success, took us on eye-opening tours of their innovative facilities and even featured us on their own news report! Following some insightful interview training from the best in the business, each of the Ambassadors had the privilege of speaking a few lines for promotions of GLSEN's Days of Action, like Day of Silence and Ally Week, as well as being interviewed about our personal experiences revolving around being LGBTQ* students in school, surviving bullying, and how we planned to engage and activate our schools and communities to make bullying stop.
A lot of my fellow Ambassadors were nervous about public speaking, but not me. I was predominantly worried that I wouldn't have an adequate story to tell that could make any impact at all. However, as the GLSEN staff rolled introspective questions, I spoke from the heart and explored who I was and how I was honestly making a change. I found out why I was worthy enough to be a fundamental member of this team of "superstar students of GLSEN."
The third day turned out to be the most entertaining of them all. On that Friday morning, the small GLSEN caravan traversed abysmal L.A. traffic to arrive at the West Coast HBO headquarters. An inspiring video chat unfolded with Noah Michelson, the editor of The Huffington Post's Gay Voices section, who discussed at length his rise to fame and influence, demonstrating the power we had to make a difference for LGBTQ* people. Soon thereafter, my fellow Ambassadors and I were given the privilege to be the first youth to view an astoundingly moving and socially conscious documentary which will be coming out in the next few months, in addition to discussing the film with its producer. A discussion with the executive editor of The Advocate and Chief Correspondent of Fandango followed, inspiring us to reach for all that we could in our futures while staying true to our identities and our passions.
The fourth day went by in a blink. Suddenly, I was off to LAX, preparing for my flight home. It was a shame to have spent only four days with the supremely inspirational new members of the Student Media Ambassador team and the upbeat GLSEN staff. In those four days, I cried, I laughed (until I cried), I learned, I saw, I marveled, I inspired, I loved, I lived, I transformed, I gained.
But most of all, I was affirmed. I was affirmed that I was worthy of being in the presence of such impactful people and that I would be, if not already am, one of them. I was affirmed that I could make a change in my peers' lives. I was affirmed that I was a porous sponge, soaking up all knowledge and beauty and experiences around me with eager ease, capable of sharing those same influences with those around me. I was affirmed that GLSEN is home to me.
Liam A. is a GLSEN Student Ambassador.


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Here's a selection of my recent photographs. Its a good motivator to get out and about in the countryside. These 3 shots are taken from Arnside Knott in Lancashire.
Adventures in garment construction. (Plus random thoughts, photos of interesting places and stuff I've made!)
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- Linda T said...
All beautiful, but I especially love the closeup of the big trees! Thanks for sharing.
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- Jenni said...
Lovely. Nicky Nook doesn't look like I imagined it would. Its not very "Nook" like.
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- Connie said...
Beautiful--thanks for sharing the photos.
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- Ruthie said...
yes for some reason Nicky Nook is the name of the hill (technically a fell I think, but still a sticky up high bit).
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The property is located in one of the most beautiful areas on the Tuscan Coast, famous for its Super Tuscan wines such as Sassicaia, Ornellaia, Lupicaia, Tassinaia; beach sun wine fun what more could you desire!? The villa is strategically placed in a dominating position on a large private property offering spectacular views of the sea and its Islands including even Elba, Montecristo and even Corsica on a very clear day. Full privacy is an understatement considering the 15,000 sqm of multi-faceted park including a 6 x 12 meter swimming pool comprising the estate.
The road leading to the property is paved just up to the last 500 meters. Hop in the car and in a five mile radius you will find gorgeous beaches such as Casteglione della Pescia voted one of the Greatest Beaches in the World by Conde'Nast Traveller, shopping, movie theaters, a water park, an amusement park horseback riding and tennis courts.
The house is spread over two floors plus a finished basement. All living space is equipped with central air-conditioning with independent remote controls for each room for full customization of climate control. There are Televisions, SAT cable TV, USB and WiFi internet connections.
GROUND FLOOR : Enter into a large double living room with a lounge area and a large working fireplace, that faces a shady pergola furnished with comfortable sofas. On the right you'll find a dining room with a table that seats 12. The entire house is paved with hearth baked terra cotta tiles and ceiling feature lovely rustic wooden beams. There is a separate TV room with a sofa bed and a full bathroom with shower stall. A large super equipped eat-in kitchen is located just off the dining room with a breakfast table that seats eight.
FIRST FLOOR: The floors are all wide board polished wood giving it a warm feeling. There are a total of 6 bedrooms each with SAT TV and air conditioning; 2 king sided master suites each with their own bathroom with shower plus tub and double sinks; 2 double bedrooms each with en suite bathroom; 1 twin bedroom that shares a bathroom with a 3rd double bedroom.
BASEMENT: A lovely wine cellar with storage fridge and freezer, laundry room with washer, dryer, iron and ironing board, full bathroom with shower, a large play area and a TV room.
OUTSIDE: A shaded pergola with a table that seats up to 14, barbecue, 6 x 12 meter swimming pool, private parking
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Beach 7km
Cecina 6km
Bolgheri and Castagneto 25km
Livorno 40km
Pisa 50km
Lucca 70km
Volterra 35km
Florence 110km
Bus Stop 1.5 km
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Do I try again!?
Hey JUDDD buddds....
Here is my story. You all know I tried JUDDD a while back. I seemed to have amazing success in the first week...then I hit TOM...and everything stopped. I gained (instantly) everything I'd lost and could not lose it again, no matter how strict my DDs were, even after TOM went away.
I got frustrated and stopped. I was also really having problems (mental LOL) ingesting carbs. I could not reconcile carbs with health, since as a diabetic, I know that every carb I eat forces my pancreas to make insulin and can contribute to burning out my remaining beta cells.
But I am still stalled and still frustrated. Have you ever heard of anything like this happening to someone who does JUDDD?
I don't really know what to do with myself right now. I am super depressed about my stall (I have tried SO MANY things to get over it...it makes me just want to cry!).
I don't know if I want to try JUDDD again but everything I read about breaking a stall recommends calorie cycling. Here is the deal...if you do JUDDD low carb (or lower carb) how can you possibly eat anything at all on a DD?
I also cannot get a lot of the 'ingredients' other JUDDDers use for DD foods, since I live in Europe and things like Gluc powder and oat fiber are IMPOSSIBLE to get.
So yeah...I guess...any ideas about how one would (if I went back to calorie cycling) do a low carb DD with SIMPLE foods?
Thanks for helping. I just don't know where to go from here...
for down days my salads are very lowcarb...and chicken broth with celery for most dinners...eggs i hear are popular with spray butter so your not eating all the calories of real butter...i'm WAY sure others will chime in!
Hi Stardust Shadow - hope you're good!!!
Have to admit to using the shirataki noodles here in the UK - but nothing else 'special'. Although they're really useful - you could make something similar with long grated courgette/zucchini - or with green beans??
There are others looking at doing this LC - have a look at the threads they have started.
Good luck!!
I CAN get shiritaki noodles:) Probably the *ONE* specialty item I don't have problems getting:)
Nice to see you again Mint:) Hope you are well, too!
How long has been your stall?
You can always have egg drop soup
chicken is low cal. skin off.
egg beaters
laughing cow cheese Light
cottage cheese (ff)
Oh Star, if I could send you a box of JUDDD goodies I would in a :heart:beat!
The best I can offer is a :console: and a suggestion that you look up on line low calorie recipes and see what you can make from what you have in your area of the world.
I don't know what else to suggest, but hope you find something to help really soon! :hugs::console:
There are so many "experts" in here:love:, hopefully someone will have the answer for you. Keep checking this thread and try what they suggest. GOOD LUCK!!:clap:
A lot of people do well with minimal eating on DD's. It's more important to eat your calories on the UD's than on your DD's. Some low cal/low carb options are:
Shiritaki noodles
Vegetables (I like to eat a big salad)
Boca Burger (if you can get them. Minus the fiber, they are 2 carbs/70 cal)
Maybe I didn't give that gene time to activate...hmmm.
Maybe give it 3 to 4 weeks this time and see what happens? If nothing else is working maybe a longer trial period with JUDDD could do the trick?
Just a few thoughts......:console:
Since you have been stalled for a while now, would you be willing to give it a little longer? I would love to see you have what you want. Maybe just throw caution to the wind a little? Not go crazy, but tell yourself that since you've been stalled for a few months, you OWE it to yourself to give this a good little go.
Just think of what you would tell your best friend in your situation, and then follow your own advice. Many times we are kinder to those we love than to ourselves.
Much luck to you on your journey!! :hugs:
Hi Star!
You have really nothing to lose by trying JUDD again! It does work for many of us, for me it is going very slow! But it is working!!!!
My g/m also was diabetic and I remember her having fruit, can you also have fruit?
On my DD I have yogurt and coffee for breakfast, lunch is a protein, a hot veggie and a salad, my dinner is usually only fruit, but sometimes I add an egg or cheese if I have the calories left.
Good Luck To You!
I read someone the other day talking about having steak-ums on their DD with laughing cow cheese. I bought some over the weekend and today for lunch I sauteed (in Pam spray) a TBL or so of diced onion and green pepper. I added in my steak (which is 100 calories per portion) and then added in the wedge of cheese. So, for a little less than 150 calories, I had the most filling meal I have ever had on a DD.
So, if you can get laughing cow cheese and those super thin steaks you buy frozen, then I think this would be a fantastic meal.
I keep it super simple and low carb on down days. It's the only way I can do them. Breakfast is a protein & vitamin powder almond milk shake and coffee. Followed by a low carb light yogurt cup around noon to keep my bs from tanking until I can get home. Lunch is soup -- lately Progresso light but before homemade. Coffee for snack to tied me over for dinner. Dinner is a huge romaine salad with light dressing and 4 oz lean protein.
This nets out to about 25 carbs and about 600 cals depending on the dinner protein choice.
After the second week, I stalled to 1lb a week for 3 weeks. Then low and behold it started to drop again. Anyway, with your plight of wanting to stay low carb, I turned into a girl with a mission.
Meats, shellfish and poultry are low in carbohydrates, but fattier cuts of meat are high in calories. For example, 3 oz. of rib-eye steak contains almost 200 calories even though it has no carbohydrates. Three oz. of shrimp, however, have just 84 calories and no carbs. Crabmeat is also low in calories, with just 82 calories per 3 oz. and no carbohydrates. Canned tuna, packed in water, and broiled flounder both have 99 calories per 3 oz. with no carbohydrates. Egg whites are another protein source with no carbohydrates and just 16 calories per one large egg.
Watery green vegetables tend to contain the least carbohydrates. Arugula, spinach, romaine and bok choy contain just trace amounts of carbohydrates and only about 5 calories per cup when raw. Radishes contain 4 g of carbs and 19 calories per 1 cup. Cucumbers contain 3 g of carbohydrates and 16 calories per cup. Alfalfa sprouts have just 1 g of carbs and 8 calories per cup. Celery is also a low-carb, low-calorie snack with 3 g of carbs and 16 calories per 1 cup when chopped and raw. Vegetables that are low in carbohydrates (less than 5 grams per 1 cup serving) include leafy greens as lettuce, Brussels sprouts, endive, spinach, arugula, kale and chard. Incorporate cucumbers, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, peppers and sauerkraut into your diet as well.
Other Foods
Canned broth is low in calorie and carbohydrates. Chicken broth, for example, averages about 38 calories and 3 g of carbs. Lemon juice provides 3 g of carbs per fluid ounce with only 8 calories. While most fruits contain a significant amount of carbohydrates, three large strawberries, each measuring 1 3/8 inches across, contain 18 calories and just 3 g carbs. Lowcarbfoods.org touts watermelon, cantaloupe, apples, strawberries, blackberries and avocados as the best options, none with more than 7 grams of carbohydrates per 1/2 cup serving.
Egg White Omelets
Egg whites are low in calories and high in protein. They also do not contain carbohydrates. Scramble four egg whites with baby spinach, mushrooms and 1 oz. of Swiss cheese for about 200 calories and just 3.5 g of carbohydrates. Add a ½ cup of raspberries to add just 30 calories and 7 g of carbohydrates. Other low-carb additions to egg whites are salsa with a slice of avocado, smoked salmon and cream cheese or diced tomatoes and feta cheese.
Ham and Cheese and Tuna Salad
Avoid spending the money and navigating restaurant menus by preparing a low-carb, low-calorie lunch at home. Make pinwheels by rolling 3 oz. of deli ham and 1 oz. of cheese in large romaine leaves and slicing for just about 200 calories and 2 g of carbs. Include an orange for just another 11 g of carbs and 60 calories. Use endive leaves to scoop up a salad made by stirring together 3 oz. water-packed tuna with 1 tbsp. of capers, lemon juice, chopped celery and 1 tbsp. of non-fat yogurt for about 5 g of carbs and 180 calories.
A Protein with Veggies
Low-carb, low-calorie dinners do not have to include a lot of preparation. Usually 3 to 4 oz. of a grilled or broiled lean protein alongside watery, fibrous vegetables will come in under 300 calories and 10 g of carbs. Purchase a rotisserie chicken and eat the breast alongside a salad made with a bag of pre-washed greens, a ½ oz. of blue cheese and light balsamic dressing for a dinner of 250 calories and about 4 g of carbs. Bake 4 oz. of wild salmon in a 400-degree oven until cooked through and enjoy with eight asparagus spears for 250 calories and just 5 g of carbs.
Here are two things I think happen to some folks within the first few weeks when people start JUDDD, both of which can result in disappointing scale readings. And the trouble when that happens is that folks are very liable to bale and run before giving their body the time it takes to settle into this plan and get into weight loss.
1. I think the vast majority of those who come to JUDDD from a previous low carb plan increase the number of carbs in their diet.
And sometimes they have previously been eating very low carb for many, many months and even years, so you can imagine how reactive their body will have become to carbs during that prior time of deprivation from carbohydrate.
I think this is what causes their *stall*, and in many cases, I'm pretty sure they are actually losing body FAT, even though the scale is not showing it, because I think that at the same time they are regaining some water weight in their liver and muscle tissue from adding come additional carbs back in.
I believe if they waited it out, remaining true to JUDDD for awhile longer, they would witness their body normalize it's fluid weight in relation to the carbs they are now going to be including in their diet, and at that point they would be able to watch their scale weight register lower and lower as the weeks went by.
2. I think there are some folks who have been on very low carb for so long, with such little appetite every day from following that diet choice, that they have brought themselves to the point of eating very, very, very few calories almost every day. They are all low carb calories, just very few of them daily.
We do know that in the face of an ongoing long-term very low calorie diet, the body really slows down its metabolic rate. I'm not saying they have irrevocably ruined their metabolisms.. only that they may be at a place finally where their metabolism is running much slower than those online calorie calculators would predict as their *calorie number*, so it's possible that by the time they take that UD number they are given and add some DD calories to it, that could possibly be quite a few MORE calories every two days than they were previously eating on low carb. Some people really don't eat much food on their very low carb plans, and have little appetite to eat more than they do anyway.
So for those people, they may have to hold their UDs to a few hundred calories less than the generic average they were given when they first did their figures. Not that they will have to remain at that... as I think JUDDD can fix that and nudge their metabolic rate back up into a nicer and more generous range, but if you've managed to really slow your metabolism down, you're aren't going to see great JUDDD losses if your calories are now too high for where your metabolism runs now after months/years of very low *low carb* calories.
3. Then too, so many of the people who come to JUDDD are women who still experience TOM, and we know that can wreck havoc with the readings on a scale. So even while the water weight is building, most expect a good loss when TOM is gone. If that's slow to leave, it's tremendously disappointing, and can lead to feeling JUDDD isn't working, when it may just be working slowly. LOL
4. And lastly, perhaps it's easy for us to expect faster weight loss on JUDDD than it is reasonable for us to count on. We need to remember, it's only half of the days of the month for the weight loss part, and the other days, we're eating well. Often very, very well. And yet, we expect the fast weight loss from JUDDD... that we haven't been getting from our previous plan... even though we're only holding calories low on half the days.
Truly, that may be expecting a bit too much. Especially if we're one of those who don't just shed weight quickly and easily in the first place.
Mostly I just think it takes more than a couple of weeks for many of us to adjust and adapt and stabilize on JUDDD before we then enter into reliable weight loss.
I hope you will try JUDDD again with the understanding that if you add back in carbs you will increase your scale weight with the regained water, but that the result isn't body FAT at all, and that once you stabilize, you will see the scale going down again.
You probably know I did hcg to bust my 4 year long atkins stall. Not necessarily recommending it...just saying sometimes our systems need a shock of some sort. I understand how frustrating doing the same things others are doing without results...like banging head against wall, repeatedly.
Right now, I was pretty stalled on JUDDD the last month of November, so I've gone ahead and moved into maintenance mode aka Leptin Reset (Jack Kruse) style. Big breakfast, lots of protein, paleo. It's a relief to NOT be trying to lose weight...and probably something you should seriously consider for awhile to get your metabolism raised.
For my Down Days I generally ate twice a day a serving of lean protein and serving of veggie. Plus 100 calories or so reserved for a "snack" like coconut oil/cocoa powder or low cal cheese or yogurt.
Whatever you do, I wish you TONS of luck and awesome losing!
Thank you for the encouragement...I wish you lots of luck too!! I hope your reset helps you and you lose those last pounds too:)
I am not sure what the heck was going on with my body at the time. But nothing I have tried since has solved my problem, either. I keep reading about how to break a stall, and the biggest suggestions are...intermittent fasting and calorie cycling...this is JUDDD!!
For some reason I feel BEtteR about severely restricting calories every other day then lowering cals a little every day. I don't know why, but it feels easier and more manageable to me.
Hi SDS! :hiya: Good to see you here - I've missed you on the JUDDD forum.
I think you would do well with JUDDD and low(er) carb. Give it a try, maybe a month, min. to see if it breaks your stall and to see how you feel.
I'm doing my own mash-up of JUDDD by following Pirate Jenny's MUDDD (24 hr. schedule) most days, although I sometimes have 2 FD in a row if I'm out of town.
I am just coming off a 2 FD in a row, and am fasting until 5 or 6 tonight, where I will go back to FD eating until 5 - 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Breaking up my days around 5 - 7 p.m. seems to work great for me. I really don't have time to get hungry on the DD portion of it, and I can almost completely fast during that time, or else have one good meal with the full allotment of calories to get my through until the UD eating starts. You can check out that thread if you're interested.
I think the fasting or near-fasting DD part of JUDDD helps the pancreas preserve beta cells since it doesn't have to use them much during that time. And then in the UD eating part, I try not to graze all the time, but have "square" meals to also help BS.
So far everything is going well. Hope you find success in breaking your stall. Keep us updated :)
How long did you stick with JUDDD after TOM was over?
I stick with it even though I'm not getting GRAND results. But I'm a good example of JUDDD not working like we think it should.
My losses are not consistent and yes, it is very frustrating.
But I believe in the method. What other options do we have?
Eat very low cals everyday and do copious amounts of cardio?? No thanks!
Give yourself two solid weeks of very good JUDDD'ing and go from there.
I don't count carbs on DDs, only calories. And I eat mostly veggies. I like to make big pots of soup!
Restarting again today. Was discouraged with it when I was doing this before because I kept going up and down the same 2 - 3#, but maybe will be different this time.
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