Last Night's Dessert & Public Speech!

Last night, I knew I'd be up pretty late practicing for the public speech I had to give this morning so I had a little brain food for dessert: Fage 0% Greek Yogurt with strawberries. Greek Yogurt has become a staple in my diet because it packs on 23 grams of protein in one serving, low in calorie (130!) and it has very little sugar and carbs (1/3 of those in regular, sweetened yogurt). It kept me full for the rest of the night!


This morning, I had to give my informative speech on "Beauty Rituals Around the World." It is really interesting how seriously we take beauty as a society and the painful lengths we go to attain perfection. Some of the rituals are quite shocking such as: drinking cow urine in India, using nightengale droppings as a facial in Japan, and sending daughters to fattening camps in Africa, where they are force-fed 16,000 calories a day in preparation for their weddings.

At the end of my speech I was quite impressed with myself, almost overwhelmed with emotion about how far I have come as a person. I have always been outgoing, "the loud, obnxious one" around my friends, however, due to insecurities, I become quiet and shy around people I am not familiar with. My speech went very smoothly however, and I was only a little nervous. I am beginning to find comfort with myself as a person, because I deserve to have a voice and to be happy, regardless of my appearance or of what the scale says.