Cocktails! Say, how about the Low Carb Way?

It's very easy to be a bad girl much too often in Vegas with all of the delicious eats and endless posh bars in town.  I went out last night with friends and still managed to be good (until I slipped up and had a piece of Wolfgang Puck Pesto pizza at 4am, but anyhow).  With all of this nightlife at my fingertips, it inspired me to let you know of a couple of easy cheats to have different kinds of cocktails while you are out or at a party without ruining your "Good Girl" days.

Note:  These are just a few Low Carb Cocktail recipes.  Enjoy, enjoy and if you have one, share!  I will post it on my blog for all the boys and girls to see and try.

GOOD GIRL LONG ISLAND ICED TEA

1/4oz gin

1/4oz rum

1/4oz vodka

1/4oz tequila

1/4oz triple sec

1oz sugar-free sour mix

dash diet coke

Put all into a shaker with ice and shake briefly. 

GOOD GIRL HIGHBALL

Ingredients:

2oz whiskey

diet ginger ale

Serve on the rocks with a twist of lime.

GOOD GIRL MARGUERITA

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp orange extract

1 packet Splenda (or 2 tsp powdered)

1 tsp water

1 shot tequila

1/8 tsp lime juice

1/4 tsp lemon juice

Serve on the rocks and rim the top of the glass with salt if you like.

GOOD GIRL WHITE RUSSIAN

Ingredients:

1/4 cup STRONG brewed coffee

1/4 cup Splenda

1 tsp vanilla

4oz vodka

4oz brandy

2oz (1/4 cup) low carb milk

Serve on the rocks.

THE $100 DIET VODKA SPECIAL (replaces the sugar and carb loaded Vodka Tonic)

1 shot of Vodka

Fill the rest of the tumbler with Pelligrino or Perrier

Crushed ice

Twist of lime

Serve on the rocks.

GOOD GIRL VODKA COLLINS

1 shot of vodka

2 slices of lemon

2 packets of Splenda

0 calorie seltzer

Mix the first three ingredients together, then put in a tumbler on the rocks and fill the rest of the glass with seltzer.

How about that?  I have a ton of easy low fat recipes and easy low carb recipes in the good girl section of my cookbook.

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Feeling Blue is GOOD (In certain circumstances)

Here are just a few tricks and tips that I thought I would share that keep my girlish figure nice and trim.  I experimented with a ton of things from celebrity diets and found that these things actually work!  Mind over matter is a great practice to implement, as the mind is half the battle to accomplishing anything.  If you mind says you can, than the lovely body follows.

1.  Tapas style meals.  I like to eat a lot of different things in small amounts, preferably on cute little dishes.  I like to try a variety/sampling of foods in one meal, and even when all of that adds up, it's still far less calories than a whopping one dish monster on a huge plate.  Plus it's more fun and the strange thing is, it makes me feel like I'm having a little tea party like you did when we were all little.  Ha!

2.  Blue dress, blue plate, blue blue blue all around.  Eat off a BLUE salad-sized plate, wear more blue dresses and articles of clothing in your wardrobe, etc.  Scientific research shows that blue is the least appetizing color, and eating with that color plate will decrease your appetite and help you lose weight fast and easily.  Notice how all fast food restaurants are colored in oranges, reds and yellows?  Those colors are the ones that actually get people in the mood to eat.  But not blue!

3.  Stay BUSY.  For me when I am busy and running around like a chicken with my head cut off, I eat far less and actually forget sometimes (which isn't great, so that's not a good thing).  But it's true...if you are out and about and going and doing and getting things done or even just keeping busy with extra ciricular activities, you just don't think about it.

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Calorie Burn While Washing the Car? Hmmmmmm.....

I thought this vintage car wax ad was cool, so I thought I would share it with y'all.  But here's another side note...how many calories do you burn while washing your car?

You should be surprised how many calories you burn while doing normal activities.  For instance, if I washed, dried and waxed my car for 30 minutes, I would have burnet 118 calories!  I know, it's very exciting.  Well, there are a multitude of activities that we don't count as "exercise" but we burn cals just the same.

For instance, do you know that housecleaning burns calories?  Walking to the store instead of driving?  Obviously.  But did you know that cooking even burns calories?   Yes, if you cook for an hour, you can burn between 100 - 139 calories!  And yes, even if you are just standing, you can burn calories.  Crazy, eh?

I found this interesting site that calculates how many calories you burn doing a variety of standard activities if you just enter your weight and how long you were doing that activity.  I would check it out...and also you can figure out how many calories you are burning per day in conjunction with how many calories you are ingesting.  I find it kind of fun, but then, I am a fanatic so you be the judge.

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

Even if I were to spend the time calculating everything I did in one day, I would still need to exercise for my own alone time and peace of mind.  I love knowing that I had exercised and that it's out of the way.  And another tip - I found if you exercise in the morning before you eat anything at all, your body burns fat instead of the carbs from the food you just ate!  It's brilliant that our bodies are like computers.  It searches for carbs to burn, but since you haven't eaten since the night before and there isn't anything to burn, it defaults and searches for something else to burn, which are fat cells.  It's a fabulous thing.

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Get to know "Rover" a bit better while getting your "Bettie" Bod

You know who you are.  You are so busy that you don't spend much time with your ol' four legged pal who wishes you could spend more time with him (or her).   So why not kill two birds with one stone and take him out with you while you exercise in the mornings or evenings or whenever you get your lazy ass up? Just kidding, of course.  But you catch my drift, don't you?  Burn belly fat fast while you take your furry friend out and make both of you happy.  It's brilliant!

You can take him to your neighborhood park or just around town.  I would take a dog walking wherever I wanted to just walk to and hang out, even though I had never been there before.  I still do take long walks or bike rides investigating old Downtown Vegas.  There are so many facets of Vegas that it keeps unfolding and unfolding showing more to discover.  It's quite fascinating.  So I would take along "Rover" for the ride.  Why not?  Plus, it's a great conversation starter with the opposite sex if you gals are single and looking.  There!  See, THREE purposes when you take your pet out with you...exercise, companionship and a date-magnet.  Now who could ask for more than that. 

Now here is a tasty easy low fat recipe for those hot summer days that I found online and am going to try - maybe tonight!  So I thought I would share and then we can all give our thoughts on this.

Cold Cucumber Soup

Ingredients:

1 (32-ounce) carton non-fat plain yogurt 1/3 cup chopped fresh dill, or to taste 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped (reserve 1/2 cup) Salt to taste

Directions:

In a blender, process all ingredients (except 12 cup chopped cucumber) until smooth. Stir in cucumber. Chill. Garnish with a sprig of dill.

Write me and tell me what you cool cats think of that one!  Cheers and I have plenty of low fat recipes in the book - and there's plenty more where that came from.

Today's word, Class, is SUBSTITUTE

Summer is in full swing and if you still have not managed to be the goddess you ultimately desired, I have a few tips that will help push you over that cliff to successful bathing suit wearing.  I know, you don't want to hear it, but think of this....just little tiny changes can make all of the difference.  You want to learn how to lose the belly fat and finally throw out that one piece for a two piece?  Well, then listen up and take some notes because these little tips will help you lose weight fast.

Plain non-fat yogurt - instead of sour cream  (You won't even know the difference.  The yogurt can be used instead of mayo too in some salad dressing recipes)

Iced-tea with Splenda - instead of soda  (There are a TON of really tasty teas out there.  There isn't enough time to try them all, there are so many good ones!)

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter instead of butter

Sparkling water instead of Tonic (that one is for you suave vodka tonic folk out there.  Believe me, it tastes really refreshing with a twist of lemon or lime!)

Splenda instead of sugar (that's an obvious one)

Rice cakes instead of crackers or bread (Go ahead and eat your chicken or seafood salad with out the bread or crackers and eat rice cakes instead)

Walk to the store instead of driving (You will actually feel better doing this and younger, as most adults sit at computers and drive where ever they need to go)

Night bike riding instead of TV

You will see the changes right away if you make these small little changes.  It's not that hard, boys and girls.  When you're a summer swim suit doll you'll thank me.

I also found a great site that I wanted to share to keep in the festive summertime vibe...it's a place called Tiki Drink Recipes and they have a fabulous collection and social network for all the tiki drinks your little heart desires and more.  Check them out, CLICK HERE

Well, I am off to an appointment around Rancho and Alta (I LOVE it over there, very beautiful historic Vegas neighborhood and swank), but I will be stopping at the store and getting ingredients for one of these tropical pieces of heaven in a glass for later.  Trying to convince a doll to go to a pool here with me.  Let's see if I succeed.

Catcha later and drop me a line....I am free of the Rio and back in the saddle!

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Yee-Hah! Time for Outdoor Cookin'! (And it's HEALTHY too)

Well, we are coming up on Fourth of July (and it is DAMN hot here in Vegas) so pick a nice shady spot underneath a tree and BBQ to your hearts content.  Here are some ideas to kick off the BBQ and not make you feeling bloated in the heat (wherever you are).

1.  MAKE A SPICE RUB FOR YOUR MEAT.  There are plenty of non-salt induced spice rubs that you can use for chicken or beef.  Make a mixture of olive oil, paprika, pepper, oregano, rosemary and thyme.  You can email me for a couple of great recipes.  Spices, in ANY dish, makes all of the difference.

2.  GRILL VEGGIES.  All you have to do is take a bunch of squash cut up, tomatoes, onions, red peppers, whatever.  Put a tiny bit of, yes again, olive oil and roast them for a few minutes over the open fire.  Delicious.

3.  FREEZE YOGURT.  Yes!  You can make yogurt pops in the freezer with non-fat yogurt, splenda, strawberries, mango, whatever is in season, stick it all in a blender, pour it and stick it in the freezer in an ice cube tray or mold and it's fantastic AND low cal and fat free!  This is one of my personal favorites.

4.  MAKE SUN TEA.  Stick a container out there in the sun with your favorite tea bags in it and let the sun do the work.  Then, put in the fridge for a while.  Later, pour into a glass and add ice.  Stupendous!

5.  MAKE VODKA COOLERS $100 DIET STYLE.  Just put a shot of vodka, fill the rest of the glass with no sodium sparkling water (like Perrier or Pellegrino) and add a twist of lime or lemon.  Hits the spot with VERY little calories and very refreshing.

Well, boys and girls, there are my tips.  If you had a "Day Off" recently and need a remedy for the holidays while enjoying your goodies, this is it!  I have found it most satisfying.

Cheers to the upcoming holiday....

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Isn't this the MOST

Well, I found this online from Bombshell Betty and couldn't resist.  This is perfect for scribbling notes and such, like grocery lists, what you swore you wouldn't forget to do or even love notes (sigh).  Anyhow, I thought this was "the most", so I thought for no reason at all, I would post it.

Fitting, too, as I am STILL at the WSOP at the Rio and it's about to go into full swing tournaments.  Whoa.  Talk about people who need to lose belly fat.  Man-boobs and big butts and guts - Oh My!  Yes, a lot of it is quite hideous, but it gives me time to write to you fine folks while on my breaks.  

Here's a tip...if you want to lose belly fat and you are working out but nothing is happening, here's what you do:  Work out in the morning BEFORE you eat.  Why, you ask?  Because as you are sleeping, your body is burning up calories just for normal body functions and you haven't eaten for a long time.  When you work out in the morning, your body doesn't really have too many calories to burn off and no carbs to burn off either.  It therefore "defaults" and will automatically burn fat fast, as it has nothing else to burn.  Then, eat promptly afterwards when done.  It works!

Well, back to chatting with poker players......

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Being Calm DOES affect your Health! (And can make your even more charming)

Ever really thing about how being stressed-out or going off of the deep end does to your body (and your mind)? Well, there is a Big Big way to cope with those Big Big days that seem like they are never going to end.

Now I know a lot of us boys and girls live in big cities or metropolitan areas, so maybe escaping to nature is not in the immediate cards. So I found a few ways that may be able to de-stress that mess in your head when you feel like you are about to blow.

1. Take a salt bath. Salt actually cleanses and purges negative energy and impurities. Really! Didn't your mama ever tell you that? Honestly. Well, anyway, to make it more soothing, get some scented bath salts with lavender or juniper and imagine the bad energy flowing out of you and into the bath water. The mind is also a powerful tool, by the way.

2. Get one of those nature sounds on CD (yes, cheesy, but it does work - I actually like it). Here's one that might work, but there are several out there. Click here

3. Exercise. Get all of that pent up aggression out of you so you can feel relaxed and loosened up and therefore, you can sleep much better! Work out and see how to burn the fat fast while de-stressing.

4. Got a swimming pool? Know where to find one? Good! Go by yourself and just float. The water will support every muscle in the body, giving the mind less to do. And therefore, you automatically relax!

5. Do something that YOU like to do. Didn't read that good book yet? Haven't seen that good friend in a week or two? Do something that you like to do for a change.

I hope this helps. I know the economy sucks and pressure can be all around, but try not to let it get you down. And as a side note: In old-fashioned charm schools, they used to teach young ladies in training to NEVER show stress or look like you are rushed. A lady of class is always in control and charmingly calm. Something for us girls to think about.

Rocking on into the week....

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BLT at the Mirage is Where It's AT

Well, I waited all week to go have my big Day Off and at midnight, I went with my love to the Mirage Hotel and Casino for drinks and low and behold, we were starving! Yes, it's true. So anyhow, we ended up at this restaurant called BLT and ordered gourmet burgers. I suggest the Tandoori Lamb burger. My love had the Shaft's Blue Burger, with excellent bleu cheese and caramelised onions and mushrooms. And I highly suggest the Vidalia Onion Rings, as they are not greasy and soggy, it's almost like they are baked. Everything was excellent and the burgers just melt in your mouth. Don't ever settle for some mediocre burger, boys and girls - get more BANG for your buck and treat yourself really right...in more ways then one, it's so good (wink wink). You know what I mean.

Now, I am not going to subject you to one of my rants, but I must say this - why would you want to put a bunch or crappy food in your beautiful selves when there is so much good, clean and DELICIOUS food out there? What drives me nuts is when people get lazy and just eat ANYTHING. That is so no my style. That is NOT how I roll. If you want your body to feel better overall, be conscious of what you put in it! Have that wonderful gourmet burger, have that fresh handmade pasta with made-from-scratch vodka sun-dried tomato cream sauce, eat that just-baked-today carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, but you bet your ass if I'm eating it, it's going to be FRESH. Ok, I am done.

If you are lucky enough to be a Vegas local or you happen to be blowing through town, visit BLT at the Mirage. And say hey to Kay at the Kokomo. Great Long Islands.

Yes, and I know that the picture today doesn't make any since, but I liked it anyway. Be sure to check out The $100 Diet for delicious gourmet recipes, down home cooking recipes and excellent low fat recipes for those days you have to be a "good girl".

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Give me a ring! (Or you can send me an email too!)

People are sending me emails lately asking for advice....how to lose belly fat, how to lose weight fast, what should they eat or stay away from in the summer months - and I LOVE IT! Keep 'em coming, because this is a subject I like to talk about and I know that we can all do it and be the foxiest we can be!

So please send me emails anytime asking anything at all. If you don't have it already, you can send messages to me personally at info@thepinupgirldiet.com and I will be sure to answer you as soon as I can.

An answer to someone's recent email: In the summertime, I would stay away from the starches and the breads more than usual, as you know girls, it SUCKS when you feel bloated and have to run around in a cute little outfit. You just feel plain fidgety and grumpy. Well, at least I do. So, I stick to more of a low carb diet in the summer.

Catcha later, and I promise, I will get back to regular posts once my current engagement ends!