I blogged about an article I came across about how some people have blogged their weight loss journey... so as I was reading their blogs, I came across Blog to Lose, an online community started by Roni who also started to blog to lose weight about 5-6 years ago for those who want to lose weight or provide support to those who want to.
So, I decided I needed a support group who will keep track and make me accountable of my commitment and also like minded people who will not make me feel bad when I occasionally feel like I am falling off because they probably understand how I feel. So just signed up and will figure out how to link my blog to that community (i am not entirely IT savvy... :-P)
So... here is to another step to be more serious about this!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Real Dum Dum!
So I did something dum dum on Friday when I left the office - I forgot my First Place devotion book, so needless to say I havent read my devotion for Sat and Sun! It is a bulky book lah... but then my handbag isnt small either... I can anything in there! Maybe a tank too... (instead of just the regular kitchen sink).
And... I also didnt blog yesterday... was kinda tied up with some work and also recovering from the night out.
As mentioned, I went dancing, and seriously, i have not danced like that in a long time! Although 10 years ago, I used to dance a lot more! But it was good exercise... but I did feel a bit conscious amongst all them twiggies dressed to the nines who were there to get noticed... skirts as tight and high as the moon, boobs almost spilling out from the boobs (you can tell some were def using some seriously massive push up bras!), make-up and hair only suited for the run-way! And I havent even mentioned their uberhigh heels!
And as usual, there I was (sometimes never change, even after 10 years!), a decent top, barely any make-up, some accessories to make up for the lack of flair in my clothes and make-up and FLATS! I do not dance in heels... heck I sometimes can barely even walk in mine... ok... that is a lie... I can walk, but I do not dance in them.
So, that is the work-out... BUT after a night of dancing (and drinking), you get a bit peckish... so we indulged in some terribly not healthy food - hokkein mee (stir fried noodles) at 4am! Went home and went straight to bed... *hangs head in shame!* Needless to say, I didnt wake up to walk... in fact I could feel all the weight I lost crawling back into my butt and thighs!
So... food journal
Friday
Breakfast : Cereals + banana + milk
Snack : Coffee
Lunch : 2 vege & 1 piece of chicken
Snack : Banana
Dinner : Chicken sandwich
Saturday
Breakfast : Milk
Lunch : small portion of noodles with lean pork
Snack : Weight watcher's cookies with diet rootbeer
Dinner : wasnt really hungry, so had some digestive biscuits with cheese with a pot of chinese herbal tea that is meant to help with the bloated feeling I have been having for a while now.. (not sureif it really worked tho, still feeling gassy!)
Exercise journal
Friday - Dancing
Saturday - walked up my apartment with a bag of groceries... I gave up halfway and took the lift... (ppl, it was 8 flights lah..., BUT I vow to be able to go up all the way by February!)
PS... I am starting a new lable - Hall of Shame... why? To document my excuses so I can see what my pitfall is!
And... I also didnt blog yesterday... was kinda tied up with some work and also recovering from the night out.
As mentioned, I went dancing, and seriously, i have not danced like that in a long time! Although 10 years ago, I used to dance a lot more! But it was good exercise... but I did feel a bit conscious amongst all them twiggies dressed to the nines who were there to get noticed... skirts as tight and high as the moon, boobs almost spilling out from the boobs (you can tell some were def using some seriously massive push up bras!), make-up and hair only suited for the run-way! And I havent even mentioned their uberhigh heels!
And as usual, there I was (sometimes never change, even after 10 years!), a decent top, barely any make-up, some accessories to make up for the lack of flair in my clothes and make-up and FLATS! I do not dance in heels... heck I sometimes can barely even walk in mine... ok... that is a lie... I can walk, but I do not dance in them.
So, that is the work-out... BUT after a night of dancing (and drinking), you get a bit peckish... so we indulged in some terribly not healthy food - hokkein mee (stir fried noodles) at 4am! Went home and went straight to bed... *hangs head in shame!* Needless to say, I didnt wake up to walk... in fact I could feel all the weight I lost crawling back into my butt and thighs!
So... food journal
Friday
Breakfast : Cereals + banana + milk
Snack : Coffee
Lunch : 2 vege & 1 piece of chicken
Snack : Banana
Dinner : Chicken sandwich
Saturday
Breakfast : Milk
Lunch : small portion of noodles with lean pork
Snack : Weight watcher's cookies with diet rootbeer
Dinner : wasnt really hungry, so had some digestive biscuits with cheese with a pot of chinese herbal tea that is meant to help with the bloated feeling I have been having for a while now.. (not sureif it really worked tho, still feeling gassy!)
Exercise journal
Friday - Dancing
Saturday - walked up my apartment with a bag of groceries... I gave up halfway and took the lift... (ppl, it was 8 flights lah..., BUT I vow to be able to go up all the way by February!)
PS... I am starting a new lable - Hall of Shame... why? To document my excuses so I can see what my pitfall is!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Engine not cranking up as fast...
After blogging yesterday I decided I needed to move my ass. So I started cleaning the house... moved all my house plants which were obviously dying inside to outside my apartment and "relatively" sorted out my room and then swept and mopped the house. Didnt sweat as I normally do, but it was a chilly day anyway...
But today, I realised that while I am slowly doing this, I also need to reprogramme my brain to accept the fact that it is going to be subjected to a lot of physical activity. So today I walked up and down the stairs when I went to get my lunch. Going up wasnt as bad as I thought... so tech I shouldnt have a problem doing that. Also.. because of where my apartment is and my car park I should do that when I get home too! Some form of exercise lah.. I am also planning to take a walk tomorrow... Hopefully i can kick myself out of bed in the morning! The spirit is willing, but the body is so not conforming! Am also going dancing tonight! So I intend to wear my most comfortable shoes and DANCE! I havent danced is a LONG time!
But today, I realised that while I am slowly doing this, I also need to reprogramme my brain to accept the fact that it is going to be subjected to a lot of physical activity. So today I walked up and down the stairs when I went to get my lunch. Going up wasnt as bad as I thought... so tech I shouldnt have a problem doing that. Also.. because of where my apartment is and my car park I should do that when I get home too! Some form of exercise lah.. I am also planning to take a walk tomorrow... Hopefully i can kick myself out of bed in the morning! The spirit is willing, but the body is so not conforming! Am also going dancing tonight! So I intend to wear my most comfortable shoes and DANCE! I havent danced is a LONG time! Ok... yesterday's food journal :
Breakfast / brunch : Yogurt drink + 2 slices of bread
Lunch : mix vege + burger meat + beans (no bread)
Snack : Papaya
Dinner : Tosai + mutton curry (yes I know... clogging the heart!) been a while since I came to this shop lah... plus I am detoxing next week... give me a bit of love lah...
Exercise journal:
Chores
Yes... I am starting to journal exercises too.. after all, a proper weight loss plan should involve physical activity also right!?
Thursday, January 20, 2011
A gentle hard kick
"... everytime I get jut a little too far away from Him, my loving Father gently corrects, convicts and draws me back to Himself"Today is a public holiday and I woke up lazing around the house. It wasnt till mid-day I remembered my daily responsibility to update my food journal. And aptly the above was part of today's passage. So I suppose this is another "not to gentle reminder" that I am where I am suppose to be... working out this programme again.
Yesterday was a bad day... I was a bit cranky about something... so hence, I indulged in a bit of soul food to cheer myself... not that it totally worked, but it tickled the taste buds since it has been a while since I last had a cornetto. The issue hanging over my head bothered me so badly, I went out for drinks with the girls. I am wondering also if my sudden craving for ice cream due to my soon-to-arrive period... which may also lead me to wonder if the issue over my head due to my hormones.... seriously... women sometimes have it bad lah...
So... food journal:
Breakfast : cereal + milk + banana
Snack : Jambu
Lunch : Cold pasta salad
Snack : cornetto ice cream
Dinner : Buns + soup + watermelon
Snack : Fries + JD with green tea (interesting mix... you should try it!)
PS... I am working towards detoxing next week... Tummy has been feeling off-beat... :-(
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Who is meeting all your needs?
Ok... lets start with yesterday's embarrassing food journal...
Breakfast : cereal + milk = banana
Snack : jambu
Lunch : 2 vege + 1 beancurd + mutton curry (i could actually feel the heart clogging!) and no ricelah!
Snack : Jambu & banana
Dinner : Curry mee (way too much santan - do didnt even finish it)
Snack : *gulp* chocolate balls :-(
*sigh*... So much for yesterday's post about me managing my eating... I do... but perhaps not consistently lah... :-/
Today's passage talked about our priorities - what drives us to do the things we do, and in this case, to lose weight. And of course, the monumental statement is "... set my primary focus on Jesus... God is the One and only one - who can meet all your needs."
The last time I did this programme, I did it for 3 months. I lost the weight. Felt happy. Was exercising more. But now in retrospect, I wonder if I was doing it because of Adrian. Adrian is someone I am dating. At that time, his mom said I was fat.. not suitable for her son. *yes... very traditional asian thinking* While I did tell him that this is who I am, so take it or leave it, (which he did take ^__^ ) I still ask myself if I was doing it to prove a point or win favour. I honestly feel, that I am not sure about the answer. Perhaps I did, cos when we started dating again (we took a short hiatus to evaluate the direction of our relationship) i slowly stopped the First Place / Divine Diet plan, BUT the food intact was still in (moderately) check.
So what is different now?
1) I feel my relationship with God straining. Not that I am turning away, but I just feel lonely sometimes... empty. I know he is there but I feel I havent been spending enough time 'dating' him...
2) I do want to lose weight and be more healthy. Mom had a fall and almost injured her operated hip. If I want to be able to bend down and pick up my child (which I hope to have soon within the next 5 years) and sit on the floor to play with him / her, then I need to make sure I am physically fit!
3) The programme works! And it is true... if we can have a commitment to a programme, why cant I make concrete my commitment to God? And if I can make my commitment to God, why not a something (relatively) trivial like a weight loss programme!?
^__^
Breakfast : cereal + milk = banana
Snack : jambu
Lunch : 2 vege + 1 beancurd + mutton curry (i could actually feel the heart clogging!) and no ricelah!
Snack : Jambu & banana
Dinner : Curry mee (way too much santan - do didnt even finish it)
Snack : *gulp* chocolate balls :-(
*sigh*... So much for yesterday's post about me managing my eating... I do... but perhaps not consistently lah... :-/
Today's passage talked about our priorities - what drives us to do the things we do, and in this case, to lose weight. And of course, the monumental statement is "... set my primary focus on Jesus... God is the One and only one - who can meet all your needs."
The last time I did this programme, I did it for 3 months. I lost the weight. Felt happy. Was exercising more. But now in retrospect, I wonder if I was doing it because of Adrian. Adrian is someone I am dating. At that time, his mom said I was fat.. not suitable for her son. *yes... very traditional asian thinking* While I did tell him that this is who I am, so take it or leave it, (which he did take ^__^ ) I still ask myself if I was doing it to prove a point or win favour. I honestly feel, that I am not sure about the answer. Perhaps I did, cos when we started dating again (we took a short hiatus to evaluate the direction of our relationship) i slowly stopped the First Place / Divine Diet plan, BUT the food intact was still in (moderately) check.
So what is different now?
1) I feel my relationship with God straining. Not that I am turning away, but I just feel lonely sometimes... empty. I know he is there but I feel I havent been spending enough time 'dating' him...
2) I do want to lose weight and be more healthy. Mom had a fall and almost injured her operated hip. If I want to be able to bend down and pick up my child (which I hope to have soon within the next 5 years) and sit on the floor to play with him / her, then I need to make sure I am physically fit!
3) The programme works! And it is true... if we can have a commitment to a programme, why cant I make concrete my commitment to God? And if I can make my commitment to God, why not a something (relatively) trivial like a weight loss programme!?
^__^
Monday, January 17, 2011
A sore bum
So as you can guess, I fell of the wagon - with a loud THUMP! But not from the weight loss effort, but more so in blogging about it. I guess I got really busy and somehow couldnt figure out how to fit this in. But the weight has come off... and 1-2 kgs have stayed off occasionally yo-yoing about.
I read this morning an interesting article - it is almost as if God was kicking my behind. So needless to say, I dug out the blog again.
So, here's a recap of my exploits since my last blog. (Lets not even go into the food journal ok!)
I havent been exercising regularly... but I have started back my Divine Diet plan... But I am being realistic about it, as in focusing on getting my devotion in check first. If I can commit to my devotion, then I will slowly be more consistent with my gym and exercise. I have been cutting down on chocies and ice cream, but biscuits are still my evil. So I no longer hoard biscuits at my work station.
So, today's topic in my devotion was the "why" to putting God first. There is a passage that struck me, esp since I am on the path of trying to get a new job that will be less stressful than my current one.
I know my life is not balanced at the moment... which is why I am starting here, BEFORE I even bother trying to get my weight in balance!
So in a nutshell, it is time to take the bull by its horns and ATTACK!
PS... not the most appropriate photo, esp when the bottom part says "and take a nap" but it is too cute not to share!
I read this morning an interesting article - it is almost as if God was kicking my behind. So needless to say, I dug out the blog again.
So, here's a recap of my exploits since my last blog. (Lets not even go into the food journal ok!)
I havent been exercising regularly... but I have started back my Divine Diet plan... But I am being realistic about it, as in focusing on getting my devotion in check first. If I can commit to my devotion, then I will slowly be more consistent with my gym and exercise. I have been cutting down on chocies and ice cream, but biscuits are still my evil. So I no longer hoard biscuits at my work station.
So, today's topic in my devotion was the "why" to putting God first. There is a passage that struck me, esp since I am on the path of trying to get a new job that will be less stressful than my current one.
The apostle Paul tells us that God will give us the fruit of the spirit, which is "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control" (Gal. 5:22-23). If my life possesses all these spiritual qualities, then I truly have all these things because my life is richly blessed and in balance.
I know my life is not balanced at the moment... which is why I am starting here, BEFORE I even bother trying to get my weight in balance!
So in a nutshell, it is time to take the bull by its horns and ATTACK!
PS... not the most appropriate photo, esp when the bottom part says "and take a nap" but it is too cute not to share!
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Food journal
Ok... so was home with the folks during the weekend. I have read that when trying to lose weight it is important not to deprive yourself cos that can cause violent withdrawal symptoms.
So, i usually indulge a little during weekends... so this weekend...
Breakfast -- had papaya with bliss (really works on the digestive system
Lunch -- mom made vege and chicken soup and had a bit of wan ton
Snack -- had grapes and a bit of durian ice cream (not together of course!)
Dinner -- had indian meal with dad and aunty (2 idaly, with vege curry)
Snack -- durian fruit.. :-P
Today... (this is going to be a nasty list :-P)
Breakfast -- chinese beef soup (without the noodles), with satay
Lunch -- Sambal fish with vege
Dinner.... er, later will update... not done with lunch yet! :-P
So, i usually indulge a little during weekends... so this weekend...
Breakfast -- had papaya with bliss (really works on the digestive system
Lunch -- mom made vege and chicken soup and had a bit of wan ton
Snack -- had grapes and a bit of durian ice cream (not together of course!)
Dinner -- had indian meal with dad and aunty (2 idaly, with vege curry)
Snack -- durian fruit.. :-P
Today... (this is going to be a nasty list :-P)
Breakfast -- chinese beef soup (without the noodles), with satay
Lunch -- Sambal fish with vege
Dinner.... er, later will update... not done with lunch yet! :-P
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