It's Fridayyyy ! Yipeeeee !
I have a dinner date tonight .... and what's really great about it is that my date's on this journey too. Somehow it is easier for men I suppose ! He has lost so much weight in these few weeks and it really shows. He is super motivated... only fruit for lunch and light dinner... and he swims 3o laps and walks for an hour on top of that ! So inspiring !
I have this pile of papers that I have to finish grading by end of today. Bleh !
I brought 3 lunchboxes to school today.... hardly sounds like someone on a diet, right ? Heheh... well here's what was in them
1. 2 small pcs of baked chicken fillet, and a small sweet potato , baked with spices
2. Celery sticks , snow peas and tomatoes with 1 Tab of chives and garlic dip, and a dash and hot and sour sauce
3. 3 slices of pineapple
Now is that bad?
I love cooking and preparing food so I guess this new change of lifestyle might just work for me. But I am also someone with a very short attention span .... for everything ! My biggest fear is that I will go off track ! Aaaaaaah !
I baked a cake 2 nights ago (I am having 2 mini slices now) .... trial and error ingredients ... here's what I used :
1 tab reduced fat spread
1 eggwhite
1 orange - rind and juice
1 carrot - grated
1 tsp maple syrup
ground ginger
ground cinnamon
1/4 cup wholemeal flour
baking powder
salt
The reason why I made it in such a small quantity, is because I know no one else at home would appreciate it. It's sugar free and sure doesnt taste anything like a dream cake. But the important thing is ... I like it ! I am having 2 mini slices with 1/2 a cube of dark choc (70% cacao , 2% sugar)... I've broken the cube into tiny bits and sprinkled it on the cake... so i get one little bit with every mouth full. I am having this with black coffee.... no milk and no sugar. My little treat ! Will upload pics of this soon .... and I will definitely make it again since I like it. But this time gonna try to reduce the fat spread and see what happens.
I am thinking of baking some oatmeal-apple thingie this weekend. Am dreaming up the recipe.... love modifying recipes !
I will not eliminate anything I like from this new lifestyle of mine... but I will eat everything in moderation. Portion control !
HAve finished grading the pile ! Yahooo ! Still have one assignment of my own due... and not started on it. The nerve. It's term break now and I miss my students. Sigh.
Hope tonight will be nice with my date .. let's call him M. Sometimes I think I just cannot enjoy the moment and keep thinking too much about everything.
He is supposed to get us some steamed chicken for dinner, and I am getting the salad ... here is what I intend to throw in the salad :
Lettuce
Tomato
Celery
Sprouts
Dried Tomatoes
Dried Cranberries
Almonds
Meeting my galfriend for dinner tomorrow.... it's my vegetarian day. I do vegetarian 4 times a week. Mon to Wed and on Saturdays. The vegetarian trap is that due to the lack of protein , vegetarians tend to consume a lot of carbohydrates. I will not fall into that trap , esp not when there is an ample supply of vegetables out there, which I am starting to love.
I used to be super anti-vegetables... to the point that I would even remove the lettuce from my burger ! So, a huge change indeed !
This post is getting too long .... break time... write soon ! :)
Huggies !
Friday, October 1, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
My First Entry - 1st October 2010
Wow... I finally managed to set up a blog ! And I really need one...
I am so inspired by 266's blog, and I think it was Godsent that I stumbled upon it just as I am starting out on this lifestyle change. Here is what I am hoping to achieve through this blog :
1. An outlet to express my thoughts and emotions through this lonely journey
2. I am hoping to receive encouragement and advice from those who have been there, done that
3. Having a blog to update as and when I like will also help me maintain my focus, and get me back in focus in case I lose track !
Here is my goal :
I want to lose all my excess weight, in a healthy manner ... which would include eating right and exercise.
Next year , on my birthday , I want to look and feel different . Next year, I will be a different person , for the better, in all ways possible. I am already on my journey. With each passing day, I am one step closer !
The scale this morning read 97kg ( 213.4 Ibs). When I started this journey five weeks back, I hit an all-time high of 102kg ( 224.4 Ibs ) My weighing scale was broken for a couple of months, and that was the period I stopped weighing myself... was balancing dangerously on 98kg
(215.6 Ibs) when I last weighed myself.
During the absence of the weighing scale, I went on a guilt-free rampage , stuffing my face endlessly and mindlessly with no worries or restrictions. That would explain the jump ! And boy, did it jolt the life out of me !
When you are fat, people think ... what does a few more kg mean ? The fat person is doomed to be fat her whole life anyway. Stereotype ! And so many other stereotypes to deal with too ! Urgh !
I read Susan Blech's "Confessions of a Carb Queen" some weeks back, and that was my first motivating factor that made me take this step and change my lifestyle. I will be eternally grateful to her for this ! I had a long talk with my close friend, who also has a weight problem... and we decided that we will make a change together. Doing this with a friend would definitely be very motivating. However, my friend did not start , and I feel a bit let down about that, but I will not let that get me down !
So here goes, my first entry .... the start to many more ! Off on my journey ....
I am so inspired by 266's blog, and I think it was Godsent that I stumbled upon it just as I am starting out on this lifestyle change. Here is what I am hoping to achieve through this blog :
1. An outlet to express my thoughts and emotions through this lonely journey
2. I am hoping to receive encouragement and advice from those who have been there, done that
3. Having a blog to update as and when I like will also help me maintain my focus, and get me back in focus in case I lose track !
Here is my goal :
I want to lose all my excess weight, in a healthy manner ... which would include eating right and exercise.
Next year , on my birthday , I want to look and feel different . Next year, I will be a different person , for the better, in all ways possible. I am already on my journey. With each passing day, I am one step closer !
The scale this morning read 97kg ( 213.4 Ibs). When I started this journey five weeks back, I hit an all-time high of 102kg ( 224.4 Ibs ) My weighing scale was broken for a couple of months, and that was the period I stopped weighing myself... was balancing dangerously on 98kg
(215.6 Ibs) when I last weighed myself.
During the absence of the weighing scale, I went on a guilt-free rampage , stuffing my face endlessly and mindlessly with no worries or restrictions. That would explain the jump ! And boy, did it jolt the life out of me !
When you are fat, people think ... what does a few more kg mean ? The fat person is doomed to be fat her whole life anyway. Stereotype ! And so many other stereotypes to deal with too ! Urgh !
I read Susan Blech's "Confessions of a Carb Queen" some weeks back, and that was my first motivating factor that made me take this step and change my lifestyle. I will be eternally grateful to her for this ! I had a long talk with my close friend, who also has a weight problem... and we decided that we will make a change together. Doing this with a friend would definitely be very motivating. However, my friend did not start , and I feel a bit let down about that, but I will not let that get me down !
So here goes, my first entry .... the start to many more ! Off on my journey ....
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