Trying

This is what I found from the net:-

7 Habits of People Losing Weights and Keeping It OFF Permanently!


1) Expect failure, but keep trying
I'm still trying...

2) Don't deny yourself
I'm not denying

3) Weigh yourself often
I'm doing this right!!

4) Exercise regularly
If only my heart listen to my head...

5) Find ways to add little bits of physical activity into your daily routine
Still trying too...

6) Eat a high carbohydrate, low fat diet
Am trying very hard...

7) Eat about five meals a day starting with breakfast
hmmm.. not much time though............

- from "CNN Presents: Fat Chance" based on research by Dr. Jim Hill, Director, Center for Human Nutrition, University of Colorado


Well, what can I say. I'm trying!

Start afresh

It had been a couple of months I had been trying very hard to loose those weights after stopping my gym workout. I know that I still do not put on my 101% best yet but i'm still trying. With so many temptations to dinners, invitation parties and events doesn't justify the reasons that I should be loosing weight. Well, the good thing about me is I am forever trying. I knew that I had done that, been there and going back to weight I wanted shouldn't be any problems.

Perseverance is the key. Determination and stubborness are the key on losing weight. I had actually started yesterday, to try to control my food intake and start to go to gym. I did an hour of workout, my effort rating is 35%. I know it's not the maximum but at least I have to start somewhere. Furthermore, with not working out for 6 months while pilling up at least 6kgs/13.2lbs, it is just not justifiable. I know, I know, it's just plain silly excuse and I shouldn't be doing it but I'm couldn't help it.

Went to gym yesterday, was a good start. This morning, I took a good morning walk with my dad at the park is a good start. Although my muscles hurt from yesterday's work out I still persisted. My knees hurt as well.. but still I persisted.

Food?!?! How about food? I'm a dessert person, give me chocolate, ice cream yeah, anytime but I'm trying very hard. Yes, taking in control of what I had eating is also a good start. I'm selective with what I put in my mouth... Yes, I need to do some grocery shopping too as the food at home are totally not healthy at all... Seriously!


Current Weight : 66kg / 145.2lbs
Target Weight : 58kg / 127.6lbs
Total Weight Loss to Achieve : 8kg / 17.6lbs
Target every month 2kgs /4.4lbs

hopeless

I am hopeless in my diet thingy...

I had stop taking herballife and my weight is still 65kg. I'm speechless.. Plus with so many invitation with food related, it's difficult. Personally, I feel the best result is to go gym...
Sigh... Any takers to accompany me to the gym?

Last Weekend - Food and more Food

With so many invitations for lunch and dinner last weekend, it will be very tough for me to stick with this so called strict diet. However, I tried to be in control with my food intake closely.


Sat - Dinner @ restaurant
Sun - Dinner @ sis's house
Mon - Lunch @ restaurant
Dinner @ hun's house

I can't remember what was my food intake throughout the weekend, but it is a lot! it's has been 8 days. My current weight is 64.5kg.

Food intake for the day:-

Breakfast: 2 small muffins + 1 glass choc milk

Midbreakfast: 1 glass fresh orange juice

Lunch: F1

Dinner: CNY cookies + pcs of bak kuas

4th day

My weight still maintain 65kg. No difference. I won't be posting for the next few days about herbalife. I'm bored. However, I will keep on posting about my food intake daily.

Food intake for the day:
Breakfast: 3 pcs of garlic bread + 1 pc of fruitcake
Lunch: 2 pcs gyoza, 2 pcs black pepper beef, 1 pcs tempura ebi and 2 -3 pcs of sushis (a lot?!?!)
Mid lunch: 1 glass of tea mix
Dinner: 3 - 4 pcs of duck, vege + 1 bowl soup
Supper: hehehe I knew... 1 bowl of tan cha (tong shui) + 1/2 egg + 1 deep fried fritters with red bean

3rd day with Herbalife

This morning my weight is 65kg. Very motivating, eventhough yesterday's nite was heavy dinner. Too much of temptation when you stayed home. Bottles and bottles of CNY cookies lying on the table calling out to me.. "Come, come, eat me, eat me!!"

Cookies are plentiful during this time of the year, not to mentioned my favourite: bak kua!!


Yesterday, I managed to drink 1 bottle of water during working hours... going to toilet too many times is troublesome.



I almost forgot that I can eat fruits if I have temptation to eat. Totally forgot about it till yesterday, well I have to stock up more and more fruits now....




Food intake for the day
Breakfast: 1 mandarin orange + F1
Mid Breakfast: 1 Teamix
Lunch: 1 local orange + F1
Dinner: less than 1/2 bowl rice with meat, vege and tofu + 1 bowl soup + some popcorn

Day 2

So call very very strict diet... The temptation is so much when I am staying with my parents. The fridge are full of junk and plenty food to eat. I believe, if I do not have money to buy food it can last me for the whole month.

My weight for today is 66.5kg.

After confirmation with my friend, she was taking only F1 for breakfast and dinner. Cheaper too. Plus must drink a lot a lot of water. So I'm targeting to drink two bottle of water in the office. Keeping my finger crossed...

My plan is to take F1 + F3 for breakfast and F1 alone for dinner. After finishing F3, I will just continue with F1. Very very expensive meal replacement plan.


My food intake for today:
Breakfast : 1 small bowl of Porridge with groundnut and meat + 4 pieces of fritters
Lunch: F1 + F3
Dinner: 2 small bowl of porridge with groundnut and meat + 4 pieces of fritters + 1 1/2 big piece of bak kua + 2 mandarin oranges

First Day of Herbalife

After a long break of Chinese New Year and just food, food and food.. My weight had just balooned to 67kg. Drastic I would say. I am starting my first day of Herbalife. It a meal replacement plan, somewhat similar with Cambridge Diet. I was very successful with Cambridge Diet, where my weight went down to 59.5kg lowest even without exercise. When I stop Cambridge Diet, my weight slowly increase back to 65kg. I would said my official weight without dieting and exercise but with eating with care can only manage to sustain at 65kg.

So officially, I am on very very strict diet today Day 1 : 2nd February 2009.


So my Body Mass Index (BMI) is
= My Weight/ (My Height x My Height)
=67/(1.65x1.65)
=24.61

A healthy weight falls between 20 and 25 on the index and this show that I am almost overweight.

My short term and long term goals are as following

GOAL 1 short term = I would like to be in size L weighinng at 62kg in 8 weeks
GOAL 2 long term = I would like to be in size M weighing at 52kg in 6 months

Let's keep my finger crossed.

Now, I am getting confused. I read on the internet, that with weight loss should only consumed F1 and not F1 and F3 together. Only at a later stage the need to consume F3, this is when you need to build protein.

And I just took F1 and F3 together for lunch. I'm getting confused now....


My food intake for the day
Breakfast : 2 piece of small piece of bak kua & 4 tsp of anlene milk and 4 tsp of oats.
Lunch : 2 tbs of F1 + 1 tbs of F3
Mid Afternoon : 3 pcs of suan suan + 1 glass of teamix
Dinner : 1/2 bowl rice, vege, 2 pc chic meat, 1 bowl of soup + 1 1/2 big piece of bak kua (thanks to a friend) + 8 pcs of cookies