Mind Over Cookie (on health)

breakfast: half apple + 15 pcs combos cheddar + coffee
315 = 25 + 280 + 10

lunch: 1/4 buffalo salad from salad works + 1/4 klondike crunch
175 (125 + 50)


snack: 2 slices plain cheese pizza
600

total: 1090 cal

breakfast: 1 slice whole wheat + half appe + coffee
calories: 135 (100+25+10)

lunch: 2 pieces whole wheat bread
calories: 200

snack:  whole wheat roll + half saladwork's buffalo chicken salad with russian dressing
calories: 400 (100 + 300)

dinner: 1oz filet mignon + 1/2 veggies + 3 cookies
calories:  465 (150 + 15 + 300)

total calories:  1,200

weight lost since yesterday: .1

i want to prove that i can lose weight better without exercise...

unfortunately, i can't do it this week because i'll be travelling.....

travelling = food

atleast for me...

my travels isn't complete without trying out what that place has to offer in terms of food...

but i'll try to behave from monday-wed

*crosses fingers, toes, eyes*

ps.
plus i have to rest my scarsdale
to become effective again..

let's back track a little....

how did i maintain my weight in the philippines?

1. i walk a lot every morning because our house is walking distance to work and i walk 15-20 min in the morning and 15-20 going home.

2. i usually have ginisang repolyo (sauted cabbage) and fried fish for lunch... or any other ginisang gulay (string beans, ampalaya)

3. i eat 2 whole big ripe mangoes for dinner most of the time.

4. if i have to eat rice, i eat just 1/4 cup of rice (i always got yelled at by my dad because of that, lol)

5. i don't do everyday sit-ups at home....i only do that whenever i'm being sent to the U.S.


now how did i lost weight while in the U.S.

1. was doing sit ups every day when i was still in raleigh, nc

2. around july of 2007  i noticed my face is plumping and my co-workers was telling me i'm gaining weight..... i immediately went on a 800 cal/day diet.... which put my weight back to 117lbs.

3. some very sad and devastating event  happened to me on sept 2007  that i was on a crying fit every day  for 2 weeks and i can't eat....and i only eat because my tummy's complaining but my meal for that 2 weeks consists of only crakers for lunch and 1 piece of whole wheat bread for dinner....or vice versa.... i lost 12lbs in 2 weeks...i was 105 lbs...

4. i was walking a lot because i didn't have a car yet....


conclusion:
break up with %
apparently me being so depressed and sad makes me lose weight. LOL

p.s.
i might just go back to my scarsdale or
pinas diet
and do a lot of walking....

"1 mile walk = 100 calories
5 mile walk = 500 calories"

i can do that!

"When we decrease our food intake, our bodies try to absorb and store more calories the next time we eat in excess of what our body needs. So, even though we are cutting down most of the time, we will not lose weight if we get extra calories part of the time."

guilty as charged! i need to stop cheating..... *sulk*

that's what i'm saying! does this mean i should stop chalean and just go back to my scarsdale? or maybe walk/run 5 miles every other day as part of my excercise to burn some extra calories....
hmmm


sources:
http://www.thedietchannel.com/Weight-Loss-Truths-and-Myths.htm
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1914857-3,00.html

Make sure to limit all simple sugars (fruit, etc.) after 6pm. Your insulin levels are very sensitive at night and it will be much easier to store extra fat if you consume sugars later in the day. Stick with a lean protein and non-starchy carbs.

from: http://www.shapefit.com/exercise-questions-working-out-not-losing.html

weight lost:

start time: 1:00 PM  (1 hr &5 min)


for exercise:
burn intervals and ab burner - 45 min
ab burner- 17 min


weights i used:
2lbs

combinations:
2lbs all the way


meal 1 (breakfast) -


meal 2 (lunch) -


meal 3 (snacks) -



meal 4 (dinner) - 8:00pm

what it should be: lean meat + veggies
what i actually ate:
calories:
total so far:
calorie allowance left:

total calories consumed for day 18:

i read somewhere that if i'm craving for ice cream i should go for skinny cow or the slowly churned from edy's.... i tried skinny cow, they're good and today i decided to try the slowly churned from edy's and shortly after i ate some i was feeling "something".... something really familiar and boy oh boy, it's a very uncomfortable feeling specially if it's happening while you're doing circuit training.

i complained to % about it and he started reading the ingredients in my fuze drink (that drink is awesome! tasty w/ only 5 calories)..... while he was doing that i remembered something and immediately ran to my fridge and pulled out my tub of the slowly churned edy's icecream and read the ingredients...... and lo and behold, there it is "maltitol syrup"...... the culprit........ (no, fuze is fine)


I.HATE.MALTITOL!


they are evil.evil.evil!

my first encounter with that stupid sugar substitute was while i was eating the low-calorie angel cake....

argh.

i'm still feeling the side effect. dutch oven, anyone? haha


if you're scratching your head and wondering what the heck im talking about, here's an interesting read: side effects of maltitol

weight lost: was scared to check..i ate buffet sushi
start time: 11:25Am (45 min-run) +  7:30 PM  (37 min-chalean)


for exercise:
ran - 45 min
burn circuit 2 - 38 min
100 sit ups/crunch  - 30-30-30-10 reps (this is not part of burn circuit 2)


weights i used:

3lbs
5lbs
8lbs + 2 = 10lbs

combinations:
2-8-3-10-10-8-8-5


meal 1 (breakfast) - 1:00pm
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate:  whole wheat cracker
calories: 120


meal 2 (lunch) -
what it should be: assorted fruits, cup of coffee or water or diet soda
what i actually ate: half buffalo chicken salad (old style) from salad works + russian dressing <--- love this salad
calories: (156 for whole) 80 cal + (161 for full serving) 80 = 160 cal
total so far:
calorie allowance left:
  

meal 3 (snacks):
half cup slowly churned 1/3 less fat edy's ice cream (triple fudge)
250 cal


meal 4 (snacks) - 
half buffalo chicken salad (old style) from salad works + russian dressing <--- love this salad
calories: (156 for whole) 80 cal + (161 for full serving) 80 = 160 cal

total so far:
calorie allowance left:


meal 5 (dinner):
what it should be: chicken (baked or roasted) + veggies + fruit
what i actually ate: 1.5 oz baked salmon + turkey breast + 1 cup fat-free icecream
calories : 150 + 100 + 300 = 550



total calories consumed for day 17: 1,240

i was baaad!
i ate lots of sushi at the sushi buffet...i love sushis!


weight lost :  too scared to check

start time:


for exercise:
none.rest day

weights i used:


combinations:


meal 1 (breakfast) -
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate: cup of coffee
calories:   10
total so far:
calorie allowance left:



meal 2 (lunch) -
what it should be: assorted cheese + 1 slice whole wheat bread + veggies
what i actually ate: sushi buffet
calories:   a looot! let me see prolly 800 cal for the sushi + 400 for some of the pasta + 250 for my french crepe + 300 for assorted salad = 1,750 <--- fakkk!
total so far:
calorie allowance left:



meal 3 (snacks):

calories: 150   ()
total so far:
calorie allowance left:


meal 4 (snacks 2) -

calories: 100
total so far:
calorie allowance left:



meal 5 (dinner) -
what it should be: fish + veggies
what i actually ate: 1 and 1/4 piece of chicken from KFC original + half small cup of coleslaw + half small cup of mac & cheese
calories:  200 + 100 + 100 = 400 cal
total so far: 
calorie allowance left:



total calories consumed for day 16: 2,160 <-- oh-em-gee!

i forced myself to exercise! late but still...
go me! haha

weight lost : 

start time: 9:00PM


for exercise:
burn circuit 1 - 30 min
100 sit ups/crunch - 30-30-30-10 reps (this is not part of burn circuit 1)
turbo jam - 20 min

weights i used:
2lbs
3lbs
5lbs
8lbs

combinations:
2-8-5-5-8-5-8-8-5-5

meal 1 (breakfast) - 10:00am
what it should be:
what i actually ate: coffee <-- bad, i shouldnt be skipping breakfast
calories:   10



meal 2 (lunch) -12:30pm
what it should be:  2 eggs + 1 slice whole wheat bread + veggies
what i actually ate: 1 grilled porkchop + half cup rice (left over from last night)
calories:  300 + 100
total so far:400




meal 3 (snacks): 3:30pm

200 cal


meal 4 (snacks 2) - 5:00pm
200cal

meal 5 (dinner) - 10:34pm
what it should be: chicken + veggies
what i actually ate: 1 cookie + 1 boiled egg
calories:  155 cal  (100 + 55)
total so far: 
calorie allowance left:



total calories consumed for day 8: 765 cal

today is the start of week 3 but im too lazy!

im tired and sleepy...

should i just do this tomorrow?


p.s.
to make matters worst i'm craving for a philly cheesesteak and cheese fries...fakkkk!

...ok so here's the deal...i'm done with my second week of the burn circuit (again, the chalean has 3 phases, burn, lean and phase) and i have just lost .5 lb in total.... i was actually yoyo-ing.... i lost 2lb then gain it again...but overall it's .5 lb.....

it's really disappointing because like i said, i can lose 3lbs in a week just doing scarsdale diet (and mind you, that even includes cheating -- desserts, starch from time to time) ...but with chalean, i combine scarsdale diet and chalean program and just lost .5 lb..... if it's because i'm gaining muscle that's good...i still want to finish the burn phase and take a picture of myself again and see if something did change.....

anyway, i may really need to add cardio with chalean....i have a turbo jam dvd and i tried it once last weekend and i actually liked it.... so here's my plan for the last two weeks of chalean burn circuit:

(1) do the program as usual
(2) do the abs as usual
(3) continue the scarsdale diet
(4) add turbo jam or do ellipticals for 30 min or the burn it off program of chalean (every other day so i wont get "workout-burned out" quickly)

let's see if i lose more pounds with that.... i really wish i can stay motivated....

oh, and that i can cut on my cookie intake..... argh, that's the hardest part

weight lost :  .3 lb.

start time: nil


for exercise:
rest day

weights i used:


combinations:


meal 1 (breakfast) -
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate: cup of coffee
calories: 10


meal 2 (lunch) -
what it should be:  fish
what i actually ate: 1 small ribs
calories: 200



meal 3 (snacks):



meal 4 (snacks 2) -
5 cookies
500 cal




meal 5 (dinner) -
what it should be: seafood or chicken + veggies
what i actually ate: beef brisket noodles (half bowl) + 1 grilled porkchop + 1/4 cup rice
calories:  800 (400 + 300 + 100)




total calories consumed for day 14: 1,510 cal

weight lost :  1lb
total weight lost so far since day 1:  .5 lb

for exercise: burn it off & recharge
start time: 7:00 PM
burn it off  (30 min) & recharge (20 min) & 100 situp/crunch  (5min)


weights i used:
3lbs


combinations:


meal 1 (breakfast) -
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
calories: 135 cal   (100 + 10 + 25)
total so far:135 cal
calorie allowance left: 865 cal



meal 2 (lunch) -
what it should be:  combination of fruits
what i actually ate:1/4 serving chicken marsala
calories: 300 cal
total so far:
calorie allowance left:



meal 3 (snacks):
half apple
25 cal


meal 4 (snacks 2) -
k bar -170 cal

meal 5 (dinner) -5:30pm
shim ram yun noodles - 200 cal

snack: 7pm
cookie
100 cal


total calories consumed for day 6:  930 cal + 300 cal (3 cookies)  <--- *sigh*

weight lost : 1 lb

start time: 6:30 PM


for exercise:
burn circuit 3
100 sit ups/crunch - 30-30-30-10 reps (this is not part of burn circuit 3)

weights i used:
3lbs
5lbs
8lbs

combinations:
3-8-8-5-8-8-5-8-8-8

meal 1 (breakfast) - 10:00 am
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee w/ powdered creamer, half apple
calories:  135 cal (100 + 10 + 25)



meal 2 (lunch) - 1:00 pm
what it should be: assorted cold cuts + veggies 
what i actually ate: assorted cold cuts
calories: 60



meal 3 (snacks): 6:00 pm
1 cookie
100 cal


meal 4 (snacks 2) -



meal 5 (dinner) - 7:15 PM
what it should be: fish + veggies + 5 cookies
what i actually ate: baked salmon + veggies 
calories: 725 cal (175 + 50 + 500 )
total so far: 
calorie allowance left:



total calories consumed for day 5: 1020 cal

i have to remind myself of my goal..

to be 110 lbs  (i'm 5'3, 33 y/o)
or atleast 117 lbs.

so far i've just lost 1 lb since the day i started chalean (i'm on my 2nd week, day 11)

quite distressing but i'm hoping somewhere inside my body is a muscle forming that would explain the lack of losing lbs.

my greatest challenge still is to keep away from sweets! i still crave for chocolate cookies a lot....

weight lost: 1.1 <--- because i stopped eating after 6 and just slept yesterday...take note that i had a big chicken burrito from chipotle grill for lunch (4pm) yesterday  and just had 695 cal consumed.

start time: 4:00 PM  (1 hr &5 min)


for exercise:
burn intervals and ab burner - 45 min
ab extremes - 17 min


weights i used:
2lbs

combinations:
2lbs all the way


meal 1 (breakfast) -
none. woke up at 4

meal 2 (lunch) -
none. woke up at 4  

meal 3 (snacks) - 4:00 pm
1 apple + 4 cookies   <--- bad
calories: 50 cal + 400 cal
total so far: 450
calorie allowance left:

meal 4 (dinner) - 8:00pm <--- % came over to have dinner at 7 & filet mignon got cooked around 8pm, argh!

what it should be: lean meat + veggies
what i actually ate: 4 oz filet mignon (baked) + 1/2 cup veggies + 3 cookies <-- i know, bad, im hopeless case..
calories: 580 (200 + 80 + 300)
total so far:
calorie allowance left: 23 cal

total calories consumed for day 11: 1330 cal <-- 330 more than allowance

i don't want to lose my interest. please i hope i don't.
i'm aware that there are people reading this blog hoping me to fail. "misery wants company", so they say. but i want to prove them wrong. for those who genuinely want me to succeed thank you. i really need that.

if i decided to stop, aside from people who's anxiously waiting for me to fail, who would really be at the losing end?

me.

who'll look like beluga whale and who would cringe in dismay when my relatives start commenting about my weight gain ("tumataba ka ha")?

me.

who would have to suffer my friends teases about my weight?

right you are, me.


if i continue to just sit down, watch tv or surf the net munching cookies after i get home from work who's at the losing end?

me.

if i continue what i've been doing for the past year who would suffer from low self-esteem because i can't fit into my clothes anymore. because my tummy keeps popping out of my jeans.

me



if i continue eating cookies, and chocolates and ice cream and lots of starchy unhealthy carbs, who's at the losing end?

yes.

me.



so if i want to stop people from saying i'm getting fatter and fatter i need to continue doing this. if this chalean didn't do anything for me at least i get to exercise. that's better than just doing (scarsdale) diet without any exercise at all.

i have to do this. i want to show those who don't believe that i can finish my chalean that yes, i can.

i also have to remember that i'm not doing this to gain approval from other people. i have to remember that i'm doing this for my own health reasons.  if i want to be healthy i'm the only one who could fix that. 

for.
my.
own.
good.


i know it would take a lot of discipline that from time to time i won't be able to resist the temptation to eat those good, yummy food. but as long as i know how to bounce back real quick and do my exercise. i should be ok.

i can do this.

not just because i have to but because i want to.

i think i should retire early tonight.
i did 3 types of work-out today.

1. burn circuit 2
2. my usual ab exercise
3. turbo jam (burn)

that's 1 hour total..

and now i'm so tired i'm not sure if i even have energy left to brush my teeth.

weight gained: 2.4 lbs <-- because last night i ate 3 wings and 1/4 cup of rice at 12:00am
start time: 5:15 PM  (37 min)


for exercise:
burn circuit 2 - 38 min
100 sit ups/crunch  - 30-30-30-10 reps (this is not part of burn circuit 2)
turbo jam (burn) - 20 min <--- had to add this because i've been bad...i ate a chicken burrito from chipotle grill for lunch and gained 2.5 lbs since friday cause i ate 3 bon chon wings and half cup rice at 11pm.

weights i used:
2.lbs
3lbs
5lbs
8lbs

combinations:
2-5-3-8-8-8-8-5


meal 1 (breakfast) - 1:00pm
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate:  1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee
calories: 120 cal


meal 2 (lunch) -
what it should be: assorted fruits, cup of coffee or water or diet soda
what i actually ate: half apple <-- i was busy having my hair maintenance session (it was 4 hours!)
calories: 25
total so far:
calorie allowance left:
  

meal 3 (snacks):
chicken burrito from chipotle grill (it has rice, veggies, chicken, tortilla)
calories: 500 cal


meal 4 (dinner) - 
what it should be: chicken (baked or roasted) + veggies + fruit
what i actually ate:veggies
calories:50 cal
total so far:
calorie allowance left:



total calories consumed for day 10: 695 cal

% came over to hang out... told him i don't want to go out to have beer and wings at this bar we go to during fridays...but we ended up going to this other favorite korean place who makes very good spicy korean wings...

so i ate 3 pcs of spicy korean wings and 1/4 cup of rice and 1/8 cup of house lomein

i wont be surprised if tomorrow when i weigh myself i would put the 1.8 lbs i lost the past week...

gawd, i suck at this not eating after 7 thingie...

weight lost :  .5lbs

start time:


for exercise:
none.rest day

weights i used:


combinations:


meal 1 (breakfast) -
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee
calories:   110 (100 + 10)
total so far:
calorie allowance left:



meal 2 (lunch) -
what it should be: assorted cheese + 1 slice whole wheat bread + veggies
what i actually ate: veggie mix + 1/3 slice of white hoagie roll + half apple
calories:   105lbs (50 + 30 + 25 )
total so far:
calorie allowance left:



meal 3 (snacks):
3 bite size chocolate
calories: 150   ()
total so far:
calorie allowance left:


meal 4 (snacks 2) -
chips <-- bad!
calories: 100
total so far:
calorie allowance left:



meal 5 (dinner) -
what it should be: fish + veggies
what i actually ate: fish + veggies + 4 cookies <-- for the life of me, i really cant quit sweets!

calories:  600 cal  (150 + 50 + 400)
total so far: 
calorie allowance left:



total calories consumed for day 9: 1065cal

i'm upset that everytime i would add any form of exercise with my diet the pounds i lose is almost next to nothing....

last year i tried running every other day for the whole month & i do scarsdale with that and my weight just plateaued. now, i'm doing this weight circuit training also with scarsdale and i just lost 1.2. lbs in a week. normally, if i just do scarsdale and no exercise, i would lose 3lbs a week... so i'm kinda confused why exercise is giving me the opposite effect.... i mean, exercise should speed up my metabolism, right?

when i was running someone told me that the reason why my weight is still the same is because that weight might be muscle weight.... but that's running.... can u gain muscles by running? i know lifting weights does....but running? nah, i don't think so...... now with this chalean i am lifting weights, not much weight (8lbs is my heaviest and would continue that for another week and then i'll switch to 10lbs) so maybe (and i'm crossing my fingers..and eyes on this that) some of the numbers that makes up my weight is from my muscle weight.....

but you know what, 1.2lbs/week is better than nothing.... i didn't lose anything if i just run or do cardio exercises (ie zumba, kickboxing)...so i guess that's a plus....

i'll give chalean a try for atleast 4 weeks, although actually it's now down to 3 weeks..... it's a 90-day program and according to reviews the most dramatic changes would be seen in the lean phase (last 30 days)..... besides, it's too early to give up, it's just been a week...... so we'll see if this chalean dvd holds my attention until the last phase.... hopefully it does..... and hopefully it will make me lean.......i can't stand looking at my tummy anymore.....

here's the complete chalean extreme program:
Burn Phase (for 4 weeks):

• Day 1 - Burn Circuit 1
• Day 2 - Rest (this is critical because of the intensive weight training of Circuits 1 & 2 - you can add a cardio here, but don't do back-to-back Circuits)
• Day 3 - Burn Circuit 2
• Day 4 - Burn Intervals & Ab Burner
• Day 5 - Burn Circuit 3
• Day 6 - Burn it Off! & Recharge
• Day 7 - Rest

Push Phase (for four weeks):

• Day 1 - Push Circuit 1
• Day 2 - Rest (this is critical because of the intensive weight training of Circuits 1 & 2 - you can add a cardio here, but don't do back-to-back Circuits)
• Day 3 - Push Circuit 2
• Day 4 - Burn Intervals & Ab Burner
• Day 5 - Push Circuit 3 (with the exception of Week 1 which is Burn Circuit 3)
  
• Day 6 - Burn it Off! & Recharge
• Day 7 - Rest

Lean Phase (for four weeks):

• Day 1 - Lean Circuit 1
• Day 2 - Rest (this is critical because of the intensive weight training of Circuits 1 & 2 - you can add a cardio here, but don't do back-to-back Circuits)
• Day 3 - Lean Circuit 2
• Day 4 - Burn Intervals & Extreme Abs
• Day 5 - Lean Circuit 3
  
• Day 6 - Burn it Off! & Recharge
• Day 7 - Rest

weight lost :  .1

start time: 6:45PMfor 35min


for exercise:
burn circuit 1
100 sit ups/crunch - 30-30-30-10 reps (this is not part of burn circuit 1)

weights i used:
2lbs
3lbs
5lbs
8lbs

combinations:
2-8-5-5-8-5-8-8-5-5

meal 1 (breakfast) - 10:00am
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
calories:   135 cal   (100 + 10 + 25)
total so far: 135 cal
calorie allowance left: 865 cal


meal 2 (lunch) -12:30pm
what it should be:  2 eggs + 1 slice whole wheat bread + veggies
what i actually ate: 2 eggs (scrambled w/ half a slice of cheese) + 1 slice whole wheat bread
calories:  200 cal  ( 150/2 + 50/2 + 100) <-- i'll eat d other half of my scrambled egg for snack 1
total so far: 335
calorie allowance left:  665 cal



meal 3 (snacks): 3:30pm
other half of my scrambled egg
calories:   75
total so far:
calorie allowance left:


meal 4 (snacks 2) - 5:00pm
2 bite size chocolates
calories: 100

meal 5 (dinner) -7:30pm
what it should be: chicken + veggies
what i actually ate: veggies + banana + 3 cookies <-- i stole from d balikbayan box again...haaay...

calories:  450 cal  (50 + 100 + 300)
total so far: 
calorie allowance left:



total calories consumed for day 8: 1095

after i do #1 and #2 and after a brush my teeth and wash my face
but before i take a shower.... i don't want the water on my hair to add to the weight....

what? i have long hair it absorbs more water...hehe...

total lost weight : 1.2 lbs

not the number i want to see but that's fine....
according to a friend of mine, if i just lose a constant 1 lb per week it's less likely that i would gain it back.... so, ok....slowly but surely....

1 lb x 4 weeks = 4 lbs
1 lb x 8 weeks = 8 lbs



8th week would be dec  29

i'll take it....

and besides maybe the reason the number is not that big is because i'm gaining muscles and that's heavy...... so, yeah, that's not bad at all......


now, if i can just hang on and not get lazy...

weight lost :  0 lb.

start time: nil


for exercise:
rest day

weights i used:


combinations:


meal 1 (breakfast) -
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half grapefruit
calories:   135 cal   (100 + 10 + 25)
total so far: 135 cal
calorie allowance left: 865 cal



meal 2 (lunch) -
what it should be:  fish
what i actually ate: tuna in water with toyomansi
calories: 140 cal  (120 + 20)
total so far: 275
calorie allowance left: 725 cal



meal 3 (snacks):
half grapefruit
calories:   25
total so far: 300
calorie allowance left: 425 cal


meal 4 (snacks 2) -
chips (i know, not good)
calories:   100

total so far: 400
calorie allowance left: 600 cal


meal 5 (dinner) -
what it should be: seafood or chicken + veggies
what i actually ate: crab cake (2pcs) + ginisang petchay + sweets
calories:   450 (360 + 50 + 40)

total so far: 850
calorie allowance left: 150 cal



total calories consumed for day 7: 850 cal

weight lost :  .5 lbs
total weight lost so far since day 1: 1 lb <-- now that's depressing.... only 1 lb since thursday last week? *sulk*.




for exercise: burn it off & recharge
start time: 7:30 PM
burn it off  (30 min) & recharge (20 min)


weights i used:
3lbs


combinations:


meal 1 (breakfast) -
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
calories: 135 cal   (100 + 10 + 25)
total so far:135 cal
calorie allowance left: 865 cal



meal 2 (lunch) -
what it should be:  combination of fruits
what i actually ate: grapes 2 cups
calories: 220cal
total so far: 355 cal
calorie allowance left: 645



meal 3 (snacks):
2 bite size chocolates (what? i was stressed out)
calories:   100 cal ()
total so far: 455
calorie allowance left:


meal 4 (snacks 2) -
k bar - strawberry
90 cal
total so far: 545 cal

meal 5 (dinner) - 8:20pm (that's when i got done with the chalean)
what it should be: lean meat + veggies
what i actually ate: 5 oz filet mignon + 2 cups veggies + k bar (chocolate) <-- lifting weights make me feel hungry!
calories:  550 cal (300 + 160 + 90)
total so far: 1095 cal
calorie allowance left:  (-95)



total calories consumed for day 6: 1095 cal

holy kalabaw!

this site has a bunch of guilt-free desserts pala....

http://www.southernliving.com/food/healthy-light/healthy-desserts-recipes-00400000063245/

argh...

my sweet tooth is on engaged mode again...

sleeping time na talaga..pramis

i was reading my facebook news feeds when i saw photos of cake...

I.WANT.CAKE!!

now na!

i'm craving for CPK's (california pizza kitchen) tiramisu.... aaaaahhhhh.... just the thought of it is making me salivate....

and for some reason i also suddenly is craving for banana pudding...... hmmmm

and the only place i remember who has that is golden corral....

wait.
i think the chinese buffet close to franklin mills has that too.... or is it? argh...  there's another buffet resto that has banana pudding i just forgot which one....






here's the somewhat lower calories and lower fat recipe:
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000001989997


here's the regular banana pudding recipe:
http://www.backofthebox.com/recipes/desserts/original-nilla-banana-pudding-g.html

here's another one:
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000000222208


staying up late makes me think of food, tsk

i.
need.
to.
go.
to.
bed.




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nope! that's not halladay, hamels and oswalt.... yes, i'm talking about water...

water, water, water...

agua

tubig

this is my greatest challenge. i'm not a water drinker. but i'm training myself to learn to drink water...

here are some of the things i have read and heard from people i know:

helps you not over eat:
makes you not eat a lot if you drink a glass of water before eating....


cure for headache:
a friend of mine told me that 75% of the cause of headache is lack of water....and he told me to drink lots of water once i feel a headache is forming

body cleansing:
my dad is a fan of body cleansing by fasting.... a few times a  year he would do fasting by just drinking water for a day......... he was encouraging me to do the same and one day he gave me this tattered paper that says i have to drink 4 glasses of water (160 ml each)  in an empty stomach every time i wake up in the morning because it can cure a lot of illness (like my asthma and migraine)....

for losing weight:
a korean friend of mine once told me that drinking a glass of water in the morning would help me lose weight....and this was actually backed up by this article:

http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/how-water-helps-us-lose-weight/


so let's drink to that!

weight lost : .5 lbs

start time: 7:00 PM


for exercise:
burn circuit 3
100 sit ups/crunch - 30-30-30-10 reps (this is not part of burn circuit 3)

weights i used:
3lbs
5lbs
8lbs

combinations:
3-8-10-5-8-8-5-8-8-8

meal 1 (breakfast) - 10:00 am
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee w/ powdered creamer, half apple
calories:  135 cal (100 + 10 + 25)
total so far: 135
calorie allowance left: 865 cal



meal 2 (lunch) - 1:00pm
what it should be: assorted cold cuts + veggies 
what i actually ate: assorted cold cuts + 1 egg + 1/2 hashbrown
calories: 200 (60 + 60 + 80 )
total so far: 335cal
calorie allowance left: 665 cal



meal 3 (snacks): 4:00 PM
1 bbq-ed drum stick  + 4 chocolates bite size (2 kitkats + 2 hershey)
calories: 270 cal  (70 + 200)
total so far: 605 cal
calorie allowance left: 395 cal


meal 4 (snacks 2) -



meal 5 (dinner) - 7:45 PM
what it should be: fish + veggies
what i actually ate: baked salmon + veggies + crackers


calories: 305 cal (175 + 50 + 80)
total so far: 910
calorie allowance left: 90 cal



total calories consumed for day 5: 910 cal

i wish i didnt throw that away.
i just want one cookie.

argh.

i need to go to bed now. im not suppose to be thinking of food at this time.

see that image?

i still have a loooong way to go... and since i started i just lost .1 lb... not 1 lb but "point" 1 lb...but i'm patient.... well, i "will" try to be patient....

right now my thighs and abs are HURTIN'!

my arms are too that i can't even unhook my bra, haha!

weight lost : .1 lb
start time: 12:00 noon


for exercise:
burn intervals (45 min)
ab burner (10 min)
100 sit ups/crunch  - 30-30-30-10 reps (this is not part of burn intervals and ab burner)



weights i used:
3lbs


combinations:
3lbs all the way


meal 1 (breakfast) - 11:00am
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate:  1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple

calories: 135 cal (100 + 10 + 25)
total so far: 135
calorie allowance left: 865 cal


meal 2 (lunch) - 1:30pm
what it should be: chicken + veggies + fruit
what i actually ate: chicken breast (w/ sukang maanghang) + microwavable mixed veggies + 1/2 apple

calories: 325 cal (140 + 160 + 25)
total so far: 460 cal
calorie allowance left: 540 cal


  

meal 3 (snacks) - 4:00 pm
1 banana - 72
total so far: 532 cal
calorie allowance left: 468cal

meal 4 (dinner) - 6:45 pm
what it should be: lean meat + veggies
what i actually ate: 4 oz filet mignon (baked) + brocs + 1/2 cup skinny cow icecream (dulce de leche) + K bar

calories: 445(200 + 80 + 75 + 90)
total so far: 977 cal
calorie allowance left: 23 cal



total calories consumed for day 4: 977 cal

my pitfall #3

i told % i can't go out to dinner with him...you know what he did? he brought grilled pork from pho hoa here, in my apartment....

grrrrr!

but i was good...i ate just 1 tbsp of rice and 1 inch of grilled pork just so i won't offend him..... he ate the rest....the rest means 1cup of rice and 2 grilled pork chops..

i wish % can be more supportive about me trying to lose weight.... he keeps tempting me with food... *shakes head*

this is my pitfall #2

i really need to stop buying sweets and yes aside from chips ahoy and chocolates and ice cream that also includes starchy food.... and i shouldn't go grocery shopping hungry....

i forgot to mention that i finally threw my bags of chips ahoy....all 3 of them....the heath, the chunky and the candy blasts....

i actually bought them for the balikbayan box that i'm sending home.... but one night i was PMSing and i was craving for sweets and as i was passing my balikbayan box i saw the chips ahoy inside waving at me.... and of course i couldn't resist....

anyway, if i don't want to get tempted into eating bad food i shouldn't keep any of them within my reach or line of sight, inside my apartment nor within the confines of my cubicle....

% wants to go to the vietnamese resto tonight for dinner...

pho hoa

they have very delicious grilled pork....

and they serve it with 2 large grilled pork, 2 cups of rice and some carrots and water chestnuts...

another temptation....

text message: % remember what i told u that i need to stay home for 6 weekends? u can still come over so we could hang out and watch dvd's but i cant go out and eat...please... just 6 weekends...til mid of december...

of course % wasn't happy... he said he'll just ask e to come with him...

my pitfall #1:
i need to refrain from going to restos that i know would tempt me into eating fatty food....pho hoa is one of them....

p.s.
to make matters most
i already ate
and it's past 7pm
i shouldn't be eating after 7

i just want to document this so i would know how i became what i am right now.....FAT


feb 2007...when i came here in the U.S to work i was 117....i still have this abs....i run every other day because i was always stressed the first couple of months i came and that's how i release my stress.....

june 2007...i was at a conference room waiting for our meeting to start....i was still a consultant for blue cross that time....i remember standing in front of the window watching cars and buses and people at the busy market street....then i caught a reflection of me from the glass window at my left.... i noticed my face was looking more like the shape of a siopao..... i was horrified.....

i started counting calories after that..... i make sure that i only eat 800-1000 calories a day....i know that's bad....but that's what i did.... and i gained my 117 back.....

sept 2007....something really sad happened to me..... and i didn't know how to cope....

see that pic? that's me 4 years ago (if you know my facebook page i have that picture in my profile pic album...) that pic was taken in siargao on october 2006.... that's how my abs looked like... well, i was holding my breath when that pic was taken but still you can see some muscles..... if you take a photo of my abs today, at this very moment, no matter how long i hold my breath all you can see is just one huge flabby tummy..... it makes me cry.....

how was i able to get that abs?

here's what i've been trying to do...

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skipping meal is a NO-NO and i have to eat every 2.5 to 3 hours....
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this is hard for me because i'm used to eating 3x a day....at 10am for my breakfast, 12noon for my lunch then 7 or 8pm for my dinner.....but according to the chalean extreme motivational audio.... every time your body feels hungry and you didn't eat your body stores fat..... they said that's how sumo wrestlers train to be big...they skip meals...they skip specifically breakfasts.....

so now i try to eat every 2.5 hours (3 hours the most)... but the key is small meals....so during work days  i start my meal at 10am (half apple, 1 whole wheat bread, cup of coffee) .....then i eat again at 12:30 pm, my lunch (i eat just half of my lunch and save the other half for my next meal) then i eat again at 3:00 (snack 1)....then i eat again at 5:30 (snack 2, usually half an apple).....then dinner at 6:45pm.... i try not to eat after 7.... or if i did eat after that i try to stay awake til around 11-12..... i also try not to sleep really full....


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what i eat
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by the way, i did mention in my previous post that i don't follow the meal plan from chalean extreme because i'm still following my scarsdale diet..... because i'm more comfortable with that meal plan..... but i may, at some point, follow the chalean meal plan from time to time....the reason why i don't want to follow it is because it takes a lot of preparation....i am so used to my scarsdale diet that i know what to eat when..... basically scarsdale diet focuses on eating protein.....which is still good..... the only carbs in my scarsdale diet is the fruits and 1 piece of whole wheat bread...... and the rest are all fish and lean meat and veggies......




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how to suppress cravings
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weight gained: .5 lbs
start time: 2:00 PM  (37 min)


for exercise:
burn circuit 2
100 sit ups/crunch  - 30-30-30-10 reps (this is not part of burn circuit 2)

weights i used:
3lbs
5lbs
8lbs

combinations:
3 lbs - 5 lbs- 3 lbs - 8 lbs - 8 lbs - 8 lbs - 8 lbs - 5 lbs - 5 lbs - 8 lbs


meal 1 (breakfast) - 1:00pm (i woke up late)
what it should be: 1 slice whole wheat bread, cup of coffee, half apple
what i actually ate: 
       i had 2 cookies (i know, not good, im still working on my cookie-self control) - 180cal
       half apple - 25 cal
       cup of coffee w/ 1 tsp of powdered cream- 12 cal

calories:217 cal


meal 2 (lunch) - 4:00pm
what it should be: assorted apples, cup of coffee or water or diet soda
what i actually ate:
       3 slices granny's apple - 20cal
       4 pcs cookies - 360 cal
       half crab cake from phillip's (their crabcakes are good!) - 95 cal

calories:  475 cal  <--- B.A.D.!
total so far: 692 cal <---- SUPER B.A.D.!
calorie allowance left: 308 cal
  

meal 3 (snacks):
none because i woke up latel


meal 4 (dinner) - 7:00 pm
what it should be: chicken (baked or roasted) + veggies + fruit
what i actually ate: chicken + ginisang bok choy

calories: 150
total so far: 842
calorie allowance left: 158



total calories consumed for day 3: 842 cal

i have been looking for some type of dvd excercise that has variation so i won't get bored and thats how i found chalean extreme...

i tried zumba and kickboxing.... i have all sorts of exercise DVDs.... i have ab boot camp and tae bo... i have walk away the pounds and i have jilian michaels' 30-day shred.... while they are all different they have one thing in common.... i got bored after a few tries....

i won't lie....i'm not sure if i'm going to finish the initial 30 days with this chalean extreme too but i want to give it a try...

i bought this dvd a week ago and have been listening to her motivational audio cd...

im sure you're familiar with mind over matter...but in this blog it would be cookie....cookie represents my love for anything sweet and starchy...

i made this blog as an attempt to journal my battle against my yoyo-ing weight... to journal my struggle to get back to my pre-US weight

i have a simple goal...

117 lbs
110 lbs

(and maybe a nice toned abs)