Even before this diet, I have read somewhere the goodness of this vegetable called asparagus. I struggle with the taste, steamed or as part of the allowed vegetable in a soup. Give me cabbage, celery, iceberg lettuce anytime but not asparagus. It is not that I can't eat it, I just hate the taste in combination with any food. Except fried asparagus with sambal belacan, I suppose. The frying and prawn paste would just drown the taste.
You know where I am heading to. My issue is not asparagus, my issue is I want something OILY!!!
Being on this diet has taught me about food choices. And the fact that we can choose food that are healthier and still be satisfied. Only if you are not subject to a 500 calories constraint, that is. And not be subjected by my friend Jai tempting us with beriani and dhal curry.
I had another Grissini stick a few minutes ago. So we binged on our allocation of two Grissini sticks each today. One in the evening, and another at night. Such satisfaction. I have yet experienced in this life when a simple breadstick would satiate my hunger pangs. Well, tonight is the first. Surprisingly, I do feel okay. MrM said the sticks would make good snacks even after we are done with this diet.
With this diet, you treasure every meal and savor every bite you take. So much that when Aliah asked to taste the Grissini stick, I responded with a firm NO!
Next time I have a business trip to London, I will hunt for Grissini sticks at every Tesco, M&S and other supermarkets that comes my way. No more hunting for handbags, ha ha!!! I will get those guys in our subsidiary there to hunt for Grissini sticks and buy me a carton or crate everytime they return to Malaysia. Yeay for Grissini!!!
Thanks Jai. You have been so supportive.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Day 8 Not Too Bad At All
Today proves my point that dieting while at work is easier to stick to. I had meetings from 9am right to about 1:15pm and apart from the sugarless coffee I had, I actually didn't feel that hungry. Oh Yes Pyl, San Fran's Amex (Americano) is definitely better without sugar than Nescafe. I only managed to have my apple at 1:40pm after taking the HcG pellets at about 1:15pm. Another coffee for lunch. I think my consolation with this diet is the fact that I could take any amount of coffee, tea and water as long as it is without sugar.
I tried two drops of stevia into my regular Amex and I can't say that it made any difference to the coffee taste. Pregnant Afifah was eating nasi kerabu with Keropok, fried chicken, salted egg, and ayam percik gravy and boy! Talk about temptation while I munched away a boring apple!!
Only after returning from lunch I had my own breast chicken soup asparagus packed from home. Even that I didn't finish the entire cup of asparagus.
Doing good Adila. Siapa nak puji diri sendiri kan kalau tak tuan punya badan.
I tried two drops of stevia into my regular Amex and I can't say that it made any difference to the coffee taste. Pregnant Afifah was eating nasi kerabu with Keropok, fried chicken, salted egg, and ayam percik gravy and boy! Talk about temptation while I munched away a boring apple!!
Only after returning from lunch I had my own breast chicken soup asparagus packed from home. Even that I didn't finish the entire cup of asparagus.
Doing good Adila. Siapa nak puji diri sendiri kan kalau tak tuan punya badan.
Weight Loss Tracker - Day 8
MrM : 86.1kg
Me. : 76kg
Weight gain of 100gms for me and 500gms for MrM.
Upon finding out, my maid weighed the beef AFTER boiling to tender the meat when it should have been weighed raw. I was upset with her for taking the liberty of weighing after boiling but I should be upset with myself for not telling her everything should be weighed raw. That's why both MrM and I felt that the beef celery soup yesterday was a lot!! We didn't complain though, happily slurping away the soup!
What a setback. Even 100gms. I was hoping to register at least 500gms. 75.0kg is my psychological resistance now.
Hope to get the Grissini breadsticks from Jai today. 65kg here I come!!
Me. : 76kg
Weight gain of 100gms for me and 500gms for MrM.
Upon finding out, my maid weighed the beef AFTER boiling to tender the meat when it should have been weighed raw. I was upset with her for taking the liberty of weighing after boiling but I should be upset with myself for not telling her everything should be weighed raw. That's why both MrM and I felt that the beef celery soup yesterday was a lot!! We didn't complain though, happily slurping away the soup!
What a setback. Even 100gms. I was hoping to register at least 500gms. 75.0kg is my psychological resistance now.
Hope to get the Grissini breadsticks from Jai today. 65kg here I come!!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
HcG and me
Ever since I started taking these HcG pellets, my body temperature seems to be a bit higher than usual, evidenced by the sweaty around the neck feeling even in an air-conditioned office! I wonder if HcG does that to you or is this just plainly due to the HcG working its effects on my body fat?
As for energy level, except for the first few days of splitting headache, I feel fine now and even energetic enough to do a bit of exercise today and hollering the kids to do their revisions! MrM said that with the HcG he sleeps well, better than normal. I find that I am sleepy most of the time ha ha! Saturday was the toughest since I did not have coffee in the morning and my headache lasted all day!
At office, my consolation is San Franscisco Americano, which tastes a whole lot better without sugar than the Nescafe I have at home. Of course, there are a lot of work distractions to focus on rather than thinking about food!
The great thing about being on this diet protocol I have observed that without starch and sugar, the first body part that is noticeably smaller are my hips! Just shows that an apple like me puts on weight first and foremost at the hips! I think the toughest fat to lose would be around my stomach given the years of fat accumulation.
My kids tell me that being on this diet makes us boring parents. Yeah, no more Saturday dining out, and morning breakfast at Pit Stop or Rojak Kassim. Although we spent more getting the white fish and beef meat, but overall we save money due to less eating out.
I hope to be able to lose 10kg from where I am now. Seeing results is really encouraging and I think this diet protocol works because dieters see results immediately.
Weight Loss Tracker - Day 1 to Day 7
Weight taken early morning only.
Day 1
MrM 88kg
Me 77.8kg
Day 2
MrM 89.6kg
Me 78.6kg
Day 3
MrM 89.9kg
Me 79.1kg
Day 4
MrM 88.6kg
Me 77.7kg
Day 5
MrM 87.3kg
Me 77.0kg
Day 6
MrM 86.6kg
Me 76.4kg
Day 7
MrM 85.6kg
Me 75.9kg
From post loading phase 79.1 kg to today 10 July 2011, I have lost 3.2kg
MrM has lost 4.3kg.
Have to be patient. Success is steady progress towards one's personal goals.
Day 1
MrM 88kg
Me 77.8kg
Day 2
MrM 89.6kg
Me 78.6kg
Day 3
MrM 89.9kg
Me 79.1kg
Day 4
MrM 88.6kg
Me 77.7kg
Day 5
MrM 87.3kg
Me 77.0kg
Day 6
MrM 86.6kg
Me 76.4kg
Day 7
MrM 85.6kg
Me 75.9kg
From post loading phase 79.1 kg to today 10 July 2011, I have lost 3.2kg
MrM has lost 4.3kg.
Have to be patient. Success is steady progress towards one's personal goals.
The Diet So Far
MrM and I decided to follow this diet protocol even though MrM at his height of 6 foot tall, probably needed to lose only about 5kg.
One thing for sure, both of us looked forward to the Loading Phase.
Day 1 loading for me was :
Breakfast nasi lemak (and I have not had one for a long time) with fried egg and topped it up with two half-boiled eggs. Drinks was teh tarik.
Had another nescafe with condensed milk at the office mid morning.
Lunch was nasi beriani extra rice with two pieces of fried chicken, cabbage and another round of teh tarik.
Did I have a snack in between? I did remember feeling very stuffed since I have not eaten like this for a long time.
Day 2 loading for me was roti canai telur for breakfast. Damn that was good as I write today and craving for everything oily. Teh tarik for drinks.
Lunch with Farehana at Aseana and ordered nasi campur Aseana that had chicken rendang, beef rendang and fish curry. Top it up with teh tarik special Aseana. Ordered cekodok pisang for dessert and managed to eat 2 pieces after lunch because I had to rush for a meeting.
Had another round of coconut jeli Aseana. Dinner was rice with ikan goreng sambal and another round of beef burger special after picking up my kids from Kumon.
I didn't feel tht I had loaded enough in comparison to Jai's though. I wanted to eat more but just couldn't. This is probably why now at Day 7 I am struggling with my cravings.
Lunch with Farehana at Aseana and ordered nasi campur Aseana that had chicken rendang, beef rendang and fish curry. Top it up with teh tarik special Aseana. Ordered cekodok pisang for dessert and managed to eat 2 pieces after lunch because I had to rush for a meeting.
Had another round of coconut jeli Aseana. Dinner was rice with ikan goreng sambal and another round of beef burger special after picking up my kids from Kumon.
I didn't feel tht I had loaded enough in comparison to Jai's though. I wanted to eat more but just couldn't. This is probably why now at Day 7 I am struggling with my cravings.
The Path to Being Lighter - Reborn with HcG
I thought I would do the same and chronicle my HcG journey just like my friends Jai and Pyl.
I am already on my 7th day now and I am surprised I have survived it so far.
I started dieting way back in 2008, basically reducing my carbo intake and eating proteins mostly. When I started I was 83kg. I had lost weight during a trip to Indonesia, losing 2kg despite the nasi padang as a main staple during our trip. So when I started I was 80kg.
The diet was also complemented with three times a week sessions at Sispa for my fat burning session. I was progressing well, or so I thought, losing about 2kg monthly until I found out I was pregnant early December 2008. Wow! Talk about preggers at 42 and the ticket to eat whatever I wanted. Morning sickness did not deter me from eating. If there was something that agreed with my tastebuds I would eat a lot of the something. I was in seventh heaven. MrM indulged with me and also was the facilitator (he would bring me anywhere to enable my indulgence) of my eating for two.
Post pregnancy in July 2009, what with breastfeeding and eating only steamed ikan haruan daily for lunch and dinner, and fasting month, I managed to lose weight to 73kg. That was a whopping 17kg lost from the day before I delivered Harith. I had put on 17kg pregnant topping my previous pregnancies weight gain. At 37 weeks I was 90kg. At 73kg, I felt light. Most people commented that I looked "cengkung".
Fast forward 2011. 2 years since Harith's birth I have indulged in rice, fried foods, sugar laden coffee, and the consequent is I have put on additional 4kg since then. Work stress didn't help either as I was always hungry by lunch time and would have rice with fried chicken and teh tarik! When I saw Jai at Atie's house recently and commented that she has lost weight, Jai then told me about HcG. I was impressed with her weight loss. I can't remember the last time I saw her when she was heavier, but Jai looked good!
I did not think much (unlike Pyl who took two months) and just decided to do it. Don't think I have read the book thoroughly since the first few days I did the diet wrong. Nevertheless, the motivation for me is to lose weight, looked good in clothes and for health reasons.
I am already on my 7th day now and I am surprised I have survived it so far.
I started dieting way back in 2008, basically reducing my carbo intake and eating proteins mostly. When I started I was 83kg. I had lost weight during a trip to Indonesia, losing 2kg despite the nasi padang as a main staple during our trip. So when I started I was 80kg.
The diet was also complemented with three times a week sessions at Sispa for my fat burning session. I was progressing well, or so I thought, losing about 2kg monthly until I found out I was pregnant early December 2008. Wow! Talk about preggers at 42 and the ticket to eat whatever I wanted. Morning sickness did not deter me from eating. If there was something that agreed with my tastebuds I would eat a lot of the something. I was in seventh heaven. MrM indulged with me and also was the facilitator (he would bring me anywhere to enable my indulgence) of my eating for two.
Post pregnancy in July 2009, what with breastfeeding and eating only steamed ikan haruan daily for lunch and dinner, and fasting month, I managed to lose weight to 73kg. That was a whopping 17kg lost from the day before I delivered Harith. I had put on 17kg pregnant topping my previous pregnancies weight gain. At 37 weeks I was 90kg. At 73kg, I felt light. Most people commented that I looked "cengkung".
Fast forward 2011. 2 years since Harith's birth I have indulged in rice, fried foods, sugar laden coffee, and the consequent is I have put on additional 4kg since then. Work stress didn't help either as I was always hungry by lunch time and would have rice with fried chicken and teh tarik! When I saw Jai at Atie's house recently and commented that she has lost weight, Jai then told me about HcG. I was impressed with her weight loss. I can't remember the last time I saw her when she was heavier, but Jai looked good!
I did not think much (unlike Pyl who took two months) and just decided to do it. Don't think I have read the book thoroughly since the first few days I did the diet wrong. Nevertheless, the motivation for me is to lose weight, looked good in clothes and for health reasons.
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