Friday, March 21st, 2008
Since I still don’t have the resources to go with my friends to the gym, I thought of other ways on how to go about my quest to lose weight that doesn’t involve money. On top of the list is changing my diet.
If Sesame Street has the Cookie Monster, Alpha Homes also has the Rice Monster - me. A meal doesn’t feel like a meal without this. Even if I’ve eaten a full burger meal at McDonald’s or whatever burger food chain, it just feels inadequate. I still seek for the aroma, texture and the taste of rice.
Unfortunately, rice is one of the main culprits that makes people gain weight. So for my first move, I’ll try to, if not eliminate, at least minimize my intake of rice. A cup (measuring unit) of rice a meal will maybe do the trick. I guess this would also mean that I won’t be going to establishments that serve unlimited rice anymore… bye bye Banok’s, bye bye Penong’s, buy buy buffet… =(
Other than rice, I’ll also TRY to stay away from fattening foods such as sweets (chocolates, cakes, etc.) and sodas (Coke, Pepsi, Pop, Sprite and the lot). Hay… I hope this works…~♪
Friday, March 21st, 2008
The image that you see there is not the speedometer of a car running at 86 miles per hour. Folks, I would like to introduce to you the weighing scale and the value it’s projecting when I’m stepping on it. Yes, that is a weighing scale and no, it is not in pounds - it’s in kilograms.
I have gained yet another 6 kilograms in the last 6 months - that’s 1 kilo every month. This, of course, did not come to me as a surprise. I expected to gain more weight especially with my daily routine. A breakdown of my daily routine goes roughly like this: wake up in the morning, eat breakfast, sleep, wake up, eat lunch, sleep, wake up, eat dinner, sleep, rinse and repeat. Once in a while I insert a few activities in between but these activities usually still involve eating and drinking (e.g. Double Celebration, Birthday, Banok’s, Night Out, Mishel’s Celebration).
For the past 4 years, it has always been my New Year’s resolution that I would do my best to lose weight. Yet every year the opposite always happens. Last December, I tried going with Kim and Sean to the gym. I did not lift weights and stuff but I joined them during grappling practice. The workout it gives the body was really great cause it makes you use all of your muscles and the movements make you sweat A LOT. Unfortunately after two sessions, I had to stop due to financial restraints (can’t afford the session fee, can’t afford the membership fee). This was the time when my current daily routine started which somehow led me to my predicament.
But now, seeing those numbers on the weighing scale gave me more determination to lose weight. It’s not just about losing the stomach bulge or the love handles anymore. It’s also about my health.
The day this entry gets posted is the day my quest to lose weight starts. This will be my quest # 1 for the year 2008. Every week, I will be posting updates on my weight. And as proof, I will be posting pictures of that same weighing scale hopefully with the numbers decreasing. Wish me luck!~♫
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
As expected, a lot of people were there to celebrate with Mishel. Among these people were loved ones, relatives, friends and even strangers who, just like me, want a piece of the lechon baboy ^_^
Despite the number of people gathered to celebrate, only 10% - 15% of them are the actual visitors of Mishel. The remaining 85% - 90% are acquaintances or friends of her parents. I have observed for the last 3 years that this has been the trend in their household every time Mishel and her brother Cocoy celebrate for something.
Fortunately I, together with other friends, were given special treatment. We were More…
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
It’s 5:45 PM and I’m ready to go to Mishel’s house for her thanksgiving party. So expect to see a full post about the event in the next few days. Lechon! Here I come! ^_^
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Other than the Double Celebration, I haven’t been out with friends/ classmates to celebrate. Last Saturday however, a few friends gave an invite to hang out. And given that I had the time and a so-so amount of money, I went.
We agreed to meet at 8pm so I started preparing around 7. One thing I forgot about these people though is that they were actually in a totally different Time Zone. I’m not quite sure but I think they’re on GMT -01:00. When they say it’s 8pm, it’s actually 9pm GMT (Gigoy Mean Time). So I was all ready an hour before the agreed time.
Dee & Didai
We all met up at Torres. Supposedly we were to go to Jikong’s but as expected, it was fully packed given that it’s a Saturday night. Fortunately, Ocon has tried out this place just a few meters from Jikong’s - I think it was called Pista Lokal. He had a lot of great things to say about the place so we decided to stay there.
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