This is so simple it isn't even a recipe, but someone asked me to put my method up here, so... here goes XD;
1 mug of milk (leave space for stirring)
2 tbsp of low-fat cocoa powder (I use Hershey's unsweetened cocoa powder)
2 sachets sweetener
Microwave the milk till hot.
Stir in the cocoa powder till all is dissolved.
Microwave the hot chocolate for another 30 seconds. Keep watch as the milk will froth and/or foam.
Add sweetener to taste.
Enjoy!
I can't wait to have this in Cambridge ^^;
Wednesday 21 December 2011
Beef in Soy Sauce-Onion Sauce
This is a really simple recipe, but it's really great, and is Dukan-friendly!
Ingredients:
2 large white onions
about 500g beef, sliced thinly (you can use the cheaper cuts for stews as well)
soy sauce
Peel the onions, then cut them in half and slice them thinly.
In a pot with a lid (we find Le Creuset our favourite for this), heat up just a droplet of oil. Toss in the onions and about 1/4 a cup of water, and fry till softened. If the mixture gets too dry, add some water, about 1/4 cupful at a time.
Once onion is soft, toss in the beef, some soy sauce to taste (for this amount, I think about 3 tbsp is good) and top up with water so that about 1/3 the pot is full of water. Stir till the liquid is boiling and the beef is no longer red.
Cover and cook for 40 minutes to an hour.
The dish is done when the onions have turned into mush, the sauce is thick and the meat is tender.
If you decide to use beef cubes instead of slices, add a bit more water and soy sauce, and increase the cooking time to one and a half hours.
Ingredients:
2 large white onions
about 500g beef, sliced thinly (you can use the cheaper cuts for stews as well)
soy sauce
Peel the onions, then cut them in half and slice them thinly.
In a pot with a lid (we find Le Creuset our favourite for this), heat up just a droplet of oil. Toss in the onions and about 1/4 a cup of water, and fry till softened. If the mixture gets too dry, add some water, about 1/4 cupful at a time.
Once onion is soft, toss in the beef, some soy sauce to taste (for this amount, I think about 3 tbsp is good) and top up with water so that about 1/3 the pot is full of water. Stir till the liquid is boiling and the beef is no longer red.
Cover and cook for 40 minutes to an hour.
The dish is done when the onions have turned into mush, the sauce is thick and the meat is tender.
If you decide to use beef cubes instead of slices, add a bit more water and soy sauce, and increase the cooking time to one and a half hours.
Day 72 (Monday, 19th December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: I guess the main sin for the day was the chicken chop, which was deep-fried instead of the restaurant's usual pan-fry. I was really really tempted by the fruit cake in the office, but I managed to resist. Yay for me!
I could barely walk on Monday - I think I pulled a muscle on Saturday, so I was walking around with a strained left leg on Sunday, which only got worse as time went on ^^;;;
Foods eaten:
1 chicken chop
tom yum inspired seafood and tofu soup
hot milk with oat bran
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: I guess the main sin for the day was the chicken chop, which was deep-fried instead of the restaurant's usual pan-fry. I was really really tempted by the fruit cake in the office, but I managed to resist. Yay for me!
I could barely walk on Monday - I think I pulled a muscle on Saturday, so I was walking around with a strained left leg on Sunday, which only got worse as time went on ^^;;;
Foods eaten:
1 chicken chop
tom yum inspired seafood and tofu soup
hot milk with oat bran
Day 71 (Sunday, 18th December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Phew, Sunday was a really full day for me! After going to bed at about 2am on Saturday night, I was up again by 5.30am to go for the 6.45am Mass to help my mum a little with setting up the stall selling Christmas hampers for RCIA.
After Mass, I went home to change into a lolita outfit and went for Comic Fiesta 2011. Man, it was really packed! And to think it was worse on Saturday ^^;;;
I managed to meet up with quite a few friends, and was also there to watch the lolita runway! After that, I was at their meet-up and photo-taking session for a while before I had to go to Bangsar Village to get my hair done for a friend's wedding dinner that night.
I ummm sinned at the wedding dinner XD;;; I had nasi minyak and ice cream and all the oily fattening lauk! I didn't have that much, but it still felt sinful....
Foods eaten:
2 chicken drumsticks
a spoonful of nasi minyak
Malay lauk
tapai ice cream (thinking back on it, it was actually pretty yum!)
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Phew, Sunday was a really full day for me! After going to bed at about 2am on Saturday night, I was up again by 5.30am to go for the 6.45am Mass to help my mum a little with setting up the stall selling Christmas hampers for RCIA.
After Mass, I went home to change into a lolita outfit and went for Comic Fiesta 2011. Man, it was really packed! And to think it was worse on Saturday ^^;;;
I managed to meet up with quite a few friends, and was also there to watch the lolita runway! After that, I was at their meet-up and photo-taking session for a while before I had to go to Bangsar Village to get my hair done for a friend's wedding dinner that night.
I ummm sinned at the wedding dinner XD;;; I had nasi minyak and ice cream and all the oily fattening lauk! I didn't have that much, but it still felt sinful....
Foods eaten:
2 chicken drumsticks
a spoonful of nasi minyak
Malay lauk
tapai ice cream (thinking back on it, it was actually pretty yum!)
Day 70 (Saturday, 17th December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: We had our annual Christmas Party today! I didn't eat much during the day in anticipation of the sinful meal that was coming, but in the end, I didn't eat any of the sweets, carbs or even the pork and lamb. But that's a good thing :D
I did lapse a little - I had a few sips of whisky and a glass of port. YUM!
Foods eaten:
really large bowl of miso soup with a whole pack of tofu
6 sticks satay
2 fried prawns
2 pc tofu
2 half boiled eggs
no fat strawberry yoghurt with 2 tbsp oat bran
a few sips of whisky
a glass of port
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: We had our annual Christmas Party today! I didn't eat much during the day in anticipation of the sinful meal that was coming, but in the end, I didn't eat any of the sweets, carbs or even the pork and lamb. But that's a good thing :D
I did lapse a little - I had a few sips of whisky and a glass of port. YUM!
Foods eaten:
really large bowl of miso soup with a whole pack of tofu
6 sticks satay
2 fried prawns
2 pc tofu
2 half boiled eggs
no fat strawberry yoghurt with 2 tbsp oat bran
a few sips of whisky
a glass of port
Days 64 - 69
Hmmmm, I forgot to update this blog and I can't really remember what I ate for the whole week ^^;;
The only thing I can safely say is that I did lapse quite a bit this week ^^;;; I need to become really strict with myself from now on!!
What I remember:
- We ate at Monte's twice during the week. I had steak both times.
- We ate at the Korean BBQ place in Gardens once, and went shopping at Robinsons after that. Found my dream tea set.
- Bought a really nice fancy weighing scales that also calculates body-fat %, body water %, etc. I've switched to using it now, and it's really fun!
- Main lapse is that I bought and ate fruit yoghurt. It was a no-fat no-sugar strawberry yoghurt by Yoplait. Yum!
The only thing I can safely say is that I did lapse quite a bit this week ^^;;; I need to become really strict with myself from now on!!
What I remember:
- We ate at Monte's twice during the week. I had steak both times.
- We ate at the Korean BBQ place in Gardens once, and went shopping at Robinsons after that. Found my dream tea set.
- Bought a really nice fancy weighing scales that also calculates body-fat %, body water %, etc. I've switched to using it now, and it's really fun!
- Main lapse is that I bought and ate fruit yoghurt. It was a no-fat no-sugar strawberry yoghurt by Yoplait. Yum!
Saturday 10 December 2011
Day 63 (Saturday, 10th December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Today, I went to Sunway Lagoon with my dad! It was his office Family Day, and since my sister and Rommel are in KK for a wedding and my mum had stuff to do, I went with my dad :) It's been such a long time since I was last there - about 11 years I think! We walked alot - for about 4 hours or so.
I didn't want to play in any of the water games, so we went to the Wildlife Park and looked at all the cute and not-so-cute animals :D We spent some time in the pet village where I fed the bunnies and was amused by a chicken getting confused over a leaf XD;;;
I wish I'd asked for more leaves - I didn't feed the tortoise at all, and the turkey seemed to be getting no love from anybody :/
We ate at an Indian restaurant for lunch (where I had some pretty expensive Tandoori chicken) before we walked around the Wild Wild West Park - did you know that people with long hair aren't allowed on the rides??? I guess there must've been too many cases of people getting their hair caught in the rides or something.
We went home early, and I kind of conked out on the couch for a few hours XD;; I think I tanned - but only a very little bit ^^; We went for my dad's company dinner after that, but it apparently started early, so it also ended really early - I wish my company dinners could be like that! XD;
I didn't eat any veggies today, except for a little bit of onion. It's intentional, since this week I've had three days straight of very serious lapsing, and even some lapsing today with the fried stuff! I need to get a grip of my self-control and discipline again.....
Foods eaten:
2 tbsp oat bran with a bit of milk
2pc tandoori chicken
7 chicken frankfurters
4 chicken nuggets
1 pc fried chicken
3 fish fingers
3 sticks chicken satay
1 cup coffee with sweetener
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Today, I went to Sunway Lagoon with my dad! It was his office Family Day, and since my sister and Rommel are in KK for a wedding and my mum had stuff to do, I went with my dad :) It's been such a long time since I was last there - about 11 years I think! We walked alot - for about 4 hours or so.
I didn't want to play in any of the water games, so we went to the Wildlife Park and looked at all the cute and not-so-cute animals :D We spent some time in the pet village where I fed the bunnies and was amused by a chicken getting confused over a leaf XD;;;
I wish I'd asked for more leaves - I didn't feed the tortoise at all, and the turkey seemed to be getting no love from anybody :/
We ate at an Indian restaurant for lunch (where I had some pretty expensive Tandoori chicken) before we walked around the Wild Wild West Park - did you know that people with long hair aren't allowed on the rides??? I guess there must've been too many cases of people getting their hair caught in the rides or something.
We went home early, and I kind of conked out on the couch for a few hours XD;; I think I tanned - but only a very little bit ^^; We went for my dad's company dinner after that, but it apparently started early, so it also ended really early - I wish my company dinners could be like that! XD;
I didn't eat any veggies today, except for a little bit of onion. It's intentional, since this week I've had three days straight of very serious lapsing, and even some lapsing today with the fried stuff! I need to get a grip of my self-control and discipline again.....
Foods eaten:
2 tbsp oat bran with a bit of milk
2pc tandoori chicken
7 chicken frankfurters
4 chicken nuggets
1 pc fried chicken
3 fish fingers
3 sticks chicken satay
1 cup coffee with sweetener
Day 62 (Friday, 9th December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Slow day at work. Went to Old Town for lunch, and waited an hour for our food!! Never going back there again.... Also went shopping for a little bit after work and bought two tops for a great deal! Originally the tops were priced at RM109 each, but after the discounts I got, I paid only RM99 in total :D *happy*
I'm also really happy that the tops are nice and lacey and look like they'd make for really nice lolita cutsews. Yay! The black ones can also be worn for work with a cardigan for more casual days. Best part is that the cutting is a little big, so I have to wear a size M XD;;; Cheating, I know, but at least I'm wearing a size M something now! :P
For dinner, I had some really fatty siew yuk, which I really regret :/ Not only is it a major lapse, it also wasn't worth it and I felt sick to my stomach afterward. I don't think I'll be eating siew yuk for a long while...
Foods eaten:
two half boiled eggs
5 pc nuggets
2 cans Pepsi light
siew yuk
a bit of NSA ice cream with 2 tbsp oat bran
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Slow day at work. Went to Old Town for lunch, and waited an hour for our food!! Never going back there again.... Also went shopping for a little bit after work and bought two tops for a great deal! Originally the tops were priced at RM109 each, but after the discounts I got, I paid only RM99 in total :D *happy*
I'm also really happy that the tops are nice and lacey and look like they'd make for really nice lolita cutsews. Yay! The black ones can also be worn for work with a cardigan for more casual days. Best part is that the cutting is a little big, so I have to wear a size M XD;;; Cheating, I know, but at least I'm wearing a size M something now! :P
For dinner, I had some really fatty siew yuk, which I really regret :/ Not only is it a major lapse, it also wasn't worth it and I felt sick to my stomach afterward. I don't think I'll be eating siew yuk for a long while...
Foods eaten:
two half boiled eggs
5 pc nuggets
2 cans Pepsi light
siew yuk
a bit of NSA ice cream with 2 tbsp oat bran
Thursday 8 December 2011
Day 61 (Thursday, 8th December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Sinned a few times again today. Had some curry and fried stuff and three cookies. Yum. Also started up exercise again today because I've been feeling guilty for all those lapses. Note to self: do not do the glutes exercise before the cross-trainer if I actually want to walk for more than ten minutes.
Foods eaten:
a bit of fish puttu
a bit of fried squid & bittergourd
1 slice fried fish
a few drops of curry
some cucumber in yoghurt
chawanmushi
beef shogayaki
kimchi nabe soup
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Sinned a few times again today. Had some curry and fried stuff and three cookies. Yum. Also started up exercise again today because I've been feeling guilty for all those lapses. Note to self: do not do the glutes exercise before the cross-trainer if I actually want to walk for more than ten minutes.
Foods eaten:
a bit of fish puttu
a bit of fried squid & bittergourd
1 slice fried fish
a few drops of curry
some cucumber in yoghurt
chawanmushi
beef shogayaki
kimchi nabe soup
Day 60 (Wednesday, 7th December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Had our market strategy lunch today, and sinned - alot! Had two mini-cupcakes and a whole chocolate cake ^^;;; But it was YUM worth it. Also had good Chinese dinner with Uncle Michael & family, and Auntie Annie & Uncle Watson.
Looking back at my list of foods eaten, I feel a little sick... Seems like I've adjusted to my diet-tastes and can no longer take such sinful foods anymore. Good for me, I guess?
Foods eaten:
two mini cupcakes from Wondermilk
seafood soup
steak
chocolate cake with chocolate fudge
deep-fried lobster
pumpkin lobster soup
pork knuckle
fried tau miu
fish head soup
a bit of Hokkien mee
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Had our market strategy lunch today, and sinned - alot! Had two mini-cupcakes and a whole chocolate cake ^^;;; But it was YUM worth it. Also had good Chinese dinner with Uncle Michael & family, and Auntie Annie & Uncle Watson.
Looking back at my list of foods eaten, I feel a little sick... Seems like I've adjusted to my diet-tastes and can no longer take such sinful foods anymore. Good for me, I guess?
Foods eaten:
two mini cupcakes from Wondermilk
seafood soup
steak
chocolate cake with chocolate fudge
deep-fried lobster
pumpkin lobster soup
pork knuckle
fried tau miu
fish head soup
a bit of Hokkien mee
Day 59 (Tuesday, 6th December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Not much to say today.
Foods eaten:
Japanese preserved sardine x2
Japanese preserved fish
roasted butternut squash
air-fried chicken balls
steak @ Monte's
scallops
a bit of oxtail soup
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Not much to say today.
Foods eaten:
Japanese preserved sardine x2
Japanese preserved fish
roasted butternut squash
air-fried chicken balls
steak @ Monte's
scallops
a bit of oxtail soup
Day 58 (Monday, 5th December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Ended up taking an MC because my stomach was still feeling awful. Finally remembered to weigh myself - lost another kilo! :D *happy*
Also, Pa came home from Germany today! Yaaaay! :) Pretty good day.
Foods eaten:
a few bites of beef
half a spicy pork sausage
2 chicken wings
(I nibbled on something but can't remember what)
a bit of beef & tofu stew
Weight: 63kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Ended up taking an MC because my stomach was still feeling awful. Finally remembered to weigh myself - lost another kilo! :D *happy*
Also, Pa came home from Germany today! Yaaaay! :) Pretty good day.
Foods eaten:
a few bites of beef
half a spicy pork sausage
2 chicken wings
(I nibbled on something but can't remember what)
a bit of beef & tofu stew
Day 57 (Sunday, 4th December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Woke up feeling really nauseous and having stomach pains. Ended up barely eating anything and sleeping the whole day through.
We had a barbecue party that night! It was niiiiice :D Then again I wasn't stuck doing all the cooking ^^;;;; But I also didn't eat much and couldn't even stand up because the stomach pains had evolved into back pains by then. Oh well *shrugs* I'll try my recipes next time.
Foods eaten:
Chicken & tomato & salted vegetable broth
1/5 chicken burger patty
1 pork sausage
4 bites of beef
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Woke up feeling really nauseous and having stomach pains. Ended up barely eating anything and sleeping the whole day through.
We had a barbecue party that night! It was niiiiice :D Then again I wasn't stuck doing all the cooking ^^;;;; But I also didn't eat much and couldn't even stand up because the stomach pains had evolved into back pains by then. Oh well *shrugs* I'll try my recipes next time.
Foods eaten:
Chicken & tomato & salted vegetable broth
1/5 chicken burger patty
1 pork sausage
4 bites of beef
Day 56 (Saturday, 3rd December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: My cousin got married!! We went to her house for the photo session and tea ceremony, before my family went to BV to get our hair and nails done. Mmmm nail spa....
Sinned a little - had a bitesized beef pie because there wasn't anything else to eat, and a cupcake because my cousin baked them. And a bit of pork, I think.
Got upset with one uncle - he knew I was on a diet, have been trying to lose weight, and that I've lost alot of weight, but when he saw me, the first thing he said to me was "You're so fat!" and not in a joking way either. So demoralizing :/
Foods eaten:
1 bite-sized beef pie
1 chocolate cupcake
1 bowl of beef rendang
Chinese wedding dinner course - I avoided all the carbs
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: My cousin got married!! We went to her house for the photo session and tea ceremony, before my family went to BV to get our hair and nails done. Mmmm nail spa....
Sinned a little - had a bitesized beef pie because there wasn't anything else to eat, and a cupcake because my cousin baked them. And a bit of pork, I think.
Got upset with one uncle - he knew I was on a diet, have been trying to lose weight, and that I've lost alot of weight, but when he saw me, the first thing he said to me was "You're so fat!" and not in a joking way either. So demoralizing :/
Foods eaten:
1 bite-sized beef pie
1 chocolate cupcake
1 bowl of beef rendang
Chinese wedding dinner course - I avoided all the carbs
Day 55 (Friday, 2nd December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Always forgetting to weigh myself! Anyway, I had a half day off on Friday to stay home and accept delivery of our new barbecue set - yay!!! :D I had a good lazy afternoon before going to my boss's birthday party in the evening (which, by the way, was pretty fun!)
Foods eaten:
corn salad (whoops!)
aubergine & asparagus salad
another salad I can't remember
a chicken leg, with sauce
two slices of cheese
two beef and pepper skewers
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Always forgetting to weigh myself! Anyway, I had a half day off on Friday to stay home and accept delivery of our new barbecue set - yay!!! :D I had a good lazy afternoon before going to my boss's birthday party in the evening (which, by the way, was pretty fun!)
Foods eaten:
corn salad (whoops!)
aubergine & asparagus salad
another salad I can't remember
a chicken leg, with sauce
two slices of cheese
two beef and pepper skewers
Day 54 (Thursday, 1st December 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Forgot to weigh myself again this morning! Hope I haven't put on weight... XD;;;
Wow, it's already December! Time sure flies when you're busy.... I forgot to cook lunch for today, so had lunch with a couple of colleagues in the cafeteria. Stuff there is always so oily....
Sister went for a knitting class today, so she dropped by our office at day end so we can go for dinner together. We ended up eating Japanese food - yum!
OH! A couple of people saw me after a long time, and actually stopped to stare for a while - then told me it's very obvious I've lost some weight :D Hooray! Nothing more motivating than that!
Foods eaten:
3 slices cheese
2 pc braised tofu
3 fishballs
1 fried tofu
2pc fried chicken (skin removed)
chicken teppanyaki
chawanmushi
shishamo
salmon sashimi
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Forgot to weigh myself again this morning! Hope I haven't put on weight... XD;;;
Wow, it's already December! Time sure flies when you're busy.... I forgot to cook lunch for today, so had lunch with a couple of colleagues in the cafeteria. Stuff there is always so oily....
Sister went for a knitting class today, so she dropped by our office at day end so we can go for dinner together. We ended up eating Japanese food - yum!
OH! A couple of people saw me after a long time, and actually stopped to stare for a while - then told me it's very obvious I've lost some weight :D Hooray! Nothing more motivating than that!
Foods eaten:
3 slices cheese
2 pc braised tofu
3 fishballs
1 fried tofu
2pc fried chicken (skin removed)
chicken teppanyaki
chawanmushi
shishamo
salmon sashimi
Thursday 1 December 2011
Day 53 (Wednesday, 30th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Meh, nothing much to say. Had very very strong cravings for rice while cooking dinner because we were cooking rice for my mum and I was starving and it smelled so gooooood :/
Foods eaten:
Minced beef balls (oat bran added) stirfried with onion, mushroom and habanero
a tablespoonful of Japanese vegetable pickle
1 marinated dried sardine
brussel sprouts stirfried with red pepper and garlic
stir fried choi sum
cabbage soup with broccoli
a bit of roast chicken
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Meh, nothing much to say. Had very very strong cravings for rice while cooking dinner because we were cooking rice for my mum and I was starving and it smelled so gooooood :/
Foods eaten:
Minced beef balls (oat bran added) stirfried with onion, mushroom and habanero
a tablespoonful of Japanese vegetable pickle
1 marinated dried sardine
brussel sprouts stirfried with red pepper and garlic
stir fried choi sum
cabbage soup with broccoli
a bit of roast chicken
Day 52 (Tuesday, 29th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Hmmmm tried cooking beef stew for lunch - and forgot to add salt XD;;;; Otherwise it was pretty okay, I think..... Also packed leftovers from Monday for snack. Yum!
Foods eaten:
saltless beef stew
egg foo yong (veggies removed)
2pc otak otak
turkey ham (4 slices)
Happy Cow Light
baked salmon
baked sardine
sliced pork stewed with ginger and onion
3 half-boiled eggs
ice cream with oat bran
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Hmmmm tried cooking beef stew for lunch - and forgot to add salt XD;;;; Otherwise it was pretty okay, I think..... Also packed leftovers from Monday for snack. Yum!
Foods eaten:
saltless beef stew
egg foo yong (veggies removed)
2pc otak otak
turkey ham (4 slices)
Happy Cow Light
baked salmon
baked sardine
sliced pork stewed with ginger and onion
3 half-boiled eggs
ice cream with oat bran
Tuesday 29 November 2011
Day 51 (Monday, 28th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Public holiday today! So I ended up waking up late and shopping the whole day again :)
Went to KLCC because we needed to use up our Kinokuniya vouchers before they expire on the 30th. Ended up buying alot of stuff :P Many books to read now! YAY! At Isetan supermarket, we also sampled a bunch of their promotional pickled stuff. Quite expensive, but mmmm so goooood. It's meant to be one of those things that are eaten in small amounts with rice, but I think we can make-do with having a small amount as a little snack during the day.
Cooked a really simple dinner with seafood, tofu and Savoy cabbage and it was yum. Very sweet.
Btw, we discovered the BEST chicken satay ever at Madam Kwan's. Why did we not order this before????
Foods eaten:
1 pc otakotak
egg foo yong
chicken satay
assortment of Japanese pickles
Savoy cabbage soup with prawns, squid, tofu and broccoli
oat bran with ice cream
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Public holiday today! So I ended up waking up late and shopping the whole day again :)
Went to KLCC because we needed to use up our Kinokuniya vouchers before they expire on the 30th. Ended up buying alot of stuff :P Many books to read now! YAY! At Isetan supermarket, we also sampled a bunch of their promotional pickled stuff. Quite expensive, but mmmm so goooood. It's meant to be one of those things that are eaten in small amounts with rice, but I think we can make-do with having a small amount as a little snack during the day.
Cooked a really simple dinner with seafood, tofu and Savoy cabbage and it was yum. Very sweet.
Btw, we discovered the BEST chicken satay ever at Madam Kwan's. Why did we not order this before????
Foods eaten:
1 pc otakotak
egg foo yong
chicken satay
assortment of Japanese pickles
Savoy cabbage soup with prawns, squid, tofu and broccoli
oat bran with ice cream
Day 50 (Sunday, 27th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Nice, relaxing day. We went to Bangsar Village in the morning for brunch, then I went to get my hair and eyebrows done. I bought a bunch of books on sewing, some thread, and two pairs of shoes. Oh, and we also bought a barbecue. WOOHOO homemade smoked sausages, here I come!!
The evening was spent doing a loli closet count and taking pics of my loli skirt and OP collection while sorting out the rest of the loli stuff on hangers. I just have to take pics of the JSKs, boleros, cardigans and blouses before I can move onto other stuff like cutsews, T-shirts, hair accessories, jewellery, etc.
Foods eaten:
baked eggs with sausages
15 chicken balls
egg foo yong, sweet n sour chicken, pandan chicken, tomyum soup, black pepper beef, minced beef with basil & chilli
Weight: 64kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Nice, relaxing day. We went to Bangsar Village in the morning for brunch, then I went to get my hair and eyebrows done. I bought a bunch of books on sewing, some thread, and two pairs of shoes. Oh, and we also bought a barbecue. WOOHOO homemade smoked sausages, here I come!!
The evening was spent doing a loli closet count and taking pics of my loli skirt and OP collection while sorting out the rest of the loli stuff on hangers. I just have to take pics of the JSKs, boleros, cardigans and blouses before I can move onto other stuff like cutsews, T-shirts, hair accessories, jewellery, etc.
Foods eaten:
baked eggs with sausages
15 chicken balls
egg foo yong, sweet n sour chicken, pandan chicken, tomyum soup, black pepper beef, minced beef with basil & chilli
Day 49 (Saturday, 26th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 64.3kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: I collected my sewing machine today!!!!! SO excited about it! I had a 1 1/2 hour lesson on how to use the machine, and I absolutely can't wait to start making stuff! I've been playing around with the machine and experimenting with different stitches on spare bits of fabric, but once my fabric is washed and prepared, I'll be ready to start on my first project.
I'm particularly inspired to going for dressmaking classes, but I think I'll start simple - just a furoshiki for myself, most likely embellished with some borders and embroidery. I was thinking of making furoshiki-wrapping paper for some people. Decisions decisions :D
After collecting my machine, I went to Mid Valley with the family (had Chillies for lunch! Yum, steak!) and was left alone for a few hours while my sister and her fiancee went to the home deco fair. Uh... I learned that having a few hours alone in a shopping mall is really not good for my wallet ^^;;; I bought another 12 pieces of clothing (again - mostly 60% off!) from Isetan, and a whole pile of fabric for new projects... ^^;;;;
The evening was spent at church, then at Ishin for dinner before my dad flew off to Germany for a week.
Foods eaten:
steak & onions for lunch, with diet Coke
chicken teppanyaki
teppanyaki vegetables
hiyayakko
chawanmushi
miso soup
Weight: 64.3kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: I collected my sewing machine today!!!!! SO excited about it! I had a 1 1/2 hour lesson on how to use the machine, and I absolutely can't wait to start making stuff! I've been playing around with the machine and experimenting with different stitches on spare bits of fabric, but once my fabric is washed and prepared, I'll be ready to start on my first project.
I'm particularly inspired to going for dressmaking classes, but I think I'll start simple - just a furoshiki for myself, most likely embellished with some borders and embroidery. I was thinking of making furoshiki-wrapping paper for some people. Decisions decisions :D
After collecting my machine, I went to Mid Valley with the family (had Chillies for lunch! Yum, steak!) and was left alone for a few hours while my sister and her fiancee went to the home deco fair. Uh... I learned that having a few hours alone in a shopping mall is really not good for my wallet ^^;;; I bought another 12 pieces of clothing (again - mostly 60% off!) from Isetan, and a whole pile of fabric for new projects... ^^;;;;
The evening was spent at church, then at Ishin for dinner before my dad flew off to Germany for a week.
Foods eaten:
steak & onions for lunch, with diet Coke
chicken teppanyaki
teppanyaki vegetables
hiyayakko
chawanmushi
miso soup
Day 48 (Friday, 25th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 64.3kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Wasn't so busy, so wasn't running around helter-skelter except for when I had to rush for something in the afternoon. I ended up going home early and clearing up some parts of my room. I finally sorted out my make-up bag into nice compartments! Putting on make-up is now so much easier :)
I've also decided to completely rearrange my room - my current jewellery shelf will become a bookshelf for my Harry Potter and LotR stuff as well as the smaller books in my collection while my office study books will go back to the office and study room. I'll move my books to lower shelves, and the eye-level ones will now have my make-up stuff and jewellery.
I'm also reorganizing my wardrobe - I've kicked out some of the stuff that I can't wear to make space in my closet, and I'm also kicking out nearly all of my loli clothes - only my uber-special brand pieces get to remain hanging in there, as well as the boleros that I can wear in a normal wardrobe ^^;
Foods eaten:
3 scallops & a cheese omelette for dinner
chicken balls with no-fat mayo and oat bran for lunch
Weight: 64.3kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Wasn't so busy, so wasn't running around helter-skelter except for when I had to rush for something in the afternoon. I ended up going home early and clearing up some parts of my room. I finally sorted out my make-up bag into nice compartments! Putting on make-up is now so much easier :)
I've also decided to completely rearrange my room - my current jewellery shelf will become a bookshelf for my Harry Potter and LotR stuff as well as the smaller books in my collection while my office study books will go back to the office and study room. I'll move my books to lower shelves, and the eye-level ones will now have my make-up stuff and jewellery.
I'm also reorganizing my wardrobe - I've kicked out some of the stuff that I can't wear to make space in my closet, and I'm also kicking out nearly all of my loli clothes - only my uber-special brand pieces get to remain hanging in there, as well as the boleros that I can wear in a normal wardrobe ^^;
Foods eaten:
3 scallops & a cheese omelette for dinner
chicken balls with no-fat mayo and oat bran for lunch
Day 47 (Thursday, 24th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 64.5kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Hmm, been too long. Can't remember anything at all about what we ate for most of the day! ><" Oops!
I went clothes-shopping since I was in Gardens to get some stuff for my mum. I'm very happy to say that I am now officially a size L for the few brands in Isetan that I do buy :D I can do with losing a bit more in the bust to make it more comfortable, but it's good! Very good hehehe. I bought 9 pieces of clothing ^^;;; Of course, most of them were 60% off and nearly everything was under RM100, but still....
Foods eaten:
(forgot - will update if I remember)
A couple of slices of cheese
chicken balls for dinner & some of Ling's leftover tapau from GoGourmet
Weight: 64.5kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Hmm, been too long. Can't remember anything at all about what we ate for most of the day! ><" Oops!
I went clothes-shopping since I was in Gardens to get some stuff for my mum. I'm very happy to say that I am now officially a size L for the few brands in Isetan that I do buy :D I can do with losing a bit more in the bust to make it more comfortable, but it's good! Very good hehehe. I bought 9 pieces of clothing ^^;;; Of course, most of them were 60% off and nearly everything was under RM100, but still....
Foods eaten:
(forgot - will update if I remember)
A couple of slices of cheese
chicken balls for dinner & some of Ling's leftover tapau from GoGourmet
Thursday 24 November 2011
Day 46 (Wednesday, 23rd November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Since we got home really late from dinner on Tuesday night, we were lazy to cook lunch, so we had to find our own lunch.
Foods eaten:
about 100g fish
half a century egg
sauteed taugeh
garlic fried veggies
steamed fish
panfried chicken (skin part removed)
3 large prawns
2 tbsp oat bran with water
1 mug coffee
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Since we got home really late from dinner on Tuesday night, we were lazy to cook lunch, so we had to find our own lunch.
Foods eaten:
about 100g fish
half a century egg
sauteed taugeh
garlic fried veggies
steamed fish
panfried chicken (skin part removed)
3 large prawns
2 tbsp oat bran with water
1 mug coffee
Day 45 (Tuesday, 22nd November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: A big client was in town today, and was scrambling to make sure his meetings went smoothly. My family and I also brought him out to dinner at Yuzu, Gardens but I honestly think he'd probably have enjoyed Sage more. He's a really nice guy, very interesting life experiences.
Foods eaten:
salmon sashimi
2 slices cheese
minced beef with onion and mushrooms in tomato sauce
a bit of tuna tataki salad
more sashimi (couldn't identify the fish)
grilled salmon
grilled beef
edamame
vanilla ice cream
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: A big client was in town today, and was scrambling to make sure his meetings went smoothly. My family and I also brought him out to dinner at Yuzu, Gardens but I honestly think he'd probably have enjoyed Sage more. He's a really nice guy, very interesting life experiences.
Foods eaten:
salmon sashimi
2 slices cheese
minced beef with onion and mushrooms in tomato sauce
a bit of tuna tataki salad
more sashimi (couldn't identify the fish)
grilled salmon
grilled beef
edamame
vanilla ice cream
Day 44 (Monday, 21st November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Crazy crazy day at work. Can't remember half of what happened! So many things to do at the same time.... ;__;
On a separate note, I finally managed to get my parcel collected from customs, and WOOHOO my Meta LPs are here!!!! What I got was completely unexpected, but all gorgeous, and the best thing is that I don't have anything like them in my wardrobe!!
What are the odds that I end up getting the exact type of things I've been thinking of adding to my wardrobe? Now I have two OPs to add to my collection, one cutsew and one bolero, and the cutest round bag in the world! All of it in mint, blue and white - colours I severely lack :D Woohoo! *super excited*
I was so surprised to find that I can actually fit everything! The only thing is that I need to reduce a couple of inches from my bust to fit more comfortably.
Now I'm super motivated to lose more weight :D
Foods eaten:
(sorry, I don't remember what I ate! I only remember we had seafood soup for dinner and I had oat bran with hot milk, but lunch is a total blank)
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 73.5cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Crazy crazy day at work. Can't remember half of what happened! So many things to do at the same time.... ;__;
On a separate note, I finally managed to get my parcel collected from customs, and WOOHOO my Meta LPs are here!!!! What I got was completely unexpected, but all gorgeous, and the best thing is that I don't have anything like them in my wardrobe!!
What are the odds that I end up getting the exact type of things I've been thinking of adding to my wardrobe? Now I have two OPs to add to my collection, one cutsew and one bolero, and the cutest round bag in the world! All of it in mint, blue and white - colours I severely lack :D Woohoo! *super excited*
I was so surprised to find that I can actually fit everything! The only thing is that I need to reduce a couple of inches from my bust to fit more comfortably.
Now I'm super motivated to lose more weight :D
Foods eaten:
(sorry, I don't remember what I ate! I only remember we had seafood soup for dinner and I had oat bran with hot milk, but lunch is a total blank)
Day 43 (Sunday, 20th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 75.3cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Nice, relaxing day :D Went for Mass in the morning, breakfast at BSC straight after, then a bit of shopping before we went home and had a nice long nap. Ling, Rommel and I had dinner at the Korean restaurant in Pavilion - yum! I also went to Tokyo Street for a while, and bought stuff at Daiso. Found a really cute accessories place too! I used to just walk right by it because it looks like every other accessories shop in town, but the stuff there are good quality, cute and decently priced.
Foods eaten:
2 sunny side up eggs
turkey sausages
beef & seaweed soup
assorted vegetables
assorted types of grilled beef
2tbsp oat bran with NSA vanilla ice cream
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 75.3cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Nice, relaxing day :D Went for Mass in the morning, breakfast at BSC straight after, then a bit of shopping before we went home and had a nice long nap. Ling, Rommel and I had dinner at the Korean restaurant in Pavilion - yum! I also went to Tokyo Street for a while, and bought stuff at Daiso. Found a really cute accessories place too! I used to just walk right by it because it looks like every other accessories shop in town, but the stuff there are good quality, cute and decently priced.
Foods eaten:
2 sunny side up eggs
turkey sausages
beef & seaweed soup
assorted vegetables
assorted types of grilled beef
2tbsp oat bran with NSA vanilla ice cream
Day 42 (Saturday, 19th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 75.3cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Kids Crafts Day. Woke up early to make sarnies for the kids, and to make the icing sugar and prep the deco stuff. Also set up the fruits for the kids while sis prepared the choc fountain.
Tiring day. After the kids left, I ended up taking a long nap! I lapsed again with a cookie dipped in chocolate and a vanilla cupcake. I also had some tomatoes.
Foods eaten:
2 slices ham with 2 slices cheese
1 sugar cookie dipped in chocolate
1 vanilla cupcake
roast chicken
half a tomato
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 75.3cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Kids Crafts Day. Woke up early to make sarnies for the kids, and to make the icing sugar and prep the deco stuff. Also set up the fruits for the kids while sis prepared the choc fountain.
Tiring day. After the kids left, I ended up taking a long nap! I lapsed again with a cookie dipped in chocolate and a vanilla cupcake. I also had some tomatoes.
Foods eaten:
2 slices ham with 2 slices cheese
1 sugar cookie dipped in chocolate
1 vanilla cupcake
roast chicken
half a tomato
Saturday 19 November 2011
Recipe: Oat Bran Pancakes
Amazingly fluffy pancakes :)
Ingredients:
2 tbsp oat bran
1 tbsp wheat bran
2 tbsp low-fat yoghurt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 egg
2 sachets sweetener
Mix all ingredients, and cook in a frying pan as normal. Add more baking powder if you like it fluffier.
Chocolate Version: Add 2 tsp low-fat cocoa powder. Adding more cocoa powder won't make it more chocolatey, but will just make it more bitter.
Cinnamon Version: Add 1 tsp cinnamon powder.
Ingredients:
2 tbsp oat bran
1 tbsp wheat bran
2 tbsp low-fat yoghurt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 egg
2 sachets sweetener
Mix all ingredients, and cook in a frying pan as normal. Add more baking powder if you like it fluffier.
Chocolate Version: Add 2 tsp low-fat cocoa powder. Adding more cocoa powder won't make it more chocolatey, but will just make it more bitter.
Cinnamon Version: Add 1 tsp cinnamon powder.
Day 41 (Friday, 18th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 75.3cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Woke up suddenly at 4am with really awful cramps and was kept up till 6am :/ I think it's kind of getting worse!!! I thought of going to the doctor today, but no time.... I took the day off to bake cookies and cupcakes for a client event tomorrow.
Well.... Yeah I lapsed XD;;; I had to sample the goods to make sure they were edible!!! I'm not sure if I like this new oven for baking yet. I'll probably stick to the Indesit one next time.
Good news: I now find making cut-out cookies really easy. As opposed to the half an hour per tray that I started out with, I can now roll and cut out one tray in 5 minutes :D Yay!
Also, I discovered that tweaking my usual cupcake recipe a little has the most awesome results! It takes a little more time, but it's really worth it!! Instead of combining all the ingredients and mixing them up in one go, we really have to cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy, as per all cake recipes. After that, just chuck everything in and mix it till just combined and not lumpy, and there you have it - the perfect cake. It wasn't too sweet, not crumbly at all, not greasy... Man, I'm in love!
Too bad it isn't Dukan-friendly or I'd post the recipe here :)
Ah, found out something hilarious today. Before I started the Dukan diet, I was quite notorious for my sweet tooth (although said sweet tooth can very easily be satisfied with a bowl of fresh fruit). But after not eating any sugar at all for the last 6 weeks, my first taste of sugar had me feeling nauseous ^^;;; Good thing? Bad thing? I don't know! I ate two cookies and one very small cupcake today, and that's past my limit - as opposed to my previous tolerance levels of around 15 cookies and 5 cupcakes ^^;;
Yeah, I've basically spent 8 hours on my feet today, so I'm knackered. Gotta go shower and sleep soon... Have to wake up early tomorrow to prepare the icing, chocolate fountain, fruits and sandwiches.
Because I knew I'd lapse, I didn't eat any veg today. Figured I might just eat the veg tomorrow instead.
Foods eaten:
2 egg omelette with 1 slice cheese
2 sugar cookies
1 vanilla cupcake
7 sticks satay (didn't eat the fat)
some broth
3 chocolate oat bran pancakes
Weight: 64.8kg
Waist: 75.3cm
Hips: 102.5cm
Thighs: 66cm
Notes: Woke up suddenly at 4am with really awful cramps and was kept up till 6am :/ I think it's kind of getting worse!!! I thought of going to the doctor today, but no time.... I took the day off to bake cookies and cupcakes for a client event tomorrow.
Well.... Yeah I lapsed XD;;; I had to sample the goods to make sure they were edible!!! I'm not sure if I like this new oven for baking yet. I'll probably stick to the Indesit one next time.
Good news: I now find making cut-out cookies really easy. As opposed to the half an hour per tray that I started out with, I can now roll and cut out one tray in 5 minutes :D Yay!
Also, I discovered that tweaking my usual cupcake recipe a little has the most awesome results! It takes a little more time, but it's really worth it!! Instead of combining all the ingredients and mixing them up in one go, we really have to cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy, as per all cake recipes. After that, just chuck everything in and mix it till just combined and not lumpy, and there you have it - the perfect cake. It wasn't too sweet, not crumbly at all, not greasy... Man, I'm in love!
Too bad it isn't Dukan-friendly or I'd post the recipe here :)
Ah, found out something hilarious today. Before I started the Dukan diet, I was quite notorious for my sweet tooth (although said sweet tooth can very easily be satisfied with a bowl of fresh fruit). But after not eating any sugar at all for the last 6 weeks, my first taste of sugar had me feeling nauseous ^^;;; Good thing? Bad thing? I don't know! I ate two cookies and one very small cupcake today, and that's past my limit - as opposed to my previous tolerance levels of around 15 cookies and 5 cupcakes ^^;;
Yeah, I've basically spent 8 hours on my feet today, so I'm knackered. Gotta go shower and sleep soon... Have to wake up early tomorrow to prepare the icing, chocolate fountain, fruits and sandwiches.
Because I knew I'd lapse, I didn't eat any veg today. Figured I might just eat the veg tomorrow instead.
Foods eaten:
2 egg omelette with 1 slice cheese
2 sugar cookies
1 vanilla cupcake
7 sticks satay (didn't eat the fat)
some broth
3 chocolate oat bran pancakes
Friday 18 November 2011
Day 40 (Thursday, 17th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 65kg
Waist: 75.5cm
Hips: 103.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Still felt pretty awful, but was moderately better. Didn't eat much of anything again. Tummy just kept getting upset :/ It's been nearly a week - something is wrong....
Foods eaten:
2 beef sausages
2 crabsticks
1 1/2 chicken legs
2 chocolate oat bran pancakes (YUM!!!)
Weight: 65kg
Waist: 75.5cm
Hips: 103.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Still felt pretty awful, but was moderately better. Didn't eat much of anything again. Tummy just kept getting upset :/ It's been nearly a week - something is wrong....
Foods eaten:
2 beef sausages
2 crabsticks
1 1/2 chicken legs
2 chocolate oat bran pancakes (YUM!!!)
Thursday 17 November 2011
Day 39 (Wednesday, 16th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 65.8kg
Waist: 75.5cm
Hips: 103.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Haven't been able to weigh myself the past few days.... Need to remedy that.
My stomach's been feeling a little off lately, ever since Friday really, but today it was exceptionally bad. It was painful in the morning for no reason, and by night, I was having the runs pretty badly. Barely ate any dinner at all... (which is such a waste because we had a pretty good one today!) Looks like I might have to go see the doctor.
Foods eaten:
chicken tomato stew with portobello mushrooms (yum!!!) and onion
2 Happy Cow Light
a bit of fishball & tofu and alot of broth
a cup of milk + extra with 2 tbsp oat bran
a mug of coffee
Weight: 65.8kg
Waist: 75.5cm
Hips: 103.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Haven't been able to weigh myself the past few days.... Need to remedy that.
My stomach's been feeling a little off lately, ever since Friday really, but today it was exceptionally bad. It was painful in the morning for no reason, and by night, I was having the runs pretty badly. Barely ate any dinner at all... (which is such a waste because we had a pretty good one today!) Looks like I might have to go see the doctor.
Foods eaten:
chicken tomato stew with portobello mushrooms (yum!!!) and onion
2 Happy Cow Light
a bit of fishball & tofu and alot of broth
a cup of milk + extra with 2 tbsp oat bran
a mug of coffee
Day 38 (Tuesday, 15th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 65.8kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Forgot I had a lunch appointment so ended up packing lunch and having it for breakfast instead. I lapsed a little and had some duck, but YUM it was worth it ^^;
Foods eaten:
tofu, egg and beef stew (tho I ate more tofu and left all the beef alone!)
a bit of steak, roasted salmon, duck, salmon sashimi, chicken and mussels
2 cups of coffee - one with 2 tbsp oat bran
oven roasted fish
Weight: 65.8kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Forgot I had a lunch appointment so ended up packing lunch and having it for breakfast instead. I lapsed a little and had some duck, but YUM it was worth it ^^;
Foods eaten:
tofu, egg and beef stew (tho I ate more tofu and left all the beef alone!)
a bit of steak, roasted salmon, duck, salmon sashimi, chicken and mussels
2 cups of coffee - one with 2 tbsp oat bran
oven roasted fish
Monday 14 November 2011
Day 37 (Monday, 14th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 65.6kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Is it always going to be this crazy at work? Just feeling a little tired and run down all the time nowadays. No idea why :/ On the upside, I think they've finally realised I can't take my workload, and have shifted off a small part of my duties to others. Thank God!
Foods eaten:
minced beef in tomato sauce with onions & mushrooms
seafood soup (radish, bottle gourd, tofu, prawns, fishball, etc)
a scoop of no-sugar low fat ice cream with 2tbsp oat bran
Weight: 65.6kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Is it always going to be this crazy at work? Just feeling a little tired and run down all the time nowadays. No idea why :/ On the upside, I think they've finally realised I can't take my workload, and have shifted off a small part of my duties to others. Thank God!
Foods eaten:
minced beef in tomato sauce with onions & mushrooms
seafood soup (radish, bottle gourd, tofu, prawns, fishball, etc)
a scoop of no-sugar low fat ice cream with 2tbsp oat bran
Day 36 (Sunday, 13th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 65.8kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Got lots of sleep. Good day, it was.
Foods eaten:
2 half-boiled eggs
a bit of steamed chicken
a bit of otakotak
some dimsum - I ate some pork here but no carbs
chicken, tofu, crabstick and egg soup
no-sugar low-fat vanilla icecream with 2tbsp oat bran
Weight: 65.8kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Got lots of sleep. Good day, it was.
Foods eaten:
2 half-boiled eggs
a bit of steamed chicken
a bit of otakotak
some dimsum - I ate some pork here but no carbs
chicken, tofu, crabstick and egg soup
no-sugar low-fat vanilla icecream with 2tbsp oat bran
Day 35 (Saturday, 12th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 65.6kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Got hit with food poisoning! Also went for laksa class and had some sinful stuff. No carbs, but a bit of sugar and lots of oil. Loads of fun though!!! Never knew laksa was actually that easy to make - just a little tedious and you do need patience.
Foods eaten:
Laksa Johor, Curry Laksa, Laksa Lemak & Assam Laksa (Varying quantities - no noodles, just the veggies and proteins)
omelette with garlic, chilli, sotong, prawns and chicken
Weight: 65.6kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Got hit with food poisoning! Also went for laksa class and had some sinful stuff. No carbs, but a bit of sugar and lots of oil. Loads of fun though!!! Never knew laksa was actually that easy to make - just a little tedious and you do need patience.
Foods eaten:
Laksa Johor, Curry Laksa, Laksa Lemak & Assam Laksa (Varying quantities - no noodles, just the veggies and proteins)
omelette with garlic, chilli, sotong, prawns and chicken
Day 34 (Friday, 11th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 65.8kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: If I thought previous days were crazy, Friday was worse. 'Nuff said. I got my exercise just running around the office. Didn't eat enough either *sighs*
Foods eaten:
3 chicken legs
2 scoops low-fat no sugar vanilla ice cream
Weight: 65.8kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: If I thought previous days were crazy, Friday was worse. 'Nuff said. I got my exercise just running around the office. Didn't eat enough either *sighs*
Foods eaten:
3 chicken legs
2 scoops low-fat no sugar vanilla ice cream
Friday 11 November 2011
Day 33 (Thursday, 10th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 65.8kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Crazy busy day at work today. And I didn't get enough sleep last night either!! I'm completely dead on my feet.... which, by the way, really ache. Was literally running up and down the staircase to get all sorts of stuff for all the meetings, then running all over BV to get lunch for the meeting participants.... I think I got my fair share of exercise today hahaha. Went to BSC after work to pick up drycleaning and have dinner. A bit sinful, but yum. Tired.....
Foods eaten:
2 tbsp oat bran with milk
alot of milk
1 glass diet Coke
1 piece salmon (pan-fried but I didn't eat the fried parts)
4 asparagus
1 Spanish creviche with nori, rocket and tomato
beef tenderloin medallion with port wine reduction and green veggies
Weight: 65.8kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Crazy busy day at work today. And I didn't get enough sleep last night either!! I'm completely dead on my feet.... which, by the way, really ache. Was literally running up and down the staircase to get all sorts of stuff for all the meetings, then running all over BV to get lunch for the meeting participants.... I think I got my fair share of exercise today hahaha. Went to BSC after work to pick up drycleaning and have dinner. A bit sinful, but yum. Tired.....
Foods eaten:
2 tbsp oat bran with milk
alot of milk
1 glass diet Coke
1 piece salmon (pan-fried but I didn't eat the fried parts)
4 asparagus
1 Spanish creviche with nori, rocket and tomato
beef tenderloin medallion with port wine reduction and green veggies
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Day 32 (Wednesday, 9th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 66kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Really busy day at work. Was eating non stop and still felt hungry all the time!!!
Foods eaten:
hot milk with 2 tbsp oat bran and sweetener
Chicken broth with tofu, chicken, egg and crab roll
2 roasted chicken legs
2 cans diet Coke
2 Laughing Cow light
a bit of stir-fried beef in Nando's periperi sauce
Weight: 66kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Really busy day at work. Was eating non stop and still felt hungry all the time!!!
Foods eaten:
hot milk with 2 tbsp oat bran and sweetener
Chicken broth with tofu, chicken, egg and crab roll
2 roasted chicken legs
2 cans diet Coke
2 Laughing Cow light
a bit of stir-fried beef in Nando's periperi sauce
Day 31 (Tuesday, 8th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 66kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Forgot to update yesterday! Carolyn came over for dinner so we gave her a taste of what we usually eat.
Foods eaten:
2 tbsp oat bran with cold milk
minced chicken cooked in chopped tomatoes with onion, broccoli, corn, spinach and French beans
chicken broth with cabbage, some green veg, salmon, squid, prawns, tofu and eggs.
Weight: 66kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Forgot to update yesterday! Carolyn came over for dinner so we gave her a taste of what we usually eat.
Foods eaten:
2 tbsp oat bran with cold milk
minced chicken cooked in chopped tomatoes with onion, broccoli, corn, spinach and French beans
chicken broth with cabbage, some green veg, salmon, squid, prawns, tofu and eggs.
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Day 30 (Monday, 7th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 66kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Tried making the Dukan cookie recipe today but it turned out pretty blah. I think I'll use cinnamon instead of flavouring next time.
Ate a little veggies today :/ Oops. Also ate an ice cream that was "low fat, no sugar added" but it probably had some sugar in it hahaha. Oops ><" Foods eaten:
Protein soup (chicken stock, soft tofu, eggs, a little bit of crab roll)
Milk with 2 tbsp oat bran
Grilled beef, soup, chawanmushi, negima kushiyaki and wagyu kushiyaki
Baskin Robbins no-sugar low-fat vanilla ice cream with unsweetened chocolate chunks
Weight: 66kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Tried making the Dukan cookie recipe today but it turned out pretty blah. I think I'll use cinnamon instead of flavouring next time.
Ate a little veggies today :/ Oops. Also ate an ice cream that was "low fat, no sugar added" but it probably had some sugar in it hahaha. Oops ><" Foods eaten:
Protein soup (chicken stock, soft tofu, eggs, a little bit of crab roll)
Milk with 2 tbsp oat bran
Grilled beef, soup, chawanmushi, negima kushiyaki and wagyu kushiyaki
Baskin Robbins no-sugar low-fat vanilla ice cream with unsweetened chocolate chunks
Monday 7 November 2011
Day 29 (Sunday, 6th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 66kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Not much of an update. Got mad at Delicious today - my dish came last and it had the same things everyone else did. It only arrived more than half an hour after I ordered, and after everyone else finished theirs. Hungriness doesn't make me grumpy - lack of sleep does!
Went for my godbro's sister's wedding today. I put on a cheongsam I bought during CNY - it fits really well now!! In fact, it's looser at the waist and chest than when I bought it :) Hooray!
Foods eaten:
2 hard boiled eggs with roasted cherry tomatoes and chicken&cheese sausage
1 roasted chicken leg (skin peeled off)
Chinese-style wedding dinner, but I peeled off the skin of the fried chicken, and avoided the carb dishes and desserts. I did eat some lean roasted pork though!! (Yumyumyum...)
Weight: 66kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Not much of an update. Got mad at Delicious today - my dish came last and it had the same things everyone else did. It only arrived more than half an hour after I ordered, and after everyone else finished theirs. Hungriness doesn't make me grumpy - lack of sleep does!
Went for my godbro's sister's wedding today. I put on a cheongsam I bought during CNY - it fits really well now!! In fact, it's looser at the waist and chest than when I bought it :) Hooray!
Foods eaten:
2 hard boiled eggs with roasted cherry tomatoes and chicken&cheese sausage
1 roasted chicken leg (skin peeled off)
Chinese-style wedding dinner, but I peeled off the skin of the fried chicken, and avoided the carb dishes and desserts. I did eat some lean roasted pork though!! (Yumyumyum...)
Sunday 6 November 2011
Day 28 (Saturday, 5th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 66kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Finally saw some progress today!! Woohoo :) Feeling pretty happy, so I had a small dress-up session in loli just now.
Managed to run alot of errands today - bought lots of make-up and wore false lashes for the first time. Bought some skincare products. Browsed through the fabric store in anticipation of my new sewing machine. Helped my mum get shopping vouchers. Went grocery shopping and found two new brands of yoghurt we can have. Yay :)
Also, tried making tea jelly today - just brew a potful of tea, measure out two cups, sweeten to taste (with sweetener) then sprinkle some gelatine into cold water and leave for a minute, pour the hot tea in and stir till the gelatine is dissolved, then pour into moulds to set (I used fancy teacups as my serving dish). I haven't tasted it yet, but I hope I used enough gelatine for it to set...
Just realised I forgot to take my dose of oat bran today - that makes it two days in a row! Yikes!
Foods eaten:
protein soup (low-fat chicken stock, tofu, 4 crab sticks and eggs)
three-egg omelette with two slices of cheese
Weight: 66kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Finally saw some progress today!! Woohoo :) Feeling pretty happy, so I had a small dress-up session in loli just now.
Managed to run alot of errands today - bought lots of make-up and wore false lashes for the first time. Bought some skincare products. Browsed through the fabric store in anticipation of my new sewing machine. Helped my mum get shopping vouchers. Went grocery shopping and found two new brands of yoghurt we can have. Yay :)
Also, tried making tea jelly today - just brew a potful of tea, measure out two cups, sweeten to taste (with sweetener) then sprinkle some gelatine into cold water and leave for a minute, pour the hot tea in and stir till the gelatine is dissolved, then pour into moulds to set (I used fancy teacups as my serving dish). I haven't tasted it yet, but I hope I used enough gelatine for it to set...
Just realised I forgot to take my dose of oat bran today - that makes it two days in a row! Yikes!
Foods eaten:
protein soup (low-fat chicken stock, tofu, 4 crab sticks and eggs)
three-egg omelette with two slices of cheese
Saturday 5 November 2011
Day 27 (Friday, 4th November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Stressful day at work. Not feeling too happy :/ Didn't have enough time to even run to the loo! Forgot to take my oats..... But at least I had the meeting with IT to try and solve some probs with our emails, and had Korean bbq for dinner again.
I think I really enjoy retail therapy.... I ended up buying a Meta LP tonight hahaha.
Also tried making some oat bran cookies today. They turned out looking really well, but the taste of ginger powder was just.... yuck!!!! I think I'll replace all the ginger powder with cinnamon next time.
Foods eaten:
shredded chicken w really really light mayo
chicken, mushroom, onion, green veg n tofu soup
Korean bbq (squid, chicken, scallops, beef, seaweed soup with scallops, egg rolls, various types of veg)
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Stressful day at work. Not feeling too happy :/ Didn't have enough time to even run to the loo! Forgot to take my oats..... But at least I had the meeting with IT to try and solve some probs with our emails, and had Korean bbq for dinner again.
I think I really enjoy retail therapy.... I ended up buying a Meta LP tonight hahaha.
Also tried making some oat bran cookies today. They turned out looking really well, but the taste of ginger powder was just.... yuck!!!! I think I'll replace all the ginger powder with cinnamon next time.
Foods eaten:
shredded chicken w really really light mayo
chicken, mushroom, onion, green veg n tofu soup
Korean bbq (squid, chicken, scallops, beef, seaweed soup with scallops, egg rolls, various types of veg)
Friday 4 November 2011
Day 26 (Thursday, 3rd November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Accidentally ate a little bit of cucumber and mushroom at dinner today! Wasn't paying attention to what I was putting into my mouth, and before I knew it, I'd eaten them ahaha. Oh well....
The sewing machine place called to let me know that my machine is on its way from the supplier!! It should already be here by next week :) YAY!! I can't wait!! I think I would like to take classes on clothing alterations and dressmaking.... First, I ought to get used to sewing straight lines though XD;;;;
Also need to buy a good quality meter-long ruler, and the larger hoop, and the embroidery design software... and clear out my designated sewing table XD Woohoo!!!! Can't wait!
Today, everyone commented that it was obvious I'd lost weight :) Personally, I think it's the top that I wore. So now I know that I ought to wear more Dorothy Perkins stuff!! Hahaha :D
Foods eaten:
hot milk with oat bran and sweetener
1 triangle of Happy Cow Light
1 chicken leg and half a breast (roasted - skin scraped off)
2 chawanmushi
1 shredded salmon with cucumber and vinegar
1 chicken teppanyaki
hiyayako (2/3rds a block of tofu)
oysters with lemon and tabasco
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 104.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Accidentally ate a little bit of cucumber and mushroom at dinner today! Wasn't paying attention to what I was putting into my mouth, and before I knew it, I'd eaten them ahaha. Oh well....
The sewing machine place called to let me know that my machine is on its way from the supplier!! It should already be here by next week :) YAY!! I can't wait!! I think I would like to take classes on clothing alterations and dressmaking.... First, I ought to get used to sewing straight lines though XD;;;;
Also need to buy a good quality meter-long ruler, and the larger hoop, and the embroidery design software... and clear out my designated sewing table XD Woohoo!!!! Can't wait!
Today, everyone commented that it was obvious I'd lost weight :) Personally, I think it's the top that I wore. So now I know that I ought to wear more Dorothy Perkins stuff!! Hahaha :D
Foods eaten:
hot milk with oat bran and sweetener
1 triangle of Happy Cow Light
1 chicken leg and half a breast (roasted - skin scraped off)
2 chawanmushi
1 shredded salmon with cucumber and vinegar
1 chicken teppanyaki
hiyayako (2/3rds a block of tofu)
oysters with lemon and tabasco
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Day 25 (Wednesday, 2nd November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Today's lunch wasn't enough cos the coleslaw was too spicy for me, so I ended up having fresh vegetables from the vegetarian shop in the food court.
Dinner was at Monte's - yum! Also found alot of good things at Cold Storage that we can have.
Foods eaten:
2 oat bran muffins
air-fried chicken marinated in peri peri sauce
charsiew flavoured tofu
aubergine
gem lettuce
steak
prawns
broccoli
oysters with lemon and tabasco
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Today's lunch wasn't enough cos the coleslaw was too spicy for me, so I ended up having fresh vegetables from the vegetarian shop in the food court.
Dinner was at Monte's - yum! Also found alot of good things at Cold Storage that we can have.
Foods eaten:
2 oat bran muffins
air-fried chicken marinated in peri peri sauce
charsiew flavoured tofu
aubergine
gem lettuce
steak
prawns
broccoli
oysters with lemon and tabasco
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Day 24 (Tuesday, 1st November 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: I actually haven't been weighing or measuring myself these past few days haha! I really ought to start doing that more frequently.
Bought Nando's for dinner today because we had to go to church (All Saints' Day is a day of obligation). Finally convinced my sister that putting tofu into all the soups/stews that we make is a very delicious and cheap filler for all our PP meals. Yum!
Foods eaten:
2 oat bran muffins
chicken, tofu and egg soup (stock base: dashi)
3 chicken legs from Nando's, skin scraped off
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: I actually haven't been weighing or measuring myself these past few days haha! I really ought to start doing that more frequently.
Bought Nando's for dinner today because we had to go to church (All Saints' Day is a day of obligation). Finally convinced my sister that putting tofu into all the soups/stews that we make is a very delicious and cheap filler for all our PP meals. Yum!
Foods eaten:
2 oat bran muffins
chicken, tofu and egg soup (stock base: dashi)
3 chicken legs from Nando's, skin scraped off
Dukan Recipe: Halloween Soup
This is a recipe directly from their website that I fell in love with. I'll most probably try this out sometime soon!
Ingredients
250 grammes of pumpkin flesh
One onion
500 millilitres of skimmed milk
2 carrots
One cinnamon pinch
Salt, pepper
Cut the pumpkin into little squares. Peel the onion and carrots and cut them into small slices.
Add all vegetables with the skimmed milk into a sauce pan and a pich of cinnamon. Then bake them until the pumpkin flesh is smooth ( about half an hour).
When it's ready mix this and heat it again with adding some water depending on the consistence you want for about another half an hour. Add salt and pepper and enjoy it!
Ingredients
250 grammes of pumpkin flesh
One onion
500 millilitres of skimmed milk
2 carrots
One cinnamon pinch
Salt, pepper
Cut the pumpkin into little squares. Peel the onion and carrots and cut them into small slices.
Add all vegetables with the skimmed milk into a sauce pan and a pich of cinnamon. Then bake them until the pumpkin flesh is smooth ( about half an hour).
When it's ready mix this and heat it again with adding some water depending on the consistence you want for about another half an hour. Add salt and pepper and enjoy it!
Day 23 (Monday, 31st October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Yeah, my birthday!! The day itself was pretty crappy - went to work, went to Putrajaya at 11am to get copy of SPM cert, went back to office, had lunch, went home... Highlight of the day: a colleague sent me flowers!! So sweet of her :) I also arranged for a bouquet for her haha - her birthday is tmr ^^
Had dinner with the family at Genji. Threw on a yukata last-minute just because :) It was fun!
K gotta sleep. Night.
Foods eaten:
2 oat bran muffins
beef stew with mushrooms, leeks and onions
chawanmushi
salmon sashimi
yosenabe (broth, chicken, fish, vegetables, prawns, scallops, mussels, tofu)
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Yeah, my birthday!! The day itself was pretty crappy - went to work, went to Putrajaya at 11am to get copy of SPM cert, went back to office, had lunch, went home... Highlight of the day: a colleague sent me flowers!! So sweet of her :) I also arranged for a bouquet for her haha - her birthday is tmr ^^
Had dinner with the family at Genji. Threw on a yukata last-minute just because :) It was fun!
K gotta sleep. Night.
Foods eaten:
2 oat bran muffins
beef stew with mushrooms, leeks and onions
chawanmushi
salmon sashimi
yosenabe (broth, chicken, fish, vegetables, prawns, scallops, mussels, tofu)
Sunday 30 October 2011
Day 22 (Sunday, 30th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Hmmm I've had alot of lapses this past week, and I'm seeing the results on my weighing scale!! I need to be extra super strict for the next two weeks to make up for it, and up my activity and exercise levels :/
Today was also a pretty productive day! We went to the Home Dec Expo in KLCC, and bought a whole bunch of stuff for my sister's apartment, including a new range of KitchenAid stuff for our own kitchen once she takes the old stuff! WOOHOO! Love KitchenAid!
Also, my mum bought me my birthday present - a combination sewing & embroidery machine!!! 8D 8D 8D I've been drooling over all sorts of models for the past year, and when I saw one I liked today, she paid a deposit and told me to collect it from the seller's shop once it arrived!! YAY!!! I'm feeling so super inspired now by all the things I can make!!
I'll probably start small and embroider some han'eri and handkerchiefs, or even try my hand at making my own designs for obi. Once I've gained confidence, I think I'll get one of those Custom Design programme things (I've already picked one out!) and start on bigger projects like skirts and JSKs ^__^
Best birthday present ever!!! The only thing that can beat this present would be to get that gorgeous Mikimoto pearl and diamond set (necklace + earrings). XD (But I'd really settle for celebrating my actual birthday with everyone in my family - haven't done that in the past 7 birthdays :/)
Foods eaten:
chawanmushi
shishamo
seafood teppanyaki (salmon, prawns, scallop)
a piece of beef from my sister's plate
a bit of carrots, celery, cabbage and tauge
2 oat bran muffins
seafood soup (salmon, squid, prawn, fish ball, clam, abalone, firm tofu, soft tofu)
a piece of salmon sashimi
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Hmmm I've had alot of lapses this past week, and I'm seeing the results on my weighing scale!! I need to be extra super strict for the next two weeks to make up for it, and up my activity and exercise levels :/
Today was also a pretty productive day! We went to the Home Dec Expo in KLCC, and bought a whole bunch of stuff for my sister's apartment, including a new range of KitchenAid stuff for our own kitchen once she takes the old stuff! WOOHOO! Love KitchenAid!
Also, my mum bought me my birthday present - a combination sewing & embroidery machine!!! 8D 8D 8D I've been drooling over all sorts of models for the past year, and when I saw one I liked today, she paid a deposit and told me to collect it from the seller's shop once it arrived!! YAY!!! I'm feeling so super inspired now by all the things I can make!!
I'll probably start small and embroider some han'eri and handkerchiefs, or even try my hand at making my own designs for obi. Once I've gained confidence, I think I'll get one of those Custom Design programme things (I've already picked one out!) and start on bigger projects like skirts and JSKs ^__^
Best birthday present ever!!! The only thing that can beat this present would be to get that gorgeous Mikimoto pearl and diamond set (necklace + earrings). XD (But I'd really settle for celebrating my actual birthday with everyone in my family - haven't done that in the past 7 birthdays :/)
Foods eaten:
chawanmushi
shishamo
seafood teppanyaki (salmon, prawns, scallop)
a piece of beef from my sister's plate
a bit of carrots, celery, cabbage and tauge
2 oat bran muffins
seafood soup (salmon, squid, prawn, fish ball, clam, abalone, firm tofu, soft tofu)
a piece of salmon sashimi
Saturday 29 October 2011
Day 21 (Saturday, 29th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Very productive day today! Had a meeting with the wedding planners, got a hair cut, got my eyebrows waxed, had a manicure-pedicure, bought a bunch of cheap fake nails, bought fresh flowers, brewed lots of tea with my new teapot and cleared up 30% of the most annoying part about cleaning my room.
On the other hand, both brunch and tea were super greasy (yuckkk) so I think I've set back my weight loss again :/ I think my motivation is wavering - I need to keep strong!!!
Foods eaten:
scrambled eggs (tasted like there was alot of butter in it)
sauteed mushrooms and cherry tomatoes
chicken and cheese sausage
a bit of fried chicken (no skin)
2/3 a roast chicken (no skin)
loads of tea
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Very productive day today! Had a meeting with the wedding planners, got a hair cut, got my eyebrows waxed, had a manicure-pedicure, bought a bunch of cheap fake nails, bought fresh flowers, brewed lots of tea with my new teapot and cleared up 30% of the most annoying part about cleaning my room.
On the other hand, both brunch and tea were super greasy (yuckkk) so I think I've set back my weight loss again :/ I think my motivation is wavering - I need to keep strong!!!
Foods eaten:
scrambled eggs (tasted like there was alot of butter in it)
sauteed mushrooms and cherry tomatoes
chicken and cheese sausage
a bit of fried chicken (no skin)
2/3 a roast chicken (no skin)
loads of tea
Friday 28 October 2011
Day 20 (Friday, 28th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Managed to get Dato' Sherry interested in the diet today! Saw her after a long time, and first thing she commented on was my weight, so I sent to her a quick write-up of the diet from mydukandiet.com and a link to the website. She says the first few days seem difficult, and that I ought to be careful not to yoyo, but she still wants to try it for her daughter.
Mmm, had Korean barbecue for dinner. I suspect the marinade for the squid had some sugar in it, but it was delicious anyway! Also had a bit of veggies on this PP day.
Also bought two new types of tea (one will become our experimental all-purpose tea!) and a handmade Japanese red clay teapot that costs more than subscribing for the Dukan diet without any discounts (ouch!!). We were introduced to the miracles of clay and water :) I can't wait to have more tea tmr!!
Foods eaten:
2 oat bran muffins with unsweetened chocolate in the middle (just a block of compressed low-fat cocoa powder really)
chicken breast with ginger, soy sauce and egg
a can of Coke Light
Korean Barbecue - squid, ox tongue, two types of beef and scallop.
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Managed to get Dato' Sherry interested in the diet today! Saw her after a long time, and first thing she commented on was my weight, so I sent to her a quick write-up of the diet from mydukandiet.com and a link to the website. She says the first few days seem difficult, and that I ought to be careful not to yoyo, but she still wants to try it for her daughter.
Mmm, had Korean barbecue for dinner. I suspect the marinade for the squid had some sugar in it, but it was delicious anyway! Also had a bit of veggies on this PP day.
Also bought two new types of tea (one will become our experimental all-purpose tea!) and a handmade Japanese red clay teapot that costs more than subscribing for the Dukan diet without any discounts (ouch!!). We were introduced to the miracles of clay and water :) I can't wait to have more tea tmr!!
Foods eaten:
2 oat bran muffins with unsweetened chocolate in the middle (just a block of compressed low-fat cocoa powder really)
chicken breast with ginger, soy sauce and egg
a can of Coke Light
Korean Barbecue - squid, ox tongue, two types of beef and scallop.
Thursday 27 October 2011
Day 19 (Thursday, 27th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Woke up late today and didn't have time to weigh myself. Got lazy to cook lunch yesterday, so I ta-pau-ed from the food court in my office building for lunch. I only had vegetarian stuff, so I made sure to have plenty of protein for dinner. Vegetarian food for lunch is really yum though! I'm wondering if I can have tom yum soup......
Foods eaten:
Hot milk with oat bran
a portion of fried cabbage with Chinese black fungus
a portion of fried cauliflower with mushrooms
one-pot soup (contains: dashi stock, onions, chicken, fish, clams, green veg, tofu and egg... and no salt -___-")
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: Woke up late today and didn't have time to weigh myself. Got lazy to cook lunch yesterday, so I ta-pau-ed from the food court in my office building for lunch. I only had vegetarian stuff, so I made sure to have plenty of protein for dinner. Vegetarian food for lunch is really yum though! I'm wondering if I can have tom yum soup......
Foods eaten:
Hot milk with oat bran
a portion of fried cabbage with Chinese black fungus
a portion of fried cauliflower with mushrooms
one-pot soup (contains: dashi stock, onions, chicken, fish, clams, green veg, tofu and egg... and no salt -___-")
Day 18 (Wednesday, 26th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: It was a public holiday today, so I woke up really late and had a very late brunch. Went out for dinner and had a tiny sip or ten of my sister's wine. Yum.
Foods eaten:
Hot milk with oat bran
3-egg omelette with cheese and ham (ate only 2/3 of it and scraped off the ham)
chicken and mushroom double boiled soup
large prawn
fish
fish soup
Weight: 66.5kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: It was a public holiday today, so I woke up really late and had a very late brunch. Went out for dinner and had a tiny sip or ten of my sister's wine. Yum.
Foods eaten:
Hot milk with oat bran
3-egg omelette with cheese and ham (ate only 2/3 of it and scraped off the ham)
chicken and mushroom double boiled soup
large prawn
fish
fish soup
Wednesday 26 October 2011
Day 17 (Tuesday, 25th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 66.6kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: We had something Chinese-y for lunch today! Chicken with ginger and soy sauce. We cheated a little and put some dark soy sauce, but it tasted really good! We also modified it to add onions and shimeji mushrooms, so that it's more filling, but it was still pretty good :)
Japanese food in general is pretty good for this diet ^^;
Didn't feel hungry enough for a snack today, but was pretty hungry by 6pm. I've noticed that I need to eat less to get full, and that it's a good idea for me to have my dose of oats in the morning for breakfast. I also snack less nowadays. Yay for cutting back eating habits!
Foods eaten:
Hot milk with oat bran
Chicken with ginger, onions, mushrooms and soy sauce
3pc salmon sashimi
chawanmushi
beef teppanyaki with vegetable teppanyaki
hiyayako
Weight: 66.6kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: We had something Chinese-y for lunch today! Chicken with ginger and soy sauce. We cheated a little and put some dark soy sauce, but it tasted really good! We also modified it to add onions and shimeji mushrooms, so that it's more filling, but it was still pretty good :)
Japanese food in general is pretty good for this diet ^^;
Didn't feel hungry enough for a snack today, but was pretty hungry by 6pm. I've noticed that I need to eat less to get full, and that it's a good idea for me to have my dose of oats in the morning for breakfast. I also snack less nowadays. Yay for cutting back eating habits!
Foods eaten:
Hot milk with oat bran
Chicken with ginger, onions, mushrooms and soy sauce
3pc salmon sashimi
chawanmushi
beef teppanyaki with vegetable teppanyaki
hiyayako
Monday 24 October 2011
Day 16 (Monday, 24th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 66.8kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: I think I'm getting tired of roasted chicken drumsticks haha. Didn't even finish half the food I packed today - ended up having a bit of the egg&beef mixture (that was supposed to be our day's snack) for dinner. I think I've gained a new addiction to oatbran in hot milk though.
On a happier note, my whole roast chicken has definitely improved! Woohoo!
K, tired. G'night!
Foods eaten:
Hot milk with oat bran
5 roasted chicken drumsticks
1 chicken wing & 1 chicken leg (roasted)
a bit of salmon fish head
a bit of ground beef
3 prawns
a bowl of plain broth
Weight: 66.8kg
Waist: 76.2cm
Hips: 106.5cm
Thighs: 66.5cm
Notes: I think I'm getting tired of roasted chicken drumsticks haha. Didn't even finish half the food I packed today - ended up having a bit of the egg&beef mixture (that was supposed to be our day's snack) for dinner. I think I've gained a new addiction to oatbran in hot milk though.
On a happier note, my whole roast chicken has definitely improved! Woohoo!
K, tired. G'night!
Foods eaten:
Hot milk with oat bran
5 roasted chicken drumsticks
1 chicken wing & 1 chicken leg (roasted)
a bit of salmon fish head
a bit of ground beef
3 prawns
a bowl of plain broth
Day 15 (Sunday, 23rd October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 67kg
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: I made dashi stock from scratch today! *so proud of myself* Most packet dashi stocks will contain sugar of some sort, so when I found good quality katsuobushi shavings and wakame (no konbu though!) at Isetan, I bought them straightaway. I also have to thank my new cookbooks from Kinokuniya - they're all authentic Japanese recipes with English translation next to the Japanese recipes!
I'm really happy with the books because I finally have the proper recipes rather than my botched translations of the instructions, and it also helps improve my knowledge of kanji! Best part is that these books include some really basic things, some explanations of annual events in Japan and traditional dishes that are served during these events, and best of all - a brief list of the most popular seasonal vegetables/fish/etc for each season!
Just by reading the first few pages of one book (I got three of them ^^;; Ahahaha) I've already learned so much! I tried to follow the exact instructions for making dashi stock, but it was taking a bit too long, so I kind of sped it up by boiling the whole lot together instead of the proper way, but it still ended up smelling and tasting alot like those packet dashi stock powders *woohoo!*.
Now that I have so many new Japanese recipes to try, I can try to find a way to adapt all these recipes to be Dukan-friendly! My family certainly
wouldn't mind - we all love Japanese food!
On a separate note, we discovered at brunch today that adding alot of oatbran to beef meatballs really makes it sweet! Most delicious meatballs I've had in a long time.
Foods eaten:
Beef meatball (with oatbran added) soup with onion, four-angle beans, asparagus, courgettes and mushrooms
Grilled fresh sanma
a little bit of chicken cooked with ginger and soy sauce
Vegetable soup (base: dashi stock) with seafood (containing: onion, lettuce, courgettes, mushroom, broccoli, squid, clams, salmon)
Weight: 67kg
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: I made dashi stock from scratch today! *so proud of myself* Most packet dashi stocks will contain sugar of some sort, so when I found good quality katsuobushi shavings and wakame (no konbu though!) at Isetan, I bought them straightaway. I also have to thank my new cookbooks from Kinokuniya - they're all authentic Japanese recipes with English translation next to the Japanese recipes!
I'm really happy with the books because I finally have the proper recipes rather than my botched translations of the instructions, and it also helps improve my knowledge of kanji! Best part is that these books include some really basic things, some explanations of annual events in Japan and traditional dishes that are served during these events, and best of all - a brief list of the most popular seasonal vegetables/fish/etc for each season!
Just by reading the first few pages of one book (I got three of them ^^;; Ahahaha) I've already learned so much! I tried to follow the exact instructions for making dashi stock, but it was taking a bit too long, so I kind of sped it up by boiling the whole lot together instead of the proper way, but it still ended up smelling and tasting alot like those packet dashi stock powders *woohoo!*.
Now that I have so many new Japanese recipes to try, I can try to find a way to adapt all these recipes to be Dukan-friendly! My family certainly
wouldn't mind - we all love Japanese food!
On a separate note, we discovered at brunch today that adding alot of oatbran to beef meatballs really makes it sweet! Most delicious meatballs I've had in a long time.
Foods eaten:
Beef meatball (with oatbran added) soup with onion, four-angle beans, asparagus, courgettes and mushrooms
Grilled fresh sanma
a little bit of chicken cooked with ginger and soy sauce
Vegetable soup (base: dashi stock) with seafood (containing: onion, lettuce, courgettes, mushroom, broccoli, squid, clams, salmon)
Day 14 (Saturday, 22nd October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 67kg
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: Had a really lazy day and slept in till 10am. Spent most of my time reading stuff, actually. Went grocery shopping and found out that yes, Isetan KLCC's new supermarket section is REALLY awesome! Managed to run alot of errands around KLCC, so I'll consider that my exercise for the day, given how heavy the stuff was.
We went to Harrods for dinner and decided to just have veg on this PP day - nothing sinful but it does throw the pace off-whack a bit.
On a very guilty note, we went out for drinks with the godsibs and I had a small glass of (very good) whisky - Dalmore 18 years if you're interested. It was my reward drink for passing my exam, though I still kinda want some port! ^^; I drank alot of water to flush it out as fast as possible though!
Foods eaten:
oatbran with milk
3 egg omelette with 2 slices cheese
Dinner @ Harrods: vegetable broth, roast beef with mustard, broccoli and brussel sprouts
very small amount of whisky on the rocks
Weight: 67kg
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: Had a really lazy day and slept in till 10am. Spent most of my time reading stuff, actually. Went grocery shopping and found out that yes, Isetan KLCC's new supermarket section is REALLY awesome! Managed to run alot of errands around KLCC, so I'll consider that my exercise for the day, given how heavy the stuff was.
We went to Harrods for dinner and decided to just have veg on this PP day - nothing sinful but it does throw the pace off-whack a bit.
On a very guilty note, we went out for drinks with the godsibs and I had a small glass of (very good) whisky - Dalmore 18 years if you're interested. It was my reward drink for passing my exam, though I still kinda want some port! ^^; I drank alot of water to flush it out as fast as possible though!
Foods eaten:
oatbran with milk
3 egg omelette with 2 slices cheese
Dinner @ Harrods: vegetable broth, roast beef with mustard, broccoli and brussel sprouts
very small amount of whisky on the rocks
Day 13 (Friday, 21st October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 67.5kg
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: I discovered that oatbran with hot milk is LOVE. Tastes vaguely sweet-ish, but not too cloying or overpowering! My stomach was feeling really unsettled by dinnertime though, so I could only have something really light.
Foods eaten:
oatbran with milk
stirfried chicken with egg and onion
boiled broccoli with salt and pepper
celery sticks
2x Happy Cow Light
Dinner @ Ishin - one chawan mushi and one clam soup.
Daily Instructions:
(I think I'm deleting this part unless some actual instructions pop up ^^;;; It's really more motivation tips rather than anything)
Weight: 67.5kg
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: I discovered that oatbran with hot milk is LOVE. Tastes vaguely sweet-ish, but not too cloying or overpowering! My stomach was feeling really unsettled by dinnertime though, so I could only have something really light.
Foods eaten:
oatbran with milk
stirfried chicken with egg and onion
boiled broccoli with salt and pepper
celery sticks
2x Happy Cow Light
Dinner @ Ishin - one chawan mushi and one clam soup.
Daily Instructions:
(I think I'm deleting this part unless some actual instructions pop up ^^;;; It's really more motivation tips rather than anything)
Friday 21 October 2011
Day 12 (Thursday, 20th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 67.5kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count again)
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: I passed my Law exam today!!! I can finally apply for my CMSRL license :D WOOHOO!!! After about 5 tries and nearly 18 months, I've done it!!! XD I was really happy, so I rewarded myself by drinking a can of diet Pepsi, and I prepared my favourite snacks for tomorrow - plain boiled broccoli with good salt & pepper, and celery sticks with Happy Cow Light.
On the other hand, today threw my diet a bit off-whack because I didn't eat breakfast - too nervous before the exam. After the exam, I had a training course to go to, so I didn't manage to eat anything before getting back into the office for lunch :/ I was starving by then!
Today's experiment with steamed eggs and beef went a little wonky, but I think the dish would be fixable if we seasoned the beef and added some water to the egg. And also use less beef, I think, so that we don't have to steam the dish for too long. Test run on Monday? :)
In the end, we scraped off the beef from the egg and I had a little of the egg. Then we cooked the beef in a tomato sauce and we're going to use it for a snack tomorrow. I think it'll make a great dip for the celery sticks!
I'm not seeing it myself, but apparently the results of the diet are already visible to others! I've been getting comments about it :) Yay! Usually one or two people will mention a month that I look like I've lost weight (usually after my period ends) but these past few days, five different people have commented on it :) Woohoo! *inspired*
Foods eaten:
1 butter & vanilla flavoured oat bran pancake
sliced grilled chicken coated with oat bran
7 chicken legs (skin removed) marinated with lime, ginger powder, soy sauce, chilli flakes and oregano
Salmon parcel (soy sauce, pepper, basil & lemon)
1 egg's worth of steamed egg
A tsp of beef mince cooked with tomato (taster for tmr's snack)
1 can diet pepsi
Daily Instructions:
We hope that you are feeling on top of the world! Just like every morning, here is your personal information sheet with all our instructions. Print it off, it is that simple, and endeavour to follow them as carefully as possible.
Another day without a detour to the box marked lapse! You can therefore continue and remember that we are here, ready to support you if there is the slightest hitch!
Your motivation is strong but be careful. There is nothing more vulnerable.
This is perfect, you are not experiencing the unpleasant feeling of frustration. No annoyance, this means it is possible to keep going more easily until you reach your goal.
In the cruising period, don't forget that when you weigh yourself you are weighing fat and water. You can quite easily lose the fat but have kept the water. The result is that the scales don't move. So you are at high tide. All you have to do is wait for the low tide to have something to smile about again.
Weight: 67.5kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count again)
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: I passed my Law exam today!!! I can finally apply for my CMSRL license :D WOOHOO!!! After about 5 tries and nearly 18 months, I've done it!!! XD I was really happy, so I rewarded myself by drinking a can of diet Pepsi, and I prepared my favourite snacks for tomorrow - plain boiled broccoli with good salt & pepper, and celery sticks with Happy Cow Light.
On the other hand, today threw my diet a bit off-whack because I didn't eat breakfast - too nervous before the exam. After the exam, I had a training course to go to, so I didn't manage to eat anything before getting back into the office for lunch :/ I was starving by then!
Today's experiment with steamed eggs and beef went a little wonky, but I think the dish would be fixable if we seasoned the beef and added some water to the egg. And also use less beef, I think, so that we don't have to steam the dish for too long. Test run on Monday? :)
In the end, we scraped off the beef from the egg and I had a little of the egg. Then we cooked the beef in a tomato sauce and we're going to use it for a snack tomorrow. I think it'll make a great dip for the celery sticks!
I'm not seeing it myself, but apparently the results of the diet are already visible to others! I've been getting comments about it :) Yay! Usually one or two people will mention a month that I look like I've lost weight (usually after my period ends) but these past few days, five different people have commented on it :) Woohoo! *inspired*
Foods eaten:
1 butter & vanilla flavoured oat bran pancake
sliced grilled chicken coated with oat bran
7 chicken legs (skin removed) marinated with lime, ginger powder, soy sauce, chilli flakes and oregano
Salmon parcel (soy sauce, pepper, basil & lemon)
1 egg's worth of steamed egg
A tsp of beef mince cooked with tomato (taster for tmr's snack)
1 can diet pepsi
Daily Instructions:
We hope that you are feeling on top of the world! Just like every morning, here is your personal information sheet with all our instructions. Print it off, it is that simple, and endeavour to follow them as carefully as possible.
Another day without a detour to the box marked lapse! You can therefore continue and remember that we are here, ready to support you if there is the slightest hitch!
Your motivation is strong but be careful. There is nothing more vulnerable.
This is perfect, you are not experiencing the unpleasant feeling of frustration. No annoyance, this means it is possible to keep going more easily until you reach your goal.
In the cruising period, don't forget that when you weigh yourself you are weighing fat and water. You can quite easily lose the fat but have kept the water. The result is that the scales don't move. So you are at high tide. All you have to do is wait for the low tide to have something to smile about again.
Day 11 (Wednesday, 19th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 67.5kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count again)
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107.5cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: Parents finally got home late on Tuesday night! Ma brought home alot of nice clothes for me, and I could actually fit them pretty well! I wore one of the dresses today :) Nice and floral!
Oh, and the butter & vanilla oat bran muffins were absolutely great. I think I really like them this way! Cinnamon was just a litte too heavy for these muffins I guess.
Foods eaten:
2 butter & vanilla flavoured oat bran muffins
celery sticks and cucumber sticks with Happy Cow Light
Minced chicken, onion and bellpepper stew
stir-fried chicken strips with peas and courgette
a bowl of chicken and cabbage broth
Daily Instructions:
(Whoops, forgot to save again!)
Weight: 67.5kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count again)
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107.5cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: Parents finally got home late on Tuesday night! Ma brought home alot of nice clothes for me, and I could actually fit them pretty well! I wore one of the dresses today :) Nice and floral!
Oh, and the butter & vanilla oat bran muffins were absolutely great. I think I really like them this way! Cinnamon was just a litte too heavy for these muffins I guess.
Foods eaten:
2 butter & vanilla flavoured oat bran muffins
celery sticks and cucumber sticks with Happy Cow Light
Minced chicken, onion and bellpepper stew
stir-fried chicken strips with peas and courgette
a bowl of chicken and cabbage broth
Daily Instructions:
(Whoops, forgot to save again!)
Thursday 20 October 2011
Day 10 (Tuesday, 18th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 68kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count again)
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107.5cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: Not much to say. I don't think I'll be having overnight saba shioyaki again. Abit jelak. As time goes by, I realise that having foods that are too fatty or too oily tend to make me feel really nauseous after the first few bites. I can't bring myself to put normal ham in my mouth anymore - just the smell of it is too greasy! I also notice that as time goes by, I find myself needing to snack less and less. I still need a good hearty snack at 4.30pm everyday though.
Foods eaten:
3 small cinnamon pancakes
1pc saba shioyaki
1 cheese slice
Roast chicken with mustard
a little bit of kampachi kama shioyaki
Daily Instructions:
(Whoops, forgot to save again!)
Weight: 68kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count again)
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107.5cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: Not much to say. I don't think I'll be having overnight saba shioyaki again. Abit jelak. As time goes by, I realise that having foods that are too fatty or too oily tend to make me feel really nauseous after the first few bites. I can't bring myself to put normal ham in my mouth anymore - just the smell of it is too greasy! I also notice that as time goes by, I find myself needing to snack less and less. I still need a good hearty snack at 4.30pm everyday though.
Foods eaten:
3 small cinnamon pancakes
1pc saba shioyaki
1 cheese slice
Roast chicken with mustard
a little bit of kampachi kama shioyaki
Daily Instructions:
(Whoops, forgot to save again!)
Monday 17 October 2011
Day 9 (Monday, 17th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 68kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count again)
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107.5cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: Not sure what's happening with my hips and thighs measurements, but I guess I'm just taking them wrong. Today I almost rebelled against the diet - I had yoghurt with oat bran, cinnamon and sweetener for breakfast and I'm frankly, quite sick of it. Eating it once a fortnight is okay, but three times a week is far more than enough. Next time, I'll sprinkle it into hot low-fat milk and make it a nestum of sorts.
On the other hand, I discovered an amazing pancake recipe! It's pretty much like my sister's muffin recipe except that I use more yoghurt and turn it into a pancake. My sister likes the oat bran muffins alot, but I kinda prefer pancakes I think. If we can get some fat free cocoa powder and use it for the muffins - then I'd be thinking something different!
Also, we're getting quicker at cooking this stuff! No need for overly complicated things. We've found that seafood in Isetan is good quality and easy to cook, so we had a good seafood and cabbage soup for dinner today. Roast chicken for dinner tomorrow. Can't wait!
Foods eaten:
1 egg omelette with cheese
yoghurt with 2tbsp oat bran, sweetener & cinnamon
cucumber sticks
cherry tomatoes
beef stir-fry with onion, broccoli & mushrooms
Seafood soup (abalone, scallops, prawns, squid, cabbage)
Sampled one oat bran pancake
Daily Instructions:
Yesterday a lapse appeared in your report. What is going on? A little step back into the past, back to where you were? No, no, no you are fine here, with us, and you are going to lose those kilos that are bothering you!
Your motivation is strong but be careful. There is nothing more vulnerable.
This diet isn't causing you any frustration. It seems as if what we are suggesting to you suits you perfectly. Let's keep going like this!
Being on a diet means accepting that you have to cut down on the pleasure you get from eating. In the head of the person on a diet, there is the torturer who decides and the victim who goes along with it. In this sort of negotiation it's always the victim who ends up getting the upper hand. The solution is to let us decide for you. It is easier to follow a decision than it is to make it.
When you started on the programme, you stood a serious chance of not being happy with yourself, with your image, with your body, with your clothes that are tight. Indeed, it's still not always easy to know exactly if this unpleasant feeling of having lessened one of our elements of beauty is so in our eyes or in the eyes of others. Certain women, more aesthetes than others, experience it as a private misfortune. "It's as if you'd thrown ink over a painting that you love living with!" one of my patients said to me one day. Others are more dependent on those around them and are forever on the look-out for the way others look at them. The two factors certainly always co-exist but they vary depending on whether the dominant characteristic in each woman's personality is aesthetic or normative. What is for sure is that putting on weight, however much the amount, is always reversible.
Don't forget you are committed to one day of protein dieting every Thursday to consolidate then stabilize the weight you've achieved. Today this may seem like a trifle to you but when you've finished, being tied down like this will seem tedious to you. Without it, all the effort you're making now will have no sense whatsoever. You will put weight back on.
Weight: 68kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count again)
Waist: 77.5cm
Hips: 107.5cm
Thighs: 67cm
Notes: Not sure what's happening with my hips and thighs measurements, but I guess I'm just taking them wrong. Today I almost rebelled against the diet - I had yoghurt with oat bran, cinnamon and sweetener for breakfast and I'm frankly, quite sick of it. Eating it once a fortnight is okay, but three times a week is far more than enough. Next time, I'll sprinkle it into hot low-fat milk and make it a nestum of sorts.
On the other hand, I discovered an amazing pancake recipe! It's pretty much like my sister's muffin recipe except that I use more yoghurt and turn it into a pancake. My sister likes the oat bran muffins alot, but I kinda prefer pancakes I think. If we can get some fat free cocoa powder and use it for the muffins - then I'd be thinking something different!
Also, we're getting quicker at cooking this stuff! No need for overly complicated things. We've found that seafood in Isetan is good quality and easy to cook, so we had a good seafood and cabbage soup for dinner today. Roast chicken for dinner tomorrow. Can't wait!
Foods eaten:
1 egg omelette with cheese
yoghurt with 2tbsp oat bran, sweetener & cinnamon
cucumber sticks
cherry tomatoes
beef stir-fry with onion, broccoli & mushrooms
Seafood soup (abalone, scallops, prawns, squid, cabbage)
Sampled one oat bran pancake
Daily Instructions:
Yesterday a lapse appeared in your report. What is going on? A little step back into the past, back to where you were? No, no, no you are fine here, with us, and you are going to lose those kilos that are bothering you!
Your motivation is strong but be careful. There is nothing more vulnerable.
This diet isn't causing you any frustration. It seems as if what we are suggesting to you suits you perfectly. Let's keep going like this!
Being on a diet means accepting that you have to cut down on the pleasure you get from eating. In the head of the person on a diet, there is the torturer who decides and the victim who goes along with it. In this sort of negotiation it's always the victim who ends up getting the upper hand. The solution is to let us decide for you. It is easier to follow a decision than it is to make it.
When you started on the programme, you stood a serious chance of not being happy with yourself, with your image, with your body, with your clothes that are tight. Indeed, it's still not always easy to know exactly if this unpleasant feeling of having lessened one of our elements of beauty is so in our eyes or in the eyes of others. Certain women, more aesthetes than others, experience it as a private misfortune. "It's as if you'd thrown ink over a painting that you love living with!" one of my patients said to me one day. Others are more dependent on those around them and are forever on the look-out for the way others look at them. The two factors certainly always co-exist but they vary depending on whether the dominant characteristic in each woman's personality is aesthetic or normative. What is for sure is that putting on weight, however much the amount, is always reversible.
Don't forget you are committed to one day of protein dieting every Thursday to consolidate then stabilize the weight you've achieved. Today this may seem like a trifle to you but when you've finished, being tied down like this will seem tedious to you. Without it, all the effort you're making now will have no sense whatsoever. You will put weight back on.
Sunday 16 October 2011
Day 8 (Sunday, 16th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 68kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count after drinking cup after cup of tea)
Waist: 77.7cm
Hips: 106.7cm
Thighs: 65cm
Notes: After the past 3 days of pigging out on oily foods, I was feeling pretty guilty, so I was once again strict on what I ate. Only thing is for dinner, I didn't realise that the chicken was cooked in butter till after I'd eaten half of it :/ I did make it a point to remove as much sauce as possible from all the pieces before eating, though.
Foods eaten:
2 cinnamon oat bran muffins
2-egg omelette with low-fat cheese
1 plain grilled fresh sanma
1 chawan mushi
1 dobin mushi
1 cold tofu
a little bit of gindara shioyaki
chicken teppanyaki
1pc salmon sashimi
Daily Instructions:
Lapses, when they absorb the shocks of daily life, have a meaning and a function; they protect you against being unable to make up for what is unsatisfying. But tell yourself that to succeed in holding your own when faced with temptation is also a success, over oneself, and is therefore satisfying. So then, as you have decided on it, don't give up.
At present, your motivation is strong. As the sailors say you have the wind behind you and its full sail ahead. Make the most of this to notch up the results and remind yourself of this, so that you do not feel down, if one day your weight should stagnate.
The diet suits you and you are persevering without reporting the least frustration. This is a good gauge of your determination and your chances of success.
The cruising phase that you are going through at the moment is full of traps, such as going for several days without losing any weight and letting your guard and your determination slip. For goodness' sake, don't give way to anything, the long-term stability of your results is at stake.
If it happens that you grow weary of your diet and your physical exercise, if you feel less motivated keep up your guard, it is most likely a trick being played by your interior double. You are well advised to really it understand this double properly if you are trying to lose weight as you'll always find it on your path. Arthur Kessler used to say that when you are lying down on a psychoanalyst's couch, there is not just one but three of you, an instinctive animal, an animal of emotion and pleasure and a rational being which is far, very far from being in control. When you are seeking to lose weight, the first one puts up against its instinct of self-preservation and the second the lost pleasure. If you attempt to win them over, you are lost. They can't hear you because they live in the land of the subconscious and their job is to protect you from yourself. To stand any chance of succeeding, you will have to fight on THEIR territory, which is that of instinct and the conversion of pleasure. Play the self-preservation instinct card and the your health is under threat one. Sexual instinct, seduction which sooner or later leads to reproduction, the instinct of belonging to the group, of conforming. Also play on the element of pleasure, other people, emotional, aesthetic and spiritual nourishment, this costs nothing and doesn't make you put on weight, so try them!
Like 83% of those trying to slimming, in order to lose weight you need to be supervised, looked after and given direction. My coaching was built around this observation. It is difficult to be at the same time the person who decides and the person who suffers the frustration. To get rid of this difficulty, we have adopted the DUKAN plan whose rigorous structure leaves no room for any hesitation and in particular we have set up the section for the instructions you receive every morning and the section for the reports about your lapses, your results and your motivation rating. Whatever you do, don't forget to send this back to us because without it we won't know where you have got to.
Weight: 68kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count after drinking cup after cup of tea)
Waist: 77.7cm
Hips: 106.7cm
Thighs: 65cm
Notes: After the past 3 days of pigging out on oily foods, I was feeling pretty guilty, so I was once again strict on what I ate. Only thing is for dinner, I didn't realise that the chicken was cooked in butter till after I'd eaten half of it :/ I did make it a point to remove as much sauce as possible from all the pieces before eating, though.
Foods eaten:
2 cinnamon oat bran muffins
2-egg omelette with low-fat cheese
1 plain grilled fresh sanma
1 chawan mushi
1 dobin mushi
1 cold tofu
a little bit of gindara shioyaki
chicken teppanyaki
1pc salmon sashimi
Daily Instructions:
Lapses, when they absorb the shocks of daily life, have a meaning and a function; they protect you against being unable to make up for what is unsatisfying. But tell yourself that to succeed in holding your own when faced with temptation is also a success, over oneself, and is therefore satisfying. So then, as you have decided on it, don't give up.
At present, your motivation is strong. As the sailors say you have the wind behind you and its full sail ahead. Make the most of this to notch up the results and remind yourself of this, so that you do not feel down, if one day your weight should stagnate.
The diet suits you and you are persevering without reporting the least frustration. This is a good gauge of your determination and your chances of success.
The cruising phase that you are going through at the moment is full of traps, such as going for several days without losing any weight and letting your guard and your determination slip. For goodness' sake, don't give way to anything, the long-term stability of your results is at stake.
If it happens that you grow weary of your diet and your physical exercise, if you feel less motivated keep up your guard, it is most likely a trick being played by your interior double. You are well advised to really it understand this double properly if you are trying to lose weight as you'll always find it on your path. Arthur Kessler used to say that when you are lying down on a psychoanalyst's couch, there is not just one but three of you, an instinctive animal, an animal of emotion and pleasure and a rational being which is far, very far from being in control. When you are seeking to lose weight, the first one puts up against its instinct of self-preservation and the second the lost pleasure. If you attempt to win them over, you are lost. They can't hear you because they live in the land of the subconscious and their job is to protect you from yourself. To stand any chance of succeeding, you will have to fight on THEIR territory, which is that of instinct and the conversion of pleasure. Play the self-preservation instinct card and the your health is under threat one. Sexual instinct, seduction which sooner or later leads to reproduction, the instinct of belonging to the group, of conforming. Also play on the element of pleasure, other people, emotional, aesthetic and spiritual nourishment, this costs nothing and doesn't make you put on weight, so try them!
Like 83% of those trying to slimming, in order to lose weight you need to be supervised, looked after and given direction. My coaching was built around this observation. It is difficult to be at the same time the person who decides and the person who suffers the frustration. To get rid of this difficulty, we have adopted the DUKAN plan whose rigorous structure leaves no room for any hesitation and in particular we have set up the section for the instructions you receive every morning and the section for the reports about your lapses, your results and your motivation rating. Whatever you do, don't forget to send this back to us because without it we won't know where you have got to.
Day 7 (Saturday, 15th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 68.3kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count after drinking cup after cup of tea)
Waist: 78cm
Hips: 107cm
Thighs: 63.7cm
Notes: I knew the wedding dinner I had to attend was going to be a sinful dinner again tonight, so I was super strict with my diet during the day. Once again, I was careful to eat only select items from the dinner menu, and didn't eat anything that wasn't allowed - even pulled off the skin of the fried foods first. I'm not sure if the soup had starch in it, but cornflour is a tolerated product right???
Foods eaten:
Low-fat yoghurt with 2tbsp oat bran, sweetener & chocolate flavouring
3-egg plain omelete
a head of broccoli - boiled plain and eaten with salt and pepper
The sinful dinner:
Four Seasons Platter - prawn, tofu stuffed with seafood & octopus
Soup - Sharksfin soup with crabmeat
Fried Chicken - Peeled off the skin
Fried fish - only ate the soft white flesh
Vegetable - Had the broccoli and mushroom
I skipped the prawn, fish and dessert dishes.
Daily Instructions:
(ooops I forgot to save these instructions!)
Weight: 68.3kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count after drinking cup after cup of tea)
Waist: 78cm
Hips: 107cm
Thighs: 63.7cm
Notes: I knew the wedding dinner I had to attend was going to be a sinful dinner again tonight, so I was super strict with my diet during the day. Once again, I was careful to eat only select items from the dinner menu, and didn't eat anything that wasn't allowed - even pulled off the skin of the fried foods first. I'm not sure if the soup had starch in it, but cornflour is a tolerated product right???
Foods eaten:
Low-fat yoghurt with 2tbsp oat bran, sweetener & chocolate flavouring
3-egg plain omelete
a head of broccoli - boiled plain and eaten with salt and pepper
The sinful dinner:
Four Seasons Platter - prawn, tofu stuffed with seafood & octopus
Soup - Sharksfin soup with crabmeat
Fried Chicken - Peeled off the skin
Fried fish - only ate the soft white flesh
Vegetable - Had the broccoli and mushroom
I skipped the prawn, fish and dessert dishes.
Daily Instructions:
(ooops I forgot to save these instructions!)
Saturday 15 October 2011
Day 6 (Friday, 14th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 68.3kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count in the office and the restaurant kept refilling my glass)
Waist: 78cm
Hips: 108cm
Thighs: 63.7cm
(I forgot to change the measurements for my daily report! So the official records give the old figures)
Notes: I knew I was going to have a sinful dinner again tonight, so I was extra strict with my diet during the day. I was also careful to eat only select items from the dinner menu, and didn't eat any vegetables or fruits or carbs of any sort during the dinner. The dinner was still a little oily I think, but the main lapse was that I had a tiny glass of port at the end of the dinner. It was good port! That was one thing I couldn't resist since we have limited bottles and you can only get this in Portugal.
I notice that while I'm getting hungry faster, I also start to feel full from less food. A sign that this diet is working then?
Foods eaten:
Low-fat yoghurt with 2tbsp oat bran, 1 tbsp wheat bran, sweetener & cinnamon
Low-fat milk
4 chicken drumsticks (cooked in air fryer)
The sinful dinner:
Ocean trout with Bottarga & Egg Yolk
Lobster consomme jelly with avruga caviar
Poached oyster with autumn truffle consomme
Seabass with scallop and albert sauce
Poussin
Grilled blackmore wagyu
(and a small glass of port)
Daily Instructions:
How are you feeling this morning? Here are the instructions to be followed today. We hope that you will keep your motivation intact.
Apparently you allowed yourself a medium lapse. You know that certain foods provide consolation. What happened, a problem at work or just feeling down? Don't look for the key, find it!
Your motivation remains strong; great, I knew it and you don't surprise me. You are living life to the full! What else can I add except well done?
Frustration is an unpleasant feeling. It seems that for the time being you are not confronted with it. This is excellent news. Let's keep on like this.
Being overweight systematically impacts on your venous circulation, have you already noticed this working against you? It makes your legs heavy, makes having varicous veins more difficult and encourages cellulite.
You tend to eat to protect yourself from stress. This works for your stress but is harmful for your weight. When faced with stress we give you three pieces of advice on ways to help you cope: the anti-stress gesture which for the time being dissociates you from what is stressing you, our actid rivatif which mops up the stress and our fragrance box, the ingredients for which you'll find using the search engine for the chat session or on our forum.
Weight: 68.3kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count in the office and the restaurant kept refilling my glass)
Waist: 78cm
Hips: 108cm
Thighs: 63.7cm
(I forgot to change the measurements for my daily report! So the official records give the old figures)
Notes: I knew I was going to have a sinful dinner again tonight, so I was extra strict with my diet during the day. I was also careful to eat only select items from the dinner menu, and didn't eat any vegetables or fruits or carbs of any sort during the dinner. The dinner was still a little oily I think, but the main lapse was that I had a tiny glass of port at the end of the dinner. It was good port! That was one thing I couldn't resist since we have limited bottles and you can only get this in Portugal.
I notice that while I'm getting hungry faster, I also start to feel full from less food. A sign that this diet is working then?
Foods eaten:
Low-fat yoghurt with 2tbsp oat bran, 1 tbsp wheat bran, sweetener & cinnamon
Low-fat milk
4 chicken drumsticks (cooked in air fryer)
The sinful dinner:
Ocean trout with Bottarga & Egg Yolk
Lobster consomme jelly with avruga caviar
Poached oyster with autumn truffle consomme
Seabass with scallop and albert sauce
Poussin
Grilled blackmore wagyu
(and a small glass of port)
Daily Instructions:
How are you feeling this morning? Here are the instructions to be followed today. We hope that you will keep your motivation intact.
Apparently you allowed yourself a medium lapse. You know that certain foods provide consolation. What happened, a problem at work or just feeling down? Don't look for the key, find it!
Your motivation remains strong; great, I knew it and you don't surprise me. You are living life to the full! What else can I add except well done?
Frustration is an unpleasant feeling. It seems that for the time being you are not confronted with it. This is excellent news. Let's keep on like this.
Being overweight systematically impacts on your venous circulation, have you already noticed this working against you? It makes your legs heavy, makes having varicous veins more difficult and encourages cellulite.
You tend to eat to protect yourself from stress. This works for your stress but is harmful for your weight. When faced with stress we give you three pieces of advice on ways to help you cope: the anti-stress gesture which for the time being dissociates you from what is stressing you, our actid rivatif which mops up the stress and our fragrance box, the ingredients for which you'll find using the search engine for the chat session or on our forum.
Friday 14 October 2011
Day 5 (Thursday, 13th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV
Weight: 68.5kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count in the office and the restaurant kept refilling my glass)
Waist: 78.3cm
Hips: 108.5cm
Thighs: 64cm (Just realised I'd been looking at the wrong number! I need to start wearing my glasses when measuring...)
Notes: 3rd day of period. Had the usual major cramps at about 10-11am, but had a bit of a tummy ache as well, which made it worse and a load more uncomfortable. I think I need to sleep more because I've been finishing cooking lunch at 11pm everyday and I only get to sleep at about 1am after updating this blog and submitting my daily report. Been really sleepy at the office today....
Also, I had some transgressions today :/ I had a pre-planned dinner, so I ate all the meats and fish and whatever vegetables they gave - and also a small portion of fruit. Everything had some measure of fat in it too! I'll just have to be super strict on my diet for the next week (because I have pre-planned dinners tomorrow night and Saturday night as well!)
On a separate note, I think I'm finally starting to feel the withdrawal symptoms of no carbs kick in - I feel hungry pretty much all the time no matter how much I eat or drink, and oat bran just doesn't feel filling enough! I'm actually not tempted by carbs at all when I see them unless I'm hungry - so the trick is to keep me fed at all times with proteins till I can get used to having no carbs I guess. Good luck to me! I'm glad I don't get grumpy when I'm hungry or I'll be reaaaally crabby tomorrow....
Foods eaten:
1.5x cinnamon oat bran muffins
Low-fat milk
Vegetable & egg stir fry (onions, tomatoes, four-angle beans, okra, egg)
Boiled broccoli
Meatballs (beef, garlic powder, dried onion, herbs, oat bran, egg, cinnamon)
Yoghurt dip (low-fat yoghurt, herbs, pepper, salt)
Snacks: Tomatoes, cucumbers
The sinful dinner:
Tartare of scallop, oyster, akagai and smoked eel
Fresh tomato with abalone
French Gurnard with Roasted Fennel, Qwehli Prawn and tomato
Cream of truffle soup (full fat cream!!!)
Roasted pigeon with autumn truffles
Blackmore wagyu with mushrooms
Strawberries, blueberries and kiwi
Daily Instructions:
It's great to see you again. Here is your information sheet for the day. Print it off and follow the instructions to the letter, those are the rules of the game for as long as your coaching lasts.
Another day without a detour to the box marked lapse! You can therefore continue and remember that we are here, ready to support you if there is the slightest hitch!
The diet suits you and you are persevering without reporting the least frustration. This is a good gauge of your determination and your chances of success.
What motivates you, as for most women is losing your surplus weight so that you rediscover your beauty, your powers of seduction and this both in the eyes of others as well as your own. Here you have a powerful motivating force. Our current life style is so far removed from what it was in the beginning that being torn between what we were created for and what we make of ourselves is such that it creates latent dissatisfaction. We don't realize that we are not sufficiently self-fulfilled as we are all living in the same fish bowl. And that is why we are getting larger: to conform!
You like diets that get going quickly, we think the same way as you. Starting quickly and properly is encouraging, sharpens our determination and allows us for a time to get beyond the body's resistance as it seeks to protect its reserves. Our attack diet is brief, but it was designed to be lightning and reassuring. There is only one other diet that is as effective and powerful as the diet I am suggesting to you and that is the protein sachets diet, but in the medium term this is the worst of diets because it's the first diet to put forward proposer industrial food not meant for humans and it's the one responsible for the greatest regaining of weight afterwards.
Weight: 68.5kg
Water intake: more than 2 litres (lost count in the office and the restaurant kept refilling my glass)
Waist: 78.3cm
Hips: 108.5cm
Thighs: 64cm (Just realised I'd been looking at the wrong number! I need to start wearing my glasses when measuring...)
Notes: 3rd day of period. Had the usual major cramps at about 10-11am, but had a bit of a tummy ache as well, which made it worse and a load more uncomfortable. I think I need to sleep more because I've been finishing cooking lunch at 11pm everyday and I only get to sleep at about 1am after updating this blog and submitting my daily report. Been really sleepy at the office today....
Also, I had some transgressions today :/ I had a pre-planned dinner, so I ate all the meats and fish and whatever vegetables they gave - and also a small portion of fruit. Everything had some measure of fat in it too! I'll just have to be super strict on my diet for the next week (because I have pre-planned dinners tomorrow night and Saturday night as well!)
On a separate note, I think I'm finally starting to feel the withdrawal symptoms of no carbs kick in - I feel hungry pretty much all the time no matter how much I eat or drink, and oat bran just doesn't feel filling enough! I'm actually not tempted by carbs at all when I see them unless I'm hungry - so the trick is to keep me fed at all times with proteins till I can get used to having no carbs I guess. Good luck to me! I'm glad I don't get grumpy when I'm hungry or I'll be reaaaally crabby tomorrow....
Foods eaten:
1.5x cinnamon oat bran muffins
Low-fat milk
Vegetable & egg stir fry (onions, tomatoes, four-angle beans, okra, egg)
Boiled broccoli
Meatballs (beef, garlic powder, dried onion, herbs, oat bran, egg, cinnamon)
Yoghurt dip (low-fat yoghurt, herbs, pepper, salt)
Snacks: Tomatoes, cucumbers
The sinful dinner:
Tartare of scallop, oyster, akagai and smoked eel
Fresh tomato with abalone
French Gurnard with Roasted Fennel, Qwehli Prawn and tomato
Cream of truffle soup (full fat cream!!!)
Roasted pigeon with autumn truffles
Blackmore wagyu with mushrooms
Strawberries, blueberries and kiwi
Daily Instructions:
It's great to see you again. Here is your information sheet for the day. Print it off and follow the instructions to the letter, those are the rules of the game for as long as your coaching lasts.
Another day without a detour to the box marked lapse! You can therefore continue and remember that we are here, ready to support you if there is the slightest hitch!
The diet suits you and you are persevering without reporting the least frustration. This is a good gauge of your determination and your chances of success.
What motivates you, as for most women is losing your surplus weight so that you rediscover your beauty, your powers of seduction and this both in the eyes of others as well as your own. Here you have a powerful motivating force. Our current life style is so far removed from what it was in the beginning that being torn between what we were created for and what we make of ourselves is such that it creates latent dissatisfaction. We don't realize that we are not sufficiently self-fulfilled as we are all living in the same fish bowl. And that is why we are getting larger: to conform!
You like diets that get going quickly, we think the same way as you. Starting quickly and properly is encouraging, sharpens our determination and allows us for a time to get beyond the body's resistance as it seeks to protect its reserves. Our attack diet is brief, but it was designed to be lightning and reassuring. There is only one other diet that is as effective and powerful as the diet I am suggesting to you and that is the protein sachets diet, but in the medium term this is the worst of diets because it's the first diet to put forward proposer industrial food not meant for humans and it's the one responsible for the greatest regaining of weight afterwards.
Thursday 13 October 2011
Day 4 (Wednesday, 12th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PP
Weight: 69kg
Water intake: approx. 1.6 litres
Waist: 78.5cm
Hips: 108.5cm
Thighs: 84cm
Notes: 2nd day of period. Generally, I always experience constant abdominal discomfort (borderline pain but not quite), but this time it was minimal. My flow is also unusually light - might need to check on that. I packed alot of food for today, so I didn't go hungry at all, and didn't experience much dizziness. I'm also pretty amazed at just how full I've been feeling all day, despite not having had much!
Foods eaten:
2x plain oat bran pancakes
1x large saba shioyaki, with the salt scraped off
tuna & egg salad (1 can tuna in water, 3 eggs, 160g fat free cream cheese, seasonings)
Cream of chicken soup (chicken breast, herbs, skimmed milk, low fat cream
Daily Instructions:
Keep up the pace already achieved, and again today do what these instructions recommend you to do.
Each day without a lapse is a great motivator. Besides, isn't the real reward knowing that you can do it?
Good news for you and for us... in this phase of the diet you are not experiencing any frustration. This is a valuable trump card, keep this winning card carefully in your hand!
Being overweight also put a woman's heart at risk. A woman who is too heavy has a heart which is living beyond its means, it beats more quickly and gets more tired. The blood that circulates is fattier and clogs up the nutrient arteries more easily. Being overweight is also the main cause of diabetes and high blood pressure.
You have a busy social life and are invited out a lot. It's easier if you try and get people to come to you as you can then choose the weapons and the menus. If you are eating at some one else's table you have to be crafty. Before you set off have two low-fat yoghurts. Avoid the drinks and snacks before the meal unless there are cherry tomatoes, celery hearts, raw vegetables or seafood. When eating be careful again with the starters, take second helpings of the proteins (meat, fish, etc.). Let your wine grow old in your glass and when it comes to the dessert just know how to say no. If you really can't resist then choose one dish and one dish only, and take delight in it by closing your eyes so you enjoy it even more, and whatever you do don't feel guilty as that is the worst outcome. The following day go back to the proteins again.
Weight: 69kg
Water intake: approx. 1.6 litres
Waist: 78.5cm
Hips: 108.5cm
Thighs: 84cm
Notes: 2nd day of period. Generally, I always experience constant abdominal discomfort (borderline pain but not quite), but this time it was minimal. My flow is also unusually light - might need to check on that. I packed alot of food for today, so I didn't go hungry at all, and didn't experience much dizziness. I'm also pretty amazed at just how full I've been feeling all day, despite not having had much!
Foods eaten:
2x plain oat bran pancakes
1x large saba shioyaki, with the salt scraped off
tuna & egg salad (1 can tuna in water, 3 eggs, 160g fat free cream cheese, seasonings)
Cream of chicken soup (chicken breast, herbs, skimmed milk, low fat cream
Daily Instructions:
Keep up the pace already achieved, and again today do what these instructions recommend you to do.
Each day without a lapse is a great motivator. Besides, isn't the real reward knowing that you can do it?
Good news for you and for us... in this phase of the diet you are not experiencing any frustration. This is a valuable trump card, keep this winning card carefully in your hand!
Being overweight also put a woman's heart at risk. A woman who is too heavy has a heart which is living beyond its means, it beats more quickly and gets more tired. The blood that circulates is fattier and clogs up the nutrient arteries more easily. Being overweight is also the main cause of diabetes and high blood pressure.
You have a busy social life and are invited out a lot. It's easier if you try and get people to come to you as you can then choose the weapons and the menus. If you are eating at some one else's table you have to be crafty. Before you set off have two low-fat yoghurts. Avoid the drinks and snacks before the meal unless there are cherry tomatoes, celery hearts, raw vegetables or seafood. When eating be careful again with the starters, take second helpings of the proteins (meat, fish, etc.). Let your wine grow old in your glass and when it comes to the dessert just know how to say no. If you really can't resist then choose one dish and one dish only, and take delight in it by closing your eyes so you enjoy it even more, and whatever you do don't feel guilty as that is the worst outcome. The following day go back to the proteins again.
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Recipe: Easy Dukan Tuna & Egg Salad
This is a really easy recipe I whipped up based on the few ingredients allowed for Attack phase, so it's useable for PP days.
Level: Easy
Cooking Time: 10mins preparation, 12mins cooking
Serves 1 for a large lunch.
Ingredients:
1 can of tuna in water, drained
2 eggs
150g fat free cream cheese OR 100g Greek yoghurt OR 100g Dukan Mayonnaise
Hardboil the eggs (about 12 minutes) and peel them, then roughly chop them. Mash all ingredients together with salt, a generous sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper, and your choice of herbs. I prefer to use a combination of dried onion, oregano and cayenne pepper. If the mixture is too thick, you can add 1 tbsp of yoghurt at a time, or some of the water from the tuna. Alternatively, you can add in 1 tsp of lemon juice at a time till the mixture is loosened.
I really like this as a topping or sandwich filler for plain oat bran pancakes, but I also use it as a side salad for grilled chicken breast.
Also a great alternative sandwich filler for non-Dukan dieters.
Variations: Replace the tuna with diced grilled chicken breast.
Level: Easy
Cooking Time: 10mins preparation, 12mins cooking
Serves 1 for a large lunch.
Ingredients:
1 can of tuna in water, drained
2 eggs
150g fat free cream cheese OR 100g Greek yoghurt OR 100g Dukan Mayonnaise
Hardboil the eggs (about 12 minutes) and peel them, then roughly chop them. Mash all ingredients together with salt, a generous sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper, and your choice of herbs. I prefer to use a combination of dried onion, oregano and cayenne pepper. If the mixture is too thick, you can add 1 tbsp of yoghurt at a time, or some of the water from the tuna. Alternatively, you can add in 1 tsp of lemon juice at a time till the mixture is loosened.
I really like this as a topping or sandwich filler for plain oat bran pancakes, but I also use it as a side salad for grilled chicken breast.
Also a great alternative sandwich filler for non-Dukan dieters.
Variations: Replace the tuna with diced grilled chicken breast.
Day 3 (Tuesday, 11th October 2011)
Phase: Cruise - PV (But am doing PP to replace the day I had a little bit of >2% fat cheese)
Weight: 70kg
Water intake: >2 litres (lost track after glass no.8)
Waist: 79.3cm
Hip: 108.5cm
Thighs: 84cm
Notes: My period started today. Experienced unusually high levels of dizziness and lack of attention and general zaniness today, but it might be due to hunger as I didn't pack enough food for breakfast, lunch and snacks.
Foods eaten:
200g yoghurt with sweetener & cinnamon
2x oat bran pancakes with sweetener & cinnamon
Stir-fried beef (marinade: Juice of half a lemon, chilli flakes, pepper, dried oregano, dried basil)
2x slices very lean ham
1x slice turkey ham
Pan-fried dory fish with no fat (marinade: Juice of a lemon, pepper, salt, dried oregano) - this one was so hard to get out of the pan! It kept sticking to it! Next time, we'll try poaching the fish in herbed milk.
Seafood soup (Ingredients: pepper, dried onion, dory fish, squid, prawns, chilli powder, garlic powder, salt)
Daily Instructions:
Well done, dear Priscilla, you have finished the attack phase, according to your last report, a little bit below your goal but no worries as you are on the right track. Now you are starting on the cruise period which must take you in a one go straight to your desired weight. I really wanted to give you my encouragement personally and to reassure myself that you are not missing out on the slightest detail of your instructions that are drawn up just for you. You are now allowed to eat some new foods, and this is still AS MUCH AS YOU WANT but keep on following carefully my instructions for every day and don't worry I will stay by your side until we reach our common goal: your True Weight!
We hope that you are feeling on top of the world. Here are your instructions for the day. Continue to follow our advice, which is the key to success.
No lapse yesterday, a sign that a balance is settling into your eating habits and therefore also in you. You have to keep going calmly along this path.
The diet suits you and you are persevering without reporting the least frustration. This is a good gauge of your determination and your chances of success.
Priscilla, the cruising period is based on alternating. You have days of pure proteins (PP) and days with vegetables (PV). There is a reason behind this alternating, so keep to it. It works like a two-stroke engine. A busy time working and a time for rest. It has been devised so that the body is thwarted and its resistance to the diet curbed.
When like you someone is concerned about their beauty, it is enough to be powerfully motivated and to make the right choices. Choosing the right method is crucial. The best method is the one that has proved itself with others around you and that appeals to your common sense. Shun any solution that suggests that you can lose weight without exercising sufficiently or regularly and those which don't provide enough protein rich foods to protect your muscles, skin and hair. If you have made such choices, you'll find that your essential beauty is camouflaged. Nothing more! What woman would hesitate a moment? You? Oh no, you are here with us to achieve this and you are going to succeed.
You get tired quite easily. So that this tendency doesn't interfere with your diet, eat your fill and eat enough proteins as these are the most energy giving foods that there are. Don't cut down on salt too much as it maintains your blood pressure and don't drink more than one and a half litres of water so that you don't lower it. When you are eating vegetables choose the ones that are most rich in vitamins. Finally take exercise without overdoing it but do exercise regularly. And don't forget that the primary cause of feeling tired is being overweight.
Weight: 70kg
Water intake: >2 litres (lost track after glass no.8)
Waist: 79.3cm
Hip: 108.5cm
Thighs: 84cm
Notes: My period started today. Experienced unusually high levels of dizziness and lack of attention and general zaniness today, but it might be due to hunger as I didn't pack enough food for breakfast, lunch and snacks.
Foods eaten:
200g yoghurt with sweetener & cinnamon
2x oat bran pancakes with sweetener & cinnamon
Stir-fried beef (marinade: Juice of half a lemon, chilli flakes, pepper, dried oregano, dried basil)
2x slices very lean ham
1x slice turkey ham
Pan-fried dory fish with no fat (marinade: Juice of a lemon, pepper, salt, dried oregano) - this one was so hard to get out of the pan! It kept sticking to it! Next time, we'll try poaching the fish in herbed milk.
Seafood soup (Ingredients: pepper, dried onion, dory fish, squid, prawns, chilli powder, garlic powder, salt)
Daily Instructions:
Well done, dear Priscilla, you have finished the attack phase, according to your last report, a little bit below your goal but no worries as you are on the right track. Now you are starting on the cruise period which must take you in a one go straight to your desired weight. I really wanted to give you my encouragement personally and to reassure myself that you are not missing out on the slightest detail of your instructions that are drawn up just for you. You are now allowed to eat some new foods, and this is still AS MUCH AS YOU WANT but keep on following carefully my instructions for every day and don't worry I will stay by your side until we reach our common goal: your True Weight!
We hope that you are feeling on top of the world. Here are your instructions for the day. Continue to follow our advice, which is the key to success.
No lapse yesterday, a sign that a balance is settling into your eating habits and therefore also in you. You have to keep going calmly along this path.
The diet suits you and you are persevering without reporting the least frustration. This is a good gauge of your determination and your chances of success.
Priscilla, the cruising period is based on alternating. You have days of pure proteins (PP) and days with vegetables (PV). There is a reason behind this alternating, so keep to it. It works like a two-stroke engine. A busy time working and a time for rest. It has been devised so that the body is thwarted and its resistance to the diet curbed.
When like you someone is concerned about their beauty, it is enough to be powerfully motivated and to make the right choices. Choosing the right method is crucial. The best method is the one that has proved itself with others around you and that appeals to your common sense. Shun any solution that suggests that you can lose weight without exercising sufficiently or regularly and those which don't provide enough protein rich foods to protect your muscles, skin and hair. If you have made such choices, you'll find that your essential beauty is camouflaged. Nothing more! What woman would hesitate a moment? You? Oh no, you are here with us to achieve this and you are going to succeed.
You get tired quite easily. So that this tendency doesn't interfere with your diet, eat your fill and eat enough proteins as these are the most energy giving foods that there are. Don't cut down on salt too much as it maintains your blood pressure and don't drink more than one and a half litres of water so that you don't lower it. When you are eating vegetables choose the ones that are most rich in vitamins. Finally take exercise without overdoing it but do exercise regularly. And don't forget that the primary cause of feeling tired is being overweight.
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Day 2 (Monday, 10th October 2011)
Phase: Attack
Weight: 70kg
Water intake: 2.2 litres
Waist: 79.5cm
Hip: 107cm
Thighs: 84cm
Notes: Started feeling the effects of the diet. No irritability, just a touch of hyperness and lack of attention. This is surprising considering that I know I'm at my PMS stage as well, where I usually feel very bloated and crabby.
Foods eaten:
2x hardboiled egg whites
2x slices very lean ham
2x slices turkey ham, fat trimmed off
2x slices chicken roll
4x small oat bran pancakes (total oat bran intake: 1.5tbsp)
2x slices extra light cheese
2x pieces smoked salmon
200g yoghurt (100g with sweetener & cinnamon)
1/3 roast chicken (seasonings: lemon juice, basil, oregano, pepper) with mustard
Daily Instructions:
We hope that you are feeling on top of the world! Just like every morning, here is your personal information sheet with all our instructions. Print it off, it is that simple, and endeavour to follow them as carefully as possible.
Yesterday, you had a lapse in your attack phase. It is hard to understand why. This phase is short and extremely effective, it puts you on the right track and gives you momentum. It has been devised to surprise your metabolism and strengthen your motivation. Any lapse cannot be tolerated, yesterday is therefore a lost day. Extend your attack phase with an extra day by replacing the first day with vegetables in your cruising phase with a pure protein day and then go back to your instructions.
At present, your motivation is strong. As the sailors say you have the wind behind you and its full sail ahead. Make the most of this to notch up the results and remind yourself of this, so that you do not feel down, if one day your weight should stagnate.
There is no mention of frustration in your report. If you are really not feeling any, then it is proof that this diet is appropriate and that for the moment you are accepting what it lays down. Don't change anything, we are satisfied!
In the attack phase the slightest lapse can undermine your undertaking. In a protein period, compare a lapse to a pin pricking a balloon. One pin prick and the balloon is completely destroyed. The engine stopping for five seconds when a plane is taking off leads to an accident. Hold firm, the attack is rapid. Very soon you'll be in the cruising phase and able to eat vegetables.
Certain people, and there are not many of them, make it a point of honour to stand out from the crowd and strive to be original at any price, whereas you prefer to live comfortably with other people as far as your image is concerned and therefore your weight too, which is the living material that smoothes the corners. You prefer to be at a weight that doesn't get itself noticed because of any excess. Well so much the better as this makes our job a lot easier!
Your desire to stabilize was weak before starting your personalized slimming programme on our coaching web site. To keep it intact, don't stop thinking about the time when having got to your weight again you'll need to preserve it, think about stabilizing this weight. Don't try to achieve a weight that is too low as you won't have enough energy left to defend what you have conquered.
Weight: 70kg
Water intake: 2.2 litres
Waist: 79.5cm
Hip: 107cm
Thighs: 84cm
Notes: Started feeling the effects of the diet. No irritability, just a touch of hyperness and lack of attention. This is surprising considering that I know I'm at my PMS stage as well, where I usually feel very bloated and crabby.
Foods eaten:
2x hardboiled egg whites
2x slices very lean ham
2x slices turkey ham, fat trimmed off
2x slices chicken roll
4x small oat bran pancakes (total oat bran intake: 1.5tbsp)
2x slices extra light cheese
2x pieces smoked salmon
200g yoghurt (100g with sweetener & cinnamon)
1/3 roast chicken (seasonings: lemon juice, basil, oregano, pepper) with mustard
Daily Instructions:
We hope that you are feeling on top of the world! Just like every morning, here is your personal information sheet with all our instructions. Print it off, it is that simple, and endeavour to follow them as carefully as possible.
Yesterday, you had a lapse in your attack phase. It is hard to understand why. This phase is short and extremely effective, it puts you on the right track and gives you momentum. It has been devised to surprise your metabolism and strengthen your motivation. Any lapse cannot be tolerated, yesterday is therefore a lost day. Extend your attack phase with an extra day by replacing the first day with vegetables in your cruising phase with a pure protein day and then go back to your instructions.
At present, your motivation is strong. As the sailors say you have the wind behind you and its full sail ahead. Make the most of this to notch up the results and remind yourself of this, so that you do not feel down, if one day your weight should stagnate.
There is no mention of frustration in your report. If you are really not feeling any, then it is proof that this diet is appropriate and that for the moment you are accepting what it lays down. Don't change anything, we are satisfied!
In the attack phase the slightest lapse can undermine your undertaking. In a protein period, compare a lapse to a pin pricking a balloon. One pin prick and the balloon is completely destroyed. The engine stopping for five seconds when a plane is taking off leads to an accident. Hold firm, the attack is rapid. Very soon you'll be in the cruising phase and able to eat vegetables.
Certain people, and there are not many of them, make it a point of honour to stand out from the crowd and strive to be original at any price, whereas you prefer to live comfortably with other people as far as your image is concerned and therefore your weight too, which is the living material that smoothes the corners. You prefer to be at a weight that doesn't get itself noticed because of any excess. Well so much the better as this makes our job a lot easier!
Your desire to stabilize was weak before starting your personalized slimming programme on our coaching web site. To keep it intact, don't stop thinking about the time when having got to your weight again you'll need to preserve it, think about stabilizing this weight. Don't try to achieve a weight that is too low as you won't have enough energy left to defend what you have conquered.
Day 1 (Sunday, 9th October 2011)
Phase: Attack
Weight: 71kg
Water intake: 2 litres
Waist: 80cm
Hip: 107cm
Thighs: 84cm
Foods eaten:
1x Communion Host @ Mass (Ingredients: Wheat flour & water)
1x 2 egg omelette (plain, seasoned with salt & pepper, drop of oil)
2.5x Roast chicken legs (Marinated with pepper, salt, dried chilli flakes & dried herbs)
1x bowl of mussels cooked in herby broth (no stock, no salt)
1x piece of plain grilled salmon
2x oat bran pancakes
(No daily instructions as I hadn't thought to save them yet)
Weight: 71kg
Water intake: 2 litres
Waist: 80cm
Hip: 107cm
Thighs: 84cm
Foods eaten:
1x Communion Host @ Mass (Ingredients: Wheat flour & water)
1x 2 egg omelette (plain, seasoned with salt & pepper, drop of oil)
2.5x Roast chicken legs (Marinated with pepper, salt, dried chilli flakes & dried herbs)
1x bowl of mussels cooked in herby broth (no stock, no salt)
1x piece of plain grilled salmon
2x oat bran pancakes
(No daily instructions as I hadn't thought to save them yet)
Introduction Post~
So! After many years of whining about my weight, I've finally decided to do something about it!
It all started with a friend's wedding, where the bride was telling us about this diet her father-in-law had gone on that had worked really well - and actually kept the weight off!
This was, of course, the Dukan diet.
My sister and I spent months reading up on it, but didn't start the diet as we had a holiday to London and Portugal later in the year.
Sometime last week, I signed up on the Dukan Diet UK website and found that there was a 40% discount offer for subscriptions for coaching if you paid in the month of October. Since it cost about two really nice meals, which I had to give up anyway, I didn't mind paying the money - maybe it'll even keep me disciplined with following the instructions!
Anyway, I started this blog to keep track of my progress. I'm also hoping to keep a detailed list of the foods I eat, just in case there is a slip-up somewhere that I didn't notice.
I started my diet on Sunday, 9th October 2011. I weighed 71kg at the time, with a true weight of 54.4kg and a goal of 50kg.
Here's to hoping I'll be able to finish the diet before 7th July 2012 next year - which is my sister's wedding day and the main reason I'm trying to lose all this weight.
Toodles!
It all started with a friend's wedding, where the bride was telling us about this diet her father-in-law had gone on that had worked really well - and actually kept the weight off!
This was, of course, the Dukan diet.
My sister and I spent months reading up on it, but didn't start the diet as we had a holiday to London and Portugal later in the year.
Sometime last week, I signed up on the Dukan Diet UK website and found that there was a 40% discount offer for subscriptions for coaching if you paid in the month of October. Since it cost about two really nice meals, which I had to give up anyway, I didn't mind paying the money - maybe it'll even keep me disciplined with following the instructions!
Anyway, I started this blog to keep track of my progress. I'm also hoping to keep a detailed list of the foods I eat, just in case there is a slip-up somewhere that I didn't notice.
I started my diet on Sunday, 9th October 2011. I weighed 71kg at the time, with a true weight of 54.4kg and a goal of 50kg.
Here's to hoping I'll be able to finish the diet before 7th July 2012 next year - which is my sister's wedding day and the main reason I'm trying to lose all this weight.
Toodles!
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