More Dresses for the Holidays

When I think of a dress, it's automatically in black. It's like my default dress. But then, you can never go wrong with a black dress, can you?

I've been looking for dresses on the internet and here's my favorite so far. More to come definitely. LOL! Notice the three are in black shades. Only one red made it to my list. All photos are from NeimanMarcus.com

Phoebe Couture Scoop-Neck Button Dress - $290

Ali Ro Cutout Dress - $275

Neiman Marcus Printed Velvet Belted Dress - $165

Kay Unger New York Belted Button-Detail Dress - $200

Of course, I will wear black tights under those dresses if I were to wear them. It's my default style. LOL!

SBD Update

I just had a BIG dinner last night. I know it was a risk but I was really craving for salmon sashimi that I ate a LOT.

I was so full I could hardly breathe. I also had grilled seafood like squid, fish and prawn.

Of course, I did not eat bread or rice but still, I went to bed dreading I'd gain weight.

But guess what? I still lost 0.1kg. I love it. I mean I could eat food that I love and still lose weight? Unbelievable!

To date, I have lost 3.1kgs in 5 days. My weight loss is slowing down but with still 10 days to go, I am way ahead my target.

For now I am saying goodbye to weight loss pills that work. I am sticking it out with my South Beach Diet. After the 14th day, I plan to exercise again. I am thinking I'd lose more weight then. I hope.

This morning I noticed that my muffin top does not look like a muffin top anymore. LOL! It's flattening out. Seriously. I can feel it and I can see it.

I can't wait to exercise to lose more around my belly area.

I want 006

My mind is occupied mainly about Christmas. I don't know, I am just too excited about the coming holiday.

For this week's I want meme, here's my list:

1) I want a leopard cami shirt

2) And a silky paper bag skirt.

Both from GAP. I want to wear this on Christmas eve. But for me to be able to wear this, I need to lose a lot of weight first. I also need to something like symbiotropin to help repair muscles after a serious weight loss. That is, if I lose a lot of weight. LOL!

Do you know what you're going to wear for your Christmas dinner already?

More on my diet

I am not really a sweets kind of person but being on this south beach diet makes me crave for something sweet. Sugars, carbs and fruits are off limits during the first phase (2 weeks), so I could not eat chocolate nor drink fruit juice.

But I really really wanted something sweet. I searched online for possible solution. And voila! I can drink diet soda. Yay!

I shared a can of diet pepsi with hubby this lunch. Actually I only drank probably 1/4 of the can, but it was enough to satisfy my cravings.

I am a happy camper again.

Before I started this diet, I had so many choices: pills, fruits only diet, detox like oxycontin detox, low calorie diet, etc, etc.

I did the low calorie diet before. I actually worked for me. I just got tired of counting calories later on.

With this diet I am currently on, I hope to make this a lifestyle. It might be difficult but I am willing to try.

This is my fourth day without any carb or sugar and I am doing fine. I have ten more days to go and I could slowly introduce carbs again into my life. But I am not in a hurry.

Getting there

It's my fourth day on South Beach Diet. Surprisingly it's all going smoothly for me.

I do have the usual cravings of carbs and sugar but I am not hungry and I don't feel deprived at all.

If I knew this was easy (at least for now), I would have done this a long time ago.

I have lost 1kg after the first day, 0.9 on the second day and 0.6 on the third day. It's fast isn't it? Well, SBD promises a fast weight loss during phase 1 of the diet. This is after all the strictest phase with no sugar and carb in the diet.

I am not doing any form of exercise right now. I want to gauge how much weight I could lose by doing the diet alone. After phase 1 though, I plan to incorporate exercise into my routine again. I guess diet and exercise combined are the best fat burner there could ever be.

Every morning, I am excited to wake up and see how much weight I have lost. Right there, is the best motivation ever.

I plan to finish phase 1 without any hitch. My goal is to lose 5-6kgs during phase 1. I am almost half way there. It shouldn't be too hard to reach my goal. I hope.

Tomorrow

is a BIG day. Let's see if I can survive.

I've prepared myself mentally but I don't know up to how much I could take physically. It's easy to say I could do it when I am not yet there. I bet it is a different story once I am there already.

I know this is me trying to be mysterious. But if you know me or at least you've have been reading my blog for quite sometime now, you'd know what I am blabbering about. If this is your first time here, never mind. Hehehe.

I will do the reveal later on when there is progress. When there isn't, there is no need to report back, is there? Hahaha!!!

Pardon me, I am just getting crazy here.

Hope you're having a wonderful Sunday wherever you are.

I want 005

It's been a slow week. I don't have as much wants this week compared to last week.

1. I want to find a tenant for our condo in Boni, Mandaluyong. It's still being rented but the current tenant will move out by end of this month. Hopefully, I find a tenant before the end of this month.

2. I want to be the best version of my self. Sometimes I am bitchy, has no self-confidence, grouchy, unhealthy, etc, etc, etc. I just want to be nice but not too nice, confident but not arrogant. I want to be more patient and to be someone who makes healthy choices most of the time, if not all the time.

3. I want an ipod touch 8 gb and an ipod dock.

4. I want a relaxing four-day holiday this coming weekend.

That's all. Happy Thursday guys.

Old

I found another picture from when I was still on the other side. Hahaha. This was taken almost five years ago inside the staff room of the hotel where I worked.

Never mind the curtain. LOL!

In this pic, I was already "fat". Seriously I though at that time that I was really big. But now, looking at the pic, I think I didn't look half as bad. Hahaha.

I must be really getting old. I wish to lose weight and keep it off for real. Like for a lifetime.

I will start this Saturday. LOL!

Shapes in our lives

I am trying to be brave and post my "painting" here. LOL!

I am no artist, I know that. But I like painting. I am more attracted to the abstract. I love colors and the simplicity and mystery behind an abstract painting. At least that's how I feel.

Since I couldn't find any abstract here in PP, I tried to make one. Okay, the operative word here is try. At least I tried. Hahaha. Here's the result of that trial.

My friends tried to guess the meaning behind it. It actually made for a very interesting conversation. Hahaha!!!

For me, it's about balance in life. The flowing pink is our life. And the the three different shapes are the things we must balance in life. Hahaha. I am trying to be profound here. Please don't laugh.

You can interpret it anyway you want to. It could be a hypnotic painting for all I care. Actually it's better that way. So I can be hyponotized to get thin. And I won't need any weight loss supplements anymore.

From painting to losing weight. How did we get here? Hahaha!!!

Anyway, I am going to buy more canvas this week. Regardless of the result, I love doodling or making colors on the canvass. It's actually therapeutic.

Happy Sunday to all!

I want 004

Let's not be stingy with our wants this week, alright? Here we go..

1) I want a cream that reduce stretch marks. For obvious reasons.

2) I want a bed like this: Photo from thisnext.com

3) I want to lose 2kgs this week.

4) I want a Lanvin Quilted Chain Shoulder Bag. So pink. So lush. So love.

Photo from NeimanMarcus.com

5) I want a Michele Tahitian Large Jelly Bean Chronograph, Black/Golden

Photo from NeimanMarcus.com

Blue and white

Last Tuesday was a holiday. Hubby and I get the rare opportunity to be around each other without a pesky but loveable tot.

We went around town that morning. And it was such a fine day. I love how cool the weather is lately. Just the perfect cool actually.

When we went to Diamond Island, I saw how nice the sky was that day.



It's not well captured here in my photos but I assure you, it was really a lovely play of white and blue.

I love clouds, the fluffy kind (not the dark one though) but the thin kinds are also beautiful that day.

I saw another man admiring the clouds like I did. He was puffing djarum. And I thought, how posh is he? Hahaha!!!

Lovely, lovely day it was!

2BR condo in Boni for Rent

Well, I thought I'd post it here as well.

Our unfurnished 2-bedroom unit in Paloverde Tower, Dansalan Gardens will be available for rent starting November 18th this year. The current tenant are in the process of moving to their own home.

The unit is 68sqm. It is on the 8th floor (lucky number, isn't it?) and the view is of Manila and Makati.

There are 2 bedrooms and two toilet and bath. There is one room which can be used as utility room or a maid's room.

The rent is P25,000/month. It's a great deal! We are throwing in 1 designated parking slot for free as well. And the condo dues and parking dues are already included in the rent. It couldn't get any better than this. Hehehe.

The place has the usual amenities of the steel building condominiums: gym, playground for kids, swimming pool and a lounge on the top floor.

Here are some of the pictures:

Lobby with guard/receptionist

Unit 8I

Hallway. Each unit in the building has an intercom. Very useful for asking the guard to hail a cab/tricycle

Kitchen Area

Living Room

Master's bedroom with ensuite toilet and bath

Second bedroom

Second toilet and bath

Pool

Just leave a comment with your name and email address or you can email me directly at mjosiet at hotmail dot com. I'll get in touch with you immediately =)

Rashes and getting old

I don't know if this is allergy again. I have this red patch of rashes around my right hand. It's really itchy. I haven't seen the doctor because it doesn't look serious. Hahaha!!!

My last allergy was expensive. I also thought it wasn't a big deal until I couldn't sleep anymore because it was soo itchy and it has spread all over my body. It was really such a sight. *Shivers*

I had to see three different doctors. The prescriptions from the first two doctors did not alleviate the itch. It actually made it worse. Thank God, the third one gave me the correct medicines.

Having this itchy patch on my hands again now prompted me to look for a cure. I am taking anti histamin already. But I want to prevent something like this in the future (aside from avoiding food that triggers my allergy). Maybe some vitamins or supplements can help.

I wasn't like this before when I was younger. I mean, I don't remember having allergies. Seriously. But the older I get, the more allergic prone I become.

Anyway, I read somewhere that women need Vit. C, Iron supplements, Folic acid (especially for women wanting to get pregnant or are pregnant) and some other supplements which I forgot now.

This I know however, I will take glucosamine when I get a litte older. They're supplements widely used for osteoarthritis, particularly knee osteoarthritis. And best ones are the glucosamine at naturesbest.

I am soooo not looking forward to getting old. Hahahaha!!!!

Seriously though, I am not scared of getting old. Everyone will get old. There's no fighting it. But I want to be old and healthy. If you know what I mean.

I want 003

I want a Daphne Furniture.

Photo source

I want a pink one as an accent piece in our living room. Wait, maybe the one in blue, or cotton candy....

Number won't budge

I am stuck at 69! Hmm is that an auspicious number? Hahaha!!!

Seriously, my weight has not moved since two weeks ago. I have been diligent in my exercises. But, in the food department, that's a different story.

I went out with my friends yesterday and I did a lot of gobbling ang stuffing. I had french fries in the afternoon. But then I couldn't blame myself. My stomach was grumbling. It was not a good one. It must have been the spicy food we ate for lunch.

Christmas is almost here and I am excited. But dress-wise I am dreading it. I don't have anything to wear if I don't lose at least 2kgs.

Why, why is it difficult to lose weight but too easy to gain weight? Sigh.

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I am going out this afternoon to look for curtains and cheap laminate flooring. I need to prettify our home. Just because. Hahahaha!!!