Thanks Hon

Hey guys, how was Christmas? I'll bet it was fun!

Ours was stressful. At least on my part. I had a mad dash fro Christmas shopping. You know what I got? A mattress for sale. LOL! It's all my fault anyway because I tend to overdo Christmas. But I love it.

This year, I guess I had been very good. Coz look what I got from Santa?

Thanks Hon. You've been extra generous. I actually don't need this but my old phone is almost dying so yeah, this is a very welcome gift. And I am loving it and the apps.

What did I buy my husband? Just a Lacoste perfume. LOL!

What a nice exchange gift right? LOL! Don't worry hon, I'll get you a bigger one - an iPad. But you have to wait until next December to get it okay? LOL!

Frantic days

Today is one of those frantic days. But I still find time to blog. It's in my system now. Hahaha.

I't's going to be a tiring day. But I am excited.

I've joined in a Christmas Village. It's like a bazaar of mostly handicraft items. I am selling some of my jewelries.

I still have to make two earrings and probably 1 necklace before 4pm this afternoon. I don't know if I could do it.

This is last minute decision. I went to the "village" yesterday to check for some items. I wasn't really planning of joining but then, they did have one available booth. I grabbed it right away.

And on top of these tasks, I have to bring my two cell phones for repair. They're both acting up. What's up with that, right? Or maybe they need a replacement...hmmmm. Calling Santa. LOL!

So bye for now. Will report how it goes this afternoon.

Breakout

Before I started my south beach diet, I was concerned I might have acne trouble. The last time I lost a lot of weight, I had severe acne. It lasted a while. Thank God, it did not leave acne marks on my face.

Today I have one pimple on my face. I don't think it's acne trouble brewing up. I also don't think it's a result of my losing weight. But I hope it goes away soon. I don't want to resort to adult acne treatments again. That means, I have a lot of pimples or acne.

Anyway, last night I baked cookies. I couldn't resist and I had one. You know what happened? I got dizzy. Seriously. It was like I got drunk. I don't know if it was the sugar. But I had to sit down after I finished the cookie.

I haven't had sugar for 19 days and no carb for 14 days. I still don't eat a lot of carbs now. I only have whole wheat bread one slice a day.

So probably, my sugar level is way down and when I had that one double chocolate cookie my sugar level shoot up.

I got scared actually.

But after a while, it was okay. I am going to eat two or three servings of whole wheat now. I am losing weight anyway, albeit in small amount now. But that's okay. Slowly but surely. That's the way to go.

After 14 days..

Okay, before I run to buy some xerox toner and before I forget to post about my SBD, let me do a quick update.

My phase 1 ended last Sunday. That was 14 days of no rice, no bread, no pasta, no carb in any form, no sugar and no fruits. Whew! I made it sound like torture. LOL!

In truth, it wasn't really hard. Yes, at first I struggled. The first day I wanted to quit but I persevere. When I lasted the whole day without carbs, that's when I knew I could do it.

I printed my menu and posted it on the ref. I cooked my own food. I followed the diet religiously....okay. I cheated once. We were outside and we were dining out for lunch. We were all hungry because we just came from a fair. There was no time to look for a restaurant. My son was really hungry too. So we went to the nearest resto - Pizza World. I could have eaten a salad but I chose to eat two slices of pizza. Big mistake. The following day, I gained back 0.4kgs.

But no worries, I went back to the diet the following day and stayed honest all thoughout the remaining days.

So after 14 days, how much did I lose?

I lost 5kgs exactly. I achieved my goal. I would have wanted to lose 1 more kilo but I was pretty happy with the 5kgs already.

I am on the second phase now. I can eat some fruits and I can have wheat bread and brown rice. But since I don't like brown rice, I still don't eat rice now.

I've continued to lose weight but its minimal. I think once I exercise again, which I haven't done yet because I'm busy, I will lose more and tone more easily.

Here's to a healthier me this coming new year. Cheers!

What's in my plate

What's in a plate of a person who's on a South beach diet?

Well, it's 4pm. I am not really hungry but being on SBD, one is encouraged to have snacks. So I went to the kitchen. I found an uncooked peanuts, roasted it with a little olive oil and lots of garlic.

My afternoon snacks. Peanuts with green tea.

Of course I did not eat all those peanuts. I am only allowed up to 20 pieces. But since today is my last day on the phase 1, I indulged a little bit. I probably ate around 30 pieces.

And I was full. It's enough to last me until my dinner.

I am excited to see how much I've lost the entire phase 1. I will find out tomorrow morning. I can't wait.

Conversations in my head

I was busy doing research on 5th wheel insurance when I suddenly got hungry. I looked at my watch, it read 5:05pm. I didn't notice I had been working for 4 hours straight on my laptop. Well, it wasn't purely work as I was continuously peeking at my FB page. LOL!

Anyway, I went up to go to the ref. Suddenly I heard voices in my head.

Voice 1: Don't eat that wafer. Or that puto cheese. Or that mango. Or that apple. Or anything. Don't eat anything!

Voice 2: But she's hungry! How cruel can you be? Let her have a slice of that sweet mango or a bite of that red apple.

Voice 1: Now who's being cruel? If I let her have a bite of those forbidden food now, I know she will hate herself later on.

Voice 2: A bite or two won't hurt her. And besides she's lost so much weight already. Let her indulge a little bit.

Voice 1: Indulge? That's a terrible word. Before you knew it, she'll be fat again!

Voice 2: Don't listen to her Josiet. She's just a masochist, unhappy, hungry person. Eat! Be happy! You deserve it!

Voice 1: No! She deserves a better life than that. Life is not all about food. And although food makes you happy, it's just fleeting. Once you look at the mirror and you're fat, you'd be miserable. And besides, she's doing this diet not only to look good but to be healthy as well. Who wants a life laden with sickness, right?

I closed the ref and boiled a water for my green tea. I guess you know who won in my head. LOL!

Sixty six

I woke up a little bit late today, at 7am. That's late in my world. Hehehe. As usual I was excited to get up and go to my weighing scale.

And I was not disappointed. The weighing scale reads 66. Wow! I haven't seen this number since last year. I am so elated!

Sixty six may sound still heavy but I am a 5'5" big boned girl and this weight is already within my ideal weight range. But of course I am not stopping here.

Today is my 13th day. And I have lost about 4.5kgs. My goal was to lose 5-6kgs. So I only need to lose at least 0.5kgs for my last two days. I think it's doable. But to lose up to 6kgs is asking for more.

I will be happy with a 5kg weight loss during the phase 1 of my SBD. I haven't used Lipofuze but I am already saying goodbye.
I don't need any aid in this weight loss journey. I know I can do it with the right food and exercise (after phase 1).

So yeah, it's a merry Saturday today.

Happy weekend guys.

Three point six

That's how much weight I have lost so far on my South Beach Diet. Today is my 10th day and it's going well. I just think I am not losing as much weight as I expected. Well, probably because I did cheat a couple of times.

Yesterday I ate out with my friends. We went to a Korean restaurant. I only ate the roasted mackerel. But it was probably slathered with a lot of oil. Oh well. When I checked my weight this morning, I did not lose anything. But on the bright side, I did not gain as well.

I still have five more days remaining including today. My target weight loss for two weeks is 5-6kgs. If I could lose 1.4kgs in five days, that would be super!

I am encouraging hubby to try South Beach Diet as well. I told him, I'd buy him Air Jordans just by trying. Hehehe.

I am sure he'll be successful if he would just try.