Let's shop!

I seriously need to do some shopping! And I am not just talking about christmas shopping list that my husband gave me - a s video cables.

I am talking about shopping for new clothes. I have been trying to delay going to the shop because I want to lose some more weight before shopping for new clothes. And to be honest, I did not want to spend more after our spending much on our recent travel.

But today, everything in my wardrobe just looks bad on me. I had this feeling before. When I was still 20lbs heavier, I used to dread dress up time. The clothes did not look good on me.

Fast forward to 4 months later..I did not expect I would be feeling almost the same way. Some of my blouses, tops are still okay. But my trousers and jeans need belt for me to be able to wear them. Otherwise, they will just fall down.

Yeah seriously. I have lost about 5 inches off my waistline. I am working doubly hard now to lose 2 more. After that, it's all tops for me.

It's so funny because at home, hubby teases me that I looked like I am wearing someone's pajamas or shorts because it's just too big on me.

I think I will buy a couple of pj's first. I will delay buying new clothes until before Christmas.

Edit!

I don't know if it has something to do with age but the more I think about it, the more it becomes appealing.

I want to practice living light.

I have already started with my diet or food intake. I am eating light meals. And it has rewarded me with weight loss. Just for the record, today the weighing scale registered 57.3kgs! It's beyond my target weight and I am not consciously trying to lose more weight but the weight keeps coming off. I cannot complain. I am happy. But my goal now is really to have toned muscles, just like what I have been saying here for the past month.

Second, I am thinking of selling some of my bags. I know I love bags. But my bags are just gathering dust in the cabinets. I rarely use them. How many bags do I really need? I do not go to the office so I don't really need a lot of bags. I guess I just need two everyday bags and one "special" bag. So I guess I need to sell some of my bags...there's Louis Vuitton, a Gucci, a Kate Spade, and a Longchamp.

There are still so many things and aspects in my life I want to change. Just like what I twitted, let's edit our lives. Edit negative thoughts. Edit bad food from our diet. Edit excess material things. Etc, etc.

What do you think? Am I having a life crisis of sorts? LOL!

It Pays

Hard work really pays off.

After about three months of working out, my arms looks smaller and a little toned now. I took a picture of myself today and I am pleased that I can see some result.

My shoulders are not as bulky as it used to be.

I know it is still very far from those sexy model arms and shoulders but I am happy because I used to be so pessimistic about my shoulders. I thought there was no solution other than to cover it with long sleeves.

People I know, well, acquaintances from my son's school asked me what's the weight loss pills that work. I am like "Why are you asking me?"

They automatically think that I took the easy way out. What they did not know is that I have been working out and eating well for the last three months now.

As of today, I now weigh 58.8kgs. I lost another 0.2kg and some of my clothes are now very loose. I like loose clothing but not when it makes me look like I am wearing my father's clothes. LOL!

If I lose some more weight then I can hit shopping store in time for christmas. Exciting!

Great to be back

We're back in Cambodia. Our recent trip was great. It was tiring as we did a lot of walking in Europe but it was also fun.

I am just finding the time to blog again as I am swamped with housechores and other things that need to be taken care of.

But I just want to say that I was so happy when I stepped back on my weighing scale. I was surprised to see that I haven't gained a single pound during our vacation. I still weigh 59.0kgs to be exact.

It's a miracle! I did indulge and even ate in a buffet restaurant in Paris Disneyland. I did eat a lot of breads, bagels, croissants, even had icecreams and had lots of coffees.

I am guessing it must be from all the walking we did. And I also did squeeze in a little toning exercises in the hotel whenever I woke up ahead of my boys.

A lot of people complimented me on my weight loss and told me to just maintain my current weight. I usually say yes but I am thinking one or two more kilos off will be fantastic.

Of course, it's going to be difficult but I am up for the challenge. Let's see how long this inspiration lasts.

But if I can't lose anymore, that's fine. My main goal really is to have toned arms and flat abs so I can wear bikinis again. Hahahaha!!!

I guess I need to post a recent picture of myself here to show that I really have lost weight. I will do that next time I find the time to blog.

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Happy Wednesday everyone. Smile and the world will smile back at you =)

Classic or a Day Bag?

I have a bet with my husband. Whoever reaches his/her weight goal will get something he/she wants.

My goal was 60kgs. His goal was 75kgs. Our end date is on Christmas Day. Yup, December 25. But if we reach our goal earlier than the target date, it's even better.

I wanted a bag. So predictable, I know. LOL! Hubby wanted something from Apple. I forgot what it is. It's not iPad or iPhone because he has both already. I just couldn't remember exactly what he wanted.

Anyway, now that I have reached my goal, I asked hubby if he's prepared to swipe his credit card and hear the ding from Honeywell Barcode Scanner in the store. Hahaha!!!

He said, of course!

Well, let me tell you what I want. It's either of these two only.

Channel Classic Flap Bag

Hermes Evelyn Bag

I showed the pictures to hubby and he said okay. Poor guy. What he doesn't know is that we could not afford any of these bags. Hahahaha!!!

As much as I want one or both of these bags, for now they will remain in my wishlist. Someday, I'll probably have one. Or maybe not.

It's not really a biggie.

Weather Talk

My Japanese friend who is based in Paris is my source of Paris weather update. LOL! I trust her plus it's personalized because she tells me how a certain temperature feels like.

So today, I received an email from her. She said that the weather has been really good lately. She said they had a 17 degrees with sunshine yesterday. Hmmm...I don't know if I should be happy or not. Hahahaha!!!

You see, I bought clothes for winter - thick coat, gloves, lots of scarves, boots and this very cute sierra designs peruvian.

And now my friend tells me I don't really need winter clothes? Ugh!

I just finished packing and I don't have second options for my clothes. Does that mean, I am going to sweat in Paris? Not a lovely sight. Hahahaha!!!

I am hoping the weather turns a little colder. Not too cold though otherwise I'd freeze. LOL!

Packed and ready to fly

Okay, enough talk about my weight for now. It's enjoying enormous popularity from my friends. Char. LOL!

But can I just say, I weighed yesterday and this morning and I am now 59.1kgs? I am absolutely thrilled. I even went on an ice cream binge yesterday. Stop. Not really. I just had a scoop of ice cream yesterday to celebrate my achievement. And happily the 1 scoop of ice cream did not register in the scale this morning. Wooohooo!!!

Okay enough already.

We're flying to Paris on Thursday and I am glad and relieved I am finished packing my clothes. It has been a little difficult (and bordering on ridiculous) planning the entire outfit. I wanted to wear all new clothes but that's being too frivolous and totally not practical.

So I just settled on new coats and some jeans and t-shirts. I will be mixing and matching my outfit so it doesn't appear boring.

I know I sound superficial, thinking about the outfit all the time. But to be honest, it's not just about the outfit. I also make sure we will have a fantastic time in there. And that's the most important thing of all.

Paris, here we come! I can't wait to see you.