Monday, April 11, 2011

83.9 yay!

Omg didn't realise that I could lose weight so fast! So happy that I'm at the 83s now.

It's a good start to the week ahead. :D


Sunday, April 10, 2011

84.6 kg, feeling puffed!

I watched what I ate on Saturday with regards to portion and food recommendations. Interim measurements shows that I'm at high 85s. The lowest was 85.6 kg.

Given that Ma don't cook on the weekends, I'm very determined to cut out grains. Also decided to cut down on my fruits since the sugars made me jittery and crave for sweet stuff as well.

I'm also going to watch my nut intake since I've a tendency to eat them non stop regardless whether I'm full or not.

This week has been such a trial for me since I've not been feeling full recently. Somehow felt that I need more of something but what? I'll look into eating more greens this week and perhaps more of the beneficial fish too.

Turkey is coming this Monday - yay! At last a better alternative to chicken. I also do need to stop thinking that I need to finish food as quickly as possible especially since I need to follow the SWAMI portions. Turkey is only for 3 to 4 servings weekly.

I shall keep up the good work for the upcoming week! I still have 4.6 kg to go for the May 14th wedding!

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

85.9 kg

Aargh at the rate I am going, this will be a weight loss blog instead of a O BTD lifestyle blog.

I'm a little frustrated at my slow weight loss now but I really have no one to blame but myself. I guess if I look at it another way, I should be glad that I have something to identify to account for my slow weight loss instead of being at my wits' end if I have been completely compliant and all.

Currently 2 things are my downfall right now. 1. Social engagements and 2. Sweet things like chocolate, pastries, cakes, aaaah.

Hubby and sis say that I should have been happy that I am dropping into the 85s, never mind that it's only 100 grams shy of 86. *noisy exhale*

Exercise wise, I'm still going strong and have been hitting the gym 6 times a well with some sessions going up to an hour. I have been doing a number of weight training and toning exercises too.

While I would like to think that the increase in muscles actually made me weigh heavier, there isn't really any way to gauge except for my clothes. My clothes do feel looser so maybe it's time for me to buy a couple of tops that are smaller?

Over the weekend stay at Capella, I have been fairly compliant except when we had our Sunday breakfast at The Knolls. There were so many beautiful, yummy food that it would have been a waste to pass them up. So I ate some cheeses, a pancake, some pastries and clotted cream. Yum.

Today I ate a chocolate lava cake and felt so stuffed afterwards. The Gatherer Diet is harder than I thought. I'm trying to cut down on my rice intake in the evening given that it has changed to an avoid but it has been tough mentally. I go without grains for breakfast and lunch - don't I get a break during dinner?!

Since I was so comfortable on the O BTD, I'm not sure whether I'm resisting to the newness of the Gatherer Diet. But I've lost 2 kg on the Gatherer Diet on the first week! Surely this is a sign that it's better for me?

I did learn a few valuable lessons and insights throughout these weeks though. Firstly, that even if I ate an avoid, it doesn't mean that I should let go and have a "free for all". I can learn to pick my avoids carefully. For example, it's more worth to eat a high quality small chocolate cake slice than to stuff myself indiscriminately with some poor avoids.

Secondly, as I am easing into the Gatherer Diet, I am also listening to my body on what works and what doesn't under Gatherer. For example, it has been difficult for me to do without rice. Also I have been eating rice during my O BTD and I still lose the weight. Same goes for soy products. I REFUSE to think that soy products are not good for me!

Thirdly, when a food is listed as a beneficial or even superfood to me, it doesn't mean that I do a "free for all" on it too. I think part of the reason why I did not lose much weight was because I ate too much walnuts, almonds and pumpkin seeds. A pointed out that the nuts can be high in fat and that could be the reason why it impedes my weight loss. So this week, I'm cutting down on these and see where I go.

I am still learning the art of balance between my social eating engagements and being compliant to the diet. Today I experienced an inner jitteriness that reminds me of when my blood sugar plummeted. That was unnerving for me. I thought that perhaps the 2 eggs weren't enough and I drank a mango smoothie. It still carried on, affected my work until I drank some hot green tea and made myself go for the workout.

I don't want to beat myself up every time I ate some avoids and enjoy them! After all, life is for enjoying and I don't want to be 100% compliant all the times while robbing myself of some great gastronomical experiences.

So I am learning to trust myself, trust the diet and listen to my body. I used to eat the nuts indiscriminately, whenever there was a slight gurgle in my tummy. Instead of pausing and trying to understand whether it's true hunger or not, I would have thrown some nuts down my pie hole.

I do think I am getting hungrier on the Gatherer Diet though. Given that it is still so new to me, for this week, I would like to:

1. Stop weighing myself everyday and just do it on Sunday morning.

2. Observe and really listen to my body especially when to eat and when to stop.

3. Focus on eating when I am hungry and not multitask with other stuff, e.g. work, reading.

4. Choose when and what avoids to eat! I'm still trying to work towards a single break out day, i.e. Sunday but so far it hasn't been working due to my weekday engagements.

I'll report back later on this week on how I am doing.