25th Day: Making Procrastination Work for Me :)

Tee-hee..

Its almost Eid and we are currently off season at work, so there are tons of opportunities to not really work. I am currently planning ahead the things to do etc once the season kicks off in Oct, but right now.. I'm not. :p

Im using this time to re-read my diary in the newyouforum, giving myself a reminder of who I was or how I was on plan. I surprised myself a few times with what I wrote. I admire that woman, so tough, deviation free for almost 70-80 days? :D

I've also been reading up on other posts and the links that Koh had suggested. Tons of great material! That forum is really amazing, and it does help to keep your head straight to goal. Read up on a few diaries too.

The forum is way too quiet. It does help when people respond, because its nice to know that you are being heard? at the same time though, if there were a lot of people active there, it means a lot of people are also trying to lose weight (?). Anyhoo, I hope those people who were commenting on my diary are well out of the cycle of trying to get to goal, or at least living in health.

I'm still on plan and deviation free. Nothing to report much. 

I have a problem with sleeping though. I get to bed by 10 and I dont sleep until late.. past midnight. I just cant sleep good. But in the afternoon, I do. Like yesterday, reached home around 4:30, had some crackers, and did some stuff around the house to keep myself awake. Did some mindless browsing, and at around 7 dozed off! uff, at 7:30 bf came home and I woke up from the deepest sleep I ever had!! It was so good. Why cant I have that when its actually time to sleep?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!

Argh.

We have a very long weekend next week and Im not travelling anywhere.. 8 days of being at home. Im already enumerating the things I should do because knowing me, when Im bored, I think of eating and thats a long time of being bored that I just might deviate by not being prepared.

Day 25 - All meals, fruits & crackers taken, vitamins too. Deviation free.

24th Day: Revelations Lost in Time

Ok, so here am I thinking and complaining Im losing weight so slowly and just waking up everyday, weighing and getting off the scale disappointed. But someone from the forum suggested to check my past results, which I haven’t thought of doing because I thought I lost all that data in my corrupted hard drive. Luckily, I have this blog where I wrote Round-ups. I checked my ROUND UP ->Week 1 to 4 & Results and lo and behold, Im just being paranoid about my losses now. On my first 4 weeks during my first try, I lost 8.7kgs in total, and right now, I’ve already lost 6.4kgs and I still have 8 days to go until I complete 1 month.

So I guess this is in order:

 

But before I read the post in the forum, I already am a bit enlightened by the changes in my body in the span of 3 weeks: 

1. Clothes definitely fit better

1. My face looks less bloated

1. Skin looks so much better. I don’t really wear makeup and Im fortunate to work in an office that I can get away with bare skin.

I’m still tweaking my plan, trying to figure out which is causing me to lose at the rate that Im losing. I’m reducing my cracker intake and keeping off the mayo for a few days. I bought that Barts Mild Curry Powder and used it once, Im also going to wait until after my weigh in to use it again. I also really need to sort my sleep. Im not sleeping well and I feel tired. I think this is the missing factor to really get the best out of this diet.I also plan to do the same tracking as I used to, Im just not sure if I will have the patience for it. 😃Cheers to the day, still deviation free.

Day 4: Paying my dues

And I am way overdue.

Two things:

First, with being healthy and fit. I have given in to my old eating habits PLUS have stopped working out all together. (BTW, still not successful in waking up early for yoga). Its difficult to get back in to habit of working out.

Second, being new in the job with high expectations of me, will require me to "sow my oats" or "pay my dues" in order to reap the rewards later. I was informed yesterday that I have to take over the office mgr job in the office where I am training while she is on vacation. Due to their established work system, I will be required to stay in the office until 8pm every day! every damn day! :( But the thing is, I can see the benefit of doing that for my future in this company, and hopefully Im right. So I have to suck it up for 5 weeks and have to eat most of my [packed] dinners here.

I slept restlessly yesterday. I don't know. Just couldn't sleep. Bf had to get up at 3am so Im awake at 3am and was able to get my sleep back around 4:30, then had to wake up at 6am...

Cohen wise, today was ok. I made my breakfast too garlicky to be in the presence of other people! :D I love garlic, no issues, but when I can actually smell myself.. Im worried Im making the room stink too.

Didn't lose as much when I weighed in this morning, I have a feeling that the 7-up free has something to do with it. It also makes me phlegm-y (I think). Cut back today so lets see tomorrow.

For the hunger part, its less today. Its more of being bored of what Im eating and I want something else or something really tasty. hmmm..

Day 4: Deviation free. 1 fruit less than allowance. 1 DC.

Day 60: Feeling Rundown

Its probably because I didnt have proper sleep and the 'calm before the storm' with regards to my workload had officially passed today,I was feeling very tired, sleepy and moody. On top of that, Im craving :'(

they had to keep this? they could have
just let it go with the caterers!

Plus there were a lot of leftover sweets from yesterday's party. I was just feeling like I am being punished for not having any of those. Such as these ice cream scoops in the freezer. I havent had the chance to take a pic of the bottom part of the fridge, as despite being full, the desserts were out by 10:30am..

Im feeling so so so so bad for myself.. I know there is no reason why. Its not as if its the end of the world.

So in an attempt to pump myself up, I searched for old photos. The photos at my heaviest. I was so big then.. Huge..

Didnt work.

Im just chalking this up from being sleepless..

Cooked my 3 days worth of meals yesterday evening. Ate my meals on time today. Had my vitamins, crackers and 1 DC. I ate four peach/nectarines though. I just couldnt help myself. I was feeling so low and they tasted so good..

Guess the chromium is not working? :(

Day 60, DV free..