I fell and pick myself up again.

I had not updated my progress for awhile.  I just drop another 1 kg and is happy about the weightloss. I am now at 66kg. The thing is, I had 2 dresses that I bought 2 years+ ago when I am also at 66kg.  That is when I had lost weight due to my gastric problem.  I tried wearing the dress but the dress is tight and my tummy is still awfully flabby.  Hiaz.  That is so much weight I gained in my tummy area.  My pants are getting loose but my midriff still has so much to lose.  Our body shape altered and changed as we put on, lose and put on etc.  I might need to rid of another 2 kg to fit in the dress nicely.

 

On a side note, I have to confess…. I lost control over the weekend. I had mee siam!!!!  Oh well, instead of crying over spilled milk.  I get on my feet and gotta start all over again. What I learn thru this “cheat” is, I realised I didn’t miss the food so much when I actually eat it.  It is really all in my head. I got back on to read the Atkins Book and found some useful encouragement from this Forum

 

BTW, its day 31 for me today.

How strange

Just when I am ranting about my weight being stall and no sign of it dropping on the 3rd wk... guess what? I drop 1 kg again tdy. Alright, I need to get a better digital weighing scale that I can see it to the grams.

I am working extra hard with my exercise this wk. I hope to see some good results by end of this month. Hanging on!

What happen? Stall

I first started Atkins worrying that I may end up becoming fatter if it didn’t work. Imagine the type of food you eat on this diet.  Well, it took about 2 kgs off me the 1^st 2 wks.

I am done with the 3^rd wk by now and my scale had not tip a single bit. No way I hit a plateau so soon or had eaten anything to stall the progress.   

 

I will continue till end of this month and finalise the result.  If I am losing 2 kgs this Oct which is the same as Sep, then I don’t think the effort I put in for Atkins is worth it.  It is a good experience to try out a diet that works.  But in comparison, Sep’s diet was a lot easier than this.  I have higher expectation for the weightloss since I had to sacrifice a lot more.  It probably work better for the very overweight person. I am moderately overweight thus the result may not be as amazing as those who are heavier.

 

I hope I can update with better news soon.

 

I'm losing

It was tough, really tough the 1^st week when I’m on Atkins.  How fast time flies, it is my 15^th day on Atkins today.  I had never been so determine in my whole life except that time when I manage to get to 58.  I have the same intention of reaching that goal.  I had gotten the book last week and had done some reading and got some understanding. What is the concept, medical research behind all this.  You got to read it for yourself.

 

I started worrying the “what if”.  I worry that if this plan fails, I will pile on more weight as so many around told me this way of eating sure become fat.  I am surprised that I did not gain weight but loses.  It is slow but better than none at all. I had tried so hard to lose weight last year basically eating rabbit food but when I lose about 1/2kg, I suay suay will fall sick.  Until a colleague told me that she notice that when I am on the salad 3 times a wk lunch, I will fall sick soon. I notice too.  So I’ll lose about 1/2kg…. stall and then goes back to original weight.  So far, this round the result is pretty encouraging.

 

I am now considering if I should extend my phase 1 before moving into phase 2. Then I begin to worry if what I lose now is going to bounce back. Hiaz… so many worries….

 

Crossing Busy HCMC Roads

Had been wanting to post the crazy road condition in HCMC but had not had time to edit and get the video uploaded until now. This is one of the road that is widest and busiest in the 4 days we are there. Not all road have traffic lights. Even if there's traffic light, the cars and bikes still head straight at you. We are clueless about their traffic rule except to cross the road slowly and cautiously and no running please. They know how to avoid you when you walk slowly but if you race across, they may hit you due to your sudden movement. Hope this prepares you what to expect in HCMC.

Weekend!!!

I love wkends. Not for now if we are talking about food choices.  I am not exactly the type that will whipped up a meal in the Chinese condiment kitchen. I make fantastic beef stew wif sinful portion of carbs such as potatoes, carrots, sweet potatoes and lots of herbs and spices. I can make buffalo wings drizzle wif the most sour and sweet sauce awfully tasty dipped in blue cheese.  What’s going on??? I dun hv a recipe for the no carb versions and I do not have the luxury of cooking for 1 pathetic me. I had to buy food that will see me through the wkends if I am not going out. I am so freaking scared of the sight of chicken leg now.hahahaha.

 

It’s the 12^th day I am on Atkins today.  I am not losing much and I am still pressing on. I want to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I felt so deprived of sweet stuff that I almost try to remember how it taste. Hmmmm…. Not a good move as it may trigger huge craving.  I hates it that my family is feasting on my forbidden food right in front of me. Parties to go but no alcohol of any sorts is allowed.  Not that I like boozing but just a matter of having my evian while others are “punching” and “wining”.

 

I may bust my budget wif all the type of food I need to get for lunch and dinner. But I must say…. Results are WORTH IT!  I’ll be there… my targeted weight.

Regrets

One day a friend asked me about recent regrets. We do not want to talk about those historical events of our life, so we just kinda talk only about recent happenings.

I told her that it had been difficult year for me from 2006 – 2007. Things were getting very well from end 2007 until now. I had been swamped in good vibes and had forgotten to be cautious.  Too much good things happen and had to have one lousy one to drag me back to reality.  

 

Then I tell my friend what are my regrets. Very simple, one is, I regret being too nice to people who don’t deserve it. Two, I regret being not nice to people who deserve being nice to. Irony isn’t it. I need to strike a balance and open my eye widely to see. Nevertheless, a lesson learnt.  Though I had complaint that I won’t not be nice to anyone anymore but then it is not what the Lord teaches us.  I need to continue to be happy and helpful, don’t let some insignificant person rob me of my joy and gladness.

 

Thank you my friends

I am going through a tiny episode of my life that I see the ugliness of people whom I help and the bright side of peple who are caring and supportive. In very very short period, I see 2 extreme.

The person whom I help had been evicted by the police. If you had read my earlier post, you would have know the incident. She had been going around spouting rumours and lies about me.
Some acquaintance may believe her story. I am not affected, I am glad that all the friends I care about do not believe a single word she says. She was found to be staying overnite at a ex-coll hse on the nite she made a fuss to say I disallowed her to come home at 7am. Al I ask of her is to come home a little later so I can catch my sleep. She escalate the whole matter and all she wants is compensation. It is the only thing she had been asking for. Greed is the root of this problem. I had return her her deposit and Oct rental. Other than that, no compensation. How do I compensate a person who has no roof over her top and I had let out a room to her wif a minimal rent?

I had received so many comforting and caring words from friends. I am so glad that the Lord had turn the situation into one for me to see who my real friends are.

I had tolerated her nonsense since I know she need to vent her anger and fustration. She is in the wrong and nothing she can do but spread rumours about me. She is very good wif this as I had heard some of her lies and almost believe her.

Dog that bites the hand that feed

There's lots of description for this type of people. Chinese says 过河拆桥。 Cantonese says 吃碗面反碗底。

I've just encountered such a person.

This person was in distress and was evicted by her previous landlord due to some reason which she phrased it as the wrong doing of the landlord. She is a acquaintance and since she is a foreigner and had send sms to most of the people she know to help her find a place urgently.

I had been living alone and will be a big sacrifice to open my house to another person but since it is to help a friend, I asked her to come take a look at the place and see if she wants to put up temporary.

The room has some items belonging to my sister and that will leave her with ¾ of the room. She can use the common area, light cooking etc. Only request to keep the place clean and clean the common area once a week. I don't think it is too much to ask for. Other general house rules as I had asked around my friends are no visitation of friend of boyfriend. She is happy, AGREEABLE and also told me she is afraid of cold and will hardly use the aircon. Even if she use it, she will turn it off in the middle of night coz she will be cold.

Of coz the reality is opposite. Her usage of aircon and washing machine was "extra ordinary." A LOT. I had to tell her I can't absorb her utility since it is a minimal rent I asked of her. All went well, she is AGREEABLE but negotiated to have her friends come to see her room (for what? HDB room is room) and also for her bf to come. I refused her friend, who knows what tom dick harry. I agree to let her bf come by only on wkends when I am not around and not staying overnite. She is AGREEABLE.

Recently, she said she is staying overnite outside and won't be coming back. I cfm with her and she change her mind. She wants to stay out becoz she do not want to pay the extra midnite charge for taxi but wants to come home at 7am on a Public Holiday. I told her I will be waken by her coz my dog will bark when she returns. I will not be able to go back to sleep as I had mentioned to her I had insomnia and those who read my blog knows of my insomnia. I ask if she can come back later. SHE IS AGREEABLE and even sms to tell me hope I dun mind her staying out.

Then this person say I am a Bloody Landlady to an acquaintance we both knew but she didn't realized I get to know about it. I ask her what I did to deserve this.

She told me, I am selfish not allowing her to come back at 7am. I don't care about other people but myself. HELLO…. She wants to save a few bucks and imply I must be waken by her at 7am. Who is selfish? Furthermore she agree to come back later. And that is MY HOUSE!

She says I treat her like she is staying at my place for free and have to clean the house. I think she had amnesia. She AGREES wif sharing housechores since she uses common area and kitchen. She can jolly well disagree and scram to her room. All my friends said I am crazy to take only $300 rent from her when my room can fetch $600 - $800. I told my friend that my intention was to help my an acquaintance and not for profit making. She still think I charge her an arm and a leg. She should be laughing in her sleep at such a steal she had.

I did not charge her the 1^st few days she stayed at my place. I didn't charge her utility the 1^st month. 2nd month the bill was $29 for her utility because SP overcharge my gas becoz they cant check the meter for a long time and there were some rebates, so she enjoy the rebates since I only request her to pay the excess from my standard usage. 3^rd month, bill was $45 for her and she start asking if SP overcharge my electric. She compare my bill wif her bf. Told her there is a meter recording usage, SP can't overcharge if they get to check the meter. I know she wasn;t happy but there's nothing I can do.

*A short update. The fuss tat this tenant made about me asking her to return home later in the morning is due to her willfulness. Heard from someone that she had stayed overnight at an ex-coll place with a whole lot of other ex-coll to celebrate their last day in the company. She had a place to sleep, a roof over her top. She just want to make things difficult for me just because I said no to her request. What’s wrong wif these people?!?!

My breakfast today

Trying to be as creative as possible with simple ingredients

pork sausage

romaine lettuce
cheese

easy right?