A Life Full of Scrap

I have lost a total of 6kgs so far on my 28th day of weight loss programme. It's pretty amazing I've come these far. Usually I will just give up to my temptations especially when I see ice-cream, rice, potatoes, all the carbs.... yum! However, this time round I am very determine to get rid of the ugly fats for the sake of my wedding day. Just so I could fit into the gown. Surprisingly, I am getting used to eating lesser and also drinking more water and exercising regularly. So what did I do?

On the 1st Aug Started my diet plan... (still cheat a little getting ready for my body to adapt). Initially, I thought I could skip dinner and take 2 meals a day (breakfast & lunch) but the fact that I get hungry at night makes my sleep even more miserable and I tend to end up eating supper. So I figured that I should opt for the 1 meal a day diet and take dinner skip breakfast and lunch. Usually, my body doesn't wake up that early and due to my working schedule / sleeping habit I have to adjust my body clock a little to cheat on the metabolism rate (I tend to have the luxury to sleep till whenever I want to wake up since I am my own boss and still manage to get my work done). My dinner will be my first and last meal. First few days, I cheat a little when towards around 9pm, I get hungry so I have two boil eggs just to satisfy my craving.

The first week of my diet was miserable, I have to undergo a detox session where I drink gallons of water with lemon to clear off all the nasty stuff. Surprisingly, I lost about 1.5kgs on my 1st week. I guess I've got rid of all the water retention I used to have. I'm like a living cactus. I hate the taste of plain water so much but after forcing myself to drink at least 8cups of water everyday, I'm starting to get used to the taste. I will add a piece of lemon in my warm water. I cut down all the carbs, take protein, fiber and fruits instead. Strictly no rice or noodles in my diet. The trick is eat below 1200 calories. I've been eating about 600 calories per day.

The 1 meal a day diet is actually not healthy in long run therefore I wouldn't encourage anyone to do it. It's just that I am running out of time and knowing myself that I lack of discipline to control my temptation so eating 5-6meals in a small portion a day is no good to me. I am afraid that it might turn out the other way round instead of cutting 10kgs I would gain 20kgs. So I thought it would be better I make my stomach smaller before going back to eating regularly and in small portions.

On the second week, I started going to gym (it's about time I utilize the facilities after paying all the maintenance right?). I was running on treadmill for 1hr, doing some cardio exercise to boost my stamina and metabolism. I have to be honest, I was a little lazy; tend to give excuses and ended up skipping my exercise session. Then a friend of mine shared to me a figurerobics video and asked me to try it out at home. It was very simple yet effective 30mins exercise. It was created by a Korean housewife when she loss 20kg in 3 months at the age of 46. Her name Jung Da Yeon who is also known as "momjjang ajumma" which means "mom with a striking figure." I strongly recommend her video. Just Google it or you can search on Youtube and you will not have any reason or excuses to skip your exercise routine. 

So I've been keeping up with my weight loss routine, at times I get really grumpy because I miss ice-cream a lot. Recently, I stumbled upon the Popsicle mould at Diaso. I purchased it without second thought, went to grocery store and grab some fruits. Then I did my own homemade fruity Popsicle. No sugar added it was 100% fruits. It simply stop my sugar craving. Hopefully, by Oct 19th I could fit into my gown and be pretty.