It's a true battle now. On my third day, I'm really missing all my comfort foods. I even had dreams last night about my food. I was greedily eating some 'roti canai' (asian pancake) in one of the dreams, then I woke up panicking, thinking that I have broken my carb limit. How awful the dream was...I even had several more dreams last night, eating all the food I like subconciously. My god...this is quite hard.
However, here's the list of food I took yesterday:
2 eggs (0g)
2 piece Chicken breast (0g)
1 piece high fiber bread (10g)
1/2 can Diet coke (0g)
1 packet green pea snack (16g)
Total Carb 26.0g
My carb intake was still more than 2og, but I think this is acceptable. If compared to the mealplan given in the official Atkins website, this is absolutely still ok.
On the weight lost side of the story, I lost another 1/2kg today. UUhhhh..I love this diet. I also keep measuring my waist everyday. From the day I started, I already lost 2inches from my waist..hoorayy.
There's 12 more days left in my induction phase. God, please give me strength.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
My Favourite Health and Beauty Channel
I declare myself as a 'couch potato'. I think I watch the tele too much...please come and pull me. Sometimes my children has to scream my name just to make me hear them, and they constantly complained on how I always couldn't respond to them faster. Especially my five year old son, and I blame him for screaming too much...hahaha.
You must think that I am a very bad mother of three. But I on the contrary think that reflecting on ourself and try to find things that we can improve is very hard to do. When I say that I declare my self as a 'couch potato', I believe I am not like what you imagine I would be. I am a lecturer in a well known local University, teaching Chemical Engineering. I went to work from 9am till 5pm. When I reached home everyday, the first thing I do is kiss all my children and ask how their day was.
Now, after that, then I watched the tele. Not that bad, isn't it. Then, in the middle of the late afternoon programmes, my hubby would always call and tell me what he wants to eat for dinner. I couldn't watch much, could I. I had to get up and prepare the dinner. Now I wonder, why do I see myself as couch potato? Maybe because I think I don't give my full attention to my children. When I watch the tele, I was always indulged and engaged throughout the program, especially when I am watching my favourite channel - Discovery Health and Living (now 733 on ASTRO Malaysia).
This channel is very resourceful. I don't only watch it simply for joy, I watched it for the sake of knowledge. It has everything on how to make my life easier, my cooking better, my marriage healthier and full of human stories to make me realise what a joyous life I am living and to always be thankful of what I have. It also has my favourite programme on, Plastic Surgery Before and After. My husband hates it, he just couldn't bear looking at the knives cutting on those people's flesh. Well. close your eyes when they are slicing and sewing those people. I do that all the time...hahaha.
You must think that I am a very bad mother of three. But I on the contrary think that reflecting on ourself and try to find things that we can improve is very hard to do. When I say that I declare my self as a 'couch potato', I believe I am not like what you imagine I would be. I am a lecturer in a well known local University, teaching Chemical Engineering. I went to work from 9am till 5pm. When I reached home everyday, the first thing I do is kiss all my children and ask how their day was.
Now, after that, then I watched the tele. Not that bad, isn't it. Then, in the middle of the late afternoon programmes, my hubby would always call and tell me what he wants to eat for dinner. I couldn't watch much, could I. I had to get up and prepare the dinner. Now I wonder, why do I see myself as couch potato? Maybe because I think I don't give my full attention to my children. When I watch the tele, I was always indulged and engaged throughout the program, especially when I am watching my favourite channel - Discovery Health and Living (now 733 on ASTRO Malaysia).
This channel is very resourceful. I don't only watch it simply for joy, I watched it for the sake of knowledge. It has everything on how to make my life easier, my cooking better, my marriage healthier and full of human stories to make me realise what a joyous life I am living and to always be thankful of what I have. It also has my favourite programme on, Plastic Surgery Before and After. My husband hates it, he just couldn't bear looking at the knives cutting on those people's flesh. Well. close your eyes when they are slicing and sewing those people. I do that all the time...hahaha.
My Diet Jurnal - 21/11/2007
It has already been two days since I started on my Atkins Diet. After researching a few websites on diet and watching a documentary on National Geographic few months ago, I decided to give it try. After two days, I have lost about 1.0kg. Quite impressive huh..That gives me more strength to keep on dieting.
To follow on this diet, I have to undergo 4 phases of nutritional approach. I am now in my Induction phase. I personally think it is very useful to write a list of everything we have eaten in one day if we are following a very strict diet. I have to keep my carbohydrate intake at 20g only per day. As for yesterday, here is the list of food I ate.
1 piece Sausage (6g)
1 piece Chicken breast (0g)
I cup Coffee (0.7g)
4 slice Fish cracker (5g)
1 cup Tea (1g)
1/4 Guava (3g)
1 can Chili Tuna (8g)
1 can Diet coke (0g)
Total Carb 23.7g
My carb intake yesterday is a little over than 20g but I am not that frustrated. I think I did great. What I miss the most is my snacks. I am a person that needs snacking all the time. I have to chew on something. I wonder what can I eat for a low carb snacking. Any suggestion? I also started to miss my rice already. Being Asian, we are quite dependent on rice. Not eating rice in one day is a big deal for us. Need to hold that craving for another 13 days.
I also broke the rules of Induction yesterday, I ate 1/4 of a guava. I can't hold it..I had to eat some fruit. Fruits are not allowed during Induction because it contained sugar that would be converted into starch, that will halt your weight lost. Therefore, I chose a fruit with the least sugar in it...guava.
That's the update on my diet yesterday. I will update more tomorrow with my today's food list and my weight.
To follow on this diet, I have to undergo 4 phases of nutritional approach. I am now in my Induction phase. I personally think it is very useful to write a list of everything we have eaten in one day if we are following a very strict diet. I have to keep my carbohydrate intake at 20g only per day. As for yesterday, here is the list of food I ate.
1 piece Sausage (6g)
1 piece Chicken breast (0g)
I cup Coffee (0.7g)
4 slice Fish cracker (5g)
1 cup Tea (1g)
1/4 Guava (3g)
1 can Chili Tuna (8g)
1 can Diet coke (0g)
Total Carb 23.7g
My carb intake yesterday is a little over than 20g but I am not that frustrated. I think I did great. What I miss the most is my snacks. I am a person that needs snacking all the time. I have to chew on something. I wonder what can I eat for a low carb snacking. Any suggestion? I also started to miss my rice already. Being Asian, we are quite dependent on rice. Not eating rice in one day is a big deal for us. Need to hold that craving for another 13 days.
I also broke the rules of Induction yesterday, I ate 1/4 of a guava. I can't hold it..I had to eat some fruit. Fruits are not allowed during Induction because it contained sugar that would be converted into starch, that will halt your weight lost. Therefore, I chose a fruit with the least sugar in it...guava.
That's the update on my diet yesterday. I will update more tomorrow with my today's food list and my weight.
What's your Body Mass Index (BMI)?
Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women.
In order to keep a healthy life, we should have a BMI on the normal weight range. The range of BMI categories is listed below:
It is imperative to remember that even if you are on the normal weight range of the BMI, you should give yourself an inspection on how you look in the mirror. If you think your fat is still bulging, then you have to lose a little bit of weight. I myself is in the normal weight range but I still think that I have to lose more weight. I used to be skinny (underweight range) before I gave birth to my first child. Eventhough most of my friends say that I don't look fat, I now weigh 15kilos more than I used to be. Therefore, it is my ultimate goal to lose at least 10kilos to stay healthy and beautiful....more importantly beautiful!
In order to keep a healthy life, we should have a BMI on the normal weight range. The range of BMI categories is listed below:
BMI Categories:
- Underweight = <18.5
- Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
- Overweight = 25-29.9
- Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
It is imperative to remember that even if you are on the normal weight range of the BMI, you should give yourself an inspection on how you look in the mirror. If you think your fat is still bulging, then you have to lose a little bit of weight. I myself is in the normal weight range but I still think that I have to lose more weight. I used to be skinny (underweight range) before I gave birth to my first child. Eventhough most of my friends say that I don't look fat, I now weigh 15kilos more than I used to be. Therefore, it is my ultimate goal to lose at least 10kilos to stay healthy and beautiful....more importantly beautiful!
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