Breakfast:
Omelette (1 whole egg, 3 egg whites), spinach, cherry tomatoes n lettuce in hot sauce.
Green tea.
Black decaf coffee.
Snack:
7 baked almonds.
Lunch:
Tuna w avocado. Small portion of French beans, carrots, eggplant stirfry. Steamed spinach, cauliflower.
Kimchi.
Snack:
1 tsp almond butter, 1/2 Larabar, 1/2 cup almond milk.
Dinner:
Chicken breast. French beans, carrots, eggplant stirfry. Steamed broccoli, fresh lettuce, tomatoes n cucumber.
Green tea.
I thoroughly enjoyed today's meals. I kept telling myself to take a picture but totally forgot the moment I sat down and started digging into the grub:)
Update:
Woke up at 4.45am (1 June 2012) and decided to treat myself to a square of 99% dark chocolate. Remembered to measure my waistline as mentioned yesterday. It now stands at 24.5 inches. I guess in the early mornings, after my body has had a rest from food for a few hours, I'm at my leanest. This was my goal waistline for December 2012, but I've reached it 6 months early. Have to find a way to maintain and not bloat up like a blimp. Neither do I want to lose anymore and risk looking like a skeleton. Not good. So, yay for now :).
Countdown to D-DAY
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
4HB Day 24/50 - 30 May 2012
Breakfast:
Tuna w avocado, spinach leaves n lettuce.
Green tea.
Snack:
Chicken breast (small piece).
Lunch:
Stirfried shrimp w long beans. Steamed broccoli n cauliflower.
Green tea.
Snack:
7 baked almonds.
Hard boiled egg (1), kimchi.
- hungry, maybe the shrimp wasn't sufficient protein at lunch time.
Dinner:
Chicken breast. Broccoli, cauliflower, carrot stirfry. Kimchi.
Green tea.
Snack:
Lindt 99% dark choc.(1 square)
1/2 Larabar (choc. hazelnut flavor)
Black decaf coffee.
Miss my decaf coffee. Been too busy to drink my decaf the past few days n not willing to spend $5 or more for a decaf long black at coffee joints.
Also, I think incorporating healthy snacks like the Larabar maybe twice a week is good to satisfy my cravings. I see it included in Billy Beck's 7 day challenge, along with his other cococontrol bars as well as chocolate or berry protein shakes. It's all considered part of a clean eating regime and I think it only makes this type of eating pattern sustainable.
On a more wary note, I also don't want my love for keeping to clean eating to become an eating disorder. I had to battle the voice that kept telling me I would be cheating or committing a great sin if I had the Larabar or the 99% dark chocolate.
My reasons for indulging despite the voice:
1. Larabar contains no sugar, it is sweetened by dates, so I would be giving in to a fruit and I think I could live with that once in a while.
2. The 99% dark chocolate is 99% cocoa, hello... And the amount of sugar I would think is almost negligible. I also only had 1 square. It was brilliant, melting slowly on my tongue! If indulging in this keeps me clean 80 to 90% of the time, I'd stick with it, instead of depriving myself for the sake of perfection and then succumbing to an all out binge again. It's true, moderation is key.
3. I think I've very little fat left that I'd like to lose and I'm still experimenting and researching on ways to maintain my current form. I've yet to take pictures because how do I take pics showing abs without showing too much skin? There is an outline of the 6 pack but not the bulging type of 6 pack (which I do not want). Oh ya, forgot to take measurements, maybe tomorrow.
Ok, Tata for now. I'm off to do some blog reading and then to sleep. If I lack sleep, my cravings tend to act up unreasonably so I have to keep reminding myself to sleep.
Tuna w avocado, spinach leaves n lettuce.
Green tea.
Snack:
Chicken breast (small piece).
Lunch:
Stirfried shrimp w long beans. Steamed broccoli n cauliflower.
Green tea.
Snack:
7 baked almonds.
Hard boiled egg (1), kimchi.
- hungry, maybe the shrimp wasn't sufficient protein at lunch time.
Dinner:
Chicken breast. Broccoli, cauliflower, carrot stirfry. Kimchi.
Green tea.
Snack:
Lindt 99% dark choc.(1 square)
1/2 Larabar (choc. hazelnut flavor)
Black decaf coffee.
Miss my decaf coffee. Been too busy to drink my decaf the past few days n not willing to spend $5 or more for a decaf long black at coffee joints.
Also, I think incorporating healthy snacks like the Larabar maybe twice a week is good to satisfy my cravings. I see it included in Billy Beck's 7 day challenge, along with his other cococontrol bars as well as chocolate or berry protein shakes. It's all considered part of a clean eating regime and I think it only makes this type of eating pattern sustainable.
On a more wary note, I also don't want my love for keeping to clean eating to become an eating disorder. I had to battle the voice that kept telling me I would be cheating or committing a great sin if I had the Larabar or the 99% dark chocolate.
My reasons for indulging despite the voice:
1. Larabar contains no sugar, it is sweetened by dates, so I would be giving in to a fruit and I think I could live with that once in a while.
2. The 99% dark chocolate is 99% cocoa, hello... And the amount of sugar I would think is almost negligible. I also only had 1 square. It was brilliant, melting slowly on my tongue! If indulging in this keeps me clean 80 to 90% of the time, I'd stick with it, instead of depriving myself for the sake of perfection and then succumbing to an all out binge again. It's true, moderation is key.
3. I think I've very little fat left that I'd like to lose and I'm still experimenting and researching on ways to maintain my current form. I've yet to take pictures because how do I take pics showing abs without showing too much skin? There is an outline of the 6 pack but not the bulging type of 6 pack (which I do not want). Oh ya, forgot to take measurements, maybe tomorrow.
Ok, Tata for now. I'm off to do some blog reading and then to sleep. If I lack sleep, my cravings tend to act up unreasonably so I have to keep reminding myself to sleep.
4HB Day 23/50 - 29 May 2012
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, spinach n lettuce. 1/2 avocado.
Green tea.
Snack:
7 baked almonds.
Lunch:
Salmon sashimi, veggie salad, octopus from sushi Tei.
Green tea.
- feel quite stuffed. May skip the octopus next time.
Snack:
Hard boiled eggs (1).
Dinner:
Beef salad from sumo salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Hard boiler egg (1).
1 tsp almond butter :)
Feels like I'm constantly eating, but I was surprised that as I neared the 3 hour mark, I was actually a little hungry.
Chicken breast, spinach n lettuce. 1/2 avocado.
Green tea.
Snack:
7 baked almonds.
Lunch:
Salmon sashimi, veggie salad, octopus from sushi Tei.
Green tea.
- feel quite stuffed. May skip the octopus next time.
Snack:
Hard boiled eggs (1).
Dinner:
Beef salad from sumo salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Hard boiler egg (1).
1 tsp almond butter :)
Feels like I'm constantly eating, but I was surprised that as I neared the 3 hour mark, I was actually a little hungry.
Monday, May 28, 2012
4HB Day 22/50 - 28 May 2012
Fuel day. Including slow carb beans and fruit today. Yay!
Breakfast:
Omelette (1 whole egg, 3 egg whites) w 1/4 cup kidney beans, spinach leaves n lettuce, Green tea.
Snack:
Chicken breast, kimchi.
Lunch:
Chicken breast, stirfry longbeans n carrot. Grapefruit. Green tea.
Snack:
Larabar (blueberry muffin flavor): first time trying this. I like it! All natural ingredients and sweetened because of the use of dates and blueberries. Yummy!
Dinner:
Steamed fish, tomatoes, cucumber n 1/4 cup kidney beans in hot sauce. Steamed broccoli.
Carrot soup.
Green tea.
Snack:
(midnight, woke up n tummy was rumbling, actually hungry! Maybe cos of the tough workout earlier today)
10 baked almonds.
Hard boiled egg.
Breakfast:
Omelette (1 whole egg, 3 egg whites) w 1/4 cup kidney beans, spinach leaves n lettuce, Green tea.
Snack:
Chicken breast, kimchi.
Lunch:
Chicken breast, stirfry longbeans n carrot. Grapefruit. Green tea.
Snack:
Larabar (blueberry muffin flavor): first time trying this. I like it! All natural ingredients and sweetened because of the use of dates and blueberries. Yummy!
Dinner:
Steamed fish, tomatoes, cucumber n 1/4 cup kidney beans in hot sauce. Steamed broccoli.
Carrot soup.
Green tea.
Snack:
(midnight, woke up n tummy was rumbling, actually hungry! Maybe cos of the tough workout earlier today)
10 baked almonds.
Hard boiled egg.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
4HB Day 21/50 - 27 May 2012
Breakfast:
Hard boiled eggs (2), small pc chicken breast, kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
10 baked almonds.
1/2 small avocado.
Lunch:
Chicken breast, steamed broccoli, asparagus, tomato. Green tea.
Snack:
NuGo Slim bar
- chocolate brownie crunch flavor, helped stave off cravings and kept me full until dinner time. Also 16gm protein and only 19gm carbs, so a good deal. No artificial sweeteners. Would have this again the next time I have chocolate cravings on a Fire meal day. On a Fuel meal day, maybe a Larabar.
Dinner:
Chicken breast, veggies stirfry. Green tea.
Snack:
1 tsp almond butter.
Black decaf coffee.
Hard boiled eggs (2), small pc chicken breast, kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
10 baked almonds.
1/2 small avocado.
Lunch:
Chicken breast, steamed broccoli, asparagus, tomato. Green tea.
Snack:
NuGo Slim bar
- chocolate brownie crunch flavor, helped stave off cravings and kept me full until dinner time. Also 16gm protein and only 19gm carbs, so a good deal. No artificial sweeteners. Would have this again the next time I have chocolate cravings on a Fire meal day. On a Fuel meal day, maybe a Larabar.
Dinner:
Chicken breast, veggies stirfry. Green tea.
Snack:
1 tsp almond butter.
Black decaf coffee.
4HB Day 20/50 - 26 May 2012
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, salad. Green tea.
Black decaf coffee.
Snack:
-
Lunch:
Chicken breast, hard boiled egg, mixed veggies. Green tea.
Snack:
10 baked almonds.
Dinner:
Steamed fish, stir fried broccoli. Green tea.
Snack:
5 baked almonds.
Black decaf coffee.
Realized the importance of a visioning exercise. Again, got this from Billy Beck's website. Need to visualize my goals everyday for at least 10 minutes to keep me focused.
Chicken breast, salad. Green tea.
Black decaf coffee.
Snack:
-
Lunch:
Chicken breast, hard boiled egg, mixed veggies. Green tea.
Snack:
10 baked almonds.
Dinner:
Steamed fish, stir fried broccoli. Green tea.
Snack:
5 baked almonds.
Black decaf coffee.
Realized the importance of a visioning exercise. Again, got this from Billy Beck's website. Need to visualize my goals everyday for at least 10 minutes to keep me focused.
4HB Day 18/50 - 24 May 2012
Breakfast:
2 hard boiled eggs, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Lunch:
Chicken breast, kimchi, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Binged again. Reevaluated n decided legumes must be included.
Dinner:
Chicken breast, salad, kidney beans, kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
Black decaf coffee.
Decided that I do love the routine of this lifestyle, but that I may need more carbs. So I'm incorporating the nutrition cycling principles from tomorrow onwards. Will be doing 3 Fire meal days followed by a Fuel meal day, where I include the legumes in as a complex carb. Also, will try to incorporate extra meals per day so I don't go more than 3 to 4 hours without eating. I think that was was my undoing. On Wednesday, I went for 6 hours without food and then the binge started from there and never stopped until Thursday afternoon.
Wish me luck! I'll take one day at a time:)
2 hard boiled eggs, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Lunch:
Chicken breast, kimchi, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Binged again. Reevaluated n decided legumes must be included.
Dinner:
Chicken breast, salad, kidney beans, kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
Black decaf coffee.
Decided that I do love the routine of this lifestyle, but that I may need more carbs. So I'm incorporating the nutrition cycling principles from tomorrow onwards. Will be doing 3 Fire meal days followed by a Fuel meal day, where I include the legumes in as a complex carb. Also, will try to incorporate extra meals per day so I don't go more than 3 to 4 hours without eating. I think that was was my undoing. On Wednesday, I went for 6 hours without food and then the binge started from there and never stopped until Thursday afternoon.
Wish me luck! I'll take one day at a time:)
4HB Day 19/50 - 25 May 2012
This is Fire meal day 1. Doing 3 Fire days followed by 1 Fuel meal day. Also, no more cheat days. No more 'cheating'! In it's place, I get 2 to 3 Free meals per week. But for this week, I plan to stay clean until Saturday when I have a wedding reception, then I'll have a Free meal then. After Saturday, I'll incorporate 2 to 3 Free meals per week. Until then, I need to cleanse my body of all the junk!
I'll be labeling everything under 4HB because most things remain the same, only slight tweaking to help me stay on track.
Breakfast:
Tuna, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Black decaf coffee.
Snack:
Hard boiled egg.
Lunch:
Chicken breast, kimchi, mixed veggies stirfry. Green tea.
Snack:
7 baked almonds.
Hard boiled egg.
Dinner:
Tuna, mixed veggies, kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
Black decaf coffee.
Feels good to be eating often, although I've to actually remind myself to eat.
I'll be labeling everything under 4HB because most things remain the same, only slight tweaking to help me stay on track.
Breakfast:
Tuna, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Black decaf coffee.
Snack:
Hard boiled egg.
Lunch:
Chicken breast, kimchi, mixed veggies stirfry. Green tea.
Snack:
7 baked almonds.
Hard boiled egg.
Dinner:
Tuna, mixed veggies, kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
Black decaf coffee.
Feels good to be eating often, although I've to actually remind myself to eat.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Nutrition cycling
Here's the link with details:
http://www.livegreatly.com/nutrition-diet-effective-eating/nutrition-cycling-the-best-diet-ever-3/
In brief. 3 types of meals:
1. Fire: burns fat and detoxifies.
Consists of lean protein (1/2 plate) and veggies (1/2 plate).
2. Fuel: builds muscle and performance (speeds metabolism)
Consists of 1/3 lean protein, 1/3 veggies and 1/3 high octane carbs (e.g. Fruit, brown rice).
3. Free: any food you desire.
The goal is to have 3 days of Fire meals followed by 1 day of Fuel meals, then back to 3 days of Fire and so on. Each week, allow yourself 3 Free meals (not binges, a portion of something you enjoy and that's it), any day that you choose - this means I can have any type of dinner I want, say on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Fruit is also no longer a forbidden item. I always had an issue with fruit not being allowed on the 4HB.
This makes a lot more sense to me, so let me mull over it and we'll see what tomorrow brings.
http://www.livegreatly.com/nutrition-diet-effective-eating/nutrition-cycling-the-best-diet-ever-3/
In brief. 3 types of meals:
1. Fire: burns fat and detoxifies.
Consists of lean protein (1/2 plate) and veggies (1/2 plate).
2. Fuel: builds muscle and performance (speeds metabolism)
Consists of 1/3 lean protein, 1/3 veggies and 1/3 high octane carbs (e.g. Fruit, brown rice).
3. Free: any food you desire.
The goal is to have 3 days of Fire meals followed by 1 day of Fuel meals, then back to 3 days of Fire and so on. Each week, allow yourself 3 Free meals (not binges, a portion of something you enjoy and that's it), any day that you choose - this means I can have any type of dinner I want, say on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Fruit is also no longer a forbidden item. I always had an issue with fruit not being allowed on the 4HB.
This makes a lot more sense to me, so let me mull over it and we'll see what tomorrow brings.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
4HB Day 17/50 - 23 May 2012
Bad binge today. Not a binge day, but big big binge. Reflections after the enormous list...
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Lunch:
Steamed fish, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Pop corn (salty)
Durian salat, coconut kueh n sesame ball
Haha! Felt good but guilty now.
Dinner:
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
The binge continues!
Sugar flaky cookies (5)
Double chocolate biscuits (2)
Taiwan flaky milk pastry (2)
Lindt milk n nut chocolate (4 squares)
Kinder bueno hippo shaped chocolate creme wafers (2)
Flake bar (1)
Pretzels (~7)
Goldfish crackers (8)
Almond chocolate pretz sticks (1 box)
Coconut juice (1 can)
Soybean drink (1 childsized pack)
Fallen off the wagon on day 17, 2.5 weeks into the 4 Hour Body diet.
Possible reasons for the binge:
1. Stressed by new situation at home (helper came back and we're all adjusting)
2. Fear of entering the job market again In a few months
3. Fear of losing too much weight while still nursing - I've never felt my chest bones protrude out before and my hip bones can be felt and seen slightly sticking out in the mirror.
4. Fear of muscle loss as I sometimes feel my muscles getting weaker (not sure if it's imagined or strain from working out). I fear this may be caused by insufficient calories and doing HIIT 5 to 6 times a week. The 4HB does not encourage exercise so frequently, in fact, the weight / fat loss is supposed to happen without any exercise. What do I do then? I may need to include some high octane carbs like fruit or brown rice or quinoa maybe every 4 days or so. I read that if the body is deprived of all carbs, it detoxifies and burns fat, but after more than 3 days, it may lead to muscle loss... No!!! Not what I need or want. (http://www.livegreatly.com/nutrition-diet-effective-eating/nutrition-cycling-the-best-diet-ever-3/)
I usually feel my leanest on Fridays, but from Wednesdays onwards, when I already begin to feel like a lean allover with no bloat, I start to feel some fatigue... I suspect that's after I've lost all the weight from the Saturday binge and am losing somemore. If there were no fatigue, I wouldn't be worried about muscle loss... I don't know...
It's an experiment. It really is and I guess I'm still finding my footing here. I'm also doing the 4HB without including legumes... So I'm not sure if I'll start including legumes into the 4HB lifestyle or go the way of nutrition cycling. I'll do a new post on nutrition cycling in brief. I've overstayed my welcome on this one.
All I can say is, I've fallen and it's time to get back up. I'm thinking this Saturday will be a non cheat day, so the next one will be the following Saturday (2 June 2012). Whether I get to next Saturday on the 4HB or nutrition cycling, I'm still undecided. I just know I don't want junk for at least another week. Feels good while eating but has sickening after effects.
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Lunch:
Steamed fish, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Pop corn (salty)
Durian salat, coconut kueh n sesame ball
Haha! Felt good but guilty now.
Dinner:
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
The binge continues!
Sugar flaky cookies (5)
Double chocolate biscuits (2)
Taiwan flaky milk pastry (2)
Lindt milk n nut chocolate (4 squares)
Kinder bueno hippo shaped chocolate creme wafers (2)
Flake bar (1)
Pretzels (~7)
Goldfish crackers (8)
Almond chocolate pretz sticks (1 box)
Coconut juice (1 can)
Soybean drink (1 childsized pack)
Fallen off the wagon on day 17, 2.5 weeks into the 4 Hour Body diet.
Possible reasons for the binge:
1. Stressed by new situation at home (helper came back and we're all adjusting)
2. Fear of entering the job market again In a few months
3. Fear of losing too much weight while still nursing - I've never felt my chest bones protrude out before and my hip bones can be felt and seen slightly sticking out in the mirror.
4. Fear of muscle loss as I sometimes feel my muscles getting weaker (not sure if it's imagined or strain from working out). I fear this may be caused by insufficient calories and doing HIIT 5 to 6 times a week. The 4HB does not encourage exercise so frequently, in fact, the weight / fat loss is supposed to happen without any exercise. What do I do then? I may need to include some high octane carbs like fruit or brown rice or quinoa maybe every 4 days or so. I read that if the body is deprived of all carbs, it detoxifies and burns fat, but after more than 3 days, it may lead to muscle loss... No!!! Not what I need or want. (http://www.livegreatly.com/nutrition-diet-effective-eating/nutrition-cycling-the-best-diet-ever-3/)
I usually feel my leanest on Fridays, but from Wednesdays onwards, when I already begin to feel like a lean allover with no bloat, I start to feel some fatigue... I suspect that's after I've lost all the weight from the Saturday binge and am losing somemore. If there were no fatigue, I wouldn't be worried about muscle loss... I don't know...
It's an experiment. It really is and I guess I'm still finding my footing here. I'm also doing the 4HB without including legumes... So I'm not sure if I'll start including legumes into the 4HB lifestyle or go the way of nutrition cycling. I'll do a new post on nutrition cycling in brief. I've overstayed my welcome on this one.
All I can say is, I've fallen and it's time to get back up. I'm thinking this Saturday will be a non cheat day, so the next one will be the following Saturday (2 June 2012). Whether I get to next Saturday on the 4HB or nutrition cycling, I'm still undecided. I just know I don't want junk for at least another week. Feels good while eating but has sickening after effects.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
4HB Day 16/50 - 22 May 2012
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Lunch:
Fish, sausage, salad w chia seeds. Green tea.
Snack:
Iced decaf Americano.
Dinner:
Omelette, tuna salad from sumo salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Black decaf coffee.
2 peanuts (in shell)
We're on to Wednesday now! Press on!
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Lunch:
Fish, sausage, salad w chia seeds. Green tea.
Snack:
Iced decaf Americano.
Dinner:
Omelette, tuna salad from sumo salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Black decaf coffee.
2 peanuts (in shell)
We're on to Wednesday now! Press on!
Sunday, May 20, 2012
4HB Day 15/50 - 21 May 2012
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Black decaf coffee.
Lunch:
Chicken stirfry, fried fish, chicken soup, celery. Kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
5 baked almonds
Dinner:
Chicken stirfry, fried fish, hard boiled egg, salad. Green tea.
Thinking of Lindt milk and nut chocolate in the fridge.
Snack:
Black decaf coffee.
2 peanuts (in shell).
The head cravings are strong on Monday. The cheat list has begun, although somewhat mild at the moment. At the moment, it is:
Raisins
Lindt milk and nut chocolate
Taiwan milk pastry
Tau sar piah
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Black decaf coffee.
Lunch:
Chicken stirfry, fried fish, chicken soup, celery. Kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
5 baked almonds
Dinner:
Chicken stirfry, fried fish, hard boiled egg, salad. Green tea.
Thinking of Lindt milk and nut chocolate in the fridge.
Snack:
Black decaf coffee.
2 peanuts (in shell).
The head cravings are strong on Monday. The cheat list has begun, although somewhat mild at the moment. At the moment, it is:
Raisins
Lindt milk and nut chocolate
Taiwan milk pastry
Tau sar piah
Saturday, May 19, 2012
4HB Day 13/50 - 19 May 2012 Cheat day
Pre-breakfast:
Chicken breast, jackfruit.
Breakfast:
Grapefruit
@Jimmy monkey: french toast, carrot cake, hot chocolate, 1/2 banana chocolate muffin, 1/2 piece sourdough toast w jam.
Green tea.
Lunch:
Kimchi
Banana pb oatmeal
Durian, watermelon, jackfruit
Snack:
Grapefruit
Blueberry waffle (1/2)
Chocolate donut (1/3)
Sesame ball w peanut filling
Sausage (1/3)
Nachos (1/2 small bag)
Kaya toast (1/3 - the parts w butter)
Garlic toast
Gongcha matcha tea 50% sugar
The food wasn't very exciting and tasty once I had 3 or 4 bites. Seems I'm learning to be more selective now, which I see as a good thing.
I'm losing my binge stamina ... Missing my creamy hard boiled eggs, steamed chicken and large salads w the gorgeous balsamic vinegar.
Dinner:
Grapefruit
Murtabak
Prawn paste chicken (2 pieces)
Fried rice (1/2 bowl)
Ice Milo
Snack:
Taiwan red bean pastry
1 chocolate cookie
Jackfruit, watermelon
1 tsp peanut butter
1 slice softmeal bread w cheddar cheese
Green tea.
Feel sick..
Chicken breast, jackfruit.
Breakfast:
Grapefruit
@Jimmy monkey: french toast, carrot cake, hot chocolate, 1/2 banana chocolate muffin, 1/2 piece sourdough toast w jam.
Green tea.
Lunch:
Kimchi
Banana pb oatmeal
Durian, watermelon, jackfruit
Snack:
Grapefruit
Blueberry waffle (1/2)
Chocolate donut (1/3)
Sesame ball w peanut filling
Sausage (1/3)
Nachos (1/2 small bag)
Kaya toast (1/3 - the parts w butter)
Garlic toast
Gongcha matcha tea 50% sugar
The food wasn't very exciting and tasty once I had 3 or 4 bites. Seems I'm learning to be more selective now, which I see as a good thing.
I'm losing my binge stamina ... Missing my creamy hard boiled eggs, steamed chicken and large salads w the gorgeous balsamic vinegar.
Dinner:
Grapefruit
Murtabak
Prawn paste chicken (2 pieces)
Fried rice (1/2 bowl)
Ice Milo
Snack:
Taiwan red bean pastry
1 chocolate cookie
Jackfruit, watermelon
1 tsp peanut butter
1 slice softmeal bread w cheddar cheese
Green tea.
Feel sick..
Friday, May 18, 2012
4HB 14/50 - 20 May 2012
Did not feel any hunger until 4pm.
Loads of water & green tea until dinner time
4.20pm:
Hard boiled egg
5.15pm:
Small pkt salted peanuts
7pm:
Salad, kimchi
Green tea.
Snack:
5 baked almonds.
Black decaf coffee.
Loads of water & green tea until dinner time
4.20pm:
Hard boiled egg
5.15pm:
Small pkt salted peanuts
7pm:
Salad, kimchi
Green tea.
Snack:
5 baked almonds.
Black decaf coffee.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
4HB Day 12/50 - 18 May 2012
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Lunch:
Omelette, pork chop, Chinese spinach. Kimchi. Green tea.
Dinner:
Pork chop, chicken breast, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Black decaf coffee.
9 baked almonds.
The urge to just binge is so strong because it's mere hours away. Hold on!!!!!
Update: woke up at 4am (19 May 2012) starving and decided to have durian. Figured the only time I have to eat without carrying Chris or wolfing down my food is at night and I don't want to extend the binge to Sunday morning. Hurray!!
Chicken breast, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Lunch:
Omelette, pork chop, Chinese spinach. Kimchi. Green tea.
Dinner:
Pork chop, chicken breast, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Black decaf coffee.
9 baked almonds.
The urge to just binge is so strong because it's mere hours away. Hold on!!!!!
Update: woke up at 4am (19 May 2012) starving and decided to have durian. Figured the only time I have to eat without carrying Chris or wolfing down my food is at night and I don't want to extend the binge to Sunday morning. Hurray!!
4HB Day 11/50 - 17 May 2012
Breakfast:
Tuna in egg omelette, salad, kimchi. Green tea.Black decaf coffee.
Lunch:
Fried chicken pieces, ginger fish, bok chye. Kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
Hard boiled egg.
Dinner:
Ginger fish, 1 small pork rib,chicken breast, salad. Kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
7 baked almonds.
Black decaf coffee.
Tough Thursdays strike again. My craving for durian today has overridden all other food cravings. I will probably buy durian tomorrow in preparation for Saturday. Exciting!
But I've been good so far and come Saturday, I'll enjoy myself :) one more day, getting there :). I must say that my food cravings have lessened somewhat, apart from this sudden onset of durian craze.
Tuna in egg omelette, salad, kimchi. Green tea.Black decaf coffee.
Lunch:
Fried chicken pieces, ginger fish, bok chye. Kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
Hard boiled egg.
Dinner:
Ginger fish, 1 small pork rib,chicken breast, salad. Kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
7 baked almonds.
Black decaf coffee.
Tough Thursdays strike again. My craving for durian today has overridden all other food cravings. I will probably buy durian tomorrow in preparation for Saturday. Exciting!
But I've been good so far and come Saturday, I'll enjoy myself :) one more day, getting there :). I must say that my food cravings have lessened somewhat, apart from this sudden onset of durian craze.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
4HB Day 10/50 - 16 May 2012
I realize it gets boring just posting my meals and progress here. It would be more exciting if I said I was falling off the wagon and I suddenly binged on a non cheat day, but I haven't and I don't want to. That's why having accountability on my blogposts is so important to me, it keeps me on my toes and I celebrate my success one day at a time. I've made it 1/5 of the way and my main objective was to make this a lifestyle. Slowly, I think I'm getting used to it and enjoying it. I love clean proteins and the sweet taste of the raw veggies 5 or 6 days a week (depending if there is a fast after cheat day). On cheat day, I love how I do not have to worry or restrain myself. Any weight gained due to cheat day falls right off in maybe two days and there is further loss from there. There is still fat loss from week to week and more definition to my muscles so there is progress there as well. I think what's important is that I'm enjoying myself in the process.
Breakfast:
Tuna w onion, salsa, kimchi. Green tea. Black decaf coffee.
Lunch:
Stirfried longbeans, pork in curry sauce, scallops. Green tea.
Dinner:
Steamed cod, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Snack: (hungry!)
11 baked almonds
Black decaf coffee.
Breakfast:
Tuna w onion, salsa, kimchi. Green tea. Black decaf coffee.
Lunch:
Stirfried longbeans, pork in curry sauce, scallops. Green tea.
Dinner:
Steamed cod, salad, kimchi. Green tea.
Snack: (hungry!)
11 baked almonds
Black decaf coffee.
Brothers
Here they are, early on Monday morning. Forgive the blurriness of the pics. Baby elephant was halfway through his milk and Chris went to look for him while I got ready for Chris's bath. They were beckoning to each other and it really pleases this mommy to see them starting to interact as brothers:)
I wish I had more pictures of them. The thing is, I'm usually in the thick of the action too, so I don't have the time to run for my camera or phone. I think I'd rather be with them than watching from the sidelines anyway.
I wish I had more pictures of them. The thing is, I'm usually in the thick of the action too, so I don't have the time to run for my camera or phone. I think I'd rather be with them than watching from the sidelines anyway.
4HB Day 9/50 - 15 May 2012
Breakfast:
Tuna w onion, salsa, kimchi. Green tea.
Lunch:
Grilled salmon n chicken set, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Iced decaf Americano
Dinner:
Beef salad from sumo salad. Green tea.
Good day today. Fell asleep earlier so didn't get a chance for my usual evening decaf coffee, didn't need it I suppose.
Cheat day list hasn't really grown, except that I did start craving sausages, ham and shrimp. They're all allowed, although sometimes finding organic sausages is a bit of a stretch.
It's Wednesday soon, 3 more days to cheat day. The durian craving is strong :)
Tuna w onion, salsa, kimchi. Green tea.
Lunch:
Grilled salmon n chicken set, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Iced decaf Americano
Dinner:
Beef salad from sumo salad. Green tea.
Good day today. Fell asleep earlier so didn't get a chance for my usual evening decaf coffee, didn't need it I suppose.
Cheat day list hasn't really grown, except that I did start craving sausages, ham and shrimp. They're all allowed, although sometimes finding organic sausages is a bit of a stretch.
It's Wednesday soon, 3 more days to cheat day. The durian craving is strong :)
Monday, May 14, 2012
4HB Day 8/50 - 14 May 2012
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, salsa, kimchi. Green tea. Black decaf coffee.
Lunch:
Egg tofu, minced pork, Chinese spinach. Kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
Salsa
Dinner:
Chicken breast, minced pork, small pc pork rib, salsa, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Salsa, small pc chicken breast (salad at dinner seemed insufficient)
Black decaf coffee.
My cheat day list is beginning again haha! I suppose it's motivation of some sort. I know I can enjoy anything I want, it's all about timing it and the wait is only a few days.
The list is less daunting than last week's; let's see if It grows much more over the next few days.
Murtabak
French toast/ pancakes
Cheese tart
Banana bread
Durian / avocado shake
Durian puff n cake
Green milk tea w pearl
Red bean pastry
Peanut butter waffle, blueberry waffle
Kaya toast w butter
Sesame ball, butterfly
Cheese fries / nachos/ potato chips
Strawberry muffin
Han chin peng
Chicken breast, salsa, kimchi. Green tea. Black decaf coffee.
Lunch:
Egg tofu, minced pork, Chinese spinach. Kimchi. Green tea.
Snack:
Salsa
Dinner:
Chicken breast, minced pork, small pc pork rib, salsa, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Salsa, small pc chicken breast (salad at dinner seemed insufficient)
Black decaf coffee.
My cheat day list is beginning again haha! I suppose it's motivation of some sort. I know I can enjoy anything I want, it's all about timing it and the wait is only a few days.
The list is less daunting than last week's; let's see if It grows much more over the next few days.
Murtabak
French toast/ pancakes
Cheese tart
Banana bread
Durian / avocado shake
Durian puff n cake
Green milk tea w pearl
Red bean pastry
Peanut butter waffle, blueberry waffle
Kaya toast w butter
Sesame ball, butterfly
Cheese fries / nachos/ potato chips
Strawberry muffin
Han chin peng
Sunday, May 13, 2012
4HB Day 7/50 - 13 May 2012
Today, this hog is on a fast. Loads of water and some green tea. Also an active rest day from my workout, so just went on a leisurely 3km walk with Chris in the carrier.
It's 4.45pm now and I feel much better after the water and green tea today. Having a cup of black decaf coffee as I write this. Will probably have a snack of baked almonds before bed later and it's back to regular programming tomorrow. I miss my eggs, chicken breast and big salads, but just can't make myself eat today. The fast is optional but supposed to help control the damage wreaked on my tummy yesterday and also cleanse the system of the junk more efficiently. May or may not fast each week, haven't decided yet.
Update: here's what I consumed on the fast and how it ended.
Loads of water and green tea until dinner time.
5.40pm: 7 baked almonds, hard boiled egg. Black decaf coffee.
7.30pm: green tea.
12 midnight: seaweed snack (2 sheets), black decaf coffee.
Sleep.
It's 4.45pm now and I feel much better after the water and green tea today. Having a cup of black decaf coffee as I write this. Will probably have a snack of baked almonds before bed later and it's back to regular programming tomorrow. I miss my eggs, chicken breast and big salads, but just can't make myself eat today. The fast is optional but supposed to help control the damage wreaked on my tummy yesterday and also cleanse the system of the junk more efficiently. May or may not fast each week, haven't decided yet.
Update: here's what I consumed on the fast and how it ended.
Loads of water and green tea until dinner time.
5.40pm: 7 baked almonds, hard boiled egg. Black decaf coffee.
7.30pm: green tea.
12 midnight: seaweed snack (2 sheets), black decaf coffee.
Sleep.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
4HB Day 6/50 - 12 May 2012 Cheat day
Here we are. Pigged out.
Pre- Breakfast:
chicken breast, side salad
Start of binge:
Breakfast:
Grapefruit first.
Ice chocolate
Oreo cheesecake
1/2 banana choc muffin
Vegemite cheese toast dippers w soft boiled egg. Yummy!
Choc chip m&ms cookie
Snack:
Red bean Taiwan pastry
Lunch:
Granola with peanut butter, blueberries in greek yogurt, drizzled with honey. 1/2 mango, rice corn cereal (approx. 12 pieces). Green tea.
Snack:
Grapefruit.
Fried springroll.
Marbled choc. brownie bar
Emicakes durian crepe. (caved after 1/2 of this and couldn't finish, had to toss it.. Nice but too much).
Coffee bean small decaf blackforest ice blend with NSA (no sugar added) option, topped with whipped cream. (felt too full after 1/2 but finished 3/4 and had to toss it).
Deep fried cheese tofu (3 pieces on a stick)
Taiwanese sausage
Cheesy sausage (4 small on a stick)
Kimchi.
Green tea.
Dinner:
Grapefruit
Indian rojak
Plain prata (2 pieces)
Ice Milo
Snack:
Taiwan milk pastry
1 piece softmeal bread with peanut butter and fig n orange marmalade.
Felt like a mule had kicked me in my tummy. Too much food for my body to take. Psychologically, I felt satiated. Physically, my body paid for it. But it's just one day, maybe I'll have a more comfortable cheat day next week.
Ta ta!
Pre- Breakfast:
chicken breast, side salad
Start of binge:
Breakfast:
Grapefruit first.
Ice chocolate
Oreo cheesecake
1/2 banana choc muffin
Vegemite cheese toast dippers w soft boiled egg. Yummy!
Choc chip m&ms cookie
Snack:
Red bean Taiwan pastry
Lunch:
Granola with peanut butter, blueberries in greek yogurt, drizzled with honey. 1/2 mango, rice corn cereal (approx. 12 pieces). Green tea.
Snack:
Grapefruit.
Fried springroll.
Marbled choc. brownie bar
Emicakes durian crepe. (caved after 1/2 of this and couldn't finish, had to toss it.. Nice but too much).
Coffee bean small decaf blackforest ice blend with NSA (no sugar added) option, topped with whipped cream. (felt too full after 1/2 but finished 3/4 and had to toss it).
Deep fried cheese tofu (3 pieces on a stick)
Taiwanese sausage
Cheesy sausage (4 small on a stick)
Kimchi.
Green tea.
Dinner:
Grapefruit
Indian rojak
Plain prata (2 pieces)
Ice Milo
Snack:
Taiwan milk pastry
1 piece softmeal bread with peanut butter and fig n orange marmalade.
Felt like a mule had kicked me in my tummy. Too much food for my body to take. Psychologically, I felt satiated. Physically, my body paid for it. But it's just one day, maybe I'll have a more comfortable cheat day next week.
Ta ta!
4HB Day 5/50 - 11 May 2012
Breakfast:
1 hard boiled egg, chicken breast, side salad. Green tea.
Lunch:
Small portion pork chop, hard boiled egg, long beans stirfry.
Green tea. Decaf black coffee.
Snack:
7 baked almonds
Dinner:
Chicken breast, 2 small steamed pork rib, side salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Decaf coffee, black.
4am: tummy growling so had 1/2 tsp almond butter (that was all that was in the jar!) and 4 baked almonds. I don't believe in denying real hunger.
Couldn't think of anymore items to the cheat list but it was a tough day because Saturday is only hours away :)
The binge doesn't begin until after I have a protein dense breakfast of chicken breast first. Then grapefruit before the binge to control insulin spikes and I'm a free woman yeah!
I'll try not restricting myself at all later today. Firstly, my body needs the calorie spike to maintain or boost metabolism plus psychologically, my mind needs a little break, so all's good. I forgot to add that after all previous cheat days (even though not fully on the 4HB), all the weight and bloat came off by Tuesday and by Wednesday, I felt leaner than the previous week. But previous cheat days were failures in my opinion. I ate loads but still restricted myself and kept worrying, so the cravings continued until Sunday so I ended up having 2 binge/ cheat days , which is not the way to go.
This time, no guilt, just pleasure:)
1 hard boiled egg, chicken breast, side salad. Green tea.
Lunch:
Small portion pork chop, hard boiled egg, long beans stirfry.
Green tea. Decaf black coffee.
Snack:
7 baked almonds
Dinner:
Chicken breast, 2 small steamed pork rib, side salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Decaf coffee, black.
4am: tummy growling so had 1/2 tsp almond butter (that was all that was in the jar!) and 4 baked almonds. I don't believe in denying real hunger.
Couldn't think of anymore items to the cheat list but it was a tough day because Saturday is only hours away :)
The binge doesn't begin until after I have a protein dense breakfast of chicken breast first. Then grapefruit before the binge to control insulin spikes and I'm a free woman yeah!
I'll try not restricting myself at all later today. Firstly, my body needs the calorie spike to maintain or boost metabolism plus psychologically, my mind needs a little break, so all's good. I forgot to add that after all previous cheat days (even though not fully on the 4HB), all the weight and bloat came off by Tuesday and by Wednesday, I felt leaner than the previous week. But previous cheat days were failures in my opinion. I ate loads but still restricted myself and kept worrying, so the cravings continued until Sunday so I ended up having 2 binge/ cheat days , which is not the way to go.
This time, no guilt, just pleasure:)
Friday, May 11, 2012
4HB Day 4/50 - 10 May 2012
Breakfast:
Omelette, side salad. Green tea. Decaf black coffee.
Lunch:
Steamed egg, chicken wing in soup, Celery stirfry. Green tea.
Snack:
7 baked almonds.
Dinner:
2 pc chicken in curry, steamed chicken breast, side salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Decaf coffee, black.
Yesterday (Day 4) was tough, I could almost smell Saturday and the almond butter, the bread and granola were beckoning but I was good :). I suspect today's gonna be tougher still but it's just a while more. Meanwhile, I've been planning my route to getting my fixes on Saturday :) haha! Many items are either available at home or around the neighborhood:) yay!
Omelette, side salad. Green tea. Decaf black coffee.
Lunch:
Steamed egg, chicken wing in soup, Celery stirfry. Green tea.
Snack:
7 baked almonds.
Dinner:
2 pc chicken in curry, steamed chicken breast, side salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Decaf coffee, black.
Yesterday (Day 4) was tough, I could almost smell Saturday and the almond butter, the bread and granola were beckoning but I was good :). I suspect today's gonna be tougher still but it's just a while more. Meanwhile, I've been planning my route to getting my fixes on Saturday :) haha! Many items are either available at home or around the neighborhood:) yay!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
4HB Day 3/50 - 9 May 2012 & notes
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, side salad. Green tea.
Lunch:
Steamed fish, minced meat, Chinese spinach. Green tea.
Decaf black coffee.
Snack:
Hard boiled egg.
Dinner:
Minced meat, chicken breast, salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Decaf coffee, black with a pinch of cinnamon.
The cinnamon in the coffee was an experiment which turned out to be a nice treat. Smelt heavenly.
Couldn't add anymore food to the cheat day list, think I've exhausted it. Although... I did fall asleep thinking of a drink which might satisfy 80% of my cravings: an Oreo cookie, peanut butter, caramel frappe with whipped cream drizzled with caramel and chocolate sauce, sprinkled with violet crumble. Maybe a tall size will do. I don't think they have this drink yet. They have not added peanut butter to their repertoire of drinks at Starbucks but maybe.... Maybe soon :)
Funny that I do have almond butter that is allowed on non cheat days, but I know the first taste of it might send me into an all out binge and it's just so not worth it. I've worked hard the past few days and have come off feeling amazing, cleansed and lean physically and psychologically, I feel a sense of achievement somewhat at keeping to the rules and eating well. By the way, I say eating well because the diet advices to keep away from added sodium/salt, sugars and non healthy fats. So my salads are only dressed with a tbsp of balsamic vinegar (this is the only dressing I take with salads because I absolutely love it and would drink it if my body could take it haha) and I add healthy fats like half an avocado a day to help keep up metabolism, apart from all the other health benefits of good fats.
Oh yes, also no processed food if possible. So at the moment I haven't been including beans or legumes in my salads because I haven't had the time to get raw beans and prepare them from scratch. Waitrose does kidney beans as well as cannelloni beans without any sodium so I could consider that, but the thought of eating canned stuff daily isn't attractive to me.... It's just a preference. If it comes in a box or can, I somehow don't trust it so much. So I eat more fresh veggies and a little bit more protein to replace the calories.
About calorie counting, I've put a stop to it since last Sunday. I was doing it for the past 2 or 3 weeks and it got me so stressed it wasn't enjoyable anymore and it caused me to obsess over junk food and worry about what I eat, even on supposed cheat days, which definitely isn't healthy psychologically.
I wasn't officially on the 4HB until 7 May 2012. I was kind of straddling eating clean and 4HB, hence allowing myself cheat days on Saturdays. Eating clean allows fruit all day and complex carbs as a post workout meal. Somehow the mish mash of the 2 approaches don't work for me. Maybe the daily fruit intake caused me to crave more sweet stuff? Maybe I just couldn't decide if having complex carbs on non cheat days was ok. So I decided it would be simpler to implement if there were clear rules. Hence the official start of the 4HB.
Chicken breast, side salad. Green tea.
Lunch:
Steamed fish, minced meat, Chinese spinach. Green tea.
Decaf black coffee.
Snack:
Hard boiled egg.
Dinner:
Minced meat, chicken breast, salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Decaf coffee, black with a pinch of cinnamon.
The cinnamon in the coffee was an experiment which turned out to be a nice treat. Smelt heavenly.
Couldn't add anymore food to the cheat day list, think I've exhausted it. Although... I did fall asleep thinking of a drink which might satisfy 80% of my cravings: an Oreo cookie, peanut butter, caramel frappe with whipped cream drizzled with caramel and chocolate sauce, sprinkled with violet crumble. Maybe a tall size will do. I don't think they have this drink yet. They have not added peanut butter to their repertoire of drinks at Starbucks but maybe.... Maybe soon :)
Funny that I do have almond butter that is allowed on non cheat days, but I know the first taste of it might send me into an all out binge and it's just so not worth it. I've worked hard the past few days and have come off feeling amazing, cleansed and lean physically and psychologically, I feel a sense of achievement somewhat at keeping to the rules and eating well. By the way, I say eating well because the diet advices to keep away from added sodium/salt, sugars and non healthy fats. So my salads are only dressed with a tbsp of balsamic vinegar (this is the only dressing I take with salads because I absolutely love it and would drink it if my body could take it haha) and I add healthy fats like half an avocado a day to help keep up metabolism, apart from all the other health benefits of good fats.
Oh yes, also no processed food if possible. So at the moment I haven't been including beans or legumes in my salads because I haven't had the time to get raw beans and prepare them from scratch. Waitrose does kidney beans as well as cannelloni beans without any sodium so I could consider that, but the thought of eating canned stuff daily isn't attractive to me.... It's just a preference. If it comes in a box or can, I somehow don't trust it so much. So I eat more fresh veggies and a little bit more protein to replace the calories.
About calorie counting, I've put a stop to it since last Sunday. I was doing it for the past 2 or 3 weeks and it got me so stressed it wasn't enjoyable anymore and it caused me to obsess over junk food and worry about what I eat, even on supposed cheat days, which definitely isn't healthy psychologically.
I wasn't officially on the 4HB until 7 May 2012. I was kind of straddling eating clean and 4HB, hence allowing myself cheat days on Saturdays. Eating clean allows fruit all day and complex carbs as a post workout meal. Somehow the mish mash of the 2 approaches don't work for me. Maybe the daily fruit intake caused me to crave more sweet stuff? Maybe I just couldn't decide if having complex carbs on non cheat days was ok. So I decided it would be simpler to implement if there were clear rules. Hence the official start of the 4HB.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
4HB Day 2/50 - 8 May 2012
Here's what I ate. From today on, I'll post what I ate for the day instead of my meal plans.
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, egg scramble, side salad. Green tea.
Lunch:
1/2 Grilled mackerel & beef set w/o rice, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Iced decaf Americano.
Dinner:
Small chicken salad from sumo salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Chicken breast (portion of protein at breakfast was insufficient)
Decaf coffee, black.
No hunger pangs. Thought I was hungry at 3am this morning, but drank water and went to sleep. Woke up feeling good.
Looked at Pinterest again yesterday and my cheat list grew by the following items:
Cinnamon rolls
Salted caramel cake
Fried sesame ball
Choc croissant
Dark choc cookie
Choc swirl poundcake
Cheese bread/ grilled cheese sandwich
I currently can't think of anything else to stuff my face with.
Breakfast:
Chicken breast, egg scramble, side salad. Green tea.
Lunch:
1/2 Grilled mackerel & beef set w/o rice, salad. Green tea.
Snack:
Iced decaf Americano.
Dinner:
Small chicken salad from sumo salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Chicken breast (portion of protein at breakfast was insufficient)
Decaf coffee, black.
No hunger pangs. Thought I was hungry at 3am this morning, but drank water and went to sleep. Woke up feeling good.
Looked at Pinterest again yesterday and my cheat list grew by the following items:
Cinnamon rolls
Salted caramel cake
Fried sesame ball
Choc croissant
Dark choc cookie
Choc swirl poundcake
Cheese bread/ grilled cheese sandwich
I currently can't think of anything else to stuff my face with.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
4HB Day 1/50 - 7 May 2012
Breakfast:
At Coffee Bean. Omelette with a side salad. Decaf Americano.
Lunch:
Pork stirfry, pork rib in soup, bok chye. Green tea.
Snack:
Celery & cottage cheese.
Dinner:
Chicken breast, salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Decaf coffee, black.
Completed with no alterations.
I cannot believe I haven't felt real hunger the entire day. My head hunger wants reprieve so I find myself looking at the Pinterest food section to tempt myself, or perhaps to dream about food.
I keep a cheat day list of the things I might want to eat on Saturday (my cheat day). Here it is now:
Granola with Greek yogurt w honey
Banana, mango, pear
Prata/ murtabak
Dates, figs, raisin, prunes
Choc Cheesecake
Raisin bread, banana bread
Decaf mocha/cookie frappe w whip
Green tea frappe
Ice cream/ yogurt
Durian / durian puff/ cake
Snickers ice-cream bar
Caramel or butter or honey popcorn
Shortbread/ choc chip butter cookies
Banana fritter, sweet potato fritter
Doughnuts!!
Red bean pau
Leng Yong pau
Pizza
Fried springroll
Oreo ice-cream
Peanut butter waffle, choc waffle
Nutella anything
Blackforest cake
Apple/blueberry pie
Frozen yogurt with choc, granola, cookie toppings
Chicken pie from prima deli
Reese's peanut butter choc cups
Shocking but I know I can't eat it all anyway. No shame in listing away :). Don't judge :)~
At Coffee Bean. Omelette with a side salad. Decaf Americano.
Lunch:
Pork stirfry, pork rib in soup, bok chye. Green tea.
Snack:
Celery & cottage cheese.
Dinner:
Chicken breast, salad.
Green tea.
Snack:
Decaf coffee, black.
Completed with no alterations.
I cannot believe I haven't felt real hunger the entire day. My head hunger wants reprieve so I find myself looking at the Pinterest food section to tempt myself, or perhaps to dream about food.
I keep a cheat day list of the things I might want to eat on Saturday (my cheat day). Here it is now:
Granola with Greek yogurt w honey
Banana, mango, pear
Prata/ murtabak
Dates, figs, raisin, prunes
Choc Cheesecake
Raisin bread, banana bread
Decaf mocha/cookie frappe w whip
Green tea frappe
Ice cream/ yogurt
Durian / durian puff/ cake
Snickers ice-cream bar
Caramel or butter or honey popcorn
Shortbread/ choc chip butter cookies
Banana fritter, sweet potato fritter
Doughnuts!!
Red bean pau
Leng Yong pau
Pizza
Fried springroll
Oreo ice-cream
Peanut butter waffle, choc waffle
Nutella anything
Blackforest cake
Apple/blueberry pie
Frozen yogurt with choc, granola, cookie toppings
Chicken pie from prima deli
Reese's peanut butter choc cups
Shocking but I know I can't eat it all anyway. No shame in listing away :). Don't judge :)~
50 Days on the 4-Hour Body (4HB)
The 4 Hour Body diet in a nutshell:
For 6 continuous days a week, eat protein (preferably lean), beans/legumes and veggies at every meal. No fruits, dairy, sugars, simple or complex carbs. Only carbs from the veggies and beans are accepted, and yet, with caution. Have 3 or more meals per day. The 7th day is Cheat day. Throw all caution to the wind and go hog wild with food if you want. There are guidelines to minimize damage here, available in the book by Tim Ferris.
So, I decided to give myself 7 weeks, this started yesterday. Let's track the progress here daily :)
What I hope to achieve in 7 weeks:
Simple. That this type of eating becomes second nature to me and that cheat days become attractive but not binges anymore.
What I hope to achieve by the end of 2012:
Fat loss (not muscle loss) of 5kg. This may be quite a stretch, because I'm not actually sure I have or can lose 5 kg of fat. Well, we'll take it as it comes, observe and tweak the method.
Current waist size: 25.5 or 26 inches.
I'm happy with this but hope to reach maybe 24.5 inches by year end. Not a priority but just fun to dream about this.
I'm not relying too much on weight because I want to replace fats with muscles and achieve more definition. Also, I suspect my weighing scale is off by 4kg. I vaguely recall this from my pregnancy weigh ins at the gynae and noticing the home scale was always lighter by 4kg haha!
So, on my weighing scale, I was 55kg last September and I never weighed myself until 2 weeks ago and the scale showed 50kg. This morning, it showed 49kg. Assuming it's off by 4kg, I should be 53kg now. Heavy by my standards but because my size 26 jeans are loose now, I know I lost fat and gained muscle and I'm extremely happy about that!
I'll still be continuing with my 12min workouts 4 to 5 times a week but won't be discussing them much here as they've become a set routine for me. Nothing new to report about them, except that I love them:)
Wish me luck!
For 6 continuous days a week, eat protein (preferably lean), beans/legumes and veggies at every meal. No fruits, dairy, sugars, simple or complex carbs. Only carbs from the veggies and beans are accepted, and yet, with caution. Have 3 or more meals per day. The 7th day is Cheat day. Throw all caution to the wind and go hog wild with food if you want. There are guidelines to minimize damage here, available in the book by Tim Ferris.
So, I decided to give myself 7 weeks, this started yesterday. Let's track the progress here daily :)
What I hope to achieve in 7 weeks:
Simple. That this type of eating becomes second nature to me and that cheat days become attractive but not binges anymore.
What I hope to achieve by the end of 2012:
Fat loss (not muscle loss) of 5kg. This may be quite a stretch, because I'm not actually sure I have or can lose 5 kg of fat. Well, we'll take it as it comes, observe and tweak the method.
Current waist size: 25.5 or 26 inches.
I'm happy with this but hope to reach maybe 24.5 inches by year end. Not a priority but just fun to dream about this.
I'm not relying too much on weight because I want to replace fats with muscles and achieve more definition. Also, I suspect my weighing scale is off by 4kg. I vaguely recall this from my pregnancy weigh ins at the gynae and noticing the home scale was always lighter by 4kg haha!
So, on my weighing scale, I was 55kg last September and I never weighed myself until 2 weeks ago and the scale showed 50kg. This morning, it showed 49kg. Assuming it's off by 4kg, I should be 53kg now. Heavy by my standards but because my size 26 jeans are loose now, I know I lost fat and gained muscle and I'm extremely happy about that!
I'll still be continuing with my 12min workouts 4 to 5 times a week but won't be discussing them much here as they've become a set routine for me. Nothing new to report about them, except that I love them:)
Wish me luck!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Illusions
I am a coffee lover.What do I enjoy about it?
Firstly, the slight bitter taste it leaves in my mouth, although if it's too acidic or burnt coffee, it's definitely a no go for me. Secondly, the memories made from drinking the stuff.
My first love was always naked, black coffee. Americano done well, or just an expresso shot on its own. It wasn't until I met Vader that I got influenced to drink coffee with well textured milk and the different flavored syrups.
Well, I've since discovered that my first love still is the bare black drink itself. How did I discover this? I'm ashamed to say it's through drinking black decaf coffee... But I'm still nursing Chris, so I prefer not to have a wired up baby on my hands.
I used to think I needed coffee only for the caffeine and not the taste. Now I know I do love the taste, even without the caffeine (or very little of it). Or, it could be that I just haven't had a black cup of joe in years, yes, years...
Memories. Warning... Somewhat LSD type memories coming up, just without the drugs. My earliest memory of having a jolt of black coffee shoot through my system was in uni. To finish up my Literature novels, I would make a huge pot of hot, black coffee and immerse myself in all sorts of worlds conjured up by poets and writers. I'd stay up entire nights reading and drinking coffee and I would say I enjoyed it most when I was so tired and wired up at the same time, I almost couldn't tell the difference between reality and fiction. I would have a mild headache that I actually enjoyed because it dulled my senses to reality and I could somehow turn away from it and focus on fiction or whatever world I was reading about.
Then there were times where I would escape to places by myself. Places where I would not bump into people I knew. Why? Because again, I wanted to enjoy a strong cup of black coffee, except this time, with a ciggie or ten hahha! Ok, maybe five. Again, the moment was so pleasurable because I could enjoy the moment for what it was, alone and without distraction.
Drinking my cup of black decaf coffee now reminds me of my ciggies and I'm embarrassed to say I do miss them sometimes. But I would never harm an unborn child or a nursing child by picking up the habit again. I thought about picking up my ciggies once Chris is weaned, but I've got a new project that is in many ways, like a new baby - my workouts and clean eating commitments which I'm crazy about. :)
Now I'll choose black coffee alone, thank you. No cigarettes required this time.
Times when my memory trips and surfaces past indulgences like these, I still enjoy the moment, but only as a memory. I enjoy the illusion of taking a sip of strong coffee and drawling hard on a fag. I allow the pleasure to wash all over me and think to myself, no calories (ok, maybe 4 cals because it's instant coffee), all pleasure. Aaah, maybe cigarettes may shorten my life, but I could live with a short and pleasurable life. I could live with this illusion, just so long as it remains one, yes.
One more thought, the moment black coffee goes past my lips, my cravings for junk stops and I absolutely love it, adore it :)
Firstly, the slight bitter taste it leaves in my mouth, although if it's too acidic or burnt coffee, it's definitely a no go for me. Secondly, the memories made from drinking the stuff.
My first love was always naked, black coffee. Americano done well, or just an expresso shot on its own. It wasn't until I met Vader that I got influenced to drink coffee with well textured milk and the different flavored syrups.
Well, I've since discovered that my first love still is the bare black drink itself. How did I discover this? I'm ashamed to say it's through drinking black decaf coffee... But I'm still nursing Chris, so I prefer not to have a wired up baby on my hands.
I used to think I needed coffee only for the caffeine and not the taste. Now I know I do love the taste, even without the caffeine (or very little of it). Or, it could be that I just haven't had a black cup of joe in years, yes, years...
Memories. Warning... Somewhat LSD type memories coming up, just without the drugs. My earliest memory of having a jolt of black coffee shoot through my system was in uni. To finish up my Literature novels, I would make a huge pot of hot, black coffee and immerse myself in all sorts of worlds conjured up by poets and writers. I'd stay up entire nights reading and drinking coffee and I would say I enjoyed it most when I was so tired and wired up at the same time, I almost couldn't tell the difference between reality and fiction. I would have a mild headache that I actually enjoyed because it dulled my senses to reality and I could somehow turn away from it and focus on fiction or whatever world I was reading about.
Then there were times where I would escape to places by myself. Places where I would not bump into people I knew. Why? Because again, I wanted to enjoy a strong cup of black coffee, except this time, with a ciggie or ten hahha! Ok, maybe five. Again, the moment was so pleasurable because I could enjoy the moment for what it was, alone and without distraction.
Drinking my cup of black decaf coffee now reminds me of my ciggies and I'm embarrassed to say I do miss them sometimes. But I would never harm an unborn child or a nursing child by picking up the habit again. I thought about picking up my ciggies once Chris is weaned, but I've got a new project that is in many ways, like a new baby - my workouts and clean eating commitments which I'm crazy about. :)
Now I'll choose black coffee alone, thank you. No cigarettes required this time.
Times when my memory trips and surfaces past indulgences like these, I still enjoy the moment, but only as a memory. I enjoy the illusion of taking a sip of strong coffee and drawling hard on a fag. I allow the pleasure to wash all over me and think to myself, no calories (ok, maybe 4 cals because it's instant coffee), all pleasure. Aaah, maybe cigarettes may shorten my life, but I could live with a short and pleasurable life. I could live with this illusion, just so long as it remains one, yes.
One more thought, the moment black coffee goes past my lips, my cravings for junk stops and I absolutely love it, adore it :)
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