Round 3

The break was refreshing, though as I mentioned in round 2, the trip already got things mixed up, so I ended up gaining 1 kg back.

Now starting today round 3 with 95 kgs and a target of 3 kgs to loss. I can feel and witness that it is already getting harder to loss the weight, they are getting stubborn and slow in dropping, though happening.

Will update by the end of Round 3 to state the progress.

Round 2

It's round 2, another beginning. Starting with 97 kg. This round's target is at least 3 kgs of flesh to drop...

I managed to drop to 94 kgs, managed to loss those 3 kgs.

Been extremely occupied in the first week and on a business trip on the second.

Round one was a good example of the type of food I eat, the times I eat and overall experience. From now on I will focus on updating the results of each round and post now and then about any relevant topics I find interesting.

So to all you 1,733,993,741 possible fans, do not be alarmed, I will still be around and keeping this blog alive at least semi-monthly.

To add, maintaining the diet when abroad did not go smoothly, I tried my best to keep as close to the menu, however, I ended up at least not being close enough for 2 out of 4 meals. However despite all that I did manage to loss the targeted weight, alhamdullah.

R1/Day off 3

Long day I say? Well more or less, the whole weekend was all about an group assignment for college. Despite how intense it is, it is definitely something I enjoyed doing. Though it's driving us crazy to get it sorted.

Food wise, lunch was fasty, and dinner was bread and cheese...

Day off's are over and moving on to round 2!

I gained back 1.5 kgs, which is normal, usually it is around 1 kg though.

R1/Day off 2

What a long day it was! Had a sandwich for breakfast, pizza for lunch with soft drinks. Dinner ended up light with a small slice of oreo cheese cake and chocolate bar.

hmm, another fatty day...

R1/Day off 1

Woohoo! Eat anything, drink anything... what a feeling! The old desires are unlocked; the cravings are unleashed looking for the tasteful to grab and eat...

hmm, I sound like a monster... well, its my holiday off the diet, I say I shall treat myself well.

I lost 5.5 kgs, Alhamdullah.

So far I had
- 1/2 a mug of tea with milk (I have a big mug).
- one long bread chicken sandwich for breakfast.
- 2 pieces of chocolate.
- A good amount of Mandi (Type of rice dish mixed with red meat or chicken, I had rice with red meat).
- Drank two cups of pepsi.

and will be going out with family for dinner, will most likely have a light meal and dessert.

I do not think I will be eat anything else today, and will be keeping the habit of drinking water.

Am I pushing it? Well that is the idea of the cheat days! I might gain back 1 to 1.5 kg, though that is totally fine, since it is part of the process...

R1/D11 status

Yesterday, that was a long long time ago, the time when my choice of food was limited, my eat desires locked within...

Anyway... Alhamdullah; I managed to eat all my 4 meals and the fruit salad and tuna were lovely, well eat-able; though I really didn't care at that point since they were the last...

R1/D11 menu

The last day of round 1!

Today's menu says:

• M1 - 1/2 L low fat milk @ 0950
• M2 - 4/5 slices of Roast beef @ 1300
• M3 - Cup of fruit salad @ 1630
• M4 - Pieces of chicken or Tuna salad @ 2200

Round 1 is about to be over, I lost X amount of kgs (will reveal it with the status of the day), not a bad start. Now the real flesh drops challenge will start. The first round is usually the easiest in dropping, after that its on an average from 1-3 kgs, mostly around 3 though.

R1/D10 status

I had a very late 4th meal, @ 2430. The oatmeal was quite good, and a warm meal to have before sleep. Earlier the Banana milkshake was as good like last time, though I think that it was not enough, I'd probably request for a bigger size next time.

Before that the Milk and sausage at work became a classic. Some colleges usually approach me, when they see me eating the sausages and claim it is not healthy, I respond that it is convenient.

(Though I have researched about sausages before, however will do another one to blog about it)

Note to self: research about sausages.

R1/ D10 menu

Today should be another interesting day. And I am looking forward to them...

Menu:

• M1 - 1/2 L low fat milk @ 0900
• M2 - 4 pieces of sausage @ 1300
• M3 - Banana Milkshake (Yum...) @ 1700
• M4 - Oatmeal @ 2000

Again banana milkshake should be fun to have... should be leaving work now and go grab one.

And the woohoo! tomorrow is the last day of round one then heaven will be opening its gates! Well at least a little :O

R1/ D9 menu & status

Yesterday was a fully fatty day, though nothing new about that! Either way, didn't get around to update about it. Nevertheless it was another good day!

The menu I had:

• M1 - 2 medium sized Apples @ 0930
• M2 - Pieces of cooked chicken @ 1300
• M3 - 5 slices of roast beef @ 1815
• M4 - Fruit Salad @ 2240 (Got it from Al Fair, it was OK, not great)

Not much water... though tried to have a good amount in the evening...

R1/ D8 status

Vegetable day, it was better than I expected. Best part of meal 3 and 4 was that I was able to add 3 tea spoons of low fat mayo, which made them taste even better... 

Is dieting a delusion

Is it really the food? the exercise? The willpower? the the the...etc

Or is it just a matter of good habits, despite what you eat, how much exercise you do and determination you have.

What I know and realise from all related information I came across related to dieting and how to eat healthy; that it is all about your eating habits. If you balance your eating timings around the day, have smaller portions and have a reasonable amount of water; then consequently you should be able to stabilise your weight, stay in shape and most important have a healthy eating routine.

We do many things everyday, a lot of them are part of our natural routines, by natural I mean anything a human being would naturally do, we use our mouth to talk, our legs to walk...etc and from that prospective when we walk we would most likely walk in the same style, talk in the same style...

Now shouldn't we eat in the same style? Perhaps when it comes to food, it is different, since it has a lot of different methods and styles that can be adopted, like before I start my diet, my style was to always favour fast food, soft drinks and chocolates, cakes...etc

I believe my salvation to not get into the style of dieting, then eating freely then dieting again routine, I shall find a style that fits best with my life style and integrated it to be part of it.

To be continued once I consider what are the best styles and routines I would want to adopt.

R1/ D8 menu

4 more days to go! And 1.5 kgs for this month to achieve it's 5 kg per month objective. I believe I will be able to make it, I hope I can go beyond it as well.

Today's menu is all about vegetables!

• M1 - M4 = 1 cucumber, 1 carrot and 1 tomato each.

Will have the first two meals at work and the last two at home. Based on my previous diet, this amount was enough for each meal to make me feel satisfied. Should be another interesting yet challenging day.

It still feels good to be on diet.

R1/D7 menu & status

Today's menu was good as well:

• M1 - scrambled eggs @ 1100
• M2 - Chicken @ 1400
• M3 - 1/2 low fat milk @ 1700
• M4 - 2 pieces of cheese  + 4 pieces of sausage

 The eggs tasted great! Chicken had mix of cocunut chicken dish + pieces of chicken from an Iranian restaurant; both were excellent. And finally the mix of cheese and sausage, what is there not to like...

Tomorrow will be a tough day, probably even harder then day 2.

R1/ D6 status

I miss eggs! Luckily it shows up on the menu for tomorrow. The oatmeal was quite good as well. Though I must say the banana milkshake was fantastic! Bought it from G cafe, though little expensive, yet was worth trying it out. I wonder what will the milkshake taste with the ice cream, since I requested for milk and banana only.