Tuesday, August 01, 2006

Dieting again

Unbelievable but true.. I'm going to start my real diet today.  (Read:  I'm beginning my self torture to whip myself into shape.  I can already see the hubby clapping his hands with glee when he reads this.)

(1) I'm just too fat.  (2)  It's also a health issue because at 40, I need to take extra care of my body. (3)  Besides, I don't like the thought that $25 is being deducted from my account for a gym membership I haven't been using.  (4) Also, I know that with both my parents having a history of diabetes, I need to makea  conscious effort to avoid falling victim to the same condition.  (5) I hate the fact that I see something I would love to wear but end up hating the way it looks on me when I try it on because I have too many bulges in places where I shouldn't be too chunky.

Alan and I have a formal Sweet 16 party to attend in September, and I don't want to spend on a dress if I won't look good in it.  End of story.

I have always been on the chubby side for most of my adult life.  I managed to lose weight for period of time (like dropping from a size 12 when I arrived in NYC in June 2000 to a size 8, 12 months later), but I also tend to hang on to the pounds when I gain them.

My excuse for the past 2 years was breastfeeding.  I refused to diet to keep myself "healthy" -- the only problem was I ended up being "too healthy"... LOL.  So I'm back to a chunky 12 and my love handles have been "hanging on" as a result of my half-hearted attempts at trying to shed the pounds.  So it's time to let go and try to regain the healthier me that has been sleeping underneath the flabs.

I'm going back to "no rice".  I had actually stopped eating rice altogether sometime 10 years ago.  My carb intake, though, is still a little generous because I still take bread and pasta.  Thanks to my resolution to give "Somersizing" a try, I'm switching from regular pasta to whole wheat (we just consumed my stash in the pantry) and I'm limiting my carb intake from hereon.

Counting down...
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Somersizing

I have been grossly overweight for over a year now.  It's a little embarrassing to admit it, but I was thinner after I gave birth than now.

List of excuses: (1) I breastfed so I ate normal... meaning I didn't cut down and I went back to eating rice; (2) I couldn't help the chocolates.. been deprived for too long! (3) I am not the exercise/athletic kind of gal -- my body likes to hang on to the calories instead of burning them.

Earlier this year (which is now three months down), I chanced upon one of my favorite officers in the company who is a very pretty but used to be very heavy lady.  (Emphasizing USED TO BE.)  I was soooo shocked to see her looking so svelte after not seeing her for around 8 weeks, and lo and behold, it was Somersizing!  (The lady hates to exercise like me!)

It took me forever and a day but I finally grabbed Suzanne Somers' EAT GREAT, LOSE WEIGHT (yes, the ditsy lady from Three's Company) and I've started reading it.  Half the book is recipes and this is actually book 1 of a series of now 4 books. 

So I'm starting a new category as a diet journal/chronicle of my latest attempt at slimming down.  I've done it before.  I used to be almost 200 lbs (a size 16), I arrived here at around 160 and a size 12, and by my first year here in the US, I was down to a 10 and sometimes I got away with a size 8, and weighing in the 140 range (which is still chunky.)  Don't ask me my weight right now because it's a matter of national security.  (If you find out, I might have to kill you. LOL)

While it's really a diet, Suzanne Somers characterizes her style as a lifestyle change, and making wise food combinations.  I'll tell you more as I go and I'll keep you posted.  Somersize with me!

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