iz a fitness, ei?

Magtatagalog muna ako.

Karess — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:12:49 +0000

Tumatakaw ako.

Isang linggo na akong hindi nag-e-exercise.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Salt cravings

Karess — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:43:56 +0000

Last week I noticed that I was craving for Knorr Seasoning. Eeek! What a scary thought. I’m having salt cravings again today and decided to do a little research on that, which I found here:

If you are craving salt as a result of being accustomed to consuming a lot of salt with your foods or enjoying lots of salty foods like potato chips, salted nuts etc., then slowly cut back on your salt intake and replace it with herbs and spices to give you lots of flavor without the salt.

*gulp* Oh yeah, now I feel REALLY guilty.

I have a confession to make: I used to eat at least a bag of chips a day. A DAY. It was crazy. I used to think that snacking on monosodium glutamate would enable me to think, only to realize that my body was not getting any benefits from all the junk I was putting in.

The last time I ate chips was last Sunday, with a bunch of friends, while watching a movie. I only got a handful of curly Cheetos, which was three large pieces, and nothing more (I got really small hands, see).

Eeeeek! I’m more convinced to really cut back on the junk food this time around.

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I have resolved to brisk-walk three times a week now.

Poring over these lists, and a teeny update.

Karess — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:41:16 +0000

So I’m reading through this list and this interesting article and I realize how valuable having an online life is.

I am comforted by the fact that I can still eat the things that I like The key to doing this is eating in moderation.

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I bought today’s sandwich at a donut place in our office building, and the chocolatey goodness of all those calorie-filled monstrosities were staring straight at me. And I was not at all. . . affected.

I think the whole diet thing isn’t really about an issue with our tummy, but an attitude issue. If we think that the cake, cookies, and chips will make us happy, chances are, they won’t.

I’m amazed. It isn’t just my dieting habits that are changing, but my mindset as well.

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So far, I’ve eaten / drank:

Corned beef hash, fried egg, one cup of rice
A ham and bacon sandwich on white bread with lots of lettuce, cucumber, and tomatoes, and
A cup of organic coffee.

I want me some fruits The bananas I grabbed from our refrigerator are overripe. I had to throw them out on my way to work. Boo.

I want a watermelon shake.

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What’s surprising with the little that I’ve eaten is this: I am not mondo hungry. Last Monday was suicide, and today was just . . . fine.

Surprisingly, too, last night’s dinner was a bowl of corn flakes with bananas, and I wasn’t ravenously hungry when I work up this morning.

Oh yeah. Progress is always a beautiful thing.

Day Eight. So far so good.

Karess — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:35:20 +0000

I had brunch–a gargantuan fried chicken breast and rice. I feel so stuffed–like I ate two cups of rice and all that.

My tummy is starting to adjust to the changes, and for that I am happy

I wonder how much weight I’ve lost now. . .

Getting fit and all that hoo-ha.

Karess — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:28:36 +0000

Finally, my very own fitness diary!

My name is Karess and I hope to weigh in at 128 lbs by March. The purpose of this blog is to serve as a food journal-slash-exercise diary-slash-rant space. I am not as coherent as I would want to be, given that I am not the best multi-tasker in the universe, but yeah. . . Let me get to my point now XD

From now till March I hope to be able to successfully document my fitness and diet plan. God willing, I also hope to be able to put up some photos along the way. Squee~

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Today is Day 7 of my fitness program. I brisked walked for an hour and fifteen minutes. I was uuuuuubbbbbbbbeeeeerrrr hungry yesterday, and was so weak this morning that my knees were almost about to give way. It was so bad, I fell asleep on my flat’s living room.

I think my body’s still adjusting to all the changes it’s going through, namely: less rice, sweets, chips, caffeine, fast food, and all things good (LOL); and bi-weekly exercise. I’ve had awful hunger pangs since Monday. Thankfully I am still functioning as a human being, having been accustomed to these practically my whole life.

I just had a quarter piece of barbecued chicken from our building’s cafeteria, and I still have veggies and rice left over. I’m also gonna be attending a dinner tonight so I guess the diet’s gonna be on semi-hiatus tonight.

So there. Thanks for being part of this adventure. See you around!