My Diet Watch III

Almost a month from my 'rice-less diet, and I'm still breathing.. :)

Last check on the weighing scale, 127.4. Whoah, that was not bad at all. Considering I still eat the same volume, just no rice. Maybe I will really do a 'stricter' diet, will lose maybe 5 more. But that is not happening so soon... :)

I feel okay with what I'm consuming, maybe if distress signal calls for it, then escalate it to a higher degree. hehe!

My Diet Watch II

A week after my desperate move to 'diet' myself...

Not really giving me a very significant change, but one pound is not bad at all.haha! Oh yeah, only a mark on the weighing scale, but that won't stop me. Another week more and we'll see.

I have been religiously following my 'riceless' diet, stuffing my tummy with bread, wheat and sometimes just white, and my favorite orange sweet potato. I still eat the usual meal, just omitting the sinful rice in my plate.

I have tried to do a little walking just around the village last week, with my 3-year old chit-chatting with me. Been thinking if I can try jogging. Maybe after I get my sneakers off somewhere, still trying to figure out where I last placed it.

So for the record, one week - one pound lost.. Hope to maybe get two or three more off next week.. :)

My Diet Watch

I have not been able to post new ideas lately. One main reason is that my over tendency to eat a lot whenever I'm in the kitchen cooking.haha! But that won't stop me from cooking meals, so I will still be posting interesting menus from time to time. :)

I'm forced to try to start a 'simple diet', after realizing that I need to add extra effort when pulling up some of my favorite pair of jeans. Whew! Not easy.

So I officially started my Diet Watch this morning. I'm thinking of doing it 'rice-less', so here we go...

Breakfast was a cup of sweetened oatmeal, no milk. I could have tried unsweetened, but it was just blunt. A teaspoon won't hurt, I suppose. And 2 small pieces of boiled sweet potato. Oh yeah, camote. And that's my favorite 'orange' camote, mind you. I have searched almost everywhere, and luckily saw it at SM, so I bought almost 2 kilos. Good enough for 3 or 4 days of my fasting. Love it! I grabbed 2 more on the way out and had it for lunch, with 'ginataang langka' on the side. Yum! I almost survived till the afternoon, but took crackers and a cup of tea latte for merienda. Was that sinful enough? Oh, I don't wanna get ulcer instead, so I think that's just okay. :) Dinner earlier was still with my orange potato and a bowl of Vietnamese noodles. And 1 small slice of Spam. Sorry, saw a few slices left from my 3-year old's breakfast. :)

So that's for my first day, hope it will help my 130-lb weight to go down a bit. Even just one mark. We'll see... Ciao!

Bread - anyone?

I have always been a big fan of breads. Name it - white, wheat, whole grain, stuffed, sweet, savory, plain, etc... That I can live a whole week eating with just bread. Weird, huh? Find it interesting also, so I manage to search on the net on the healthy benefits of breads. Read on...

" For centuries, bread has been regarded and respected as the staff of life and a vital part of healthy nutrition. But new research demonstrates that many consumers may be making nutritional decisions related to bread without understanding its proven health benefits as part of a long-term, balanced diet, including the role that whole grains serve in reducing cholesterol and the risk of heart disease.

The research, conducted by Schapiro Research Group of Atlanta, reveals the dietary attitudes, preferences and knowledge surrounding bread and reduced carbohydrate diets of 1,000 adults aged 18 and over. The research also indicates that a significant number of those who do reduce bread consumption may be making dietary decisions without understanding the proven health benefits of bread. While breads, particularly whole grain options, are among the healthiest carbs to choose, few consumers are aware of how its benefits stack up against other popular carbohydrates. In fact, when evaluating the perceived health benefits of carbohydrates in their diets, bread is not top of mind with consumers. The misperception of bread as less healthy by many consumers is of particular concern to health professionals.

Only 17 percent of consumers correctly identified that breads and other grains are the base of the Food Guide Pyramid, meaning more servings should be eaten each day as part of a healthy diet than any other food group."

With the benefits mentioned above, no matter what kind of bread there is, I love it more! :-)