Over the past three weeks, my drive to lose weight has been rekindled. I don’t really know what triggered it, after all, I didn’t really put on weight or anything lately. In fact, I have been maintaining a fitter physique and have been adhering to a better diet. Anyway, I’ve been pushing myself quite hard with regards to working out, particularly with all the yoga classes I have been taking. I guess it’s just me trying to get my body ready for yoga teacher training. However, this morning I have to accept defeat and listen to my body….ahimsa, Ri. Rest.
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I couldn’t help but play with the title of this post…hehe. Obviously this will be another one of those about my vegetarian transition. It’s funny, I must say, because I never really expected myself to do this. In fact, not too long ago, I would laugh about vegetarianism and what not. It’s not that I disrespected people’s choices about this lifestyle, but I couldn’t help finding humor in those funny tshirts and posters defending meat eaters.
Anyway, it’s been a whole month now since I transitioned to this diet. It’s been quite challenging at times, not because of cravings but because of the difficulty of finding food easily. My best solution thus far has been to bring baon. So far so good. I have discovered lots of new places though, and so perhaps I will set up a new section in this blog about vegetarianism soon. Let’s see 
It’s been a little over three weeks since I have started my journey towards becoming a vegetarian. I am quite pleased and a little bit surprised that it hasn’t been as hard as I had imagined it to be In fact, the transition has been quite smooth. Except for those four meals since I started my transition, I have not had any kind of meat, and yes, that includes fish and chicken. Oh, but even if I have gone vegetarian, I do still have my eggs and dairy, and I still have my “bad stuff” like chocolates and sweets!
I have said time and again that I am not really transitioning solely to lose weight. It is an added bonus though! In the past two days, I have been complemented several times about having lost some weight and looking brighter and fresh Blooming daw! haha.
If you had told me months ago I would have taken on this lifestyle, I would have said sure, but make sure you have one of those medical computer carts with a defibrillator because I would just die without my food, but well, it’s been amazing. I do hope I get to sustain this and keep at it. Let’s see how it goes
The other day, I came across one of those group coupons for Pilates sessions. I was so super tempted to purchase one, mainly because it was soooo cheap but the location was not too good for me. I would have loved to, though, because I’ve been dying to try Pilates.
I think these group coupon deals are fabulous ways to explore different centers, studios and workouts that would suit you. It offers you a good, affordable rate that allows you to sample a bit of everything before committing. Sometimes though, you kinda get suckered in to buying something you’re not gonna use simply because it’s cheap. Haha. Another reason I am hesitant in buying all these coupons is because sometimes you just don’t know what you’ll get. I’ve been lucky, to be fair, and all the group coupons I’ve purchased thus far have been good. I do know some people who feel they were duped or got a bad deal. I guess it’s really important to do thorough background checks on the companies and people you will be dealing with. It also helps to know the going rate and what competitors offer thus you really get a good deal.
Anyway, I had to let that Pilates deal pass for now. Hopefully there will be one that works out for me soon!
Since my unplanned detox weekend at The Farm last week, I have gone kinda vegetarian. Sorta, I guess. I may not be very rigid about it, but I have veered away from meat (including chicken and fish!) since then. This was admittedly unintentional and I never really considered going vegetarian (much less raw or vegan teehee), but for some reason, since I had started that already, I kinda just went with it. Well, to be fair, since then I have had two meals with meat (um…and alcohol on one of those meals mwahaha), but for the rest of the time, it’s really been meat-free. It’s been an interesting ride, to say the least.
I’m surprised at how I don’t really feel the old familiar hunger I used to feel, but yeah, I still do get hungry. The difference now is that I feel I’m full much faster and that it lasts longer. In fact one of the things I realized during the weekend was how amazingly little I needed because I was always felt satiated, thus I didn’t feel the urge to stuff myself constantly. But yeah, I still do have cravings. Like the other day, I was craving soooo much for ice cream, and so I gave in and bought a Snickers ice cream bar, but I could barely finish it. I seem to also have a better handle on portions. I also went by the cupcake store twice this week and had no urge at all to get one. Hmmm. continue reading…
The past weekend gave me a chance to do a little bit of a detox. Unintentionally, I might say, but a detox nonetheless. I have never really planned on going vegetarian or doing the whole raw food thing or even changing what I eat drastically (well, except for the amount of it!) but I suddenly found myself in The Farm at San Benito for a couple of days and well, I took very well to the healthy food choices and lifestyle offered there. I soooo wish I can afford to do a whole detox program there but there is no way I can afford that right now!!! Anyway, in the two days I was there, I was amazed at how little my body really needed as long as it was filled up with all the healthy goodness of the food we had. Seriously. And this is saying a lot because I do eat A LOT! But I barely felt hungry or craved food while I was there. I could sit and watch my friend eat and not even want more. There was this one meal, in fact, where we had this SUPER good raw chocolate pecan pie with coconut ice cream on the side and it was soooooo good but after a couple of bites, I was all good. Surprise, surprise. Ordinarily I would have been able to eat a whole slice on my own. Or two. Or even three.
And so this weekend’s unintentional detox kind of gave me an idea for the first thirty day challenge I want to do this year: 30 days of healthy eating…no beef or pork, no excess sugar (meaning additional table sugar to anything), and no white rice. Wish me luck. I will start my count from last Sunday hehe.
Speaking of thirty day challenges, I’ve done quite a few lately and I was thinking maybe I should start making myself those little chips/tokens to mark my successes. Kinda like those personalized military challenge coins I saw in some website recently. I’ll call them Ria’s 30 day challenge coins. Hehe. Random. Must be the sugar withdrawal. Har
Have you ever heard of a bogner alchemist guitar head? Or something like that??? Hehe. I suck at the whole music thing but over the past few days I have been discovering how music can play such an integral role in making weight loss more fun. I was watching a few of my friends jam not too long ago and I saw how it can indeed be such a full body workout. Check out the guitarists and see how sweaty they get haha. Seriously though, while jamming seems to be all fun, it can also be a good workout. I guess that’s the principle, too, behind using the Wii and other consoles with games to lose weight. I wanna actually check out guitar hero soon and see how this can help me add something new and fun to my workout. When I first was dieting, after all, I made use of the Dance, Dance Revolution craze
Over the past few months, as some of you may have noticed, I seem to have lost my footing in this whole blogging about my weight loss thing. In the beginning, I really made sure to invest in a good webhosting package in order to force myself to stay focused on my goals of losing weight and becoming healthier but because of many not-so-nice things that happened to me since late last year, I have fallen back to old patterns and habits. Yeah…I allowed myself to let go of what was important and wallow in the whole pit of self-pity and stuff.
However, the comments I received and messages sent my way in the past week or so have really meant a lot to me. It allowed me to remember why I even bother to maintain my own website about my weight loss journey. I don’t really do it for the search engine hits or income alone, but I really do it because it is quite therapeutic and allows me to really feel I am supported in this process.
And so starting today I am making a commitment to get back on track. Wish me luck. It really helps to have you guys around
I recently got a new yoga mat and it is LOOOOVE It’s the same color as my old mat, but finally, I got myself one of those “real” mats. It’s a Jade and I love it to bits. It’s nice and cushion-y, but not too heavy. I also like how I don’t slip in it, even without a towel. It still smells rubbery though, but it’s fabulous
Yep…I think I finally got my groove back.
