Baby Steps to a Better,Healthier Me

Every year, I make a promise to myself that I will be on a diet. So far, ever since then, the diet only lasted for a month. Hahaha. No doubt, I love food. I love to cook... and to eat... and the fact that my mom, Bobby and his family are great cooks, didn't even seem to help me fulfill that promise. Hehe.

Last year, my Ob-Gyn advised me to lose weight because I have PCOS (Polycystic Ovaries). So, I was on Metformin and birth control pills for quite some time. Unfortunately, I didn't like the effects it had on me because I was nauseated and kept on throwing up most of the time. So I stopped taking it(even without the doctor's advise). 

When I was still in high school, one of my best friends and I went on a diet.( I honestly don't know how I survived eating soda crackers and iced tea for a month!). We would walk and swim almost everyday just to shed the extra pounds. And it worked(for obvious reasons) just in time for the prom (our motivation).

I've tried slimming teas, diet pills and protein shakes... only to find out that I get even fatter and more bloated when I stopped taking it. 

My goal to lose weight then was just so simple and short-term : to get into a dress for a special occasion. It was so shallow that once the event is done, so was my diet.

What's the difference between then and now? It's the sudden realization that life is indeed short. (Thanks,Leigh). I didn't really like going to hopitals or seeing a doctor for check-ups. I wouldn't take medicine when I'm sick;I just sleep to recover. I wouldn't even take multivitamins or eat fruits. Contrary to the positive term of "fat" being "healthy", I'm not. But then again, I am not yet ready to leave this world soon primarily because I have a little kid.

So when I've been nauseated for almost 3 days, I went to see a doctor of internal medicine. I have a "healthy blood pressure" as she put it. My blood sugar is normal, however I have to... lose weight. (hehe).

And this is what she said,"Wag ka mag-ambisyon na in one month two pounds agad ang mawala sa 'yo. Set realistic goals." And so I did.. I mean.. I am...

I call this "My Baby Steps to a Better,Healthier Me." 

Week 1 : No soda
Week 2 : No pork
Week 3 : 1 cup of rice each meal
Week 4 : 1/2 cup of rice each meal
Week 5 : 1/2 cup of rice twice a day
Week 6 : 1/2 cup of rice once a day
Week 7 : No rice

I have to avoid chicken skin, oily food,junk food and sweets. I am currently on Week 2. Since I am in a "no pork diet", I opt for fish and veggies. I even asked Bobby to cook cabbage soup for me. :)

I am still currently thinking of going back to the gym. I know I should, but that takes a different kind of commitment and I am not sure if I can commit to it yet.hehe.

Since June 25 to date, I have already lost 11 pounds.It doesn't physically show yet(which is the frustrating part), but I know I am on my way to my target (31 pounds to lose!). 

I am not doing this for a special occasion this time. I am doing this because I love myself. :)