Patty has not made her debut in my new blog, and here she is!!!
Patty at 3 months! Yahay!!! :)
When she had her ears pierced!
My little darling :)
One morning, 2-ish in the morning while battling for my sanity and bottle feeding Patty, I felt stuck. I wondered how long until I get to go out again, and how I missed my old self. Depressed, I sobbed with guilt. After she finally finishes her milk, she cooed, smiled, and laughed. No oral argument needed, it was the best 10 seconds of my life. God reminded me how lucky I was to have this tiny world wonder in my arms. :)
I have not written a single post since I gave birth to my darling Patty. Blame the sleepless nights, inconsolable crying, and breastfreeding frustrations for the lack of or never having written anything, but hey! I am back for good I hope. hehe Although I have not graduated from any of those, (except the breastfeeding part for I have accepted my fate of never being able to) I am finally regaining my blogging mojo 3 months post partum, and yeah 30lbs heavier!!! I was at 52 kilos before I grew a little baby in my tummy, and weighed a horrible number of 71 kilos. I barely looked pregnant until my 6th month, people didn't actually noticed I was pregnant. My bi-weekly check up came, and gained 3 kilos every week. I ate horrendous amount of rice, and I was never full without my sweets. I dropped to to 64 kilos in two weeks, and even rose to 65.5 kilos. That finally caught my attention, no. My head was blank. Furious at myself, I finally decided to make a difference. I must win back my self respect-- fast.
TURNING A NEW LEAF
Despite the not so recent passing of my dad, followed by my kuya's stroke I have never actually taken any serious leap towards living healthy. I was the last person to care about what I ate. I live to eat what the heck, and voila! Here I am, a wobbling whale sulking in self pity. With stretch marks here and there; It did not mark motherhood, I was a few kilos away from being obese according to my bmi. I decided to embrace a whole new lifestyle. The initial goal was to lose weight, but I later found out that healthy living was rewarding. Losing weight was just an added bonus. I will hopefully live longer to see my Patty grow up, even set a good example to her.
Breakfast: Coffee
AM snack: Fruit
Lunch: 100 grams protein, 1 veggie.
PM Snack: Fruit
Dinner: 100 grams of protein, 1 veggie
I'd be a hypocrite if I tell you I don't cheat on my diet newly found lifestyle. But this is still a HUGE difference with the kind, and the amount of food I used to eat. I have never been happy with the food I eat, until I prepared them myself! :) Despite skipping carbs, I'm surprised that I never go hungry. I doubt if I'll even try any form of exercise. But eating healthy is a good start, Yes? :) THE NEWBIE I weighed 64.7 kilos last Saturday, and proud to say I now weigh 62.5 kilos! Although, I still have a long way to go from my goal which is 52 kilos, but that the heck, weight loss is still weight loss. I enjoyed cooking so much I have no plans of stopping even if I reach my goal. It's about time I reward my body after sabotaging it for 22 years. Let me share you a 5 minute video by Thefatkidinside.com about portion eating, and staying motivated!
This year, I am turning a new leaf. Embracing not only a healthier lifestyle, but rekindling my old hobby, cooking.. and blogging! Yay! :-) I'll be sharing my lutu -lutuan recipes here including recipes I found over the internet. And this is what i've been cooking/eating! :)
Tenderloin wrapped in lettuce! NO RICE, SO NICE! :)
Lean beef patty with stir fry veggies
Blacked creamy dory with cabbage
Chicken breast filler with mized vegetables
Baked creamy dory,
Remember, eating healthy does not have to be punishing! Happy eating! :D
Cheers to motherhood, living healthy,and self worth! :)
