.: It's a lifestyle, not a diet.

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! :)