Round 2 Dukan

Wokay.

It has been 2 weeks since the Dukan Diet.

My Attack phase was for 3 days. It was not too bad for me but I was tired, thirsty and hungry. Oddly, I didn't have much cravings. Iman tergugat sikit when my friends ordered ayam goreng but resisted. Takes A LOT OF WILLPOWER to reject the oily food and yummy carbs.

For 3 days, my breakfast consisted of Oat Bran with milk or yoghurt. Usually yoghurt because I'm always in a rush in the mornings.

For lunch it was either baked/grilled chicken, seafood or salmon. Sampai naik muak! I gradually moved on to the Cruise stage. I STRUGGLED in this stage! The cravings all came back with a vengeance! I wanted carbs soooo much and the temptation to stuff my face with Nasi Briyani at my colleague's open house DID not help! I caved in on my 7th day. Just ate a teeny weeny portion of rice and felt bloated. By the 10th day, dah start malas. I decided to stop the Dukan, whack whatever and I want and then start again...this time I am not gonna distracted and be really strict.

Did I lose any weight? YES. I am currently at 57.5kg. WOOHOO. Touched 5 already liao, no more 6. But I think my 2 days worth of carbs and bubble tea enjoyment will affect my weight. It's ok, I'll start back everything!

Maybe the reason why I feel that Cruise phase is difficult is because the weight loss is not as rapid as the Attack phase so I guess I felt demoralise. Imagine lah, whole day makan vegetables and protein (which by the time dah jelak gila) and then it's either you gain a bit of weight or just lose a little. So it turns out that vegetables retain water, so that's why ada a bit of weight gain.

Experienced a couple of things during Dukan

1) Constipation. PUNYALAH SAKIT NAK MEMBEROT. So that's why drink plenty of water and eat oat bran, it helps!

2) Tired

3) Thirsty

4) Bad Breath. Sorry eh, I seal mulot bau tayar with mints hahahahaha

What are the difficulties during Dukan?

1) EATING OUT.
My boss jio-ed everyone for Swensens on my 2nd day of Attack. IT WAS SUPER HARD. I can't eat Salad, I can't eat lamb chops, I can't eat Rib eye. Finally settled for Grilled Fish. Quite miserable though. Did not touch the fries at all and was super proud of myself! Sometimes susah nak find "Dukan friendly food" also. I had Tom Yam, fish ball soup, meat balls, yong tau foo...anything but carbo!

2) CRAVINGS

The cravings can be bad! I caved in to bubble tea but had less sugar and no pearls! For my ice cream fix, I had froyo instead.

3) HUNGER

I was always hungry! Read it's ok to eat alot but they must be protein! For dessert, I had tau huey! Never ate so much Tau Huey before. It's like you're full..but you're not FULL FULL. If ya know what I mean.

And please plan your menu! I think its really important cos you wont be distracted. I failed to plan for a few days and that's why I caved in to unhealthy carbs. Sheesh.

It also helps to have friends that motivate you. I started following a couple of Dukan-ers on Instagram and shamelessly curi their food ideas lah. Hehe. Now I'm raring to go! COME ON! 3 KG TO GO!!!

Wish me luck for my second round of Dukan everyone!

I can Dukan

Any of you did NOT gain weight during the festive season? If you didn't gain weight, you're damn lucky! 

Think I gained a bit of weight indulging in all those rendang, ayam masak merah and whatnot. I lost a bit of weight during the fasting month only to gain back. Bagos ah.

I've always had issues with my weight. I think I gained weight massively in 2005 when I tried to quit smoking but lost a bit of weight when I was on job training at H/T/A in 2009. My weight keeps going up and down and I was never the skinny sort and it really doesn't help that I'm top heavy. 

Think I've tried a few things to help me lose weight. Tried Duromine once and it made me lose weight so fast but I was bitchy, tired and constantly thirsty! I was terribly sick and had to go on sick leave so many times (like it's a bad thing eh? hehe). The last straw was when I had heart palpitations! I decided to stop taking the pills and my weight shot up! GAHHH. 

Left: Last November; 66kg 

Right: One week ago during raya; 60kg

Have been exercising and watching my diet since January and I've lost some weight. I was 67kg at my heaviest and now I am 60kg. I did zumbabi , jogged and eat clean. Sometimes I PHAIL in this eating clean thingy, I'll over indulge and feel terribly guilty after that.  

What my relative said to me during raya did not make things any better. She said that I have to be "thin or else nanti pelamin roboh." Bitchy hor? I am SO SICK of them talking about my weight. It's always "Oh, you're fat, lose weight. Kau kurus lagi lawa...kau dah naik badan blah blah blah." Tak pernah cakap benda baik, selalu kene comment orang kurus ke gemok. And people wonder why I grew up with weight issues.

Anyway I would like to lose more weight and since the wedding is in a few months, I'm gonna kick it up a notch. After much convincing by Yaya, I decided to go on the Dukan diet! I had my reservations about this but wtheck, just try lah. Ok here's a little introduction to the Dukan diet...

Hahahaha, just google Dukan diet and you will somehow get what the Dukan diet is all about lah. Basically you eliminate carbs until you get to the Consolidation phase and reintroduce the carbs back but not too much. I am willing to commit to this diet and I gotta thank Yaya for the motivation. She is on this diet as well and I am so glad to have a friend who can motivate and guide me through this! *fistpump* We went Dukan grocery shopping and quite sad that I have to eliminate a lot of food but IT'S OK, nak kurus kan!

 OMG NO BAGEDIL AND BUBBLE TEA HOWWWWW? :<

Ok so I am gonna start tomorrow- 19/8/2013 (Monday). I have to be on the Attack phase for 3 days. That's 3 days of Pure protein food. Oh boy, I am gonna be so happy to eat vegetables on Thursday! HAHAHA and then I'll move to the Cruise phase where I can eat veges and protein. Dah macam rabbit! I'll try my best to commit to this. Maybe I'll update this Dukan diet thingy on a daily basis, if tak malas! Apart from the diet, I'm gonna Zumba, jog and walk more. 

Hope I am disciplined enough to endure this diet, wish me luck! :)

Panic Manic

WOOHOO!

Finally have time to update this berkeladak blog. I am so bad at this!

Nope, I am still not married, lama lagi...lagi 104 days! HAHAHAHA. I think I'm in denial about everything. A lot of people are asking me about my preps, "Hows your preps? Dah ready? semua dah ok?"

STAHP. Just stop asking. Unless you're one of my bridesmaids or my friend, please don't ask too much. I appreciate your concern but it's very stressful. Oh, before I forget...

SELAMAT HARI RAYA! MAAF ZAHIR DAN BATIN! If I offended anyone unintentionally or intentionally (haha!), so sorry, next year raya boleh mintak maaf lagi Insyallah. :D

Anyways, back to my story. People have been asking me about my wedding preps...lagi lagi bila time raya. I will just nod and say "Yes, semua dah ready" but the truth is, I don't even know what I'm (not) doing. I'm doing this alone (you can never depend on men, can you?) and it seems like everyone who is getting married  around my time is preparing like mad! Ade yang dah take pre wedding photos, dah go makeup trial, dah DIY bunga, dah ini dah itu...I'm not even done with anything.

Of course I booked all the vendors already lah but that's just it. I don't even know if my braces are gonna be off by November. My dentist said that I might still have to keep the bottom braces. :( That means I cannot take my pre wedding photos because I refuse to have gigi besi in photos that I might show my kids in the future hahahaha. Think my mom is kinda glad, dia siang siang dah veto pre wedding photoshoot but...hehehehe. I think it's ok ah, tak yah peluk peluk pe. Masing masing lah eh.

Still struggling to save money, think we might have to postpone the honeymoon also. Sigh. Takpe lah, save a bit more maybe can go a bit jauh like Europe or USA. Kalau nak sangat, pergi je staycation.

We're thinking of Boracay for our honeymoon though! Hopefully enough rezeki! So happy that TR now has a straight flight to Boracay! Baik ah. My colleague actually helped me researched about Boracay, so nice. It doesn't seem too expensive, so hopefully we don't have to postpone ah.

Kahwin ni banyak pakai duit ah. I'm not even throwing an event at a swanky 5 star hotel or what lah. Biasa biasa je- so kids, dengar cakap akak ye, kalau nak kahwin, pergi simpan duit.

Sometimes I feel sad. Sad that I won't get my ~dream~ wedding due to certain constraints. Occasionally I will read blogs and see things that I can't afford to have for my wedding and I will feel down but I tell myself it's ok cos that's their rezeki and my rezeki might come in different forms. I'm sure most of us envisioned the perfect wedding but gotta live with what we have..:)

Oh oh, Chinta Weddings dah call suroh go fitting!!! I am SO EXCITED! Cannot wait to meet Kak Suraya for selection and measurements. I can't wait to meet my mak andam too!!! I asked for a change of mak andam. I initailly chose Lily to be my mak andam but now I am asking for Lynn Salleh instead. That's because I LOVE HER MAKEUP and she's my colleague's wife. So I feel a bit safe with her? But I love Lily's makeup too! If I can't get Lynn Salleh, I'll stick to Lily!

 Makeup by Lily

Makeup by Lynn Salleh

I am very particular about eyebrows. When I was choosing my mak andam dulu, I always scrutinise the pengantin's eyebrows. Eyebrows frame the face and I like it just nice- not too thick and not too thin. If gradient eyebrows lagi I like~ Macam Pala Foxxia. Tapi dia bukan mak andam ye hahahahahaha.

Anyway, I am panicking because I have not hit my targeted weight! I lost weight but it's not enough and I think I need to lose more. I have to admit that I am more obsessed with losing weight rather than the details of my wedding. I've been on a diet since January and been seeing improvements but I am still not satisfied. The upcoming bridal fitting lagi makes me kancheong.

Gonna try another diet and I hope I am able to commit. That topic...in another entry.

selim melim

Credits: http://portlandbridalfitness.blogspot.com/

One of the things that I am stressed about is my weight.

Come to think of it eh, I was never slim. Always been on the chubby side. Susah sangat nak lose weight. Ape ke tidak, makan tak fikir, tagak bubble tea tak agak agak. I blame this on my odd working hours too! When I'm on night shifts, you can see me eating Mcdonalds in the pantry at 2am! It is convenient and my silly mentality of, "Ah nanti leh lose weight!" is the cause of my thunder thighs and double chin.

I lost a lot of weight 2 years ago while I was on job training at the Home/Team/Academy. I was sooooo miserable but was secretly pleased that many people complimented on my weight loss. After I graduated, I gained a bit of weight but lost weight again after going through a horrible breakup.

Then I met my then boyfriend (now Fiance) and started to be boyak again. Orang gembira pe. Since then my weight has been going up and down.

Haiyohhhh, so stressed seh. My cousin managed to lose a lot of weight for her wedding. She gave me tips such as not eating carbs, skipping meals and eating fruits and cutting down on sugar. Makes sense actually but urghhh.

Recently saw pictures of a bride who slimmed down a lot, so envious! I don't mind exercising but I reckon I would do it better with a group of people. Gotta find exercise friends then! Better if they're B2B like me lah. So any fellow KKK (kakak kakak kahwin) nak go exercise together? Hehe.

Eh don't ask my Fiance to train me please, he fitness siao one. Never give chance! Anyway he says he's ok with my weight, but I'm not ok with it! Gotta start this exercise regime! Anyway here are some websites to guide you on your weight loss journey!

Weight Loss Tips for Brides

Fitness Pros' Best Tips for Brides

Must have LOADS of discipline! Alah, kalau susah sangat, gi doctor mintak slimming pills je. Tapi jangan lah, dangerous for your health and also nanti jadi macam Andrea/ Decruz how? Laki nanti kene kasi liver pulak on dulang hantaran!

So Jiayou my fellow KKK! :)