Food Log | 08 November 2011

Food Intake 

Breakfast: (1) Pandesal from Pan de Manila (80 calories)

AM Snack: (3) Stick-O's (75 calories)

Lunch: Grilled chicken, grilled pork, roast beef in gravy and boiled okra, tomatoes and eggplant in shrimp paste

PM Snack: (1) Chocolate Madeleine (100 calories)

Dinner: (2/3) Roasted Chicken Pesto and Shiitake Mushroom on flat bread, (1) Grande Passion Iced Tea, (1/4) Molten Chocolate Cake

Starbucks Planner Update (4/17)

I'm back and I've got my game face on

So there are a few things that should I say, have been worrying me and have given me a reason to rethink the way I live my life.


1. I've suffered from skin asthma most of my life and I have only recently grown out of it. However, I'm not sure if it's in the way our helper cleans the house and launders our linens, or if the Philippines is just getting more polluted than what I'm used to, or if I'm just really stressing myself too much at work. Whatever reason it is, my skin's inching its way back to its old ways and it's scaring me. I need a healthier and cleaner diet, and I have to start consciously being more aware of how I take care of my body. 


2. Early on this year I weighed 150lbs. I joined the gym and committed to a self-proclaimed healthy diet which didn't seem to work in the beginning. Months after I went down to 140lbs and now I've plateaued to in between that number and 143lbs. I guess I can be proud of that but I feel like I'm just being fooled by the numbers. I've been eating more than I should lately and oddly so, I haven't gained as much as I thought I would. I feel like I look fatter, I just didn't gain as much as I look. I need a good balance between my physical changes and what comes out on the scale to help me sleep at night.


3. I earn a pretty decent amount of money and work for a hotel that I can be proud of any day. But some days I really don't feel accomplished enough when I compare myself to kids my age. I try to think of ways to earn more. I would want to put up a business one day, something that I can do on the side without putting into jeopardy my position in my current job. But today, this is what I have and this is what I'm doing. I just need someone to tell reassure me that I am 21, young and with a lot of potential to make big money someday.


I am in no way sure if these things are worth my time. But they do worry me and I need to make a few changes. Today, I am going to set my 2012 New Year's Resolution early and apply this starting the second half of November (16th). 


1. No softdrinks, iced tea and artificial fruit juices. 
2. No popping zits, no scratching rashes, nails cut short at all times.
3. Skip breakfast, less carbs, no to snacking
4. Commit to this exercise regimen:
     30 minute cardio (5 days a week)
     15 minute weight training/on the mat (optional)
5. Sleep at least 6 hours a day
6. Open a new bank account and set aside Php 15,000 a month
7. Contribute Php 5,000 a month for family expenditures
8. Keep a food log and keep track of what I spend on on a daily basis (could do that here)


And a couple of plans me and my friends have for next year and the near future. This is where strict saving is needed.


1. Boracay with Option A this January 2012
2. Singapore with Batch 85 loves on the fourth quarter of 2012
3. Train with Ja this December


I may or may not add onto this list. I do think every single one is doable. I'm just the type of person who has trouble committing to things. I guess it's about time to man up and stand by something. This is all for me after all. 


Wish me luck. Hoping to drop down to 130lbs by April in time for summer. For now, toodles. <3

Food Log (051011)

Food intake (May 10, 2011)

Breakfast: 1 tbsp light butter, 1 toasted white bread

AM snack: Fita spicy tuna

Lunch: 1/3 medium marinated milkfish, 1/2 cup rice

PM snack: 1 pack Snyder's Honey Mustard and Onion Hanover Pretzels

Dinner: Cibo's Verdure Panini (sauteed zucchini, bell peppers, onions, mushrooms and eggplant on pesto)

I'm obsessed with bling but I hardly wear em

So I've always been really into accessories since forever. I have 10 ear piercings and when I wasn't lazy back then, I actually wear earrings on them. Now I still love buying accessories but they're mainly for the sake of owning them and looking at them all together. It's stupid. But meh.

Forever 21 (Php 305)

M.I.C. at SM (Php 275)

Some random clothing shop (Php 100) 

 Earrings and bracelets in ice cube trays (Php 80/3 pcs)

 Mesh earrings holder (custom-made by Dad)

 Necklaces and rings

 Bangles, bracelets and earrings

 Lace and black feather earrings made by me

Torquoise feather earring bought at a random accessory stand

 Rings from random clothing shops and stands

 Favorite Eiffel Tower earrings from A'postrophe (approx Php 300) 

GAH I LOVE ACCESSORIES <3 I want moar!

Food Log (042011)

Food intake (April 20, 2011)

Breakfast: 2tbsp spicy tuna, lettuce, scrambled egg in pita bread

Lunch: Kenny Roger's Roasted Chicken sandwich, mushroom and baby corn side, and cheese and garlic potato side

PM snack: 2 servings of Nori-flavored Pringles

Dinner: one medium-sized apple and mango yogurt

Exercise

Treadmill (25 mins)

Elliptical Trainer (15 mins)

Weight training (20 mins)

Work (1pm to 9pm, 11pm to 12mn)

Gots to get into shape

So I've been thinking about my workout regimen and I just don't think that I'm doing enough. I've been having doubts that what if I keep doing what I'm doing now, and still not get any kind of results after a few weeks. What if I'm doing things wrong? I know it would take time for any kind of weight loss to occur. That's why I devoted my afternoon yesterday to researching other ways to exercise other than going to the gym every other day.

I already tried the jumping rope yesterday morning and according to a site you burn about 171 calories after doing so for 15 minutes. I counted how many times I jump per minute and I can do 120 and I'm out of breath. How the hell would I manage to do a continuous 15-minute long jumping rope session without killing myself? So I settled for minute-long reps with 30 second breaks in between, times 5. Maybe I'll have enough stamina to do the 15 minute thing in the future, but I'm not sure if I'd really just burn 171 calories cos the 5 minutes alone was torture!

I also researched about work out routines that I can watch online or through a DVD and I came across Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. I've loved her ever since The Biggest Loser, and man I love that show. I also saw some before and after photos of people who tried the regimen and I'm not quite sure of their authenticity but it made me want to try it. I thought of choosing the high rode and searched for sites where I can order it online. But I already had a booboo years before when I ordered Shaun T's Hip Hop Abs from the Home Shopping Network for about P4000, when a few weeks after I found it in Ruins. So Cha said I could find it online and just download it through a torrent and I did. Gonna start doing it tomorrow. I hope I don't slack off.

Food intake (April 19, 2011)

Breakfast: scrambled egg and whole wheat toast

Lunch: ham, cucumber, lettuce and mustard in two whole wheat bread slices

PM snack: one pack Sky Flakes (3 crackers)

Dinner: ham, cucumber, lettuce and mustard in two whole wheat bread slices

Exercise

Jump Rope (600 jumps)

Work (11am to 7pm, 9:30pm to 12mn)

Food Log (041811)

Food intake (April 18, 2011)

Breakfast: Scrambled egg and whole wheat toast

Lunch: Boiled mixed vegetables and 2 packs Sky Flakes

PM snack: 1/2 Cucumber, lettuce, mustard in whole wheat bread

Dinner: 4 shrimp dumplings, Del Monte Fruit Snack, Fit and Right Pineapple drink, a small donut

Exercise

Treadmill (20 mins)

Elliptical Trainer (20 mins)

Weight training (10 mins)

Work (11am to 9pm, 11pm to 12mn)

Yupyup. Toodles! :D

Reality shows save the day

I really don't get how I end up feeling so tired at the end of the day. You can hardly say that sitting on a semi-comfortable chair, in front of a laptop, finding ways to entertain myself is exhausting. In fact, I am torn between feeling embarrassed and lucky about my current day job. Sure I work for a prestigious brand but what have I been learning? What are the upsides of being where I am now?


I guess you can say that (1) my communication skills have improved here after months and months of getting used to speaking to people through a headset's microphone. I lost my touch and charm but I sort of feel like I got it back. Not that I was charming to begin with, I'm not the smiley person after all.


A lot of people would be jealous, and also a lot of people would lift an eyebrow at (2) being able to say that I see lots of hot people and celebrities all day as I sit behind my desk. Yes it's a lame reason but hey, every perk counts. I already had an extremely embarrassing encounter with Akihiro Sato at Serendra but seeing him and at times, Daniel Matsunaga at least once a week after his work out just completes my day. Even the Younghusbands (I know Barbara, Valen, Charlotte, Lia and Joanna would be quite jealous) had a show right smack in front of the shop. So hey, I guess it ain't that bad.


I always find myself really tired when I get home, sad part is I still have to tutor. At least when I'm here at the office, (3) I get to catch up on the latest TV shows thanks to SideReel. I've been following America's Next Top Model Cycle 16, American Idol Season 10 and Work of Art. Pretty good shows that's just my opinion. I used to be a huge TV drama nerd but nowadays I find my self attracted to the reality shows better. I loved One Tree Hill, Gossip Girla and Glee but now it becomes more of an errand for me to keep track of the shows. Friends have been telling me to watch Vampire Diaries. I have the entire Season 1 in my hard drive thanks to Barbara but I haven't even attempted to start with that. Sorry you guys! Damon Salvatore is <3 though.

And lastly I know I shouldn't be complaining about this, but (4) I would like a quick-paced day rather than a slow one since I haven't really been doing much at work lately. I hate stress cos who doesn't? But I just want to feel it somehow. I am sooooo hoping for that promotion to materialize.


Anyway, entire day at work yesterday. Pretty boring as usual save for a few walk-ins and a whole lot of show marathons. I was counting my calories but I figured a little bit of churros from Dulcinea wouldn't hurt. I got that and 8 pieces of mini cream puffs for my family. The churros tasted like solid oil dipped in chocolate. It made me feel sick. But for P98 pesos, I guess I should quit complaining.

Food intake (April 17, 2011)

Breakfast: 1 slice whole wheat bread, 1 tbsp pineapple jam and a scrambled egg

Lunch: Mixed boiled vegetables with butter and two packs of Sky Flakes (3 crackers per pack)

PM snack: 3 little churros from Dulcinea

Dinner: Chicken ham, lettuce, cucumber and mustard in whole wheat bread

Work (11am to 9 pm, 11pm to 12mn)

Yup yup. That's all folks. Toodles :3

I'm lazy but I get things done

I was really looking forward to today, I even planned out the stuff I wanted to do:


1. Work out at the gym for 2 hours.
2. Get a haircut.
3. Take a room tour video.
4. RareJob for  8 hours.


But very much like most days, something just gets in the way. I get lazy.


But hey, I got pretty close to doing it! 


1. As you will be seeing below, I managed to stay at the gym for about an hour and 30 minutes. Pretty close to my initial goal right? I was crazy hyper even my trainer noticed. He said he was the one getting tired and I was unstoppable. BAHAHAHA! Awkward was he was flirting with me so I had to make up a fake boyfriend whom I've been with for a year and a half, but had to move last October to the States to study. Yup pretty much got way into the details. Not good. Oh well. Anyway I felt super good after the work out I felt I was lighter. I wish I have that much energy whenever I work out. Anyhow, here's the gym I go to, got the pics from their site:

2. In front of my gym is a Fix salon so I inquired about their rates. I was contemplating during my work out if I was gonna get a haircut now, and maybe even add in some treatments. The thing was, I would need to head home first and freshen up before I can head into the salon. That took too much work. So I ultimately decided to postpone my haircut for next weekend. HAHA lazy ass. Still confused about what kind of cut I would like though. Fooled a lot of people when I posted this up:

3. My Canon camera is broken and I need to get it fixed. It's frustrating cos the shutter just suddenly wouldn't budge. So instead, I borrowed my Mom's camera, which she needed, but she said she could bring my dad's cam instead. But since I got lazy, it was on my bed the whole day and I didn't get to use it at all. Sorry Mom. :D


4. It was a long shot but I actually managed to stay up from 8am to11am and 7pm to 12mn to finish 8 hours of tutoring. Hooray for meee! 

Food intake (April 16, 2011)

Breakfast: Banana and peanut butter tortilla wrap

Lunch: Medium-sized fried milk fish, 2 baby mangoes

PM snack: Random gulps of soy milk

Dinner: Crispy pork, half a cup of rice

Exercise

Treadmill (20 mins)

Elliptical Trainer (20 mins)

Weight training (45 mins)

Treadmill - Cool down (10 minutes)

Work (DAY OFF BITCHEZ)

Lotsa love. Toodles! :3

I'm bored, here's my face

On my way to work, I was in the bus and an old lady sat beside me. I didn't mind the sun so I kept my curtains open even while I was taking a nap. When I woke up the lady saw me and asked if I wasn't too hot from the bright sun. Sweet lady. Then she started talking to me about how I should focus first on my career before getting married and having kids. She told me about herself when she was about my age, how she is with her daughter and grandchildren. She even complimented me and told me I was good looking. Heeee! She said she just got back from living in England for a few years. I love her, she was lovely. :3


But maaaan. Crazy boring and long day. 

Fun that I got to see Crizel's sister Diane, their stepdad and their aunt though. Nice to see familiar faces when I'm at work. 

My interview didn't push through cos the VP of the hotel chain was at the hotel. So everyone was pretty busy. I guess it's okay, it gives me more time to prepare myself, cos I'm pretty nervous about it.

Watched America's Next Top Model Cycle 16 and the two latest episodes of American Idol Season 10. Finished both until the most recent ones. Had a couple of people come in but that's it I guess.

I'm glad parents were able to pick me up cos I was craaazy tired. Pretty cranky too. 


So since this is gonna be a short post, here is a picture of my golden self.

And another one.

Food intake (April 15, 2011)

Breakfast: A tablespoon of bicol express tuna, toasted whole wheat bread, scrambled egg

Lunch: Boiled mixed vegetables, three Sky Flakes crackers

PM snack: Baked Doritos

Dinner: Chicken ham, lettuce, cucumber and mustard in whole wheat bread

Exercise

Treadmill (15 mins)

Elliptical Trainer (15 mins)

Weight training ( 10mins)

Work (11am to 10pm)

Bleh.

Wow that was boring. Are you asleep now? :( I'm sorry. I'll make it up to you tomorrow, toodles! <3

Reunited and it feels so effin good

Yesterday became an unplanned cheat day and I feel like poop cos of it.

is evil

Janine and I watched the current cycle of ANTM while indulging in Baked Doritos and Pillows, which I shouldn't be allowed to be doing. Which is perfect cos watching skinny and gorgeous models just made me hate myself for eating and made me kept on eating cos I felt depressed. But it was pretty much a sabaw day at the office but hey, we're smart, we figured out how to defeat boredom.

Jom "the soccer player from Cebu" is in Manila and texted me that he was going to Makati (where I worked) yesterday afternoon. So that night I was in the shop, secretly watching reruns of America's Next Top Model Cycle 16 when the door opened and Nicole and Jom were there. Had dinner at Pepperlunch although I sort of already had dinner a few hours before that =( It was fuuuun catching up with them though. Attempted blowing Jom's ego up and succeeded. So bad ass that we were all affiliated to one hotel chain. Steph and her friend, Barney followed. Flew from Bicutan to Magallanes in a matter of seconds. Had to run back to the shop then the hotel to time out and return my uniform while they had a yo-break. 


Headed to National Sports Grill for drinks and dinner for Steph and Barney. My Strawberry Daiquiri tasted like cough medicine. It was gross but I had to drink it cos I felt bad for my wallet. Already tried out a drink there before and hated it, should've learned my lesson then.

It was crazy fun getting to hang with them again. Too bad Florence and Berna were missing in action; would've been totally perfect.

Food intake (April 14, 2011)

Breakfast: Half a bowl of corn flakes, half a glass of soy milk, sliced banana and baby mango

Lunch: Sweet pork, lettuce and asparagus wrapped in a tortilla, and a few more asparagus stems

PM snack: Baked Doritos, chicken ham, lettuce, cucumber and mustard in whole wheat bread

Dinner: Chicken Pepperlunch and Strawberry Daiquiri

Exercise

4 trips to and from the hotel and the shop (brisk walking pace) toting heavy laptop bag

Work (1pm to 9pm)

Bleh.

Need more inspiration. I sort of felt kind of down about something yesterday and it translated to how I look, felt and acted. Not sure if I'm comfortable sharing whatever it is I have pooping in my head so for now I'll keep it in the dark. 

I don't like losing people. Of course in the literal sense, no one wants to lose someone cos of death, but by this I mean I don't like people I am close to suddenly become distant. I'm a clingy person in general. I'm clingy with my family, my friends, and I admit even to my special someones. 

I am like The Rash.

I need today to be happy. I'll figure it out. 

In the meantime, I leave you with two awesome comic artists whom you probably already know, but I will mention them anyway.

Hyperbole and a Half

Cyanide and Happiness

That's it for now. Toodles <3

I'm cashless but I've got a nice quote for you

Found a quote that I can strongly live by.

"Do not exchange what you want most for what you want at the moment."

See, I even turned it into my wallpaper via Paint.

Been getting inspiration from looking at weight loss blogs in Tumblr and Pinterest accounts. There's something about seeing other people going through the same thing as you are. It makes me feel like I have a shot at getting what I want because other people can do it. I've always been the person who needed motivation to get something done. These people are my motivation. Here are the two best blogs for me that I've encountered so far.

Fitness Inspiration at Tumblr

Uyen Dee's Inspiration board at Pinterest.

I got this in the bag. Plus I have my American Idol/Biggest Loser friend to motivate me. Shout out to Alaska! WOO!

Food intake (April 13, 2011)

Breakfast: One slice of bacon, half a glass of soy milk

AM snack: A handful of dark chocolate raisinets

Lunch: Two packs of Sky Flakes (3 crackers), half a cup of binagoongan

PM snack: One pack of Sky Flakes

Dinner: Lettuce, squash and bicol express tuna wrap, a little piece of fried white chicken meat

and a whole lot of water.

(I'm a girl with a big built, give me a break. I'm getting there. :D)

Exercise (7:30 to 8:30)

Treadmill (20 mins)

Elliptical Trainer (20 mins)

Weight training (20 minutes)

Work (11am to 7pm, 9:30pm to 12mn)

Bleh.

Shopping (Forever 21, Makati - April 10, 2011)

Black Forever 21 top (Php600+)

Striped orange-black-gray Forever 21+ top (Php900+)

White cropped Forever 21 top (Php700+)

Black skinny 21 Denim jeans (Php500+)

Blue skinny 21 Denim jeans (Php 500+)

5 pairs of heart Forever 21 earrings (Php 300+)

Haven't splurged on shopping in a while. And I won't be able to, I'm out of cash. (will try to take photos of each item another time, I'm late for work)

Nuff for now. Toodles <3