I'm Cheating Again

This entry is more like a confession. Last weekends, we went to Dubai to see the Xmas decorations. We walked around the mall then mulalah perut bergendang. While we were thinking what to eat, Aiden gave his suggestion to eat "eskreng". We found Pinkberry, and had our Froyo with Berries. (Atkins said having froyo in moderation is ok)

Then during dinner I was kempunan to eat the TomYum at this Thai restaurant. I feels like it's ok just eating the rice noodles and glass noodles, lagipun I walked a lot in the malls so I've burned a lot of calories actually. (Supposed it's a no-no!)

Then the next day we went to Dubai Mall. In Dubai Mall, I passed through Dean & Deluca (BIG MISTAKE!) and Aiden was saying, "mama....am hungry, I wang ka keks". So I bought 2 cuppies.

Then since Dean & Deluca is near to Laduree, I terus beli 15 keping macarons. (TERRIBLE MISTAKE!) Dah alang2 dgn cuppies, macarons, terus pergi Magnolia beli Red Velvet cuppies and Lemon Meringue Cuppies. Memang takde kira diet langsung. But I was like I don't care, it's not like everyday I was able to eat the Magnolia cakes & Laduree. Once dah depan mata orang cakap itulah dinamakan rezeki, so janganla tolak....kan, kan, kan? =P 

~Magnolia Lemon Meringue cuppies ada lemon fillings~

But bila dah kenyang makan tu adala sedikit sesal how hard for me to tahan nafsu. At that point of time I really respect some of the skinny people who could maintain their body by not eating sweets and stuffs. How they can manage to resist all those temptations? But for me, life is too short to deprive from the foods you really love. While it doesn’t give you the license to binge on cake all day, it’s important to indulge from time to time and enjoy favorite foods in moderation. Tapi sekali makan 2 cuppies sehari ok ke? hehehe

WOHOOOOO Bar

Hmmm...

She's my lady...

Soft and smooth....

YUM!

Ni dalam cerita Open Season..

Since Boog is a male bear,

So, if a female bear would say

MY WOHOOO Bar!!

He's my man...

Soft and smooth...

Melts in my mouth 

(Jgn fikir ke arah lain ye)

My WOhOO bar yg I meant is this:

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The best part it's only 2 / 3 net carbs!

It makes my diet been soooooo easy!

And even u can eat this in you induction part.

Since ada a few were emailing me asking about this,

Well, here I nak cerita about my Atkins diet

I've tried a few things nak turun berat badan...

But the thing is, it's not permanent. 

So, this time, I want to try to do Atkins for life!

Actually it would be better if you buy the Atkins book and understand it fully.

Controlling Your Carbs Is The Healthy Way To Eat - for Life

When you do Atkins, you get to eat all kinds of delicious, health foods and you never need to go hungry. If your goal to slim down, you weight will go down - stedily, easily and for good. 

Doing Atkins simply means controlling the amount carbohydrates you eat. Much depends upon your metabolism, gender, age and activity level. Over time, you'll learn the amount of carbs you eat each day, but first you must learn to determine how many carbs you can consume each day to achieve your goal weight.

In the weight loss phases in Atkins, you objective is to eat as many nutrient dense carbs as you can handle and to cut out carbs that have little or no nutritional value. This means no bread, rice, pasta or anything made with added sugar. Even nutritious carb foods, such as brown rice, sweet potatoes will be off the menu until you are close to your goal weight, when most people can re-introduce them. During weight loss, you replace empty calories with a wide assortment of delicious, nutrient dense and fibre rich vegetables and protein packed foods such as poultry, eggs, fish, red meat and cheese. 

Once you have achieved and are maintaining a healthy weight, you can enjoy many of those forbidden foods in moderation. The difference is quality. Instead of empty carbohydrates in the form of worthless white flour and sugar, you'll be eating highly nutritious fruits such as strawberries, blueberries; nuts and seeds; virtually all veggies; and even moderate portions of beans and whole grains.

It is just the opposite of a fad or crash diet. It's a lifetime commitment to good nutrition and improved health, one that works easily in the 'real' world of family meals, social activities, eating in restaurants and travelling. =)

Craving

Seriously, I need a quick fix

Not a new shoes,

Not a new handbag,

But these....uwaaaaaaaa

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Serious, I langsung tak rindu nasi and mee

But I rindu these!

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I went through all the pictures I took before and found these are what I used to eat

Seriously melelehhhhhhh!!!

Oh God, please help me

What should I do now?

Then I programme this in my head:

Saya mahu kurus,

Saya tidak mahu kena diebetic masa muda2 ni

Saya mahu kurus dulu and lepas my weight goal,

Then lepas tu saya mahu indulge sepuas-puasnya!

Barulah rasa rewarding kan? =)

Steviana

It's been about 10 days now since I started my low-carb regime

I've lost 3 kg!

I am feeling more energetic too.

I didn't crave for nasi or mee,

But someone who is having a sweet tooth like me, I crave for a cake!

So I explored Atkins recipe and I found out I can make and eat cheesecake!

But I must use a sugar substitue

At first I thought of using Aspartame,

Then I found this new sugar substitute which is from Stevia plant!

My FIL haritu pernah cerita about this

So kebetulan I terjumpa Steviana sugar substitute dekat groceries,

Terus I SMS my FIL, and he said price kat M'sia is almost twice more expensive

Then...I terus angkut semua dekat shelves tu sampai licin!

The reason why takut susah nak cari kat tempat lain

Or maybe kat tempat lain price dia mahal

So lepas ni, we can have a cheesecake for dessert...YAY!

In case u are wondering:

Atkins diet is a low-carb diet

1st phase ni mmg tak boleh makan langsung carbs or sugar

I only can take vegetables and need to minimize up to 20 net grams carbs per day

and also can eat daging, ayam, ikan, prawns, etc

As long as takde Carbs.

Contoh my diet meal =):

FAT Is My New Friend

My apologies for not responding to your comments in time,

But janganlah blame saya. =( huhuhu

Seriously, I am not a good example, eventhough I think if u were in my shoes you would do the same

But I really appreciate to all my bag-aholic friends comments

Also knowing that they are ikhlas rather than obnoxious or pandang serong

Saya hanyalah manusia yg lemah..sungguh lemah

Back to the title,

For the past 3 days, I am very weak.

Let's BLAME to 

I've started to follow this Atkins diet with Hubby

So NO Carbs and Sugar

FAT is my new friend

 

We are still in induction stage

Last night my muscles are all fatigue, pening2...huhuhu

That's the effect lah...and now still bertahan

Hopefully in 2 weeks saya still dapat bertahan untuk berpantang....uwaaaaaaaa..huhuhu
Wish me luck ye.