Meals: 30/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Indian food! Cucumber Salad, Stir Fried Vegetables, Dry Curry Chicken, and 1 Sambal Egg.

Double Digits

Today is the first time, that I officially weigh in double digits in almost 2 years. The journey has been filled with ups and downs, and at some times, doubts that I will lose weight again. It was all thanks to my beautiful girlfriend and her constant encouragement that got me through those times, it was always her praises and notices on my progress that kept me going week after week. Sometimes when we are accountable to another person, it gives us more motivation to keep going.

Now that I've reached one of my goals for the year, I will need to sit down and make up a few more. One of them is to start my training for a marathon as soon as I hit 95 kgs. I think I would only be able to run a half marathon by November and a full one mid of next year (if all goes well with no injuries). Then, I will be able to cross of the list of goals, one by one!

To be honest, I have never encountered a simpler way to lose weight than this! I do not need to count calories, weigh my food, limit my portions or whatsoever. I just keep drinking the shakes, eat whatever I like for one meal a day. To me, this is freedom. It also keeps my sanity in check, because I love food, as you can tell from my blog!

Meals: 29/6/10

What I had for dinner:

Thai food! We ordered Seafood Tom Yum, Fried Catfish, Otak-otak, Stir Fried Vegetables, Frogs Legs in Spicy Chili Sauce, Mutton and Chicken Satays... Which I had 23 in total... and a Coconut Jelly by myself to end the satisfying meal! Oh have I mentioned that Satay minus the gravy is actually a healthy, flavorful, lean protein source? It's one of my favorite post workout food...

Weigh In #9

Results for week 8:

29/6/10:

Weight in KGs

29/6/10:

Body Fat in % / Muscle Mass in KGs

Week's progress: -1.0 KGs

Yes!!! I hit my goal of reaching double digits by end of June! Now for 95 KGs... Then I can start training for my marathon! Yes! Yes!

Current Progress: -7.7 KGs in 8 weeks

Recipe: Mocha Shake

What you need:

300ml Low Fat-Hi Calcium Milk

3 Tablespoons Herbalife Chocolate Formula 1

1-3 Tablespoons Herbalife Formula 3(Optional depending on size)

Handful of chocolate chips (Optional)

1-2 Teaspoon of Instant Coffee Mix (Depending on Preference)

5 Ice Cubes

Blend until well mixed and enjoy.

Meals: 28/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Home cooked meal! Lotus root soup, Stewed Pork, Stir Fried Seafood in Chillies and Stir Fried Vegetables. Oh! Durian with Vanilla Ice Cream for dessert!

Meals: 27/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Salad with Warm Roast Duck and Baby Octopus, Baked Vegetables with Lamb and Salmon Mix.

Meals: 26/6/10

What I had for lunch:

One of the best things about a buffet lunch is that you get to choose EXACTLY what you want to eat! Especially when they have fresh salad with cold meats! Yum... Had a cold Lamb Salad, Prawn Salad, Baked Fish, Mutton Masala and Baked Vegetables.

Meals: 25/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Lui Cha, a very healthy vegetable soup and dish, plus a piece of Chicken Chop and Fried Egg. And who can resist a pint of Guinness while watching the World Cup.

Meals: 24/6/10

What I had for dinner:

Steamboat! Along with a few extra side dishes. Fried oyster in eggs, Crab and Prawn Balls, and a sweet Yam Puff for dessert!

Meals: 23/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Good malay salads today! Bean Sprout Salad, and Ulam Salad with a Grilled Fish and 2 pieces of Fried Chicken.

Meals: 22/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Fish Head Curry, Stir Fried Chicken Breast, Mantis Prawn and Vegetables. Had some lean chicken Satay for evening snack.

Weigh In #8

It's that time of the week again!

Results for week 7:

22/6/10:

Weight in KGs

22/6/10:

Body Fat in % / Muscle Mass in KGs

Weeks progress: -1.5 KGs

Whoa? What happened here? All the traveling must've taken its toll on my muscle mass. Better shake up more often next week! But all in all, a drop is a drop and I'm happy my weight's gonna be double digits soon :)

Meals: 21/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Back to a little routine. The usual Malay food with Grilled Lean Beef, Chicken, Mango Salad and 1 Potato Cake.

Meals: 20/6/10

What I had for dinner:

A burger king chicken sandwich only, because I snacked on nuts and Herbalife chocolate protein bars throughout the day.

Meals: 19/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Two pieces of Roast chicken with generous portions of Salad.

Satay for supper as a special Treat after a long day's training. 130 Satay sticks to feed 7 hungry people. I did my part well finishing 25 sticks.

Meals: 18/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Thai food! Papaya Salad with a piece of Fried Chicken, Pad Thai, Fiery Chicken Cubes Stir Fried with very spicy Chillies. Finished with nice, creamy cooling Thab Thim Krob.

Meals: 17/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Japanese affair today! Had a good japanese lunch and a smaller portion for dinner. Lunch was Pork Sukiyaki, Stewed Pork Knuckle with radish, Salad and Fried Oysters.

Dinner was Smoked Salmon Salad, Stir Fried Beef, Stir Fried Bitter Gourd.

Meals: 16/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Half a Roast Chicken

Boiled Vegetables.

Weigh In #7

Ah... It's progress time! I had such fun indulging in those delicious food this week and have no regrets even if the weight went up because my clothes were still getting looser by the day, plus I feel great and with more energy and strength than before! Nonetheless, lets see how I did this week.

Results for week 6:

15/6/10:

Weight in KGs

15/6/10:

Body Fat in % / Muscle Mass in KGs

Weeks progress: -0.3 KGs

All that food and no increase in weight! What a dream come true!

Meals: 15/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Grilled Beef, Chicken, Mango Salad, one potato cake and half a Salted Egg

Meals: 14/6/10

What I had for lunch:

Today's lunch was quite heavy. Fish head curry, Lamb, Beef Curry, Fried Chicken and little Vegetables.

What to Eat When You Crave a Snack!

Do you fancy a snack? Along the journey of weight loss, snacking will attack you at one time or another. It is important to know what to snack on otherwise you will tend to overeat in your main meal. You can curb the snack attacks either by having another shake, or if you're bored like me, have a bar of chocolate... Herbalife Chocolate bar that is!!

I received these last week, and absolutely fell in love with them! It's the Herbalife Chocolate and Peanut Protein Bars. These babies are perfect for snacking as each bar contains almost 10g of protein, less than 2g fat, and BEST OF ALL -- 140 CALORIES ONLY!!!! They taste so much better than Mars or Snickers.

I've even managed to get a sexy hand and legs model to show us the inside of the bars. It's chewy, chocolaty and quite satisfying too!