During the past several months, I was always out with clients or friends… drinking. Beer mostly. Coupled with that the fact that I was eating too much carbs, I really gained weight. Two weeks ago I gained almost 15 pounds! My jeans were starting to give out on me already…
So I decided to go back to my healthy diet, and stop drinking beer. Drinking too much anyway.
Now I’m almost back down to my ideal 160 lbs (around 69 kg). What did I do? No carbs (rice and bread for the most part) after 6pm. Also, reduced intake of rice and other carbohydrate-rich foodstuffs during meals. It’s working!
Now, if only I could haul my behind back to the gym…
There simply is now getting around it: weight loss, especially for those who are considered clinically obese, is an involved process. Any quick-fix method being advertised out there can’t be 100% effective nor healthy in the long run. If you’re overweight and serious about shedding those unwanted pounds, you’ve got to commit to a change in lifestyle. For obesity, an even deeper commitment is necessary, as well as participation in certain programs that will ensure a successful and healthy weight loss process. One such program is obesity weight loss surgery.
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Ever wished there was a user-friendly and readily available tool for scientifically monitoring your weight-watching? What about a reliable method for determining whether the foods you eat are in fact helping you lose weight or making you gain? Well, I’ve found such a service on the Web. They call themselves a free calorie counter, diet & exercise journal: MyFitnessPal.com. Continue reading Online weight loss program
I’m sure there’s much discussion and argument going on over the concept of BMI: body mass index. Basically, it’s a person’s ideal weight depending on his/her height. But what about age? Anyway, here’s an excerpt:
The body mass index (BMI) is a calculated number, used to compare and analyse the health effects of weight on human bodies of all heights. It was developed by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet in the course of working out his system of “social physics”, between 1830 and 1850 (and is therefore also known as the Quetelet Index). It is equal to the weight, divided by the square of the height:
BMI = w / h2
Quoted from http://www.overweight.net/content/view/82/26/
If you want to calculate your BMI, click here.
Everybody’s now saying that I’ve really lost weight. Remarkably so, some of my friends are saying. But when I checked my weight, it’s still above 67kg. I guess I just look fitter, is all. But then again, my size-29 jeans are starting to fit me again!
So what have I been doing? Let’s see…. For one, I’ve been drinking beer a lot less frequently now. Used to be every weekend, I’d have 6 - 8 bottles of San Mig Light. Also, I’ve been eating much less carbs (rice, bread) than before, maybe less than 2oz. of rice per meal. I’ve been taking in more fish and meat, though. Continue reading My washboard abs… almost!
I’ve been regularly working out for barely 4 weeks now, but many people have noticed that I’ve already lost weight. So at the gym today I checked, and true enough, I now only weigh 69kgs! I started with almost 72kgs last 5 May 2007. I can’t believe I’ve lost 3 whole kilos in just over 3 weeks….
Continue reading Losing weight now
