WLC April 2018

Assalamualaikum wbt,

I am in this challenge for the month, WLC (Weight Loss Challenge). Before I came back, I think my weight was hovering around 83-85 kg (not good!) and during the first 2 months I'm back, I gained few more kilos. Thanks to the availability to eat out, fast food, cravings and most importantly my poor discipline.

I came across few ad on IG and was drawn into one. They boasted that the program is about eating healthy. I am having a lot of pains all over, hence I could not commit to exercise, but I know I need to loose weight pronto! Last time I was heaviest at 87kg before I start my gym session (yang tak berapa nak disiplin jugak tu..) That, over few months I managed to get the lowest 81 kg. I have never remembered myself being lighter than that. Sedih kan. Always obese. Things that I've tried, protein drinks (Herbalife) - twice, once via Shaz, and one more time via my gym trainer.. tak jalan..tak habis pun, last2 buang ja protein drinks tu.

I've tried Sendayu Tinggi in uni, at one point I've tried the diet soup, ala, the cabbage soup 7 day diet.. tu pun 2 minggu pastu lapsed balik.. No results jugak. I've considered Atkins diet, but I can't stay away from carbs..hehehe. I've tried the I Quit Sugar menu plan when I was in PHC, it was going well, but there were many ingredients that I could not find there, so there it goes again. All of the plans are either halfway or didn't even get to the starting line. I was hopeless when it comes to dieting.

But this is chronic. I'm going to be 37 in 2 months time. I don't want to be at this weight. I don't want to keep buying bigger clothes because the existing one could not fit anymore. So I've decided to join this program. Paid the fee and the coach sent a pack for me to be used throughout this month. Tengok2..eh.. Herbalife protein shake again... aiyoookkk... Nak buat macam mana, kena kuatkan hati jugak. My starting weight (with work clothes on) was 88 kg..whhaattttt??? Huhuhu...

The good thing ( I think) about this time is, they set up whatsapp group and we are required to update the progress everyday. They've provided meal plan for the whole month. The critical ones are for lunch. Breakfast and dinner is the shake, so no brainer. Snacks 2 times a day that is normally either nuts or fruits, again no brainer. Lunch is properly planned such as you only have one carb and one protein portion. Veges are considered carbs - complex sugar. So for lunch, the combo would be either nasi + ikan, or ayam + salad, or telur + sayur, that kind of combination. So far, one week into the program, with me cheating some in the middle (hari tu tempted tengok keledek goreng kat pasar, bila nak beli rupanya sukun goreng..ahh... dah terliur punya pasal ku beli 3 keping.. buat lepas gian..hahaha), I am losing close to 2 kg. So kena la kuatkan hati sampai end of month.

If I get to shed more than 5kg this month, its a big success already. As with all the diet program, initial round will be abrupt loss, later it will slow down and it will plateau at some point. That part, exercise would be very key. Target before raya is to get to 80kg. Ringan sikit nak jalan p Russia. :)

Tomorrow is the second weigh in. Hopefully istiqomah la this time around nak survive to end month and not to relapsed to this weight again. Nak jugak merasa normal size..at least before 40..huhuhu..

Till next time, wassalam. 

4th April 2018

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wa barakatuh...

Day 4 without a phone. By right I was supposed to receive it yesterday, but somehow it's not here yet. Life without a mobile phone has been a bliss so far. I may be disconnected, but I am somewhat more peaceful. Not checking on my phone once every few minutes is actually quite liberating. Last night was the q-final for champions league, I sort of knew it but did not really keep a tab minute by minute, and this morning I found out that Juve got trashed in their own home :)

Called mak yesterday after work just to update her that I have not gotten my phone yet. Mak will know how to reach me should there be a need. For now my only worry is if Chiew try to reach me. He was supposed to be in Miri 4-6th April to collect his stuffs that are in my sea freight. Sent him message via FB, hope that he will see it in time.

This has actually made me to reconsider having a smart phone. I still need a phone number as transaction online is more common now. I've been holding buying flight ticket for G's wedding (Put's brother) since I don't have my phone with me. Ni lagi satu... kenapa masa Shaz invite p wedding Nat I feel as if the invite is just for the sake of inviting. I think I am demanding too much from this friendship, Ija didn't get invited at all, she didn't even knew that Nat was getting married. Shaz totally ousted her. Put actually sent a private message that actually sounds private.. I can sense the level of genuine there. Tengokla, when I get my phone and the ticket price is still not more than RM 350, I'll buy and attend the wedding. Hari tu baru meroyan nak p wedding kan? hehehe...

I still have loads to do at home, organizing things, the dining table is still full of stuffs. Headache betul. I am taking this really slow. Last week I was almost on full gear, but as usual, my period kicks in and this week I am still recovering from the flu. Nowadays my antibody seems week. I recall the last menstrual cycle, I was also down with flu, I hope this will not become a trend. Susah macam ni, I will easily loose 7 days camtu, tambah flu lagi, maybe 10 days in total. The garden is neglected, I didn't prepare proper food. Life is a mess. Okla.. till next time.

Wassalam.

1st April 2018

Assalamualaikum w.b.t,

Yesterday was not a good day. Things that could possible gone wrong, did went wrong. I went back to SP for the weekend, taking advantage of the Good Friday holiday. I was scheduled to depart from AOR at 3PM and later took a flight back to Miri. Somehow at the back of my mind, I keep on thinking I have 1.5 hrs to spare at the airport until my next flight.

But before that, top of the list for series of unfortunate events yesterday started with me forgetting my phone and only realized it when we were already on the highway. Realized it too late, so I made a decision to just carry on my travel and get my sister to mail the phone to me later. I should be able to survive without a phone for at least 2 days right?...... well..almost right, but not really.

So after checking in, the flight from AOR to KUL was delayed for 15 minutes, not a big deal, I do have 1.5 hrs to spare till the next flight.. or so I thought! After the touchdown in KUL, I was itching to buy some burger for the road. So I went out to the arrival hall, get my burger and then went up to departure hall and get in line for some bubur ayam McD. I've been having cold and runny nose. That bubur will perk me up a bit for the next 2 hrs flight. The queue was quite long and the service was quite slow. After paying for my bubur, I stepped aside waiting for my orders to be ready. Somehow I felt something was not right. I took out the boarding pass for my next flight and it shows 1705H departure time, and I asked for time from the people behind me, it was already 1715H!! Holy cr*p! I'm screwed. Took my bubur and quickly made a dash to MAS counter, and indeed I've missed the flight, and alhamdulillah, there is still available seat on the next flight which will depart at 2105H, and cost me another ~RM 300 for the next ticket..adoila.. I honestly thought 1730H was the boaridng time and depart at 1830H. What gave me the idea.. I don't know...

2 unfortunate events down, more to come.. Flight departed on time, and landed on time as well in Miri. After custom clearance, I took my luggage and made way to the taxi counter. No phone, means no Grab..huhuhu.. By the time I was at the taxi stand, it was already 2356H, the midnight surcharge started at 2345H..amek kau.. The taxi ride from the airport to the office where I parked the car was RM 61 (midnight surcharge rate..) ameeekkk...

Okla fine, as long as I go home safe, I don't mind paying. I got to the office around 0020H, and guess what? The car wont start.....! Battery problem. The office AP (Auxiliary Police) tried to help jump start my car, but it just wont budge. So they decided to send my home. Finally got home 0130H. Long and tiring day. I thought of taking the stronger flu medication, but it will totally knock me out for a good 8 hour, so I just settled for the normal flu tablet.

This morning I called the Proton service guys (using the house phone..hahaha) and get them to pick me up at the house and sent me to the office and check on the car. Bateri ni pulak pandai..when  the guys checked it, nothing is wrong, all is good. Confuse hakak tau..

Ended up I clocked in the office at 10AM. A personal record by far, as I am always the early one.

I should really evaluate back my barriers/safeguard for travelling alone. From what I gather last night, my barriers are not independent. A simple act of forgetting my phone caused a pretty screwed up day.. Ohh well... I don't get much drama, this is as drama as I can get with my mundane life...hahaha..

Till next time, wassalam..