So I decided not to have red meat this year.  So far, I’ve been successful.  I dined out 5 times in the last 9 days and I stuck to ordering chicken or fish.

But at one point, I came close to dropping my resolve to abstain from red meat because Lyle and I went to a dimsum place called Dimsum Diner.  There, we ordered Yang Chow Fried Rice.  For those who are not familiar with it, Yang Chow Fried rice is a Cantones-style wok fried rice that had shrimp and pork as its main ingredients (ours had chorizo macau and pork asado).

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For 2010, I will refrain from having red meat.  Yes, this self-imposed no red meat policy will be for the whole year.  Meaning, I won’t  be having McDonald’s cheeseburger, Jollibee’s burger steak, shrimp and pork dumplings, and pork ribs for a whole year.  Fat chance, huh? Well, good luck to me.

Last year, I decided not to consume even a single drop of  alcohol  and I succeeded.  I also wanted to abstain from drinking cola but the resolve only lasted for 8 months.  Still, for somebody who’s been a heavy Coke-drinker for more than 15 years, 8 months is something.

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I had a weigh-in  and sadly, I tipped the scales at 130 lbs.  I was 128 lbs. more than a month ago so I gained two whole pounds.

It’s not that I need my bathroom scale to tell me that.  I know my body too well so I also know that I’m definitely packing on the pounds. My face is rounder, my tummy and arms flabbier, and my thighs and bottom are definitely heavier. In short, the two  pounds I gained all went to the wrong places!

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Because I’m a certified Coca-Cola nut…

Now it can be told.  After 8 months of staying away from softdrinks, I finally gave in and went back to drinking cola.  I feel rotten.

I don’t know if I’m going to be able to kick this Coke habit again.  I may be known to exercise self-control from time to time but when I relapse, I relapse.  Just imagine a person going to to the dark side.  I believe that’s what happened.

I can have my cake and eat it, too!

I’m home alone so I decided to have another weigh-in. I was quite nervous as I have been raiding the bread and cake buffet at EuroCafe for the past two weeks.  And oh, I also had a tall glass of chocolate parfait yesterday.

My last weigh-in was 20 days ago and I weighed 128 pounds.  Now, after eating slice after slice of blueberry and cherry cheesecake and chocolate marble cake, I still weigh 128 lbs.  Unbelievable!

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