Posted by Brendel on Monday, June 15, 2009
Category : General Dieting and Weight Loss
I am having those days. And like most women, I experience minor physical changes a few days before and during my menstrual period.
Just two days ago, I had a weigh-in and was pleased that unclothed, I weighed 134 lbs. But when I weighed myself right before starting this blog post, I was 2 lbs. heavier at 136 lbs. I had a very light dinner of brown rice, fish, and leafy vegetables so I know that it’s not the culprit. For most women who report bloating and weight gain during the menstrual period, the most common reason is water retention.
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Posted by Brendel on Sunday, May 31, 2009
Category : Healthy Recipes
Here is a recipe for a healthy drink courtesy of The New York Times’ Recipe for Health. This recipe was shared by Gilbert, a fellow Plurker.
Watermelon Agua Fresca
Ingredients:
- diced, peeled ripe watermelon or cantaloupe- 4 cups
- water- 3 cups
- fresh lime juice- 2 to 3 teaspoons
- sugar- 1 tablespoon
Directions:
1. Blend together the watermelon or cantaloupe with 1 1/2 cups of the water, the lime juice and the sugar at high speed until smooth. Strain through a medium strainer into a large pitcher or bowl. Stir in the remaining water. Refrigerate for 1 hour or longer. Fill a glass with ice, pour in the agua fresca, garnish with a mint sprig, and serve.
Yield: Four servings.
Posted by Brendel on Sunday, May 24, 2009
Category : Food & Nutrition, General Dieting and Weight Loss
I had a very large Korean dinner last night. I had yukejan (a rich and spicy soup), bibimbap (sticky rice topped with egg, meat, and vegetables and drizzled with sesame oil), and tteok boki (rice cakes with eggs and vegetables), bulgogi (marinated barbecued beef), and an assortment of appetizers like kimchi and sauteed vegetables.
My companions didn’t like the rice cakes so I ended up having most of it. The servings at that Korean restaurant were large so I believe I had more than 4 servings of the rice cakes. I also had a healthy amount of the bibimbap and bulgogi plus a small bowl of the yukejan.
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Posted by Brendel on Saturday, May 23, 2009
Category : General Dieting and Weight Loss
Whoa! My last blog entry was April 15. Meaning, it has been more than a month since I last updated this blog. I have a couple of excuses up my sleeve but I don’t think what I can come up with are acceptable. Oh well, here are the reasons why I haven’t been updating my weigh loss blog.
- I was out of town a couple of times–> Simply not good enough. Although I did some traveling, I always brought a laptop with me or there’s always somebody willing to lend me his so I should have managed to update this blog for a couple of times the past month at least.
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Posted by Brendel on Friday, May 1, 2009
Category : General Dieting and Weight Loss
I weighed myself yesterday and as expected, I didn’t lose weight . I am still heavy at 136 lbs., which is my starting weight. I am quite sad but I somehow knew that eating out a lot will have its consequences. I mean, when I can, I always order a bowl of ravioli noodle soup and Chinese food is packed with sodium and fat. It is not as if I was expecting that Chinese dimsum place I frequent to to use low-fat stock for their noodles.
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