Sha who shoots down pounds and shrinks.: oi, lutong bahay na!

Monday, January 8, 2007

oi, lutong bahay na!

(geez, it's only been two days since that last post where i was feeling so strong and proud?)

oh wow i really got to share right now. this afternoon i took my mom out (mom is filipino) and we went to Karihan and she bought pansit, kare kare with bagoong, and some pork dish, i forget the name. and holy fuck it all smelled so SO good. like so good you stop and close your eyes and just stand there smelling everything. i took her home and hung out, i two bites of pansit and one bite of the pork, then i grabbed a coke zero and heated up my jc meal and went into the other room. and you know what, blogworld, i was JUST FINE.

reflecting on it, i WAS really hungry, i hadn't eaten in a few hours. but one side of me said, "yeah, it smells great, but do i really want this or need this right now?" filipino food is for sure my favorite but it's not going anywhere. there's 101 filipino restaurants in the neighborhood and i could go any time. (well, i am leaving for korea in a few weeks, but you knw what im saying). i instead thought to myself, "i have lost 11.2 pounds, im glad for it, but that's not enough. i want more. im in charge and i can make things happen."

today i wanted a taste, i had them bites and i enjoyed it, and i guess that's all i really needed. i sat on the couch eating jc and a weight watchers commercial came on and i thought to myself, "i been done started my new years resolution."

feeling very proud of myself right now.

3 comments:

Lori Bailey said...: Yay for you. It's hard to deny something you love so much, in many ways besides just food ;)

I do have a question for you. I've come across a diet that I'm thinking about trying and since I've come across your blog, I have to say you've shed inspiration along to me. It's called the "Sacred Heart Diet", ever heard of it? The link is: http://www.everydiet.org/sacred_heart_diet.htm

I'd really like your opinion.
Thanks and "YAY" again :); January 9, 2007 at 5:04:00 PM PST
Sha-Dizzle said...: ah, yeah, also known as the cabbage soup diet. http://www.everydiet.org/sacred_heart_diet.htm
ive never lasted more than 2 days. if you do it, be sure you take a fiber tablet once or twice a day.

im all for trying ANY program, different things work for different people fo sho. but ultimately, we gots to watch overall caloric intake vs daily calories used. so long as we remember and practice that, i dont see anything wrong with trying different wt loss programs.; January 9, 2007 at 5:53:00 PM PST
Lori Bailey said...: Thanks girl. I'mma give it a shot.

Mission: Grocery store @ 1700 hrs
Goal: Soup, Veggies, Fruit

If I say it like that... kinda makes it all better, ya know? LOL; January 9, 2007 at 6:30:00 PM PST

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My Weight Loss Attempts:

*in 2001, i did optifast and optitrim via Kaiser. I lost 68 lbs, and gained bk 85. i think it's a good program, but you really have to focus on ALL of the program, not just the fasting. i ignored my mental and emotional health, and thus gained every pound back and then some.

*in 2oo3, i did nutrisystem, i think i lasted two days. the food was AWFUL. i heard they've re-vamped their program, tho, so i don't knock it. let me know if it works for you.

*ive made monthly donations to my local gyms over the years-24hour fitness, curves, the women's gym, the arc. i gave them my money, why wasnt i losing any weight? ;)

*in 2005, i did slim fast, trying to use it the same as optitrim. i lasted 10 days, lost 3 lbs, but i couldnt handle the "replace a meal with a liquid" thing anymore and gave up.

*in Nov 2006 i started at 251.8 pounds doing jenny craig b/c those kirstie alley commercials were just too inspiring. i lost about 10 lbs and liked most of their food. i continued with it until feb 2007 when i left for south korea.

*from 2009 to 2016 i disappeared from blog world and didnt make any real efforts about weight loss...

*in april of 2017, i returned to blogging and i started following the impatient dieter on youtube and using the wonderslim products from dietdirect.com to lose more weight.

the point to listing all my weight loss attempts?

DON'T STOP TRYING. I havent lost much weight, but i've lost some... and I won't lose more if i give up.

And fast forward to today, 4/5/2021. I had gastric sleeve surgery on 1/22/2018 and went from a "day of surgery" weight of 262 lbs to today weighing 139 lbs. I feel friggin fantastic; I feel like myself, only lighter and freer. Feeling very grateful for my doctor and the universe aligning so that I could get this surgery.