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Day 56Half Rice Diet

Stats
Height: 5 ft 8
Starting Waist: 39.5 inches
Starting weight: 183
Weight: 1xx Pounds

Goals
Lose 5-10 Pounds After 4 weeks !!! ( NOT MET )
Lose 10-15 Pounds After 8 Weeks
Lose 15-20 Pounds After 12 weeks

Meal 1 ( 3:30 pm )
2xHalf A Cup of Rice
Chicken Curry

Meal 2 ( 8:00pm )
Half A Cup of Rice
Fish in Vinegar
2 Cups of Bean Noodles

PM ( 10:00am )
-break-

Past few days have been difficult for me. Been working late sleeping less. Recovering worse! I’ll take a few days or a week to off weighing myself to see if it’ll work. Its my 8th week today ( 56th day ), and I seem to be going nowhere. Sleep for me has been the number 1 factor that affects my weight loss. There are days where I only got 2 hours of sleep sometimes as late as 6am. Once again I failed to reach my planned goal. I should be weighing in the low 170s right now. I’m still in the low 180s.

There’s still some motivation left, but its getting increasingly difficult. I’ll try to forget about my poor results now and just keep my head down and keep eliminating the bad habits. I’m at the point where I’m thinking that I’m still on the “before state”. I could re-start my plan now, but I think I’ll finish the 12 weeks before I once again reset my goals to more realistic ones

I’d love to hear your feedback thanks for reading!

Day 55 Half Rice Diet

Stats
Height: 5 ft 8
Starting Waist: 39.5 inches
Starting weight: 183
Weight: 181.8 Pounds

Goals
Lose 5-10 Pounds After 4 weeks !!! ( NOT MET )
Lose 10-15 Pounds After 8 Weeks
Lose 15-20 Pounds After 12 weeks

Meal 1 ( 2:30 pm )
2xHalf A Cup of Rice
Meatballs
2 Cups of Veggies
A Cookie
A Glass of Milk

Meal 2 ( 9:00pm )
2xHalf A Cup of Rice
Pork Soup

-break today-

Still feeling a bit sore from my last workout so I’ve skipped today’s session. Progress has all but disappeared. I know I just have to stick to what I know will work eventually. Perhaps in about 4 weeks I can be down to 175 pounds. I certainly hope so!

I’d love to hear your feedback thanks for reading!

Day 54 Half Rice Diet

Stats
Height: 5 ft 8
Starting Waist: 39.5 inches
Starting weight: 183
Weight: 179.8 Pounds

Goals
Lose 5-10 Pounds After 4 weeks !!! ( NOT MET )
Lose 10-15 Pounds After 8 Weeks
Lose 15-20 Pounds After 12 weeks

Meal 1 ( 2:30 pm )
2xHalf A Cup of Rice
Fish in Tomato Sauce
2 Cups of Veggies
3 loaves of bread with butter )

Snack 1 ( 6:00pm )
A cup of milk + coffee
3 Loaves of bread with butter

Meal 2 ( 10:00pm )
2xHalf A Cup of Rice
A piece of fish in broiled
2 Cups of Vegetables

-break-

Still a bit sore from yesterdays workout. I’ve had too much veggies today! I feel really full! I’ve been cooking for the past couple of days and I’ve been more than I should. Maybe I should stop cooking really nice things. He He He. People say I cook well, my stomach agrees! And my appetite seconds that!

I’d love to hear your feedback thanks for reading!

Day 53 Half Rice Diet

Stats
Height: 5 ft 8
Starting Waist: 39.5 inches
Starting weight: 183
Weight: 181.8 Pounds

Goals
Lose 5-10 Pounds After 4 weeks !!! ( NOT MET )
Lose 10-15 Pounds After 8 Weeks
Lose 15-20 Pounds After 12 weeks

Meal 1 ( 2:30 pm )
Half A Cup of Rice
A Piece of Fried Fish
Eggplant with Eggs
A Cup of Ice Cream yummy!

Snack ( 5:00pm )
A glass of Chocolate Milk

Meal 2 ( 8:00pm )
4 x Half A Cup of Rice
Pork Chicken Curry ( EXTREMELY HOT )

Snack ( 1:30pm )
A Cup of Oats with Chocolate Milk

PM ( 10:00am )
5 Sets Flat Bench Press
3 Sets of Incline DB Press
3 Sets Incline DB Flyes
3 Sets Tricep Pushdowns
2 Sets of Tricep Extensions

I’ve decided to eat more often of a bit more healthy food. Since my calorie cutting has severely impacted my workout I’l now try to eat more calories but double all weights in my workouts. Today I got reminded of my friend dan’s suggestion of decreasing volume and increasing weight while doing more exercises. I already feel the difference. These past few weeks my muscles have shrunk faster than my tummy! So I hope this will let my muscles catch up!

I’d love to hear your feedback thanks for reading!

Day 52 Half Rice Diet

Stats
Height: 5 ft 8
Starting Waist: 39.5 inches
Starting weight: 183
Weight: 181 Pounds

Goals
Lose 5-10 Pounds After 4 weeks !!! ( NOT MET )
Lose 10-15 Pounds After 8 Weeks
Lose 15-20 Pounds After 12 weeks

Meal 1 ( 4:00pm )
-Too Much-

Meal 2 ( 11:00pm )
A Cup of Rice
2 Eggs Scrambled with tomatoes
2 Cups of veggies with pork
A glass of apple Juice

-break-

Schedule hasn’t resumed to normal. I should be able to workout tomorrow finally!

I’d love to hear your feedback thanks for reading!

Day 51 Half Rice Diet

Stats
Height: 5 ft 8
Starting Waist: 39.5 inches
Starting weight: 183
Weight: 180.8 Pounds

Goals
Lose 5-10 Pounds After 4 weeks !!! ( NOT MET )
Lose 10-15 Pounds After 8 Weeks
Lose 15-20 Pounds After 12 weeks

-break today-

-break-

I was thinking about taking regular breaks on my diet like twice a week. I find its better to diet hard and take a break every third day or something. Or diet during the week and relax during sundays and saturday. No binging, but just giving myself a break a few times a week. I have taken this approach before and it has worked. My my wild schedule and nomadic instincts it does get very challenging to establish some sort of consistency in my eating plan. I really do try my best to eat healthy each meal, but sometimes its just impossible.

Like today for example, I cooked three dishes and ate tons of food ( around 3500 to 4000 calories ). It was necessary because there was a special event. And these events last for three or four days. I haven’t really found a way to really stop eating socially when the need arises. One thing that has helped me much though is to stand up as soon as I’m filled up. Sometimes It can be discourteous but it gets a bit lighter when you try to joke about things. Also the best way around this for me I think is to make as much ground possible when its possible to. ie to eat as clean as I can every time I don’t eat socially.

Maybe I should go on a 3-on 1-off or a 5-on-2-off  diet schedule. What do you think? Included are my dishes!

I’d love to hear your feedback thanks for reading!

Day 50 Half Rice Diet

Stats
Height: 5 ft 8
Starting Waist: 39.5 inches
Starting weight: 183
Weight: 179.8 Pounds

Goals
Lose 5-10 Pounds After 4 weeks !!! ( NOT MET )
Lose 10-15 Pounds After 8 Weeks
Lose 15-20 Pounds After 12 weeks

Meal 1 ( 1:30 pm )
Half A Cup of Rice
A Cup of Noodles
Some Chicken Breasts
A Glass of Cola

Meal 2 ( 8:30pm )
A Cookie
Half a doughnut

Meal 3( 9:30pm )
Half A Cup of Rice
Chicken Adobo
Bean Noodles

-break-

I’ve began reading back on my diet for the past, well… 50 days… it seems that I need to stop eating cookies and cut down on the bean thread noodles. In lieu of rice it has become my main carbohydrate source. I didn’t notice this until I stopped eating it several times and felt really weak, even depressed! It came as a surprised to me that I unconsciously replaced my rice portions with noodle ones! The body needs carbs and it’s going to try and trick you, I tell you!

I should really be careful on what I’m eating. I’ll try to cut down on soda and cola too! Its just a bit hard to throw away those drinks that come free with meals when eating outside. I really don’t want to throw away food. Aside from the cola, cookies and noodles, I do think for the past 50 days I’ve been doing well. The weightloss has long since stalled but I still feel stronger and more energetic than before.

I’d love to hear your feedback thanks for reading!

Day 49 Half Rice Diet

Stats
Height: 5 ft 8
Starting Waist: 39.5 inches
Starting weight: 183
Weight: 180.2 Pounds

Goals
Lose 5-10 Pounds After 4 weeks !!! ( NOT MET )
Lose 10-15 Pounds After 8 Weeks
Lose 15-20 Pounds After 12 weeks

Meal 1 ( 12:30 pm )
3 Chocolate Cookies

Meal 2 ( 8:00pm )
Japanese! ( Ate Out )

Snack ( 1:30am )
Half A Cup of Rice
A Cup of Noodles
Some Chicken Adobo

PM ( 12:00pm )
10 Sets Leg Extensions
5 Sets Leg Curls

PM2 ( 10:00pm )
A leisurely walk

Ate out today! I’m still doing the super high rep sets, experimenting on it. So far I’ve been sweating a lot. Still 180 today! My diet needs an overhaul. I do not eat constantly! Pics look a bit bloated since I took them immediately after eating!

I’d love to hear your feedback thanks for reading!

Day 48 Half Rice Diet

Stats

Height: 5 ft 8
Starting Waist: 39.5 inches
Starting weight: 183
Weight: 178.8 Pounds

Goals
Lose 5-10 Pounds After 4 weeks !!! ( NOT MET )
Lose 10-15 Pounds After 8 Weeks
Lose 15-20 Pounds After 12 weeks

Meal 1 ( 1:00 pm )
Half A Cup of Rice
A Small Piece Fried Fish
Chicken Cutlets in Soup with Veggies
Half A Chocolate Cookie

Meal 2 ( 6:00pm )
Half A Cup of Rice
1 Egg Scrambled
3 Choco Chips

Meal 3 ( 9:30pm )
Half A Cup of Rice
Two Cups Bean Noodle Soup topped with Chicken
Half A Cup of Corn Chips
Half A Cup of Cola

PM ( 7:00pm )
10 Sets Lat Pull Down ( Different Grips ) – Very High Rep ( 40 to 100 reps per set)
5 Sets Dumbbell Rows
5 Sets Dumbbell Curls

I’m down to 178.8 pounds. It’s crazy, I lost 2 pounds in a day. This is one of the main reasons why you shouldn’t weigh yourself everyday. I have to as I’m committed to my daily posting. But maybe when I approach my eight week of posting ( my conscience forbids me to say 8 weeks of dieting ) I should post a weekly report on how much I’ve lost. What really matters is your net weight loss in the long term.

Nevertheless, its a little victory for me. If I don’t see a number I like on the scale each morning it gives me reason to be more cautious about my eating habits. If I see what I like, it gives me twice the motivation to continue pursuing my weight loss goals. Weighing yourself everyday might not be for everyone but for me it workds ( lets just say that I’ve gotten used to the frustration it brings )

Things were almost perfect today with the diet except for the chips, cookies later on today. I have mixed feelings today. First I’m quite happy that my scale showed the 178.8, but I feel bad about not really having enough time to prepare healthier food. Its now 11pm, I just got off work, ( i think … ) in half an hour or so, I’ll take my pictures just before bed time!

I’d love to hear your feedback thanks for reading!

Day 47 Half Rice Diet

Stats
Height: 5 ft 8
Starting Waist: 39.5 inches
Starting weight: 183
Weight: 181.0 Pounds

Goals
Lose 5-10 Pounds After 4 weeks !!! ( NOT MET )
Lose 10-15 Pounds After 8 Weeks
Lose 15-20 Pounds After 12 weeks

Meal 1 ( 12:30 pm )
Half A Cup of Rice
A Small Piece Fried Fish
Chicken Cutlets Soup

Meal 2 ( 4:30pm )
Half A Cup of Rice
3 Scrambled Eggs
Some Slices of Meat Load

Meal 3 ( 6:30pm )
3 Slices of Bread which cheese

Meal 4 ( 9:30pm )
Half A Cup of Rice
2 Cups of Dry Noodles
Fried Fish
A Cookie

AM ( 11:00am )
10 Sets Flat Bench Press ( Varying Grips )

PM
10 Sets of Incline Bench Press ( Varying Grips )

In denial. Its been this way since my diet break. Before the break I was down to 177 pounds, eating clean and feeling good about the diet. Somehow the 10-day diet break or should I say 10-day feasting has totally blown off any momentum I gathered for the first phase of my diet, where I lost more than 7 pounds. Now it should be easier for me to diet since I’m supposed to be used to “dieting”. However things seem to be upside down. I frequently drink the occasional soda and I want to eat a cookie every meal, Plus work has been extra troublesome and I haven’t been getting too much sleep. Its normal for me to sleep between 4 to 5am trying to catch up on work.

The result? What should be an easy stroll to get down 180 has turned out to be a long term battle for me. And a battle that I’m losing at the moment. Many many times during the past week I always expect to be below 180. But when I most expect it I actually weigh heavier! Sometimes I just want to throw the scale out of the window.

Is it my fault? Definitely, recently I just can’t resist a cookie every now and then. Believe it or not one “satisfied craving” leads to a greater craving. Perhaps its really because I’m having trouble at work now. But should it affect my diet plans? This should be easy as I first thought when I started dieting. At that time I actually just couldn’t stop losing weight! But then looking back at the posts I made I was eating cleaner, exercising more and even doing cardio. Also work was a lot more normal too. Perhaps this diet thing is a reflection of all my life. Maybe you don’t get better one thing at a time, but instead be better with all aspects of your life at the same time. Perhaps. Perhaps.

I’d love to hear your feedback thanks for reading!