Tuesday, 29 May 2007

Breakfast-Brunch@ 8:30 - 9:30
1. Fried rice (1 cup - mom/homemade)
2. Coffee - Nescafe inst. no sugar pkt (little water, just for caff kick)

Snack@11 - 12ish
1. Raisins (1 tbsp max)

Lunch @ 1:30ish
1. Wholewheat bread (Gardenia - 2 slices) + kaya (1teasp each)

Dinner @7
1. Dim sum (5 - 6 pcs)
2. Wan tan, crispy/deep-fried (6 pcs - varying types)
3. Spinach/bayam (boiled or seared in soup?) - 1/2 cup
+ "black" sauce

Snack
1. Dark choc (2 cubes)
2. Coke Light
3. Cashews (1 tbsp)

Workout
1. Full-body strength (modified)



2. QF Abs (10 min)

This post has been edited by kirakracus: May 29 2007, 11:36 PM

Wednesday, 30 May 2007

*unwell, and really out of it i.e. slept for 90% of the day .. so not sure when i ate/didn't eat.

Mostly (for lunch & dinner)
- asparagus (plain, stir-fried)

Other things
- pulut & mango (dessert x2)
- dark choc (a few bits)
- sausage roll, mini (1 pcs x 2)
- 100 Plus

Workout
- none

Weight: 164lbs [on Thu]

This post has been edited by kirakracus: May 31 2007, 08:39 AM

Thursday, 31 May 2007

Breakfast @ 8:30 - 9
1. Bread w/ jam (2 slices)
** very croissant-like i.e buttery .. ick! Thick, 2 - 3x regular bread but very 'airy'. will never eat it again
2. Coffee (Nescafe Rich - inst.)

Snack @ 10ish
1. Cake (single slice, square, deck-of-cards size)
2. Raisins

Lunch @ 12 - 1 ish
1. Wholemeal bread (2 slices) + butter, jam

Dinner @ 6:30 - 7
1. Steamed tofu + veg (asparagus, mushrooms) + chicken

Snack @ 10ish
1. Instant noodles (Maggi assam laksa, leave kuah)


Workout
NONE

Notes
- Still feel unwell, very nauseated throughout the day, cannot focus too long on the computer screen (and i work with computers ... so ...), sometimes can't even walk straight .. feel so unbalanced
- Have to skip C25K W3D2 today

This post has been edited by kirakracus: Jun 1 2007, 08:55 AM

Friday, 1 June 2007

*multi-vit @ am
Weight - 162.6 lbs (analog 159 lbs)

Breakfast
1. Hi-grain bread (2 halves - pb, cheese)
2. Coffee (inst, dark/rich)

Snack
1. *same as #1*

Lunch
1. Oatmeal (1 - 2 tbsp dry) w/raisins + jam (1/2 pat)
2. Oat cookie (Jacob's)

Pre-workout/Dinner
1.
2.

Workout
- C25K W3D2
- Strength? or 5K?


Notes
- must lift heavier, have yet to get 10kg plates and a bench [in July since this month went over budget so much .. aah!]
- Body Sculpting Bible for Women is pretty cool, its helped with form etc. Not sure about the 14-day (repeatable over 6 weeks) routine yet

This post has been edited by kirakracus: Jun 1 2007, 05:15 PM

No more bikini pics .. maybe when I'm at 120 lbs. only. That'll be awhile.

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Added on June 1, 2007, 5:13 pmIf you're a fan of Shape magazine (women only lah) - US version, that's maybe the most (mainstream) fitness mag I used to read before the price hike - then you should check out the local version. But it's nice how they kept to the original Shape format, layout etc. It's quite worth it for RM 5.60.

If anyone has found Women's Muscle & Fitness or such mags .. like back issues, or cheap .. let me know. Thanks.

This post has been edited by kirakracus: Jun 1 2007, 05:15 PM

Totally unwell, getting sick every single week. The leg "pain" is still there and according to the doc if by Sunday it's not improved .. have to go to a specialist for scans. Really worried about it. Have not worked out besides slow walks since last Friday (when this started).

This journal/weight loss is on hiatus for a few days-weeks until I get my health issues on track.

Thanks Neek.

Headed to the orthopaedic doc today and he says it is a torn/ripped quad muscles .. so he advised me to lay off from running and gym (weights). Light walking and such but cannot push myself.

Really disappointing .. but at least it wasn't anything more serious i.e. my veins/nerves/circulation. Though since he didn't do any scans because of my age, and the physical exam .. if the meds don't work .. then next week have to head back in. Still worrying but not as worrying as all of last week!

Now loads of deep heat and taking the hot water bottle everywhere.

Suffice it to say .. no more updates here until I get well I think I won't gain back the weight - my eating habits are still good, and I'm okay with light walking daily .. but to lose, it's going to be a stretch. 10 lbs down, 40 to goal. Personally I'm not too bothered by weight any more .. but just want my body to get better.

Good bye for now. Good luck with your own weight loss or bulking routines/journals.

Yup exactly Go slow!

Can train upper body but now .. it gets worse at the end of the day, so I'm not working out (at all). Trying to start up with slow walks and some strength .. but not sure when/if this shall happen.

I'm not sure how it happened - neither does the orthopaedic surgeon/specialist. He said "probably" since I guess he was puzzled by how I didn't have pain when he did all the rotations/physical exam.

I'm going back again on Thursday where there'll be more scans and hopefully we'll rule out DVT [dunno why i'm so so worried about that].

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Update:

So yesterday went back and did a lumbar spine x-ray. It showed no pinched nerves or abnormalities. The doctor cannot figure out what's wrong with me.

Today I have to go back and see a rheumatologist. Again it's "possible" that I have arthritis - an overuse type since there's no hereditary stuff etc. Bah. Hopefully by today will figure out exactly what this is ...

This post has been edited by kirakracus: Jun 15 2007, 08:32 AM

Update:

So yesterday (Friday) went back and did a lumbar spine x-ray. It showed no pinched nerves or abnormalities. The doctor cannot figure out what's wrong with me.

Today I have to go back and see a rheumatologist. Again it's "possible" that I have arthritis - an overuse type since there's no hereditary stuff etc. Bah. Hopefully by today will figure out exactly what this is ...

Okay .. this is stumping the doctors. The orthopaedic doc cannot figure out what's wrong with me - even after the xray - so that's why I was sent to the rheumatologist. He now said it most probably a TINY nerve is being pinched somewhere.

Headed to the rheumatologist. She too can't figure out what's wrong with me. She says it's "nothing serious" since the physical exam there was no pain etc. She can't figure out my symptoms. Saturday am headed for an MRI (expensive, I've heard .. any idea how much .. like at SJMC? Lumbar/Spine). Then on Monday am heading back for a consultation with her to go over those results and the blood test results (arthritis test)

This is SO driving me nuts and it's getting SO expensive. The MRI is going to have to be on me since I think I'm going past the amount I can claim from my company. Definitely over 1K right? Won't be past 2K I hope.

Still sorta working out - started back up with upper body and cardio. Yesterday tried to run .. because hey .. no pain WHEN I'm running and I feel good. But today am sorta paying for it with all the niggling pain.

No weight gain .. thankfully .. despite eating badly on weekends - and discovering Big Apple Donuts like two weekends ago .. omg! sooo good!

Ouch, King .. sorry to hear about that. Hope your stuff clears up within the week.

jones - going to SJMC, all my records are there. I guess they'll figure it out after the blood test/MRI.

Doing a very (lame) workout program/routine.

5x per week = walking, 3K @ 20 - 35 min

3x per week = strength (upper only - no lower back or back stuff at all, can't even do bent over barbell rows, which of course I discovered after doing it)

Goal - get below 160 lbs in 2 weeks [deadline - 5 July]. Been stuck here for so long!

Diet - screwy, still working major kinks out.

We'll know during the follow-up on Monday.

Leg doesn't hurt so bad but maybe cause I've been going easy on it or the vitamins are helping.

Just a followup

MRI results = nothing abnormal
Blood test = nothing (arthritis or RA markers etc)

Doctor puts me on these vitamins for a month. After a month still there have to go back. Although essentially there is no clear answer as to what's going on.

Starting back up again with my program.

Re-start @ Wed, 11 July 2007

First segment - 26 Mar to 4 June (10 weeks)
Start: 172+
End: 161 - 162

Injury (off mostly) - 1 June to 10 July (5 - 6 weeks)

Re-start
Current start: 164 lbs [74.5 kg]

2-week goal
- 25 July 2007 @ 73.0 kg - 161 lbs

4-week goal
- 8 August 2007 @ 72.0 kg - 159 lbs

6-week goal
- 22 August 2007 @ 71.0 kg - 157 lbs


Weekly Goals

First 2-weeks
1. DVD workouts - 3x per week
2. Treadmill - 1 - 2x per week [injury, can't walk/jog much]
3. Strength [upper] - 3x per week

Am taking it much slower, so results may not be so great. I'm not focused on that at the moment but want to get started again with a regular program.

Sort of hit the 2-week goal of 160 - 161 lbs. Sort of as it is little late with it since I wanted it to be sure to count i.e. a few days in a row.

Diet - weekends still a little tough, where I eat normal for 1 meal with everyone else. Weekdays are super.

Routine
Kickboxing [1 hour] - 3 - 4x a week
Strength [mostly upper body] - 3x a week

Warmup/addon/daily
Plyo routine [15 min]
Bootcamp routine [15 - 20 min]
Lunges, squats [whenever]
Abs [daily]

Frustrated with lack of change in numbers but it's only myself sabotaging it right? Can do better.

Body shape, definition is supposedly very noticeable - but then I can't see it in the mirror and I do not want to take pictures again [or yet - the nightmare of my first shots I put up here .. ooh. I don't think I'll put any up until I'm 45 - 50 kg or something].

Mom says I am very cut (back-waist-hips) from the back .. yahoo! If only the rest would shape up as quickly as those.

The 4-week goal? Doubt one can lose 2 lbs. in 5 days

35 lbs to go. Will get there even if it takes me a year or two but will get there.

This post has been edited by kirakracus: Aug 3 2007, 10:31 AM

Ack! Syd ... I haven't used my Nano or Nike+ in weeks! I'm kinda afraid to go on the treadmill because of the leg, but maybe in the next few weeks.

Oh yeah mini-update - into the 50s - 159.4 lbs.

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Added on August 8, 2007, 11:54 amNever mind. Yesterday back on the treadmill - 40 minutes - walking (only walking but I'll take it).

Am stupidly happy about being able to get on the treadmill again.

This post has been edited by kirakracus: Aug 8 2007, 11:54 AM

Finally got protein! ON Whey (Vanilla Ice Cream) is soooo smooth and tasty gorgeous. I was expecting it to be like those slimming/diet/21st Century stuff and really chunky but it's so cool .. don't even need the shaker.