fornight's diary - Page 2

fornight · #21 28-06-2009, 01:18

Thank you all for dropping by.

Jude: Your body might be responsing differently from mine. Don't give up! Yes, I am feeling much better now. I talked to my mother about it and she tried to console me that it is better to lose the weight slowly. I hope that means she will not keep asking me how much I have lose in future. I get pressure when she does that.

carrieanne: Kang Kong is a kind of local vegetables. I think it is also called Chinese Water Spinach or Swamp Cabbages. It is a green leafy vegetables with a hollow in the stem. I LOVE IT. It is great with chilli and crunchy too! As you can see from all the menu I have, I have a "spicy hot" tongue. I just hope that by the end of the program, I will also have a "spicy hot" body to match it. LOL. Just found a picture on the net.

Jude · #22 28-06-2009, 18:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by carrieanne_c

LOL, BM Factor sounds better than the X factor heehee,What is kang kong ? King's sister? Have a great weekend. and thanx for poppin in.

Carrieanne you crack me up!!

Thanks for the info fornight on the kang kong, looks very interesting!!

carrieanne_c · #23 28-06-2009, 22:01

Looks, deeeelish, I too love the spicy foods! I wonder what other cool veggies you guys get to have on your plan, over here it is all the boring stuff nothing exotic like kang kong-I must admit sometimes I add a little ruccula to my lettuce- Because some times I am like that Michael Jackson song, "Because I'm Bad, I'm Bad you know it because I'm Bad I'm Bad you know it,"

You are going to be spicier and hotter than a Jalapeño! You will probably get stopped by the police for being such a fox! I will see you in the hottie jail while I wait for my lawyer to come and bail me out!!! hee hee

fornight · #24 28-06-2009, 22:12

Date: Sun, 28 Jun 09
Cohen Date: Week 4 and 3 Day

Breakfast: Sunshine Egg with Stir-fry Cai Xin
Lunch: Spicy Prawns with cabbages + 1 can of coke zero
Dinner: Spicy Prawns with Kang Kong + 1 can of coke zero
Water: 3+L plus
Fruits: 2 servings of mango
Deviations: Nil
BM Factor: Nil

I think I need to stop drinking coke for a while. I was feeling a little deprived for the last two days and that was why I was drinking them. Starting from tomorrow, my work is going to get quite busy (till end of aug) and that was why I tried to keep this weekends slow and relax. BAD decision because it left my mind wondering about food. the coke drinking is making my stomach too gassy and me farty (sorry about the language).

fornight · #25 28-06-2009, 22:16

Carrieanne - Kang Kong is a very common vegetables in Singapore. I also like Cai Xin and this is also allowed (see below pict). My favourite however has to be the mushroom family.

You are funny about the jail thing for being hot. I am looking forward to that!!!! Maybe we can fox the police for letting us out. that should save us some fees for hiring lawyers.

carrieanne_c · #26 28-06-2009, 23:21

ahhhhhhh, you said farty-I'm telling.

FlaMie · #27 29-06-2009, 00:26

Hey Fornight,

You actually don't have that much to lose to begin with. I started at 87kg and I lost only 9.7kg in the first month. So, your 7kg is way fantastic....so don't fret. Also, can't be compared with your first effort on Cohen because you were younger then and hence metabolic rate was higher. In any case, you are doing great gal!

Oh, wanna ask how you cook your kang kong ah? I love sambal kang kong but can't eat that now leh...HELP!

fornight · #28 29-06-2009, 08:17

HI Flamie!

You are probably right about my metabolism rate when I was doing Cohen back in 2006.

I cooked Kangkong with "Eat then Pot" Crushed Chilli and sea salt!!! I got the crushed Chilli from Giants in IMM Building. It ROCKS! I also marinate the prawns with the chilli powder too and stir-fry them together with the kang kong. It tastes almost similar to Sambal Kang Kong.

It looks almost like those dried chilli flakes that are used on pizza.

FlaMie · #29 29-06-2009, 12:09

'Eat then Pot' crushed chilli? Is that a brand? Hhhmmm never heard before. Is that fresh crushed chilli?

I've bought some kang kong yesterday and intend to use them today. Gosh, so excited to try it out!

fornight · #30 29-06-2009, 12:42

There is no brand name but there is this yellow wording that say "Eat then Pot".

It is crushed chilli but dried. I used to use chilli padi (cut small pieces) and stir-fry with kang kong. The spicy is sharp and fresh but since it is fresh chili, it needs to be counted as vegetable allowance. Nonetheless, still very nice. LOL

fornight · #31 29-06-2009, 20:36

Date: Mon, 29 Jun 09
Cohen Date: Week 4 and 4 Day

Breakfast: Sunshine Egg with Stir-fry Cabbages
Lunch: Chicken with cabbages
Dinner: Spicy Prawns with Spinach
Water: 3+L plus
Fruits: 2 servings of mango
Deviations: Nil
BM Factor: Nil

I took Senokot last night and it has been almost 24hours but no action at all. Just receive news that a friend who is working overseas will be coming back for a visit in September. He treated us very well when my friend and I visited him early this year. We promise to treat him a very good dinner the next time he visits Singapore. Oh boy! I hope I can manage to handle this. I also hope to shock him with my weight loss. I will probably try to arrange steamboat dinner in a good restaurant. That way I will be able to eat just vegetables and seafood.

fornight · #32 30-06-2009, 21:00

Date: Tue, 30 Jun 09
Cohen Date: Week 4 and 5 Day

Breakfast: Sunshine Egg with Stir-fry Spinach
Lunch: Chicken with Spinach
Dinner: Spicy Prawns with Kang Kong
Water: 2+L plus and 1 cup of coke light
Fruits: 2 servings of mango
Deviations: Nil
BM Factor: Nil

I am still waiting for BM. My moods today is kind of down. I have at least one such day each month and hopefully tomorrow I will get back to my cheerful state. The body feels very tired today too. It is kind of strange so I will be resting early tonight.

carrieanne_c · #33 01-07-2009, 06:30

Sorry little lamb!You'll move soon!

fornight · #34 01-07-2009, 21:15

Date: Wed, 1 Jul 09
Cohen Date: Week 4 and 6 Day

Breakfast: Sunshine Egg with Stir-fry Kang Kong
Lunch: Chicken with Cabbage
Dinner: Spicy Prawns with Kang Kong
Water: 3+L plus and 1 cup of black coffee
Fruits: 2 servings of mango
Deviations: Nil
BM Factor: Nil

I am exhausted today. I did sleep for at least 10 hours last night. I went to bed at 8.30pm and woke up 5am today. I did have a good sleep. I got in the office at 7am today because I need leave the office early for my medical appointment. In addition, I have a new colleague joining the office and my boss has put me in charge of taking care of her today. I was practically juggling between my project, sudden urgent issues and taking care of new staff. I nearly missed the time to get out of the office for my appointment.

The good news is my back has improved a lot but since I am still experiencing numbness on and off, I will still need to go through the intensive treatments. The doctor told me he wanted to see me doing some exercises. I did not tell him that I am doing Cohen because I did not want any judgement from him. I think doing pilates should be ok for cohen. I promise him that I will TRY to incorporate some exercise.\

I am going to try Senokot again tonight. I really need to get some BM before my weekly weigh-in on Friday.

Jude · #35 01-07-2009, 22:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by carrieanne_c

ahhhhhhh, you said farty-I'm telling.

Hilarious!!!!

Hey fornight, thats some great sleep your getting!! I wish i was getting some of that.

Keep up the good work hun

carrieanne_c · #36 02-07-2009, 06:48

Thats good news about the back, my husband has been told to swim for his. Take care of yourself

fornight · #37 02-07-2009, 20:40

Date: Thu, 2 Jul 09
Cohen Date: Week 4 and 7 Day

Breakfast: Sunshine Egg with Stir-fry Cabbage
Lunch: Curry Chicken with Cabbage
Dinner: Spicy Prawns & Fish slices with Kang Kong
Water: 3+L plus and 2 cups of black coffee
Fruits: 2 servings of mango
Deviations: Nil
BM Factor: Yes (finally!)

I was so stressed up by my work that I think I grinded my teeth last night. My left lower jaw is really sore. I must remember to relax a bit tonight. I am prone to teeth-grinding when I am too tense or stressed. It is really bad because I don't get good night sleep too.

Tomorrow morning is going to be my Weekly weigh-in. I really hope I am in the 60s range.

carrieanne_c · #38 03-07-2009, 06:22

I hope so -now that you've had the bm i amsure you'have lost.

fornight · #39 03-07-2009, 08:14

This is ridiculous!!!

The machine says I weigh 70.2kg. I only lost 300g since last Friday. 70kg has always been my "bottleneck" in the past. I hate this number! It is an EVIL number.

I am disappointed

because I am so looking forward to being 60s range. Maybe it is due to PMS. According to my record, that is pretty close.

I do know that in terms of inch loss, I am definitely better than last week. Yesterday I was wearing a top that I wore last week and it was a tiny tiny bit looser than last week. Maybe I was "integrating"?

I was also suffering from signs of cold on and off this week. At least 3 times but each time I manage to stop them from aggrevating by popping in two tablets of panadol cold tablets. Maybe it is the tablets that slow the weigh-loss? But my consultant told me I can take the cold tablets!

Enough guesses! I am still going to stick to this diet 100% DF. I need to go and read my "advantages response card" to re-focus on the diet. I did make a promise to myself I will not let the machine dictate my moods and I am going to keep that promise!

julie · #40 03-07-2009, 08:32

Hi fortnight, Thats still a lose not a gain well done you have probly lost more inches. Thats a great result your doing really well so far you should be very proud of yourself. I know you will have a great weight lose next time on the scales. "Go Girl"