Life in the skinnygirl4ever

HCG Diet Day 6

2011-08-10T15:34:00.003-04:00

Started HCG Diet last Friday and within 6 days I have lost 11 lbs. Of the 11 lbs, 9.86 lbs were from fat. Hunger pain left within 2 - 3 days. I am under doctor supervision and taking HCG everyday and am only eating 500 calories. My craving for starches has disappeared and looking forward to waking up every morning to see what the weight loss is going to be. I have added Apple Cider Vinegar to boost the weight loss. I'll tell you if it worked. I am still continuing to exercise at least 30 minutes at the gym.

Challenges of a skinnygirl.

2008-09-24T13:13:00.002-04:00

Recently I watch Gwyneth Paltrow on Ophrah. She confessed to working out 2 hours a day for 6 days of week in order to look as good as she does. I realize we complain how good Hollywood looks, and it's not fair, but if we really think about it, they worked hard to get that way.

Stop complaining and just do it!

2007-12-07T01:22:00.001-05:00

I'm getting there.....

2007-12-07T01:07:00.001-05:00

You Should Weigh 145

If you weigh less than this, you either have a fast metabolism or are about to gain weight.
If you weigh more than this, you may be losing a few pounds soon!

How Much Do You Weigh?

Wow...It's been awhile....

2007-12-07T01:01:00.000-05:00

It's been awhile since I last updated. I've been busy with my life and just recently had a death in my family. Since my last update, I have lost 27 lbs, and now weight 171lb. I am closer to my goal weight.

Basically...CUT out the carbs, and eat more often!

Taking care of myself...

2007-01-16T17:15:00.000-05:00

I have made a pledge couple past days ago and it's been helping me.
Maybe it'll help others...

I will give to myself as I give to others.
I will value my health as I value the health of my loved ones.
I won't ask, "Should I or shouldn't I?" about matters of self-care.
I will just do it.
I humbly accept that I must work to be the best me I can be.
I will choose to work for myself, rather than abandon myself.
I will embrace adversity as an opportunity to test my mental and physical strength.

Since I have made and determined to honor this pledge, my physical and emotional health has taken a dramatic turn for the better.
I encourage others do the same.

Taking it one day at a time....

2007-01-10T10:51:00.000-05:00

I realize that all too often we think about the end result and don't really think about the journey.
For example, my goal to lose the 50lbs. I think about the 50 lbs and don't really comprehend how difficult it will be to get there. Instead I make these goals of going to the gym three times of week, eating healthy, etc and of course fail because I'm not thinking about day to day. I make excuses of ..." I'll make it up tomorrow." But Tomorrow becomes the next day and the next.
This year, I'm going to think only one day at a time and that's this moment.

It's one of the most difficult task to be present in the moment and enjoy and feel all emotions and be aware of your enviroment. That is my goal for this year. Taking it one day at a time...

It's the New Year

2007-01-03T14:06:00.000-05:00

So...It's a new year and we have a clean slate to shape up our diet, exercise, personal life, career, and of course our play life.
My goal: To be back on phase 1 of South Beach Diet for the next 4 weeks.
Exercise: To run the 5K run in March, so start to train running 20 minutes a day and increase that to 3 miles by March.
Personal life: Need to date more people...To at least go on one date every two weeks. That's good...right?
Career: Work smarter, not harder.
Play Life: To go on 3 vacation this year. I have the skiing trip in March, spring fling trip w/ girlfriends in April and Family vacation trip in August.

Brain Goal: Read more books.

New Year's Eve

2006-12-30T23:17:00.000-05:00

Ok...maybe I didn't accomplished my goal for year 2006 to lose 50lbs...but I did lose 15 lbs....so I will continue to lose weight to 2007. I have a goal... I'm going away in March for a week on vacation and I want to look great!

Christmas is around the corner...

2006-12-22T11:14:00.000-05:00

Christmas is just around the corner...
There will be food, more food, and than more food....Temptation, lack exercise, exhaustion, hanging out w/ nephews...
I wish everyone good luck....because I'm going to need it.

Priority..changing our mind!

2006-12-13T11:46:00.001-05:00

OK.... remaining days of December has been difficult. I've been working out and doing my yoga, but can not keep on top of my eating/diet habits. I have such a difficult time preparing my food. I feel like there isn't enough time in my life to prepare, but than again, if I feel like it's important to me, I'll make the time, right?
I make time for things that are important, such as work... walking my dogs... my friends, why isn't preparing food myself as important as everything else. Why am I placing myself at last of my priority? I was thinking about models and I actually had a opportunity to talk to one. I'm a doctor, so my priority is in my patients and than my family and than me. Of Course first priority is in my patients because it's my job, well...it's the same for a model. Their priority is in their job, which is to look good and feel good for themselves, which in it for itself will get them their next paycheck.
What if we trick our mind into thinking our body is our first priority. Will it work?

Eating during and after the holidays.

2006-12-01T13:58:00.000-05:00

My diet during the holidays and after holidays has been great. I have definitely steered from my diet and now I'm heading back on again. I have 30 days to count down to the end of the year. Here in Boston doesn't seem much like winter with weathers in the mid-60's. What's going on?

I have so far lost 10 lbs and I wish to lose another 15 lbs before the end of the year. More to the gym...and more of portion control...
I have been craving sweets so bad lately....WHAT TO DO? Actually I have been eating more fruits, such as apple , pears, and oranges when I get craving for sweets. That seems to satisfy my tastings. Hope everyone else is doing well.

Getting myself to the gym

2006-11-16T15:30:00.000-05:00

Getting myself to the gym is 90% the hardest things to do. I think the more you think about it, the harder it becomes. Stop making excuseses for yourself and just do it. Once I get myself to the gym, I feel great but just getting there...
My diet has been pretty good and I am losing weight...

Hardest part of dieting...

2006-11-14T14:29:00.000-05:00

I think the hardest part of dieting is the weekend. Weekend is usually a time for me to meet up with friends and catch up. Of course that always involves drinks and food. It's going to be the same during the holidays especially Thanksgiving. I'm trying to focus on my goal which is to fit into this skimpy black dress for new year's eve party I'm attending. Hitting the gym 3x a week and increasing my weight training to every other day should make the difference. I'm still keeping my intake of calories to 1200, which is not as hard as I thought. Of course I'm getting all the vitamins and fruits and vegatable as I can get.
Thanks everyone for your support.

It's been awhile

2006-11-09T17:20:00.001-05:00

I've been back on my diet since Nov1st. It really hit me that I have two months left out of this year and I still have not completed my 2006 resolution of losing weight, instead I gained 15 lbs.
I've decided that there's no way that I'm going to start 2007 15lbs heavier than 2006, so I've totally cut the white carbs out of my diet.
First three days was torturous, and also not drinking alcohol. I miss it. I miss wine. I miss being little buzzed. But I miss being able to feel comfortable in my body more so...that's my motivating factor for the rest of this year!

I was in Miami last weekend and realize how fat I was compared to everyone around me...

I've already lost 5lbs, and my jeans feels little loser. Also my feet are not swollen in the morning when I wake up. My skin looks amazing and probably from all the water I'm drinking. I'm lot more conscious of everything I'm eating.

I'm taking HMR protein drinks and meal replacements when I am at work. It helps me alot bec. I get so busy w/ patients and never really have time to grab good food. I try to eat 5 fruits and vegetables everyday and healthy lunch/ or dinner. Total Calorie intake is about less than 1200. I know it's lot less than recommended, but I have two months to really get in shape.

I've also kept up with my workouts and burning about 400-500 calories.
So far...not bad. Anyone else interested joining me to lose the weight you gained this year? We have 6 weeks left before end of the year!

Feeling FAT

2006-10-17T13:02:00.000-04:00

I've been feeling FAT! AHHHHHAAAA...
I feel like i've been active, but lacking in control in portions and diet.
HELP...
Do I seek help in other venues?

Personal Coach

2006-10-12T15:54:00.000-04:00

I recently got a personal coach to help me get motivated and be on track with my workout. I totally slacked off during the summer about heading to the gym as well as my diet.
I'm back on the road again to fulfill my resolution for this year. We only have three month or less.... It's the count down...

Back in the gym again...

2006-10-05T13:54:00.000-04:00

I've been slacking off lately and finally getting myself back in the gym.
We have this new mechine at the gym that I tried out yesterday for 20 minutes. It was such a workout, and it was fun. Nautilus® Commercial Series TreadClimber® TC916. If you have it at the gym, try it.

Race for the cure

2006-09-12T11:02:00.000-04:00

This past weekend, I ran the Koman race for the cure. It was 5K race on Sunday morning. I didn't train much for it. I hate running, so I would do a mile here and mile there and I figured that I could do a 3.1 mile without a problem. On Monday morning, I felt all my muscle stiff up...ouch! I guess I didn't do much stratching. I also played 2 hours of tennis on Friday night, which probably didn't help with the stiffness factor. I rested on Monday and didn't do much activity, and now I still feel stiff. I'll try going to gym and running a bit and try stretching my muscles.

Labor Day Weekend: Mountain Biking

2006-09-06T14:09:00.000-04:00

I went mountain Biking Saturday/Sunday/ Monday down Atlanta GA. It was great! Lots of Fun. I love any sport that is going to allow me to get out there in the nature.
First day, I puked but according to my friend it's part of the initiation process of mountain biking. Second day was lots of fun and I worked on my techniques. Third day was a challenge, there were a lot more climbs and it was longer, so I puked again. My body was telling me I couldn't take it any more. Now, I need to head to the gym and take some spinning classes and get ready for another round of Mountain Biking.

Elliptical Machine

2006-08-29T13:26:00.000-04:00

We got these new version of elliptical machine and they a great...i love it. They totally get you a better workout than the older models and I get excited when I'm on them and I'm seeing that I'm burning more calories than just running. I hate running, so whatever that gives me a better workout and totally pumps up my heart.

NYC Trip to West Village

2006-08-28T18:54:00.000-04:00

I grew up in NYC, but never really experience nyc like west village. I love it...There's so much energy and life within couple of blocks. My girlfriend and I finished a bottle of wine in this cute little French restaurant with cheese platter. Yummy...
Didn't do any of workout, but who cares...I was in NYC!

Camping Weekend

2006-08-23T13:15:00.000-04:00

This past weekend, we went camping and whitewater rafting. I realized the whole weekend was about eating and rafting. 28 of my friends meet out in Lake George area and camped out the weekend. It was fun and little irritating because of one particular person. Other than that, we had a great time...
My exercise program has halted, but I am determined to get back on track today and start working out.

Dating and Diet

2006-08-17T12:58:00.000-04:00

I went on a date yesterday and of course we decided to go to a bar a grab couple of beer.
The date was ok, no sparks but good conversation.
After two pints of beer, the conversation got better and my diet never existed.
After the date was over, I called my girlfriend to join me another round of drinks, and there goes my diet. To makeup for my poor diet attempts, need to do extra 20 minutes of cardio today.

Mile and Half Run

2006-08-15T16:06:00.000-04:00

I did my first mile and half run without stopping yesterday, and than I walked back another mile and half. I ribs started to hurt, but I felt great after the run. My two dachshund joined me for the run, and they had no problems keeping up with me. I need to hit the gym to do some weights but I hating going to the gym when the weather is so nice and I could just go for long walk/run on the pond. It's harder to get back onto the routine after vacation.

My diet has been awful since back from vacation. I'm craving sorbets at night, and way too much carbs. I'm not cooking as much as I should.

I'm looking forward to my whitewater rafting trip this weekend. It should be lots of fun and of course my diet will totally be sabotaged by all the bbq and quick on the go foods.

Back from Vacation

2006-08-12T10:36:00.000-04:00

I'm back from vacation and started to get back onto my routine. It's saturday, and I started up my golf lessons this summer in addition to running and swimming. Do I too much on my plate?
Uhmm....

Vegas for a week

2006-08-05T15:15:00.001-04:00

I'm in Vegas for a week for friend's birthday party and a family vacation. It's so crazy out here...but I love it. We danced all night long yesterday and I woke up pretty early compared to my friends because they are still alsleep at 3 in the afternoon. I did some shopping in my hotel, there a mall down here...it's so cool. I love it!
My parents are heading out here tonight and we will be heading over to Zion Mountains on Monday morning to go hiking over at Bryce Canynon and head over to North Rim of Grand Canynon. My brother and I will still be training for our 10K run, so we'll go for run at night at our resort.
I think they might have a trail. The temperature drops to a comfortable level late at night....
This city is definitly a 'city that never sleep'. There's constant stimulation everywhere here.
Don't know if that's good or bad. There's definitly too many temptation from man, gambling. It's a sin city!

Golf Weekend

2006-08-02T13:13:00.000-04:00

I had a great weekend. I finally got to play golf both on Saturday and Sunday. I just got into the game and loving it! I love being in the outdoors and enjoying the sun when the breeze comes through and cools you down. Didn't get to do much cardio, but I guess walking for 3 hours carrying my golf gears could count as exercise, right?
I need to work on my forms and my swings.
I'm back on training for my run. I decided to do my first 5K Breast Cancer Run on Sept 10th. It won't be bad... I have no problem running 2 miles, now I just have to increasing that to 3.1 miles and work on my time. I would love to finish this race before 30 minutes. It is so hot in Boston! I think with humidity it's almost suffocating to be outside. I'll hit the gym later today.

Mid afternoon workout

2006-07-27T13:18:00.000-04:00

I don't go into work till 5pm. Yes...you are wondering why my time is so flexible? I have my own business, so I'm my own boss... At any rate, had a late start this morning, didn't get out of bed till 10 am. Don't you just love it? I love sleeping in...I hate the morning, I don't know why... and I also love staying up till 2/3 in the morning. Don't know what it is, but I feel like I could get so much done in the wee hours of the night, and I'm also very motivated to wake up really early in the morning, but that never happens.
As soon as I got up, I headed to the gym and got on elliptical machine for about 40 minutes, and than hit the treadmill for 10 minutes, before doing laps in the pool for half and hour. I feel exhausted after my morning workout, my arm are sore from swimming. I guess I got a good workout...

I feel like I got a good workout, I totally soaked my clothes from my cardio, and cooled down with a nice swim.

Swimming

2006-07-26T23:08:00.000-04:00

I've been thinking about swimming, since it is the summer and all...
I said hell to being in a suit, and I went swimming after work today.
I replaced my regular workout and replace half and hour of swim.
What a workout!!! I'm totally exhausted after the swim, but I don't feel like I had a good workout without sweating. There's something about sweating and feeling like your clothes sticking to your skin and your face getting all flushed.

I used to swim as a kid, and I remember always starving afterward. And of course after tonight's swim, I was starving...

I think it's a good variation in my workout schedule... I might do so once/twice a week on top of my regular workout.
I'm going to the Zion Mountain to go hiking in two weeks, and I want to be cardio ready to do the steepest hike. I'm thinking about increase my cardio to 1 and half everyday. Two mile run for about half hour and than incline walk on the tradmill. Starting tomorrow...

Cravings.....Chocolate/Ice Cream/ Pizza

2006-07-25T17:57:00.000-04:00

Why do we having cravings only when we know we shouldn't have those food?
I never really have craving until I limit my intake on one particular food, and these days, one particular group of food: Carbs.

Is it human nature? Or is it only our mind playing games with us?

No matter what it might be, I've come to moderate my intake of chocolate/Ice Cream/ Pizza and go work out with a blast. It gives me some sort of control over it, instead of my cravings controlling me.

Getting rid of the Belly

2006-07-24T16:19:00.000-04:00

For me the only way to get rid of the belly fat is by cutting down on carbs and doing lots of cardio. I had a late start at work today and didn't have to go in till 4pm. I hit the gym in the afternoon and did 40 mins of cardio followed by light weight lifting. I continue to do 10 minutes of stepper to boost my cardio. I realized that it's not the crunchs, or any abs workout I do, I have way too much fat on my belly for any of the crunchs to show through...
I need to trim down my body fat % and the only way I found it worked in the past is through low carb diet.

Low Carb thing is harder than I realized...Everything has carbs...especially my favorite Mango Fruit Ice Popsicles. Just a nice thing to cool down with on hot summer day. I guess it's always hard at first, but I'll try for two weeks to follow South Beach Phase I.

Lifestyle and food

2006-07-21T01:00:00.000-04:00

I'm single and I work full time. Yes, granted I don't have any other responsibility other than myself and my career, it's hard for me find the time to cook for myself.
When I had a boyfriend, or even living with my brother, I did manage to cook because there was a purpose. I had someone else to enjoy my food but these days it's easier and cheaper to just to pick up dinner/lunch.
Is this mentality because I value myself less than my boyfriend/ or brother/ or guest who I like to cook for? Why is it so much harder to cook for oneself?

I've been pretty good about working out and staying active. Now I want to focus on eating healthy. And one thing I know is that you can not eat healthy if you are eathing out everyday or even every other day. You need to know exactly what you are putting into your mouth. Yes it is easier, but changing your lifestyle doesn't come easy, right...

It's about loving yourself more than boyfriends/ brother/ friends and cooking a goumet meal for youself everyday because you deserve it. It's about taking care and control of what you putting into your body.

I know it's difficult and it's probably difficult for everyone out there who's not single and have kids/ husband/ wife/ etc.... but it's really is down to this one question?

Would you really feed your child all the crap you are putting into your mouth?

And your answer is probably NO.

So, why are you still eating all the crappy food?

Ask Yourself?

2006-07-19T15:38:00.000-04:00

1) Ask Yourself Questions
The first thing you should do when starting a fitness program is ask yourself some questions that will help you figure out what your fitness goals are. Here are some questions to get you started:

What do you hope to get out of this fitness program?
Are your expectations realistic?
When do you want to accomplish your goals?
How will you measure your success as you go?
How will you reward yourself when you achieve your goals?

My answers:

I expect to be healthiest as possible when I turn 30 years old. My expectation is realistic. It's two lbs weight loss a week and so far, I've been able to maintain my goal. I will like to accomplish the goal by March 21st, 2007. I will measure my success by my dress size, and weight loss in lbs. I will reward myself by going on a ski vacation with my friends in March to Whistler.

Returned from long weekend travel

2006-07-18T13:48:00.000-04:00

This weekend was interesting. I didn't really get do much physical activities other than eating. I did walk Central Park on Sunday for about a hour but I wouldn't really call that physical activity.

A friend of my gave me Tony Little's Gilzette which I had a chance to do it this morning and last night before going to bed. It's fun and it's not really difficult, I wonder if it's actually working.
I guess it's better than just doing nothing and watching television.

Back on eating more health consciously.

Two mile walk habit in the Morning

2006-07-14T11:20:00.000-04:00

I started my new habit of waking up early and going for a walk around the pond with my dogs. I felt great, and the I feel like I've accomplished so much already in the morning. I noticed that I lost 2 lbs so far...Yoohoo...

The real test will be when I visit my parents this weekend. I love my parents, but they are such a contradiction. They tell me that I need to lose weight but they love feeding me. I know they want the best for me and that's why they want me to lose weight, but I also know that one of the sign to express their love for me is to feed me.

I will be cheering my brother with his triatholon this weekend and hopefully that'll give me more motivation to keep up with my training for my 5K run. Last time I was cheering him during short tri, there were so many good looking buff men....Such a eye candy!

I really didn't feel like running this morning, so I just walked it with my dogs.

Just Barely made it...

2006-07-13T17:23:00.000-04:00

Got tied up at work and just made it the gym for half an hour of running. The thought of running for hours is tempting but when I actually start to run I start to feel the pain under the ribs and feel short of breath by the first mile. But I did my first mile without stopping at 5 mph speed. I feel pretty good about my accomplishment, now only if I could do that for first 3.2 miles. This is start of my training. I am training for my first 5K race in two weeks. I will increase my run tomorrow to 1.25 miles of run without stopping and increase it to every other day by .25 miles. That's not too dramatic of increase, right?

I need a new habit. How about running the first thing in the morning with my dogs. My dogs are getting chubby and it'll do them good. I do have an awesome track near my house. I will do it!

JUST DO IT...

Good Start

2006-07-13T11:26:00.000-04:00

Having a pretty good start. Last night I came home and warmed some leftover mango fish. Pretty filling. This morning, I actually had some breakfast, stawberries. Uhmmm...So good.
They do say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I find it so difficult eating something first thing in the morning. I usually don't get hungry until noon, does this indicate that my body has slow metabolism, or just bad habit?

I am trying to change that... I love having morning coffee front of my computer in the morning with relaxing music in the background and really think about all the things I have to do for the day. Stragize about the day and plan for an attack. I don't think I enjoy cooking first thing in the morning, too much stress. Maybe to compromise, I should just mix a protein powder and green/veg powder in the morning but have something. Yeah...But always forget because I'm too busy trying to get the dog into the house and getting ready first thing in the morning. I know it's all excuse. STOP making excuese...I WILL DO IT.

I have couple of patients in the afternoon but hopefully I will find a hour to head to the gym and go for run.

Remainder, need to pick up swimming gear from parents house as well as stepper to do some Exercise DVDs at home. If parents have 5lbs weight, pick that as well...
I'm such a smoocher off my parents but they don't use it. I'm actually doing them a favor by helping them get rid of the clutter.

Just Returned from the Gym

2006-07-12T16:15:00.000-04:00

I usually try to head to the gym when I have two hours in the middle of my work days. But sometimes that doesn't happen. I need to be consistent about heading to the gym everyday and also add maybe half hour of running/ yoga at home.

I completed 50 minutes of Cybex elliptical which burn ~600 calories and also half hour of weightlifting. I feel great...I always feel great after working out, don't know why it's so difficult to do everyday when I know it's so great for me and also I get to catch up w/ my television time.

Recently I got rid of cable TV so that it'll motivate me to go watch TV only when I'm working out, but that seems to be not working because I always manage to avoid the gym.

I also find that my social activity seems to impose on my new lifestyle, so I need to workout a balance between my social going out drinking and my healthy lifestyle. Of Course I can't stop social drinking and going out with friends, but I do need to keep in to minimum like once a week.

I also seem to have difficult time cooking for myself since I am single and it's always more difficult to cook for one. I don't mind picking up something to eat, but that becomes difficult with my diet.

For now, my Diet will consist of Morning Greens (which consist of 8-10 Fruits/ Veg) Drink
Lunch: Cookie Diet throughout the day )Left over from my cookie Diet days)
Dinner: Grilled Chicken w/ Salad
Snake: Fat Free Pudding
Water: 8 serving a day

Keeping it up!

2006-07-12T12:02:00.000-04:00

How much do you weigh

2006-07-12T11:48:00.000-04:00

You Should Weigh 160

If you weigh less than this, you either have a fast metabolism or are about to gain weight.
If you weigh more than this, you may be losing a few pounds soon!

How Much Do You Weigh?

Life in the skinnygirl for ever has started.

2006-07-12T11:07:00.000-04:00

This Blog was started to help myself lose 50lbs before end of this year. I will be turning 30 next year and it is my resolution to lose my post college lbs.

I've been good about exercise on and off but never been able to be consistent. It's never really difficult to be active so I don't think that will be difficult. The most difficult will be eating as often as I should. With work and running around, I sometime forget to eat and that's always not good because your body goes into starvation mode.

To keep me motivated, I have decided to run a 5K run in 2 weeks with friends and continue to do so every two weeks and in a month move up to 10K run. One of the things I hate is running, but I do enjoy running in races.

I will be starting my lifestyle change in my diet by cutting back on Carbs. Eating more salads and meat, etc. Pretty much following the South Beach Diet, I've done that before and had success with it...If only if I could include chocolate in there too.....

Started weight is 185lb and I would like to be 135lb with body fat less than 10%. (Exactly same proportion of my college days.) Goal is to lose about 2-3 lbs a week. Calorie intake will be ~1200 a day, depending on how much exercise I have completed.
My exercise program will consist of Running, weightlifting, yoga, Pilates, video DVDs, rollarblading, swimming, biking, etc.
I will keep updated in terms of progress and I will use this blog as exercise/nutrition diary.

Hope all of your Blogger out there could support me and watch me while I transform my body.