My Poor Self-Control
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Meals |
My Thoughts |
| Breakfast: One glass grapefruit juice | I really didn’t have the appetite to eat earlier today. I should really stop skipping meals, but sometimes I just feel so lazy. |
| Lunch: 2 tablespoons rice, lechon chicken, buttered shrimps | Funny how I needed to eat rice still! This is just crazy. Sometimes I feel like avoiding the table when I eat. |
| Midafternoon Snack: Spaghetti, water | This wasn’t the whole wheat variety, and I know that it’s not going to be good for me. I can imagine my sugar levels fluctuating now especially when I starved myself in the morning. |
| Dinner: Kare-kare, stuffed chicken, and fruit salad | Oh this meal really topped the charts for highest in calories. I need a new meal plan. |
From the looks of it, the reason why I haven’t been seeing results with my diet is because I really struggle with my self-control. I guess this is the biggest step that I need to address first so that I can go on with my ambitious goals.
Too Much Carbs
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Meals |
My Thoughts |
| Breakfast: Strawberry flavored oatmeal, water | Same thing every morning! But I’m not complaining —yet! |
| Lunch: ½ cup rice, shrimp and fish soup, pork barbiecue, marang | That was such a heavy meal. I seriously need to eat more vegetables even if it’s so hard to prepare. |
| Midafternoon Snack: hotdog sandwich, water | This was an unhealthy snack. This is another problem that I need to tackle. I need to eat healthy when I’m on the go. |
| Dinner: ½ cup rice, papaitan, leftover soup from lunch, mangosteen | I realized that I can’t stay away from rice especially when I’m accustomed to eating a particular viand with it. I badly need self-control! |
Today was a rough start considering that I vowed to stay away from carbs yesterday. But I really want to keep on working on this diet despite my failed beginnings. I guess it’s better to avoid it altogether rather than end up consuming bigger portions. Tomorrow is another day, and I hope I can do so much better.
A Positive Day
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Meals |
My Thoughts |
| Breakfast: Banana and honey flavored oatmeal, water | I fought the urge to eat a heavy breakfast because I felt so hungry. |
| Lunch: ½ cup rice,chicken barbiecue | This is another fastfood meal, and I know that this is loaded with calories.Tsk tsk. |
| Midafternoon Snack: 3 pcs soda crackers, water | I wanted to skip my snack but I know that it will just cause my sugar levels to fluctuate. I ended up having soda crackers, and from what I’ve read, it’s also high up on the GI charts. |
| Dinner: ½ cup rice, eggplant with egg, ground pork with potatoes and carrots | Oh this meal is another problem of sorts. I hope I can eat better tomorrow. |
Just when I wasn’t feeling good with my diet, I was inspired by the story of another woman with PCOS. She has given me some helpful tips on how I can eat healthier, and I value her insights considering that she is successful in managing PCOS. From a rough day yesterday, and alhtough my diet today is not the way I intended it to be, this day is quite positive.
Getting Discouraged
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Meals |
My Thoughts |
| Breakfast: Strawberry flavored oatmeal, water | I am getting bored with my oatmeal. I guess I need to add fruits to the unflavored variety so it will have a different texture. |
| Lunch: 1 cup rice, adobo, boiled egg | This was a heavy meal. Once I got back to eating rice, it’s hard to avoid it. Aargh! |
| Midafternoon Snack: iced tea, soda crackers | I shouldn’t have bought sugary drinks because I can’t seem to avoid it. Somehow I feel so satisfied after drinking a glass of sweet drink. Sigh! |
| Dinner: ½ cup rice, ampalaya with egg, humba | I should seriously mind my portions. I am getting discouraged with my diet. L |
I haven’t really seen any visible results with my diet. I am getting discouraged about this entire process. But since I have started it already, I should just get on with it. Sigh! It’s so hard to lose even a single pound!
Unhealthy Diet For A Not Too Good Day
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Meals |
My Thoughts |
| Breakfast: Mint Tea, ½ Bagel with ham and cheese | I am still feeling off today. The smell of mint is so refreshing. |
| Lunch: 1/2 cup rice, fried fish, leftover chicken | I still don’t have an appetite. I needed lots of catsup just to take it down. |
| Midafternoon Snack: potato wedges, iced tea | I need to stay away from sugary drinks. This is not a good snack combination because it has all the things that I need to avoid – carbs and sugar. |
| Dinner: 1 cup rice, lechon paksiw, ampalaya with egg, banana | I managed to eat a big meal. My meal times today have been altered because of my flu. It’s totally not right to go really hungry before a main meal. I can imagine my sugar level now fluctuating. |
I have hubby to thank for this mutated virus including body malaise, fever, sore throat, and sleepless nights due to coughing. I feel that this virus has really stayed too long. I don’t like the feeling of being cold all the time just because my body temperature is so messed up.
Eating My Way To Recovery
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Meals |
My Thoughts |
| Breakfast: 1/2 cup rice, 2 pieces hotdog, 1 egg | I needed a full breakfast because I am taking a medicine that’s very irritating for my tummy. I just hate being sick because it just alters everything. |
| Lunch: 1/2 cup rice, hamonado, ginataang langka | The food tasted like cardboard. I guess this is the only benefit that I get from being sick —I lose my appetite. |
| Midafternoon Snack: burger, potato wedges, | I forced myself to eat the burger that hubby bought me. He’s been a doting nurse. |
| Dinner: 2 pieces banana, malunggay and corn soup, lechon chicken | I only wanted to eat banana for dinner but my tummy is complaining from the excess acid. |
I have tried to eat full meals today in the hope that I’d recover soon. I had the flu shot this year and still I have the flu. Sigh! I am popular for being the “catcher” in the family because I easily get the infection from other sick family members. It’s terrible and it’s also one of the main reasons why I want to be healthier because I am hoping that my immune system will work better.
No Appetite For Today
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Meals |
My Thoughts |
| Breakfast: Peanut butter sandwich, water | I ran out of oatmeal today and instead of eating rice, I just opted to eat a sandwich. I seriously need to buy more fruits. |
| Lunch: Pancit, pork sinigang, water | I don’t feel too well today and I also don’t have the appetite. I forced myself to take a few bites considering that I didn’t really have a good breakfast. |
| Midafternoon Snack: ½ burger (Mc Donald’s), lots of water | I have been drinking lots of water. I can’t even finish a burger. I feel so sick. |
| Dinner: 1/2 rice, ground pork with potatoes and carrots, water | I guess this is the only decent thing that I ate today. I really don’t have the appetite. |
I am down with the flu and I really don’t have the appetite all day. How I wish I won’t have the appetite all the time so that I’d lose weight easier! (I wish!) I don’t like getting sick though. I have been coughing and sneezing all day. Hope I’ll feel better tomorrow.
Fairly Good Day
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Meals |
My Thoughts |
| Breakfast: Chocolate flavored oatmeal, water | I hope I won’t get tired of eating oatmeal! So far I have been able to eat it every morning. |
| Lunch: 2 slices of pizza (Dominos), water | Ugh! I am sure that this meal had too much calories. I even had the cheesy melt variety. |
| Midafternoon Snack: peanuts, water | I felt that I could avoid this snack, but I don’t want my glucose levels to fluctuate. |
| Dinner: 1/2 cup rice, igado, pinakbet | I try not to be too hungry before dinner so that it will not result to overeating. |
Except for the pizza meal, today isn’t so bad. I think Metformin is working well for me. I saw chips lying around and I didn’t even have the appetite to eat it. I normally can’t pass on junkfood especially chips! I have to eat more vegetables and fruits. Hopefully I can work on that as soon as possible.
Feeling The Effects Of Metformin
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Meals |
My Thoughts |
| Breakfast: 1 packet chocolate flavored oatmeal, water | I have gotten used to eating oatmeal every morning. I like the flavored variety. I will try to eat the original variety and add fruits for added flavor –soon. |
| Lunch: 1/2 cup rice, braised beef, water | I didn’t have the appetite to eat lunch. But this meal was filling and I was even tempted to skip eating my midafternoon snack. |
| Midafternoon Snack: 2 pcs hopia, water | I haven’t eaten hopia for so long. Although I know that it may be unhealthy, I just needed to have at least two. |
| Dinner: 1/2 cup rice, fish adobo, ampalaya with egg, water | This is really a light dinner. I don’t feel overly full. I really need to eat more fish as compared to meat. I have to convince my family to eat the same though. |
Today, I felt the positive effects of Metformin. Just last week, I have been having annoying cravings because I skipped taking it for a week. But today, I really did not have a problem with being hungry all the time. If today is just like most days, I really won’t have a problem with my caloric intake.
Problematic Day
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Meals |
My Thoughts |
| Breakfast: ½ cup rice, egg, meat loaf | My friend who also has PCOS told me that her glucose levels fluctuate each time she ate canned goods. I haven’t made a direct observation because I no longer monitor my sugar levels. My doctor only ordered it for two weeks. I honestly wish I still could, but the strips are too costly. |
| Lunch: 4 pieces siomai, buko juice | I had to grab a quick lunch because I had to process a requirement for my license. I should seriously find a way on how I can eat healthier especially when I am on the go. |
| Midafternoon Snack: Tuna sandwich, iced tea | I really need to overcome the urge to order a sweet drink. I know that it will not be too good for my insulin resistance. |
| Dinner: ½ cup rice, menudo, adobong string beans | I have gotten back to eating rice but I am proud to say that I no longer eat as much. I will try to make my dinner lighter because I know that I wouldn’t be able to burn it off anymore. |
I noticed that when I’m under too much stress, I have the tendency to overeat. To add to that, I also have a problem each time I am eating out. I seriously need to learn how to order healthy! Today has not been so good because I have waited too long to eat lunch, and I know for a fact that it will not help in any way with my sugar levels. This day has been a problem of sorts!
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