I’ve been eating healthy for nearly two months now, and I am always in search for new recipes to try. I came across my friend, Pao’s, vegan blog and found the recipe for Tofu and Eggplant Stir-Fry. I decided to try it today. I must say, I do like it. I did add my touch to the recipe.
Ingredients:
Summer here in the Philippines is just a few months away, and if I want to wear a swimsuit, I need to work on my daily routine and beat the heat with a beach body figure. Now, when I say beach body, it doesn’t mean “skinny”. I like to be in the middle, not so thin and not fat.
Here are a few things I need to work on:
Well, I hope I’d be able to reach my goal in time for summer. :)
Year 2007 went by so fast, but it wasn’t fast enough that nothing really happened. Here’s a list of things that happened to me in the year 2007.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2007 was spent with a mixture of happiness, excitement and tragedy. But through it all, I managed to survive it. I am looking forward to another year, but, I am not making any New Year’s resolution, I have never really kept up with it. What I can do is to continue to make efforts to make myself a better person.
Now, here’s 2008. Another year to face and conquer more battles for self-improvement; another year to experience things that I’ve never tried or haven’t done in a long time; another year to love and be loved by the persons close to my heart; and to be remembered for the good things that I can share with everyone.
Staying fit is really hard, especially when you rely on eating right alone. Sometimes you need help from a fitness equipment to help you keep up with the diet. Most of time, I slip and go back to the heavy side. I am not really blaming my hectic schedule for the lack of exercise, but it is an added factor. I had my mom buy healthier foods, and ban junk foods altogether. I can even blame it on genetics. Haha!
I really need to discipline myself and be on my toes when I am around fatty foods. I’ve already asked my sister to workout with me, and she agreed. Like I said, genetics! She purchased a workout video that we can follow. It’s more of a dance workout, without those painful crunches. I think I’m going to love it. I need to be fit for the summer!
I’ve received this same question from different persons, so I decided to answer it and share it with all of you.
How did you lose weight?
Just so everyone knows I’ve been all sizes: skinny, chubby, fat, fatter, normal. What’s normal anyway? There was a time when I decided to remove rice from my diet. Where I’m from, rice is one of the staple foods. You can’t have breakfast, lunch or dinner without it. I survived a year without rice. Truly, it helped shed off all the unwanted pounds. I successfully trimmed down to a normalish size. I could wear anything I want and buy really cheap clothes because cheap clothes usually come in small sizes. Yep, from buying large-sized clothes, I could then fit into small-sized ones.
But I went back into eating rice and at that time I was going through some personal issues and I was experiencing slight depression. I found comfort in food and I didn’t care about how I looked. I gained weight, but I still looked normal. I became a medium-fitting person. I was OK with that. I could still fit into most of my clothes and my favorite Levi’s jeans.
After that depressing period, I started to work as a technical support agent for a computer company. Life was good. I wasn’t depressed anymore. I gained new friends. I was still happy fitting into medium clothes. After 8 months in tech support, I was transferred to the Sales department, where I was tasked to sell lousy computers. Not that all their units are lemons, but the fact the buyers are too cheap and they didn’t want to buy the best ones.
The scheduling was dreadful! We didn’t have the freedom to choose a good schedule. I became sleep deprived and I found energy in food. I was still medium-sized, but there came the worst schedule, where we are only allowed to eat lunch at the last hour of our shift. Imagine that! My immediate superior then decided to order McDonald’s everyday and allowed us to eat on our workstation. I didn’t realize that I gained weight until I received a comment from my previous supervisor that I look fuller. Mind you, his comment was blunter. I just smiled and went on my way.
When I got home, I looked for my favorite jeans. To my horrification, I couldn’t close the button. I started getting those “fat comments” since then. Not just from work, but from everyone. I’ve learned to get used to hearing those things that I think I became immune.
There was a time when I experienced severe lower back pains. I went to see a doctor and she told me that my back was strained due to my weight. Everyone knows how hard it is to lose weight. I then decided to quit my job because I wanted to free myself from sleep deprivation and from eating the wrong food.
I didn’t lose the weight after that. I even believe I gained some more. My uncle would always point out how big my arms were. He told me that I should think about losing weight because I am too young to be this big. Yes, I wore extra-large clothes. It was frustrating, but I didn’t let it define who I am.
I took another course and started school last June. Life was starting to look better. Then there came the sembreak. I didn’t realize that I gained more until I received comments from my classmates. I noticed it, too. My uniform seemed snugger.
I just continued to be the way I am until I finally decided to really make myself healthy. I wanted to make 2007 a good year for me, so I did what I’ve always known how to do.
I am Dré. I am in my 20s and I'm currently residing in the Philippines. I am a certified Filipina and is very proud to be. My legal status is single. I love going to the beach, hanging out with my friends over coffee, and I love my Butterfinger and Cinnamon bun. I don't like the hot weather, or unnecessary noises and crowded places. I love the smell of rain, an afternoon movie marathon and my dog, Booboo. more?
