Swan Portraits

I have not told to my sister that I am not using lipozene to lose weight. I know that she will be surprise when I meet her again. I get excited every day I step on the scale. lol I know, I should not weight myself everyday.. but it adds more motivation to me to stay on this eating lifestyle. I’ve already lost 5 lbs for 1 week. And I didn’t struggle or starve myself. I feel full all the time and have more energy.

I still enjoy my food even I’m on a diet Since I’m doing low carb meals, I don’t eat oatmeal on my breakfast anymore. This is my typical breakfast now, an egg omelet with spinach, mushroom and cheese.

I only use 1 egg and loaded it with tons of veggie. It really tastes good and filling. I normally cook my breakfast at night and put it on containers so it will be ready the next morning. Hope the nutrients from this food will alleviate me from using the prototype 37c.

The goal to get rid of belly fat is not for me. Cause I need to get rid of all the fats on my body and not just on my belly! I envy women who still have small tummy after they had kids. But I’m inspired to loose all these jiggling fat all over my body. And I need help. I really need to be surrounded by people who eats healthy and will motivate me to reach my goal.

But sometimes it’s hard to say no to your family. And that’s where my problem is. We have too many food at home and not eating it is like wasting money. Ahhh! So hard! I try to be more physically active to burn fat. But I still need help from my family.

I was so sad the other day with unknown reason Good thing I feel better the next day so I got this cake and it feel so good to see and eat this cake. I shared it to everyone in the house but I think I ate more than them. lol

Why loosing weight is like a rocket science, very hard, that anybody wants but less percentage of success?  Does it really need a magic to loose weight? Or is it a mystery unveiled for us? Hundreds and thousands of weight loss products are available now in the market and all are promising a positive result of weight loss. Is this the magic that everyone is looking for but not yet found?  I admit that I’m one of these people who is searching for the “magic” of losing weight. 

Sadly, I realized that there is no magic for it.  Strong determination, education, planning, and commitment are the magic to bring one for successful weight loss. Diet pills can help one temporarily.. but the target is to make the solution long term.  So make a wise choice on what to take.  I’m proud to say that I already lost 13lbs for almost two months.. and I still have 60 lbs to reach my goal.

Nope, it’s not! This a good example how looks can be deceiving. lol I was so hungry when I got back in my hotel room and I just grabbed the menu available and asked for a room service. I forgot the name of the restaurant but it’s not really good. I think this is chicken club, the chicken is okay.. but the fries and the vegetable included doesn’t taste good. I don’t know why but I did not enjoy this food.  I was forced to eat the chicken because I need to refuel my tank. lol Good thing my hunger subside after the chicken and I was able to browse  mesothelioma lawyers that I will mention on my report for work.

My husband made this last week. He said that a lot of people in Hawaii are in-love on this food, that even McDonalds there carry this as part of their menu.

In my opinion, it really tastes yummy and there is no question why people in Hawaii love it. Here is the recipe of Musabi of Spam Sushi I found online, very easy to do and cost cheap. My mom and daughter likes it but not with the seaweed wrap or nori. I’m actually searching for barcode scanner online while hubby is making this.

We don’t have persimmon on the country that I grew up.. so eating this one is really new to me. However, this is one of the fruits my mom loves now. So we always ask friends that have three on their backyard to give us some when it’s on season.

From Wikipedia:

Commercially, there are generally two types of persimmon fruit: astringent and non-astringent.

The heart-shaped Hachiya is the most common variety of astringent persimmon. Astringent persimmons contain very high levels of soluble tannins and are unpalatable if eaten before softening. The astringency of tannins is removed through ripening by exposure to light over several days, or artificially with chemicals such as alcohol and carbon dioxide which change tannin into the insoluble form. This bletting process is sometimes jumpstarted by exposing the fruit to cold or frost which hastens cellular wall breakdown. These astringent persimmons can also be prepared for commercial purposes by drying.

The non-astringent persimmon is squat like a tomato and is most commonly sold as fuyu. Non-astringent persimmons are not actually free of tannins as the term suggests, but rather are far less astringent before ripening, and lose more of their tannic quality sooner. Non-astringent persimmons may be consumed when still very firm to very very soft.
Persimmon output in 2006

There is a third type, less commonly available, the pollination-variant non-astringent persimmons. When fully pollinated, the flesh of these fruit is brown inside -known as goma in Japan, and the fruit can be eaten firm. These varieties are highly sought after and can be found at specialty markets or farmers markets only. Tsurunoko, sold as "Chocolate persimmon" for its dark brown flesh, Maru, sold as "Cinnamon persimmon" for its spicy flavor, and Hyakume, sold as "Brown sugar" are the three best known.

Before ripening, persimmons usually have a "chalky" taste. They should only be eaten when ripe and soft.

Looks like I’m bored because I spent $126 for a restaurant certificate worth $300 I think that will provide my lunch and dinner for a month at work. There’s a Brew It Up is close to my work and based on my certificate that I bought, I will be eating there with 58% off. hihih I want to buy $500 worth of certs but that is me being so greedy. lol

I am saving this menu on my computer so I can look at it if I get hungry.

They said that to effectively loose weight you need to build the muscle first and the fat will get off quickly. We all know that muscle will help burn the fat quickly. That’s the reason why they said the building the muscle will help one to loose weight quickly. Of course your long term goal of keeping or working out your muscle should be part of your life. Cause you can loose the muscle you gained if you stop working on it. My brother is making lecture about this because he is taking bodybuilding supplements to aid him to build the muscle quickly. And he’s planning to keep the activity as part of his life. I wish I can do it too! My brother is aiming for this kind of body… Oh my! It will be a big project for him!