• drunk at least 60 cups of Starbucks short cappuccino with half a packet of raw sugar
• drunk at least 40 cans of Coca Cola or an equally sinful soft drink
• been admitted to the hospital once
• reverted to eating simple carbs. DAILY!
• have had severe food poisoning once and it was not related to the hospital incident
• been to tennis lessons with J & K three times
• and been to Muay Thai naught times.

Oh and I am about 99% sure I've lost significant muscle mass and, regained at least 2-3kg of pure fat due to the change in diet and lack of activity.

I could come up with a million excuses but I won't. It is all me. I chose the life I want and for three months, it was to revert to the lifestyle that got me all lethargic and obese to begin with.

So, here is the plan. Less excuses, more action. MT lessons begin again on Monday, this weekend I will be having tennis with J and, I want to start my C25K from scratch. And the omission of all soft drinks and simple carbs.

Wish me luck!

Tennis with Bunny J and K – 1 hour

Monday (14 June)

Muay Thai Level 1 – 1 hour

BF: 2 eggs, half handful of nuts, green tea w/o sugar

S: handful of walnuts, macadamias, almonds

L: pork chop with half a bowl of rice

S: handful of walnuts, macadamias, almonds and cappuccino

D: steamed sea bream, a can of coca cola, a half a scoop of chocolate ice cream

S: a couple of chocolate chip cookies

Status: It started out well, and then went downhill pretty rapidly. The TMI titbit of the day is that it is/was my time of the month and most dietary reasons fly out the window when blood is involved.

Tuesday

BF: pork bun, black coffee no sugar

S:

Or rather, it takes me awhile to warm up. I hover in the background, go for classes that I'd be able to be least noticed at, stand at the back. This morning, I went into an AM Muay Thai class after a long break – vacation,illness, excuse, excuse etc. All males – lithe, toned, muscular even. And me, dwaddling in. Sigh. I paced myself this time and did not want to faint once. That said, it was definitely less than 100% but, I rather that than faint unglamourously, not that there's a glamourous way to do it.

The AM class is perfect for me. Truth be told, it's a pricey membership to own so I better be there more often. I can barely tell my left and right jabs from each other. Need to get better. Last weekend was the 2nd tennis lesson and I can feel myself getting better. Next week is the third and, we get an extra hour to practice after. Awesome.

This week looks really good, activity wise. AMs on Monday, Wednesday, Friday – Muay Thai. AM Saturday, I signed up for cycling with the cycling group I wanted to try. I need more road confidence, PM Saturday, 2 hours of tennis.

I feared going to a cold gym where no one really cared but I know that I absolutely need a kick up the behind right now. I have stagnated for all eternity and, if I don't pick myself up and get on with it, I will revert to Jabba The Hut. I had been delaying my first class for the last two weeks – It was a myraid of excuses: back ache, the time of the month, the sale of my home, the purchase of a new home, J's wedding et al.

This morning, I made plans to go. SM was sick of my whinging and told me to *just* go so he would not have to hear me talk about it again. Pfft! So, I went. Barely made it through class, legs and hands all over the shop, had to stop TWICE otherwise I would have fainted on the floor. The teacher, N was very patient with me. At some point when I had executed a proper kick, he stopped and clapped. I swear! He wasn't even insulting me, he was truly happy. *smacks forehead*

The AM Muay Thai class is tiny and, it was very easy for him to go 1 on 1 with me. Even the other two students helped me out tremendously. They told me to breathe in and walk around when I felt faint. Summary?

I loved it. I can't wait till I actually complete a class and not feel like I want to hurl out my left and right lung. That's my goal right now. Like M says, it isn't the kicking and punching that gets you, the ALL the other stuff.

Ingredients

• 1 portion of white fish (for this recipe, I used frozen Sutchi fish which costs SGD$5.20 for 5 fillets)
• 2 tbsps of Tositos Salsa (hot!)
• pinch of salt
• liberal pinches of oregano or any herb that you like
• pinch of pepper
• 3 tbsps of water (just don't pat the fish completely dry since it'll be defrosted)
• microwave-able container

Method:

1. Pat fish dry and season with salt,pepper and herbs into microwave-able container.

2. Place in microwave on medium-high for 5-6mins

3. Remove from microwave and dollop 2 tbsps of salsa

4. ENJOY!

1. Sign up for new gym

Officially have left and I need to sign up with the new place I want to train with. Exciteddddd!

2. Continue with W3 of C25K

I am certainly taking longer than 9 weeks to do this! Acks!

3. Be sober for one month

With my illness, it is tough to drink and deal with the repercussions the next day. That and it impends my weight loss. Those glasses of alcohol are chock filled with empty calories and studies have shown that there's a halt to weight loss up to 3 days after drinking alcohol.

"Before" Picture

Status: B A D. I had to suck in whatever I could suck in to take this picture. The out-takes have me bursting the middle button, the third button and the last button refused to button at all. Major oink.

thegymbunny.com's First Weight Loss Challenge Contest

The goal is to be able to button ALL FOUR BUTTONS and breathe normally. Anyone who wants to join me in this challenge, do the following

1. Squeeze into a piece of clothing you want to fit in i.e: pair of jeans, tube top that's an inch too tight

2. Grab a camera and take a work-safe "Before" picture, no nudies people. FYI, I have no desire to see up or down your hoohas!

3. Upload "Before" picture in the comments as soon as possible.

4. Repeat steps 1,2 and 3 to post "After" picture on 15 June 2010

For all your smarties who have figured it out, the picture with the most difference/progress wins a prize – a $30 voucher from my favourite salad joint – The Sandwich Shop. That's more than a week's worth of half salads e.g. my favourite shrimp salad with mint yogurt dressing ! Contest is open to EVERYONE. If you are not in Singapore, it means you'll get a gift hamper of my favourite teas instead.

Contest ends 15 June 2010

Made a difficult call to E to ask him for his valued opinion because I fear leaving a routine that has brought me so much success. I related my concerns to him because I truly care what he feels and feels as he was instrumental in my weight loss. Even now, he was so helpful and addressed the concerns that I had. Now, I will look to sit or attend another session at the potential new place and make my choice before the month is out.

Image courtesy of Google Images and remains right of image owner.

BF: sausage mcmuffin and black coffee

S: honey roasted almonds and macadamias

L: Fish Soup Noodles & Iced Lemon Tea

S: 4 pcs of grilled chicken (150g?) and Iced Lemon Tea with no sugar

D: assam pedas fish with pineapple, black pepper squid & broc

Tuesday

BF: sausage mcmuffin and black coffee (gotta stop the damn drive ins!!!)

S: cappuccino with 1/2 packet raw sugar

L: grilled beef with mixed greens, italian dressing

S: popiah

D: