MONDAY

BF: two hard boiled eggs (200 cal, 12g protein)

S: 100g of minced beef patty with tositos salsa ( 330 cal, 24g protein)

L: two lean pork chops with tositos salsa (550 cal, 32g protein)

S: -

D: 100g of steamed salmon, 3/4 cup durian (450 cal, 25g protein)

Status: It is an absolute challenge to say no to durian. I gave in.

TUESDAY

BF: two hard boiled eggs (200 cal, 12g protein)

S: -

L: smoked salmon with mozzarella salad in pesto salad (350 cal, 18g of protein)

S1: two pork chops with zero calorie mustard (530 cal, 32g protein)

S2: 80g of minced pork meatball

D: chicken soup with 1/3 corn, carrots

S: 1/2 cup of peanuts (200 cal)

Status: -

WEDNESDAY

BF: two hard boiled eggs (200 cal, 12g of protein)

S: -

L: chicken breast with marinara sauce (450 cal, 60g protein)

S: Mango Smoothie made from Oikos Yogurt, Skim Milk, Blended Mango and Ice (300 cal, 22g protein)

Status: It was a busy day at work and I did not get a chance to head down to grab my usual "dinner" so, I chose to do without.

THURSDAY

BF: two egg scramble with low sodium bacon and button mushrooms (300 cal, 15g protein)

S: 120g of pork chop (250 cal, 21g protein)

L: chicken caesar salad (350cal, 22g protein)

S: 30g of pork (60cal,5g protein)

PW: 1 ON Protein shake in Orange Cream (120 cal, 24g protein)

D: half a steamed seabream and a side of brocolli (350 cal,18g protein)

Status: Instead of consuming meat at breakfast, I have reverted to eating eggs mostly. I wonder if this is the cause for a less than spectacular weight loss this week. Next week, I include meat in my diet more consistently.

FRIDAY

BF:

S:

L:

S: 100g of pork chop

D: 200g of rib fillet, asparagus & beans, 3 glasses of red wine

Status:
 

SATURDAY

BF: -

S: ON Protein Shake in Cookies n Cream (120cal, 24g protein)

L: 100g of salmon, 80g of octopus, miso soup, cucumber in soy with sesame seeds

S:

D:

Status:

SUNDAY

BF: two bananas

S: -

L: 100g of chicken breast, 50g of char siew

S: blueberries,

D: spinach salad, pork chop with green beans, a couple cubes of yellow watermelon

Status:

After Saturday’s training, I had made plans for my Southern Ridges trail with the girls. They had agreed to meet me midway at Hort Park. Understandably, it was too warm so, they decided start off in the opposite direction. Disappointed, I agreed to meet them for brunch at VivoCity.

Since I woke up late for training, I skipped breakfast which is NEVER wise effectively making my post work out protein shake my first meal. Had a somewhat subdued brunch – half a breakfast crepe with mushrooms, a tall glass of carrot-orange juice, a smidgen of sausage and rosti. Dessert was Ben & Jerry’s Double Belgian Waffle. In case, you were wondering what the double was for, it’s for two scoops of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream – Strawberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Therapy. I attempted to stay as subdued as I could and split it three ways.

Old habits come back fast. Completely disregarding my three main meals and two snacks a day with 3-4 hour intervals, I had my next meal at 6.30pm and no, it was not dinner. I was REALLY hungry. Like, could eat a cow hungry. This is where it goes downhill – Mc Wings with a regular coca cola and medium fries! (estimated calories – 1050cals!!!!) That said, I had the sense to remove the chicken skin AND split the fries so, my best guess would be 750cal. We are not even touching the junk aspect of it yet.

Coupled with today’s belated celebratory brunch where I had banana pancakes, I am disappointed in myself to say the least.

I have come too far to fall off the wagon. Argh!

I love chinese stir fry – everything still tastes incredibly crunchy and fresh.

One of my favourite recipes is coincidentally, the fastest to prepare. Prep time: 5mins (excludes defrosting of meats) and cooking time: 5mins.

• 250g of lean minced pork (season with pepper, soy sauce)
• 150g of french beans (chopped into thick circles)
• 2 cloves of garlic (crushed and diced into little bits)
• 1 shallot (sliced thinly)
• a dash of salt
• a dash of sesame oil
• 1/3 cup of water

Fry garlic and onions in wok on high heat until fragrant. Add sesame seed oil to the pork and stir fry . Add half of the water and add french beans. Remove from flame after 2mins. Viola!

MONDAY

BF: two hard boiled eggs, 90g of tomato basil tuna (est. 263 cal, 28.5g of protein)

S: a handful of nuts (est. 80 cal, 6g of protein)

L: grilled chicken caesar salad with an egg (est. 350 cal, 50g of protein)

S: a handful of nuts (est. 80 cal, 6g of protein)

D: pork rib soup with garlic (est. 550 cal, 45g of protein)

S: a square of dark chocolate (est.35 cal, 0.5g protein) 

Status: Dinner still plagued by the demons of the weekend before. That said, the dark chocolate was really good. 

TUESDAY

BF: three egg scramble (est. 270 cal, 20.2g of protein)

S: a handful of nuts (est. 80 cal, 6g of protein)

L: stir fry french beans with lean minced pork (est. 500 cal, 42g of protein)

S: -

D: chinese take out – spicy stir fry chicken, beef with scallions, hot plate tofu (est. ?? cal, ??g of protein)

Status: crap dinner. i really should have just had a tuna salad instead of waiting for take out. i can’t afford to not lose weight. ARGH.

WEDNESDAY

BF: two hard boiled eggs, half a can of tuna (est. 300 cal, 30g of protein)

S: 16 almonds (est. 112 cal,  4.8g of protein)

L: tandoor chicken (i know what! again!) and mixed greens (est. 450 cal, 24g of protein)

S: -

D: - 

Status: bad bad day. I’m really trying to get my meals in but, it’s so tough esp on Wednesdays since I’m practically running to class. When I got back, it was time for bed so, no dinner.

THURSDAY

BF: a handful of nuts (est. 100 calories, 6g of protein)

S: a handful of nuts (est. 100 calories, 6g of protein)

L: MOS Natsumi Beef Burger with two patties (est. 340 calories, 20g of protein)

S:

D:

Status: I need to lay off the green tea. My gastric issues are back, either that or skipping is giving me heartburn

My goal this week is to eat 100% great even on the weekend. Documenting every single thing that I consume has its pros and cons. The obsessive side of me is discouraged that i have yet to break my mini goal and I am so close to goal (a mere kg away) which makes me wonder if my body is meant to be this way or if there’s something that I am not doing well enough.

Save the muscle talk. I truly doubt it’s muscle.

Not working out hard enough, not eating great enough etc. The flipside is that, I know I am not doing bad at all. Even on my cheat days, I don’t consume simple carbs because I don’t have the need to. I am perfectly satiated on protein and complex carbs. I just have to push on and not give up now.

MONDAY

BF: two hard boiled eggs (est. 180 kcal)

S: a handful of nuts – pinenuts, almonds, macadamia, pecan (est. 100 kcal)

L: 130g tandoori chicken fillet, mixed greens with italian dressing (est. 400 kcal)

S: a black coffee and less than a handful of nuts (est. 100 kcal)

D: pan fried pork chop and a bowl of pepper pork soup with cabbage, carrots (est. 400 calories)

Status: perfect day with food. the tandoori was just too yums to say no to so I made another batch for today. substituted the 4.30pm cuppuccino with a black coffee instead and stayed within my caloric goal.

TUESDAY

BF: two hard boiled eggs and a black coffee w/o sugar & milk (est. 180 kcal)

S: a handful of nuts – pine nuts, macadamias, pecans and almonds (est. 100 kcal)

L: pan fried pork chop, mixed greens and balsamic vinaigrette (est. 350 kcal)

S: a handful of nuts – almonds, pine nuts and cashews (est. 80 kcal)

D: roasted chicken breast w/o skin with a side of beef broccoli (350 kcals)

Status: an awesome day eating wise though, i’m starting to feel abit like a rabbit with all these greens. I have to search for variety in my garden greens.

WEDNESDAY

BF: half roasted chicken breast  w/o skin, a cup of black coffee w/o sugar or milk (est. 150 cal)

S:  a handful of nuts (est. 60 cal)

L: grilled chicken breast with a dash of sour cream. mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette (est. 330 cal)

S: {too t.i.r.e.d to eat} a small cup of vending machine milo (est. 80 cal)

D: grilled chicken salad with caesar-hummus dressing, 2 chicken mcnugget and 1 spicy mc wings (est. 450 cal)

Status: Wednesdays are never my strong suit. That’s just not a good enough reason to eating crap though.

THURSDAY

BF:  single hard boiled egg (est. 80 kcal)

S: a handful of nuts – almonds, pinenuts, pecan (est. 100 cal)

L: roasted chicken breast with a handful of mixed greens (est. 350 cal)

S: a handful of nuts – almonds, pine nuts, pecan (est. 100 cal)

D: steamed sea bream with sliced chilli and ginger, a 100ml of orange juice diluted with water and ice  (est. 457 cal)

Status: J told me that I was eating too little, not out of choice though. It is what my body asks for and, it is against all logic to eat more when I’m trying to lose weight. While that may be, you can’t argue with science and the experts. 

FRIDAY

BF: 90g of tuna fish, two hard boiled eggs (est. 350 cal, 36.4g of protein)

S: a handful of nuts – pecan, almonds (est. 80 cal, 6g of protein)

L: 150g of lean minced beef with cabbage (est. 400 cal, 35g of protein)

S: a handful of nuts – pecan, almonds & pine nuts (est.100 cal, 8g of protein)

D: 200g steamed tofu with 200g of minced pork , a small chicken drumstick (est. 500 cal, 55g of protein)

Status: Great. I definitely eat more protein than usual. The calculation is a pain though but it gives me an idea of how much protein I am consuming.

SATURDAY

BF: -

S: -

L: eggs benedict with hollandaise sauce, muffin with two strips of bacon,  a couple spoons filled with assorted desserts, a glass of apple-carrot juice (est. 800 cal, 20g of protein)

S: a handful of nuts – macadamias, almonds (est. 100 cals, 8g of protein)

D: 300g of beef, 100g of chicken, handful of mixed greens, tons of zero calorie mustard, 10 pcs of watermelon, lots of water (est. 650, 83g of protein)

Status: Weekends are bad. Lunch was a cheat that I have not had in a long while. I literally have been slaving to break my first weight goal and, finally it’s done! I didn’t feel exceptionally guilty about lunch because, it tasted SO good.

SUNDAY

BF: half a can of tuna (est. 100 cal, 20g of protein)

S: -

L: sliced fish soup with seaweed (est. 250 cal, 18g of protein)

S: a sardine puff, two squares of dark chocolate, half a circle of mozzerella, three mini egg tarts, a couple forks filled with bee hoon

D: a small plate of bee hoon, two mutton slices, a small piece of fish, a square of chicken, a glass of diluted 100% orange juice

Status: extremely bad eating. it started with a sardine puff and i went on auto pilot and it was a nightmare to get off. this is why I can’t eat carbs at all. I have no self control, a snack leads to a meal and that leads to an entire day of bad eating! it was a hard fall off the bandwagon.

" Hi! I’m The Gymbunny and I’m addicted to simple carbs"

BF: Two hard boiled eggs – 2 whites, 1 yolk (est. 90 calories)

S: a handful of nuts (est. 100 calories)

L: minced beef with garlic and diced french beans (est. 420 calories)

S: a cup of green tea

D: fish ball soup with tofu (est. 350 calories)

Status: for once, my lunch was more substantial than dinner. i like this week already.

TUESDAY

BF: two hard boiled eggs – 2 whites, 1 yolk and a handful of nuts (est. 150 calories)

S: a handful of nuts (est.100 calories)

L: tandoori chicken with mixed green salad tossed with balsamic vinaigrette and olive oil (est. 400 calories)

S: a cup of green tea

D: steamed sea bass with garlic, sliced chilli and ginger (est. 350 calories)

Status: perfect. I resisted the urge to have a curry puff from Old Chung Kee which I brought to my designer’s studio.

WEDNESDAY

BF: yogurt cup with granola and 2 tbsps of honey (est. 300 calories)

S: half a handful of nuts -pine nuts, macadamia, cashews (est. 50 calories)

L: beef slices with mixed greens in balsamic vinaigrette and olive oil (est. 350 calories)

S: -

D: grilled chicken salad with hummus-caesar dressing (est. 350 calories)

S:  crispy tofu skin with greens (est.150 calories)

Status: not bad save for eating after 9pm because, class ended at 9.30pm so I had my "dinner" at 8pm. By the time LF and I got to our proper dinner, it was close to 11pm.

THURSDAY

BF: yogurt cup with granola and 1 tbsp of honey (est 200 calories)

S: a handful of nuts – pine nuts, almonds (est. 80 calories)

L: chicken caesar saad with grilled chicken and hummus-caesar dressing (est. 350 calories)

S: 3 cups of green tea

D: chicken soup with carrots and a third of corn (est. 350 calories)

Status: I didn’t have time to snack save for some time in the AM. It was a mad day at work. all I had time to do was top up the water for my green tea. bah. i missed my favourite 6.45pm class even :(

 FRIDAY

BF: two soft boiled eggs with a dash of dark soy sauce and pepper(est. 190 calories)

S: -

L: 3 pcs of tandoori chicken, 3 tiny squares of mutton, a tbsp of fried ladies finger (est. 450 calories)

S: half a cup of yogurt with 1 tbsp of honey and 2 tbsps of granola (est. 150 calories)

D: spicy chicken, tofu, vegetables (est. 400 calories)

Status: I rarely eat well on the weekends because, it involves other people. With work, I prepare my meals in advance but, the weekend throws everything out of wack. That considered, it was not a bad day, just not as great as the other days.

SATURDAY

BF: -

S: a couple of nuts (est. 30 kcal)

L: sliced fish soup with tofu and leafy greens (est. 350 kcal)

S: mixed greens with balsamic vinaigrette and half a can of tuna (est. 330 kcal)

S: two small bananas and a glass of orange juice (est. 200 kcal)

D: steamed sea bream with sliced chilli and ginger (est. 350 kcal)

Status: Saturdays is always a challenge breakfast wise. I don’t wake up early enough to have breakfast, and allow it to digest. I need to find an alternative.

SUNDAY

BF: Yogurt cup with a tbsp of australia honey and 2 tbsps of granola (est. 150 kcal)

S: scrambled eggs with tabasco and a dash of  black pepper (est. 200 kcal)

L: roasted mushroom with garlic soup (est. 120 kcal)

S: tuna salad with japanese dressing (est. 250 kcal)

S: small banana and a 3 squares of ritter sport chocolate with hazelnut (est. 150 kcal)

D: 1 small piece of chicken, meatball soup with tofu squares and enoki mushrooms (est. 400 kcal)

Status: the chocolate was my cheat since i was great with my diet. i must say, i quite like the tuna with mixed greens combo. it’s not as urky as i had imagined it to be.

MONDAY

BF: two hard boiled eggs (est. 180 calories)

S: a handful of nuts, cup of green tea (est. 100 calories)

L: minced meat (chicken/beef) with spring onion vegetables in lettuce wrap (est. 350 calories)

S: a handful of nuts and a couple pieces of mango (est. 100 calories)

D: sliced fish soup with vegetables plus half an orange (est. 300 calories)

Status: I think I ate too little caloric wise, but I was not hungry at all with the exception of before working out.

TUESDAY

BF: two hard boiled eggs (est. 180 calories)

S: a handful of nuts (est. 100 calories)

L: beef on a bed of mixed greens with balsamic olive oil vinegrette (est. 430 calories)

S: a starbucks short cuppuccino with a packet of raw sugar (est. 95 calories)

D: pan fried salmon on sauté spinach along with a wine spritzer and cuppuccino  (est. 580 calories)

Status: I am about 200 calories over budget and, it is empty calories too. Dinner was a work related event so the choices were the healthiest options on the menu, ignoring the cuppuccino which I shouldn’t have had but, was not thinking. Guess who’s going to be waking up early to do cardio.

WEDNESDAY

BF: Yogurt cup with granola and 0.5oz of honey (est. 250 calories)

S: -

L: MOS Natsumi Beef, 2 pcs of butterfly prawns (est. 220 calories)

S: a handful of nuts (est. 100 calories)

D: 3 sticks of kebabs (pork, chicken, yellow peppers, mushrooms) seasoned with orange juice, ginger, garlic and grilled with a drizzle of olive oil (est. 350 calories)

S: a handful of nuts (est. 100 calories)

Status: A really bad day. I wanted fried chicken but I resisted. Overall, not really at my perk extremely grumpy from the alcohol the day before. In my binge, I also had a bowl of marinara soup with squid and prawns but, I felt extremely ill after dinner and it did not stay in my body. Again, bad bad bad day.

THURSDAY

BF: a couple of pistachios, a muscle relaxant (est. 30 calories)

S: scambled eggs (est. 180 calories) 

L: 2 sticks of kebabs (pork,chicken, yellow peppers, mushrooms) seasoned with orange juice, ginger, garlic and a drizzle of olive oil (est. 300 calories)

S: a handful of nuts and Starbucks short cuppuccino with a packet of raw sugar (est. 200 calories)

D: pepper pork rib soup with garlic cloves and sliced chilli (est. 450 calories)

Status: I have to stop with the 4.30pm cuppuccinos, its getting ridiculous. I’ve come such a long way since a month ago, it does not make sense to start a sugar habit.

FRIDAY

BF: Yogurt cup with granola and 0.5oz of honey (est. 250 calories)

S: a handful of nuts -pistachios, pecans, macadamias (est. 100 calories)

L: a bowl of sliced fish soup with leafy vegetables (est. 300 calories)

S: a handful of nuts (pistachios, pecans, almonds, cashews (est. 100 calories)

D: 3 slices of grilled lamb rack with rosemary and roasted vegetables (est. 400 calories) and a 5oz glass of red (est. 100 calories)

Status: just made my caloric cut. did a really good job at rejecting the 4.30pm cuppa and saying no to dessert even though I really really wanted a tiramisu. Not proud of the glass of vino but with work dinners its hard to say no to something you make a living off. No more wine for the next month at least!! 

SATURDAY

BF: scrambled eggs with pepper and tabasco sauce (est. 180 calories)

S: a cup of blueberries (est. 80 calories)

L: a skinless chicken leg (est. 180 calories)

S: a cup of watermelon, blueberries and half a slice of apple (est.150 calories)

D: steamed fish with garlic, and chilli slices (est. 150 calories)

S: a quarter donut with almonds and chinese pear (est. 100 calories)

Status:  gave into my PMS cravings for a donut though I took less than a quarter just to get the craving out ot fhe way.

SUNDAY

BF: -

S: -

L: indian chicken cury, mixed vegetables, a fishball (est 400 calories)

S: 2 small pcs of kueh kosui, 2 pcs of nonya steamed rainbow cake, 1 pcs of  nonya kueh salat (est. a million calories!!!!)

D: 2 small pcs of pan fried tandoori chicken, two bowls of pepper pork soup (est. 500 calories)

Status: quite disappointed about inhaling the kueh. Truthfully, I don’t miss carbs at all. Perhaps, that was just sheer delusion on my end.

BF: two hard boiled eggs (est. 180 calories)

S: a handful of walnuts, pecans, walnuts, and almonds (est. 100 calories)

L: lean pork/chicken meat patty with mixed salad and mint yogurt dressing (est.350 calories)

S: a cup of fruit – strawberries and blueberries (est. 100 calories)

D: 150g of ribeye steak with cream spinach, and cream broccoli with a couple tbsps of beef soup  (est. 450)

S: a strawberry and a couple of blueberries (est. 50 calories)

Status: great protein day and i had a HUGE craving for steak which was satisfied but, i could have done without the 10pm cup of fruit.

TUESDAY

BF: 1 hard boiled eggs (est. 90 calories)

S: a handful of walnuts, pecans, walnuts, and almonds (est. 100 calories)

L: lean pork/chicken meat patty with mixed salad and raspberry vinaigrette & olive oil dressing (est.350 calories)

S: a cup of fruit – strawberries and blueberries (est. 100 calories)

D: 6 IKEA meatballs and 2 chicken wings (est 420 calories)

Status: great protein day but i have such a hard time flipping lunch and dinner to make lunch the heavier meal.

WEDNESDAY

BF: scrambled eggs (est. 200 calories)

S:  a handful of walnuts, pecans, walnuts, and almonds (est. 100 calories)

L:  salmon and mozzarella  salad with pesto vinaigrette (est. 300 calories)

S: a cup of green tea

D: chicken caesar salad without crutons (est. 350 calories)

Status: I resisted the urge to get a mango smoothie that would have likely blown my caloric intake out of the water. I think it was too little food even though I had a good serving of protein.

THURSDAY

BF: greek yogurt cup with 1oz of granola and 0.5oz of honey (est. 250 calories) 

S: grilled carrots with basil and olive oil (est. 100 calories)

L: natsumi beef burger (est. 181 calories)

S: 50g of beef fillet, 30g of lean pork/chicken patty (est. 200 calories)

D: pepper pork soup, 30g of salmon (est. 350 calories)

Status: I never really googled the calories in olive oil before. E says that they are good calories to have but 240 or more calories to have is abit much, no? I typically use about 4 tbsps for a single meal. That’s 480 calories from OIL! Gag!

FRIDAY

BF: two hard boiled eggs (est. 200 calories)

S: a handful of nuts – almonds, pecans, macadamias, pine nuts (est. 100 calories)

L: roasted chicken caesar salad (est. 400)

S: -

D: steamed fish with chili mixture (est. 300)

Status:

SATURDAY

BF: chicken and green pepper x 2 sticks, pork and asparagus x 1 stick (est. 150 calories)

S: pistachios (est. 50 calories)

L: fish sliced soup, char siu, roasted duck

S: -

D: steamed tofu and minced pork

Status:not particularly proud of breakfast but, i was hungry and it was the closest thing to=

SUNDAY

BF: Yogurt with pomegranate granola (est. 150 calories)

S: -

L: half a ham & cheese scone, a quarter of a chocolate chip scone, two small chicken drumsticks, a couple of calamari rings and a jar of white glass tea (no sure i can even attempt to make a calculation..130 calories for the quarter scone,140 for the drum sticks, 120 for the calamari rings and about 70 for the jar of tea)

S: a handful of nuts (est. 100 calories)

D: grilled chicken leg without skin (est. 180 calories)

Status: I didn’t eat less to make up for my carb Sunday brunch because, I had taken it post work out. Thankfully, my dinner was cancelled so I could eat according to plan.