Tag Archives: weight loss

Stress, belly fat, and Gradual forward change

As the old saying goes, “how fast time flies when you’re having fun,” I’ve lost track of time and forgot to update this blog. these past two weeks were loaded with work and other responsibilities. Prioritizing work, rest, and destressing activities, I’ve stopped working out to use the time just to chill and  recover.
Which brings [...]

Week 7 – Update: Getting Bigger

Today is the third day of Week 8 and it’s time to recall week 7.
Last week was somewhat a rest week, courtesy of my knee which plagued me till week. I think I can work the knee starting this week. For now I’m back to my fat burning workout,which is very gentle on my knee [...]

Week 6 – Update: Back on Track

Finally! After 3 weeks of hitting a weight loss plateau, I was able to lose 1 Kg in a weeks time. As I mentioned in my previous weekly update, I will be sticking to the the fat burning program I’m using, and true enough, I was back in the game.
Diet
The biggest change to my lifestyle now [...]

Week 5 – Update

I’m starting Week 6 of my 35 week journey to BMI 25 on a sad note. I haven’t lost any weight in the past 3 weeks. There’s definitely something wrong with what I’m doing because I’m hitting the weight plateau too early.
I have evaluated my current fat burning program and came to the conclusion that [...]

Week 5 – Photo

Weight: 103.5 Kg
BMI: 33.21

Week 4 – Update

Week 5 starts today, but I’m having doubts about losing weight with what I’m doing now. I guess cutting corners doesn’t helpful. So starting this week, I’ll do the complete fat loss program I’m following instead of just doing the workout part. As always, here are the details:
Down

Didn’t lose weight again

Up

Averaging 3-4 litres [...]

Week 3 – Update

Yesterday was the start of Week 4. Week 3 was a disappointing work in terms of workout and diet.
Here are the ups and downs of last week, downs first:
Down

Didn’t lose weight again!
I was hitting 3000 calories per day! It should only be 2500!

Ups:
Same as last week:

I feel much more energetic .
My muscles are firmer.
Still drinking [...]

Week 2 – Update

I’ve started on week 3 of my journey to BMI 25. Last week was the start of my 37 week workout program that focuses on fat burning, muscle building and proper eating.
The program  is divided like this:

12 weeks beginner stage
12 weeks intermediate stage
12 weeks advanced stage

Here are the ups and downs of last week, downs [...]

Week 1 – Update

My first week in this weight loss journey wasn’t that good, due mainly to my cough and cold.
Here’s the breakdown of my ups and downs, downs first:
Downs

Wasn’t able to exercise daily. I still have a cough and a cold from the previous week.
Lost only about 0.5 Kg.

Ups

Reduced my coffee consumption from 4 cups of 3-in-1 [...]

Slow eaters don’t get fat

I read in the news today that researchers have found that by using a device to tell obese children to eat slowly, these kids lost weight and decreased their eating speed by 11%.
In a trial with 106 obese children the gadget showed promising results, the British Medical Journal reports online.
After 12 months of use the [...]

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