Of Workouts and Weight Loss

I've been too tired late at night to write something for my blog. I have been working out hardcore and when I get home, I am usually too exhausted to sit on the computer and write down my thoughts. So I've been keeping my thoughts and the mundane activities of my life to myself lately.

But hey, working out and watching my food intake (I refuse to call it diet) is paying off. I haven't been eating rice or bad carbs in any form since New Year's Day and I have been working out for an hour or more almost every day. And guess what, i've lost 6 lbs. already! Yay! And there's no stopping me.

Yesterday, I tried a pair of pants I haven't worn in a looooong time because they were too tight on me. I was scared to try them on coz they might fail my expectation but damn, I slid into them perfectly! Wow! I looked at myself on my full length mirror and damn I looked good in them! Okay, I know I'm boasting but who wouldn't! After losing 6 lbs. in 1o days (without any pills - just eating right and ahrd core exercise), nothing could stop me from boasting! Please bear with me through this phase. I really need this extra boost of self-confidence. Of course other people won't be able to tell right away, and to them I might look like I'm still as overweight as I was 10 days ago but those pair of pants don't lie! They fit! End of story. Hehehe

Anyway, I didn't get a chance to workout today. I came home and cooked a healthy meal for myself and D. I need to take a rest day anyway so today was my rest day. My body needs to recuperate. I've been working out hardcore and I really need my body to rest. So I made stir-fried vegetables - Waves style, grean peas, cabbage, mushrooms, shrimps and fried eggs cut into strips sauteed in olive oil, garlic and a little chicken broth and a dash of teriyaki sauce. It's just something that I made up. And D liked it! He was impressed! Actually, I was a little surprised at how good it turned out. So we enjoyed our healthy meal sans carbs, a little wine and a piece of brownie and vanilla ice cream for D. I baked brownies for him tonight coz I know he likes to munch on them when he gets home. So he had some for dessert and I had 0 carbs Neopolitan Ice Cream. I'm sure D's dessert tasted way better than mine but I was exercising my self-control. And I like the fact that I was strong enough to resist the urge to have a bite of his brownie and vanilla ice cream. How can I not be strong when I've already 6 lost lbs.? :)

So. I'm gonna finish this entry right about now get my gym clothes ready for tomorrow so I can go straight to the gym after work, hit the sack and hoping to be up and running by 8:30 tomorrow morning.

Ciao.