Week 01: Too Many Cheat Days

FOOD DOCUMENTATION from top:

1. French press of homebrewed coffee
2. Wrapped homemade sandwich pandesal and coffee tumbler
3. Close up of homemade sandwich
4. Pack of Hello Panda double chocolate chips
5. 2 shot Cinnamon Mocha Cappuccino (from CoffeeBean) while I plan my day
6. Close up of sinigang na baboy from Le Gourmet
7. Wrapped Fiesta Adobo from Binalot
8. Scratched side of triple berry cheesecake (It's actually a friend's order, I only ate a scratch of it ^_^)
9. Qoola frozen yogurt (approx 300 g)
10. Colima chocktail from Max Brennar
11. Chicken Parmigiana from Max Brennar

Note: Not all of my meals are documented here.

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What is it about yummy food that makes me create excuses for excesses?

This week I've been pretty good with my food choices in the morning but when dinner time arrives I come up with all kinds of reasons to cheat. Early on in the week I ate a bag of chips excusing myself by saying, "My period's coming."

But what do I say now when I've just had another bag of chips for dinner? "I need something to calm my nervousness from too much shopping." How lame is that? 

I drank a lot of water throughout the week. More than usual and I'm very happy about that. Though my dinners are splurges, my mornings and afternoons were mostly in line with my intended healthy diet. And I've been mostly "regular", which is great! But I really need to stop it with the justifications.  

I just went through my phone images over the past couple of months and it's so nice to see the physical improvements in my body shape from a month ago. I'm still so far from my goal and I don't want to keep sabotaging myself with these cheats. 

 I've been regularly walking from my pad to my office and back which is 40 minutes roundtrip, 50 minutes if my pace is not hurried. I'm going to keep posting on this blog and in the forums to keep my motivation up. 

On a happier note, my period is coming and even with all the nighttime cheating my weight is still the same. Break even, I guess?

I also did a lot of mall walking throughout the week and managed to get a lot of dresses on 70% off and purchased a lot wardrobe staples that were also on sale. I'm so happy about these purchases that I might do a post about it. Lol. 

Anyway, it's Japanese-Filipino friendship month this July and there's a Japanese film festival ongoing in Shang right now. I'm thinking of heading there this weekend to watch. What are you doing this weekend?  

MONDAY MEALS:

Breakfast:: Banana + coffee

Lunch:: Homemade sandwich (see photo of pandesal)

Sandwich ingredients: Slice of beef pastrami + emmental cheese + slice of pear + pesto + french mustard

Snack:: Banana + yogurt

Dinner:: 8 pcs. chocolate chips cookies

TUESDAY MEALS:

Breakfast:: Instant coffee + homemade sandwich (same recipe as Monday)

Lunch:: Plain yogurt

Snack:: Strawberry yogurt

Dinner:: 4pcs chicharon bulaklak + sinigang na baboy and rice + 2 pcs cookies

WEDNESDAY MEALS:

Breakfast:: Cinnamon mocha cappuccino at CoffeeBean + (half pack) Hello Panda chocolate-filled choco biscuits

Lunch:: Fiesta Adobo with rice from Binalot

Snack:: other half pack of Hello Panda

Dinner:: a bag Ruffles Cheddar chips + 1 glass of red wine + 1 square of Ghirardelli dark chocolate

THURSDAY MEALS:

Breakfast:: Homebrewed coffee + banana

Lunch:: Homemade sandwich

Snack:: Plain yogurt + 3 pcs m&ms + 3 pcs curly tops

Dinner:: half serving of Chicken Parmigiana from Max Brennar + Colima (dark choctail) + 1/2 glass of red wine

FRIDAY MEALS: