The S Policy

While I stumbled upon the viral New York Times article about "My Way" karaoke killings in the Philippines, I also noticed another popular article, this health article called "Rules Worth Following, for Everyone's Sake". It's worth a read, if you're looking after your health, and I am proud that I pretty much follow everything that was listed in the article...including the "S policy" that was mentioned at the end.

The S policy simply stands for "no snacks, no seconds, no sweets—except for days that begin with the letter S". I've always decided that I should have regular cheat days to keep my sanity intact, provided that I remain reasonable with my cheats, and that I behave during weekdays.

Although, it's no longer the weekend today, I will allow myself one chocolate chip cookie, even if today doesn't begin with S. What's the special occasion? My mom baking chocolate chip cookies! ...No, really. It's rare for her to bake cookies for us, and I hope to have at least two cookies before my brothers finish them all....

Ah, there's always the rest of the week to behave. =)


Yesterday's exercise
- 1,200 on the jump rope (had to cut short again, because of pain, and because my new trick tired me out)
- 3 x 15 bicep curls with 2 x 5 lb dumbbells
- 3 x 15 tricep curls (1 arm each) with 5 lb dumbbell
- 3 x 15 shoulder presses with 2 x 5 lb dumbbells

Saturday's meals
Breakfast: Old fashioned oatmeal with peanut butter, coffee with low fat milk
Lunch (at Dusit Thani): Shrimp garlic, chicken garlic, pad thai, crabmeat fried rice
Snack: Mini eclair, bittersweet chocolate with chicory and cacao nibs
Dinner: Rack of lamb, sweet corn, ginisang sitaw at kalabasa, 1 can of San Miguel Light

Sunday's meals
Breakfast: Old fashioned oatmeal with peanut butter, coffee with low fat milk
Lunch: Rack of lamb, breaded fish, breaded pork, shrimp and tofu, ginisang sitaw at kalabasa, brown rice
Snack: Ube mini-siopao, halayang ube, mini eclair, 1 bite of a Hostess Ho-Ho cake (yuck, I can't believe I used to LOVE Ho-Hos), coffee with low-fat milk
Dinner: Chili with beef, brown rice
Dessert: Chocolate chip cookie, low fat milk