DIE!!

No, I'm not referring to the Mayan apocalypse! It bothers me not, if the world ends today or tomorrow!

My only concern is that I have tipped the scale at 53.6 kg and I'll tell you why....  

I had lost consistently, almost a kilo each month as of 07/03/11 from 71.9 kg to 58.4 kg on 16/04/12, the day before I set off for my vacation in Turkey, shedding a total of 13.5kg over a period of 13.5 months!! Quite an achievement, eh?!  

I had parted with Noraini, my Turkey tour mate, striking a pact to each lose about 4 plus-minus kilos to our targeted weight of 54 kg by end August 2012!!  

Somehow, my weight kept see-sawing between 55kg and 58 kg since then!! I failed to achieve my goal and my consolation was that Noraini DIDN'T make it either! Yay!!! My jubilance, uncalled for, right? Sorry! Noraini!  

I guess my inability to continuously shed the monthly loss of a kilo is explainable. Hahaha, the blame game begins now..... 

I suppose it was largely due to savoring food from my Scandinavia, Vietnam and Cambodia vacations in July and August!! Yes, I have a tendency to pile extra kilos while traveling except during my recent trip to India which saw to my weight loss of 1 kilo over a period of 5 days!!  

Satisfying my cravings for durians that season, with excessive partaking of the fruits, was another contributory factor as I simply couldn't resist fighting for more share of the fleshy, creamy bitter-sweet tasted ones!! 

Dining out daily with Ca-Ryn when she was back from Beijing, during that period of time should also be seen as another possible reason to be excused!!  

Whatever, I have since successfully achieved my targeted weight! 

Instead, what worries me now is how to ensure it remained at 54 kg as plummeting any further will result in me looking every inch, a harassed housewife!! 

Doesn't it then spell doomsday for someone, vain as I am now??? haizzzz.....           

Food, food and more food!

Will I be able to achieve my goal?? My pact with Noraini, Turkey tour mate, when we parted on May 1, to each shed 4 kg by end August from our 58.5 kg looks bleak!

Last week had been a whole week of food indulgence!

Bing Bing Taiwanese, Straits Quay

Xuan Xin, Gurney Plaza

CRC

May Garden

Kaffa Kafe, Straits Quay

Rather go to waste than to waist??!

The fine print in the advertisement determined the thickening of my waist-line as I was not prepared to foot the surcharge of Rm10 for every 100 gram wastage.

Just before I left for the buffet at Haven's Delight, I took my weight. It read 60.2 kg. My weight has been see-sawing since my feasting indulgence caught on me from a record low of 59.3 kg on 09/03/12!

The buffet served here is similar to how it is served at Tao, the Japanese restaurant. Food is freshly prepared and served as per requested orders.

I specifically asked the waiter about the serving size and was told that the portion is small.

I tested a few dishes - the daily steamed fish, spicy orange chicken and agedashi tofu. Hmmm....yummy.. Indeed small serving sizes-6 bite sized fish fillet, several bite sized chicken and 2 bite sized tofu.. ideal for two, myself and Leslie!

As I noticed the crowd building up gradually, I hastily scribbled close to ten dishes that I was keen to savour.

Then, the interesting moment! Every dish that followed fed at least 4 persons! Imagine my orders?!!

Before I was able to put a halt, the dishes were all laid before my eyes!! Gosh! Those were too much to stomach!!

"Hey you...." I called out to the service boy I spoke to earlier. "Surely these feed more than 4 persons?"

"Sorry, ma'am, I forgot to inform you that certain serving sizes are larger than the other...."

"Whatever, take these back!" I gestured towards the four huge rolls! "Don't you exercise discretion?"

A young couple besides our table, grinned at me. They too, were taken aback by the serving portions! And I had thought they must have a penchant for Japanese food when I saw their table, heavily laden with gigantic sized rolls!

By the time I vacuumed cleaned the dishes, the thought of tickling my throat to throw out the food into the toilet bowl flashed through!

The young couple however stalked off with all the leftover on the table!

Good start to a new year??!

You bet!! I spent the entire morning, picking up glass fragments from a broken soy sauce bottle that dropped from the fridge door! I could feel searing pain on my foot caused by the shattered glass!

I had expected it, dropping of the bottle which sat precariously on the side door, to happen, but definitely not on the first day of a new year though!! A lesson learnt for ignoring warning signs! Next to take a dive would be the Thai chilly sauce bottle! Haha!
On a happier note , I have successfully shed 11.7 kg over a period of 11 months losing steadily one+ kg monthly! Record low of 59.9 kg after 7 years! My weight stood at 71.6 kg as of 14/02/11 after I ceased operation of the pet shop!

I marvel at my own achievement! Mission accomplished!! I have proven everybody wrong about aging causing the slowing down of metabolism rate thus my weight gain then!!!

Viola! No more ill-fitting jeans for me! I even slipped into and out of Ca-Ryn's jeans, which I was struggling to fit into months back, without unbuttoning and unzipping the fasteners!! No kidding, a sharp tug would leave me bare to the toes!!!

With the change of my otherwise bland wardrobe, I am now exuding the air of confidence once again and hope to age gracefully......

Thumbs up to EROTIC CAPITAL!!!

Star2 - Tues 20 September 2011

My favourite words when I was decades younger! Those were the days when I would be attired in the hottest pants, micro-mini skirts, body hugging and off shoulder apparel pairing with stilettos, subjecting myself to raised eyebrows of ahem.... appreciation...!! Egoistic huh? I was tall, slim and alluring then ..... exuding confidence with an air of arrogance!!

"You're very pretty!" were compliments I received, even from lady strangers then! While most would have demurred, I accepted the flattery with a "I thought so too, myself!"

Decades down the road, I ballooned from a sized S to a sized XL stumpy old lady, with fats all over! Imagine, weighing 73.6kg at the peak, way back in October 2008, standing at a height of 165cm. In fact, I started dispensing with new clothing as from sized L since I'll never do them justice, and kept squeezing into my ill-fitting jeans till I could zip up no more!! New larger sized purchases would mean more room for expansion which I could literally do without!!

What could have contributed to the weight gain? Kim's sugary food? Stress? Metabolism rate slowing down?

FLAUNT, I can, no more.... instead, reminders of yesteryears aplenty, from past acquaintances and friends with shocked expressions!... "I couldn't recognise you!".. "How come you're so fat now?"... "I used to envy you" ... "She was so attractive THEN!" ... "So sexy THEN!" ... "So svelt THEN!" ..... THEN! THEN! THEN!

Even Renee couldn't resist this ... "Auntie Leena, what's over you? I used to admire you so much as a little girl! You were so pretty!" to which I teased.. "Dear, why didn't you tell me THEN? Why rub salt into my already badly sored ego, huh? So wicked of you....." sob..sob..

I was still pretty attractive after having had Al-Wyn and Ca-ryn and, within the first year of operating the pet shop, running around in high heels THEN! Chiew used to tease that my looks contributed to the brisk sales of puppies THEN! As if ..... Seriously, it was my KNOWLEDGE of breeds that SELLS!!....

If there's a will, there's always a way!

"Mom, my girlfriend Shirley is in the news, Utusan Melayu ....." hailed Al-Wyn from KL. That was Sunday 06/02/11, and at the news-stand, while at Queensbay Mall, Ca-Ryn picked up a copy of the Malay newspapers.

Slimmed down by 6kg in 15 days! That's great achievement but a definite no no for me! Imagining myself on a full fluid diet for 10 days??!!

Even as I'm blogging now, I'm snacking on the cashew nuts, right after a bowl of laksa and curry mee!!

Anyone out there keen on the challenge? Zoom into the small print for Shirley's slimming success!!

If there's a will, there's always a way!

71.5kg! I couldn't believe my eyes!.... bullshit!...I expected it! Not having to toil around the pet shop, since giving it up on 01/02/2011, and with all the sumptuous meals and Chinese new year goodies, how can I not be expanding width wise??!

To a certain extent, my sis-in-law, Kim, operator of Sugar-Rae Pet Village contributed to my weight gain! Aha...I know...bad..to load the blame for glutting my own appetite, on another! I was 59kg when I started Poochville Pet Centre, July 2004. To make up for not paying a fee for grooming and pet care guidance, Kim, I suppose, felt obligated to bring lots and lots of foodstuff on her weekly trips to my pet shop for one whole year. Thereafter, whole month of September 2006 (after she resigned from her job) while preparing for her set-up in November. Having a sweet tooth, I could never resist all the cheesy buttery cakes, pastries and exceedingly sweet desserts she brought me and hence kick-started my SNACKING INDULGENCE!!

My weight has since been see-sawing till what I am now, size L, rapidly escalating (without a doubt) to XL if I am not able to apply the brakes NOW!! HELP ME PLEASE!!

Queer, that my will power should fail me when it comes to FOOD! My sis Tuinny, once shared this joke..."Plaster your mouth after breakfast daily." advised her company doctor when she asked about weight management!!

I salute to Adelyn for her perseverance to trim her figure down from 107.5kg to what she is now, 61kg. Josh, her worldly darling American cocker spaniel too, is on the diet regime so he can fit into his pricey tailor-made clothing!