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If you're trying to lose weight remember that:

your problem areas won’t be the first to shed that weight, it will be either your face, your hands, your ankles etc

when you lose weight, you realize that you and shrek are very much alike, we have layers (of fat). you will not instantly lose weight on your belly, hips, thighs, arms, where ever it is that you’re trying to specifically lose weight from, you will lose weight all over, this is why it’s hard for us to notice weight loss

the last place you gained fat on is the first to lose that fat off, the first place you gained fat on will be the hardest to lose that fat off

don’t listen to the scale, those few pounds that never seem to leave or you have gained are probably muscle growth, get yourself measuring tape to calculate your weight loss

you see yourself every day, be aware that it’ll be hard for you to notice any difference, but trust me, everyone around you is seeing it happen

weight loss takes time, don’t give up so quick

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Simple and easy. A nice twist to plain ol eggs.

I used:

4 eggs

4 muffin cups

a slice of cheese (cut into 4)

beef rashers

ground beef

mushrooms

salt & pepper to taste

So the thing with this is that you can play with it. Add whatever you like. I do suggest that if you’re planning to add raw ingredients (chicken, beef, seafood etc) to cook them before adding them to the eggs. 

Bake in the oven at 180 Degrees Celsius for 15-18 minutes. All done. I ate like 3 cups for breakfast and then another cup for my afternoon snack. :)

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Day 32 (sort of)

I weighed myself a couple days ago and I was not happy with what I saw. Also, it was the first time I weighed myself in like a week. I lost only 4 kgs in a month and I was upset. I had more than my fair share of “cheat days”. It was very disappointing, but no use crying over spilled milk. I think I cheated for like 4-5 days (not consecutively). It was ridiculous.

So here I am, back at it again (yay). This past Tuesday I started getting back at it again 💪🏼 Typical veggies and protein and water. Also FYI I got those headaches again lol. For the past 2 days, my head was just bangin. And I didn’t really understand why. Today has been okay. ALSO omg I’ve had the worst sleeps (when I had my “cheat days”). Like I’d wake up in the middle of the night and take forever to get back to sleep. 🙄

This past month I have learned that I suck when it comes to eating out. Tbh I’d rather not eat than eat at a restaurant these days. (breakfasts are okay tho lol). When it comes to restaurants in Brunei, if its not an American breakfast, its really hard to order something that is atkins/keto friendly. So what I’ve done lately is eat at home before going out. I save money too. 

I’ve also learned to be creative with my food. I’m basically eating the same stuff, so it can sometimes get boring. For breakfast this morning I made those egg cups (picture in next post) and they were pretty good. Idk what to eat tomorrow though. Hmmm 

Another FYI I have been tracking what I eat on the app Lose It. I believe you can find it in the App Store and Google PlayStore. Since I started this diet, I’ve only tracked my carbs. JUST carbs. With Lose It, it also tracks your calories and according to the app I am “under-eating”. Like for a day, sometimes I’d only eat like 600-800 calories. Its a little concerning. What can I do about this? Have any of you ever come across this?

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Reblog if you lost in life rn but still tryna make shit happen

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Day 5

This is the third time I’ve written this post. I wanted to write using the app in my phone and I was checking nutritional info on some of the food I ate, and the post just disappear. ugh. 

So anyway things have been good. I think I ate way too much at lunch. Last night I was at my friend’s wedding and this was my first “meal” out. I persevered and ignored temptations and didn’t eat anything (woohoo!). Before anyone starts, I am not starving myself. I ate dinner before getting ready for the wedding. Balance. After the wedding my friends and I went to Mcd (good god!). We hung out for about an hour, hour and a half. My friends offered me matcha latte and chicken nuggets. NO! I avoided eating there too. So yay! it was a good night last night. 

This Sunday is my friend’s wedding reception and I’m planning to have my first “lunch out” (at the wedding). Well it all depends on what they will be serving. Hoping that it will be low carb friendly. 

Friday 13-10-2017

Breakfast

2 eggs, scrambled with 1/2 tsp mayo

0.4g

Snack

1 boiled egg with 1/2 tsp mayo

0.6g

Lunch

1/2 grilled fish, 1 chicken leg seasoned and cooked in butter, 100g beansprouts

0g + 0g + 2.1g = 2.1g

Snack

1 boiled egg

0.6g

Dinner

1 tin tuna (129g) and 100g spinach 

0.9g + 4g = 4.9g

Extras 

had a whole fried wing (no flour) :)

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Day 4

Finally! Back to the present day. I feel good today. Pooped less though (I should mention that I pooped numerous times the past 3 days, I don’t mean to be gross, but my stool was watery. Apparently its a good thing). Ummm I don’t exactly know how much water I’ve been consuming, but I feel that I’ve been drinking less. Tsk. Also since I’ve started this diet I’ve always had a good night’s sleep! In the past, sometimes I’d wake up in the middle of the night just because. But not this time. Woohoo! MAYO IS LIFE. 

I mentioned earlier that when I first started I was really trying to follow the atkins phase 1 week 1 timetable. But some of the stuff is pricey and I am unemployed af! So I’m going to basically eat proteins and veggies. If you didn’t notice, most of my carb intake is actually from the vegetables I eat. Who knew. My meals often consist of only proteins and vegetables. I guess that’s a win. I hope I don’t get sick of eggs. 

Thursday 12-10-2017

Breakfast 

2 egg omelette, a couple of shrimps seasoned and cooked in butter

0.8g + 0.3g = 1.1g

Snack

I skipped my snack surprisingly! To be fair I kinda had breakfast later than usual.

Lunch

150g lamb seasoned and fried with butter, a bit of chicken breast (leftover) and 100g spinach sautéed with shrimp paste (belacan)

0g + 3.6g = 3.6g

Snack

1 boiled egg and MAYO

0.6g + 0.8g = 1.4g

FINALLY bought mayo. Mayo is life! It is fatty but for 1 serving (about 14g) there is only 0.8g of carbs! I just had my snack and dipped it in mayo. I’ve never enjoyed egg so much. Btw I didn’t exactly eat a whole serving of mayo. But its better to overestimate for the books rather than underestimate. 

Dinner

70g minced beef + 50g shrimp seasoned and cooked with butter, 200g beansprouts sautéed in shrimp paste and a half a serving of mayo.

0g + 4.2g + 0.4g = 4.6g

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Day 3

Okay I think I’ll update first and then show you the breakdown of what I’ve eaten. Um headaches are still present. But it comes and go. So I guess that that’s good. In a slight better mood today :) I think I ate a bit too much. Cz in the beginning I followed the atkins phase 1 week 1 timetable (downloadable from their site) and now I’m kinda wingin it. As long as I’m not going over my 20g carb allowance. Let’s see how this pans out. 

Wednesday 11-10-2017

Breakfast

2 eggs, scrambled and 100g dory fish fillet and a few cuts of breast (cubed and grilled) 

0.8g + 0g + 0g= 0.8g

Snack 

1 boiled egg

0.6g

Lunch

100g minced beef (seasoned and sautéed) and 200g morning glory (kangkung)

0g + 6.2g = 6.2g

Snack

1 boiled egg 

0.6g

Dinner 

100g minced beef (with a couple of chicken breast cubes thrown in there, sautéed in butter) and 200g mashed cauliflower 

0g + 10g = 10g

Also I seasoned my minced meat with a bunch of stuff, one of which was curry powder. And APPARENTLY there are carbs in curry powder (1tsp=1.2g). I didn’t use a lot though. Barely a pinch so yay!

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Day 2

Tuesday 10-10-2017 

Breakfast 

2 eggs, omelette with 20g onions (diced)

0.8g + 2g = 2.8g

Snack

1 boiled egg

0.6g

Lunch

1 chicken leg, baked and 200g morning glory (kangkung)

0g + 6.2g = 6.2g

Snack

1 boiled egg

0.6g

Dinner 

120g dory fish fillet, grilled and 100g spinach, sautéed 

0g + 3.6g = 3.6g

extras

2 cheese slices. I also used some shrimp paste in cooking my veggies and a couple of herbs, salt etc (anything to make the food good)

Day two was alright. I started getting headaches. I found out that when you are eating low carbs and low fat= starvation. So its good to increase the amount of fat you’re eating. I’ve started cooking my food in unsalted butter. Don’t forget water! Hydrate!

I’ve also realized that this diet is making me irritable af! Gonna fix that.

I don’t include the total amount of carbs I eat (as in altogether) because I can’t recall how much carbs are in the extras I ate. I know that it isn’t a significant amount. From face value I haven’t passed the 20g carb allowance. So yay!

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Day 1

Monday 09-10-2017

Breakfast

2 egg omelette with 30g grated cheddar and 50g tomatoes

0.8g+ 2g = 2.8g

Snack

skipped snack

Lunch

120g dory fish fillet and 100g riced cauliflower

0g + 5g = 5g

Snack

30g cubed cheddar

Dinner

1 chicken leg (baked) and 100g long beans (sautéed w herbs and salt)

0.3g + 8g = 8.3g

Also a ton of water.

OMG I was starving the whole day. I could not wait for my afternoon snack. All I could think about was fooooood. Btw I did not include the amount of carbs cheddar has because for every 100g its less than 1g carbs.

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starting anew

I figured that I should start a blog to document what I’ve been eating. I should probably start by saying that I decided to start atkins last monday. So this will kinda be a place for my food journal and idk venting on the regular. 

So yeah Hi! I’m really hoping to find others who are starting or have tried atkins. For the moment, I am a tad too insecure to be sharing my actual identity. Maybe one day in the future. 

Atkins is actually the first diet I’ve ever tried. So far (day 4), its been.......alright. It’s tough. But...manageable. I’ve been having headaches and apparently it may be due to me cutting carbs cold turkey (if that makes sense). I had my usual high carb, high fat, high everything really this past Sunday. I started on Monday, and I guess my body isn’t used to low carbs. 

After this post imma just post what I’ve been eating since monday. Yes it has only been FOUR days lol