Big Lady No More

Search for a Suitable Fitness Equipment

2011-12-15T11:44:00.001+08:00

After my check-up with an endocrinologist yesterday, I am now in search for a fitness equipment suitable for my needs. The talk with the doctor set my direction on striving to keep myself healthy. When I had my first check-up with my OB-Gyne, she asked me to see an endocrinologist to work up on some clearances I need for my weight issue which has a great effect on my PCOS condition. I am not

Woman loses half her size!

2011-12-13T08:17:00.000+08:00

Here's a very inspiring video of a woman who lost half her size in three years. Check the video to find out how she lost more than 280 pounds. Click the link to watch the video from Yahoo.com

Sassy Water

2011-12-12T00:31:00.001+08:00

It may have been around for sometime now but I just stumble upon it when I watched an NBC News broadcast earlier. It is part of the Flat Belly Diet program developed by Prevention Magazine's nutrition director Cynthia Sass. It is an anti-bloating drink alternative to soda, coffee and others. Sassy Water 2 liters water (about 8 Â½ cups)1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger1 medium cucumber,

Dealing with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

2011-10-18T10:46:00.001+08:00

I have been depressed for a few months now. I feel that things are not falling into places. This is not me. I am the last person to get depressed. I am a person who do not give a damn to anything that comes on my way since I believe there is a reason for everything. But, lately, I noticed that my mood changes in a snap. I easily get irritated and I am trying my best not to get affected by

Starting Weight: 251lbs

2011-09-21T00:42:00.000+08:00

I am trying to revive this space for another and another round of attempt of losing weight. Since I have not feeling well for the past weeks due to abnormal bleeding that I have been experiencing, I went to see my doctor earlier. I was supposed to drop by her clinic last Friday but I felt too dizzy to move. In fact, I just stayed on bed the whole morning then tried to go to Manila Book Fair early

10-minute Cardio Exercise at Home

2011-09-08T00:32:00.000+08:00

Fact. Exercise really helps to shake up those sleeping fats in all sections of our body. But not all individuals have the luxury of time every day to go to the gym to dedicate to workouts. So there are different tips to keep the body active such as walking, swimming, jogging, and the likes. Another thins is a few-minute cardio exercise right inside the comfort of your room or home. I

Reasons of Losing Weight

2011-08-26T00:14:00.000+08:00

There are a thousand reasons why people gain weight and want to lose weight. And I can say I can relate to every reason one has to say. People turn to food for comfort and not noticed that all what they ate have loved all parts of their body. I know this. I am familiar with every bit of this. I am this. I can relate because I am what I am talking about. Every time I have the chance to watch

Coconut Juice and Weight Loss

2011-08-20T02:39:00.001+08:00

I found myself few days ago complaining about lower back ache. This I can contribute to less chances of going to the CR to pee. My workstation is a few-minute walk to the comfort room in the next building within the compound. And when I am too focused with work, I tend to forget about going to the loo and do my thing. So on my third day now, I asked my mother to get me fresh coconut juice in

Exercises for the Terminally Busy

2011-08-16T22:35:00.000+08:00

Here's a good read based on the article written by Leo Babuta. from ZenHabits.net, written by Leo Babauta. Like the writer, I lack time to exercise. I spend more hours seated the whole day. The same reason why I opted to do the LRT1-2 Challenge. I think the walking time I will spend from LRT 1 to LRT 2 will be a good help for me to exercise my legs and shake up my whole body. Here's the rest

Spinach in Oyster Sauce

2011-08-15T19:54:00.000+08:00

This is one of my easy-to-cook vegetable recipe. Sometimes if spinach is not available, I use kangkong or water spinach. With two bunches of spinach leaves, I saute few pieces of crushed garlic until they are golden brown. Then I put the spinach leaves. Put oyster sauce to my heart's desire, then simmer a bit. That's it! And that it what I am having for dinner tonight.

Starting from Scratch

2011-08-03T22:41:00.001+08:00

I have grown bigger. Yes. Since I went into freelancing last year, I usually spend more than 12 hours in front of the computer with breaks to eat lunch, snacks, and dinner. I usually sleep late too. Since January of this year, I am back on getting some Manila air by commuting from work to home. Yes, I am back in circulation. Actually for the past six months already. But since I am scared of

More apps for my phone from Globe WAP!

2011-02-14T00:03:00.005+08:00

I lost my phone three weeks ago. Of course, it was like the end of the world to me. All my important data and contacts are stored in that phone. For a day, I grieved for my lost. But after a day, I really needed to say goodbye to my three-year old phone number. Now that I have a new phone, I also have a new number! I have switched to a new telco provider. I have switched to Globe. And I am

A Pulpy Deal with Minute Maid

2011-01-10T22:05:00.000+08:00

I just drank a bottle of Minute Maid Pulpy Orange. They say it’s got ‘no preservatives added’. Aw, c’mon…It’s bottled juice. Is that even possible? So I thought maybe... they chose the best oranges and squeezed them in each bottle for highly concentrated flavoring. Visit: www.facebook.com/MinuteMaid.phI didn’t believe it the first time I heard it’s got no preservatives added. So I read the

No-Preservatives Pulpy Orange Juice for My Daily Liquid Supply

2011-01-10T03:13:00.003+08:00

I just drank a bottle of Minute Maid Pulpy Orange. They say it’s got ‘no preservatives added’. Aw, c’mon…It’s bottled juice. Is that even possible? So I thought maybe... they chose the best oranges and squeezed them in each bottle for highly concentrated flavoring. Visit: www.facebook.com/MinuteMaid.ph I didn’t believe it the first time I heard it’s got no preservatives added. So I read the

Of Dolphins and Love

2011-01-06T22:38:00.000+08:00

I considered all my trips memorable. Each trip has left a memory that I can share with other people. I keep on going back to Palawan because of its different effects on me. But if there is one more place that I want to go back to, it would be Bohol. Not because of Chocolate Hills. It is not also the tarsier or the man-made forest. It’s all about the dolphins.The picture above was not taken in

New Year's Feast

2011-01-02T22:32:00.000+08:00

I am always in charge of the kitchen whenever we have special occasions at home like birthdays, a simple Thanksgiving feast, or a Christmas Eve’s feast. Not that we don’t celebrate Christmas, we just prepare more to welcome the new year so we give more consideration to the New Year’s eve feast and make it more special or most special of all the family’s feast every year. We, eerrr, I take food

What's in store for me in 2011?

2011-01-02T01:27:00.001+08:00

That's a question difficult to answer. But, I have in me the chance to make my 2011 be better than my last year. God gave us the heart and mind to do His will. But He also gave us the freewill to control our life. It's up to us to choose what road to take. Since middle of 2010, I have chosen to take a different road. And I will continue on this road and see what's there for me to enjoy at the

One-One-One-One

2011-01-01T22:31:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year, everyone!I like the date today, January 1, 2011. If simply written in numbers, it’s 1-1-11! All one. All straight lines!So as we start with the new year, let us all hope to live a straight life. No curves on our road ahead. Let us put God first in everything we think, plan, and do!I am not much into making New Year’s resolutions. But I promise to continue good things that I have

A New Place for the New Year? Who Knows?!

2010-12-31T13:37:00.062+08:00

Before the internet highway gets busy, let me greet you a Happy New Year. We have so much to thank for the year that was, and I know we are all looking forward to the year to come, 2011. It will be a year of the Rabbit. But it is more of metal rabbit. Being born in 1975, I am a wood rabbit. Whether it is my year or your year based on the Chinese sign, let us make the new year a year to be a

What I Want for Christmas

2010-12-21T22:28:00.000+08:00

I made a list of gifts that I want to get for Christmas for myself. No, I am not asking anyone to give them to me. These are a little pricey and I think it would be too much to burden any of you. Well, I won’t argue if you insist.I am telling myself that I deserve these gifts and I should get them for myself. I have been behaving properly like a good girl. hahaha.1. Soleus Running Watch. I saw

Apple Cider Vinegar and Cinnamon

2010-12-21T00:52:00.000+08:00

I bought last week a bottle of Bragg;s Apple Cider Vinegar. I have read from Girltalk its different uses in skin problems and weight loss. Nothing to lose if I am going to try it. It was only last night that I took some of it. I mixed 2 tbsp of it with 1 tbsp of honey in an 8-oz warm water. I took it at night. When I did further research about it, I found out that I should take it three times

On Taking Medicine Pills

2010-12-11T22:23:00.000+08:00

Maybe because of its taste or my inability to swallow a pill, I have grown this fear of taking medicine whenever I get sick.I grew up not taking any vitamin pill. The only vitamin I knew was Tikitiki. I had this when I was a baby, mother said. My sisters younger than me had too. Even my niece and nephews. But Tikitiki is a a syrup. No effort to swallow. It immediately flows down in your throat.

What Extreme Dieting Can do

2010-12-11T01:43:00.001+08:00

It is on the news. Hollywood actor Christian Bale reportedly lost 60 lbs just for his role in the movie, The Machinist, in 2004. He was on a strict diet of apple and tuna a day. I wonder if it means he consumed only tuna and apple in a day or in every meal? Based on Caloriecounter.com, a medium-sized apple has 72 calories while a cup of solid or chunk tuna has 139 calories only. Given this, I

Today's World's AIDS Day!

2010-12-01T22:22:00.000+08:00

Today the entire world celebrates the World’s AIDS day. What do you do to contribute in the spread of the word? What can we do to join the crusade against the epidemic that has been killing millions of people, including children, all over the world?Though cases of new HIV infection have declined over the decade, this does not mean that we have to sit back and relax and wait until no more cases of

A night of good things!

2010-12-01T22:10:00.000+08:00

The year 2010 will soon be over. It may be too early, but I think it is best to bid good bye to the soon-to-go year with gratitude. The year brought more of good things than bad things to me. And I feel blessed and I am thankful!I saw new faces. I met new friends. I've been to different places. And most of all, this year has witnessed the two pivotal decisions I made in my life!So to avoid the