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Busy busy

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I weigh myself consistently and even though I usually weigh myself in the morning when I’m hungry and ready for breakfast, I also check my weight from time to time. I stepped on the scale a few minutes ago and I saw that amazing number. 80.3kgs!! I did it, I lost 5 entire kilos already! At the rate I’m losing (~3kgs per month) I would hopefully reach my ideal weight of 65 by January 2011.

Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product. – Eleanor Roosevelt

So true! I feel so happy, not only for changing my eating habits and a bit of my lifestyle, but because what I’ve done has finally paid off! I don’t wipe out my favourite foods entirely, I just eat them in moderate amounts now.

My mom and I collaborated with creating a new recipe and it worked. It’s fairly simple and is slightly fattening because of deep-frying, but if you eat it once in a while it’s a treat! Just use a Wan Tan skin to wrap fish ball and ham, seal it and then deep fry until golden brown. So delicious!

On site related stuff, I’m nearly done with my portfolio, though I’m currently asking myself if it’s really worth paying that much money for a .nu domain when any other domain would suffice as well. But then again I’m looking at the 5 year registration and if my hosting lasts that long, then why not? But then again I’ll be putting all those calculations in a spreadsheet before I actually buy it.

I actually had this draft since August 22nd, but as the title states, I’ve been so busy that I couldn’t even post it. I managed to change my flight date, get my documents sorted and finished packing for my Singapore trip that starts tomorrow. I will definitely meet up with some bloggers this weekend and I can’t wait!

Keeping Optimistic

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I’ve always been a pessimist about my weight loss, and yesterday I knew I overate. My meal yesterday consisted of:

Breakfast:

  • Deep Fried Yam with Nian gao in batter
  • A cup of barley

Lunch

  • Rice
  • Prawn sauteed with Ginger and Tomato
  • Vegetable Soup
  • Chinese Stir Fry
  • Red Dragon Fruit juice

Dinner:

  • Rice
  • Chinese-style Barbeque pork
  • Red Dragon Fruit juice

Snacks (Throughout the day):

  • Papadam
  • Deep Fried Yam sticks
  • Eclipse Winterfrost Mints
  • Red Dragon Fruit juice

I initially planned to do a 10 minute workout accompanied with Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance remix, but then a family friend stopped by and I couldn’t bear to exercise upstairs since the sound will echo, and not downstairs because I don’t want people IRL to know that I’m doing stuff to lose weight.

But despite all that, my weight has been stuck at a constant 82.1kgs and before stepping on the scale today, I was terrified. But as soon as I stepped on it, I saw the reading and it was 81.2kgs! I first announced it to my mom, who is also extremely pleased with my progress. My sister is also helping to motivate me by buying clothes a size smaller (size M instead of L) so hopefully by the time we get back to UK, I would have lost enough weight to fit into them!

I’m so close to getting back to 80kgs, which will mark a total loss of 5 kgs! Then there’s another 15kgs to go! :D

Calculations

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I’ve been ridiculously calculating things. From prices of items we were shopping for at Miri, to the most evil, evil thing like results.

I’m working for an A*, but considering how much I slacked towards the end of exams (lack of motivation, increased stress and pressure, etc), I’m very very afraid. I know my Further Maths papers did not go that well, and to get an A* there, I’d need lots of luck on my side. As for core maths, I scored 100% in C3, and I need 90% across C3 and C4 so I feel quite confident in getting that A*. I’m not too concerned about ICT, but I’m dead worried about Physics. The paper was horrible, but I didn’t care since it was my last paper.

I’m pretty much secured for an A grade across all subjects, provided I don’t fuck up everything and get a zero. And with zero for all the modules I sat for, I’m quite secured for a C / D grade.

But what’s the point in tabulating all these? Well, I’m dead terrified. I’ve been making so many combinations of my results and despite people reassuring me that I’ll be fine, well since I know how to blah my way well into school and make people believe that I’m actually a born genius when I’m not, I know I won’t. I didn’t work as hard as I did during my first year of A Levels. I slacked. And I’m going through so many mood swings it’s crazy.  Now I’m just hoping and praying that the next 16 days will pass by so quickly so that I can check UCAS and see whether I get into Bath, or end up at Sheffield.

My face has suffered as a result. I’ve got bad acne and the amount of acne now surpasses the amount of acne I had over the past 3 years… combined. My mother blames it on my cosmetics, but because of my strict makeup removal method I doubt it. (I use a facial cleansing wipe, then a makeup remover, then wash my face, check if there’s anymore makeup left and then repeat until clean.) My weight has skyrocketed and I’m fighting to lose 20 kilos by January 2011.

Oh, results aside, I’ve been calculating finances and seeing how much I’ll be able to afford each month. I’m tempted to open another bank account that does not allow me to do internet banking so that I can manage my finances better. If I need the money, then I’ll have to go all the way to withdraw it. I’m crazy like that, but I think it might actually work.

I’ve been spending most of my time thinking. And thinking. And thinking. Summer will go by really slowly :(