So How Does It Feel?

I've never tired any diets before, and I am going though the Dukan Diet for the first time.

The Dukan Diet is named after French physician Pierre Dukan, who created the plan. The weight-loss phase is very low in fat and carbohydrates. The dieter alternates between periods of eating "pure protein" and eating "protein plus vegetables" until reaching his or her "true weight." After the weight-loss phase, dieters advance to a long consolidation phase where some fruits and starchy foods are added, before culminating in a maintenance phase.

So how do I feel after 10 days being on the diet, where I had to stop having sugar, carbohydrates, and fruits? Having to wake up before 6am evening morning to cook my lunch, get ready and then have my breakfast of either oat bran pancakes or yogurt with oat bran. Sure was easier at the beginning but getting a bit hard on the 2nd week.

After about the end of day 2, I started feeling the effects of fatigue. I didn't have much energy to climb my daily steep slopes and flights or stairs I take daily to work, leaving me all breathless and sweaty each time. I've also been feeling more sleepy than usual, I would fall asleep on my chair while on my laptop before 10pm! I sure don't like the feeling of not having much energy to run up stairs and slopes, and falling asleep right after dinner, but I'm sure this will all be over soon? I hope?

On the plus side, after 10 days being on the diet, I feel lighter physically. I feel less bloated and more relaxed. My bad knee doesn't hurt as much anymore, proof that my weight IS bothering it! My tshirts are starting to feel a bit looser, my jeans too, and even my shoes! That shows how much water weight my body has!

Deciding on what to eat when I'm out with the Ninja Fiancé sure is a challenge though, but I figure that I don't have to be so strict with this diet. So I order food with more proteins and leave the other stuff untouched. I did cheat a little by stealing a few pieces of my sister's nacho cheese.

Feeling so sleepy now, I will survive! I will be tracking my progress daily (I try to at least do so).

Oh My It's March Already?

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February has just gone by faster than expected! March has already begun and yet I have not recovered completely from my nasty flu and inflamed Larynx! So much planning to do, so many decisions to make! ONLY 6 MONTHS LEFT!?!?!

*Freaking out*

And So The Planning Begins

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Now that it is the end of January, it's about time to speed up the planning for our wedding. I still can't believe that I'm really going to get married this year! :)

A lot of some of the major parts have been sorted out so far, the venues booked, videographer booked, draft guest list prepared. Ninja Ryan has recruited his band of best-man and grooms-men, I have recruited my lovely team of MOH and bridesmaids, also the fabulous emcee.

At first we had to go through a little bit of disagreements and headaches, I mean who does when it comes to planning a major event, especially a wedding. Ninja Ryan always wanted a western garden wedding, couldn't deny that I too would love to have something outdoors. But knowing Malaysian weather and our date is around the monsoon season. However we did find a venue that he immediately fell in love with and I find is workable to accomplish close to how our dream wedding may look. The major headache was, that venue could not fit ALL OUT GUESTS!

I believe that God stepped in and planted the idea of splitting the wedding into 2 days. At first I was concern that this is going to cost most money, but Ninja Ryan assured me that it would be fine. So we sorted out which 2 dates to pick and the 2 venues to have it. A semi outdoor to create the outdoor wedding we dreamt of, and a Chinese dinner for the relatives!

And since the both of us never really thought about a theme to stick with, we decided to pick the colours that we both like. But we still have to search for a direction to head to without having the decorations and knick-knacks clashing with each other. Plus we are kind of lovers of DIY items, and my Bridal Party are the best in this field!

Then comes the part I fear the most, picking of the Bridal Gown! *whimpers*

The only time I actually wear dresses is for special occasion and dinners, so I obviously panic about this. I am not a very fun shopper to hang out with, I don't go digging for bargains and trying out every new trends. I opt to stick to my love of jeans, tshirts and converse. I don't even have the dream figure to fit into the type of dress I like. I blame it on my greedy habit when it comes to food. All my life I have a tendency to over-eat, and binge on favourite foods, imagining that I can't gain weight. And boy was I wrong........

Being born big boned with a big body structure, I believe it's not an excuse to not try to loose all these fat that I've gained since my college years. All that love for pasta, ramen, sushi has got to stop! I can't emphasize how much I love ramen and instant noodles! I love them so much I think I may kill myself just by eating too much of it. This month is the last month that I will have my weekly ramen and opt for more healthy weekend breakfast.

After my 1st round of Bridal Gown hunting, I have come to terms with myself..."Joanna, you need to loose weight! You only have 3 months to do it!" And having heard of so many types of diets out there, I think I have found the one that I am eager to hop into as I have seen the results with my own eyes. So I spent all morning reading up on it before writing this blog post, and I am getting all my reference from here and here

And I got my weight calculated here  Soon I may need to consult the sifu Nora for guidance .....

I am loving this gown design for now, I might change my mind again.