While we were in my parents’ place, we had a home-service massage. A massage was supposed to be relaxing but everytime I was about to fall asleep, my sister, my mom or my daughter will talk. We were talking about home stuff such as an Amish fireplace among others.

Anyway, my mom noticed the sty on my eye, which I actually thought isn’t that noticeable. Yeah it is very itchy but I can’t scratch it because it hurts. My sister in law recommends to pull the eyelash that is standing on the middle of the sty (where the white bubble is) but I checked and I saw 4 eyelashes right smacked on the thing. So do I pull off 4?

Seriously, I was told to put warm compress on it, 3-5x a day. It should be gone in 3 days. Wish me luck!

I was backing up some old photos of the family, and I realized we have at least 10 photos of us 3 together. That was quite comforting. You see, I thought we only have just two, ok maybe max of 4, family photos, which is why there’s just one that was uploaded to my Facebook album. I’m planning to upload more this weekend.

Why is it that everytime I look at my old photos, it makes me feel like I was thin, those days when I used to think I was fat? It’s actually nice to see old photos of me when I was 20 pounds lighter. I remember what I read on www.weightlossdietpills.com that it’s possible to go back to my pre-marriage weight. Still, I miss those days when I can eat anything without worrying about weight gain. It’s that one thing that youth conveniently gets away with.

I have a new wrinkle cream. My old one irritated my neck. The summer heat must have a reaction to its ingredients, and my neck was the unlucky victim.

Speaking of neck, I suddenly remember this titanium necklace I’ve been wearing. I am hoping it would help lessen my migraine attacks. Well, so far so good. I had one mild migraine attack, just last Friday but I think I got it from skipping meals. That, or just another case of blank pill. You know, blank pill, a pill used by doctors with no content at all but patient feeling better thinking they’ve taken medicine.

Good news for me! I was able to shed off 2 (of the many) unwanted pounds for the past week. Those who haven’t seen me since January wouldn’t notice any change as these are the extra weight that I gained gradually for the past two months. Well, those who see me regularly won’t either, as I still look overweight compared to last year. In fact, my face and body still look bloated.

I wonder if I should accept the fact that I need exercise at this age. Well, I kind of miss the dip station and aero dance class anyway. But the thing is, I have no time for it anymore.

The least that I can do is avoid fatty foods and avoid eating in between meals. Not bad huh? Hahaha.

I was browsing this site www.bestmultivitamin.org for I felt I need to change my food, my vitamins and even my physical activity and routines if I really want to lose weight but still stay healthy. It seems that my no-rice diet is a major failure. I’m thinking I should stop drinking softdrinks as well. Actually I am more of a coffee drinker than colas. Coffee, I could not give up yet as my migraine will be triggered once I miss my morning cup of coffee. So, goodbye cola.

I have successfully avoided rice for more than 2 weeks now. I honestly do not see any weight loss, but I’m quite happy that even consuming so much pasta and cake, among others, I do not feel as bloated as I know I should be.

Still, getting into a regimen, putting a fitness equipment to good use, wouldn’t hurt. At this age, I know I need to get into shape. The husband knows too, as he now regularly goes to gym near our place. If only I have the same motivation as he has.

For now, I’ll just stick to this no-rice diet. One step at a time, perhaps.

Aaw, the Disney movie themed get-together party we’ve been planning will be simplified. Good that it won’t be postponed but the theme was lifted. Since a relative is sick, and while her NC health insurance has been very helpful, it was decided that having a grand party will be inconsiderate of her situation.

The theme would have been costly. We will just go as we are, just like our previous reunions. Well, I’ll miss that supposed photo opp, but it’s fine. I’ll get to take shots of the smiles and hugs shared among relatives. That’s what matters.

Being sick for two days, I wasn’t able to eat normally. I only had crackers once on the first day, and one complete meal on the second. Good thing that even if I’m better now, I still have no sweet cravings yet.

I did lose some weight but I still look the same. The last time I got sick, my face and arms got thinner leaving my healthy-looking tummy. I wonder how I could lose belly fat along with my arms and face whenever I lose weight. Of course, I’m talking about something that does not require one to go under the knife.

Let’s wait and see how long it would take for me to accept that exercise is an option. :p

When we’re inside Disneyland, we had two choices of food.
The one-can-never-go-wrong and affordable burger and fries sort of meal.

Or the fun looking but a little more expensive food served in the restaurants.

Photo taken by my sister. I was just so hungry I ate before realizing I should have taken a picture first. (Same reason I hardly post photos of food. I am almost always too hungry to do that.) Can you see the not so hidden Mickey?

At least the more expensive one does not give you any guilt but instead gives you enough excuse to miss running on your ellipticals. Just kidding. The salad (or soup) actually comes with a main course, by the way.

This may sound too shallow but I really want to lose weight as soon as possible. But I’d probably need an appetite suppressant as I’ve been craving for burgers and pizza lately more than ever. Like last night, we had a meeting with the in-laws to finalize our itinerary for our Hong Kong trip less than 10 days from now.

We ordered pizza, buffalo wings and potato halves. YUM!!! And after eating, the meeting ended and we all went to bed. Tsk tsk. Talk about unburned calories Yikes!

I’ve been trying to shed off the extra pounds. I don’t expect a miracle but I wish my face and arms would look as thin as 5 years ago. I’m still thinking if I should start taking weight loss pills. Today, during brunch, I lessened my rice intake. And around 3pm, I was craving for something to pair up with coffee. I am no fan of sweets whenever I’m hungry, but this afternoon was an exception. I had a sweet chocolate laced doughnuts and one sweet coffee. Tsk tsk.

Good thing though that when dinnertime came, I had lost appetite and just chose to eat a fruit basket. Now, that’s what I call progress.

I am starting to feel I made a mistake in changing my schedule. First, my body is starting to complain, sending up migraines to the brain every so often. Second, I don’t know why but I have been eating more than ever. Probably to compensate for the tiredness. I am starting to gain the extra pounds, visibly! I definitely need a diet pill that works. Third, and worst of all, I’ve been doing things half-baked.

So last night, I promised myself that whatever I am doing, I will concentrate doing it. Like if it’s quality time with my family, I will clear my mind off and turn off my laptop. If it’s work, I will **try** not to open my Firefox. If it’s my ME time, then, I can blog, dance or shoot some pictures.

This week, I had the difficulty of choosing what to wear for office. Not that I have gazillions of clothes to choose from. It’s just none of my slacks could fit me. So I opted to wear skirts and dresses this week. Either I start fasting now, take some diet pills or buy a whole new wardrobe. The last option is the most fun thing to do. But I really don’t like myself feeling heavy and looking stuffed up in pictures. So I guess I need to go easy on my food intake, skip snacks perhaps?