Weighing-In Wednesday & Way Beyond Weight

Time to log in the weight! 

It's 69kg! Yes! sudah turun dr angka 70....

Dari segi berat not much tapi saya rasa seluar dan baju sudah sedikit longgar. And today I'm wearing blouse lama (x la lama nau but the blouse was very tight few months back selepas D&C).

I took a selfie photo of myself...I am very concious about doing selfie 

tapi letak kat blog ok sikit kot rasanya compare ngan letak kat FB....hehehe. 

I think muka saya sudah kurang tembam sikit kot!

Oh, by the way, nak share a video from Youtube about weight issues.

It's called "Way Beyond Weight"

It's a documentary about how kids nowadays are being overweight or obese and having various adult diseases like diabetes Type 2, hypertension, high-cholesterol etc. 

Bayangkan la semuda 3 thn dah dpt diabetes Type 2!

And it's all because eating too much of processed foods, fast-foods, consumed a lot sugar, carbohydrate, imbalanced diet, and not being active.

The case study mostly done in Brazil, where about 30% children are obese. 

30%!!!!

Mostly like McDonald's, Coca-cola, potato chips, candies.....

Don't even know the name of vegetables, don't like taste of vegetables and fruits....

I have to admit, it is very difficult to eat healthily. In our modern world today, processed food is much cheaper and convenient compares to fresh food. You really have to make efforts if you want you and your family to eat healthily.

I'm glad we have now boycott McDonald's. Thanks to Israel-Palestine issue. If it just because of health issues, it would be difficult to convince the twins that we are no longer eating McDonald's.

Occasionally we still go to KFC and Pizza Hut but not as frequent as we used to eat McDonald's last time. Because McDonald's is the closest fast-food restaurant to our home, they have drive-thru and they offer more choices compares to KFC and Pizza Hut, so we used to frequent McDonald's. At least once a week.

And I'm also glad now KFC and Pizza Hut have the option to upgrade your drink from soda to non-soda drink if you buy their set meals. So that is what I'll do everytime buying KFC or Pizza Hut meals. At least less one unhealthy items.

And I'm trying to make the kids eat more fiber - vege and fruits. Except for Nabilah, who loves fruits and vegetables of all kinds, Nabihah and Insyirah are very picky about vege and fruits. Walaupun dari baby lagi saya dah introduced mcm2 sayur, still they become picky eater. I once tried buat fish and chips but the chips I used sweet potatoes, dipotong2 mcm fries. Tapi diorg sentuh sikit je. Cuba bagi the store-bought fries tu, laju je makan!

Same goes with process foods: the store-bought cookies, candies, ice-creams, sausages, nuggets...all kinds. I try to reduce where possible. I would try to do groceries shopping without the kids so I can choose wisely what to buy.

And if I have to take them along, I would limit the requests. Only one chocolate is allowed, and no chips, no jelly, no candies. And another thing I allow, is yogurt drink - Yakult ke or Vitagen ke....

Cookies pon just 1 small pack of Oreo or Chipsmore. And if they finish it off quickly...that's it...no more cookies for that week. Until the next groceries shopping la...itu pun kalau dapat ikut!

To totally omit these processed foods, I think it's too much for them. Takut nanti diorg akan beli senyap2. So I decided bagi la juga tapi dikawal la kadar pemakanannya. 

And while they are eating the overdose sugary cookies, I would keep telling them that these foods are not good for your health, makan sikit2 boleh tapi tak boleh makan selalu.

Dan selalu juga tanya what they do with duit belanja. I forbid them to buy junk foods. Kat sekolah mmg tak jual tapi kat luar sekolah ramai je tukang jual. Tapi pesan berkali2 pon, ada masanya kantoi jugak makan junk foods. Sama la juga bila dapat birthday goodie packs - selalunya mmg dipenuhi dgn unhealthy junk foods yg byk bahan pewarna dan pengawet tah hapa2.

It's a long, continuous process to educate kids with healthy foods. Even I, am still educating myself to eat healthily. There are times, you feel like you want to indulge into those unhealthy and most of the times you just do it, but you know the consequences to it. So ada rasa bersalah la jugak. 

So berusaha la! Utk masa depan yg sihat, Insyaallah.

From Germany with Love :)

Kekasih hati sudah pulang semalam :)

Anak2 pon happy, dari pagi sampai ke ptg dok tanya bila Abah nak balik. Cik HB was expected to arrive in Melaka pukul 7mlm, dari KLIA ada driver uni yg dtg jemput, so saya cuma perlu jemput dia kat uni.

So smlm lepas dah amik kembar dr sekolah agama, terus hantar mengaji. Lepas dah ngaji dalam 6.45 camtu, Insyirah boleh pulak berak. Saya nak balik rumah dulu sbb Insyirah berak kan, tapi kakak2 insisted pegi amik Abah dulu. Mmg la x jauh antara rumah dan uni, dalam 10 minit aje tapi kakak2 sangat la x sabar nak jumpa Abah. Maka ummi pon mengalahlah dan pegi amik Abah dulu. In the meantime, semua org tahan je la bau busuk...hahaha.

Ini bukan apa, cik HB sgt la dah lama x outstation...jadi bila lama dia takde kat rumah, memang la kerinduaan sgt2. 

So ole2 dari Jerman, mesti la coklat2 yg banyak - Milka, Ritter Sports, Raffaelo, Hanuta. Sini pon ada jual Milka dan Ritter Sports tu tapi tak tersanggup nak membelinya sbb mahal sgt.

Semua terus kerumun beg Abah yg penuh dgn coklat!

And utk ummi, it's something even special! He bought me a watch :)

It's not Tissot ke or  Tag Heuer, Fossil sahaja. Tapi Fossil pon for me dah cukup mahal dah. Alhamdulilah, thank you love atas hadiah ole2 ini (senyum sampai telinga....hehehe)

Camni gi outstation selalu pon xpe bang ^_^

Honest Confession: Whole-meal Pasta

This is what I have today....scramble eggs with white button mushroom  for breakfast, whole-meal pasta with walnut pesto and salad for lunch and jus blend sendiri of buah anggur + honey dew.

Well, I have to be honest about this whole-meal pasta. 

Tak sedap ye!

Whole-meal pasta tastes like kertas kadbod. It took me 1/2 hour to finish it off with slow chewing...hahaha. Tapi kena abiskan jugak sbb tak baik membazir. Dah la walnut pesto tu bahan2nya mahal - walnut, sweet basil, broccoli, extra virgin olive oil, grated cheese. Mujur la dah batch yg terakhir....lepas ni mmg x buat la pesto2 ni.....hahaha.

Nak cuba sgt kan.....Org kata tak kenal maka tak cinta....tapi dah kenal tetap juga tak cinta ^_^.

Temporary Schedule

Cik HB is off to Cologne, Jermany for work since Monday. Seminggu je dia kat sana, Insya Allah Isnin depan balik la.

So my daily routine yg dirasakan dah hectic bertambah hectic la sbb kena cover his tasks. His tasks yg major adalah hantar kembar gi sekolah waktu pagi, jemput balik dari sekolah agama sebelah ptg then hantar mengaji pulak. Yg lain buang sampah, siram pokok, jaga Insyirah while I'm doing my tasks dan few more lah. 

So agak terkejar2 la jugak mokcik ni bila cik HB is not around. Alhamdulilah so far boleh manage but I have to stick to the schedule betul2, otherwise mmg tak tersempat nak buat semua. And minggu ni I have to forget my attempts nak achieve doing exercise 5 times a week.

So the schedule is:

5:00 am: Alarm bunyi, snooze kejap with mental note "Lagi 5 minit". Selalunya 5.15 baru betul2 bangun....hahaha. Kalau Insyirah terjaga, dia minta bf, mmg lari la jadual for 20 mins or so. Tapi kalau dia x jaga, it's good...then proceed to toilet and buat amalan sunnah sikit.

5.30 am: Selalunya I do pilates at this time....tapi kadang2 x buat juga...hehehe. But this week mmg x dapat la regardless rajin ke tak sbb saya mengejar masa. Kena siapkan urusan utk ke sekolah sbb nak kena hantar kembar ke sekolah. So terus masuk dapur and masak utk breakfast/bekal.

6.00 am: Naik atas balik utk mandi dan solat Subuh. 

6.30 am: Kejutkan kembar dan turun bawah balik utk sambung whatever yg belum siap like tapaukan makanan, serve breakfast. This is chaotic time sbb masa tu la Insyirah akan bangun and demand attention and masa tu jugak sikembar nak macam2. Sarung kepala misplaced la, x jumpa singlet la....adoiii, rasa mcm kena ada extra tangan n kaki masa ni. 

7.15 am: Must make sure everyone is in the car. Kena deal ngan Insyirah punya tantrum lagi sbb kalau ada kakak2 dia, dia x nak duduk atas car seat. Dia rasa dia dah besar sgt boleh duduk atas seat biasa. Kalau just me and her, she's fine. Somehow manage jugak la make her sit on the car seat. Sekolah kembar dekat aje, lebih kurang 2.5km ada kot. Tapi perjalanannya agak jem sbb nak kena menempuh pekan Durian Tunggal dan ada sekolah Cina tgh jalan so makin jem la pagi2. So hantar dan balik semula ke rumah akan makan masa paling cepat 20 min, paling lama 30 min kot.

7.45 am: Balik rumah balik, sebelum masuk rumah, siram pokok2 dulu. Sbb skrg ni musim panas, harus siram 2 kali. Insyirah pon kena siram sekali sbb dia suka menyebok masa kita menyiram tu. Tak pon dia kutip batu2 campak masuk longkang....huhuhu. Masuk rumah, tukar baju Insyirah dan baju keje...mujur bukan keje corporate jadi apa2 baju yg decent pon ok dah. Make-up? Ala, tepek sikit compact powder dan lipstick secalit...SIAP!

Pack barang2 nak diangkut yg belum ready. In between masak or the night before pon saya pack mana yg sempat. Capai itu ini secepat mungkin. Kalau ada baju kena basuh, time ni jugak campak masuk mesin dan on. Kalau ada dibasuh the night before, time ni jugak nak dijemur. Tengok apa yg sempat. Kalau x sempat, just hold it. 

8.15 am: Masa utk bergerak. Tapi kadang2 terlajak sampai 8.30am jugak baru gerak. Depends pada situasi at work. Kalau xde apa2 yg urgent in the morning, lambat sikit pon takpe. Tapi seboleh2nya saya nak sampai kat opis 8.30am. Singgah taska tempat transit kembar utk drop brg2 diorg. Mujur transit in the same taman...then hantar Insyirah ke rumah babysitter yg dekat ngan sekolah kembar. Sembang sikit2 ngan makcik, then off to opis. Selalunya ngam2 8.30am sampai. Baru tarik nafas lega dan boleh la menikmati proper breakfast :)

12.00: Lunch on the desk with tapau-from-home food.

12.35pm- 1pm: Jemput kembar dr sekolah kebangsaan then hantar ke transit. Minggu ni diorg ada test, so diorg request sy sendiri hantar ke sekolah agama sbb diaorg pakcik van selalu lambat. Fine, saya pon x busy sgt this week so boleh la. Kalau diorg naik van, lepas hantar ke transit, saya balik opis. Tapi sbb nak kena hantar diorg sekolah agama, saya drop diorg ke transit dan balik rumah. Kenapa x bawak diorg balik rumah? Sbb saya malas nak mencari lunch utk diorg. So biar la diorg makan dan siap2 kat transit. Tadi saya balik rumah sempat jugak la jemur kain dan lipat kain separuh jalan.....

2pm: Pegi transit dan hantar kembar ke sekolah agama then masuk keje balik.

6.00pm: Minggu ni saya balik keje lambat sikit sbb saya kena jemput kembar dr sekolah agama. Kalau x, selalunya 5.30pm saya dah balik dan terus jemput Insyirah. Tapi disebabkan opis saya terletak diantara rumah dan rumah babysitter, sekolah agama pon dekat ngan rumah babysitter, saya minta jasa baik makcik babysitter utk amik Insyirah lambat sikit. Sbb kalau saya amik Insyirah @ 5.30pm, pastu balik rumah, 6.15 nak kena keluar amik kembar pulak, alang2 la kan? So baik jemput semua sekali harung. 

6.15: Tunggu depan sekolah agama yg dah sesak dgn kereta/van parents. Jarang jemput kembar dr sekolah agama, so terasa la stressnya. Sekolah kebangsaan ada proper parkings so xde la stress sgt. So dah jemput kembar, hantar gi mengaji pulak. Mujur satu taman ngan babysitter. Diorg dah turun, pegi amik Insyirah pulak. Pastu patah balik tempat mengaji.

6.45pm. Selalunya time ni kembar dah abis ngaji kalau x ramai org. So terus balik rumah. Sebelum masuk rumah, siram pokok2 dulu. Again, Insyirah menyebuk, so basah lencun la...huhuhu. Dah selesai, masuk dapur, tgk apa yg boleh dimasak dgn segera. Like malam tadi, just buat sup sayur dan goreng ikan sardin. Cukup la tu. 

8.00 pm: Maghrib dgn anak2...Insyirah pon sekali tau! Tapi tahan hati je la masa kita sujud tu kang dia kudakan kita la, kakak2 dia la....

8.00pm-10.00pm: Sambung buat keje2 rumah yg perlu....selagi Insyirah x merengek nak susu atau nak perhatian. I will give priority to her sbb kesian kan satu hari dia dok ngan org lain, balik rumah kita lak sibuk buat keje lain. 

10.00pm: Bedtime for everyone...walau kadang2 ada je lagi yg x boleh tido but light is off.

So that's the routine la for this week. Penat but I would try not to complain :). I imagine macam ni la hidup ibu tunggal or wife yg suaminya keje jauh. Semuanya kena buat sendiri. 

So why would I complain kan? Syukur diberi nikmat kesihatan, kasih-sayang, masa dan keselesaan untuk melakukan semua ini :)

Weighing-In Wednesday

70kg....

Bosan juga nak update WW bila berat x turun byk. Tapi teruskan juga la. But I noticed seluar longgar sikit la...betul kot somehow berat sahaja tak boleh jadi pengukur, kena tgk jugak loss inches.

This is what I have for today's bekal. Not much because this week jadual harian sgt hectic sbb cik HB is outstation. So saya berkejaran dgn masa nak meet up all the daily tasks.

I have walnut-broccoli-basil pesto whole-meal  pasta for lunch. I'm making that sbb teringin nak tau apa rasa walnut yg dikisar dgn sweet basil, raw broccoli, garlic, cheese and extra virgin oil. Well, xde la sedap sgt...rasanya typical tekak Melayu x leh terima kot. But out of curiosity, kena la try. Ada lagi 2 batch utk dimakan. So hadap la sampai habis....hahaha. 

Then muesli dgn susu HL for breakfast. Pagi tadi baru tgk kotak pembungkus dan perasan carb for 100g of this muesli aje dah 63.4g and sugar is 19.2g. Ni kalau ikut Atkins mmg fail la sbb Atkins allows 35g carb saja utk 1 hari meal. 

1 hari tau, bukan 1 meal!

But at least lebih baik than typical Malaysian breakfast kan? It's full of fibre and not empty carb. Cuma I guess x boleh la makan setiap hari. Kena alternate dgn pilihan lain jugak.

And this is what I had yesterday:

Typical salad mix dgn grilled dory fillet. Dory la pulak, jauh lagi murah dari salmon. Muesli jugak for breakfast dan honey dew for snack. 

It's About Hard Work & Determination, Not Just Luck!

Hari Sabtu lepas, we joined a BBQ picnic that was arranged by cik HB's male friends at work. 

Some of the friends' wives, I've already met them few times.

And one of them, let just call her Mrs. N, just one year younger than me, a working mum with 3 kids. I think I knew her since 2007 tapi sbb kami jarang sgt berjumpa, maka saya pon tak la rapat sgt dgn dia.

Saya sebenarnya akan jadi self-concious whenever  I meet her because she's so pretty and slim despite having 3 kids and busy lifestyle. She looks like she is in 20s instead of 30s. Apart from being a teacher, she is also an excellent baker who takes orders for cakes and breads and kerepek2 when requested.

So I thought how lucky she is, even with 3 kids, hectic schedule and yet she's so pretty and slim! It must be the luck!

But that Saturday, I braved myself, and asked her anyway, how come she get so lucky and be so slim and has skin so flawless? 

Mmg x malu langsung la I when I asked her....hehehehe

Lucky I asked, because she shared a lot of things!

And the first thing she said "I dah lama x makan nasi!"

So our conversation flowed....ckp la apa saja jenis diet, I guess she had tried most of them - Atkins, South Beach Diet, Low Carb.....

And ckp la apa saja the current trends of weight loss supplements, collagens - Bi-Young, Herbalife, Ephyra pon dia dah cuba!

And when it comes to skincare - rupanya2 dia pengguna SKII selama ini and just recently guna Tabitha sbb katanya SKII dah x do wonder to her skin. 

Bab ni I slow sikit la...I don't think I could ever afford SKII.....

Takpe la bab skincare tu, yg saya kagum adalah bab diet tu.

Tukang buat kek sedap2 and yet she omits carbs and sugar from her diet....kuatnya semangat!

She also wakes up at 5 am and does exercise tau! And she cooks food packs for her kids and her own food pack. 

Dinner, she cooks normal food i.e nasi and lauk pauk melayu, but she would eat her own food first (low carb), then only she would serve her family. So katanya, bila dia dah makan, dia dah x teringin la nak makan nasi and lauk-pauk.

This is the tips I like most, because dinner is when I would fall apart.

So Mrs. N is my current weight loss idol now....hehehe. She may never be an overweight person, let alone obese but her hard work and determination to keep her weight ideal is the best part.

I realize one thing, maybe all the pretty ladies I've seen around me and be jealous at, and think they are naturally, (without efforts) slim and pretty, actually make efforts to look how they look.

So, this what I say - it's about hard work and determination, and not just luck baby!

Bekal Hari Ini

These what I have for today's food pack.

There is cheese sandwich with whole-meal bread for breakfast. I'm still having grilled breast chicken salad coz that's what left in the fridge. The salad is a combination of romaine, sweet basil, tomato, red cabbage and grated cheese. Then the mix of raw almond and raisins for snacks.

Hari Ahad pagi, waktu saya ke Tesco nak beli sedikit groceries, saya noticed ada byk barangan yg dijual at reduced price. Saya agak jarang ke Tesco for groceries shopping sbb saya lebih suka ke Mydin. mydin pon takde la murah sgt, malahan semakin mahal tapi pilihan barang basah lebih byk di Mydin dibandingkan hypermarket lain. Maklum la saya tak banyak masa nak groceries shopping selalu so I have to go to one place where I can buy everything under one roof. 

Jadi saya borong semua romaine salad, sweet basil, fresh white button mushroom, and the Tuscany brown mushroom yg available on the racks. Takde la banyak, but I got 2 packs of romaine, 2 packs of sweet basil, 1 pack white mushroom dan 1 pek Tuscany mushroom. 

The fresh white mushroom and the Tuscany mushroom kalau dijual pada harga asal mmg x sanggup saya nak membelinya. Sgt mahal and not worth it. But yesterday, it was reduced more that 50% I believed. And even at reduced price, they still look reasonably good. So did the romaine and sweet basil. Takde la layu2 dan kering2 baru nak diturunkan harganya. In this case, saya salute sama Tesco. Maybe saya akan cuba jenguk Tesco selalu lepas ini utk dapatkan benda2 mcm ni at reduced price. 

Actually last weekend I planned to do a lot of things for my food plan. Ingatkan nak chop all the veges and keep in the fridge, marinate all the proteins stuff, pre-cook the quinoa and beans. So my mornings would be much easier with prepared ingredients. But weekend pulak banyak sgt hal, so x dpt la prepare apa2 sgt.

Takpe la, just usaha setakat yg mampu :)