MMMiii!

And so today, going home, I figured that I should walk from the train station to my street once in a while. It’s a 10-minute brisk walk and usually after work I’m already really tired, but I walked anyway. On the way, I saw this old lady selling Baguio lettuce that looked really fresh. The roots haven’t been chopped off and there’s still some soil. I bought a bundle for P10 which would probably cost like P50+ in the groceries.

While walking home, I was thinking of what to eat with it. So I thought… hotdogs! Actually, I’d love to eat it with beef, like this Korean dish som geop sal (spelling?) wherein you cook the beef on a grill on the table and then wrap it with lettuce and dip it in sesame oil and some other sauce.

Anyways, going back to the hotdogs, lately I’ve been cooking it in the oven toaster, as if I’m grilling it. I slice little wounds on the sides and give it half-octopus legs and then put it foil shaped into a box, then put some butter, and cook it for 10 minutes (5 minutes, turn it, then another 5). It’s really good. Everyone should try it.

It’s not the best diet, but at least I’ve got my greens. Do you know any fat burners that work? Like, really work? I’m so lazy and I really like eating unhealthy. :( I sometimes take fat burning tea but it makes my tummy hurt too much sometimes.

Oh well, time to eat. Ta~

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It’s been about a month and a half since I started my no-rice-in-the-mornings diet and so far I’ve only broken it twice. And it was only last week that I did.

I don’t really feel any effects yet, just that I know I’m not overstuffed before I go to sleep. I know I was thinking last time to maybe take something like a supplement or diet pills but I keep being lazy to get some. I could ask my Pop but I always forget.

Well, the people I’ve consulted said that it will be slow since I’m still eating rice in the evenings and for “lunch” but hopefully, I’ll be able to cut it down more. In fact, I’m thinking of not taking rice in the evenings now, before going to work.

We’ll see how it goes~

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Adobo rolled in Pita with Cream Cheese, originally uploaded by mishimiao.

Just an experiment that turned out pretty well.

1. Shred some leftover pork adobo.
2. Spread cream cheese on pita bread.
3. Put some pork adobo in the center.
4. Roll, and serve!

For best results, do not use expired and moldy pita bread.

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Here I go again wondering what steps I should take to lose some weight. My brother keeps telling me that there are a lot out there in the market to keep me preoccupied but it still depends heavily on the diet I am willing to take (or endure for the matter). He told me to go read up on some diet pills review so that I can have a feel of what the market is like. There seems to be a perfect type for each kind of individual. I might just take a look at some of their selections and see what is best for me. I am kind of curious to know what kind of diet pill would suit me best.

BUT! Instead of reading on these reviews, here I am, munching on noodles once again in the wee hours of the night. There’s this awesome instant ramen with udon noodles, although it’s not really quite udon-like, it’s definitely fatter than the usual ramen noodles.

*sigh* I’m such a pig. Lol.

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I just had this for breakfast

I ate that over 3 hours ago in my air-conditioned room, and I can still smell it in the air. I’ve sprayed Lysol and Lavender-scented air freshener, and I’ve put some lavender oil on the oil burner and I can still smell it. It’s like the scent clung on the sheets.

Don’t get me wrong. I love this flavor of Mi Goreng by Indo Mie. I really do. I love its smell. I love its taste. But I don’t like the smell of it clinging onto my skin and hair. And speaking of noodles…

AAaarrrghh I hate noodles again. I know it’s carbohydrates, and I know that this junk just makes me fatter. Instead of taking some fat burner pills I keep chomping on noodles. But hey! it’s been a while since I last had noodles. Maybe … like 3-4 days ago.

No… I’m not complaining about my weight again. I’m not. Really.

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I’m …. still not serious about dieting!

I know that diet pills don’t work as good if you don’t do your part too. In my case, I really love eating. I really really do. And lately, if I don’t like the food, either Mama cooks instant noodles for me or I cook them by myself.

And my friend who used to be heavier than me is now lighter. >_< *glares at the friend with contempt*

I was thinking of dieting for the Hong Kong trip that I’m planning on the 3rd quarter of this year… but meh… with the stress at work, I want to eat and eat noodles.

I try to drink fruit juice like pineapple juice and orange juice with pulp, so at least I’ve got my fiber. I eat vegetables as much as possible whenever I buy food in the pantry. I give my snacks to my mother… but still… I think if I can only remove noodles from my diet, life would really be a lot easier.

It’s so evil!

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It’s not that I like to overeat. It’s just that I was raised not to leave food on my plate, or not to waste food. So I end up forcing myself to finish everything on my plate. My grandmother would also tell me often that if I put the food on my plate, I have to finish it. If someone else did, then I can blame them. But if I paid for the food, I don’t want to waste my money either by not finishing it. Is my logic getting across?

I should have grown out of that mentality already. I keep forgetting that there are 3 always-hungry dogs outside (Taba won’t eat my leftovers anymore unless it’s fried chicken… but only the bones, so that doesn’t really count). I know that I’m full sometimes and I think to myself, “I’m so stuffed… I can’t eat anymore.” But I go ahead and finish it anyway.

This is one of the biggest reasons why weight loss products go to waste on me. I know my logic gets twisted here. I do know. I pay for these pills, but I still eat and eat and I don’t even exercise. In essence, I’m wasting them too, right? I know, I know. But I wasn’t raised learning not to waste pills. >_> And I was with food. It’s so hard to snap out of this mentality.

Papa sometimes would tell me that it’s okay if I can’t finish my food. But I end up eating until there’s like a spoon or two left of my food before raising the white flag. It’s all about control. But… when I was younger too, Nanny would keep telling me to get more food. Eat more. I should eat and eat.

Wanna know something weird, though? When I was young, I had eating problems. When I was a baby, I just suddenly stopped drinking milk from my mother or even from the bottle. I just absolutely stopped drinking milk and water and my parents and relatives didn’t know what to do. My grandmother (mother’s side) tried to feed me broth (I can’t remember what, but it had vegetables in it) after days of me not drinking milk or water, and I liked it.

Before I got introduced to instant noodles, I was also very picky about my food. Most of the time, I didn’t want to eat. But when Mama introduced Instant Pancit Canton to me, I fell in love with it and I kept eating it breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner. And that’s when I started on the path to fatdom.

orz, story of my life, huh.

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I haven’t really announced my new website… or rather, my new blog.

It’s called Pagkain.net and it’s not really a food review blog or a recipe blog. It’s just pictures of the food I eat from day to day. I try to post my food as regular as possible, but I do try to make it a point to take a picture of what I eat. Sometimes, I forget though, especially if I’m out. But I really really try. Sometimes, I take my food to my room and take pictures of it on my laptop.

Yes, I use my macbook’s keyboard as a table sometimes. It’s useless anyway. The keyboard doesn’t work. So it’s my table.

Well… I hope it turns out well!

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I’m now officially a druggie.

Before I would buy diet pills but I could never maintain it like taking it religiously everyday.

Now I have both my parents reminding me each and every day about my medicine. One is for my kidneys and one is for my liver. One of them, I have to take twice a day, I think the one for the liver.

I’m forbidden to eat noodles and canned food.

But no one said anything yet that I absolutely can’t sweet stuff, just to avoid it.

So I went and bought a dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

TAKE THAT! LIVER AND KIDNEY! HAH!

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For some people, Christmas is the special time you spend with family, or a time to catch up with old friends through Christmas parties. For the others, it’s the time to play Hide-and-Seek with godchildren and relatives, or a time when you would be touring the city, going from house to house to collect from your godparents (who will probably be hiding from you).

Christmas is a time for children to be banging on gates and doors, singing (or shouting) out-of-tune Christmas carols or insults (when you ignore them, or if you don’t give enough). For some others, it’s the time they suddenly know how to read, write and speak in English, since some of the envelopes they pass around to ask for money is in English.

For the religious, it’s the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. For the generous, it’s the time for giving. For the entrepreneurs, it’s the time to earn a lot of money. For the call center agents and employees, it’s the time of double-pay, and even better if you’re on graveyard shift.

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