Monday, October 22, 2012
nevermind
yeah, so, like so many of my ideas... I start but never finish... I haven't used ACE since my last post. I guess it will just be used on occasion or something. I don't know. Might work great first thing in the morning when I have gone stateside and back and need to fight jetlag. Anyrate, if you decide to use ACE, I highly recommend exercising. It is a great thing and all... but just living life on your butt isn't going to help you lose weight.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Day 19
Weighed myself at 99.9 kgs... courtesy of the zebra cakes and the big meals I've stuff myself with lately. Though I must say, the curry last night was good. I just took too much and couldn't finish it.
I've come to the simple conclusion that I don't like feeling full. Not hungry is a good thing... but full leads to a vomiteous feeling that I rather avoid.
I've come to the simple conclusion that I don't like feeling full. Not hungry is a good thing... but full leads to a vomiteous feeling that I rather avoid.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Day 17
Weighed myself at 98.1 kgs this morning. I think a large part of the weight loss is actually water loss. Thursday we had gone on a trip and on that trip we walked 2 kgs to and from a temple. Good hike.
Anyrate, today is Saturday. So... chilling at my new desk trying to understand how my life will be different that way.
Anyrate, today is Saturday. So... chilling at my new desk trying to understand how my life will be different that way.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Day 14
Weighed at 99.9 kgs this morning... after I had eaten a Zebra Cake. Oh that reminds me, time to take my ACE for today. Not much to say. Just that maybe drinking coffee or pop with this is a bad idea as you could have too much caffeine in your body then.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Day 13
Weighed this morning at 100 kgs.
My own fault. Ever since I got that care package, I have been snacking in the evenings. Without exercise.
On the plus side, I am no longer always frustrated and am a more effective teacher. Also classes are no longer as draining of energy.
My own fault. Ever since I got that care package, I have been snacking in the evenings. Without exercise.
On the plus side, I am no longer always frustrated and am a more effective teacher. Also classes are no longer as draining of energy.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Oct 8, 12
Woke up and weighed myself. 99.8 kgs.
Yesterday was Sunday. So it was my skip day. Big mistake since I have gotten two care packages from my mom the day before. Zebra cakes from Little Debbies, cheeze-its, pringles, both bags of maple nut goodies... yeah... not healthy of me at all. The only real food I ate was some spaghetti.
Yesterday was Sunday. So it was my skip day. Big mistake since I have gotten two care packages from my mom the day before. Zebra cakes from Little Debbies, cheeze-its, pringles, both bags of maple nut goodies... yeah... not healthy of me at all. The only real food I ate was some spaghetti.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Oct 6, 2012
I used ACE yesterday and today. It isn't perfect in canceling out stress and frustration. When pet peeves are done by others, I still get perturbed. However perhaps this is just meant to be a tool for me, not a crutch.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Forgot
I forgot to take ACE yesterday. Weighed myself this morning at 99.5... will take it in about half an hour today. I did go to the gym. Only walked 15 minutes and did a few inclined sit ups. My workout partner commented I must have a lot on my mind. I like the reason she started working out... to forget the man she had loved. So I might be able to do the same, workout to forget the man I have a crush on... he's taken I learned.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Day 8
Woke up and weighed at 98 kgs. I didn't exercise last night as planned. I guess I am making excuses really well. It is easy to feel down about how much one weighs but harder to actually do something about it. ACE alone won't lose weight. If I don't at least go walking...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Day 7
Well my weight this morning was 98 kgs. Didn't help that on Saturday I devoured a large bag of M&Ms. Sunday I ate a bag of marshmellows, once I burnt them over a candle. Monday I ate more marshmellows, though not all of them. Oh well, it can't be helped. The sweets were really yummy. Thankfully today I got out a bit. Being on holiday isn't good for walking around. I sit and watch movies all day or sleep instead.
Something I am disatisfied with by being on holiday is sleep. I am not sleeping much at all. I'm so restless. I don't know if it is ACE or the lack of exercise on my part or a combo of both. However, being so alert until so early in the morning is just plain not natural. Come the New Year, I will re-evaluate ACE. I'm willing to give it a few months... but no more.
Something I am disatisfied with by being on holiday is sleep. I am not sleeping much at all. I'm so restless. I don't know if it is ACE or the lack of exercise on my part or a combo of both. However, being so alert until so early in the morning is just plain not natural. Come the New Year, I will re-evaluate ACE. I'm willing to give it a few months... but no more.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Day 3
I'm making today, Saturday, my off day. So no pill. Considering I have chocolate in my apartment. This is going to be tough. However since I successfully said no to Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robbins yesterday, I am very hopeful about today. The Dunkin Donuts I told myself I could easily get later. Basking Robbins is something I am saving for October 31 when I can get the second largest size and have it upgraded to the largest size for free.
Weight this morning was 96.6 kgs.
Weight this morning was 96.6 kgs.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Day 2 Part 2
Time for bed. Today has been a good day. With the newest of ACE wearing off, I was able to better understand what a normal day is going to be like with it. The bottle arrived today. I'm glad. I can give the samples I have left to someone else to try.
It is really nice to have energy. Being anemic all my life, that is one thing I didn't realize I lacked in comparison to others. Iron supplements make me break out. I read online that this is because I have plenty of iron. The problem seems to be in getting the iron into my bloodstream. This is what one or two types of Vitamin B is for. When I stopped being a vegetarian, I had more energy than I normally had had. After looking over the information on the back of the package, I can see how ACE provides more energy. It has 400% more than your daily need of Vitamin B6.
What is more, I could replicate (star trek term) this same pill myself. It would cost more, but with cocoa beans and green tea I would have almost all I needed to have the same desired affect. I rather save myself the hassle.
I learned today that I could be tired, could feel cravings, and could be negative if I chose to focus on that and chose to be that. If I didn't think about them and chose to be happy then it wasn't a problem. I have the freedom to choose instead of feeling like I am forced into a set lifestyle.
I also had a revelation. When I usually go to the cafe for meals, I feel like it is work or a chore. It is exhausting to eat even a 4th of the rice I take and I take less than everyone else because it just looks unappetising. I often don't eat half my food and am worn out afterwards. Usually within minutes of leaving the cafe, I am searching my apartment for something that tastes sweeter or familiar (cookies or grilled cheese sandwiches) or going to the school store to buy ice cream. Today I went to the cafe and not only did it look good, but I was in high spirits and didn't feel exhausted contemplating how to go about eating it much less actually eating. I ate more than I normally did and my stomach didn't feel full after two bites. I was able to enjoy my meal and finish all my food. Afterwards I felt positive. The complete opposite of normal meals for me here. I would have liked to have had cookies and ice cream, but didn't feel like I would starve without the extra munching. So I was able to not think of them or desire them.
After supper today, I chilled at my apartment until a friend finished tutoring. Between her tutor sessions, I like to go and hang out. The second tutor session has three girls that she works with. They seem to like me for some reason. They bought me snacks and opened them for me. I felt guilty at first since I wasn't going to snack while taking ACE, but then realized that just this one and just a little wasn't going to kill me. Especially since they were thoughtful and picked out snacks made from corn and rice that are eaten like chips. I couldn't eat one... it was spicy. However I enjoyed some of the rest before saying goodbye. I didn't gorge myself as if I was starving like I would have in the past. I sincerely enjoyed their company more than the food. It was pleasant.
Eating regular meals, enjoying them instead of being tortured by them, and not snacking all the time between them, plus the added water I drink has already started impacting my life. I am hoping to get into a set habit of not snacking. Right now my habit is to snack. I must get out of that habit. I must also set a habit of drinking water regularly. These will go a long ways to improving my life.
It is really nice to have energy. Being anemic all my life, that is one thing I didn't realize I lacked in comparison to others. Iron supplements make me break out. I read online that this is because I have plenty of iron. The problem seems to be in getting the iron into my bloodstream. This is what one or two types of Vitamin B is for. When I stopped being a vegetarian, I had more energy than I normally had had. After looking over the information on the back of the package, I can see how ACE provides more energy. It has 400% more than your daily need of Vitamin B6.
What is more, I could replicate (star trek term) this same pill myself. It would cost more, but with cocoa beans and green tea I would have almost all I needed to have the same desired affect. I rather save myself the hassle.
I learned today that I could be tired, could feel cravings, and could be negative if I chose to focus on that and chose to be that. If I didn't think about them and chose to be happy then it wasn't a problem. I have the freedom to choose instead of feeling like I am forced into a set lifestyle.
I also had a revelation. When I usually go to the cafe for meals, I feel like it is work or a chore. It is exhausting to eat even a 4th of the rice I take and I take less than everyone else because it just looks unappetising. I often don't eat half my food and am worn out afterwards. Usually within minutes of leaving the cafe, I am searching my apartment for something that tastes sweeter or familiar (cookies or grilled cheese sandwiches) or going to the school store to buy ice cream. Today I went to the cafe and not only did it look good, but I was in high spirits and didn't feel exhausted contemplating how to go about eating it much less actually eating. I ate more than I normally did and my stomach didn't feel full after two bites. I was able to enjoy my meal and finish all my food. Afterwards I felt positive. The complete opposite of normal meals for me here. I would have liked to have had cookies and ice cream, but didn't feel like I would starve without the extra munching. So I was able to not think of them or desire them.
After supper today, I chilled at my apartment until a friend finished tutoring. Between her tutor sessions, I like to go and hang out. The second tutor session has three girls that she works with. They seem to like me for some reason. They bought me snacks and opened them for me. I felt guilty at first since I wasn't going to snack while taking ACE, but then realized that just this one and just a little wasn't going to kill me. Especially since they were thoughtful and picked out snacks made from corn and rice that are eaten like chips. I couldn't eat one... it was spicy. However I enjoyed some of the rest before saying goodbye. I didn't gorge myself as if I was starving like I would have in the past. I sincerely enjoyed their company more than the food. It was pleasant.
Eating regular meals, enjoying them instead of being tortured by them, and not snacking all the time between them, plus the added water I drink has already started impacting my life. I am hoping to get into a set habit of not snacking. Right now my habit is to snack. I must get out of that habit. I must also set a habit of drinking water regularly. These will go a long ways to improving my life.
Day 2
Today is the second day of using ACE. Woke up this morning and weighed myself. I'm at 99.5 kgs before eating.
You know how those who drink coffee are unable to function without it because they come to think that caffeine highs are normal and that normal is tired... well, I was wondering if maybe this pill has the same possibility. I didn't feel even normal until after I had taken it.
About 20 minutes after taking it today (almost two hours after breakfast), I had more energy and was feeling less stressed. I'm really stressed because the school keeping bringing the camera around to my classes to tape them. They want us to pose and act a certain way. It is messing up my lesson plans and teaching. So having less stress is nice.
About 40 minutes after taking it, I noticed I was in a happily mood and more confident as well. So that was nice.
Over an hour later, as I was teaching the once frustrating junior conversation class (but because of ACE, not frustrating anymore), that my hands were slightly shaky. It didn't last long. Just something to note. I noticed it wore off yesterday after supper. So maybe it will only work during the working day. In that case, if I do buy snacks, I will need to keep them in the office since temptation to eat them late a night is still a strong possibility.
You know how those who drink coffee are unable to function without it because they come to think that caffeine highs are normal and that normal is tired... well, I was wondering if maybe this pill has the same possibility. I didn't feel even normal until after I had taken it.
About 20 minutes after taking it today (almost two hours after breakfast), I had more energy and was feeling less stressed. I'm really stressed because the school keeping bringing the camera around to my classes to tape them. They want us to pose and act a certain way. It is messing up my lesson plans and teaching. So having less stress is nice.
About 40 minutes after taking it, I noticed I was in a happily mood and more confident as well. So that was nice.
Over an hour later, as I was teaching the once frustrating junior conversation class (but because of ACE, not frustrating anymore), that my hands were slightly shaky. It didn't last long. Just something to note. I noticed it wore off yesterday after supper. So maybe it will only work during the working day. In that case, if I do buy snacks, I will need to keep them in the office since temptation to eat them late a night is still a strong possibility.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Day 1
So today is the first day of using ACE from SABA. I had ordered the pills some time ago, but while waiting for them have decided to pick up some samples. So I have four pills that will last me four days. I'm eager to see if the samples alone do anything.
Today I ate breakfast and about two hours later, took my first pill. After I taught my first class, I was walking back to my office when I realized that surprisingly I didn't feel drained and frustrated. In fact I had taught the entire class without any frustrating feelings. Instead I had been upbeat and energized. I could almost feel the energy pouring in my legs as I walked.
I'm teaching overseas without any orientation or ideas on what to do. Basically I was shoved into a classroom and told to teach English. I'm a history education major. This is really not my area of expertise. Also, in this culture, some of the methods or professionalism I had learned doesn't apply. So I have a few classes are rather difficult and discouraging for me. Then I have others I find a joy to teach, most of the time.
Lately I have been frustrated at how fat I am becoming. Also, since I don't want to give up food for some sort of diet, I needed to exercise more. That hasn't worked well either. My attitude needed to change and I needed help doing that.
So I am giving ACE a chance. It is supposed to give you energy, take away stress and speed up your metabolism. So far, as far as I can tell, it has worked wonderfully. I haven't had cravings to snack between meals and I have had a positive attitude all day.
Just had supper and weighed myself. I know I know... but didn't think to weigh myself before in the morning. I am currently 101.5 kgs. Will get a picture and such later.
Today I ate breakfast and about two hours later, took my first pill. After I taught my first class, I was walking back to my office when I realized that surprisingly I didn't feel drained and frustrated. In fact I had taught the entire class without any frustrating feelings. Instead I had been upbeat and energized. I could almost feel the energy pouring in my legs as I walked.
I'm teaching overseas without any orientation or ideas on what to do. Basically I was shoved into a classroom and told to teach English. I'm a history education major. This is really not my area of expertise. Also, in this culture, some of the methods or professionalism I had learned doesn't apply. So I have a few classes are rather difficult and discouraging for me. Then I have others I find a joy to teach, most of the time.
Lately I have been frustrated at how fat I am becoming. Also, since I don't want to give up food for some sort of diet, I needed to exercise more. That hasn't worked well either. My attitude needed to change and I needed help doing that.
So I am giving ACE a chance. It is supposed to give you energy, take away stress and speed up your metabolism. So far, as far as I can tell, it has worked wonderfully. I haven't had cravings to snack between meals and I have had a positive attitude all day.
Just had supper and weighed myself. I know I know... but didn't think to weigh myself before in the morning. I am currently 101.5 kgs. Will get a picture and such later.
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