rumbly in my tumbly

i don't know what i ate or drank friday last week, but i woke up saturday with intense stomach cramps and had to make several trips to the bathroom (i stopped counting after the 7th time). i made sure i rehydrated often, but i still felt weak and dizzy. it wasn't until monday when i started feeling better and my tummy stopped its rumbling.

you would think that i'd be losing weight because of it, but no. the doctor recommended i go on a BRAT diet, you know, bananas, rice, apples, toast --- all carbs! three days on it and my cravings were back in full force. so instead of losing weight, i gained some.

*sigh*

i'm just glad i'm better now and i can go back to eating healthy again. oh no wait, i'm hosting a party tonight for my little boy and there is not a single healthy item on the menu. oh well. tomorrow then.

was it worth it?

you bet!

did i feel guilty after eating that cheesecake? of course!

did i do something about it?

yes i did.

would i do it again?

only on rare occasions. =) the guilt is still eating me up.

no-fail

i love food courts in singapore. they're clean, spacious, and you're spoilt for choice. sometimes the sheer number of food choices leaves me paralyzed. now that i'm on this diet and more than half of the food offered is forbidden to me, i have formed some favorites so i don't get overwhelmed anymore.

yong tau fu -- it sounds exotic, doesn't it? this is a no-fail order. you choose the vegetables, tofu, meat, and other things you want to include in it (crabmeat, mushrooms, chicken, fishballs....), then you hand over your bowl to the attendants to be cooked the way you prefer -clear soup, with noodles, with curry, with laksa. the clear soup is glorious! it's full of flavor (but no msg). and they never overcook the veggies. plus, they have like 10 different varieties of tofu you can choose from.

i never get tired of this dish because actually you can have a different combination each time you order it. so it's always new. and always satisfying.

and so not fattening.

whoever invented this dish must have had a psychic link to dr. agatston.

i could snack on these forever

green tea flavoured pumpkin seeds! the yummiest healthy snack ever made on this side of the planet! =) high fibre, low carb, high protein, healthy fat. =)

ode to the eggplant

seriously, how can you not love this vegetable? it's full of flavor, full of nutrients, and so easy to cook! these baked eggplant bites are the best snack food i've ever tasted. it's like eating pizza without the crust. and the smell! the smell of it when it's almost cooked -- the aroma wafting from the oven --- mouth-watering!

one small step for man, one giant leap for my blood sugar

so i started on phase two this week. and i've been reintroducing fruits into my diet. only, silly me, i didn't read that part about WHEN to eat fruits. i thought it was ok to eat it in the morning.

it's not. apparently.

it raises your blood sugar right away and then makes it fall as abruptly. so two hours later you are ravenous. i wasn't prepared for it and i didn't bring any snacks with me as i did my regular walking thing. can you spell hypoglycemia?

aaargh. obviously it's not good to speed read instructional books. =)