There are two drinks I think I’m addicted to; diet soda and coffee. I drink at least two diet sodas (cans) and about three cups of coffee each day. I know I know… too much caffeine and diet drinks are bad.. So what should I do about my caffeine addiction? Although I usually put a [...]

When I began dieting, I wouldn’t think it was going to be this challenging. If I stuck with my original plan, I should’ve already lost 40 lbs by now. I made myself a good excuse for not continuing the weight loss plan with my new born baby, but I’ve realized that it was just a [...]

It’s been sometime since I updated on my progress. I’d like to tell you that I’m still working hard on it. I’ve failed to keep up with my plan once already in the past, and I blogged about it. Since then, my weight went up to record-breaking 214! I started with 200 and lost down [...]

Since my goal is to lose 40 lbs in 40 weeks, 1 pound a week, I needed to figure out how many calories to burn to lose a pound of fat. There are roughly 3500 calories in a pound of fat. That means, if I reduce my intake by 3500 calories per week, I can [...]

I didn’t expect to fail this fast but I have to admit and move on. I’m completely being honest to myself. I just stopped eating healthy and got off from the track. No excuses. I have start from week 1 again and keep my words, lose 40lbs in 40 weeks. I know I disappointed my [...]

I was listening to my favorite fitness podcast yesterday while working out at the gym.  I forgot the name of the person who was being interviewed, but for fat loss, he recommended to have protein before and after exercises.  Usually I take protein drink before the exercise session, and eat carbs after for my body [...]

I have this huge urge for a icy cold coke today.   It is incredibly humid and hot.  The weather is just killing me and my diet!  I might end up getting a bottle of Coke Zero instead of the regular one.  But today is tough.  I hope I don’t end up drinking too much soda [...]

Luckily (well in some sense…), my father is not in the states at the moment.  My father is in Mexico as a missionary.  This means no big family meals today.  It would’ve been a disaster for my diet if he was here in the US. Today,  I had a super shake that I came up [...]

When I started my diet, I admitted that my biggest challenge over the course would be the mindset.  I believe that mindset is one of the key elements to diet success.  Without it, I feel that I will never achieve my goal. I was searching for some solutions for this today and found a podcast [...]

Since I’m doing this all by myself, I need to figure out how much weight to lose and how to do it the healthy way. Today, I’m going to find out how much weight loss is best for an average person. Then I’m going to compare that data to come up with the right numbers. [...]