How Many Calories Should I Eat a Day to Lose Weight?

June 22, 2011

After losing over 20 lbs over the last 8 weeks, I came to a conclusion that there’s no default answer for this question. The simple answer is “depends” If you do some research on the web, most of them say that female should stick with 1500 calories per day and men should stick with 2000 [...]

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Healthy Chicken Recipes to Lose Weight

June 22, 2011

One thing I like about cooking with chicken for healthy meals is that there are just too many ways to cook it. Most of people who eat chicken breast for losing weight stick with one or two recipes, such as grilling with salt and pepper or boiling it. Yes, that’s how I usually eat my [...]

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Weigh-In Day : Week 8 – Gained Some Weight

June 20, 2011

Last week was a historic day for me.  For the first time in a decade, I weighed in at below 190 lbs.  As I mentioned, I weighed below 190 lbs when I was in high school, 15 years ago.  But during last week, I’ve gained some weight.  I believe I’ve gained some muscle because I [...]

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Protein Bar Reviews Coming Up

June 14, 2011

So.. I usually eat 1-2 protein bar every single day as a part of my diet plan. I think I’ve tried more than 20 brands by now. I’m talking about the ones you can get from any grocery markets, not from specialty stores or online stores. After trying dozens of brands, I came to think [...]

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Weigh-In Day : Week 7 – Breaking the 190lb Barrier

June 12, 2011

I did it! I did it! I finally broke the 190 lb barrier! I think the last time I was in 180′s was when I was in high school 14 years ago. This is just incredible. I’m so excited. Last week was really challenging for losing weight because of a relative staying at our home. [...]

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Weigh-In Day : Week 6

June 6, 2011

It’s week 6 already. Time flies… Last week was really a challenge for me because of the 3 day family vacation to Great Wolf Resorts. I spent most of the days at the water park with Candice, my daughter. That must have burnt few calories, but not sure how much. Eating wise.. I must say [...]

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Weigh-In Day : Week 5

May 30, 2011

It’s already my 5th official weigh-in day!  Last week was really tough for me because of so many eat outs.  I’m really proud of myself though.  I always chose salad or something healthy, such as grilled salmon and chicken.  One of the hardest thing I had to pass was the warm bread with olive oil.  [...]

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Can I Continue to Lose Fat?

May 27, 2011

Since the beginning of May 2011, I’ve followed my diet plan very well.  I’ve missed few days of exercise, but overall, I’d give my effort B+ so far.  Now that May is almost over, I’m little worried about my weight loss progress.  It is almost too good to be true. When I started the blog, [...]

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Weigh-In Day : 4th Week

May 24, 2011

Last Sunday was my official 4th week weigh-in day. Rather than just reporting the weight, I recorded a short video clip of it. Week 4 Weigh-In Video On Sunday morning I was at 194.6lbs! considering the calories I ate each day, I was little surprised to see how much weight I can lose just by [...]

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Tomorrow is 4th Week Weigh-in Day

May 21, 2011

I’m going to be measuring my weight tomorrow. I think I will be below 200 for sure. Along with recording my weight, I will be measuring other stuff too such as body fat percentage and my belly :) But today is going to be a little challenging because of my nephew’s birthday party. I heard [...]

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