Day 5 of the no sugar challenge!

                                                      
The first 4 days were tough but I persevered. I even bought a pack of almonds to snack on in case I got sugar cravings. (Came in handy!) I went all out: 
1) replacing white rice with brown rice.
2)making a fruit +veg smoothie everyday
3) since I was feeling the 'natural vibe' I even went ahead and made my own yogurt!
4) Baked oatmeal yoghurt bread from scratch.
5) Limited snacking


But then today I messed up!


Note to self: NEVER bake pastries when on a diet (especially a no-sugar one!)


I gave in to greed and temptation and had approx 2 cinnamon rolls today. I had baked them as a Father's Day treat and convinced myself that I had to taste them. One thing led to another and I was on my way to a second piece!
Ugh! Feel so let down! 


                                                    Fall seven times, stand up eight.
                                                             - Japanese Proverb


That quote reminds me not to give up I guess! It WILL pay off. I've been very good about the sweets though. 
Went for a jog-walk with my sisters yesterday. Was too lazy at first to jog at all, but then I remembered what Noel Chelliah wrote in his blog post...(can't remember which) that if you want to lose weight you have to challenge your body and push yourself out of your comfort zone. ( His blog is awesome btw)http://www.dailymuscle.com/ so I did end up jogging /walking and even  threw in a couple of sprints =D 
Tomorrow I will get up and jog in the morning and hopefully be able to get back on track with my no sugar challenge! 

The 30-day no sugar challenge

The problem is.. I <3 sugar...come on who doesn't!

I'm not overweight or anything...but knowing how healthy I used to be and knowing how GREAT that felt...I owe it to myself to get that back! 

Me TWO YEARS AGO: ( sorta) =D ( darker version of course!)

An estimate of what I look like NOW: (It's not me in the pic, but u get the picture)

So I’ve decided to take the One Month No Sugar Challenge (15th June 2011- 14th July 2011)

These are the ground rules:

1. No desserts of any kind.

2. No added sugar drinks 

3. No sweet condiments (not even ketchup)

4. No refined carbs (white bread, white rice etc)

5. No sugar substitutes either

Part two: Must lose 5kgs by the end of the challenge. That's a  sort of reasonable goal I reckon. It's about 1.25kgs of weight loss per week. 

OK if I win this challenge I get to buy...

!!!!

I've seen them at al-ikhsan retailing at about RM80 - 100 and didn't feel I deserved it! ( or could do it justice!)

So that is my treat! and I don’t get it if I don’t stick to the plan!!

Other than that, since I live further from the field where I usually exercise now, I'm gonna be getting up in the morning to follow my dad to the Pandamaran padang for a walk/jog on weekdays since he passes there to send my mum to work. (That's the plan at least). I'll post updates on my progress. If I've been keeping to the rules and what not. 

I’d love for others to join me too.. those are the ground rules, feel free to take your own baby steps to your fitness goal, whatever it be. I’d love some feedback people!