16/4/19 ***The Battle of Mount 57

I had rice just now after 2 weeks of abstinence.  It tasted heavenly.  Then followed by 3-in-1 coffee.  I am in the 7th heaven baby LOL.

Gosh, as much as I want to be committed to be an Athlete4Life, I am actually Sha the Sloth.  I am hooked on sugar and starch.

And baby here I am the author of Lose Fat Stay Fit.  Well I'll be damned.

The truth is losing fat is a life long battle.  I never had problem of being fat before the pesky medications started in 2014.  All my life I had been a well proportioned person.  Even with Resperdol Consta, I managed to lose 19 kg.

Here I am, eating a LCHF diet and my weight only went down for the first 2 months.  For the last 1 1/2 months it won't budge!  I got to get to 57 kg to run a 4 hours marathon.

80% of weight management is through diet.  Only 20% is through exercise.  Well there is still hope.  As least I had lost 9 kg since 1st January.

What I can do is go strictly 16/8 LCHF until end of this month.  My issue is I am not discipline enough to resist what's in the fridge.  LCHF takes commitment.  Especially when there are peanut butter, crackers, 3-in-1 coffee, muffin and waffles in the house.

These are temptations especially when I am doing 16/8.  By 2:00 pm normally I am ravenous and ready to chow anything.  To eat LCHF means driving to the friendly mall nearby *a[s] eat the same old stuff.

A body builder that I admired once advised,"Be careful not to eat the food that the kids eat."

What can I say, the whole family is against LCHF.  They believe in eating everything.  Granted in moderation.  So there was the Baskin Robbins ice cream on the 31st of March followed by the visits to the food court and the weekend special courtesy of Chef Lizzie, my doting wife.

I need more than perseverance and will power.  I need perspective.  I'm telling you it's not easy.  With the abundance of carbs laden food in the house, LCHF is becoming a crusade than just a lifestyle.

What should I do Sarah?  Any idea?

* OK baby I'll do it.  In the name of progress.

Here is my plan:

• First, I got to get my act together again.  I must stick to the 6 Points of Winning.  To start with I sleep at 11:00 pm tonight
• Second, I will increase the consumption of Moringa and butter
• Third, I will not open the fridge other that to get a drink of water

You think that will work baby? 

I got exactly 2 1/2 months before Aidil Fitri (the Big Day), of which I will intensify my training for the 10 k.  It doesn't help that May will be Ramadan which normally means the month my exercise routine will be at a stand still.   

This year I still plan to run in the morning.  In Ramadan my sleep schedule will go haywire because Lizzie will set the alarm at 4:30 am for her to prepare the morning meal.  Normally I skip the meal; now more than ever since I am doing 16/8.  Nevertheless I still will not have my REM sleep.

I bet you don't have to deal with this issue.

I blame it on the medication.  **Loo[t] at me in my younger days.  Do I look like I'm gonna have issues with weight in my onset adult life?

**  Fine Sarah, I'll keep reminding myself of how handsome I was before.  Hey, I always been a handsome guy, you know that?  ROTFLMAO.

OK baby, thanks for the pointers.  I'll make sure I summit Mount 57 before I see Dr Amapreet this July.  I had given her the assurance that I will lose 30 kg by then.

I gotta go honey.  I got 30 minutes before bedtime.  Need to talk to Al Araf 7:7 before I knock off.

How about a nice upbeat song for your lullaby tonight?

Here you go:

Goodnight baby.  I love you so much.

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