Nutritional Diary 2012.04.07

It's been more than a month since I last updated about my progress in all this dieting, exercising, and keeping healthy.

To be honest, I was pretty much discouraged for the past month. I’ve been doing my walks at least 2-3 times a week, but my eating habits haven’t really changed for the better. Sure I’ve been keeping with eating more fruits and vegetables whenever I can, but it didn’t seem enough because when I got on the scale? Oh there was a change alright, and I gained 5 pounds.

What in the world? 5 pounds?! I’ve only lost 7 and now I gain 5?! No, no, no! This can’t be happening!!!

I was actually thinking of quitting altogether… The walks are getting very tiresome now that it’s summer, and I get dehydrated far to easily.

But then, we went to the beach yesterday. I got heat stroke, so getting to Batanggas was near hell for me with all the dizzy spells and wanting to hurl. This is another story, however, so I’ll tell you guys more about it in another update. The main point about yesterday was that I had to wear my swimsuit… Not something I was looking forward to, because I was planning to hide under my overcoat all day.

My nephew came along with us, and he’s seen me in the same swimsuit before. In all sincerity, he commented, “…eh? Auntie, you’re getting smaller.”

I gave him a skeptical look and told him I’ll buy him ice cream later, because what he said can’t be true. I told him I gained back whatever I lost, and he laughed~ He said it’s probably because my muscles were developing (he’s the second nephew to say so, because the first one already told me before), and he was sure that I was much thinner, especially around my core area.

Needless to say, I was in Cloud 9 for the rest of the day~ The ocean was so nice to see again after a whole year, and the cold, salty water got me out of my dizzying overheat~ It had become an enjoyable day altogether~~

So all this walking, jump-roping, badminton playing in the heat is really helping after all. Alright! Time to work even harder this April!

Nutritional Diary 2012.02.05

It's been more than a month since I started walking more and eating less… Well, the eating less part needs a lot more work, because I still have a tendency to snack on things that are not exactly good for me. But of course, we all know what's important here, which is the results of all that hard work.

Well, I’m happy to say that it’s kind of working. So far, I feel much stronger, and I get tired less often when I jump rope. My clothes feel much looser than they did at the beginner of the year, and I've lost a total of 5 pounds so far!

All good news, right? So why is it only "kinda" working, you ask?

Well, I’m not really sure if that 2 pound additional weight loss counts. Why? Because I was sick a few days ago. I had the stomach flu, and the remedy the doctor gave me? Drink coffee and Coke.

Now the coffee I can take, but the coke? That’s temptation food! Wah~ As much as I’m happy to be officially “allowed” to drink this stuff, it’s making me feel guilty all the same! I need to work out more if this continues!

Sadly, I missed a day of work out because I was also feeling very dizzy the other day. I get this illness once every few years where, I’m guessing, my semi-circular canals give up on me. So for a few days, I’d feel too dizzy to do anything; even getting out of bed would be a challenge for me not to fall over.

Thankfully, this year wasn’t so bad. The episode only lasted a day, and I slept all of last night, so when morning came, I was feeling a lot better. My head still hurts at the moment, but the doctor seems to think it’s probably just because I’m refraining from eating too much carbohydrates and sugar, so my body is adjusting.

I don’t think I’m doing anything extreme enough for me to get sick though… I mean, I did have that McDonald’s quarter pounder just the other day (so much for dieting, huh? ), so I’m pretty sure I’m still on the “right” track, if you know what I mean.

Oh well, 5 pounds is still 5 pounds, I suppose. I just hope I don’t get sick again any time soon!

The Doujinshi Project

I've been busy working on this doujin for quite some time now... too much time actually, that I'm beginning to grow tired of it, haha~!

"Mote-Mote", which translates to "Ladies' Man", is a doujinshi from the series "Onegai My Melody". It's my first doujin that I want to publish on my webmanga some time before the year ends. If I successfully do not slack off, this will by my first finished doujin!

I have a doujin about Kurama and my original character "Kasumei" from way back in high school, but the pages were all drawn in a tiny notebook, and I never really got to know how the story ended. Kinda lame isn't it? Though I've been thinking about working on it again.

It's probably not the smartest idea to create a doujin about a little known series, but Onegai My Melody has been an addiction of mine for more than a year. The episodes are filled with nonsense that make my day brighter, no matter how badly some things have turned out. This is also my way of trying to find my way back into the love of making manga since my passion has wavered as of late.

...trying to find my way back into- isn't that a song?

Anyway, I hope people will support me on this and not kill me for slacking off on A.illusions again! It's just been so hard lately... I hope this will be the answer and cure that I'm looking for!

Three Icon Spams

I had forgotten about my Yu Yu Hakusho icons... Probably one of my biggest collections so far, but Onegai My Melody will probably beat this later on.

Dedicated to banditfox who is having a hard time RP-ing right now. I hope these icons will make you feel better. ^^

...and I should really stop spamming my blog, haha. I haven't had anything to write about lately so... Please bear with me for now and enjoy the pretty~ :3

Preview:


View the entire set here

List:

Bu: 3
Chibi Hiei: 2
Chibi Kurama: 5
Chibi Kuwabara Kazuma: 1
Chibi Urameshi Yusuke: 1
Chibi Youko: 1
Hiei: 19
Kitajima Maya: 2
Kurama: 27
Kuwabara Kazuma: 3
Urameshi Yusuke: 4
Youko Kurama: 8
Young Kurama: 15