Been wanting to go back to blogging so that my English can be maintain or improve and also to journal down my thoughts.
It has been 5 years since I last blogged.
Time passes quickly.
A quick update:
1. I got my ChFC after 5 years of studying. Yay!
All my 9 modules are 90% SDF Grants. Really thank you for the grant, so the whole course maybe cost around $3000. Although I failed 3 papers in between but I still manage to pass in the end for the retake. So proud of myself.
3. Our house at Marsiling is coming in the 3rd quarter. Excited. Waited for 4 years already.
4. We will have our ROM first on 28 July 2018.
As it is a weekend/Saturday, the venue needs to be outside. Oh gosh! Headache. Lots of things need to settle.
5. Our Chinese Banquet most slightly (if any) would be on 28 July 2019.
Been into losing weight these 2 weeks.
Oh ya, I signed up London Weight Management Program like 5 years ago. 5 years ago when I joined the program, I was 56kg. I went for like 2 to 3 sessions then I stopped going as everytime I go, the consultant would ask me to purchase something. A couple of thousands dollars went into this already. Also my heart was not into losing weight.
Finally after 4 years of disappearance, my consultant, Gina, I think she was the 3rd and the longest who has contacted me. I went for treatment last year. My weight was 60kg. Omg! You know weight for a woman is very personal, but since I'm willing to share. I wish I can get support from my losing weight journey. Again, Gina tried to sell me something, this time is the London Weight Coffee. She said since I seldom go for the treatment, the coffee can help in my metabolism and weight management. After much persuasion from her, I gave in and got 6 boxes of coffee. I brought home 2 boxes. I didn't go for any treatment after that last year. She did contact me after that to set appointment but I don't really have the heart and time to do so. I faithfully drank my 30 sachets of coffee daily.
Finally 2 weeks ago on the 18 March 2018, I went for the treatment again after a year.
This time round, I am determined to lose weight, become healthy.
Being in this industry, heard of many cases of deaths & illnesses. Just recently, my colleague shared with us about her client in her late 20s diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer. Is around my age. When I heard the story, I was shocked. And there is no sign or symptoms for this illness, she was just feeling bloated and thought is just stomachache or something. So went to see a doctor. When diagnosed, it was already stage 4. I imagined myself that I would have that possibility of having such illness as well. How scary!
3 years ago, my paternal grandfather passed away at the age of 86. He was undergoing kidney dialysis for the last 6 years. Years before he needed kidney dialysis, he had undergo a heart bypass surgery. Is quite a major surgery for his age. He still looked healthy and robust. However, at age 80, he got heart attack again. And because of his strong medications, it affects the kidneys leading him needing kidney dialysis. He went on for kidney dialysis for 6 years before he passed on.
Just last year, a couple weeks after the Chinese New Year, a relative of ours passed on due to heart attack. It came as a shock to us. As during Chinese New Year, he was there playing mahjong happily. Then a couple weeks after Chinese New Year, heard he had a heart attack and not long after, passed away.
This year, also a couple of weeks after Chinese New Year, a great auntie passed away. During CNY, she was already on wheel chair. She was weak, but still able to eat on her own and look fine. But shortly after the CNY, heard the new she passed away. We attended the wake in Johor.
A couple of weeks later, my dad's youngest brother passed away in Australia. He was in Australia most of his life. Even before I was born, he was already there. I didn't seen him before. My mum said he only seen him once. He was only 58 and he had skin cancer stage 4. Many said he was too young.
I have another uncle, he also had skin cancer but thankfully, he had recovered from it.
So life is unpredictable, stay healthy and live life to the fullest daily.
So back to the London Weight Management Treatment.
I book this treatment via Gina. However, on that day, I was assigned to another consultant, Stephanie. So what happened to Gina? Maybe she quit or change to another branch, I didn't ask. My weight is still 60kg. Thank God, it didn't go beyond 60kg. But it didn't go down either. I was asked to do the machine first to stimulate my lymph nodes. So one of the lymph nodes is near my groin area, I was having cramps for the past few days, think my menses is coming. So that area is stimulated so is kind of painful. But it is still bearable for me. After that, was the stream bath, something like sauna. As there were a couple of other customers, so the other doors were open and close many times during the time I was doing the stream bath, so the hot air escaped. Still manage to sweat quite a bit I guess. Finally I was bought to another room, I was rubbed with lavender salt and then wrapped in a device that sort of generate heat. More sweating there and my heart rates increased. My face reddened. This sort of simulate doing exercises just that you need not physically move your body.
After that, I went for a shower. Weigh myself and my weight is 59.2kg. Lose 800g from this treatment. Again, this new consultant, Stephanie, tried to sign me another program which is detox my lymph nodes. She is not very pushy also because she got other customers to attend to. I understand they need to keep selling and I kind of tempted but I don't wish to spend more money on this. She shared with me what should I eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner and what time should I eat. So basically, eat light and soupy meals, don't drink the soup as most have high salt content. Dinner should not have carbohydrates and should be taken before 8pm. I brought home one box of 15 sachets coffee.
My next schedule treatment by right should be the following week but I was having my menses.
So my next treatment is on 1 April 2018. During these two weeks, I again faithfully drink the coffee daily. Tried to eat light. I tried intermittent fasting also. Like I planned to eat my 3 meals within 8 hours and fast for 16 hours. Research showed that fats are burned in your body when you fast, the longer you fast, the more fats you burn. You can drink water when you fast. But I think I ended eating more as I worried I might be hungry during the fast and also can't last for 16 hours. So I think I gave up at the 2nd or 3rd day. Oops. I also tried to do some workouts, climb stairs and jog.
On my next treatment on 1 April 2018. My weight was 58.8kg. I lost 400g these 2 weeks. After the treatment my weight was 58.2kg. Lost 600g. Again I brought home one box of 15 sachets of coffee. My next treatment is on 15 April which is 2 weeks later.
One week has passed after my treatment. I think I ate lesser, probably one to two meals a day. Sometimes heavy meal, sometimes light meals. Drank coffee at the start of the day. Realized our body doesn't require much food.
Youtube has lots of workout videos which you can follow and do at the same time. This is the one I'm following now and do them once in while. You can do it at home. It is so easy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQkD1b5HOPY&list=PLGj6tJC_x-77TbD-5XI0aA6plurMHg0ni&index=10
Okay until next time! :)
