Birthday Weight Goal, Achieved and More!

It's been a while, a long while since I updated this blog. My birthday month of July has passed and in 26 days, my fitness account on Instagram, @whenyouloseyouwin, will celebrate its first anniversary.

So what has happened so far?

Well, for starters, in the survey/poll I posted when I started this blog, I can tell that one person who voted that I'd be heavier than 150 lbs by July 19, that I definitely didn't have a relapse and bounced, ironically enough, "backwards", to that.

To be honest, July did not come easy for me. It had actually been very challenging since the end of April. It was in April that I first went down to less than 118 lbs and what followed was a series of ups and downs due to family gatherings and vacations. My consolation? Well at least I was, and still am, already in the healthy weight range.

My chocolate and ice cream-loving better half celebrated his birthday a day before mine so what was expected was two straight days' worth of food coupons, discounts and freebies from restaurants. Here are two photos clearly depicting what happened on Day 1, July 18, my hubby's day:

Hubby had a coupon at Elephant Bar and a discount card so that's where we headed for dinner after work. Upon finding out that he could actually have a free meal and that there's no price limit to such, naturally, he ordered the most expensive one that he liked. I don't remember the exact name of the entree but it has steak, lobster, veggies and shrimp.

As for mine, I was craving for pasta so I ended up with a dish that has shrimp and white sauce. Again, I don't remember the name of the dish and I'm currently far too lazy to go to their website and give justice to this post. Don't judge. It's my day off as of this writing :p

The following day was my birthday and I, well, for lack of a better term, "clocked in" at 119.2 lbs. Here's a photographic evidence (not rigged, I swear) from my FitBit app:

My original weight goal when I started my fitness account on Instagram was 138 lbs by this date. *big grin*

And here's a photo of what transpired during that day, this time, at Kome, that Chinese-Japanese buffet restaurant in Daly City:

Food Coma.

Not for anything weight-related but after this trip to Kome, hubby and I swore it'd be a looong while before we find ourselves in this restaurant. Why? Well, aside from the disappointment of seeing ridiculously long lines at the Chinese buffet table (Who starts a buffet with dessert?) and people cutting lines, my favorite Japanese rolls were not available. Then again, this was not meant to be a restaurant review so I'd cut this one short.

So anyway, the next few days after my birthday found us down in SoCal. I would let you judge for yourself what occurred from July 20-24:

I swear we tried to start our vacation by having something healthy for breakfast before our flight. This was, if I remember it correctly, approximately 353 calories :)

The following day found us at San Pedro Fish Markets and Restaurant having this c/o a relative. Not in picture was the tilapia and ceviche we had with this.

At the Disney California Adventure Park having this enormous turkey leg. Disclaimer: We shared one leg for dinner. And a chimichanga.

Post-Universal Studios the day after Disney, we had dinner at Kalye Hits and for the two of us, had two cups of steamed rice, a stick of Betamax (pig blood), a dozen pieces of Kwek-kwek (quail eggs dipped in orange-colored batter and fried), an order of Beef Pares (sweet beef stew) and vinegar and brown (caramelized flour with soy sauce) dipping sauce.

We now know that no trip to Los Angeles is ever complete without going to a Porto's Bakery branch. We found ourselves both in the Glendale and Burbank branch, on July 21 and July 23, respectively.

We ordered their famous cheese rolls (at 238 calories/roll) and guava cheese roll (did not bother to find out how huge this one is, calories-wise). We demolished our Glendale order, all 12 pieces, in 14 hours!

Started at 433 steps at the Disneyland gate. Went back to the hotel with over 18,000 steps.

What was the damage then? Upon returning to the crib, I immediately weighed myself and saw a whopping 124 lbs! No biggie, truth be told. It was expected :p

The next day, my theory (well, it's actually a scientific fact) of how being in a hot area adds weight, water weight to be exact, was proven once again. My morning weight saw me at 122 lbs. The day after saw me at 121 lbs.

Fast-forward to August 1st, I'm back to my birthday weight of 119.2 lbs.

What then?

Well, since the scale is not really the be-all and end-all of fitness, my goal is to be at my most toned and my fittest by August 27, just in time for @whenyouloseyouwin's first anniversary, provided that I'm not, well, pregnant by then (starting my fertility consultations after my lab work today so I really need to finish this blog ASAP! lol).

'Til next time then! :)