Yay!

When I signed up for the weight management thing, I got this as a free gift - a tiny cosmetic bag, with a tiny mirror attached, a body scrub, and two tiny bottles of fat burning lotion and gel respectively.

*for this photo, the credit goes to my director of photography ~ Kokti

And two or three sessions later, they gave me a box of London Express Coffee, which contains 15 sachets of 'express coffee'. It is no ordinary coffee, it increases one's metabolism and helps to break the stubborn fat in one's body - so I was told. Drink the coffee twice daily, morning and afternoon. Suits me fine, since I am a big fan of Nescafe.

And in my previous session, I got another box - for free. Because I lost more weight. Yay! And after this I guess I am gonna have to buy it. For RM 210 per box, sob, sob. And that fat burning lotion and gel? Yeah, they are da*n expensive too! Which is why I plan to buy it when I am in the 'body sculpting' stage, as it would be much more meaningful. But I am telling you, that lotion is really, really effective. Once applied, your skin will turn red, and it feels kinda hot and itchy. It definitely WORKS!

More Treatment

Yeah I went for some body treatment on Thursday.

Lavender Steambath

Ni memula datang aje (everytime), first thing lepas tukar baju, ambik weight, terus masuk ke steambath. The main purpose is to open up pores and unstress muscles before any treatment is done. Stay dalam steam room tu for 20 minutes everytime. But this time, sebab nak buat toxin management lagi, so kena buat dua kali. First one, 20 minutes lepas tu keluar, consultant apply scrubs yang ada dead sea salts, kemudian masuk lagi steam room for another 10 minutes. Ada masa okay, ada masa rasa macam kena masak pun ya hehehe. Tapi bila keluar tu perasan kejap la sebab skin cam pinkish allover gitu hehehe.

Detox Massage

Ni second time buat detox massage. The first time was during my last visit, end of January. Masa tu my own consultant buat, but this time another consultant buatkan. Memang diaorang ada kata detox massage ni sakit sikit sebab dia tekan your lymph nodes. Masa first time tu tahan lagi. This time memang rasa sakit sebab dia tekan kuat. I tak tahan bab inner thigh tu, sebab memang sakit. Tempat lain, kat kaki, tangan, belakang badan, tummy, semua tak kisah. Inner thigh memang sakit. Tapi tahan je la, tak pernah menjerit ke apa. Nama pun Jedi Knight, kan...Kata consultant tu, ada orang siap menjerit lepas tu terus duduk hehehe. Kelakar lak dengar.

Hot Blanket
Lepas detox massage, badan kena bungkus dengan plastic and towel, and covered with a hot blanket for 20 minutes. Dalam banyak-banyak treatment, inilah yang paling I tak suka sekali. Sudahlah panas, tak boleh bergerak, sebab dah kena bungkus. And then my body's sweating like hell, lepas tu rasa gatal-gatal. Sebab masa massage tu dia guna some scrubs, so rasa berpasir tu yang buat gatal sangat. Cannot scratch, itu yang geram, sebab tangan tak boleh gerak. Consultant akan masuk every now and then to check, and to wipe my face. Selalunya 5 minutes sebelum habis consultant akan masuk and beritahu ada 5 minutes more. Itulah yang paling lama I rasa nak habis. Sakitnya hati, but what to do..

Shower
Lepas habis hot blanket treatment tu, consultant tak kasi bangun terus. Dia suruh rehat dulu kemudian duduk, baru boleh berdiri. Takut pening and headrush sebab panas kan. Tapi so far I okay aje. Jedi Knight lah katakan.. Paling best lepas tu masuk shower, hot or cold it's up to you. But for me, always cold. Tak tahan, dah la steambath, then hot blanket. Panasnya tak terkata. Selalunya I berlama-lama sikit la hehehe. Dah siap kena keringkan rambut betul-betul sebab nak ambil weight sekali lagi. Masa ni taulah berapa dah kurang.

Slimming Machine

This time around, dia gunakan machine to break fat dekat thigh, tummy and arm. Last time tu machine yang press lymph nodes, tak kuat sangat. Yang ni memang rasa drilling gitu. Sama dengan slimming machine yang specific for tummy. Everytime, dia akan guna different machine with different purposes. Tapi before machine treatment ni buat detox massage lagi. And needless to say, it was OUCH! again.

That's all for Thursday. Masa nak balik, as usual dia beri minum calcium drink, macam quaker oat tapi chocolate flavor. And I dapat slimming coffee for free again sebab banyak lose weight. Yahoo!

A Self-Observatory Note by Spec

Until today, I have literally stopped eating :

1. Egg - in whatever form.
2. Chocolate.

and reduced the quantity and frequency of eating rice, and drinking Nescafe (my favourite).


In actual fact, I do not believe in doing something drastically to achieve desired results. I am losing weight. But I want to lose it for good. So I must do it right. That's all for now, I guess. Will update more later. I am gonna have to undergo another treatment soon and am really looking forward to it.

Melon Hangover

This morning I woke up, hating watermelon. I am having some 'Melon Hangover'.

Hehehe, just kidding. Yesterday was much better than the first day, but of course the hunger was there. Oh, I forgot to tell you that on the first day, after my evening shower, I shivered like mad. Had to get under the duvet for a while. Starving to the extreme!

Again, it was fruit and plain water all day. Oh, I did grab a very tiny portion of kacang panjang, as I couldn't resist it. But since it was still vege, so it was OK. That was all.

I nearly bought a tuna sandwich on my conquest to search for strawberry in Cold Storage yesterday, but didn't. Phiewwww! Talk about sliding, huh. And just now I was chatting with a friend of mine, and she talked about having Roti Canai late last night. Am so jealous! Sedapnya. It's been so long since I last had Roti Canai. God!

This morning, I ate prune for breakfast. And Strawberry, I am going to have to eat your kaum kerabat for lunch, so many apologies for that hehehe. Oh, I am sooo looking forward to have dinner tonite. Baked Potato and Green Salad. YES!

And tomorrow.. the last day of my pain and sufferings.

Surviving

Yesterday, was my first day of undergoing the fruit detox diet. The results : I ate pineapple for my breakfast, papaya for my lunch and nothing for dinner. And warm plain water throughout the day, as prescribed. I know I was supposed to eat pineapple for dinner again, but I don't really like pineapple that much.

The good news is (and this, i am particularly proud of), I managed to stay away from everything else. Even though my house was literally overloaded with yummy food yesterday, I did not touch anything else. Let's see, there were mee siam and egg sandwiches for breakfast, for lunch - rice with so many accompanying "lauk". Since yesterday was a public holiday, so there were relatives coming over, so my Mom made her signature Mee Rebus, with all the kuah and everything. And to add to the sweet torture, a relative brought custard pudding. God! How mean...

So, that's it. I passed Day 1 - The Pineapple and Papaya day, without any sliding at all. As for today, Day 2 The Melon Day, I hope and pray I will have the similar, if not greater, strength. And am really looking forward to Dinner Day 3, which is tomorrow - Baked Potato with Green Salad. Finally! Something that has the most resemblance of food, I think. And while I am not really looking forward to Day 4 The Grape Day, I am also happy that it will be the last day of the 4 Days Torture.

To read more on Detox Diet, you could click here.

Killing Me Softly

Today, we did something called Toxin Management Treatment. Ada rasa nak melolong when the consultant massaged the lymph nodes. And, look what I've got today! I swear, they don't like me and they wanna see me die! Hehehe....

Detoxification Fruit Diet Plan

In addition, I am to drink plain, warm water - maximum 3 litres each day.

And... THAT WOULD BE ALL. Fruit and plain water.

Please pray that I will have the 'strength' to do this.