Eating My Way to My Goal Weight

Here's yet another post about weight loss. I've been a naughty, naughty girl for the past week. Like when I was trying to quit smoking the first time, I was having difficulty to hold on and not fall off the wagon. But, I did the past week. The temptation is just so overwhelming that I gave in. And now, I feel more guilty than ever.

These are chocolates we're giving away to our food blog anniversary winners. Well, how can you not be tempted? LOL I'm on Instagram, by the way - blankpixels.

Yesterday, I was supposed to go to this event where they're going to launch a weight loss program that has been changing the lives of people everywhere - well, people who were able to afford it. Like always, I was caught up with work and an emergency project for a client, so I wasn't able to come even though I was dead set about going the other day. It was a weight loss program I was really intrigued by because of the fact that they're not going to ask you to take anything like diet pills, hcg weight loss drops, or any weight loss inducing drug. Their method is by changing the things you eat.

Thus the title of this blog post. I have read about it many times from various blogs, and one thing I know is it's based on your blood type. Upon further research, my brother and I found out that for our blood type, we should be avoiding wheat or grains like rice, but change our diet to meats. It made a lot of sense because the last time I stopped eating rice, no exercise and just drinking tea everyday, I lost a significant amount of weight. That's why I believe in it completely.

Since I cannot afford and I'm not willing to spend Php 55,000 for a weight loss program where I have to spend more money separately to shop for what they wanted me to eat, I am focusing on changing my diet. No fasting or whatsoever, but I'm completely removing rice from my diet. Well, okay, not really completely, but I'll go back to just eating the viands that my nanay cooks and avoid rice altogether. And go back to drinking tea too.

The reason why I said I'm eating my way to my goal weight, it's because I know dieting or starving myself won't work. I've done it before. I strongly believe, as I continue to read and be inspired by others who were successful, that eating the right food can heal us and can make us lose weight the right way. I've done it before, and I can do it again. I just wish I have more time to shop for ingredients for this diet though.

Right now, I'm drinking wheatgrass and I feel that it helps me. I'll have more updates about my weight loss in a few weeks. I hope by the time we go to Bohol for our planned vacation, I lost a few pounds or at least inches off my body.

Slow July, Hoping for a Productive August

It's a cold, gloomy Wednesday and it seems like tropical storm Gener has no plans of leaving the country yet. I usually love this kind of weather, but it's too depressing because of fears of a replay of typhoon Pedring. I'm just glad that I have a long list of things to accomplish that I can keep my mind off, at least for a while, the flood here our city.

The month of July seemed like forever, especially because of financial troubles I encountered. However, for some reason, it's now August and I manage to still have money in my account. I spend the end of the month checking on how much I've earned and spent the past month, and I honestly don't know how I was able to get by. And I can't be more than thankful that at the end of the day, my family can still have 2-3 meals a day.

You might think I'm too extravagant for my own good. My expenses from July are not from shopping senselessly online and offline. I was able to take care of improvements in my computer shop business. I pay all our bills here, except for our water bill. I paid off the last credit card bill for my computers at my internet cafe, and I can proudly say they're now my own! :)

I also paid off my Pag-ibig and Philhealth contributions 'til the end of 2012. This August, I'll be paying for my mom's SSS contributions and mine. Aside from these, I'm looking at signing us up with a new HMO. My parents and I are not getting any younger, so it's time to take insurances for the future more seriously than ever. See, I am now thinking of rainy days that might come. Since I started working online and as a freelancer, I can no longer depend on anyone to take care of all these, so I have to do it all by myself. Well, okay, with my mom's help, of course.

Since I wanted to start seriously earning money online, I needed to buy new hosting, domains and components I'd need for the sites I'm setting up this August. I'm hoping I can get reliable people to work with me for the success of these projects. Good thing there are popular online coupons from websites I can rely on to get much needed discounts for some of my online purchases. I managed to save 1/3 off the usual prices of the domains and new hosting I bought. That's why I'm now, more than ever, a believer of sites like Coupon Codes USA that provide us with information on promos that we can take advantage of, so the money we save can be used elsewhere. :)

After working on my end-of-month report of expenses from July, I have vowed to keep my finances in-check. In fact, I have decided to revamp my blog, Pinay Online Money Maker, to also focus on managing online earnings. It can be a little tricky, especially for frequent online shoppers like me, to save our hard-earned money from our online endeavors. This is why I am taking this more earnestly now because I have big plans for my future.

Any tips on how you manage your personal finances? Please share at the comments section. :)

A Future in a New Home

Over 7 years ago, when my family and I had no choice but to move from our old house where we lived almost all our lives to our current home here in Malabon, I admit, I couldn't accept the fact that we're going to be living in an area where even the slightest hint of rain can result to flooded streets. But, we had no choice back then because we needed to somehow brush off all the negativity and misfortunes we have experienced at our old house in Navotas and move on with our lives.

We were supposed to move to a new house in Bulacan, but because of misleading information and empty promises by the real estate agent we were dealing with, we had no other option. Either move here to Malabon or worry about monthly rentals at an apartment somewhere. Even with the money we had from the sale of our old home, and some from our mom's loans, in the long run, it won't be practical for us to rent. And, so, we bought this house in Malabon.

After years of dealing with the flood situation here, especially following that horrific experience during Typhoon Pedring, I am honestly convinced that I don't want to live here all my life. I cannot live here forever. That's why I'm determined to start planning now, particularly with my finances. I'm leaning towards buying a condominium within the Metro and possibly share it with my brother. Not sure what I'd do yet, but I hope I can get my important documents and finances ready by the time I finally decide to move out. I might need a housing loan for that.

If you've got plans like mine, you might want to check more home loan information to know what financial help / assistance is available to you. I might need someone with a better grasp of how to address concerns like this. I'll keep you posted on this. If you have any suggestions or recommendations, I'd love to hear it! :)