Cheatday

So ever since I started this healthy/active lifestyle thing (it failed horrendously when I went back to singapore for a while because my mom goes crazy on pastries and baked goods everytime she goes to giant.. and one of my greatest weaknesses is the light fluffy cheesecake they sell at the giant bakery) I have decided to give myself a cheat day.

I did not have this cheat day thing the last time I was in KAUST and I realised that my stomach wants what it wants. One day I WILL cave in and buy a big pack of cheetos and scoff everything in 20 minutes. Or on the way home from lab, I will stop by the supermarket and get a bar of twix and much on it on the way home. And that would happen maybe 2-3 days in a work week, which is too frequent.

Oh yes, the fat kid in me is still very much alive.

So after reading many fitness websites, most suggested a cheat day to prevent you from binging. And that is what today is! I have worked hard 6 out of 7 days this week so today is the day I rest my muscles and today is the day I allow myself something sinfully yummy that I have been craving!

Deciding what to buy was the hardest part. I have been craving for ginger ale, so that was an obvious choice. Well ginger ale isn’t that fattening but it is the sugars that I was trying to avoid. So I grabbed a bottle of bundaberg ginger beer (Bundaberg is best! It also has less sugar than the canned kinds) and walked around the supermarket deciding what my treat would be.

I contemplated buying a whole pack of chocolate chip cookies but I know I don’t have the self restraint to just eat one and put the bag away like Hieu does. I would probably finish the whole bag tonight. And to be completely honest, I was craving for cake. I ALWAYS crave for cake. But I went to the bakery section and the cakes were all laced with so much buttercream frosting, I couldn’t bring myself to buy it. So in the end, I settled for a large chocolate chip cookie! Just one, which made it quite perfect.

Yumz and I sat in bed happily munching while watching Lord of the Rings.

Sigh I have so much envy for all you skinny people who can eat what you want without getting fat. Thanks for not rubbing it in my face!

Cos I used to know this girl from my secondary school who is pretty much really vile. ‘Is’ because she is still vile today. Well she has friends, so maybe she just didn’t like me. But its ok, I never did like her anyway. So once I was out at cineleisure with my classmates (she wasn’t from my class) just chilling and she shamelessly joined us and wanted to order KFC. She thought about what she wanted to order out loud and finally said, “Hmm I think I’ll get a 2 piece chicken meal, because unlike some of us (she pauses to LOOK AT ME!), *I* don’t need to watch my weight”. Seriously how mean was that! We went to separate JCs but our paths merged once again in NUS and everytime I see her I get brought back to that one moment.

Hmm sigh sigh so skinny people, please have a heart for all your non skinny friends. They may forgive you 50 years later (or more) but they will never forget how you made them feel!

Hehe but well I am less fat now thank God. I weigh 58kg, in case you’re wondering but I want to push that a little lower since it is really on the edge of the healthy weight range for my measly 1.58m height. Plus I am also thankful for true friends who love me for who I am, fat or not!