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Paleo Day 11 Breakfast Forgot to set alarm... Lunch Salmon sashimi 0.5 fillet Stir fried cabbage 1 cup kumara 125g Afternoon So Good Regular (soy milk) 50ml Raw organic cacao powder 2tbs LSA 1Tbs (Mixed together) Almonds x5 Dinner Baby brussels sprout & butter 1/3 cup Broccoli Cabbage Andouille pork sausage (gluten free) x2 Red Gurnard fillet I have to admit, I've eaten too much tonight...should've stopped when I finished my first sausage but it was so delicious! Now I feel super full and tummy is feeling a bit bloated again... Exercise Angry bird's workout Level 2 Squats Level 2 Push ups Level 1 Pull ups Level 1 Plank Sit ups x30

Paleo Day 10 Brunch Coconut milk 200ml + 1/2 Avocado + apple blended into smoothie (shared with dad) Raw organic cacao powder 2tbs LSA 1Tbs (Mixed together) Afternoon Swiss chard 100g Kale 50g Kumara 200g Dinner Onion and scrambled eggs sprinkled with salt and pepper Blue cod 150g Hoki fillet 2/3 Shredded carrots pan fried with egg Stir fry cabbage 2/3 bowl Chinese chicken broth with mushroom 1 bowl (1 mushroom and 1 chicken wing) Can't believe it's been 10 days! I have stopped dreaming for eating and I don't really crave for noodles or rice anymore! I still have cravings for chocolate from time to time, but that's what those organic raw cacao powder are for:P I have increased my calories intake by 200-300/day, but sometimes it's really hard to eat that much unless I go for fatty stuff...or a lot of kumara! But I don't think I'm supposed to have so much when doing paleo...will try to adjust my diet after next week's measurements. Exercise Walked 3.38km/34min Burned 193kcal Yoga Angry bird's workout Level 2 Squats Level 2 Push ups Level 1 Pull ups Level 1 Plank Still need to work on my plank, see if I can increase it to 1 min 15sec as my mini 2nd week challenge!

8/16 Walk for at least 30mins, done! Angry bird's workout, done! 8/17 Walk for at least 30mins, done! 8/18 Do angry bird's workout + extra push ups, done! Yoga stretching done 8/19 Walk at least 30 mins Control diet to more deep green veggies Wake up before 9am 8/20 Wake up before 8:30am Go to bed before 12 Angry bird's workout + extra plank time Yoga stretch 8/21 Wake up before 8:30am Go to bed before 12 Measure self and look through last weeks plan, make adjustments if needed Walk for at least 30mins if no rain 8/22 Angry bird's workout x2 sets Yoga stretch 8/23 Walk for at least 40mins if it's sunny Yoga stretch Less meat, more green 8/24 Angry bird's routine except pull ups as I will be in Auckland preparing for my exam x2 Study all day 8/25 Big exam!!!!! Rest day! 8/26 Walk for at least 30 mins if weather is fine 8/27 9:00am Bikram yoga 1.5hr 8/28 6:30am Bikram yoga 1.5hr Angry bird's if I still have the energy...if not walk at least 30mins if weather is fine 8/29 9:00am Bikram yoga 1.5hr 8/30 6:30am Bikram yoga 1.5hr 8/31 Rest day

I can barely do 1 minute right now, but I want to give it a try:) Will try to see if I can hold on to 1 min 15 secs Good luck Athena and Angel!

Paleo Day 9 Breakfast 1/2 Avocado blend with 1 apple + 200ml of organic whole milk shared with Dad Lunch 1/2 Canadian pink salmon can Raw organic cacao powder 2tbs Organic whole milk 50ml LSA 1Tbs (All mixed together) Afternoon Kumara 100g Blended fresh juice (Mandarin x2 + apple + kiwi fruit + tomato) shared with mum and dad Dinner Chinese chicken broth with mushroom 2 bowls (1 mushroom and 1 skinless chicken leg + thigh) Swiss chard Spinach Blue cod 100g Onion and scrambled eggs sprinkled with salt and pepper 19 different types of food! Soooo excited I got some cacao power from the organic shop this morning! I couldn't wait to try it. When I opened the box, the aroma of chocolate totally cured my cravings:) It's very bitter though, but I like it! Also I think it works much better than coffee, keeps you energetic and contains a lot of anti-oxidants, I think I may need a second box soon:P Exercise Haven't had such a nice weather for a long time, so I went out for my long walk. Well, it was 4.2km/40mins, only half of what we should walk each day but progress for me:) I really can't imagine myself doing 8km per day...I'll start walking further when I've done my exams. Side note Hmm, feeling a bit bloated these 2 days, everywhere else has slimmed down, my waist is smaller but tummy still feels pretty big...like beer belly. Maybe I should do some sit ups?

Paleo Day 8 Breakfast Yes, finally!!! This is the first time in ages that I wake up and have brunch before 11am:D 1/2 Avocado blend with 1 apple + 100ml of organic whole milk=delicious, nutritious smoothie!! Think I might have to make this every morning from now on:P Lunch Pan fry silver beet + spinach x1cup Fish fillet 113g pan fried Dinner Mesclun salad (including tomato and carrot) Organic beef blade steak 140g Very glad I woke up for breakfast this morning:) Avocado and apple smoothie kept me full for a long time! I don't really need to eat dinner coz I'm still pretty full from lunch, but I'm scared that my body will think I'm starving it... Exercise It's not sunny but at least it's not raining anymore, went out for a quick 30 minutes walk (2km) Angry bird's workout Level 2 Squats Level 1 Inclined pushups Level 1 Pull ups Level 1 Planks

Paleo Day 7 Breakfast Failed!!! Lunch Hard boiled egg x1 Organice whole milk 90ml Black coffee Pumpkin seafood chower x1 big bowl Afternoon Red Seedless grapes x5 Blended fresh juice shared with mum and sister (Apple + organic green kiwi fruit x2 + gold kiwi fruit x2 + orange) LSA 1Tbs Dinner Mesclun salad Stir fried carrots + onion + broccoli Pork ribeye steak 6oz Fish + seaweed soup Managed to eat 1000kcal today, feeling a bit too full after dinner though, maybe I need to spread out the meals more, or that I should just wake up earlier, at least get brunch:) Ohh, and I just realized that I've reached my goal of 20 different types of food per meal! Exercise 40 inclined push ups 30 squats yoga for 10 mins Seriously I feel like I'm going to mould if it keeps pouring hard like this...I want to go out walking:( Hopefully it's sunny tomorrow.

Wow really?? That's like my most desired weight:P But I think it may have something to do with body fat as well? Like spezzy's story, you can weigh heavier but actually look slimmer. Yes, you're right, when your waist measurement is higher than 80cm (female), 90cm for male, you are at risk of metabolic syndrome and that is also one of the risk of diabetes. WHR is another estimation of risk in diabetes and cardiac diseases, it's a suggestion of where your fat are stored, and how that affects our health. Also I found some info related to WHR which is quite interesting as well:P A WHR of 0.7 for women and 0.9 for men has been shown to correlate strongly with general health and fertility. Women within the 0.7 range have optimal levels of estrogen and are less susceptible to major diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and ovarian cancers.[13] Women with high WHR (0.80 or higher) have significantly lower pregnancy rates than women with lower WHRs (0.70–0.79), independent of their BMIs. Men with WHRs around 0.9, similarly, have been shown to be more healthy and fertile with less prostate cancer and testicular cancer.-WHR wikipedia Yupyup, I'm doing pull ups, push ups, squats and planks every other day also walking in between:) I'll let myself be the white rat and see how combining weight loss and muscle gain works out:D No worries:) I'm not offended or upset, I'm happy to take in any suggestions and advice! Also this really helped me reconsider my goals and I made some new arrangements! Thanks!

Thanks for the advice! I took a look at the sites you gave me and realized that I am indeed eating too little (that's probably why I've been dreaming of food recently)...I think if I start eating breakfast then it should be better (right now I'm only eating lunch + dinner and controlling intake of 800 calories). My friends think that I look healthy and just right, but I do want a flat tummy and tighter butt:P I'm more concerned about my body fat than weight, right now my waist hip ratio is still within moderate risk range, I'm hoping to keep it at low risk cause we have a family history of diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Haha I think I'm really pushing too hard for results, I shall stop being obsessed over counting calories and maybe just let myself find the balance. By the way, if I am working out 3 times a week, will it help me from loosing muscles? Thanks again for the advice and links, they were really useful:D

Paleo Day 6 Breakfast ... Lunch Blended fruit juice (organic green kiwi fruit x2 + LSA poweder 2Tbs) Lamb with chinese cabbage soup and soft boiled egg (about 20g of lamb) Beverages Black coffee x1.5 Dinner Bacon stir fry cabbage 1 cup Homemade pumpkin seafood (salmon + mussel) chowder without dairy Blue cod 60g Seedless grapes x5 16 different types of food today! But I think I may be eating too much...I’ve set my daily calories intake to 800 because I want to loose 2lb/week and my BMR is about 13xx so that’s 500 calories lower each day. The problem is, I’m worried that my body will get used to eating 800 calories each day and after a while I’ll stop loosing weight unless I eat even less! Maybe I should exercise more to keep up the BMR? Dunno, will see next week. Exercise Argh, it’s been pouring for 2 days now! I only did some yoga stretching at home and angry birds. Angry bird's workout Level 2 Squats Level 1 Inclined pushups Level 1 Pull ups Level 1 Planks Planks is still killing me:S Hope I’ll be stronger soon... Measurements Ah, so it’s almost the time of the week and I couldn’t wait to measure myself as I’ve noticed some changes already! Weight (kg) 62→61 Waist (cm) 77→74.5 Hips (cm) 92.5→91.5 Thigh (cm) 57→54.5 Calf (cm) 37→36.5 Body fat% 27.1→26.4 Waist hip ratio 0.83→0.81 As planned, I lost 1kg and 0.6% fat! All the measurements went down quite a bit, by the look of it, by the end of next week, I shall see 59kg again on my scale! I know numbers doesn’t mean everything, but it’s always nice to see it go down:P

Tuesday 40 inclined push up Wed 45 inclined push up Sat 40 inclined push up 125 in total:)

Paleo Day 5 Breakfast Hmm... Lunch 2 Scrambled eggs with 1/2 grilled onion sprinkled with salt and pepper Roast kumara 1/2 small Spinach Silver beet Roast pork leg 10g Broccoli Dinner Spinach Silver beet Roast pork leg 20g Pumpkin 1 slice Kale Lamb with chinese cabbage soup Sea scallops x3 Yay, 12 different types of food! Goal is 20!! All the veggies here today are plucked from our garden, hope they grow faster so I won’t run out:P Exercise Didn’t do any exercises today as it was pouring outside...and I was being lazy:P But I managed to study from morning till night! Big progress!

Paleo Day 4 Breakfast Sigh, I give up... Lunch Roast kumara (sweet potato) x1 medium Organic whole milk 90ml Black coffee Roast pumpkin 1 slice Afternoon Kumara x1/2 small Banana x1 Dinner Homemake chicken soup with chicken breast Mesclun salad Roast pumpkin 1 slice Roast pork leg 100 I have a feeling that I’ve been eating too much protein in one meal. Should try to eat 50% veggies, that one I’ll slim down more easily! Exercise Walking in the botanic gardens for 40 mins 3km 147kcal Angry bird's workout Level 2 Squats Level 1 Inclined pushups Level 1 Pull ups Level 1 Planks Next week see if I can level up:)

Go you:D!!! Glad Paleo diet is making you feel better! And so lucky you don't suffer from carb crash! I think I'm having a minor crash these 2 days...been dreaming a lot about eating carbs each night and feeling guilty afterwards lol.

Haha, now you mentioned it, I have an urge to play:P but it'll never be as fun when playing alone...