What to do when you're having a diet and you need to face your exam ?

Annyeong readers ! It's been a while since the last post.
Well, we, the dieters, who are dieting, and who are currently in our final year and need to face the final exam, and who are currently busy with a bunch of assignments and activities REALLY NEED A LOT OF ENERGIES. I write this article, because I'm currently in this kind of situation. I was dieting and I did lost about 6 pounds in my first 2 weeks, then after losing weight.. I needed to prepare a lot of things for my final semester exam and my Multimedia practical exam, since I'm schooled in a Vocational School and majoring in Multimedia. At first, I felt that I could really do this.. dieting while preparing my coming exams. I was really dense.. I was afraid that I would gain my pounds back. Then I kept dieting. Until then I got really dizzy and got really sick. On normal days, I usually prepared and cooked my own meal, I was in diet but I get balanced food and enough nutrition to pass my days it was because I had enough time to do it all . But on my preparation days, I got really busy I need to wake up at 5 A.M had a lot of activities, organization meetings, then leading some all of my group projects, and attending all Christian communio gatherings, after those crazy things I needed to do my homeworks, creating concept of my Multimedia projects and do it ASAP a.k.a I needed to stay awake until at least 2 freaking A.M !!! That's crazy right ? I had no time to exercise. I once forced myself to do 1000 jumping rope jumps like usual and do some dance routines. I thought my mody would be able to endure it. Imagine that you need to do a lot of activities, with no time to prepare meals and skipped them, because you are really scared of gaining some pounds back. My mom is such a worrywart (in a good way) she kept telling me that I need to take care of my body because She once was a bullimian. I honestly hate it whenever She kept giving me 2 big portions of rice in a plate with a lot of side dishes. When I saw that  I saw C-A-R-B-S ! and It was really creepy. I tried to find excuses to skip meals. I almost be an anorexian I guess. Until when I got sick, I finally realized, that I need to put God, and my body first before what my subconscious mind wants. I need to set my priority.. it's okay to gain some pounds back.. because we probably can lose it.. but when your body gets sick because of your stubborn behavior it needs lots of efforts to recover again.. and when you fail on your study just because you wanna be skinny like a Paris Fashion Week models you might regret it in the future. I can say that I'm sick of being sick. I was really scared whenever I ate normally again, but then I enjoyed it, and I didn't gain any additional pound, I kept on my current weight 166 lbs. Don't be afraid, Don't be worried, as a Christian, sometimes I forgot to put His Words first in all my actions.. When I got sick I guess it was God's way to tell me that I need a rest from this diet, I need to prepare my exams for Him ( Col 3:23), and I don't need to be paranoid about my body, why ? He created this universe from nothing, do you think it's hard for Him to help you losing some pounds ? He could do big things.. why don't you just believe in Him ? ask and you'll receive.. :) ( Read Phil4:6-7, John16:24). Even though people nowadays don't really believe in God.. He does exist.. and He's seeing me and you right now. Accept Jesus Christ to enter your heart, and you have a right to ask Him what you want, because after you accept Jesus in your heart, you're considered as a legal Child of Him. Ask Him to help you to lose some weight or to maintain your weight. Don't be shy or think that won't be heard and answered by Him. Faith ( Heb 11:1). Do your diet to make your body better.. not to crash your body.. :) I regretted my stupid and obsessive act back then.
Good luck on your exam ! ^^

How Could I Lose My Weight ??

Well readers, It's a common question that is asked by a lot of people. Many advertisements, articles, and people said a lot of complicated things about " How to Lose Weight ". Then you'll be interested and spend lots of mony on it. It's simple... calories in < calories out. If you want a fast result, you can use diet pills, but diet pills don't maximum for everyone. Yes I did use some diet pills on my first weight loss, but then I realized that is dangerous, and now I'm in my natural vegetarian diet now. It's slow, but sure.

Some factors that you need to pay attention to :

- Your Willingness
Without a strong willingness, you won't reach any goal, you'll stop in the middle of diet or gain more weight.

- Supports
Whether it's from your family, friends, boyfriend or girlfriend, you need it !!! Tell them, make them understand, because our closest people hold big influences on us. I couldn't make it if my family didn't support me.

- Self Control
You need to have a strong self Control, make motivation. Each time you feel like you want to give up, always remember that you want to use that petite skinny jeans. Or you can make your own motivation list.

- Plans
This holds the biggest influence. What is your plan ??  losing weight ??  Think about activities that you do everyday, correct your meals, count rough calories you eat everyday.


My diet plans were :

Breakfast
- Eat 4 tbs of oatmeal with some berries and a little bit honey
- A cup of green tea
- A sachet of agar-agar

Lunch
- Eat 4 tbs of oatmeal with sccrambled eggs or pickled carrots and cucumber
- a cup of green tea
- yoghurt/snack bar if you feel hungry
if I don't have time to prepare the lunch, I will buy a portion of karedok ( sundanese salad )

Dinner
- Scrambled egg with sprout
- Green tea agar

I went home a half way with walking then I use public transportation. Use any activity to burn calories.
 BE AS CREATIVE AS YOU CAN !!!
you need to be patient, don't be stressed !!


And try to love your meals, try to respect your diet !!

How Did I Lose My Weight !!

Okay it started when I was 15 and entered High School, I was normally 125 pounds. I was an active student in my school, a secretary of School Committee, a head of the class, and a member of my Christian Student Community. I didn't care about my diets, and I weighed 165, I ate a lot, you know that cooked rice is dense calories. I really loved eating. I had a boyfriend in September, he didn't protest in front of me about my weight, but actually I knew that he did. And we broke up in December, I was hurt and stressed, I ate a lot, I didn't care. but I did well in my study and got into the second grade. In my semester day offs, I decided that I need to go out from this unhealthy lifestyle. So my mom bought me diet pills, I consumed it once a day with warm water.. it's diuretic.. I felt so thirsty. I ate a portion of oatmeal for breakfast and exercise vigorously, randomly dancing with headsets. And in about 2 weeks I lost my 15 lbs. Even though I felt so exhausted, my jeans and uniform started to feel bigger. But I didn't feel satified, because I was still 58kg or 127 lbs. And school started, I kept my portion little, but sometimes I eat a lot because my days were so exhausting. and in the middle of the 1st semester, I lost 9 lbs and I became 54 kg or 119 lbs, because I was drowned in my activities and I really didn't like eating. And now, I'm on my journey of becoming a vegetarian, I lost 3 lbs now I'm 116 lbs. FINALLY I'm in the normal weight !!!  I was really hurt because my friends always made fun of my weight, even though I knew that I wasn't that overweight, but hey.. I live in Indonesia, not USA, and mostly people here are petite. But then it motivated me to lose my weight. It was not easy.. It needs prayer, willingness, commitment, and self control. I couldn't do it without God and supports from my family. But some people here still think that I'm fat, -_- Indonesia oh Indonesia... I'm currently on my vegetarian diet. I have a hourglass figure, mesomorph, and my body is so elastic, since I was little I could do front split easily. I tend to gain weight in all of my body parts, hourglass figure. People and I didn't notice a hourglass body figure gift that God had given to me, until I found that my body is terribly gorgeous than most of the people. You can lose your weight.. I told you YOU DEFINITELY CAN !! why ?? It depends on us whether we want to gain our healthy ideal body or not. So motivate yourself.. and start with a big willingnes.. not just plans those echoes in your head telling you that you need to lose your weight.. don't just listen to it.. but do what it suggests you to do. It is better to start early before it's too late. You need to believe in yourself, but mostly you need to ask God's guidance and help. I couldn't make it without God, without praying and without His words.. John 16 : 24. So, here I am, wanting to help you giving some tips for losing weight. Just wait for my next post.


Love,
HEYlena


God Bless

Berries On Top ~~

So yeah,  I made a new blog named Berries On Top with a page title " Little Thing Shakes Your World ". How many of you have shook by a little thing ? in a positive way I mean.. When you have a crush on a guy and suddenly He texts you all of sudden.. it shakes you, it makes you smile non stop. See we often forget about little good things which suddenly happen in our life, and it shakes your world. This is going to be a beauty and health blog. Since I have an experience of shedding 12 kilos of fat in my body ( 65 to 53 ) and it's still in process. I'm gonna try to consistently reviewing products and writing about health between Bahasa and English.


Love,
HEYlena