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Hmmm..why not just title it as worst time for a person trying to loose weight? I can, but I’m choosing to name it as a third person instead of a period of time…anyways..

Weekends are the worst enemy in terms of dieting. The workdays are easily controlled by packing lunches or just limiting yourself to the salad bar. On the other hand when weekend comes the variety of places you can bring your family are countless!

 Start with the pizza buffet like cici or the all time favorite the chinese buffet where you can pig out like there no tomorrow.
Have you ever been in a japanese buffet? Even worse! The food there is so good you will overstuff yourself just because of the different flavor sensation.
One of the factors that contribute to this weekend binge is that its actually a family affair. Usually after church or after the regular oriental grocery shopping. Sometimes when we go shopping at the mall. I always managed to make an excuse to eat out.

This weekend is the worst ever! I started off on thursday with a lunch buffet with my katrab. At the chinese buffet near our wrk plc then an invitatuion came from a gang of friends for a firday buffet lunch! Fine. But here some saturday with a post wedding invite where the gathering is like a feast by itself! Cool! All my bulate are probably rejoicing right now!

zeenanoko :: Oct.19.2008 :: Family, Personal, health :: No Comments »

We just spent last weekend at the mercy of the summer heat.  The temperature is just around 107F but inside the house especially at the 2nd floor it feels like hell! (not that I have been there for a while!)

So dear people, here are some basic tips on surviving the summer heat and your electric bills.

• Wind/Fan turbines - those are the ones installed in your attic.  It helps the circulation of hot air and reduces the attic temperature.
• 78 degrees thermostat setting - Somehow its the magic number for all thermostat setting in the household. Imagine if you have a cathedral ceiling? How long will it take your HVAC to reach the 78 degrees mark? ouch!

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  zeenanoko :: Aug.06.2008 :: Family, health :: No Comments »

I’m just so bad in counting those tid or bid instructions.  especially when I had to take the initial dose without even thinking of what the upcoming times will be when it’s time to take the next dose.  There were times that I had to wake up around 2am to take the freakin medicine.
Well today I just made a mistake in my dose. I took the 2x a day medicine with the 3x a day thinking it was part of the regiment. Crap! imagine 875m of antibiotics in less then half a day! I think i felt a ringing in my ear after a few hours when the pill started to take effect. Whew! gotta skip a few hours to get back on track.

zeenanoko :: Apr.26.2008 :: Personal, health :: No Comments »

Noong december lang nandito ako sa doctor ko dahil feeling sick ago. Ngayon naman akala ko allergy attack lang pero lumala kagabi.  Nag sick day tuloy ako sa work. Ok lang naman dahil marami pa naman daw akong sik day. Kya eto pagkatpos dito punta akong oriental store para bumili ng bigas. Naubusan na pala kami at napilitan manghiram muna sa kapitbahay. Langya ano?! Buti na lang kamo at may kaibigan itong anak ko na pilipino dito sa neighborhood namin at doon na lang nanghiram ng bigas. Ang tibay talaga ng pamilya ko! Hehehe!

zeenanoko :: Apr.24.2008 :: Personal, health :: No Comments »

For the last 2 weeks I had been craving for taho and thank god I have been able to subdue that craving.  Heard a lot about the beneficial results about soybeans but while I was researching the net on how to make taho I came across some articles about it that makes me think twice.

The main ingredient - soybeans - there are some issue about it like if its gmo soybeans or not.  gmo (genetically modified) soybeans are those that are very resilient from pesticidies and probably other plant diseases but I’m guessing that it might put a detrimental effect on humans? I don’t really know the whole story but you can probably google it for more info.

Next is the coagulating part - yes I think I remember the times when talks about plaster of paris is one of the ingredients of taho.  and I think i stopped buying it for a while. There a couple of discussion about it around the net.

Well those issues was starting to dampen my spirit in pursuing this matter pero hindi pa rin. I still love taho and will continue to buy them at my local oriental stores and maybe I’ll have some time in making my own taho…like my plan on baking my own pandesal….promises..promises…

zeenanoko :: Jan.21.2008 :: Personal, health :: No Comments »

Nandito ako…sa primacare. Naghihintay for 2 hours daw ang waiting time. Daming tao ang may sakit. Last ganito din ako. Nagka flu ako in the holiday season. Siguro bawi sa sobrang stress before the upcoming holidays. 4 days lang ang days off namin pero maraming nag file ng bakasyon nila for the year end.
Syempre isa ako sa mga martir na super higop kaya hindi ako nagbabakasyon. Oks lang. Pero siguro eto ang payback. Stress na masyado ang katawan ko sa sobrang pagod at kaiisip ng mga work related issues.

zeenanoko :: Dec.22.2007 :: Personal, health :: No Comments »

After almost 3 weeks doing a no show at my dojang I managed to get a chance to get off early from work. dahil na rin sa phy.therapy schedule ko kaya nagkabuhol buhol ang priorities ko. Mahirap namang magrequest to go home early lagi at baka magkaroon pa ako ng demerit points sa trabaho ko!
So far oks naman. Tumigil muna ako sa p.t. at medyo wala sa budget plan ko. Pero sa tutoo lang talaga gumaan ng konti ang pakiramdam ko.

zeenanoko :: Jun.21.2007 :: Extra Curricular, Family, health :: No Comments »

Finally! I have gathered enough nerves to go through this. I’m sitting here at the doctors exam room, they already took my blood pressure-normal, measure my height if I grew any taller (or shorter!), gave them my urine sample and just finished getting my blood drawn and yes! I didn’t faint! Hehhe kidding!
They hooked me up on an EKG machine and did some xray. Doctor found some old lesion in my lungs due to my smoking days years ago. Thank god I quit.
They examined a couple more stuff that they usually do and talked to my doctor about a couple of concerns. So far so good but need to see the blood work results first. Also I was prescribed to do physical therapy so it’s great! Maybe that will be the cure for my stiff neck instead of doing the ingestibles.

zeenanoko :: Jun.09.2007 :: Family, health :: No Comments »

Dumating na ang sulat galing sa dental insurance ko regarding the decision kung babayaran nila yung pagkakapalit ng porcelain crown ko na tinanggal noong Feb 21 dahil pinasok ng cavity yung loob noon kasi yung inutil na dental clinic na una kong pinuntahan ay talagang inutil. Yung pagkakainstall pa lang ng crown ko noon feel ko palpak.

So itong bagong dentista namin mukhang magaling..well talagang magaling. kasi naayos nya yung crack sa ipin ko.

Anyways, akala ko noong hinihintay ko itong decision letter ng insurance ako ang magiging liable sa buong bayad pero sinuwerte pa rin at naawa ata yung nag-review ng claim at pinagbigyan na rin ako. Haay salamat naman..kung hindi halos anim na anda rin yun! 

zeenanoko :: Apr.28.2007 :: Family, health :: No Comments »

Easter weekend at saka hanggang ngayon may sinat pa rin. Kahapon nag-workout pa rin ako dahil lalo lang akong magkakasakit kung iindahin ko ng husto itong lagnat ko. Katuwiran ko kung nagawa kong pumasok sa work kaya ko rin pumunta doon sa workout ko. Ska read somewhere na if you feel sick neck up oks lang. Pero kung neck down-rest ka muna.

Eh paano ang multiple symptoms? …. hala! patay na kung patay!
Hirap kasi masyadong kong inaalanalyze lahat ng kinakain ko. Tapos napra-praning pa ako sa mga nararamdaman ko. Lahat na lang ng sakit ko feeling ko cancer. Lahat na lang ng paninikip ng dibdib ko - heart related kahit pulled muscles lang dahil sa kawalan ng exercise dati.
Pero sa tutoo lang feel kong i-review ang life insurance ko. Term pa naman yun. Kailangan ata instant dedo ako bago makapag-claim? Ngeeee…ano ba yan!!

zeenanoko :: Apr.10.2007 :: Family, General, Personal, health :: No Comments »