Lose 22 lbs in 3 Weeks

You're visiting this page because you desperately want to know the easiest and natural way of losing weight quickly. I was also a hunter of websites that promise desirable trimming results in just a few days. For several months I kept looking and looking I even bought a DVD complete 30-minute workout so I could just move in the corners of my room and hope to sweat more , lose more. That moment when I forced my muscles to stretch was painful but I kept working out mixed it with jogging for weeks and all I said to myself was, “I don’t want to do this again”. I will surely do it but not on a weekly basis. I felt like it was twisting my neck until I could no longer breathe and move.

One day, the brightest idea lit on my dumbest head I never thought that losing weight could be as simply as hydrating and watching what I eat. Learning the basic needs of our body is necessary, the more we understand them the lesser it takes us to think of ways to harm our body. So I went out to a nearby supermarket and bought a pack of Quaker Oats Old Fashioned, a hand of banana and papaya, and a 2 liter water container. Back home, I kept a journal of my weight (during that time I weighed 143 lbs), an eating plan of 2 bowls a day – one for breakfast and another for dinner. This is crucial because oatmeal is enriched with fiber which is good for our body in removing toxins and keeping our digestion healthy. The plan included a strict acquiescence of water drinking. Wherever I go I always made sure I’m well hydrated by consuming 2 liters of water a day. By doing this I subjected myself to see the washroom more often. It’s annoying. But it’s rewarding when you see the results.

Malunggay: The Miracle Plant

Called "Malunggay" in the Philippines and "Moringa" in English, this plant has been used medicinally for centuries. It can be used to treat wounds, the juice extracted from the leaves is applied to the wounded area,  and a number of vitamin deficiency diseases. Recent medical studies confirm the efficacy of it.

I am very pleased with its power of recuperation.  It never fails to improve my mom's condition, its been part of her daily food and as a daughter with stringent rules (I know she hates some of them) I always make sure I bring home a small bag of malunggay. Her favorite is cook it with clams.

It's also good for those who want to go on a diet, either because it's low in carb, or it feels good  when eaten even with large amount of servings.

Let me share a healthy and easy to prepare recipe:

Kinason (Philippine Clams) cooked in Malunggay Leaves (by: Me)

Eating Green

"Those who think they have no time for healthy eating will sooner or later have to find time for illness." ~ The Conduct of Life

I started eating healthy when I saw the need of it. My mother is hypertensive and so are her clans. They are known as gourmands, they also served the best and tasty foods in town. Their families are close-knitted. Whatever is served in the table is also shared by their families. They liked roasted ducks, lechons (roasted whole pigs), pork cuisines (such as caldereta, menudo, crispy pata and the all time favorite adobo), rarely vegetables are in the scene. 


This is what we grow up - meat eaters. We all love our mother's cooking. When we had our restaurant, everyone in the family was excited because we had so many choices of foods - from nilagang baka, pork adobo, beef caldereta, pork menudo, pork and beef steaks, pork-chop, and the name-all-the-pork-cooked-foods. Chicken was never spared, foods cooked out of it were displayed just below where the pork was placed. One could imagine how pork was treated - special. 


Until the time when my mother had her mild stroke. She was off the kitchen for so long because she needed to take a break from her cooking and eating lifestyles. Meals were salt-free. I imagined how painful it was to her. She lost 30lbs+ from 198. Twice she was confined, one in her 40s and the other in her 60s. The culprit? Her way of eating. 

For salad preparation, lettuce is one of many preferred.