the 2nd 21-day goal

my first 21-day goal ended yesterday. i am proud to say that (generally) i did well although not perfectly because last Sunday (March 6), i had this very strong craving for charcoal grill's chicken and chicken liver barbecue (which i could not eat without rice) for dinner. BUT i only had 1 cup of rice and i did a 30-minute cardio exercise on the treadmill 3 hours after. 


the 21-day concept is indeed 'effective'. well, it could be purely psychological but my no-rice-for-dinner has become a habit and i'm very happy.

for my next 21-day goal which starts today, it will still be something related to my rice intake. you see, rice is one of the major causes of my "downfall. =) i am reducing my total daily rice intake from 3 cups to 2. this is really such a small goal but i don't want the change to be so abrupt that my body will get too shocked. in the future, the body and i will get used to even just a cup of rice or none at all. that would be the day! =)

this scary photo is not related to the post but i just want to use it as a 'before' pic (taken Dec.31, 2010)

incidentally, today is ash wednesday which signals the start of lent. although fasting can be in any form (like not FB-ing for 40 days for my cousin or giving up soda if you are so into it), i still want to observe the old no-meat on all Fridays of lent.