Losing weight post delivery

I thought that it would be worth mentioning here that I have lost a total of 15kg so far from my heaviest point during pregnancy, which would be approximately two weeks prior to delivery since nearer to delivery date, I started losing weight.

I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight, i.e. back to the point where I had lost the 9kg when I started changing my eating habits and going to Sispa. I am surprised I lost al that weight since I have not been really watching my diet. I am still targeting another 10kg to lose and I can imagine that to be a very slow process. First I have to get on some form of exercise regime. As Dr Mehmet Oz said in TV (I think in the program called Second Opinion), strength and flexibility is key when you are older. I am definitely not anywhere near any form of strength and flexibility.

I have not eaten rice since fasting started, breaking fast with steamed fish and stir fried veggies and occasionally indulging in sugar laden lepat pisang and teh tarik. Therefore the weight loss has been slow. I think what helps is perhaps the fact that I am still breastfeeding. Buka puasa over last weekend was a lot of santan, masak lemak cili api ayam kampung on Saturday with MrM's brothers and families and another buka puasa session at my mother's house, where practically every dish is santan based. Masak lemak telur with pucuk ubi, rendang daging berkacang panjang, rendang ayam kampung and to top it all, bubur ubi kayu with gula anau. Even though I did not take rice, the calorie content of the food must have added at least half a centimeter on each side of my hips.

I am however, in a cooking mood. Enjoying what's left of this maternity leave. Enjoying time when my mind is focused on one thing at a time and not try to juggle all sorts of stuff at a time. Enjoying sleep during the day to compensate my waking up taking care of Harith's needs. Enjoying watching TV alone without having to fight over channels. Enjoying life while still getting paid salary and can initiate all sorts of projects that require some amount of money.