From Dawn Till Dusk

Most people I bumped into these days often comment I lost some weight.  “Nagpapapayat ka ba?” (Are you on a diet?) this is the common question I often get. I haven’t really weighed myself as of the moment but I noticed my jeans to be a bit maluwag already on the waist, so maybe this was an indication that I really lost weight.  And to answer the question straight if I am dieting: well, not really.  It’s just a natural thing that “miraculously” happened to me. Haha!

I’m taking in some progesterone for the last two months since I wanted to address the hormonal imbalance I have (remember the PCOS?) but I don’t know if that’s the main reason for my shedding in some unwanted pounds. I noticed though that since I took the medicines, I really lost an appetite to eating, especially during major meals.  From a cup of rice (and oftentimes, two cups even especially when I love the food in the table), am now down to just half a cup of rice every meal.  And sometimes too, I can afford to skip major meals, yet I don’t get really hungry. Which led me to thinking: Is it healthy to loose weight this way?

I mean, I don’t regret the fact that I shed off some pounds (as a matter of fact, I soooo love this development, promise!) .  But my worry is that the lost of appetite to eating and skipping major meals might not be healthy after all.  And with the way I feel towards eating nowadays, this lost of appetite might get me sick. Continue Reading »