Mommy Pehpot, Author at Mommy Pehpot

Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016!

Probably a lot of you doesn’t know that I am a lola’s girl. Lola ko ang nagpalaki sa akin. Noong bata ako, hindi ako kakain kung hindi ang lola ko ang magpapakain sa akin. I won’t sleep kung hindi ako ipag hehele ng lola ko. Syempre nung nag asawa na ako napalayo na ako sa lola ko. It has been my dream to give back or serve my lola kahit sa maliit na paraan lang. Last year, husband made that dream came true. Medyo (medyo pa lang eh since we’re still sorting things out) kasama na sya sa finances namin. Hopefully this year, it’ll be a monthly basis na. Ang saya ko lang pag nangyari yun! If husband’s lola is still living, I’m sure he’ll do the same.

It’s also my dream to spend days with my lola and before the year ends, it came true! I’m one happy lola’s girl!! My lola spent the New Year here in my house!!! At pinagluto pa ako ng napakasarap nyang Adobong Pusit and Pork Estofado.

4 generations of strong willed women @ Meralco Liwanag Park

Obligatory Family Picture for New Year haha

The New Year celebration alone is enough for me to say had the best year ever!

Peroooooo there are sooo many things that happened to us last 2015 that made it #thebestyearever (sa kabila ng mga emosyonal na pangyayari sa buhay namin, 2015 was still a great year for us). These are some of the highlights of the year that was:

Family travels during the first half of 2015..

New baby and a new house for us on the 2nd half!

And for me, new toy + a blog makeover!

That is why during our Media Noche, I made sure to have a basket of 13 fruits. Sabi nila pang pa swerte daw yan but I didn’t put that basket for 2016. It was more like a gratitude basket for the year that was. Sobrang thankful ako for my 2015 and I’m positive 2016 will be another great year for me and my family, and yours too!

Happy 2016!!

Shakey’s If It’s Late, It’s FREE Policy

In my attempt to give my 2nd born classmates a delightful treat, I ordered pizza from our favorite pizza restaurant, Shakey’s. Attempt FAILED. The pizza was 10 minutes late and not to mention COLD. He was actually late by 20 minutes but he insist that he had a hard time looking for our house so I asked him what time he arrived on our subdivision gate.. he arrived 10 minutes ago daw.. eh di late pa din sya! Helllloooo

It would have been different if I didn’t know that the branch was less than 3 kilometers from us (30 minutes walking and 10 minutes by car). It would have been easier to take if the driver just said sorry and not use “traffic kase” reasoning. TRAFFIC?!? At noontime? But wait! Even if it is really traffic, he’s using a motorcycle.. it would have been more acceptable if the weather is bad but it was sunny! And the pizza was COLD. UNFORGIVEABLE!

And as much as I don’t want to stress myself over a cold pizza, nakakahiya sa bisita ko! Too bad the “if it’s late it’s free” policy is not applicable that time. I already paid it thru paypal. I still called their hotline and asked for a refund. I wouldn’t mind if it is 30 minutes late as long as my pizza is still hot.. but COLD pizza is unacceptable.

The calls didn’t took that long and after 7 working days, the payment was refunded in my paypal account. I am really glad that Shakey’s is very prompt in following their if it’s late, it’s FREE policy.

Have you tried asking for a refund when your delivery is late? Or are you usually forgivable when it comes to late deliveries?

The Military Diet 3 Day Menu Plan

Military Diet Menu (3 Days Diet)

The Military 3 Day diet is the fastest way to lose pounds in 3 days. The Military Diet Menu is the strict menu for this diet to work out. From the Military Diet Website, it mentions losing up to 10 lbs in a week. The diet plan is effective because it is a low calorie diet plan.

The Military Diet Day 1 Menu Plan

Day 1 Breakfast

1 cup of coffee (no sugar, no creamer, caffeinated)
1 slice of whole wheat toast with 2 tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 grape fruit (I think Pomelo is a good substitute, try 2 slice)

Day 1 Lunch

1 cup of coffee (no sugar, no creamer, caffeinated)
1 slice of whole wheat toast
1/2 cup of tuna

Day 1 Dinner

3 ounces of any meat (I used chicken meat)
1 cup green beans
1/2 banana and 1 plum
1 cup vanilla ice cream

The Military Diet Day 2 Menu Plan

Day 2 Breakfast

1 egg cooked (any way you like it, I got mine scrambled, no oil, no salt)
1 slice of whole wheat toast
1/2 banana

Day 2 Lunch

1 hard boiled egg
5 saline crackers
1 cup cottage cheese (but I can’t find any cottage cheese so I just replaced it with a slice of cheddar cheese)

Day 2 Dinner

1/2 cup carrots
1 cup broccoli
2 hot dogs (I can only eat one!)
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream

The Military Diet Day 3 Menu Plan

Day 3 Breakfast

1 slice of cheddar
1 small plum
5 saline crackers

Day 3 Lunch

1 egg cooked (anyway you liked it, mine was hard boiled)
1 slice toast (whole wheat)

Day 3 Dinner

1 cup tuna
1/2 banana
1 cup vanilla ice cream

TIP! TIP! TIP! To make your ice cream nights taste a lot better, microwave the fruits included on the menu for that time and mix it with vanilla ice cream!

THE VERDICT

I lost 3 pounds in 3 days!

WARNING: You can’t do any physically exhausting activity while on diet and you need to take a 4 day rest after the 3 day diet.

Obviously, it is effective when it comes to weight loss. Imagine if I did the diet in a month with a 4 day interval, I can lose to 12 pounds in a month!

WHY I STOPPED DOING THE MILITARY DIET?

It is effective in a short period of time but in the long run it can ruin my metabolism. The diet is a low calorie diet and it does not boost my metabolism. With my age, my main problem is slower metabolism. I need a diet that can speed up my metabolism and so far, the most effective diet on doing that is eating a complete meal every 4 hours.

WHAT IS A COMPLETE MEAL?

A complete meal, as discussed to us by well known Nutritionists Nadine Tengco should be in this proportion:

1/2 veggies
1/4 protein
1/4 carbo.

HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT EFFECTIVELY?

Eat a complete meal every 4 hours
Exercise (Metafit is the fastest fat burning exercise, imagine losing as much as 600 calories in just 4 minutes)
Drink psyllium fiber once everyday

With these 3 simple steps, who needs a Military Diet to lose weight?!? Go ahead and give the Military diet a try and then give the complete meal diet a try too and see the difference.