Chapter 413 Countdown to University Graduation

On the third day, Mu Zhengguang and Xu no longer enjoyed the prepared food purchased from the supermarket, but instead made some more difficult meat dishes by themselves.

Mu Zhengguang peeled the chicken legs he bought, then cut each skinless chicken leg into six pieces, marinated them together with the chicken wings, stir-fried them in a pot, then added boiling water and covered the pot. It was like braising or stewing.

Xu washed the pork belly and cut it into small pieces, poured it into the rice cooker, added light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt, chicken essence, ginger and garlic, stirred well, and cooked it for more than half an hour.

The attempts of both of them have achieved remarkable results. The chicken cooked by Mu Zhengguang has the taste of braised chicken, and the pork belly cooked by Xu has the taste of braised pork.

On the fourth day, Mu Zhengguang learned how to make braised pork, and Xu threw the blanched ribs and chopped radish into the rice cooker to make soup.

After several days of learning and experimenting, Mu Zhengguang and Xu both mastered the ability to make simple dishes. As for some not-so-simple dishes, they were also able to make them by omitting or neglecting some details, such as braised pork, braised spareribs, cola chicken wings, fried chicken wings, and fried chicken legs.

From then on, Mu Zhengguang and Xu returned to the dormitory less frequently and went to the cafeteria less frequently.

Winter comes early in the north. After winter, supermarkets still have vegetables from the south, but the prices are relatively high. At this time, the vegetables that Mu Zhengguang and Xu eat the most are potatoes, fried potatoes, mashed potatoes, stir-fried potato shreds, dry-pot potato slices, fried potatoes with meat, braised chicken legs with potatoes, stewed pork ribs with potatoes, braised pork with potatoes, steamed pork with potato flour...

It was already December and she had saved some money by cooking for herself for the past two months. Besides, the winter vacation was approaching and she didn't need to be so frugal. Xu bought a weighing scale and placed it next to the sofa in the living room.

One day, Mu Zhengguang used a scale and was shocked. Xu stretched his head to check his weight, and he quickly stepped on the display screen.

"Don't be so nervous. Even if you've gained weight, it's not noticeable. Come on, tell me your weight, or I'll step on you."

After the heating was turned on, the indoor temperature was very high. Xu usually wore cotton slippers. She used her right foot to support the scale, and her left foot to support her right foot. She took off her shoes and raised her feet, but she didn't step on them. It's okay to joke about it, but it's not appropriate to do it.

Mu Zhengguang quickly moved his foot away. He knew that Xu would not step on him, but he did not dare to take the risk: Everyone has moments of unconsciousness, I am like this, and so is Xiao Xu. If she steps on him, it will be too close to create a close contact, which is not conducive to us keeping a distance, nor is it conducive to my controlling my desire.

The numbers on the scale were clearly visible, and Xu stepped on the scale to cover the numbers.

"140 pounds. It's indeed a bit heavier than before. You need to exercise more in the future and eat less meat in the near future. No, it's not about eating less meat, it's about eating less staple food and snacks. I'm also trying to lose weight recently. Do you need me to help you calculate the energy of food?"

"need."

"Let's start with your breakfast. Show me your bread, lotus root powder, and milk."

"it is good."

Mu Zhengguang went to the kitchen to get bread, lotus root powder and milk.

Xu returned to the bedroom and got a pen and paper.

Fresh egg cake without sucrose or vegetable oil contains 100 kilojoules of energy per 1229 grams.

"One loaf is about 65 grams."

"Oh." Xu wrote down two numbers on the paper, 65 and 1229.

Lotus root starch contains 100 kilojoules of energy per 1574 grams. Mu Zhengguang soaks two bags of lotus root starch each time. One bag of lotus root starch is 24 grams, so two bags are 48 grams.

48, 1574.

Oatmeal yogurt contains 100 kilojoules of energy per 412 grams.

A bottle of milk is 200 grams.

200, 412. His breakfast is two bags of lotus root powder and a piece of bread, or a bottle of milk and a piece of bread. The energy of two bags of lotus root powder and a bottle of milk is about the same. Roughly estimated, the energy contained in breakfast is about 1600 kilojoules.

According to his weight, the energy he should consume every day is about 6500~7000 kilojoules, taking the maximum value, 7000.

It is not easy to calculate the energy contained in his lunch and dinner, but if he wants to lose weight, there is no need to calculate how much food he has eaten and how much energy he has consumed in the past, he just needs to calculate the future accounts.

7000 kilojoules, minus 1600 for breakfast, there are still 5400. Minus 1000 for snacks, there are still 4400.

He put rice on a plate, and the rice covered the bottom of the plate. If the rice is 300 grams, it is about 1500 kJ. 300 grams for lunch, 300 grams for dinner, 3000 kJ. Add 300 grams of lean pork, 1200 kJ, 300 grams of potatoes, 1000 kJ. A total of 5200 kJ. It exceeds 4400 kJ. But not much more, walking 6500 steps can consume this energy.

It is winter now and the temperature is very low. It is definitely not feasible to walk 6500 steps outdoors. It doesn't sound appropriate to walk 6500 steps indoors either. After all, the house is so small and it is not good to walk in circles all the time.

Then, eat less.

Keep the energy of snacks within 500 kJ, keep the energy of breakfast unchanged, keep the energy of meat unchanged, reduce the rice from 600g to 500g, and reduce the potato from 300g to 200g, so that the daily energy intake is about 6500 kJ. On this basis, walk 4000 steps a day and consume 500 kJ of energy.

When the temperature rises, increase the number of steps from 4000 to 10000, and reduce the number of potatoes from 300 grams to 0. He eats a lot of watermelon in the summer, so he has to reduce it. When he eats watermelon, he has to reduce the amount of rice. After a year, he may be able to lose ten kilograms, provided that he does not eat anything during the winter vacation.

"Eat less potatoes, less rice, less snacks, more cabbage, and walk 4000 steps at home every day. When the weather gets hot, I will make a new plan for you."

"it is good."

During the winter vacation, Mu Zhengguang weighed 137 kilograms.

He used to have the habit of eating bread, milk and lotus root powder as snacks, but in the past month, he strictly took these three foods as breakfast and tried not to eat them outside of breakfast.

If his energy intake is low one day, his steps will increase that day. In his words, this is called "taking advantage of the victory."

Xu didn't quite agree with his "pursuit of victory" tactic, but his weight was so reassuring that it was not a big problem to occasionally pursue victory. However, he must be kept a close eye on after the pursuit and not let him eat snacks. If he was hungry, he could just drink some cold water, because he would be going to bed soon anyway.

After the holiday and before going home, Mu Zhengguang calculated the balance again. Cooking for oneself can indeed save money, not saving money on eating in the cafeteria, but saving money on partying. In addition, he bought lemons to soak in water, saving money on drinks. With these two types of expenses reduced, living expenses are completely sufficient.

Mu Zhengguang and Xu boarded the train back to Qichuan City.

Xu advised: "Don't tell your uncle and aunt that we are renting a house outside. If you want to tell them, wait until the summer vacation of your sophomore year. At that time, I might find an internship at a company near the school. What are your plans for the future? Are you going to take the postgraduate entrance examination?"

"It's enough for me to get a diploma from Baisong University. I don't need to take the postgraduate entrance examination. Besides, I can't get into a 985 university even if I take the postgraduate entrance examination."

Mu Zhengguang is very aware of his abilities: If I had been admitted to a 211 university in the college entrance examination, I might have taken the postgraduate entrance examination, but since I was admitted to a 985 university, there is no need to take the postgraduate entrance examination. There is no point in going from a 985 to a 211.

"That makes sense. Just do what you want and don't be influenced by me."

"Yeah. Are you going to take the postgraduate entrance exam in the future?"

"I don't know. Maybe I'll be able to decide after my internship."

Xu is also unsure about his future path: Mu Zhengguang said that he failed to get into a 985 university. My situation is similar to his. What if I get into a 211 university? Or, what if I don't? If I don't get in, then I don't get in. If I don't get in, I'll just find a job.

"Oh."

(End of this chapter)