It's summer time!

Hello, folks! I'm back with stories to tell and photos to share but I can't seem to organize my thoughts so forgive me if I kind of blabber in this post. 

It's super kadooper busy at work and I feel like there's just 8 brain cells left inside my head. It was good that I got to relax and have fun before all these craziness at work.  Can you guess where I was last weekend?

Wanna look cool?

Cool would definitely not be included if I were to list adjectives to describe myself. I think I'm actually more geek-ish. Lately though, kids from school thinks that I'm really awesome and super cool. Do you want to know my secret?

 

I'm always, always in front of the computer. My work is mostly computer-based, that's why I have a bad wrist. It's because of excessive use of mouse. It also doesn't help that my workstation was not designed with ergonomics in mind. So how does this relate to being cool, you might ask.

Take two!

Hi everyone! Here's my progress report, let the photos and numbers speak for itself.

First shot

Stats from April 19, 2012:

Height : 152 cm

Weight : 63 kg / 138.6 lbs.

Body Fat % : 37.3 %

BMR : 1425 kg

LWT : 86.9 lbs.

FWT : 51.7 lbs.

Weight, you're going down

I have fought my own share of great battles in life and let's just say that I am more familiar with victory than with defeat. There is one evil monster that I find so hard to slay though, its name is Weight.

Photo is from here

Weight is so strong of an enemy that it did came to a point where I almost surrendered and accepted defeat. It was just lucky of me that in my journey, I have crossed paths with another warrior, Rae from the land of Scatterbraintures. She introduced me to two heroines, Coach Xhi and Coach Rissa from the Pinay Fitnesslandia.

It was the 19^th of April when they all witnessed a match I had with Weight in what we call The Weigh-in. Weight clearly had the better of me. I was 138.6 lbs. then. That same night, Coach Xhi prescribed me a diet that will somehow prepare me for the next Weigh-in. We also met regularly because I had to undergo training sessions.   

Boxing day
Top: Coach Rissa and Coach Xhi
Bottom: Me, Ara and Rae

Last Wednesday, Weight and I had an encounter again. I am now only 130.24 lbs. I know haven’t defeated Weight completely but for this match, I won. I might actually have to battle with Weight my whole life, but my plan is to never let it get full control over me.

Meeting Rae, Coach Xhi and Coach Rissa gave me three weapons to use against this monster : Motivation, Discipline and Hardwork.

My health  is what really moves me to fight Weight. It is my motivation and it plays a crucial part in defeating Weight. Before fighting the battle, you should determine your reason/s first. When you get your answer/s, hold on to that. That is your first weapon.

Discipline is the second. It will be more powerful if you use it with the first one. Motivation pushes you to do something and discipline is what sustains that push. It's what makes you move your butt off and train. It's also that thing that stops you from eating something that will sabotage your energy and good form. It's that state of mind that will enable you to unleash the third weapon, which is Hard work.

There are a lot of people who offer short cuts to Weight loss but most of them are unhealthy and unnatural. Try using Hard work, it is almost always effective in making Weight go down.

A blog full of wisdom

My mind is a little unwell these days, that's why I hadn't been around lately. So this would just be a quick post. I just want to share two awesome finds. 

First is this article about Shoulditis.  It's great for anyone who is having those symptoms:

• The compulsive and incessant feeling that you should have it all figured out, despite the confusion swirling around in your head
• The persistent sense that you should follow a certain predefined path, for example,  law school, business school, climbing the corporate ladder, etc.
• Sudden and unexplained disorientation upon arrival to said classroom, cubicle or office; constant feeling of “WTF am I doing here?!”
• The feeling that you are walking (or are expected to walk) someone else’s path rather than your own
• Sense of dread regarding THE REST OF YOUR FREAKING LIFE
• Nausea, vomiting, throwing up within the mouth

Now if you find that article interesting/useful, go on and click this second one. It will direct you to The Unlost blog by Therese Schwenkler. You can get cool stuff there such as these: