I am pleased to announce on this blog that I have managed to shed 5 kilo since February 2008. One of my goals this year is to live healthier and be able to shed 10 kg off. Being a food lover (esp. pizzas, burgers and other fried stuff) and was always thinking that I could not squeeze out time for physical exercises, I decided to embark on this seemingly tough task (For your info, I had tried in the past but failed). I knew that to fulfill my goal, I will have to make sacrifices. No pain, No gain (in this case, no loss i.e. weight loss).
Since February, I have been putting myself through a regime of controlled food intake, exercises and supplement intake. For daily food intake, I practise this principle of "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper". I used to take supper every night in the past but now I have removed this habit and do not eat past 9pm. If I happen to feel hungry past 9pm, I will only allow myself a cup of hot Milo. Not easy at the beginning, given my big appetite but now a habit.
Finding time to exercise is another great personal challenge esp. when I need to juggle between my family, work and other commitments. I keep on telling myself that I have no excuse not to take care of my health. I remember someone once said, "When you say that you have no time for something, you are simply saying that you have not given a high priority to that thing. In another word, you will always have time for something that you have given priority to." Now I find time to jog at least 25 minutes three times weekly. On days where I plan to jog, I will leave my office on the dot so that I can jog before hitting my in law's place for dinner. In order to boost my calorie loss during exercise time, I also take dietary supplement pills from GNC (Burn 60).
Now, I feel motivated as I am about 50% to my final goal. More importantly, I feel great physically and more alert due to the healthy regime. I want to encourage everyone who read this blog to start living healthier. You will need a strong body to do the many things that you wish to do in life. Don't ever neglect your physical health. The starting will be tough but as you discipline yourself to stick to your plan, it will slowly be easier as it will become your habit. Soon you will be reaping the results of a healthier and stronger you that allow you to perform better in every aspect of your life.
Since February, I have been putting myself through a regime of controlled food intake, exercises and supplement intake. For daily food intake, I practise this principle of "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper". I used to take supper every night in the past but now I have removed this habit and do not eat past 9pm. If I happen to feel hungry past 9pm, I will only allow myself a cup of hot Milo. Not easy at the beginning, given my big appetite but now a habit.
Finding time to exercise is another great personal challenge esp. when I need to juggle between my family, work and other commitments. I keep on telling myself that I have no excuse not to take care of my health. I remember someone once said, "When you say that you have no time for something, you are simply saying that you have not given a high priority to that thing. In another word, you will always have time for something that you have given priority to." Now I find time to jog at least 25 minutes three times weekly. On days where I plan to jog, I will leave my office on the dot so that I can jog before hitting my in law's place for dinner. In order to boost my calorie loss during exercise time, I also take dietary supplement pills from GNC (Burn 60).
Now, I feel motivated as I am about 50% to my final goal. More importantly, I feel great physically and more alert due to the healthy regime. I want to encourage everyone who read this blog to start living healthier. You will need a strong body to do the many things that you wish to do in life. Don't ever neglect your physical health. The starting will be tough but as you discipline yourself to stick to your plan, it will slowly be easier as it will become your habit. Soon you will be reaping the results of a healthier and stronger you that allow you to perform better in every aspect of your life.
