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We had a meeting yesterday and a friend noticed that I look pale. I tried to put on a lipstick, I hurriedly applied one but since I don’t like the way it looks on me, I decided not to apply anymore.  I have this idea that maybe I look pale because I don’t get enough sunshine. They say that you need to get a little exposure of sunlight; it’s good for the health. I’ve been sleeping late & waking up late too. Last night, I decided to sleep early (I did, slept around 12AM LOL) & should wake up early to get some vitamin D.  I woke up early today, hurray! Actually, I woke up because of the noises I heard.  Omo, my family is really noisy early in the morning! I heard familiar voices in our living room, I realized that my aunt & uncle arrived early from Bohol (I’m not sure what their business here in CDO, maybe they have important event to attend to).  I woke up around 6AM, I jumped on my bed cause I have to get some sunshine! To my surprise the weather is...

Our weight loss challenge ended last April 19 and I can't believe I survived! Yay!! I should give myself credits for working hard. I didn't expect to lose a lot of weight during this challenge. I've started at 62 kgs and my final weight after the 8 weeks challenge is 58 kgs. I have lost a total of 4 kgs during the process. You can check my IG account to view my before and after photo. I had some rough weeks but the challenge made me changed a lot of my bad habits. There are a lot of times when I just want to nap during my break (I just love napping so much that it takes me an hour napping haha! I know, it’s not a nap already) but I opted to exercise. I woke up early to jog even though I slept late the other night. I was really highly motivated to be active whenever possible. Amazingly, I've been drinking more water a day (2-3 ltrs). I've been taking my bfast smoothie every single day without a missed and I've been practicing to eat slowly. I have a food diary ...

My update is super late since our weight loss challenge ended last week. Anyhow, I can still clearly remembered our 7th weigh-in. Are you familiar with the 5 stages of grief? The stages where you got into a break-up or loss of a loved one? These are: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. I got this one while watching the RomCom K-Drama "My Love from Another Star" (haha!). Well, it was somehow relevant to this post. My point here is, I am depressed! I have gained .8 to my previous weight! waaaaaaaa. I've seen it coming though. I was totally reckless and I know it was totally my fault, my FAULT *cries* . The thought of gaining a little weight is so depressing to me. I should be thankful that it was just .8, right? I should do better next time. Fighting!Fighting!Fighting!Fighting! Never ever give up!!! a little something to cheer myself up. http://fitnesstreats.tumblr.com/post/29396922620

Yay! The 6th week weigh-in was great! I've lost a total of 1.2 lbs weeeeeeee I wasn't expecting that. And Oh, I pretty messed up my week today, I was idle and I feel so blue. We will have our 7th weigh-in tomorrow and I am nervous already waaaaah, anyway, fingers crossed* Not relevant to this post but I better share it. I've been like this hmm I mean, I can relate to this.  http://pleasestopbeingsad.tumblr.com/post/71227952558

I am so happy that finally I have lost 2 lbs on our fifth weigh-in. *progress is progress* I remembered last time I did not lose weight. My current weight now is 128.4 lbs and my weight before I started this challenge was around 136.4 lbs, so I have lost a total of 8 lbs already which is a total of 4kgs. weeeeeeeee I am super happy! I have a meal plan but you know sometimes I can't follow it because of food shortage hahaha! we are not rich, ya'know. But I always opt to healthy alternatives like protein rich food: eggs and tuna (sardines). Plus, I have crazy cravings once in a while which I blame to hormonal changes or maybe, I just lack discipline. hehe  Here's a sure way to resist my cravings. I will, I mean I should try to remember this 4 Ds. http://fitnesstreats.tumblr.com/post/80673152400

Yay! 4th week had passed and I was really anxious of my result. The thing here, I forgot to be mindful with my eating habits (i'm trying to). I was having fun chatting with a very dear friend at their house (since I have to attend a General Assembly of Ficco and she's also a member), and when we had our lunch, I forgot I shouldn't eat "lechon". Gaaaaah! It was a Sunday and I considered it to be my cheat day (eat lots of YOLO meals, hahaha!). Anyway, when I got a chance to visit the office, I hurriedly went to the Nutrition Club to check my fat % and weight. I was super relieved that I just gained .4 to my weight and .8 to my fat %, but I still have to get rid of it. Amazingly, after the 4th weigh-in last Saturday, I retained my current weight. I did not lose nor gain pounds!Yeheeeey! I have to take this mindful eating seriously, It's hard to maintain a new habit, shifting my mindset and getting out of my comfort zone. I know I can do it, but it is hard when y...

My 3rd week of this challenge is fine. I'm still proud that I have lost 2 lbs. It wasn't the way I wanted it to but it's still a progress. I have done well this week, I make sure to exercise 5x/day through cardio. Maybe because I have had refined carb consumed this week, I felt lethargic after eating it actually, I shouldn't eat sweets and refined carbs!!!! I will look for more ways to burn these restored fats. I'll make sure these fats will weep. I still have 5 more weeks to go! I've messed up my plan this week ugh! I will make it up, I have to!!!! http://teenshealthandfitness.tumblr.com/post/79854511114/life-of-pie-teenshealthandfitness-tumblr-com.

Yay!The week had gone by so fast. The 2nd week was over and I'm guilty that I have only lost .4 to my previous weight. I've been to the office this week so I was really busy, super busy that I forgot to update my challenge. Anyway, here's an update: Drink Herbalife Smoothie and follow strictly my program - I've been drinking my smoothie every morning, my day is not complete without it really. I have managed to have smoothie bfast for 2 weeks straight. yehey! Ive been trying to follow my program however I've been to the office and temptations are everywhere. I can feel that my period is coming so I was craving for siomai, japanese siomai to be exact. I have fed myself with lots of "bawal".  No sweets, bread and sodas - I managed to have no sodas for 2 weeks straight now. I managed to hold myself on bread and sweets haha! I am so proud of myself. My father would always bought bread, my family love simple carbs and I can't do anything about it.  Dr...

I had been sick for four days straight. I was a little unstable by the next day, that's why I stopped making weekly challenges since my body can't handle the stress. But now, that I have gained back my strength, I have to start making weekly challenges! Well, since we have this weight loss challenge, I will align my goals to this challenge. I started yesterday and I will continue it until this week ends. For this week, below are my challenges: Health: Drink Herbalife Smoothie and follow strictly my program. No sweets, bread and sodas. Drink more water at least 2 ltrs a day. Pilates for Beginner this week  This is all for now, I don't want to stretch myself too much. I should take things slow. right? http://arthlete.tumblr.com/ "Inspiration does not exist. It does not exist for the lazy. For the no-passionate. For the idle. It only exists for the hard-working. The diligent. The zealous and determined. Inspiration exists, but it must find you working...

The first week of weekly challenge is finally over. I am here to present an update on my weekly challenge. Health: 1.  Drink Herbalife Shake twice a day - I failed on this one.  I started drinking shake Tuesday lunch time and I have managed to continue it until Thursday and Saturday, then I didn't have shake on Friday and Sunday. The thing is I only drink shake once a day. 2. Just 3tbsp of Rice - I did this!! but not a 100%. Last Sunday, I had a date with my boyfriend so I have two scoops of Rice in Tokyo-Tokyo haha! 90% completed the challenge cause I cheated for just a day. 3. Eat fruit twice a day - well, maybe 80% completed. We don't have enough fruits. No fruits by week-end. 4. Go back to Cardio Exercise -  80% failed! I had cardio for just two days in a row.   it was raining and the weather makes me idle . 5. No Sodas for this week. Just plain water or tea - 100% NO SODAS!!! Yay!! Personal: 1.Learn more about Japanese language - my score is 10...

Jan 6, 2014 Today’s the first day of my weekly challenge and I will do this one baby step at a time.  Below are the challenges. Health: Drink Herbalife Shake twice a day. Just 3-tbsp of Rice. Eat fruit at least twice a day, preferably before or after eating or snack time. Go back to Cardio Exercise.  I will exercise between 4-5pm each day or if I wake up early the better, 6x a week since Sunday would be my rest day. No Sodas for this week. Just plain water or tea! Personal: Learn more about Japanese language (post a youtube video) Write phrases,  grammar or idioms here. Just interesting matter. Basta may sense and substance! No FB for a week! (kaya?) hahahaha! Write something for my: Things to do before I’m 25. Write appreciation daily! I am looking for a jar and found one in all things at 88, but I don’t want a large size jar. My table cannot accommodate it; I will look for a small one. image source: http://motivationalquo...

I've been drinking Twining Tea lately. I first heard this tea from the book Fifty Shades and the main character Anna loves their tea. I've seen this tea in the supermarket so I decided to try. The first tea I bought was the Jasmine Green tea. I love the aroma and the calm feeling after drinking it. The second one I bought was the English Breakfast Tea. English Breakfast is a black tea and my first time to try it. Surprisingly, it taste really good! Twinings Tea flavors are neat and definitely refreshing. I will try more of their flavors. photo credits to the owner.

I've been getting sick lately and constantly had a bad cold, blame it to the bipolar weather *sigh*. I think it is because of my weak immune system. I've been sedentary lately and eating unhealthy foods, maybe that's the reason why i have a weak immune system. huhu I don't want to discuss the science of immune system here since you can search google for that. I want to boost my immune system and below are simple things that I should remind myself to do. I don't want to catch another cold if one of my colleague have one.  1. Exercise - im back to sedentary lifestyle again! but I started to do cardio work out however it lasted for only 6 mins haha! and that is only the warm up.lol. The day after I worked out, totally sore all over my legs. I stopped working out for a month and I've been working really hard lately and napping in between.  I should start working out now. source source 2. Eat more fruits and vegetables. source source 3. Sle...

source Who loves tea?!! I definitely love tea in the morning and after I exercise. Everything worked out to a tee when I finally had a sip of it. Before, i don't like drinking tea since i love drinking sweets and tea is not typically my favorite type of drink. When I commit myself to fitness, I realized tea has lots of benefits to the body and really helpful if you want to lose some extra pounds.  source source Hey, there's plenty types of tea here source The reasons you should drink tea ^_^ source The more I know about tea benefits, the more I love drinking it. I love the soothing smell of tea. Worrying too much? let's tea to that. source

It’s a challenging part for me when it comes to motivation. I forgot to pull myself sometimes and I drag myself deep down when I shouldn’t, I know it's wrong. What I do now is I really try to look for motivating quotes/message to remind myself not to give up. Staying on track takes a lot of self discipline, focus and inspiration.   Inspiration and positivity is possible however it was so hard to be positive when the people around you is pulling you down, saying negative things, like you can’t make it. But instead of thinking about all these negative ions around me I would tell myself that this would be my inspiration to do more, to be better, and to reach my ultimate goal. They will be shocked in the end that I did make it. This would be a sweet revenge to those people, right?  Here's a perfect guide to stay motivated ^_^  source

source I love reading this kind of stuffs and obsessed to know more about some healthy advice.  I found a lot on tumblr, people who motivates other people especially when it comes to losing weight. I found a lot of exercise links, photos and a lot of squat pictures which is totally amazing. I'm not obsessed to have a skinny body; I just want to be healthy by getting my ideal weight for my ideal height. As you know I am overweight; currently doing weight loss challenge to achieve my goal for this year.  I'm not on a diet; I don't want to call it a diet though. It's a LIFESTYLE CHANGE . Some people will judge you and all but as long as you are determined with your goals and committed then you will succeed.   Regarding the statement on the gif above, water is one thing I can say so true when it comes to losing weight. I don't understand most of the people would say cold water will make you fat especially on the tummy area, how come when its 0 calories? I...

carpal tunnel or  carpal canal  is the passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the forearm to the middle compartment of the deep plane of the palm.   source source I was searching about what is carpal tunnel syndrome cause I have this numbness on my fingers due to typing for long hours. I've heard this syndrome from friends and colleagues. So, I'm just curious about this carpal tunnel syndrome and decided to search it on youtube. Kindly see the video below for the clear explanation about carpal tunnel. 

source I can’t eat well these past few days. I have this shallow white wound with a red border on my tongue and it was really painful. The canker sore is now an inch inside my mouth and I felt uncomfortable especially when I try to eat and drink something, there is that burning feeling and I felt like crying. I was like: Ouch. Owh!!! Help!  Uwaaaaa. I want this canker sore to be gone forever and ever unfortunately the sore wants to stay for awhile argggh how long will it take? I don’t have to worry since canker sores are not that contagious. In the first place what’s the reason behind this and why do I have this aphthous ulcer? According to kidshealth , there might be a connection between canker sores and stress. I’m stress?! I don’t think so! –insert denial moment here.  One reason might be a sharp tooth or other dental use such as the braces and/or ill-fitting dentures. Well, FYI I don’t wear braces more importantly I don’t have dentur...

Studies have shown that people who drink moderate of alcohol have little chance of getting the risk of heart disease than non drinkers plus drinking red wine offer health benefits too. It contains a compound flavonoids and resveratrol which helps to limit atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). Drinking alcohol – red wine included - one to two drinks per day increases good HDL cholesterol* by about 12%. Moderate drinking of alcohol may also reduce the risk of blood clots. The American Heart Association urges moderation in alcohol consumption no more than two drinks per day for men and one for women. If you’re not a fan of alcohol or red wine it’s good to start now, drinking is a preventive measure if you have no other options. Dark chocolate and cocoa are rich in flavonoids (antioxidant). Research suggests that eating flavonoid-rich chocolate keep the blood vessels healthier by improving its ability to expand. Eating high-flavonoid dark chocolate daily helps high bloo...