As the old saying goes, “how fast time flies when you’re having fun,” I’ve lost track of time and forgot to update this blog. these past two weeks were loaded with work and other responsibilities. Prioritizing work, rest, and destressing activities, I’ve stopped working out to use the time just to chill and recover.
Which brings [...]
Category Archives: Updates
Stress, belly fat, and Gradual forward change
March 11, 2010 – 6:31 am
Week 7 – Update: Getting Bigger
February 24, 2010 – 12:28 am
Today is the third day of Week 8 and it’s time to recall week 7.
Last week was somewhat a rest week, courtesy of my knee which plagued me till week. I think I can work the knee starting this week. For now I’m back to my fat burning workout,which is very gentle on my knee [...]
Week 6 – Update: Back on Track
February 16, 2010 – 6:13 pm
Finally! After 3 weeks of hitting a weight loss plateau, I was able to lose 1 Kg in a weeks time. As I mentioned in my previous weekly update, I will be sticking to the the fat burning program I’m using, and true enough, I was back in the game.
Diet
The biggest change to my lifestyle now [...]
Week 5 – Update
February 7, 2010 – 10:37 pm
I’m starting Week 6 of my 35 week journey to BMI 25 on a sad note. I haven’t lost any weight in the past 3 weeks. There’s definitely something wrong with what I’m doing because I’m hitting the weight plateau too early.
I have evaluated my current fat burning program and came to the conclusion that [...]
Week 4 – Update
February 1, 2010 – 9:17 pm
Week 5 starts today, but I’m having doubts about losing weight with what I’m doing now. I guess cutting corners doesn’t helpful. So starting this week, I’ll do the complete fat loss program I’m following instead of just doing the workout part. As always, here are the details:
Down
Didn’t lose weight again
Up
Averaging 3-4 litres [...]
Week 3 – Update
January 26, 2010 – 1:18 pm
Yesterday was the start of Week 4. Week 3 was a disappointing work in terms of workout and diet.
Here are the ups and downs of last week, downs first:
Down
Didn’t lose weight again!
I was hitting 3000 calories per day! It should only be 2500!
Ups:
Same as last week:
I feel much more energetic .
My muscles are firmer.
Still drinking [...]
Air France offers free second seat to obese people
January 22, 2010 – 1:57 pm
IF you’re obese, and you’re flying Air France, you can now book a second seat beside you so that you overflow your excess weight over to that. Funny right? but really this is how widespread obesity is.
BBC News – Air France offers free second seat to obese people.
In some airlines, if you can’t be secured [...]
Week 2 – Update
January 19, 2010 – 12:57 pm
I’ve started on week 3 of my journey to BMI 25. Last week was the start of my 37 week workout program that focuses on fat burning, muscle building and proper eating.
The program is divided like this:
12 weeks beginner stage
12 weeks intermediate stage
12 weeks advanced stage
Here are the ups and downs of last week, downs [...]
What is Obesity? What is BMI (Body Mass Index)?
January 18, 2010 – 3:30 pm
If you’re curious what obesity means, and how BMI is related to it, you can check out this link:
What is Obesity? What is BMI (Body Mass Index)?.
It’s a good resource for understanding this condition. Here’s an excerpt from that resource page regarding obesity:
An obese person has accumulated so much body fat that it might have [...]
Week 1 – Update
January 11, 2010 – 6:24 pm
My first week in this weight loss journey wasn’t that good, due mainly to my cough and cold.
Here’s the breakdown of my ups and downs, downs first:
Downs
Wasn’t able to exercise daily. I still have a cough and a cold from the previous week.
Lost only about 0.5 Kg.
Ups
Reduced my coffee consumption from 4 cups of 3-in-1 [...]
