My Month-Old Secret

I think I haven't told any of my friends of my month old secret.. lol  I have joined a bandwagon around 4 weeks ago, and it actually gave me something to look forward to everyday..

I have a friend who goes by the name Edrick who PMed me and asked if I would be interested in joining a Biggest Loser sort of contest. My initial reaction was "So I'm that big, huh?".. of course, jokingly said (pero sakit sab baya gamay hahahahahah the truth hurts!)  I knew I would have to have commitment to push through.. and without making such a big deal out of it, I signed up.  This challenge will go on for 8 weeks, there will be weekly weigh-ins, and there will be weekly sessions that will help inform us on how to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight.

First weigh in, I was 187lbs, my body age is 54 years old, and I discovered that I am actually obese. Ugh. So my motivation is not only for my health, but for my Bora escapade with my bitches (pardon my French) in 5 months.  My ideal weight? 130lbs! Yep, I am 50lbs overweight, sad to say.  I guess the pregnancy fat stayed on a year after I gave birth to Kalen. LOL Though this doesn't take into consideration the bone structure and all, still, the fact remains that I have too much.. excess weight, that is.

So, as alarmed as I was, I have painstakingly cut back in my intake, especially rice and other carbs, and became more conscious of my intake. I also learned a lot about nutrition during the weekly sessions (I missed 2 already, and we have a max of 3 absences lang).  I have also taken up jogging.. I've been jogging 6 days a week for 2-3 weeks I think, and I plan to increase my "physical activities" more.

So in the first week, I lost 4lbs.. I guess that was because of a drastic change in my diet.  But I plateaud on the next week because I only lost .2lbs.. I wasn't able to weigh in on the 3rd week because I spent time in the boondocks (hehehe.. and I jogged there, too, with the higher altitude and cooler climate and all)  And on the 4th week, I shed some again.

I initially thought 4lbs per week was doable, but i was wrong. Boy was I wrong! I've realized that it will really involve a change of lifestyle altogether.  And I'm determined to reach my ideal weight. For health purposes (both body and ego) lol

Last weigh in (Sunday) I'm down to 179lbs. Yey. 39 to go! lol Jog jog jog and cut back some more.  Wish me luck. Hehe.