On 2.5

Mondays are for weigh-ins. This is meant to obviously monitor my weight and to see the effects of the weekend to my body. In the number of Mondays I have been checking my weight have been a steady 104. However, three weeks ago I gained 0.5. It did not bother me because it was only 0.5. It could be my clothes, shoes, girl thing, etc. But when I checked the week after I gained another pound! This alarmed me a bit because this might be the start of an upward trend. And I was correct, when I checked yesterday I gained another pound. That makes it 2.5 pounds in a span of 3 freaking weeks! Oh Eem Gee!

Then again this is expected. I have been a lazy ass. Due to the long hours at work I am lazy to take the extra effort to exercise or whatever to make myself feel a bit fit. This is also a fruit of having visiting relatives over. Hello weekend getaways and dining out galore.

Last time I suddenly put on weight was when I got back from my Euro trip. I guess vacation and relatives are some of the components for gaining a few pounds. Throw in long hours at work that make me lazy to workout which is bad.

Hello self. Please get yourself together. Putting on some pounds actually looks good on you. You actually look blooming. But it would be better if you are strong and fit as well --- not to go over 110 pounds!

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Our eyes locked.
I looked away.
Is this infatuation?

On Habit

30 Jumping Jacks

5 Push Ups

25 High Knees

7 Semi Burpees

10 Crunches

7 Squats

5 Push Ups

10 Crunches

5 Push Ups

7 Squats

30 Jumping Jacks

1 Minute Struggling Wall Sit

5 Push Ups

25 High Knees

The list above is my first step back into fitness. I was able to accomplish one set and I was already sweating. It may not be a hardcore workout but I should give myself a pat on the back for translating into action the though of exercising.

Thank God I found the Motivation to get me started. Now if only I can find the Habit to keep me going. The challenge now is to followup this set with at least two sets tomorrow. Aja!

On Motivation

Oh Motivation, where are you? You will get workouts and plot what you aim to do but it ends there...as a thought. Too many excuses. No follow up nor action after to make a healthy habit. What a lazy ass you have there. It would be alright sana, but your tush ain't tight!

Then the visitors arrived. Hello eating and dining out galore! Healthy and unhealthy food are always present. You are munching every hour or so like there is no tomorrow. No wonder you gained 2.5 pounds in the span of 2 weeks! The lines in your hidden abs and your current profile picture in FB says it all. Wake up self, you are gaining weight without even noticing it.

No more excuses. You should get back to your so-called healthy lifestyle once the visitors leave. Note to yourself... you should not think about quitting, instead think why you started training.

Then again, why wait 'til the visitors leave.. you should start today. Aja!

On Photographic Memory

I was inside the room researching for the telephone number of the resort we wanted to go to the next day. My 7-year old cousin went inside the room and looked at what I was doing. When I finally saw what I was searching for, I told my cousin here is the number --- xxx-xxxx and asked him to please go outside to tell our Tita. He stood up and made his way out. Before he reached the door I verified with him if he got the correct number. I was surprised that he recited it with conviction as if he memorized it with his whole heart. No need for a pen and paper or a cellphone. What a genius!

On Pag-asa

A month has passed by and my toenail has not resurrected from purgatory yet. So I decided to go to the parlor to have my feet pampered. When the lady saw my dead nail she inspected it. So I asked her, "Ate, mabubuhay pa yan?" and she replied, "Habang may buhay, may pag-asa". She has a point, as long as we are breathing there is hope and life. Ang kulit lang.

On Bilog Ang Mundo

Sa mundong bilog, maghihiwalay palayo sa isa’t isa at magsisikap umabot sa pinakamalayo nating maaabot. At dahil bilog nga ang mundo, magkakasalubong muli tayo kung hindi tayo titigil sa pagusad.