Phew, it was such a busy week! So many celebrations and so many people to meet. Last Friday, May 29th, I met with my long lost friend Gherj who is now based in Singapore. She wants to have a small gathering and wants to celebrate it with few friends over a glass of beer and a videoke session. It was such a fun night for most of our friends came over. She was shocked to see me saying I gained so much weight. It almost broke my heart upon hearing that. I know my friend mean no harm but she is just being honest in what she is seeing. I admit, I gain around 20 pounds in just three months. I myself doesn't like what I see in the mirror and in the pictures we took during the event. I don't want to be like this anymore that is why I have decided to do something about it. Just last week, I bought Herbalife products to help me start with my journey of losing weight. I know it won't be easy as I've been on this road before but I am willing to undergo such difficulty again just to revive back my self esteem and confidence in myself. Yesterday is also the same, I met with my other officemates and their comment are all the same. That I gained weight. I hate it! I hope I could lose this extra pounds as soon as possible. I don't feel comfortable anymore.
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A Week Full of Fun
Determined and Hopeful
Me and hubby went to the mall yesterday. I was supposed to buy a pair of jeans but wasn't able to find a good one. Instead, I purchased two blouses which I would use as an office attire. As I put those blouses on in the fitting room, I started to realize how badly I needed to lose weight. I picked a medium size blouse but it doesn't fit me well. It's so tight and I know I need to get a bigger one. With circumstances like this, I can't help myself but get angry at myself as I was not able to take care of my body and instead I ruined it. I can't wear those body fitting shirts anymore as my bulges would definitely show up. I can't wear mini skirts anymore as people would see my big thighs. I don't want to live like this anymore. Good thing, I'm already taking Herbalife products and I really hope it would help me prepare my body in losing weight. I plan to take the Herbalife Slimming Shake for about a month and then I would start going to the gym. I need to lose these extra 40 pounds I have in this body and I am willing to do what it takes to get back my old shape. Wish me luck!
The Hardest First Step
It's final, we will finally enroll ourselves in a gym at the end of this month. I can't wait any longer. I know I need to take the hardest first step and I need to do it now! I made it before, I know I can make it again this time. These extra 50 pounds I have in my body will soon disappear and I will feel better and would love myself more. I need to do this for myself and for my future baby. I need to make sure I am healthy before we decided to have our own child. It would be harder not just for me but for the baby if his mother is fat. Since most of my officemates already enrolled in a gym facility, I guess it's high time for me to also do my thing. I already got my Herbalife Protein Drink Mix and I guess it would be easier for me to lose these extra weight if I would also exercise. I with my friend Tony who also need to lose thirty pounds off his weight also decided to get some help. We would enroll ourselves together with three of my other teammates in a gym which is close to our office and we would start on the 15th of next month. I really pray that I would have the courage and the will to finally shed off these extra weight. I'm doing this not just for myself but also for my future family... I really pray this would work this time.
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Reunited with My Bestfriend
For about one month of not speaking with each other, I was able to make peace with my gay bestfriend yesterday, his birthday. We decided to give him a surprise birthday party and bought grilled chicken, a cake and one bilaong palabok. His boyfriend bought a banner and balloons just to make his birthday a memorable one. My initial fear was to be rejected as he really wasn't responding to my numerous emails and to my texts when I tried to explain my side but praise God coz just yesterday when I tried to chat with him before we went to his house...he finally replied. I was so happy that I can't keep my tears from falling. It's indeed an answered prayer! without hesitation, we hurriedly went to his place and gave him his birthday surprise. He was really shocked. He is actually sleeping coz he still have a shift at night and was awakened by our happy birthday song. I could tell that he is really touched by our gesture.
I wasn't able to see him for two months and I could say he really gained weight. He said he really doesn't have any physical activities for about three months now. I urged him to go with me and enroll ourselves in a gym. Good thing, our company gave us a gym benefit wherein we they could subsidize 50% of our gym expenses and we can even invite three of our friends! I also asked him to try Herbalife products along with it for a faster result. He was so excited to hear that and we immediately made our initial plans of enrolling ourselves in a gym and buying the Herbalife Chocolate shake this weekend.
It's a very happy and memorable day for all of us as we were able to see Mamu and was also able to make a plan that would not only make our bodies leaner and healthier but would also strengthen our ties that would give us more memorable experiences such as this one.
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Health is Wealth
I just recently saw a showbiz talk show earlier today. The guest is a very popular host who is earning almost a million peso every month. He is talking about his present life situation after resigning from his daily noontime show. He was asked why he decided to stop from working when he is at the peak of his career and the answer just struck me - he said money can't buy wealth. In his line of business, he is always stressed and tired, that is most likely the reason why he was diagnosed with multiple diseases such as heart disease. Many studies show that one of the reasons why people get heart disease is because of too much stress. The host said that money can't buy health and even though he is earning a lot, he is very much willing to give it up just to make sure that the remaining days of his life is spent out of the hospital. I cannot agree more...
As a result, he is now taking things lightly. Unlike before, he became less perfectionist and laugh at his own mistakes now. He now values relationship and small things and now lives a simple life. He is just managing his own real estate business. I myself wants to have a simpler life and don't like the complications in life. I just pray that all things fall into it's proper place as planned. I plan to retire in the next one and a half years and devote my time in a business, my online work and most especially to the service of God. I already have a business idea and a very good marketing strategy as early as now. I guess I would also try my luck on real estate consultaotion business and take all the exposure I could get. I would probably use mobile marketing such as shortcodes or maybe get print and media to advertise the company and the services we offer. But I promise, I won't let that business stress me out. I will take things one step at a time. Money can't buy health nor can add a single second in a man's life so I'll make sure money won't be in the center of my life. Like the tv host turned businessman, I need to prioritize my health more than anything else.
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The Best Workout
Just yesterday, GK and some of my officemates made their choice to enroll in a gym. At last, they are now able to do the hardest first step to lose some extra pounds they have. They were given a promise by the gym instructor that they will get the best workout and they would also get a personalized and more advanced type of workout. They can use all the facilities on the gym and a lot of gadgets too to help them monitor their weight loss such as BMI calculator , a digital weighing scale and a high tech body fat calculator.
I know enrolling in a gym would boost their determination to finally live a healthy lifestyle. I myself would like to try it out but I'm still thinking about it. My finances are currently shaky and I need to cut down expenses to make sure I can save at least half of what I earn monthly in preparation for my retirement two years from now. I'm torn between saving and grabbing the chance of finally getting back in shape. I'm thinking of enrolling myself in a gym with a cheaper joining fee, I wish I can find one close to where I live.Will update you on what my decision would be on my next posts.
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Stress Related Sickness
Just recently, we had our APE or Annual Physical Exam. It is one of the requirements of the company to ensure that all of their employees are healthy. I wonder what the normal sickness of call center peeps are. Most likely it would be fatigue, stress and low back pain . We do answer calls almost 8 hours daily and we just sit in our small cubicles at those times so it's just normal that we feel pain on our back for sitting on long hours. I guess most call center professionals also suffer from degenerative disc disease and spondylolisthesis - all of these are associated with back pains. Insomia and sore throat are second on the list as we work during wee hours of the day and we use our vocal chords most of the time in are taking calls. Some other minor sickness are headache and fever.
I still wasn't able to finish my Physical Exam but I hope everything is well with me. If there is any abnormalities, I hope it would just be minor. I can manage not having so much but I hope and pray God would bless me and everyone in my family with good health.
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Determined To Lose Weight
We just had our annual physical exam and as expected - I again was diagnosed with obesity. At 180 pounds and 5 feet in height, I really can't deny the fact that there is indeed a serious risk in my health. I know that having this weight would increase my risk of having diabetes, heart disease and high blood. I know that I need to do some serious change in my lifestyle and I am willing to do what it takes to lose these extra 50 pounds off my weight. I also would like to buy a Herbalife chocolate shake as a food supplement. I guess I need to have all the determination I could get. At the age of 30, I know it would not be easy for me. But I still am willing to do everything to have my life back. I want to wear fashionable clothes again and I want to do things I used to do when I am still at 130 pounds. Will let you know what's going on in these weight reduction scheme of mine. Wish me luck!
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My Lazyness and Weight Loss Plan
I don’t know if I can still manage to lose some weight. Lately, I’ve realized how lazy I could get. After my shift, I would come and eat lunch which my hubby prepared for me. I would eat two to three cups of rice and after eating, I would rest for a while, about 30 minutes and would lay down in front of the television while eating my favorite chips. After about two hours, I would go inside our room and would lay down in our couch and read a book which will eat up another thirty minutes of my time and only after that would I sleep in preparation for my night shift. After around six to seven hours or uninterrupted sleep, I would take a shower, eat dinner which by the way was again prepared by my better half. I would then prepare for my shift and will ride a taxi on my way to the office, I prefer riding a cab as compared to riding a bus as the latter would require me to walk for ten minutes before I could reach the office. I don’t know why I feel so tired and lazy all the time, maybe it’s because of the very hot temperature in the metro nowadays. I don’t really have any physical activities so I am putting my fate to the Herbalife supplement I purchased from a friend last week. She told me that Herbalife products are really effective and I believed her immediately as I am a witness on how fast she became slim after drinking those supplements. I know I also need to do my part to lose these extra pounds, I guess I would join my friends in their gym enrollment next week.
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