Seriously Losing It

There are a lot of people losing it out there. Weight that is. Quick weight loss fads and starvation dietary methods are bad and don’t work. Did you know that weight loss doesn’t equate to burning fats? You think you lost weight because you lost water percentage. You start loving the bathroom scales. You want to buy a new dress. But hold up, just a sec. Did you lose any inches off your waist, arms and thigh? Few weeks down the line, you tip toe on the scales again and lo behold, the same old weight is back again.

I gained 6 kilos some 3 years ago and desperately tried losing the fats that settled comfortably in my under chin, cheeks, tummy, arms and legs. I couldn’t even fit into my jeans anymore. I had to wear baggy clothes to conceal my weight gain(but it’s kinda obvious anyway).

Let me list the things that I’ve tried and DOESN'T WORK or achieve the ideal results, so you can save yourself the money and time:

Skipping dinner (ate only veggies and soup and meat)
Less rice or no rice
Some Porridge and more veggies and meat
Elastic bands to wrap body, arms and thighs
Cellulite or fat burning cream & shower gel
Slow jogging
Working out 3 times a week at gym
Signed up for True Fitness 1 year package that cost me $960
Signed up for a gym trainer for 8 sessions cost me $720
Fruit slimming tea
Mac Happy Meals replaced normal sized meals(when at Mac)

The only thing I would never touch is slimming pills.

My goal was simple. I want to look like a walking stick be able to fit into my jeans again.

I’m sure loads of girls attest to this: When you are fat or chubby, you seem to see only slim petite girls everywhere you go. Duhzzzz!!! Horror!!!

After I gave up hope on getting my old self back, i was still prowling the internet hoping to find a miracle. Here's where i chanced upon a wonderful e-book of which it’s Title and Cover(aight’ I'll be honest okay, it’s the cover picture yar!!!) absolutely drew me in an instant. :D

The book is titled “The Truth About Abs” by Michael D.Geary(Mike for short). It was my ultimate health and fitness guide. I could never unlearn what I’ve gained from that book, and of course coupled with what my Significant Other and friend had taught me, I see good improvements to my body. I've long lost the 6 kilos and more. Contrary to whatever I’ve thought I was doing right in the past, I now practice some of his work out and nutritional methods. I am not at liberty to reveal what I’ve learnt in this blog as the information is copyrighted by Mike. However, I strongly urge that people who are serious about getting toned and fit to read his book.


Disclaimer: I do not know Mike on a personal basis and do not earn any commission from marketing him. I am sharing because I am a true believer. :)

Friends.

Current thought: I want to save more money because in future I would like to do what I love to do, rather than what I have to do.

I read a book these 2 days, titled "The Friendship Factor" by Alan Loy McGinnis. It opened my eyes and mind to the complexity of human nature. It speaks of improving relationships, how to love and be loved. I would love to start testing out what I've learnt. I know that the beginning of change is the hardest part of my journey, namely my pursuit of happiness. How do I define happiness? The secret of happiness is the contentment and satisfaction of what I am and have. Failed relationships and friendships are nothing new to me. In fact, they are aplenty. Over and over again, I’ve made friends and failed to keep them. I know that somehow somewhere, something is wrong with me. I need to change but failed to see what the underlying issue was. Perhaps, I am ignorant, stubborn and judgmental!? I probably won’t know as I am a bad judge of myself. I needed to see myself from other people’s eyes. I strongly believe that love & friendship are interlinked. Love blossoms from friendships. If you and your other half are as tight as best buddies, your relationship is built on some rockhard solid ground and I daresay it will last.

Some quotations from this book struck a chord back home.

“The roots of deepest love die in the heart if not tenderly cherished." ~ Von Herder~

“Lord, when we are wrong, make us willing to change and when we are right, make us easy to live with. “ ~Peter Marshall~

“Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.” ~Samuel Butler~

“A friend is one who walks in when others walks out.” ~Walter Winchell~

My take on friendship. I had written this some years back when envisioning how true friends ought to be.

Friendship

Friendship is a like a sweet smelling rose that blooms
Take care of it, or its thorns may wound

Friendship is ongoing like sea waves that break
Let your emotions flow like water in an open lake

Friendship is portrayed as planting a seed
Shower with love or yield evil fungus and weeds

Friendship is contrasted to a reflection of self
Earth does not evolve in I, me and myself

Friendship is often blocked by a barrier of translucent glass
Break it! And you’ll be rewarded with a relationship that lasts

Friendship interlinks two different souls as one
Two making merry definitely doubles the fun

Friendship is like a beggar’s secret wish for monetary wealth
No one’s perfect, so your sins are carefully hidden with stealth

Friendship’s begins like striking a match
Hot tempers may erupt, yet you grow fonder and more attached

Friendship is like incubating a chicken egg to hatch
His birthday is unforgettable, in your memory forever etched

Friendship is like a fairy’s enchanted wishing well
Your heart wishes him the best but then you always go hey what the hell

Friendship is like flies being attracted to shit
No matter how ugly, you still love him to bits

God created us with one mouth and two extruding ears
Yet why do we always speak more than we hear?

If we paid a little attention to every single worthy friend
We show the world that it’s never too late to repent