Losing the Weight

One of my New Year's resolutions is to lose weight. After my success in quitting smoking last year, I knew it was just the next step to take. I'm glad that my partner Mai is again with me on this. She was the main reason I was able to quit smoking so I know we'll be both successful in losing weight if we both put our minds into it.

I have gained over 50 lbs. in the past years and, although there are a lot of things that contributed to my weight gain, it all boiled down to my negligence. I know that it's my fault that I let myself be this big. I became irresponsible. I stopped taking care of myself because of all the stress I was experiencing.

Mai and I already started reducing our daily rice intake. That's a start, right?  We also try to minimize having snacks or drinking sodas.

I know we also need to exercise. Good thing I was able to get my hands on a Taebo instructional DVD. I prefer to exercise at home because it's more convenient for me. And I also prefer dancing or Taebo as forms of exercise instead of lifting weights. We might do that, too, because the last time I went to the gym, it really helped boost my stamina.

Mai was thinking if we can get phentermine without prescription here in the Philippines. LOL. I know, sounds funny, but we really need to avoid delicious food. We're not really serious about taking anything to help us with that. We know we just have to discipline ourselves, which is really difficult 'coz I've got 3 people around me who are really good cooks - my mom, my brother Kenneth, and, of course, Mai. We can be called food junkies, but, really, we just love food. Now, though, we're more careful about what we eat because we're not getting any younger. I'm turning 30 this year (ugh) and I know I'm not healthy. I really need to take this seriously because if I don't, my success in quitting smoking will be senseless if I kill myself some other way. Okay, sorry for being that morbid, but I just wanted to let you feel how serious I am about losing the weight.

Mai and I were talking about this the other night. She was imagining how we'd look together if I was as slim as I was 6-7 years ago. Most people who see us together mistake us as twin sisters. I told her that when I lose the weight, no one would mistake me as her sister anymore. I don't want to go into the details of that, but it was a pretty funny conversation. LOL.

Here are photos of Mai and I 3 years ago and how we look like now. Not much of a difference with Mai, but you'd see the weight I gained just by looking at my face. I know I'm still pretty even with the weight (naks! That's the spirit, Mhel! LOL), but I want to be healthy.