Fat Girl

If ten years ago, you would tell me that I will have a problem fitting into my clothes, I would probably give you a funny look and laugh out loud.

And if you were someone I met in the last five years and I will tell you that I used to have a 33-25-36 body, you'll probably give me a funny look and laugh out loud.

So many things have changed in the past ten years I'm afraid. And one of the most drastic is my weight.

I'm not kidding myself that I'll go back into the body I had then, after all, those were my turbulent puberty years. All I want is to get rid of the fat I wouldn't need for childbearing. That is (are) my central fat, the flabs on my arms and the cellulite on my legs. Other than that, I'm okay.

So with all the knowledge I have in Nutrition and Diet Therapy (I'm a Nutritionist, by the way), I will strip all of those fat with the right diet and tone those muscles with physical activity.

And that will start today.

I am slightly overweight (yes, I am). So I will strip off 500 kcal from my Total Energy Requirement. Okay, it's a bit harsh, but I'm desperate. I want to look and feel good come November. I have four months. That's sixteen weeks. Meaning I have a safe goal of shedding 32 pounds or 15 kgs. It's doable. I can do this.

From my usual food intake of... okay, I don't know. I just eat whatever I want anytime I want. That has to change.

I have a Total Energy Requirement of 1900 kcal. I will subtract 500 kcal (that's equivalent to 2.5 cups of rice) from it giving me only 1400 kcal. I will have three meals and ONLY two HEALTHY snacks. I'm having trouble eating GLV's (green leafy vegetables) so I have to work on that.

That will take care of the extra pounds and whatever extra fat I take in. Then I will cut down on the empty calories. No more Stik-O, no more Ridges -- okay, maybe once a week, no more instant cup noodles, no more Fudgie Bars, no more Coke (or Sprite or Royal). I now live in a real house, with a real kitchen and a refrigerator, I should stop eating (and living) as if I'm in a college dorm.

And for physical activity, as there is no decent gym in the 15 km radius of my house, I promise to do four sets of crutches in the morning, before going to work. And since I have very limited free time in the afternoon, I will try my best to keep up with my badminton with Paolo, two times a week, a weekday and a weekend, as soon as I acquire a replacement for my badminton racket I lost some time ago.

And with that, anybody who reads this must stand as witness to my vow to lose weight and take care of my figure. So may I request that you hit the comment button and make yourself known.

God bless me.