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Weight loss

Trying to lose weight?

I've had my share of weight loss dilemma---gym, aerobics, belly dancing, strict diet. But, I wasn't successful. Why? Because I didn't need to lose weight. I was just one of those girls who obsessively think of themselves as overweight and fat but are actually perfectly normal. Yes, I guess I went through that stage of that mental retardation--- I call it mental retardation.

My plight of losing weight was brought usually by friends who tell me that I'm fat. When I visited Mati sometime in 2006 and met a dancer there, she told me I'm too big to do DanceSport. I was 51 kilos then. At a height of 5'4", I wasn't really bothered with my weight. That dancer bragged that she's just 49 kilos (oh well, she's shorter than 5 feet) and told me I needed to lose weight if I wanted to dance.

I was already a dancer that time and I don't know why or how that girl slumped me so much that I swore I'd bring my weight to 45! Gym, aerobics, belly dancing, strict diet and all sorts of exercise proved futile. I was enjoying the exercise and I felt that I'm in my best shape but my weight has not moved a pound lighter.

Tired of chasing the unreachable 45-kilo finish line, I dismissed the idea of achieving it. I was still in and out of the gym, doing my jogging sessions once in a while, but I didn't really monitor my weight. I was happy with my body. Until I got sick and for four months' straight, I paid regular visits to my doctor. My weight was constant at 53 kilos. Oh, I gained some pounds! I was bothered but not really obsessed with losing it. I kinda like my body with those extra pounds...

About a year after visiting my doctor, I'm back at a clinic and found myself atop a scale. (Oh, here I go again). The pointer is at 49 kilos! It shocked me! I expected 53 kilos, but it's 4 kilos short. And I wasn't even trying to lose weight! Oh well, I lost weight naturally.

Losing weight naturally? Yes!

I was not in the exercise-obsessed mood for so long but I've been eating healthy foods. I guess it contributed a lot in my weight loss. I didn't even expect that I'm losing weight. Moreover, I've been swimming. Swimming isn't really a constant everyday or every week routine but at least, I squeeze it on my schedule when I have free time. I've cut on soda and iced tea, I go for natural fruit shakes and water. And most importantly, what I do every single day, is I WALK.

I'm happy at my current weight, and I got it without much effort. (--,)

Clinique

My boss gave me this Clinique facial wash and I really love it! It doesn't dry my skin and I just love how my skin feels in the morning... Now, I found a new love! =)

Top 10 Junk Foods that should be avoided

Reading on a back issue of DC Kids, I learned that most of what we eat today are unhealthy. Below is the list of Top 10 Junk Foods that we usually enjoy.


10. Fruit Drinks
9. Donuts - very high sugar content
8. Low-Fat Ice Cream
7. Commercial Pizza
6. White Bread
5. Decaffeinated Coffee
4. Pop/Softdrinks
3. Diet Pop
2. Processed Breakfast Cereal
1. French Fries

It's hard to believe that my most favorite snack is in Number 1. I guess I'll pass the fries when ordering at Jollibee or McDonald's. I also dig sweets and it's really hard to break the habit.

BURN FAT

Obesity is one of the major problems in the world. But recently, people are becoming more self-conscious (or is that figure-conscious?). Here in Davao, there has been a boom in the fitness industry. Instructional aerobics classes, Body Weights Gym, Sports Courts and the like have continually been growing in number.

Personally, I did not have any problems with my weight or figure before. I was flaunting a 23-inch waistline which naturally came with my regular DanceSport training as a varsity and not-so-regular visits to the gym. I ate a lot and it did not add an inch to my size because of my active lifestyle.

But when I graduated from the university, my varsity life is over. Reviewing for the CPA Board Exam was a battle i fought with chips, junk food, and other similar yummy fattening goodies. My waistline turned from 23 inches something you don't want to know (alright, I'm not that big, but I'm currently sporting 29-inch jeans, hat's low-waist! lol!). My active lifestyle has dramatically faded and now I'm struggling on burning my excess fat.

The biggest transformation that I never thought would happen is in the case of Judy Ann Santos. I am not a Judy Ann fan but it really caught my attention that she has transformed from being chubby to really sexy. I commend her for that. And aside from doing her boxing, she also takes Fitrum, a product she endorses which she claimed to have helped her reduce fat.

I've tried products available on the market. My friends have introduced me to Ballerina, a herbal capsule probably from China, and it did deliver results. BUT, it is not approved by the Bureau of Food and Drugs, and I swear it will make you DUMB!

There's also Orlistat Xenical, available at drugstores and pharmacies, and it has promised fat loss in a few months. I did not try it because it's expensive (only about P50.00, but it's still expensive for me, hehe) but a friend I know has tried it and said it works. Fats are naturally expelled in feces. But the downside is that there are cases where users have uncontrollable bowel excretion and oily stools. Yuck!

Slimming teas are also the fad... There's Kancura and Kankunis, tea products with Senna powder which are said to help in losing weight. Some are happy with the product but some complained of diarrhea.

Juice drinks with L-Carnitine such as Del Monte's Fit n Right is one of the new products recently launched, and it just proves that people are really becoming conscious with their health and fitness.

From all the products mentioned above, nothing could beat EXERCISE. Besides, it is for FREE. You don't necessarily have to enroll yourself in a gym to exercise. You can jog, hop around, do your ab crunches and push-ups in the comforts of your home. Exercise is the most effective way of burning fat. I'll vouch for that. You just need to pack a good amount of determination and discipline to keep you going.

Cure for PIMPLES

My travel to KORONADAL CITY has left me with two big zits on my face, one in the nose and the other on my cheek. I've been pimple-free lately, thanks to the regular facials I had. But right now, my tight schedule coupled with stress and late-night studying has brought me pimples once again.

I know I am over-reacting.. It's just a pimple. But pimples take away my self-confidence and with the kind of job that I have, I don't want to face people with red spots on my face...

So, I asked my sister (who's a medical student) on the cure for pimples. Here's her advice.

1. Use an ANTI-BACTERIAL ASTRINGENT and you can also dissolve CLINDAMYCIN on it and use it twice a day, for two weeks straight. (But I don't use astringents and I don't like the smell of astringents!)

2. Use BENZOYL PEROXIDE, apply it on your affected areas. Benzoyl Peroxide is an ingredient of a world-known PANOXYL.

3. Use Retinoic Acid.

4. Hydroquinone, which is an ingredient of astringents usually manufactured by most dermatologists.

5. Drink Vitamin C and Vitamin E.

Well, I am not very sure if I can follow the strict regimen in caring for my face. I am not used to using creams and the like but I had facials before. I have no time for facials now.. Well, good luck to my face and I hope to say goodbye to pimples, soon.