I think it's long overdue that I comment on my incredible weight lost. Not trying to boast, but when I look back at it, it still remains a daunting feat to parallel. All my life I wanted so bad to shed all that fat, but I could never bring myself about to doing it until then. Just to summarise my achievement, I dropped from a staggering 83 kg to 60 kg in a matter of months. To exact it was from the mid of March to the end of October when O levels started. I lost about a total of 23kg, which made Dan tout me as the "Biggest Loser", which comes from a show on Hallmark Channel haha... It's an irony though..
What motivated me to begin on such gruelling task? It began when I experienced at last my awakening; when I finally snapped out of my childishness and immaturity, when I suddenly felt aware of what is going on, when the world looked different through me eyes. It is difficult to explain this strange surge of consciousness because I believe there are some that are born with this and others that never notice it. It is the day you realise, I can change the way I am and I want to be who and who, what and what or be able to do this and this. I was really late. But when I did, I saw the dismal state my body was in. I saw my peers, how they were agile, strong and light footed and they would have fun under the sun with all sorts of games. "Oh I wish I could do that," I retorted to myself. I suddenly felt like I was different, I wasn't normal. I hated myself, yes, I did. I hate... No, I won't... I can do this, I can change how I am... I want to be like them... I want to run... I want to wake up without feeling the huge oppressive force of gravity on my body... I want to talk to people without being afraid that perhaps they would disdain me just because I was fat... I want to live, work and play with energy... I want life in a way I never experienced...
Lesson #1: Be convinced that losing weight is something you want so badly, something that will improve your life. Convince yourself if you have to in anyway possible. An aim without the drive is like a steam engine with out coal.
I quickly picked someone to emulate. Someone to serve a my target... My end point... On top of that, I bought myself my first branded shoes, an Adidas shoe with the word JOGGING imprinted at the sides. Every week, I planned to lose 1kg, which is a very insanely fast rate which I wish I didn't coerce myself to commit to. I was impatient for results.
Lesson #2: Have a goal in mind. Other than numbers, establish a model so that you can better relate to your goals. You paste a poster of your idol on your bedroom wall or just emulate a friend. However, do not get obsessed or go overboard; about a loss of 0.5 kg a week is good enough. Most of all, get something to motivate you to start off.
My diet was strictly self-regulated. I ate only rice with dishes. It was always 2 vegetables and one meat and I would always ask for less rice. At some points when I believed that I was not making enough progress, I even ate no rice, living on the meat and two vegetable dishes alone. Everyday was a self-imposed torture for me. I would feel really hungry, but my goal egged me on. It was not just the strict diet which contributed to my weight loss. I was walking/jogging around the district every alternating day at one point. I soon changed this to walking back home as the O levels neared. I always looked forward to weighing myself when I got home and I thoroughly enjoy the weekly rewards I gave myself for doing well.
Lesson #3: Exercise + Controlled Diet = Fast weight loss. Choose a particular diet (I chose the low carb diet) and exercise regimen, sticking to it with all you willpower and discipline with the end in mind. Reward yourself with every milestone but do not reward yourself everyday.
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