Dear Fat, Your Resident Permit Is Up.
After 12 years of bastardizing my body, I finally gave in to my friend’s challenge. He asked, “Do you want to lose weight?” I said, “I’ll think about it”. Pretty dumb thing to say when a friend’s trying to sell you what is rightfully yours. I went home, thought about it and felt like a coward. You mean, I couldn’t even promise myself a better body?
That day onwards, I embarked on a challenge. A 100-day challenge to be precise. To lose as much weight as possible and get back in damn shape. 100 days later, I had lost 9kg and dropped a size.
The almost immediate question (which I still get today, 2 years later) is, “What did you do? Tell me your secret!”
(The secret is — marry a husband 4 years younger than you. Then you’d always have to be on your toes to remain sexy and wanted. I’m kidding.)
The secret to losing weight and getting your sexy back is:
- Having someone root for you — and that includes yourself
- Mindfulness — putting attention and love in your food and body
In fact, you’ll realize you already have what it takes. These 2 things are free — you don’t have to pay thousands of dollars to slimming centres to get that body you want. But people struggle with their FOCUS. And the struggle is real. Most of our loved ones, or our closest friends, tempt us with unhealthy food. Sometimes I feel really bad turning down my Mom’s cooking even though my body is in revolt. We ‘love’ ourselves the wrong way — by binging to fulfil cravings, or sleeping an extra hour instead of giving our body the exercise it really needs.
It all boils down to FOCUS. Focusing on doing the ‘right thing’ over just the span of 6 months can do wonders to your body. You will be able to feel it, see it and flaunt it.
In my upcoming blog entries, I’ll share more tips and techniques that will help you gradually look and feel better. Let’s embark on your transformation that will leave you going, “Dyamnn” everytime you look into the mirror. Shameless you say? Better than shameful no?
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step.”
Are you ready?
~ Lin T.
