feeling healthy

i was out on my jogging regiment with wilson last night.
managed to escape twice but this time i can't escape no more. bleh

and so i brought along my new ipod nano (wilson gimme! muahaha) of which i stored with all my japanese songs to purge my mind from "evil tots" to give up halfway thro my jog.

we're all geared up and we went jogging and with my new knowledge on how to 'breathe' correctly, i'm seriously SERIOUSLY surprised with the result. previously i kinda screwed up and got tired out really fast because: i wasn't able to regulate my breathing properly, i wasn't jogging in the correct way, my knee came up too high, wilson was running off at a faster pace sending me off in a panic attack to catch up.....yea. so plenty of problems previously. but now they've been corrected and things turned out PERFECT! WOO!

i more than just doubled the distance i covered in my previous jog and i was able to complete a thro n fro trail wilson planned out for me! and i managed to surprise him more and he was giving me plenty of raised eyebrow and thumbs-up but i was either too busy 'regulating my breath' (when jogging back) or 'catching my breath' (finishing the jog) so i practically ignored him for a good 10 minutes even after we completed the jog. LOL

he kept making me drink 100 plus though.

so i feel a great sense of achievement having worked my lazy ass.

one more surprise is that my thigh muscles didn't ache.
previously, i felt like a granny who couldn't bend her knees enough to get down the steps properly. it was horrible.

so hopefully i can keep up with routine of jogging every Wednesday and Sunday night. take the chance to lose some fats, keep fit, build up good metabolism and trim/tone my thighs.

i realise i've got a smaller butt now. my ass is disappearing.

was 'examining' my arms last night with wilson. been doing mini push-ups on a dailiy basis for more than a month now. i can actually see the results now? like more toned, visible muscles, slimmer (surprise surprise)! my abs are showing up as well. so i guess it feels very rewarding to exercise regularly and keep fit.

not sure if it's enough to make me wanna turn into a exercise buff but for a start, i like the 'results'. heh

realise how exercise is really, on a fairly large part, linked to 'mind-over-body'? tests your determination and perserverance. not easy to be disciplined enough to continue. not easy to be disciplined enough to not indulge in food. sigh.

crunch crunch coco crunch

3 sets of 30 crunches on a daily basis, 2 sets of 30 push-ups on a daily basis, soon wilson will be adding 2 days of jogging on a weekly basis to my workout routines.

i've never felt so... healthy. at least not since my bras basah days.

i've lowered my body fat % and lost a kilo plus in 3 weeks and toned up my body. result is surprisingly obvious from the photos i took during gown fitting. hope i can keep it up.

i've also started eating gingko biloba + DHA supplements to improve my ailing brain cells that's as forgetful as a 60 year old.

i've finally finished my degree. that's good news i suppose. am i going for the graduation trip? i don't know. i'm trying not to think about it now.

after some googling done, i've also come to realise how my unhealthy lifestyle have contributed to my ailing metabolism and learnt about the kinda food to eat that can help burn more body fats. interesting stuff. strawberries. like wow.

so my amigurumi cows are done as well. can't wait for its photoshoot!

and since we're all stepping into 2010 right now, hope life won't be such a bitch to everyone and we can breathe alot easier and stay happy.

frankly i feel like gorging myself with japanese rice and lotsa meat right now but i think i just have to sleep my cravings away. i'll boil some brussel sprouts to distract myself tomorrow morning.