ganito sila noon... ganito kami ngayon

Bata pa lang ako mataba na ako. Pinanganak at lumaki na ako na ganun. Hindi maganda ang experience ko sa pagkakaroon ng extra weight. Mula nursery, elementary, hanggang highschool muka akong nanay. Although hindi naman ako nadepress ng sobra dahil sinasabihan pa rin ako ng maganda, yun nga lang ng nanay at lola ko.

I really felt ugly back then. I think it played a big part why grew up aloof with people. I don't like being looked at and being criticized or praised. It gives me that uncomfortable feeling that I wanted to be swallowed by the earth.

I eat a lot, as in a lot. I eat rice in the morning, during lunch, as snack, and dinner. That is how our food orientation was. That is also the reason why all of us in the house are plus size except my younger sister, who, at a very young age knew she doesn't want to be fat.

I only started getting conscious about health and how I look after a minor surgery. I was confined in the hospital for 3 days and in that 3 days may weight increased by 10 freaking lbs. I couldn't even fit into my favorite walking shorts that I wore when I was first admitted in the hospital.

I knew that I have always been intersted in sports but its not mutual, maybe because of my weight problems. I have a hard time keeping up. I tried playing badminton, joining the office dance class after office, and started jogging again. The biggest move that I made to loose those extra lbs was to substitute white rice with brown rice. That helped me shed off the extra lbs in a short time. I was loosing 2-3lbs a month! And now, a total of 27 lbs! woohoo!!!

My dropping weight stopped at a certain level and that was a sign that I have to exert more effort if I wanted to loose more weight. I started cutting my rice consumption. From 3 cups a day to 2 cups and now to 1 cup. Although I admit I still eat whatever food I crave but in small portions. I am now starting to get serious with running. This is the easiest, most convenient, and cheapest form of exercise.

I started my journey to loosing weight last November of 2007 and it is not easy and fast. But seeing and feeling the big difference it makes me feel more motivated to live a healthier and active lifestyle.