Weight Loss Mumblings

I haven't been working out for the longest time and I'm seeing things are not going quite well in the weight department. It seems I am piling up some pounds that I do not evidently need because the last thin we want to hear from our friends is a tap on the shoulder telling us how big we've gotten since the last time we've seen them. It's like an unconscious effort to humiliate us from the public or just plain and simple insulting us with the word fat. Congratulations!

I belong to a demographic of people who they call obese in executive checkups and it's not a welcome sight for what its worth. Although I have tried countless times to seek psychological and clinical help, the diet regimens just wouldn't work. If it weren't for my Physical Therapist who got me into the program again I would have considered lap band surgery or procedures like it. There is something called a Bariatric Advantage and that's what I've been trying to muster up since last year. I saw the results with some of my friends and the difference was quite evident. Everyone knows how it works and in my opinion it does wonders. I wish it was easy to have it done in my neighborhood though.

I might get to think about this procedure again soon. In the meantime I'll try what my doctor told me the last time we met. If I can still work out and shed some more in the next few months then I'll do just that. It isn't the end of the world after all. I would probably be better off this way because surgery is really something major. I don't want to do it if I'll just change my mind later on. I know it's not a small thing because it is a major operation. Would you undergo the same procedure if you were in my case? I want to stay good looking. Let me hear your thoughts!

Questions on Weight Loss

One fact that we established in the office is that we are getting bigger by the day. The lack of exercise, improper diet and habitual takeout orders became a norm for us that it made weight loss quite a struggle. We decided to make a contest out of it and the official weigh in started a month ago. I needed to lose quite a lot and I dare not mention my weight here. It basically falls on the obese range and it isn't funny when every physical exam that we do yearly; the prognosis is still the same. I tried a local diet pill here in our side of the world but it wasn't the best thing to take while on a work day. You kind of go into a cycle of taking it on some days and stopping for a few. The irregular visits to the comfort room were really inconvenient too. I hated it in fact because it's the last thing you need while a meeting is going on and it strikes. The food intake didn't also change because I starve myself and binge after a few days. It spelled YOYO diet all over! I'm going to try some reputable carb blockers instead and maybe that would help.

I haven't officially taken the courage to check and see if I did lose weight. I feel the weighing scales at home were hiding from me when I tried to do that. I probably would just go to our office clinic and try the official weigh in there after 3 months. The winner will get to win a few thousand bucks plus a treat to a local pizza parlor to take those shed weights back LOL! We do want to live a healthy lifestyle don't get me wrong. I will continue to go to gym even after all of these are through. I need to change my diet and my way of life. I'll be a little lighter than usual and get to finish things much faster. Our bodies need to be at par with what are brains can do. This is my personal goal for this year. My office mates did insane workouts and they lost a lot of weight during the first few weeks. I hope I can do the same with the gym time and diet pills I plan to take from here on. I hate to lose!


How about you guys?! Have you done weight loss efforts this year? What was effective for you? What didn't work? Let me know what you think so I can apply them to myself too okay?! Thanks!

Zumba Your Way to A New You!

Zumba?! Even I didn't know what that means. When I went to this event on a condo right in the heart of Makati; I was as clueless as you are. It sounded like Samba which was one of the things I taught years ago but this probably had a twist to it. I was in for something extra ordinary, I was in for something new. I work out regularly up until I had a flu months ago and I admit I'm having a very hard time going back to the gym. I don't even know how I'd be able to get that urge to go back because I was trying to find something new, one that would excite me and get results.

I was a bit "wrongly dressed" so I stared from the sidelines for the occasion because as you can see they all had workout clothes. Ahh.. so I said "it's a new workout program!" which is something that's not rocket science. But wait, isn't this a Xenical event?! which were the exact words that came out of my mouth as I stared profusely at their posters. The worldwide accepted "obesity cure in a pill" is going to condominiums, villages and directly to consumers to promote a healthier lifestyle. They noticed a pig, oh sorry LOL! (I just had to say that fat joke!), BIG percentage of people fall prey to YOYO diets and go back to binging after they lose a couple of pounds because they didn't change the way they live. Xenical is here to introduce Zumba; a dance fitness program created by Alberto "Beto" Perez a dancer/choreographer in Colombia during the late 90's. It combines international/Latin music + dance in an effort to make exercise fun and exciting. It's a very noble cause for Roche to do this... aside from providing Xenical to the Philippines they wanted to share a holistic approach for losing weight and said this is just the beginning!

The beautiful Ms. Bianca Valerio (seen above hosted the event) and people from Xenical, Roche explained details on why they were doing this. They knew how important it is for an individual to stay fit after using Xenical; giving them a chance to experience physical activities and aerobic exercises to eventually change their lifestyle is one of the full proof ways of staying healthy. This is the permanent solution to one of the biggest problems their customers are facing today. That's so nice of them huh?! =)

When the music started, the certified Zumba instructor with her crew started to engage with the crowd. Sure enough, models, moms, teens and guys joined in and gave it a try. The Latin music gave this workout a great kick out of the ballpark. Could you see how they enjoyed it? =)

Checkout Club New You at http://www.newyou.com.ph/ and enjoy the tools that you need to enjoy that new life you always dream of + plus perks at your favorite establishments! Follow the membership requirements and get out of that couch now to start living as THE NEW YOU!

Xenical will come to your favorite condominiums and villages in the next few weeks! Make sure you participate in this great program! Thanks to everyone at Xenical and Roche I really enjoyed that afternoon!

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