Over the pass one year, I’ve been motivated to do cardio workouts and eat carefully. As a result, I’ve lost about 7kg. You may think this figure is small, but to me it’s a big deal because I’m towards the petite category.

After returning from Italy in February 2004, I’ve put on 4 kg within 2 months. I was there for a 2 months intercultural student exchange programme hosted by AFS – Antarabudaya Malaysia. My daily consumption was pasta, pasta and more pasta. I was there during winter season and I hardly did any work out. All I did was eat, sleep and hangout. Guess that’s how fast a person can put weight for being lazy.

Right now, I can jog 30 minutes non-stop and at the same time eating foods without worrying about putting on weight easily because my metabolic rate has increase due to regular work out.

I am usually less occupied during the weekends, so that’s when I go to gym in the morning and jog in the evening. On weekdays, I do 2 sets of 15 sit-ups and muscle toning using 3 kilos dumbbell. Not to mention stretching as well.

Back in high school, I can’t even take 5 rounds on the basketball court. That show how weak I was. I was never a sport person and couldn’t be bothered to exercise. But now I can honestly tell you, I enjoy exercising and any outdoor activities. Exercise is good for health as it build up a person stamina.

Comparing my photo taken a year ago (February 4, 2004) and present (March 13, 2005). I managed to get into reasonable shape in a year. But some people can do it in 2 months or less. It’s all about determination.

Doesn’t it look like some slimming advertisement? :p