I started my journey to weightloss on February 1, 2010.  Days 1-3 went really well. On day 4, I lost my internet connection and that time, my whole life depended on the internet. It was my comfort blanket. It was my excuse for not going out of the house and staying in my room so that nobody could see the big, fat & ugly me. So during those days when I wasn't able to go online, I ate and ate. I ignored the weighing scale. By the end of February, I weighed 179Lbs. I was 7Lbs. heavier than when I started. I was devastated. Having my internet connection back by the first week of March didn't even cheer me up. I just felt that I betrayed myself and there is no worse feeling than that. Then I had the chance to catch up with one of my best friends in college. I told her my ordeal. She sent me a link to certain blog about a diet which was worth trying out. At that time, I was determined to make peace with myself. I decided not to be mad at myself anymore. I realized I could still do something to help myself. So on March 8, 2010, I celebrated my very own "new year's eve". I called it that because it symbolized a fresh start for me. I started my diet that day. I religiously followed what that blog said. On March 15, 2010, I lost 11Lbs!!! I was in heaven! Today (a month later), I am so proud to say that I am 21 Lbs. lighter. I am more disciplined and more focused not only with what I eat but all sorts of things like getting enough sleep and cutting off on internet time. Yes, I am still overweight, but I'll be achieving my goal weight in the near future. I can almost smell victory... and when I'm finally there, I promise to take care of myself even more. (^_^)

For having too much accumulated stuff over the years, I had to devote another day of organizing.  Today was definitely tiring but I didn't mind it at all 'coz at least I'm not idle....that means more calories burned, right? I had hunger pangs too but I never gave in.  The more I had them, the more water I drunk. It was such an achievement that I didn't do something when my mind was ordering me to go eat something sweet. I merely carried on with my organizing. I just had to calmly tell myself that I'm not doing this to feel deprived. I'm doing this to be healthy. So there, that's how day 3 went. (^_^)

My family just moved to our new home. I'm still organizing my stuff and it's a fun way to exercise. I opened all my windows to let the sunshine in and turned off my A/C so it would be easier to sweat. I woke up early, had breakfast and updated my games on Facebook. Now, I'm gonna do some more organizing. Later on, I'll be dancing again... like crazy! Haha...

So it's day 1 of my my journey to a healthier lifestyle. I woke up pretty early today and had a wonderful breakfast with my family.  Afterwards, we went to our frontyard to bask in the sun. It was fun. At lunch, I didn't feel like having rice so I chowed on sauted squash and fried fish.  A while ago, I did some basic moves of belly dancing for half an hour. After this entry, I'm gonna spend another half an hour dancing to my favorite dance tunes.  I feel like being at peace with myself today. I didn't wake up depressed and I didn't even feel bad weighing in and measuring up. Oh... and my water intake is superb!!! Looking forward to tomorrow. (^_^)

I think I've had enough of being overweight. I feel like a sexy bombshell trapped in a fat woman's body. I haven't always been overweight though. I used to win local beauty pageants years ago but I guess the stress I got from law school and the frustration I had from failing the bar exam twice got the best of me. I became an emotional eater. I am turning 30 this year and as a gift to myself, I took a year-long leave from work and concentrate in changing my lifestyle and become the best version of me. I aim to lose 28 kilos and I know it will entail a lot of hard work, dedication and commitment. Watch me. I'm starting now.