I'm Normal!!

Not that I used to be abnormal or anything. I'm referring to my  BMI. It's been quite sometime since I blogged here, and not just because the home internet connection has been crazy. That's only the past two weeks.

I first calculated my BMI here, and I was overweight. A cousin from the States had scolded me for complaining I was fat at 142 because she was -- fatter. Way fatter, she said.

By the time I discovered Belletoday.com, I had managed to bring myself down to 136, but that was still way overweight for me.

I do my best to credit my present success to belletoday. I may not have been reporting my progress regularly..but actually that was because I couldn't get on a scale. Ours broke. The last time I got on a scale, it said I was 132. That was early this year. My friends have been complimenting me at how much slimmer I am now, walking around in snug-fitting tops and jeans. My neck looks longer again. The picture I have here was taken last week of April, and I was already getting compliments then.

Belletoday, thanks so much for the little tips you give that made healthy living a habit. One change a week was almost unbelievably simple, but it worked. A lot of the tips, I'd been doing for quite sometime, but the very first one, WATER, was what finally kicked it off for me. I do my best to live a more active lifestyle, or at least, one that's got more movement. I love doing yoga exercises, and I've remembered some exercises we taught to pregnant women to replace walking just in case the weather won't allow it. I forgot the real name for it, I just call it Flex & Point. I grab every opportunity I can to walk -- it helps to have the supermarket at walking distance from your house -- making sure I tuck -- suck! -- in my tummy as much as I can. I've called it Pilates walking. ^_^

And I've finally made it to normal. I still have a ways to go. Now that i've lost over ten pounds, I've got some extra jiggle I need to firm up, specially my thighs and triceps. And of course lower abs. But I'm not panicking. It's a big thing for me to see the results of healthier choices. I'm not aiming for a bikini competition (I think one-piece suits are sexier! hehe). My husband loves the change, and it's inspiring him to work on himself. He's actually slimmed down quite a bit, but his tummy has been slow to follow the rest of him so people think he's actually gotten fat!

Thanks, belletoday! You are God's answer to my prayers since 2002!

God bless you greatly!