Are you one of those girls dating one of those guys who constantly eat yet cannot gain a single pound? And if they do so, its not obvious, or they easily turn it into muscle? And us girls, no matter how hard we work out, no matter how much we diet, it seems like nothing ever happens.. and if it does, it feels like forever before we see results. And its not like its easy to diet while your boyfriend is gobbling away like there is no tomorrow. 

The solution:

Be a bad girlfriend!

No need to "make sama" while he is eating. If he is hungry, let him eat! Only eat when YOU'RE hungry. Why should you compromise? If you are hungry, insist that he buy you a nice salad, or, a whole wheat grilled panini with tuna. I don't know, be creative! Don't let him boss you around! So what if its more expensive than his Burger Machine burger?  Explain to him that you are also doing this for his benefit. Who wants a fat girlfriend, right?

I have been boxing on and off for almost three years now. More off than on, actually (haha). Anyway, I recently joined a new boxing gym and I am loving the trainers. When I first started with them, I was so frustrated. Everything that I had learned at my old boxing gym was wrong. Even my stance!

I've been training jiu jitsu at my new gym for three months now and boxing about 3x a week for the past  month. Already, I can see so much improvement. I never knew there was so much strategy involved when it came to boxing. All I knew before was: "hit as hard as you can" and "try not to get hit". Its as if every single move has a proper purpose-- and I am learning something new all the time now. I remember getting so bored with boxing.. but now I am beginning to love it again.

Right now, I'm in the process of correcting my jabs, straights and upper cut. I even took a video of my mitts session and still I see my right foot at the back tiptoeing as I make straight. There is so much to work on and I can't wait to fix it! Here's to my next boxing session!!!

This year, I've decided to make my New Year's Resolutions more realistic. For the past few years, it seems that most of my resolutions have been quite outlandish and therefore impossible to accomplish. Here are mine for this year( in no particular order):

1) Procrastinate less.

2) Volunteer for a worthy cause.

3) Grow my hair out.

4) Be more organized.

5) Drink less (once during weekdays).

6) Become better at BJJ.

7) Write more.

8) Save more.

9)Travel around the Philippines more.

10) Workout more.

11) Stop drinking coffee.

12) Watch what I eat during the week.

13) Spend more time with family.

14) Learn something new.

15) Fall deeply and hopelessly in love.

So far, I've accomplished already 6 of these resolutions. See, its better when you make things easier for yourself!! :)

After watching the 2008 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu International Gi/No Gi Grappling Challenge this weekend, I have become inspired to work on my game and compete in the next tournament. This means months of preparation- hardcore training, researching.. basically I will have to live, breathe and eat (?) BJJ for the next few months. I think its worth a shot, a chance to prove to myself and to others that I can succeed at something this physically challenging.

I have become pretty strong in the past few months because of my powerlifting, which I will definetely continue to do. It has helped me a lot with jiu jitsu and has been a major contributor in the shapely butt department :)

Wish me luck guys!

One day, whilst taking a leak in a guy friend's bathroom, I found a very interesting looking book called "The Game" by Neil Strauss. For those of you who haven't heard of it, the book is basically a guide on how to pick up women. It discusses all the strategies- like a "neg" for example, wherein a guy ignores his "target" and works on the friends of the "target". And when the "target" starts getting pissed, in turn, the guy keeps on dissing her.  the book also talks about how you can convince women to have threesomes, etc. This book is a must read for every single woman out there! (Now my guy friends will hate me even more!!!)