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shredding it: day one (hello jillian!)

first off, MY LEGS ARE KILLING ME! i started Day One of jillian michaels' workout dvd yesterday and i gotta say this, she DID kick my butt! i was at the gym for almost a month before i even started with jillian's workout so i didn't actually expect to have a hard time with her routines. but when i started with her moves, i gotta admit...it burns. her routines were not even hard at all. they were actually pretty simple and basic. but what keeps it burning is that she never let you stop. i can't even believe how she managed to workout AND talk at the same time! its a continuous 20+ minute workout that alternates cardio, strength and abs. on the other side, i realized that maybe i was using the wrong hand weights. i currently have a pair of 3-kg weights that is roughly equivalent to around 6.6 lbs. of course, with a body like mine, those are just pretty okay and light. but when i used them while doing the shred moves, dang! seemed like they're more than enough. but i d

ME? getting married?!? hmmm...

warning: emo post ahead... =) you have been warned. every now and then people would ask me, "don't you wanna get married someday?" and almost all the time, they won't get a straight answer. oftentimes, i would give them some long, excruciating details why i don't ever want to get married. and sometimes i would tell them some of the many reasons why i want and need to get married. but most of the time, all they can get from me is some form of body language... a sigh a nod a confused look a wink a raised eyebrow rolling eyes (my faverit) or simply a shrug . 'coz no matter what type of body language i used in a particular time, i realized that at the end of of the day, the real answer all comes down to... I DON'T KNOW . you know, God has blessed me with so many things. some of them were great, while the rest are just what others would consider petty stuff. but for me, life is so good right now. of course there are STILL those times that i get pissed off with

...things that changed

...when i became a mom 2. i became a shopaholic . (slight) for kid stuff! trust me, LOTS of things changed when i became a mom. but never in a million years did i imagine this to be included in that list. i was never into shopping before. i even had some personal stuff and clothes from waaay back in college that i still use and wear,all because i don't shop for new ones AND i don't have the luxury to do so. but the thing is, when it comes to E (ezra) i tend to spend way MORE than i can afford! like i said, i was never into shopping before so im used to having just a little cash everytime i go out. and guess what? i didn't have any problem with it whatsoever. but now, i realized, a little cash won't do no good everytime we go out. i need to have at least more than enough for transpo, food, kiddie rides, rent for car/stroller ride, snacks here and there, and for some random kid stuff/clothes/toy that we might lay our eyes on along the way. (heh!) so with all tha

Confirmed!

YEP! it was confirmed. i DID lost five freakin' pounds! (yay!) and not just that, i think i lost MORE than 5 lbs. it wasn't a digital scale so i find it hard to get the exact reading. whew! those breath-taking aerobics and cardio plus program did work out for me. anyway, like i said, im gonna try this workout program in a few days for 30 straight days and also, im gonna be posting some regular updates on that one, so better stick around! til then... ciao! :)

Getting Fit: An update

alrightee. im gonna keep this short and sweet. :) i know i didn't give you my starting stats when i started this getting fit journey (sorry 'bout that) but still, i wasn't able to get those numbers ready. when i enrolled at the gym, they took my measurements and all but unfortunately, i don't remember them. but don't worry, il try to take get them soon and post 'em here, alryt? anyway, off to the update. i stepped on the scale last night and if the scale wasn't playing with me, im happy to share that i lost almost five freaking pounds (5 lbs!) ! hehe my starting weight was taken mid april (april 17) and being at the gym (although, off and on) for almost a month took five pounds off my bod! (yay!) anyway, since work is hard and ive been having problems sneaking off afterwork to visit the gym, i decided to try another form of workout. so, by next week, im gonna try the most talked-about jillian micheals 30 day shred workout! what's great about it is that e

throw that tantrum!

lemme share with you an article i stumbled upon earlier tonight. all parents get to experience this behavior at certain stages of our child's development.at some point, we find ourselves so helpless and short-tempered that scenarios like these often end up ugly for both the child and the parent. personally, i am guilty of this. oftentimes, i just give in to the punk's demand just so he would stop whining and shut up. and i admit, there's almost always the guilt afterwards. but anyway, here's one of the thousands of articles online that can help you deal with those dreaded tantrums. ------- by Gopi Patel of Ebeanstalk The truth is tantrums are a LEARNED behavior. Even if it just happens once the child learns that when I cry, scream, throw myself on the floor—kicking and arms in every direction, “I WILL GET MY WAY”. Tantrums usually occur when a child wants something and is frustrated because she can’t have it right away. When this happens parents usually give i