Fitness and Me

I am lost for words and i am idealess now. Perhaps, i am drained of inspiration to write something nice and fun, which is not me btw, or simply i need to recharge myself by making me having fun again. Full of life and vigours, the essense of the inner self, within me. Haha.

I've been hitting the gym recently and i am glad. I felt great although i have been hit by the stupid weather (raining for the pass 5 days, drizzling and raining, non-stop) ensuring me having the stupid headache. Arghhh..... !1!1!1!!!!! But, overall, it felt good and i am very, very determine (and i meant it), very determine to lost 10% of my weight and build some muscles. In short, looking good physically! LoL!

My regime is simple but of course, it will not be easy. What i need is to focus focus focus and focus on my goals. The picture that i imagine within my head of what i want to be. A relentless pursue of my dreams and goals, of my physical self 3 months down the road. Let me break down my goals to ya (i believe that anyone should state their goals and voice it out to make it a statement to make it happen):

1. Control my diet
Meaning watch what i put in my mouth. Less carbo, less rice, more fruits and less supper! Easier said than done, but of course, every weekend i'll splurge myself on some nice tasty delicious food. Only on weekends.

2. Go for cardio
Hit the treadmill, that spinning class, that bike and blah blah, for 60 minutes every time i hit the gym (which is 3-4 times/week). A combination of walking, jogging and hitting that max heart beating zone of running for a minute, while having a blast of music at both my ears!

3. Go for Strength
Hit that resistance machine with the combination of free weight. Pre-planned of upperbody workout for one day followed by abs and legs workout the next following gym day. Of course, my current focus would be on losing weight 1st rather than to build that freaking muscle mass up. Hence, the need to do like 3 sets of 20 repetitions pumping an area of muscle, eg biceps.

4. Walk more
I mean, its a norm here to walk and walk, as compared to what our lifestyle and our climate in Malaysia. Its a norm for us to walk 30 minutes in here, or even cycle to anywhere in the city. Weather is good, and you see everyone anywhere walking and cycling in China. Its healthy and its good. It is proven, that, if you walk and cut down on the food and carbo intake everyday, trust me, you will see a huge difference at your waistline. I've tried it and its proven!

5. FOCUS
This is the most important issue IMHO. I mean, i've seen and tried countless times, that an average person that hits the gym have the hardest time maintaining that consistency. Everyone loses their focus and gives up too easily. They give reasons and excuses to themselves. Its part of the bringing up, i supposed. I've learned that and i am not going to repeat that mistake again. Its a commitment i gave myself. I have not yet to have physical strength yet, thus, i need to make it up for by having an unwavering of a solid mental strength to compensate for it now.

In general, they are 2 types of strength in athletes, physical strength and mental strength IMHO. Physical strength is those that what we see in athletes, running that mile under 6 minutes? I mean, those that can jog and run and jog with that stamina, endurance and strength that you just wish for, anyway. Mental strength is those athletes that you see, that they have those goals and focus in their mind that wouldn't give up. They have absolute unwavering positive mindset within them to accomplish their goals. They don't even know how losing is. Its just not in their mind, the word of losing. Someone like Lance Armstrong, the winner of Le Tour de France for 7 seasons in a row.

Hence, i understood this, that i need to accept the fact and truth. I ain't gonna run away from it anymore not give myself reasons and excuses blinding me and myself. I am accepting the fact. The fact that i am overweight. And the fact that i need to change it and it is not going to b easy. It is going to be tiring and it is hard. I have accepted the fact that i need to sacrifice something within me, to change my results. I believe that i can do it and i am doing it. Simple but not easy. Change in action = Change in results.

I live by the words, you only live once. Why not make something happen out of it? Its your life anyway. What happen at the end, is what you are doing now. Its just that simple. Hence, i am going to make something happen. I am going to change. I am picturing myself 6 months down the road having that good image of myself looking good in the mirror. I felt great and i felt positive.

Looking forward and see myself in 3 months!

:)

Gambateh!