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A healthy body is a palace. An unhealthy body is a prison. Eating right shouldn't be a task. It shouldn't be a chore. Remember that the groundwork for happiness is good health.

It's a lifestyle change!

Day 2! How is it going? I am so proud of myself because I worked out twice yesterday and burned a combined 875calories plus I ate 100% clean meals.

Breakfast- Plain Yogurt + Granola
Snack 1- 100cals of Pistachio nuts
Lunch- Brown rice + healthy vegetable soup made with Kale and without oil
Snack 2- 1 slice of honey dew melon
Dinner- Left over vegetable soup from lunch

Today's morning workout was also intense. I am in so much pain. Pleasurable pain I tell ya! My evening workout will be a 30 minutes brisk walk because tomorrow is weights training at bootcamp and I need my muscles relaxed tonight. Shout out to my workout partner Chiomz!

One thing I have learnt on my fitness journey is the fact that it is a lifestyle change. I lost 12kg between August and December last year and I hit a plateau. I think I must have gained 1 kg because although I worked out, I didn't really watch my meals. I saw myself going back to the unhealthy lifestyle and I recently came to the realization that I need to adapt to this new healthy lifestyle change. Yes I will have cravings, but they can be managed. I can indulge once in a while but in moderation.

This 6 weeks plan is for me to reset and kick up my weight loss a notch. I have 10kg to go and I am hoping I can achieve a significant loss by the end of 6 weeks. It is exciting to me. I have so many new yummy recipes to try and the adrenaline from working out keeps me going.

Remember, it is not a quick fix. It is a process with great progress. So Relax and have fun!

I am off to eat my lunch of wholewheat pasta in tomato sauce+shrimps.

Week 1: Meal Plan for 3rd March - 9th March

Week 1 is here, My #6WeeksToGoal Journey and like I promised, here is my meal plan for the week

Note that this is what I think will work for me. I have a very busy schedule so I can only afford to cook once a day which will be the lunch I take to work. So my breakfast, snack and dinner have been modified to easy meals with little or no cooking involved.

Feel free to substitute appropriate meals but remember, HEALTHY EATING is the goal. Control your portions no matter how 'healthy' your meal seems.

Keeping track of your meals is also very important to success. Check out my post on it here

Lastly, drink A LOT of water. Minimum of 3 Litres a day. Good luck and share your stories in the comments.

Grocery list (excluding items I have at home already)
• Kale/Spinach
• Coconut oil
• Tomato paste
• Brown rice
• Mixed veggies and mixed pepper frozen
• Strawberries, Greek Yogurt
• Bananas
• Mangoes
• Pineapple
• Grapefruit
• Brown Beans
• Plantain
• Sweet Potato
• Shrimps
• Goat meat
• Salmon
• Fresh Catfish
• Pepper soup ingredients

6 weeks Fitness Bootcamp and Clean Eating: Join me

Hi guys,

I can't believe I have not blogged this year. That is changing now as I will be documenting my #6WeeksToGoal journey starting on Monday, 3rd March.

Target- Lose 8kg (17 lbs) in 6 weeks.

Plan-

1. Eat healthy and ensure I cook 90% of my meals. My weekly meal plan will be published here.

2. Workout 2 times a day, 6 times a week (make sure I get in at least 10 workouts a week)

3. After recording my start weight, do not weigh myself till the end of the 6 weeks challenge.

4. Ensure I post on this blog at least 2 times a week to stay accountable.


Who wants to join me?

So help me God!

Random + Workout Boost

Hey All,

It is a great Monday and I am so excited for many reasons. Well 2 reasons:

1. I spiced up my routine

2. I joined the Smartest loser competition at work which involves having a workout buddy and competing together to lose the most weight in November. Winners go home with a new Samsung s4 phone. I know I need that phone in my life. I hope we win.

Now back to reason 1. I get bored easily and I feel like my body resists certain workout routines after a few weeks so I always look for ways to switch things up. After losing almost 15kg with Cardio-focused workouts, I hit a plateau. My friend _Sirius_ advised me to mix things up with Strength training. I am a big fan of strength training so I jumped at her suggestion. I decided to infuse my usual workout routine with 3 days of strength-focused training by using Shaun T's T25 Beta Phase (Rip't circuit and Upper Body are weights-based) and also Les Mills Body Pump dvd. It has been 4 weeks and I see a lot of difference. I feel toned and sexier...haha. I am starting to see definitions plus I am losing inches, although the scale is not really moving. It doesn't matter, as long as my clothes are getting loose.

I am bored again so today I decided to dump Shaun T and Les Mills for Jillian Michaels' Shred it with weights DVD. I enjoyed it today. Let's see how the next 4 weeks go. This is in addition to my evening workout classes at The Shrinkers.

In other news, did you know that different body types have different workout types and plan? I am sure you do. If you didn't, then start researching the best workout plans for your body type.

What are your favourite workout DVDs? especially strength-focused ones or how do you spice up your workouts?

One year Hiatus- Mental Readiness and Confessions.

It has been exactly ONE year since I last blogged on this site and I feel so ashamed of myself. Interestingly, this centers around my post for today.

I have been on this weight loss journey for a while now and I remember when I got together with my other 2 friends who started this blog with me, I was extremely motivated to lose weight, and I did. I lost 9.8kg. Remember this post where I mentioned how much weight I lost? Good! I had just got off Cambridge diet (post for another day) and I was slowly working out hence the weight loss. Guess what? I put it all on back. It was not sustainable. After that, I kept yo-yo'ing between losing and gaining and sadly, I gained back 8kg.

Fast Forward to mid-July this year, I had an epiphany.I wanted to not only look good in my clothes, I WANTED TO BE HEALTHY. I realized I didn't always want to always hear my doctor complain about my cholesterol level or my blood pressure. I hated that I always wished I was at least one size smaller, or wished I could wear certain clothes. Above all, I really wanted to be a runner. See I have a soft spot for runners. I admire them and I often wished I could experience that 'runner's high'. On 26th July, there was a deal on dealdey that offered a one month membership to Club Shrinkers- A fitness club with all the perks. I was very skeptical because I am a veteran on weight-loss and I know what to do. I called a friend up and said yo! buy me this deal. Invest in making me healthier. I got the deal, (thank you my dear friend) and I joined the health club. It was the usual eat right and work out routine but ONE thing was different. I WAS READY! and that brings me to the point of this post.

You have to be ready to lose weight. I don't mean the usual, oh I need to lose weight banter. I am referring to your mental and emotional readiness. You have to understand that no matter what, you CAN NOT QUIT before you reach your goal weight. You must not give up. I realized that all these years, even though I wanted to lose weight, I was not emotionally and mentally ready. I wanted a quick fix and easy way out. I was not willing to put in the effort. I had excuses for everything. It was until I decided mentally that I had no choice but to lose weight, that I took the first step towards a sustainable health and fitness lifestyle. So far, I have lost 12kg which is about 25lbs and I have 15kg to go. The difference this time is that I did it the right way. Clean eating, working out, resting well and I know it is a sustainable process. No gimmicks. I am making a complete lifestyle change.

I am back to blogging and as we go along, I will be sharing what has worked for me, what is working for me, and what I hope will work for me. This is a personal journey and so what works for me, may not be applicable to you, but the foundation still remains the same- Eat right and Exercise well. I am back to Fitness Rebirth and I hope you all join me on this current journey.