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My fitness pal

I am that close to downing that bar of TimeOut right now and I have decided to resist the temptation. 😎

I refer to one of my older posts where I shared some of the workout routines I usually do. Well, times have changed and so have my workouts.

In the last 2 weeks, my teeter (literally) dragged me to the pool. I told her: "Your happiness is my misery," because I'm a horrible swimmer but she's just the opposite.

Nonetheless, I swam a good 10 laps in 30 minutes with a lot of short breaks in between each lap. It was no surprise. Every 2.4km I had to run for NAPFA was sucking out every ounce of my breath and energy. 😪

Funny thing is if I could just jog leisurely, I can go on for a long time. Don't change the fact that I've poor stamina though.

Ever since the teeter came back from her long-run in China, she said: "Mei, let's lose weight together." I took this figuratively initially but I hadn't known she meant what she said.

Today, she dragged me to the pool again and I managed to accomplish 13 laps! (No, I don't mean to say my stamina has improved.) I realized how encouraging it is to have someone partake a similar journey as me. 😊

Yes, I am still trying to lose weight. SkinnyMint definitely helped me lose some but it wasn't enough. I have a couple of kilos to shed before I attain my ideal weight (and ideal really differs across each person).


Let's just say the real deal begins now. 😀

I recently downloaded an app, MyFitnessPal, upon recommendation by a friend and I've to say it's probably the most useful app anyone trying to lose weight can make use of.

Basically, it's an app that registers your calorie intake. It also offers suggestions/advise on how you should proceed depending on your body (height and weight). Another good thing is that the app allows you to register the amount of exercise you engage in (if you do) and gives you an estimate of how much calories you've lost.

For me, I'm given a 1,200 calorie intake daily. Should I not meet this goal, the app reminds me that I should not compromise my meals to lose weight.

I've been using this app in the last 2 (maybe 3) days and I'm impressed with it each time!


This is me today. It didn't feel like I had a lot at lunch but the numbers told me otherwise. Only goes to show how "fattening" Indian food can be, despite my lunch being vegetarian.

I obviously overate today but I'm so glad I went swimming and did a lot of walking as well. 😊 (Now you know why I'm resisting the chocolate bar?)

I usually have a chocolate bar after dinner. I don't know why but I always have this craving. 😩 Which is why cutting out that chocolate bar is the hardest thing to do, but I know it's all for the better. I fill myself up with lots of water to ensure I don't become hungry as quickly. 

The app suggests I cut down on carbohydrates since they undeniably account for most of the weight gain/loss. I'm doing this slowly.

Dinner is usually my smallest meal because I don't require as much energy as night as I do in the day when I'm out and about. That's a good starting point to reduce carbs. 😊

I've also began to be more active! Apart from swimming, I also walk a lot. When the teeter suggested jogging today, I recalled a couple of articles I chanced upon online that warned of early ageing due to excessive jogging (so be careful my jogger friends!). In fact, brisk walking and jogging burns the relatively the same amount of calories for the same amount of time.

I take the stairs as opposed to the lift, unless my bags weigh a ton or I feel sick (which I do pretty often surprisingly 😵). 

Nonetheless! First step to losing weight is definitely increasing activity level and changing your diet. 😉
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