One Step at A Time- #2 GetFriends

//Thursday's Les Mills Tone with serra_lin@IG; a killer session every time, but worth it!

Get acquainted. Get friends. Don't do this alone. I mean, get serious friend(s) who either get into the journey with you or someone to monitor your journey.

Reasons- you need someone to keep a tab on your progress & to keep on motivating you. And trust me, you will get tired and demotivated at times.

//Easy walk at KL Tower Eco Park

//Hiking @ Tabur East

//Picnic & walk at Frim, Kepong

//Coway Run this year

If you have the means (time and financial) invest in a gym membership. Gym places usually have classes- Les Mills (under FF), HIIT-like classes, zumba, yoga etc. You can go to these classes for a starter until you find what you like, your niche- we'll talk more about this in later entries.

Invest in a personal trainer (PT) if it's within your reach/budget- because they can tailor the workout for you and they can correct your forms to avoid injuries. And because at times when you feel like you cannot go on anymore, they will push you past your limit, and you will be thankful for that.
Ask around and talk to the trainers on what they can offer.

//Burn class under Fitness First

//The fun bunch @ FF!

//Another fun bunch (quorum x complete) at the gym

My working hour isn't as flexible and I sometimes ended up finishing late- I can't keep up with some of the classes hence getting a PT was my best option. And hey, like someone said, results don't lie. [Honorary mention : khairulmuzzamir@IG]

Alternative is you can always join programme like Jom Kurus 1Malaysia or Fat Loss Challange programme by Anytime Fitness. Point is, don't walk this journey alone.

We'll talk more about workouts, exercise, and trainers in later posts.

Share with me your experience.

One Step at A Time - #1 The Trigger

This is one post that I've been delaying for months and contemplated many times simply because one, my journey isn't as great compared to others; two, I was never a sports person; and three, I wasn't and still am not sure if I could maintain this (read: istiqamah). The 'what if?' kept coming back.

But as I got more questions on how, perhaps I can share a little bit based on what I know and have practiced. I'll break the journey into different parts with different themes. So we go with first step today:

If you want to lose weight, find your reason(s) / trigger(s) to shed that kilogram and anchor it with (a) goal(s)- must be measurable, do-able and realistic.

Mine? The trigger was patient's comment while I was running the obesity clinic (something that went along the line 'but you're also not as fit to give me this advice on how to lose weight' 😑)

I had many other reasons to start losing weight- I was easily feeling tired and the timing just fit. It was around the time where I no longer need to do weekends round and someone (read: cousin Ummi) was pestering me to join the gym- more excuses to lepak with cuzzies!

So first step: Find your absolute resolution. Write down your do-able goal(s)

Mine? To get to ideal body weight, normal BMI, meaning to shed off 10kg. The aim was ~1kg per month (that's what we advice in the obesity clinic- ~1kg per month in the first 6 months)

What's yours?

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