food and exercise

as i was on my way home from apple’s today.. i was looking out of the bus and i was actually pretty surprised to see many people jogging around the neighbourhood. felt rather motivated to do so but i was still quite bloated from the dinner and water so i decided not to.

i have not exercised at all for about 3 weeks already. when i went to the club yesterday, my sisters and i just dipped and played in the wave pool for awhile. other than that i really wasn’t motivated to do anything else. i have a thing for not going to the gym during exam period. not to play squash, badminton, basketball or any sport during the exams – for fear that i might fracture or hurt some part of my body that would directly or indirectly affect the way i’m going to prepare for and take my exams. it’s not paranoia, it’s more of taking precaution, cos’ i’ve had close encounters of friends breaking their arms or injuring their fingers just before an exam. so swimming is the only activity that i allow myself to do… and a bit of light jogging. the sad thing is i have done neither!!

i exercise everyday 2-3 days in the past but i think it’s my record for not working out for 3 weeks haha. surprisingly though i didn’t gain any weight despite indulging in more sinful and unhealthy food which i never would’ve allowed myself to.. such as ferrero rocher chocolates, dark chocolate bars, lotsa’ lotsa’ milk, coco crunch, deep friend food like fries and secret recipe’s chicken cordon bleu… overly oily food… and i also forbade myself from consuming too much carbs cos’ carbs+lack of exercise was what made me gain 7kg over 1 year now that i’ve lost 11kg… i aspire to continue with my healthy weightloss regime, by exercising regularly and eating healthily… though it is alright to cheat during weekends i always believe in a balance. besides if i were to give myself to many rules esp with regards to what not to eat, i would be a very very sad girl! haha.. FOOD IS MY LIFE!

okay.. so… here are my plans for now for the coming 2 weeks:

6may (tues) – swim 1 hour
8may (thur) – kayak and cycle @ sentosa
9may (fri) – swim 1 hour @ chalet (if period doesn’t come)
10may (sat) – jog/cycle 1 hour @ chalet

12-13may – bintan
14may (wed) – gym 2 hours
15may (thur) – NDP training
16may (fri) – swim 1 hour
17may (sat) – east coast park cycle + NDP training

hopefully nothing else changes and i’ll have time to return to my exercise regime of working out at least 3 times a week! coming up of course would be more badminton sessions with apples! and also family hikes to bt timah hill!

with regards to FOOD…. i’ll try my best to slowly cut back down on carbs during dinner. it’s soo hard esp cos’ now i’ve started eating carbs again! maybe i’ll ask helen to cook soup like everynight if im back for dinner! haha. i must get apple’s mum’s soup recipe! tomato..chicken..onion..carrot.. what else? i only see that in the soup but it tastes sooo good!