Benchwarmer with shoes to show off!

I am eagerly waiting for my new Kobe shoes which mom said she sent by air cargo.   It’s been  almost 7 days since she had it shipped and here I am still waiting.   Our basketball tourney will be in 3 days time and well, I still need to break it in at home so I can walk naturally/casually during the parade oblivious I have new shoes on.   You are right, I have this hidden agenda to show off my shoes!

Even if coach Diego  will not tap me to play and be a basketball bench warmer all throughout the game next week, I won’t sulk about it.   I should have fun and cheer my team mates instead of thinking that people would be teasing and laughing why I did not play.   Joining the team is for experience and and to find out if basketball is for me.

Mom sent the shoes to encourage me to go out once in a while to exercise.  Sometime last December she sent a new tennis racquet when I showed interest in trying the game, but after 2 beginners session,  I already hanged up the racquet.  I felt, I am not cut out for sports or tennis for that matter.   So, I am trying basketball now… I know little about it but I will give it a try.  I have to give in to my mom’s constant prodding to do something about giving myself physical activities,  knowing me  too well that I’ve been spending most of my time before the computer doing layout work, web page designing, developing games.  That’s my forte and my passion!

Alright..I am resigned to the fact or I am already expecting that I might be into the game for a couple of minutes then a benchwarmer till the end but still, my consolation is that I have my Kobe shoes to show off! (lol… such a shallow reasoning???).

Kobe VII shoes ….

Keeping that mentality will help me not sulk at all for my ife is good.. life is short to be sad and bitter.

Plus size dresses

I warned my cousin to stop her non sense dieting because it won’t work out.     The Junior Senior Prom is almost 2 weeks away and her goal is to lose weight before the big night to fit into that lovely evening gown that she wanted so much Actually, I am not discouraging her but the bitter truth is that her goal is unrealistic knowing that she has been carrying those extra load since she was a little girl.

I’ve seen her starving herself to death, eating only crackers and black coffee everyday and it is very unhealthy.   I can understand that she is cranky and a certified grumpy queen these days because of her desire to fight her food craving and hunger pangs.   She might lose some pounds but her target dress will not really fit.

The other day, I had the chance to have a serious pep talk with her and she listened intently on how I made her realize that her time is very limited to be able to wear the sexy gown she wanted.  I then adviced her that there are fashionable  plus size dresses which are available on line which she can browsed on and she will not be disappointed.

Last night, I received an ecstatic call from cousin Louise bragging about her plus size gown purchased online.  The most important thing is that she promised that from now on, she will live a healthy life.

Pinoy Biggest loser

Followers of  Pinoy (Filipino) Biggest loser reality TV show winners got inspired with the Top 5 winners announced during the Grand finals night held in Ynares Stadium, Antipolo City.  It was 16 weeks journey for strong willed and hopeful 12 Biggest Loser contestants, joined the reality show that centered on losing the highest percentage of bod weight and accomplished that goal by going through challenges and temptations hoping to transform their lives, health and weight under direct supervision of professional trainers.   You will be amazed on how 12 overweight contestants successfully lost weight the natural way.   And their determination and self discipline inspired millions of people.   I bet, a lot  were inspired to enroll in gyms and to start the work out program that they had been contemplating before but are too lazy to do it.   Seeing the winners  surely had awakened the spirit and enthusiasm of most and I for one, who got so busy with my studies made excuses for not attending the gym and sadly my regular working stayed on the back seat.   I decided now to get moving  and hopefully my renewed interest will sustain the high feeling I have  right now.

Wish me luck!

The Biggest Loser contestants

The Biggest loser winners….before and after pictures

…overall winner Larry Martin

1st runner up- Art Mendoza

2nd runner up – Raffy Tan

3rd runner up- Angela Lupangco

4th runner up- Hazel Chua

Inspiring!

Dancing the Zumba…

Finally my mom has found a healthy way to lose weight… gradually but surely!  She is into Zumba dancing and mighty proud she is as she credits Zumba for losing 10 lbs. already.   Well, as what I’ve heard from friends, Zumba is a Latin inspired fitness program and she swear to high heavens that she will stick to the dance routine forever because it promises to burn 500 calories per hour.   Actually, I believe that she can really sustain the enthusiasm because way back then she was already into ballroom dancing and it was only when she got  married and had a family that dancing took a back seat to taking care of us, tending the house and being a dutiful wife and mom.   Secondly, according to her my dad is a boring dance partner who can’t can’t keep up with the groove and moves that oftentimes her being impatient of teaching  him to dance leads to LQ’s (Lovers Quarrel).   However, dad would always accommodate request from my dancing mom to be his partner even though he jokes about having “two left foot”.

I am sure glad to hear that she is back to dancing but I am kinda worried that her bones might be getting a little stiff and brittle now that she has turned 51.   Just the other day, I had a little chit chat with her over the phone and she enthusiastically bragged about her dancing which she raved to be a fun workout which invigorates and makes her feel young.  She should have considered dancing long before if that is the case because work always stressed her which makes her grumpy all the time.  Now that she has been into fun and healthy activities, ageing will be delayed in some ways.   She said that even without dad in the class she never worry at all because Zumba routines requires no partner.   You just have to enjoy the music and love the dance.

Oh, I love to see my mom looking young and fit once again!   It would be goodbyes to her slimming pills, slimming coffee and teas, the fad diets as she embraced the world of Zumba dancing.   I hope mom will keep it up along with sensible diet.   I told her to encourage dad to join the class too because his latest pic showed him with a bulging belly.   That gives me an idea to order on line Zumba DVD’s as an ideal Christmas gift.   Perfect!

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Weight loss pills

Losing weight doesn’t come easy and one really have to work hard to achieve it.  It is a known fact that millions of people are struggling to keep off unwanted pounds thus abound health clubs,exercise videos, yoga,   fad and crash diets and even interventional procedures.  Far too many people I knew are are into weight loss pills. Not surprising though when one of my aunt is into it.  She is  uncomfortably chubby but cannot be considered obese.

Whining and complaining for not losing  weight fast is  already music to our ears for we’ve heard it from aunt Therese countless of times.   She is already considered one who is  into yo-yo weight loss syndrome but she won’t give up believing in the saying  ”different strokes for different folks”.

Now, she showed up bragging that she is 3 kgs. lighter.  Oh well, we will see how tough her fighting spirit is, I am baking her most fave blueberry cheesecake.

Hang on!

Hunky Willy is in town….

A lot of oohhhhhhs and ahhhhhh’s elicited from amongst the crowd when this tall, athletic guy arrived at our High School reunion. I was among the group of  men on the sideline who can’t help but just looked from afar and also admired how this hunk of a man achieved that dream body.   My mind wandered far that only if I had not faltered on my regular work out  then I might be at par with that guy who turned out to be  Willy – our batch mate.   Surprisingly, he is far from the weakling and shy Willy we had known before and when finally we had the chance to talk, I noticed how confident he is and super mighty proud to be the center of attention.

I’ve learned that he was part of the national rowing team who competed in Thailand last year and he was quick to share that their rigid trainings are enhanced with regular use of muscle stimulation which obviously helped them achieved better performance and endurance in every competition.  Our conversation was cut short when goggling and giggling ladies can’t help to have pictures taken with him.

An instant celebrity huh!  (I am not bitter..lol).. I’ll wait for my hunk days to come….