Yes… I admit, I’m an addict. I’m addicted to exercise, counting calories, maintaining portions and reading health magazines (oh, and my now favorite sport is running!). I don’t think there can be a better addiction than to healthy living. Some people say how amazed they are at my dedication, my determination and my discipline. I mean, when I put my mind to it, I really see results. Maybe it’s just my pride also.

In the past, I’ve lost 30 lbs in one month, only to gain it all back within a year. I think this cycle has repeated itself for more than 4 times now. The first was when I was in 6th grade. I was really FAAAAAAT! As in really chunky fat! I seemed as if I was slouched even though I was standing straight. Then the summer after 6th grade all the way to about 2nd semester of 7th grade, I had lost a lot of weight. Come first year high school, I started to gain weight again… slowly, until I got FAT again in 2nd year high school. I got thin again in my 3rd year, only to go to the US for the summer and gained around 20 lbs in 2 months. By the time I graduated, I was chubby. So around 1st year college up to the end of my 2nd year in college, I was able to maintain my weight… only to balloon to a size 38 and 215lbs when I got to 1st year law school.

Fat is really sneaky… it crawls up to you and you don’t even notice, until you realize that your clothes won’t fit. I felt like a real blob! Everything was jiggling. Then I told myself that I’m fed up with being FAT… apparently, people were calling me Jollibee behind my back. Haha! Looking back, I now laugh because I was really that fat. The cycle repeated itself since December 2006 to March 2007, I had lost a total of 30+lbs, only to gain half back by November of 2007. Now, I promise not to repeat the cycle.

I’ve decided to be consistent and not to give way to temptation, no matter how tasty they may be or how sweet they are. Now, every time I look at a pastry, I think of how many kms I have to run in order to burn it and I always ask myself, “Is it worth it?” The obvious answer is no. I control myself when I go to buffets. I choose vegetables and fruits over most meats. I stay away from chicken skin (ooooh! yummy!) and chicharon. I’ve said my farewell to sisig and other pulutan. Heck, I never could have thought I’d say goodbye to alcohol. I’ve rid myself of vices. No more smoking (started in 1999) and have quit since August of 2006. I no longer drink beer or at least try my best to stay away from it. One thing is for sure, I never go beyond 3 bottles at a time. Ice cream is a thing of the past, same goes for chocolate chip cookies and oooh, potato chips and other snacks.

Oh, the reason for this post? My family is teasing me that I’ve become obsessed with my health. Hehe… Well, again, better with health than anything else