One Month and Five Days

I have been busy downloading free songs *Oppsss* [So Sue Me! I'm just joining the bandwagon].

Since the HDD Transplant for my M6 was only a minor success I am busy updating my playlist. Not really minor, the HDD kinda just died on Mr Alex. Thank you again Mr Alex - Gong Xi Fa Chai. I want to thank the wonderful people at multiply.com for 'sharing' your songs.

Gong Xi Fa Chai to my Chinese friends and readers *If there are any* May you have a prosperous year ahead of you.

Is it not wonderful to wake up on Monday morning and not go to work? I did not sleep in as I did yesterday. Woke up early to head to the gym. It was closed yesterday for Gong Xi Fa Chai. I needed the break anyways so I did not feel guilty for not going.

Last Saturday I supervised and played bowling with the students of my school as I have been put incharge of the 'Bowling Club' this year with two other teachers. We had to wait till the last girl went home and that was around 5 p.m. I did not really rush to the gym as I remembered my brother telling me the gym closes at 7 on Saturdays. But when I arrived I bumped into him and he told me they were closing at 6. My watched showed 5.30 p.m.

Thank you to the girl at the counter, you are such an Angel for allowing me to do my 30 min run. I needed it so badly.

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I has been exactly One month and Five days since I joined the gym.

What have I achieved so far?

I have managed to comfortably increase my speed on the treadmill. Initially when I started I only managed to do 4.5 km in 40 mins.

Nowadays I can reach the 6 km mark in 40 mins.

My best run to date was early this month when I managed to do 8.4 km in 60 mins and finished at 8.83 km after 65 mins.

At the moment I have been doing 40-45 min runs only as I try to increase my pace. I jog - sprint - walk - jog - sprint. I rely on my music to dictate my run. If I am listening to an upbeat - fast track I print. If its a slow jam - I walk and if its somewhere in the middle - I simply jog.

I will go back to my 60 min runs perhaps next week. I have a target and I hope to be able to reach the 9 km mark before 60 mins.

Have I managed to lose weight? To lose weight one has to be very disciplined. You are what you eat and there is an interesting post on Ms Murabiyyah's blog. Eversince I joined the gym I have stuck to a kind of diet. I eat all my meals. My helpings are in smaller portions and I have slowly been able to exclude 'rice' from my daily diet. I do eat rice but only occasionally. My carbs mostly come from Wholemeal bread. I even cook my own dinner. I stop eating after 8 p.m. and some people like Mr Adidarwish I believe stops eating after 6 p.m. I do not even buy food from my school canteen. I make my own breakfast every morning before work and I always have my bottle of water with me.

If my fiance plans to eat out, she knows I have to eat early and she is so supportive. But it is actually hard to find a place that serves 'healthy' food. My choice is always 'grilled' stuff like Ideal or Dixie's grilled chicken. There is also the occasional 'Sushi' outing.

I try to go to the gym 6 days in a week. I have a routine and I miss running outdoors. But I have developed a kind of comfort zone on the treadmill. I will run outdoors again. When? I do not know yet. I guess when I find a new pair of running shoes for running outdoors. *winks at Hers*

Another interesting article I came across is on multiply. From a lady named Sita and she copied it off somewhere and I think If you are serious about losing weight this will be a very good read. Link is [here].

Oh and before I forget - Happy Birthday Mr RF. See you around. If anyone wants to g=join the JPMC gym - Mr RF will be renewing his membership soon and for B$100 you can become a member for 3 months. So if you are interested please go to Mr RF's site for more details.

I haven't aswered my earlier question - well truth is - I do not want to mention it hear. I prefer the people who know me and have seen me, to tell me in person if they have seen any changes. I know I see it but what is the point if other do not.