In the office we have what we call the Gain-Loss Competition, otherwise known as the glorified lose (or gain) weight new year resolution. It's a competition born out of year-after-year of unfulfilled new year resolutions. At least that's the reason why I joined the competition. I have always known that I'm overweight. There was even a time when a BMI (body-mass index) chart called me obese. I already lost 20 lbs since my last physical exam, and I target to lose 20 lbs more for the competition. We are evaluated every fifteen days, and my performance for the first two evaluations are dismal. Maybe because I'm not taking the competition seriously. True enough, I now watch what I eat, but I still don't exercise. I don't know. I guess I'm too lazy to exercise. It's not over yet, though. The competition runs through April 29, 2006. So I still have plenty of time to catch up. Maybe I'll buy one of those Thai-bo (spelling?) videos and sort of dance myself to fitness. :-)
There are seven of us who are competing. One is in gaining category, while the rest of us are in losing category. The biggest loser or gainer at the end of every fifteen days is declared the winner for that round. Each of us contributes 250 pesos for the pot money, so the winner gets 1,500 pesos. Not bad, eh? Can you blame me if I want to win a round or two?
Update:
Matt says it's "Tae bo" for "tae kwon do" and "boxing". I don't know where I got Thai-bo. It's just two letters away from Thai Bowl. Hehe... :-)
it's "tae bo" carl, for "tae kwon do" and "boxing"
ReplyDeletegood luck on you competition. :)
Thanks, Matt for both the spelling correction and the wishing of luck. Hehe...
ReplyDeletem'lord, there is a much effective way of losing weight. tae bo is already archaic. and i am not talking about pilates either. what i am suggesting is that you go and buy the bellydancing VCDs out on sale. my sister has one if you want to borrow. i would have wanted to join the competition myself but i know my limits and staying away from food is just such a chore for me. damn i wish i had more willpower.
ReplyDeleteanyway, i also have this other VCD at home called the "breathe thin" exercise. as the title suggests, it is about getting thinner by just doing some breathing exercises. in case you would like a copy [coz it's my mom's so i can't just lend it to anyone], i'd be glad to burn you one.
good luck and in case you win, you know where my cubicle is and i know some places where we can spend the pot money! hehehe!!! of course, matt and the gang should be there lest we both be labeled as the "brokeback" kind. you know what i mean. hehehe!
Thanks for the tips, Lord Mentalnoise. Yup, taebo is quite old, but it's the only thing that I can think of. I'll send my blank cd's to your kingdom for burning. Thank you, my leej. :) Manlibre gyud ko kung makadaug ko.
ReplyDeletewhoa! good luck! you can do it! Why don't you try swimming???
ReplyDeleteLord Governor, thanks. I don't think I can fit-in swimming in my busy schedule... :) Busy daw...
ReplyDelete10 pushups and 10 crunches before you sleep and repeat when you wake up. Very effective to give you energy in the mornings and tire you in the evenings to help you sleep. Increase when it gets easy. These don't even take more than 5 minutes.
ReplyDeleteGood luck! And lay off the carbs :P
hello carl.
ReplyDeletedo not trust the BMI. its in accurate. Look at me. I'm 6'1 and 202 lbs and classified as obese.
But I'm not. the BMI was used as a marketing tool to sell a certain drug, you might be familiar with as a weight loss drug.
as for losing weight, do it the old fashioned way. get up off your butt and sweat it off.
10 push ups and 10 crunches dont do it though. I used to do 500 crunches a day and 50 push ups. no bull. pero the important thing is to keep your cardiovascular system running.
bike, running, swimming. anything.
look at it this way, what good is a thin body pero its not toned ?
carl, every one has time.
ReplyDeletein the absence of it, make time.
kung gusto, maraming paraan
kung ayaw, maraming dahilan
4trackmind and Gio, thanks for the tips.
ReplyDeletecarl you have mail at your neverbox inbox...
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