I AM GETTING FIT..and damn serious about it!

I went to the Cebu City Sports Complex ( popularly known simply as Abellana) 4am to do a little exercise. I usually run ten rounds straight on most occasions but thought a little deviation from the usual wouldn’t hurt. 7 straight rounds in 20 minutes and my chest was already pounding so hard I had to stop. After gulping a bottle of Fit n Right, I slipped on a dry tee and went to Pier Uno. I am yet to see the effects of drinking FitnRight and there I was waiting at the pier for some fiesta leftovers. More than a month later of swearing off rice, I broke my own covenant and cooked one cup of rice and devoured it like I haven’t eaten rice for years. The lechon, humba, afritada, bola-bola were all greasy but it was heaven in every chew. I felt guilty after eating knowing that I have to double my exercise to shed off the fat I ate. It’s for health reasons I’m starting to be conscious of what I eat and it feels light if exercise is coupled with healthy food – i.e veggies!!! I am in the habit of going to Carbon after a couple of rounds at Abellana in the morning and I there I buy my veggies. Ten pesos of mixed veggies and a sinigang mix, I am ready to make my chopsuey when I arrive home.

I miss eating greasy food, drinking coke on each meal and just lounging ( in the words of our Indian boss, Aparna. 'what are you doing, chilling?) in my bed for hours sleeping or watching television until my head hurts. But I am beginning to like a healthier lifestyle. And I am keeping it.