Body

Not sure if I want more defined abs or keep it the way it is. I personally like it more defined...but my boyfriend thinks it's ugly :/. What do you think?

p.s I keep receiving the same comments "How do you get your body?". Well honestly, i didn't work very hard cus i have been pretty active since Primary One! I was a sprinter and played Volleyball all the way till Secondary 4. Which explains why my calves are huge. I stopped exercising since then, and only started again some time last year. My metabolism is still pretty high, i can eat a lot without gaining weight so i don't go on any diet (swear!!!). And if i really overeat and gain weight, i can lose it very quickly too. All i've been doing for the past year is go to the gym once a week. I will jog 30-45 min and then use the machines in the gym. I'm really not the best person to ask "How" because my method might not work as easily for others (unless you also have high metabolism). I will do more research for ya'll and share with ya'll tips on losing weight! I'm sure all of that is already available if you Google though! It's all pretty much the same thing, DIET + EXERCISE = GOOD BODY. 

Be Inspired

"Tammy, why do you eat so much but never get fat?" 

"How do you maintain your body?" 

I get people asking me this question ALL THE TIME. 

My secret?

I EXERCISE.

I do not exercise A LOT though but i guess enough to not get fat. :)

I do not have the most perfect body. I know people would say "aiya be happy with what you have" but i don't want to until i have a body like that...

This is my motivation. I might never get a body exactly like that because i LOVE to eat though. Lol.

Still, i look at the picture and it makes me want to go exercise! Like right now, i feel like changing into my sports attire and running shoes and go jogging! 

If i listen to what people always say, "BE HAPPY WITH YOUR BODY! YOU LOOK GOOD ALREADY", i don't think my body would be what it it today.

I would be lying to myself if i had a belly like this and said i was "happy with my body". That's just me. I know some people can be (well good for them!) but i can't. Or rather, i choose not to be.

I've seen things like this...

If given a choice, would you choose the body on the left or the right? 

The answer is obvious right?

If you're already "contented" with a fat belly, you will never achieve the body on the Right. So why be contented with a fat belly when you can get a better body if you're willing to work for it?

My whole life, i've never been fat because i've been doing sports since young. However, i also eat a lot of junk so despite exercising so much, i'm not skinny. 

After i got out of Secondary School, i stopped exercising and kinda gained weight and became flabby. My highest weight, 55kg. Not overweight but i didn't like how i look.

I hated how my arms looked. Oh and not to mention my chubby cheeks.

I am a model for my online store and want to look good wearing my stuff. Most blog shop models in Singapore are very skinny so when compared to them, i'm actually pretty "big". I was ALWAYS complaining but did not do anything to achieve a nicer body.

I think it got to a point everyone found me annoying. Even i found myself annoying.

Tried to stop eating. Dieting did help me lose weight. No doubt. How can you gain weight from dieting right?

My face and my arms became smaller!

But was i happy? Not at all.

Everytime i deprived myself from eating, i felt depressed. In order for me to get out of that depression, i have to eat. When given the permission to finally eat, i stuff myself like mad and gain even more weight. It was a cycle. It was unhealthy. My weight fluctuated like mad.

In just a month, i gained back all that i lost...

Face became fat again.

But i was happier being able to eat! However my confidence level kinda dropped too.

So this went on and on till i told myself this...

I WILL TO EAT BECAUSE I LOVE TO BUT I WILL EXERCISE BECAUSE I WANT TO LOVE MY BODY MORE.

I realized dieting alone does not help me achieve my ideal body. I realized exercising is WAY more effective than dieting. If you diet, you have to be very strict cus once you give in to temptation, you gain weight again VERY quickly. However if you eat and exercise, your metabolism will be higher so even on days you don't do anything, your body is still burning fats. If you're toned, you look slimmer. This is no lie at all. I am around the same weight as before however i look SO much better now because i am toned. 

Oh and i realized jogging helped me get rid of my fat face FAST. When i first started jogging, i always feel the fats on my cheeks bouncing up and down! Today, i can hardly feel it bouncing...lol. So if you want a slimmer face, try jogging! 

It sure isn't easy to squeeze time to exercise but i do it cus of my motivation (the VS model). My schedule is CRAZY!! I work like 10 hours a day. However if i can squeeze in 1 hour to go work out, SO CAN YOU! :)

Diet is also important but i'm sure every girl knows that eating McDonalds everyday is not going to help you lose weight. Try to avoid oily deep fried stuff. Try to not have it at all. If you HAVE to have it, make sure you exercise harder! 

A good choice at a food court is fish soup with rice/noodles. Ask for more fish (i will add $1 more), and less rice/noodles. Carbohydrates are OK! Just don't have too much if you want to lose weight! If you completely cut it off you will notice a huge difference in your energy level and wouldn't be able to function well. You need the energy if you are constantly up and moving. If you are going to exercise, you need to fuel your body or you will faint.

There's a lot more about food i want to share! Will do another post on Diet when i'm free! :)

I hope this post inspires you to pick up those running shoes lying at the back of your shoe cabinet! 

I know of some readers who actually joined the gym after seeing my previous post! SO HAPPY FOR THEM! 

p.s I am no fitness expert. Just a normal girl who has seen what exercising regularly has done for me!

p.s I know this post is a lot like the previous post i did a couple of months back but i know it won't hurt to inspire people to get fit or just lose those extra pounds.

Start Exercising

Chinese New Year is coming!

This is the time most weight-conscious girls DREAD. Because you will have food on the table SCREAMING at you and it'll be so SO hard to ignore! And if you don't eat, your relatives would complain and ask tons of questions. So most of the time you eat, and then you get worried about gaining weight. Well first, read this post if you haven't! Then come back to this post!

Here are some stuff to help you start exercising!

GO SHOPPING!

Yes, SHOPPING!!!!

Back then, so many times, the thought of exercising crossed my mind but the thought of not having something nice to put on made me put that thought aside. One thing you should know, you should NOT give yourself a reason TO NOT EXERCISE because exercising is GOOD! Makes you feel good inside and out. :)

With about $150, you can get a full attire and this will be able to last you a year or 2. I know $150 is no big sum but hey, think about the money you spent on your work attire and party dresses? Stop shopping for those for maybe 3 weeks? You'd be able to save up and buy clothes you actually NEED.

Get a pair of GOOD running shoes. You wouldn't want to get blisters and then stop exercising because of that. Remember, DO NOT GIVE YOURSELF REASONS TO NOT EXERCISE. You can find pretty decent sport shoes at Royal Sporting House. This will cost you $60 (those on SALE) to $300? I got a pair of Nike ones for $100 there during the Great Singapore Sale last year. Lucky you if you go during a sale! :)

Next, your outfit!

Sports bra! I am so unwilling to spend on "branded" sports bras (like Nike, Adidas etc) cus it's so expensive! The average price of a Nike sports bra is about $80?!

However, I HAVE FOUND A PLACE WHICH HAS PRETTY GOOD ONES AND ARE OF REASONABLE PRICING...




For $24.90 only!

And then they have pants for exercising too...



Which is also $24.90 (i think?)!

And lastly, a tank top costs only about $10 at Cotton On! Or you can get it from Bugis Street for $5?

Total Damage: $100 (shoes) + $25 (bra) + $25 (pants) + $10 (tank top) = $160

Well, i wouldn't call it damage....it's more like AN INVESTMENT!!!

Then, find a place to exercise at!

For me, i chose to sign up for a gym membership at True Fitness. I joined a gym last year and have been hitting the gym pretty regularly till now. Because i have to pay a monthly fee with my own hard-earned money, that sorta pushed me to go work out at least 4 times a week so that money wouldn't be wasted.

Plus i like the gym because sometimes, when i'm on the threadmill, i'd be really lazy and want to give up after 10 min but i'd look at the person beside/in front of me who started running before me and if they don't look like they're about to stop anytime soon, i sorta don't want to stop cus i don't want to look "lousy". HAHA. Especially if the person looks like she's in her mid-40s?!

Well i know not every one is willing to spend that kind of money so well, if you aren't, you can choose to jog around your estate! Jog for about 30 min? Then do some work out at home!

If you want to work out at home, i'd suggest you buy dumbbells and an exercise ball!





It's about $20-$30 if i'm not wrong? I read somewhere that Ranking Sports, Bras Basah complex, sells it very cheap! If you're willing to pay a bit more or if Bras Basah is too inconvenient for you, you can go get it from Aibi Fitness (http://www.aibifitness.com/consumer/locate).

Once you've gotten your equipment ready, here are some videos of my favourite home work-outs...

Arms:

Tummy:




Thighs:

Butt:

Exercising is very fun and it shouldn't be something you DREAD doing.

I do not have a fantastic body but i am slowly gonna work towards it! Most of our New Year Resolutions have "Lose Weight!" or "Tone Up!" right? Those resolutions are usually forgotten after like a month? BUT I AM HERE TO REMIND YOU! THIS IS PRETTY ACHIEVABLE! LET'S DO THIS TOGETHER!

Now that i've started exercising, I NOW NEED TO LEARN TO EAT HEALTHIER! I said EAT HEALTHIER AH....LIKE CUTTING DOWN ON SALT ETC....NOT STOP EATING!

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THIS POST!!!! :)

Good Change

As i grow up, i see a lot of changes in me and well, im proud of most of my changes. Especially this one I'm about to share with y'all.

Ok, so if you don't already know, I LOVE food. And like every girl, I used to refuse to eat much so I won't gain weight. I managed to lose some weight when i didnt eat DUH how can one put on weight without eating right? I was happy! Flat tummy, skinny arms, V-face...etc. But when I start indulging in good food on special occasions, I worry, I worry so much about gaining all that weight back and that constant worrying made me so so unhappy. So it was like a messy situation back then...was I happy...was I sad...

Then I slowly learnt to live by this quote "eat what you like, we only live once" and yes I gained weight and yes that weight gain didn't help me much in the looks department. However, indulging in good food made me contented. Made me happy. So I told myself, don't stop, keep eating since its the one thing I enjoy most.

I did, I ate, I ate so much it scared me a lot. I was told about my weight gain every now and then. It was obvious, I can't hide it. I do photoshoots for my shop every week and it shows. So of course, it affected me quite a bit. I do not like reading/hearing things that isnt pleasing to me. Who does?

However, I told myself to never give eating up, so I started exercising regularly and now, all is greater that ever!!! I am happy enjoying my food and still maintaining my weight! I may not have the best body around, but i am not fat despite indulging in sinful food all the time! I think my boyfriend too loves me the way I am...being a girl who isn't afraid to EAT. Boys like girls like that! :)

Refrain yourself from eating and you lose weight but just how long do you want to deprive yourself from good food?! If you choose to not be lazy and go exercise...like going for a 1hr run about twice a week, you can still maintain your weight AND eat...why not enjoy the best of both worlds!

I am so SO proud of myself for promising myself to exercise and keeping to that promise for a while now. I can do it, you can too! I am an extremely busy woman if you don't already know, I run a online store, am the model for my online store, work in my own retail store, pick the stocks for the store on my own, pack the online shop parcels, go to the post office..etc. I do sooo much work everyday but there is no such thing as "no time" to exercise. It is just ONE hour. You have 24 hours a day. Give up sleeping for an hour, and go run! You have no excuse!

Haha ok I sound angry...and like I'm commanding you girls too...but come on I've heard that "no time" excuse for soooo long! I too, used to give that same excuse but then really it's only 1 hour a day you have to sacrifice.

Hopefully this will change some people and motivate you? :)

Ok it's pretty late, I shall continue with this post another time. I've something in mind to help motivate you girls to start exercising even more! Hehe. Hopefully I'll get down to continue that part of it by the end of the week!!