I'm 5'7" and I have weighed from 107lbs at my skinniest and heaviest at 140lbs. My starting point now? 117lbs. Perfect BMI, yeah? But my challenge here is not to lose weight but to gain abs.
I have always been physically active before and throughout my teens. My first physical activity was when I first studied Taekwondo when I was 11 years old. I studied in a fitness studio (Corene) in my hometown, Bacolod. From then on, my thirst for new skills to learn hasn't faded. I attended voice lessons when I turned 14 (which proved to be helpful by improving my breathing), joined our high school basketball team until I graduated (pun intended :)), and joined the Taekwondo varsity team in college. After college graduation, I hang out with the university swim/triathlon team, had basic swim training and also went running in my free time.
After all the cardio, strength and endurance training, still no abs in sight.
My post grad life started with a post grad diploma course in UPLB and late night reviews for the board exams. No time was left for exercise except for the long walks going to and from the Engineering building before and after classes. I gained 15 lbs during this time and weighed 125lbs before I took my first job as an Engineer in Philips Semiconductors Taiwan.
We were provisioned with company bicycles in Taiwan which will serve as our means of transportation to go around the district where we lived in. So everyday I was riding my bike to and from work. I also worked out in the company's gym after office hours. The problem was that my bike usually led me to the night markets, dumpling houses, milk tea shops, and chicken steak stalls. 15 lbs on top of the 125. 140 lbs! I wasn't feeling sick or anything. I just felt my tummy hurt from bouncing every time i go for a run or a brisk walk. Again, it's not the weight. It was not even the appearance in this case. It was the discomfort which made me decide that I should lose the extra pounds.
The journey back to 117 lbs begins here.
I have always been physically active before and throughout my teens. My first physical activity was when I first studied Taekwondo when I was 11 years old. I studied in a fitness studio (Corene) in my hometown, Bacolod. From then on, my thirst for new skills to learn hasn't faded. I attended voice lessons when I turned 14 (which proved to be helpful by improving my breathing), joined our high school basketball team until I graduated (pun intended :)), and joined the Taekwondo varsity team in college. After college graduation, I hang out with the university swim/triathlon team, had basic swim training and also went running in my free time.
After all the cardio, strength and endurance training, still no abs in sight.
My post grad life started with a post grad diploma course in UPLB and late night reviews for the board exams. No time was left for exercise except for the long walks going to and from the Engineering building before and after classes. I gained 15 lbs during this time and weighed 125lbs before I took my first job as an Engineer in Philips Semiconductors Taiwan.
We were provisioned with company bicycles in Taiwan which will serve as our means of transportation to go around the district where we lived in. So everyday I was riding my bike to and from work. I also worked out in the company's gym after office hours. The problem was that my bike usually led me to the night markets, dumpling houses, milk tea shops, and chicken steak stalls. 15 lbs on top of the 125. 140 lbs! I wasn't feeling sick or anything. I just felt my tummy hurt from bouncing every time i go for a run or a brisk walk. Again, it's not the weight. It was not even the appearance in this case. It was the discomfort which made me decide that I should lose the extra pounds.
The journey back to 117 lbs begins here.
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