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My daughter is now 3 years old and 4 months and she is growing fast.  I work 8 hours a day and during weekends I feel so drained. Makati is sucking the energy out of me. Also I am heavier than my pre-pregnancy weight.  I had hopes that I can go back to my sexy body but it never happened.  I have heavier upper body that can cause my leg pain that I suffer from every day.  My husband mostly make fun of my weight but doesn't really bother me much.

With my active daughter I feel like I need more energy, I need to be more healthy and lighter so I can spend more time with her rather than influencing her with my bad habits of eating junk foods and soft drinks which is now her favorite as well. Rather than going to the park to have a family activity, there are times when we spend long weekends just at home because I feel tired .

I woke up one Monday morning and told myself that I need some change! This change needs a lot of discipline and will power, the good thing is that I can talk to people who inspires me on how I can start to eat healthy.  Few months back I started exercising. I downloaded some home exercise videos like Zumba but I did not change my way of eating. I do feel better after my excercise but I feel soreness in my body. I stopped after a week. 

Again I am trying to loose weight and have more energy but this time I am challenge to EAT right! Just this week I committed on not eating Pork, JunkFoods and stop drinking soft drinks. I also feel that the lesser sugar intake, the more energy I have. I am now drinking sugar free coffee and stop drinking instant ice tea drinks which I really love.  The good part is that I love salads so I am happy eating the greens though there are times that the options are not cheap. 

Eating healthy is easy but changing from unhealthy eating habits is not easy. You need to focus and to be really mentally ready. Food is happiness so when you start avoiding the regular comfort foods, it seems impossible or frustrating. My advise is to look for inspiration. Talk to people having the same goal so you do not feel alone ;) You can also get trips and tricks on the food alternatives.  

Some changes I did:

1. Eating brown rice rather than white - at first it seems like brown rice doesn't have taste but when you get use to it white rice is not appealing anymore.  What I love about brown rice is the texture. 

2. Find an exercise that you enjoy - I like Yoga and Zumba better than going to the gym. 

3. Take baby steps - do not elimnate all your unhealthy foods at the same time.  Choose one and start from there. 

4. Talk to the health nerds, they can teach you the alternative and they are really inspiring

5. Portion food -  eat half of what you use to eat, this is really a good start 

6. Allow yourself to have a cheat day- once in a while enjoy the food you love but still better if you can eat in portions 

7.  After six diet - not eating heavy dinner is really good especially on your digestive system 

8. Read inspiring blogs and stories - I actually love "The Fat Kid Inside" http://www.thefatkidinside.com

In just few days I feel lighter. I also feel that I have more energy than before. I am very determined to continue my new eating habits and also get back to doing some exercise. 

Remember that being a CoolMomHipMom, you need to be healthy! 

As I am writing this blog I am around 70 Kilos.  Hopefully when I look back it will be lesser. 

xoxo

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