Tumataba nga ako!
"Oo, tumataba nga ako."
I faced that truth around two or three years ago. Although I lead a very active lifestyle, I am always classified under the category "chubby." Pagandahin pa natin... Renaissance painting woman. Kung local na artista naman pagbabasehan: Ara Mina at Joyce Jimenez. Although they're not really that big in real life, parang nakakalula sila pag nasa screen. Ewan ko lang si Katya Santos.
So the first truth that I had to face: Not all bodies are created equal.
Kung naturally curvy ang katawan ko, kapag pumayat ako, pwede ko bang maging kasing-katawan si Gwyneth Paltrow o di kaya si Nicole Kidman? O di kaya yun mga supermodel na sina Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, at Tyra Banks?
Siyempre hinde! But there was a time in my life when I wanted to be flat-chested, tall, and bony. Pulos supermodel laman ng mga magazines ng mga panahon na yun e! Ang ginawa ko, tinigilan ko na lang pagbabasa ng magazine!
Kelangan talaga na may realistic tayong pagtingin sa ating katawan at huwag umasa sa info na pinapakain sa atin ng media!
Second truth I had to face: Starving yourself to death otherwise known as dieting makes you lose weight but not permanently. In fact, it makes matters worse.
I used to do this in high school. Mabilis nga ko pumayat pero hindi permanent ang weight loss. Pagdating ng college, lalo pa akong lumaki. Hindi ko na alam gagawin ko. May nakita akong libro, "Stop the Insanity ni Susan Powter." Binili ko para sa Comm 3 speech ko. Akala ko kasi papayat ako pagdating ng speech ko in 2 weeks, it takes a loooong time pala. Ten years, almost, before her advice actually worked on me.
What really stuck in my head was how she described the process of dieting. Let's say you're 130 lbs. Then you starve yourself and go on a diet. Succesful ka naman at naging 120 lbs. ka after 2 months! Sa sobrang tuwa mo, kumain ka ng kanin at ulam dahil di mo na talaga makayanan na pulos tubig at singkamas kinakain mo for the past 2 months. So after a month, balik kang 130 lbs. But this time you feel fatter.
Bakit kamo?
You lose lean, muscle mass when you starve yourself. Lean muscle mass = strength. May konting fat, may konting tubig pero pulos muscles ang nababawas when you starve yourself. Then when you gain that weight back, you gain FAT, TABA, SEBO and not muscles.
Which is heavier: 1 kilo of muscles or 1 kilo of fat? They're the same. Parehong 1 kilo. Pero on your body? Do they look the same? Fat is more loose and they occupy more space. Muscles on the other hand is more compact. Leaner.
"Ay, ayoko magka-muscles!"
You don't really have to look like the female version of Arnold Swarzenegger. Hindi ganong klase. Think Madonna. Think Kylie Minogue. Honestly, I wanna be as hot as they are when I'm forty!
What's nice about muscles pa, they continously burn fat even while you're at rest. Heto talaga kaya I continuously remind myself to eat kasi mahirap mag-build ng muscles. In order to burn... and the keyword is BURN fat... you have to move! Kasi for you to build muscles, you have to exercise. And in order to start burning, it's all hard work. Hihingalin ka talaga. Cardiovascular endurance tawag nila dun na nakukuha through any aerobic activity.
By aerobic activity, hindi ito limited sa "aerobics" per se. Sabi nga ni mareng Susan Powter, “Aerobic is any movement under the sun for 30 minutes or more in oxygen. Any movement. Walking can be a fabulous aerobic activity. Jump, row, hike, cycle, swim, dance do whatever it is you enjoy – but if you want to be aerobic, you must be in oxygen, and if you want to burn fat, it’s got to be for 30 minutes or more in oxygen.”
At by "in oxygen" dapat humihinga ka at di humihinto gumalaw for 30 minutes. May explanation sa biology dati kung bakit oxygen helps burn fats. Once oxygen enters your body, it feeds 75 trillion cells in your body, the product or fuel this fire produces is called adenosine triphosphate or ATP.
Pero pinaka-basic dito "Without oxygen, you die."
"Exercise ba kamo? Ayokong mapagod!"
(To be continued)
Disclaimer: Uulitin ko po ulit. Isa lang po akong chubby na tao na di na gaano chubby ngayon. Hindi man ako ganon kapayat, gusto ko katawan ko!!! Di po ako nagkukunwaring alam ko lahat ng dapat at di dapat gawin sa pagpapapayat. I have to admit na I'm not an expert. Sana lang makapagbigay ako ng inspirasyon and be able to give hope.
My words of wisdom may not work on all people except on myself. This is just my story and what I did may not work on everybody. If symptoms persist, please consult your doctor.
I faced that truth around two or three years ago. Although I lead a very active lifestyle, I am always classified under the category "chubby." Pagandahin pa natin... Renaissance painting woman. Kung local na artista naman pagbabasehan: Ara Mina at Joyce Jimenez. Although they're not really that big in real life, parang nakakalula sila pag nasa screen. Ewan ko lang si Katya Santos.
So the first truth that I had to face: Not all bodies are created equal.
Kung naturally curvy ang katawan ko, kapag pumayat ako, pwede ko bang maging kasing-katawan si Gwyneth Paltrow o di kaya si Nicole Kidman? O di kaya yun mga supermodel na sina Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, at Tyra Banks?
Siyempre hinde! But there was a time in my life when I wanted to be flat-chested, tall, and bony. Pulos supermodel laman ng mga magazines ng mga panahon na yun e! Ang ginawa ko, tinigilan ko na lang pagbabasa ng magazine!
Kelangan talaga na may realistic tayong pagtingin sa ating katawan at huwag umasa sa info na pinapakain sa atin ng media!
Second truth I had to face: Starving yourself to death otherwise known as dieting makes you lose weight but not permanently. In fact, it makes matters worse.
I used to do this in high school. Mabilis nga ko pumayat pero hindi permanent ang weight loss. Pagdating ng college, lalo pa akong lumaki. Hindi ko na alam gagawin ko. May nakita akong libro, "Stop the Insanity ni Susan Powter." Binili ko para sa Comm 3 speech ko. Akala ko kasi papayat ako pagdating ng speech ko in 2 weeks, it takes a loooong time pala. Ten years, almost, before her advice actually worked on me.
What really stuck in my head was how she described the process of dieting. Let's say you're 130 lbs. Then you starve yourself and go on a diet. Succesful ka naman at naging 120 lbs. ka after 2 months! Sa sobrang tuwa mo, kumain ka ng kanin at ulam dahil di mo na talaga makayanan na pulos tubig at singkamas kinakain mo for the past 2 months. So after a month, balik kang 130 lbs. But this time you feel fatter.
Bakit kamo?
You lose lean, muscle mass when you starve yourself. Lean muscle mass = strength. May konting fat, may konting tubig pero pulos muscles ang nababawas when you starve yourself. Then when you gain that weight back, you gain FAT, TABA, SEBO and not muscles.
Which is heavier: 1 kilo of muscles or 1 kilo of fat? They're the same. Parehong 1 kilo. Pero on your body? Do they look the same? Fat is more loose and they occupy more space. Muscles on the other hand is more compact. Leaner.
"Ay, ayoko magka-muscles!"
You don't really have to look like the female version of Arnold Swarzenegger. Hindi ganong klase. Think Madonna. Think Kylie Minogue. Honestly, I wanna be as hot as they are when I'm forty!
What's nice about muscles pa, they continously burn fat even while you're at rest. Heto talaga kaya I continuously remind myself to eat kasi mahirap mag-build ng muscles. In order to burn... and the keyword is BURN fat... you have to move! Kasi for you to build muscles, you have to exercise. And in order to start burning, it's all hard work. Hihingalin ka talaga. Cardiovascular endurance tawag nila dun na nakukuha through any aerobic activity.
By aerobic activity, hindi ito limited sa "aerobics" per se. Sabi nga ni mareng Susan Powter, “Aerobic is any movement under the sun for 30 minutes or more in oxygen. Any movement. Walking can be a fabulous aerobic activity. Jump, row, hike, cycle, swim, dance do whatever it is you enjoy – but if you want to be aerobic, you must be in oxygen, and if you want to burn fat, it’s got to be for 30 minutes or more in oxygen.”
At by "in oxygen" dapat humihinga ka at di humihinto gumalaw for 30 minutes. May explanation sa biology dati kung bakit oxygen helps burn fats. Once oxygen enters your body, it feeds 75 trillion cells in your body, the product or fuel this fire produces is called adenosine triphosphate or ATP.
Pero pinaka-basic dito "Without oxygen, you die."
"Exercise ba kamo? Ayokong mapagod!"
(To be continued)
Disclaimer: Uulitin ko po ulit. Isa lang po akong chubby na tao na di na gaano chubby ngayon. Hindi man ako ganon kapayat, gusto ko katawan ko!!! Di po ako nagkukunwaring alam ko lahat ng dapat at di dapat gawin sa pagpapapayat. I have to admit na I'm not an expert. Sana lang makapagbigay ako ng inspirasyon and be able to give hope.
My words of wisdom may not work on all people except on myself. This is just my story and what I did may not work on everybody. If symptoms persist, please consult your doctor.
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