Under One Roof

One of my many goals for this year is to get a Blue Advantage plan for me, my brother and my dad. I need to be prepared for any eventuality. That’s what the people close to me have been advising me time and time again. And I know they’re right that’s why I am taking action.

The only drawback to my plans is the lack of funds as of the moment. I have savings but it is intended for my brother’s tuition fees. After I pay for it, that’s the only time I can save up to do take one off my list of goals.

One of the many ways to reduce body fat is to exercise regularly, eat the right kind of food and to get help. There are various help ready for us if we only know what we actually need.

A friend of mine lost so much weight in less than three months. That’s because she knew what she wanted and got it with the help of her family. When we saw her after the summer vacation, she was really slim and looking hotter than ever! You bet we were all jealous of her and the attention she received because it it! But we’re happy more than jealous, of course.

Our family is very mababaw. Easily pleased, that is. Even a picnic somewhere is a big deal for us already. We can hang out at a comfy place and talk to whole day away. We can be like that most of the time. Even in our living room, or when dining together, we can spend hours talking about anything and everything.

It’s an activity we bond over.

The best weight loss products are there for us to use. We should always keep in mind, though, that it’s our discretion if we want to use it. We need to be responsible enough to check what’s in store for us should we use the product. We need to gather information about the product first, including its side effects if there is any. That’s the responsible use of any kind of product.

I have a policy in life that I won’t meddle unless I am asked to. A friend of mine is trying out every product she gets her hands on. This without checking first what will happen to her if she mix it with the other products she’s also trying out. I am afraid of what will happen so even with my policy in life, I still meddled and told her mom about what she’s doing. She is now sticking with only one product and it’s doing her a lot of good!

One of the favorite diet food I eat is an oatmeal bread. It is tasty even when you eat it as is. I am slowly cutting down on the junk I eat by replacing it with healthy ones. It is my secret aside from the fat burner I am trying out. I am also into more fruits. My aunt gave me this list where I can determine what fruit I need the most.

My family has been very supportive of me. They are helping me lose weight, too. They are eliminating the temptations around me so that I will be able to reach my goal for this year.

I find solace in my faith. Whenever I feel troubled, or even when I feel like saying thanks, I go to the church. When we went to Tagaytay, our first stop was the Pink Sisters Convent. I love the Pink Sisters. They have convents in Hemady Street as well as in Baguio City. I’ve been to the latter twice.

What I love about the convent is the peace and quiet you can find there. You feel as if your prayers will be answered because God is there in the solitude of that place.

Have you been in a Pink Sisters Convent? Try to go there and tell me if you feel the same way.

Uncle Jay would try everything to relieve the discomfort he’s feeling in his joints. He’s an athlete before but he didn’t take care of his body well when he was still young. He abused it. He wouldn’t rest until he was too exhausted. He wouldn’t stop practicing and then partying until he felt like the world was already tilting. Now, he’s paying the price of the abuse he’s put his body into.

He is trying out glucosamine hcl which an old friend of his recommended. I am hoping that it will relieve his aches and pains. He’s been a good person so I am thinking that life owes him even a bit of comfort in his old age.

I want to try out some colon and body cleansers my friends are telling me about. One of the greatest fears I have is to get colon cancer. Or any form of cancer for that matter. My brother died of cancer of the blood, leukemia. My mom’s a rare type of cancer in the kidneys as well. So there’s already a pattern set for us.

That is also the reason why I am trying to live a healthy life starting this year. I am also encouraging my siblings and my dad to do the same. We’ve been successful with the no soda policy at home. I am hoping to follow it up to a no more rice in the evening policy. Slowly but surely. Until we all are living a healthy lifestyle already.

Do you know that aside from the food I eat, I am also trying out some weight loss products because I don’t want to be overweight anymore?

I am choosy when it comes to the food I eat. I may be a voracious eater but my list of food I don’t like to eat is quite long. But because I am on a diet, I am learning to eat some of the food in my list. I am now eating oatmeal with raisins. I don’t like raisins at all! But with oatmeal, it’s tolerable. I am also eating melon now. I dislike the taste of that fruit but I am eating it to cleanse my tummy. And there are many more food I am trying to eat now to aid my weight loss program.

The whole family spent the day after Christmas at Tagaytay City. We went to the Picnic Grove (as usual), ate lunch at Josephine’s and spent the remainder of the day at People’s Park. We were supposed to go elsewhere but the traffic prevented us. It seemed like everyone else was in Tagaytay that day as well.

We had a lot of fun. We were supposed to go to Subic on the second day of the year but we opted not to go out anymore. Traffic is really terrible during the holidays so we decided to postpone the out of town trip to sometime in February.

What did you do during the holidays?