Cardio increase

Starting from yesterday, I increased the amount of my workout. From 3.2km per day + 150 sit ups -> 4.2km per day +200 sit ups. Plus, I try to walk as much as I can as possible. Cardio is effective, good for the lungs, heart, blood pressure, cholesterol control etc. etc.

So that makes my first workout (the 3.2 +150 as I call it) done for 9 weeks 2 days.

Come to think about it, when I first started my workout, 3.2km + 150 sit ups were tough on my body. I curse the distance everyday back then. Then when I got slightly used to it (like I said, you can NEVER be fully used to exercise), I told myself that I'll increase my workout when my weight goes down to 80kg. I procrastinated till I got to 79kg when I finally started the increase.

Got to say, it's tough. The first day I started it, I surprisingly managed to withstand the 4.2 km workout, but today, the second day, I very almost vomited violently.

However, once the "hangover" got away, I got the thrill, the sense of achievement. I can do this. I'm going to get lighter.

Oh yeah, I've also managed to do a few pull ups, but sadly, with the lower pull up bar only. Hopefully I'll be able to use the higher bar soon. But it's an achievement.

Nowadays, I try to walk whenever I get the opportunity, just to increase my cardio intake. I'm a big eater, see. According to a calculator, I can only indulge in 1600 kcal of food if I want to lose 1.5kg per week. So increasing the amount of energy spent even if it's a little, to me, is very important.

Right now, I'm 78 kg. Starting from 96kg, to me, this is a huge difference. But if I were to want to meet national standards in BMI, which is to say, 22.9 in Singapore, I'm going to have to be 68kg or lesser. So 10 more kg to go. I know BMI is only 33% accurate, muscle mass volume is heavier yadah yadah... but I want to become smaller. I'm not the kind of guy who wants bulks of muscles. ;)

So here we go. Wish me luck. I'll do my best!

P.S.: I realise that for once, I'm actually following my every year's new year resolution of losing weight, haha. That's seriously a first! :P