My Very Own Story: How I lost my 10 kg at Home
This is my story, my journey through a hard work, consistency, and determination for a better me. Yes, I’m doing this for myself, not for anyone else.Many people say that my figure is not ‘that’ big. This was around February 2018, with height at 165 cm, and by that time I was in my heaviest at 68 kg, excluding the number during pregnancy which reached 72 kg on the 9th month. People said that I was just a little big, but not that much. How I reached to that number is just regular stuff. I didn’t go crazy with pizza, cakes, or anything big, it’s just really regular stuff. I ate 3 times a day, with 2 snacks in between. For some people this is normal, but for me, it stroke up my scale. I could not resist eating my favorite nasi uduk, or kue lupis, or kue cucur for breakfast, usual portion of lunch, drank milk coffee and cookie dipping around 3, and had dinner around 6. I do no extreme physical activity on a daily basis, other than to keep up with my super active toddler. By the time it got to 68, I was feeling awful. I had low confident I didn’t like my body shape, the chubby cheek, big arms, and most of all, the flabby tummy. My pants and shirts started to feel small and full. Other than that physical factor, the inside feeling was also getting worse. I felt terrible all the time, hated myself, and had a very low level of confidence. I needed to fix this. I had to do something. I didn’t want to be in this situation, I had to cut off this bad feeling. The only thing that crossed my mind was I had to exercise and fixed my daily meal routine. The Exercises Then I just did it. I looked up some beginner workout videos on YouTube. Jillian Michaels was the first name that popped up because I remembered watching her mentored The Biggest Loser show. I found these videos, Body Shred Level 1; I followed it for a week, and increase the level along the way. It featured simple movements but it made me sweat like a mop. On the early days, these 30 minutes were very grueling. I felt like I couldn’t even finish the video, my breaths were shallow, and my body didn’t even compromise. The later days were also a challenge, when I woke up in the morning, my body sored and in pain in every part. Did I stop? No, I did the second day, third, fourth, fifth day, and the days after. I did the exercises from Monday thru Saturday around 4 or 5 pm. For the first month, I could only do 30 minutes, finished up the video and done. For a month, I didn’t have any sport equipment, nor did a pair of sport shoes, so I did it bare feet, no mat, and no dumbbell. But I then decided to buy those things, because it helped me improve my ability to do movements properly, and eventually boosted my willingness to exercise. I’ve spent moneys on this, so I had to make the most out of it! I marked the calendar every time I finished exercising, and surprisingly I did well. So, I continued those exercises until today. I increased my training to a more advanced level. These names are my favorite trainers for personal reason, Bob Harper, Jake Dupree, Fitness Blender, and Astrid Swan. I also buy another pair of dumbbells, 2 kg each, and a gym ball. Feel free to read about gym ball here: Apa Itu Gym Ball?

1. I feel better from the inside This is the most important thing. I become a more positive person, I feel calmer, and happier. I no longer compare myself to others, I am proud of how far I’ve been through to be in today’s state of mind. I’ve defeated my negative side, and maintain the positivity on a daily basis.
2. A smaller body figure At first, this is the only thing in mind, but along the way, I realize that it’s just more than a fewer number on scale, or smaller body figure. This is only the benefit you get from doing a hard work. I feel more confident in wearing sleeveless shirt, short pants, or even just a simple t shirt. It’s the inside that matters most!
3. Better sex Yes, it’s true! Because you feel good on the inside, confidence level is high, and it also makes you feel sexier on bed. Maybe it sounds cliché, it’s how you feel about yourself on the inside that sparks that light. Not only about giving pleasure to your husband, but it’s about how you ‘please’ yourself during the process. Trust me… at least, that’s what my husband told me. 😉
Thank you mba. Aku merasa termotivasi baca ini. Aku juga gak big banget, tp so far sama deh kayak apa yg mba tulis. Aku juga gak ngepizza,cake, tapi lontong-lontongan hooh banget 😀
Pokoknya makasih deh udah nulis ini.
Hahaah….lontong sayur dan teman2 lebih kuat panggilannya ya mba. Terima kasih sudah mampir, dan senang kalau tulisannya bermanfaat. Salam sehat selalu.
Keren banget. Kudu ngikutin nih. Huhu, aku lagi jumbo-jumbonya. Bookmarked! Semoga aku bisa konsisten kayak dirimu, Mbak.