This is another vanity post. KTHNXBAI!

People have been giving me great comments on my new look. My new haircut and recent hospitalization plus some new items in my wardrobe has made more people notice how much weight I have lost. People (mga bolero) have been telling me I look younger even if I just celebrated my birthday.

My cousin, my Ninang, and my new Diyosa body at a Davao dorm

I am very much basking in the glow of these comments as I have been overweight since I was nine years old. Before that I was a skinny kid. Ever since I was in grade three, I have been mocked for being fat. The fact that I don’t have a bubbly personality, and I am quite a competitive girl, didn’t really earn me a lot of socialization points. In high school and college, although I have mellowed a bit, I didn’t have much of a lovelife. I learned how to cook in college, and I my condo was surrounded by fastfood chains and restaurants which led me to gain so much weight that at my fattest I had a 38 (YUS! 38!) waistline, and weighed almost 150 lbs.

The Diyosa with my cousin

But after living alone in a boarding house, and having limited resources and time to eat, add to that stress, work, and a more active social life, I have been losing pounds. While it came back a bit for a while, I am now losing more pounds. Although I love eating, almost anything, being busy and doing a lot of things, have made me eat less food and less frequently. There have been times when I only ate one meal in a day. The hospitalization really emphasized my weight loss as I wasn’t able to eat anything for almost 3 whole days. Not good!!!

I now look and feel better. Falling ill, work-related stress and a busy schedule are not the best ways to lose weight. Not the healthiest definitely. A balanced diet and exercise are still the best ways to do it, but I am grateful that circumstances beyond my control have given me the opportunity to be at a weight and size that I am comfortable with. Now I’m down to waistline 29, size M or L (depending on the clothes’ bustline LOL), size 8, and 122 lbs.

While I am not skinny as most other girls, I think I am the right size, with more than enough curves to keep the boys coming. Now the challenge is to maintain the weight and be healthier. Having enrolled in culinary classes, I am expecting to gain some weight. So I am now looking for options to remain fit. I abhor going to the gym, and I am not a sporty girl. So I think I’ll take some dance lessons to maintain the weight and be healthy. I have also started taking some vitamins to keep me healthy even if I don’t have a balanced diet.

Stay healthy peoples!!! 🙂