January 1, 2011

First Step to Fitness (And to a Sexier Ria)

I'm a vain person, no use denying that. When I diet it's usually for vanity's sake... to wear my clothes better or so I can attract more aholes into my life. LOL! But my recent struggle with my health added 20 pounds to my already overweight body and made me realize that fitness and health should be a major concern. This year I'm aiming for a fit and healthy body. I'll try to have a better and more balanced diet, and I'll attempt to go to the gym to work out. THE HORROR! I abhor going to the gym or doing most forms of physical activity. I don't like getting sweaty or wearing gym clothes. Rawrrr! But for vanity and for fitness, I'll do it this year. I'll start with a once a week walking around the oval and running on the treadmill routine. My first day will be on Monday, January 10, 2011. This will just be the first step. I hope to get back to belly-dancing and maybe do more and longer cardio workouts. I hope this will improve the condition of my cardiovascular, respiratory, and immune systems. I currently weigh around 140 pounds. At only 5"1, I…

Why I Blog Contest

Happy New Year! To start the year 2011 right, WebSpark.net and I are giving away 4 web hosting packages. 2010 has been a fruitful and rewarding year for me as a blogger and this is one way that I can give back to other bloggers. With the sponsorship and help of my new webhosting partner, WebSpark.net. If you have a blog, this contest is easy to join: Write a blog post on the reasons or motivations on why you blog with the title “Why I Blog”. Your blog post should be composed of 100 - 200 words. Your blog post must be published from January 1, 2011 – January 24, 2011 at 11:59 pm (Philippine time, that's GMT +8). Include this code at the end of your post: <img src="http://bit.ly/websparkhosting"><br/>This is an entry to a blogging contest sponsored by <a href="http://www.riajose.com">Life with Ria</a> and <a href="http://www.webspark.net">WebSpark.net</a>. Comment on this blog post your Full Name, Email Address, and the link to your blog post. For your entry to qualify, you must Like the Diyosa Blogger FB Page and the WebSpark.net FB Page. Blog posts will be judged according to this criteria: Content - 50% Relevance to the topic - 30% Creativity…