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What I've Learned From Living a Healthy Lifestyle

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According to myfitnesspal (an amazing app I'm using for counting calories and tracking exercise), I've logged in for 49 days so far!  I've made it through a month and it feels like such an accomplishment. ヽ(*´Д`*)ノ  I've also lost 4 kg~!!!  I found out about myfitnesspal through a nutrition class I was required to take a few years ago.  I remember absolutely hating counting calories.  I thought it was depressing and a nuisance.  But that was when I was younger and stupid.  Counting calories has never been easier.  I think it's improved greatly over the years because now, it's an app available on the phone where you can conveniently scan a barcode on a food product. On top of counting calories, I've also taken up treadmill running.  I try to run every other day and I've started to up that to a couple more days a week. ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ  I just need to keep in mind that a person should always allow their body at least one day a week off from ...

Losing weight

I've started this thing called a diet. And this thing called cardio. And this thing called pilates. I know this is quite strange for me because I'm one to shun away from any kind of exercise and opt for eating less. So what inspired me to lose weight?  Well, after a while of seeing all these Asian celebrities and Kpop idols being so slim, I thought, "hey!  I want to be skinny too!" And that's my shallow reason for wanting to lose weight. But don't get me wrong, I don't believe in starving myself to death.  I want to become slimmer, but a healthy slim, not the anorexic kind. At first when I started weighing myself, it looked like I suddenly lost 2kg, but then I realized that I was probably just bloated and it was all water weight. haha It's been a blast though.  After downloading the 'myfitnesspal' app, I've put in my goal of losing 5kg. The myfitnesspal is quite useful because it spans out the calories so a person isn...