Celebrate The Small Wins

It has been about four months since I started my weight-loss journey. Tuesday marked the day I have lost 10kgs since the day I started.

It's a small milestone. I've never felt healthier and stronger. Sure I've been lighter before back in 2016 in particular, but I didn't feel as healthy.

Nowadays I don't tire easily. I can walk long distances without my feet feeling like it's being stabbed constantly. I started wearing this Adidas shoe I bought back in 2017.

I don't usually wear it that often as it hurts my feet every time I walked. Now I can finally say it is comfortable enough.

I've also started wearing this leather shoe I bought back in my freshmen year. I don't usually wear leather shoes to class as they aren't as comfy as sports/walking shoes, and at one point in time this shoe specifically hurt my toes whenever I wore them.

Now I can wore these without any problem, which is super satisfying.

I had hoped to lose at least another 10kg before the year ends but with the way my classes are going now, I've cut that down to just 5kg.

My light eating routine can be maintained easily, the same can't be said about my workout frequency. I try to work out whenever I can find the time now but with my capstone project coming to it's most important part and me having to learn 3 new programming languages this semester, my old work out schedule is just not feasible.

On another note, I think I did pretty well on both of my midterms this week. So cheers to that too!

Wellness to The Future

The first thing to overcome a problem is to acknowledge it.

I've been ignoring it for a good part of my life, but earlier this year I finally decided to address it myself. I was fat, overweight and unhealthy.

That was the start, me acknowledging that it is a problem. a really big one at that. It made me want to change.

I gave a lot of thought about what I want to do, and what I want to become in the future. It made me shudder thinking about doing all the stuff I wanted, while still being unfit and unhealthy.

Deep in my thoughts, I didn't want a future where I was big, unhealthy and unreliable.  I don't want the diseases that comes with it. I don't want the negative notions that comes with being fat and unfit. I don't like having low self-esteem. 

How would I survive the daily rush of work and assignments in the future? How would I care for my parents when they're old? How would I pursue my dreams? How would I care for my future wife and kids?

How would I do all this if I myself is unhealthy and sick?

Enough is enough. It's time for a change.

And change I did. I changed my lifestyle a tonne. I started working out. I eat less. A lot less. I'm now crazy about calorie counts too.

It worked! It didn't show that much at first but within 3 months of the change I've dropped 10kg.

I do have days that I slip into what I call 'cheat' mode, where I eat a lot. The difference is now it is more controlled and if it does happen, I try my best to work it off.

Do pray for my continuous dedication to this cause. It's the hardest part. I've tried losing weight several times in the past and those attempts fail due to not being consistent and not having a firm resolution to improve my health.


**I think having a huge crush on someone helps too. It's my first in years!

A Journey's End

I just felt a sudden urge to write something. It has really been a while huh? Almost 3 years to be exact.

My journey in the U.S is coming to an end in 3 months time. It has been fun, it has been sad, it has been inspiring.

Can't believe it's coming to an end. I've been through a lot. I've learned a lot.

But I still have tons of things to learn about how the world works.

I look forward to what the future holds.

-Adlan