Slim Is Not Beautiful, Curvy Is
Monday, October 6, 2008
I know, it's been a while since I updated this blog. My only excuse is - I've stopped working out too.. and started to get soft... *sigh*
No matter, it's time I got back to it. The good thing is that I didn't really "put it back on", since my diet essentially remained unchanged. Still balanced, healthy, just minus the "workout" component. Yes I gained 1kg or 2kg but that's ok. I can lose those again in a couple of weeks as soon as I get back to my workouts.
The title for today's post came from a lunchtime conversation I had with my colleagues. It revolves around women - their wives, girlfriends, and girls in the office in general. The usual complaint I hear from them is "I'm FAT!" even when they're a svelte 48kg standing at 1.63m tall.
Now, what happened was, during this conversation, a woman with a good figure walked by the table. I pointed her out and said - "She would probably think she's fat too, but she's not". Then the women at the table started going "noo she's gorgeous, she's not fat".
Whereupon I said to a slim (and pretty shapeless) girl, who was 45kg or less and was complaining she was fat, "but she's bigger sized than you, so what makes YOU fat and she, not?"
Ladies, realise this - you always think you're fat when you're not. Men don't like slim ok? They like curvy. Curvy and Slim are 2 different things. You can be "meaty" and still be curvy. You can be slim and shapeless. Usually, slim women are the shapeless ones.
The only men I know who liked slim shapeless women are photographers. They always say that slim women look great in photos. My reply - good, take a pic of them, and go to bed with the picture. In the meantime, I'd like something meatier to hug on my bed.
Ladies, don't go on a weight-loss diet/programme when you overshoot the "50kg barrier", ok? I don't know who told you that you can't exceed 50kgs, but this "rule" is not set in stone for every girl ok? You gotta look at your height too! You'd look pretty damn skinny if you're 1.7m tall and weighing in only at 45kg. Almost like a skeleton I'd say.
I know a couple of women with nice figures are of average height (1.66m or so) weighing JUST PAST 50kg... eg 52kg, 53kg etc. Yes they still want to go down below 50kg, but they'll lose the nice figure.
Secondly, the weight is not the all-controlling factor of your figure. I also know a particular girl that's 1.72m and weighing 51kg, but she doesn't have a nice figure. The difference? She didn't exercise. All her muscles are not toned, shapeless.
So yes, even if you're "under 50kg", you still need to work out. Muscles need to be toned to give definition to your shape. Simply weighing less is not the answer to your "problems".
Besides, who told you men liked women to be under 50kgs anyway? Magazines? If so, you ladies need to stop reading those magazines and wake up to the real world.
No matter, it's time I got back to it. The good thing is that I didn't really "put it back on", since my diet essentially remained unchanged. Still balanced, healthy, just minus the "workout" component. Yes I gained 1kg or 2kg but that's ok. I can lose those again in a couple of weeks as soon as I get back to my workouts.
The title for today's post came from a lunchtime conversation I had with my colleagues. It revolves around women - their wives, girlfriends, and girls in the office in general. The usual complaint I hear from them is "I'm FAT!" even when they're a svelte 48kg standing at 1.63m tall.
Now, what happened was, during this conversation, a woman with a good figure walked by the table. I pointed her out and said - "She would probably think she's fat too, but she's not". Then the women at the table started going "noo she's gorgeous, she's not fat".
Whereupon I said to a slim (and pretty shapeless) girl, who was 45kg or less and was complaining she was fat, "but she's bigger sized than you, so what makes YOU fat and she, not?"
Ladies, realise this - you always think you're fat when you're not. Men don't like slim ok? They like curvy. Curvy and Slim are 2 different things. You can be "meaty" and still be curvy. You can be slim and shapeless. Usually, slim women are the shapeless ones.
The only men I know who liked slim shapeless women are photographers. They always say that slim women look great in photos. My reply - good, take a pic of them, and go to bed with the picture. In the meantime, I'd like something meatier to hug on my bed.
Ladies, don't go on a weight-loss diet/programme when you overshoot the "50kg barrier", ok? I don't know who told you that you can't exceed 50kgs, but this "rule" is not set in stone for every girl ok? You gotta look at your height too! You'd look pretty damn skinny if you're 1.7m tall and weighing in only at 45kg. Almost like a skeleton I'd say.
I know a couple of women with nice figures are of average height (1.66m or so) weighing JUST PAST 50kg... eg 52kg, 53kg etc. Yes they still want to go down below 50kg, but they'll lose the nice figure.
Secondly, the weight is not the all-controlling factor of your figure. I also know a particular girl that's 1.72m and weighing 51kg, but she doesn't have a nice figure. The difference? She didn't exercise. All her muscles are not toned, shapeless.
So yes, even if you're "under 50kg", you still need to work out. Muscles need to be toned to give definition to your shape. Simply weighing less is not the answer to your "problems".
Besides, who told you men liked women to be under 50kgs anyway? Magazines? If so, you ladies need to stop reading those magazines and wake up to the real world.
Labels: rant, Weightloss
Trouble With Google
Friday, May 23, 2008
Off-topic post again.
Recently, some of you might have experienced the insane Google "Sorry" page when trying to access this blog.
Yeah I keep getting this page when trying to access this blog. Well, I have really had it up to here with this problem, and have been slowly migrating this blog out onto my own server.
I've actually thought about moving to a totally different platform, such as Wordpress or Drupal. However, the import functions didn't work - they kept telling me that they were unable to establish a connection to Google.
Thus I am left with the last and final option - convert this blog into classic templates and publish to my own server. After slaving away at the computer the whole day, I finally managed to locate the same exact template I used, and modified it to work the way I wanted it to.
Well I have one more blog to do the same, and it'll take some doing since the template I'm using isn't available for classic Blogger. Guess I'll have to manually convert it by hand before I can migrate it over to my own server.
Recently, some of you might have experienced the insane Google "Sorry" page when trying to access this blog.
Yeah I keep getting this page when trying to access this blog. Well, I have really had it up to here with this problem, and have been slowly migrating this blog out onto my own server.
I've actually thought about moving to a totally different platform, such as Wordpress or Drupal. However, the import functions didn't work - they kept telling me that they were unable to establish a connection to Google.
Thus I am left with the last and final option - convert this blog into classic templates and publish to my own server. After slaving away at the computer the whole day, I finally managed to locate the same exact template I used, and modified it to work the way I wanted it to.
Well I have one more blog to do the same, and it'll take some doing since the template I'm using isn't available for classic Blogger. Guess I'll have to manually convert it by hand before I can migrate it over to my own server.
Labels: rant
Too Depressed To Think Of A Title
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Depressed right now. Not working out. Need time to sort stuff out in my head.
Lost another 2kg though (approximately 5 pounds). Yay?
Oh, Bodylastics kit not here yet, and it's been a month. Was told that Singapore customs stopped it for "a series of inspections". What the hell do you expect to find among a bunch of rubber bands?!
Lost another 2kg though (approximately 5 pounds). Yay?
Oh, Bodylastics kit not here yet, and it's been a month. Was told that Singapore customs stopped it for "a series of inspections". What the hell do you expect to find among a bunch of rubber bands?!
Labels: Bodylastics, rant
Sick Again!
Monday, January 14, 2008
Been sick since Tuesday. I had no idea how I contracted this flu this time. Usually I'm sick only like once every 6 months or so. However, this is too soon. The last time I was sick, was in November. It's only been like 2 months!
So, to keep a record:
Total number of times worked out since 1 Jan 2008: 2
Number of days passed since 1 Jan 2008: 14
Pathetic figures eh?
First was too much reveling. "Happy New Year" and so forth. Then when I finally start to work out again, I get sick. Dammit.
Today's the last day I need to take meds. They run out tonite.
I'll wait a day, before I start working out again. That should be Wednesday night.
So, to keep a record:
Total number of times worked out since 1 Jan 2008: 2
Number of days passed since 1 Jan 2008: 14
Pathetic figures eh?
First was too much reveling. "Happy New Year" and so forth. Then when I finally start to work out again, I get sick. Dammit.
Today's the last day I need to take meds. They run out tonite.
I'll wait a day, before I start working out again. That should be Wednesday night.
Lost Cause?
Friday, November 23, 2007
Looking at the dates between posts in here, I am wondering if my quest is a lost cause?
I was sick 2 weeks ago, that's 1 week of not working out. When I did work out last Thursday night, it wasn't even a full one, and my muscles ached slightly for 2 days (not as bad as when you first start).
Since then, I have had some personal problems, and haven't been feeling in the right frame of mind. Thus, no workout since last Thursday. Being depressed doesn't help in motivating you to do workouts. I have a feeling I'll have a worse case of depression than when I did back in May, and at that time, it lasted a good 3 weeks.
I sure hope I don't though. I can't help but get this nagging feeling that I might be damn depressed the whole of next week, and that'd mean I'll be not working out again.
My weight has kind of stabilised around 77kg to 78kg. It's still better than before I started, which was 82kg. Can I hit 69kg next week? Impossible, but that was the original deadline I have set for myself. I have failed.
But, failure breeds success, I hope.
If I do get depressed next week, I want to get it over with quickly, and then concentrate fully on my workouts, keeping fit, eating right.
I was sick 2 weeks ago, that's 1 week of not working out. When I did work out last Thursday night, it wasn't even a full one, and my muscles ached slightly for 2 days (not as bad as when you first start).
Since then, I have had some personal problems, and haven't been feeling in the right frame of mind. Thus, no workout since last Thursday. Being depressed doesn't help in motivating you to do workouts. I have a feeling I'll have a worse case of depression than when I did back in May, and at that time, it lasted a good 3 weeks.
I sure hope I don't though. I can't help but get this nagging feeling that I might be damn depressed the whole of next week, and that'd mean I'll be not working out again.
My weight has kind of stabilised around 77kg to 78kg. It's still better than before I started, which was 82kg. Can I hit 69kg next week? Impossible, but that was the original deadline I have set for myself. I have failed.
But, failure breeds success, I hope.
If I do get depressed next week, I want to get it over with quickly, and then concentrate fully on my workouts, keeping fit, eating right.
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