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Our newest bundle of joy, Summer, my brother’s daughter, will already turn a month old on Saturday, June 5th. My brother and his wife are thinking of having a little get-together to celebrate it. Just what I like because for certain, there will be delicious foods to feast on. Hehe.

Anyway, though their daughter is only turning a month old, they are already thinking of having another baby. I was like, “Really?” But their reason is understandable seeing that they’re not getting any younger, so why wait? I even kidded my sister-in-law that I will help her by reading a best prenatal vitamin review so she’ll know what to take this time since she’s obviously not going to get any younger. She laughed because she knew I was just kidding her about her age.

Thinking about them having another baby makes us excited. A baby always brings joy to the family.

Finally, my son and I were able to shop for more school things for him yesterday. The mall was jam-packed with shoppers which I should have expected. But luckily, we didn’t have to wait in a long queue at the check out counter because we just so happened to be at the right place at the right time and found a counter with no line when we were ready to check out.

And…going to the mall is not complete without feeding our tummies at our favorite pizza restaurant. Yogi and I had our share of lasagna and pizza again with a glass of iced tea to go it with. We also had the same treat last week on our fist shopping excursion. I might need to be checking on the best fat burning exercise soon if I keep indulging so much. Well, maybe not; all the walking I did in the mall surely burned all those extra calories. Hehe.

I’m hungry now but I don’t feel like eating. Maybe I’ll just have to wait until I faint before I feed my tummy. Nah, just kidding! I really don’t have the appetite now. I did smell the aroma of the food mom prepared in the kitchen but it didn’t at all affect my appetite. Well, at least I won’t have anything to burn on the treadmills at the fitness club. Hehe. Oh well, maybe I will regain my appetite in a while. We’ll see about that. But one thing is certain though: I’m not going to skip meals. I’m simply not the type. So, I’ll feed my tummy later, not to worry about that. (“,)

There are times that I feel weak in the knees; it’s as they’re folding in two when I walk. Could I possibly be needing joint supplements for that? Well, I don’t think so. I know I’m not getting any younger, but I’m not so old that I should be needing those supplements. In time, I’m pretty sure I will but not now yet. Please! LOL.

Maybe I was just tired then or perhaps hungry. They say those could be reasons. It doesn’t happen frequently though. Only sometimes and it’s not truly alarming. If it was to continue happening, or recur when I’m in my 40’s, then that might be a reason to be alarmed. But I’ll deal with that when, and if, it happens.

As I expected, since I hadn’t been out in quite awhile, the other day’s malling odyssey made my feet and legs sore as if I had had an hour’s run on the treadmill at full speed. I know my three inch heels were the culprit. I did think of wearing flip-flops because I knew for certain that I had a lot of things to shop for in regard to my son’s school stuff and that I’d be on my feet for a long time doing much walking. But we went to a client’s office before we headed to the mall and I didn’t think it would be appropriate to wear flip-flops to the office, so I opted to wear heels.

My feet are okay now, but my legs are another story entirely; they’re still throbbing with pain. No problem though. It will vanish in a day or two. But that experience may have been a not-so-subtle hint that I might need to consider a daily treadmill workout so I could shop as much as I want without dropping. (“,)

I was busy looking for some boy’s apparel in the kid’s section at the mall yesterday when I felt somebody nudge me from behind. I was surprised to see that it was my classmate Ruth from grade school. She’s still the same as I remember her: quite shy and soft spoken. But one thing that has changed is that she’s not the same skinny Ruth that I remember. She’s gained a lot of weight. And I was so surprised to find that she’s still single. No offense meant, but I really thought she had given birth due to the shape her body was in.

We talked for a while and she couldn’t hide her jealousy towards me because, as per her, I looked more like a single woman than her when in fact I’ve already given birth to Yogi. She even asked if I’m into exercise or if I am using a certain fitness equipment to have kept my body in such good shape. We both laughed when I told her none of the above. I just told her that I watch my diet and told her to watch hers too and we laughed again.

It was nice seeing her once again. I’m hoping to see more of my grade school classmates soon. I hope, I hope!

I was complaining of dizzy spells a week ago and we all thought it had something to do with my eyes but figured eventually that I was just stressed out. I didn’t go see my doctor and just started taking my multivitamins again which I had been remiss in doing as of late, and I felt well within a few days and have had no dizzy spells since then.

There has been a lot of pressure in our family business because a bunch of problems have arisen, most especially in our out of town projects. And though the problems are not of my responsibility anymore, a lot of things could still happen if those problems aren’t solved which would not only greatly affect the business, but all of us and our livelihood. But it’s getting better now and everything’s been taken care of for the moment.

Anyway, I still haven’t taken my multivitamins today so got to grab one now. See ya!

I think I need some serious colon cleansing. The reason I think so is because I’ve been having an upset stomach for three days now. I’ve eaten what everybody else has eaten here and they didn’t have problems like I’m having. Mom was advising me to have a glass of tea but I just can’t do it; I’m not a tea fan and it makes my stomach feel even worse.

I’m really wondering what bug I got inside my tummy. My fiancé often kids me that maybe I’ve just been bitten by the love bug and what’s in my tummy are just butterflies. LOL. Do you think he might be right? Hee hee.

Not the popular virus okay? Hehe. On Friday, our third day at the hospital, i woke up in the wee hours of the morning chilling. I know the AC wasn’t the culprit. But of course. Hehe. I realized that i was having a sore throat then. And the next thing i knew, i already had a fever.

But it took me about 10 hours before i was able to take a pill. I can’t leave Yogi alone in the room. Not that i’m afraid of anything but because he doesn’t want me to go. So i waited until mom arrived and that was after lunch. Glad i was able to make it. But mind you, i was already lying in the cornermost of the room – the bench beside Yogi’s bed – curling up and covering my whole body including my head with a blanket. I got it all covered up but it simply wasn’t enough but oh well, i managed to make it through the day and i’m still alive. LOL.

Seriously, i’m still not totally okay up to now. My throat still sores a little bit but i don’t have fever anymore so i know that i’ll be fine sooner or later. (“,)

I woke up feeling my throat sored yesterday. And i felt like i’ll have fever but gladly, i felt better after just drinking more fluids. But that was yesterday. Today, i woke up with sore throat again and after about an hour, i started to have sniffles and now, i’m suffering from this awful colds. I’ve taken three tablets for colds in a span of three hours already which is supposedly to be taken in twelve hours. Imagine that but guess what? Nothing happened. I’ll take another tablet in about ten minutes again and if nothing happened, i don’t know what else to do. I’ve been drinking water from time to time though.