So, about me... I am a 25 year-old working adult living in Singapore. My working hours are kind of long so it's rather hard for me to devote too much time into eating healthy and fitness.
I'm also a beauty junkie. A huge one. I mean, which girl can have enough lipsticks?!?!?!! There are just so so so many different shades and formulas to choose from! There was a point in time when I had 50 lipsticks. Excessive, I know. I have since tossed many foul-smelling lipsticks into the bin and downsized my makeup stash tremendously. Nevertheless, I'm always on the hunt for my holy grail products. Recommendations are hugely welcomed.
Fitness journey
I've never been obese before, but I've never been ultra fit either. I was diagnosed with heart murmur when I was a child, so I was always exempted from strenuous physical activities such as running 1.6km during our annual fitness tests in Primary school. (Yay)
In Secondary school and Junior College I played table tennis weekly and I played for the school team. So that kept my weight in check. I ate whatever I wanted to eat and I did not watch my diet at all. However my weight was constant at 46kg in JC.
After I entered University, I stopped playing sports and late night suppers in hostel caused my weight to balloon to 52kg. I took up hip hop dance though, and it was a great way to tone up. However, I stopped when I moved out of hostel in my second year.
And now, I'm a working adult who just doesn't have too much spare time to exercise. Quite frankly, when I first started work in 2012, I didn't exercise at all!
It was until I got together with my current boyfriend that I started working out. He's a gym fanatic so we signed up for the gym together in 2013.
Fitness problems / problem areas
My fitness problems:
1. I HATE RUNNING. And I can't run too much either because of my knee injury.
2. I love chips. It's my no.1 snack. I used to have cravings for chips every week.
3. Problem areas: Tummy, saddlebacks, thighs, HUGE HIPS (I have huge bones :( )
Health and Fitness Goals
My health and fitness goals are simple:
1. Look moderately good in a bikini (flat tummy, toned thighs)
2. Increase muscle mass and decrease fat mass
3. Incorporate more healthy food into my diet and slowly cut out the foods that are not so good for me (e.g. fried food)
Current Fitness Routine
Fitness journey
I've never been obese before, but I've never been ultra fit either. I was diagnosed with heart murmur when I was a child, so I was always exempted from strenuous physical activities such as running 1.6km during our annual fitness tests in Primary school. (Yay)
In Secondary school and Junior College I played table tennis weekly and I played for the school team. So that kept my weight in check. I ate whatever I wanted to eat and I did not watch my diet at all. However my weight was constant at 46kg in JC.
After I entered University, I stopped playing sports and late night suppers in hostel caused my weight to balloon to 52kg. I took up hip hop dance though, and it was a great way to tone up. However, I stopped when I moved out of hostel in my second year.
And now, I'm a working adult who just doesn't have too much spare time to exercise. Quite frankly, when I first started work in 2012, I didn't exercise at all!
It was until I got together with my current boyfriend that I started working out. He's a gym fanatic so we signed up for the gym together in 2013.
Fitness problems / problem areas
My fitness problems:
1. I HATE RUNNING. And I can't run too much either because of my knee injury.
2. I love chips. It's my no.1 snack. I used to have cravings for chips every week.
3. Problem areas: Tummy, saddlebacks, thighs, HUGE HIPS (I have huge bones :( )
Health and Fitness Goals
My health and fitness goals are simple:
1. Look moderately good in a bikini (flat tummy, toned thighs)
2. Increase muscle mass and decrease fat mass
3. Incorporate more healthy food into my diet and slowly cut out the foods that are not so good for me (e.g. fried food)
Current Fitness Routine
My boyfriend and I try to go to the gym thrice or twice a week and also swim once a week if our schedules allow for it.
At the gym, I use the elliptical / cross trainer / stepper (whatever you call it) at a moderately high resistance to get my cardio checked and also tone my legs. Following that, I usually do some shoulder and chest presses using free weights. For my triceps, I do 2 sets of 15 dips and 3 sets on the tricep machine.
I'm also really into this channel on YouTube called xHitdaily which teaches you easy at-home high intensity interval training routines you can follow. I especially like the Candice Swanepoel (she's my favorite VS Angel!!!!) workout which works your abs, thighs and butt. So I do those exercises on a mat for about 15 minutes.
Lastly, I try to work my butt and thighs using machines or just doing squats.
That's about it! For now. This has got to be the longest "About Me" entry you've ever seen so I shall go scoot along and brainstorm my next entry.
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