I think it has been approximately four months with a lot of determinations, groans, whines,
complaints, pain, tears and sweats to get to this point where I feel quite
healthy, quite fit and generally satisfied and happy with how my body is. And
I only hope that from now on, it gets better and better.
I have always loved swimming than any other on-ground sports/activities. I
love the water. It's like my natural element, something I can't explain except
that I feel very much belonged in it. Maybe in my past life I was a marine
live, a dolphin perhaps? I do wish so.
Going back to what I was saying, yeah I love swimming but I lost touch with
it since I entered high school. I no longer swam regularly and naturally my
body size increased horizontally so fast before I could even react. For years, I
had been fighting with it by controlling my diet to no avail. And together with
my slowing metabolism, all these fats were winning the war.
I was depressed for a long while. I know it was such a stupid thing to be
depressed about but I wasn't feeling confident of myself. I couldn't fit into my
pants and shirts any more. The worst was, I couldn't enjoy what I love -
diving. I was always tired after one simple dive and if there was current,
however small, I tired out so easily that I always felt like I was going to die
somehow.
Then, something happened in my life.
That was it, the trigger! I thought to myself like screw it, nobody is going to
take care of you if you don't do it yourself. And the first thing that I needed to
change was to stop being a couch potato! (Also the fact that I am working
with a 45-years-old manager who looks like he is only in his 30s because he
exercises regularly kinda motivates me a lot...)
On top of all that, I have somehow and miraculously ended up in the fast
food industry, which means I literally cannot avoid processed food these
days when product development is part of job scope... If I don't start
exercising, just imagine how horizontal I would be.
So that's how I have ended up swimming almost daily these days, always
pushing myself to the limit each time with the hope that I could swim laps
without really stopping in the future.
It has been five months now and before
I even thought about it, I can now swim longer and longer and longer,
without any rest! And also, I am starting to see the transformation, like how
most of shirts and pants are becoming really loose and the muscles are
starting to show. I am less tired, sleep better and the best thing is that I
don't feel so guilty during those days when I eat a little bit more than usual.
This realization of course makes me extremely happy.
I know a lot of people will tell you like you have to incorporate certain
exercises to build your strength or that swimming will give you broad
shoulders...
Tell you what, screw them.
Pick a sports you like regardless what the others say, because it's so much
easier to motivate yourself to exercise when you pick a sports you really
enjoy, make it a habit to do it consistently and reap the benefits later.
And most importantly, take that first step.
