My name is Nikki.
The well-known energizer bunny between friends and family.
As active as I am, you would probably think I don't have problems with my metabolism or weight management. You may think I can eat whatever I want and maintain a normal figure.
YES AND NO.
Yes, I can eat everything and NO I can't maintain a healthy figure without working hard for it.
I am accustomed to busy life with crazy schedule for most of my lifetime. Especially now that I am a hands-on working mom with an active boy on the side. I do not have time to sit down, relax and enjoy a good cup of coffee and tea. I just gulp everything in a rush as I have a lot of things in mind and tasks to check before the day ends. And because of that, my body suffers big time! I find myself stress-eating, snacking between work and worst of all, I eat instant noodles at wee hours of the night while watching K-drama because that is now I de-stress! Unfortunately, most of the time, I don't understand if I am full or not! I gained approximately 15lbs in a year's time.
When I had my driver's license renewed last July, that was the moment of truth! My license has a huge 57KG printed for a girl standing 5 feet 4 inches. My normal weight would be around 52-54kg. I told myself I have to do something about this. That's when I decided to do a Lifestyle Change.
1. Exercise.
I increased cardio workout routine and added weight training. Cardio is indeed not enough to burn fats as cardio is great to increase heart rate but weights would help in fat burning. It doesn't hurt that my body would look more tone than ever!
2. Eat healthy.
I bid goodbye to junkfood. I am a junkfood monster and eat chips almost everyday. Of course, I still reward myself every now and then.
