One of my instructors, Aileen, said that I should be lifting heavier weights and do the triceps exercises. Heavy but brief reps. If I use lighter weights and more reps, it'll just make me lose more fat but not much on toning my arm. On the other hand, Cathy, my aerobics instructor said, I could do more of the taebo workout for arms to tone my upper arm. Using lighter weights during aerobics would help greatly too, according to her.
I'd have to try both to maximize my results tho. And so far, after about 2 weeks of doing what they've taught me, I could feel that arms are getting into shape. It's not that visible yet, as I still get some jiggling fat. But the muscles are firmer and I like it.
Another instructor friend of mine, Marlon, said that maybe it's my diet. Having a balanced nutrition along with properly executed workout will make me reach my goals really fast. And I guess he's absolutely right!
Lately, I haven't been feeling good -- stress at work and at home can really disrupt your well-planned diet. And having not enough money to buy my whole wheat bread, low-fat milk, and oatmeal, will have to make me eat the high-fat, high-cal foods at home that my parents buy (take note: I'm still living with my folks...hehe...). So, it's all a matter of strategy. Even if I'm surrounded with these sweet, tasty, high-cal foodstuff, it's the discipline in me that will determine my achievement. And it's so hard to resist temptations!!
Speaking of which, for the last 2 weeks of complaining about my jiggly triceps, I've also been digging into some really good durian that my aunt sent from her farm in Bukidnon. Hmmm....hmmm...Not just that, my pregnant sis can't resist chocolates and she has stacked up a lot of chocs and choc cookies & cakes in the fridge -- oh, yeah!!! Gotta taste those too!
Chocolate temptation has been my craving since time immemorial. (Most girls would agree too, don't ya!?!) And it does help in relieving the stress that builds-up in you. It helps me relax and the taste is just heavenly.
Anyway, I'm really hoping that this sloppy discipline in achieving my fitness goals would just be temporary. The determination to change my body into an amazingly fit one is still burning passionately. And this blog (also the one in wordpress) were born out of this fitness dream.
