Biggest Loser Challenge with Wardina (By Kevin Zahri)

The Biggest Loser Challenge. Bila terbaca jer pasal ni terus teruja nak join. Actually program nih bukanlah macam isihat yang jugak dianjurkan oleh Kevin. Ini lebih kepada usaha sendiri. sebab kita tak jumpa the contestants sampai lah ke akhir cabaran nih. initially i was a 6 weeks challenge, due to GE13, jadik 7 weeks. 

aku memang nak sangat kurangkan berat badan nih. siapa taknak kan. buat lah jugak sendirik2, tapi susah jugak nak turun dengan consistent. competing with myself memang susah. kalau kita compete dengan orang tuh, at least bergerak lebih sket lah jarum weight scale tuh (eh, i guna digital weight scale lah hehe). 

so niat memula nak masuk cabaran nih just nak motivate diri jer. sebab kadang2 asyik tersasar jer matlamat tuh kan. tapi bila dah dengar taklimat Kevin pada registration day tuh, terus set dalam kepala nak turun 6kg supaya boleh join dinner dengan para pemenang. tapi bila balik rumah, terus jadi tamak. terasa nak jadik champion untuk menang RM2000. menang cash is a bonus, tapi biasa lah, kalau dah challenge macam nih mesti aku nak menang jer kan. yes, aku mesti nak menang.

kalau duduk goyang kaki memang tak menang lah kan. walaupon sibuk itu ini, asyik stress jer pon, dah kebetulan banyak pulak bende nak kene settle etc kan. tetap lah berusaha. lebih2 lagik aku dah volunteer jadik case study masa hari pendaftaran tuh. dok berdiri kat depan kira kalori etc. so lagik lah berkobar2 nak menang hehe.

during that challenge banyak jugak lah aktiviti makan-makan. birthday aku, birthday anak buat lah, balik kampong lah. so kene jugak lah cheating kan. terlajak perahu boleh diundur, terlajak makan, puasa lah esoknya kan. lagi satu masalah aku nih, tak reti nak makan salad ke, ulam ulaman ker. so kurang lah bonus untuk itu. tapi itu bukan lah alasan kan. hehehe

aku suka ikut cara kevin dalam diet nih sebab takdelah strict dengan tak boleh makan itu ini. makan lah apa sahaja janji calorie intake terkawal. lebih kurang macam tu lah. hmm, tapi walaupon mengawal bilangan kalori yang diambil, tengok lah jugak kandungan lemak gula dan seangkatan dengannya yang tak patut diambil secara berlebihan kannn.

dua hari sebelum hari penentuan, aku tgk dah ada contestant yang turun almost 10kg. down sekejap aku. terus hari esoknya berjalan kaki berkilometer, hahaha. 

sedih jugak lah, impian untuk memenangi cabaran nih tak kesampaian. Tahniah kepada champion. aku dapat no 2 jer. tapi aku sgt lah gembira jugak. sebab berat tetap lah turun, masa challenge tuh, aku dapat kurangkan 8.8kg . walaupon cabaran telah berakhir, tapi perjuangan masih perlu diteruskan. ada lagi 10-15kg yang aku nak kurangkan. owhh, jauh lagi perjalanan ini. target aku cuma dalam 2 -3 kilo sebulan kalau boleh. :) 

jom lah kita berusaha untuk jadik lebih sihat. amalkan gaya hidup yang sihat. :)

10 Actions that Always Bring Happiness

It’s important to make someone happy, and it’s important to start with yourself.  Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design into the present.

Starting today…

1. Appreciate what you have. – If we counted our blessings instead of our money, we would all be a lot richer.  Happiness is there if you want it to be.  You just have to see that it’s wrapped in beauty and hidden delicately between the seconds of your life.  If you never stop for a minute to notice, you might miss it.  
2. Focus on things that truly matter. – The simple fact that you are even here, alive, on this planet is a divine miracle, and you should not spend the time you have being busy, being miserable.  Every moment you get is a gift, so stop focusing on unhappy things, and spend your moments on things that truly matter to your heart.
3. Define your own meaning of life, and pursue it. – What is the meaning of life?  Whatever you want it to be.  Don’t fear failure; fear a lifetime of mediocrity due to lack of effort and commitment.  There are so many people out there who will tell you that you CAN’T.  What you need to do is turn around and say, “Watch me!”
4. Embrace life’s challenges. – You may think that taking a detour in life is a waste of time and energy, but you can also see the detour as a means of learning more about who you are and where you are heading in your life.  Being off the beaten path may be disorienting and confusing at times, yet it challenges your creative spirit to discover new ways to build a stronger YOU.  In the end, it’s usually the tough situations that feel like your tomb that actually become your cocoon.  Hang in there.  You’re coming out of this stronger and wiser.
5. Find the balance that allows you to be who you truly are. – Your worst battle is between what you know and what you feel.  One of the hardest decisions you will ever have to make is when to stay put and try harder or when to just take your memories and move on.  Sometimes you have to step outside of the person you’ve been, and remember the person you were meant to be, the person you are capable of being, and the person you truly are.
6. Love your body enough to take care of it. – You’re beautiful; but keep in mind that not everyone is going to see that.  Never be ashamed of yourself because you are born into one skin.  You can scar it, stretch it, burn it, mark it, tan it, and peel it.  But you are always in it, so you might as well take care of it and learn to love it.  Read The 4-Hour Body.
7. Limit your time with negative people. – You can’t make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable.  So protect your spirit and potential from contamination by limiting your time with negative people.
8. Treat others the way you want to be treated. – Be conscious of your attitude and your actions.  You may be on top of the world right now – feeling untouchable.  You may have all the tools at your disposal to do and say whatever you want.  But remember, life is a circle – what goes around, comes around eventually.
9. Set a good example. – If you want to empower others in your life, you need to start living the most empowered version of yourself first.  You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.  Believe in what you want so much that it has no choice but to become your reality.  And don’t ever compare yourself to anyone else; stay focused on your own journey and leave footprints behind.  Read The Four Agreements.
10. Accept what is, and live for the possibilities that lie ahead. – Never waste your time wondering about what might have been.  Get busy thinking about what still might be, and trusting that however it plays out, it will leave you glad that what might have been, never came to be.

source : http://www.marcandangel.com/2012/08/31/10-actions-that-always-bring-happiness/

Hello Isnin

Hai uols! apa cerita hari nih? hari nih aku memang takde mood langsung nak belajar * whooppsss! * bukan apa, bende yang di plan nak buat belum dapat so, malas sungguh nak ubah plan . ALasannnnnn!!! 

gambar kat atas tuh adalah group photo untuk biggest loser challenge bersama wardina. nanti aku buat entry pasal tuh ye. hari nih nak merapu-rapu jer dulu. 

dah lama tak menulis merapu kan. *eh, ye ke?* ada orang tanya, kenapa lama tak update. actually kebizian satu reason lah, tapi kalau nak menulis sesikit tuh boleh jer. tapi, hmmm ntah lah. actually ada beberapa yang terkumpul kat draft tuh. sebab aku rasa macam malas nak buat entri tuh. tetiba aku rasa takut entri tuh buat korang menyampah plak. aku ada tulis pasal GE13 baru nih. walaupon bukan lah aku buat analisa politik, tapi sebab tgk keadaan 'perang' pilihanraya kat Facebook aku rasa, tak payah lah upkan entri tuh, walaupon entri tu langsung takde berbaur politik. hahaha

baru nih ada artikel yang mengatakan org yang upload gambar makanan tuh ada maalah mental erk. hahaha. it's me! tak kesah lah, sakit mental yang tak ganggu orang takper kan. tapi lately malas nak update pasal cerita makan. itu bukan beerti aku tak makan ye. makan tetap meriah. makan tetap indah. walaupon mulut dok berzikir nak kurus. 

petang2 isnin macam nih, dengan mood yang malas, aku dok browse page IKEA. nak beli rak buku. buku dan magazine berlambak tatau nak letak mana. so tak bersusun dengan elok. sakit mata dah nengok nih. dah jumpa lah yang murah. seriously i totally go for the cheapest. tak kesah lah kaler putih pon. sebab banyak sangat yang nak di shoppingkan dalam keadaan duit yang terhad. duit aku selalu jer terhad haha. hajat nak buat built in cupboard pon masih dok timbang kati.

apa lagi nak merapu? taknak lah merapu dah, nnt aku buat entri betul plak erk. esok lusa adalah . hehe. :)

Happy Birthday Haziq

Happy Birthday Jiq.
Actually 4 Mei hari tuh. Tapi sajer baru nak upkan entry.

Malam sebelum birthday, ken main bgtau mak dia, nak tido awal, sbb esok kene bangun awal, nak ikut bapak eh gi beli ais, gi ambik makanan yg ditempah. Sbb dia ingat sabtu tu lah jugak nak buat party nya. Bila cakap bukan hari tu, apa lagi, menangis lah kan.

Mmg mak eh sibuk lah buat preparation, biasa lah tiap tahun, bila mei jer, mula lah sibukkan. Dah sama nak sambut teacher's day jugak bulan mei, so macam2 lah emak nya tempah barang2 unt goddies. Tapi tahun nih buat unt kawan2 haziq dan sedara terdekat jer. Tahun lps habis satu flat jemput hah. Ai jugak kelam kabut. Hahaha

Tahun nih dia nak sgt pencil warna. Dah tatau nak apa kot kan. Aku plak tak jumpa yg 48 batang, beli jer lah dulu yg 36. Suka lah dia. Tetiba maklang nya dah belikan yg 48, tp belom pos jer. Haziq tatau nih. Dah dpt nnt sure tak pandang dah yg aku bagi tuh hahaha.

Aku terpikir nak belikan jam SWATCH jer. Tapi acik baru lagi belikan haziq jam. Masih elok, so biar lah dulu. Lagipon haziq kata dia nak aku belikan SWATCH atau G-SHOCK bila dia kurus hehehe.

Ok lah, Happy birthday Jiq. Jadilah yang terbaik dikalangan yang terbaik. :)

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aku dan lagu : Rembau Most Wanted - WARIS

Xterra Malaysia 2013

Xterra Malaysia 2013. Your dirty weekend.
Pengalaman pertama untuk trail running. Aku nih trekking pon pernah sekali dua jer zaman dolu2. Tetiba nak join trail running kan. Seb baik berkawan dengan seseorang yang sgt adventure, so terjebak lah jugak aku skali.

Xterra nih ada triathlon. Owh, aku mmg tak mungkin lah nak lakukan itu. *cepatnya mengalahkan* sebab aku boleh swim pon dlm kolam renang yang tenang jer. Kalau dah ramai2 dan competing each other, no komen lah. Berbasikal pon satu hal. Berbasikal kat jalan rata kurang lah masalah kot. Tapi, kalau dah bukit bukau tu, tak boleh komen lah selagi tak cuba. *ada niat nak cuba ker nih?*

Untuk Xterra ni, aku join 5KM trail running jer. Seronok jugak. Berlari dlm hutan, semak samun. Naik turun tanah yang berselut. Naik turun bukit berbatu. Mengharungi lopak air. Aku takut jatuhhhhhhh! Dah pernah jatuh teruk dan masih berkesan sampai skang, so minda masih lagi dibelenggu oleh perasaan takut.

Aku mmg tak pikir ada lopak air bagai. Lopak ke tuh? Takungan air lah kot. Walaupon memang tau 'the dirty weekend' tuh. Dah lah kasut tak sesuai. Ada ke pakai kasut yg dah season kan. Fuhhhhh mmg bernasib baik lah tak tergelincir. *nak beli kasut unt trail run! Hmmm running shoes jugak*

Apapun, dpt lah jugak habis kan cabaran. Eh lupa nak cakap, ada satu kat tengah2 kawasan lapang tuh, diletakkan satu tangga. Anak tangga tuh boleh tahan lah jugak tinggi nak melangkah. Walaupun 3-4 tangga untuk naik dan 3-4 tangga jugak untuk turun *lupa bilangan anak tangga* tapi dlm keadaan tercungap cungap tuh, wooo payah sungguh rasa nak memanjat anak tangga tuh. Sekali dua pikir mmg nak join lagik lah trail run nih masa akan datang KOT.

Inilah 'produk-produk' untuk kurus yang aku dok invest. *walaupon tak gak kurus-kurus macam yg aku nak kannnnnn*

Dah bulan 4 tapi baru ada 3 medals.*hobi baru, kumpul tshirt, kumpul number, kumpul medal.*

Ok lah, jom lari... :p

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Hobi (I)

Hobi mengumpul gelas2 kecik nih. So kalau gi memana yang ada HRC mmg tak lepas lah carik dan singgah. Tapi masa kat new delhi aritu tak sempat pon nak gi. *saper nak g new delhi? Nak kirim*

Ada yang beli masa travel. Ada yang kawan2 bagi sebab dorang tau hobi ni. Ada yang kirim kat orang. Minat nak kumpul ken main, tapi tak ada tempat nak letak. Haha. Lepas nih kene beli jugak lah tempat nak simpan mende nih.

Happy wednesday everyone!
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Monday!

Monday everyone!
Lotsa things to get done. Down with fever for more than a week and yet to fully recover. Let's struggle before mid year holiday.
*hmmmm am I treating myself too well?*
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Monday!

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DATE A GIRL WHO RUNS

Date a girl who runs. Date a girl who chooses to move than to let the world pass her by. She will cover the roads with you while talking about the mundane to the profound without gasping for air. She will notice and appreciate the little things: the extra cushioning of her shoes, the softness of the pavement vs concrete, or how much cooler it is to run 30 minutes earlier in summer.

Take her to a race and be there with her 30 minutes before gun start. You will watch her fret over her gels, and her hydration, and the portalets. You will laugh because she gives so much importance to running as if it was her entire life. But, you will learn later on that it only shows how passionate she can be about what is important for her.

Hold her jittery hands before you enter the assembly area. She will hope to break her PR at the half marathon, but do not wish her luck; she won’t need it after all the speed work and tempo runs. Instead, show her a reassuring smile that she’ll be fine and that you’ll be proud of her whether she finishes first or 50th. Let her know that you’ll be waiting at the finish line—or at least you’ll show up there in case she finishes several minutes before you do.

If you find a girl who runs, never let her go; register for a marathon and train together. Be her best friend on the road. When she talks, listen to the joys of her first 5k, the pains of her recurring Plantar Fasciitis, and the 1,001 reasons why she loves to run while pretending that you can keep up with her “easy” pace. In between stories, allow her to take a sip from your water bottle or remind her when it’s time to take a gel. Watch her glow when she talks about running; she is in her element. She is running by your side.

She is happiest on Sundays, the day when she can run long with you. She loves to sweat, and the sore legs, and, of course, the hefty breakfast along with the good conversations that follow each run. Always have a cold, wet towel in the cooler waiting for her. Surprise her with her favorite post-recovery drink, low fat chocolate milk, and if she runs an extra 5km, spike it with her favorite coffee from Starbucks. In her simple joys, you will find an abundance of happiness.

Propose after your first marathon abroad. Or drop the ring in her hydration bottle. Or run the trails together and end with a proposal at sunset.

When you marry a girl who runs, the only time you will see her slow down is when she walks down the aisle towards you. She’ll be a picture of beauty and strength in a gown with her running shoes upon her feet and all you will be able to think of is the thousands of kilometers you will run together. You will find the best running partner in her. You will talk about the household, career, and finances during your long runs. You will fight during your hill training and make up during easy runs.

She will never force your children to run, but they will learn to love it when they see her passion for running. She will make living a healthy, active life easy, natural, and best of all, fun. Expect a lot of laughter, sweat, and sports beans. Running will not be a sport, but it will be a way of life for you and your children.  You will never run alone.

Love a girl who runs and she will love you back the same way she loves running. You will ask her why she loves running and she’ll answer: Because I can. You will ask her why she loves you and she’ll reply: Because I do.

NOTE: I copied this from http://1972malaya.blogspot.com/.

Pulut

Kerana pulut santan binasa! Tataulah macamana boleh timbul perumpamaan ini. Tak kesah lah kan, aku bukan nak cerita pasal tuh. Tapi pasal pulut. *kerana pulut kaki binasa. Sebb kena exercice lebih hehe*

Korang suka pulut tak? Ada orang ada pantang nya. Tak boleh makan pulut. Angin ker hapa aku tatau lah. TAPI, lately aku memang suka sgt makan makanan yang berasas kan pulut nih. Dulu takde lah sangat.

Gambar tuh adalah pulut nyor, pulut ikan masin atau apa saja korang panggil, ngan nasi dagang. Dok terbayang nak makan nih since dr KL lagi. So bila ada kat kg baru nih pepagi dah roger cousin ajak breakfast. Fuhhh puas hati! Kalau ikut hati, mau jer makan banyak pulut tuh. Hah, kerana hati badan binasa kot kan.

Pulut, nasi dagang, ketupat pulut, lemang, fuhh skang kalau time musim raya, atau bila2 masa je mesti aku pantang tgk. Kalau ketupat pulut tuh, cicah dengan serunding ke lemang ke, hmmm sedar2 berbiji2 dah habis. Pulut kuning pon best. Cuma pulut panggang dan tapai pulut lah kot yang aku tak minat. Tapai pulut memang tak makan.

Dulu masa kecik2 tak suka ketupat pulut. Tetiba dah besar nih macam tak cukup ketupat pulut jer nak makan. Nasi dagang tak payah citer lah ye. Memang sejak kecik sampai skang, pantang tengok.

Ok, tak boleh citer banyak2. Kang tak pasal2 kene gi cari pulut plak kang. :p

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Berlari

Berlari. Hobi yang baru bermula setahun yang lalu *hmm baru lah tu kan* Hobi yang tetiba muncul semasa aku menjalani satu perjalanan yang sunyi * a lonely journey*
Aku masih belum konsisten semasa berlari. Kadang2 belum sampai 1km dah terasa tak mampu, dah terpaksa power-walk untuk dapatkan kekuatan. Kadang2 macam tak percaya jugak aku mampu. So, aku masih lagi belajar untuk menjadi pelari yang dapat berlari dengan konsisten. Tak kira lah berapa jauh kita berlari, yang penting kita habiskan apa yang kita dah mulakan. Biarpun terpaksa mengambil masa yang lama dr org lain. *satu pengajaran yg aku dpt relate dgn journey aku skang, berusaha untuk habiskan apa yang dah dimulakan. Kadang2 habis cepat itu bukan lagi ukuran, tapi keupayaan kita untuk habiskan. Kemampuan kita berbeza, cabaran dan halangan yang kita tempuh juga berbeza*
Setiap kali nak berlari, aku sentiasa berdoa supaya aku tidak tercedera etc. Kadang2 risau jugak kaki kanan aku nih, masih jugak belum pulih sepenuh nya akibat terhentak kuat masa jatuh harituh. Kadang2 ok, kadang2 tak ok. Apapun setakat nih masih mampu habiskan.
Aku bukan lah pelari marathon. Mostly aku berlari untuk 10km jer lah. Atau kadang2 cuba2 juga pergi jauh sikit. Yang pernah jauh pon newton challenge 12km dan malakoff penang 17km. Ada jugak cuba daftar untuk yg lebih dari itu, tapi belum cuba tak berani nak komen lah.
Apapun kenelah kurangkan lagi 20kg nih supaya dapat berlari dengan lebih consistant *endurance*. Ye aku sedang berusaha! Hehe
Tapi kan, Mentang2 lah aku nih gemuk, kadang2 kalau nak gi kedai cari kasut lari untuk long distance dorang macam... Hek eleh, takat nak jogging pon sibuk tanya kasut itu ini. Arituh kat penang, bila tau aku dtg sbb malakoff terus buat kesimpulan... Owh u masuk fun run 7km tu ye. So mmg confirm lah kene kuruskan. Hahaa
Aku mmg sgt kagum dgn org yang berlari. Dengan orang yang habiskan larian. Marathon atau half marathon lebih2 lagi lah kan. Kadang2 hilang akal rasa dengar orang berlari marathon dlm 3 jam lebih sket jer. *macamana aku kagum kat org2 yang bleh dpt doctorate, macam tuh jugak lah aku kagum kat pelari marathon, HM. Apatah lagik yang berlari sampai 100km tuh. Semangat kene kuat. Sampai saat ni, aku tak rasa lah aku dapat berlari marathon. Apapun, boleh jer berusaha kan.*
Berlari nih boleh kurangkan stress. Clear mind. Kemampuan kita berbeza, tapi tak salah mencuba. Most of the time aku buat power walk ajer untuk stamina. Kadang2 tak larat nak lari. Kadang2 masa hari kejadian jer baru lari bersungguh2 *bersungguh takat kemampuan aku la haha*
Apapun, selagi mampu, aku akan terus berlari.
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