The Truth About The Yusofs

It’s like a breath of fresh air. Wish I’m referring to my newly picked up exercising habit, but I’m not. I know this is stale news but I totally missed out on this as I didn’t catch the news on telly! Anyway, I just wanted to do my part and share with as many people as possible so as to clarify the negative air surrounding this poor family. All the hype and media attention are so unjust, it makes me sick to the stomach. Thank goodness for the internet, huh? Now real people can go against the press.

Alright then, don’t read it from me. Go ahead and check them out yourself.

The Yusof family blog.

Exercise Take 2

In my attempt to be ‘fitter me’, I’ve finally visited a gym. First time in 30 29 years.. And I must say it was pretty scary (poof you fitness freaks. Don’t mock me). I went to a free one, of course, lest I find the place daunting. Besides, I just wanted to check the atmosphere out or testing the waters, whatever you call it.

I spent an hour on my first day (which was yesterday) and have tried cycling, free weights, dumbells, some leg exercises on that machine (yeah, am that bad. Don’t even know what it’s called) and the treadmill. The report: completed a sad two laps in 10 minutes for cycling, took on at most (only) four weights on the leg machine and slightly more than 2 laps on the treadmill -for fifteen minutes. In total, I think I lost about 70 calories. Ok, so I don’t really know how bad that was but suffice to say it’s been a while since I last sweat! Make that a long while.

While waiting for my turn on the treadmill, I cycled. I watched the girls running, one of them alternated between running, jogging and brisk walking while the other girl ran nonstop (!!). I could barely go longer than 10 minutes cycling (on a measly speed 7 max), how on earth can you run for a whole 30 minutes? And the worst thing? She was way chubbier than me. No, she was chubby. Period. But her level of fitness -wow. As for lifting weights, oh dear, I had to use both arms to pull the weight of one arm! That’s bad.

When my turn came on the treadmill, I started walking, then brisk walked. And didn’t go any faster. Couldn’t! My legs were tired already lah from the previous so-called exercises. Ayoo.. I so gotta go back there and work out more.

In today’s session, I managed to inch up a bit on my ‘performance’. The report: completed a almost four laps (same 10 minutes) for cycling, still took on at most (only) four weights on the leg machine and almost 4 laps on the treadmill for the same fifteen minutes. Total calories lost, er, more than 70 definitely, hehe.

I know these statistics aren’t all that good, but I’m trying. And while I’m still highly spirited, think I’ll definitely make my visits there often.

Getting Fit

I haven’t posted anything for a while. Blame that on my laziness.

Speaking of being lazy, my sluggishness is beginning to affect my health. I have always hated exercising and to think of myself running (oh God) around a field, sheesh, I can’t even make it around my residential block (and that’s only 10 houses along one road) without huffing and puffing horrendously.. Not a pretty sight. But while I have always been unfit in the past years, I was never bothered by my state of physique. Until now.

Now, not only am I not fit, but I feel it too! And I can tell you that it’s not a good feeling. It’s not those average stories you hear about lazy out-of-shape people. Not those “oh, I get so tired easily” or “I’m not energetic” stuffs. Mine is more like, “I get sick pretty often” and “My head aches a lot now”. Guess you don’t need a high degree to recognize which one’s worser.

I visited a doctor yesterday and she gave me loads of iron tablets to help ease my low blood pressure (and to think people with high blood get all the attention). I shared with her of my dizziness, to which she corrected me and said it’s headaches in my case, as my head ‘pounded’ not feel lightheaded. Uhuh. Anyway, she was surprised that I’ve been having those headaches (yep, right term) for almost 13 years and didn’t do anything about it. Thing is, I didn’t even realize it has been that long until she told me to recount my earliest episode. I guess the headaches come and go (and it has been a ‘go’ most of the time) that I feel it’s pretty common. But when she proceeded in asking me of the other symptoms that I experienced, she diagnosed (but yet to be confirmed) that I may have a migraine problem. She prescribed me with these yellowish pills called ‘Ponstan’ alongside another chewable pill to counter any stomach ache that ensues, and told me to keep a diary of my ‘headache’ attacks -what triggered it, what I ate prior to it, how long it last etc for about a month. If nothing improves, then I should go back to her. That seemed simple enough.

Oh, and the last bit. Exercise. Yeah, my favourite word of the day. “No need for anything vigorous, perhaps some brisk walking for half an hour a day?”.. Aight then. Best be off to get ‘em jogging shoes. *The author now huffs and puffs to the nearest sports store*