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30 lbs by Thirty – Project 30

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garfield 30th birthday 30 lbs by Thirty Project 30

I hardly ever blogged about my birthday but this time I decided to write a little bit about that. You see, I turn 30 (yes the big three oh) in a couple of months time, less than 3 months to be a little bit more precise. A friend of mine once told me that when he turned 29, he embarked on a journey to complete a set a tasks for him to complete by the time he hit 30. That sort of gotten the clogs in my brain working a little while and I decided that I should embark on a similar journey.

To lose 30 pounds (lbs) by the time I am 30 years old.

Well of course the whole idea of losing weight is something I have been procrastinating and the final nail hit the coffin when my insurance agent informed me that because of my current weight, I got to pay an extra loaded premium.

At this time, I weigh about  107 kg. So my target weight to reach by the time I am 30 next year in February would be 93 kg (I am just rounding up). Hopefully by then, my pants/shirts (about 70% of my clothes) would have fit me better.

What I have installed for me would be to:

  • Diet – cut down on fast food completely, drink more water, eat less carbs especially at night and eat more fruits instead
  • Exercise – swim a little bit more at the swimming pool at my apartments, reschedule my night teleconferences and go for badminton!
  • Lifestyle – Get more sleep in order to let my body process the sugars in me
Let’s see if I can keep up with this project, Project 30!

The Challenge Has Begun

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A couple of days ago, BK threw this idea at me and asked me whether I wanted to participate in the challenge or not. BK being BK, always talk in a cryptic slang and if you sat next to us listening or eavesdropping, chances are you might get more confused than informed. Anyhow, the challenge was something in line with the image below.

file 1 Biggest Loser logo hi The Challenge Has Begun

That’s right, a couple of us are going to be competing over a two month period on who loses the most amount of weight percentage and if you were following my tweets last night, the weigh-in session started last night. I took this shot with my iPhone and my official weigh-in was in fact 102.2kg and not the one shown below. The added weight was probably the weight of my iPhone in my hand.

photo The Challenge Has Begun
Yes, that is my weight in kilos!

So by now, you might have guessed what the challenge might be but if you are as equally blur as some people, it is about a group of friends chipping some dough into a pool and whoever loses the most weight percentage over an 8-week period keeps it all.

My target is to try and achieve a 10-12% weight loss which would bring my weight down to 90 kilos. That is a lot but I am determined to achieve that with a mixture of eating right and less (no puking out my food!) as well as regular exercising and trips to the gym.

Truth be told, the idea of this challenge started from LY and most of the action will be blogged on her blog here. I will also update my blog periodically on this challenge and use the tag “weight challenge” for all related posts.

Hope I win icon smile The Challenge Has Begun

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