I have been overweight for the most part of my life, probably since secondary school days. And to be honest, it didn't really bother me - fat jokes and all. But I think there comes a point in time when I want to be healthier for my family.
And thanks to Covid-19, being forced to stay at home allowed me to start exercising. So every morning, together with the wifey, we just followed workout videos on YouTube for a good 45 to 60 minutes. We started with simple cardio and core exercises in April and for the past 3 months, we have been doing cardio kickboxing workouts. Oh, and avoiding carbs for at least 2 meals daily.
So there you go, it took me 6 months to go from a bloated whale to this. And in the process, I lost 20kg. I didn't actually think I lost that much weight - you know how the whole self-perception thing is always skewed - but when I placed earlier photos of myself beside current ones... Ok, I can see the change. 😅
But I'm not a trainer, I'm not an athlete, and definitely not a fitness blogger. And I sure do not have any koyok to sell. I'm just a regular guy with a (huge) Dad bod so if I can do it, you can do too. All you have to get your ass off the floor and get into a routine. It doesn't have to be a long session; even 15 to 20 minutes daily is good enough. All you have to do is START. Jiayou! ☺️
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EDIT: A number of you have PM-ed me to ask for the workout videos I followed. So I thought I will share them here too:
- These 30-min videos from PopSugar Fitness are a great start; guaranteed to make you perspire: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI37FJmOtrj20cgTm5hcfZ-0H1PLHCQlj
- I'm currently doing cardio kickboxing workouts on alternate days and both the wifey & I love Christa's workouts (boxingandbubbles) because they are relatively easy to follow and boy, they can get intense too: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI37FJmOtrj0ZBGF8rwUsm_hvfEKhlNpv
- For ladies, you may wish to follow Coffee Lam（林芊妤）'s videos too. In fact, I started with her when I joined in my wife's daily workouts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxCZqbizSsnntlz6w0fN8hA
