It all started last January 17 after watching "The Dillema" in the movie theatres. We were having coffee after the movie when for some reason we ended up talking about being fit. Naturally, I ended up being the center of the whole discussion. I haven't been actually really fit. I'm over weight and I've known this for quite a while now (duh!). Sadly, I haven't done anything about it. Enter "The Bet".
It began when one of my friends said that he'll stop smoking if I start being healthy and eating right. I was stupid enough to take the bait. You see, he's a heavy smoker. This is the guy who tried quitting before but it didn't last 12 hours. He was jittery, nervous and just plain annoyed at everything during that attemp. He ended up withdrawing badly. So I thought to myself why not? I got nothing to lose.
Long story short, I have a huge advantage on him. Or so I thought. Before I go on any further, I need to explain what is the bet. The goal is for me to lose weight and in return gain muscles. For him, he has to gain weight and quit smoking. Whoever has the most transformation done in 3 months time wins. So what is at stake? Well, my friends who were with me that night were debating on what should be the prize. They all came up with different ideas, there was talk about money which is $200 in cash and the loser treats the whole group in a fancy restaurant but it ultimately boiled down to the Nintendo 3DS. I think the reason for that was both of us were interested in it and knowing that it cost a lot, we'll take this bet seriously. To top that, one of my close friends post it on her Tumblr account. So now, it's a written and verbal contract. This should be interesting.
It's been one and a half month since then. I thought it was going to be easy but it's actually hard. I've manage to at least change my diet. It used to be I'll eat even if I'm not hungry but this time I actually eat less. Having said this, it's not actually me going vegetarian but more on portioning my food. I actually felt better when I started doing that.
I started eating a lot of protein and lessen my carbohydrate intake. So basically, more chicken and fish with less or no rice at all. However, I'm still bad when it comes to eating out. It's not like I eat out a lot, it's more like when my friends and I hang out then I end up eating. That's almost every week I hang out with them. And when you hang out with 95% women, I end up eating even if I don't want to. They say it makes them look bad when they order. Women and their figures...
I also started working out. It used to be that I'll do it once in a while, like 3 days a week or less but now I do it almost everyday. It's usually home workout. I have weights at home and whenever I get the chance I go to a fitness center with a friend. He taught me how to lift weights properly and just basically motivate me. First time I went with him to a gym to do weight lifting, I felt that I didn't belong there. It was pretty intimidating of course. I never felt so out of shape in my entire life. I guess you could say that it motivated me even more. I started working out my chest and back but then switch to shoulders and arms because he told me that it's a lot faster to develop. I did that and I'm actually happy that I'm seeing a bit of result. Right now, I'll take anything.
Am I going to win the bet? Well I'm not sure. I have at least a month left and that's a short time. But you know what? I'm just going to do my best and hopefully the "judges" make the right choice.