It Is Time: Path Towards Self-Care

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”Oh good gosh, you got to take care of yourself too”

This was one of my friends who has kindly reminded me the importance of self-care when we met up during the Wednesday prayer meetings. For those who has been following my sharings on HIVE would have seen the chaotic roller coaster ride since 2018 (with the rare occasion of a good break in 2019 with the HIVE family during HIVE Fest); and after 3 years I must say that my body seemed to have taken a toll since 2021 when hospital runs were inevitable and I have literally derailed from healthy food, scraping whatever near expiry food whenever I can and I have taken WAY too much carbs along the way (with limited total-sweat-out exercises)

I could have blamed it on the parents;
I could have blamed it on the lockdowns;
But I should not because my body is my own temple and my own responsibility.

Ending up my body with higher liver fat, skin break outs and weight gain is my own fault; allowing stress eating to get into me with sugar spikes (using near-expiry pre-mix to make waffles for sustainability) by foregoing no-sugar lifestyle was uncalled for.

The most important is that I know and accept the fact that I have made a mistake, and it is time to change.

Self-Care is necessary

It is not about selfishness or self-centeredness; it is the very fact that I need to keep staying strong and steady for my family I must exercise self-care. Not just a proper diet, but it is an all rounded health: mind, body and spirit, the ultimate Shalom that has granted to me in my Saviour but I just abused my body with neglect.


Skin begin breaking out in redness

Gaining 5kg (11 pounds) was a huge wake up call. It “doesn’t look a lot” but when age factors in, you can feel the muscle aches, joint (knee) pains, skin breakouts, mood swings will all come into the mix.

Especially the visceral and fat % keeps increasing, this is definitely not the original design that we were originally designed.

So how to “reverse” the effect?


The super dusty untouched gym

With the endemic stabilizing, it is time to make full use of the facility I have paid for monthly, even though the pool is still a little too far fetch to go due to lack of time, the gym (no matter how run-down the equipment may be) is definitely should be fully utilized.

(I was compelled to bring sanitising wet wipes to clean the gears before and after use)

If I can keep at least 3 times (20-25 minutes) a week evening workouts routine going, no matter how painful it is a good start.

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08/10/2022
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We rally behind you on your journey to taking back control of your life and your health! :) keep sharing your journey and we'll celebrate together :) Happy midweek!


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Thanks so much for the encouragement! Yes it is just getting harder to get back to shape and this can really easily slip into giving up as well.

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hi sis, so sorry to hear that you are going through so much. It is really good to know that you are not allowing this situation to down-spiral further.

Cheering you on!

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That is so true that down-spiral emotions will make this worse!

!BEER

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It's OK sis. Everyone has a season of downturn and a season of success. Mine just went downward and I hope I can back on my two feet

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You must take care of yourself. Just make sure you don't get too skinny until there's nothing left of you. 😉

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Hey! It is better to stay slim than overweight and full of future illnesses right?
Let's keep the celebration and support going!

!BEER

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Definitely will not be until there's nothing left of me. 😆

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There you go! So glad that you are taking this into your own hands! I am cheering for you and this definitely cause a celebration!

!BEER

(of course only a virtual one for you now)

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Yeah sis. It is really getting harder to come back as we age.

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