POLL: Do you think you have an obligation to stay healthy?

I was blog-hopping when I came across this "fat" blog where the blogger was talking about how she's so "sick of people expecting fat people to hide themselves away out of public sight", how she's going to be "willfully fat this year, obnoxiously and offensively fat all over the place". 

I read the comments and saw this:

The ones on the green box are statements that I agree with and the ones in the red box-- not so much.. :(

I honestly think that the person who posted the first comment wasn't intentionally being a bitch.. She didn't deserve to be replied to like that. :(

I also HATE people who discriminates, bullies and judges fat people.. I'm all for loving your body and never feeling ashamed of it- stretchmarks and all.. But most of all, I am pro-health. Yes, I believe that I have an obligation to stay healthy because if I don't-- I'm going to spend lots of money to have myself treated instead of spending that money on helping my family or paying for important things like electric bills, my child's tuition (someday LOL), etc etc.. Also, if you take good care of yourself, then you'll get to enjoy your life more.. You'll get to run with your kids, your grandkids, etc, you get the point..

But maybe I have this kind of mentality because I'm a nurse and I know about the possible illnesses you can get from being obese? I've also been trying to lose weight because my feet start to hurt everytime I gain weight. Pain doesn't make me happy. We also have a family history of diabetes, so I have to be extra careful. Illness won't make me happy.

That's my point of view.

What about you?

Do you think you have an obligation to stay healthy?

[OTD] I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack!!!

My first OTD post after 50 years.. Hahahaha!
I'm back bitchez! LOL!

I haven't been blogging lately because I've been busy with studying, training and keeping up with house chores-- in short, all the other more important things in life than blogging. :P

That and the fact that I gained a whopping 20 LBS since I got here so none of my nice clothes really fit me.. :( But like I said, I have been busy with training and so far I've lost 12 lbs.. I still got a loooong way to go but its okay.. Not in a hurry and I'm learning so many new things about myself along the way. :)

“You can be the most beautiful person in the world and everybody sees light and rainbows when they look at you, but if you yourself don't know it, all of that doesn't even matter. Every second that you spend on doubting your worth, every moment that you use to criticize yourself; is a second of your life wasted, is a moment of your life thrown away. It's not like you have forever, so don't waste any of your seconds, don't throw even one of your moments away.”

Here's a photo of me at my heaviest weight..

I'm for BODY LOVE and ACCEPTANCE but I just wasn't healthy anymore and I was becoming too lazy to do anything :( So I knew I had to do something about it.

Anyway, hope you guys are doing good!!
I missed blogging!!!!

Going beyond my limits

It's always so much easier to say "People love me for who and what I am, I don't have to change a thing about myself" or "I love myself, I love my body, and I'm not ashamed of my flaws". Its always so much easier to just settle instead of working towards improvement. 

Its been exactly 5 weeks since I started to exercise and eat right again.. There are days when I feel so motivated and energized, I could work out for hours.. But there are also some days when I feel like crap. When my muscles are so damn sore, when I see someone indulging on french fries- I get all cranky and I just feel like giving up already. I begin to doubt myself, I start to tell myself that my goal is unattainable.. Maybe I'm pushing myself too hard.. Maybe I'm "meant" or "built" to have a body like this.. It's just impossible. It's too hard. It's too late. It's not gonna happen. I can't do this. 

Quote by BRUCE LEE

Nobody likes to go through suffering. Nobody enjoys working HARD. Nobody likes making sacrifices. But unfortunately, all the things that are WORTH having all require hard work, a little bit of suffering and making sacrifices.

At the rate I'm going, I should be able to reach my ultimate goal weight, 5 months from now. I still have a long way to go but I'm not gonna quit. I'm looking forward to posting a before/after photo and telling you guys that nothing is impossible.. Just as long as you are willing to work hard for it.

And speaking of perseverance.. Zee is about to take his USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) on Monday! He has worked so hard for months- to review for this exam and I'm really proud of him. I lit this candle a few days ago and started praying day and night for his success. :) If it's not too much to ask, please say a small prayer for him too! Thank you!! :)

K, that's it for now.. Just thought I'd share with you guys how much suffering I'm in right now (LOL) but I have no plans in giving up. And you shouldn't too! It's not just about trying to lose weight, but life in general-- there will be tough times, but don't give up! Keep going! Push, push, push! Fight, fight, fight!!! :D

Hope you're all having a great weekend! :)

Azta Nounou Pak WINNER!

Hiiiiii guys!!!

So sorry I was not able to announce the winner for my Nounou Pak giveaway-- BEEN SO BUSY!!!

Picked the winner via random.org

MARGARET CHRISTINE GOMEZ

Congrats dear!!!

THANK YOU to everyone who joined, I wish I could treat you all at Azta! Haha! And of course, THANK YOU Azta Urban Salon for sponsoring my giveaway! :)

In a span of 3 months..

I went from this..

To this..

And then this..

And last night, I had it cut to this..

HAHA!!
Next thing you know, I'll be sporting a pixie cut. Lol!

Its also been 3 weeks and 5 days since I started writing on my fitness blog again and so far I've lost 10 lbs. Whoopty-dooo! What I've noticed is that when I eat more and worry less about reaching my goal, that's when I actually start to lose weight.. So I'm determined to keep doing this the healthy and stress-free way. :)

Oh by the way, do you know about my latest blog giveaway? Check it out here.

"NOUNOU to Dry hair" Blog Giveaway!!

There were a lot of times when I would have my long locks cut short because my hair was so dry and I couldn't stand looking at split ends. NOT SEXY AT ALL. With all the abuse that our hair is getting from us-- blow drying, ironing, curling, coloring etc, we really shouldn't forget about giving it special treatments at the salon once or twice a month. Especially now that summer's here, even if you have no plans to go on a beach trip-- your hair will still be exposed to the sun.

Nobody likes dry hair. Your boyfriend isn't fond of it either. LOL! So don't ignore it!

Good thing Azta Urban Salon has a running special promo that's good for your mane :)

That's Php 449 for short hair, Php 649 for medium, and Php 849 for long hair. :)

And because we really think that you ought to try this, Azta Urban Salon is giving away a free Nounou Pak treatment to one lucky reader ;) All you have to do is:
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**Example: I wanna win the free Nounou Pak treatment from @aztaurbansalon (and then place link to this blog post)
**If you don't have Twitter, you can write it on Azta's Facebook wall instead.
3) LIKE Somnium et Vita on Facebook and send me a message with your full name and email address :)

This giveaway ends on April 20, 2012 at exactly 11:59 PM.
Goodluck!! ♥  

Thank you so much Azta for sponsoring this giveaway!!! :)

Happy Egg Day!

Just dropping by to greet you guys HAPPY EASTER!

Hope you've been spending a lot of time with your family this holy week and also been contemplating about how we can make our lives much more meaningful. :)

I know I haven't been blogging much but if you click on "FITNESS" on the tabs just below my header, you'll see that I've actually been updating that portion of my blog more often.. :)

I tried to make hard boiled eggs for breakfast and I obviously failed. Haha!!

I feel bad for my future husband already. :)))

ANYWAY, come back tomorrow because I'll be giving away the perfect hair treatment this summer, sponsored by Azta Urban Salon! :D