tin: the transformer

Woke up at 6:15. Left at 6:30 for Jefferson with David. Jogged. Died. Threw up. Exercised more. Threw up more. Walked home. Felt like a pansy. Died again.

And now!! I shall babysit the rest of the day. 

I’d like to say, my first workout = success! I’m sore all over. And now, David reeeeally knows how unfit I am. I’m just surprised I woke up on time. 

On today’s to-do list: 

• Buy running shoes. (I used my mom’s this morning. HOW SAD IS THAT?! I don’t even have my own running shoes and my mom does.)
• Buy fruits and yogurt. 
• Go to the park with the kiddos.
• Shower!!! 

I also forgot to mention… After the first 10 pounds are shed, I’m chopping all my hair off! At first it was supposed to be when I got my braces off, but I think this is a more appropriate gift to myself and to that person I’m donating all my herrrr to. 

Pound Countdown Until I Chop It All Off: 10!

My favorite people in the world! HELLO! I sincerely apologize AGAIN, for not blogging for half a century! BUT GUESS WHAT?!!!!! My cousin’s wedding has just passed!! And you know what that means?! 

THE TIME HAS FINALLY COME! And I’m as nervous as I’ve ever been! 

But, like I’ve promised, the Monday after my cousin’s wedding, will be the first day I start my lifelong journey! To be a better and healthier Tintin! 

Shall I bring you up to date with what’s been going on in my life? Well, absolutely nothing has changed. Hehe. I’ve been eating out as much as I can at new places and trying as many new (extremely unhealthy) things. I think the last time I blogged was before my birthday. And this birthday was definitely THE best. I spent it with the coolest dude I’ve ever met (Andrew Megia!!), eating everything I had in sight. A fancy dinner in Monterey, Sonics in Gilroy, breakfast at Brenda’s French Soul Food (Btw, if you live near the city and haven’t tried this place, you need to go NOW.), countless times at 3-Sum Eats, OFF THE GRID, and everything in between. I’m fat, but what can I say? I love good food. I just need to learn how to love good food AND control myself. 

I am now 14 hours away from my first official workout with my homie David. As a final send off, for dinner tonight, I’m eating a large piece of steak, a baked potato, baked asparagus and baked mushrooms. To top that all off ONE single s’more at the bonfire later. I’m eating like a king tonight. And I hope I will not regret it tomorrow morning. 

You could say I’m more nervous than excited for tomorrow, but IT’S ALL FOR THE BEST! I need to get pumped! And I need to find workout music. I surely can’t run to all the wedding songs in my iPod right now. I need that fist-pumping music. Any suggestions? Are you excited for me?! Because writing this paragraph just got my a little more excited. 

Until tomorrow! I will blog right after my first workout and tell you how it went. Woohoo! Go Tin!!! =)

I remember a few years ago, one of my birthday wishes was to get every flavor of Arizona drinks. And my cousins, being the best people in the world, helped me get started with that collection. I know for sure that I’m missing a few, but that summer I collected (and drank!!) about 25 different flavors. Until today, I could tell you which ones are good (raspberry iced tea, ftw!! (I never say FTW, but in this case, IT IS NECESSARY)) and which ones you will regret, dig a grave, and bury your taste buds in. (diet peach iced tea!!! STAY FAR, FAR AWAY). Even to this day, I could down a bottle in one meal and I know which convenience stores in my block sell which flavors. At Walgreens, your Arizona will cost you $1.04 with tax, but go on sale for half that almost every month. The liquor store around the corner sells them at no tax, but they have limited flavors. And Lucky’s? They sell a good amount of flavors, but only chill a few. 7 Eleven, by far, has been the place I got most of the uncommon-er drinks. 

Now why you may be asking am I going into great detail of my favorite beverage in the world? Why am I giving you all the information needed to go out and buy an Arizona near my house???!!?! TO CLEAR THEM OUT! Liquidate the stores of their Arizona’s PLEASE and put me out of my misery!! Again, why? Because (*sniff) Arizona has been a backstabbing best friend since high school and I only recently found out. =’(

ARIZONA’S HAVE MORE FREAKIN’ SUGAR IN IT THAN COCA-COLA. 

And to think, those few summers ago, when Arizona truly became one of my best friends, I was having one almost every single day. That was the summer I also gained the most weight. I was addicted, I tell you!! Addicted! Addicted and lied to by something that made me feel good, but was oh so bad for me. 

So, like any other addict trying to come clean, I will admit to the problem and slowly (but most certainly!!!!) ween myself off the can. I give myself one more week to enjoy that sugary thirst-quencher and then that’s that.

The Arizona Queen will raise the white flag and put down her crown. Now, friends, join me as I raise a glass to…. Water!! (Supposedly I need a lot of this. yay.) 

(Disclaimer: I hope you understand how sarcastic I am, and don’t think I’m THAT much of a pig that I would really call a food or drink a friend. I’m a carnivore. Only vegetarians would call my foods friends. And I am not that lonely.)

It was good while it lasted…

…was a pretty epic movie! And I have to say, Mr. Stark Senior is my kind of man! Lol. He was so dreamy. So was Captain America and his best friend. 

Now that that’s out of my system, let’s start talking about the journey!!! It’s coming up! Two more weeks and I can’t even start to tell you how much I feel like I’m not ready for this! It’s all so strict sounding! From waking up at 5:30 AM, to having my old “workouts” turn into just my warm ups (David!! I can’t believe 1 mile is JUST my warm up!!!), to writing down every single thing I eat in the day, to sleeping before 10, to blogging everyday, to no more soda or chicken skin!!!! I’m not complaining. It’s just a lot of change to something that’s been constant for a while. 

Just a few things I need to mentally prepare myself for, but I will prepare nonetheless.

D-day in t-minus 19 days!!!! 

PS. look up runner’s nipples!! It’s truly disgusting and I hope I never love running enough to ever get it! hahaha. 

Why does Filipino food have to be so fattening?! And to top off the fattening ulams, we add on the heaping piles of rice, along with a few squirts of saltier-than-sea-water patis. *sigh. I will miss eating like a true Filipino - squatting position and all. Everything tastes better when you’re shoveling the said ulam, rice and patis into your mouth with your kamay. 

Another food I almost start tearing when I think about not eating it anymore? The ever-so-mouth-watering chicken skin. Oh, Colonel Sanders, why oh why did you figure out the secret to amazing chicken skin with your ever so perfect blend of 11 spices? (Why do I know this?! =’( That is really sad.)

Now, every time I sit down, stand up, or squat to have my meal, I think of it as being maybe one of the last times I will ever be able to OVER-indulge myself. I know that when I start, my self-discipline will have to be in tip top shape. And I actually think I’m starting to get the hang of it. Starting. I still ate the Cajun delight Popeye’s chicken skin last night. Sorry PA. But know, that I took a mental note that last night was the last time I’d eat that. I totally took advantage of it. And it was amazing. 

I’m brain farting. I don’t know how to end this entry. Lol. I want to take ballroom dance classes. And on that note, I’m done. I’ll try to keep writing everyday from now on. 

Au revoir! 

Hola! Haven’t been on in a while. Please accept my humblest apologies. But there hasn’t been much to write about since I haven’t really started doing anything. Let’s see, I left you all off with a tres leches cake baking in the oven and the hopes of me posting pictures, correct? Well, sadly, the cake turned out comme ci, comme ça. (French for: not too good, not too bad. I’m fancy.) And the pictures? Any ideas what to post? A gallery of foods I will dearly miss come August, so I can easily gawk at them for hours on end? A picture of my crazy family, which I often compare to the Robinson’s from “Meet the Robinson’s”, with a brief description of each one? Again, I’m at a stand still with ideas. I mean, I need to keep you interested in my blog until D-Day right?! I think I will do both posts. Not tonight, but soon. Or maybe I should keep things relevant to what this blog is all about, no?

I’m actually starting to find blogging a little bit easier. It’s almost like talking to yourself for a while, and God Almighty knows that I’m a real good talk-to-myselfer. Keep yourself involved please! If you have an idea of what pictures I should post, or what you want to know more about, feel free to leave it in my inbox. (Tumblr has inboxes right? lol) I hope I get at least one as to avoid turning into that “forever alone” guy. 

Anyways, I actually did workout a little bit on Wednesday with Ate Deng. We went to my cousins apartment and swam for a while. (I’ll introduce them now. The older’s name is Ate Cheche and she will be one of the villians in my story because she likes to bake. And I like to eat her baked goods. And Cheddelyn. She knits.) I really need to learn how to breathe when I’m swimming because I totally felt like I had vertigo afterwards. Luckily, after a few bites of the Butterbeer cupcakes Ate Cheche made, I was feeling loads better. 

So now, it’s almost Saturday and I’ve had this sore throat since the pool. I hope Ricolas aren’t fattening because it’s my biggest food group right now. But for now, I will give my throat the rest it needs for the next few days.

Happy Pasalamat Weekend, my brothers and sisters! <3

So, I’m now a very public blog. Thanks for the most part to the best person in the whole wide world, Ate Deng, who, apparently skips every number 4 on any lists she ever reads. 

Ok, so I haven’t started my workouts yet, but I do want let you know that I am starting something. I’ve started mentally preparing to learn how to love… wait for it… running!! And if anyone knows me, knows that running, to me, is the root of all evil. Evil that includes chaffing and very moist feet. 

But for now, I’m continuing to live my life without committing those 2 personal sins. I’ve watched workout videos dreading the birthday presents I’ve already promised PA and Ate Deng and sadly moped around In-n-Out completely avoiding the cash register to buy myself some calories. So, as I write this post, and patiently wait for the tres leches cake in my oven, I find myself scared. Not because we’re about to watch Insidious, but because I’m suuuuper nervous!! Andrew doesn’t even know my weight! And in about 3 weeks’ time, I’m revealing it to the world!! Will the weight be lifted off my shoulders?! (I wish this was literal, because then I would never have to work out!!) Should I post it after I’ve had at least some kind of result? Who knows. I have 3 weeks to pucker up the courage. Maybe I should add pictures to my blog? Seems a bit dull right now. What pictures though?! My body is not worthy yet (lol) and even then, that’s a tad bit extreme.  Next blog… I’ll post a picture of something in my next blog. 

So, it’s almost 12 and I have to go say happy birthday to my future trainer. I leave you saying with all my heart, “THANK YOU!!” For following me and unintentionally giving me the biggest motivation ever. I promise I will not let you down! (Just try to keep your expectations low. Hehe.) 

Tin =)

Welcome to my blog! My name is Tin and I’m not too great at blogging. But as an incentive for my journey, I, with the encouragement of a few friends, started this blog. What journey you may ask? Well, to get healthier of course! Notice, HEALTHIER, NOT skinnier. (I still want to be able to carry my future children and the groceries from the car and twiggy, little Dobby-arms won’t help me to do that!) 

  Things you should know:

1. I may not be good at blogging, but my grammar is on point. Enjoy my blog without constantly being in the pain of grammatically correcting it! woohoo!! 
2. I am an extremely private person. This blog is already making me feel uncomfortable. (I totally can’t wait to start posting pictures!!!! -_-) 
3. Okay, I sort of lied. The journey doesn’t begin until after my cousins wedding mid-August. Why after the wedding you ask, my lovely little follower? The bridesmaid dress fits perfectly, and I, being the cheap girl that I am, don’t want to pay to get it altered. =)
4. Hi Ate Deng!!! Don’t publicize this yet, please!! I’m shy. 
5. David Pineda will be my personal trainer/dietician. He is also one of my best friends. 
6. Main reason I’m doing this blog? So that EVERYONE that reads this will know what I’m doing so I can’t back out. Publicity, as much as it makes the bottom of my foot itch, will be one of the things pushing me to wake up at 5:30 AM. (Already dreading this part.)  

So, sit back and enjoy my blog as I, Tin Rosales, bust my butt everyday to make my life just a little more difficult. Grab some popcorn (sans the extra butter!! *tear) and read as I attempt to transform from a stumpy grub to a beautiful, fluttering butterfly. 

Tin =)