How I lost the pounds!

Summer of 2006, first time in years that I stayed at home, not worrying of being late or absent for
basketball practice, all summer what I did was hang out with friends, drink beer, ate a lot and slept
through the day. Then there was a time where I had to attend a party in Cainta or Pasig, what happened
when I put on my pair of jeans, I could not get the zipper all the way up, come June, up to graduation I
weight over 200 lbs, can you imagine me having that weight? First few months was ok, people were
saying that the weight looks good on me, maybe it does but keeping the weight has its problems, for
one thing my knees could not carry my weight, as I climb up the stairs I can feel pain plus the fact that
going to point B from point A is a troublesome. Summer of 2007, I decided it is time to lose the weight.
I enrolled at a boxing gym a few blocks away from home. The gym was owned by former World Boxing
Champion Erbito Salavaria, both his sons trained me, Emil and Jun and in two months, from 220 lbs my
weight was down from 160. I also had strict diet; I was going to eat less. I actually did not follow and
program for my diet, whatever that was served, I would eat less. June and Emil, both are trainers at the
gym taught me one valuable lesson, “wag mo isipin na papayat ka, isipin mo matuto ka” I had to agree, as
days pass, I have shed the pounds and I have trimmed down. People asked me what I did; people would
ask me what diet I followed. Naturally I would answer that I did boxing, diet and lifted weights. Most of
them would say that they still have a chance and I have given them the motivation to do the same thing.
But there is a problem with they have said, it is nice to hear that after seeing my picture and looking at
me now gives other people motivation, but of course, motivation is not enough. My secret on how I lost
the weight is not because of boxing and diet entirely. I had the dedication, self-control and I really had
my goal set.