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I started making plans for my body last Monday, which was also a holiday commemorating the first EDSA Revolution. What a day to start something new.

 

I want to improve myself and I have to do it the holistic way. I have three main objectives in this exercise plan I made:

1. Strengthen cardiopulmonary system

2. Build muscles and gain weight

3. Maintain a good level of endorphin in my body

 

I may just be writing some of my physical goals here, but I also have goals for my mental, emotional, spiritual and social health.

 

My heart and lungs were not as strong as they were before. My heart had also gone through an emotional stress during the past months. As for lungs, they were getting weak. So I decided to focus on cardiopulmonary exercise. Simple brisk walks and jogging will do. I have just started.

 

It has been my dilemma, for months, how to gain weight. No matter how much I eat, it's not enough. So I thought that there must be something missing. I eat a lot of CHO but I consume them easily so I wonder what if I focus on increased CHON consumption in my diet. But of course, I did not dismiss the importance of building muscles. I thought if I build muscles I might increase my body density, increasing body mass.

 

A lot of people think of ways how to lose weight. I do otherwise. I only weigh a hundred pounds and my height is 158 cm. That gives me a BMI of 18.2, which is categorized as underweight. O_O 0.3 more and I'll be in normal range. That's enough for me.

 

A lot say it's okay as long as I stay healthy. Yeah, yeah. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. I no longer get easily sick lately, unlike last year. But I know that I am going to go through a demanding job. I need to stay physically and mentally fit in order to provide the necessary care for my patients-to-be. Of course, I also have to stay emotionally healthy or stable.

 

I've been also making it a goal to donate blood. The only hindrance is my weight. This goal is personal and altruistic. Personal because when time will come that I'll be in need of blood, I want to have BT from my own. As much as possible, I don't want to look for other people for this need. The risks of blood transfusion are just grave.

 

I also need to maintain a good level of endorphin in my body. This way, I can fight stress without being stressed. I actually made it a goal to stay as happy as I can. I want to be happy and stay one. I like to smile and laugh. I like to appreciate little things around me. I don't want to be so complicated when it comes to happiness. Besides, it's healthy to be happy.