Free Seminar Alert!!!

As part of their A Life Well-Lived Series, Pillars 5 will be having another free seminar on May 8 (Thursday) at 5:30pm. Dr. Samuel Dizon will be talking again here. He'll tell us more about cancer prevention.

Check this out...

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See you there!!!

Free Health & Wellness Seminar by Pillars 5

Last March 29, Pillars 5 had a free Health & Wellness Seminar at BF Resort Village Clubhouse. It was conducted by the Veteran Actor, Jaime Fabregas.

Here are some pictures of the said event:

If you want to attend or have a free health and wellness seminar to you subdivision or office, you may email me at inquiry@adventureras.com

Pillars 5: Cancer Prevention Seminar by Dr. Samuel Dizon

As part of A Life Well Lived Mini Health Series, Pillars 5 hosted a free Cancer Prevention Seminar yesterday which was conducted by Dr. Damuel Dizon, a Lifestyle Physician and Naturopath.

You may watch the seminar here:

For more information about Pillars 5 Life Enzyme, you may visit their website at www.Pillars5.com

Pillars 5 Life Enzyme: Bring Back the Life

To health enthusiasts there, here is a product for you...

To know more about Life Enzyme, what it is and its benefits please watch this short video...

You can also visit Pillars 5 website at www.pillars5.com for more details.

Kulilits' First Time to be Hospitalized

It has been a week since the Kulilits was discharged from the hospital. They were confined in the hospital for 5 days and their weight deteriorated that time. =(

It all started Tuesday evening when Chris suddenly threw up. I thought he was just full that the food came out with his burp. But when hubby arrived, he threw up again and from that time on, he was throwing up already like there is no tomorrow. Then he started to poop a loose stool. Hubby told me that he was having a diarrhea.

Morning came, Chris was still ill that I decided to bring him with me to the hospital since I also have a prenatal checkup that day. We went first to his pediatrician to have him checked. His pediatrician told us that he has gastroenteritis which might be viral since it was impossible to be caused by the food that he ate because he was the only one who got it. And since it might be viral, he also told us to expect that Ian will have it too after few days.

The pediatrician injected Plasil to Chris for his vomiting. Then he prescribed Motilium and some sort of antibiotic if he continues to have diarrhea.

I was really worried about Chris that day. He wants to eat and drink but his body won't accept it. After he eats and drinks, he automatically vomits it after few seconds. He was already weak and has not been eating and drinking for the whole day that we decided to have him admitted to the hospital so that he can be given a dextrose.

Chris was admitted to Sta. Rosa Hospital and Medical Center. Of course, his attending physician was hubby so that his progress can be easily monitored by us.

When we arrived there, Chris was really dehydrated. He was either too weak or too brave that he did not struggle when the IV was inserted to him.

The Doctor inserting an IV to Chris

I was in tears while the doctor was inserting an IV to Chris. I can't stand seeing my son suffering like that. I'm wishing that time that I'll just have his illness so that he'll be well already.

Though Chris was really ill that time, he still managed to be a smart kid. Here is a picture when he was trying to smile at the camera...

Here I am with Chris during his second night at the hospital. It was good that he is still a happy toddler despite his illness.

After two days, Ian started to complain that he has ouchie tummy too. I thought that he was just acting that time that he was just seeking our attention. Then suddenly, he started to throw up also. We tried to observe him first that day. Since he was showing the same symptoms like Chris, we decided to have him admitted to the hospital already before he gets dehydrated like what happened to Chris.

Here were the Kulilits with dextrose...

It was hard for me when the boys were both sick. I don't know who to attend first. They both want to be with me and they only want me! "Only Mommy!" for everything - medicine drinking, eating, drinking, peeing and pooping.

Now, they are back to their normal selves already and I'm happy about that! It's okay with me that they are talkative and feisty than seeing them weak. They are also eating a lot now and starting to regain the weight that they lost. =)

I just hope and pray that they will not be hospitalized anymore for it really breaks my heart to see them suffer.

How about you fellow mommies, have you experienced this kind of situation?

Siyet na Malagkit

One thing that I hate when I travel is that I easily gain weight. As in SUPER!!! Aside from that, I feel really bloated. Alam mo yung feeling na mamamaga? Ganun yung pakiramdam.

Like now, after ng latest trip namin, when I checked my weight this morning, I gained 6 pounds! Imagine that? 6 pounds in 5 days!!! Anovayan di ba? Ang hirap i-loss ng 1 pound tapos mag-gain ng ilang pounds ang bilis bilis, days lang.

I dunno why? Pero sabi ng dad ko, malakas daw ako kumain ngayon. Pero nung trinace ko yung mga kinain ko during our entire trip, parang hindi naman.  Like may mga times na nakaka-skip ako ng meals, tapos every morning bread lang naman and one cup lang naman ng rice ang kinakain ko.

Actually, dapat pa nga naglose ako eh because of the following reasons: (1)Super haba ng mga pinaglalakad namin from day 1 to 5, (2)Super init sa Macau and Hongkong sa mga panahon ngayon, (3)Nakakastress ang mga nagdagsaang mga taga mainland and (4)Paminsan minsan ako kumakarga sa kambal. Dapat nacompensate yung mga pinagkakain ko if ever, but NO! Anyare?

Anyway, sana ma-lose ko rin kaagad in 15 days. Dahil kung hindi, todas na naman ako sa OBG ko sa next prenatal check-up ko! Malamang, papagalitan ako nun. Ang acceptable weight gain lang daw dapat in a month should be 1-3 pounds.

Kaya ngayon, I'm watching again what and how much I eat... Kaya ko ito! =)

Weight Update as of April 2, 2013

I'm so happy because I lost another 2 lbs despite the fact na hindi ako masyadong nakakapag-exercise nung mga nakaraang araw dahil sa aking busy schedule. Sobrang nagworry nga ako baka nag-gain ako eh kaya nga nagulat ako nung nagweigh ako kasi I still managed to lose a little pounds. So from 192 lbs from my last weight update, I'm down to 190 lbs. Yey! malapit na akong makaalis sa 190 range!!!

Aside sa nalose kong 2 lbs, some of my old clothes are starting to fit me na. Sobrang nakakatuwa talaga! Hindi na ako masyadong mukhang losyang! Hahaha! Ang pangit lang kasi pakinggan nuon kapag sinasabing nanay na nanay na ang itsura ko eh.

Tapos ang dami ko pang narereceive na compliments from my relatives. Nakakapang-enganyo tuloy lalo! Sarap lang ng feeling kapag nanonotice na ang efforts ko. =)

Kaya, GO! GO! GO! Huwag lang sana mabuntis kaagad! Hahaha!

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Weight Update as of March 22, 2013

Yesterday, sobrang sarap ng pawis ko after I exercised.  Yun yung tipong para lang akong naligo sa ulan (since umulan rin ng pagkalakas lakas kahapon).

Kapag ganito ang pawis ko, ang sarap ng pakiramdam. Para bang ang dami kong nabuburn na calories. Hehehe. Parang nakaka-addict lang mag-exercise ng mag-exercise. Kung hindi lang de-oras ang kilos ko, since ako lang ang nag-aalaga sa mga kulilits, di ako titigil eh.

Anyway, I weighed again and I'm very happy to announce that I lost 4 pounds in 1 week this time. So from 196 lbs from my last weight update, I'm down to 192 lbs. Yes I know, mabigat pa rin ako. Pero slowly but surely dapat eh. Pangit naman kung instant di ba kasi kapag ganun I'm sure konting kain lang mabilis pa sa alas quatro tataba ulit.

Pero right now, I'm very happy na kasi at least kahit papaano nafeefeel ko na na pumapayat ako dahil sa mga damit ko. Lumuluwag na sila mga mothers! Like yung suot ko yesterday, hindi na bulging ang aking tiyan. Hehehe.

Share ko sa inyo ang pics. Walang edit yan ha...

Ano sa tingin niyo guys? Grabe, parang ginaganahan talaga akong magpursigeng magpapayat! =)

Effortless Weight Loss & Weight Update as of March 14, 2013

Good mawnin' guys! How's your day so far? Ako, happy na. Hubby and I had a fight kasi yesterday morning eh. Pero ngayon, okay na kami. Bati na ulit kami. Hahaha. 

Anyway, alam niyo  ba, si hubby naglose na ng 2 pounds??? Ang daya nga eh kasi napaka-effortless ng weight loss niya. He's just taking Life Enzymes plus bawas lang na rice sa baon niya. That's it! Naglose na siya ng 2 pounds in one week. Ang daya talaga! Samantalang ako, mega effort ako sa pag-eexercise and diet plus pag-aalaga pa sa mga kulilits pero pahirapan ang paglose ng pounds.

Haaayysssttt... May mga tao talagang kayang pumayat ng walang exercise ano? Yung iba nga nag-no no rice lang, no carbs or after 6:00pm diet, pumapayat. Pero sa akin, hindi talaga uubra yang mga diet diet na yan not unless sasamahan ko ng exercise.

Pero wait!!! Kailangan na ba akong mangamba??? Mukhang mapapasubo yata ako ha. Remember, may deal kami ni hubby sa pag-nuod niya ng Aerosmith The Global Warming World Tour na papayag ako na mag Lower Box ticket siya kapag naglose siya ng at least 10 pounds until March 31? Hala, baka magawa ng lolo niyo ha. Sayang ang almost P10K since P2,600 lang yung general admission ticket. Pero tignan natin, may 16 days pa naman eh.

Sa misyon ko naman sa pagpapapayat, hindi ko alam kung malulungkot ako or masasayahan ako eh. Masaya ako kasi naglose ako ng 2 pounds since last weight update ko last March 4. So from 198 lbs, 196 lbs na ako. Ang bigat ko pa rin ano? Nakakalula sa bigat! Hahaha. Malungkot ako kasi, 2 lbs lang ang nalose ko considering na sinasamahan ko ng exercise ang diet ko. Sino naman ang hindi malulungkot di ba? Si hubby, effortless nag lose ng 2 lbs in one week samantalang ako 2 lbs din in 10 days with exercise pang kasama. Anyway, sana sa inches na lang ako bumawi. Nafeefeel ko naman na lumiliit ako in terms of body measurements eh kahit na mabagal ang paglose ko ng weight.

So ayan lang muna for now guys... Bye!!!

How to Get Rid of Blackheads and Whiteheads

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Sa mga nagtitipid and ayaw gumastos sa pagpapafacial, here are some home remedies on how to get rid of blackheads and whiteheads from Useful Information FB Page...

Maintaining a clear and beautiful skin, takes time, consistency and effort. Dermatologist may recommend lots of products, but some of them can be expensive and may actually take a long time to work. You can, however, incorporate some home remedies for blackheads and whiteheads into your daily beauty regimen and in a few weeks, you will experience a drastic reduction or even total elimination of the problem.

• Toothpaste - Toothpaste is an effective blackhead and whitehead remover. Apply a thin paste to your infected areas and let it sit on your face for at least 25 minutes. You will probably feel a burning sensation when you apply the toothpaste, but this is normal and will pass. Once you remove the toothpaste, the top of your blackheads and whiteheads will disappear, but you still need to thoroughly wash your face to remove the buildup underneath. Repeat this home remedy every other day for two weeks.
• Tomato - Tomatoes have natural antiseptic properties that dry up whiteheads and blackheads. peel and mash a small tomato. Apply the tomato pulp to your blackheads and whiteheads before going to bed. Leave the tomato pulp on your face while you sleep and then wash your face in warm water in the morning.
• Lemon - Wash your face in warm water. Then, squeeze the juice of one lemon into a bowl. Add in a pinch of salt and stir the mixture. Apply the mixture to your blackheads and whiteheads. Leave the mixture on for approximately 20 minutes and then wash your face with warm water again.
• Lime - You can also use equal parts of lime juice and cinnamon powder and apply this mixture to blackheads. Leave it on overnight and rinse it off in the morning.
• Cornstarch - Mix about a three-to-one cornstarch to vinegar ratio into a paste. Apply it to your problem areas and let sit for 15 to 30 minutes. Remove the paste with warm water and a washcloth.
• Yogurt - Mix three tablespoons of plain yogurt with two tablespoons of oatmeal. Add one teaspoon of olive oil and one tablespoon of lemon juice to the mixture. Stir the mixture thoroughly and apply it to the effective area of the face. Let the mixture sit for five to seven minutes then rinse off with cold water.
• Almond or oatmeal - Mix either oatmeal or almond powder with just enough rose water to make a spreadable paste. Apply it to your problem areas with your fingertips first and then apply it to the rest of your face. Let it set for about 15 minutes and then rinse your face with cold water.
• Rice - Soak rice in milk for 5 hours and then grind this in a blender until it is paste-like in consistency. Use the paste as a scrub on affected areas of the body.
• Potatoes - Grate raw potatoes and then rub the area with the mixture. Wash it off after 15 minutes.
• Fenugreek leaves - Crush some fenugreek leaves and mix with water to form a paste. put this on the face for 15 minutes and then remove it. Do this every night to keep your face free of blackheads.
• Coriander leaves - Mix some coriander leaves and a little turmeric powder with water and form a paste. Use this as a mask to eliminate blackheads.
• Oatmeal - Grind oatmeal into a powder in a blender and then add some rose water. Use this on affected areas for 15 minutes and then wash it off with cold water.
• Baking soda - Prepare a mixture of equal parts of baking soda and water and rub it onto your face or other body areas prone to blackheads. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then rinse it off with warm water.
• Honey is also good for removing blackheads. Spread honey on the affected area and remove it after 15 minutes.

Remember - Be gentle to your skin. Never pinch, scrape, poke, press, or squeeze to hard!

10 Tips to Improve Your Body Language

I discovered Useful Information page in Facebook and they give useful and practical tips. I want to share you some...

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Weight Update as of March 4, 2013

Wala lang. Gusto ko lang na kasama ko kayo sa misyon ko sa pagpapapayat. Gaya nga ng sinabi ko before, mas maganda na maraming nakakaalam para mas-mapressure akong magpapayat. Hehehe.

Anyway, as of March 4 (Monday), from 205 lbs I'm down to 198 lbs. Finally, hindi na ako 200 pounder. Yeba! Not bad na ha. That's 7 lbs in less than 2 weeks. Major effort na yan - exercise, diet and sasabihin ko na, Life Enzyme.

Sana magtuloy tuloy na ang weight loss ko dahil gusto ko na talaga pumayat! 

Balitaan ko na lang ulit kayo ha. Abangan...

My Roller Coaster Weight

My weight has been to a numerous cycle ever since. Aside sa pagiging sadyang tabain, I really love food. Alam niyo yun, mahilig akong kumain, mahilig magluto, mahilig magtry ng mga bagong restaurant, at iba pa. Basta anything about food, go ako. Sobrang hindi ako conscious sa katawan ko. Kaya lumobo ako ng todo todo. Yung parents ko lahat na ginawa sa akin para pumayat ako. Lahat halos ng sports inenroll ako para lang pumayat. Nag-gymnastics, nag-ballet, nag-swimming, nag-tennis ako pero wa-effect. Wala kasi sa  puso kong pumayat that time.

Nung 2nd year highschool lang ako natauhan. May isang photo kasi ako na sobrang nandiri na ako sa sarili ko (sorry for the term pero yun talaga ang naramdaman ko that time). Sabi ko sa sarili ko, kailangan ko na magpapayat kasi sobrang pangit at taba ko na. Tapos natakot din ako dahil baka walang magkamaling manligaw sa akin. Imagine, 193 pounds ako that time. Kaya ako mismo ang lumapit sa mom ko and sinabi ko na i-enroll ako sa gym at gusto ko na magpapayat. Sobrang tuwa ng parents ko nun kasi sa wakas gusto ko na magpapayat at ako mismo ang nag-initiate. Kaya ayun they enrolled me sa Slimmers World as a lifetime member. Hindi naman nasayang yung membership that time kasi sobrang tiyaga ako. Buong summer, twice a day ako nag-gygym. I even attend 3 sessions of aerobics classes. Kaya pagdating ng 3rd year highschool nagulat yung mga classmates ko kasi ang laki ng pinayat ko. I maintained it naman until 2nd year college. My lowest weight yata that time is around 115 pounds. Payat na yun for my body structure ha kasi big boned ako.

Nakuha ko naman ang goal ko that time - pumayat at magkaboyfriend. Hehehe. Here is my picture during my debut with my first and last boyfriend (Doc Padu)....

O di ba, pareho pa kaming payat ni hubby that time. Pero after my debut, since may boyfriend na ako at pareho kaming food explorer ni Doc Padu, unti unti na naman akong tumaba. Pero kahit papaano medyo conscious pa rin ako kaya parang yoyo ang weight ko nung mga panahon na iyon.

After kong grumaduate ng college at nakapagtrabaho, sadyang nakalimot na talaga ako. Sa marketing department kasi ako ng Crown Asia eh. Ang dami kasing party sa office at pakain ng mga brokers na nakakabenta. Kaliwaan ang kainan. Kaya ayun palobo na ako ng palobo ulit.

Come my wedding day in 2006, wala na akong nagawa. Ako na ata ang pinakapangit na bride dahil ang taba taba ko tapos wala pa akong gana sa wedding gown ko kasi alam ko wala naman babagay sa akin dahil sa size ko. I'm around 205 pounds ata that time. Here is my picture during my wedding...

After the wedding, wala na talaga akong pakialam sa katawan ko. Basta masaya ako, go lang ng go. Then 2007, 2008 and 2009 came. Hindi pa ako nagkakaanak. Medyo nagwoworry na ako. Pero dumating yung 29th birthday ko nung 2009, nagkaroon ako ng realization. Magthi-thiry na ako at baka matuloy ang end of the world ng 2012 (nung 2009 kasi pinalabas yung movie na 2012 eh) tapos wala pa akong anak. Ayaw ko naman na hindi ko ma-experience na magkababy no. Kaya ayun, nagsumikap ulit akong magpapayat. Kaya nagsimula ulit ako mag-exercise and mega support ang padir ko that time dahil gustong gusto na niya magka apo. He even gifted me a pair of running shoes and treadmill (yes, sila yung old pals ko). Unti unti naman akong pumayat that time and di ko namalayan na jontis na pala ako. Take note, nagsasali pa ako sa mga marathons di ko man lang alam na may laman na matres ko.

Here is my photo around September 2009. This is the peak of my weight. I'm more than 250 pounds ata dito...

Here naman is my photo in June 2010 when I joined the Bottle Run (hindi ko pa alam na buntis na pala ako dito)...

So ayun, kahit hindi ko na reach ang goal ko in terms of my weight, nakuha ko naman ang ultimate goal ko na magkababy. Ang nakakatuwa pa is hindi lang isa, kundi dalawang bouncing baby boys.

Ngayon, eto na naman ako. Back to square one. Gusto ko na ulit pumayat. My current weight now is 205 pounds. Yes, ina-announce ko sa world wide web ang weight ko. Mas ok yan para maraming witness at lalo akong magpursige na pumayat dahil maraming mata ang nagmamatyag. Ang bigat ko ano? Pero hindi masyadong halata dahil ako ang tipo na mataba na hindi lousy (may shape pa rin naman daw kahit papaano sabi nila) and hindi lalamya lamya.

So what are my reasons now why I want to lose weight? Ang dami actually and here they are according to priority...

1. Health Reasons - Healthy pa naman ako kahit papaano except for the fact na wala na akong gallbladder. Hindi pa naman ako high blood and diabetic kahit malaki ako. Pero naman, sa dami kong kakilala na na-stroke at inatake sa puso na natigok, sino ba naman ang hindi matatakot di ba? Gusto ko pa naman kahit papaano makitang lumaki ang mga anak ko. I don't want to die young no!

2. I want to have baby no. 3 or baby no. 3 and 4 (yes, nangangarap ulit kami na magkatwins pero girls naman) - Before I reach 35 years old, target na namin ni hubby na magkababy ulit. High risk pregnancy na kasi pag more than 35 years old eh. Eh mag 33 years old na ako so kailangan na talagang humabol.

3. Balak ko maging endorser ng isang product - yep, you heard me right. I'm taking a product kasi ngayon. Isa yun sa business ng dad ko. Di ko muna i-aannounce kung ano yun dahil baka mamaya pumalpak ako. Nakakahiya naman di ba, baka mamaya sabihin hindi effective eh. Pero seriously, kinausap ko dad ko na isponsor niya ako dahil may kamahalan ang product na ito. Sabi ko sa kanya gawin akong guinea pig. Natuwa naman siya, in fact, pati raw si hubby pagamitin ko. Di ba ang saya nun, magbibigay ako ng testimony sa ibang tao pag-pumayat na ako? Malay niyo, magbigay ako ng give-away in the near future. Give me a month or two may effect na siguro.

4. Ayaw kong mag-mukhang losyang - Sino ba naman ang gustong magmukhang matanda sa age niya di ba? Aside from that, ang hirap din maghanap ng matinong damit kapag malaki ka. Gusto ko ibalik yung dati na kapag may nakita akong type ko na damit, hindi ko na kailangan magsukat.

5. I'm inspired by my CSA batchmate na si Fleur or mommy fleur - She is the mommy behind www.mommyfleur.com. Ang galing kasi niya eh. Malapit na niya mareach ang dalaga weight niya. Sobrang nakakainspire. You can see how thin, sexy and fab na siya right now. Actually, hindi lang sa pagpapapayat siya nakaka-inspire kundi sa iba't iba pang aspeto ng buhay. You check her website and see it for yourself.

So that's it! Samahan niyo ako sa misyon kong ito ha...

Hello Again My Dear Friends =)

Hi guys! How's your rainy Friday so far? Sobrang bed weather ano? Nakakatamad magkikikilos and ang sarap sarap matulog.

Siguro you're wondering kung sino yung mga friends na tinutukoy ko sa title ng blog post na ito. Well, I want you to meet my old pals:

My running shoes...

and my treadmill...

Akala niyo tao no? Hehehe. After more than 2 years, I decided na mag-eexercise na ulit ako. Kailangan eh. I'll tell you the reasons soon.

Lam niyo ba sa sobrang tagal kong hindi nagamit yang treadmill na yan, pwede nang tamnan ng kamote sa sobrang alikabok and it took me more than 5 minutes para mafigure out kung paano tatangalin sa pagkafold.

So ayun na nga, I started to run again yesterday. Mga 40 minutes lang habang nag aafternoon nap ang mga kulilits. Ang tagal ko nang gustong gawin ulit yan kaso lang napakahirap lang talagang umpisahan.

Eto ako after ko magrun yesterday...

Hindi lang halata pero pawisan na ako niyan. Lam niyo, ang sarap ng feeling after exercising. Parang ang daming toxins na nawala sa katawan ko.

Since nasimulan ko nang tumakbo kahapon, may driving force na ulit ako. Sayang naman di ba kung hindi ko pa ituloy tuloy? Kaya kanina, tumakbo ulit ako for 40 minutes. And as a proof (may proof pa talaga no? Hahaha!), here is my picture after I exercised...

O di ba, naresist ko ang tawag ng kama kanina kahit ang sarap sarap matulog dahil sa maulan na panahon?