In the past month, I have been cycling, doing resistance training, brisk walking, attending Chi Kung and boot camp classes and for the past three weeks, a Malay lady has been coming to my house twice a week to give me personalized urut therapy, supposedly, to break down the adipose tissues. :-)
This morning, besides the usual massage, Kak also urut my arms and back as my old injuries resurfaced. After 1.5 hours, she finished and then proceeded to wrap me in this contraption that I bought from her two years ago. I could not find it last week but this time, I had prepared it. After her massage, she asked me to lie on that piece of cloth and proceeded to wrap it tightly around my body.
Believe me - I felt like a mummy. Slowly but surely, she pulled the ends of the rope and I was gasping for breath. By the time she finished, I could barely breathe. Then she asked me to lie in a prone position. Of course, I wondered what was going to happen.
To my surprise, she asked me to kneel and then to slowly get up. What an arduous task that was! She instructed me to do some hula-hula moves to loosen the tight fit. I did not know whether to moan in pain or laugh at the hilarious situation.
I looked at myself in the mirror and liked what I saw :-). I never looked thinner haha!
By the time I could stand, I realized I could not walk. Quite hilariously, I tried to make my way down the stairs as she had to leave for her next appointment.
Shortly after that, I tried (note I TRIED) to hang the clothes. A most challenging task indeed cos I could not bend down to pick up the laundry but somehow, I did it :-).
After I finished, I headed to my table and tried to sit down. Subsequently, breathing was a real problem. Anyway, I managed to find a comfortable position and proceeded to surf the net. The more I read, the more I forgot about my situation until a friend buzzed me to ask me something about the death penalty. When she discovered I was in that contraption, she remarked that I should write something from the perspective of a 'bachang' (a kind of rice dumpling).
And that was exactly how I felt - like a bachang.
Suffice to say, after all the trouble I have been going through to lose weight, shed inches, keep fit and stay healthy, I am also very wary of what I eat.
Last Friday, my husband's friend delivered the Ogawa EZ Shape to my home. He hoped that I would be luckier than his wife and daughter when using it. So far, I have used it twice and it seems to be quite effective although exhausting. Anyway, apart from blogging, reading, I spend the greater part of the day trying to burn calories by doing various exercises and I have to admit that working out has made me more alert and I feel greaaaat!
Take care, stay healthy and keep fit! Have a lovely evening!
AN You forgot the "steaming" process of bachang.
That should shed more kilos :)
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