Embracing A Healthier Lifestyle

I started my weight loss journey long before the doctor's appointment, but I've been constantly relapsing. I joined a gym after moving to London, but I cancelled my membership since I kept making excuses. I prefer to work out around 4 am before the gym gets busy. It was supposed to be a 24-hour gym, but it opened at 6 a.m. and closed at 10 pm, even though I was paying for 24-hour access. 

After cancelling my gym membership, I started walking for weight loss, but couldn't be consistent as I had a hard time getting out of bed. I now understand that I was feeling tired due to anaemia, and I'm better since I started taking iron tablets. I came up with a new plan to stay motivated and consistent. I go for a walk 3 times a week from 5am, and the goal is to do at least 10k steps by 7am. I've been a lot more active since starting my solo travel journey, and I get to walk a lot on my trips or when I'm out making content. 

That's why I have 3 days a week dedicated to my walk for weight loss; otherwise, I would be too exhausted to do anything during my days out or trips. I often asked myself what had changed during the lockdown. I used to be a gym girlie, but somehow became too lazy to work out once things went back to normal. I even blamed my age, but didn't understand that I was feeling constantly tired due to heavy blood loss every month. 

The visit to the doctor was an eye-opener, and now that I know what's going on with my body, I'll do what I can to stay active and lose weight until I can go back to the gym. I actually bought myself a kettlebell, and I've been doing exercise at home, but I start to feel dizzy after 10 to 15 minutes. So I'm glad I'm more active than ever by becoming a solo traveller, and I'll keep going on morning walks until I go back to the gym.

I had 2 failed trips in March, which resulted in a loss of money and time. I was so frustrated and depressed that I put all my travel plans on hold, as nothing seemed to go well for me. I stayed in bed for over two weeks and didn't feel like doing anything, and I've been the least active in March since I started my solo travel journey. 

Although I wasn't in the mood to go out and explore, I focused on my other hobbies to stay active. I went on my morning walks as usual and worked on a new travel schedule for spring and summer. I watched cooking channels on YouTube to learn new recipes and started growing some sunflowers in my garden. I'm still furious about the failed trips, but I prefer to look at things on the brighter side. I finally took a break after constantly travelling since October last year. I wasn't sleeping enough and was on my feet all day during my trips. 

I was exhausted but felt like I had to keep going, and maybe that's why things didn't go as planned in March. It was a learning experience; I was travelling too much and needed to slow down to fully enjoy the moment. After "lazing" around for a couple of weeks, I went back to exploring cities again the other day, although I stayed in London this time. 

There is so much to see and do in London that it made me wonder why I kept travelling to the North of England for months. I'm not ready to go on another trip just yet, so I'm going to keep exploring London, and I actually have a day out planned. 

I'm going to visit some popular landmarks, then attend a movie viewing at Japan House in the afternoon. I was thinking of going to Paris for my birthday next month, but I'll visit a historical English town instead. As an introvert, it's been an amazing experience to start a solo travel journey, even when things don't go as planned, and I can't wait to visit Africa, Asia and Canada. I'm not sure about Australia, though; the wildlife is pretty scary over there!

When I first moved to London, I was worried about losing my cooking skills since I'm on my own and I won't be bothered to cook for myself every day, but I couldn't have been more wrong. My cooking skills have reached a new level, and to be honest, I didn't think it could get any better than it was before. I make meals from scratch every day, and I've become bold with ingredients. I don't mind mixing them up, and the food is usually delicious even though I screw up today.

I tried making a stir fry with potatoes, pak choi, carrots, mushrooms, and peppers, but the potatoes weren't cooked properly, while the rest of the vegetables ended up being overcooked. I wasn't sure if they could go well together, but it was pretty good, and I can't wait to try it again. I made smoked cod fried rice yesterday, as you can see in the picture above, and it's one of the best rice dishes I've ever had, and I'm not even bragging. It was absolutely delicious, and since there is no recipe, I'm not sure if I can recreate the same flavour next time.

I've been having so much fun cooking that I'm thinking of starting a YouTube channel to share my simple and cheap meals. I already have a lot on my hands, but I'll make time for it even if it means putting out a video once a month. 

I didn't set any goals for myself at the beginning of the year, and I love how fully committed I am to living a healthier lifestyle. My wish now is to stay motivated and committed to this journey, and also to reach the right audience with my content. Despite experiencing some setbacks, I'm happier and healthier than I have been in many years...