Worked Out Really Fine in 2025

This wraps up a year of working out with intention, and lifting heavier with a coach. I also learnt the relationship between my food, weight and weights/muscles. I simply lower my intake of carbs and raise protein according to what my body tells me. 

I have totally decreased alcohol intake. That's a surprise! I don't need to go off of it. I like my alcohol. I don't feel that it's necessary to be a teetotaler. But with age, I'm a lot more mindful of the health risks and the sugar imbibed. I don't have an alcoholic disorder, and contrary to what I always say, I'm not exactly an alcoholic. When I had a cold, and I went alcohol-free for two weeks, that was not an issue.

I'm pleased with the muscle gains. I stepped onto the diagnostic scanner in the gym to check out the muscle mass. The last time I did was like in 12 months ago. I haven't grown heavier. I still toggle between 53-55kg, depending on whether I'm bloating for the month. The muscle mass, however, has increased. I do feel stronger. Functional movements are smoother, and steady. 

Over the Black Friday sales, I finally bought grips! I finally am lifting heavy enough to need them. Bought them from Frog Grips. It's based in Australia; they ship international of course; shipping to Singapore didn't take more than 10 days. They're quite cute. Hehehe. I didn't buy green lah. I hate that color. Neither did I want pink. Settled for good old black and boring. 

My word. Grips make such a huge difference. It's almost as if my fingers don't slip anymore, and suddenly gained extra grip strength! It made a difference to muscle-ups and slow pull-ups. It especially made an impact on my deadlifts. WOAH. My coach grinned and said perhaps I could consider a weight belt next. LOL NO.

I still don't own a Garmin or a tracker. Hahaha. I'm not bothered about it lah. How I feel is more important than what the statistics tell me. All I need to do is to build my strength and have muscles wrap my bones, preventing osteopenia and easing daily functional movements without getting that much weaker as I age.