Loser.

Weeks One and Seven are officially done for me. If the scales are right, I'm losing weight. That's a good sign for me, shouldn't it? I just am not feeling said weight loss. I still look fat and people are not acknowledging that indeed I'm losing weight [hello, I'm number two in one of the races].

One point that has constantly been drilled to my head is that I need to work out and go to the gym, and do these workouts. From Muay Thai, to Wrestling and Boxing, there has been no shortage of advice and sometimes criticism because of me opting to stick with jogging and slight dieting [I'll get into this later], rather than going turbo and doing all these things.

Firstly, I'm tired as heck by the time my shifts end everyday. Handling 20 people is tough, especially when more than 80% seem like needy kids in constant need of attention. Then again, that's the challenge of handling new hires. No complaints, except maybe when I'm really angry and tired [or maybe sometimes frustrated] at all these people calling out AT THE SAME TIME EVEN THOUGH ITS PRETTY CLEAR IM ATTENDING TO SOMEONE ELSE AT THE MOMENT! Whew, that was a relief. The day does not end there, because as soon as everyone's gone, I still have to do other things while waiting for ze girlfriend. I normally get home at around noontime everyday, and considering I have work in 10 hours or less during my workdays, working out is not an actual option right there.

Secondly, I know myself. I cheat my diet quite a bit [hence the term slight dieting]. My first two weeks of diet were, to say the least, challenging. These days however, I give in to a lot of stuff, and it still shows I'm able to lose weight. I eat rice, though, admittedly, I try to stick to a specific amount. I still eat burgers when I feel like it. I mean, for all the stress I go through at work, it's my way of rewarding myself and pampering myself. Also, my girlfriend seems to feel a bit guilty watching me eat kamote, and all these vegetables without any rice, and she ends up wanting me to eat normally anyway. READ: I'm losing weight despite not having a full workout schedule AND not a strict diet. No diet pills here, too.

Lastly, it's a long way to the finish line. Why run when I can take things slowly at my pace, enjoy what I'm doing, and achieve similar results? I'm not mocking those who dedicate themselves to working out, because that's definitely something that works for them. It's just that, I don't want to have to constantly hear from folks that I'm not trying to do what is best for me in these types of things. I'll get there, but at my own pace. I'll work out when I feel like it, no forcing needed.

Days off are on the way. I hope to get something done productive in between.

Facebook Tip: How to block specific friends from reading a specific Facebook status update

Facebook, despite what you might be hearing around the Internet, actually has good privacy controls. You can control exactly who can see what on your profile.

One lesser-known feature, however, is that you can control who can read each and every one of your status updates. You've probably seen the padblock below the status update box, but if you click it, and then Customize, you can block specific people from reading your update!

Maybe you're not quite ready to unfriend someone, or perhaps you're simply trying to arrange a surprise birthday party for one of your friends -- either way, it's a great little feature.

Now, if only that feature is available for posts made in friends' pages, then it'd be nifty as well. Alas, we can't have it all.