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· @davidke20 ·
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Grow up or side way 🤣
You see, there's this quote from William S Burroughs, "When you stop growing you start dying", which is true. We human peak our human growth hormone when hitting puberty and gradually decline after the age of 30. In my case, the moment I stop growing up, I started growing side way 🤣

![img_0.6888376703448731.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmeFdzp2nTp5nGmhrwbFnmrQUf2ScaaxvHUL7h4xgy8Ld2/img_0.6888376703448731.jpg)

For the first part of my life, I don't really care about how do I looked and never really bother what puts in my mouth. I smoke like a chimney and I eat like a bulldozer sweeping every piece of junk into my gut. Man I was so wrong that I've lost the opportunity to "grow" up, instead I spent those useful years in growing fat.

![img_0.5036799192765202.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmS8qCh5TtQ37cXDJF5AmSCr72hh1zVP28ja4R56fwEa6D/img_0.5036799192765202.jpg)

Until when I realize? It was in 2013, I almost had a stroke when I was driving and yelling the eff words at the infamous Kuala Lumpur traffic. Health diagnostic came back with plenty of bad news, hence I started my journey of weight loss. I've got some small success, and manage to slashed away some 20kg in a year and maintain it for the next couple of years.

![img_0.5840142831678561.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQaXLzX7p1AUxXCxgVtqkHqFWLuMjvMbPWNHUz2Q2QSiv/img_0.5840142831678561.jpg)

Now that I'm in my 40s, I'm very proud to say that not only living a slightly healthier lifestyle by stopped smoking, but I'm still continuously dieting trying to maintain a slightly better eating habits. 

![img_0.5362266450544455.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZUDW6t4LcQzuToEt1uGM8c1KbnmaJFTYPyc73U5TmL1z/img_0.5362266450544455.jpg)

Other than that, I'm also trying to push myself doing more workout than ever. However, I just can't seem to have more result than my younger self. I did a lot of reading and research online, to find out the famous quote of stop growing and start dying. 

![img_0.25520407115425164.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmcszPj3cPKMQKvdyt3JzChsDmJkhNaQLxoMoQ6GTiLrNh/img_0.25520407115425164.jpg)

And to my surprise, many people had resort to getting testosterone replacement treatment at their 40s. For a moment, I was tempting to do that, and I think I'm just lucky enough to found another article of guys with strongly male hormone tend to bald faster. I looked at my head, and yes there's not much left upstairs. I just can't imagine if I put those substance in my body, I think not only my hair, I'd probably bald my armpit as well 🤣

![img_0.8134504756905377.jpg](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZ7UYRe1EhRCDpDmNgqyqZCJedAMc4uXwajNvE6JXU35m/img_0.8134504756905377.jpg)

I just don't know man. After reading all that, it's just seems no shortcuts. I know I can put down hours of workout and I still may not see changes in my body, but I also know if I don't workout, I will never get that change. People who inject steroids don't see themselves as drug abuser, but then steroid is a form of drugs. I don't need to go down to that route, so let me enjoy a few more days, and I will reset my workout routine. I still don't have a meal prep schedule yet, may be I should really look into that.
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@justinparke ·
Well, luckily Malaysia has abundance of delicious, whether healthy or unhealthy. I too wish I had more time to add some exercise to my routine, but for now I add a few hours of manual labor to my routine each day. It would be much easier and fun to stay in shape via ping pong than moving rocks from the other side of the river to ours.
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@davidke20 ·
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Well, my biggest enemy is myself currently. My diet. Doing chores is even more tiring than working out in my opinion, so I think carrying rocks from the other side of the river does work you out.
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@lilacse ·
Apart from sideways, there's also growing to the front... But I haven't heard of growing to the back, maybe it's impossible...

Staying healthy is indeed important, I don't want to get a stroke while fighting Penang traffic jams every day. But I sit about 12 hours a day, that's not good... 
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@davidke20 ·
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Youngman, it is possible to grow fat on the back. I'm one of them. Looking at my body from the side, can't really tell if I'm fat as my tummy not bloated forward. Also, there's type of body shape called skinny fat, where the person has very little muscle but generally beneath the skin are mostly (if not all) fat tissue.

Penang traffic, before pandemic I have pretty good idea about it. I can survive there well by "stop" using the indicator 🤣 had I practice what I do in KL, I can never change lane or overtake in Penang 🤣
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@lilacse ·
Never changing lanes or overtaking is good either way... You save fuel. Which is even better for the current times. 
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@marygong77777 ·
👍👍delicious
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@davidke20 ·
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叔叔帶你去吃😁
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@positivesteem ·
Very delicious Korean food. I had always believed in continuous growth and learning. That is why I feel a bit stuck upon my retirement as I am still in the process of exploring my growth and learning opportunities.
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@davidke20 ·
That restaurant is in Taman Desa Faber Tower, one of the famous expat community hangout place. It's our first time trying. It's very Korean.
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