I just came back from an 11-day trip to Da Nang and can’t believe I’ve gained 2.5kg within this short period. This tops up the 3kg I’d already gained prior to the trip due to hectic work schedule, making it critical for me to do something fast as I’m not able to fit into many of my clothing.

Once again, to make sure that I stay disciplined in my fitness routine, I will begin a fitness record here. I’ve tried recording it offline previously, but that somehow didn’t work in motivating me to stay the course. Therefore, similar to my previous fitness challenges, I will publish daily exercise efforts here.
This post is really for me. But if it helps, you can join me along in this exercise and we’ll see what we can achieve in the first 30 days.

My focus areas in this new 30-day challenge
This round, I will focus a lot more on strength-training and muscle building. My aim is to do 100 squats for 30 days.
Cardio will be secondary, but I need it now to quickly burn off the outer layers of fats and cellulite that surround my growing muscles. Veering off from the past, number of steps will not be recorded, but I’ll still keep to minimum 10k just to earn the National Steps Challenge Reward. :)

In a nutshell, this is what I’ll do:
- Strength training to increase muscle mass
- Cardio exercise to burn off fats and cellulite
- Controlled diet to include more protein and fibre and less carbo. Also to ensure I do not exceed my daily required calories of 1,200 (based on my weight/height profile).
What I wish to gain:
- Slimmer thighs
- Smaller butt and hip
- Reduced waistline (back to original state before I put on weight)
Did I get bigger thighs due to squats?
Actually, I think my thighs could have grown bigger within this 11 days due to the weighted squats (12.5kg) I’ve been doing in hotel gym almost daily. This coupled with excess calories intake from daily buffet breakfast really helped my muscle get big quickly, LOL!.

I’m sad to see my thighs grow (and my thigh gap disappearing), but have read that it would be temporary. Once the outer layer of fats is gone, the thigh would hopefully tone up and look slimmer.
The muscle I’ve gained could help me burn more calories even in a resting state *fingers crossed*. I really look forward to that day, while I endure the transition period of bigger thigh due to growing muscle plus existing fats.
Without any further ado, let’s get the fitness recording exercise rolling! For those who are keen in travel post, I’ll be publishing my super fun and relaxing Da Nang travelogue soon! :)

Daily Fitness Record (Reduce thigh & butt challenge)
Day | Date | Cardio | Strength | Diet (Calories) |
1 | 12/7 | Jog (3.5km HIIT/91% peak) | -151 | |
2 | 13/7 | 6-min HIIT & Abs Workout |
|
-53 |
3 | 14/7 | Jog (2.5km HIIT/87% peak) |
|
-7 |
4 | 15/7 | – |
|
+61 |
5 | 16/7 (Sat) | – | Sat leh! | +293 |
6 | 17/7 (Sun) | – |
|
-30 |
7 | 18/7 | Jog (3.5km HIIT/80% peak) |
|
-187 |
8 | 19/7 | – |
|
-147 |
9 | 20/7 | Jog (3.3km HIIT/95% peak) | Forgot to squat :~) | +231 |
10 | 21/7 | – |
|
+500 (buffet event) |
11 | 22/7 | Jog (3.5km HIIT/95% peak) |
|
-239 |
12 | 23/7 (Sat) | – | – | +51 |
13 | 24/7 (Sun) | – |
|
+400 |
14 | 25/7 | – |
|
-137 |
15 | 26/7 | Jog (3.5km HIIT/82% peak) | Forgot to squat :~) | +24 |
16 | 27/7 | – |
|
-11 |
17 | 28/7 | – |
|
-156 |
18 | 29/7 | – |
|
+54 |
19 | 30/7 (Sat) | – | – | +490 |
20 | 31/7 | – | – | +20 |
21 | 1/8 |
|
-191 | |
22 | 2/8 | 6-min HIIT & Abs Workout |
|
+56 |
23 | 3/8 | – |
|
+168 |
24 | 4/8 | – | – | -104 |
25 | 5/8 (Travel) | – | – | +230 |
26 | 6/8 (Sat-Travel) | Swimming |
|
+541 |
27 | 7/8 (Travel) | Swimming |
|
+206 |
28 | 8/8 (Travel) | – | – | -19 |
29 | 9/8 |
|
|
-63 |
30 | 10/8 | – | – |
+361 |
RESULTS (12/8/22) |
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Will persevere! May incorporate 16/8 (e.g. eat between 1pm to 9pm). |
2nd Month Fitness Record
Day | Date | Cardio | Strength | Diet (Calories) |
1 | 12/8 | 6-min HIIT & Abs Workout |
|
+1 |
2 | 13/8 (Sat) | – | – | +107 |
3 | 14/8 | – | – | -43 |
4 | 15/8 |
|
|
-90 |
5 | 16/8 | – |
|
-66 |
6 | 17/8 |
|
|
0 |
7 | 18/8 | – |
|
+95 |
8 | 19/8 | – |
|
+05 |
9 | 20/8 (Sat) | – | – | +63 |
10 | 21/8 | – |
|
+36 |
11 | 22/8 | – |
|
-182 |
12 | 23/8 |
|
|
-132 |
13 | 24/8 | – |
|
+189 |
14 | 25/8 | – |
|
-75 |
15 | 26/8 | – |
|
-80 |
16 | 27/8 (Sat) | – | – | +65 |
17 | 28/8 (Sun) | – | – | +178 |
18 | 29/8 | – |
|
-2 |
19 | 30/8 |
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|
-54 |
20 | 31/8 | – | – | NA |
21 | 1/9 | – |
– |
+56 |
22 | 2/9 | – |
|
-35 |
23 | 3/9 (Sat) | – | – | +41 |
24 | 4/9 (Sun) | Hiking (40min) | – | +82 |
25 | 5/9 | Jog (3.3km/ 87% peak) |
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26 | 6/9 | – |
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27 | 7/9 | – | – | |
28 | 8/9 |
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29 | ||||
30 | ||||
RESULTS |
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Measurements: |
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