When the alarm on his phone woke him at eight in the morning, Chen Feng didn’t linger in bed but immediately climbed up. He then went to the restroom to wash and brush, dressed in light clothes, pulled on Hook brand sports shoes, and finally left his room to go downstairs.
At that time, Wu Mengting was already up, dressed in sportswear, and sitting in the living room looking at her phone.
Seeing Chen Feng come down, she nodded with satisfaction and said, "Hmm, it’s about time. Go have breakfast first."
Chen Feng smiled and went to the kitchen to find something to eat. There were steamed buns ready, including mushroom buns and meat buns. He took some milk out of the fridge, poured it into a bowl, and heated it in the microwave, which was quick.
After watching him finish his breakfast, Wu Mengting checked the time on her phone and said, "Tomorrow, get up at seven-thirty. Otherwise, it’s too late; it’s already eight-thirty now."
Chen Feng grimaced and responded, "Let me adjust gradually. I used to wake up after nine."
"No," Wu Mengting was very firm. "That’s a bad habit. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Every child knows this, don’t you? Tomorrow, get up at seven-thirty, then rest a bit after breakfast, and around eight, we’ll start exercising. It’s actually a bit late by that time already."
"I’m terminally ill, and you still want me to exercise? It’s really not necessary," Chen Feng was reluctant.
"From now on, don’t talk to me about being terminally ill. Precisely because your health is poor, you need exercise even more. Of course, I won’t make you do intense exercise right away. We’ll start with brisk walking, add some stretching and assisted exercises. This is for your benefit. You have to trust me. In no more than a month, you’ll see a big improvement in your health."
"I feel fine right now."
"Right now, with your height of 178 cm, your weight is also nearing 178, which is clearly overweight. First, we definitely need to gradually reduce that. Starting today, I’ll create a new reasonable diet and exercise plan for you."
Wu Mengting was very stern and serious, while Chen Feng was speechless. He might only have a few months left, why should he bother losing weight?
If possible, he didn’t even want to date her any longer.
But he was too timid, had already agreed to officially date her, and knew she meant well. Thus, he couldn’t bring himself to refuse or object.
It was the same last night, and it remained unchanged now.
Nevertheless, Chen Feng responded, "Let’s take it slow. Weight isn’t something you can just decide to drop quickly. If it’s reduced too harshly, it could be detrimental to my health."
Wu Mengting nodded and said, "You’re right. When I was bored in college, I studied courses on healthy eating and weight loss. I practiced them on my parents, and the results were really good; their health improved a lot. I believe it’ll be the same for you. Trust me, in a month, you’ll definitely be satisfied."
"You’re not going to make me eat just fruits and vegetables, right? I can still have meals with meat?"
"Of course not. However, we will gradually reduce the rice you eat, replace it with some coarse grains or other foods, replace red meat with white meat, but also control the quantity. Don’t worry, it won’t taste bad."
Chen Feng didn’t reply.
"Alright. Let’s head out now, start with a slow walk, then gradually pick up the pace."
Wu Mengting finished speaking and dragged Chen Feng out the door.
Chen Feng was okay with strolling, though he knew about brisk walking, he had never tried it.
The two of them walked along the East Lake embankment starting with a stroll-like pace, talking and chatting, which felt quite nice.
After a few minutes, at Wu Mengting’s continuous urging, they quickened their pace.
Wu Mengting walked ahead, Chen Feng followed, and the two of them quickly walked for over ten minutes.
Wu Mengting began to breathe heavily, but Chen Feng wasn’t flushed or out of breath, which surprised her a lot, and Chen himself was surprised, but even more pleased.
This again proved that his physical condition had really strengthened quite a bit.
Since graduating from college and starting work, he had seldom exercised.
After getting married, busy with work and family life, he lost the habit of exercising altogether, which led to him becoming increasingly overweight and frail.
But lately, he miraculously found a way to absorb intangible energy from books and paintings, significantly feeling his body improving daily.
Now briskly walking for over ten minutes without getting winded undoubtedly indicated his good physical condition.
"Did you used to exercise regularly before?" Wu Mengting asked, slowing down a bit.
"In college, I was an athlete. But after starting work, I basically stopped exercising. I can only say, I have a good foundational constitution."
"Well, it looks like you need to increase your exercise. Let’s run. Try it yourself, until you sweat and feel a bit tired."
Chen Feng, of course, knew the benefits of exercise and running. He also wanted to test his current endurance.
So, he marked his current location on his phone’s GPS and then started running.
He ran for over ten minutes again before slowing down when he felt a bit tired.
By then, Wu Mengting was nowhere to be seen.
He opened his phone again and checked; in those ten-plus minutes, he had run almost six kilometers.
That was seriously impressive!