Mikee Quintos makes no secret about her struggle with weight loss, and she keeps at it not just to look good. She tells PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) about how she used to have a negative perspective on shedding pounds for the sake of work.
Mikee Quintos on Her Struggles with Weight Loss
"Before, may mga stereotypes na kailangan super skinny lang or whatever. Pero, lately, mas nagkaroon tayo ng awareness [about] body positivity and loving and embracing what we have," she says. "Feeling ko, a big thing that changed with me recently is my mindset about losing weight for work."
"For the longest time, I always felt the pressure of losing weight for work. I never saw it na parang to lose the weight just because it's good for me, just because it's healthy," the GMA actress admits. She goes on to say that she didn't want to do it merely because she must "look good" as a celebrity.
Describing how she felt about it, she relates, "Parang may bigat. Alam mo yun, may negativity. May judgment ako agad na nalagay dun sa pagpapapayat kasi [akala ko it's just] for other people's expectations. Na-label ko agad siya as a negative thing to do."
Mikee continues, having realized that it was a mindset she had to change. "Nagbago yung point of view ko, in a way na I started enjoying it."
"Lumakas yung faith ko recently. Parang nahiya ako kay Lord," she illustrates, citing a higher purpose with how she views her body. "Na-bless niya ako with the opportunities, with a good support system, with talent, with my body, with my face, and [it would be a shame if] I don't take care of it."
"Parang nahiya ako sa Kanya. It's the least I can do to be the best I can be... with everything that I can to deliver."
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