Tuesday, February 17, 2009

10 Habits That Mess Up a Woman's Diet

  • Mindless eating
  • Putting Others' Needs Ahead of Our Own
  • Not Being Honest
  • Skip the Broccoli, Eat the Fries
  • setting Off Without a Plan
  • Exceses, Exceses, Excuses
  • I'm Moody-Let's Eat!
  • Give me the Quick Fix, Now!
  • Drinking Away Our Waistlines
  • The All-or-Nothing Approach to Dieting

Monday, February 16, 2009

How the Rich Get Thin

I came across this book at Popular Bookstore "HOW THE RICH GET THIN"

Summary of it
  • Eat high-quality protein at every meal
  • Say yes to complex carbohydrates
  • Get lots of calcium from dairy products - its essential for boosting metabolism
  • Eliminate all processed food
  • Exercise eveyday

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Root Cause to overeating

1. Direct Cause
Conscious Eating - you are in control how much you want to eat (not a major factor in
overeating)

2. Indirect Cause
Unconscious Eating due to External Factors a.k.a. A.B.C factors:
A: Accesibility - M'sia is a food haven
B: Big Portion Size - Heard off this: Woah! this is a lot and it is so cheap. Coffee Bean-the large ice blended could easily up to 500 kcal. I worked with them before. No jokes.
C: Choices - we human are blinded by it when there are a variety laid in from of us. Spoilt by
choices.

Solutions:
Tackle the A.B.C. factors
Focus on the quality of food not the quantity.
Learn to be choosy
Learn to share
Don't mistake thirst for hunger
Eat slowly
Eat with Your Four Senses
Compensation
Eat Breakfast
No late-night snacking
Drink water
Never starve yourself - eat 5 meals a day
Indulge yourself once in a while - don't stress yourself

Macronutrient Management
Carb - choose those with high fibre, from fruits and vegs.
Protein - the best dieting food but you still need carb and fat to complete it
Fat - EPA, DHA,
monounsaturated fatty acid,
polyunsaturated fatty acid,
limit on saturated fatty acid but don avoid it
Avoid and eliminate trans fat

Exercise Protects Against

  • Hypertension
  • Stroke
  • Type II diabetes
  • Osteoporosis
  • Obesity
  • Breast Cancer
  • Heart Disease
  • Depression
  • Sleep Disorder
  • Colon Cancer
  • Arthritis

Benefits of Strength Training

  • Reduce Resting Blood Pressure
  • Avoid Metabolic Rate Reduction
  • Reduce Risk of Type II Diabetes
  • Reduce Low Back Pain
  • Increase Bone Density
  • Increase Calorie Burn
  • Reduce Arthritic Pain
  • Reduce Cholesterol
  • Improve Lean Body Composition
  • Avoid Muscle Loss
  • Improve Digestion
  • Reduce Body Fat

Friday, February 13, 2009

Again

Again it happened,
When i first met you
You mesmerized me
With my eyes closed
You were gone again

And again,
This intriguing feelings
That i have
By just seeing you
Caused a turmoil
In my head and heart
Such emotionals exploded
Without me having the time to halt it
I yelped,
With tears running down my very cheeks
At this instant,
I know,
I am crying

Again,
I am thinking
Why does it have to happened
Ambushing me
On my least stronger state
Of emotional
At this very moment,
I only have this in mind

Will we ever met again?
It's a positive
Will you ever come back to my side again?
I doubt and keeping my fingers crossed

Do
Come back to me
One day, just one day
Is all i asked
Again and over again...

Losing weight the right way (a short one)

Greentea - consuming it before any form of exercises enhance fat loss in the abdominal region

Eggs - improve eye-vision without you realizing it. Consumption can be high only when u r using
it more for exercises especially for body building. A better and much better food than
carrot (you should know what is the effect of overdozing with Vit A = yellow skin)
Basically, try consuming atleast 4 eggs per week depending on body needs. well you see, you can try observe any bodybuilder in their 20s and 40s, do many of them wore glasses.

Almond - eat a handful of it will provide you the essential or good fats for ur daily need plus it is
lasting and make u feel full.

Carb - major killer in weight gaining. Opt for unrefined, wholewheat, high fibre contain carbohydrate as this will not spike the insulin level in your blood and takes time to digest it.
White bread, a NO NO.

Jogging - Boring, right? try this new way of running
20secs of fast running, then 20 secs of resting, then 20 secs of fast running, then rest.
repeat for 5 reps.
Flexibility - can be jogging, cycling, skipping ropes or anything (related to aerobic)
- times and repetitions (reps) adjust to suits your own capability.
- took less than half an hour

Exercises - opt for a mixture. Doing weight training increase muscle mass thus increasing
metabolic rate for burning fat. more muscle as the composition in a body will burn
more fat. Second, go for cardio work out to increase calorie burning.

The best diet - The Mediteranean Diet. Shit!! forget about what is it like except for its intake of essential fatty acids such as olive oil

Resolution in Australia

MY BODY
1. Get it tanned at Gold Coast or whichever beaches at Aussie.
2. Bulk it up ($ availability)

PERSONAL
1. Learn to Cook (not jus only eggs)
2. Do your own washing (not much been done though)
3. Ironing (mastered but not skilly)
4. Grooming (on the way)

MY LIFE
1. Assist people in Losing Weight & to be fit in life (Health? DIY with guidance)
2. Graduate with a degree in NUTRITION
3. Opt for a postgraduate in DIETITION ($ availability) or
4. Study course into becoming a personal trainer
5. Learn the food cultures, eating habits related to psychology and emotional
and physically that lead to weight gaining in australian