Fat Detector

Introducing my new weight scale...


Penimbang yang lama dah rosak. Penimbang yang baru ni canggih lagi, siap ada body fat percentage, water, bone & so on. However according to this new weight scale, I'm fat. Fine. But that doesn't stop me from having 2 medium chocolate bars today. Susah betul lah nak kurangkan makan! Nampaknya, mengharap bulan puasa aje lah.

Ermm... Nak pegi ke tak nak???

Kalau pegi dapat:
> menyihatkan & menguruskan badan
> kenal jiran/komuniti setempat

So? Ermm...

Ke Laut...

That's what has happened to my diet program. Sungguh, I just couldn't do it again. No determination even though I'm fully aware that time is running out. I have to get back in shape before Raya. Don't know why... I just couldn't restrain myself from eating more than I should. I have to start TOMORROW. Even I myself is not convinced by the statement.

By the way, I started taking this yesterday...


Fine, I wanna have a better skin... flawless & glowing skin to be exact. Hope the collagen will help me achieve it. But that's not the reason why I wanna try it. The main reason is I wanna to be extra energetic. So when I read the testimonials that this can give me more energy, I guess I should give it a try. Before having a baby, I never need an energy booster. But I guess lack of sleep & rest really affect my energy level. However somehow, no matter how tired I am, still I have the strength to keep taking care of my baby. I'm sure all the mothers do feel the same way. It's the power of mothers' mind I guess. But still, a tired body needs help. Moreover, it can increase metabolism!

Too good to be true isn't it? To be honest, I don't really expect to have all the 3 effects (softer skin, more energy & higher metabolism). I have taking it for 2 days now & I'd say I don't feel much different. Nanti lah, after 30 days, I'll review bout the product. Tu pun kalau rajin. For now I just want to focus on a slimmer & healthier body, flat tummy, softer & flawless skin, higher energy level... eh banyak pulak kemahuan. Di mana ada kemahuan, di situ ada jalan, kan... tapi tak mau jalan jauh, nak guna jalan pintas. :-P

For my own inspiration...

If I could do it before, I most certainly can do it again later.

Once upon a time, I pressed the alert button when my weight reached 58kg (59 - 1)! (Check this post). However, I did nothing.

I went back to Msia for good, had a pleasant Eid celebration & my weight reached...

I did hit 60++kg, but I just couldn't take the pic. As I said in my previous post, I was 'fat' once. I had to open a new wardrobe as the current one hardly fit my body anymore. I went to gym & 'tried' to go on a diet, but my weight remained as it is.

Until one day, to be exact, on July 16, 2010, I got a wake-up call. I was 'wider' than my colleagues which are taller than me when we measured our body for the corporate uniform. Furthermore Eid was about to be celebrated in 3 months. I knew that I had to reduce my weight or else I'd get (more) 'wider'.

I was so happy to see this. Drive me more to continue going on a diet.

Yay! Almost there. My target before Eid was 55kg.

I was actually lighter than the days before I went to Liverpool.

All I did was reducing my food intake, no specific exercise, just had a normal life with a normal routine. The progress might be a bit slow, but the most important thing is I did it ;-). Eid came & I stopped going on a diet.

Then early this year, I tried to start again. My target has been always 52kg (or if I'm still in the mood, I'd like to go for 50). However, this time, I initiated the diet program with the help from a food supplement called Figure~Up (if I'm not mistaken). Somehow, by taking it, I did lose my appetite & my belly became smaller. I only took 10 packets though (a packet a day) & continued the diet regimen by my own as I did last year.

Just 1kg to lose, but...

It didn't last long since I guess I was not as driven as before... already comfortable with my weight at that time.

So, that's it... if I could do it before, I most certainly can do it again later. Hopefully =P.

Green for a healthy diet

I love...

Iceberg lettuce

One cup of iceberg lettuce:
* 8 calories
* 0.5 gram protein
* 0.7 gram fiber
* 10 mg calcium
* 78 mg potassium
* 1.5 mg vitamin C
* 16 mcg folate
* 13.3 mcg of vitamin K
* 164 mcg beta carotene
* 152 mcg of lutein + zeaxanthin

However after reading this...

One cup of romaine lettuce has:
* 8 calories
* 0.58 gram protein
* 1 gram fiber
* 16 mg calcium
* 116 mg potassium
* 11.3 mg vitamin C
* 64 mcg folate
* 48.2 mcg vitamin K
* 1637 mcg beta carotene
* 1087 mcg of lutein + zeaxanthin.

(Source: Iceberg and Romaine Lettuce Nutrition)

So, I'll certainly switch to...

Romaine lettuce

Here, it's hard to get a package of pre-washed lettuce. I need a salad spinner...

Flat abs in 4 'simple' moves

Source & Credit: Health.com

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Where there's a will, there's a highway. Where there's a highway, there's a toll.

I have quit going to gym since early of April due to several reasons. One of the reasons is I was/am busy.

Briefly, my weight loss program has failed. I hardly lose weight. But that's certainly not one of the reasons. I know that working out isn't just to lose weight but to remain fit & increase the stamina. So yes, I know that I should keep working out for my own good. I plan to start going back to gym in June, but I guess I'm not ready (also due to several reasons).

Recently I bought these. So at least I have the tools & options to work out at home.

Now I need determination & discipline. Unfortunately, I couldn't buy them. Sigh.

An Example of Babbling

Dear whoever is reading this,

i woke up feeling fat. i think i hv reduced my food intake... & i hv go to the gym, the thing tht i never done before... but i hardly lose weight. my belly swells like a pregnant lady. my weight sometimes get over 59kg. maybe my way is just not correct... maybe i think i hv reduce the food intake but actually not... maybe the exercise even i do go the gym almost frequently, is not enough. or maybe my metabolism drops drastically. look at the +ve side, my weight's still maintained, sort of.

i feel like i want to try crash diet which is not good actually, next week. i'm just tired being in this body. but, heheeee.... being me, i'm just incapable of doing crash diet. i guess i just love eating. who doesnt? crash diet equals to suffering.

i hope u're not getting tired reading complaints about my weight. before, yeah i was so lucky to be somebody who hardly gain weight. i miss the good old days where i could eat like a horse & had no worries tht i'd put on pounds. push off (one of my brit prof in liverpool taught me this phrase) to those who said that i was too skinny. but i guess i hv cross the border where my body couldnt maintain the level of metabolism that i've been blessed with. now, just like most of us, i hv to deal with this weight issue.

i dont hv the option to give up. so i guess, i just hv to believe on the piece of advice in the previous post. got to be optimistic tht i cant go wrong with eating moderately & exercise.

ok, enough babbling about my weight issue. i can go on & on about this. i'm worried, but not worried enough to try harder to lose weight. it needs strong motivation & determination which i'm lacked of especially to control my food intake. see... i can go on & on babbling about this. i just hv to go on reminding myself that i could do it & i hv to do it. ;)

A Piece of Advice

Galaxie: What advice do you have for those who failed to get on the show (The Biggest Loser Asia) but want to lose weight?

Christine: Just do it the old fashioned way, eat moderate and exercise. You can’t go wrong with it.

Percubaan untuk diet

Konon taknak makan malam. So suruh D beli ni jer kat McD.

Oreo^McFlurry.

Kira orait lah kan.

Nasi goreng tengah hari tadi pun ada lg (as backup). Hehee. ;-)


Note to myself: Mulai esok kene diet betul-betul!

Still Feeling F.a.t

Despite going to the gym & working out on a semi-regular basis, I hardly lost weight. I know that I have forgotten something.

Burppp... Alhamdulillah.

(Damn) I forgot to go on a diet.

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away."

I've been eating apple everyday since Jan 19, 2010. Usually during weekdays, I eat apple for breakfast. Don't be impressed yet. Actually I eat apple before I take my breakfast. So the apple is just apart of my breakfast. Another part, like today might be fried rice =D. I do believe that we should eat fruits on an empty stomach or before the meals.

So for 2 weeks, I eat apple everyday without fail, whether that be morning or night. However I'm afraid that I might breaking the habit tomorrow since I have no apple left & I forgot to buy a new stock.

So I have to remember to buy a stock of apples tomorrow so that at least I may eat it at night & continue taking an apple a day. We'll see then how long I could keep the doctor away. ;-)

Apple, the fruit.

♥ rate

Actually I wanna write something on my losing weight program or my biggest loser program to make it sounds like I'm one of the contestants in the famous reality show. The program is still going on & I'm still feeling F... F simply stands for 'Fat' or to be a bit creative in exaggerating the feeling, F stands for 'F*cked-up cos I'm Fat'.

I think one of the most elements that needs to be monitored to ensure that our workout is efficient for fat burning is the heart rate. Ok, here's the info excerpted from the Fitness^Concept website...

Why monitor your heart rate?

You're huffing and puffing through another aerobic workout, wondering if you're really doing yourself any good. Are you working too hard or not hard enough?

You look around. The person next to you has barely broken a sweat while the one in front is drenched from head to toe. Well, sweat may not be the best indicator of exercise intensity. For that, we need to look to our hearts.

Heart rates, to be exact. When you exercise, your heart beats faster to meet the demand for more blood and oxygen by the muscles of the body. The more intense the activity, the faster your heart will beat. Therefore, monitoring your heart rate during exercise can be an excellent way to monitor exercise intensity.

To read the rest, click here.

So, for now I'll use this table as my reference.

Credit to Fitness^Concept.

So that means I have to work out for 40 to 80 minutes at heart rate between 114 to 133 bpm in order to burn fat. Sounds like a hard work to me. However my approach is better take a small step than nothing. No wonder, I hardly lose weight... maybe the small step is too small? Hahaa.

Jalan-jalan Cari Gym

Semangat ni nak kurus. =P

I've surveyed 5 gyms or fitness centres in order to find a good one in terms of the facilities provided, charged fee, distance from my office/home and the ambiance. I like T.L.S. in Kajang but it's quite far. The one in Equa^torial Hotel is not bad either. The gym is smaller compare to T.L.S but I love the sauna, steam bath & changing room. Looks very comfortable.

I also surveyed none-commercial gyms. Low fee but there's no other facility beside the gym.

After considering all the pros & cons, I think I should give the idea of joining a fitness centre a try first. So, yesterday I signed up for a 1-month trial at Az^Zahrah.

Today, I went home sweating after 1 and 1/2 hours workout. =D

The Biggest Smallest Loser

Nanti bakal ada The Big^gest Loser A^sia yek?

Aku pun rasa nak buat program TBL aku sendiri. Tapi takde lah nak membuang berpuluh-puluh kg.

Lagipun aku memang sedang berada di dlm mode berjaga-jaga skrg ni. Always alert apa yg aku makan & brp kerap aku makan. Alert jer, tp makan tetap makan. =D

So, kene berazam ni utk memulakan program TBL.

Aku nak capai berat 52kg. Let say berat aku skrg 58kg (wlupun Mas kata penimbang aku tu betul :-P), so aku kene buang 6kg. But for now, aku takde niat pun nak maintain 52kg. Maknanya lepas tu aku akan makan macam biasa balik (krn makan itu nikmat & melantak itu adalah amat menyeronokkan), cuma kawal berat jgn lebih 55kg. Apa punya azam la kan.

55kg tu kira maksimum lah utk zon selamat. So, utk permulaan kene kurangkan 3kg dulu. Bunyi memang sikit. Tapi dr berat aku 55kg, aku nak kurangkan 3kg... sampai la ni tak dapat2. Ha, naik ada lah! Sekarang ni dah kene kurangkan 2x ganda.

Enough babbling & start going on a diet. I wish myself good luck.

It's time to press the alert button.

Huh, berat sape la ni??? Kalau tak insaf gak tak tau lah.

Cukup2 lah tu makan melantak. Makan bila perlu sahaja dgn kuantiti yg seadanya. Stress sekali pun, kontrol sikit nafsu makan tu.

Tak yah lah nak tunggu bulan pose baru nak start diet, takde maknanya. Seminggu raya dah cover balik sebulan pose.

Masa utk panik. The alert button is pressed.