Rilly Fit

Diet Tip of the Day

Nutrition Rules You Don’t Need To Follow:

The no-food-right-before-bed rule was meant for the nighttime nosher who mindlessly wolfs down a bag of Oreos while watching CSI: Miami. If you get home long after dark, a late dinner is perfectly fine. A calorie is a calorie, no matter what time you eat it. But do keep your evening meal light—along the lines of a chicken breast, steamed broccoli, and brown rice. Too much chow will keep you up at night: To break down all that food, your gut has to churn like a cement truck.

Breakfast @ 8.30am

Cheese bread with cranberry cheese. Cup of passionfruit tea.

Swimming @ 12pm

1 hour swimming + spa + sauna at five-star Pullman hotel (previously Hyatt). Went with boss. The most luxurious lecture break for a uni student.

Drink @ 2pm

300mL Sprite Zero (3 cal). Doctor sister says that if you wish to have soft drinks, Sprite Zero is the best choice.

Dinner @ 7.30pm

Bowl of rice with vegetables and pork mince.

Snack @ 9.30pm

5 yogurt raisins.

Fitness Tip of the Day

Free Weights vs Exercise Machines: Which is Better?

If you are trying to lose weight, get fit or sculpt some part of your body you will be much better off using free weights. When you use free weights you get an increased range of motion. This range of motion means that you will be working more muscles at once and as such you will get a more intense workout.

However,

The main advantage of exercise machines is that they are safe. These machines are designed to use your body in a certain fashion and as such there is a lot less room for injury. Another major advantage of the exercise machine is the fact that they teach you how to do exercises in the proper fashion. As the machine is built for one particular movement only it is a lot easier to learn how to do that movement.

Lunch @ 12pm

Really honestly can’t remember. :(

Wii @ 4.30pm

30 minutes Just Dance 2. Almost died from picking all the most tiring songs.

15 minutes Wii Fit muscle training.

Dinner @ 6pm

Bowl of plain congee with vegetables.

Supper @ 9-10.30pm

Lantern Festival food. Not too much but had some sugary drinks.

Progress Update

According to Wii Fit, -0.8 kg over the past 8 days. (From sitting on my butt all day? Wow. :P)

According to two measurements by my parents, I have grown 1 cm over the past several years. Lol.