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Breakfast @ 8.30am
Piece of cheese bread with fruits and nuts cheese.
Lunch @ 11.30am
Bowl of pumpkin and feta cheese salad.
Gym @ 1pm
40 minutes kickboxing. 15 minutes stretching.
Afternoon Tea @ 2pm
Bowl of fruit salad.
Dinner @ 7.30pm
Bowl of rice, 2 lamb cutlets, vegetables and marinated egg.
Snack @ 9pm
BBQ rice rackers and 3 chocolate Oreo biscuits. Arrghh fat.
Feeling hungrier than before these days, probably due to sleep deprivation. Will start sleeping earlier.
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Breakfast @ 8.30am
1 piece of bread, with cranberry cheese.
Gym @ 10am
28 minutes cardio: 13 minutes rowing (intervals) + 15 minutes cross-trainer (aerobics mode, level 2).
15 minutes weight training. Was going to do more but was feeling nauseous. I think lack of sleep and small breakfast.
Lunch @ 1pm
Bowl of pumpkin and feta cheese salad.
Coffee @ 2pm
Mochaccino. Yay haven’t had it for so long.
Dinner @ 7pm
Bowl of rice with cooked capsicums and mince with beans.
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Diet/Fitness Tip of the Day
How To Take Protein Shakes After Workout:
Drink a protein shake within one hour after working out. There is a window of time where the body reaps the most benefit from nutrition post-workout. Ideally, drinking a shake 15 to 30 minutes after a workout allows the body to take up the nutrients at a quicker rate to allow repair and recovery.
Lunch @ 11am
Half bowl of mushroom and corn soup. Small bowl of pumpkins.
Afternoon Tea @ 4pm
Pot of green tea.
Dinner @ 7pm
Mexican Cafe with UN Youth team. Salad and beef mince on rice. I ate 1/2 to 2/3. Incredulously yum!
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Weight Loss Tip of the Day
Exercising But Still Gaining Weight:
Stress and Weight Gain
Stress can lead to mindless eating, like snacking on chips or cookies without thinking about how many you’re actually consuming. Or stress can contribute to excessive production of the hormone cortisol by the adrenal glands. When that happens, the body starts to store more calories as fuel and slow down its metabolism. If your workout itself is stressing you out because you don’t like the particular exercises, the gym atmosphere, your aerobics teacher or whatever the cause, make a change that will keep you active and make your workouts more enjoyable and less stressful.Lunch @ 11am
Bowl of vegetarian noodles.
Drink @ 3pm
Few sips of chocolate chip flavoured coffee.
Snack @ 5pm
Shared McDonalds medium chips with boyfriend. I had about 1/3.
Dinner @ 6pm
Bowl of mushroom and corn soup. 1 dumpling. Small bowl of pumpkins.
No Exercise
My legs are still sore from dancing and Wii Fit two days ago! Ouch.
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Diet Tip of the Day
9 Tips on Staying Fuller, Longer:
Munch on nuts
Certain nuts, like almonds, make a great snack. They will also make you feel much fuller. In fact, if you eat a healthy amount of almonds almost every day for about six months, some experts say you can lose weight and shrink your waist!Breakfast @ 7.45am
Bowl of pumpkins and vegetables.
Gym @ 9.15am
15 minutes warm-up muscle training.
31 minutes cardio: 15 minutes rowing, 16 minutes interval training on the treadmill (per minute alternation between 9.5 and 7.5 speeds).
20 minutes cool down and stretches.
That was my first interval training experience. I’m usually dying to get off a cardio machine in 10 minutes due to my lack of patience. This spiced things up a little and made each minute feel shorter.
Snack @ 12pm
One Godiva chocolate. Colleague brought them all the way from Hong Kong. Satisfying the craving was a must!
Afternoon Tea @ 2pm
Low fat yogurt. Chicken and egg sandwich.
Snack @ 4.30pm
One single chip. Friend taunted me with fish and chips.
Wii @ 5pm
15 minutes Just Dance 2. Tough workout and so amazingly fun.
Dinner @ 6pm
Half a corn and small ribs soup. Watermelon.
Wii @ 7pm
15 minutes Just Dance 2. I am so addicted.
