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
11 Tactics to Get More from Your Gym Sessions:
Use heavy weights
Whoever it was that first said that light weights tone your muscles was a fool. Light weights don’t do much at all to be honest. If you want to tone up and lose weight then you need to use heavy weights. Don’t worry, you won’t get bulky. All you will do is burn calories faster and make a lot more progress.
Definitely had this misconception for a long time. It’s no wonder all the weight training wasn’t seeing obvious results.
Breakfast @ 11am
Bowl of red rice porridge with vegetables. Small slice of homemade chocolate brownie.
Snack @ 2pm
10 raw almonds and small packet of baked bagel chips.
Afternoon Tea @ 4pm
10 raw almonds and ~5 yogurt raisins.
Dinner @ 6.30pm
Bowl of red rice porridge with vegetables. Small bowl of grass jelly.
Snack @ 9pm
Handful of raw almonds.
Day 37
Forgot to record yesterday, but it was my Cinderella day. Cleaned my bedroom from head to toe, carrying things up and down the stairs. Nice and productive exercise ha.
Diet Tip of the Day
How to Lose Weight for Good, Your Ultimate Guide:
The myth of fat-free
Fat free meals are, 90% of the time, bad for your waist line. Fat does not make you fat. Some fats are good for you. Fat free foods are generally packed full of sugar – and sugar makes you fat. Next time you buy something that is fat free and claims to be good for your weight loss take a look at the nutritional information. I bet it is full of sugar.
Breakfast @ 11am
Watermelon. Honey melon.
Lunch @ 1pm
Bowl of vegetarian instant noodles.
Snack @ 4pm
5 yogurt raisins. 1 small packet of low fat bagel chips.
Wii @ 5.30pm
40 minutes Just Dance 2. 5 minutes stretching.
Dinner @ 6.15pm
Bowl of vegetables soup. Half of corn and ham bread.
Snack @ 9pm
2 Ferrero Rocher chocolates.
Fitness Tip of the Day
The Ultimate Weight Loss Guide:
Aerobic Exercise: Which one should you do?
Let’s say, for example, that the activity that burns the most calories is something you absolutely hate doing. It might burn the most calories, but that won’t do much for you when you quit doing it because you can’t stand that activity. Pick the activity you are going to be most likely to perform regularly.
And for me, that’s Just Dance 2. :)
Lunch @ 2pm
Toast with peanut butter. Plate of noodles only.
Afternoon Tea @ 4pm
Oranges.
Dinner @ 5.30pm
Half a sushi roll with vegetables. 2 mini pork buns. Honey melon.
Snack @ 9.15pm
Half handful of raisins.
Breakfast @ 8am
Cup of milo and half of a large Chinese pancake.
Wii @ 5.30pm
15 minutes Just Dance. Not as fun as not as tiring as Just Dance 2. :(
Dinner @ 6pm
Honey melon. Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner. :o Very filling but still a lot lesser portion than before (yay my natural appetite has decreased).
I love red pocket money hehe.
Snack @ 9.30pm
Few raw almonds and raisins. They assist in essay writing hehe.
