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Diet Tip of the Day
Top 10 Deceptively Unhealthy Foods:
Wrap Sandwiches
These sandwiches can trick you into thinking you’re being healthier because the bread is thinner, but in reality, they are often made in a size that’s large enough for two people.
Try this instead: Have a sandwich on whole-grain or whole-wheat bread. Fill it with lean meats and plenty of fresh veggies.Breakfast @ 10am
Half of a corned beef and eggs sandwich (2 layers).
Lunch @ 11am
Other half of the sandwich.
Gym @ 12pm
1 hour pilates.
45 minutes kickboxing + 15 minutes stretches.
So tiring but felt so good afterwards.
Dinner @ 5.30pm
Bowl of red rice with eggplants, fish and vegetables.
Progress Update since 4 days ago
Weight: -1 kg
People in my family lose weight magically fast, but have trouble toning. =[
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Fitness Tip of the Day
10 Signs You’re Exercising Too Much:
Fat gain
If you’ve lost weight but noticed an increase in body fat, you could be in the later stages of exercise overload. The body responds to prolonged stress by elevating levels of stress hormones, including cortisol, Stenstrup says. Over time this will lead to increased storage of adipose tissue, as well as inhibit steroid-like hormones that normally help increase muscle. A decrease in muscle mass can cause you to shed a few pounds, but this isn’t a good thing since it means your body’s less efficient at burning fat.Breakfast @ 7.30am
Bread and low fat cheese.
Lunch @ 1pm
Bowl of caesar salad with salmon. It had lots of white sauce… probably very fat.
Dinner @ 6.30pm
Bowl of duck and cabbage soup. 1/3 bowl of red rice and vegetables. 2/3 of a sausage.
I feel like I’m putting on weight again (maybe going back to eating 3 meals a day haha). Not going to put myself on the scales just now.
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Diet Tip of the Day
4 Diet Plan Rules It’s OK to Ignore:
Eat five small meals a day
The “graze, don’t gorge” philosophy is based on the premise that having frequent small meals keeps your blood sugar steady, your metabolism ramped up, and your appetite in check. But more frequent noshing means more opportunities to overeat. To keep hunger pangs from overriding your willpower throughout the day, eat fiber-rich foods at mealtimes—they make you feel fuller and take longer to digest.Breakfast @ 8.30am
Bread with low fat cheese.
Exercise @ 12pm
50 minutes yoga.
45 minutes kickboxing + 5 minutes warm down.
Lunch @ 2.30pm
2 pieces of bread with parsley and olive oil. Pot of jasmine green tea.
Dinner @ 7.30pm
Bowl of red rice congee with vegetables and steak. Half of a Reeses chocolate peanut cup.
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Fitness Tip of the Day
11 Tactics to Get More from Your Gym Sessions:
Cut your sessions to 45 minutes
Your gym sessions should not go for longer than 45 minutes. Any long than this and your body starts to produce a chemical that can actually hamper your progress. But that is not the only reason. If you cut your session times down you will be forced to fit more in and work harder. This is a fantastic way to work out – intensely.Breakfast @ 8.30am
Half a plain bun with egg and vegetables. Cup of homemade passionfruit tea. Seaweed-flavoured peanut slab.
Gym @ 10am
25 minutes cardio: 10 minutes rowing (was aiming for 15 but the machine was broken) + 15 minutes cross-trainer (aerobics mode, sort of like interval training).
15 minutes weight training.
Lunch @ 2pm
Potato and ham quiche.
Short black. My first non-mocha coffee experience. Ohh mah fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. Will stick to green tea as the weight loss drink. Once in a life time is more than enough for that kind of ordeal. *shudders*
Dinner @ 7pm
Bowl of red rice congee with egg and vegetables. Half slice of red bean cake. Small bowl of mung bean soup.
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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.
