Fitness Tip of the Day
9 Fitness Rules You Should Break:
According to a recent University of Southern Maine study, 30 minutes of weight training burns as many calories as running at a blazing six-minute-per-mile pace for the same amount of time. (And it has the bonus of building more muscle tone than running.) What’s more, unlike aerobic exercise, lifting weights has been shown to boost metabolism for up to 39 hours after you finish your last rep.
Interval training has yielded similar benefits. For optimal results, do a total-body weight-training workout three days a week, resting at least a day between sessions, and do intervals on at least two of the off days.
Lunch @ 12pm
Rice and vegetables, with a vegetarian samosa. Watermelon.
Afternoon Tea @ 4pm
Shared a fruit shaved ice with sister. We only ate half the bowl though. Drank some wintermelon tea too.
Dinner @ 6pm
Noodles with vegetables and small pork pieces (maybe?). Some pumpkin seeds, took forever to crack the shells!
Snack @ 8pm
15g pack of baked rock salt bagel chips (very little saturated fat and sugar).
Diet Tip of the Day
Keep the Skin On
Speaking of fiber, a lot of it’s in the peel, whether it’s potatoes, apples, or pears. Even oranges: Don’t eat the whole peel, but keep the pith, that white, stringy stuff—it’s packed with heart-healthy compounds called flavonoids.
Breakfast @ 8am
Small pot of yogurt. Watermelon. Small bowl of plain congee with vegetables.
Lunch @ 1-3pm
Snack foods (lots of fried foods) during karaoke with friends. My best high school girl friends group. Long time no see!
Drink @ 3.30pm
Glass of coke… at a strip club. Haha I managed to drag my innocent girl friends into a strip club.
Dinner @ 7.30pm
Half bowl of noodles and vegetables.
Fitness Tip of the Day
How Often Do You Need to Change Your Workout to Get Results?
By switching different exercise variables, you can avoid hitting a strength plateau without having to continuously add more weight and time to your workouts. Try changing two to four variables each week: weight, sets, reps, rest times.
Lunch @ 11am
Bowl of plain congee with kumara and vegetables.
Dinner @ 6.30pm
Bowl of noodles with vegetables. Small pot of raspberry yogurt. Watermelon and peach.
How was it a lovely day? When I weighed myself this morning it turns out I’m a whole kg lighter than yesterday. Although after lunch I did go back to the same weight as yesterday. Still happy though!
Weight Loss Tip of the Day
11 Real Weight Loss Tips for Women Struggling to Lose Weight:
Be patient
Weight loss takes time. For many women it can be several months before the results start to show. The problem is that so many women give up before they hit the “results period” and as such never get to see the benefits of all their hard work. Be patient with your self and with your weight loss program and you will enjoy the results soon enough.
Something I have to keep telling myself. Otherwise I’m stuck in the mindset of: “I’ve been working so hard, I’m seeing no results, so it’s never going to work for me. I give up.”
Lunch @ 11am
Watermelon. Sweet longan and tangyuan soup.
Snack @ 3pm
~15 raw almonds.
Dinner @ 6pm
1 large vegetarian dumpling. Bowl of noodles and vegetables. Handful of salted pumpkin seeds.
Weight Loss Tip of the Day
Where Do You Lose Weight First?
There is very little you can do to influence specific subcutaneous fat distribution. Exercise should always be a part of any fat loss program - but vigorously exercising a specific body part will not have any influence on local fat in that area. Neither will high-repetition (e.g. 20-30 reps) weight training lead to greater fat loss. In fact the loss of intensity may ultimately result in less fat loss than lower-reps with heavier weights.
Breakfast @ 11am
Watermelon. Sweet bread.
Snack @ 2-4pm
Cup of red sugar tea (to relieve cramps). ~30 raw almonds.
Dinner @ 6pm
Half of a large Chinese pancake. Bowl of spare ribs and carrots soup. Bowl of taro, sweet longan and tangyuan soup.
Exercise @ 9.45pm
15 minutes stretching following this routine. Some moves are too hard to follow and I don’t enjoy doing it. Doesn’t stretch muscles as much as the traditional stuff.
