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Diet Tip of the Day
Know Your Daily Liquid Calorie Intake:
Milk
Researchers at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville found that having three servings of low-fat dairy per day can lead to weight loss of 10 percent or more. Dairy contains calcium and the amino acid leucine, which together promote fat burning. And a study of overweight women at Northern Illinois University found that soy milk was just as effective as nonfat cow’s milk in helping them shed pounds. But stick to skim or low-fat moo juice and light soy milk; otherwise, the calories add up quickly.
Lunch @ 1pm
Had guests over. Bowl of vegetable soup. Large bowl of noodles, sushi and other things. Bowl of sweet grass jelly soup. 1 chocolate brownie.
Snack @ 8pm
Few sips of sweet grass jelly soup. Half of a small slice of red bean cake.
Progress Update since 16 Jan 2010
Bum: -0.5 inch
Upper thighs: -0.5 inch
Woot.
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Weight Loss Tip of the Day
15 Easy Ways to Born More Fat:
Drink Cold Water
German researchers found that drinking 6 cups of cold water a day (that’s 48 ounces) can raise resting metabolism by about 50 calories daily—enough to shed 5 pounds in a year, with essentially zero additional effort. The increase may come from the work it takes to heat the water to body temperature.
Lunch @ 12pm
Plain bun (no stuffing) with dried tofu and fish.
Wii @ 4pm
30 minutes Just Dance 2. 15 minutes Wii Fit yoga and muscle training.
Dinner @ 6.30pm
Chinese restaurant dinner. No rice. 1 item or a couple of bites from each dish.
Progress Update since 7 days ago
Weight: -0.7 kg according to Wii Fit.
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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.
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Diet Tip of the Day
20 superfoods for weight loss:
Eggs
Dig in to eggs, yolks and all: They won’t harm your heart, but they can help you trim inches. Women on a low-calorie diet who ate an egg with toast and jelly each morning lost twice as many pounds as those who had a bagel breakfast with the same number of calories but no eggs. Omelets and scrambles are obvious choices.Mmm I’ve been making the right choice getting my favourite Subway omelettes!
Wii @ 9.45am
15 minutes Just Dance 2.
Lunch @ 12.30pm
Watermelon. 1/3 large Chinese pancake. 1/4 bowl of fried rice. Fried egg. 1 bite of cake. 1 lolly.
I am such a fried egg expert. Yummeh. :9
Wii @ 1pm
10 minutes Just Dance 2.
Dinner @ 5pm
Watermelon. Vegetarian bun with vegetables, mushrooms, eggplant. Homemade fruit tea.
Wii @ 5.45pm
15 minutes Just Dance 2.
Snack @ 8pm
10 roasted almonds.
Progress Update since 7 days ago
Weight: -1 kg
Slower progress, probably due to the birthday meals and bad foot, but happy progress nonetheless!
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Diet Tip of the Day
How to Lose Weight By Eating Fruits:
Eating fruits that contain a lot of water will fill your stomach, reducing the need for high calorie food. Examples: grapefruit, apples, watermelon, kiwifruit, strawberries.
Wii Fit @ 9.30am
15 minutes yoga and muscle training.
With a bad foot, there were limited exercises I could do. Sigh. :(
Lunch @ 12pm
My massive 21st birthday lunch. Too much to say.
Dinner @ 6pm
Bowl of cold mung bean soup.
Progress Update since 5 days ago
Weight: -1.5 kg
Waist: -1 inch
Hips: -0.5 inch
What a grand, happy day.
