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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).
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Weight Loss Tip of the Day
Can You Lose Weight While You Sleep?
When you haven’t had a lot of sleep, your body reacts much the same as if you haven’t eaten enough; your leptin levels fall as your ghrelin levels shoot up. This triggers hunger, which, in turn, triggers overeating and that, of course, leads to weight gain. These hormonal changes also seem to signal the body to put the brakes on metabolism and cling to fat stores more tenaciously. Those who get by on less than four hours of sleep a night were a whopping 73 percent more likely to be obese than people who slumber seven to nine hours nightly
Breakfast @ 6.30am
Half a sweet bun.
Lunch @ 12.30pm
Yum cha. Not the best choice for a weight loss person.
Afternoon Tea @ 4pm
~ Half glass of wintermelon tea.
Dinner @ 5pm
Small bowl of soup with 1 wonton. Watermelon.
Had to skip yesterday’s food log because of having to rush a 4000-word essay. I can finally have a good night’s sleep tonight.
