"To be loved is what everyone deserves."
- Ven
Hey guys~ I'm back again! ^^ Heh! Well... this week is gonna be quite hectic, I think. I've work - evening shift - on Wednesday and Friday, 6pm to 10pm. Thursday a movie day out with family~ ^^ watching Hobbit 2 or smth? Saturday going Bugis with my brothers and my bestbestbest sister Lynette. Heh! ^^
OMG, I'm sooooooo excited! ^^ Anyw, I've been working out and trying to lose weight now. OTL so yea.... here are some tips I've gathered to share with you guys if you wanna lose weight! ^^
TIP 1:
Have a balanced diet. It is VERY important! Many doctors and nutritionist have been stressing this! No matter how much you wanna lose weight, you MUST have a balanced diet. And drink plenty of water not beverages! Also, after meals, drink some Chinese tea or Japanese green tea as they can break down the fats we had consumed. ^^
Here's some examples you guys can learn from:
E.g. 1: Drink black bean milk. According to nutritionist, it is healthy to do so. You may drink black bean milk along with some bread and/or fruits for breakfast; normal meal for lunch; drink it along with some salad (or not) for dinner. It is important to have at least 1 balanced meal where there is protein, carbohydrates etc.
To make the drink, all you need to do is to pour desirable amount of black bean and boil it. When it's cooked, pour them into a blender and pour milk into it. Blend them together and it's done! ^^ It taste similar to the black soya bean milk that we can find in packets. But sugar and preservatives etc are added so it's not as healthy as compared to making them on your own.
According to the nutritionist, you will fill full drinking it as it's milk and there is water inside the bean when you boil it, so it'll be filling for you. However, do note that if you're a starter, it's best if you eat 2 meals first before cutting down to only 1 normal meal daily. A normal meal would be 1/4 plate of rice, 1/4 plate of meat, 1/2 plate of veggies. ^^
Cr.: I came across this while watching a Korean reality show, Star King. (:
E.g. 2: There's a soup called 巫婆汤, a direct translation would be "witch soup". It's actually a soup whereby we mix all sorts of veggies in it. But do note that not to add potatoes or anything that has carbohydrate. However, a nutritionist did mention that it's a unbalanced diet to have only veggies, so what she suggest is to add meat (preferably beef or smth that's high in protein). But no, you do not add any amount you like. Add only one piece that is the size and thickness of your palm. ^^
You can have this for all 3 meals as it'll be considered a balanced diet if you have it with a small serving of rice, providing you some carbohydrates that you'll need for the day. But not too much rice as they're high in sugar as well. Actually, a better choice would be brown rice. If you dislike the taste of brown rice, you can mix them with a little white rice. ^^
My maternal grandma, for instance, had heart problem and had to do operation. Her doctor also advice her to eat brown rice instead of white rice as comparing both of them, brown rice is definitely a healthier choice. ^^ However, brown rice taste different from the white rice so I didn't like it at first. So what my grandma did was to mix them together. And it's healthier compared to eating solely white rice isn't it? ^^
Cr.: I came across this while watching a Taiwanese talk show, 康熙来了. ^^
TIP 2:
Exercise for about an hour or more daily. I know some of you might roll your eyes as you read this. I understand. I hate exercising too. I HATE running or staying under the hot sun, neither do I like going gym where everyone would stare at you from time to time etc. So what I did was to get a yoga ball and dumbbells. It works, no joke! ^^
Using the yoga ball, you can do exercise from your arms to stomach to your thighs. You may check out this website: http://ball-exercises.com/exercises/index.html they provide hell lots of methods you can use to train different body areas, and it works! ^^
If working out alone is lonely yet you don't want to do it with strangers, get your friends or siblings or anyone you feel comfortable with to come over your house and do it with you at your own comfort. ^^ Working out and exercising should be a pleasant one. ^^
Also, every night before I sleep, I do a set of sit-ups. Not to the extend whereby I sweat profusely but to the extend whereby I feel tired. Probably a set of 10 to 20...? Do not start by doing so many that your body could hardly handle. Start with a few first. Probably 5 first, then increase by a few every week. As for me, because I used to do sit-ups frequently due to the C.C.A I took - modern dance and rope skipping - I had to do sit-ups as warm up. So it's smth like a forte of mine but due to me being fat, I can't do much in short timing. Heh. I am able to do 60 sit-ups but within a longer time frame without rest in between. So if you add a lil' everyday, you'll be able to do the same.
As for teens that are still growing, I'd recommend rope skipping too. It not only helps me shed off up to 10 kg within couple month for skipping every 2 days a week, it helped me grew up to 10 cm too! ^^ Having a height of around 163 - 165 cm is thanks to this! ^^ However, do note not to overdo or you'll have muscles on your calves that you'll want to get rid of (like me).
TIP 3:
Walk. Instead of taking bus or driving or etc, use walking. I live 15mins walk away from Nex, and there's a bus-stop nearby which provide all buses that stops at Nex. However, I chose to walk for that 15mins back and forth instead of taking bus. Not only you can exercise but also save money! ^^
It may be a short distance, but it can help to burn some fats. And walking back and forth every now and then, soon you'll be used to it and the distance you can walk can increase. ^^
Also, when you have to go downstairs to buy a meal or smth, instead of using the lift, walk down using the stairs! ^^ You can also burn some fats as you do so. However, if you're fat - like me - DO NOT climb up the stairs. I live at the 7th level, I'll climb down the stairs but not up. This is because we're actually damaging out knees and joints by doing as due to our heave weight and the gravity that is pulling us down. The gravitational potential energy actually increases as we climb up the stairs but decreases as we walk down. ^^
TIP 4:
Set a target. For me, I told myself to slim down to look good in the dresses and skirts I bought for CNY. So do the same and it will motivate you to exercise frequently. By having such targets, we would be motivated and determined to lose weight. Another method is to weigh yourself everyday, take note of your weigh. If it's decreasing, wouldn't you feel great? Wouldn't you feel a sense of accomplishment? So why not do it? ^^
Also, ask a friend or family member of yours to monitor you if you're afraid you do not have enough will power to push yourself everyday. Get them to use any methods that will drive you to work harder! ^^ It will definitely work with the support of your loved ones.
TIP 5:
Give yourself a break. Though slimming down is the target, but working so hard everyday, your motivation and determination would actually die off. So every week, choose a day whereby you'll give yourself a break from exercising and from the dieting meal. However, despite this, watch what you eat or what you've worked for the entire week would go down the drain!
And doing so, you can increase it from a day break weekly to a day break fortnightly, and finally monthly etc. ^^ And soon, you'll realise, you've adapt to such dieting etc and you no longer need any break! ^^
These tips hopefully would be useful! However, once you've reached your desirable weight or body figure, do note not to go back to how you used to be! ^^
Let's all work hard and slim down~ hahas ^^
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