Here’s the photos of my fruit snacks that I take daily to work in my Tupperware Left: Apples (red & green) & half ripe mangos Right: Grapefruit, pamelo, green apples, guava & half ripe mangoes. Tip: To prevent apples from turning black, instead of soaking them in salt water, you can also place lemon or [...]
December 2007
Gallstones may not be everyone’s concern. But they should be because we all have them. Moreover, gallstones may lead to cancer. “Cancer is never the first illness,” Chiu Nan points out. “Usually, there are a lot of other problems leading to cancer. In my research in China, I came across some materials which say that [...]
Everyone who is aiming to lose weight normal will have their own signature piece of clothing. Maybe it’s that little black party dress or a pair of skinny jeans. Signature clothing are a good motivation to steer onself to continue, when there are a thousand reasons to just give up. Let me share with you [...]
Workout in last Thursday nite: Last Thursday, did my workout at night. Connected to the net and retrieve from my own Resource list of exercise videos: Pilates for Abs (10 min) —very good for the stomach- you can literally feel the core burning. Pilates Burn Fat (10 min) —quite interesting but not as straining as [...]
Both November and December have been quite a challenge. There are dinners and opportunity to catch up with friends & enjoy food on literally every weekend. At Malaysian dinners where all types of mouth watering cuisine from Malay, Chinese, Indian and Western are all lined up for the taking- it’s really hard to resist. “Eat [...]
Ok, you promised yourself that this time, you’ll go into serious dieting. This time you’re determined to make it a success. As you start, that sudden craving for McDonald’s Oreo Sundae hits you like nobody’s business. After mentally telling yourself no for the 101th time, you have resigned to the fact that you’ll probably not [...]
Yesterday I had a 10-course dinner and next week, I have another friend’s wedding dinner coming up. My ‘no sugar & starch’ rule will not apply during such dinners But somehow, if you exercise often and cut off sugar/starch from your diet, you would probably find that you have less tendency to overeat. Like yesterday, [...]
Yesterday marked the first day of the Malaysian Year End Sale. Before 10am, I had already parked my car at a popular shopping complex. One thing about I intended to go and get myself a shawl but ended up getting a pair of shoes and a big bag of clothes. Well, I have not actually [...]