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 …
It’s not entirely your fault if you are overweight and have problem keeping it off. Eating the wrong type of food will trigger your cravings and hunger pangs. And most of the time, you do not realise it. Once, there was a woman who was was overweight all her life. When she was 40years old, …
It’s NOT entirely your fault when you can’t lose weight Read More »
Months ago I went on the no starch and no sugar intake. Well, there’s only an exception that I’ve made which is in the 3-in-1 coffee that I must have everyday. Else, during that time, all my food literally had no processed sugar, white flour, rice, glutton or starch. This is because those stuff are …
We have the obvious food that many people had placed into the ‘sin’ category, namely the 5 Cs: Cookies, Candies, Cakes, Chocolates & Chips. But anyone who had lost weight and maintained it for a long time will tell you that it’s okay to indulge once a while. Today, I will not talk about those …
Due to some cheap offers going on at a hypermarket from 8am to 10am, I brought mom to do her grocery shopping. After going one big round, pass the clothes & stationery sections, mom had still not finished her grocery shopping. While waiting, I decided to do some calorie analysis- something that I had planned …
Calories in ordinary food (and how much of exercise to burn them) Read More »
These past weeks, I have also adopted a more relaxed and moderate approach when it comes to eating. I am not that strict with sugar and starch as I was when I first started out. But I always strive to maintain equilibrium or balance. Before you are wondering if what I am retracting my previous …
I was having lunch with my colleague a few days ago and as we were walking back to the office, he told me he had suddenly craved for Burger King the evening before. So he stopped at Burger King and enjoyed a nice burger. So me being me, I was just about to venture into …
Life is Short- Does that mean we eat what we want? Read More »
When a woman is feeling down, she turns to the 5Cs. Nope… not Credit Card, Condo, Car , Carreer and Cash. But it’s Cakes, Cookies, Candies, Chips & Chocolates. For men, it’s normally ice cream, soup, pizza or pasta. We all have our own comfort foods. A number of studies have been done to identify …
Last Friday, while helping out in a course organised by my unit, I helped myself to breakfast that is provided by the course. I ate 2 pieces of fried chicken wings and a bit of meehoon. After that, I did not feel quite well. Hard to describe but it’s probably due to the fact it …
Feeling that does during food preparation have impact on health Read More »
The motivation that led me to start this blog thread is to record my journey of realisation of the dangers of sugar. I started my new way of eating ‘officially’ on 26 April, slipped off in May and came back again on early June. After that major slip in May (when I went to Penang …
I Realised Moderation is the Key to Sustained Weight Loss Read More »
