I've been surfing at the Women's Health website recently.
Finding positive ways to stay healthier.
That's what every woman says.
But deep down in us, we want the fastest solutions to shed those pounds off.
So my topic of the day :
How To Lose Weight.
It's pretty
ironic for me to post this up because I just had
McD's Chocolate Sundae (Merdeka's promotion) and
2 piece of chicken and
fried noodles (Mom brought back from a kid's party). I chowed down all these food right after my work out which is around 10 - 11 p.m.
And I'm suppose to lose weight with such eating habits.
Sigh.
Anyway, back to the main point, after I've got a few tips from
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/, these are my conclusions in order to slim down:
1.
YOU HAVE TO EAT!I'm not joking.
I was like all of you fools who think
starvation is the wisest solution. And I did lose weight.
Only for a short period of time. I went on a strict diet. Water whole day, eat only when you're hungry and counting the calories I've consumed. My weight dropped. Problem is,
I got heavier before I went on diet after breaking my fasting period.
You might be shrieking happily when you read this.
Eating actually helps you to increase your metabolism. I ignored my good friend's advice, telling me my rate of metabolism will decrease if I don't eat. I didn't believe. Well, ladies and gentleman, that fact is no lie.
So eat.
You just have to eat good food like eggs, wholemeal bread, berries and etc.
Change your larger meals into smaller snacks and eat every 2 to 3 hours. You will best be able to lose fat and add. It will keep you full and satisfied.
The problems I faced for this method :
i. I live in
Penang a.k.a.
The Food Paradise. How can you deliberately ignore the hawker food, mamak and nasi lemak?
ii. I was brought up with inconsistent meals at the wrong timing. Blame my parents.
iii. Good food is not cheap.
NEVERTHELESS, I will start to change my eating habits, thanks to Em. We will start tomorrow.
I hope.
2.
GET YOUR BUTT OFF FROM THE COUCH, STOP CLICKING ON THE REMOTE CONTROL AND EXERCISE!Now, I like this because I love to work out. 4 months before I joined Fitness studio, my aim was to work my ass of within the 3 months to get myself in shape and leave the gym life behind me.
Until today, I'm still a devotee of Fitness Studio. I just renewed my membership last month.
Now, I go to the gym to release stress. True, no fingers crossed.
Okay, I'm out of the topic. So yes people. You have to do something. Climb the stairs maybe instead of using the elevator? You don't have to be a member of any particular gym. Have a walk. Go for a swim. You can get bottles of water instead of dumbbells to save up and do some easy routines. You can even do that in front of the TV. I suggest that you should buy some aerobic DVD and play it while working out.
Now, this is the trick part.
At the beginning, you maybe sweating doing all the usual workouts. But after you get so used to it, you sort of get stuck in the comfort zone and repeating the same workout over and over again.
Change them.The changes don't have to be drastic. Maybe like during running, dont run the whole journey. Jog in between. Same goes to the treadmill. Start with an easy pace and increase the speed as you run. For weights, do repetitive routines. For example, a heavier weight for 8-12 times and then a lighter weight for 10-15 times.
You can check out for more by clicking this http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/burn-fat.
The problem I faced for this method :
i. I'm sticking to the same routines, unchanged. BUT, I am trying to alter my workouts and going for other classes like Yoga and BodyBalance instead of my usual - RPM and BodyPump.
Well, I hope you can actually follow these 2 steps. Which I know only 1/12 of the people I know would be able to do so.
Anyway, all the best to you :).
*Note - To my Fitness Studio mates :
Sitting at a desk all day really can make your ass as wide as your swivel chair. Copy & paste from Women's Health. Oh my god, Pei Shan is
RIGHT! We should really start standing.
No, wait.
I want a bigger ass. I shall sit for most of the time if it's possible
:D
Woof. I mean, Oink.
