Montag, April 03, 2006
Slimming adviceOn and off, people send me mails asking for advice on how to slim down. Just fyi, i used to weigh a hefty 60kg! (My height is approx 166cm.) Though i'm still no supermodel now, I'm a healthy and happy 50kg :D
Forget Slim ten or Xando or whatever. Sure you can lose weight with that, but how do you keep the pounds off without burning a hole in yr pocket/liver? Here are some slimming tactics that actually works.
1) More vege and meat, less carbos.
Carbos (read: noodles/rice/bread) are evil if you're not into exercise. When eating out, try to avoid fishball/wanton noodles, chicken rice and stuff like that. Get chap chai rice (mixed vegetables aka economic rice) instead, which are commonly available at food courts/coffeeshops. Ask for less rice, and get as much vege and meat as you want. Preferably steamed, but braised is also okay without gravy. Bread wise, a slice or two is good for breakfast, but not for supper pls.
1.1 Chew slowly, savour the taste in your mouth before swallowing. It works, but this is quite difficult for me; i eat like a refugee. (When trekking with a bunch of hungry guys, if you don't eat fast, you don't eat.)
1.2 Always finish all the vegetables and meat first before eating the rice. This way, you leave the rice untouched if you should get too full. Less rice = less carbos.
1.3 Do not skip meals. Gastric problems will develop even before you start to lose weight. Have 5 small meals per day, stop when you're 75% full :)
2) Drink up.
Plain water's the best, but if you hate it as much as i do, have fruit juice instead. Not one cup/sip pls. Drink gallons of it. (Not too much orange juice on an empty stomach though.) Avoid soft drinks pls (9 tablespoons of sugar in a can of Coke! Holy Papaya!)
My survival kit for work. 1L of carrot juice, a spongy third finger to relieve stress, and a pair of nerd specs. Wear it during meetings to look like you're listening while actually humming a song in yr head the whole time.
3) Get a pet.
Nope, no goldfishes, turtles, slow lorises. Get a pet that'll drain up most, if not all your energy. (read: Dog.)
Georgie at 5 months old. My Baybeeeeeeeeeeee.
Instead of lying around on the couch, you walk the dog.
Time Spent: half hour.
Fun factor: 7.
Calories burnt: 100
Instead of lying around on the couch, you give the dog a bath.
Time Spent: 1 hour 15 mins. 45 mins to bathe the dog, half hour to clean the bathroom.
Fun factor: 7.5. Calories burnt: 120
Instead of lying around on the couch,you brush the dog's fur and play catch with him.
Time Spent: 2 hours.
Fun factor: 8.9
Calories burnt: 180
Sounds good? ;)
4) Be Naked
Walk around the house naked. Do your laundry and clean the house naked. First of all, it liberates you. It is shiok, being naked. (Just don't let the neighbours catch you.) Secondly, you learn to be more comfortable with your own body, and at the same time improve your posture. Walk around the house naked and catch yrself in the mirror. Correct your posture, spot all your problem areas (the flabby parts) and work them.
For flabby arms, wipe the windows with gusto.
For thunder thighs, dance while mopping the floor. Have fun with the mop. Use it as a mic. Pretend to be michael jackson and moonwalk on the wet floor (believe me, its fun.)
For wobbly tummies, get a ladder and clean all the ceiling lamps in the house. All the stretching'll tone your tummy.
There's still lots, but i'll have to get toothpicks to keep my eyelids open. Tata for now, and happy slimming :)
P.S: no la i do not walk around naked in my house.
P.P.S: If you do try No.4, pls gimme your address. I want to watch. :D
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