A New Me

Yesterday I wore a tube top of a freaking daring colour which I usually will NEVER wear, to work. However, apart from the daring colour, what really shocked me was the way I looked after I snapped this camwhore shot...

My whole body is more toned now with less fats on my waist and arms! Not only that, my face looks less chubby now. And..l really think I look pretty nice with this tube top. :D

Most of my friends knew that I have been applying low-calorie intake in my eating habits since April. Although I did not intend to have major weight loss, I wanted to slim down eventually with the new eating habit (not so new now!). Just so you know, low-calorie diet does not make you lose weight fast compared to low-carb diet, but gradually. During the 1st 3 months, I'd seen drops in my weight of up to 3kg and I felt so ecstatic! Most who saw me could see I'd shedd a fair share of weight. However, my aim was to lose 7kg in 8 months with this diet.

Now, 6 months later, my weight did not drop any further apart from the 3kg I lost. The funny thing is, everyone who sees me now think I've lost more than 3kg. I'm still watching my eating habit with low-calorie intake but the weight itself just won't go down. How funny to hear comments from others who commented I look like I've lost like 5kg! After some talks with my friend, she deduced I must have lost my fats instead of weight and gotten rid of water retention within my body (I had quite serious water retention issue). From the way it seems, I am toning my body rather than slimming down. Well, I guess it's true. :D

I do not reckon I'll ever stop this diet (I'm not even considering it as a diet) as it has already become part of my eating lifestyle. It may be a torture at times to calculate calories during meals but at least I do not need to compromise any type of food so long I ate them sparingly and wisely. I certainly hope to see further drop in terms of my weight but if not, at least I know I am keeping my body toned with body fats away from myself.

Speaking of which, this afternoon's lunch was such an overkill, I'm not so sure I won't get some weights back. However, it was our colleague's birthday so 1 day of indulgence should be alright yeah? Gotta make sure I do not over-indulge in future!

At this point of time, I'm pleased with progress of my 'weight loss' and I still hope I can reach my ideal weight sometime soon (No hurry!).

Healthy Diet for Weight Control

I was never a slim woman, except the period when I was diagnosed with thyroid and lost 22kg. That said, I ballooned back to the fleshy woman I've always been (though not as plump as before) the moment I recovered from this illness.

It was really a coincidence when I stumbled upon a blog via Pinterest which a blogger's biography was being blogged. This female blogger lost her weight by going through healthy diet and lots of exercises...naturally. Inspired by UndressSkeleton.tumblr.com, I've decided to control my weight too but not at the expense of killing my current lifestyle.

I'm a woman who simply can't live without rice and potato. It is clearly obvious that low-carb diet will not suit me. Even if I go ahead with this diet to lose weight fast, I doubt I can persist longer than 1 week. Might as well kill me knowing my weight will balloon back the moment i stop the diet. So, I mark on the journey of another diet - Low Calorie Diet.

To go on low calorie diet, one will need to track/record what they've taken. To make things easier, I found a calorie tracker app via AppStore called MyFitnessPal. I can confidently say, this app is a damn useful app!

Setting my own daily calorie control~

The numbers in green will have to be the daily max calorie I can take. I'm not a pro so naturally, I'm not the one who set the daily calorie limit. Apparently, the app can calculate how much calorie is suitable for me by working on my weight and height, and how much weight I wish to lose per week.

This app has a very huge database for food and their nutrients information, making calorie tracking very convenient. I just love using it!

Diet can never work on its own if one plan to lose weight or stay healthy just by dieting. Exercise is a must to fight off the extra calories you take in, or to offset from those heavy-caloried food. With my work, family and not to mention caring for my child in tow, I practically has no time for after-work exercises. That means gym, swimming, yoga/pilates classes are out for me.

After some research, I realised aerobic exercise (static exercise) can also help lose calories, though not as good as vigourous exercises like swimming. As usual, I browsed through AppStore to see if there's any application related to aerobic exercise and I found it! Daily Workouts was highly recommended by one of my friends. Though recommended, I still browsed for others to compare but so far, this' da best! It even shows videos & timer countdown for every exercise!

Video with timer countdown, superb!

This application shows workouts which covers almost all parts of the body. However, I love AB crunches most. I feel that ab crunches help in toning tummy area more than sit-ups.

Other than workouts, Yoga is another exercise I've always wanted to try. But then again, it is very hard for me to go for yoga class due to much family committment. That's where AppStore comes in handy. From there, I came across Pocket Yoga which shows and teaches you how to go through yoga practice correctly.

This app is just simply great!

I am hoping with the combination of Low Calorie diet, workouts and yoga, I can lose my additional weight on a healthy basis. Diet pills may let you lose weight fast but nothing beats a sturdy and permanent healthy eating that makes you lose weight gradually and no worrying of having your weight ballooned back.