Slimming Health

How my colleague lose weight with diet.

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:58:00 +0000

I was with one of my colleague during an office break yesterday and he was bragging about his success in shading of 5 kilos in just 1-month time. He felt so happy with his success that he so willingly shares his secret to me.

So I ask how did you do it ?

Here’s how he answered. Diets. Basically he removes rice from his daily diet, only consume cook vegetable and take lean chicken meat. He does add that one day in a week, he will rather find the joy of eating then just dieting. He did this for the pass one months and that’s how his weight went down.

Beside look slimmer then before, he looks more vibrant as well. He looks younger and more energetic. I guess the success really put the smile in his face.

So you can see that without much exercise, by eating correctly it will help you in losing weight. What my colleague did was just having simple understanding on eating correctly.

Now you can have higher success rate, faster weight lost result if you know the intensive method of loosing weight with diet. Dieting should not be boring, dull and make dinning difficult. Good dieting program can help restore every fun, interest and joy in eating food and yet having the effect of shading weight.

Therefore checkout Strip That Fat dieting program and start experience weight lost like never before.

Simple sexy abs workout

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:13:00 +0000

Everyone loves to have a flat tummy and a sexy abs. You may not have a big fat tummy but some small flap around your waist is enough to prompt you to take some action before it turns ugly. Or you just love to give your abs some toning and have yourself a sexy abs. Whatever reason it is, doing some simple sexy abs workout can help you archive this.

Click here to try out this 5 moves simple sexy abs workout.

The Shocking Truth about Dietary Fats and Saturated Fats

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:27:00 +0000

You've been deceived into thinking that saturated fats are bad for you, but let's look at some facts below...

by Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer

I’ll preface this article by saying that it will help if you have an open mind and accept that some of these facts are a slap in the face to politically correct nutrition in this day and age where fats are admonished by many doctors, health "experts", and the mass media.

To start, eating an adequate supply of healthy dietary fats is vitally important to your overall health. Fats are one of the main components in all of the cell membranes throughout your entire body. If you eat enough healthy natural fats, your cellular processes will proceed normally. On the other hand, if you eat man-made, heavily processed, chemically altered fats (damaged fats) that are found in most processed foods, your cellular function will be impaired as these damaged fats become part of your cell membranes, the body will have to work harder to operate correctly, and degenerative diseases can develop.

In addition, healthy dietary fats are necessary for optimal hormone production and balance within the body and are therefore essential for the muscle building and fat burning processes. Other important functions that dietary fats play in a healthy body are aiding vitamin and mineral utilization, enzyme regulation, energy, etc.

I cringe every time I hear so called "health experts" recommend restriction of dietary fat, claiming that a low-fat diet is the key to good health, weight loss, and prevention of degenerative diseases. Restriction of any one macronutrient (protein, carbs, or fat) in your diet works against what your body needs and can only lead to problems.

All three basic macronutrients serve important functions for a lean, healthy, and disease-free body. As Dr. Mary Enig, Ph.D, and one of the leading fats researchers in the world, notes in several of her books and articles, there is very little true scientific evidence supporting the assertion that a high fat diet is bad for us.

For example, if these so called "health experts" that admonish fat are correct, and a low-fat diet is the solution to good health, then why did traditional Pacific Islanders who typically obtained 2/3 to 3/4 of their total daily calories from fat (mostly from coconut fat), remain virtually free from heart disease, obesity, and other modern degenerative diseases (that is, until Western dietary influences invaded)? Also, why did traditional Eskimo populations, consuming up to 75% of their total caloric intake from fat (mostly from whale blubber, seal fat, organ meats, and cold water fish), display superior health and longevity without heart disease or obesity?

Why did members of the Masai tribe in Africa remain free from degenerative diseases and maintain low body fat percentages on diets consisting of large quantities of raw whole milk, blood, and meat? What about the Samburu tribe of Africa, which eats an average of 5 times the quantity of dietary fat (mostly from raw whole milk and meat) as overweight, disease-ridden Americans, yet Samburu members are lean, healthy, and free of degenerative diseases? What about traditional Mediterranean diets, which are known to be very high in fat in some cases (sometimes up to 50-70% fat), and are also well known to be very healthy?

These examples of high fat diets and the associated excellent health of traditional populations around the world go on and on, yet it seems that many doctors, nutritionists, and media outlets still ignore these facts and continue to promote a diet that restricts fat intake.

Well, the problem is that the good fats (the natural unprocessed health promoting fats) have gotten mistakenly lumped together in nutritional advice with the deadly processed fats and oils that make up a large percentage of almost all processed food that is sold at your local grocery store, restaurant, deli, fast food joint, etc. These deadly processed fats are literally everywhere and almost impossible to avoid unless you know what to look for and make smart choices in what you feed your body with.

Take note that I’m not recommending following a super high fat diet. Active individuals that exercise on a regular basis certainly also need adequate supplies of healthy carbohydrates for energy and muscle glycogen replenishment as well as good sources of protein for muscle repair. The above examples of the high fat diets of traditional populations and their corresponding excellent health were simply to prove the point that you don’t need to be afraid of dietary fats as long as you make healthy natural choices and stay within your daily caloric range to maintain or lose weight (depending on your goals).

Following is a list of some of the healthiest fatty foods (some will surprise you!) as well as some of the deadliest fatty foods to try to avoid at all costs:

The Healthy Fatty Food Choices:

Coconut fat: Coconut fat is approximately 92% saturated fat, yet surprisingly to most people, is considered a very healthy natural fat. The health benefits of coconut fat lie in its composition of approximately 65% medium chain triglycerides (MCTs). Specifically, about 50% of coconut fat is a MCT called lauric acid, which has very potent anti-microbial properties helping to enhance the immune system. Also, MCTs are more easily utilized for immediate energy instead of being stored as body fat. Coconut oil is also an excellent cooking oil for stir-frying, etc. since saturated fats are much more stable and do not oxidize like polyunsaturated oils when exposed to heat and light, which creates damaging free radicals. The best sources of healthy coconut fat are organic coconut milk, virgin coconut oil (available at http://coconut-info.com), or fresh coconut.

Extra virgin olive oil: Olive oil is approximately 71% monounsaturated, 16% saturated, and 13% polyunsaturated. Choose “extra virgin” olive oil, which comes from the first pressing of the olives and has higher quantities of antioxidants. Unlike most other oils on supermarket shelves, extra virgin olive oil is not extracted with the use of harmful industrial solvents and is one of your healthiest choices for liquid oils. Try making your own salad dressing by mixing a small amount of olive oil with vinegar. This is healthier than most store bought salad dressings, which are usually made with highly processed and refined (chemically damaged) soybean oil extracted with industrial solvents.

Dark, bittersweet chocolate (>70% cocoa): The cocoa bean is a very concentrated source of antioxidants and responsible for part of the health benefit of dark chocolate. The fat portion of the cocoa bean (cocoa butter) is a healthy natural fat, composed of approximately 59% saturated fat (mostly healthy stearic acid), 38% monounsaturated fat, and 3% polyunsaturated fat. I’ll limit the description of healthy chocolate to ONLY dark bittersweet chocolate with >70% cocoa content. Most milk chocolates are only about 30% cocoa, and even most dark chocolates are only about 55% cocoa, leaving the remainder of those products composed of high amounts of sugar, milk fat, corn sweeteners, etc. Look for a quality dark chocolate that lists its cocoa content like Chocolove Extra Dark (77%) or Dagoba New Moon (74%), which contain mostly cocoa and very little sugar. Keep in mind that although dark chocolate can be a healthy treat, it is still calorie dense, so keeping it to just a square or two is a good idea.

Avocados or guacamole: The fat in avocados (depending on where they’re grown) is approximately 60% monounsaturated, 25% saturated, and 15% polyunsaturated. Avocados are a very healthy natural food that provides many nutrients, fiber, and healthful fats, while adding a rich flavor to any meal. Try sliced avocado on sandwiches or in salads or use guacamole in wraps, sandwiches, or quesadillas.

High fat fish such as wild salmon, sardines, mackerel, herring, trout, etc.: Just about any fish or seafood are good sources of natural omega-3 polyunsaturated fats, but the higher fat fish listed above are the best sources of omega-3’s. Due to the radical switch to a higher proportion of omega-6 polyunsaturated fats like soybean oil, corn oil, safflower oil, etc. in our food supply during the middle of the 20th century, the average western diet is currently way too high in omega-6’s compared to omega-3’s, which wreaks havoc in your body. This is where good omega-3 sources like high fat fish, walnuts, and flax seeds can help bring you back to a better ratio of omega-6/omega-3.

Nuts (any and all - walnuts, almonds, peanuts, cashews, macadamias, etc.): Nuts are great sources of healthy unprocessed fats as well as minerals and other trace nutrients. Macadamias, almonds, and cashews are great sources of monounsaturated fats, while walnuts are a good source of unprocessed polyunsaturated fats (including omega-3’s). Try to avoid nuts that are cooked in oil. Instead, choose raw or dry roasted nuts.

Seeds (sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, flax seeds): All of these seeds are great sources of natural unprocessed healthy fats. In particular, flax seeds have received a lot of attention lately due to their high omega-3 content. However, keep in mind that omega-3 polyunsaturated fats are highly reactive to heat and light, and prone to oxidation and free radical production. Therefore, freshly ground flax seed is the only way to go. Instead of using the store bought ground flax seed, you can buy whole flax seed and use one of those miniature coffee grinders to grind your own flax seed. Try grinding fresh flax seed into your yogurt, cereal, or even your salad. If you’re using a flax oil, make sure it’s a cold-pressed oil in a light-proof refrigerated container, and use it up within a few weeks to prevent it from going rancid. NEVER cook with flax oil!

The fat in organically raised, free-range animals: This is where most people have been misinformed by the mass media. Animal fat is inherently good for us, that is, if it came from a healthy animal. Human beings have thrived on animal fats for thousands of years. The problem is, most mass produced animal products today do not come from healthy animals. They come from animals given loads of antibiotics and fattened up with hormones and fed un-natural feed. The solution is to choose organically raised, free-range meats, eggs, and dairy. At this time, the price is still a little higher, but as demand grows, the prices will come down. I've found an incredible website that actually offers free-range grass-fed meats delivered right to your doorstep at very reasonable prices. Believe me, it's very hard to find grass fed meats at any grocery stores, so I was pleased to find this site.

The Deadly Fatty Foods:

Hydrogenated oils (trans fats): These are industrially produced chemically altered oils subjected to extremely high pressure and temperature, with added industrial solvents such as hexane for extraction, and have a metal catalyst added to promote the artificial hydrogenation, followed by bleaching and deodorizing agents…..and somehow the FDA still allows this crap to pass as food. These oils aren’t even worthy of your lawnmower, much less your body! They’ve been linked to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and more. Even small quantities have been shown in studies to be dangerous. If you care about your health, check the ingredients of everything you buy, and if you see partially hydrogenated oils of any kind, margarine, or shortening, protect yourself and your family by choosing something else.

Refined oils: Even if the oils are not hydrogenated, most oils on your supermarket shelves are refined, even most of the so called “healthy” canola oils. Most refined oils still undergo the high temperature, high pressure, solvent extraction, bleaching, and deodorizing processes. Anything labeled vegetable oil, soybean oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, safflower oil, and even many canola oils have been damaged by this refining process (unless they say "virgin" or "cold expeller pressed"). This damages the natural structure of the fats, destroys natural antioxidants, creates free radicals, and produces a generally unhealthy product. Take note that the explosion of heart disease in the middle of the 20th century coincides quite nicely with the rapid increase in the use of hydrogenated and refined oils in the food supply.

Anything deep fried: including tortilla chips, potato chips, French fries, donuts, fried chicken, chicken nuggets, etc. All of this crap shouldn't even pass as real food in my opinion!

Homogenized milk fat - Milk fat is a very healthy fat in its natural raw state. Milk and beef from grass fed organically raised cows is known to have higher quantities of healthy fats like conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and omega-3 fatty acids compared with grain fed cows. Traditional populations around the world have thrived in perfect health while consuming huge quantities of raw, non-pasteurized, non-homogenized, full fat dairy products. Once again, food processing ruins a good thing by pasteurizing and homogenizing milk fat, rendering it potentially dangerous inside the human body. Unfortunately, you will find it almost impossible to find raw milk in the US unless you personally know a farmer. Check out http://www.realmilk.com for more info on the benefits of raw milk and to find out if it’s available near you. As an alternative, cultured dairy products like yogurt have at least had beneficial microorganisms added back to them making them better for you. Realistically, since you probably won’t find raw milk, sticking to skim milk is the best option to avoid the homogenized milk fat. If you use butter for cooking, your best option is grass-fed butter.

I hope this article has shed some light on the truth about dietary fats and made you realize their importance in a healthy diet.

A fully comprehensive analysis on dietary protein, carbohydrates, and fat, and how to compile all of this information into a diet that promotes a lean healthy body with a low body fat percentage is provided in my book “The Truth About Six Pack Abs”. Give it a try and you won’t be disappointed!

A Healthy Turkey Bean Recipe

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Tue, 12 May 2009 13:57:00 +0000

Geary's Healthy Turkey-Bean Concoction Recipe (makes about 4-5 servings)

The following recipe may found weird but once you tried it, you just can’t believe how good it is. Therefore give it a try and most of all, it just dead easy to prepare.

2 large cans of chunked or shredded turkey breast (or use about 1-lb of fresh shredded turkey breast, which is slightly healthier)
One 16-20 oz. can of baked beans (yes, this has sugar, but is also balanced by high fiber and protein in this recipe)
1 large tomato diced (or 1 can crushed tomatoes)
2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
A couple cloves fresh diced garlic (or a tablespoon or so of crushed garlic from the jar)
large vidalia onion diced
2 red peppers diced

In a large pot, mix the olive oil, diced tomatoes, onions, peppers, and garlic together until it starts simmering and allow to cook for a few minutes.

Then add in the shredded turkey and can of baked beans and simmer for a few more minutes. That's it... Simple, Most of all, it has a great mix of healthy carbs, protein, and fat, as well as a good dose of antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.

The above recipe is a contribution form Mike Geary, Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer

He is also the founder of - TruthAboutAbs.com & Busy Man Fitness .com

Is health food really healthy food?

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:23:00 +0000

Have you gone to the grocery store and look for foods that have a healthy label on it? Or are you those who will look out for products that belong to the healthy group?

If the answer is YES, I urge that you read on and to find out why.

Has it every come across your mind that those products that are labeled as health foods really is healthy food for your body? Did you read the contains in details to find out how healthy it is?

I think is time for you who wish to buy really healthy food to know what this means by knowing what the contains of the packaging is.

Many time products that sell on the shelf are market as healthy food because it attracts buyers. But how true it is that they are really healthy food and not just a label telling so? This will require the buyer to have knowledge on what is good and what is no good.

Example, is peanut butter without fat consider healthier then peanut better with fat?

Well here’s an article I’ve found that give you some insight on product that labeled as healthy but in fact does not have any elements that make it really a healthy food.

Click here to read more about it.

So be wise in choosing foods that is really healthy to you and not being fool by advertisement that wants you to think that their product is good.

Want to get fit after pregnancy ?

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:53:00 +0000

Are you looking for some slimming solution to help you slim down after giving birth to your child? Well you are not alone. Many mums wanted to get fit after pregnancy, wanted to look good as before or wanted to keep those old cloths. Whatever reason it is, get fit after pregnancy can be easy and safe.

All you need is a good guide to weight lost.

Before you start any slimming program,, is it important to know what is involved, especially if you have just give birth. This is very important if you are breastfeeding. Simply because what you take will be transfer to your baby also.

Mum who breastfeed will also burn more calories. If nothing is done, you will burn off some fat as well. However if you wanted to slim down more, then the amount of calories intake got to be carefully consider. Having too low calories in your diet will shortchanging yourself and you'll be shortchanging your baby. You can't produce quality milk if you are not eating enough.

Looking for a good dieting program will help you here to get fit after pregnancy. This is simply because a good dietary program should not only help you reduce unwanted weight, it should also teach you how to eat, and eat with sufficient nutrition. It is all about balancing your diet and not restricting your diet.

Here’s a dietary program that really understand about weight lost and eating right. After pregnancy mum can take a look at it. It also has a Calorie Counting Worksheet that lets you know how much calories you need to consume. It also has hundred of suggested receipt to make your diet much more interesting. Another good point from this dietary program is that it encourages eating all kind of food in moderate amount. This is something difference compare to other slimming diet program.

Diet itself is good to reduce fat and get slim. However exercise is equally needed to get fit after pregnancy. However most mum will be busy moving around caring for the baby, washing those nappy and cloths, doing house chore. This is sufficient enough but a slow walk at the park can be good as well. What ever it is, you should feel comfortable in doing what you are doing.

Here are some resources about get fit after pregnancy that will help

1. Article from WebMD :- Get Your Body Back After Pregnancy
2. Strip that Fat dietary program that comes with 60days money back GUARANTEE!
3. My Squidoo Lens

Belly Fat Removal Tips-Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:01:00 +0000

On Belly Fat Removal Tips Part 1, I mention about effective dieting as the key for belly fat. removal. Not only dieting will help you lose belly fat, it also helps you to reduce fats at other parts of the body, hence bring down your weight. Effective dieting also ensures that you are well nourish with all the correct minerals and vitamins. It is the key success to weight lost and belly fat removal and also a healthier body

However having say that excellent dieting is important, correct form of exercise is equally important. You do not want to look thin or slim only; you want to look good as well. You want to have a 6 packs abs that is attractive or you want to wear a bikini and review your flat tummy, this can only be archive through exercise.

When talk about exercise for belly fat removal, most people will think of exercises such as crunches, sit-ups, or using an abs machines. Do you know that this is the less effective ways to tone your abs?

What about repetitive cardio exercise, doesn’t it have effect in belly fat removal, as what many have advised? Well again it helps but it is NOT the best way for belly fat removal.

So what is the most effective ways to exercise that will product result? Well let me introduce Mike Geary, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)

Mike Geary has successfully help many in belly fat removal and obtained a well build body with six packs abs or flatten tummy.

He has written a program known as Truth About ABS that basically talks about the correct method to exercise so that you can have your belly fat removed and bring out those six packs.

Truth about Abs does not involve using any ab gadget or pills or other bogus supplements as this are just useless and does not work all the time. What Truth About ABS does is back to basic, exercise and eats right. Exercises in the correct manner will product correct results.

Further more, all the exercise mentioned can be done at home. But if you have a gym membership or you like to do it in a gym, it will be much more effective.

Which ever method you prefer, Truth About ABS will works. End of the day, is those ABS you want.

Therefore it is highly recommended to get this program know as Truth About ABS and start learning how to tone your belly the right way.

Here's something you can start with, a simple yet effective exercise that you can do at home or office. It will not take you alot of time but the result can be very encouraging. Click here to read the details of it.

5 Heathy Foods That Fills

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:16:00 +0000

Have you come across any food that can silence a growling stomach yet won't affect a bit on your weight and diet ?

Here are 5 foods that will do the job quite well, giving you enough energy, fiber, protein and fat without gaining any extra weight. A food that is healthy to eat and fills your stomach.

Food No1 : ALMONDS
Along with 6 grams of protein, a handful (1 ounce) of almonds contains almost 9 grams of healthy mono-unsaturated fat.

Food No2 : OATMEAL
You can thank the 4 grams of fiber in a 1-cup serving for this breakfast staple's stick-to-your-ribs quality. A must have for a good breakfast diet.

Food No3 : SALMON
Sushi! a 3.5 ounce serving contain 22 grams of protein and is a top source of omega-3 fats. Fills your stomach yet gentle to your heart!

Food No4: QUINOA
Quinoa cooks up like any grain, but it contains the same type of muscle building protein found in eggs and meat.

Food No 5: BLACK BEAN
All legumes provide a ton of nutrients, but black bean lead the pack with equal amount of protein and fiber, bout 15 grams in a cup. They're a great addition to almost any salad.

Belly Fat Removal Tips - Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:28:00 +0000

Belly fat may look awful on you or some may just get use to it. However many may not realize that belly fat can also cause some health issue such as diabetes, heart diseases and even hypertension. Yet many have straggle to have their belly fat remove and remove for good.

Well the good new is that removing belly fat can be quite easy with this belly fat removal tips

There are many ways to reduce belly fat. There are the pills method, cream method and the all time favor and most reliable and safe method, dieting with exercise.

An effective dieting program that goes along with good amount of exercise will sure make belly fat removal effective and fast.

Effective Dieting program.

How do you know that your dieting program really works for you and why dieting?

The answer is quite simple, the reason that most people put on a belly fat are related to the food they eat. When the food consume consist of too much calories and the amount of calories burned from the body is less, then fat will build up.

So logically to reduce those excess fat is to burn it faster then consuming it. This is where dieting play a major role. However before anyone starts any dieting program, it is good to study carefully how the program works. What does it involve and how their program can cause weight to reduce.

Many dieting program preach on low carbs diet, eat less to non-carbs diet. This does not necessary be effective because the body still need some carbs to work on. But having restricted diet, it can actually short charge your body and you may feel weak at time.

A good dieting program should adopt balance dieting, less on food that bad for you and more on food that good for you. The amount of consumption should be balance. The combination of food should be interesting so that your diet will not be boring.

Further it should have some tools to help you to formulate a diet that, contain sufficient fat and carb for your body needs and not excess.

Another feature you should look for in a dieting program is updates. There should be sufficient information update on dieting as time moves, so that you are constantly adopting the most advance dieting technique available.

Any dieting program that has such kind of feature can consider a good and detail program, and it is worth investigating and try out.

Strip That Fat program has all the information about dieting and is worth checking out. It is a great tools for belly fat removal information. Not only it has advice on dieting, it also has information on exercise and the type of exercise that can help you loss weight faster.

Check out the official site for detail information of Strip That Fat.

Exercise

No doubt that exercise is the most effective for belly fat removal. But there are so many type of exercise and which is suitable for you? Well sit up and abdominal crunch is not suitable for those who is having big belly. This is simply because you just can't crunch with a big belly. What you need is to reduce the belly first before you tone up the abdominal area.

Truth About ABS has all the guides that can help you obtain a flat belly.

I'll discuss more about belly fat removal tips on my coming post. It is a continuation of this post.

Anyway belly fat removal is noting too complicated to do. Just need to have proper information and guide and you will be on the way to slimmer and healthier you. Get your Strip That Fat now and wait no more as the longer you wait, the more fats you will build up at your belly.

Click Here to link to Strip That Fat website

Read more about Belly fat removal at my Squidoo len.

Get Right to Successfull Healthy Slimming

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:20:00 +0000

Losing weight to slimming down seems like a common dream that many people wants to archive, but yet many have faced disappointment and never get to see their dream realize.

Yet there are many who found success and archive what they want, making their slimming dream come true.

So what make the difference between these two categories of people?

Here are 3 main reasons to it.

1. Mentality
Do you have the mind and soul to believe that you can make it? This is the key factor to success. You need to have the mind set to believe that slimming and weight lost is achievable and you can do it no matter how tough the journey got to be.

2. A Detail Plan
You need a detail plan on how to archive your desire weight. Everything success stories come with a good and workable plan. Without any plan, you will get lost somewhere along the way and eventually give up.

Do have these details in your plan. Weight lost program, time frame and monitoring.

3. Discipline
Once the plan has been draw up, is all boil down to following and executing it. Strong wills is needed to ensure every step is executed accordingly and never to give up at any stage until the plan is completed.

Here is where many people don’t get to do it correctly, simply because of lack of strong will. When the process become too difficult, they give up or something come along the way, like Christmas season, they forgotten that they are on strict diet and start taking food discrepantly.

Once the above 3 reason is being sort out and understand in deep, you will start to see success in your slimming process.

Slimming is not an overnight thing, it take time and patient. Those program that offer overnight results most of the time will not work, and you are wasting your time and money to try them out.

Therefore get your plan out, put it on paper, paste it on your fridge or anywhere where you can read them everyday and keep yourself reminded about this plan. Your goal must be real to you. You must feel and see your dream come true. The power is in your hand !

How to Deal With Christmas Food Gifts

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:46:00 +0000

Christmas is round the corner. Homemade cookies, chocolate, candies are common goody used as Christmas gifts. What happen now if you received all this food gifts but you know that you are on a weight lost program that forbids you to consume this food?

Are you going to put the program aside and enjoy the sinful snacks and then come back again to your program after Christmas?

Well here are some suggestions that may help you to deal with this temptation.

1) Donate those cookies, chocolate and candies to orphanage.

Christmas is a time of giving and a time for sharing. Doing little things like this will bring great joy to this children.

2) Shared it with your friends

Use it as refreshment snacks for your friends when you have your Christmas party or gathering. You can choose to have some which will not hurt you instate of having all of them to your own.

3) Spent it with your colleagues

Your colleagues will be thankful to you when you share out some of the delicious cookies and chocolate in the office. As long as your boss allows, it is a good and fast way to clear off those stocks you have.

4) Keep it somewhere and consume it in small amount

Candies, and chocolate may have long expiring date and it will be good to store them somewhere where is not easily visible. So that you are not tempted to finish all of them in one go. It is still OK to eat small amount of this candies and chocolate, as long as is within the limits. SO open small packs of this and consume it slowly. Avoid having the whole big pack to yourself, as you will tent to finish them at one go!

5) Use it as party gifts.

Again candies and chocolate that have long expiring date can be used as party gift pack. Repack them into smaller pack and use it for your children’s birthday party or any school parties.

There are many ways to deal with those Christmas foods that you cannot consume at one go, here are just some suggestion that are commonly used by many. Instate of throwing it all into the dustbin, share it with other is a good idea as Christmas is a time for sharing.

Merry Christmas.

Slimming Success with Food Journal

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:27:00 +0000

For those who are serious about slimming and loosing weight for good, a detail food journal will be a useful tool to have.

A food journal basically is a logbook consist of your diet plan, your goal and what type of foods you eat everyday. Make it a habit to write down what you have eaten each day and if possible perform a calorie counts on your diet can be very effective in your slimming quest.

How does all this come about? Simple!

To archive a certain goal, you need a plan. When you have the plan, you need to execute and evaluate so that you know your plan works.

By holding to this simple principle, the food journal will be your blue print to slimming success. By tracking the kind of foods eaten each day, you will know what effect those foods have on your weight. Knowing what kind of foods will put on weight and what kind of food will bring down the weight, you will have a clearer idea on what food to avoid and what food to consume safely.

You will be much more wiser in choosing the right food to eat and your diet plan will be much more effective to use. The food journal will also act as a constant reminder to you on your slimming plan so that you can keep on track all the time. It is very easy to stray off from your slimming plan if you have nothing to keep you reminded.

Keeping a food journal is not difficult. All you need is consistency with discipline and determination. Remember your goal, it will keep you motivated. If you find keeping a food journal is difficult, then loosing weight and slimming is even more difficult.

Slimming with Green Tea

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 02:58:00 +0000

Many have found advantages in drinking green tea, simply because green tea is rich with catechins, a powerful antioxidants that can fight viruses, slow aging and have great benefit on health.

It is no doubt that green tea is good for health, but what about weight lost. Can green tea help in loosing weight?

Well green tea is able to Lower cholesterol, Increase Thermogenesis (the body's rate of burning calories) and Enhance fat oxidation. The high concentration of catechin polyphenols (EGCG) helps oxidize fat and increases the amount of calories burned throughout the day for all activities. However this does not mean that you will see weight changes right after you drink Green tea.

In the long run, drinking green tea will help increase your metabolism rate and hence slowly burn of your fat safely and naturally.

Try using green tea as a health supplement instate of a weight lost diet as the benefit of green tea is much more then burning your fat. It also can help prevent cancer, and reduce the aging process.

Try making tea drinking a daily habit by choosing the convenience time to drink, like reading the newspaper or watching TV. Preparing a cut of green tea is easy either; just drop a tea bag in a cup of hot water, wait a few minute and your green tea is ready.

Check out my previous post on 5 easy way to lost weight, green tea is one of it.

5 Easy Ways to Lose Weight and Improve Your Health

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:32:00 +0000

There are many ways to lose weight, some are difficult, some are costly and require great amount of effort and some are simply not effective. However there are 5 simple and easy ways to lose weight, which is some thing that many people have been doing it daily but not realizing it.

Easy No. 1: Strap on a Pedometer
A pedometer, which counts the amount of steps taken by a person when he or she walks, is a great tool to begin with. Seeing the number at end ends of the day can be motivating and encouraging.

Is like creating a goad and archiving it. The pedometer is your tool to evaluate your progress.

Research shows that adults who use the pedometer have significant increase in their physical activity. It also shows a decrease in volunteers BMI and their systolic blood pressure.

Therefore strap your self to a pedometer and start measuring the amount of physical step you have move. Log the data on your journal and see how much process you have made.

Easy No. 2: Drink 2 Cups of Tea a Day
Green tea or black tea has found to have great value for health. Especially for green tea, which contain great amount of EGCG (Epigallocatechin gallate), is a potent antioxidant that can help fight against cancer, lowering blood sugar and reducing blood pressure. Green tea can also boost your immune system due to its high concentration of polyphenols and flavenoids.

You can simply make drinking tea as a habit by knowing when is the favorable time to drink it. Simple examples are like drink tea when you read your daily newspaper, watching the news or maybe during your office tea break.

Preparing a cup of green or black tea is not difficult at all. Look out for green or black tea bags and keep some in your office. Place it in an empty cup and pour hot water into it. Wait for about 5 minutes and your tea is ready.

So convert your drinking habit to a healthful one by drinking tea instate of sugar rich beverage.

Easy No. 3: Switch to Whole Grains
Whole grains by nature are low fat and cholesterol free. It contains 10% to 15% protein and have a whole load of fiber, mineral, vitamins, antioxidants, phytochemicals and much more. With adequate consumption of fluid with higher fiber diet will help improve constipation as well.

Like tea the health benefits from whole grains diet is tremendous.There are many product derive from whole grains, from bread to pasta, cereals to crackers. There’s so many ways to enjoy a whole grains diet. All you need is to find out which suit you most and consume it in a regular basis.

Easy no 4 : Switch to Healthier Fats
Not all fats are bad. There are bad fats and good fats. Good fats are the one that our body need most. Good fats basically are monounsaturated fat and plant omega-3s fat. Is commonly found in Canola Oil And Olive Oil.

Avoid cooking with butter, margarine or shortening. It is better to use oil that has more of the “good fats” and less of the “bad fats”Olive oil has desirable monounsaturated fat and low in saturated fat. It has more then 30 phytochemicals from olives, many which have

antioxidants and prompt anti-inflammatory action in the body. However healthy oils add more then 100 calories per tablespoon to your food, so use it in correct amount.

Easy No. 5: Cut Down on Sodium
Sodium is the biggest problem to health, it a one of the contribution to high blood pressure and its not only found in salt but are widely use in processed food.

Cutting down on sodium basically is to cut down on process food consumption and eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.

Always read the label on processed and package foods for sodium contain
and choose lower sodium contain product.

Strip That Fat Review

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:59:00 +0000

Another video Review About Strip That Fat Program. Strip that fat is your ultimate guide to help you remove and reduce weight without pain. Just by adjusting the way you eat and eat correctly is all that you need to do. Strip that fat diet does not restrict you from eating certain food, all it require is to eat at the correct amount. View the video on what Strip That Fat is all about

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What is the ideal weight for you

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:13:00 +0000

Have you ever wonder, do you have an ideal weight ? Well I have stumble upon this superb calculator that actually suggest an ideal weight dependence on your height, current weight, gender and age.

This is truly a great tools if you want to know whether you are underweight or overweight.

Give it a try. It may make you feel good.

Women+Belly Fat = Not good

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 01:32:00 +0000

Having a big waist may raise women's death rates, even in women who aren't overweight.
Read the rest of the news from women.webmd.com.

Women, take care of your body and know your waist size. It is so obvious that large waist is bad for you. Don't let your body suffer with illness and pain. Take good care of it and you will have a better life, less medical expenses, less illness, less worries.

Do sometime now before is too late. Get those tummy off quick.

America's 5 fattest (and getting fatter) states

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:02:00 +0000

"The Obesity epidemic in America has gotten worse in the last year, despite the many public service campaigns promoting physical activity and warning about the health risks posed by being overweight, according to a new study.

According to an annual report released this week by nonprofit Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, over the past year adult obesity rates increased in 37 states, while there were no decreases in any states.

The survey, F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America, 2008, showed that there's a growing obesity epidemic in the U.S. They found that today more than 20 percent of adults are obese in every state except Colorado, where the number is 18.4 percent. More than 25 percent of adults are obese in 28 states, up from 19 states last year. In 1991 no state had an obesity rate above 20 percent.

The five fattest states and their obesity rates are:
Mississippi (31.7 percent)
West Virginia (30.6 percent)
Alabama (30.1 percent)
Louisiana (29.5 percent)
South Carolina (29.2 percent)

The five slimmest states and their obesity rates are:
Colorado (18.4 percent)
Hawaii (20.7 percent)
Connecticut (20.8 percent)
Massachusetts (20.9 percent)
Vermont (21.1 percent)

Perhaps as a consequence of America's widening waistlines, another disturbing trend emerged: an increase was found in the percentage of adults with Type-2 diabetes, a weight-related disease. The survey found higher incidence of diabetes in 26 states. Diabetes has been linked to a variety of health problems including coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer and pregnancy complications, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health."

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Isn't it worrying to see that how many people in America is putting on weight? and the number is increasing despite all the effort put in to educate the public about obesity and healthy eating.

Not only obesity in adults are increasing, obesity on children are also increasing, this is BAD news as children are our future. Without good and healthy children, what future are we looking at ?

Beside being obese, weight related disease such as type-2 diabetes is on the rise as well. Obesity has degraded the quality of life with disease.

The above news was reported in America, what about other country ? Are there more obese people outside of America?

Therefore don't make yourself part of the statistic and start doing something if you have problem with weight lost.

Dealing with weight gain is easy, all you need to know is what's the root causes of weight gain and act upon it.

If you have not figure out yet, most weight gain are related to diet. Improper dietary system will cause your body to product unwanted fat and hence gain weight. Therefore by understand how our body deal with the food we eat, it is easy to deal with weight gain.

However there is a believe that taking less fat and less carbohydrate food will help reduce weight and start to slim down. This is not totally true. Doing so may not guarantee permanent weight lost. Therefore a more comprehensive understanding on the type of diet to have is importance.

A good weight lost diet will not only help you reduce weight, it also encourage eating certain amount of the "NO" food in most weight lost diet, such as FATs. Why ? simply because the body require certain amount of good FAT and cabs to work. Too less will cause problem and too much will cause weight gain.

A good weight lost diet will also make food much more interesting by introduce various verity of food combination. You will not require to suffer with bad food combination just to lose weight.

A good weight lost diet program should not cost you a fortune.

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A good weight lost diet must give permanent slimming result.

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How men caught the weight watching bug

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:02:00 +0000

Do you worry about your calorie intake? Lie about your weight? This used to be strictly the preserve of women. Not any more...male body anxiety is not necessarily all that new, nor limited to “metrosexuals”. In the 1950s, the literary macho man Ernest Hemingway was preoccupied with his weight and would record its fluctuations on his bathroom wall

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Lose belly fat with diet and exercise

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:12:00 +0000

Belly fat, beer belly or tummy fat, what ever you call it, it is referring to those fat that builds up around the stomachs. Do you have this and is making your life miserable? Because of this big bulky stomach, you have stop doing those activities that you love to do previously, like jogging, mountain climbing, cycling and etc.

Well you may think that those belly fat, will only make you look less attractive and this is perfectly OK with you. In fact there are some health risk involve with those belly fat that many are not aware of.

Fat that is store in our body are used as energy when there's not enough food. However when those fat are kept there without burning, those fat cells will begin to release fat molecules into the blood at a higher rate. This will affect your metabolism rate and induce certain health risk, such as diabetes, some types of cancers, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, insulin resistance or even metabolic syndrome.

Therefore it is important to lose belly fat with diet and exercise, as this will improve your metabolism and hence reduces your risk of health problems.

Click here to read more on what you can do to remove your belly fat.

Strip That Fat , Does it really works ?

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:47:00 +0000

I have been talking allot about Strip That Fat weight lost program over here, but does it really works ?

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Why watch your weight ?

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:11:00 +0000

Body weight, how much it relates to your health ? Well the answer is allot. Have you ever wonder why so many people wants to be in shape, fit and have a strong body ? One reason is for the look, 2nd reason is for the benefit of good health.

Who like to be sick all the time and spent most of the time in Clinics or Hospital ? Well No one. That's why your body well being is important.

It is important that our body is maintain in its fittest condition. Just like a car. You ensure it is service regularly, use genuine spare parts and well taken care of.

Same goes for our body and health. We need to stay strong and healthy everyday so that we can enjoy our life to the fullest. Being obese is something we should avoid.

Therefore in order to stay in good share, it is important to maintain a healthy diet at all time. Diet relates to what we eat. Eating the right food combination will ensure the body to have sufficient nutrition and not too much of unhealthy elements.

It is also important for a person who wants to diet to know how to diet safely because if a wrong diet program is adopted, it may cause more harm to the body then good.

Beside what to eat, it is almost important to exercise. You may not need to go for gym or yoga for this. A short stroll at the park can be good enough. Just ensure you do something and not sit on your couch watching TV all day long and hope that your fat will go away.

Choose a healthy lifestyle, is good for you, is good for your family and it helps you to battle stress as well.

A Beach Body

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:09:00 +0000

Have you wish to have a beach body ready for the coming summer ?

Summer is time for fun at the beach. Having a vacation by a beach is a great idea. What if you can have a awesome beach body that envy by other? Wear the most awesome looking beachwear or bikini, and catch the attention from all those good looking hunks out there?

It may not be too late now cause there's a superb weight lost program that works just in 2 weeks time. A program that helps you get trim and slim in no time.

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A Reliable Weight Lost Program

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:19:00 +0000

Are you tired of all those weight lost program that does not work? Do you want to know how you can get those unwanted weight off your body, get trimmed and slim down ?

There are many ways to reduce weight. Some are permanent, some only works in short period of time. What you need is a program that works and works permanently. The best ways to lose weight is to know what you eat as foods are the main contributor to weight gain.

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Summer Vacation

noreply@blogger.com (Tan Yong Hui) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:55:00 +0000

While preparing for your summer vacation, you notice that those awesome summer wears that were bought from last year shopping spree seem to have strung!

In actual is not the problem with the cloths but is your body that have put on weight for the past few months. It is a nightmare to you now and you are dying for a get trim fast solution.

You need to get back in shape fast, get back your slim and vibrant body. More to it, you want to stay trim all the time. Look for STF

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