Friday, February 15, 2013

DIET 101 - PART V : Apple Diet and Liquid Diet


Note: I have divided this topic into several chapters and will be posted out every Friday!!


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DISCLAIMER: I am, in NO WAY, encouraging people to not exercise, use the method I recommend here or follow what I do to loose weight. I am only sharing my experience & some tips how I loose my weight. These tips & tricks of dieting is what I am comfortable with and happens to suit me and my lifestyle. However, be reminded that what is good for me might not be for you and like wise. Please refer to your doctor, nutritionist and any health experts to discuss what kind of DIET will suit you and your lifestyle. I am not a doctor or a medical expert. Health risk that obese people could face may or may not be revealed in posts regarding with this subject. I may or may not be wrong in my explanation, so I suggest everyone who read this to refer to your doctor or any nearest medical expert to verify this. Readers discretion is highly advised.
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There a lot of diet types that may or may not help you. Therefore, nutritionist will always repeat the phrase "choose the diet that suits your lifestyle". I know most of you understand what that mean but unable to understand how to choose. It is always advisable to understand before making your decision regarding diet. I will be delighted to bring you through the journey of understanding each diet that have been glamorized by the media.

5. Apple Diet

This is one of the most simple and healthy diet method one can use. Not necessarily for us in Malaysia, but trust my wallet, it is worth the investment comparing to the medical fee you'll be getting in the future. Consumer can use full red, full green or half red apples in this diet.

The only rule of this diet plan is to eat an apple before each meal. Apple contains fiber which will be enough to make you quarter-full before your meal while it sweetness satisfy your cravings. Therefore, you will eat lot less on your meal after having an apple.

This diet also helps to have better bowel movement. I have read a review about this diet on some forums on the internet, people have lost 3 to 5 kilograms within two weeks.

Some people needs 2 apples in order to feel half or quarter-full before their meal. However, it is not recommended to make juice unless you use a blender and did not adding any additional additive like sugar.

Can be used as a permanent daily diet.

6. Liquid Diet

This is supposedly a diet for patient who have gastrointestinal illness, before or after certain types of surgery involving the mouth or gastrointestinal tract.

There a two kind of method in this diet. Clear liquid diet and full liquid diet. Both diet do not have solid food in its menu. click WIKIPEDIA to read full description for both method.

This diet can be used as permanent or temporary diet. However, consumer must be very knowledgeable to measure the daily nutrition to practice this diet because it is harder to resist the temptation of drinking than eating. What I meant was, with solid food, consumer will feel fuller rather than liquid food. When consumer "drink" their food, they do not feel satisfy. Also, you don't want to put too much additional additive as well.

Consumer needs high discipline if one would like to try this diet. And I don't think there would be many people would stand getting liquid food for the rest of their live, right? Vampire are not people, btw.

- JV 

Friday, February 8, 2013

DIET 101 - PART V : Sugar-Free and Fat Belly Diets


Note: I have divided this topic into several chapters and will be posted out every Friday!!

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DISCLAIMER: I am, in NO WAY, encouraging people to not exercise, use the method I recommend here or follow what I do to loose weight. I am only sharing my experience & some tips how I loose my weight. These tips & tricks of dieting is what I am comfortable with and happens to suit me and my lifestyle. However, be reminded that what is good for me might not be for you and like wise. Please refer to your doctor, nutritionist and any health experts to discuss what kind of DIET will suit you and your lifestyle. I am not a doctor or a medical expert. Health risk that obese people could face may or may not be revealed in posts regarding with this subject. I may or may not be wrong in my explanation, so I suggest everyone who read this to refer to your doctor or any nearest medical expert to verify this. Readers discretion is highly advised.
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There a lot of diet types that may or may not help you. Therefore, nutritionist will always repeat the phrase "choose the diet that suits your lifestyle". I know most of you understand what that mean but unable to understand how to choose. It is always advisable to understand before making your decision regarding diet. I will be delighted to bring you through the journey of understanding each diet that have been glamorized by the media.


3. Sugar-free Diet

This diet does not mean you cannot eat anything at all. People find this diet the hardest diet because every food in this world need sugar and additional flavor. It is not hard at all especially if you follow the basic rule of sugar-free diet.

i. Lessen the amount of your sugar intake little by little in your meal and drinks until you completely felt okay without having it in your food.
ii. Cook at home. With self-made foods, you can control your sugar intake in foods.
iii. Avoid processed foods, frozen for heat foods, instant and junk foods. You can't imagine what made them so addictive.

I found Malaysians FnB use a lot of sugar for cooking. Satay for instance use sugar syrup to make it looks oh-so-glistening on the smoking grill. You may use honey for your self-made satay, but believe me, those satay that were sold at the road side stalls use sugar syrup to cut cost.

Drink plain water instead of teh tarik or air bandung. Cooked plain water is not only good to cool of your body, it also helps to flush down all those excessive cholesterol, glucose and salt out of your system.

Get glucose to you system by consuming natural source like apples and berries. I know that apples are expensive, but they are good investment.

4. Flat Belly Diet


This is a diet where you only consume 1,600 calorie per day and emphasize foods that have Monosaturated Fatty Acids (MUFAs). I don't really make a lot of research on this diet so I don't understand how it works. But apparently  it is a diet that can help to shed 15 pounds by loosing the belly fat within 32days without physical and painful exercise. Though this is an interesting diet, I am convince that this is not a permanent diet.

So readers, be warned.

Click here and here to get more details.

- JV

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Some New Tags Coming Soon!

I consider myself as a tomboy. I like short hair and boy's toys as well as games, anime and manga. Don't get me wrong, I love barbies, plush toys and play cooking as a kid, even though I don't cook at all as an adult. However, according to my mother, cars, gadgets, electronics, games, anime, manga and action movies are for boys. Us girls must watch chick-flicks, play housewife and barbies, wear frilly clothes and all girls stuffs.

I can't help it, you know?

I read manga most of my past time. No matter when I am not busy in the office or at home.

I also have my love on Otome games. 25 and playing games? But hey! Otome games are special. They are games targeted for women who adore fantasy romance. My romance life is quite boring..... Did you read this, honey? Haha! It was not just a joke... *scratching my head*

Anywaaaayyyyy......... I try to juggle my personal, work and leisure life. But this is what life is. No times to complain! LoL!

So for the love of my favorite past times, I will be making posts with the 'JayOtaku' tag about manga, anime and Otome games. I will also me making a Otaku Glosary as a guidelines... just to make my blog a bit livelier.. ekekeke

Oh! of course! I will also be making posts about and reviews on electrical gadgets. Look for 'GeekyJay' sooooooonnn~

- JV

Friday, February 1, 2013

DIET 101 - PART V : Hi-Protien, Lo-Carb



Note: I have divided this topic into several chapters and will be posted out every Friday!!


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DISCLAIMER: I am, in NO WAY, encouraging people to not exercise, use the method I recommend here or follow what I do to loose weight. I am only sharing my experience & some tips how I loose my weight. These tips & tricks of dieting is what I am comfortable with and happens to suit me and my lifestyle. However, be reminded that what is good for me might not be for you and like wise. Please refer to your doctor, nutritionist and any health experts to discuss what kind of DIET will suit you and your lifestyle. I am not a doctor or a medical expert. Health risk that obese people could face may or may not be revealed in posts regarding with this subject. I may or may not be wrong in my explanation, so I suggest everyone who read this to refer to your doctor or any nearest medical expert to verify this. Readers discretion is highly advised.
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There a lot of diet types that may or may not help you. Therefore, nutritionist will always repeat the phrase "choose the diet that suits your lifestyle". I know most of you understand what that mean but unable to understand how to choose. It is always advisable to understand before making your decision regarding diet. I will be delighted to bring you through the journey of understanding each diet that have been glamorized by the media.

2. Lo-Carb Diet or Hi-Protein Diet

Though this is a good diet. However, is not a long-term diet. This is one of those popularized diet that considered as a crash course diet. This dieting method limits your carbohydrates consumption like starchy vegetables, grains, fruits, milk, nut and seeds.

This diet is said to help to prevent some health risk such as heart diseases, cancers, diabetes and etc.

Carb is the main energy source of the body and by avoiding carb, the body will use protein as its main energy source. Also, the low-carb theory is that if you decrease carb consumption, you reduce or lower the the body's insulin level. Insulin is use to turn simple sugar or glucose into fat for later usage. So by reducing insulin level, stored fat in the body will be forced to use.This will help to lose fat which cause weight loss.

However, this type of diet might not suitable for people with diabetes as this diet will cause sugar level in the blood increase because lack of insulin. because it will caused high sugar level in the blood stream and fatal to the patients. It is advised to see the doctor for medical check up before practicing the diet.

It is not easy to combine vegetarianism with lo-carb diets because most grains, beans, sweets, pasta, starchy veggies and some nuts and seeds  contains carbs.

A low-carb diet generally excludes or limits most grains, beans, fruits, breads, sweets, pastas and starchy vegetables, and sometimes nuts and seeds. Some low-carb diet plans allow certain fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

- JV