shark*meal : you have a strange way of asking for help. you do realise that posting one-line comments will give you one-line replies. The more info that you share, then better for ppl to give suggestions.

Sky.Live : You have to be careful after donating blood. Don't overstretch yourself incase you faint. Good job on losing weight though! Fluctuations are normal and even I've had them.

-YS- : Well, you might also want to read up on Glycemic Load as well. It may shed more light about the GI.

Going on a GI diet, one needs to also know the pros and cons of it. All types of rice are generally not so good and actually same goes for spaghetti.

There is also the other factor at hand here : Carb Tolerance. If your carb tolerance is high, you'll find that you will process carbs better (i.e. convert them into energy rather than fat) and not gain weight. But if your carb tolerance is low, you'll find yourself putting on weight.

The other thing is that the definition for High, Medium and Low GI is very very small. Even foods in the Medium GI range can make you put on weight if taken in huge quantities. But it's again, not easy because there's no standard or uniform test that is used to determine GI in foodstuff.

Lastly, you'll find that everyone is different and for some, it's harder for them to lose weight, even if they do go on a reduce calorie diet. There are so many examples of people who have posted in this thread and I bet some of them are equally frustrated that they have tried so many different ways and it still doesn't work. Knowing GI and GL helps but there's more to it than that.

Hmm....you could go eat chap fan. Just have to watch portions and your weight. That's all.

Life is tough and especially when it comes to food choices when eating out. So it's really your decision. But having a cheat meal now and again, it's ok provided that you watch your portion and you have enough exercise time to work it all off.

I thought I could get away with it. Instead, I yo-yoed around 96 kg for the month of April. May went up and down due to overseas visit. Now am on a downtrend and it's because of homecook meals. Even brought homecook meals to work to have lunch. It helps a lot. No way am I going back to the yo-yo period.

Buy a thermal jar and see if your Mum is willing to cook your lunch early in the morning. That thermal jar will keep your food warm for 6 hours. I presume you'd be carrying a knapsack so it should be able to fit in there with no problems.

If not, bring a sandwich. Else, eat chapfan.

I just realised this. In 11 days, you lost 6 kg which is too fast weight loss. A healthy weight loss is generally 1-2 lbs a week. More than that, it's very hard to maintain the weight loss.

There are instances when it is possible to lose a lot but you would need to be very much so overweight to see it.

If u're burning 2500 kcal/day, then you should only reduce to about 2000 kcal/day. Don't go too low when you reduce your calorie intake else your body is cannabalizing your muscles.

When you have lost weight, then re-evaluate your BRM. Try to reduce by 500-800 kcal difference but don't go too hard on yourself.

Eating the GI way is good. It's just not good as a practice on it's own. It's better to consider it with other good dietary practices.

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Added on June 5, 2009, 1:13 amHmm...if I go by the link that you just posted up, the key word is inflammation. And to resolve that, you'll need to take in more nutrients, either through more vegetables or taking in more supplements. Painkillers is another option but may not be good for the stomach, even if they are NSAIIDs.

You don't like vegetables?

This post has been edited by myremi: Jun 5 2009, 01:13 AM

Heh! Your current diet is ok. Your previous one wasn't that great, remember?

If you can make your veggie portions bigger than your meat portions, that's good. The more colorful, the better, as different veggies would give you different nutrients and benefits.

Errrm...by big portion, it maybe double your meat portion. Also, it may take awhile before you see improvements. Some ppl see it immediately within the week. Others take a longer period.

If you can include some veggies in the morning breakfast, it's good. Else, it's fruits. With fruits, it has more sugar than veggies though so have to keep an eye on that.

Hmm...and the next bit is your decision though. Some people are not keen on taking supplements to get in nutrients, preferring instead to go via the more-veggie-and-fruits route. Others are ok with taking supplements for their nutrients. I'm in the latter group but I do make sure that I take in different varieties of veggies and fruits. Also, taking supplements isn't cheap, especially if you're looking for the high standard ones.

See what happens after a week or 2. It takes awhile to see or feel the results.

How do you feel after it?

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Added on June 6, 2009, 6:53 pmThe reason I'm asking how you felt after the meal, was whether you were satisfied that you didn't feel like eating what your friends were eating?

If you want to have a cheat meal, you have to put up probably additional weight or that your weight loss /BF loss may stall. Plus, that you may have to work harder to shed off the excess load.

This post has been edited by myremi: Jun 6 2009, 06:53 PM

It is also possible to lose weight without having to take meal replacement programs. Just takes more willpower to go that route but you'll find that it may be a healthier you.

Losing weight can save money if you really compare prices at different locations.

If you eat once a day, yes, you will lose not only your fat but also your muscles. Also, you may be jeopadizing your health because you're not getting enough nutrients into your body.

Eat more veggies. That will fill u up. A lot of people don't want to eat veggies but it's a good idea to really eat a lot of it to help with your overall health. It also helps you to stop feeling hunger pangs which is a resultant of glucose ups and downs.

You also might want to read the first few pages of this thread where we talk alot about lack of food intake will do you more harm than good.

For a lot of people, they aren't willing to give up their bad food habits. They rather spend a lot of money on those treatments hoping for a quick fix. It also doesn't help that celebrities are used in promotional adverts so people are persuaded.

It's more of the perception that healthy food tastes bad. Actually, it doesn't have to be this way but learning to cook tasty food is a challenge.

Lurker, you might have better luck at getting a good answer in the Bodybuilding subforum. The guys there would know more.

Some of them do hang out here but not often.

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Added on June 10, 2009, 1:11 pmNote that the Weight Loss thread here may not give you a satisfactory answer if you're a bodybuilder looking to get ripped. A lot of the bodybuilders moved over to the sub-forum these days.

This post has been edited by myremi: Jun 10 2009, 01:11 PM

People like to swap rice with no rice or bread or biscuits.

Read up on how GI (glycemix index work). And eat more vegetables!

Or any other shop that sells exercise equipment. They usually have a body fat scale for sale.

Ask to test one out and see what it says. Then say you'll come back after thinking about it as it's expensive (which is true). ^.^

Maybe you guys should try out Metabolic Typing Diets.

I'm a beginner myself but then again, I'm with a PT. A lot of homework to do just to look at my diet and compare against having to do 4-day rotation (part of the diet) to prevent overloading of the liver.

Portion control is key.

Still on my 4 day rotation diet. Now is day 20. Every 4 days I'm eating roast lamb shoulder or grilled sirloin steak (cheaper than having to buy and cook it at home. Taste better too! ).

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Added on October 24, 2009, 8:17 pmOh, and lost another kilo this week. Total is now 25 kg lost.

This post has been edited by myremi: Oct 24 2009, 08:17 PM

Are you in your BMI range?

Your weight makes u pretty thin? Unless you want to just tone up?

Controlling diet is easy.

Admitting that you are an emotional eater is a lot harder. A symptom of an emotional eater is that you aren't willing to cut down on foods that you know is bad for you.

If you eat too much refined carbs, you could be causing a strain on your arteries that over time, your health is not going to be that great when you older.

So the question is, do you want to do something about it now or would you rather wait until much later down the road (i.e. yearsssssssssss) where the damage cannot be fixed easily.

Take it from someone who thought losing 20 kg was easy and suddenly, had a slipped disc from not dealing with core issues in her life (family, money, etc.). In the last 2 months since I last confronted my issues and take decided steps to fix my health, I'm more energetic, my pain is a lot less, feeling better, etc. Also, 2 months after my injury, I can at least walk on a threadmill and do a mild hill version at 4.8 kmph without too much pain.

It's a long road to recovery but getting there. But the first tough thing to swallow is that you let yourself get fat. Don't blame the food or anything else. It is you.

Then it's easy to start making the decision to fix you, your body and your life. Takes awhile but you got time.

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Added on November 7, 2009, 9:40 pmAnd I bet that most of you are going to think I'm delusional or that you're going to say it's easier said than done and post something else up.

Takes guts to lose those guts, babe.

This post has been edited by myremi: Nov 7 2009, 09:40 PM

For those who are so worried about stomach bulges, do this exercise. It is harder than doing situps and crunches but it builds strong core muscles. It's also one of the known exercises for building a flatboard stomach.

It's an introduction to the birddog exercise i.e. it helps you to build enough strength on the hands and legs that you can finally do the birddog exercise.



Results. I think I reduce about nearly 2 inches around the waist and about the same amount near the hips. Still overweight but my body fat is going down and muscle mass is climbing.

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So if a fat girl can do it, so can you guys.

BTW, I drink a lot of water to help with the body fat breaking down. Helps the liver out.

This post has been edited by myremi: Nov 10 2009, 07:03 AM

They are periods when I'm seriously bad. But as long as I don't do it for too long, I will lose it very fast within 1-2 weeks.

Calorie count is when you are moving. But you actualy burn more calories while in rest after exercise.

Anyway, chat with you later Traciemoo. Catching a plane.