I've been keeping consistent, tho my progress has been painfully slow regardless. I fixed 200 lbs for squats as a New Years Resolution at the beginning of the year, figuring I'd get there by May, considering I was at 180, yet it took me awhile to finally find a footing and learn. Finally, I hit 200 lbs yesterday, so I guess it counts as it's still in the year.

I dunno, I just looked back after close to a year since I started doing anything at all, my hopes dampened, looking for any form of motivation whatsoever, and found it in myself. Guess motivation is nothing but a push to get you in the gym, but you won't stay there without dedication.

I take 6 eggs in the morning btw, and cut out all the yolk save one or two. All that is is in case I need to eat more eggs later in the day, as my diet isn't really the best in terms of planning.

200lbs? Damn, that's alot. The highest I can go for my current body is 30 :S

Thanks, that cleared a lot of confusions. Does GI actually affect the exercise?

Organic unpolished white rice? I've never heard of it before. Wow. Thanks. One of that shop is near my house. I should go ask for more details. Can I know what are you taking? White rice or brown rice?

Is it safe for me to buy chicken breasts and minced chicken at Supermarkets like Jusco, Tesco, Aeon Big etc..? Both the ones packed and the ones already marinated? Is it preserved? It looks very tempting Or should I opt for the chicken from the market? What have you guys been trying?

Definitely won't take brown rice. It's expensive, and potentially 'more harmful'.

Current taking white rice in moderate amounts, mainly during the night. Except for possible weekend binges on nasi lemak.

Great thing that the shop is near to your house, do let us know what you've found out about that rice, and the price. But I'm guessing while the bran and germ is removed, it doesn't go through further processing to make it shiny. Now I don't know much about the rice milling process so can't comment further.

Excerpt from whfoods site:

"To produce white rice, the bran layers of the rice have to be milled off. Most of the rice germ is also removed during this abrasive grinding process. At this point in the process the rice is called milled, unpolished white rice. Finally, a wire brush machine is used to remove the aleurone layer that remains on the rice. This step is called polishing. Polishing is not an all-or-nothing process, and semi-polished rice may still contain parts of its aleurone layer." - http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=190

Then again check the production date. Try to buy a pack that is no longer than 4 months since production. Make sure the pack is sealed properly. And store in an airtight container in the fridge after purchase. This is to counter potential rancidity due to not removing the aleurone layer, which contains fats / oils.

I think a way to counter this is to buy organic POLISHED white rice instead. Check these out:

http://www.matahariorganic.com/matahari-me...2&category_id=4
http://www.lohas.com.my/rice-and-grains/28...bario-rice.html
http://www.alive.my/index.php/nutrigracia/...white-rice.html

*Need to confirm with them whether it's polished or unpolished though.

At the end of the day, if your finances permits it, by all means go for the organic ones. Otherwise, just stick to the normal white rice will do. On a cost vs benefit basis you'll probably get a better quality of life from saving up on the extra cash and buy a house, etc.

This post has been edited by DT1: Dec 4 2013, 11:45 AM

Depends on your macros.

It's in pounds mind you. Not too impressive when you put it in perspective of how long i've been training too haha.