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michellelimmy
post Mar 3 2016, 08:55 PM

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QUOTE(ghyeng @ Feb 16 2016, 07:29 PM)
Hi, I would like some advice how to have a diet plan for losing my weight.

I'm 21 years old, 175cm with 105kg right now, obese yeah.
Currently I'm a student at university, living in the hostel with no kitchen, hence wouldn't be able to cook myself.

My current eating habits are:
1. No breakfast. Didn't have time for it as my classes are mostly at 8am and did not know the importance of having breakfast so I just skipped it for brunch/lunch. Need advice on what can and should I have for breakfast.
2. Lunch is mixed rice, usually a plate of rice with 1 meat, 1 egg/tofu and 1 vege. Time is not fixed though since sometimes my classes go continuously from 11 - 3 over the lunch time. Planning to cut down the portion, maybe half a plate of rice + 1 meat + 1 vege?
3. Dinner is random, usually Malay foods from the cafeteria near my hostel (e.g. Malay Chicken rice, Fried Rice/Noodles), or mixed rice same as lunch (dapao at evening before back to hostel). For this one I really have no clue, choices are very limited, do give me some advices.
4. Supper sometimes, burger or maggi goreng. Will cut down on this.
5. Sometimes I'll have fruit (a piece/slice of papaya or honey melon) after my lunch. Is this okay? Should I cut down on this or limit to certain other fruit?
6. Often drink some canned Iced Lemon Tea in my faculty. Will cut down on this too.
7. Will also eliminate any other snack or in-between meals, e.g. some kuih, biscuit and junk stuffs.

And also, what exercise can I do as a starter?
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Wow...only 21 years old...shouldn't be a problem for you if you determined to loose weight...great metabolism when young...I am much older than you but successful to reduce my weight for 18 kg for 1 year 2 months (i.e from 58 kg to 40 kg) and I am not tall. 105 kg seems obese...BMI 34.3. Try to reduce to BMI 24 or 73.5 kg is ideal for you.
To loose weight, Do remember the success key is "Discipline". Where a lot of people fail to do so.
1. No breakfast is a big NO NO in healthy diet. Breakfast shall eat more as it is source of energy for a start of day. Try to munch pieces of bread and a cup of Milo O or better is milk powder or some less/no sugar drink(assume your hostel no fridge). Wake up at 7am. Prepare and eat your breakfast. Carbo is important to be consumed in morning. Besides bread, you may try some oat, coco crunch (less sugar), home made pastry etc if any shop sell it and try make low or less sugar drink. Eating late breakfast will cause your body to gain weight even more.
2. Lunch can eat at normal volume as you need energy for the day. Try to look for some mix rice food which is less oily. For example, in stead of choosing fried tofu, try to eat steam tofu with less sauce (sauce is oily). Try to have some day eat less oily food. Eat less rice. Too much rice will increase your sugar level much more. Substitute the volume with vege or lean meat (steam fish or chicken). NO sugary and icy drink. Sometime can just eat mihin soup. Got class then bring some fruits or oat biscuits to eat instead of let yourself hungry. Need to remember: Let ownself hungry is not the correct way for successful weight lost. You end up eat more and gain weight.
3. Dinner you can have something light. Example is food high in protein like solely steam fish, steam chicken, fruit salad (NO Mayonaise as will ruin your diet, try substitute with yogurt or apple vinegar). Not recommend to have high carbo food for dinner. Eat before 8pm and make sure your stomach is empty 3 hour before you sleep.
4.Weight lost is a BIG NO NO for processed food like McD, Maggi Goreng, Burger. I admit when I was young like your age I love to eat those "rubbish" food. I now very regret of it. Can occasionally eat to avoid you too suppressed on your DESIRE to eat those food.
5. It is recommend to have fruits before meal is better. Especially low Glucose Index food (Food that have lower glucose rise in blood once consumed). For low calories food (natural one - no processed), you can eat more. Believe me, even though u eat 3 apples (210kcal) is better than you eat canned sugar apple (200Kcal). Eat more volume on natural fruits, vege (like sengkuang etc) than keropok. Natural food I believe can be found in canteen too, right? Yeap is more expensive, but healthier.
6. Oil and Sugar shall cut down. Not recommend to drink iced lemon tea. Try change to pure warm honey lemon. Lemon is good for detox and slimming. Lemon in hot water is alkaline and good for reduce weight and suppress your appetite. No coca-cola and other soft drink. Try limit 1 month 1 time. Even in mamak store, you can still drink. You can order Teh O, Barli Kosong, Air Lemon kosong etc. BIG NO NO to mamak teh tarik and kopi tarik cause too much sugar!
7. Want to eat junk food can. Eat those more healthy one. However, price will be higher. Such as less sugar prunes, cashew nuts,macademia nuts etc. Or any other foods which you identify its process is more natural and original. Please remeber that our body tends to keep all those "unknown" food chemicals from processed food; thus cause fatty body.
8. You are still young! Try do aerobics. 30 min per day. Even to walk 30 min also will do. The exercise you must feel hot and sweat only effective. No oily food after exercise.

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post Mar 4 2016, 07:23 AM

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QUOTE(ripplezone @ Mar 4 2016, 12:03 AM)
So complicated. Let me simplify that for you.

Fruits (include orange) from the fridge for breakfast, because that's quick and saves time. Everyone's in a rush in the morning. Also, why even waste money on some sweet useless drink? Go for a cup of reduced sweetness coffee (or better still zero sugar) or green tea to get the energy boost.

Boiled/roasted potatoes/pasta for lunch + broccoli + spinach + steamed/grilled fish. Have some green tea.

Fruit and veg for the evening if you're feeling peckish. Add on a small handful of nuts for the healthy fats.

For dinner, eat the same as lunch.

Follow that daily, you will lose weight.

Of course, it's oversimplification. Do mix things up to include a variety of different foods so you wouldn't feel bored, as consistency and liking it are key factors to success.

One thing I haven't mentioned here is exercise. Because that's as important as drinking water everyday. Not doing it = buying an express pass to the hospital in future.
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Well good summary. Just miss out one point which is dinner shall eat less as compare to lunch volume. Carbo reduce and vege fruit increase.Cut down on supper definitely helps reduce a lot of weight.

Just to share. My practice get me to reduce my cholesterol from 7.3 to 5.6 in 5 months time.

Simple rules:
NO processed food
NO oily and sugary food
NO supper
Dinner eat less or if hungry eat high fibre vege fruits
If no choice on food; choose best among the worst XD

michellelimmy
post Mar 12 2016, 09:01 PM

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QUOTE(chockie @ Mar 11 2016, 10:14 AM)
By the way, anyone tried drinking L5 and Pro 9 for weight loss? I've seen many positive testimonials about it but not sure whether it is true or not.
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I try before whatever drink like lemon powder drink from korea. It doesn't work. Actually those is cheat money one. I managed to lose weight by just drinking 1 day 1 cup of warmed low fat milk. (If you like coffee, can add arabica cofee, more natural type). NO SUGAR AT ALL. Your diet shall cut off a lot of sauces (Curry/sweet sauces) as this contribute to weight gain and sugar, oil in blood. AVOID 3 in 1, very bad processed drink! Eat more vege and fruits substituting fast food. As long as your food goes to most natural one, cut oil and sugar you will automatically lose weight. Plus exercise ya. Good luck trying. Don't give up!

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post Mar 12 2016, 09:04 PM

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QUOTE(New Klang @ Mar 8 2016, 08:15 PM)
Are you a runner?

Squatting does nothing to increase my legs size but making them slimmer.

It was running that made my legs bulkier.
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Squat do makes my cellulite all gone. My pants get from L size to S size. My waist (sit down) from 91 cm to 71 cm. Just everyday 30 min squat and other exercise.
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post Mar 12 2016, 11:28 PM

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QUOTE(New Klang @ Mar 12 2016, 11:06 PM)
Point taken.
Good progress. Do you do half or deep squats?
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Half will do...repeat and repeat and will sweat until drip to floor...whole body feel hot...only success in body fat burning...must consistent...so far I used to do this type of exercise since last year and now lost 15 kg.

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post Mar 13 2016, 04:40 PM

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QUOTE(New Klang @ Mar 13 2016, 02:29 PM)
How many reps you started with?

Do you increase your reps as you got fitter?

Are you planning to do other types of workouts?
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2 times...actually is a set of exercise...each set 15 min
Increase when i eat higher calorie on that day
Previously increase. Now maintain as I wish to maintain my weight. Too thin also not looks good.
Usually people with high cholesterol is associated with weaker filtration on liver organ. The weaker it is, more cholesterol accumulate in blood. Weaker liver can be heritage by gene. Only oil in blood is associated with your eating habit.More oil + cholesterol in blood=more challenging in weight loss.
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post Mar 20 2016, 10:31 AM

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QUOTE(ripplezone @ Mar 20 2016, 09:38 AM)
In terms of product? There are much better quality and value for money products out there.

But it's not solely about product, it's the coaching support that comes with it.

Note: I don't sell anything.
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I not here to talk bad about the Herbalife product.No doubt Herbalife marketing seems powerful. Even car with promo on herbalife saw them passing by. However, i do personally try before the product. Aim for weight loss but not a good result yield from Herbalife. End up no weight loss after trying few months and herbalife is costly. Still back to the most natural way by identify rootcause if overweight, consulting nutritionist is the most correct way for weight loss. Of course, plus discipline to lost weight.
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post Mar 20 2016, 11:25 AM

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QUOTE(darklight79 @ Mar 20 2016, 10:55 AM)
The key words you are looking for my friend, are :-

Adherence
Consistency

Enjoying your diet, don't excessively suffer and don't completely avoid foods you love.
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Hmm...many do associates weight loss = sacrifice food taste or suffer from hungry. In fact is wrong concept. My diet so far very successful. No letting myself hungry nor sacrifice the food taste. No specific product required. Just need to be hardworking to make own healthy and yet tasty food. I got my own way doing this.
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post Mar 21 2016, 10:00 PM

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QUOTE(ItikKing @ Mar 21 2016, 07:14 PM)
I see. So I still need to do some calorie counting, huh? Really wanted to avoid doing that as I'm quite lazy and doing calorie counting kinda have an impact on my mentality as it haunts me whenever I want to eat.

But if I must, then I should just do it then. Should I do calorie counting everyday or just during my rice eating days?
Thanks for the feedback bro.
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You can substitute normal rice with brown rice. Brown rice less glucose level compare to normal white rice. I also create my own menu. Monday to Thursday make my own lunch box with NO OIL food. Since you don't know how to cook. Then choose less oily food to eat. You can try slice lemon (removed wax) in hot water. It turns alkaline thus will lower down your appetite desire. Hot lemon water besides for detox and slimming, it also helps prevent cancer. I suggest you modified your dinner. No rice for dinner but a lot of fiber and protein food. Example, salad, cherry tomato, onion, yogurt, fruits, lean meat such as steam fish (No adding oil; just soy sauce). If hungry can add the volume. Shouldn't be a problem to eat more natural food.
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post Mar 22 2016, 09:38 AM

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QUOTE(ItikKing @ Mar 22 2016, 09:24 AM)
Well, it's not my first time doing a diet. As I did have a gym buddy past years, I did learn a little bit about planning own diet. Just that back in the days, I'm not exactly committed to doing it. XD
Also, I during my cheat day, I'd try to avoid any sweets such as cakes or cupcakes or ice-cream. Cuz if I'd taste it during cheat day, I might crave for more. Hahahaha. Thanks for the suggesting using air-fryer, I guess it is a good alternative, but I don't really have that at home. And can't really avoid food without oil. Malay dishes use lots of oil in the cooking. The best I can do is try to take it as minimal as possible for now I guess.

Yeah, I guess I should try substitute white rice with brown rice. Thanks for the suggestion. And I can consider drinking hot lemon water. Just that, do you always drink hot lemon water through out the day (meaning you prepare large amount of hot lemon water for the day) or do you just drink it in the morning. Did a bit of quick research, most article suggest drinking it during the morning.
As for avoiding rice during dinner, I might have to try it later on. For now, I'm worried that if I skip rice during dinner, I might crave some the next day (which is my veggies day).
I see. That's a great guide that I can easily follow. So basically I just need to keep track of my calorie intake everyday and compare it with my weight loss per week (in which I should aim for 1kg per week). That shouldn't be too hard. Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it.

So I guess, my diet plan is ok already. Need to be adjusted a little with a bit of tweak here and there, plus calorie count everyday. Thank you everyone for your input. I really appreciate it. You guys are awesome. Thanks.  thumbup.gif
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If you want effective lost weight, night time is the most pantang rules to follow. i.e . Eat less carbohydrate food, eat more vege, fruits, protein source. Morning shall eat more as you need more energy to start a day. What i notice about people eat excess of rice not only gain weight; but having diabetes problem as well. If can't avoid; try your best to gradually reduce your night time rice consume until your stomach can adapt it. Alternately substitute with organic mihun. Get your stomach empty 3 hours before sleep. Ideally eat before 8pm. Good luck in weight lost. I use my own way and reduce 18kg in 1 year.

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post Mar 22 2016, 06:55 PM

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QUOTE(tinarhian @ Mar 22 2016, 06:16 PM)
Wow how did you lose so much weight?

I lose 5 -/+ kg this year and still stucked at 70kg.

I never take rice, just pasta, vege, salmon, wurst, low fat cheese, etc..
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Everyday exercise 30 min. Sweat drop till floor. A lot.Let's say that day i eat high calories food. Then i drink hot lemon water. Plus volume up exercise to 1 hr. Avoid eat processed food. Go shop order Teh C Kosong...Bali Kosong...Go out eat mee or mihun soup...Pan Mee etc...Sushi...less oil but nice food...Weekday stricter diet...weekend cheat day...
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post Mar 22 2016, 08:15 PM

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QUOTE(tinarhian @ Mar 22 2016, 07:02 PM)
Wow! Well I exercised 1 hour, 3 to 4 times a week.

Umm, here our weather is currently winter, so makes you feel like sleeping all the time.  laugh.gif

Or maybe my metabolic rate is low?
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Can try indoor exercise using youtube. Consistency in exercise is important.
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post Mar 22 2016, 09:55 PM

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QUOTE(New Klang @ Mar 22 2016, 08:23 PM)
Well done.

Mind sharing your original BMI?

Do you look ripped and muscular now?

Do you have loose skin after drastic weight loss?
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In 5 months time; from BMI 24 drop to BMI 20. Currently BMI 18.5 and stop lose weight as per my control.
Obvious loose skin around on thighs. Now on the progress doing firming. Now just maintain weight. Looks younger 10 years. Carry a back pack people thought i still schooling but in fact working for years. Hehe. All fashionable attire looks cool with S size.

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post Mar 24 2016, 08:10 AM

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QUOTE(tinarhian @ Mar 24 2016, 06:58 AM)
Is calorie counting also a myth? lol.

Well, if it works and doesn't affect my health, why not?

But I don't supplement like Herbalife, Shakeology, etc.
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I also don't buy supplement like Herbalife or GNC etc. I rather use money to buy normal grocery and home cook the food. Those food is natural and no additional chemical inside as you are the one who prepare the food. Plus nowadays, salary don't rise as fast as price rise! Why should i spent money on those supplements?Is a big money burden for me. With minimum spending i still can achieve my ideal weight. Those supplement is not cheap.
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post Mar 25 2016, 08:04 AM

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QUOTE(tinarhian @ Mar 25 2016, 05:36 AM)
When I visited one of the village in Malaysia, I saw a lot skinny old people. I guess they burned more calories than they take in.

They too I think eat their own grown vegetable and stuff.

Supplement are for city kids and athletes. hehe...
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Last time is not a trend for big city working adult to follow the most natural way to slim down. However, lately this eating natural weight loss technique becoming popular again. No doubt those wealthy one will buy those supplement etc. People nowadays read more article on food safety. Supplements; even though seller do claim that it is safe to be consume; but until what extend is the safe to consume? How confident as a consumer will be after seeing Ministry of Health banned popular supplement after research or medical discovery years later?In big city, we can choose best among the worst in terms of food. While we can, choose more natural and organic food is one of the best choice. For those who don't wish to fork up tonnes of money for weight loss, eating natural food is the cheapest and safer way to loss weight.

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post Mar 25 2016, 10:33 PM

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QUOTE(tinarhian @ Mar 25 2016, 05:57 PM)
Even organic food and vege isn't cheap in Malaysia.

I've read that some rejected FDA supplements found its way in Malaysia, Thailand, etc...

Is that even true?
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It depends on individual to consider between affordability and natural food. Maybe there's some way to optimize the choice. Maybe there's some conventional method to eliminate non organic food hazard before preparing foods.
Indeed there's some link of list of supplement banned by FDA.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm188929.htm
Consumer most worry is that some unethical seller might repacking the banned products and renamed it to enable their products to sneak into country like Malaysia.
Just like what happened on foods produced by China. Fake eggs, fake milk powder, fake soy sauce etc.
Sometime no choice but to spend wisely and assume it is investment to health when buying more natural food. As you choose cheaper / processed food, end up in hospital for cancer or other sickness treatment is even not worth. Same goes with lost weight, should according to a person best ability and in healthy way to lost weight.

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