Er no. Less calories but more sugar.

The fact that sugar is eviler than fat outweighs the caloric difference. Think of it this way - we are consuming lesser and lesser fat but we're getting sicker and sicker. We need fat for A, D, E, K vitamins. Here's my little observation - girls who are VERY SKINNY (less than 15% bf) tend to be either long or short-sighted . Take a look around. Most of them are wearing specs or contacts.

This may not be so helpful but it's a "lesser of two evils" thing.

If you can't go without chocolate every week .. then switch to dark chocolate. If you get those over 75% ones (though they are very bitter and may not be to your taste) .. they have next to no sugar. Bittersweet choc also has little sugar in comparison to milk choc (or other chocs) .. and is just a notch above unsweetened choc. Chocolate is actually not bad for you but it's just bad in mass quantities

Another alternative is to only permit yourself to good quality chocolates only. None of the supermarket or over the counter @ Guardian stuff. Gourmet chocs as a treat every fortnight or per month. Well worth it and each (very satisfying) serving is small in comparison to a whole bar of low-quality choc.

Chocolate is good for you. It's the additional sugar, milk, fat, palm oil solids (horror!) that are bad for you.

Kira, you have done your homework. Am proud of you

Thanks .. but I'm just a chocolate lover .. thankfully I'm just obsessed with dark choc .. umm .. most of the time. Unless I can find my favorites like .. Rolo which isn't too bad .. or the most tasty but calorifically damaging things in the world .. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

Lol, chocolate lovers galore! I'm a chocolate lover too! my fav choc dish is the CHocolate Molten cake at Chilli's

anyway, Elise, if you wanna calculate which has more calories, is usually on the label. but if its not, its kinda like this:
Carbohydrate - 4 calories per gram
Protein - 4 calories per gram
Fat - 9 calories per gram

Keep up the diet! good work!

Okay i am looking at the label of my fat free yogurt but it doesn;t indicate how much sugar is in there, though it does have sugar as one of its ingredients.

Anyway i'll take your advise and restock on plain full fat yogurt over the weekend.

I have perfect eyesight! Despite all the gaming i do...huahhahahaha

For as long as i can bear it, I am gonna stay of the chocolates..Its an implusive thing i guess. I do love the taste and usually just reach for it without much thought, but by having a journal...it kinda reminds me not to stuff rubbish in my body....

Oh and something is wrong with my scales...cause it seems i am down to 60.5kgsss



Must be a reduction of water from the lack of carbo, or some shit like that.

Dear god please let it be true and permanent, i wish to be lighter than Neek, even if its only by .5 kgs!!


Chocolate MOLTEN CAKE!!! such orgasmic words....

MUST NOT EAT!!!

Elise, if no sugar content is listed, just compare how much carbs it has

Day 4 (April 19th)

Today was not a good day...my alarm clock died, I ran out of gas and I HAD SUPPER!!!

7.30: Alarm did not go off, and I bloody slept through my planned cardio session. I need a new mobile phone!!!
9.30: 2 slices of high fiber bread with 1 slice of low fat cheese + cafe21 artificially sweeten
11.30 & 12.30: I spread this over two mini meals as I wasn't feeling very hungry. Omelet which consist of 3 eggs, chopped capsicums, chopped onions, mushrooms and corn beef
3.00: 1 cup fat free yogurt and papaya
4.30: Café Latte with skimmed milk and equal + coke light
8.00: Gas stove died which means no home cook dinner and omelet tomorrow morning. Instead I had some meal replacement drink with 1 spoon of fiber.
9.00: 30 minutes on the wave machine. I alternated the difficulty between 4 and 9 every 30 seconds. Supposedly it helps to burn more fat. According to the machine I burnt a measly 250 calories so I am dam thankful I did not reach for chocolate today...Its so easy to input...so dam hard to output. I also tried using the machines in the gym, without really knowing what I was doing. I did something for the shoulders, something for the back, ermmm bicep curls, and lunges. Shit, I really don't know where to start when it comes to weights and machines. And plus its so intimidating being surrounded by very fit chicks and huffing and puffing man in the free weights area.
11.00 I felt dam hungry...and went to the mamak!!! I had tandoori chicken (breast) with mineral water.

My thoughts
Need to get gas
I wish I had a bigger dinner and skipped supper instead.
Need to read up of resistance training.
Another day without chocolates!

This post has been edited by elise_MOL: Apr 20 2007, 12:19 AM

no problem with eating supper man. as long as u workout la. i eat supper everyday between 11pm and 2 am.

Must applaud your attitude and motivation. Keep it up!

I think your supper is fine, it was after your workout and before that you only had a meal replacement shake.

Eating tandoori chicken is not as bad as eating fried chicken. so it should be ok. and yeah, all you had from 4:30 to 11pm was only one leal replacement with fiber. thats not alot. so it should be ok.
Dun worry bout other people in the gym. everyone's gotta start somewhere. maybe can ask syd/kira/shadow on what programme they on and follow

eh wait, tandoori chicken is fine isn't it?
the only oil you get outta tandoori chicken is the oil off the chicken itself and nothing else. They bake the thing in that pot, and i don't see any oil being used.

I feel so sleepy today ....

Syd, shadow, kira - could any of u recomend a resistance training program for me plsssssss....

This post has been edited by elise_MOL: Apr 20 2007, 12:15 PM

Day 5 (April 20th)

7.30: 5 minutes cycling + 30 minutes brisk walk (5.0 average speed, 6.8 average elevation)
9.00: 2 slices of gardenia breakthrough bread + 1 low fat cheese + half a can of tuna
11.00: 2 slices of gardenia breakthrough bread + 1 low fat cheese + half a can of tuna + coffee with equal
1.30: Chicken fingers sandwich at Starbucks
4.00: Pepsi max + one slice of watermelon
6.00: fat free yogurt
8.30: salmon with mushroom and lettuce and tomatoes salad dressed with balsamic vinegar.

My thoughts
Resisting chocolates and sweet stuff is still an uphill battle but I think I got it under control now.
Starbucks gave us some free samples of their new banana caramel ice blended drink...I didn't feel like it, so my friend had it instead.
I found a fat free yogurt without sugar in its list of ingredients. It tastes kinda sour but I am swithing to it, though it does have a handful more calories than my current brand.
I am about to head out to a pub for a friend's birthday...I am really dreading it.....Alcohol is one of my biggest weaknesses, and when I drink I tend to snack as well. I am probably gonna steer clear from the beer and stout and have a gin tonic instead....
I am going to be away for 5 days next week. And another 4 more days in May...I hate traveling it really screws up my dieting and exercise routine.

Edit
I went to the pub but didnt have alcohol. I had peppermint tea instead. I chuck down 3 small prawn crackers but stopped myself from going overboard.



This post has been edited by elise_MOL: Apr 21 2007, 10:07 PM

Day 6 (April 21st)

10.15: Body Step Class
12.00: Quarter BBQ chicken (breast) + lettuce + 2 high-fiber bread
1.30: Body Pump Class
2.30: 100 Plus
3.00: Fat free mango yogurt
5.00: 3 spoons oat + water
8.30: Fish (tenggiri) + broccoli, mushrooms, garlic, and tomatoes with a bit of organic soya sauce

My thoughts
I took more pictures of myself in an old pair of pants which I can't fit into properly anymore. I didn't realize I gained so much weight in the past few months. Dam sad lar looking at my body in it's current state. I am really round in the middle and look almost pregnant.

Edit:
Sigh, i had 5 mouthfuls of tomatoes based chicken pasta... I NEED MORE CONTROL!

This post has been edited by elise_MOL: Apr 21 2007, 11:58 PM

try to avoid carbonate drink, it contain a lot of sugar even it's isotonic drink. your meal look ok for me anyway.

no workout for today?

This post has been edited by Kelvinz: Apr 21 2007, 10:30 PM

Yeah, i felt guilty about the 100 plus.

Workout - I went for two classes today...Bodystep and pump.

My cousin gave me a box of Lifepak, which i am gonna start taking tommorow.

This post has been edited by elise_MOL: Apr 21 2007, 11:15 PM

Looking good there (ur diet)...good work

Dont worry...u'll look much better in no time with the efforts u put in...

u take plain oats? without sugar or honey? I can't stand plain oats... Try to add in some milk...taste much better.

dont worry too much about the 100 plus. Next time, try to dilute it with water. Sometimes I take 1/4 cup of diluted 100 plus too after workout.

What's that?

Thanks, though...I just had a midnight binge - CHICKEN PASTA - arhhhhhhggg!!! Dammit - i think it's because i didn't have breakfast... leason learnt.

Its the first time i am having oats, and i didn't have milk in the frigde. It tasted bad, maybe i didn't cook it long enough...hahaha...gonna have to stock up on some HL milk.

According to my cousin LifePak is one of the best multi-vits in the market and prevents aging among many things. I honestly dont know how much of this is true. But there's a free box in my house, so i might as well take it. If you want to know more about it, visit this link: http://www.pharmanex.com/corp/library/pdf/pip/lifepak.pdf

Day 7 (April 22nd)
10.00: Omelet which consist of 3 eggs, chopped capsicums, mushrooms and corn beef
11.30: RMP
12.30: Yoga
2.00: 2 high fiber bread with low fat cheese and left over omelet from breakfast
5.30: mixed economy rice: pork, tofu and vegetables
8.30: watermelon

My thoughts
I am going to start on a weight training routine I downloaded off the internet tomorrow.
My first RPM class ever, it was very intense and my bloody ass hurts like mad. It's probably the impact of my fat ass against the bicycle seat. Does anyone else go through this?
I am dam confused about my morning cardio workouts- should I, or shouldn't I eat? So many conflicting sources everywhere!