Thank you for your response. I was not aware of the double posting rule since the topics were difference. I have made the relevant reports to the authorities but so far no action has been taken. In the meantime, people are buying a product based on false claims.
The others I recommend, you can contact them and visit their farms and talk to the owners. As for Azzain's, it is not possible to visit their farm in Sungai Lui officially.

My apologies but niat I baik terutama sekali umat Islam bangsa aku yang dianiayai dan ditipu oleh seorang munafik.

Wasallam

zaharah2009 : I understand the feeling of resentment when people have fooled you but you also need to take the extra length of informing the proper authorities of your concern. Best would be contacting the proper authorities, in this case, is the Prime Minister's Dept still the ones giving out the Halal Certification or the Jabatan Agama Islam?

Or the other way is to keep a blog up. And you maintain it.

Myremi, where are you bloggin at?

Thanks for taking the time to write Do you exercise & around how many meals (and of what size!) do you take a day? And how much water?

Just trying to see what I can do to improve mine. Not sure if I'm planning my meals right, eating the wrong stuff, at the wrong intervals. Man! Hard.

And I agree too! The grocery shopping is awesome =D

nuance : I'm now a part-lazy-bum-time blogger. My old blog was at http://www.mum-mum.info.

Yes, I do exercise but it's cardio 3x a week at 15-20 min only. Not as good as the others yet but getting there.

I eat breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner. Dessert only after dinner - usually fresh fruits. I cut down a lot of carbo because trying to get the body to burn fat for weightloss.

Water : about 2-3 liters daily.

You look fine in your photo. What's your eating habits like? And what do you like to eat? Sneaking cupcakes tasting isn't a good idea. Nice site though.

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Added on April 22, 2009, 2:47 pmnuance : Bear in mind that I am on a low calorie diet since I'm trying to lose weight i.e. having a calorie deficit. Also, I know my body well that I need to reduce carbohydrates.

So how I eat may not be ok for you.

This post has been edited by myremi: Apr 22 2009, 02:47 PM

Haha thanks girl! I'm trying to compare my diet plan as I'm confused about what really to eat! An article I read said eat when you're hungry, stop when you're full....so that's portion control. Me I fast either intentionally or unintentionally then binge later. So, I'm trying to work out a diet. I'm also trying to lose the 3kg I gained from a summer camp (americans eat nothing but donuts and pizza i promise LOL) and another 3 more to end up at 42kg

I'm trying to follow the Fit For Life programme. Having trouble with the binge eating/emotional eating junk. BUT. Bombarded on all sides on things to think about. Exercise so yr body's on a constant burning mode, or eat less, BUT i need to boost my metabolism. Some say to follow a metabolism spiking programme, or a water thing & meal timing, or juices...or all fruits...

So, I did the fruits thing for a week & counted my calories (1050 to lose apparently, but it seems that LOADS man! if counted in fruits ) but din lose weight except to feel much healthier..although that bloating thing came up. I'm trying to know the theory of how the body loses weight, and I want it permanently. One theory is detox, and another matter to think about is metabolism.

I'm a little headached as to how to effectively lose weight. The last time I did it I had to feel hungry, then drink water to curb it, & have 2 fruits a day THEN i could feel my body losing weight. But apparently you won't be able to keep it off so I want to do it right this time. Most importantly...I don't want to stop eating healthy. Heh! SOOO yeah. Perplexed!!!

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Haha forgot to reply yr questions! Cupcakes? Not much testing. But when I do 2 or 3 cups cos I think "Arr I've failed!". I like desserts, granola, cereal, and fruits..and fried food, occasionally but I control most times. But the prob is the whole binging thang.

Eating habits are not eating rice/bread, more fruits & veg & some meat. But Portions are my trouble as I've mentioned....for all my eating healthy, then I get tempted (this happens when I get back from work at whatevers yummy on the table...I try to have selfcontrol.......) then die. Again the "arr I've failed try tomorrow" syndrome comes in.

Its hard for me to keep a clean slate, unless I have proper meals. so I'm trying to figure what to eat.

This post has been edited by nuance: Apr 22 2009, 03:48 PM

Diet planning wasn't easy. It took me 2-3 weeks just to get a basic grounding. Mind you, by the time I started out to seriously lose weight in Feb 09, I had already gone through many different fad diets so I had some basic understanding. Just had to sort out :
-food selection
-cooking method
-food portion

I had 2 major goals :
-Bring down my high blood pressure through weight loss
-I still want to be able to eat normal food and not bland food

Because I have a health problem, I started with the DASH Diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertention) which is for ppl with high blood pressure. So I used that as my based and research from there. I then compared it to a diabetic diet which is roughly the same. I then move on to some of the more common diets like Atkins, Southbeach, various fad diets, meal replacement plans. I still went back to the DASH diet guidelines as a basis though.

For portion control, I went by a simple rule using 10" plate.
1/4 plate = meat
1/4 plate = complex carbo
1/2 plate = veggie

I further the search towards recipe books and literally studied them (boring no? ). I compared different books while I was in my parent's place for a week. I also read up on the "The Japan Diet" which is interesting.

Now, planning to do bento boxes. It looks extremely interesting which I'm sure that you'll love it too since you like art stuff.

http://lunchinabox.net/

This is a good site to get started off including the food proportions. She does a bit too much deep frying than I would usually do but grilling and stir-fries are alrite. I've also ordered some stuff from ebay since can't find the nice Japanese containers here in Kuching, Sarawak.

For inspiration, check out Flickr :

http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&ct=6&w=all&q=bento&m=text

Looks very very fun. Anyway, this is what works for me. I have more than 38 kg to lose which is no joke.

@nuance

your blog about cup cake looks awesome!!!

I always have the problem of portion control, as for dinner when I eat with my family, my mother always take the rice for us, and my usual portion which is like a mountain of rice, it's hard to tell her that I dont want to eat so much.

The first week i start eating less rice, the rice got excess that it actually filled the 1 litre ais cream container.

I was reminded that during my previous blood donation my heart rate is a bit high, and my blood donation process is usually super fast, very high blood pressure huh? But somehow the medical report usually indicates it's ok

skylive : what is your health stats? I can't remember.

1.78m @ 115kg, no idea bout %BF, should be high from the judgement of mirror.

Hmm...it's either you have to be as strict as me when it comes to dieting or you have to up your exercise activities.

I cut out so much refined carbo and even ones which are circumspect. I eat more protein though to compensate.

It's a lot of fine-tuning though. I may have to relook the stir-fry oil content.

my guess...your bf is about 30%......

nevermind...at least you know where you are now...what's more important is infront......in no time, you will be

Thanks Sky.Live! haha yeah it totally conflicts though with this healthy perspective I'm trying to build. I'm trying to follow and maybe be the first in malaysia to make healthy cupcakes and desserts, as per Babycakes NYC! they use agave nectar etc etc none of the BS sweeteners that aren't considered sugar. Heh. At least you knwo what you're eating as a treat isn't totally awful!

Well my bro told me to quit baking and learn how to cook (LOL) so here i am. healthy food it shall be!

I've been working out 1/2 hr running in the morn, and at night, and resistance + weights..and embarassing stuff like jumping in a triangle (I PROMISE YOU these workouts are greatttt, I could feel the strain on my body more than robotic running, yknow? )

Thanks for your help Myremy! Questions again: do you feel full after eating yr portion of protein veg & complex carbs? You take that 3 times a day & 2 snacks of biscuit/fruit right? =) Or rather, how do you psyche yourself to feel full? Water? How do you eat out/what do you do when you've got no choice? DO YOU EVER FEEL TEMPTED!?!?!? Do you go to bed feeling "hungry" - like you've digested everything dy?

Thanks!!!!! I really want to work this out! And I'll letcha'll know how the progress of losing the 6kg to be modelesque weight will turn out. It's a journey isn't it!

nuance : healthy cupcakes --> Rather than look at cupcake recipes, check out muffin recipes.. They generally have lower sugar content. But getting the sugar replacement, now that's tough. So, are you planning to order their recipe book? Coming out in 5 May 2009.

My guide to health cooking is actually my Granny with her homecook cooking that doesn't involve deep frying. The other thing is a recipe book "500 low sodium recipes" by d*** Logue which is amazing. I also have tons of recipe books lying around, either bought during the last 2 months or pinched from my parent's home. I also buy those little cheap Periplus books as well as 200 recipes and 500 recipes.

Took awhile to get used to it but finally better at it. The only danger is that the Western Diet is higher in carbo then the Chinese diet, if one reduces the rice portions. I'm looking now into the possibility of the Japanese Diet i.e. the Okinawa Diet, and see what are the similarities.

Tried to do a bento set tonite but pork meat just doesn't cut well into heart shapes. LOL! Then I realised that my food container is probably bigger than what is usually recommended so now I have to shrink my food portions too. My Tupperware container is for men, not for ladies, if according to the Japanese pyramid (or rather, their spinning top).

And your 6 kg may be harder to lose than mine. >.> Of course I feel tempted but I satisfy them now and again. Poach fruits, fruit juice, 1-2 bites of fried kway teow etc. Then it's back to the grinding board but I try not to have boring meals. In the beginning, it was tough but now, it's a lot easier. Lunch today was cajun chicken with honey wholemeal bread with cucumber + cherry tomato salad.

I will say this though. It's extremely difficult to find any breadmaker recipe that doesn't use salt. Not to mention some cake making recipes. Highly irritating >.>

I don't get hunger pangs anymore tbh. I do get stomach cramps though if I delay more than 4 hours. Read up on hunger pangs and blood sugar and how the glycemic index plays a role in this.

Thanks for all your input, Myremi! I'm reading what you said and trying to implement it in! so far, so good!

When ppl say that they are implementing my suggestions, I just hope that it works for them as it does me. >.<

BTW, I saw the agave nectar at an organic shop here in Kuching. That boosted my decision to get the Babycakes cookbook.

Hello hello! I am planning to buy agave nectar in bulk. RM17.50 for 450g. From RM24.50 per 450g. U want to wait for that? I have to buy in 30, min. So iffffffy iff u've got anyone in KL...............

Anyone else ah up for trying this agave nectar? its got a lower GI register, so ur blood sugar doesnt SPIKE like normal sugar does. I've been trying to find the bad effects of it, and so far...none, other than that it is of course a fructose. Soooo, anyone up for buying RM7 cheaper Agave Nectar? RM17.50.

Now Myremi I edited the post to type u a longer reply, but comp din let it go thru so I had to shut it off and run some errands. So anyway! I have been having probs with portion control. Like willpower woes. I'm reading Ray Strand's GI book now n apparently i have a carb/sugar addiction, so maybe i'll try his books stuff n see. Im paranoid of eating too much, esp when i'm SUPPOSED to, but i end up eatin way too much after having self control for the past day, or 2 days, or even half day =P

Its depressing. I wonder really what to do with myself.

BTW the babycakes cookbook, wait for it to come out first, then go thru it on googlebooks! n see if thats really waht u want. im gonna do that too! thru THAT, ive discovered a recipe book i want relaly badly: EVERYDAY RAW by matthew kenney! i'm going to try his ice cream recipe. oh goodness i should stay away from sugar! i forgot. haha! but here u go:

http://books.google.com.my/books?id=_uCLzL...result&resnum=5

Look up the bad effects of fructose. The major one is the effect on the liver.

You know what I would really want to learn? Not the Western baking. Those can be learnt easily through books and youtube.

I'd like to learn how to make dimsum and some of the home-made kuih muih, especially those that are no longer seen today. Or even some kuih from other Asian countries.

I have to pass on the nectar since I don't live over in KL. Plus, I don't think I need that much! LOL! The thing about sweets is that only once in awhile for me.

As for Ray Strand's GI, do bear in mind that the targetted audience is people who are overweight. You're not overweight gal. You're just flabby with some fats to get rid off. So don't stress yourself out too much.

As for the ice-cream, yoiks! Bad gal. Stop tempting me.

Portion control : Goto Daiso and buy a bento container. Then pack your lunch like that. Haha! Actually, the first week of portion control is not going to be easy. Just do it one meal at a time.

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Added on May 1, 2009, 12:50 amHmm...still thinking about babycakes. The price of the book dropped from USD24 to USD16 on Amazon.com.

I only buy factual books + recipe books from Amazon.com since the shipping costs are high. If I wait for the local bookstore to have it, dunno how long have to wait one. Very hard to find low sodium recipe books in Malaysia. There are some but not impressed by them. Have to get it online.

Anyway, good luck with your dieting dearie. I'm off to KL later on in the morning and then England this Sunday. See you when I'm back on 16 May.

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Added on July 30, 2010, 9:37 pmThis is such an old post to bump. More than a year one!

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Problem with eating vegan is that a person still needs some animal-based protein that the body needs. Depends on the person though. Some need more than others.

This post has been edited by myremi: Jul 30 2010, 09:37 PM