Have been putting on weight lately. Main reason: due to work as I tend to eat more especially at night when under stress. Of course, this is just an excuse for my laziness and poor self control.
Throughout my life, I have tried so many different methods to lose weight.
Method 1: Slimming centre (No-Effect Method)I shall not mention which slimming centre I patronized but I can assure you that its very famous locally. The programme lasted around 1 week ( can't remember the details very well cos this happened so many years ago).
Everyday, I have to go to the centre and they will stick circular pieces of dunno-what around my body, after which they will send mild electric currents to these circular pieces which in turn will have ant bites effect on my body.
After that, a cream will be applied to my whole body and then I will be wrapped in layers of plastic foils.
Lastly, I will be asked to lie down in an equipment and heat will be generated to burn my fats.
I'm not supposed to eat during this period of time, the only food I can take is a syrup provided by the slimming centre. This is what they call detoxification.
At the end of the whole programme, I only lost 1 kg and this 1 kg came back to me in less then 2 weeks, despite my constant effort to maintain my weight. I assume that the weight lost is because of my diet. Imagine, drinking only the syrup and eating nothing else, obviously I will lose weight. If this is the reason, I might as well DIY at home, drinking honey syrup everyday.
The worst part is that this whole package cost more then 1k! Scam, nothing but a S-C-A-M.
Maybe my body is not as responsive compared to other people but again, achieving no effect is too much for me to swallow any excuses provided by the slimming centre.
Method 2: Exercise - JoggingThis is the least effective method I have ever tried. Every morning I would wake up earlier and jog 2.5m. My diet is slightly healthier. I did this for a few months and I only lost around 2 kg. And now that I look back, I come to a conclusion that jogging is not a very effective method to slim down. Aerobics is better.
Method 3: Low-Carbo DietI ate anything but carbo (rice, noodles, bread...). Quite effective but the results are slower then the next method.
Method 4: Exercise alot & eat littleThere was a period of time after I graduate from Poly, where I was jobless for quite long. So, everyday I exercised at least 2 hours and on top of that, I ate like a rabbit. My daily activities involved hoola hoop and some aerobics. And my diet consisted mainly of sausages, vege, milo, fruits with occasional treats. In a mere 1 month period, I lost close to 8 kg.
2 years ago, I tried something similar but not as drastic. Everyday, I exercise for 1 hour and ate lesser. Results wasn't too bad, lost around 4 to 5 kg in 2 months.
Method 5: DuromineA kind of slimming pill prescribe by doctors. VERY effective. This pill has to be taken early in the morning or else you will have problem sleeping at night. It makes one hyperactive and not feel like eating so naturally, losing weight is easy.
But there are side effects, you tend to be bad temper or moody after taking the pill. And as mentioned earlier on, one might have difficulty sleeping at night. It is not advisable to take Duromine longer then a month as prolonged usage might lead to heart failure or other complications.
In short, its like legal ecstasy.
So, what I can say is that...to look good, just eating lesser doesn't help much. You need to exercise. I know it isn't easy to find time for exercise but maybe you can just try my method - hoola hoop. I highly recommend it cos its something easy and quite relaxing compared to other kinda exercise. Or alternatively, choose an exercise that you enjoy. Only when you enjoy, then can you stick to it for long.
Many ladies, including me, wants to lose weight fast so we go for the extreme methods but be careful, the weight rebound very fast. End up you might be fatter then you originally were. When I say this, I'm sure lots of you would think to yourself that you want to achieve the result quickly and maintain from there BUT...trust me, only minority can maintain their figure well after losing weight by the extreme methods.
A once every month detoxification routine is a must. Losing weight is easier only after you remove the toxins from your body. Choose 3 days monthly and during these 3 days, eat nothing except for some fruits. Drink plenty of water. An occasional milo or honey syrup is allowed. After the 3 days, resume your diet but eat moderately and not gorge yourself just because you have not been eating a proper meal for so many days.
NO late dinner or supper. Eating late is the major culprit to those fats building up in our body.
NO sweet or soft drinks. Drink plain water or tea (without sugar) instead.
By quitting supper and sweet drinks, you are half way to success already. But of course, occasional treats in moderate servings are allowed.
Cut down on carbo. And if possible, no carbo for dinner.
DO NOT skip breakfast, this is the most important meal of the day.
After every meal (especially heavy ones), try to stand or walk around for at least half an hour so that you won't develop a fat tummy.
While sitting or standing for long period of time, try to suck in your tummy, squeeze your thighs tightly and lift your butts. This is recommended especially for those whom have no time to exercise.
Fruits are fattening as well because of the high sugar content so do not take plenty of fruits thinking that it is not fattening at all.
Last but not least, be positive. Love yourself. Everyone is beautiful in their own way. Losing weight is not just about looking good and being confident solely, its about being healthy as well. Therefore, do not use drastic methods to slim down unless for absolute necessary reasons.
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