Arts of Slimming

Something that I love to share... On the art of Slimming...

Well, this time round my slimming diary is more about a combination of exercise as well as diet.
Compare to before, I try my best to build on my metabolism rate. As we age, our metabolism drop. In the past, I can just easily slim down by watching my diet but of cos it won't last. Thus, exercise have to come into place.

Dieting
Dieting plays a big part in the whole slimming process. Watching what you eat and eat in moderation.
There are just food that you know you should avoid without even asking. For me, instead of choosing what to go into my mouth, I do it the simple way, meal replacement.
I'll say my 1st choice is this product by inLife, name S-Factor Plus, was introduce thru' a MLM company. But stop being skeptical about MLM, they do have good products. You may take this S-Factor to replace all 3 meals and no snacking, except for 2 fruits a day. Drink plenty of water. This works as a detox, not taking any junk food and it will flush out all the junks that you been taking. You will see an instant weight loss at the initial period, it work extremely well for those who have never tried dieting.

But you can't expect to continue seeing result even you keep taking it every single day. Our body system is like a stubborn kids, when you give it the same thing every day, it will start to get immune to it and not responding anymore. Changes is necessary. You can take the replacement meal for like 1 to 2 weeks, and eat normal but lesser. I did it just before CNY hit.. and the day after the reunion steamboat dinner, I lost a KG. But again, thru'out the long weekends, I still control my eating habit, no carb diet, minimal amount of junk food. Cut down on the sweet drinks, especially the gassy ones. I manage to maintain it still..
However, S-factor is quite pricy, it cost more than SGD$100 which last you like around 2 weeks only (if let say you took it like 3 meals a day).

Alternatives, I went for Herbalife, replacing 2 meals of the day and eat normal for 1 meal, same thing, eat in moderation and no carb!

Exercise
I begin to love exercising. Yes, when there's a will, there's a way. I hate jogging, super hate it, it cause my knees to ache.. I do swimming.. and yes, I don't mind about the tan, in fact, I love tanning. Swimming is an overall exercise, I felt muscle ache on my bicep, tummy, thighs. Whenever I feel the ache, am extremely contented.
But again, in this tropical climate, rain can stop the activities. So I need other source of exercise to JUST SWEAT IT OUT! I do zumba with wii at home. Its a good workout, I feel my muscle been stretch and sweat. Am too shy to go for the studio Zumba. I gonna try out the Hot yoga soon.
Or even the simple one, just walk the stairs everyday.
Toning wise, I did like sit-up before I sleep. Recently I got myself a Gym Ball, it super great! I did my crunches with it, simply just bounce on it and rotate my waist while sitting on one. Its handy, it can add as a chair and what else, toning while you are sitting down.
Click here for the gym ball exercise guide!

And yes, I just shot a recent photo which is able to showcase my result:

 

So yup! keep it up and dun give up! I can do it, so everyone can too..

3 Max Slimming: Attack the unsightly CELLULITES!

I guess most local women face the same issue as me.. FAT BOTTOM! trust me! I got a little small tummy, a beautiful pair of hands and wrist, but a FAT ARM and FAT BOTTOM! yes!! Not forgetting I got NO BUTT!

I wonder if its fortunate to be a Asian women, well, by nature, most Asian women look younger as compare to the whites, and we tend to have a smaller build in terms of the bone structure and height.. However, it brought along with the negatives too.. We tend to have more unsightly Cellulite.. and yes, as a women, we gain so much cellulite due to our hormones, the ability to pregnant and give birth... Whats worse, when Cellulite are the hardest to SHED! Even if you do much exercise and applying all the nonsense cream..

Thank to Groupon, I experience the 3 Max Slimming @ Beyond Beauty.
Basically they use this equipment to soften and breakdown the the cellulite, follow by absorbing the fats and lastly tighten and shape up. The whole process took only 35min.
Well, to be frank, the process is painful. But all depends on the amount of stubborn fats you are having.
Which means to say, if u have more fats, its much painful.

I did it twice so far, on the back of my thighs, which the pain is well.. bearable.. and my front thighs.. my front thighs got so much visible, yes, i mean VISIBLE cellulite and gosh... so painful that I could CRY!!! but again, the price to be a vain pot. Lucky the process is pretty short, am like screaming and almost punch the beautician! haha.. However, areas like tummy and arms should feel less painful.

 

(Pls bear with the FAT thighs) This was taken at night when I reach home after my treatment. the bruises show all the stubborn fats area. I swear that the back of my thighs are not as severe. During my 1st treatment, I lost like 2cm off my thighs immediately. Seriously worth going thru' the pain.

I went to Orchard Central outlet and serve by this lovely lady, Stephanie, very nice and chatty. Do look for her to know more about the treatment! And also check out the webby link here! 1st trial is only $88!

And lastly, don't forget to maintain the result by doing exercise and diet control! Taa...

Fall in Love with Myself Once Again

Surviving thru' a Break Up.. Some of them choose to stuff themselves with food and wait for an angel to save them..

For me, I choose to divert my attention.. divert back to myself.. being in a 3 years relationship and walking out of it make me realize the mistakes that many many human beings had commit.. not about taking a relationship too seriously but allowing yourself to love someone more than loving yourself...
Me too, I did this mistake, I allow myself to turn ugly, to feel ugly, even dont dare to step on a weighing scale, even spend lesser time looking into a mirror..

Changes took over me, I gain weight, to like almost 15kg more. I felt old, I dump my face mask at a side for it rot. I did less make up, can even be too lazy for any make up.. I stop shopping cos either I cant find my size or nice clothes just turn out to be sux on me!

I was depress for like a month.. I even thot at my age of 27, am too old to step into another relationship when all good guys had already found their special someone.. Gradually I choose to pick myself up from there.. Thanks to the supports from my loving mum who told me there is nothing to be afraid of even if a women stay single forever.. Thanks to my very very nice boyfriends, my really true buddies who will stand by me, wipe my tears, listen to me, without a single bad intention, only pure concerns.. They stood by me, whenever I need a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on, they are there. Even thou' I once forsake them a guy who I thot I'll marry him. Life is all about changes. Changes occurs when u least expected it, I totally never expect myself to be single again, to not getting marry in year 2013, to have all these friends with me, to love myself again.

Just as times passed, I realized that no one knows how to love me more than I do.. I begin to think how do I get back to when I begin.. Age is something I can't stop, but physically, mentally, I am able to.. Since now am a free soul, I have a lot of time for myself, my focus is again back to myself and not any other people or things. Since the break up brought along depression, sleepless nights and loss of appetite which make me shed a little bit of weight, I must work on dieting.

Trust me, am born a fatty bom bom even since my school daze... Looking back at my own pic, I felt hilarious yet happy that I had changed so much.

 

This was like taken when am 16. When everyone is sharing about youth, all I have a FATS! My face look as thou I'm been beaten up till it swell like nobody biz. Scary indeed. Nothing change me much, I continue my life to my poly times...

 

Yes, that's my poly years, trust me.. I look like this for like 3 years of polytechnic times.. Speechless.. totally.. and I was always been mistaken as a butch.. (well.. am not..) something hit me when poly over, I just felt I love being in the lime light, I wanna look good.. and yeah.. dieting start.. As a lazy being, I don't quite enjoy sports.. My dieting is strictly only curbing my hungry, in a very unhealthy way.. but at the age of 20, metabolism rate is still at the high side, slimming seem much easier..

I begin to look much better.. at least I dress more lady like.. I begin My journey to be a tanned bitch.. I head the clubs, head the beach every week, continue dieting.. Took the slimming supplement, off the shelves ones, like extrium X, xando... even went for doctor's prescriptions, reductil...

And this is what I am in my 22 year old... My best state... Totally love who I was that moment.. young and gorgeous... but again... Thats when my youth truly begin and I got my nick, DeSoLo.. but again... DeSoLo is a rubber band... I went fat again, probably with the pamper of love...

 In a relationship, I tend to gain weight.. and i even stop doing tanning as I gain weight, i lost my confident.. and gradually, I learn about this MLM company which is into acupuncture slimming, so I went for it.. 

and Tadah....

 

Am back to a gorgeous baby... but DeSoLo love food... and I have a habit of not wanting to waste food... I always over-ordered and end up over-eat... 

 

This was taken during my Thailand trip last year, May 2012.. yes.. from my best state, I gain 15KG! BLOODY 15KG!!! OMG! I reduce all my camwhoring habit and allow myself to turn into a auntie!!!

Since December 2012 when my relationship became rocky, all drama started.. and yes.. I lost weight again... In Jan 2013, I start doing my exercising, dieting, detoxing... I start watching my food intake, stop when am full.. and exercise as much as I can, at least once a week minimum... I hit the pool again.. I became tanned.. I even went for slimming massage to kill the cellulite issue on my big fat thighs... I took my meal replacements and strictly follow thru...

 

This is what I am today.. photo taken this morning.. definitely I look more matured... I lost so far a 10KG, I still got another 5KG to go... but I promise that I won't let the weight come back ever again... Jia you! Finally I found myself back.. and yes.. exercise... I have so many things in mind... I wanna start hot yoga, I wanna go for IPL, I wanna have my hair perm and dyed... Continue my love for myself.. 

If I can do it, I believe everyone can...