Monday, July 19, 2010

Constipation-Relief

I've had a problem with defecating eversince pregnancy and childbirth. My problem with haemorrhoids is still mild and through the years, I've found some non-medicinal relief :

1. Drinking lots of water

2. Muesli

3. Psyllium husk. (this tastes terrible, and is difficult to swallow but it works wonderfully! A more pleasant alternative is Fybogel)

4. Exercise - lots of walking. When we were holidaying in Honolulu for 3 weeks and had no wheels, we walked everywhere - at least 2-3 km everyday. Defaecating was a breeze!

And now that we've run out of muesli, this works in the meantime - green apples and orange fruit blend :
It's wonderfully cheap at the pasar malam. 30 green apples for only RM10.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Some gain, some lost

Most people often have the misconception that Herbalife is a weight loss product. This is not true. Herbalife is cellular nutrition!

Depending on how you take it, you can lose weight, gain weight or just maintain a healthier body.

My husband has always been skinny. I don't think it's genetic, but rather lifestyle. At almost 6feet tall and weighing a mere 60-61kg, he's grossly underweight. But even though underweight, he's got well-toned biceps to show.
But his body fat percentage....man, I tell you.... it is just so extremely disgustingly low. So after taking the F1 shakes + F3 protein, he's quite delighted that he's managed to put on about 3kg and now weigh almost 64kg. He's even more delighted that his body fat percentage has not increased with the weight gain but his muscle mass has gone up from 52kg to 54kg.


As for myself, I've been taking more fruits in the past 2 weeks. I would blend oranges and green apples for a fruit smoothie everyday at about 8am. Then I take the F1shake blended with a banana at about 9am plus.

I've also got more energy to go to the gym for a 2km run in the morning before the kids wake up. Not everyday but I've managed about 4 times a week.

Though not intentional, I had a bit of weight loss.

Body fat percentage is still more or less the same.


Body water is a good number...


Physique rating changed from 5 to 4 (leaner)...


And this is my metabolic age - 18 years.