砂漠のJeffire

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Tuesday, February 17, 2004

Yoz. I am back to action again. My mother just screamed at me for not wanting to eat dinner. I couldn't defy her so ate a few bites of vegetables and fish, drank a few mouthful of soup. I ate 2 pears and now a pineapple crust....wonder if you consider this as a healthy dinner?

With this, today's topic will be on Jeffire's Guide on Nutrition, Dieting and Slimming.

Nutrition
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Today read an article regarding nutrition. I cannot remember where I read it, I think it's Today. Anyway it says nutritious food does not equal to healthy food. Why. The argument is based on nutrition = carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals etc, things that help in your growing. So it says McDonald food is also nutritious since they contain all the above. Moreover hamburgers contain ALOT of the above so they are very nutritious. So does this mean McDonald's food is healthy? Of course not. Firstly different people got different needs for nutrition. If you overeat too much, you also overgrow, depending on your own desired size. If you want to remain thin I suppose you won't want to eat much. Secondly the article says that FIBRE got no nutrition value but has immense health benefits. Why? It helps to collect all the unwanted stuff in your intestines and aids you in throwing this trash out.

My idea of nutrition in a diet is 70% carbohydrates, 20% protein and 10% fats. This is considered healthy eating in Singapore, considering that most people eat out and outside food isn't any healthy. I try to get my 10% fat from food which I have to eat, like cookhouse food and breakfast. Otherwise I try to cut down on my fat intake, by eating less fried stuff, less meat. Dun drink so much milk too. I like milk alot so usually I drink soya bean milk. But soya bean milk got alot of sugar, so must work harder to burn it off. At least sugar is easier to burn than fats.

Dieting
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Dieting means the method of your eating to achieve a healthy lifestyle. By MY definition of healthy eating, I mean 3 proper meals and perhaps more meals and plenty of water. Ok. I strongly encourage you to eat breakfast. One piece of bread, one glass of milo also better than nothing. You need some energy to start the engine running so dun worry. If you happen to be working more in the day, then eat lunch that makes you 70% full. The other 30% you leave till teabreak. Or you eat fruits. During teabreak just have a hot drink or a small snack to keep yourself happy till dinner. A hungry man is an angry man! Dun eat those junk food. Eat snacks like a piece of wheat biscuits, a cup of cereal or a glass of oats etc. You can also eat fruits. Lastly at night, have a small dinner. I dun like to eat dinner but you know it's always dinner that's the nicest. It's after work and the food's great, so you will like to indulge in that. Well, I suggest you eat at home and cook your own food. I dun like my mother's cooking although she cooks very well. It's just that she got zero knowledge on nutrition. Anyway mum's soups are the best so no matter how little you eat just enjoy a bowl of soup. For dinner I prefer eating a bit of meat and vegetables and perhaps a spoonful of rice. You guys never know I actually eat less than half bowl of rice at home for dinner. When I go out I always eat finish what I buy because I think it's sinful to waste food. On the other hand, I dun like to eat that much, so how? Work harder the next day lor. Use your brain more, cos the biggest energy user is not your strong hands, or your quick feet but your brain!!!

Slimming
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So we come to the last section on slimming. I believe a good looking person is a healthy person who eats well and does plenty of sport. I like those guys who are tanned and slim. But for those who exude a great flair for sports, I think they are not bad too. I think many girls very lazy sia. So probably they should go dancing or go walking more (yes, i know in your mind it means more shopping, but pls leave me out from that) Anyway to slim down you must achive this, the net energy usage of your body exceeds your net input of energy through eating. To burn energy, the equation is simple, carbohydrates+water+oxygen = energy + carbon dioxide and waste. Like I say, drinking water and doing plenty of aerobic exercise (those that need you to breathe alot) will do wonders to your energy usage. You just need to get the metabolism up, and metabolism comes from your brain, heart, cell regeneration and normal movement that takes up energy. So think more, breathe more, relax more(cell regeneration slows down when you are stress, hence you die and age easier) and move more. Move more means exercise more. If you have some fats here and there in your body, it's ok. You are not a bodybuilder anyway! Just makes sure they are around only to oil your joints, and anyway we only dun like flabby arms, legs and abs. Ok, your body burns energy all the time, but this energy are those that are stored in your muscles. You must execise long enough so that your body cannot wait for these energy to renew itself and must draw on the fats reserve. The body uses energy this way, first to go is the carbohydrates and the new sugar they get by digesting the food you eat. If you dun eat, the body will go on to use your muscles(energy from protein) so the last to go is the fats. Anyway, usually you will die before the fats are used, so when you think you slim down by not eating, it's more like you lost the muscles(they are bulky aniway) than the fats. That's so unhealthy. So just find a fun sports and try to indulge in them excessantly. I like swimming a lot cos it juz burns plenty of energy, gives you a chance to ogle around, and then also a chance for u to go near naked. Hahahaha. Never tot I so 'se qing kuang' rite. Welll not la. I just like the feeling cos you sweat but dun feel the sweat. Then after you swim finish you can just go bathe and you are still clean. Then after you swim alot rite, your abs muscles are well trained and you find that you can sing really better (yes that's my purpose u c) cos your abs muscles are well warmed up. Running to me not fun wan la. I prefer playing soccer . However in camp running is more recognised as a official sport cos you need to run to keep fit. Yeah I know. So soccer you run more mah. The problem is that there are idiots who think by standing in front I am obliged to long pass the ball to him for him to score without him moving around without the ball (lousy off-the-ball stats kind of people) Man, you gotta run into spaces before I send the ball to u.

Ok, so you got the rough idea on how to eat, have fun, and slim down? Dun worry, if you continuously do this for years, you find that you still can enjoy the buffet and fast food once in a while and still remain the slim figure you get. Of course you can go vegetarian too, I mean I would like to do that too you know. But of course staying with my family means I will never be able to achieve that so I have to move out. Anyway I think eating vegetarian entirely also not fun, so it's better you eat vegeterian for breakfast , dinner and snacks and leave the meat for lunch. So go for lunch buffet lor. Cheaper. Then the wedding dinner how....haha. I dunno. Swap la. That day you eat vegetarian lunch and breakfast. And I dun mean you eat vegetarian bee hoon everyday when you eat vegetarian stuff. It could be bread and cheese. It could be sushi (yes, with cucumber that is) or it could be you know, apple pie? Hahaha. Vegetarian food also got lotsa variety so it's up to you to decide how you want to eat and stay healthy.

A toast to your good health! Do remember to drink plenty of plain water everyday, around 1.5 l of plain water a day is good enough liao. Believe me, I haven't got an MC for years you know!

Regards
Jeffire

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