This means I have pretty slender arms, rather nice collar bones and chubby everything else - Tummy, butt, thighs.
I exercise frequently, about 4 times a week. I do workouts that I enjoy, as follows:
- at least 1 session of hot yoga each week
- at least 1 session of insanity each week
- chacha, samba and technique classes (each 1 time a week, however i do not consider this as exercise).
I need to add jogging into my routine (yeh i do enjoy jogging; i just need to motivate myself to get started and I will get the hang of it again :D).
In addition to the physical benefits (honestly i am still rather chubby but i will be alot worse if i don't do all these workouts), the reason why I love doing the above workouts so much is because they help me clear my mind - to me they are a form of meditation + I also gain new skills and understand my body much better (ok this does not apply to Insanity but i love how it makes me sweat buckets + I can do it at home).
Working out is clearly not enough and I need to start watching my diet. I do not eat much fast food or fried carbs nowadays but i definitely can still improve on what I'm eating. I need to cut down on the following:
- My weekly Gongcha indulgences (I can save $15 each month too and use this $15 to have a nice meal at some cafe or buy a nice top or buy a good make up product).
- My snacking in the office (Gonna have to cut down on those kit kat bars, lays potato chips, chocolates, nonsensical snacks :[[[ . ok i will cut down on all except chocolates :D). I will replace my current unhealthy snacking habit to a healthy one - I will snack on almonds, garlic mung beans & yogurt instead.
- Carbs - will switch white rice, ban mian, yellow mee with beehoon, meesua, brown rice. I will make it a habit.
I went to do some research on what someone with my body type needs to eat to cut down on all those unwanted fats and heres what I needa strictly eat to get the physique i want:
- Whole Grains
- Whole Wheat Pasta
- Figs (ok time to start snacking on Figs)
- Brown Rice
- Lots of Vegatables
- Fruit
- Moderate amounts of lean protein - turkey, chicken, lean fish (Lean fish are those that are low in fat, such as flounder, sole, cod, red snapper, bass, perch, halibut and pike. Fat fish are those which are high in fat, such as salmon, tuna, trout, butterfish and mackerel.)
- Flaxseeds (ok I will buy this and put this into everything.)
- Cruciferous vegetables (cauliflower, cabbage, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts and similar green leaf vegetables.)
- Organic Dairy/meat products (this is not practical for me hence i'll just stick to lean meat instead).
- Omega 3 oils – Avocados, olive’s olive oil, flax oil, fish oils, raw nuts & seeds
- Spices and herbs: Turmeric, Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Sage, Ginger, Fenugreek, Milk Thistle and dandelion root.
- Onion & Garlic
Food to avoid (GAH I eat alot of the following):
- Butter
- Processed/Luncheon meats (i just ate 3 hotdogs on thursday -_-)
- Regular meats
- Sour Cream
- Tofu/Soy
- Excess Coffee (ok i will stick with 1 cup a day now)
- Pasta/White carb (butt this is everywhereee) - reason being they are low in fibre. If i eat this, I needa eat high fibre food.
- Alcohol (not difficult to stop drinking this - i only like red/white wine anyway).
- Harmful fats (This includes any hydrogenated oils, partially hydrogenated oils, shortenings, margarines and unhealthy, inflammatory fats, including most vegetable oils (sunflower, safflower), cotton seed oil and palm oil. High fat consumption is known to increase estrogen levels in the body.)
It's time to get fit - to wear the clothes i want to wear, to be able to jump around without all that jiggling. I want that lifestyle. :)
