Friday, May 18, 2012


An article i found recently.. hope to share with all my friends... :)


Top 10 diet foods that can make you fat

Juices and smoothies

When totting up our daily intake of calories, many of us forget to take into account those that come in liquid form. However, the drinks you consume throughout the day can vastly contribute to weight gain. While smoothies and juices count towards your daily intake of fruit (and swapping fry-ups for a morning smoothie would certainly do wonders for your waistline!) supplementing meals with these sugary fruit drinks could add hundreds of extra calories on to your daily intake. Smoothies and juices contain more sugar but less fibre than whole fruit, making fresh fruit a much better snacking option.

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Cereal bars

Many of us believe that cereal bars are the perfect healthy snack and breakfast-on-the-go. However, most breakfast bars are packed with cane sugar and corn syrup, not to mention high levels of fat. In fact, despite their healthy image, cereal bars can contain as much fat, sugar and calories as an average chocolate bar, and can cause crashes in blood sugar levels which will leave you craving more food.

Dried fruit

As with smoothies and juices, dried fruit has many beneficial properties and counts towards your daily intake of fruit. However, due to the concentration of sugars that occurs when fruit is dehydrated, it is also very high in calories and sugar when compared to the same amount of fresh fruit, and is much lower in fibre and nutrients. On top of this, many brands add sugar to dried fruit to improve the flavour, which boosts the calorie content even further.

Diet drinks

Many of us turn to sugar-free versions of our favourite drinks to help stay trim, yet diet drinks may actually be causing you to pile on the pounds. Research by the Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found that those who consumed diet drinks daily experienced a 70 per cent greater increase in waist circumference than those who drank none, while a previous study showed that obesity risk increased by 41 per cent for each diet drink consumed. A suggested reason for this is that artificial sweeteners trigger appetite, and they may also inhibit the brain cells that make you feel full.

Salads

When eating out or buying food on the go, salads are generally presented as the “healthy option”. However, often this is not the case. While salads contain vegetables and other healthy ingredients, these are often buried under a layer of oily, sugary dressings which can be high in both fat and calories. Many salads do contain good fats that can help with weight loss (such as in the case of avocados and olive oil), yet this is not always so. Avoid those sneaky calories by drizzling your salads with a light dressing such as balsamic vinegar, or skipping the dressing entirely.

Soup

While soup can be the perfect weight loss food when prepared correctly, not all soups fall into the diet food category. In fact, many soups can rack up a significant amount of fat and calories, particularly those containing dairy products such as cream or cheese. On top of that, many soups are very high in salt, which can lead to bloating. To help stay trim and cut calories, try purchasing (or better yet, making your own) vegetable-based and cream-free soups.

Dips

Hummus is often perceived as the perfect diet-friendly dip. However, while the healthy snack is undoubtedly nutritious, it is also packed with calories and fat from its principle ingredients of oil and tahini. Another dip for dieters to watch out for is guacamole which, while traditionally packed with nutrients and good fats, often contains calorie-laden double cream. While most dips can be eaten in moderation, if you want to splurge guilt-free go for a homemade tomato salsa which is packed with nutritious ingredients and is almost fat-free.

Vegetable crisps

Many people view vegetable crisps as the “healthy” alternative to the potato variety. However, while some vegetable crisps contain slightly more fibre and vitamins than potato crisps, this is not always the case and the difference is generally very slight, with most of the vitamins derived from fresh veggies being lost in the process of making them into crisps. On top of this, vegetable crisps are often just as high in fat and calories as potato ones and contain just as much salt.

Popcorn

Air-popped popcorn is a great nutritious, high-fibre and diet-friendly snack. However, when butter is added into the equation, the tasty snack can quickly lose its healthy credentials. Store-bought and cinema popcorn can be extremely high in fat and calories due to its liberal coating of butter and/or sugar, and is often also served in large quantities. Furthermore, as the TV-friendly snack is often eaten in front of a screen, we can easily consume far more than we intend to due to mindless snacking.

Granola

It’s marketed as a health food, is sold in health food stores and even looks remarkably healthy, so it must be a diet food, right? In the case of granola, sadly the answer is no. While granola is undoubtedly nutritious and full of fibre, it also contains high quantities of sugar and oil, making it extremely high in fat and calories. To help save your waistline, try eating granola in small portions or, better yet, switch to a lower fat sugar-free muesli which will deliver the same health benefits without the calories.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Dream long enuf.. and it may come true eventually!! Alhamdulillah...





Pix dulu..cerita to be continued... But this is one superb event/ training.. I enjoyed it very much.. the aura is different this time..not to mention THE CROWD it brings..... waaaa.. FUN..POWERFUL...MAGICAL....
SIMPLE SIMPLE SIMPLE!!!! DREAMS DREAMS DREAMS...

Off to an early start today... Herbalife Spectacular ..here i come.. nak go purchase merchandise...  :)

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Step Rite in....Looking for Biz Partner... :)







Welcoming 2012....
Time flies.. goshh it's already the 2nd month in 2012.. with a New goal to achieve and i have made my grounding firm..i want to start up my BIZ..rent a place.. a center for all those HotMAmas out there to come and join me lead a healthier and active lifestyle.. :)  it's a dream come true... join in for our fun n exciting dance/yoga class, traditional urut, manicure/pedicure and facial, ladies & kids fashion, (kiddies corner) child development area

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Lets' talk about Visceral Fat....

Hey y'all... i've been talking about losing weight, gaining weight, maintaining weight, calories intakes and healthy lifestyle..

Now let me talk more in details about fat...what do we know about fat?


Fat is actually a nutrient that provides the body with 9 calories per gram. Aside from providing energy, it also has some other key functions which include aiding in the absorption of fat soluble vitamins and producing hormones. One of the biggest misconceptions surrounding this nutrient is that eating fat will make you fat. Fat does not make you fat, excess calories is responsible for that.


Visceral fat is different from other body fat. Visceral fat, also called intra-abdominal fat, refers to the fat that surrounds the internal organs.Subcutaneous fat, on the other hand, is body fat that is close to the skin’s surface and is considered less dangerous, and easier to lose, than visceral fat.


Visceral fat is harder to lose than subcutaneous fat because it is more deeply embedded in the body’s tissues. Visceral fat is only measured accurately by an imaging machine that can see how much of the abdomen is made up of visceral fat. A person may be within a healthy weight range, but still have too much intra-abdominal fat around the internal organs.


An excess of visceral fat is known as central obesity, or "belly fat", in which the abdomen protrudes excessively.  There is a strong correlation between central obesity and cardiovascular disease.  Excess visceral fat is also linked to type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, inflammatory disease and other obesity-related diseases.


Female sex hormone causes fat to be stores in the buttocks, thighs and hips in women.  Men are more likely to have stores in the belly to the sex hormone difference.  When women reaches menopause and the estrogen produced by ovaries declines, fat migrates from their buttocks, hips and thighs to their waists, later fat is stored in the belly. 


The liver metabolizes visceral fat and releases it into the bloodstream as cholesterol. Harmful, or “bad” cholesterol, which is Low-Density-Lipoprotein (LDL), builds up into a plaque that blocks the arteries. Losing weight through proper diet and effective exercise can help reduce visceral fat. How much fat a person eats does matter as studies have shown that those who eat 30% or more of their diets as fat usually have high amounts of visceral fat.


This is how and what it looks like..... in simple words...visceral fat is BONCHIT!!! :)

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Why Herbalife is successful?


Huge demand for Herbalife products with customers wanting to lose weight, gain weight, have more energy and perform better at sports. The products work- over a million testimonials on file. A “consumable” product as customers orders monthly programmes.
Herbalife is the worlds leading weight management company, proven over 29 years in 71 countries. Sales have just reached $3.8 billion. Not just another marketing company entering the market with “me-too products”!
And Now Beckham Is Here!
Herbalife, Official Nutrition Company of the L.A. Galaxy, welcomes the world’s most famous soccer sensation to Los Angeles. It’s a magical moment in history that fans and media across the globe can’t stop talking about.
Proven Success Around the world, thousands of people just like you have changed their lives with the Herbalife business opportunity—and you can, too! From setting your own hours to achieving financial independence, the lifestyle of your dreams is finally within reach. Herbalife’s record of success spans over 29 years.
Herbalife is creating a better future for people around the world and have only scratched the surface of their potential.
When you become a Herbalife distributor, you’re joining a winning team that has been changing the world for a long time and will continue doing so for an even longer time to come. Herbalife is here to stay!
Here are just a few reasons why you should make Herbalife your opportunity for success:
Top Management TeamThe top team managing the Herbalife business is second to none. The CEO was headhunted from his previous position as President of Disney International. This is a reflection of the growth in the Wellness market and Herbalifes pre-eminent position within it.
Dr Lou Ignarro, Nobel prize winner in medicine.
Herbalife developed Niteworks® with Dr. Louis Ignarro, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine
The technical team developing our leading natural products includes top people such as Dr Lou Ignarro, a Nobel prize winner in medicine.Herbalife makes the finest products in the world.
Pure and simple. Millions of satisfied customers have been experiencing safe, healthy and nutritionally oriented weight loss thanks to Herbalife’s uniquely effective products and programs. The products work and they work well. Our herbal-based supplements are formulated from only the very best botanicals and other natural ingredients. Herbalife is the best because it helps people feel and look their best.
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Herbalife offers the best marketing plan. This business opportunity is the most rewarding and comprehensive in the industry. If you’re truly committed to working the business, the business will work for you. Whether you want to work part time or full time, earn some extra cash or work full-time from home, Herbalife makes it all possible. Contact for us for the details.
Herbalife has a proven track record. Herbalife has been changing lives for the better for over 29 years. If Herbalife didn’t possess that kind of credibility and integrity, it wouldn’t have a two-decade track record of success. People come to Herbalife because they know the company will always be there for them.
Our team is committed to success – their own and yours. Herbalife distributors are passionately committed to the products that changed their own lives and are dedicated to spreading the word. And as a Herbalife distributor achieves financial success, he or she always wants to help others succeed as well. Your support system is the entire family of Herbalife distributors.
Take charge of your life as a Herbalife distributor you run your own home business helping people improve their life. The first steps are always the most difficult and we will help and guide you through them step by step.
Take the first step to the life you deserve! Whether you’re planning the future of your dreams or just need cash for today, start on the path to life changing success as a Herbalife Distributor. Regardless of experience or education, you’ll receive personalised support every step of the way as you build your business.