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Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:16:06 GMT

jecolia's face tells u how much she love EATING!! (: hawhawhawhawhaw

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:15:35 GMT

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:03:33 GMT

ok suddenly everyone BLOGS! yay for us! HARDWORKING FOLKS!! :)

ok. CHARMAINE HERE! and i came up with a great conclusion today!

chicken patty for recess is a NONO! oh mans i didnt have any energy. that's why i fell asleep halfway while doing the NSW science competition -.- sighhh! FATTY.

lesssson : CARBO IS SUPER IMPORTANT!! :) although it make u gain weight. nvm.. helps u stay awake! and and and u can exercise to looose weight!

OK. soo around 4 i met my friend and we have baked rice cause i kept saying i needed carbo!

oh and smtg else.. lack of carbo = lack of energy = lack of brain thinking ability.

evidence:

my friend: what do u wanna eat?

me: CARBOOO

my friend: what restaurant?

me: CARBOO

my friend: no restaurant called carbo. hurry up.. what do u wanna eat

me: CARBOOO LA. WHY CANT I JUST HAVE CARBO.

my friend: baked rice at swensens.. hurry up!

HAHAHAHa. after lunch then i thought bout how SPOILT I WAS :( hahahha CARBO'S FAULT. haha

soo ppple. carbo is important!

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:17:12 GMT

Hellooooooo people!

IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO SKIP BREAKFAST (I don't know how you do it cause by break I'd just die of starvation), THIS IS FOR YOU.

(FYI. I didn't copy and paste everything!!)

It's essential to break the fast, or refuel your body and brain, after the long night's sleep.

We know that eating breakfast improves school performance for kids. Studies have shown consistently that children who eat breakfast have improved overall attendance and less tardiness. They also have better scores on tests, improved short-term memory and fewer problems with poor behavior in the classroom and on the playground.

"I am smart because I eat BREAKFAST!"

But what will that breakfast eating habit do to enhance work or job performance for adults?

If you are a breakfast eater, you are less likely to have a work site accident and you have quicker reaction times. Many nutritionists believe that like kids, adults have better attitudes, increased verbal fluency, better performance at cognitive tasks and need fewer sick days when they eat breakfast. They are also less likely to feel sluggish and less prone to eating erratically or giving in to junk food cravings.

Yummmmmmmmmy!

(Here's what you people have been waiting to see!) Eating breakfast can help you stay slim, according to Harvard researchers, and it may reduce your risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Obesity and insulin resistance rates were 35 percent to 50 percent lower among people who ate breakfast every day, compared to those who skipped breakfast. Insulin resistance syndrome is a metabolic disorder and those who have it are at higher risk for developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. In another recent study, people who are successful in losing weight and then keeping it off for at least a year have the breakfast-eating habit. Breakfast eaters tend to consume less fat and cholesterol at the same time they are taking in more of other important vitamins and minerals, while on average weighing less than those who skip the first meal of the day. (READ THIS ALL YOU NON-BREAKFAST EATING PEOPLE!)

Those who skip breakfast in order to reduce calorie intake and lose weight are sabotaging themselves(!!!). Breakfast skippers tend to more than make up for those skipped calories as they get overly hungry and give into impulsive snacking and overeating later in the day. They also have difficulty making up for the vitamins and other nutrients missed by avoiding breakfast. Breakfast eaters, on the other hand, typically take in more calcium, iron, folic acid (folate) and vitamins A, B6, C and D.

Here are some suggestions for healthy breakfasts that take two minutes or less to prepare: (I highlighted those I liiiiike!)

Whole grain cereal, milk, banana
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich and juice
Whole grain toaster waffle with applesauce and low-fat sour cream
Yogurt, granola and fruit
Bran muffin, milk and fruit
Cheese and whole grain crackers with juice
Leftover pizza, enchiladas or spaghetti, thoroughly reheated in the microwave
String cheese, fresh or canned fruit, and whole wheat toast
A fruit and yogurt smoothie made in the blender, accompanied by a bagel

And for those who don't wake hungry and ready to eat, it is easy to take along a snack to eat mid-morning. Just pack some fresh or dried fruit along with a carton of milk or yogurt and a handful of nuts. A low-fat energy bar or a bagel can be eaten with some cheese and juice.

THE END!:D

Eh so cute!

Bye bye!

A Meaty Diet.

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:59:30 GMT

Hey. Look what i found on the net.

I was supposed to go on a all MEAT diet. I always thought a meat diet would be a healthy one but look what this site says:

Meat-Eaters Gain Weight

A new study confirms that meat-eating encourages weight gain.

Researchers from the American Cancer Society studied 79,236 young and middle-aged men and women, measuring their diets in 1982 and again in 1992. Those who ate more than three servings of meat per week were much more likely to gain weight as the years went by, compared to those who tended to avoid meat.

This website also said that people who ate more VEGETABLES are more resistant to weight gain.

I also read through almost all of the websites that i found after searching and i realised that many websites discourage people from having an all meat diet is not healthy for you!!

LOOK AT THIS.

Big Studies Link Red Meat To Cancer

International scientists yesterday delivered a long-awaited verdict on red meat, concluding in a definitive study of the eating habits of half a million people that beef, lamb, pork, veal and their processed varieties such as ham and bacon, increase the risk of bowel cancer.

Those who eat two portions a day - equivalent to a bacon sandwich and a fillet steak - increase their risk of bowel cancer by 35% over those who eat just one portion a week, the study found. The World Health Organisation's international agency for research on cancer (IARC) called for everybody to eat more fish and less meat.

MORAL OF THE STORY!

EAT MEAT! BUT

Eat in proportion! NOT TOO MUCH! AND NOT TOO LITTLE. Because meat is important for your body and although it is not very healthy, it is still needed in your body, proteins are found in meat and are very important for your well being.

After reading all this i was still really really suprised about all the negative facts about eating ALOT of meat! But there was really A LOT of websites on the net that discouraged a very meaty diet. so. go search!(:

Friday, March 30, 2007

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:40:47 GMT

ok ok ok hello!

:) schooooool was funnnnnnnn!

i went shopping lately and and and... i noticed this girl who said she wanted to look like a barbie doll!!

then she pointed at this doll ( here's the pic )

the her sister told her " TOO FAT LA U, CANNOT!"

then she said ' I'LL STARVE MYSELF".

then i thought to myself... SO SAD LA! if only SOMEONE could tell her that is already slim. (: then then then i realised i could be that SOMEONE. soooooooooooooooooooo I SAID " EEEEYER THOSE GIRLS ARE ANOREXIC!!!" she looked at me with a SUPER SERIOUS FACE. then turned to ask her sister if it was true. HER SISTER SAID.. "SOME PEOPLE FAT THATS WHY SAY THESE GIRLS ARE ANOREXIC LA!"

OH MY GOSH I WANTED TO JUST GIVE HER OU BIO BLOG ADDRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK OK. SO THERE IT IS.

LESSON LEARNT : DONT LISTEN TO OTHERS.. U ARE NOT FAT!! (:

Monday, March 26, 2007

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:28:14 GMT

Hahaha omg I forgot to blog about the day I was on my pure carbos diet!!! It was disgusting! D:

That day we went to Marche for lunch and everyone had NIIIICE food and I was on pure carbos! SO... I had

ROSTIIIIIIIII! Haha.

& after that I still felt hungry, so I had crepe YAY!:D

But I had the plain one, sadly. Still good!

I didn't really feel anything at the end of the day!

Maybe our diet thing was a bit too short (NO I'm not thinking of having another 'diet day'!). But there weren't really any... Effects! Heheh. I'm not sure maybe it's just me

The end!

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:21:25 GMT

NEW LAYOUT!!!

Lots of !

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:41:16 GMT

HELLOoo!

As part of the bio project, our group decided to... PUT OURSELVES TO THE TEST!

Our plan states that each member of our group shall take up one category of food in general and eat purely from that food group for at least one day.

Deborah - Pure veg/fruit diet
Jecolia - Pure carbo diet
Debra - Pure meat diet
Charmaine - Pure fats diet

To kick off my veggie/fruit diet. I ate this for lunch:

+ Delifrance french onion soup! (I had to choose smth nice [;)

): I HAD SUCH A BIG CRAVING FOR MEAT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DAY.

But I restrained myself :D

After the 'extremely filling and tasty' lunch, I felt extremely lethargic! This was not caused by late sleeping hours or other reasons. I was EXHAUSTED throughout the day, forcing myself to keep my eyelids open and to not stare blankly into space.

It surprised me how much less energetic I felt as compared to when I ate a normal balanced meal, my energy was drained somehow. I did not feel like doing anything and that made my day quite a sad one. I respect vegetarians, really.

& after enduring the meat-cravings for one day.......

I treated myself to this:

PIZZA HUT HAWAIIAN PIZZA.

Now THIS is good stuff (:

& guess what I found while surfing the net.

BENEFITS OF A VEGAN DIET

normal blood pressure

normal cholesterol

clear, unclogged arteries,

a trim figure,

plenty of energy,(hmmm. now this is questionable!)

pain-free days and nights,

a good night's sleep,

good digestion,

a sharp memory,

good concentration

a happy outlook (hurr. hurr.)

Because whole grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables are so high in complex carbohydrates, the body is supplied with plenty of energizing fuel. You won't have to drag yourself out for a walk - you'll be bursting out the door willingly. Exercise tones the muscles, helps to maintain bone mass, and increases your levels of endorphins, hormones that heighten your sense of pleasure.

The overall benefits you'll derive from a vegan diet come from the increased intake of vitamins and minerals that help to strengthen the immune system, keep the bones strong, aid the digestion, and bring excess weight down to normal.

I'm quite disappointed that what I experienced was quite contradictory to this. Maybe it's over a prolonged period of time?

But I realize that people turn vegetarian for various reasons.

As defined by the Vegan Society, is "a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude—as far as is possible and practical—all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose."

Wikipedia states that people become vegans for a variety of reasons, including ethical concerns for animal rights or the environment, as well as perceived health benefits and spiritual or religious concerns.

^{Well. I shall remain neutral and say TO EACH HIS/HER OWN. I do have a newfound respect for vegetarians though!}

Reference: http://www.vegparadise.com/basics.html

GUYS

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:46:50 GMT

HELLO.

first (REAL) entry!! : ))

OK. for our first entry we have decided to focus on a what guys think about DIETING as a whole. By doing so,we hope to inform those girls who starve themselves just to "impress the guy" to STOP!!

we interviewed guys from the ages of 14 years old to 17 years old. so read carefully and see what they REALLY feel .

for every question, we have selected certain answers to highlight either the differences or similiarities in guys.

first question :

What if your girlfriend decides to diet one day? What will your reaction and response to her be?

A 17th year old from Pioneer JC said : i guess i'll probably ask her why first. i think i'll be a bit shock also as dieting is not something easy. it takes time and sometimes its tough. i'm not sure how to put it in words but i will still care for her by asking her if she needs help and all to lose weight. if it's really her choice to lose weight by dieting, then i'll support her.

A 16th year old from Dunman secondary school said: i'll give her the freedom to decide to diet or not. hoever, should i feel that her body is no longer able to take the lack of food, i will coax her to eat.

A 15th year old from ACS said: i would DISAGREE with her decision! DIETING IS NOT THE SOLUTION FOR LOSING WEIGHT. U GIRLS WANT TO KNOW HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT? EXERCISE!!

2nd question :

If she refuses to stop dieting, and her body is obviusly breaking down , would u seek professional help? (Even if it means u and her facing the probability of breaking up?)

ALL THE ANSWERS WERE A YES!!! GUYS DOOO CARE!! READ ON.... this is some of the quotes we felt were rather impressive!

"Because its for her own good"

" If a guy really loves his girlfriend then he should put her health before anything else."

" i will do whatever means necessary to ensure that she is healthy and not putting her life in danger."

now for the question that we were interested in finding out their answers!

question three:

will u go on diet if your girlfriend asks you too?

most of the answers we recieved were a NO! ( guys eithe believed that they were not fat or felt as if they're daily food intake of carbohydrates, fats and proteins could not be missed out. ) there was a YES though.

A Jc student said: " is she really feels as though a diet will help me then i'll give it a try for her. but i wont starve myself. i'll probably just cut down on my sugar intake and exercise more. but i'll only diet because i want her to be happy! "

A 15th year old from an independent school said: "YES. she thinks i'm fat thats why she asked me to diet. isnt it? so i'll change for the better."

QUESTION 4!!

what would u say to those girls who are staring themselves this very moment?

" live to eat. eat to live. "

" eat more and exercise. being A BIT fat isnt a bad thing girls - sexy!!!! "

" re-consider your actions. dieting is not the only way to lose weight. how about exercising?"

" its not good for health!! wake up!!!!!!! "

READ THROUGH THIS AND CONSIDER.... IF U ARE SERIOUSLY STARVING YOURSELF.. THE GUY U LIKE MAY FIND U GROSS!!!! horrror!!

LOVE U READERS!!