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The Cause For Unhealthy Diet
October 14, 2009 | 2 Comments
I’ve been trying to get my 6 packs for 6 years now. Yes! 6 friggin years and I’m still a fat ass (by my standards of course)! I’ve been going to gym all these while and even attempted half vegetarian recently but it is still not working. I’ve been observing myself and this time I’ve extended my scope and I think I found the cause of it. It is “you”. Well, not exactly.
Culture
I’m a Chinese. For those non-Asians, we sort of originated from China and are very well known for cooking. Since Chinese cuisines have many styles and variations, this is where the problem starts. When you have choices, you tend to try. Trying is the problem here. Hopefully staying and cooking on my own can solve this issue.
Besides those domestic issues you have the social culture at large. This is where your parks, towns, states, countries and world falls into. These are influenced by sustained product marketing. Look at Cokd and McG (sure hope they don’t sue me for affecting their market share..:D ) for example, 100 years of promoting their product as hip and convenient is surely a brainwash, and an effective one.
To keep it short, below are the top 10 food to stay away from your daily diet. This list is for those who wish to improve (i think most will use the word “sacrifice”) their diet for a better health and a stunning body. After all, when all else fails, you only have your body to count on.
Top 10 Food To Stay Away From Your Daily Diet
1. Sugar Water
By sugar water I mean everything which is on sale besides bottled mineral water and green tea. A can of soft drink contains 16.5 teaspoons of sugar. Can you believe that? Try eating 16.5 teaspoons of sugar accompanied by warm water, it is inconsumable. How has technology made it so easy to consume sugar nowadays.
If you really need some taste, green tea is the best alternative that I can find so far. You can opt for soy drinks too but most on the market are too sweet to be of actual benefits, keep looking.
2. Rice (especially nasi lemak)
I’ve reduced my rice intake by 80% since a few months ago and I don’t see any different on my body weight at all, so I’ve come to a conclusion that rice is not needed in my diet. Try to reduce your rice intake, especially nasi lemak. They ain’t called “fat rice” for nothing.
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http://www.malaysia-hotels.net/food_dining/malay-food.html
3. Cut Down On Meat
I was a pure meat eater previously so I know how it is. Try to do your part instead of indirectly causing the slaughter of animals. Animal lovers who eat meat? Yeah right. Take fish instead if you wish to start things off slowly because they don’t cry while being butchered, it can really heal your conscience, seriously.
4. Bread ,Buns and Donuts
Hoho! I called them the deadly trinity! Enough said. If you must, choose whole wheat bread instead of white bread.
5. Junk Food (sweets, crackers, fries, cakes, chips, nuts, etc..)
They come in all ways and seems to appear always. Just choose and eat wisely. I found the low fat raw almond nuts to be quite inviting sometimes, just don’t chew off the whole packet!
6. Alcohol (beer, wines, liquor)
You’ll be safe if you are able to prevent yourself from crossing the thin line between casual drinking and senseless drinking. I couldn’t, which was why I ended up shying away from most drinking gatherings. The word “health” gets a whole new meaning after a few shots of liquor.
7. Chocolate and Ice Creams
They should belong to the junk food categories but I gave them a special slot since they were once my favourite food. When I was a kid I swore to never turn down any chocolate and ice cream offers. Looks like it doesn’t turn out well.
8. Caffeine
I was thinking of taking less coffee but caffeine is the culprit here. Checkout the link below for more details on the pros and cons of caffeine :
http://www.healthy.net/scr/article.asp?id=1378
9. Whipped Cream As Toppings
Any kind of whipped cream as topping is a sin. Get it and you’ll be whipped.
10. Milk
This one is kind of personal. I’ve had stomach discomfort for many years and I struggled to find the cause. Since replacing milk with my protein supplement, the uneasiness seemed to disappear. I also read that 75% of the world’s population has problems digesting cow’s milk, maybe that could be your problem too?
Now I ate less than 50% of the portion that I used to eat 2 years ago and I’m feeling better than ever and I believe that things can only be better!
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it’s all true. But how can one resist cookies n cream ice-cream and right after that sinful indulgence; a big cup of dark hot chocolate with lots of whipped cream on top …and I mean EXTRA whipped cream..that’s for me. Meatloft with sunny side up in the morning…and who cares if the guilt comes later when you’re so busy enjoying it. I guess most of us are aware of all these evil food fetish. Especially when you’re airborned like me most of the time, when all the food are suppose to look appealling and appetizing. And worst of all, it’s all free and you can have as many serving as you like. Luckily, all the substitute that you’ve mentioned has been in mind all these time…green tea and soy milk being my favourite has never fail to be the alternatives. And staying alone does help, coz you tend to find the most easiest way to cook food, which is blanch, boil and steam; at the same time it retains the vitamins as well as the naural taste and sweetness of the food. And you can always opt to bake than deep frying chicken.And if you are craving for some crispy cruchcy bites, you can always coat the chicken in cornflakes before putting it into the oven to bake. All you need to do it some creativity in your cooking and it will do you good. And ‘MODERATION in everyhing’ is a universal law. And for a sane sport diet, remember moderation and balance are the keys to nutritional success!!!!!
Wow! Thanks for the comment. They are enough to have an article on its own.. I’m really keen on learning how to cook once I have my own place and I’ll need all the help I can get. I hope you will share with me your secret recipes..