Dieting for Photography

Wholemeal Spaghetti with Eggs

For the past 7 days I've been on a high protein low carb diet. 3 more days to go and carb load on the last day before the shoot. It's pretty much experimental on how my body works towards dieting. the last time i did for Hottest Hunks in Malaysia 09, i shrunk bt i was ripped to bits... lol.. so this time, il ripped and maintain my size before i start the next program to build more mass. It's not recommended for everyone to go this strict all of the sudden. 1st you will experience psychological depression as I totally cut out all my simple carbs and comfort food. then you will have to fight your cravings which will further increase your depression.. lol

Don't rush diet as nothing rushed will sustain. work your diet slowly so you will gain momentum and prolonged your healthy lifestyle. furthermore, rushing it will only hurt your body more and you are forcing your body to make drastic changes in a short period of time. take it one step at a time and you will see fruitful result.

Boiled skinless chicken breast with cucumber

Hulk Knows the color!!

Yeah, I called it. The Most muscular super hero sure knows the color.. GREEN.. It's not just in pens and papers or even on screen that the huge beast, the Incredible HULK is ripped and as dry as the deserts of Sahara.

I know a lot of people from the gym have one common concept on building mass. Lots of meat, carbs and proteins. but they fail to mention lots of fruits and vegetables. As of always, meat have always been an all time favourite in Mass building process. Especially "BEEF" which contains not only Protein but a high dose of creatine. Next you have the chicken breast and eggs tied closely at 2nd, moving on to fish.... but wait... all these hard to digest protein won't get anywhere near your muscles if your system can't fully process them least to absorb them. If your digestive system is not functioning properly, how is it that you are able to reap the goodness of all the items which you just stuff into that slaughter house?

Vegetables and fruits are a good source of fiber and many of them contains great enzymes which helps your digestive system to function properly. And according to my studies, there is a substance in vegetables which helps you to get that ripped effect by slowing down the process of protein being burnt as food for the body. by doing so, your body actually stays full longer which ends up aiding your metabolism to last longer. isn't that what all bodybuilders have been hunting for all this while? prolonged metabolism rotations which helps to burn fats all day long without turning to catabolism.

Final words, Go Green, Go Hulk!!

Feeling Corny?

Whoa! POP CORN??? YUMMY?!! Am I sure?...... emm...

HELL YEAH!!

hahaha.... well, a lot of people consider popcorns as comfort food which is far from anything healthy.. well, it is comfort food but rather preparation is very important to either make it healthy o not.

Popcorn has been misjudged for many decades least centuries.. well, at least since it was found. Probably due to all the misguidance from the western movies we watched visibly showing how obese boys chowing ton and tons of popcorns in front of their tv or in the cinemas? probably... but popcorn itself is a healthy snack choice. It's a healthy whole grain choice which contains tons of fibers and merely just 93 calories with less than 1.5 gms of fat for a standard air-popped 3 cups serving without any other ingredients.

but unfortunately, society today would not risk their taste buds for anything less than tasty to enter the gateway to their heart. Ingredients such as caramel, sugar, butter... etc have been added to taste as well as fats and calories. Need I say more the next time you visit a cinema.. you know what to do... Usually I either sneak my own snacks if the confectionery in the cinema lacks of the choice.... (will be discussed in the next log) Sorry Cinema owners, but if only you have healthier selections other than the carbonated sugary drinks and those fatty and high calories snacks, probably the health conscious crowd would let you earn their hard earn cash.

Well, new research has found out that popcorns has got large level of health-boosting antioxidants called "polyphenols" Polyphenols found in fruits and vegetables are thought to help reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer and other diseases.

So I'd say "POP that CORN but CORN it NATURALLY"

Milking the Bread

Milk is essential for the body but a lot of speculations have been made throughout the years. Milk is good for the body, milk is bad, good, bad.......... but who is right and who isn't? well, i've been taking skimmed milk twice daily or sometimes more for 3 years. Low fat high calcium milk for the past 1 year and i've managed to maintain my fat percentage at a very low level. As of eggs, milk has always been underrated. Not cause of milk itself but a lot of people didn't reap the goodness of milk cause they consume a lot of processed milk, full-cream milk and even condensed milk which is high in fats and a lot of other substance which is not the best for health. Milk is actually very beneficial for our muscles and bones. Even for our metabolic mechanism. we just have to choose wisely.

I can't find any of the brand i was using previously which is very low in fats and sugar.. and i mean VERY LOW. Tesco light skimmed milk is awesome. i think that's the best i can find here in Malaysia (peninsula) which is reasonably priced. Now i'm using Anlene Low Fat milk powder cause it's the lowest i can find here in East Malaysia. I drink once in the morning and once before I sleep. By doing so, I'm giving my body the food it needs to boost up the metabolic rate and at the same time, nothing to rich. And with the amount of caffeine i'm consuming daily, I think i'm burning a lot of my calcium. So apart from drinking lots of milk, calcium tabs is essential.

Another underrated super food is the bread... not just any bread but anything with the "WHOLE" is recommended. White breads are fast simple carbs which burns up too fast before your body can fully utilize it for energy. It's not bad but try to consume less of these white colored ones. Wholemeal, Wholegrain, wholewheat are awesome complex carbs which is high in fiber. And another selection of breads are everything with nuts and seeds in it. Complex carbs provide a slower and sustained release. which is really good before a workout so your food can last you throughout the 1 - 2 hrs of exercise before turning to your muscles for energy. Again, i ask you all to choose wisely and read those labels before you put into your mouth.

Have fun with Breads and Milks :)

miracle product - or is there?

Is there even such a thing as a miracle food at all? You look out your window as you drive pass the highways and you see billboards after billboards of slimming products which guarantee success even without exercise and  some promise results even if you don't watch your diet. Eat as much buffet as you want, nasi lemak, lemang, curry, fast food... etc .... even in the newspapers, you see pages and pages of these advertisements... so do they really work? I mean, by what they claimed? Of course a lot of people would be interested. No tiresome gym workout or hiking.. no sufferings from food cravings. Enjoying those alcohols and beers without having the guilt or worry as long as you take the product. If it's that easy, how come the world's obesity percentage is increasing? If's it's that miraculous, why is the percentage of death due to visceral fats has not been decreased? Ever wonder why?

Fiber Up = RIPPED MUSCLES

My only diet on competition week.... green vege in olive oil with peanuts and raisins... but of course, I have honey Oatmeal with dates and raisins :P

according to research, Fibers and give you quality ripped muscles......... emm... emm... can't remember why but i know its true :P muahahaha........ go google it lah.... haiz..... since ur online reading this blog d :P hahahaha....

well, peanuts have good fats and raisins is good for you.... with olive oil consisting of good fats and even a natural fat burner.....

Eggs and Coffee

Just came back from Tesco. Bought a tray of eggs (Protein source) Wheat Bran Bread (Fiber source), Sardine (Protein source), Salmon (Protein source) well, as you can see, all the ingredient are high in protein and fiber and low in carbohydrate..

anyways, today i tried something new.....

Spicy egg sandwich

Ingredient
2 Egg whites
2 slice Wheat Bran Bread
pinch of Dry chili
pinch of black pepper
1 tablespoon virgin olive oil

• 1st extract the egg whites into a bowl
• heat up the wok with the olive oil
• once the oil is hot, pour in the egg whites and even it out
• quickly spread the dry chili and black pepper all over the top of the egg
• flip it over once to cook
• spread over the bread

and here is how you prepare a fat burning, high protein, low carbohydrate meal. Of course, without the thick espresso, the meal would be tasteless.... (Sugarless / milkless)