TRA Programme: Day 8 to 10

TRA Programme: Day 8

I have changed my breakfast meals. I bought some honey baked ham over the weekend, and for the next few days, breakfast will consist of 2 slices of wholemeal bread, honey baked ham, lettuce and apple. I switched Trimshake to lunch, as I was trying to see if taking the Diene-O-Lean (DOL) supplements during lunch would help build muscle and burn fat at a faster rate. DOL is supposed to melt fats and build muscle. I figured, if I were to take it at night, there won’t be much physical activity (other than housework) to help in the muscle building effect. The body would not be moving about much. So I decided to switch it to lunch time. At least I have after lunch to continue to “work out” (either via Yoga session, walking around to buy snack, take files from the cupboard, climbing the stairs to the MRT station etc). Hopefully it would work better that way.

TRA Programme: Day 9

Mid-Autumn is approaching, and mooncakes are everywhere. Given the sugar level in an average mooncake, I’m not sure if I should even take one piece. Hmmm….

I shall be meeting my consultant tomorrow. I wonder what news my body has in store for me.

TRA Programme: Day 10

Met my consultant today. Oh dear! My weight increased. But what’s worse is my body fat %...it has risen much more! I must be doing something wrongly. After going through my food diary, my problem is….I’ve not been eating enough. What I thought to be 1 portion or more, is actually less than 1 portion. There is not much problems with the food choices, but the problem is more of insufficient protein intake. With the amount of walking I am doing, but insufficient intake, my body was beginning to store fats and burn muscle. There was more muscle loss than fat loss.

The consultant gave me a few tips for protein and how to prepare them (given that I do not have the luxury of time to prepare for breakfast and dinner). I shall try them out.

This programme is certainly useful. I learnt that I have been under-eating all these while. The key is to eat many small meals (of the right foods, of course), and to achieve at least 10 portions of food (with the majority being produce (i.e. vegetables and fruits)). This is in line with another weight management tip that I have read before – eat at least 10 portions. This would melt the muffin top that most mums would have after having kids. Time to tweak my daily eating habits.