Malaysian Challenge - 08/12/09

So I used the weekend to recover and kicked back into the regime yesterday. The run has been good, we're doing 12 sets now, and finish off the ab excersises in the park as well. Sweating buckets would be an understatement in this weather.

One thing that has suffered though is my weights. Spending the morning on the run and ab sets, and especially since I am using the rest of the time with mates and family has meant I've not done any weights since getting in. Need to remedy that at some point this week.

But what about the key point, the eating you say? Well here is how the day is typically panning out:

Breakfast : Weetabix with low fat milk. You are able to have any wholegrain cereal with low fat milk and always double check the sugar content. A lot of the cereals in Malaysia are sugar heavy, even stuff like the shredded wheat which tends to be the American variety which has a lotta corn syrup.

Snack 1: Dried fruit, nuts, green tea etc. This is stuff that is not hard to find, is cheap and you can have on the go or in the office.

Lunch: Challenge starts here. I have been able to tackle this by always just ordering meat and veg, even when at a mamak, which gets me odd looks but hey, who cares. If you're an office rat, you could always pack a meal rather than go out and eat. You both save dosh and can control what you have.

Other options can be getting just some char siew (roast pork) and some vegetables, sashimi, or even KFC and have it with the skins off.

If you really need to have rice, try and score some brown rice.

Snack 2: Fruit, fruit, fruit. There is no excuse in Malaysia, there is an abundance of fruit.

Dinner: Most people have this at home on a weekday so really you can prep something healthy no issue. I've been having a lotta stuff like egg, chicken or lean beef.

Snack 3: Green tea.

So yeah, let's see how the rest of the week pans out.

Arivind

Stopped In My Tracks

SO there I was, all excited about kicking off the regime, and I found myself falling sick. Could be the sudden change in climate, or the KL air (not the cleanest, though never thought it could be worse than London's, guess it is), what it's meant is me taking the weekend off to sort out the jet lag and feel better.

I am however sticking to the eating regime fine (had a lotta raisins, seafood, green tea and water yesterday) and today have had eggs for breakfast, smoked salmon and fat trimmed bacon pan fried with no oil for lunch. In between has been spent on snacking on nuts and dried fruit.

Monday will see me getting back to the regime as per normal, and also making more of an effort to prove that you can eat well even when faced with typical Malaysian food.

Malaysian Challenge - Day 1

After wrapping up the 6 week challenge, and seeing the amazing effects it had, I mused with Samantha about the viability of doing the same thing if one was in Malaysia, our hometown. Like most Asian countries, the diet is carb heavy and people tend to eat out A LOT. Eating healthy can often times mean a higher shopping budget, or expensive meals out.

So I told Sam I would try and prove that it could be done ( of course with the person making certain lifestyle choices, figured one would if one had a goal in mind) on normal Malaysian food and without the need for resorting to expensive options as much as one would think.

I will also be keeping to the 6 day a week exercise regime as per usual.

I'm out here for almost 4 weeks, so here it goes:

0800
Weetabix x 2 with low fat milk
Green tea

1140
Grilled chicken breast with prawns and garden vegetables.

1315
Green Tea

1520
Dried apricots
Green tea

2040
2 pork ribs
Baby kailan with garlic
Sweet potato leaves with garlic
Yam basket chicken pieces
2 tablespoons of noodles with pork

2240
Green tea.