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