Battle in Weight Management

Some women having difficulties in maintaining their body, especially after getting married or deliver a baby..In my case I would say after getting married. My body suddenly is getting slightly chubby (hahaha still don't want to acknowledge) until hard to control the weight.

I've been trying few slimming products to loss my weight but keep my exercising activities  at a very minimal. Well, that is really not a good way to loss your weight. Even though if we were to take any slimming products, we should to exercise regularly besides taking healthy foods.

My first slimming product was a Herbalife.  I had this product for about 1 month plus only. The result was so fantastic. In a week I had lost about 3 kgs and everyone is seemed noticed that I was getting slimmer even my Boss can't stop talking every time he see me. Very satisfied with the result and I decided to stop the products, thinking that I could manage my weight at that time.

However, my judgement towards my body was wrong. In less than a year, I lost in a battle to keep my body in a shape. It was getting worst and I even fatter than before :(. I've tried  to exercise, control my eating habit but it just won't work. From that moment, I knew that I had to do something. I've tried few other slimming products such as Detox Tea & Kinohimitsu and it just wont work like Herbalife. At that time I decided not to take Herbalife again because I believed that the reason I can't control my diet because of this product. Silly me :)!


There were so many advertisement on this new slimming product i.e. Jus Mate 5 in year 2008/09. I've told my hubby that I wanted to give a try to this product. Perhaps this might give me a fantastic result like Herbalife. I took this product for about a month plus and yes the result was unexpected. I lost my weight again and I can put on all my clothes that I cant put on before. So, again I decided to stop this product and tried to manage my own diet.


Unfortunately I was wrong again. Controlling food without regular exercise is useless. We tend to eat food that we like the most. Being a Malay you cant void to eat rice, 'sambal', 'masak lemak cili padi', curry and so many other unhealthy and oily food. Well, thats what make we love and proud of Malaysia the most :D. This time I'm not only fighting with my weight but  I've to battle with my health condition. Improper and unhealthy diet scheme have made me suffering with High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol LDL. I don't think that I'm that fat but there were BMI chart that proof that you just need to be within the BMI range to keep you healthy which I have to conquer now.


Well, I'm back on diet regime and this time I know that I have to do very hard. I'm trying to maintain it very tightly. I just need to find my time to conduct regular exercise. I need to lower my cholesterol level within 6 months before I meet the doctor again and perhaps by this time I will not have any sort of decease.

LDL and HDL Cholesterol

Just want to share below article from American Heart Association so that everyone is aware and can take care of our life.

LDL and HDL Cholesterol: What's Bad and What's Good?


Cholesterol can’t dissolve in the blood. It has to be transported to and from the cells by carriers called lipoproteins. Low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, is known as “bad” cholesterol. High-density lipoprotein, or HDL, is known as “good” cholesterol. These two types of lipids, along with triglycerides and Lp(a) cholesterol, make up your total cholesterol count, which can be determined through a blood test.

LDL (Bad) Cholesterol
When too much LDL (bad) cholesterol circulates in the blood, it can slowly build up in the inner walls of the arteries that feed the heart and brain. Together with other substances, it can form plaque, a thick, hard deposit that can narrow the arteries and make them less flexible. This condition is known as atherosclerosis. If a clot forms and blocks a narrowed artery, heart attack or stroke can result.

HDL (good) Cholesterol
About one-fourth to one-third of blood cholesterol is carried by high-density lipoprotein (HDL). HDL cholesterol is known as “good” cholesterol, because high levels of HDL seem to protect against heart attack. Low levels of HDL (less than 40 mg/dL) also increase the risk of heart disease. Medical experts think that HDL tends to carry cholesterol away from the arteries and back to the liver, where it's passed from the body. Some experts believe that HDL removes excess cholesterol from arterial plaque, slowing its buildup.

Triglycerides
Triglyceride is a form of fat made in the body. Elevated triglycerides can be due to overweight/obesity, physical inactivity, cigarette smoking, excess alcohol consumption and a diet very high in carbohydrates (60 percent of total calories or more). People with high triglycerides often have a high total cholesterol level, including a high LDL (bad) level and a low HDL (good) level. Many people with heart disease and/or diabetes also have high triglyceride levels.

Lp(a) Cholesterol
Lp(a) is a genetic variation of LDL (bad) cholesterol. A high level of Lp(a) is a significant risk factor for the premature development of fatty deposits in arteries. Lp(a) isn’t fully understood, but it may interact with substances found in artery walls and contribute to the buildup of fatty deposits.

Cardiovascular Disease

Last week I attended HSE's Away Day organised by my Company in FRIM. It was a good event & the programs arranged were very informative.

One of the program that they have arranged for the day was a talk from a Doctor of Hospital An-Nur (if I'm not mistaken). The Doctor has been given a mandate to talk about Stroke. The first question that was pop-up from his mouth was, "do you know what is the No. 1 killer in Malaysia?" Ouch!! everyone seemed stunned with that question but there you go...there were so many answers given by the staff..oh! it's cancer, HIV, accident, heart attack, obese..wait!! obese?? hmm let it be...

The Doctor with his smiley face answered..."The No. 1 killer in Malaysia is Cardiovascular Disease...anything that is relate to our cardiovascular / heart..No. 2 in the list is Septicaemia in other word infection in the blood (you can say that you are the biggest contribution-------->DENGUE) and Stroke comes to No. 3 in the list"

Owh! Okay!..it's our heart, thats No. 1 killer..we could be one of the victim & since then everyone seemed given their fullest attention to this Doctor..

The Doctor asked us again.."who are usually at a risk, do you know?"..."sorry Doctor we dont know, that's why we are here", aswered from one of the staff :)

The following are the factors (well, some of it I knew but it's just ignorance!).
1. Age
2. Male
3. Diabetic, HBP, High cholestrol
4. Obese
5. Heir

I could be the victim...I'm in one of the above..oh gosh!! I need exercise, I need full medical check up, I need to eat & stay healthy...I need to do EVERYTHING!!!!! hahaha now I'm terrified & scared..after so long I never thought about this...never care how importance to love our body and most important our HEART, which never stop beating since I born...subahanallah


Our Heart
(picture from Wikipedia)