The most dreaded thing that happens to most women is happening to me!! Oh no~~~

Huhu.. my body is catching up with my age.. huu I hate it!!

All these while, I never bother much about this kind of stuff. I dun really take some of my time to really look at myself in the mirror. All these time, I just look at myself to complain about the new pimples coming out, the scars left on my face, whether the lipstick is decently applied, that kind of stuff only. I never really INSPECT my whole face to see if there are some new lines lining up my face canvas. I know I’m getting older day by day, but I don’t really think about it all that much.

And last 2 days, I accompanied Nurul (my officemate) to shop for a perfume. And she bought an Estee Lauder perfume worth RM210. And we were offered a complimentary make over for free for each of us. While the makeup is being done on me, the beauty advisor made a remark about my eyes. She said my dark circle is very bad, and there are fine lines there. I was well aware of my dark circles, but never take any action to cure/avoid it. And I never notice about the lines as well. So what she said to me really got into my head. My body is getting older!! Oh noooooo~~~~

She said eyes are the most sensitive part on our face so we really must take great care of our precious eyes. So that they will stay healthy and pretty for as long as possible. I decided to start doing it now. To take care of my body..

I decide to:

• Watch the things I eat – watch out my cholesterol intake, eat healthy food
• Healthy snacking – eat cherry tomatoes and baby carrots for snack, good for eyes n skin
• Take supplement – bought evening primrose tablets
• Put on hydrating mask once a week

I will work hard to achieve this!! Yoshhh..

hye hye.. mlm nih aku telah berjaya menyiapkan kotak makanan tengah hariku yang pertama. yatta!! inilah dia~~


whoopss.. silap. err nih onigiri bento yg aku bli kat jusco time aku xleh kuar lunch ngn lunchmates aku. kikiki.. bento yg aku buat sdr adalah seperti di bawah.. ngeee



deep fried chicken drummet, veggies, not-really-octopus-shaped-sausage and mini onigiri. tihiii my first onigiri ever.. x begitu kemas. yg bentuk bulat tuh adalah not intended. wahahhaha sbb melekat kat tangan da xde bentuk segitiga, so aku bulatkan aje cam onigiri shin-chan :P next time kena kepal nasi time panas2 dan tangan mesti basah, baru tak lekat kat tangan..


ble da siap susun, bleh tutup dan ini lah dia.. my bento!!! kya~~ excitednya haku!! ngehehehe. comey kan bento box aku ngn its matching chopstick?? kawaii...


ahh gousosama.. tihihihi walaupon ia adalah lunch box, tp sebab ni adalah trial pack, maka wajiblah untuk aku santap sebagai dinner.. ngehehee oisyi yo... liciinn :D

pasal apa tbe2 aku terajin nk buat bento?? ngehee baru2 nih aku da mula bz kat opis. baru ku taw nature boss aku.. jenis yg expect urgent task mesti complete within few hours yang dia da tetapkan. jadi da beberapa kali aku miss lunch. huhu sian kat perut aku.. dah laa pagi mmg jarang amat aku amek bekfest. mmg kebulur ler..

jadi itu psl ler aku nk start bawak bekal. so senang utk aku mkn on time. doc ckp mesti mau makan on time, klo x, mula lah hangin 1 badan, silap2 ari bulan bleh muntah2 siap. aku tamau perut aku suffer cam dlu lagi, cam 2 tahun lepas time jadi programmer cabuk. skang pon masih cabuk, tp da upgrade ler sket.. :P

haha aku tatau ler rajin ke tidak aku prepare bento nih. tp yg pasti bukan 5 ari semgu ler aku nk buat pon... ngehee

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Clev eland ,Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.It is the most-requested column I've ever written.
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch. [nami] totally true [/nami]
5. Pay off your credit cards every month. [nami] this one is crucial!! ;) [/nami]
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it. [nami] uff ignore this one pls.. [/nami]
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck. [nami] failed to do.. U_U [/nami]
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile. [nami] i neva resist choco, is welcomed anytime anywhere :D [/nami]
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what theirjourney is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; Godnever blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one isup to you and no one else
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no foran answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don'tsave it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, willthis matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything. [nami] baik.. [/nami]
29. What other people think of you is none of your business. [nami] ya btolll [/nami]
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'dgrab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift." [nami] that's why it's called present..[/nami]

well right now i'm thinking about a suitable diet regime which suits me that i can follow until years to come.. i read somewhere, if u manage to follow the regime for two weeks, it'll become a habit. worth trying.. :D


basic guide lines (yg logik aku bleh follow):

- high protein breakfast, so u wont be freaking hungry by lunchtime

- eat small portions of frequent meals. important to eat something 2-3 hours before bedtime. but i guess must be careful what to eat. for me, 8pm is the limit time. try to eat light. and try to sleep early so u dun get hungry. if u do, drink plain water

- drink lots of water thru-out the day

- the same old things, avoid fried, processed food, avoid sugar, too much salt bla2.. well, simply put, never take too much of everything.

- dun put a concrete wall between u and food. u'll get more excited to climb the wall to reach out for the food. eat while thinking. huhu i'll try that one. my motto used to be: eat first, think later.

- well, what's more important than exercise??


daily eating habit:

breakfast - high protein: eggs, sausage, cheese, wholemeal bread, peanut butter, milk, yogurt.. err apo lagi?

lunch - err i'll need to maintain my current menu hehe. can't live without rice. tho i'll try to take less nasi, more green veggies, and grilled over fried, white meat over red meat, stuff like that. and no drink in between mouthfuls, just plain water after meal. maybe fruits before meal

tea time - 4 hours after lunch, grab 2 oatmeal cookies or biscuits, green tea

dinner - before 8pm: fruits(avoid orange fruits- mango, persimmon, papaya), prunes, skim milk, green tea, yogurt, sup sayur


exercise:
well, what can i say, this is the hardest part. the easiest way is sign up at a gym center. but i'm going to be quite broke this month and this few upcoming months. well, what with my various travel plans ahead. ehem back to the topic..
jogging at tasik perdana after work 3 times a week on mondays, tuesdays and friday. perhaps saturday morning as well at tasik permaisuri? err tho that sounds IMPOSSIBLE for me. well just a suggestion.

that is all.. i will try my hardest to follow these for this 2 weeks and see how. yoshhh gambare masu~~
p(^_^)q

This post is copied straight out from Yahoo Shine: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/user-post-conquer-the-sugar-addict-within-you-451160/

Enjoy the read :)

It usually strikes around 10am and 4pm and then again in the evening. Perhaps it’s feelings of sluggishness or irritability, maybe the shakes set in or you feel like you are going to fall asleep at the wheel of the car. A boost is in order, so you turn to a mid-morning donut and coffee, late afternoon chips and soda, or a late night bowl of Haagan Daas Chocolate Fudge Brownie ice cream for relief. The logical side of your brain says “no don’t do it…grab the celery”, but the addict within you says “just go for it…it’ll make you feel better”.

In actuality, those little sugar (and caffeine) highs just set you up for a big fall a couple hours later. The introduction of refined sugar into your system elevates your blood sugar levels initially and you feel a surge in energy…temporary relief…but it’s false energy and short lived. It is followed by a crash a couple hours later when your blood sugar levels quickly plummet leaving you in need of another boost…thus the daily cyclical cravings many people experience for sugar and/or caffeine. It’s like a crazy roller coaster ride. Your blood sugar levels, rather than remaining constant and steady throughout the day, are continually skyrocketing and plummeting, leaving you with all kinds of unpleasant side effects. Treating these side effects becomes a necessity in order to function properly. After all, an addict needs their drug of choice.
It’s a pretty safe assumption to say that the majority of American people are addicted to both sugar and caffeine. But fear not…there is a solution. You can gain control of cravings without willpower or deprivation and permanently change your relationship with sugar.

Before we get into the steps to dealing with sugar cravings, let’s first talk about why sugar is so bad for you. It’s more than just rotten teeth and a big gut that we have to worry about here.
When I refer to this evil white stuff, I am also including any products made from white flour such as pasta, white rice and bread. These products are so highly processed that they lack the fiber and nutritional content of the original grain from which they were derived so they end up being metabolized in the body just like sugar.


Here are a few of the problems associated with the evil white stuff:

The Big Three: Cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Although the media has brought much attention to dietary fat as being the culprit in the development of these diseases, in reality, sugar is an even bigger problem. Cancer cells thrive on sugar!

Sugar and white flour products are devoid of nutrients (the processing strips them away)

Sugar and white flour products cause constipation (from lack of fiber). Just think of what happens when you mix flour with water. You end up with a sticky, gluey mess. Imagine this glop attempting to move through your digestive tract. It can’t. It clogs it all up and interferes with your body’s natural elimination abilities which leads to disease. If you aren’t having daily, sizeable bowel movements, you are constipated.

Sugar messes with your mind and emotions. Mood swings, brain fog, angry outbursts, depression and the like are all symptoms of excessive sugar intake.
Sugar impairs your sex life. People who consume a lot of sugar tend to have a low libido, have difficulty reaching orgasm and getting and maintaining an erection. (Not to mention the toll wild mood swings can take on a relationship in general. Just ask my husband and children what it was like to live with me while I was a sugar addict).

Sugar causes hypoglycemia, which is an under recognized condition that is a precursor to diabetes and can wreck havoc on your life.

Sugar affects how your skin looks. Premature aging, wrinkles and pimples are all by products of too much sugar.

The average American consumes 152 pounds of sugar each year. That is correct…152 pounds! One 20 ounce bottle of Coca Cola alone contains over 16 teaspoons of sugar. I cringe when I see kids guzzling down monster sized sodas at the movie theater. Sugar is completely addicting and it is everywhere! We all know the obvious places—cookies, cake, candy, ice cream, soda—but it is also found in just about every type of packaged food you can imagine—soups, salad dressings, meats and frozen foods.

So what to do? The first step to combating sugar cravings is to be aware of the negative implications that accompany sugar consumption. This awareness will provide you with the motivation necessary to instill better dietary habits. Now that you are armed with awareness, peruse the list below of ways to assist you in conquering the sugar addict within.


To Combat Sugar Cravings:

Drink more water. Many times sweet cravings are a sign of dehydration. Drinking a glass of water wakens your cells and gives you more energy.

Cut out caffeine. A gradual approach typically works best to avoid withdrawal symptoms such as massive headaches and grouchiness. Reduce your current intake by half, then in half again after a couple days, and continue until you have removed caffeine successfully from your daily routine. Replace the morning drug in a mug with an herbal tea, freshly squeezed juice or green smoothie.

Eat sweet vegetables and fruit. This helped me tremendously when I was cutting out sugar. My late afternoon snack became roasted sweet potatoes, beets and onions for quite some time!

Use gentler sweeteners. Use maple syrup, agave nectar, and raw honey.

Exercise daily. I can’t stress this enough. Exercise helps to balance blood sugar levels and reduces tension.

Get more sleep, rest, and relaxation. Go to bed earlier and practice de-stressing methods such as meditation, deep breathing, or gentle yoga stretches. When you are stressed out and tired, your body will want to reach for sugar.

Eliminate fat free and low fat foods. They are usually loaded up with sugar to compensate for the lack of flavor and fat.

Don’t allow yourself to get too hungry. You are more likely to reach for an unhealthy choice when you are starving. Frequent, smaller meals work well.

Eat a nutritious breakfast. It sets the tone for the day. Having protein, fat and fiber at your meal will release energy more steadily and slowly into your system, thus avoiding big swings in your blood sugar levels.

Add essential fatty acids to your daily diet such as flax seed, fish oil, and fish. Chromium is also a useful dietary supplement that is known to reduce sugar cravings.

Add spices: Coriander, cardamon, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves all naturally sweeten and flavor your food and reduce cravings.

Create a support system: Set a goal with a friend to cut out sugar and offer each other daily support and encouragement.

Slow down: Sweeten your life in non-food ways by connecting more with others. Talk with friends, touch others…hugs, massages…spend time in nature. When you are feeling happy and content you are less likely to crave sugar.

Most importantly, be accepting of yourself. Big changes don’t happen overnight. Take small steps and keep your end goal in mind. A happier, healthier, more energetic version of you is the prize at the end!