There are always healthy alternatives to our diet. Murabiyyah has nicely posted the difference between healthy and non-healthy choices on her blog. These unhealthy choices are the commonly consumed by our people. Every time healthy food choices is mentioned, we tend to hear comments that “makanan nyaman saja yang inda sihat ani” or “delicious food seems to be unhealthy”.
It is quite hard for us to visualise the impact of eating unhealthy food. Calories may not mean much for us. Placing calories in the context on how much activity is required to burn it off is good. For example, if I were to choose boiled potatoes (144 calories) instead of french fries (385 calories), that’s a saving of 241 calories or approximately an hour of walking.
I like to think of calories another way, more like a big picture sort of view. If I were to choose boiled potatoes instead of french fries 4 times a week for a month, I would save about 3500 calories. Assuming I was eating same calories as I was burning, I would have lost 0.5 kilos, just by choosing a healthier alternative. This is true for all the other food and drinks. By choosing more healthy food, the savings will be more. When you factor in an increase physical activity, you will lose more weight.
This is in my opinion a more sustainable way of losing weight because this change in diet is more practical than other fad diets. I have actually lost about 7 kilos with this simple lifestyle change and have actually remained around the same weight for past 1 year. The only problem is that we tend to be impatient and want to lose a lot of weight immediately. So next time we are deciding what to eat, just think for a moment and figure out a healthier alternative…
Hi, Sorry it took me a while to balas ur email. Forgotten the password for my blog, hence the lack of action. Anyway, i think this is an interesting attempt. Any particular medical question can be addressed to me, and shall try my best to help.
Indeed, it is important for our health to make the healthier choice when it comes to eating. It all begins at the supermarket, choose fresh healthy ingredients as opposed to ready made stuff such as Indomie which is not good for your health.
i don’t think so one needs to exercise to lose one’s weight.
it is pressure to achieve one’s aim/target.
By having particular food it will balance and reduce your weight.