Quit smoking Final Entry

As previous entries, I had finally succeeded in quitting smoking. I am overwhelmed with joy!!

Finally, after so many unsuccessful tries, I managed to get rid of the smoke, but in return I also gain something I am scare of. 

Fats. 

Weight gain. 

From 49 kg to 53 kg in just 3 months.

I was really really very depress about this.

I know that quit smoking can actually gain weight but never expect it to gain so much.

Most of my pants and shorts are too small for me. 

Now after quit smoking, it's time to lose weight too...

I used to go for a run few times a week. After I settle down to an office hour job, I actually got no time for running. I don't really like late night running and beside sometimes after dinner, I still got to supervises kids' homework. 

My exercises time was totally cut off. 

So for the last 3 months, no exercises, eat and eat, gain and gain.

Now I decided to cut away those fats and since I can't run, I decided to use skipping rope. 

It is also a good exercise for losing weight and I actually can just jump outside my corridor. 

No need too much time, 15 mins every day. 

I went to search for some videos on how to slim down using skipping rope.

Some techniques seem tough and I don't think we can actually skip for so long for starter.

But it is a good guide on what type of ways to jump you can learn.

So I am giving myself a 1 month probation period, to see I really did lose weight or not. Stay tune for my weight loss result!

Skinny Mint Teatox Review

I'm sure a lot of ladies by now should have heard of this Skinny Mint teatox.
I, myself accidentally found it online when I was looking for a tea detox for myself.
I realised that being a SAHM these few years makes me grow a few kgs... :'( and as I ages, my body ages too. They don't burn fats like young body do anymore.

Anyway, I saw this blogger which I forgot who doing this review and so I went to search for Skinny Mint website.
I hardly believe what they written when I read those testimonials and reviews at the website.
I was like "sure or not" attitude.
How does a simple tea actually makes you slim down without even exercise?
After thinking through, I decided to try it out myself.
I thought since I'm going to buy a tea detox, I might as well try this.

And so I ordered my first Skinny mint online.
The delivery service was not bad.
They actually delivered the next working day which is fast! But one thing I was really confused was why I got charged S$70.46 instead of the purchasing price S$69.90 since delivery was FOC.
I never really went to find out why.

There are 2 types of teas in Skinny Mint tea detox.
Morning boost and Night cleanse.
Everyday you took a cup of Morning boost before or during breakfast.
As for Night cleanse, you took it once in 2 nights, after your last meal of the day.

So what are we drinking into our body everyday?
There are 8 main powerful ingredients in the tea bags.

Morning Boost
Green Tea - energizing, fat burning, immunity boosting
Yerba Mate - Stimulating, curb appetite, boosts metabolism
Nettle Leaves - antioxidant, natural diuretic, rids constipation
Dandelion - antioxidant, nutrifying, digestive
Guarana Fruit - Cleansing, endurance, weight lose
Grapefruit Leaves - cleansing, immunity improving, fat reduction
Strawberries - antioxidant, brain food, fat burning
Pineapples - nutrifying, digestive, antioxidant

Night Cleanse
Ginger Root - anti-bloating, digestive aid, aphrodisiac
Orange Leaves - rids constipation, sleep aid, smooth skin
Lemongrass - relaxant, pain relief, anti-bacterial
Senna Leaves - natural laxative, anti-bloating, weight lose
Peppermint - anti-bloating, digestive and colic relief
Licorice Root - antacid, soothes menstrual cramps
Hawthorn Berries - Circulation, anti-anxiety, digestive
Psyllium Husk - natural laxative, promotes colon health

Morning boost also contain caffeine, so you can actually quit drinking coffee in the morning and drink morning boost tea to start your day.

After my 28 days, seriously I don't feel any change in my size at all.
I went to have my weight taken and it did not decrease at all.
I thought I got scammed. It didn't worked.
But I still want to see whether is it really not working and so I took photos of myself.
Luckily I had taken photos of myself before I started drinking the tea.
And this is what happened.

Can you believe it?
Although I didn't lost my weight at all.
You can see that my tummy really did slim down.
And as you know I was still in quit smoking mode, my appetite really, really increased.
I always feel hungry during this past month.
But I still managed to tone down my tummy!! Yeah!!!

And so after my 28 days teatox programme, I continue to buy Morning boost as I need to stop Night cleanse for 1 month for my body to rest.

So if you want to slim down in a healthier way, try Skinny Mint Teatox out and see the amazing result!!!

Fat burning, metabolism boost?-alpha Lipoic acid

Recently bought this at watson. DHC alpha-lipoic acid also known as ALA.
What does it do?
It's a fat burning and metabolism booster capsule pills!! Each pill contains 210mg of alpha-lipoic acid and we just need to take 2 capsules per day.

It actually converts glucose in our body into energy.
It is also an antioxidant that can neutralizes harmful chemicals called free- radicals, it reduces food intake, you won't feel hungry often and you eat lesser and it increases your energy expenditure, making you burn more energy.

There is alot of positive reports about alpha-lipoic acid on the Internet. You can search for more information about it.

So does it really works?

I have been eating it for 1 week. Indeed my appetite recently have decrease.
Half way thru my meal, I will feel full in my stomach. I also don't have the craving to have snacks at night as often as i used to now.

I still do not know is it really the result of the pills or just the change of the environment of my job that is causing me to lose appetite.

So I will update the result 25 days later. Which I will have finish one pack of DHC alpha-lipoic pills.

Stay tuned!! ^^