Food shortage?

Just read an article on how to save money by eating at home. The interview was given by Assoc Prof Dr Mirnalini from UPM, my former supervisor (for Master Degree). Sharing some excerpts of the interview:

Universiti Putra Malaysia associate professor Dr Mirnalini Kandiah said eating at home has added benefits, even if it was a simple meal.

"Instead of eating nasi lemak and nasi minyak which has added fats, Malaysians should opt for simpler meals prepared at home.....

....energy-dense foods like nasi lemak and roti canai were generally unhealthy as they lack the neccesary nutrients. She also stressed the fact that food at eateries can be high in fat.

"We should cut down on rice meals because prices (of rice) will increase given all this talk about shortage. And this will have serious implications for the nutritional status of the poor and undeserved population, whose main source of energy comes from rice..

....while rice consumption was not linked to being overweight, reducing one's rice intake would help a person lose weight.

"You are reducing the main source of energy in your diet, so there is less to store.

Read the full article in NST.

Biological clock

Was surfing for something when I landed on a page on Chronobiology. Interesting stuff.

(Please click on it for larger view)

Biological clock affects the daily rhythm of many physiological processes. This diagram depicts the circadian patterns typical of someone who rises early in morning, eats lunch around noon, and sleeps at night (10 p.m.). Although circadian rhythms tend to be synchronized with cycles of light and dark, other factors - such as ambient temperature, meal times, stress and exercise - can influence the timing as well.

I'm an overweight nutritionist

Sad truth. I know.

Its not easy to educate others when we ourselves are not perfect. Well, no one is perfect but that is another story for another day. I will never listen and trust a doctor who smokes. I may be prejudiced but hey, a doctor who preach about good health should do what he preaches. Same goes to me.

Looks cute.. but overweight *sigh, just like me :P

I am a picky eater, careful about my diet and fairly active. No, my weight gain was not due to these two factors but due to some 'interesting' factors which I can't discuss. But that should not be a reason for me to continue to be in this condition isn't it?

I am putting in a lot of effort to lose those extra pounds. Yes, a lot of effort. I have put up a weight loss ticker in tulipspeaks. Hmm.. may be I should put up one here too. Good for self-motivation purpose. Yes, self-monitoring is the key factor to lose the inches by yourself.

As time goes by, I will share more of the tips that I follow, especially if it works! :P

Re-blogging in nutritoday

Felt like it has been forever since I wrote something in this space. Maintaining tulipspeaks, my personal blog and moderating mindsblog, a common blog has been my priority. I took quite a while to select an appropriate template for the "new-nutritoday" and even longer to update it.
My apologies for that.

I hope to have the discipline and blog here at least twice a week. As I am a pro in rambling about myself, guess it won't be that hard, isn't it? :P