Green Coffee

INTRODUCTION

Green Coffee is coffee beans that haven’t been roasted yet. When being roasted, the coffee beans loses its chlorogenic acid. Chlorogenic acid helps the body in handling blood sugar and metabolism. Green coffee beans are not roasted and that is why they have much higher levels of chlorogenic acid that helps burn fat and lowers blood pressure.

It can either be consumed in the form of coffee and drink it or take it in the form of a supplement containing pure green coffee beans extract. According to studies, consuming green coffee everyday can help the body in losing lots of weight in a period of 12 weeks.

BENEFITS

1) Acts as a Catalyst in The Oxidation of Fat

2) Helps the Release of Fatty Acids

3) Improves Body Metabolism

4) Stimulate The Absorption of Fat in The Liver

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Green Coffee or Green Tea Which is Better For Weight Loss?

For me, there are no such things as magic food. So green coffee will only assist the consumers to lose weight. But the results can only be seen when you combine it with a balance healthy diet and effective workouts. I always remind myself to never take shortcuts because without hardwork, we would never appreciate what we achieve.

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Green Tea

INTRODUCTION

Green Tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world. It has all sorts of health benefits, such as weight loss and prevent consumers from getting heart diseases. Out of many green tea types, Matcha green tea had been claim to be one of the best for improving health. Why is that?

Matcha and regular green tea both come from the Camellia sinensis plant, which is native to China. However, matcha is grown differently than regular green tea.  The tea bushes are covered for about 20-30 days before harvest, to prevent direct sunlight. The shade stimulates an increase in chlorophyll levels, which turns the leaves into a darker shade of green and increases the production of amino acids.

After harvesting, the stems and veins are removed from the leaves. They are then stone-ground into a fine, bright green powder, known as matcha. Because the whole leaf powder is ingested, instead of just water infused through the tea leaves, some matcha's substances are higher than regular green tea. This includes caffeine and antioxidants level.

BENEFITS

1) Packed with Antioxidants

2) Helps in Reducing the Risk of Heart Diseases

3) Help with Weight Loss

4) Help with Relaxation and Alertness

PREPARING GREEN TEA FOR LOSING WEIGHT

People keep asking me, how many cups of green tea should we drink to lose weight? When is the best time? According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, you need to drink 2-3 cups of green tea a day in order to get the amount of caffeine and catechins (a type of natural phenol and antioxidant) to help you lose weight. Depending on brewing techniques, 1 cup of green tea has about 120-320 mg of catechins and 10-60 mg of caffeine. However, the amount of weight loss is insignificant.

I'm not very sure when is the best time for you to drink green tea but I would like to share with you a story of a woman named Samantha Rees, who loss weight with drinking green tea. Samantha, who weighed 17st 5lb and wore a dress size 24, said she almost halved her size in just over a year by drinking 9 cups of green tea a day.

Samantha Diet Then

Breakfast	2 slices of toast with butter, Mars bar
Lunch	2 cheese sandwiches with a packet of crisps and a Twix
Dinner	Pizza
Snacks	Packet of biscuits and 5 cups of sugary tea

Samantha Diet Now

Breakfast	Green tea and bowl of porridge
Lunch	Chicken with vegetables
Dinner	Lasagne
Snacks	Cup of green tea every hour at work, followed by a final cup at 8pm

It's amazing how she changed her life by changing her bad eating habits to a balanced diet. In any case, 9 cups of green tea a day is too much. I would recommend drinking a maximum of 6 cups of green tea a day because too much caffeine is big NO. Some people may have some health problem regarding the intake of caffeine so I suggest you to refer your doctor for advice before brewing your first cup of green tea. There are some who take green tea extract. In this case, please follow the instruction given strictly to avoid any side effects.

I'm not saying all this to scare you. As far as I know, green tea is very safe and I can say only small group of people may have some bad experience with green tea. Most of the people I know, enjoy green tea especially matcha green tea because they are healthy and soooo delicious 😋.

For me, there are no such things as magic food. So green tea will only assist the consumers to lose weight. But the results can only be seen when you combine it with a balance healthy diet and effective workouts. I always remind myself to never take shortcuts because without hardwork, we would never appreciate what we achieve.

You can read more in details from the link below ↓

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Matcha - Even More Powerful Than Regular Green Tea?
How Much Green Tea Should You Drink to Lose Weight?

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Full Body Shaper (Bodysuit)

INTRODUCTION

Do you know why the ladies from the medieval times always wore a corset on daily basis? They do look good don't they? A corset is a part of body shaper or bodysuit. I used to think that a body shaper is not important and it does look torturing because you always see in movies that the maiden would pull the corset strings until the lady looked like she was suffocating and dying. Argh!! What a nightmare. But I have to admit I was very wrong about that.

Full body shaper is very important in order to achieve your dream figure. Body shaper are available for men and women. So men don't feel left out.. keep reading sweety.. Let me share with you my experience with body shaper. I changed my perception towards the value of wearing a body shaper when I went for a beauty course and there I learned in depth about the benefits of body shaper (its one of the main topics). During the fitting I was so surprised that I could look good. All the flab on my body was pushed to the right places and enhance all the important parts of the girls body (you know what I mean 😉).

Benefits of wearing a full body shaper:

1) Instant Slimmer Figure

2) Easy to achieve a Better Appearance

3) Inexpensive

4) Invisible Beneath Clothes

5) Compliments a Weight Loss Diet and Fitness Program

6) Help to Correct Body Posture

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The Benefits of Shapewear

What I still do and some extra information:

► Wear the full body shaper for at least 8 hours everyday

- Start wearing after my morning workout until before my evening workout (around 5-6pm).

- The body shaper is like a mold that will shape the body and make us look good.

- It will push all the body fats to the right places and that leads to fat burning easier. Some people would call it the fat burning suit.

- This full body shaper will support your backbone and correct your body posture. When we slouch, it will make us look fat and timid. So correcting your posture will make you look slimmer and more confident.

- The full body shaper that I wear is Elken's product DX Verve. It doesn't matter what brand you wear but as long as it fulfils the purpose of body shaper.

- Nowadays technology are advanced so don't worry about string kind of corsets. There are hooks and zip kind of body shaper to make it easy to wear.

- When you buy the full body shaper please try it out first and learn the correct way to wear it from the store consultant. So you don't have any regrets. 

- It is very effective for long term effect but works slowly, depends on your body. You will see results if you discipline yourself and wear it everyday. Its ok if you don't want to wear it during menstruation (for ladies) or when you already achieve your dream silhouette. But for beginners PLEASE DO SO..  

Hope this helps. Full body shaper change my life for the better and I hope it will help you too. If you want to know more on the full body shaper I'm wearing click on the DX Verve and watch their videos. Keep trying and do your best. Love yourself first before you expect others to love you. 

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Simple Exercises To Lose Weight

Jogging

Jogging is one of the oldest and most popular form of aerobic exercise. I jog twice a week for about 40 min. You can always take a break whenever you are feeling tired. I did that so there's no excuse for you to give up. You can jog for about 5 to 10 min then walk for couple of min to take a breather then jog again. Take baby steps. Soon your stamina will increase slowly and you can last longer.

Jogging also can prevent lots of diseases. Here are just a few jogging benefits:

1) Jogging Helps Prevent Hypertension and Heart Disease

2) Jogging Helps Prevent Some Cancers

3) Jogging Helps Keep Infectious Diseases at Bay

4) Jogging Wages War with Diabetes

5) Improved Mental Fitness

6) Combat Stress with Jogging

7) Jogging Helps you Lose Weight and Reduces Body Fat Levels

You can read more in details and get additional tips from the links below ↓

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Hip Bridge

The bridge exercise is truly a functional exercise that is very good for stabilizing your pelvis and butt while at the same time reducing stress to your low back and hip. It should be a part of just about everyone’s core exercise routine.

Some of the benefits:

1) It Helps to Stabilize Your Butt

2) It Helps to Prevent Lower Back Pain

3) Assists in Helping to Stretch the Hip Flexor Muscles

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Bridge Exercises: 3 Benefits

Lunges

Whether you're trying to shape your lower body, increase muscle tissue, develop core strength or make your hips more flexible, the lunge can help you achieve your goal. This functional, multi-joint exercise can be modified to meet your fitness level. Whether you're doing basic beginner lunges or take on a more advanced variety, such as lunges with your rear foot elevated, the exercise is beneficial in more ways than one.

Some of the benefits:

1) Strengthen Your Buttocks and Legs

2) Improve Core Strength

3) Improve Hip Flexibility

You can read more in details from the link below ↓

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The Benefits of Lunges

Single Leg Circle

The Single Leg Circle is one of the best Pilates exercises for challenging your core strength and pelvic stability. The abdominal muscles must work hard to keep the entire torso controlled despite the circular movement of the leg in the hip socket. The Single Leg Circle also strengthens the quads and hamstrings at the same time as it promotes a healthy hip joint.

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One Move For Healthy Hips

Leg Lifts

This exercise is one of my favourites. Leg lifts target the core and leg muscles. The main muscle groups involved include the abdominals, hip flexors, back muscles and thigh muscles. Various secondary muscles come into play depending on whether you are standing, lying down or using an exercise ball while performing the lifts. Leg lifts are also used for rehabilitation with sports injuries and can help beginners build core strength before moving onto more complex exercises.

Some of the benefits:

1) Toned Abs

2) Back Support

3) Trunk Flexibility

4) Toned Thighs

5) Physical Therapy

You can read more in details from the link below ↓

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What are The Benefits of Leg Lifts?

Squats

Squats are not just for leg exercise but its actually for the whole body.

Some of the benefits:

1) Builds Muscle in Your Entire Body

2) Functional Exercise Makes Real-Life Activities Easier

3) Burn More Fat

4) Maintain Mobility and Balance

5) Prevent Injuries

6) Boost Your Sports Performance -- Jump Higher and Run Faster

7) Tone Your Backside, Abs and Entire Body

8) Help with Waste Removal

You can read more in details from the link below ↓

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8 Reasons To Do Squat Exercises

These are some of the exercises that I did and still do everyday for at least one round. There are no apparatus needed to execute them because I'm broke. They really work in helping me losing weight. You just have to be very discipline to do it everyday. It doesn't take a long time, so just try it and keep yourself motivated. Keep looking at the mirror and tell your reflection "I will make you beautiful and have confidence". Keep track of your weight for every 2 weeks to keep you motivated. If you didn't lose any weight don't worry and don't give up. Sometimes we're just too down that we didn't see other things that actually improve like your stamina or your attitude. Just keep doing it because it will definitely help.

This video link will give you the overall view of these exercises. Enjoy 😎

5 Simple Exercises to Lose Thigh Fat Fast

# It's not working. I did all the workouts but I'm still flabby. What did I do wrong? It's alright!! Don't lose hope because there's always a way. Learn the right STEPS to (Toned your body) and look younger. Get a (Lean belly) and fight all obesity diseases.

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Eat Healthy, Be Happy

A healthy outside starts from the inside - Robert Urich

To lose weight we have to take a balance diet and the infographic says it all. We just have to do our best to follow it. I know its very hard to fight temptation when the food is calling but let start small. For me, I ate twice a day breakfast and dinner only and drink lots of sky water (plain water). I rarely (only on special occasions) drink soft drinks or any other beverages that contains sugar. You would be very surprise to see the results when you start to just drink plain water.

*Note to self don't force yourself too much because the body will get upset and it will effect your motivation. Its crucial to remember this. Please start small. I'm used to eating 2 times a day but I reduce the amount of food on the plate. My diet will always have 45% fiber, 30% carbohydrate and 25% protein. If that is still hard for you, eat regularly but in small quantity (use a small plate). Cut all junk foods to twice or trice per month. One more thing, don't forget to properly chew your food at least 30-40 time per bite. I know its very tiring but trust me you will feel full faster. Plus it really helps your stomach to digest food easier.

Try first and find the best diet that your body can tolerate. Remember don't push yourself too hard but don't take it too lightly. Just be moderate.

If things get too hard at some point and you want to give up. No worries. You're not alone. You can always contact me via email - mierasapphire@gmail.com. Things always get easier when someone is supporting you.

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The Beginning

Dear readers, Miera here.. I decided to create this blog in order to share with all of you about my journey when I was overweight until I'm in my normal weight. I HATE eating healthy and I HATE exercising. Those things are not in my dictionary so they are not important. Because of that since I could remember, I was always big and everywhere I go people would call me fat and making fun of me. When I was young, I would just ignore all those criticises about my body but when I started high school, those words would just get to me and it hurts my feelings. What can I say.. I'm getting old XD. Anyway, I despised those people that ridicule me but most of all I despise my own body for being fat and ugly. I remember looking at the mirror and feeling embarrassed at my self. lets just say I have flab everywhere. I tried dieting and exercising but it just doesn't work. Like I said before "I HATE eating healthy and I HATE exercising. Those things are not in my dictionary so they are not important". Well I would say I'm very good at making excuses.

All of that just continued on until I was in my final year as a university student. During my 1st semester on my final year, my weight was 68 kg and my height is 158 cm. So yeah the BMI are not normal. One day I was just thinking that "This is my final year here, the last year that I can focus only on myself". This statement is because when I'm home I have other obligations such as taking care of the house and so on. I'm a routine kind of gal so if the environmental is change the routine get disrupt, it would take a while for me to get used to the new routine. That's why at that point I decided to change. Briefly, I CHANGE my way of life. I started eating healthy (more fiber than fat and carbohydrate in my diet), I started exercising regularly (Jogging twice a week and doing simple workouts in my room daily). Luckily my friends supported me all the way. This is the crucial thing having someone to monitor and support us. It made the process much easier. Slowly I started to lose weight and that encouraged me to keep going until I was 53 kg in my final days at the university. Yes I did lose all of those weight less than a year and I tell you its not impossible. I just graduated on the 30^th November 2017. This year baby!!

I know what you're thinking.. show me proof!! Well I'm sorry but I'm a bit reluctant to post my pictures to public. Lets just say I like to be in the shadows 😃..

But that's not the real issue here. My purpose is to share with you how to change our lifestyle to a healthy lifestyle. Don't worry I will share with you what I did and still do in great details plus others things that adds to living a healthy life. So its up to you to keep reading or just back out.  

"Living a healthy lifestyle leads to a perfectly happy life"

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