A successful Story

I am a Ping Pong lover.  So when her team manager, Mdm Halena referred her to me in January 2010.  I accepted her case well even though I was really busy at that time.  I spent more than an hour doing some assessment with her, took her diet recall and did some calculation.  I am willing to help her not merely because she is a Ping Pong athlete, but mainly because of her determination to lose weight.  So, I came out with a menu plan and exercise regime for her.
This was how she looked like in Nov 2009 before she came to see me.

I did not perform any magic on her.  No strict dieting, no starvation and extreme exercise.  It's all about balance diet and moderate endurance exercise which will promote a moderate gradual weight loss.  At one point, when her weight loss became stagnant, I suggested a very simple supplement.  That's all to help her to lose 10 kg in 10 weeks and maintain until now.

So from 74 kg in January, Kueh Wan May is 64.1kg now.

Oh the banana song....

Have you heard of the banana song?  It sounds like this....Open banana. Eat banana....eat eat banana....throw banana....throw throw banana......Know this cute song from the athletes in our SUKMA XIII Contingent Camp in UiTM, Samarahan.  All athletes were served with banana daily during their breakfast until the end of SUKMA.  Do they like banana? Well, perhaps they like it very much as they can still sing the song happily.....

So, why is it so good for the athletes?

It has 4 times more potassium which is good especially for those who suffers from frequent cramping during training and competition.  It also contains 5-7 times more protein compared to an apple. No wonder the weight lifting athletes always came to reserve a full box of banana from our staff.....Its intermediate-high glycaemic index can immediately boost the energy during endurance exercise e.g. tennis, cycling and long distance running.
Remember in my previous post about banana, I commented that the fiber content is not as high as I expected.  So, what actually helps in constipation when we consume banana?  Ya. It contains pectin which acts as an laxative to helps in the bowel movement.  Besides, it is also rich in amino acids that helps in immune response, depression and fight against fatigue.

So, come on......baby.....eat eat banana....throw throw banana....enjoy banana....yeah!!!