A New Gadget Named FITBIT

Hi,

Long time no see... :) I am not a great fan of soccer but it's WORLD CUP, once in every 4 years ... And yesterday's game between Portugal and North Korea was simply electrifying and finally Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first international goal in 16 months.. Yeah, June is the couch potato's month eh lol... It's alright if you are not so active but don't binge esp potatoe chips and others high calories tidbits....

How's your progress? Did you monitor the readings closely? I hope everything's in order. Today I want to share something looks high-tech (it's indeed :p).. I believe it won't be in our shore before early next year. It's called "FITBIT" It will help you to monitor some important readings and let you know where you are heading.... Hats off to the company! It's rare in this day that a company can improve upon an existing technology. However, they took something as simple as a "pedometer" and turned it into a feedback junkies dream and a fashion divas must have item. This item will be selling like hot cake soon across the globe... Of course I will be getting one for myself...

The Fitbit accurately tracks your calories burned, steps taken, distance traveled and sleep quality. The Fitbit contains a 3D motion sensor like the one found in the Nintendo Wii. The Fitbit tracks your motion in three dimensions and converts this into useful information about your daily activities.

You can wear the Fitbit on your waist, in your pocket or on undergarments. At night, you can wear the Fitbit clipped to the included wristband in order to track your sleep. Anytime you walk by the included wireless base station, data from your Fitbit is silently uploaded in the background.

Here's the link: http://www.fitbit.com/ (for you to find out more)

Please share your experience if you do have one :)

To Healthier, Fitter & Leaner YOU,

Kayee Lai

Protein! Oh Protein!

Boy oh boy and girl oh girl, actually isn't easy to build muscles, it's much harder to build than losing them... esp young ladies out there, they thought when they get themselves involved in weight training, soon in no time, some muscles will protrude out somewhere :) ... that's why most ladies refrain themselves lifting weights.. Well today I am going to touch on PROTEIN.

Why protein? Why not protein? Do you know how much protein do you need? ... Protein is one of the macronutrient. Macronutrients are your proteins, carbohydrates and fats. We eat a combination of all three on a daily basis, but did you know that only 2 are needed for you to survive and they also happen to be the most effective in helping you lose weight? And one in particular is absolutely necessary if you want to burn off your stubborn fat and transform your body. It's none other than PROTEIN. Each macronutrient provides something to our body. Protein provides structure for your cells, carbohydrate provides immediate energy for activities and fat provides long term energy for physical activities as well as energy to run all of your metabolic processes. But protein and fats are the only two macronutrients essential for your body’s survival. This is why when you’re trying to lose weight and cutting calories it’s vital that you take in sufficient amounts of protein and fat.

It’s vital that you consume enough protein on a daily basis in order for you to sustain (or build) a lean body while trying to lose weight. A minimum daily protein intake is between 0.35 - 0.5 grams per lean body weight. However if your activity level increases so should your protein intake. The reason being that the more active you are the more muscles you breakdown and repairing it requires you to have more protein. Does it make sense?

The exact amount will vary according to each individual and their activity levels, but below is a general rule of thumb for your protein consumption. In order to calculate the amount of protein, you need to consume, the first thing you must do is get your lean body mass. Your lean body mass is your current bodyweight minus your current body fat (weight). And in order to get that, you need to calculate your body fat percentage... Alamak how? If interested you can post here to find out more directly from me.......

To Leaner & Fitter YOU

Kayee Lai