The Biggest Loser Asia Season 1

Finally, The Biggest Loser Asia (TBLA 1) winner was announced last night on the finale for season 1. It came down to four contestants: Aaron, Carlo, David, and Martha. David has become the first winner of The Biggest Loser Asia. David, a salesman from Jakarta, now weighs 74kg, having shed a total of 83kg from his initial weight of 157kg. He beat three other finalists to nab the top prize of US$100,000 and a brand new Renault car.

David says, "I never thought that I would say this, but it feels great to be a loser. Asia's Biggest Loser!" After a 13-week in-camp contest, the top four went home for two months to continue losing weight on their own. As soon as David returned home, he trained from eight to ten hours a day and watched his diet. So how's he going to spend his money? "I'm thinking of buying a house with the money, because I'm planning to get married by the end of this year. I also want to go for a short holiday before getting back to my normal life."

David's tranformation:

Wow! That's a huge difference! But, for me David looked physically weak last night. I guess it must be from the extreme exercises and little eating. He looked older than his real age, which is 26 years old if I'm not mistaken. But, it just my opinion. What you guys think about it?

By the way, the other three finalists did pretty well too. First runner up, Filipino chef Carlo Miguel, weighed in at 83kg. He shed a total of 49kg from his initial weight of 132kg. "It wasn't easy but I got it done," Carlo said.

Carlo's tranformation:

For me, Carlo's transformation is more acceptable. He looked healthier and younger.

The second runner up is Aaron Mokhtar who started the season with 159kg but he worked his way to lose a total of 60kg. Now weighing at 99kg, Aaron's happy to be home with his wife and two young daughters.

Aaron's tranformation:

Since Aaron is from Malaysia, so I'm rooting for him. Look at his transformation! Looks younger, energetic and healthier!

Last but not least, Martha Lai who is the only female and the youngest contestant in the top four finalist. The 20-year-old shed a whopping 40kg from her initial weight of 127kg. "I know it's lame but exercise works!" Martha confessed.

Martha's tranformation:

Not as much difference as the other 3 contestants, but still, she looks gorgeous! Good job Martha!

So, after looking at all the transformations of the contestants, there's a conclusion that I've made - it's not impossible to lose weight and be healthier. What we need is a discipline to maintain our diet plan, exercise routines, and a healthy lifestyle.

Source and reference: KLue

How to Get a Flat Stomach

Dietary Supplement and Nutrition

By: Melinda Friedland

We all know you need diet and exercise to whittle away the fat on your stomach, but this article has a few different tips on ways to help flatten your tummy that you may not have previously heard of.

Instructions:

Step 1 - Consume the smallest amount of sugar possible.
Sugar bloats your stomach. Consuming sugar will absolutely not help you get a flat tummy. While it is impossible to totally eliminate sugar from your diet, just try to consume the least amount possible.

Step 2 - Watch how often you're chewing gum.
When you're chewing gum, you are likely to swallow MORE air which will make your stomach bloat and hide your abdominals.

Step 3 - Get plenty of fiber.
Try to consume at least 25-35 grams of fiber each day. Fiber prevents constipation which will also bloat your belly. Fiber keeps things moving. Many types of beans and berries have a lot of fiber in them. There are a number of fiber supplements you could take as well.

Step 4 - Drink ice cold water.
Water contains zero calories and will fill you up. If you drink ice cold water, you'll burn even more fat because your body will have to work to warm up that water once it's in your system.

Step 5 - Obliques Exercise.
Barbell twists are an excellent waist slimmer exercise. All you need is a barbell or 2 dumbbells. You could even use a broom if you don't have those things readily available. You simply stand up straight, hold the bar or dumbbells in your hands and twist from side to side (left to right). You can adjust the weight as necessary to suit your individual needs. Try doing 1 set of 50 repetitions - you'll really feel it in your abs the next day! You don't need a lot of weight to do these or you could injure your spine.

Step 6 - Upper Abs Exercise.
Simply lie flat on the floor and place your legs up on a chair so that your legs are parallel (thighs perpendicular) to the floor. Keeping your legs raised this way assures that your upper abs are doing most of the work, and not your legs or back. Try to complete at least 3 sets of crunches with 12 repetitions each.

Step 7 - Lower Abs Exercise.
Decline (or incline) reverse crunches rule the world! They are an awesome way to tone up your lower abs which is the hardest area of the tummy to tone. These are amazing. Simply do 3 sets of this exercise to failure. Meaning, do one set until you can't do anymore, rest for 60 seconds, do your next set until you can't do anymore...etc.To perform these, you simply lay on the bench with your feet towards the floor. Grab the bench with your hands and hang onto the bench right above your head. Lift your hips up at least 30 degrees and then slowly lower back down. You will really be able to feel your lower abdominal muscles working and I guarantee that this exercise will make you sweat!

Step 8 - Eat right.
You need to remain on a healthy, low sugar diet to see those abdominal muscles. Otherwise you could do all the exercises in the world, but if your diet is loaded with unhealthy choices, like sugars and excess calories, you'll never see your abdominals.

Tips & Warnings:
- Be sure to work out your back in addition to your stomach. A strong back is important if you're really looking to strengthen your abs, plus it's better for your posture anyway.
- You could also try more ab exercises like hanging leg raises or INCLINE reverse crunches.
- As always, workout with caution
- Don't try to lift more weight or do more than you are able or you will injure yourself.

Article Source: eHow.com

Dietary Supplement and Nutrition

What Is a Probiotic Diet?

Dietary Supplement and Nutrition

By: Ashleigh Gass

eHow Presenter

A probiotic diet is one that is based on probiotics, which are healthy bacteria that are found in most people's intestines. Discover how to increase healthy bacteria through fruits, vegetables and foods that are not processed with help from a certified sports performance nutrition adviser in this free video on nutrition and eating healthy.

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Video Transcript:
"Hi, I'm Ashleigh Gass, strength and conditioning specialist with brilliantathlete.com. A probiotic diet...well, probiotics are the healthy bacteria that are...should be found in most of our intestines, as opposed to unhealthy bacteria, which will definitely grow in your body as a result of a very stressful lifestyle and very poor nutritional choices. So in order to increase healthy bacteria, it's important that you use foods like fruits, vegetables, and minimally processed foods. At this point, when you...when you consume these types of foods -- again, fruits, vegetables, lean meats, and healthy fats -- you will begin to have more healthy bacteria in your intestines than unhealthy bacteria. Now, if you're eating diet that is very high in processed foods and sugars, what you're doing is you're really feeding unhealthy bacteria. And so you might have to be taking probiotics, which are available in yogurt form or in supplement form on a continual basis in order just to balance yourself out. And it's more ideal that you change your diet so that you're on...you're not having to take probiotic supplements on a regular basis. So again, a diet that will lead to healthy bacteria is one that is rich in minimally processed foods, lots of fruits, lots of vegetables, more importantly, healthy fats and lean proteins. For more information, just go to brilliantathlete.com."

Source: eHow.com
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