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Dear Fattytini,

I am on Herbalife back. Sebabnya: perutku dah macam melebar. Last time I was on Herbalife, that thing managed to trim my tummy back.

Exercise, alhamdulillah masih maintain. Cuma geng pencabar kita nampaknya sudah slow down dalam usaha mereka untuk bersenam. Jadi nampaknya kita ada can lagi nak kejar diaorang ni..

Cik Yah, walaupun dah turun 1/2 kilo, memang nampak muka dah kurus compared to before. Lepas tu dia cakap cuti exercise pulak. Tak boleh nak imagine kalau turun 10 kg, confirm dah slim sangat2 jadiknya.

So geng, siapa yang tengah exercise sekarang??

This delicious tea mix blends green tea and orange pekoe with cardamom seed, lemon peel and hibiscus for an uplifting and tasty treat. Its ingredients include maltodextrin, fructose, orange pekoe extract, green tea extract, lemon peel extract, cardamom seed extract, malva sylvestris extract and hibiscus flower powder.

Maltodextrin is a relatively complex carbohydrate, which is more easily digested than some other forms of carbohydrate, leaving behind less of the potential health issues, which is used as food additive. It is produced by cooking down from starch, usually from rice, corn or potato. During the cooking process, natural enzymes and acids help to break down the starch even further and the end result is a simple white powder that contains roughly four calories per gram, and extremely small amounts of fiber, fat and protein. Good for people who is watching their calorie and sugar intake, especially those with Diabetes Type II. Something to caution though, as some people may experience food allergy and it may be causing MSG reaction.

Fructose is, well, simply sugar.

At first, I thought Orange pekoe is some sort of orange or something, but it so happen that Orange pekoe is tea, people. HA-HA. What an unlikely name for tea. It does not describe a kind of tea, instead just the grade of the tea. You can read about the bizarre orange pekoe form Wikipedia here.

As we have already known, green tea has gazillion benefits to our health, and I don’t have to further elaborate more, do I? :wink: Oh by the way, I also read that green tea is helpful for rheumatoid arthritis, so a bottle of tea mix, Aini hmm?

About lemon, ah I just drink my tea mix drink with a squeeze of fresh lemon. Very refreshing! Lemon is good for gang of dieters as it is said that lemon helps to stimulate metabolism. Other than that fresh squeezed lemon in a glass of ample water is said to cleanse the liver.

The name cardamom is used for herbs within two genera of the ginger family, green and black cardamon. Both forms of cardamom are used as flavorings in both food and drink, as cooking spices and as a medicine. Black cardamom is a common ingredient in Indian cooking, and is often used in baking in Nordic countries. Green cardamom powder in other hand, is used as a spice for sweet dishes as well as traditional flavouring in coffee and tea. Generally cardamom is used as medicine to treat infections in teeth and gums, to prevent and treat throat troubles, congestion of the lungs and pulmonary tuberculosis, inflammation of eyelids and also digestive disorders.

Green and Black Cardamom. Picture from Wikipedia.
Malva sylvestris, fancy name, but it is basically a flower. It is a vigorously healthy plant with showy flowers of bright mauve-purple, with dark veins; a handsome plant, often standing 3 or 4 feet (1 m) high and growing freely in fields, hedgerows and in fallow fields. I am still figuring out the relevance of this ingredient in the tea mix, but from my reading in Wikipedia, malva sylvestris is generally used as food and medicine for some sort of soothing effect.

Malva sylvestris. Picture from Wikipedia.
Hibiscus is not only pretty and our national flower; it is also full of health benefit, especially to your heart. Hibiscus can effectively lower high blood pressure and reduce high cholesterol levels, and caffeine free.

All in all, the tea mix does not seem to have any potential health hazards, as the ingredients are basically natural food, and we may have been consuming in our food all this while without us knowing. The only thing to be considered though, is the caffeine from tea extract in the tea mix. But if you are the kind of person who drink teh tarik, kopi O kapal api or nescafe kow every now and then, the caffeine in the tea mix is nothing to shout for :-)

Like everything else in the world, it has to be taken in moderation. Tea mix stimulates your metabolism, but if your metabolism is running too high, it may put a strain on your heart. If you feel your heart is beating too fast, stop drinking tea mix for a while, or drink your tea mix lesser. Don't drink it late in the evening due to its caffeine content, unless if you do want to stay up late.

But don’t just simply take my word. For pregnant ladies, lactating mothers and those with health deficiency and on medication, I would recommend you to consult your doctor for second opinion.

HL for breastfeeding moms

Let me share some tips for BF moms yang nak minum HL.. I share it with kak Ina and kak Sofeya

1. saya dah tanya lactation counsellor yang consume herbalife gak (ceritifed ok), adakah susu saya akan kaput atau effect kat baby kalau saya amik HL.. which is F1, F3 and teamix. jawapannya tidak. so mmg confirm susu tak kaput, time tu susu masih meriah, saya minum teamix dekat 2L satu hari

2. f3 increase milk? oh tidak... benda ni pun tak effect, like lactation counsellor cakap. so increase/decrease in production tidak berkait langsung dengan herbalife.

3. kalau nak kuruskan badan, do not use F3.. sebab F3 shapekan badan. first and foremost, hanya minum F1. F1 akan kasi lost kgs, but quite slow i tell you.. saya tak lose kg 3 bulan pertama consume F1 and teamix.. tapi cam ajasu cakap, saya turun inches banyak sangat.. especially tang perut. lepas 3 kg, baru dapat shed off KG. so the key here is sabar bebanyak ok.

4. F3 hanya akan diguna pakai apabila akak-akak sekelian dah sampai targeted weight, so baru start consume F3. sebab F3 adalah untuk shape and tone your body, so masa berat tak turun dah consume, confirm juga dia akan shape & tone the body, tapi berat TAKKAN turun. believe me when i said this, saya consume F3 before this, selama 6 bulan, mmg berat tak turun! so i have to ditch F3, baru berat turun.

5. untuk dapatkan tenaga lebih, and shed off your basal metabollic age (believe me when i said my basal metabollic age is 38 before i start the program, i was shocked, enjin dalam badanku bekerja pada umur 38 tahun! 10 years more than my age!), bangun je tidur, please consume teamix + 200ml of plain water, lepas tu baru la nak minum F1 itu.. believe me, i did this, saya dapat shed off metabollic age tu dari 38 tahun jadi 34 tahun dalam masa less than one month!

6. tea mix itu sangat sangat penting, especially untuk kita yang mmg confirm tak exercise ni.. teamix akan buat badan kita bekerja macam exercise, seriously.. as i said earlier, my basal metabollic age drops due to this tea mix

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Dear Diary,
I would love to share the meal plan for Optimum results dieting with Herbalife:

First thing when you wake up in the morning: 1 tsp of Tea Mix + 1 mug of Hot Water
Breakfast: 3 scoops of F1 + 1 scoop of F3 + 400 ml Water
Right after the shake: 1 glass of Plain Water
In between meals: ½ - 1 tsp of Tea Mix + 400 ml Water

Drink A LOT of Plain Water
Lunch: As usual
In between meals: ½ - 1 tsp of Tea Mix + 400 ml Water

Drink A LOT of Plain Water
Dinner: 3 scoops of F1 + 1 scoop of F3 + 400 ml Water
Supper (if you are feeling too hungry): Hard boiled egg / Yogurt / Apple / Crackers (see the label) / Protein Bar

Note:

1) You need to drink a lot of water because F1 has a lot of fiber, and fiber used up a lot of water to burn the calories.

2) If you feel that your heart is burning, reduce intake of Tea Mix. This is because Tea Mix accelerates your metabolism rate, but accelerating metabolism too fast may not be suitable with your heart condition.

3) Due to the additional energy you’ll get with Tea Mix, do not drink your Tea Mix after dinner. You ended up staying awake on your bed. We need beauty sleep, people.

4) If you do not fancy the taste of your shake as per recommended above, you may put 200 ml of SoyMilk / Milk with 200 ml of Water. Make sure its low fat, low sugar, low calories. I do not recommend milk though, because milk is animal protein and contains saturated fat.

5) The general rule is that you can consume food only after 3 hours of Shake. But I do not want to be too rigid about it, because then you’ll give up too easily. I mean, that was what happened to us before eh? It’s OK to snack in between if you are feeling too hungry. Healthy snack please. Make sure the snack is not more than 150 calories

Insya Allah, we’ll be able to be healthy in six months. Looking beautiful and good is the bonus :-)

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Dear Fattytini,

Yes, what do you think? Do you think I lose weight when I was hospitalised?
Dang, you know that hospitals provide full set of breakfast, lunch, tea & dinner?
And I was anticipating every meal, since I think it's yummy-licious indeed [even though with green leafy and such]
They do have cream of mushroom soup, ikan bakar with asam (slurp*), ayam paprik, anything
The menu varies everyday, but you get to choose within four menus given
I don't think I can even remember when was the last time I had proper eating behaviour
Skip dinner - always!
I only snack with biscuits or such

Now, with HL, I'm trying to lose my weight, I should be determined!

My aunt told me something, some du'a to be read. The du'a is appropriate for someone who has serious illness, but I think for our quest to lose weight, we can try it

Panduan Menyembuhkan Penyakit

Ini pula panduan untuk menyembuhkan penyakit-penyakit seperti penyakit jantung, kencing manis, darah tinggi dll..

1. Baca doa sebelum makan :-
Bismillahilladzi at'a'mana wasaqana waja'a'lana muslimin. Maksud doa ini ialah : 'Dengan nama Allah yang memberi kami makan dan kami minum dan menjadikan kami orang Islam'.

2. Baca doa maathur yang berikut :-
Bismillahilladzi layadhurru ma'a'smihi syaiun fil ardhi wala fissama'i wahuassami'u'l a'lim. Maksud doa ini ialah :- 'Dengan nama Allah yang tiada memberi mudharat selagi bersama dengan namaNya segala sesuatu yang di bumi dan tidak yang di langit dan Dia Maha Mendengar lagi Maha Mengetahui'.

3. Baca doa berikut sebanyak 3 kali :-
Wayazidkum quwwatan ila quwwatikum wala tatawallau mujrimin (petikan ayat 52 surah Hud). Maksud ayat ini ialah :- 'Dan Dia menambahkan kekuatan kepada kekuatanmu dan janganlah kamu berpaling dengan berbuat dosa'.

Amalkan panduan ini setiap kali sebelum makan.

(Panduan ini diperolehi oleh anak sulong kami daripada salah seorang ustaz di tempat kerjanya, khas untuk ayahnya yang ada masalah jantung).

Yes, I recite the du'a everytime now, insya Allah, will try my best to be consistent, and will try my best to achieve ideal weight

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Dear Diary,
As you may have notice, I've made some changes on you. Nothing much, just a splash of green to make you look a bit environmental-friendly.

Yup. That's Herbalife logo. I know you're a bit upset because you have always love Greenpeace, and therefore would prefer a Greenpeace sign but Herbalife is not bad you know. It too has a mission to save life.

Oh by the way, I am giving away Herbalife Shaker Cup and a bar of chocolate peanut Protein Bar (yummy!) for every purchase of Herbalife Starter Pack at RM346.00.

From left: Measuring spoon, Shaker Cup, Tea Mix, Formula 1, Chocolate Peanut Protein Bar, Formula 3

Herbalife Starter Pack contains Formula 1 (nutritiuous food that contains 55 nutrients and 18 asid amino), Formula 3 (soy & whey powder protein), Tea Mix 50g (refreshing drink) and a measuring scoop. Formula 1 comes with 5 flavors to choose - French Vanilla, Dutch Chocolate (my favorite!), Strawberry, Cappucino & Tropical Fruits.

It is all plant-based, so rest assured that Herbalife is Halalan Toyyiba. It is NOT a drug and everybody living under the sun (oh even babies in your tummy) can consume the product safe and sound, Insya Allah. It helps to assist:

People who wishes to reduce weight
People who wishes to gain weight
People who wants to look stunning for special occassion
People who wants a healthy body and illness-free
People who are concerns about kid's eating junkfood

BASICALLY, JUST ANYBODY!

My apology as I do not have ample time to write more about the product, but you can always check out Herbalife Website for more information.

Or, you can simply email me at fattytini@gmail.com, or pick up that phone and dial 0133424686 for more personal touch. No sexual harrassment please.