Nutritionist's Adventures

This is the exciting day for all the swimmers! I was a crew for Swimin12 annual Sports Day back in 2018. But this year I’m attending as a participant, thanks to Mani the VP who convinced me to join, just enjoy the day he said. It has been a really long while since I last joined any competition like this. So many butterflies in my tummy... And I had a down time the whole week before the Sports Day. Affected emotions, lack of quality sleep, I feel like withdrawing myself just 2 days before the Sports Day cause I can't even complete a 50m Freestyle during training. Isshhh.

It wasn't a good feeling on that Thursday night during training. Been reminding myself I really need a lot of rest and good food. I didn't want to give up. It is always about the mental control and the spirit and the strong will to continue moving forward isn't? *I don't always have a strong mental control so I gained inspiration from people whom I look up to*

So blessed that I was in a better condition on the exact day even though I had a bit of stomach upset right before I jumped into the pool. Fidgeting all the time. But the Swimin12 fun bunch definitely made me feels better with all their cheering. *thankful*

Wanted to keep my little record here:

13 Jan 2022 -

50m Breaststroke time 1.18

Freestyle time 1.35

19 March 2022 -

50m Breaststroke time 1.03 (Wanted to make it to 0.55 someday!)

Freestyle time 1.13

To remind me to keep going ☺ #atmyownpace

Photo credit to @atlas_shotz (not me in this shot)
Not sharing photo of me here because I look like a squirrel when I'm gasping for air 😶

Answering a few questions...

Where did I learn swimming?
Swimin12, PJ Palm Sport Centre

How's the coaches there?
Best.

How's the pool there?

Shallow to deep, water is warm, environment the best (But bring your own budget food after 6pm :P)

How much is the fee?

I'm signing up the plan of 8 classes per month, RM600 (prices updated since May 2022).
I did foundation back in 2016 (breaststroke, brief survival skills). Now I'm focusing on freestyle, butterfly. Still working on backstroke, I hope I have sensors filling up my body so that I can stay on the line when doing backstroke.

Where do I book a slot for public pool (without coach)?

https://www.picktime.com/pjpalmsbooking

A third place for breaststroke ❤ First WeiLin, Second Angelia, both powerful coaches

Till then.

Xoxo

一切都在改变

但初心始终如一

鱼油是非常普遍的保健品，市场上看见的纯鱼油成分是Omega-3 fatty acids（主要eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) 和docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)）。

先不说Omega 3,6,9 等等的鱼油，这里先回答关于纯Omega-3鱼油的几个问题：

鱼油的真正功效是什么？

鱼油确实是能减低和心血管疾病有关的风险，但不直接表示鱼油能避免心血管疾病。是降低风险而已哦。

当然也有证明Omega-3 fatty acids能改善一些精神疾病的症状，比如精神分裂症和躁郁症。

那对眼睛有帮助吗？眼睛的视网膜需要Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA & DHA) 来好好的工作，而效果因人而异。

缺乏Omega-3 fatty acids有可能会导致眼睛或皮肤干燥哦。

鱼油可以减肥？

第一个要理解的问题是，鱼油是什么？是富含脂肪的鱼类体内取出的油脂，好的油脂。只有把饱和脂肪的摄取降低，让富含Omega-3 fatty acids的鱼油取代饱和脂肪，才是有效的减肥方法之一。在不改变其他饮食习惯、生活习惯比如久坐不动的情况下，鱼油对于减肥是不会有帮助的。

鱼油能降低体内脂肪或肝脂肪吗？

对于肥胖并患上脂肪肝病的人来说，可能可以。因为鱼油取代了其他油脂，比如饱和脂肪。但对于只是肥胖的人，鱼油并不会帮助降低体内脂肪或肝脂肪。但是鱼油能帮助抑制身体发炎（Anti-inflammation），可以减轻类风湿性关节炎患者的关节疼痛。

鱼油对小孩的有帮助吗？

鱼油含有DHA，而DHA对于从出生到 2 岁的儿童的健康脑部成长来说很重要。有一项对过胖并患上脂肪肝病的孩子的研究证明，DHA能降低肝脏和内脏脂肪。

谁适合吃鱼油？

如果你在一个星期内都没有办法摄取至少两个份量的高油脂鱼（主要有大麻哈鱼、金枪鱼、三文鱼(鲑鱼)、鳗鱼、鲱鱼、鲐鱼、沙丁鱼、带鱼、鱼鲥等海水鱼以及白鲳、边鱼、胡子鲶等淡水鱼），建议你可以考虑从保健品摄取。

总结：

所以如果你正在长期摄取鱼油，鱼油可能可以减低和心血管疾病有关的风险，改善一些精神疾病的症状，可能可以改善眼睛或皮肤干燥的问题，但不会帮助减肥或很有效的降低体内脂肪或肝脂肪哦。

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I typed a long long post about this but I lost it :(
So I'm going to keep it really short now.

My second camping in 2021 was at Bernam Nature Hut, Hulu Bernam, with preparation done by old friends @yiju_camp. So thankful for the service. It really saved a lot of preparation time and we only have to bring along foods and personal items!

A few things that're making this camping unforgettable...

It is drizzling most of the time, just one good luck that the first day wasn't bad. So thankful that we managed to get home before the place is flooded. #wishalldisastersgooffasap #besafe

Again it is all the songs and the sound of the nature (cuz the tents are just next to the river) that soothe our souls. Perfect match. 💙

I made a video out of it because sometimes I'm out of words. One day we look back we are going to be so thankful that we have created silly memories like this.