I Want a Body Like That- (Win an OSIM uKimono)

By: yetmee
November 27th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under
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Recently, I had the privilege of attending a fashion show by a French lingerie brand) and I must say I am really inspired by the beautiful  bodies parading them, and I want a body like that  Quick, Fast and Easy! Just last week Heidi Klum, paraded down the catwalk of the world renowned Victoria Secret fashion show just six weeks after the birth of her fourth child with singer Seal. The question on everybody’s lips were…how on earth does she do it? How does one keep a body like that,but hey wait a minute, isn’t she like a top  model  earning millions. Surely, she has some super model tricks up her sleeve like special diets, personal trainers and maybe an OSIM uKimono or two, who knows, who knows….

But I digress,  the  fashion show with some  of the prettiest and flirtatious lingerie on some very trim models, got me more than a little inspired about a washboard tummy and perky hips! These are lingerie pretty enough to be worn on the outside but to wear them, you  can’ t hide and you need to show your “assets” . That means there are no short cuts one can take, yes it is back to a practice of lifestyle (healthy diet and exercise) and stress free.  I don’t know about you but it is a difficult  and arduous task to lose the  little bulge they call the tummy sometimes.

I believe one needs help and I believe in massage; most of us have done personal training and also cardio exercises to the maximum  and weight training on top of it, for me ,my best results comes from the combining massage with the two. But these days, I have found work takes up most of my time making time scarce for the gym, so massage is  my only recourse as it  de-stresses me as well. But even then, it is so difficult to steal away an hour for some much needed stress relieve and bulge control. So do you also want to look good but have no time…listen up!

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OSIM recently launched  its uKimono with pop girl group, S.H.E as their brand ambassador. OSIM uKimono is a real pretty massage pouch for the hips, tummy, butt and thighs, which is  inspired by the Japanese shiatsu massage. In fact, when I first saw the colorful purple, red and orange kimono designs, I  thought of the laptop that designer Vivienne Tam did for HP,  which was meant to be a swanky  essential in most fashionista’s  lifestyle. The OSIM uKimono reminds me  of  one such wearable and handy  gadget  that can fit in easily into one’s daily albeit busy routine.

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Selina, Hebe, Ella of S.H.E pop group

Imagine in just ten (10 ) minutes per optimal  time, over time one can get the same  result of hours of workout with less time and less effort. Best part is, you could very well be wearing it out whilst at work or running errands and  psst…no one knows you are getting a work out. This will be the dream come true for most ladies, holding the fort and multi tasking.

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How does OSIM uKimono work? Using OSIM’s Twin Power Osimotion (TPO) and Double Kneading massage known as the Duo Plus Technology , fatty tissues are broken down to enable efficient burning of fat to the maximum according to Dr Koto Takayoshi of Tsukuba Univeristy, Japan. It also increases the basal metabolic rate  that helps to burn fat even while at rest, giving an effective shaping and toning effect.  But what is the correlation between massage and fat reduction?

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Simply put, massage:

1)  improves muscle flexibility for more efficient burning of fat

2) enhances circulation to prevent build up of fats

PLUS  releases the feel good endorphins  in your body during massage and reduces stress to boost fat burning!

So just how much does it cost to get an OSIM uKimono, just RM750 a piece!

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OSIM uKIMONO - exclusive emmagem contest

Tell “Your Most Arduous Slimming Experience ” Contest

3 lucky winners with the most tortuous stories get to WIN an OSIM uKimono as their own

PLUS there are 300 complimentary prizes of  exclusive  OSIM uKimono diet diaries to be given away just for  submitting a story.

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Contest Rules

1) Submit your story in no less than 50 words  in the comment box below, (REMEMBER the more PAINFUL and ARDUOUS the better!)

*2) Answer the three questions below correctly and email us the answer   at contest@emmagem.com along with your full name, handphone number  for a chance to claim the Exclusive diaries at selected OSIM outlets  ( winners will be informed via SMS)

3)  Use your SMS message  and go to outlet of choice, show SMS as verification to claim prize

4) Contest starts from November 27th 2009 midnight to midnight 18th December 2009. No submissions entered thereafter will be entertained.

5) Winners can submit as  many stories as possible, but only one story per  person will win one prize either the complimentary or one of the main prizes.

6) Winners will be notified via SMS by the 22nd December 2009.

7) All prizes to be claimed at selected OSIM outlets throughout Malaysia (which will be notified in the SMS) by the 15th Jan 2010.

8.) No family members of OSIM or OSIM staff or emmagem staff are allowed to join this contest.

9) Judges decision will be final.

*The  3 (three) questions are:

1) What are the 3 colors available for uKimono?
2) Who are the brand ambassadors for uKimono?
3) uKimono can knock out fats for tummy, butt and thighs. True or False

email the answers to  contest@emmagem.com , with the email address so that we can verify and contact you.

JOIN NOW! TELL YOUR  MOST ARDUOUS EXPERIENCE TO STAND A CHANCE TO  WIN  YOURSELF AN OSIM uKimono!

OSIM participating outlets:

Klang Valley

1) One Utama New Wing -Lot LG217A &218,LG Floor (Tel: 603-7727 5945)

2) Sunway Pyramid          - Lot LL2 70A, Lower Level, (Tel: 603 5622 1649)

3) Mid Valley Megamall- Lot S-052, Second Floor , (Tel: 603-2284 7218)

Penang

1) Gurney Plaza               - Lot 170-02-38, Plaza Gurney (Tel: 604-226 2510)

Johor

1) Jusco Tebrau City         - Lot62, First Floor ( Tel : 607-354 4659)

2) Batu Pahat Mall          - Lot G33A & 35, Ground Floor ( Tel: 607-433 3417)

Melaka

1) Mahkota Parade            - Lot G77 & G78, Ground Floor ( Tel:606-286 9572)

Perak

1)Jusco Kinta Valley       - Lot F43A, 1st Floor (Tel: 605- 545 2218)

East Coast

1) East Coast Mall             - Putra Square, L1- 33A, Level 1 (Tel:609 -560 9207)

Negeri Sembilan

1) Jusco Seremban 2     - Lot 39, First Floor  (Tel: 606- 601 5218)

East Malaysia

Sabah

1) City Mall             - M-0-38, GroundFloor (Tel: 6088-484 295)

Sarawak

1) The Spring           - Lot No. 128, 1st Floor (Tel: 6082-247 973)

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  1. Comment by ange
    9:25 am on November 29th, 2009 :

    well, I was tried to do 100 sit ups in one go because i thought it would help me burn my fats faster and help flatten or tone my tummy up so that I can wear my new very fitted evening dress the next day…not only did I not get to 100 push ups, I stopped at I think 80 something, but my stomach muscles were cramped for two days and I had to wear something else for the event because sitting down and laughing was such a pain….

  2. Comment by lilla
    11:51 am on November 29th, 2009 :

    as for me, i don’t have that big cash to afford myself to buy super remarkable result stuff to shrink down, im dying to look good, like my younger sister who can wear size 2 jeans, while im wearing size 14. i have always been looked down as im looking more overweight and fat. it gives me the low self- esteem and its so hard to gain the confidence every time i want to wear something. i have tried lots of ways then, till now, like fasting, exercising,play games, jogging,walking to my faculty which is so far away from my hostel control my eating and to cut off my favorite food. besides that, i also trying to drink the herbal tea which resulted to hydrating my body very-very bad, that i have to lay on my bed for few days. i have also cut down the carbs- like the rice, and sometimes i dont eat and and i force myself to do work just for the sake to slim down. and until now, my effort has not give me the visible result that i wish to see.

  3. Comment by yetmee
    3:44 pm on November 29th, 2009 :

    Hi, Ange & Lilla, make sure you email the answers to the 3 questions and your contact details to contest@emmagem.com to be eligible to get the Exclusive Osim diary and chance to win the OSIM uKiomo :-) Good luck!

  4. Comment by nisha
    12:48 pm on November 30th, 2009 :

    I had been overweight for a very long time. I tried exercising, dieting and nothing worked, probably because i didn’t know the right techniques. When i couldn’t see results, i adopted a more drastic method, and started purging my food. In this way i, paved my way to bulimia. At the time, it seemed like a great idea, as i got to eat what i like without having to wear the weight on my body. However, it has now been 3 years, and i have to regularly visit the doctors who are worried the excessive strain on my stomach can cause it to collapse.

  5. Comment by Nisha V
    4:59 pm on November 30th, 2009 :

    I have been thin all the while but after giving birth to two kids, had a bulging tummy, tried all method but in vain. Decided to join one slimming centre where I had to endure being wrapped in plastic sheets and put in hot blanket for many weeks, the worse is when they used electric massager or something that I ended up with one thigh numb forever but still with the stubborn tummy that refused to go away :-(

  6. Comment by karen
    10:29 pm on November 30th, 2009 :

    my story would be after giving birth to my 1st boy, the tummy bulge just wouldnt go away. resorted to slimming centre. the machine that was use to break down the fat and stuff left me feeling painful and “electrocuted”!! add to that a strict diet and the most dreadful menu that I can remember to this day is the egg diet! to eat only eggs for 4 days straight and nothing else!

  7. Comment by yetmee
    9:07 am on December 3rd, 2009 :

    Hi, Prince84, thanx for your submission, but to be eligible to participate, article should be no less than 150 words…

  8. Comment by joker
    9:06 pm on December 3rd, 2009 :

    1 hour before breakfast, do some exercise for 15 minutes.
    Breakfast for every morning such as Milo or low fat milk and 2 slice of breads.
    1/2 an hour before lunch, do some tummy and leg exercise.
    Then have meehoon or kuayteoww sup for lunch.
    1 hour before dinner, do at least 1/2 an hour exercise then have just enough food for dinner but more vegetables less meat.
    Lastly, 2 hours before sleep, do some leg, tummy and shoulder stretching.
    If fail to follow 1 or 2 days then will gain more weight again.

  9. Comment by Sasha
    6:35 pm on December 4th, 2009 :

    I’ve tried all sorts of diets, but my worst was when I ate absolutely nothing for several days at a time. Then the weight would drop and I would eat normally, only to have it balloon up again. Then I would starve myself again. It was extremely stupid and I’m very sure the yoyo dieting has affected my metabolism!

  10. Comment by Ong Suk Lian
    7:32 pm on December 6th, 2009 :

    Hour glass figure is every girl’s dream, and that include me. Being a teenager, I wish to look like any female star or at least have the figure like them. I tried several methods ranging from diet plan, to exercise, to applying chili gel, and sadly none of them seems to work until I was introduced to Ascaris (Ascaris is a genus of parasitic nematode worms known as the giant intestinal roundworm) where it would be one of the fastest and effective method, and of course it comes with some risk too. Desperately wanting to slim down, I swallow some Ascaris and all set for a brand new me, and I was right, it turn me into a pale monster and a puke dispenser. Just when I consume some food, I will immediately feel uncomfortable in my stomach, dizzyness, and spinning around my head which make me puke, and since then I’m afraid of taking any meal, worked somehow but it leave my body weak each day. The nightmare is yet to come, when I decided I had enough of Ascaris, I have to consult the doctor to help me clear it out from my stomach and that causes a hole in my pants. Not only Ascaris kill my appetite, it kills me too, I was told that my body was injuring due to that and I would have to take extra care of it now. It haunted me every now and then as it was one of the worse methods that I’ve ever come about and I swear to myself not to try any unhealthy method to lose weight again!

  11. Comment by yetmee
    9:23 am on December 7th, 2009 :

    Thank you for all your submissons…either directly to contest@emmagem.com or in the comment box…Pls don’t forget to email us thethere answers and also your contact details as instructed so that you can claim your prizes… Keep sending it in…cheers

  12. Comment by Mindy
    6:28 pm on December 7th, 2009 :

    My most PAINFUL and ARDUOUS experience:
    * I turned to be a veggie and forced-dieting
    * I have forgotten what the Dessert taste
    * I exercise inside the Lift everyday
    …..and yet, I still struggling with my belly bump now for many years!

  13. Comment by Put3Hey
    7:00 pm on December 7th, 2009 :

    To be honest. I may not have directly experience the burdensome, troublesome and rigorous slimming experience. However, I did suffer it indirectly. Sacrifice for those you love. That is what everybody does. Living with my mum and sister who constantly refuse or rethink every food they consume have its on effect on me. Since I’m sort of underweight than being overweight. For example, my sister refuses to eat lunch almost everyday. To be honest she doesn’t even eat breakfast and if she’s in her moody zone she won’t even eat dinner. That’s like not consuming anything at all. My mum on the other hand works day and night. She however realizes that she needs energy to sustain her everyday routine so she eats fruits in the morning. She doesn’t eat lunch and well her dinner is not even in the portion of eating dinner. Instead my mum takes supplements so she does not lack the energy needed. Although I’m not worried for my mum cause she seems to handle things well. But my sister however, concerns me. She would rather wear baggy clothes so she won’t look fat when actually she’s just a little chubby. My sister sometimes get sick and have stomach pains due to her tummy being empty and she still won’t eat. Not until my mum yells at her for endangering her health like that. It effects me emotionally rather then directly because I am trying to gain weight for I think being overweight is better than to be underweight. I constantly worry on my sister health status and her being the passive personality, she gives up easily and she takes what people say on the dot. If you joke around, she’ll take it seriously. I feel her pain when she looks at me eating carefreely while she watches out for her food consume. I am really hoping that there is another alternative for her to lose weight because I know that once she feels comfortable in her own body, her self confidence will come by itself. Plus my mum could use the other alternative too. What can I say, I come from a very ‘determined’ family who would go to extreme lenghts just to achieve that goal of ours.

  14. Comment by PS
    9:07 pm on December 7th, 2009 :

    Being tall, slim and pretty is every girl’s dream. For me, I don’t have that dream proportion of body ratio. All these while, I never used to care about my body image although I may not fit in to some clothes which I wish. But all these care free feelings about being myself gone since 3 years ago when I was in Form3. I was in growing up stage then. For the whole school holidays, I started skipping breakfast and only ate a very light lunch and dinner plus a heavy exercise. The result was marvelous when it was school reopens where I lose about 4kg. I was happy again for being a bit thin although it hasn’t reached my goal yet. For the past whole year, I remain the same routine daily. It was hard to stick to the same routine as weight increases when meal intake increases. I wasn’t really enjoying my day then. But I became skinnier at a period of time then as I was stricken with food poisoning. But nightmare comes when I started having a normal eating habit plus SPM examination stress. I feel like I’m being punished to the old image of me. I intended to have a new start with a new college life. I begin to reduce intake of carbohydrates and meal intake with only 2 meals per day and only a little scoop of rice. As day passes, many people said that I’ve lost some weight. I’m happier but not really enjoying myself. Plus, my bf and his whole family are obsessed about being thin and slim. Thus, it adds pressure to me to become thinner. He talks about being thinner whenever we meet. I do feel sad about this but I’ve already given up a lot of happy moments to become who I am today which is not that thin or fat. My goal is to lose more weight and become more pretty. But it’s hard with lots of pressure from my love ones including my own family members as I’m the only one being fat in the family. I do need some help.

  15. Comment by Miu
    12:05 pm on December 8th, 2009 :

    When I was studying in Melbourne, I had no choice but to walk to my University almost everyday, be it for classes, lectures, tutorial or just to use the computer in the library. Since I did not bring along my own computer and getting a internet line would only burden my already limited allowance, I walk twice or more a day just to check emails and surf the internet to keep in touch with my family & friends in Malaysia. Hell it’s no short distance, I had to pass a shopping center, residential area, the highway and follow the train station line to get to my University. It’s about an hour walk each time. Sometimes I speed walk even and was caught in the rain but the determination to check my email and to connect with my family & friends back home made me continue walking. I saved on my allowance and I lost weight.

    Nevertheless the results were amazing. Within the first month, everyone noticed I lost weight. Within 2 months, I lost 10kg. By the time I got back home for the holidays, my family & friends thought I didn’t have enough money to eat in Australia. That was 5 years ago & my weight has since bounce back! argghhh

  16. Comment by Jim
    9:42 am on December 9th, 2009 :

    My MOST Tortuous and Arduous Slimming Experience……
    1) Eating only 3 Apples on Monday.
    2) Eating only 6 Bananas on Tuesday.
    3) Eating only 3 Eggs on Wednesday.
    4) Eating only 3 Apples again on Thursday.
    5) Eating only 6 Bananas again on Friday.
    6) Eating only 3 Eggs again on Saturday.
    7) Eating Vegetable and Fish Head on Sunday.

    Climbing-up staircase everyday in office and condo, never use the Lift.

    with luv,
    Jim

  17. Comment by Sabrina
    12:44 pm on December 10th, 2009 :

    being thin and curvy was like the gold of my life!ive been thin and ive been very fat.god knows how’s it like to be in that situation where i love myself when i was thin.one day after a very long period of a very comfort times of eating without a guilt,i’ve realised i gained more weight than i lost.so i start to starved myself,exercise like hell and eat all those medicine to slim down..i do slim down but i cannot eat,i cannot walk,i cant even work!it’s only throwing up every 15 mins!plus rushing to the toilet to flush out everything.i am thin but i look like a monster and in the end i ended up staying at hone with all the medicine to recover myself….i want a better life…being healthy and thin at the same time.

  18. Comment by nurulramly
    2:54 pm on December 10th, 2009 :

    After I gave birth to my first son, I was so depressed with extra 20kg I put on in 9 months. Thanks to the 6 months soldier-like torturing orientation course for diplomatic officers, I lost 15. After my second child, same old thing happened. I signed for a slimming session and I finally discovered that it is actually RE-SHAPED and TONING, not slimming. They rub a very hot “slimming cream” and wrap me tightly in a transparent plastic (only with my panty on). They said it is a “slimming plastic” but I saw a caterer use that to wrap their food last weekend *sigh*. Then, wrap me again tightly with a thick electrical slimming band around my tummy, thighs and upper arms till I could not move at all, even to scratch my itchy nose – imagine how torturing was that??. The session lasts for 2 hours. In a very icy cold room. They turn off the light and leave me in the dark, cold room. I felt like a frozen turkey and guess what? I have not lost even half a kilo!! I was so depressed. But, after gone through emergency c-sect for my third child, I felt even more depressed. I couldn’t go for the slimming session – with an electrical thing tightly wrap around my tummy in an ice cold room – it is very risky after the c-sect. So I opt for diet formula. It worked for the first two months until I have no money left to spend. It is so expensive. I even started to use up my child’s saving and luckily my husband was there to bring me back to the reality. So, here I am, bulging tummy, huge bottom, huge arms and big thighs still, after a few unsuccessful slimming attempts. I will not stop looking for other alternatives as I am really afraid my hubby will be tired to look at me one day. I believe OSIM uKimono will not only be my saviour, but a remedy to my marriage.

  19. Comment by nurul
    6:50 pm on December 10th, 2009 :

    My journey started when i was in form four and i was one of the biggest female student in my school.My self-esteem was very low at that time. So i started to avoid rice for a long period of time.About 3 month without rice and also a very hard exercise every evening such as jogging,pumping and also star jumping.My class was at the highest floor.Without much calories taken,i was so sleeping during the class and i became a sleapy head and the boys given me a very cruel nickname that i cannot even say it back until now.

    Then after a year struggled ,i finally reach my ideal weight.By that time i was too happy and did not maintain my body. When i entered university life,i started to eat oily food and stopped doing exercise. By that time my body was,my face was full with pimples and acne! I did not realize until all my friends started to call me bubble gum, plump pizza face and other names similar.They thought that it wasnt hurt me cause i was laughing but deep in my heart, i felt very down and discourage. I couldnt fit my jeans anymore.I need to buy new attires cause the old one will just expose my fat and look like i was borrowing my high-school sister’s dress.After i lost my boyfriend,i realized that i need to be a preaty girl and start a new healthy life.But it cost me a pain and i feel i live in the world called HELL.

    During month of ramadhan,every moslem was fasting including me.But different from others,I didnt break my fast with nice and sumptuous food except for kurma and water.I take opportunity to diet in fasting month.And of cause i wasnt have energy. so i missed a lot of class.My result was down.and what i’ve done was sleeping and lying on my bed waiting for time to break my fast and sleep again after that.

    It doesnt work at all! I only lost about 1 or 2 kilos and it doesnt help me at all to get rid of my overweight status.Then i fed up about 2 months.I just eat what i want to eat.When i was hungry,my roomate and i will order pizza,mc d and after that continue with junkfood such as nachos and fries with cheese and chocolate while doing assignment. And after a month doing that routine finally my roomate and i was gaining more weight than before and it was unbeliveable.Sometime we became denial and say that the scale was damage or the scale was lying.And after that we avoid any type of scale! digital or manual or at supermarket or mall..we avoid all and try to ran away from scale.hahahah

    But i became jealous when other friends was wearing a very beautiful dress and baby-t.They can get it cheap but beautiful because they can but their attires at sungai wang plaza or bijour bazaar or whatever brands because they will find their size.But not for me.I need to spend more money on attires and the attires for plus-size are less beautiful :( too bad for me.After spending money on plus-size attires i also bought slimming tea,and slimming capsules.for a student like me,spending almost a hundred for slimming tea and capsules was totally a big amount and i should cut other allowance such as allowance for having fun with my friends.i rarely hang-out with my friends because sometime i got money problems. It was very devastated as i still young and i should having fun with my friends instead of taking care of my body weight and spending money for pills.

    I stopped slimming tea and slimming pills when my menstruation cycle was not normal anymore. I stopped my slimming tea+pills after my menstruation stopped for 5 months and that make my mother worried about me so much.She sent me to a specialist and the specialist said that i was tension+stress+ wrong diet.She ask me to stop whatever pills i’ve taken.And after that everything was back to normal.Thanked god!

    I was very sad and i was confused already on searching ways to lost weight!.Until i doing research on diet. I found someone blog that have the same problem as me.OVERWEIGHT! and he was doing apple diet for 3 days to detox.only apples and water for three days.And starta healthy lifestyle.

    I try doing apple diet .AND YOU CANT IMAGINE HOW PREASURE I AM.My roomates can eat anything but i just eat apples for 3 days.When i hang-out with my friends,i need to do window shopping while they are having their lunch at pizza or kfc.so sad i cant joined them.But it was not as bad as when i was breaking my fast with kurma only.At least i still and eat apples when i ‘m hungry.So i found my new interest now.Go to gym as there are a lot of fun stuffs to play with.Such as dumbbells, treadmills, bicycle and exercise balls. i will go to gym at least once a week and count how much calories i cut that day.After an apple diet.I will cut my calories taken but still eat on time.Not skip any breakfast or lunch.But now,i become a calories freak!!! everyday i will calculate how much callories i taken and i become freak out when it is more than 1500 calories so i will exercise before i sleep. It is so tiring. But i want to continue the way i ‘m dieting right now and see the result after 2 months. Hopefully this way of diet will cut down my fat!

  20. Comment by Angie
    8:31 pm on December 10th, 2009 :

    Painful and Ardous experience

    I used to be a sales promoter in a retail shop. Hence i stood for >8 hrs everyday. Morning jogging for 45mins, breakfast 1 cup of coffee, lunch hr i ate 2 slices of fruit and 1 bowl of no sugar water tau fu far, no dinner. I sustained this for 3 months. I lost my appetite on food and definitely i loss weight, but not in a healthy way. Who cares right? Only want to wear pretty body-hugging dresses. I even drank slimming tea and every mid night was awake as my stomach couldn’t take it hence rushed to toilet to purge.

    Now i am a sales person in a company. With all the meet ups lunch/dinner with clients, and laziness , i am back to my original size. the most importantly i like to eat..the most horrible sentence we do not want to hear- have u put on weight?

  21. Comment by AT
    3:34 pm on December 11th, 2009 :

    My most arduous slimming experience is definitely one experience I will NEVER forget. It was one of the most tumultuous periods of my life. Had I not woke up in time and realized what I did were dangerously harmful to my body; I guess I wouldn’t even have been alive to share my story today.

    I have always been very conscious about my chubby body. I’m not fat at all, just a bit overweight for my short frame and height. For some other carefree girl, this would have meant nothing. However I had the unfortunate distinction of being in an industry where physical appearance matters to sell the company’s products and services. I was under tremendous pressure to be as slim as my willowy female colleagues, plus trying to look good for my boyfriend who commented that I seemed to be piling on the pounds. It didn’t help that I simply love food; and opportunities abound at work during businesses lunches with clients at posh restaurants!
    Things got to a head when I can’t fit into any of my old jeans and pants any longer; and had to buy almost 2 sizes up within a span of 6 months. I knew then something must be done, if I don’t want to end up a real fatso! Exercising was not an option; as work required me to wake up early and sometimes to stay back in the office till late. Weekends were strictly for housework, grocery shopping, resting, dating and catching up with friends – not straining myself out further at the gym!

    So, the next best thing would be to CONSUME stuff that would help me slim down real quick. I proceeded to a pharmacy near my home; and browsed around for edible slimming solutions. I love drinking tea; so was delighted when I found some slimming tea brands with interesting flavors. I bought a box of one month supply (30 sachets). BIG MISTAKE. Consumption of only the first satchet resulted in huge stomach discomfort, followed by continuous toilet visits that very same night. By next morning, I was physically drained out; but I told myself this is normal and my body is doing a great job flushing out all the ‘fatty toxins’. So I continued drinking the tea for almost 3 weeks, during which I lost only 0.5kg and realized it was all only bodily water waste! Plus the tea was making me thirsty, dehydrated, weak and worn out all the time!
    Realizing it wasn’t working out; I then thought of diet pills. I was initially interested in one of those carbo & fat blocking capsules. I discussed it with my best friend; however she dampened my hopes by telling me she knew people taking those expensive capsules but NOT losing fat at all. Apparently, the capsules only resulted in people feeling slightly fuller; to prevent them from overeating during meals. It doesn’t work for everyone though; many failed to see results even after 3 months of consumption.

    I then browsed the Internet looking for a better edible solution. This time I was eyeing some sort of ‘wonder pill’. As fate would have it, I came across dieting forum advocating this ‘magic blue pill’. It’s very expensive (up to RM 6 per piece). Many forummers highly praised it; claiming it’s guaranteed to work wonders within a month! Best part is, I could still eat whatever I want. The pill works its’ wonders by ‘identifying and separating the fats from the food nutrients, before disposing of the fats as oily, solid waste in the toilet’. However, the forummers also cautioned that in some people it might cause huge discomfort and embarrassment due to cases of ‘sudden, uncontrollable bursts of waste disposal’. Sounds really disgusting I know; but the pros seem to outweigh the cons; so I thought what the heck – let’s give this a go!

    I went back to the pharmacy and asked for a dozen of the pills. The pharmacist were reluctant at first and asked to see a reference letter from my doctor. I didn’t know back then but found out much later that the pills were actually a dangerous, controlled medication; prescribed solely for extreme, obese cases. After much persuasion; he finally sold me the pills- but not without nervously glancing around to make sure ‘persons of authority are not within the vicinity’. That should have rung alarm bells in my head, but sadly it didn’t. The recommended prescription was 1-2 tablets daily, after meals.

    Elated, that night after dinner I gulped one down with a glass of water – and hours later were ‘awarded’ with ‘immediate’ results. Each subsequent toilet visit produces equally ‘impressive’ results – you could practically see huge layers of ‘oil’ floating around in the toilet bowl! That got me thinking the pill was working; if I continue this I might achieve my aim of losing 5kg within 2 months! However, around the second week the pill began to show it’s true colors. Shockingly and disturbingly; true to what the forummers cautioned I had practically no control over my toilet visits. Farting became a more regular and smellier occurrence; together with sudden waste outbursts of small proportions. Toilet visits peaked at once every half hour! My underwear also began to stain so badly that I resorted to wearing sanitary pads full-time to prevent public embarrassment. But still I soldiered on; constantly visualizing a 5kg-slimmer-me.

    A month passed, and I slimmed down by as much as 1.5 kg! I was happy of course; but was also getting impatient. My aim was to lose 5 kg in 2 months. 1.5kg within 1 month was too little! And so I got this crazy idea after watching a movie on TV; where a popular model maintains her lithe frame by throwing back out whatever food she consumes – excessiveness of this behavior actually renders a person bulimic. But hey, as long as i stop immediately upon reaching my aimed weight; there’s no real danger, right? Or so I thought….

    And so I continued my stupidly dangerous journey into near death with the lethal combination of these two extreme ‘slimming solutions’. Nobody suspected anything. I ate as per normal, never skipping a meal. The blue pill is then gulped down with a glass of water in the comfort of my own room. 15 minutes later I made my way to the washroom; forced a finger deep down my throat and within seconds found myself vomiting back out whatever I had for dinner. This shockingly dangerous practice continued for almost a month. It was not only horribly painful and disgusting; but I was also feeling really tired and lethargic all the time. I did lose another 2 kg; but not at the expense of numerous sick leaves and an increasingly lifeless soul.

    Things soon came to a head when one night I found myself visiting the toilet more than a dozen times during the night; and almost losing my voice due to excessive forced vomiting. I had dark eye circles all the time; and looked so pale even with make-up on I could almost pass off as a zombie. My clueless friends were concerned that I looked sick and lifeless. Even my boyfriend, who were initially happy that I lose the extra weight; started to freak out. He thought I was still on the slimming-tea diet; not knowing anything about the blue pill nor the vomiting which I had kept a closely-guarded secret. Worried sick; he persuaded me to stop drinking the tea. I finally broke down; admitting everything. He was furious, and lashed out at me for keeping these dangerous practices away from him for so long. One thing he said hit me real hard : “Of course I would love to see you looking slimmer…but NOT at the expense of losing you like this. It’s not worth it, you are losing your sanity and if I don’t stop you now… even your LIFE!” That got me suddenly jolted out of my day-dreaming…. realizing that what’s happening was very real and I HAVE GOT TO STOP.

    And so I threw away all my remaining blue pills and started eating healthier. I also started to make time for simple exercises in the room before bedtime; such as simple stretching and sit-ups. That didn’t really make much of a difference and I actually gained back 2kg; but nevertheless nowadays I’m feeling much healthier and happier. I will never stop looking for another slimming solution though – hopefully one that will not cost me too much money, time and most importantly MY HEALTH!

  22. Comment by Bubbles
    1:16 am on December 12th, 2009 :

    Diet is the main culprit of weight gain. Again it depends on metabolism. I had a friend who could eat a horse and yet she looked anorexic. I see an immediate gain on the scale after just one meal.
    Life’s like that. I’ve learnt to live and work with what I have. No more body envy - well, except maybe just for the bodies of those Victoria’s Secret girls.

  23. Comment by yetmee
    8:50 am on December 12th, 2009 :

    Hi, there one and all, make sure you complete the contest by emailing your three answers and also contact details at contest@emmagem.com

  24. Comment by alohamolly
    4:07 pm on December 15th, 2009 :

    I used to be flabby since young. I only slimmed down when I suffered a phase of setback in my life whereby I lost my appetite totally. From a food lover, I changed into just nibbling like birds.

    All I have for breakfast is 2-3 slices of fruits and a cup of oats. Then one meal with very little rice in the afternoon. At night it would be purely blanched vegetables and soup. How uninteresting!

    In addition, evening would consist of jogging session around my house and I would stop only after jogging for ten rounds around the neighbourhood. This sort of helped to release and ease my thoughts away from my woes.

    Amazingly, though emotionally-shattered, I gained physically as I managed to lose the flabbiness which has been with me for more than twenty years!

    And now after married and becoming a mom, my bulging tummy is another BIG crisis to me. Nothing much can reduce this flabbiness! I think this time I really need to get the OSIM uKIMONO to help me out!

    So hopefully Emmagem can grant my wish! Cheers!

  25. Comment by kelly
    8:19 pm on December 17th, 2009 :

    Now i eat 3 Apples on everyday and with very little rice,i want to eat more delicious dessert,but i can’t.

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