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allcdnboy1

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--Feb. 26/04--
[breakfast] cheerios

[exercise]
4x20 pushups
4x20 situps

[snack] yogurt w/ protein powder
[lunch] stew

[snack]
granola bar
grapes

[exercise] chest & triceps
[post-exercise] protein shake w/ banana
[dinner] rice & fish w/ a bit of tartar
[snack] cheese, crackers & pickles
 
woooooooooow - taking you as an example I should be slim and fit in no-time:). That looks like a healthy lifestyle to me. Keep up the good work.
 
man, i really slacked over the weekend ... that's the problem with vacations ... no exercise, and eating out

.. and of course, a bit of drinking ... heehee oops ;)
 
My day was similar would you belilve..

[breakfast - Weetbix with low fat milk
lunch - cherreios with grapes
dinner - grapes & banana

Exersise: 50 sit ups on exersice ball using different technicqs
 
I would have to say U have Ur diet & exercise routine very organized...I really enjoy Ur post. Sweet :D Has helped me to relize I need to be a bit more organized...hehehe L8ts
 
it's been a couple years in the making :) ... slowly but surely i've been taking in small bits of information and making modifications ... i'm pretty confident in my routine now, which makes it really easy to stick to
 
well, i had a pretty 'bad' weekend. Finished off a whole bag of Sun Chips on Friday ... 'some' rum & cokes and donuts on Sat ... it felt good! but, today was much better:
- bowl of cherrios
- bowl of yogurt w/ protein
- roast beef sandwich w/ cheese
- daily workout (those pushups are now at 5x25 - can't quite finish the last set - and next week i'm supposed to go to 6x25 ... yeeeash!!)
- protein shake
- large piece of fish
- chicken burger w/out the bun

.. hmm, seems like i'm missing something ... oh well. it was a busy day at work
 
still recovering from your past weekend???

I hope you're just slacking off with your diary and not with your exercise and diet plans:):)
 
diet slacks on weekend, but the workout doesn't. Actually, this weekend I overdid it. My roommate and I went down to a local outdoor track and did quite a bit of running and sprinting ... now my thighs, hamstrings, and shins are toast ... i had to move my regular leg workout that is today to later in the week and do my back & triceps today.
 
Originally posted by AllCdnBoy
--Feb. 26/04--
[breakfast] cheerios

[exercise]
4x20 pushups
4x20 situps

[snack] yogurt w/ protein powder
[lunch] stew

[snack]
granola bar
grapes

[exercise] chest & triceps
[post-exercise] protein shake w/ banana
[dinner] rice & fish w/ a bit of tartar
[snack] cheese, crackers & pickles
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the exercise regime is FIRST RATE ....but I have to downgrade some of the dietery choices .....

breakfast] cheerios

[exercise]
4x20 pushups
4x20 situps

[snack] yogurt w/ protein powder
[lunch] stew

[snack]
granola bar
grapes

[exercise] chest & triceps
[post-exercise] protein shake w/ banana
[dinner] rice & fish w/ a bit of tartar
[snack] cheese, crackers & pickles [/B][/QUOTE]

the exercise regime is FIRST RATE ....but I have to downgrade the dietery choices .....

[breakfast] cheerios - Cheerios are mostly carbs and do not really provide you with any useful "fuel". You should be having soemthing involving eggs, meat , chicken or fish.

[snack] granola bar - Carbs - have a zone bar instead
grapes - Carbs - and VERY high in sugar, have an apple instead


[exercise] chest & triceps
[post-exercise] protein shake w/ banana
- loads of carbs and sugar - use strawberries, raspberries or melon instead.

[dinner] rice & fish w/ a bit of tartar
Lose the rise and substitude a large salad, and vegi such as celery or green beans
[snack] cheese, crackers & pickles

As long as the cheese is cottage - but lose the crackers - again - carbs -

A better snack is peanut butter (high protein content) , tuna (serve on celery sticks with sour cream )

If you are hoping to lose fat and build muscle you have to reduce the carbs (not eliminate) and increase the protein)

Your Cheerios supply absiolutely nothing good to your body, whereas if you had 1 or two slices of multi grain bread and a couple of eggs, or some roast beef for breakfast, your body would have that much more fuel for the workout and your muscles would be boosted by the extra prtoein.

It doesn't sound to me as though you are actually getting enough protein in your diet, based on your list.

You should be getting at least 100 grams of protein daily, and possibly more depending upon your body building goals.

Cheers


weezy;)
 

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i know, i'm sorry ... slacked a bit myself in the posts ... but, not in my routine.
Thanks weezy for the dietary advice. I've tried to keep my carbs down, but i never really look at the label as long as i consider the food healthy. I do get plenty of protein ... usually around 120-140/day (due to the 40g minimum of protein powder i have in a day), but my carbs could use some shaking up. It's hard for me to get off cherrios because I love them so much, but I generally have Vector or Oatmeal for breakfast. And, I DEFINATELY know that the crackers, cheese & pickles should go, but that's my cryptonite ... however, i usually only have it once, maybe twice, a week.
And, lastly, the fish. I'm alergic to the fish, so I need to combine it with something and rice is the easiest ... I'm open to suggestions, tho.
 
HI AllCdnBoy,

all I can think of as a replacement for the fish is white chicken, but that is far more limiting than all the different kinds of fish.
If you get tired of rice you could try wholewheat pasta, but that just changes the taste and not necessarily the carb amount in your diet. Sorry that I can't be of more help.
 
well, i've started to track the nutrional value of all my foods and it'll be interesting to look at at the end of the week. I'm taking the next couple weeks off from the gym to optimize my pushup/pullup/situp (6x30 pushups, 6x30 situps, 2x10 pullups) routine because it's getting very difficult and I will end up over-training if i continue to do both ... however, i will still be doing my running Tue/Thur/Sat.
 
Food substitutes

Originally posted by AllCdnBoy
.....I do get plenty of protein ... usually around 120-140/day (due to the 40g minimum of protein powder i have in a day), but my carbs could use some shaking up. It's hard for me to get off cherrios because I love them so much, but I generally have Vector or Oatmeal for breakfast. And, I DEFINATELY know that the crackers, cheese & pickles should go, but that's my cryptonite ... however, i usually only have it once, maybe twice, a week.
And, lastly, the fish. I'm alergic to the fish, so I need to combine it with something and rice is the easiest ... I'm open to suggestions, tho.
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Looks like your protein intake is good - the trick is to make sure your carb intake is lower than your protein intake (according to Frank at the Health store).

You could still have your crackers provided you left off something else (Cheerios). I see no problem with the cheese and the pickles .....


A good alternative to rise is soy pasta. It comes as spaghetti, or noodles. It tastes the same as normal pasta, but obviously it contains more protein.

too bad about the fish allergies ...As Natalie suggested, chicken is a good alternative, Rock Cornish Game Hen, Turkey, Rabbit, Grouse,......

these allergies - is it stomach reaction, or do you break out? Is it triggered by ALL fish or only certain types? And does it include shell fish....?

Remember - with the carbs - try to eat most of your daily carb intake before 2 p.m.


Don't forget to eat plenty of leafy and green veggies - lettuce, cabbage, watercress, and so on.

When you can use multigrain (non commercially made) bread, use brown rice instead of white, bake, broil, BBQ or steam your meat when possible.

Good luck with your food assessment, and keep on plugging away!

Cheers

Weezy
 
the allergy is actually more of a throat thing ... it starts to close up. I am unsure what is specific about the fish that causes the allergy, but I know that Salmon is really bad and anything else in quantity. I have never had a severe reaction so I still eat it in small doses ... i'm gonna look into taking fish oil suppliments, but i'm going to talk to the pharmasist first.
 
HI AllCdnBoy,

I saw your postings, but no update on the diary...are all your plans on track? I love to read your advice - thank you for that....but don't forget yourself while taking care of everyone else...I hope only your diary is on the back burner and not your diet or exercise program:)
 
well, i'm hopeless. My eating habits are slacking and I'm not working out anymore ... my spare time has been taken up by softball and coaching hardball ... lots of travelling, and forced to eat at not so healthy restaurants w/ the team. I hope to get back into the running this week, but only time will tell.
 
Don't neglect your-self!

Originally posted by AllCdnBoy
well, i'm hopeless. My eating habits are slacking and I'm not working out anymore ... my spare time has been taken up by softball and coaching hardball ... lots of travelling, and forced to eat at not so healthy restaurants w/ the team. I hope to get back into the running this week, but only time will tell.
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Geez, this is bad! You aren't giving yourselg any time at all.

If you are unable to eat properly due to travel, lay in a bunch of high protein power bars so that you at least get your protein.

I recommend: Zone bars, Nugo bars (more of a cookie texture and not as sweet - 17 grams of protein each), and of course advantage bars. these are all available in Canada. Try an Endulge candy bar for a treat when you've a need for a sweet hit that tastes like a real candy bar.

Even if you have to eat at no so healthy places, you can i mprove your ratio of protein to carbs by getting 2 hamburgers and a salad on the side, and leave the buns.

You can still drink water even if you're on the road.

You can still do a five minute work out when you get up or just before bed. Travelling with weights is clearly not practical, so get some gray 9the heaviest duty one) theraband and carry that with you for resistance work. It ain perfect, but it's better than nothing! (Theraband is light and packs smaller than a pair of socks.)

You have to make the time, you owe it to yourself. You'llbe really mad at yourself if you slip back too far.


Good luck


weezy
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ur right. I've started my running again (have to get up a lot earlier, but it's a sacrafice) and I have some fit-bands from Sissel-Online that I will take with me. I also bring my protein shaker with me, but i sometimes forget to actually make the shake.
 
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