Sport Help with basic diet

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Hi guys

I'm new to the site so havent even really found my feet yet. I'm trying to make the effort of bettering my fitness and need some help. Rather than throwing all my questions out there I will rather tackle one by one. So I thought nutrition is a good place to start.

Ok about me:
I'm a male aged 36, 1.83cm tall, and my weight is 80kgs. I am fit but probably more in terms of cardio than strength. I do paddle, cycle, run and have recently started gym. My goal is not to become a body builder but to build lean muscle, tone and become a stronger athlete but cardio is still important to me. I dont mind picking up a bit of weight but not much.

Ok the nutrition has got me. From what I have read I'm guessing I would want to be around 35 - 40% carbs, 35- 40% protein and the rest good fats.
The more I read the more there is to read and now there are carbs and complex carbs and good proteins and bad proteins and the same for fats??? Now it seems whats on the box might not be whats in the box :(

I dont know to much but as a start I tried changing my diet a bit about 6 months ago so help me where you can please.

Breakfast: All bran flakes, low fat long life milk, rasins, little sugar
Mid morning: apple or banana
Lunch: 4 table spoons Greek, Bulgarian or plain yoghurt, 2 table spoons whey powder 12g protein / 100g, tropical cluster cereal, table spoon of peanut butter ... all blended as a smoothie
Mid afternoon: banana or apple or orange
Supper: Varies between chicken, tuna, steak, hake and either veggies and gravy or a pasta salad
(Now sometimes when its getting late I use pre cooked meals and add veggies or salad to that...is that a no no? I also use frozen mixed veggies, that I microwave and buy a made salad from our local shop.. is that a problem?)
I go to gym in the evenings about 2 hrs before supper and mix a powerade 500ml bottle and 2 table spoons of whey powder mixed in water in another 500ml bottle. I use the powerade while at gym and drink the whey mix straight after gym. Any help thanks.

Hmmm... quite an essay here :D

Thanks guys
 
Generally, good carbs are those with fiber, like whole grains, vegetables, beans, fruits. Bad carbs are typically simple carbs like added sugars and refined grains, although they may be ok in specific contexts (like sports drinks during a long workout, or simple carbs immediately after a hard workout). Be careful with fruit. Whole fruit is fine; dried fruit is calorie dense if you are concerned about that, and fruit juices concentrate sugars while giving none of the fiber or fullness.

Good fats are mainly those from vegetable sources (excluding hydrogenated oils, coconut oil, and palm oil) and fish. Bad fats are mainly hydrogenated oils; red meat fat is highly saturated and should be limited if you have heart health concerns.

Frozen vegetables are fine.
 
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Introducing one of the most powerful tools one can use on the goal path:

I support and advocate tracking calories and macro-nutrients--"dependent upon the individual person" which would include their current diet and fitness knowledge, and the individual's level of "personal science".

What is ones "Personal Science"?

It is the LEVEL of personal implentation of diet and fitness into ones way of life that solicates a lifestyle change that applies "enough of the person" to achieve the goal they desire. This includes making difficult decisions and easy applied decisions.

Tracking has a POWERFUL PLACE within ones personal goal quest, IMO.

One can "manipulate past data in the present" based on ready available data and will be able to:

Manipulating the Diet (by having tangible data to work from)

and

Manipulating Fitness Training (by having tangible data to work from)


Which equals (=) KING of personal SUPPLEMENTS.

and allows for "potentially" accurate:

Deficit Diet (calorie manipulations) + (nutrient manipulations) + (exercise change/manipulations) = dealing effectively with tissue loss/gain complications.

Personal history data, IMO, can assist with OPTIMIZiING results, and can arm one with a MIGHTY tool to make adjustments when or if:

A Plateau Develops.

Then this can:

Build a "personal knowledge base" to support ones goal and CAN reduce the potential of failure if applied correctly specific to the person.


Additionally, it can bring in powerful tools that can be used when one tracks their diet and training correctly, and bring forth the power it possesses to:

1. Combat cravings
2. Be allowed to eat more (at intervals) and keep deficits
3. Assist to prevent plateaus, and to pinpoint when plateaus begin and have tools to work with to find a solution within the diet and fitness data.

To name a few.

Manipulating calories Vs. fitness training data can be a powerful tool IF one knows how to use it.

It also can ASSIST in preventing:

I dont know what is happening! I am not losing weight or gaining weight!

or

" THE I DONT KNOW PROBLEM (because of no history of bodily adaption), so I dont know what to do"

Through ARMING YOURSELF WITH THE TOOLS TO COMBAT THIS.

In addition:

When you add in an on-going education IN DIET and in WEIGHT TRAINING........then you can USE this education to CHANGE the diet and/or training to break the plateau with USING YOUR HISTORY



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Within the Nutrition 101 thread you will find some valueable information. Or you can use the ready made input web page in the 3rd link.

What you to do is to post your Maintenance Line of calories and list the multiplier you used to configure your approximated Maintenance Line.

Go here and read on some basic and fundamental information:

Weight Training 101

Nutrition 101

Delaware Consumer Health Information Services (Originally Posted by Wrangell)


Weight Training Technical Articles
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Some Info on the ab core:

Abdominal Training


How to get abs guide

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Go here for some thoughts on the mental side:

Weight Loss Intricate


The ChillOut Log by Chillen
(allot of pages to go through, but there IS good information that may help you if you take the time to seek it)
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All of the links, plus additional links (Not Listed here) that you may be interested in are in this link below:

http://training.fitness.com/new-member-intro/where-begin-all-info-links-18741.html

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Change your eating habits (below are some suggestion examples)

Some you are currently already doing, but this will provide additional info, hopefully, to assist you.

The 3 Nutrients (Carbs, Good Fats, and Protein) are an essential factor in the diet; however, the Law of Energy Balance within the DIET, is the ultimate KING while the Nutrients can play in some key decisions made within the body.


○ Try eating 5 to 6 smaller meals during the day

○ Balance your meals out during the day so in one day you have a mix of Protein, Carbohydrate and good Fats

○ Drink lots of water during the day and before, during and after exercise

Simple Carb Examples: (Various fruit) Grapefruit, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Strawberries, Oranges, Apples, Pineapple, etc

Complex Carb Examples: Whole Wheat Pita Bread, Oatmeal, Long Grain Brown Rice, Brown Pasta, Malto-Meal (Plain, whole wheat),etc

Good Protein Examples: White or Dark Tuna, Chicken Breast, Lean Turkey, Lean Ham, Very lean Beef, Quality Whey Protein Powder, etc

Good Fats Examples: Natural Peanut Butter, Various Nuts, Flax Seed, Fish Oils.

Dietary Fiber: Whole Grains (Bran), Some fruits (like Apples), and vegetables, nuts and seeds

Dietary Fiber

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Some Good "base" cereals to "Chill" the mouth with once in a while ;)



1. Steel Cut Oats, Old Fashioned Cut Oats, and Regular Cut Oats (quick cook type), in large containers.

2. Various types of Go Lean Kashi cereals.

3. Fiber-One. (60 calories per 1/2 Cup, and source of fiber)

4. Grape Nuts

GRAPE-NUTS:

Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, SALT, DRIED YEAST, SOY LECITHIN. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: REDUCED IRON, NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE (SOURCE OF ZINC), VITAMIN B6, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B12, VITAMIN D.

Its devoid of any "added in" sugars, and from what I have read on Lecithin, this is used in many bread products for various reasons, and isnt a bad ingredient.

5. Shredded Wheat and Shredded Wheat and Bran: (NOT SUGAR TOPPED)

POST SHREDDED WHEAT ORIGINAL SPOON SIZE

Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT

TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL WHEAT FLAVOR, BHT IS ADDED TO THE PACKAGING MATERIAL--If you dont like perservatives, dont select this one
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Post Shredded Wheat and Bran

Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT AND WHEAT BRAN.

TO PRESERVE THE NATURAL WHEAT FLAVOR, BHT IS ADDED TO THE PACKAGING MATERIAL. If you dont like perservatives, dont select this one

Both are devoid of any "added in" sugars.


Alpen No Sugar Added Cereal

Serving size: 2/3 cup servings per container:7

calories:200
total fat:3g
sodium:30mg
potassium: 250mg
total carbohydrate:40g
sugars:7g (mostly from raisins)
protein:7g

Ingredients: rolled oats, whole wheat, raisins, pearled barley, roasted hazelnuts, skim milk powder, whey powder, sliced almonds, malt extract. 14 ounce box



Alpen No Sugar Added Cereal

This naturally delicious swiss style cereal has no added sugar or salt and is very low fat. A combination of oats, wheat, barley with raisins and roasted hazelnuts and almonds makes this a healthy alternative for your morning meal.


Alpen No Sugar Added Cereal

Serving size: 2/3 cup servings per container:7

calories:200
total fat:3g
sodium:30mg
potassium: 250mg
total carbohydrate:40g
sugars:7g
protein:7g

Ingredients: rolled oats, whole wheat, raisins, pearled barley, roasted hazelnuts, skim milk powder, whey powder, sliced almonds, malt extract. 14 ounce box


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Starting a personal Journal:

You may want to consider creating a journal in the journal section of the forum. This way you can ask additional questions, post your diet and training, keep a log of thoughts, etc.

A lot of persons view these logs, and it could assist you, possibly, in allot of ways!
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Thanx guys

I will start reading.... there is a lot of info here :D
Really appreciate it!

Is frozen mixed veggies thats cooked in microwave ok or not ok?

Thanx agen :)
 
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