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Your Typical Day - Exercise & Diet
- Thread starter steddie
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Ok, I read your first post.
Seems like you want to lose weight. Ok, let's review what you said in your last post.
If you ate this meal your "entire" life, then you a) wouldn't be overweight, and b) you would probably feel tired most of the day.
Eating a meal less than 1200 calories is not considered safe. On top of that, you're eating food high in fat and sugar. Both of which are not healthy. You lack veggies, fruits, and many other things.
You start by having a meal plan, and finding out a way to add up to the 2000 calories (or so) you computed earlier. You will not be eating less, unless you are eating less. I'm not sure how to put that more clearly.
Eat more, eat healthy. That's all I can say now. If you don't get that, I'm not quite sure what the point in continuing.
Seems like you want to lose weight. Ok, let's review what you said in your last post.
I picked 3 meals that I typically eat on a daily basis throughout my entire life and it only comes to 1067 calories yet people are telling me to find healthier options.
If you ate this meal your "entire" life, then you a) wouldn't be overweight, and b) you would probably feel tired most of the day.
Eating a meal less than 1200 calories is not considered safe. On top of that, you're eating food high in fat and sugar. Both of which are not healthy. You lack veggies, fruits, and many other things.
If I eat healthier options I will be eating even less calories. Isn't that dangerous?
You start by having a meal plan, and finding out a way to add up to the 2000 calories (or so) you computed earlier. You will not be eating less, unless you are eating less. I'm not sure how to put that more clearly.
Eat more, eat healthy. That's all I can say now. If you don't get that, I'm not quite sure what the point in continuing.
i hate eating right. but we gotta do what we gotta do. i usually eat 4-5 small meals a day, work out 4 times a week roughly.
What did you eat yesterday?
Okay Im genuinely confused.
Can you please explain the calories, its calories I have a real issue with. I picked 3 meals that I typically eat on a daily basis throughout my entire life and it only comes to 1067 calories yet people are telling me to find healthier options.
If I eat healthier options I will be eating even less calories. Isn't that dangerous?
He's saying you need to GET RID of your junk food and fatty foods or you will not lose weight. IT doesn't matter if its only a 1000 calories, that is junk food and you will not lose weight by eating it
It's alot more complex than just eating enough calories to lose weight, where the calories come from and the type of food it comes from also plays a role.
if you want to continue eating your sausages, bacon, high sugar foods go ahead but don't be suprised when you don't lose any weight
You've been eating those 3 meals your entire life, and guess what? You are overweight, you need to change your lifestyle altogether if you want to lose weight and keep it off.
He's saying you need to GET RID of your junk food and fatty foods or you will not lose weight. IT doesn't matter if its only a 1000 calories, that is junk food and you will not lose weight by eating it
It's alot more complex than just eating enough calories to lose weight, where the calories come from and the type of food it comes from also plays a role.
if you want to continue eating your sausages, bacon, high sugar foods go ahead but don't be suprised when you don't lose any weight
You've been eating those 3 meals your entire life, and guess what? You are overweight, you need to change your lifestyle altogether if you want to lose weight and keep it off.
I'm beginning to get the idea. I've cout out coke, cakes, biscuits, crisps - the typical junk foods. Just 2 hours ago I got back from the supermarket with a healtht option bran cereal. I checked the healthy snack bars I eat these are 7% calories and 5% fat. I think I need to do it in phases. Im planning on do it from the morning onwards. Sort my breakfast out, then snack, then lunch, then dinner. Then really difine it. If I try to change everything at once it wont last and I will run before I walk. Ive also started exercising and at work I make sure I walk alot more, I'll take long routes between offices.
What has me confused is that when I first come on here a few days ago I was told all about the technicalities of calories, my BMR etc and what calories I need to lose 1lb per week. Its only today Im getting the idea of fat. Its the advised average 60g per day???
Ok, I'm glad you are starting to get the idea.
Fat is really divided up into many different categories.
There's healthy fat, and unhealthy fat. Fat is extremely important, especially in absorbing fat-soluable vitamins. If you want to learn more, research it.
Look at your favorite snack, I bet one of the indgredients says Hydrogenated Oil. You want to avoid this like crap. You will typically find this in low calories snacks, cookies, etc. That's why low calories snacks are not good for you, even though they don't have a lot of calories. If you can find a low calorie snack that doesn't have high fat, then that's really good.
Fat is really divided up into many different categories.
There's healthy fat, and unhealthy fat. Fat is extremely important, especially in absorbing fat-soluable vitamins. If you want to learn more, research it.
Look at your favorite snack, I bet one of the indgredients says Hydrogenated Oil. You want to avoid this like crap. You will typically find this in low calories snacks, cookies, etc. That's why low calories snacks are not good for you, even though they don't have a lot of calories. If you can find a low calorie snack that doesn't have high fat, then that's really good.
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Ok, I'm glad you are starting to get the idea.
Fat is really divided up into many different categories.
There's healthy fat, and unhealthy fat. Fat is extremely important, especially in absorbing fat-soluable vitamins. If you want to learn more, research it.
Look at your favorite snack, I bet one of the indgredients says Hydrogenated Oil. You want to avoid this like crap. You will typically find this in low calories snacks, cookies, etc. That's why low calories snacks are not good for you, even though they don't have a lot of calories. If you can find a low calorie snack that doesn't have high fat, then that's really good.
What would low fat snacks do you eat and what percentage would you define as low fat?
What kind of snacks I have?
Let's see, apples, banana, whey protein shakes (although I'm trying to find a better brand at the moment), carrots, pear, plum, etc.
Sometimes, I have oatmeal bars (about 180 calories, and about 1 g of fat). I forgot the brand, but it's pretty good.
I'm not saying I have a 100% healthy diet, so don't think I'm giving you the high, mighty stuff. I just like to help out a bit since I too was very confused about this whole thing.
Let's see, apples, banana, whey protein shakes (although I'm trying to find a better brand at the moment), carrots, pear, plum, etc.
Sometimes, I have oatmeal bars (about 180 calories, and about 1 g of fat). I forgot the brand, but it's pretty good.
I'm not saying I have a 100% healthy diet, so don't think I'm giving you the high, mighty stuff. I just like to help out a bit since I too was very confused about this whole thing.
I'm beginning to get the idea. I've cout out coke, cakes, biscuits, crisps - the typical junk foods. Just 2 hours ago I got back from the supermarket with a healtht option bran cereal. I checked the healthy snack bars I eat these are 7% calories and 5% fat. I think I need to do it in phases. Im planning on do it from the morning onwards. Sort my breakfast out, then snack, then lunch, then dinner. Then really difine it. If I try to change everything at once it wont last and I will run before I walk. Ive also started exercising and at work I make sure I walk alot more, I'll take long routes between offices.
What has me confused is that when I first come on here a few days ago I was told all about the technicalities of calories, my BMR etc and what calories I need to lose 1lb per week. Its only today Im getting the idea of fat. Its the advised average 60g per day???
Yes, you should do it in phases. Thats what I did. Slowly started cutting off sweets and junk foods and limiting the foods I ate, eventually I cut out all junk and processed food.
And you should pay attention to calorie intake, but it is not as simple as " eat this amount of calories and lose X amount of weight "
There are so many more complex factors involved where your body decides what to do with the food, etc.
Can someone give a run down of what they typically eat in a day, this would help me alot.
Would someone mind doing this please?
Yesterday:
Meal 1: Oats, whey, skim milk, strawberries, raspberries, walnuts
Meal 2: Plain yogurt, banana, whey shake with water, walnuts
Meal 3: Egg, 5 egg whites, brown rice, boiled veg, nat pb
Meal 4: Chicken breast, brussel sprouts, olive oil
Meal 5: Chicken breast, brussel sprouts, olive oil
Meal 6: Nat pb, 1/2 scoop whey
Snacks: apple, grapefruit, dried apricots, almond butter, nat pb
4 fish oil sup
Meal 1: Oats, whey, skim milk, strawberries, raspberries, walnuts
Meal 2: Plain yogurt, banana, whey shake with water, walnuts
Meal 3: Egg, 5 egg whites, brown rice, boiled veg, nat pb
Meal 4: Chicken breast, brussel sprouts, olive oil
Meal 5: Chicken breast, brussel sprouts, olive oil
Meal 6: Nat pb, 1/2 scoop whey
Snacks: apple, grapefruit, dried apricots, almond butter, nat pb
4 fish oil sup
Yesterday:
Meal 1: Oats, whey, skim milk, strawberries, raspberries, walnuts
Meal 2: Plain yogurt, banana, whey shake with water, walnuts
Meal 3: Egg, 5 egg whites, brown rice, boiled veg, nat pb
Meal 4: Chicken breast, brussel sprouts, olive oil
Meal 5: Chicken breast, brussel sprouts, olive oil
Meal 6: Nat pb, 1/2 scoop whey
Snacks: apple, grapefruit, dried apricots, almond butter, nat pb
4 fish oil sup
Wow!!
What sort of impact does this diet have on you, have you lost alot of weight?
Well, I'm trying to gain at the moment, so calories are surplus: 2800-3100. When I was cutting the meals were pretty similar, just smaller portions, I lost around 35lbs over 10 months with cals of 2100-2200 (first few months of weight loss I was winging it and cals were probably higher)
you don't even want to know.
my exercise regimen is in my log "performance is not enough"
my diet is
Flax seed, flax oil, fish oil, vitamin c and a gallon of water
chillens (oat bars) with Natural Peanut butter for first meal.
boiled eggs (2-3) low fat yogurt, fruit, and YAMS- yuck!
chicken or fish, wheat rice, and some veggie for lunch
chillens for afternoon snack, and a pile of almonds w a square of dark chocolate, and start second gallon of water
fish or chicken for dinner, with a veggie side
oats and raisin blue berry mix up thingy I make for late night
protein shake after workout
and many times i get up in the middle of the night and eat PB with whole wheat pita.
WOW!!! I should be a big fat pig, but I have lost over 20 lbs, and gaines strength and endurance major.
I AM TRAINING TO BE AN IRONMAN in 08! 1/2 Ironman even Oct 20th- that's swim 1.2 mi, ride 56 mi, and run 13.1 mi- i will do that within 7 hours- god willing!
FF
wow,, all this typing makes me hungry--hahhha
my exercise regimen is in my log "performance is not enough"
my diet is
Flax seed, flax oil, fish oil, vitamin c and a gallon of water
chillens (oat bars) with Natural Peanut butter for first meal.
boiled eggs (2-3) low fat yogurt, fruit, and YAMS- yuck!
chicken or fish, wheat rice, and some veggie for lunch
chillens for afternoon snack, and a pile of almonds w a square of dark chocolate, and start second gallon of water
fish or chicken for dinner, with a veggie side
oats and raisin blue berry mix up thingy I make for late night
protein shake after workout
and many times i get up in the middle of the night and eat PB with whole wheat pita.
WOW!!! I should be a big fat pig, but I have lost over 20 lbs, and gaines strength and endurance major.
I AM TRAINING TO BE AN IRONMAN in 08! 1/2 Ironman even Oct 20th- that's swim 1.2 mi, ride 56 mi, and run 13.1 mi- i will do that within 7 hours- god willing!
FF
wow,, all this typing makes me hungry--hahhha
My diet for yesterday was:
Oatmeal, eggs, banana, apple, tuna fish sandwhich, chicken breast, asparagus, lettuce, spinach, tomato, plain pasta, whey protein, pear, broccolis, carrots, and more but I don't have my journal in front of me.
This must take so much time to make, I know thin people with a very different diet to this.
This must take so much time to make, I know thin people with a very different diet to this.
They probably are just naturally thin with a fast metabolism. Not everyone is like that.
This must take so much time to make, I know thin people with a very different diet to this.
It doesn't take that much time. No more than waiting in line at a fast food joint.
These "thin" people may just have a naturally high metabolism or they are not eating a whole lot. Either way, just because you're thin, it doesn't mean you're healthy.
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