Well I just recently decided im ready to try and lose some weight and get in better shape. I quit smoking this past august and thats been going great,didnt gain much weight "but I always been heavy,but didnt seem to gain much more" I been working out the past 2 weeks,I can already feel a difference as arms feel tighter and can do more without getting out of breath etc. but dont feel like I lost any weight "its only been 2 weeks,I need a scale too"
But im just want some info on what I can expect. Now for you to help me I'll tell you how I been living,I pretty much eat what I want when I want and how much I want. Its common for me to eat fast food at the very least 3 times a week and all the bad snacks for the rest of the day.
These past 2 weeks I been trying to change that, I been replacing lunch which use to be frozen pizzas,grilled cheese,hot dogs,etc. with cereal and a bowl of fruit. Also changed snacks from chips and dip,dorritos,cheese and crackers,to fruit,raisins,wheat thins,dried fruit,pop corn and still looking for other snacks like these.
It's hard to totally change over to 100% healthy stuff,nor do I want to. But I have a family,I dont want to put all of them on a diet and I have kids and they love the friday outing to burger king mcdonalds etc. and I cant just say nope we cant go anymore,so instead of not going I just made small changes,like just got a plain burger No cheese just a dab of ketchup and a few onion rings,and diet coke. Normally I would have cheese fries,rings and mountains of ketchup.
Now I workout atleast 1 hour a day,try to do more walking and eating better.Now heres question,with these cutbacks and exercise Could I manage to lose some weight? It seems most everything I read,it kinda paints the picture that your not going to lose anything unless you fully convert to very strict diet and exercise. I hope thats not the case,I understand that the results wont be as good,but as long as I will see some weight come off im happy.
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ProfitOfDoom
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Well I usually dont get up till about 11am. Then around noon,I been having bowl of fruit and a bowl or 2 of cereal "either honey nut cheerios,or special K" and a cup of OJ. Then usually take a shower and stuff and do work out from 2 till 3,sometimes 3:30. Usually after the work out I feel real hungry "although I didnt today" But it kinda bums me out,after I spent all that time and effort of working out,I feel I let self down if I eat something after the workout,any ideas on what to eat after that? I been eating a granola bar,or some wheat pretzel things,or wheat things. I try to eat a apple but for some reason it has a reversed effect on me,instead of taking the hunger away,it seems to make me more hungry?
But once I get pass that I eat dinner around 8pm,"that could be anything from chicken,pork chops,pasta,soup,chilli,etc. But I just try to limit the sides and eat more veggies. Then im good for awile till around 11am then I eat some popcorn,dried fruit,pretzels something like that. Then I go to be around 2am and thats about it,Is that what you were looking for?
I was reading about green tea,it helps speed up matabolism? Would it be a good idea to maybe drink a cup before bed,or is that something you would want to do during the day?
But once I get pass that I eat dinner around 8pm,"that could be anything from chicken,pork chops,pasta,soup,chilli,etc. But I just try to limit the sides and eat more veggies. Then im good for awile till around 11am then I eat some popcorn,dried fruit,pretzels something like that. Then I go to be around 2am and thats about it,Is that what you were looking for?
I was reading about green tea,it helps speed up matabolism? Would it be a good idea to maybe drink a cup before bed,or is that something you would want to do during the day?
Sorry to be judgmental but i say what i think and if that is your daily schedule, as you have insinuated, then you dont work and just stay at home and wait for the next meal.
if i have this wrong please correct me. If you wanna lose weight get off your arse, get up and go to bed at normal hours and do something productive with your life!!!!!!!
if i have this wrong please correct me. If you wanna lose weight get off your arse, get up and go to bed at normal hours and do something productive with your life!!!!!!!
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ProfitOfDoom
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Well you got part of it right,I do stay home,but I also take care of 2 kids and elderly mother in law. I mean I do get up early just to put the kid on the bus,but usually I go back to lay down. But I do agree with you on the hours,I did let them get out of hand. But its hard to have any alone time in a house like this and I tend to stay up and watch shows or movies that would just not happen during the day and I guess I just like alone time.
But as far as being productive,thats why im trying to better self,Before I did nothing as far as exercise and eating habits go. Now I changed what snacks I eat and regulate how much I eat.So again should I see any results in the changes I made?
But as far as being productive,thats why im trying to better self,Before I did nothing as far as exercise and eating habits go. Now I changed what snacks I eat and regulate how much I eat.So again should I see any results in the changes I made?
Well to break it down simply.
6 meals.
Breakfast
Something like Cereal, Fruit, Chicken, Turkey, Eggs, Low Fat Cheese, Nuts, Flax etc etc.
Lunch
Fish, Turkey, Ham, Chicken, Veggies, Fruit, Rice, Legumes, Mushrooms, Peanuts, Nuts, Flax etc etc.
Dinner same kind of things a Lunch, but I'd forget things like Fruit and Peanuts. Could include Soy tstuff and in lunch too.
Snacks, things like Fruit, (in meal 2), Whole-grain Sandwiches, Low Fat Cheese, Peanuts, Nuts, small Salads, Legumes, Veggies, Meat, and Poultry perhaps, Flax, Yoghurts etc etc.
This keep things simple. You don't need fish more than once a day, so stick to low Mercury stuff if preferable.
Fruit can be had, but limit to the first 2-3 meals, (except things like Tomatos and Peppers), as some the Fructose in Fruits, can convert to fat in the Liver, and you have other sources of Carbs in the later day anyway.
Give Sugary, or Acidy and Citrus Fruits time to digest too. About 10-15 minutes, before eating other stuff, so you've got better digestion.
I've tried to keep things simple, so hopefully that helps.
6 meals.
Breakfast
Something like Cereal, Fruit, Chicken, Turkey, Eggs, Low Fat Cheese, Nuts, Flax etc etc.
Lunch
Fish, Turkey, Ham, Chicken, Veggies, Fruit, Rice, Legumes, Mushrooms, Peanuts, Nuts, Flax etc etc.
Dinner same kind of things a Lunch, but I'd forget things like Fruit and Peanuts. Could include Soy tstuff and in lunch too.
Snacks, things like Fruit, (in meal 2), Whole-grain Sandwiches, Low Fat Cheese, Peanuts, Nuts, small Salads, Legumes, Veggies, Meat, and Poultry perhaps, Flax, Yoghurts etc etc.
This keep things simple. You don't need fish more than once a day, so stick to low Mercury stuff if preferable.
Fruit can be had, but limit to the first 2-3 meals, (except things like Tomatos and Peppers), as some the Fructose in Fruits, can convert to fat in the Liver, and you have other sources of Carbs in the later day anyway.
Give Sugary, or Acidy and Citrus Fruits time to digest too. About 10-15 minutes, before eating other stuff, so you've got better digestion.
I've tried to keep things simple, so hopefully that helps.
