What to do?

[(Rage)]

Okay, nutrition sucks big time for the following reasons;
1) I'm broke, and don't have money to "buy" the food I need.
2) Dad complains a lot of about food + money.
3) Mum used to provide me with money to buy what I need, and she is not here (out of the country -for god knows how long).
4) I don't cook. The maid does. She knows what I want for lunch & breakfast, the only 2 meals that are healthy, the rest, which is dinner only (is full of crap. Hotdog, or takeout, or nothing at all.
5) I don't snack anymore, cause I have nothing to snack on. Fruits and veggies DO NOT statisfy hunger.

What am I suppose to do?

I'm sick of myself. I hate how I'm not working out properly, and how eating habits are back to how THEY WERE. Not as worse, but still.

It's driving me insane. No decent food to eat. No proper weights to do. Nothing.

I feel like everything I did IS gone to waste.

Like dinner was:
4 hotdog rolls the size of a pinkie, and 2 lebnah and zatar (really small amount) in a flour sort of bread, tiny ones.
That was dinner. How healthy!

I dont want to eat 2 eggs a day or live on cereal!

[Boss Man]

Well I would still include Eggs and Cereal in your diet.

Fruits and Veggies should be a choice, but I would at least see if you could add other things into your diet like Low Fat Wedge Cheese, Skimmed milk, Low Fat Yoghurt.

If you can get any Soybeans, all the better, as they are the only complete Bean protein source, 33%, highest concentration of Protein in any known food, and good for Carbs.

You could always add something like a Yoghurt to a Fruit source to provide more fulfilment.

If you need more Carbs, then pick Fruits and Veggies where possible with higher sources.

I.E.

Banana, (large) 28g Carb

Apple 19g Carb.

Large Corn on the Cob 30g.

Plums 7.5g per Plum

Potato 30g Carbs.

If you're able to get 2 for one deals on things like Turkey, Chicken, etc etc, all the better, as you can then save money and get healthy food cheaper. Same goes for anything healthy.

You could also add Carbs, by having things like Brown Rice, and if you want Fats, go for things like Low Salt Nuts, or Almonds or basically anything like that.

I know it's hard, and I know you'll probably say some of these things aren't possible, but any of these things you can do, to help you get around the food problems you're having, I'd urge you to do so, as it's not just a calories and potential fat gain issues, it could be other issues like inadequate Amino Acid intake, weakened Metabolism, immune system etc etc, so whatever you can realisitcally do to increase healthy calories etc etc, you should okay .

[(Rage)]

Thanks boss man!

I just get sick of eating the same thing more than in one meal, 2 max, you know? It gets borrrrriiiing to eat the same food. I need variety of taste, but then again i'm picky, and get confused to what I want to eat, so I end up eating nothing, or junk food...=S!

I havent gained any weight, or body has changed...yet..but if i cont. to be this way, ill def gain weight, and get the fat back and worst of all body will change..anyways, i talked to dad, and we went and got food...i still am in shortage of some things i need, which i'll try to buy tom..if possible...eh, it seems likei cant find low fat cottage cheese anywhere! And I actually like it, and all the other chees(es) we have are not the healthy kind, like kraft, and so on...they're full of fat!!!

So..im still trying to get some decent cheese, what other type of cheese is/are good?

I don't know..anyways...thank you. I find it hard to keep up and eat every 2-3 hours nowadays...i eat 3 times a day, and one meal is always crappy, but hopefull ill that soon. I'll try to make meals up to 4, and work way up to at least 5, since 6 seems too much for me, and activity level anyway.

I'm almost never standing on foot. Only time...is when i go downstairs to watch tv, or eat food, or just play out with bro for 10 mins in our backyard...& workout of course, which i don't do more than 20-30 mins which is nothing...

Today activity level was okay, since i did some work here and there...

[Boss Man]

You should be able to get low Fat cheese somewhere, like Cheddar or something like that perhaps.

Low fat usually has roughly 5g Saturates per Wedge.

So check the labels and spend time looking at different kinds, one with the closest to 5g as possible the better.

Also another idea Re Carbs. You could have a couple of thick Slices of Pineapple. I think you should be able to get hold of them, and they should come ready sliced, instead of the other option which is buying a whole Fruit, and slicing by hand.

Two Slices is roughly 18-20g Carbs.

[(Rage)]

So for the cheese anything that has 5 grams of fat or less, is good?!

Cause I get confused about that, I see a big number of saturated fat & it's percentage and freak out..=S!

[swanso5]

1- just do the best you although you have a maid how can't you afford food???
2 - keep workin on him
3 - how about a job??
4 - can she do all your meals??
5 - that's why you ned protein as that is what fills yuo up, not fruit ans veg

What am I suppose to do?

you know what to do, so do it

[(Rage)]

it's not own maid...dad pays her every couple of months, and we ran outta money now...and i had about 5$ in wallet, and i cant get anything with that in here...food is really really expensive.

the maid usually cooks all the meals, and i usually tell her what I want. its more like she cooks for the whole family, not just "me"

Yes yes, i talked to dad...today i'll go buy couple of more things that I need.

Job = is pretty much on the way.

Yeah, protien is what i ned, veggied and fruits don't do the trick.

I'm working on it

[swanso5]

just make sure your exercise is spot on then untill the food can get to where we want it...doesn't matter what equipment you have just make the sessions hard and consistent

[(Rage)]

Yes, I know...i'll be doing that.

[Boss Man]

Yes as near to 5g Fats or less in your Cheese is better. So Saturate intake is kept healthier.

[(Rage)]

Thanks, should it be that way it all sort of foods? Or just better with cheese? Do we even need to eat saturated fat? I mean, we can't avoid eating those, cause meat has saturated fat and other foods as well, but we don't "really" need them, or do we?

I have another Q..I ran through a post b4 but i can't find where it is...
Um...it has something to do with type of sugars? Fructose, dretox (sth like that), which are bad? which are good?

[Boss Man]

Yes Saturates are actually needed, but not in high amounts which is obvious, so yes limit those, I'm saying limit Cheese to 5g or less saturate kind, as Cheese should be a pretty low cost Calcium and Protein source, but I specified cheese, because there are many varieties, often with much higher Fat levels.

The main sugars that are bad for you period, are things like Sucrose, and I think Sucralose.

Most Sugars are pretty high GI, Glucose, (Dextrose), rates 100, and then something like Maltodextrin, (Corn Starch derivative) about 96. Others include Fructose, (Fruit Sugars, I think) Lactose, (Milk Sugar), Sorbitol, (Gum), Maltitol, Maltose etc etc.

This means they can affect Bloodsugar, but obviously the effect depends on quantity consumed.

They work best when you wake or after / before training, as they spike lower / lowered Bloodsugar, which drops during training or sleep.

Some people will take a drink with a Sugar like Glucose before workouts, and during, as it's pure Glucose, (main ingredient), so there's no need to convert Carbs, or Muscle and Liver Glycogen, so Glycogen stores could be maintained, or less depleted, then Glucose use might potentially be increased per minute of processing.

Most such Sugares, usually one like Maltodextrin which is common, is found in Protein supplements, like Powders and drinks, for after training.

[nitecrawler]

you may wanna read "Dr. Mercola's Total Health Program" esp1 Part1 where you can get basic idea of what what to eat and what not to eat.
Thae main stuff according to book is:

-- Complete NO to grains and sugars. consider corn also as grain.
-- do not eat process foods. try to eat like our ancestors
-- eat as many veggies as you can esp the ones the ones rich in colours.
-- limited intake of fruits.
-- best oil for cooking is coconut oil and for salad its olive oil.
-- try to increase Omega 3 intake and decrease omega 6 intake like
-- by eating according to your metabolic type you can curb your craving.

I guess its highly difficult to follow everything that is mentioned in the book but still you can learn a lot and can avoid them.

there are also 150 recipes in book, though I was unable to comprehend any

[Boss Man]

-- Complete NO to grains and sugars. consider corn also as grain.

Whilst I always have respect for people like Doctor Mercola, I can't agree with that point. Bloodsugar can be spiked effectively at Breakfast with Whole-grain Cereals, they are also a good Carb source for that reason, and and the fibre content is usually very advantageous.

Only if you're a Coeliac or something like that, should you avoid whole-grain Proteins, otherwise I don't think you need to.

If you look at other sources of Carbs, like say Strawberries Carbs 1g per Strawberry, (GI 40). To get even the lowest moderate Glycemic load, (15), you'd need nearly 40 Strawberries.

Grapes about GI 45, only yield 0.4g carbs per Grape, so you're talking rougly 90 Grapes, to get a spike of just 15%

Most other sources of Carbs won't spike you like you need, unless you eat moderate to high GI foods, like a Baked Potato, Red / Sweet Potato, Brown Rice, Parsnips etc etc.

Who would want to eat things like Parsnips or Rice for breakfast? Well maybe Rice in a Kedgeree, but that's the only time anyone would realistically eat Rice for Breakfast, as far as I'm concerned.

The Brain also uses some sugars to function, (not sure how), so that would explain why a lot of people who eat things like Cereal, have better alertness, concentration, and better functioning intellectual prowess etc etc, compared to people who have nothing for Breakfast.

I'm not saying Cereal grains make you smarter, or always give you a mental edge, over people who eat no / poor breakfast choices or portions, but I believe such benefit can be derived more often than not, when you do it, compared to people who don't.

Also some simple Sugars are very useful. That's why Maltodextrin is used in Protein powders, to spike Bloodsugar back up after training, and things like Grape Juice, or other simple Sugars are reccomended to boost Creatine uploading, as there's supposedly greater upload compared to mixing with water.

Plus there's Lactose in Milk, and Milk is a good Protein Source, an even better Carb source, and good for things like Calcium and Vitamin D. Science recently shows increased Calcium intake can aid Fat loss. Whilst there are other Vit D / Calcium sources besides Milk, it is a very healthy, quick and beneifcial way to have nutrients like that.

Unless you're Lactose intolerant, I think Milk is a great source of nutrients.

The only people who might not benefit too well, from such large-ish concentrations of energy sugars might be Diabetics, but sometimes even they need to eat Sugary sources, to quickly combat early signs of Hypoglycemia.

However if Docotr Mercola is talking about processed Sugars, than yes I agree people don't need processed sugars.

[nitecrawler]

hey Bossman,
sorry for the confusion but it was mistake that i forgot to add processed before Grains and sugars.

Here is exact quote from the book:

No matter what your health condition or metabolic type, you are strongly advised to
eliminate or restrict your grain and sugar intake, particularly processed grains and sugars.
Eliminating grains is especially necessary for those who are Protein Metabolic Types. Carbohydrate
and Mixed Types can get by with consuming a limited amount of grains. In all cases, any grains
you do consume should be whole grains (95% of the grains consumed in the U.S. are processed,
which strips them of what limited nutritional value they do have). Those with celiac disease and
gluten-sensitivities have an obvious additional need to avoid grains, particularly gluten which
is found in wheat, spelt, rye, barley, and oats. For those with diabetes and other signs of
elevated insulin such as obesity, high blood pressure or high cholesterol, it is crucial to eliminate
grains and sugars.

also regarding sugar:

Most people are addicted to sugar, and along with grain addiction, the over-consumption of
added sugarsâ€â€