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and dont think of it in lbs

(i have xxx amount of pounds to lose)

or weeks (xx weeks etc.)

just see the next weekend, shorter goals are far easier to keep than long term goals

i dont buy foods  i know i love and cant control myself with ;D

there's only one food i havent eaten in a very long time, 2 years (donner kebab meat, you know your own food)

i dont agree with all these people doing low calorie varieties of their favourite foods, it just reminds you what you could be having

but the trick is being able to know the side effects of eating this or that

weigh up how you will feel afterwards

make sure the calories you eat are worth it, if you know its 100 calories, but is the size of a thumbnail, it isnt worth it

i weigh up my food options like this

will it fill me up, im not blowing 300 calories on a mars bar when that's half a meatball casserole.

will i enjoy it if im not enjoying it, it's a waste of time.

i wont eat it if it doesnt fit those criteria

and liquid calories dont fill you up, stay away from them

you'll find it hard to resist food when you're hungry

eat small and regularly

if you're on 1600-1800

make 5 meals as and when you're hungry

(make a 600 cal meal, split it into two,

eat 300 cals worth of the meal with a portion of veg/salad

then if you feel hungry after 30 mins, eat the rest with another portion of salad veg for instance) your body takes 20mins plus to know if its hungry, if you're scoffing the food down, you've let yourself get too hungry

the more frequency meals you have, the less your sugar levels drop, the less hungry you get

plus it shrinks your stomach, and you feel full much quicker after a few days

but dont starve yourself, keep eating little and often, if you feel hungry, eat your next 200.

be aware of this, drink water, your body sometimes/often tricks your mind into thinkin you're hungry when you're thirsty, drinkin water helps you understand which is which more.

so next time you cook, drink a pint of water, while its cooking, decide if you're still hungry, if you are, then tuck in ;D

(that's what i do, i ignore all these diets, and just do the science part)

my girlfriend moans about her weight sometimes but i genuinely love the way she looks, your boyfriend isnt 'just' saying it, but he does not like the fact that its upsetting you.

i also found when im living with my girlfriend, its really difficult to stick to a diet because she 'ruins' it for me. but then it's because she makes me not care about the way i look, and that's how it really should be,

but i want to get back into sports, i like being able to run up a few flights of stairs and not be breathless, i like not sweating like gary glitter in a daycare nursery, i like clothes that fit.

no

dieting

when

you're

ill.

Original Post by bsh0611:

tessa - I thought maybe people would have input on things that are more unprocessed? if someone wants to tell me cake is clean I'll keep eating it!

See, I knew a girl who did "clean" eating but would binge sometimes and later I found out "eating clean" was like zero sized portions of "health" food. I just thought it meant something more. People talk a lot about baked oatmeal, recipes with hummus and beans, other things... it all sounds interesting.

My big problem is that my husband and kids won't eat the things I like so I eat a lot of packaged items because I don't like the PA Dutch style of cooking (lots of stewed animal parts) and that's what my husband likes. I guess I was hoping input might make it easier to shop for that kind of thing. I've become quite lax with it lately.

dont give them the option to not eat it.

if they try it enough times and see you and your husband eating it, they will learn to enjoy it

get a body fat percentage test at your gym using calipers

then come back with the value

you probably know all that

but once you know how much the whole loaf is, round it up to the nearest 100 calories

makes it easier to know if you eat half a 1000 calorie loaf, you will be eating 500 cals

and yeah, flours are almost always roughly the same calories

Original Post by elfkittie22:

So far today, I've had breakfast. :P That's as far as I've gotten. Trying to motivate myself to go to the gym!

its getting there that's the hardpart

just dont think past that

it all changes once you enter the swooshing doors ;D

another fantastic way is this...

join a local sports team

they will train you

circuits

so easy to do

just remember technique is more important than speed

jump rope

(legs)

squats, controlled, slow, concentrating on the muscles being used

lunges, controlled, slow, concentrating on the muscles used

burpees (killer in combination with the last three) explosive, but good form

(chest, tri's)

press ups wide grip

press up narrow grip

(back, bi's)

bent over rows (something weighted, around 5 - 10kg)

(pull ups if you have a pull up bar)

(shoulders)

(if you have some dumbells) shoulder press

(if you're strong enough, and i dont know how advisable this is, handstand against the wall shoulder presses)

(core)

crunches

air walks

leg raises

many ways to do it

15 to 1 ( go for 45 mins AFTER warmup) do 15 reps, 14, 13, 12, 11 and so on

(or ten to 1 depends)

its a good way to see if you're improving (i..e. the further you get the better you do, speed  of rep isnt the key remember, so dont be disheartened if you get to 12 cos that's not bad)

or do it all three times and go for 45-60  seconds on each exercise depending on your fitness level.

(you can put a rest in as an exercise)

problem is is needing weights for back exercises, maybe you know some one who has some spare 5 - 10's

(i.e. your husbands friends, who  have some lying about, more common than you think)

my girlfriend told me that her friends told her, if you twist your arms in a certain way, like bicep facing forward they look slimmer in pictures, test it with a camera phone before you believe me though

she seems to go with it, tbh i think she looks good whatever

depends on your fitness level and how much you've been doing exercise

i know people tha can do cardio in the day, and weight train at night 6 days a week, and other 4 sessions a week.

weight gain/muscle gain needs extra calories remember

to get optimum just add 400 calories eitherside of the weights work (200 before, 200 immediately after)

are you going for hypertrophy training? or strength training?

because it makes a difference

(the former is breaking down muscle, and building it back up, the latter creates more efficient contraction of muscle fibres, i.e. more are triggered to contract)

though, i'd say every other to be safe from over training

try wedges in the oven

boil potato wedges for 5 minutes in water

marinate in a bit of oil + spices+ herbs

(oregano/ touch of cumin / parsley / garlic paste)

put in the oven for 40 minutes

it's not chips, fair enough, but they taste bloody awesome

short sharp hit on the edge of the pan

enough to crack it well  but not a lot of depth

using two hands peel both sides away quickly and close to the pan

100g of banana = 90ish calories 

100g of chocolate = 400+

lol

no

how about not worrying about fruit's sugar content.

get crumbly chicken stock and use half a cube in the marinate (just a sprinkling)

makes it tasty as.