Posts by johnnypenso

If it's low calorie it isn't pasta.   Pasta is essentially flour and flour is very calorie dense.  I'd suggest finding a healthy whole grain pasta, making your favourite sauce and just eating less.  It doesn't have to be the centre of your meal, just a side dish.  Quite a healthy meal along with 2 or 3 vegetables.

I usually can up some applesauce at this time of year when they are in season and cheaper.  I usually buy 3-5 varieties of apples, including always granny smiths for a little tartness and I cook mine by coring and chopping them up, skin and all, and the simmering them in a pot with some water and I will sometimes add raisins or prunes or dates for a little extra sweetness and sometimes a little molasses.  I don't like artificial sweeteners and I find apples on their own are sweet enough for me especially with the raisins, dates etc. added.

How about just eating a whole grain pasta to get as much nutrition as you can out of the noodles and then eating a regular portion like a cupful with your healthy sauce of choice?   It's a reasonably healthy side dish and you get to enjoy what you really want in a reasonable amount of calories.   Same as anything else...just watch how much you eat.

It will definitely work...I've seen results that are simply amazing in some women I know.  Follow the program, don't put your own spin on it and eat right and you'll be amazed at what you can achieve both in strength gains and appearance and how you feel, in just a few weeks.

You don't have to count all the calories....just the ones you eat...lol

Are you offering to buy Cap?  

I've always found it odd that the manager of the gym I belong to, until very recently, was obese.  She didn't lose weight, I think she got fired.   She hired several other obese people to work there as well...I just thought that a bit odd.

Vyper if there's one thing I've learned in 20+ years of self employment it's that you're going to be happiest if you follow your own path and pave your own road.  Blaze your own trail so to speak.  Some people can run with the pack and be happy, but once in a while you see someone off running in the distance all by themselves.  That's you.  If you aren't into faking it, if you aren't into bs'ing clients into thinking they are progressing because you smile a lot and make small talk, without results, then that isn't you.  If you believe in quality training, setting and achieving goals, success through hard work etc. then that is who you are and  you have to work towards finding a forum where you can do that.  Quality always succeeds in the long run and many people are willing to pay a lot of money for results, you just have to find them.

Don't worry about what you don't have as far as qualifications go or anything else.  Focus on what you do have and focus on your strengths.  

I guess the ones that are slightly more than slightly overweight don't have the right attitude...lol...

When comparing calories make sure you compare portion sizes too.   1 serving of ice cream for example might be 1/2 cup and 1 serving of yogurt parfait might be 3/4 of a cup, in which case it might have more calories because it's 50% more food per serving.   When the serving sizes are the same and you want to understand further, just multiply fat gx9 and carb and protein grams x4 to see where the calories are coming from.

As Rose mentioned oils are pure fat.  1 TBSP of any oil or fat is about 120 calories, including butter and margarine.  Nuts and seeds are mostly fat and more filling than a couple of TBSP of oil that's for sure...lol.