New Healthy Start

[Bruce Wayne]

The kids don't eat junk food per ce but they don't and won't eat anything too mysterious. Well my son won't, he is fussy as they come.

Claims he doesn't like chicken these days, despite eating chicken nuggets. Swore for years he didn't like sweetcorn, now suddenly likes it etc you get the point.

Might have a look at that book though, if we are going to be in the kitchen then may as well be in it for both sets of food.

Might even be able to get them involved, making their own burgers and stuff. I'm undoubtedly biased, but there's some really tasty meals in there. We usually make them in a big batch and then freeze the leftovers so there's an easy (healthy) meal if you're pushed for time, as you can often go for a quick and unhealthy option at those times. I've got prawns and pappardelle for lunch. Hardly any fat (I think about 14g), but with a good dose of carbs and protein plus all the other goodies you get from fish. The author of the book breaks things down by the time taken to make it, and this took about 10 minutes so not hard at all (and I'm a rubbish cook). You use a bit of lemon and garlic with it to give it a really nice flavour.

It certainly needn't be 'rabbit food', and she has a couple of kebab recipes, home made burgers. You mentioned spag bol earlier, and there's a lovely pork and apple meatball recipe that has, I think, around 15g of fat in it. Lovely stuff

 

[matty1878]

I am noticing the fruit is getting me hungry at just the right time of the day which is a good sign

I'll look up protein ones as well perhaps incorporate them into my lunch or something

Deffo mate. It's about Balance really and all is well

 

[Walken]

I can get intenstity training on the box in the house, was tempted to start that one day, probably wouldn't cope with the fitness test at the start of them haha

Also yoga, yoga any good or is it just not worth my time?

bikram yoga will see you shift flab, especially if you wear latex

 

[jaybx1878]

I've started walking the 2 miles into work each day and I do feel much better.

 

[Deleted member 28206]

You can tag me in as many posts as your heart desires but the fact is 99% of you lot would sell your nan to look like me.

lol

 

[jal123]

You can tag me in as many posts as your heart desires but the fact is 99% of you lot would sell your nan to look like me.

You tell them kid.

I can't wait to see what you look like when you grow up, since your selfie appeared to have a 14 year old boy in it.

 

[Sid James]

The kids don't eat junk food per ce but they don't and won't eat anything too mysterious. Well my son won't, he is fussy as they come.

Claims he doesn't like chicken these days, despite eating chicken nuggets. Swore for years he didn't like sweetcorn, now suddenly likes it etc you get the point.

Might have a look at that book though, if we are going to be in the kitchen then may as well be in it for both sets of food.

Might even be able to get them involved, making their own burgers and stuff. I'm undoubtedly biased, but there's some really tasty meals in there. We usually make them in a big batch and then freeze the leftovers so there's an easy (healthy) meal if you're pushed for time, as you can often go for a quick and unhealthy option at those times. I've got prawns and pappardelle for lunch. Hardly any fat (I think about 14g), but with a good dose of carbs and protein plus all the other goodies you get from fish. The author of the book breaks things down by the time taken to make it, and this took about 10 minutes so not hard at all (and I'm a rubbish cook). You use a bit of lemon and garlic with it to give it a really nice flavour.

It certainly needn't be 'rabbit food', and she has a couple of kebab recipes, home made burgers. You mentioned spag bol earlier, and there's a lovely pork and apple meatball recipe that has, I think, around 15g of fat in it. Lovely stuff

Cooking your own is certainly a very good way of improving your diet, you know how much salt, fat and sugar etc is in it..

As Bruce said getting the kids involved is a good way for them to eat better stuff. You could even try making chicken nuggets, Chicken breast, flour, egg breadcrumbs, fairly easy to do .. A decent book, like Bruce suggested , aimed at your skill level is the best place, that way you won't get daunted by some of the prep and methods. Try going veggie just one night a week will help. If you're stuck for recipes I've got a fair few knocking about if you want

I too always make batches of meals and them freeze them and you can cook them from frozen, usually for a portion for two, 3 mins in the microwave from frozen should loosen it enough , then 15-20 mins simmering on the hob with a splash of water is my rule, still here to tell the tale as well. Perfect, almost ready meals and you'll know whats in them

 

[degsy]

Following on from my fruit for breakfast thread which was a huge hit, bit of a advice thread for me this one, any tips people know and advice for the average lazy person to get healthier without having to do much so to speak.

I'm eating slightly better now, and plan to start slimming world meals next monday. So will be eating meals designed to help you lose weight, healthier options etc. I'm not cutting out all bad things and just eating lettuce, i have 2 kids, it isn't realistic so just going out my way to eat fruit for breakfast (which i'm on my third week of btw) and eating better elsewhere just to cut out as many bad things rather than all bad things.

Exercise i used to get none whatsoever. Now i am walking a fair bit more. Walked round kenny and edge hill last week, walked from old swan home last night and walked for about 20 minutes or so this morning before i got on the bus. Raised my heart rate / broke a sweat doing it. So yeah, i'm trying to be a bit more active. I'm not going the gym, and i won't start going for a run but this is me going out my way to do something extra. Combining it with pokemon go as well, so walking is hatching the eggs over the distance, so a kind of distance measurer so to speak. I have been walking round town on my dinner as well rather than doing nothing so distance covered is much bigger than i was a week or so ago

So yeah, any tips i should follow? I'm not trying to be super healthy so if i want pasta or a packet of crisps then i'm not going to shirk in horror at them. Just avoid eating them when i can. going out my way for a bit more exercise as well. A few people have noticed i have lost weight just doing the fruit thing alone, although i wonder if they are hollow compliments to encourage me. Who knows? Either way, got my mind set on it at the minute so any little tips will be great.

oh and plan to start having @Bryan smoothie for breakfast as well.

If you're losing weight that's good and the slower the better. You didn't put it on in a couple of weeks and if you take it off quickly it will be due to an unsustainable diet...and then it comes back on.
I'd just keep on keeping on with the exercise, cutting out the bad stuff, factor in the odd treat as a reward.

Another thing, biff the scales, don't get hung up on the numbers and the whole ritual. Go by how tight your clothes are or aren't. and pretty soon you'll be walking round with your kecks half way down your backside.
It's about reconciling your head space, about how you think you look Vs how you actually look.

For instance. 'They' got an adjustable full length mirror, one that made you look thinner or fatter as you turned the handle or pushed the button or what ever. Then asked 200 women to 'set' the mirror to neither fat nor thin e.g. true size and 95% set it to fatter. They thought they were fatter than they actually were = Headspace wrong.

 

[Ashtonian]

Cooking your own is certainly a very good way of improving your diet, you know how much salt, fat and sugar etc is in it..

As Bruce said getting the kids involved is a good way for them to eat better stuff. You could even try making chicken nuggets, Chicken breast, flour, egg breadcrumbs, fairly easy to do .. A decent book, like Bruce suggested , aimed at your skill level is the best place, that way you won't get daunted by some of the prep and methods. Try going veggie just one night a week will help. If you're stuck for recipes I've got a fair few knocking about if you want

I too always make batches of meals and them freeze them and you can cook them from frozen, usually for a portion for two, 3 mins in the microwave from frozen should loosen it enough , then 15-20 mins simmering on the hob with a splash of water is my rule, still here to tell the tale as well. Perfect, almost ready meals and you'll know whats in them

wouldn't say no to recipes like lol Part of the new meal plans are based around healthier recipes. Starting monday with it (pay day this week so clearly not going to convert when i can eat lazy with some money)

If you're losing weight that's good and the slower the better. You didn't put it on in a couple of weeks and if you take it off quickly it will be due to an unsustainable diet...and then it comes back on.
I'd just keep on keeping on with the exercise, cutting out the bad stuff, factor in the odd treat as a reward.

Another thing, biff the scales, don't get hung up on the numbers and the whole ritual. Go by how tight your clothes are or aren't. and pretty soon you'll be walking round with your kecks half way down your backside.
It's about reconciling your head space, about how you think you look Vs how you actually look.

For instance. 'They' got an adjustable full length mirror, one that made you look thinner or fatter as you turned the handle or pushed the button or what ever. Then asked 200 women to 'set' the mirror to neither fat nor thin e.g. true size and 95% set it to fatter. They thought they were fatter than they actually were = Headspace wrong.

I do suffer with that i must admit. Back when i was younger i had a huge health kick and to be fair i thought i always had more weight than i actually did. think i got down as low as 12 stone but that was probably because of muscle i had built in the mean time. Genetically i have a bit of a belly, nothing i can do about that, had it as a teenager so that isn't the indicator for me as much.

That will be the good thing clothes wise when i start needing smaller clothes. I'm at the point where any weight loss over the weeks will be noticable, my pants are bigger than they should be now so if i drop a belt size then it will be noticable when the belt can't go any tighter for arguments sake, or the hoodie i bought the other week suddenly is more loose.

the little part of me wants to shift weight by november for a self conscious reason but generally the whole plan is far beyond that hence the causal approach. If in two months there is a difference in weight then great , if there isn't then at least i am more active and eating better foods!

 

[degsy]

wouldn't say no to recipes like lol Part of the new meal plans are based around healthier recipes. Starting monday with it (pay day this week so clearly not going to convert when i can eat lazy with some money)



I do suffer with that i must admit. Back when i was younger i had a huge health kick and to be fair i thought i always had more weight than i actually did. think i got down as low as 12 stone but that was probably because of muscle i had built in the mean time. Genetically i have a bit of a belly, nothing i can do about that, had it as a teenager so that isn't the indicator for me as much.

That will be the good thing clothes wise when i start needing smaller clothes. I'm at the point where any weight loss over the weeks will be noticable, my pants are bigger than they should be now so if i drop a belt size then it will be noticable when the belt can't go any tighter for arguments sake, or the hoodie i bought the other week suddenly is more loose.

the little part of me wants to shift weight by november for a self conscious reason but generally the whole plan is far beyond that hence the causal approach. If in two months there is a difference in weight then great , if there isn't then at least i am more active and eating better foods!

That's the way to go mate, Long term sustainability. Get the head space right, you know what you're doing is for the good, anybody else has a problem with it, well that says volumes about them - none of it good, so 'K em.

 

[Ashtonian]

That's the way to go mate, Long term sustainability. Get the head space right, you know what you're doing is for the good, anybody else has a problem with it, well that says volumes about them - none of it good, so 'K em.

If i thought i could sustain a gym or running routine and eating healthy all the time i would. Sadly with two young 'uns i know i won't as generally i spend my free time with them rather than go out jogging.

So yeah, as you say change the habits, change the way i eat, and then if something good comes from it then great.

 

[degsy]

If i thought i could sustain a gym or running routine and eating healthy all the time i would. Sadly with two young 'uns i know i won't as generally i spend my free time with them rather than go out jogging.

So yeah, as you say change the habits, change the way i eat, and then if something good comes from it then great.

two kids will keep you fit enough I dare say

 

[Baines' left foot]

You tell them kid.

I can't wait to see what you look like when you grow up, since your selfie appeared to have a 14 year old boy in it.

It's only because my head is so big that my body looked so small.

 

[peteblue]

Stopped drinking pints of Bitter....started drinking pints of Guinness.......don't think it's working tbh.......

 

[Woolly Blue]

Combining it with pokemon go as well, so walking is hatching the eggs over the distance, so a kind of distance measurer so to speak

Why does this not surprise me