New Healthy Start

[CahillsCornerFlag]

First of all, congratulations with your weight loss!

I admit to have skimmed the entire topic, since it is quite lengthy so maybe some of my suggestions/conclusions are incorrect. If so I apologize.

It seems to me that you're losing weight but maybe you aren't really having a healthy start.

Regarding your food. I would really skip everything which contains the word Subway or such, unless you want to travel using the metro. It's really not very good for you.

An easy way to procure healthy food is just take-away from healthy/vegetarian restaurants. I do it most of the week. For example: I don't eat breakfast. I usually order soup for lunch, supplemented with fruit/vegetable salad. For dinner I order the normal sized take-away dish (things like this http://www.deappelier.be/nieuw/gallery/zomer-2014/). This sets me back approximately 12 € or such. From time to time I add shrimp or such to the meals; when I notice that I lack certain nutrients.

If you want a cooking book with healthy food. I recommend Veg from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. You can add meat if you want.

I also read you do Insanity once a week. Did you have a medical check-up before starting that? Because of the difficulty level, some people end up in difficulties. You dying would be most unfortunate. I didn't really catch if you exercised every day, if not the program works much better if you follow the schedule. I'd recommend switching to something easy, but also effective, like the 30 day shred or such from Jillian Michaels. I think you would be more inclined to doing that every day, since it's actually only 24 minutes. A friend of mine did it; very good results. If you want more afterwards you can do Body Revolution or such. If my memory serves me correctly you can find it on Youtube. She ordered it though because you get 2 T-Shirt's; the first one contains the message "Train like a beast look like a beauty (http://picture-cdn.wheretoget.it/lnrosq-l.jpg) ", the second one "Unless you puke, faint or die, keep going".

I can't be the only person to tell you this, but you really shouldn't skip breakfast mate.

 

[The Cowboy]

I can't be the only person to tell you this, but you really shouldn't skip breakfast mate.

Absolutely no proof that this is a bad thing. Entirely up to you if you want breakfast or not.

Personally I always have breakfast at 7am. I know many people who have their first eat of the day around 10am.

 

[Ashtonian]

First of all, congratulations with your weight loss!

I admit to have skimmed the entire topic, since it is quite lengthy so maybe some of my suggestions/conclusions are incorrect. If so I apologize.

It seems to me that you're losing weight but maybe you aren't really having a healthy start.

Regarding your food. I would really skip everything which contains the word Subway or such, unless you want to travel using the metro. It's really not very good for you.

An easy way to procure healthy food is just take-away from healthy/vegetarian restaurants. I do it most of the week. For example: I don't eat breakfast. I usually order soup for lunch, supplemented with fruit/vegetable salad. For dinner I order the normal sized take-away dish (things like this http://www.deappelier.be/nieuw/gallery/zomer-2014/). This sets me back approximately 12 € or such. From time to time I add shrimp or such to the meals; when I notice that I lack certain nutrients.

If you want a cooking book with healthy food. I recommend Veg from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. You can add meat if you want.

I also read you do Insanity once a week. Did you have a medical check-up before starting that? Because of the difficulty level, some people end up in difficulties. You dying would be most unfortunate. I didn't really catch if you exercised every day, if not the program works much better if you follow the schedule. I'd recommend switching to something easy, but also effective, like the 30 day shred or such from Jillian Michaels. I think you would be more inclined to doing that every day, since it's actually only 24 minutes. A friend of mine did it; very good results. If you want more afterwards you can do Body Revolution or such. If my memory serves me correctly you can find it on Youtube. She ordered it though because you get 2 T-Shirt's; the first one contains the message "Train like a beast look like a beauty (http://picture-cdn.wheretoget.it/lnrosq-l.jpg) ", the second one "Unless you puke, faint or die, keep going".

a lot of my meals so revolve around veg as it mate or at least i try to do that. The subway salads thing is not through choice, been making sure i get my lunches in at the weekend to get around this. But generally subway salads lost me 4 pounds the week before so they can't be too evil? lol Myfitnesspal app on my phone told me a tuna salad was high in fat though which suprised me greatly so yeah, not going to make them a choice unless it is bread or just salad.

In terms of insanity, i didn't get a check up before hand no. admittedly it is hard for me right now, probably more than normal. but generally i do a advanced Tae bo workout at least once a week which is around 50 or more minutes, plus any DDP yoga i can fit in so that is the range i am currently following. could be going for a job once a week as well soon potentially, not that i want to haha.

but yeah, i'll check those stuff out mate. always interested in suggestions. Right now my meals i try to make healthy, and if i cant do that i only eat half a plateful instead. so far this has been working for me because it changes my concious away from unhealthy meals to healther ones by default. My shopping lists are with healthy food in mind so yeah, it is working to change the mind set.

but for the exercise, what draws me to the tae bo and ddp yoga is that it feels more masculine. I don't feel as silly as say doing a women orientated program, and the insanity i wouldn't do in the house, but 30 minutes on a friday night is just something i can commit to and i know it will have some good to me

 

[Ashtonian]

Absolutely no proof that this is a bad thing. Entirely up to you if you want breakfast or not.

Personally I always have breakfast at 7am. I know many people who have their first eat of the day around 10am.

had porridge today and it filled me up all morning! Didn't enjoy it though, but haven't eaten my fruit as snacks before lunch and even at lunch wasn't starving.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

Absolutely no proof that this is a bad thing. Entirely up to you if you want breakfast or not.

Personally I always have breakfast at 7am. I know many people who have their first eat of the day around 10am.

Always been told that it kickstarts your metabolism and discourages unhealthy snacking throughout the day, works for me anyway so not particularly arsed if its based in science or not.

 

[COYBL25]

First of all, congratulations with your weight loss!

I admit to have skimmed the entire topic, since it is quite lengthy so maybe some of my suggestions/conclusions are incorrect. If so I apologize.

It seems to me that you're losing weight but maybe you aren't really having a healthy start.

Regarding your food. I would really skip everything which contains the word Subway or such, unless you want to travel using the metro. It's really not very good for you.

An easy way to procure healthy food is just take-away from healthy/vegetarian restaurants. I do it most of the week. For example: I don't eat breakfast. I usually order soup for lunch, supplemented with fruit/vegetable salad. For dinner I order the normal sized take-away dish (things like this http://www.deappelier.be/nieuw/gallery/zomer-2014/). This sets me back approximately 12 € or such. From time to time I add shrimp or such to the meals; when I notice that I lack certain nutrients.

If you want a cooking book with healthy food. I recommend Veg from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. You can add meat if you want.

I also read you do Insanity once a week. Did you have a medical check-up before starting that? Because of the difficulty level, some people end up in difficulties. You dying would be most unfortunate. I didn't really catch if you exercised every day, if not the program works much better if you follow the schedule. I'd recommend switching to something easy, but also effective, like the 30 day shred or such from Jillian Michaels. I think you would be more inclined to doing that every day, since it's actually only 24 minutes. A friend of mine did it; very good results. If you want more afterwards you can do Body Revolution or such. If my memory serves me correctly you can find it on Youtube. She ordered it though because you get 2 T-Shirt's; the first one contains the message "Train like a beast look like a beauty (http://picture-cdn.wheretoget.it/lnrosq-l.jpg) ", the second one "Unless you puke, faint or die, keep going".

You shouldn't have mentioned that he could die from excercise and healthy eating. He'll be starting a new thread now along the lines of " what is a reasonable life expantancy for a mentalist ".

 

[Foot Long Hot Dog]

Absolutely no proof that this is a bad thing. Entirely up to you if you want breakfast or not.

Personally I always have breakfast at 7am. I know many people who have their first eat of the day around 10am.

If you skip breakfast the chances of you over indulging at lunch time are higher, particularly if you have to visit a shop or supermarket to buy your lunch......

 

[COYBL25]

had porridge today and it filled me up all morning! Didn't enjoy it though, but haven't eaten my fruit as snacks before lunch and even at lunch wasn't starving.

That's the whole idea of breakfast you nut job - to fill you up ALL MORNING.

You didn't eat your fruit snacks as you didn't need to = GOOD.

I do depair with you sometimes

 

[Ashtonian]

Good work, but don't be surprised and/or put off if you start to plateau at some point, it falls off you in the beginning then gets harder and harder to lose. I'm trying to go from 14% body fat to 10% or lower, and its not a quick process by any means because my body isnt all that keen to get rid of much more.

Keep it up lid.

i am expecting that point once i hit the 14 stone mark tbh. I remember when i was 13 1/2 years ago and that was slow loss so guessing it will be the same again.

 

[Ashtonian]

That's the whole idea of breakfast you nut job - to fill you up ALL MORNING.

You didn't eat your fruit snacks as you didn't need to = GOOD.

I do depair with you sometimes

its the first morning it has done that though for some odd reason? Im eating it at like 7am as well so that is a good 6 hours between that and my lunch.

Perhaps my appetite is starting to drop with the less intake? I know the only time i want to eat anything genuinely unhealthy is when i am starving like.

 

[Armel]

I can't be the only person to tell you this, but you really shouldn't skip breakfast mate.

Absolutely no proof that this is a bad thing. Entirely up to you if you want breakfast or not.

Personally I always have breakfast at 7am. I know many people who have their first eat of the day around 10am.

I do some mild form of intermittent fasting. So I don't have to do breakfast; I am always sick when I have to eat breakfast. Except on vacations or such. I've noticed that my anxiety and stress levels are much lower since doing that. I've asked my doctor it doesn't really do any harm; as long as I eat my total amount of required calories a day.

 

[Nil Satis Niasse Optimum]

I don't have breakfast during the week any more. Get to work at 9.15, have a big mug of coffee (all milk) and go for lunch at 12:30, salad, bap, pot of cottage cheese, back to work, then a light dinner either a few hours before sport or after sport, bed. More food at the weekend.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

i am expecting that point once i hit the 14 stone mark tbh. I remember when i was 13 1/2 years ago and that was slow loss so guessing it will be the same again.

Were you 13 1/2 for a long period of time? I'd guess then that when you reach either that mark or close to it you'll find it tricky. From my personal experience, I've been 11st for about 5 years now, and it isn't terribly keen on deviating from there, whether I over or under eat.

 

[The Cowboy]

That's the whole idea of breakfast you nut job - to fill you up ALL MORNING.

You didn't eat your fruit snacks as you didn't need to = GOOD.

I do depair with you sometimes

Did I mention I have breakfast at 7am and a second bowl of cereal at 10.30am? No way breakfast is keeping me full all morning.

 

[CahillsCornerFlag]

I do some mild form of intermittent fasting. So I don't have to do breakfast; I am always sick when I have to eat breakfast. Except on vacations or such. I've noticed that my anxiety and stress levels are much lower since doing that. I've asked my doctor it doesn't really do any harm; as long as I eat my total amount of required calories a day.

If it works for you then by all means keep it up, especially if its for health reasons. I've heard rather good things about intermittent fasting too actually, like eating much less one day of the week than the other days. Ignoring the scientific jargon it allegedly keeps your body on its toes and jolts it into action a bit, I just hate feeling hungry so haven't quite got round to trying it yet.