Posts: 849
Threads: 162
Registered: August 5th, 2006
Member Is Offline
Location: Brisbainia
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: swings
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 11:46 AM
Food & your health
ok,,, so,,, i know this may open a big can of worms so i ask that we don`t all get to hot-headed here
if you want to enter into this disscussion then """Be Cool""" ok? no one needs to have any particular diet or life-style shoved down their
throat (pun intended) Cool & no one wants to have an argument either right???
so,,, with that out of the way i`m hoping we can all find something useful here ,
if it`s food you want to chat about then cool-> some facts would be good.
if it`s a health issue then cool, & again , some facts would be good
if it`s just an exercise program you`d like to share , then that`s excellent too
it all goes hand-in-hand in my books
i know of plenty of web-sites sprooking all sorts of magic potions, diets & exercise programs... lets here about your own hardships & results
as they may be becoming or have become (or havn`t so far)
I`ll start --> After suffering major liver dramas early in my life (nearly died at 18 & again at 19 because of it), i then went onto an eating
program that seemed to be pretty good for me & went hard with karate & A-grade fixtures squash & racing motocross & car racing &
water ski-ing & mountain bike racing & working for my dad 12 hours a day & sat included & racing speedway & & & & ,,,
& yeah i ended up burning myself out & nearly Karcked it again
i never really had a problem with weight tho,,, i was always sooper-dooper hyperactive & i just moved way too fast & way too much (i suspect)
for the fat to settle anywhere in my body
years later (after just wandering through all sorts of eating programs & diets not really understanding much of anything because it all seemed to
be mostly contradictory) i then experienced this series of massive heart attacks (7 months aga) & yeah they killed me a few times
So, hence i`ve been chasing up all sorts of foods diets, lifestyles & health & exercise issues that it literally drove me "Matty" ,,, ok so
the word was meant to be "Batty" ,,, same-same Smile
So,,, """Immediately"""" after die-ing a few times from the heart attacks, i pushed straight into a Vegan type diet, full of berrys &
cherrys & nuts & grains & vegies & , basically no animal products at all,,, & i did that for a couple of months... & when i
went into hospital for my my 2nd stent to be fitted into my heart, we found that i`d reduced the plaque build-up & also softened it (funny enough
almost killing me again i might add) but it seemed a really good thing at the time & the docs were actually astounded (shocked to be more precise)
so i stuck with that diet for another couple of months
so it all "seemed" good, reducing the plaque in my arteries & softening it all up & melting it away was a really good thing,,, so i
thought
However,,, the whole way along i couldn`t get rid of my Gout problem & the arthritice in all other parts of my body was just giving me huge grief,
like full-on!!! constant pain, & hard to move, didn`t feel like doing anything, very hard to get motivated, difficult doing any exercise, REALLY
HARD!!! & i`m not one for being a slouch with exercise , Damn i love the stuff!!! But it was just horrible lagging feeling & also started
putting on weight,,, HEAPS!!!
The Vegan type """Dr Mcdougal diet""", that i was (sort-of) following, just wasn`t as happy a thing that i first thought.... the """30bananas
a day .com""" thing was also not very do-able for me either & it seemed to keep the pain of the arthritice at a maximum constant & still
putting weight on ...
So, after many more "tests" (my mum used to "test" me for food allergies years ago & found that both bread & milk didn`t really like me at
all) So i tried the same sort of "Tests" over the last 3 months.
& after only one month, i`ve got heaps of energy (compared to what i had) , I`ve also started loosing weight (quite a lot in a very short period
of time),,, i now don`t have any Gout pain or any other arthritic type pains anywhere else,,, i have even stopped taking the Coldgout &
Allipurinol pills that were "needed" (said the Docs),,, & i simply "feel" heaps better... way more active than before & i even have this
horrible coul/flu that i`ve had for about 2 months & it`s starting to break now too
What do you guys think???
Who of you lot are well educated in all food/health related things ???
& Who of you are interested enough to join this highly controversial conversation???
anyone tried anything "Out of the box" that works for you?
here we go yeah???
add your bit (if you dare) please???
dangerous
A.k.a.: Dave Butler Muffin Man
23 Windows of Awesome
Posts: 5901
Threads: 178
Registered: January 6th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Location: Gold Coast
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: 591
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Hi Matt, I dont think it is a very contoversial subject!
You said the key word a few times above, and that word is LIFESTYLE.
The reason it is key, is that it needs to be a system that
you can sustain for the rest of your life.
I do at least a morning walk of 50-plus minutes after breakfast,
and stay away from sugar if you can,
and it goes without saying that oily/processed foods should be something you have rarely .
Not surprisingly, your body can handle just about any types of food in moderation,
but if you are anything like me, you can easilly slip into a bad habit, so vigilance is important.
We are all weak at times, and treats or special meals every now and then wont kill you,
but when ever that happens, you just go staight back to your routine.
Even with a lot of exercise, my eating habits are my constaint problem,
so I have found that basic ordinary 3 meals a day is the best option.
Nothing exotic or unusual, but I have found that if I stay away from primarily sugar,
then combined with my morning walk, I dont crave the other bad things much.
Quote:
Originally
posted by westi
That's mad Alan.
dangerous
A.k.a.: Dave Butler Muffin Man
23 Windows of Awesome
Posts: 5901
Threads: 178
Registered: January 6th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Location: Gold Coast
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: 591
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 12:22 PM
There are some basic things I have found to help with my eating/diet.
Early morning walk/exercise helps keep hunger away
and actually give more stamina through the day,
even if I have to get up one hour earlier to do it.
Routine is your friend.
After two weeks it becomes easier to keep within a routine.
This is true for both food and exercise.
Avoid/reduce sugar. (I struggle with this like an addiction).
Especially early in your day.
You body runs on glucose, which your body converts from carbs.
I have even cut back on my sugar sources through fruit.
Only one piece a day, and usually at night after dinner.
Protein is also good for holding away hunger.
You dont need to remove or eliminate any particular thing from your lifestyle,
just have a good variety of ALL food groups
If you get hungry, nibble protein.
Sugar will give you a fast kick but wont last long,
so you will end up eating something more any how.
Nuts or fish are good middle nibbles, even though too much of these is also bad,
at least you will get what your body needs until a proper meal.
Quote:
Originally
posted by westi
That's mad Alan.
dangerous
A.k.a.: Dave Butler Muffin Man
23 Windows of Awesome
Posts: 5901
Threads: 178
Registered: January 6th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Location: Gold Coast
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: 591
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Here is an example of what I eat in a normal day:
3 weetbix and a cup of tea, no need for light milk unless you like it.
no sugar or fruit or I will be hungry an hour later.
morning walk
Lunch:
nice sandwich, with two slices healthy bread, meat lettuce cheese and tomato, no butter or mayo!!.
and a cup of tea.
If I get hungry before dinner, a half a cup of nuts or a small tin of tuna wll keep me going before dinner.
Dinner: not a huge meal!
...but meat and veg, and perhaps some small carbs source like rice or pasta.
Current thinking is less red meat, so perhaps more fish or chicken is good, but not so little that you lack iron!
After dinner is the best time to have your fruit, but as a treat.
It is easily digested, and you wont crave anything afterward if you are sleeping!
Sometimes I will want my fruit at afternoon tea time, but be aware that it will cause you to be ravenous by dinner time.
Quote:
Originally
posted by westi
That's mad Alan.
waveman1500
Custom Title Time!
Also rides a Honda
Posts: 1346
Threads: 13
Registered: December 17th, 2009
Member Is Offline
Location: Adelaide
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 12:36 PM
Wow, you guys are both hardcore! Especially MiniMan! Maximum respect for doing all of that stuff.
I'm going to be honest and say that my diet is nowhere near that good, and my lifestyle is absolutely terrible. As a young healthy bloke I can still
get away with it, but I do want to improve my lifestyle health eventually.
Being a full-time university student, I basically have to spend most of my days sitting, whether it's sitting in lectures, sitting in computer labs
or sitting at home in front of the computer. The only type of exercise that I would regularly get is from walking between the Adelaide railway
station, uni and the asian takeaway shops nearby! Mind you, I did buy a WB Holden ute with no power steering, wide tyres and a 14" steering wheel! So
driving is almost exercise!
When I was working for Holden in the Quality engineering department, I lost a lot of weight, despite eating even worse junk than I normally would.
Just from having an active job where I was walking long distances around the plant and often carrying materials, I think I lost probably 15kg over the
year. The other good thing about working is that you are not tempted to snack during the day! At work I keep my head down and think about lunch,
whereas studying at home I am more likely to get up and grab a snack, although I try to avoid this. At the end of the year I did start eating better
food, concentrating mainly on eating more vegetables and less junk.
One thing I do have as well is a serious Iced Coffee addiction! Like most South Aussies, I love the Farmer's Union Iced Coffee and drink it more or
less every day. In the past, I have been regularly drinking 5 to 6 litres of it per week. My justification for this is that I will buy it when I am
out, instead of buying a Coke as most people would. Iced Coffee does have about the same energy content as Coke, but most of it is milk sugar and
surprisingly very little of it is actually added simple sugar. I prefer to only drink the Strong flavour anyway, which actually has about half the
added sugar of the regular version. I have begun to moderate my Iced Coffee drinking, but at the moment, if it gets me through the study period for
my next exam then I'm happy to keep drinking it. As important as it may be, this year my health is coming second to finally finishing my degree!
Now I do 2 things
Watch what I eat - big time.
very similar to dangerous
Breakfast - NEVER use to do that. Wheatbix and a banana
Good sandwhich for lunch.
200gms meat and veges for dinner
Minimal carbs, grain bread, no rice or pasta at dinner
Exercise.
I struggle to find regular time. Work gets in the way.
I use to play football - but it was more social than exercise and too much grog
Now I just get up at 5.00 and luckily I have a gym upstairs.
20min walk
10 minute interval cycle
30 minutes of weights
I have lost 10kgs and 13cms since January
Barry
Futue te ipsum!!!
Bizarre
Super Moderator
The artist formerly known as blue74l
Posts: 12757
Threads: 732
Registered: August 25th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Abbotsford, Sydney
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 12:55 PM
oh... and cut back on the booze.
No drinking during the week and a scotch on the rocks replaces a couple of beers.
Then I sit on a diet coke or 2
Futue te ipsum!!!
68BUS
Wolfsburg Wizard
Posts: 485
Threads: 19
Registered: July 1st, 2011
Member Is Offline
Location: Brisbane
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: Berwildered
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 01:08 PM
I personally have trouble following any sort of diet / exercise / lifestyle plan.
At the moment I am just trying to eat a bit healtier and fresher.
As much home grown stuff as I can and make my own breads etc when I can so I know whats in it.
Oh, and try to cut down on drive thru during work hours.
Might try to cut down on beers again soon. I was doing well for a while but got the taste back.
1966 Aussie 11 Window
h
A.k.a.: Towely BuMpEr KING! ILLegal ALIEN on a roadtrip
Scirocco Rare
fractals - an ever changing lifestyle
Posts: 7670
Threads: 375
Registered: February 3rd, 2005
Member Is Offline
Location: noosa hillbilly 'yee har'
Theme: XMBX Pro Green
Mood: A T3 is not a Kombi - stop waving at me
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 01:45 PM
Quote:
Originally
posted by Bizarre
oh... and cut back on the booze.
No drinking during the week and a scotch on the rocks replaces a couple of beers.
Then I sit on a diet coke or 2
I agree trying for weekends only
however I'd rather drink coke or alike with sugar rather than some chemicals that try n replicate sugar
there is not enuff evidence to give thumbs up to sugar subs, only the big chem companies think its cool as they rake in the cash
sugar is natural and healthy
moderation is the key
fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse
Posts: 1622
Threads: 95
Registered: December 18th, 2009
Member Is Offline
Location: Ningi Qld
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: Rollin with The Dub Collective
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 02:25 PM
thats it everything in moderation! Cut down your milk intake, it's killing us. We are the only species that continue to drink milk after infant stage
and we are drinking cows milk which really is not made for humans!
As for excercise it is really hard to stick to a hard core routine and can get boring after a while. I use to train up to 4 nights a week boxing and
thai boxing and after i had a back injury and wrist and knuckle issues from years of hitting bags etc...had to give some of it a way. now i still do
excercise but due to my back i can't go as hard as i use to, and i find harder to drop weight so i watch what i eat and try to only have one splurge
on the weekend. i manily do body weight excercises now push ups, dips, chin ups 3 sets 3 days a week. Walk or 1hr ride on pushie, shadow boxing and
some bag work rest of week. weekends rest. My second youngest son and a couple of his mates have just started doing some boxing so i'm teaching them
and holding the mitts for them so that keeps me on my toes a bit more.
A injury/sickness can really get you down when it affects something you use to love doing and my back has done this to me as i also had to pretty much
stop surfing which i had done since i was 7. Before my back injury i use to surf nearly every day but now lucky to get on the board once a month due
to the lower back blowing out every time i surf. But thats life and it could be worse and now i've got my dubs to play with
"Obey your Dreams"!
62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!
TheMiniMan
Insano Dub Head
Posts: 849
Threads: 162
Registered: August 5th, 2006
Member Is Offline
Location: Brisbainia
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: swings
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 02:30 PM
hee hee,,, even the baby calf stops drinking it after a while & starts eating grass :-)
tar76
Custom Title Time!
Posts: 1622
Threads: 95
Registered: December 18th, 2009
Member Is Offline
Location: Ningi Qld
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: Rollin with The Dub Collective
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 02:52 PM
Quote:
Originally
posted by TheMiniMan
hee hee,,, even the baby calf stops drinking it after a while & starts eating grass :-)
Sure does and all this jumbo about you need to keep drinking it for calcium...plenty more ways to get calcium in your diet.
but i'm not adverse to having it every now and then just limit it!
"Obey your Dreams"!
62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!
TheMiniMan
Insano Dub Head
Posts: 849
Threads: 162
Registered: August 5th, 2006
Member Is Offline
Location: Brisbainia
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: swings
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 03:13 PM
sardines :-)
tar76
Custom Title Time!
Posts: 1622
Threads: 95
Registered: December 18th, 2009
Member Is Offline
Location: Ningi Qld
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: Rollin with The Dub Collective
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 03:23 PM
Quote:
Originally
posted by TheMiniMan
sardines :-)
thats it. I'm a fan of them also ecspecially on toast with a bit of hot sauce for breakfast.
"Obey your Dreams"!
62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!
bajachris88
A.k.a.: Chris Leete
23 Windows of Awesome
The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.
Posts: 6661
Threads: 534
Registered: April 8th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Location: Tanah Merah, SE-QLD
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: A bee bit ma' bottom, now ma' bottom's big!
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 03:57 PM
Balanced diet = colour.
a meals salad or veg gotta be a mix of colours to get a mixed pallet of vitamins and minerals.
Have heard from my partner's father (physician) that vitamin supplements are a requirement for today's population, as fruit and vege of today
doesn't have the same vitamin and mineral consituents or concentrations as it did 100 years ago, because the farm land use the same soil over and
over for their crop and these vitamins and minerals get leeched out of the ground and don't go into the produce like it once did when the land was
'fresh'.
Bromine intake has increased in western diet, particularly because it has substituted iodine. Leads to interferance with metabolism and thyroid
function because most people are iodine deficient and bromine counters proper thyroid function. Furthermore, bromine can be blamed for fat retention
and a host of other effects. anywho...
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears.
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!
tar76
Custom Title Time!
Posts: 1622
Threads: 95
Registered: December 18th, 2009
Member Is Offline
Location: Ningi Qld
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: Rollin with The Dub Collective
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 04:04 PM
so true thats why i make good old fashion compost and add it to my veggie patch. I am a bit of a compost freak and my wife says i watch it like i'm
making a cake. If you grow your own veg at home get a compost heap going and add some life to your soil.
Darker the colour the better! Purple carrots, purple Broccoli, black russsian tomatos....and something i grow every winter Black russian Kale packed
with antioxidants.
everyone should grow some greens specially this time of year and you don't need a massive veg patch, you can grow all your salad mix and herbs in
white broccoli boxes easy as
"Obey your Dreams"!
62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!
mactaylor
Custom Title Time!
Posts: 1005
Threads: 54
Registered: August 14th, 2007
Member Is Offline
Location: Albury
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: even my dog is german
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 04:54 PM
2 cups of strong coffee, work, no breaks, pub at 2 few beers, home then whatever my lovely wife decides to cook few more beers maybe a whisky or two.
might have a countery if i get there early enough. in bed by 9 backup at 4ish to do it over again. prob die early but i feel good!
EVERLAST CONCRETE TANKS
1800 552 123
silver
Veteran Volks Folk
Dangerous when poked
Posts: 2169
Threads: 162
Registered: December 8th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Sydney
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: In 2 Minds
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 06:12 PM
seems like some of you want to get old
Keeping it real !
vlad01
Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
Posts: 4270
Threads: 109
Registered: June 3rd, 2010
Member Is Offline
Location: Kyneton, VIC
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Side ways
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 08:20 PM
simple way to keep healthy.
keep away from processed foods especially carb loaded food.
drink plenty of clean water.
no alcohol
no smoking
no drugs
exercise, do plenty of anaerobic exercise. aerobic is good too, but I find I benefit more from anaerobic.
get plenty of sleep. Very import! something I miss very much now that I would full time.
with these things down pat, you will find you feel good, look good, need to eat like horse just so you don't go anorexic, you age shit loads slower
that the average person too which is good for the old farts but comes as a down side for the already young blokes like me but its a good thing anyway.
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
grinderman
Officially Full-On Dubber
Posts: 378
Threads: 50
Registered: April 27th, 2011
Member Is Offline
Location: Grantham
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 09:43 PM
I believe we are not all in the same boat. Has anyone heard of that friend or relative that lives (well) to 90 years of age and has smoked since they
were 12 and have not been on any diet in their lives? I'm sorry but some people are genetically predisposed to having health problems since birth and
others seem to sail through life with barely a few check-ups. I'm really hoping I'm the latter because I'm too busy to get sick and my multiple
projects will never get finished !!!! Some say I should have bought shares in McDonalds and Dare iced coffee because my visits there are more frequent
than I care to admit. BUT my wife is the traditional type that loves cooking and I come home to a healthy feed almost every night and as I get older I
make the serves a bit smaller ( 1 plate instead of 2-3 plates that I could demolish when I was in my 30's). I'm 6 foot 3 and I weighed 70kg for
about 15 years and I've got genetics to thank for that, not a diet or exercise regime. I'm now about 85kg which is still in a healthy range so I
reckon a balanced diet is working for me so why would I change it? I probably would be worse off if I didnt have a physically demanding job but people
also get health problems from stress and thats a whole nother thread..................Oh yeah...Occasional beer consumption NOT daily/weekly for good
health. Now where is my big mac
shaihulud
Custom Title Time!
Posts: 1448
Threads: 197
Registered: November 4th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Location: Perth
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
posted on June 4th, 2012 at 12:24 AM
I'm nearly 70 and a little overweight.
I recently cut out all dairy products, meat, fish and eggs, and went onto a high carb, veges and fruit diet. Sort of Veganish.
My insomnia stopped, my rheumatism is getting less, my energy levels are up, I'm slowly losing weight.
My diet is.
First thing a cup of good brewed black freshly ground Arabica coffee, one sugar.
Breakfast a cup of 50/50 rolled oats and muesli, cooked to a thick paste and eaten cold from the saucepan, without milk or sugar. Cooked right it
forms a delicious nutty, crust on the bottom of the saucepan. Oatmeal is astonishingly sweet. It needs no sugar.
Mid morning a piece of fruit, usually an orange.
Lunch, a big salad
Arvo tea, another coffee. My only naughtiness.
Dinner a big bowl of veges and starch. Pasta or rice.
Because I eat a breakfast of wholemeal oats, I can eat white rice or pasta as well, as I'm getting my daily fibre. Finished off with an apple or a
pear.
The only time I eat meat, fish, eggs, or dairy is when someone else feeds me or I go out to eat and out of politeness I don't hang the "I'm a
vegetarian", problem onto them.
I occasionally get huge urges to wallow in meat, dairy and eggs, but so far I've resisted that.
So far, so good.
TheMiniMan
Insano Dub Head
Posts: 849
Threads: 162
Registered: August 5th, 2006
Member Is Offline
Location: Brisbainia
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: swings
posted on June 4th, 2012 at 12:32 PM
David (Dangerous) you make some excellent points & i can agree with the bulk of them, thanks for the input, it`s sooper dooper really
appreciated
shaihulud, when i was going crazy downhill mountain bike racing all over the country , & for quite a few years (8) i was eating just as you
suggested, basically identical (it`s not the "Fit for Life" program was it??? ) it felt good, i was lean i had plenty of energy (for an old fart)
& i was 1st place in the masters class (over 40s) nearly everywhere i went, i took 2nd in the nationals a couple of years in a row too
i was racing minis & running y mini repairs shop & surfing each week & & & ,,, but somehow, it all came crashing down with the
heart attack
now, for some reason i was getting small dense LDL caught in the lining of my arteries & that became rotten/racid/oxidised & then of course
the bodys repair response kicked in & tried to send all the healing stuff there, inflaming those places & blocking the arterys, & then ,
of course, i died
so, i`m now attempting a slightly different version, Not really doing much different except--> kicking out the grains & legumes,,, dropping off
the sugar... & adding some meats/eggs
anyone here work as a dietitian or nutritionist or even a naturopath-come alternate medicine guru????
If we can all learn from this, then maybe we could save a few of us die-ing from heart attacks yeah??? even if you think you`re fit & healthy
(like i did) you probably are not. so i`m keen to make this discussion actually do something good, not just for me, but for all of us yeah???
tell us your meal plans (if you have one) like Dangerous & others have, & tell us your physical work-out (again if you have one) & lets
bang it all around a bit yeah???
can we save some lives here???
i have some wicked storys of when i was in hospital, anyone keen to here them :-) ?????
donn
Wolfsburg Elder
Posts: 3515
Threads: 428
Registered: November 30th, 2005
Member Is Offline
Location: NEWCASTLE NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: LAID BACK AND CONFUSED
posted on June 4th, 2012 at 01:09 PM
Wicked stories?
hows this, when I had a triple (or was it quad, I forget) another bloke in the hospital for the same problem as me did nuthn but winge about the food
he was being served (I mean who wants chicken stupped with pine nuts and the like, ME!) so he asked his misses to bring something in for him, in came
the golden arches one day and the KFC the next day for breaksast, saw him a few weeks later when I went back to the specialist for the final checkup,
he was still wingeing, but now it was what it had cost him for the by-pass, I told him he should have left the money in the bank and left it to his
kids when he karked it as he had been saved after his heart attack. I was lucky, no heart attack as they found the problem b4 it went that far. Now my
diet has changed only to the point where I cut out the cream buns (salivating about them still) and the Coke and other fizzy drinks, 6 cans of Coke in
one day was a fairly regular thing, though I had stopped that about a year b4 I found out that I had a problem. I have always had a fairly good diet,
love salads (fresh squeezed orange juice as a salad dressing, none of this oily shit, never have liked that stuff) cut out butter etc ages ago and now
realy hate it on a sanger, can't stand deep fried fish or scollops though a few chippies are good now and then, have always led a fairly active
life-style though by the sounds of it nowhere what you have MiniMan, my problem is mainly heredetery, so I agree with Grinderman up to a point, though
I am certain that life-style plays a real big part in our healh, every thing in moderation, a glass of red drink most nights with dinner a few beers
to keep the faith when my boys come over and hopefully I'll last long enough to have to hand my drivers licence in when I get too bloody old and
feeble but not much longer.
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
SuperOwen
Fahrvergnugen
Posts: 868
Threads: 67
Registered: January 18th, 2009
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
posted on June 4th, 2012 at 10:56 PM
I'm only fairly young (28) but i do like to watch what I eat, although I won't pretend I'm very good at it. I've found the best way to watch my
diet is using a Kilojoule/calorie counter app on the iPhone. It's scary how quickly you can fly past the recommended average daily energy intake!!
helbus
A.k.a.: Pete S
Super Administrator
Mad fabricator, paint and body
Posts: 7386
Threads: 312
Registered: September 1st, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: In the garage chopping cars into bits
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: In the thinking chair
posted on June 4th, 2012 at 11:18 PM
I have always kept away from processed foods and love the flavour of real food.
Water is awesome
I get picked on at work, and the guys say things like 'what are you eating that for, you don't need to lose weight'
I just reply 'Ummm I am this weight because I eat this food'
That is while I eat wholemeal sandwich with salad or tuna and drinking water, and they eat dim sims and drink coke
Posts: 868
Threads: 67
Registered: January 18th, 2009
Member Is Offline
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
posted on June 5th, 2012 at 07:52 AM
Quote:
Originally
posted by helbus
I get picked on at work, and the guys say things like 'what are you eating that for, you don't need to lose weight'
I just reply 'Ummm I am this weight because I eat this food'
I have the same situation, It's figure it's easier to keep weight off than to have to lose it later on!!
Bizarre
Super Moderator
The artist formerly known as blue74l
Posts: 12757
Threads: 732
Registered: August 25th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Abbotsford, Sydney
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
posted on June 5th, 2012 at 08:29 AM
Quote:
Originally
posted by SuperOwen
It's scary how quickly you can fly past the recommended average daily energy intake!!
Agreed!!
8,500kjs (I think) is the daily allowance.
A large cappuccino witch sugar and a piece of chocolate cake will take you past 50% of that allowance
Futue te ipsum!!!
68BUS
Wolfsburg Wizard
Posts: 485
Threads: 19
Registered: July 1st, 2011
Member Is Offline
Location: Brisbane
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: Berwildered
posted on June 5th, 2012 at 08:31 AM
Quote:
Originally
posted by bajachris88
Balanced diet = colour.
.
My Sister in Law cannot eat things that are orange!
She is a bit wierd though....
1966 Aussie 11 Window
vlad01
Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
Posts: 4270
Threads: 109
Registered: June 3rd, 2010
Member Is Offline
Location: Kyneton, VIC
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: Side ways
posted on June 5th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Quote:
Originally
posted by Bizarre
Quote:
Originally
posted by SuperOwen
It's scary how quickly you can fly past the recommended average daily energy intake!!
Agreed!!
8,500kjs (I think) is the daily allowance.
A large cappuccino witch sugar and a piece of chocolate cake will take you past 50% of that allowance
actually the average is 8700Kj (2000 cal). but thats average. I know some people that work fine on only 1500 and some people are well over 3000 cal
which is about 13,000 kj and people like my brother eat some days 3500 cal thats nearly 15,000 kj !!!
I on the other hand eat about 2500-3000 cal and I am small and don't have much body fat.
the rule is most people that eat less than average are over weight and people who eat shit loads on a regular basis are natural fit. it sound
counter intuitive but that how the body works. eating less ultimately makes you fatter in the long term.
I have experienced this 1st hand and seen this same thing with 99% of people personally. This is not what the diet industry want you to know what a scam!
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
