Hey guys, this summer I plan on eating alot healthier foods. I`m in good shape, I don`t smoke, drink, none of that. I`m about 150 right now, but I`m the guy that will eat cheesesteaks, cookies, candy, anytime he sees it. I just wanna be more fit and healthy, thats all. Do you guys have any tips or links for getting in better shape and eating better foods? All help is welcome.
I've got all you need to know about losing weight, eating better or being healthy in general. What exactly do you want to do (goals, interests, etc), because there is so much to write about.
Well I really want to eat healthier, you know? I just wanna have a good food plan by the start of the new school year. Maybe if you could tell me some stuff start eating other than the obvious (veggies, fruits, etc.)?
I'd reccomend joining up with www.bodybuilding.com/forum You may not want to get into weightlifting, but there is plenty of nutrition experts over there.
Well you don't need to just eat veggies and fruits to be healthy. If you're a meat eater then chicken is the best thing. Here's a list of simple things to do. - Go out and purchase a safe colon cleansing product (ex: Yerba Prima) from a vitamin shoppe - Drink four regular sized bottles of water every day from now on - Drink a glass of orange juice every day from now on - Make sure you still consume dairy such as a yogurt (I like Dannon) or glass of milk (Skim or 1%) - If you need a soda try to avoid drinking it with a heavy meal - Only drink one soda or any other similar beverage per day - Do not drink diet beverage products - If you want to eat out go to a place that actually cooks the food correctly (ex: Quizno's, Chili's, etc) - Do not eat out more then twice per week - Eating beef is healthy, but try to limit it to one meal per week - Do not eat anything at least four hours before you go to sleep - Be sure to sleep at the least 8 hours per night with 9 being the best bet - If you miss hours of sleep be sure to make up for them at a later date - Pizza is healthy to eat if you eat it in moderation such as only once per month - When you cook your chicken or other meats in a pan use extra virgin olive oil and not too much - Exercise is your own option based on muscle gain (see below for good minimal options that work) - Stay away from many sweets by limiting yourself to small portions after a lunch or dinner, but not both - Try to avoid stress, tension or depression at all costs Why do these things work? Colon cleansing can help people (depending on situations) lose anywhere from 10 to 75 lbs of excess waste that the has built up in your body. Do not abuse this however as it can damage your natural way of using the toilets if you catch my drift. Take as directed on the packaging and try to avoid strong cleanses. Many people that have had colon cleanses often lose all interest in fast food places like McDonald's and Burger King, etc. This is because the body has been cleaned and now rejects unnatural oils and other things from being consumed correctly. This usually only works if you avoid eating at those places while cleansing. Drinking four bottles of water every day also speeds up the cleansing of your body and makes you healthier. You'll often notice healthier skin tone, more energy and often sometimes even a better natural body odor depending on how well you're eating. Orange Juice gives you your vitamins and dairy shouldn't need explaination Drinking soda is fine, but be sure it is a regular one. Diet sodas carry artificial sweeteners that actually cause you to gain weight and not help you lose. Notice that many people drinking diet soda are overweight. Always avoid drinking soda during heavy meals because they contain a drug called High Fructose Corn Syrup. This drug cuts off signals from the stomach to the brain that tell you when you're naturally full. That is the only real danger of a single soda unless you're a diabetic then you should avoid soda all together. Try to avoid most products with High Fructose Corn Syrup if you can. Anything can have this drug including certain breads! Eating late doubles or even triples CAL intake and results in weight gain or colon build up due to sleeping prohibiting your body from digesting correctly. Try to eat your last meal before 8PM and go to bed anytime between 10PM and 1AM. Again, just be sure to have eaten at least four hours before sleep. This may take some getting used to. Good sleep energizes the body and in one of the most important aspects of becomming a healthier person and in fact a much happier one too. Tomato red sauce has been known to prevent several types of cancer. Most notably colon cancer, which is becomming one of the leading causes of cancerous deaths in men. I hope you like your pizza with extra sauce! If you want chicken recipes I can hook you up with some great ones for sandwiches and my mother's specialty of chicken, white rice, tomato sauce and garlic bread. I also have recipes for healthy pizza bread that you can eat up to twice per week for lunch meals. Also if you eat potato chips swich right away to baked versions of your favorites. I personally love Lay's baked chips with only 1.5 grams of fat per serving. However, don't be too hard on yourself for fat intake as depending on your body size we all need plenty of regular daily fat intake to remain healthy. Some good regular exercise is to make sure you walk at least a half hour every day. Do two sets of 50 crunches per day and increase that number as you adjust and feel comfortable to do so. Do not overwork yourself or you will get injured even doing the lightest exercises! Be sure to stretch first as well. Cycling is another great option if you can do that. Anything else you would like to add feel free to do so on your own account Sweets can be good for you, such as a glass of wine with chocolate every day extends your life. If you're not old enough for that, just eat chocolates or similar things in small moderation once per day if even that. Try to avoid artificial sweets and sore magnet sugar candies. Check all the labels of products that you would like to eat before you buy them. There are plenty of things you can eat that taste great and won't do any harm to your diet or new life style. Finally the stress, tension and depression. Everyone has their own way of releving these problems, but however you do this be sure to do it often. These problems always cause relapses in your diet or life style. I have thousands of other tips if you need to know more.
Haha, I do agree! Does it actually work? Do you poop a lot? (not you...in general, when you use the pills)
<div class="quote_poster">M Two One Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Well you don't need to just eat veggies and fruits to be healthy. If you're a meat eater then chicken is the best thing. Here's a list of simple things to do. - Go out and purchase a safe colon cleansing product (ex: Yerba Prima) from a vitamin shoppe - Drink four regular sized bottles of water every day from now on - Drink a glass of orange juice every day from now on - Make sure you still consume dairy such as a yogurt (I like Dannon) or glass of milk (Skim or 1%) - If you need a soda try to avoid drinking it with a heavy meal - Only drink one soda or any other similar beverage per day - Do not drink diet beverage products - If you want to eat out go to a place that actually cooks the food correctly (ex: Quizno's, Chili's, etc) - Do not eat out more then twice per week - Eating beef is healthy, but try to limit it to one meal per week - Do not eat anything at least four hours before you go to sleep - Be sure to sleep at the least 8 hours per night with 9 being the best bet - If you miss hours of sleep be sure to make up for them at a later date - Pizza is healthy to eat if you eat it in moderation such as only once per month - When you cook your chicken or other meats in a pan use extra virgin olive oil and not too much - Exercise is your own option based on muscle gain (see below for good minimal options that work) - Stay away from many sweets by limiting yourself to small portions after a lunch or dinner, but not both - Try to avoid stress, tension or depression at all costs Why do these things work? Colon cleansing can help people (depending on situations) lose anywhere from 10 to 75 lbs of excess waste that the has built up in your body. Do not abuse this however as it can damage your natural way of using the toilets if you catch my drift. Take as directed on the packaging and try to avoid strong cleanses. Many people that have had colon cleanses often lose all interest in fast food places like McDonald's and Burger King, etc. This is because the body has been cleaned and now rejects unnatural oils and other things from being consumed correctly. This usually only works if you avoid eating at those places while cleansing. Drinking four bottles of water every day also speeds up the cleansing of your body and makes you healthier. You'll often notice healthier skin tone, more energy and often sometimes even a better natural body odor depending on how well you're eating. Orange Juice gives you your vitamins and dairy shouldn't need explaination Drinking soda is fine, but be sure it is a regular one. Diet sodas carry artificial sweeteners that actually cause you to gain weight and not help you lose. Notice that many people drinking diet soda are overweight. Always avoid drinking soda during heavy meals because they contain a drug called High Fructose Corn Syrup. This drug cuts off signals from the stomach to the brain that tell you when you're naturally full. That is the only real danger of a single soda unless you're a diabetic then you should avoid soda all together. Try to avoid most products with High Fructose Corn Syrup if you can. Anything can have this drug including certain breads! Eating late doubles or even triples CAL intake and results in weight gain or colon build up due to sleeping prohibiting your body from digesting correctly. Try to eat your last meal before 8PM and go to bed anytime between 10PM and 1AM. Again, just be sure to have eaten at least four hours before sleep. This may take some getting used to. Good sleep energizes the body and in one of the most important aspects of becomming a healthier person and in fact a much happier one too. Tomato red sauce has been known to prevent several types of cancer. Most notably colon cancer, which is becomming one of the leading causes of cancerous deaths in men. I hope you like your pizza with extra sauce! If you want chicken recipes I can hook you up with some great ones for sandwiches and my mother's specialty of chicken, white rice, tomato sauce and garlic bread. I also have recipes for healthy pizza bread that you can eat up to twice per week for lunch meals. Also if you eat potato chips swich right away to baked versions of your favorites. I personally love Lay's baked chips with only 1.5 grams of fat per serving. However, don't be too hard on yourself for fat intake as depending on your body size we all need plenty of regular daily fat intake to remain healthy. Some good regular exercise is to make sure you walk at least a half hour every day. Do two sets of 50 crunches per day and increase that number as you adjust and feel comfortable to do so. Do not overwork yourself or you will get injured even doing the lightest exercises! Be sure to stretch first as well. Cycling is another great option if you can do that. Anything else you would like to add feel free to do so on your own account Sweets can be good for you, such as a glass of wine with chocolate every day extends your life. If you're not old enough for that, just eat chocolates or similar things in small moderation once per day if even that. Try to avoid artificial sweets and sore magnet sugar candies. Check all the labels of products that you would like to eat before you buy them. There are plenty of things you can eat that taste great and won't do any harm to your diet or new life style. Finally the stress, tension and depression. Everyone has their own way of releving these problems, but however you do this be sure to do it often. These problems always cause relapses in your diet or life style. I have thousands of other tips if you need to know more.</div> I didn't know high fructose corn syrup was that bad. I always drink a soda with heavy meals, especially burgers and BBQ, but I will have to stop that. I guess Cranberry Juice or Grape Drink would be better. My mom is a health freak and she uses extra virgin olive oil rather than canola oil or any other oil to cook food, put in salads and even turkey sandwiches. It has Omega 3 oil in it which is good for the brain. You really do know a lot about nutrition.
Limit yourself to complex carbs - that means no white bread, no candy, no sugar, no soda, no marmalade etc. Eat carbs like oatmeal, rice, pasta, potato, but do it in moderation. Don't eat unhealthy fats, so avoid anything fried, meats with big chunks of fat on them (cut off the fat), no chips. Try to avoid animal fats in general. Good sources of fat are salmon, olive oil, flax seed oil, peanut butter (eat in moderation, since the fat you get from this is pretty common in peoples diets anyway). Try to look for foods with omega-3 in them. Eat good sources of protein, like chicken, turkey, extra lean beef, salmon, tuna. Try to avoid meats with too much fat on them, and if you have to eat them, cut off the fat. So just avoid fast food places and late night snacks, along with soda, and your diet will improve a lot.
lay off the salt shaker and try not to drink soda. also try to eat around 4-5 medium sized meals instead of 3 huge ones.
Keep a big cup/bottle of water nearby at all times. Don't eat out a lot, and don't buy junk food. Find healthy food you like.
LOL at mamba's post, "do you poop alot?" hahaha. funny post, anyway those colon cleanser things fuk your system up dont they? i mean they cleanse your insides but they have bad effects so i wouldnt use them unless your really unhealthy. sit-ups are really good for you. i noticed about a month ago i had started to gain some unwanted fat around my stomach, i still weighed only 65kg but i was out of shape, so i just started doing 20 push ups and 20 sit ups in the morning after a shower and now im back in the shape i was when i was playing top competition basketball (that was about 2 years ago in the 4th highest league in australia). its really easy if you have already played sport and your not overweight, but if you are really really lazy and unhealthy its probably alot harder. also basketball is probably the best exercise in the world so just do more of that.
<div class="quote_poster">AKIRA Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">LOL at mamba's post, "do you poop alot?" hahaha. funny post, anyway those colon cleanser things fuk your system up dont they? i mean they cleanse your insides but they have bad effects so i wouldnt use them unless your really unhealthy. sit-ups are really good for you. i noticed about a month ago i had started to gain some unwanted fat around my stomach, i still weighed only 65kg but i was out of shape, so i just started doing 20 push ups and 20 sit ups in the morning after a shower and now im back in the shape i was when i was playing top competition basketball (that was about 2 years ago in the 4th highest league in australia). its really easy if you have already played sport and your not overweight, but if you are really really lazy and unhealthy its probably alot harder. also basketball is probably the best exercise in the world so just do more of that.</div> Situps just build your stomach muscles. If you've got fat there though, it's not really going to burn it. It'll just give you a bigger belly because you have that same fat, except now you've got a lot of muscle under it. But yeah, if your main focus is to look good on the outside, excercise will do the trick more than anything.
Exactly. It has been proven that spot reduction is impossible, so doing situps won't burn fat off your abs alone, but the fat (if fat burning is even involved) will be taken from all over the body.
Altered crunches are better then sit ups, but not much for losing your small stomach. Simple exercise is best. Anything that gets your entire body in motion. <div class="quote_poster">Mamba Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Haha, I do agree! Does it actually work? Do you poop a lot? (not you...in general, when you use the pills)</div> Yeah, first time use with a balanced eating regiment can cause you to run to the toilet up to six times per day the first few weeks. Also you notice that your feces look very thin and discolored often. That is because it is excess waste that has built up over years. I highly suggest anyone, thin or fat, use these cleansers and I particularly like Yerba Prima. You can get YP at Vitamin Shoppe, GNC, or other health stores. They may not carry it in store, but just ask them to order the Men's version for you even if they haven't heard of it and in about two or three weeks they'll have it for you anyway. Do not accept poor substitutes! Yerba Prima runs around 21 dollars for a month's worth. After you use up the package, do not use it again for at least three months. <div class="quote_poster">igotask8board Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I didn't know high fructose corn syrup was that bad. I always drink a soda with heavy meals, especially burgers and BBQ, but I will have to stop that. I guess Cranberry Juice or Grape Drink would be better. My mom is a health freak and she uses extra virgin olive oil rather than canola oil or any other oil to cook food, put in salads and even turkey sandwiches. It has Omega 3 oil in it which is good for the brain. You really do know a lot about nutrition. </div> Thanks, I agree sodas taste great for burgers and BBQ, but if you know your limits then you can drink sodas with those meals again. The way to figure this is to eat those foods with other drinks without High Fructose Corn Syrup and when you're full be sure to remember how much you ate. Also I forgot to mention to try and avoid getting to the point when you're really hungry before you eat if you can. That always causes us to eat more then we normally would and of course, eat at a good pace and always try to sit down. Standing and eating isn't good for digestion. To tell you the truth I'm not a health freak or anything, I just really care for my body now because I used to be very careless and overweight as a teenager. At one point years ago my weight was at 333 lbs and I'm only just over 6' tall. Then I had a point where I seen my horrible eating and drinking habits and instead of crying about it I just stopped everything at once. I starting following those new habits and in a span of a few months I lost well over 100 lbs. I hardly felt anything changing because it wasn't so drastic, which is great. I've given this plan to a few other people and they've all had similar results. Even if you don't want to lose weight and just get in better shape you don't have to worry because this only kills weight that shouldn't be there. If you want recipes I'll post them here for you all when I get back home because I can't remember the name of some of the ingrediants I use in some meals. They are all very simple to make. Oh and finally, I should add that Trader Joe's is basically the best place you can buy your produce. Try to find one in your area because many of the ingrediants I use are sold from that store only. Also if you have pets, buy their organic pet foods too.
lol, the colon cleanser thing reminded me of the Simpsons. Homer: "Hey, Apu, you got any of those potato chips that give you diarrhea? I need to do a little... spring cleaning." Seriously though, those were all great posts. I find just doing exercises that work your whole body are the most effective: running, swimming, skipping, boxing, and most of the team sports. I don't have many problems with my diet since I'm vegetarian, but I think M pointed out some things that most people don't take into consideration. Getting enough sleep and eating at the right times with the right portions is very important. Also, its good to keep hydrated.
<div class="quote_poster">M Two One Wrote</div><div class="quote_post"> If you want recipes I'll post them here for you all when I get back home because I can't remember the name of some of the ingrediants I use in some meals. They are all very simple to make. Oh and finally, I should add that Trader Joe's is basically the best place you can buy your produce. Try to find one in your area because many of the ingrediants I use are sold from that store only. Also if you have pets, buy their organic pet foods too.</div> Some recipes would be cool, the chicken sandwich and pizza dishes sound good. http://www.traderjoes.com/locations.asp I don't think there is a Trader Joes in Houston. I am pretty sure it is similar to Central Market and Whole Foods Market though.
Try to see if those places are International traders like Trader Joe's. Look for Trader Giotto's fat free pizza sauce and basil & garlic tomato sauce. There is absolutely no substitute to their flavor based on store bought brands I have tried so far. However, if one of those places you have there carries the exact same style sauces of a different brand you trust then buy those. Prego and all those big names aren't good substitutes. Try the Trader Joe's website to search for close store locations.
I started going to the sauna at my gym this week and it cleared up my acne. In between 3 reps of my workout, I hoop, and then I go to the sauna for 10-15 minutes. It really loosens you up as well which makes me feel like playing more pickup games or do more reps. If you want to use a product, anything with sulfur kills pimples. <div class="quote_poster">M Two One Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Try to see if those places are International traders like Trader Joe's. Look for Trader Giotto's fat free pizza sauce and basil & garlic tomato sauce. There is absolutely no substitute to their flavor based on store bought brands I have tried so far. However, if one of those places you have there carries the exact same style sauces of a different brand you trust then buy those. Prego and all those big names aren't good substitutes. Try the Trader Joe's website to search for close store locations.</div> Gotchya. I don't think they have a Trader Joes coming to Houston any time soon, but I will look for it, if not a similar brand of tomato sauce. What about the dough? Should I just use flour, yeast, water, and olive oil?
