Thread: Quality Foods

Skib
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Then I would post your current and proposed plan that you would like to follow. Also, how old are you? Do you lift weights and what does your training look like? Are you willing to eat 5-6 times a day? Also, you need to stop with Wendy's and the processed meats its all crap and your not doing your body any good. If you want a cheat meal once week thats fine but I could think of much better and tastier cheats than Wendy's

see I'm not about to make a "plan" or anything... as I said, I really can't be bothered to monitor every single particle of food that enters my body :P

I just want to start eating healthier so I can lose some weight and gain some muscle... those links you posted will definately come in handy...

I'm 21 years old, 6'0 and 195 lbs

I would like to be anywhere around 175-185 lbs... but then again weight doesn't really make a difference to me as long as I LOOK decent

right now my work outs are as follows:

5 min warm up run

Day 1 - Chest, Tris & Abs
Day 2 - Back, Legs
Day 3 - Shoulders, Bis & Abs

+20 min cardio after every work out... I do about 10 min on the cross trainer and 10 min on the bike...

Hey, and don't diss wendy's... it's all about their $1.39 jr. bacon cheeseburgers hehe

I'm pretty much willing to eat whenever if it means losing fat and gaining muscle... I'm not looking to be huge though... just nicely toned... I already have a fairly nice build to me... too bad it's hiding under all this flab :o

this is where I was last year at the end of the summer right before I stopped training... I had been training for about 4 months and had lost about 15-20 lbs and was able to put on a little bit more beef... I pretty much just want to look like this again only maybe a little bit bigger and more cut

I would check out that link first of all. It will teach you ALOT about nutrition and proper foods to eat.

If you need more help, start a journal and we can provide better help with your meals. I know you said you didn't want to measure and weigh but if you want to lose bodyfat you need to know what you taking in. Post your meals in a journal and we can give some tips and watch what your eating .

Also, make sure you making the most out of your workouts. Go heavy and there is no such thing as toning. Your muscle either grows or it doesn't grow and without the proper nutrition it won't grow.

OK...I understand what you mean by not wanting to watch everything you eat....I can appreciate that. It is possible to eat a genreally healthy diet and not become obsessed with weighing foods and the like.

Some suggestions:
1) Eat lots of FRESH vegetables and fruits
2) Choose fish, white chicken/turkey, lean beef, tuna, eggs and egg whites as protein sources. Try to minimize sandwich meats, fatty burgers, most cheese, etc ffrom your diet.
3) Choose whole wheat products over whites floured products. Bread is not an ideal source of carbs BUT if you choose to eat it eat 100% whole wheat. Likewise if you MUST eat pasta...also eat the whole wheat variety.
4) Try to get most of your carbs from brown rice (not white), oatmeal (not minute variety), sweet potatos (again...not white potatos).
5) Avoid the processed carbs like pretty much all dry cereals, crackers, minute rice, treats, sweats...the obvious things.
6) Stop drinking juice...if you want a fruit...eat a whole fruit...otherwise drink WATER when you're thirsty.
7) Spread your meals out throughout the day...aim for 5 or 6 smaler meals/snacks instead of 3 big meals.
8) Avoid fast food whenever possible.
9) If you MUST have pop start drinking DIET POP.

As you can see I'm not going to tell you to only eat berries, sweat potatos, oats, apples, and brown rice. I have given you some general ideas...how far you take it will be up to you.

One last tip...whenever you eat try to think about combining a protein source with a carb source and a vegie at each meal. This will give you a well-balanced diet.

cool, thanks a lot jodi & fit freak

boo to just drinking water though :P i can easily deal with not drinking pop but i need SOME flavour in my beverages! also, what about booze? i know no alcohol is GOOD for you but if i insist, is say hard liquor or wine better than beer?

i don't have any veggies in my diet whatsoever... other than occasionally lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions...

what fruits are best? i like banana's but i hear they're loaded with carbs... i've also heard apples don't do much for your body... any suggestions?

i think i'm ok for meat as i've only been eating tuna, white chicken, steak and some beef... also, a question about eggs... should they always be eaten in the morning? and aren't they loaded with cholesterol?

just out of curiousity, what does your diet look like fit freak?

also, what exactly does your body need to build muscle? surely it can't just be protein...

one more thing...

what about milk? i swear i'm addicted to it... if i go a day or so without it i start to fiend... i'd say i drink about 4-6 glasses of 1% milk per day... is that bad?

Originally posted by Skib
cool, thanks a lot jodi & fit freak

Anytime

boo to just drinking water though :P i can easily deal with not drinking pop but i need SOME flavour in my beverages! also, what about booze? i know no alcohol is GOOD for you but if i insist, is say hard liquor or wine better than beer?

You could drink Crystal Light. Ton's of flavours and its sugar free, just remember water is the best

i don't have any veggies in my diet whatsoever... other than occasionally lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions...

You should try and get some good veggies in ya. As Fit Freak says all veggies are good for you some are better than others. I prefer to keep with green veggies, Broccoli, spinach, green beans, romaine, lettuce, cucumbers, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, onions etc.

what fruits are best? i like banana's but i hear they're loaded with carbs... i've also heard apples don't do much for your body... any suggestions?
Again as FF said above any fruit is better than snacking on chips, cookies, crackers etc. Apples are a great fruit, one of my favorites too. Yes banana's are not your best choice because they are high on the Glycemic Index. Peaches, nectarines, pears, apples, grapefruit, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries are your better choices. But again, fruit is better than your standard snacks

i think i'm ok for meat as i've only been eating tuna, white chicken, steak and some beef... also, a question about eggs... should they always be eaten in the morning? and aren't they loaded with cholesterol?

Don't let the media fool ya. There is nothing wrong with eggs. I don't eat all the yolks when I eat eggs though because of the fat content. Each yolk contains 5G fat so instead I'll have 2-3 whole eggs and a bunch of egg whites, throw some ground beef and or veggies in and scramble

just out of curiousity, what does your diet look like fit freak?

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