Health gurus help me change my diet!!

[EvilJen]

as far as i'm concerned if it grows naturally it's healthy when eaten in normal proportions. meat, beans, grains, fruit, whatever. the further it gets from being natural the more unhealthy it becomes. so by the time you're at fast food you're pretty far down the chain

I remember when you shared this little piece of advice once and honestly, it's been really helpful to me.

Over-processed = bad. By the time white bread and white rice are on the shelves of the grocery stores, they have very little (if any) nutritional value.

 

[ucMP3]

Over-processed = bad. By the time white bread and white rice are on the shelves of the grocery stores, they have very little (if any) nutritional value.

Ya, most white starchs i.e processed starches are all like this. Why brown grains are almost always better.

It is my opinion that there is no solid evidence whatsoever that red meat or saturated fats are harmful to human beings.

These ******* "researchers" change their minds all the time and I don't trust them. I'm pretty sure human beings didn't survive and evolve without killing game (aka, "red meat").

Yes, you're right it is your opinion. But they are not condemning red meat. It's more of an "eat it in moderation" thing. Just like with everything. For a long time, our diets were getting saturated with too much red meat/processed meat and its not healthy, flat out. It increases the risk for heart disease, point blank. I still love a good steak, don't get me wrong. They are however condemning processed meats. They are horrible for you haha. You can not believe the research if you want, it is probably biased as is most research. And it's not like science has ever been right in the past.... lol (jerkit)

2nd, humans evolved with a very diverse diet, differing as locations changed. Red meat did play a vital role, but not any more vital than seafood and vegetation as well. Even before the introduciton of agriculture around 10,000 years ago (the mark of modern societies) humans were foragers as well as hunters. Nuts, root vegetables, legumes, berries, as well as many mullosks if living near shores; all these things played a role in our diet as we evolved over the last ~150,000 years. And what do you know, this is what is recomended by most nutritionists/dieticians/doctors today, a BALANCED diet. And I can promise you one thing, our ancestors weren't eating french fries, big macs and ice cream sundays.

On a side note, physical anthroplogy is a sweet class to take, and I highly recommend it. (yes)

 

[robin2660]

Have you played with this yet? http://www.health-calc.com/diet/ener...iture-advanced

I pushed around some numbers for you and you apparently need over 7000 kcal a day!

Are you eating regular meals?

How much are you sleeping?

Am I asking too many questions? Ha-ha!

Seriously, you want to get off the sugar and the energy drinks (caffeine and sugar). Just do eet.

There's nothing wrong with a little caffeine, and a little sugar, but not as a major source of calories or a constant energy source. Rely on your glycogen stores for that.

 

[daonly1around]

Have you played with this yet? http://www.health-calc.com/diet/ener...iture-advanced

I pushed around some numbers for you and you apparently need over 7000 kcal a day!

Are you eating regular meals?

How much are you sleeping?

Am I asking too many questions? Ha-ha!

Seriously, you want to get off the sugar and the energy drinks (caffeine and sugar). Just do eet.

There's nothing wrong with a little caffeine, and a little sugar, but not as a major source of calories or a constant energy source. Rely on your glycogen stores for that.

i eat three meals a day, usualy 1.5 on average are purchsed and come ing a bag, i get plenty of sleep, 8 hours a day.. and keep asking.

 

[Devilspawn]

so before I comment on anything... what are your goals? what are you trying to accomplish?

 

[tiagotiago]

I'm by no means an expert, but I've also had to modify my diet considerably in the past months. My old man started having health issues (high blood pressure, cholesterol and even sugar issues), and so as to be all together in the same ship, we all adopted a similar diet.

Before I go further, I'm also 26,weigh the same and are about the same size. But instead of having a physically demanding job, I'm stuck in an office.

I also used to have a lot of fast food meals and drank a lot of sodas and sugary water. But since my dad went on a diet, I'm trying to have the same home cooked meals as him: We have kept off flours (in my case, we've switched to corn tortillas or whole weat bread), ditched refined sugar (relying on brown sugar and splenda/fructose for what must be sweetened), ditched deep fried foods and barely eat any cheese or butter, and drink water, or fresh juice. I also try to have a nice serving of veggies/fruits with every meal and eat an apple or a pear a day. For protein we eat red meat, chicken, fish (a lot of salmon; tuna is also good but I'm allergic to it), egg whites and a bit of ostrich meat.

That plus excercise (1hr walking/jogging/running a day) has made me loose 20lb in about 3 months, and in my dad's case halved his blood/cholesterol count (tough he also took some medication to help) and his blood pressure and sugar are now spot on. A funny side effect I've noticed (and my mom has too) is that now my sense of tase and smell is sharper; it's like it was saturated with a lot of junk and once you take that away, you find a lot of flavors where you didn't notice them before.

Now, I'm the one who sticks a bit less to the diet, since when I go out with my friends its kind of hard to always find something healthy to eat, but just start counting calories and you'll start finding you'll make better choices. Do your reaserch cause sometimes you can have unexpected results (a very crude example would be a large hotdog at costco has 510 calories, while their Ceasar salad has....740).

What ever modifications you do to your diet, the key is making a plan and sticking with it!

 

[Devilspawn]

I'm by no means an expert, but I've also had to modify my diet considerably in the past months. My old man started having health issues (high blood pressure, cholesterol and even sugar issues), and so as to be all together in the same ship, we all adopted a similar diet.

Before I go further, I'm also 26,weigh the same and are about the same size. But instead of having a physically demanding job, I'm stuck in an office.

I also used to have a lot of fast food meals and drank a lot of sodas and sugary water. But since my dad went on a diet, I'm trying to have the same home cooked meals as him: We have kept off flours (in my case, we've switched to corn tortillas or whole weat bread), ditched refined sugar (relying on brown sugar and splenda/fructose for what must be sweetened), ditched deep fried foods and barely eat any cheese or butter, and drink water, or fresh juice. I also try to have a nice serving of veggies/fruits with every meal and eat an apple or a pear a day. For protein we eat red meat, chicken, fish (a lot of salmon; tuna is also good but I'm allergic to it), egg whites and a bit of ostrich meat.

That plus excercise (1hr walking/jogging/running a day) has made me loose 20lb in about 3 months, and in my dad's case halved his blood/cholesterol count (tough he also took some medication to help) and his blood pressure and sugar are now spot on. A funny side effect I've noticed (and my mom has too) is that now my sense of tase and smell is sharper; it's like it was saturated with a lot of junk and once you take that away, you find a lot of flavors where you didn't notice them before.

Now, I'm the one who sticks a bit less to the diet, since when I go out with my friends its kind of hard to always find something healthy to eat, but just start counting calories and you'll start finding you'll make better choices. Do your reaserch cause sometimes you can have unexpected results (a very crude example would be a large hotdog at costco has 510 calories, while their Ceasar salad has....740).

What ever modifications you do to your diet, the key is making a plan and sticking with it!

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