Diet and Fitness

[Pancake]

Thanks...I'll look into both of them!!

[gretchen]

I can't help with the excercise but would you like some recipes that have lots of vegetable, no or minimal amount of oils/butters and still taste good and don't make you feel sorry for yourself? My roomates lost nearly 25 lbs eating with me <I know what you are thinking! my food taste good> we didn't skip any meal-breakfast, lunch and dinner- no starving and no soul torturing.

I was raised thinking that the best way to eat is to have a balanced meal (contain every food group).

1. carbohydrate: rice, noodle
2. protiens: meat, nuts/beans/eggs/milk
3. vegetables
4. fruit: <-----we eat them an hour before or after our meal
5. fats: oils/nuts/etc.

If you want no oil at all, i can think of fresh spring rolls, soup, salad (with orange/lime dressing), etc.

Don't worry about eating rice, my friends used to worry that it has carbohydrate. It has high fiber, so you can't eat much. You will be full really quick. Food that contain high fiber stay longer in your stomach so you won't be starving soon. and it cleans up your digestion organs-stomach, intestines).

one thing from my doctor friends, don't have coffee and donuts or any sweet in the morning. It will boost your sugar level very quickly and those thing wil be burnt out very quickly so you will experience mood swing and get hungry for lunch at ~10 or 11. Your body doesn't have any food for 8 hrs, give it something easy to digest, something with high fiber is good. if you can't have breakfast, have some fruit. It give single molecules and yourbody can use it right away.

[Natalie]

Post those recipes gretchen!! They sound delicious!

[Remi]

Natalie said:

Post those recipes gretchen!! They sound delicious!

Yes! My family would be very grateful!!

[Natalie]

I started a thread for recipes here:

thewilsons.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=anything&action=display&thread=1107989761

So everyone post their recipes!

[gretchen]

I'll post them at Natalie's thread.

[WilsonFreak]

Pancake:

The Atkins website has a wonderful list of foods and their carbs - so that will also tell you which ones are low!

[Pancake]

If you like carbs i recommend a cup of cous cous...its just like rice but it fills u up faster and its only 1 point on Weight Watchers!

[sculpturedsound]

I love Denise Austin's videos, she's crazy but I lost so much weight doing her aerobics and her hit the spot abs videos. She's way too freakin' happy but at 40 something with 2 kids she looks better than me at 26 with no kids.

Some of my favorite Denise quotes:

"We're burning butter now!"

"We're gonna look great from behind!"

"Tight Tummies YES! Super Stomachs YES!"

"I want you to say 'Denise, I can do it! Ready? Say it to me! Denise, I can do it!"

"We're gonna do the grapevine! This is my favorite one, it's so much fun!"

"We're gonna do something called the boxstep, ready" (on the very first step she totally messes up and her foot gets caught behind her leg and she doesn't cross over and you can see her face turn for a second cause she knows she messed up so she claps her hands and says "Good!" like it never happened)

"GO" (yelled while pointing both fingers at the camera, walking toward it and smiling like a serial killer)

[letters2dorian]

lol, SS! i tried doing her kickboxing workout with my sis, and we just couldn't go through with it! she just scared us!! lol


anyway....

i found this on msn.com today:

(from MSN Health)

Favorite Foods For Losing Weight
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By Susan Woodward

Why does the concept of weight loss conjure up images of, frankly, unappetizing foods? Why do carrot sticks always spring to mind?

The answer seems to lie in the common delusion that to pare pounds you have to barely eat, and the calories you do eat should be no more than required by a mouse. But researchers are repeatedly finding that food quality is more important than quantity when it comes to weight loss. Combined with adequate exercise, your meals can be regular serving sizes. The food just needs to be, well, wholesome.

“We’ve lost sight of that word – diet,” says Kristina Campbell, runner up in a recent weight-loss challenge held in Phoenix, Ariz. “Diet used to mean what your food is for the day, not losing weight.”

Below, Kristina and clinical nutritionist and author of Dare to Lose, Shari Lieberman, Ph.D., pinpoint some essential healthy foods for anyone who wants to lose weight and/or retain good health.

1. Yams and sweet potatoes.

Great diet foods because they’re low on the so-called glycemic index, says Dr. Lieberman. The glycemic index measures the values of various foods based on how quickly they break down and are absorbed into the bloodstream. The slower the digestion, the lower the score, the better the food is for regulating blood sugars, insulin, and overall metabolism – all of which affect fat deposition.

2. Oranges, apples and grapefruit.

Dr. Lieberman recommends these particular fruits because they contain high levels of the soluble fiber pectin. Fiber slows digestion, helps eliminate toxins stored in body fat, and gives you a feeling of fullness.

3. Killer sandwiches.advertisement

To lose 40 pounds in 21 weeks, Kristina relied on plenty of hearty sandwiches stacked with vegetables, such as tomato, cucumber, sprouts, lettuce and onion, as well as deli meats – but always oven-roasted turkey over anything vacuum-packed. For bread choice, Kristina suggests anything brown with lots of seeds and heavy grains you can actually see, because less-milled ingredients contain much more fiber.

4. Cereal

They can be a little hard to find, but low-sugar cereals packed with protein and fiber are hitting the market. The Kashi brand is one of the best, says Kristina. “I eat my cereal with skim milk and blackberries or raspberries, which contain about 8g of fiber per cup. That’s like three or four slices of bread!”

5. Salad

“If you eat a salad, make it valuable,” suggests Kristina, also a former five-star chef from New York City. “Get field or Asian greens and add a yogurt dressing. Plus you need a ton of vegetables and some good lean protein, like grilled salmon.”

6. Quiche

Quiche made with egg whites and just a couple of yolks is one of Kristina’s favorite protein sources. She also tosses in a little low-fat cheese, broccoli and spinach.

7. Yoghurt

And other dairy goods that come in great-tasting, low-fat products.

8. Almonds

Nuts are loaded with monounsaturated fats – the good fats that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, known to lower cholesterol. Fats are as necessary to a healthy diet as protein and carbohydrates. “I recommend that 20 percent of calories come from [healthy] fat,” Dr. Lieberman says. Small amounts of nuts are a good starting point.

9. Peanut butter

Likewise, nut butters are a great source of those healthy, monounsaturated fats. Kristina likes unsalted, all natural brands of peanut butter. But almond or cashew butter is considered an even healthier option (especially if you’re allergic to peanuts!). Enjoy your favorite, but in moderation.

10. Hummus.

AKA pureed chickpeas, garlic, and a little lemon juice. Great with whole-wheat pita bread or organic corn chips.

11. Salsa.

Another favorite for dipping, and a homemade batch is easy to make. Fresh salsa is simply tomato, onion, jalapeno and cilantro. Now, tell me, what could possibly be unhealthy about that?

if you go to the link, they have great advice and fitness programs!

[Pancake]

Thanks L2D you couldnt have posted that at a better time for me!!!

[letters2dorian]

lol glad to help!

[texasgal]

Whew, L2D, almost none of those foods from MSN Health are consistent with the LA Weight Loss Diet.
LA WL would consider those foods as Maintenance foods, not Dietary.

I've been on/off LA Weight Loss for a year and half and have lost 72 pounds.

It really does prove there's no perfect diet for everybody. One diet does NOT fit all! For instance, some lose weight on Atkins, others gain.

The trick is you've just got to experiment and find which diet works for you. And if MSN Health diet has worked for you, stick with it!

[letters2dorian]

texasgal said:

I've been on/off LA Weight Loss for a year and half and have lost 72 pounds.

well, congratulations!!

and yes, it's true...one diet does not fit all...i tried atkins a few years ago with my mom. it worked for both of us for about 2 weeks, and after that, i actually started gaining weight without changing anything at all!! how strange...since then, however, i had to cancel my membership to my gym because of a leg injury and haven't been able to get back there, and i try jogging, but when there's snow on the sidewalks and rain pouring every other day here, it's a little difficult to do that....but, on a lighter note, spring is almost here! ;D literally cannot wait!

[texasgal]

L2D, your experience with Atkins is a common one. I've not known many people who've had success with it, and that includes myself. But I know there must be people who find it works for them or it wouldn't be so popular.

I'm very sorry to hear of your leg injury. I hope nothing permanent! Good for you for getting back to jogging.

I'm getting back to exercising too, and it feels great. I'm walking every night, doing some calisthenics in the morning. I want to go back to the gym and do weights and swimming.

It was hard during January because our winters are so dark & rainy. I get so depressed I can barely motivate myself to do anything, much less exercise. I'm one of those kind of people who don't do well without a lot of sunshine.

But our spring comes early and - touch wood - it might be just about here! I just came back from a long walk. I was already sore from the exercising I'd done this morning, but it's a "good" kind of sore. Ha.

I'm in the market for a small treadmill or stepper with handles (to work the arms) - a machine small enough to fit in my living room.