quote:

Originally posted by CURTIS REED:

quote:

Originally posted by Lenny5160

but I started drinking good whiskey

That is something I have never found.

..............Pendleton

Breakfast-big bowl of cream of wheat, or oatmeal, with a scoop of suger to put some taste into it. Glass of milk, then by time to leave for work, a couple of pieces of cinnamon toast and a glass of water, or tea.

Lunch. Steak and 'taters. Or if no budget for that, chicken, with bread of some sort, with bread, green beans or corn or some kind of vegetable. Couple times a week, a big salad to go with.

Between lunch and dinner, a couple of protein bars or an orange or two, maybe a banana or two. Very occasionally some grapes, but it takes too many of those to satisfy the hunger. I get hangry.

Dinner is usually something bigger, different every day. But plenty of calories.

Then before bed a couple pieces of toast again or a bowl of cereal of whatever I have in the pantry. Sometimes a frozen dinner, or in the winter either deer chili or bear chili, whichever is made up. I ain't making a big meal at 11pm so it's whatever I can nuke up quick.

By the way my A1c is perfect and I weigh around 200 lbs currently, not fat, not too skinny. BP is always normal and cholesterol is perfect. Exercise is a normality for me, active all day long at work...walking running, lifting, etc. Doc says I should be dead by the way I eat but even he can't figure out why. High metabolism maybe. I'm usually eating average of 3500-4000 calories a day, sometimes more or sometimes less. Unless it's race day. I eat completely different on race day, honestly eat very little until I'm done, then it's time to pig out again. I get kind of tired after I eat and it affects my reaction times. So I load up on calories the day or two before, and not much on race day.

Everybody's different....which is sort of a sore subject with me. I keep seeing where people my age and lifestyle should be eating 2500-3000 calories a day and if I ate like that, I'd be a walking zombie, tired, irritable, "hangry" all the time. But I know people who eat half that and are twice my weight.

No alcohol, no drugs, no tobacco. That's money that can better be used on the hotrods...

Nic, I'm on the seefood diet.

I see food and I eat it!

Ed.....I have read your sarcasam and basic hatred for everyone that does not ageee with what you say. Some of your banter is entertaining, some of it is down right hateful and mean. I can glean from some of your post that you seem to be intelligent, other post I question your intelligence such as the post above with your reference to God. Whether you are just being Ed with your outrageousness or if it was a joke I think that is taking it a little to far. In the times we live in being politically correct, God has been removed from our everyday lives and our Country has suffered from it as can be seen of the nightly/daily news. If you don't believe in God that is fine, it would explain the hatred that comes across in your post. If you do believe in God posting what you put is totally unacceptable. I am sure you can put together some more snarky comments in response to my post but in my opinion that would just show your further disdain for religion and believers.

Install the MyFitnessPal on my iPhone and for the last 3 weeks and first time in my life started tracking what I toss down the pie hole. Add that to my cycling +100 miles a week at 16 to 19 mph, I'm loosing pounds and geting better.
Let the technology help you.
Lots of great fruit in season. Bing Cherrys and watermelon are my fav.
Natural sugar in whole fruit is good. I also eliminated margarine and I started using Italian extra virgin all of oil. Tasty on corn on the cob.
For protein Ii have been grilling Salmon twice a week. Easy to cook on ceader planks.
I also eliminated all diet drinks. I use to kill a 2l diet dew in 2 days.

Being retired has blessed me with the time to work on me.

good advice Paul.

Oh and there is no god!

Paul, that is a good idea on the app, thanks.

If you want to improve your health and feel better here is an effective 30 day challenge.

(1) Significantly reduce your carb intake. No wheat items, no pizza, no pasta, little to no rice, no bread, no cake, no donuts, etc., this is a big key to feeling better and loosing weight.

(2) Stop adding sugar to everything you eat or drink, no aspartame only natural sweetener instead use natural organic Stevia Extract. Stop drinking sodas and stop loading up that cup of coffee with sugar, instead drink more water or Gatorade.

(3) Significantly reduce the amount of salt you use, look at the sodium content on the labels of everything you buy. Some of the items you have been eating have ridiculously high sodium levels. This is hard to do for most people. If you have a strong will power it's easier, if not it is a struggle.

(4) Eat more fish (Mahi Mahi, Ohno, Halibut, Tilapia, Sword Fish, Salmon, etc.), turkey, chicken, not the chicken skin.

At the end of 30 days you will feel better, have more stamina have less fatigue, be able to deal better with the summer heat while suited up in the race car and be more alert (i.e. cut better and more consistent lights).

What have you got to lose, it's just 30 days........ or don't you have the will power?????

You will feel the difference and be glad you tried.

Bob

this^^^

quote:

Originally posted by RPROGAS:
If you want to improve your health and feel better here is an effective 30 day challenge.

(1) Significantly reduce your carb intake. No wheat items, no pizza, no pasta, little to no rice, no bread, no cake, no donuts, etc., this is a big key to feeling better and loosing weight.

(2) Stop adding sugar to everything you eat or drink, no aspartame only natural sweetener instead use natural organic Stevia Extract. Stop drinking sodas and stop loading up that cup of coffee with sugar, instead drink more water or Gatorade.

(3) Significantly reduce the amount of salt you use, look at the sodium content on the labels of everything you buy. Some of the items you have been eating have ridiculously high sodium levels. This is hard to do for most people. If you have a strong will power it's easier, if not it is a struggle.

(4) Eat more fish (Mahi Mahi, Ohno, Halibut, Tilapia, Sword Fish, Salmon, etc.), turkey, chicken, not the chicken skin.

At the end of 30 days you will feel better, have more stamina have less fatigue, be able to deal better with the summer heat while suited up in the race car and be more alert (i.e. cut better and more consistent lights).

What have you got to lose, it's just 30 days........ or don't you have the will power?????

You will feel the difference and be glad you tried.

Bob

Just kill me then.

When I had my annual physical my doctor noticed that I had lost 15 LBS… He asks me if I was exercising. My response was heck no, a heart is just like a motor, it only has so many RPM’s in it from the get go, why would I want to waste them exercising….

He told me to get out of his office….

quote:

Originally posted by RPROGAS:
If you want to improve your health and feel better here is an effective 30 day challenge.

(1) Significantly reduce your carb intake. No wheat items, no pizza, no pasta, little to no rice, no bread, no cake, no donuts, etc., this is a big key to feeling better and loosing weight.

(2) Stop adding sugar to everything you eat or drink, no aspartame only natural sweetener instead use natural organic Stevia Extract. Stop drinking sodas and stop loading up that cup of coffee with sugar, instead drink more water or Gatorade.

(3) Significantly reduce the amount of salt you use, look at the sodium content on the labels of everything you buy. Some of the items you have been eating have ridiculously high sodium levels. This is hard to do for most people. If you have a strong will power it's easier, if not it is a struggle.

(4) Eat more fish (Mahi Mahi, Ohno, Halibut, Tilapia, Sword Fish, Salmon, etc.), turkey, chicken, not the chicken skin.

At the end of 30 days you will feel better, have more stamina have less fatigue, be able to deal better with the summer heat while suited up in the race car and be more alert (i.e. cut better and more consistent lights).

What have you got to lose, it's just 30 days........ or don't you have the will power?????

You will feel the difference and be glad you tried.

Bob

I agree with everything but the gatorade, love the stuff but loaded with sugar. Try Nuun Active instead, no sugar and it replenishes electrolytes. I put a tablet or 2 in my water bottles when cycling.

quote:

Originally posted by CURTIS REED:
Paul, that is a good idea on the app, thanks.

I use the barcode find food tool and scan most things, then you need to measure the weight or volume. It also has a huge database including lots of restaurant foods. I have a digital scale that reads in grams or ounces. I just lay a paper towel on it and measure. Once you use the app it has short cuts like let you copy yesterday's breakfast. It also lets you build and remember meals. I like steel cut oatmeal slow cooked in a pan with raisins, brown sugar with a little 2% milk. As a meal it's a simple click to add it when that's my breakfast.
It also imports my workout calories from MapMyFitness.

Biggest deal on this and not obvious. This makes you way more aware of the quality and type of food and drink. That is something all new for me. I still enjoy most everything, but in moderation.
For my height, weight and non exercise activity, it says I need 2080 calories per day. Add to it the exercise calories and then subtract the food calories.
The rule of thumb is 3500 calories is 1 lb gain or lost.
I'm averaging about 1000 to 1500 left over each day and loosing about 1-1/2 pounds a weeks so far.
That was my goal 1-2/week
Give it a try Curtis

Thanks for the tip Tony, no more Gatorade will now buy Nuun Active.

Bob

quote:

Thanks for the tip Tony, no more Gatorade will now buy Nuun Active.

Read whats in that crap. 4 grams of carbs and 1 gram of sugar per serving. Thats pretty bad. Thats 40 grams of carbs and 10 grams of sugar per bottle.

So as drinking was brought up. I'll mention bai drinks. I like the coconut variety, but the fruit ones are also good. I use them in my home brew ice tea or just cold on ice.
IMO Way better than water
http://www.drinkbai.com

Not a cheap drink, but worth it

quote:

Originally posted by Mike English:

quote:

Thanks for the tip Tony, no more Gatorade will now buy Nuun Active.

Read whats in that crap. 4 grams of carbs and 1 gram of sugar per serving. Thats pretty bad. Thats 40 grams of carbs and 10 grams of sugar per bottle.

Not sure what you are getting at but you are not using the whole container. One tablet per 16oz of water with 4 grams of carbs, 1g of sugar and 10 cal is very low.I put one tablet per 20oz water bottle when I go on a 25-50 mike bike ride. What do you think Gatorade has? 21 grams of carbs and 21 grams of sugar with 80 cal per 12oz.

quote:

Not sure what you are getting at but you are not using the whole container. One tablet per 16oz of water with 4 grams of carbs, 1g of sugar and 10 cal is very low.I put one tablet per 20oz water bottle when I go on a 25-50 mike bike ride. What do you think Gatorade has? 21 grams of carbs and 21 grams of sugar with 80 cal per 12oz.

Tony, I agree its low compared to gatorade but neither one is very good. WE all are guilty of eating or drinking crap but everything in moderation is the big thing. I'm a big jack and coke guy so I get my share for sure. Most of us seem to eat pretty well but one thing I do is a good hike 3 or 4 times a week in the soft sand in the creek bed by my house. 2 to 3 miles round trip

Less

Crown Royal, two fingers in a glass with 4 cubes. No soda allowed.
Just simply eat less, try to stay away from refined sugar and soy products.
Its all a personal decision that you are either OK with or it won't work.

My deal works for me, Paul's works for him, etc, etc.

Good health isn't difficult to maintain but it is what we surround ourselves with, stress, junk food, not moving our a-s-s-e-s enough, that is what hurts your health.

Good luck to all of us.

Jok