I've been researching Paleo myself online. I find it's best for me to go cold turkey when adopting a more healthy eating style. Once I've dropped these 9kg and gotten back down to 5'11/70kg I'm going to see if I can further improve my diet and get to 65kg. Any lower might be unhealthy, considering my height?
I'm focusing on a total ban on junk food/simple carbs, and eating way more fresh veggies/fruit (luckily I like these kinds of things.) I'm also drinking only water and a little bit of 0kcal green tea. I'm not a big meat eater, so how do people recommend I balance out the focus on veggies? I'll also be eating;
~ Tofu. ~ A few canned items like green peas, tuna, baked beans (rinsed) and corn. ~ Limited amounts of brown bread. ~ Very limited dressings focusing on non-creamy ones. ~ Eggs. ~ Yogurt. (Again limited to one every couple of days with a little wholemeal/grain cereal.) ~ 유부 sheets (marinated tofu.)
I found this worked really well for me last time I tried it. The effects included;
~ Weight loss (13kg.) ~ Clean up of digestive issues. ~ Less nausea in the gaps between meals and none in the morning/at night. ~ Improvement in my emotional well being (due to looking less like a whale lol.)
Before anyone says it, I can't exercise due to my current hip issues, but I do try to walk every day for at least 30 minutes. I'm not looking to get 'fit', I'd just like to lose weight and improve/get rid of my digestive problems.
One last question; Does anyone have any healthy recipe blogs/sites to recommend? Vegetarian/vegan is fine by me too.
On July 11 2011 11:51 Ludrik wrote: Get lower haji! You're only cheating yourself otherwise!
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On July 11 2011 11:51 decafchicken wrote: holy shit haji, you're almost smashing out sets of 5 at 2xbw...more than i can say T_T Fucking great numbers dude.
Not really a "weight" issue per se, but rather a "I'm too fat" issue X_X Perfectly happy with weighing 180 or w/e if I have the right body composition.
On July 11 2011 11:52 NeverGG wrote: I've been researching Paleo myself online. I find it's best for me to go cold turkey when adopting a more healthy eating style. Once I've dropped these 9kg and gotten back down to 5'11/70kg I'm going to see if I can further improve my diet and get to 65kg. Any lower might be unhealthy, considering my height?
I'm focusing on a total ban on junk food/simple carbs, and eating way more fresh veggies/fruit (luckily I like these kinds of things.) I'm also drinking only water and a little bit of 0kcal green tea. I'm not a big meat eater, so how do people recommend I balance out the focus on veggies? I'll also be eating;
~ Tofu. ~ A few canned items like green peas, tuna, baked beans (rinsed) and corn. ~ Limited amounts of brown bread. ~ Very limited dressings focusing on non-creamy ones. ~ Eggs. ~ Yogurt. (Again limited to one every couple of days with a little wholemeal/grain cereal.) ~ 유부 sheets (marinated tofu.)
I found this worked really well for me last time I tried it. The effects included;
~ Weight loss (13kg.) ~ Clean up of digestive issues. ~ Less nausea in the gaps between meals and none in the morning/at night. ~ Improvement in my emotional well being (due to looking less like a whale lol.)
Before anyone says it, I can't exercise due to my current hip issues, but I do try to walk every day for at least 30 minutes. I'm not looking to get 'fit', I'd just like to lose weight and improve/get rid of my digestive problems.
One last question; Does anyone have any healthy recipe blogs/sites to recommend? Vegetarian/vegan is fine by me too.
Generally, fist size ball of meat/fish/fowl at every meal is a good way to balance meat and plant foods.
Digestive issues I'd really get rid of the beans, bread, cereals, and maybe tofu and see if does anything.
As far as recipes go I'm sure the people here will post something or I can go digging for stuff if no one posts anything
On July 11 2011 11:52 NeverGG wrote: I've been researching Paleo myself online. I find it's best for me to go cold turkey when adopting a more healthy eating style. Once I've dropped these 9kg and gotten back down to 5'11/70kg I'm going to see if I can further improve my diet and get to 65kg. Any lower might be unhealthy, considering my height?
I'm focusing on a total ban on junk food/simple carbs, and eating way more fresh veggies/fruit (luckily I like these kinds of things.) I'm also drinking only water and a little bit of 0kcal green tea. I'm not a big meat eater, so how do people recommend I balance out the focus on veggies? I'll also be eating;
~ Tofu. ~ A few canned items like green peas, tuna, baked beans (rinsed) and corn. ~ Limited amounts of brown bread. ~ Very limited dressings focusing on non-creamy ones. ~ Eggs. ~ Yogurt. (Again limited to one every couple of days with a little wholemeal/grain cereal.) ~ 유부 sheets (marinated tofu.)
I found this worked really well for me last time I tried it. The effects included;
~ Weight loss (13kg.) ~ Clean up of digestive issues. ~ Less nausea in the gaps between meals and none in the morning/at night. ~ Improvement in my emotional well being (due to looking less like a whale lol.)
Before anyone says it, I can't exercise due to my current hip issues, but I do try to walk every day for at least 30 minutes. I'm not looking to get 'fit', I'd just like to lose weight and improve/get rid of my digestive problems.
One last question; Does anyone have any healthy recipe blogs/sites to recommend? Vegetarian/vegan is fine by me too.
If you're going to have bread at all, brown bread is the worst of the stuff... I feel sick for an entire day afterwards if I have so much as a single slice. Tofu isn't ideal either, being made from soybeans, but if you can't handle chicken/fish/beef I guess it's the next best bet. There have been several recommendations throughout the thread on making salad dressings, most of them focusing on vinegar/olive oil/lemon juice and a few herbs. I don't make any myself, but I'm sure someone else will come along who can suggest specifics. Experiment there, find things that you like.
As far as "balance" in the meats/plant foods department... I'd always followed this:my plate
On a side note, did America really need to spend millions of dollars on the "my plate" campaign?
Good luck on the weight loss; great that you keep walking, whatever the hip issues are I hope they subside as well. As far mood, I can't recommend enough Fish Oil, and Vitamin D (from actual sunshine especially, not just the pill-variety.) - Both have done WONDERS for me.
On July 11 2011 12:31 GoTuNk! wrote: Edit: @NeverGG sorry to deadhaji who missunderstood me :p
Why on earth would you like to weight so litle =(
Just to clarify in case you don't know - I'm a woman. So, I'm looking for the opposite of most of the guys on this thread ^_^ I think 5'11/65kg is still pretty hefty in some peoples' opinions? 5'11/79kg is practically a whale (at least for me personally.) I don't want to turn into some kind of obese lump by the time I'm 35.
Thanks for the advice guys :D I was probably eating a little bit too much tofu tbh (although eating it a long with small amounts of the wholegrain/wholemeal bread settled my digestive issues right down.) so I'll try and introduce a few different alternatives instead of just going for tofu every day. (Even if it tastes so good >.<)
@phyre112; Thanks for the vitamin recs. I have no idea where to start in the respect, but I feel like I should be taking some kinds of suppliments.
@eshlow; I find that eating a lot of simple carbs/cheese causes me the most problems. Also things like ice cream. It got much better once I started subbing it all out for limited amounts of cereal/brown bread and lots of tofu. I could definitely make things even healthier though.
@Dalguno - Yes. Although i disagree with their lack of emphasis on technique and putting up big #s, it is an otherwise excellent way to get the fuck in shape and build great all around practical strength.
@nevergg - ditch the tofu! (it has no taste?) replace with meats/poultry/fish you like.
On July 11 2011 13:55 decafchicken wrote: @Dalguno - Yes. Although i disagree with their lack of emphasis on technique and putting up big #s, it is an otherwise excellent way to get the fuck in shape and build great all around practical strength.
@nevergg - ditch the tofu! (it has no taste?) replace with meats/poultry/fish you like.
I didn't eat it straight most of the time! It is pretty bland on it's own unless you fry it (and that's not exactly healthy every day.) I made marinades, and put it into things like stir fry or along with steamed veggies. I'm wary of meat/poultry since I don't have much experience cooking it, and I'm kind of scared of poisoning myself ^_^; I do have access to cooked chicken breast/tuna etc though, so I'll try to sub in those when I can.
lol was trying some of the planche progressions for fun and to test myself. Got stuck at tuck planche coz of crappy form lol. I was wondering what muscles do these planches develop/use?
BouBou.865 Age: 17 || Height: 6'4 or 1.94 || Weight: 80kg Starting Date:11/07/2011 || Goal Date: 11/11/2011 Weight goals -- Gain 10 kg's of straight up muscle in these 4 months. Training goals -- Get really, really strong. Also good at rowing Nutrition goals -- Learn to cook for myself and have breakfast with craptons of chicken. Maybe paleo. Misc goals -- Let my hair grow again, bang assloads of chicks, learn how to whistle with my fingers. Have someone tell me I have an incredible physique.
Starting starting strength today, got my protein, creatine and fishoil stacked up, super crazy baller hyped. Gone through SS now, picked up a lot of stuff. Planning on doing: - 15 mins of cycling for first workout (or rowing) -5x2 warmup squats, 20kg (empty bar) 1 min rest - 5x3 squats, 50kg 1.30 rest -5x1 warmup bench, 20kg -5x3 bench press 40kg -5x1 warmup DL -5x1 DL 60kg Stretching + 10 mins skipping rope.
Plan on really, really getting that technique down solidly. 10kg increments on DL, 5kg on squat, 2.5kg on rest. Are these increments per training? (so 3 increments per week?) I did read SS, but english is not my native language. Cheers!
On July 11 2011 19:00 BouBou.865 wrote: BouBou.865 Age: 17 || Height: 6'4 or 1.94 || Weight: 80kg Starting Date:11/07/2011 || Goal Date: 11/11/2011 Weight goals -- Gain 10 kg's of straight up muscle in these 4 months. Training goals -- Get really, really strong. Also good at rowing Nutrition goals -- Learn to cook for myself and have breakfast with craptons of chicken. Maybe paleo. Misc goals -- Let my hair grow again, bang assloads of chicks, learn how to whistle with my fingers. Have someone tell me I have an incredible physique.
Starting starting strength today, got my protein, creatine and fishoil stacked up, super crazy baller hyped. Gone through SS now, picked up a lot of stuff. Planning on doing: - 15 mins of cycling for first workout (or rowing) -5x2 warmup squats, 20kg (empty bar) 1 min rest - 5x3 squats, 50kg 1.30 rest -5x1 warmup bench, 20kg -5x3 bench press 40kg -5x1 warmup DL -5x1 DL 60kg Stretching + 10 mins skipping rope.
Plan on really, really getting that technique down solidly. 10kg increments on DL, 5kg on squat, 2.5kg on rest. Are these increments per training? (so 3 increments per week?) I did read SS, but english is not my native language. Cheers!
Those increments are every time you do the lift - so three times a week for squat, but only one or two times a week for bench/deadlift/OHP/powerclean, depending on whether it is an ABA or BAB week.
Good luck with the program; you're probably going to have to scale back that deadlift increase after a little while, but you should still get a bit out of it before then. We're the same size right now, but I was way more underweight before I did SS (gained ~15kg myself, but have since stalled out at ~80kg) and I'm confident that If you eat right, you're going to hit those weight goals and have some pretty beast lifts. GL HF!
I'm a bit intimidated by all of these programs. Ochita Falls, Practical Programming, Olympic Dogkicker Mass Builder 5000... What's considered the most standard?
A: 5x3 squat 5x3 bench 5x1 Dl
B: ?
Can't make head nor tail of that part of the book.
On July 11 2011 19:52 BouBou.865 wrote: I'm a bit intimidated by all of these programs. Ochita Falls, Practical Programming, Olympic Dogkicker Mass Builder 5000... What's considered the most standard?
A: 5x3 squat 5x3 bench 5x1 Dl
B: ?
Can't make head nor tail of that part of the book.
B 5x3 squat 5x3 Overhead press 3x5 power clean
That's the original program as far as I've come to understand. Anything with chinups, pullups, dips, curls, special deadlifts, rows, etc. etc. is an alteration on the original for people who don't want to do something specific (Usually don't want to do power cleans)/
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