Foods for weight loss and fitness
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AbsolutelyThoughtfulGoz — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 02:01 AM)
For everyone who remembers me from this Board, I always bemoaned the fact that I wanted to lose a few kilos.(more than a few pounds) and I said this for YEARS.
Well, I have just lost over 5 kgs, which is between 11 and 12 pounds.
I hate diets and don't do them.
This is what I did.
I gave up all alcohol for the time being as it was lots of empty calories, even if you drank moderately.
When I attain my goal weight, I intend to return to light social drinking, wine only.
When people remark on my weight loss I flippantly say 'Oh! I gave up drink and food and walked instead'!
MORE accurately, I just reduced to a few categories of healthy foods, with lots of variety within the categories, and drank only water, Coke Zero
or low cal alternatives and tea and coffee with milk. To increase my Vit C, I squeeze and ream the flesh of fresh limes and lemons into my cold drinksyum and healthy and expensive butt I figure I am not drinking alcohol so it is compensation of the expense.
My typical day would be
Breakfast: A variety of fruits, either fresh frozen or canned according to season with plain Greek yoghurt.
coffee or tea mid morning.
Lunch: a wholegrain wrap with salad and a protein source esp my famous lentil patties. Sometimes ham cheese and tomato or leftover chicken and salad. As an alternative, because we have lovely fresh eggs from my 'girls' I would have a slice of wholegrain toast with Vegemite, smashed avocado and a fried egg on top.
Mid afternoon: 4 x wholegrain crackers with cheese.
Dinner:
Fish, chicken, lamb, pork (very occasionally beef) really small portion with either steamed veges, salad or wholegrain steamed rice and a green veg, whatever is cheap and in season, with avocado and tomato on the side, and a vegetarian meal at least once a week. My main one is a whole baked potato with chili beans sour cream and chopped salad on the top and salsa.
In conjunction with this I am in training for walking the Camino next year in Spain where my aim is to walk about 20 km ( 12ish miles) per day so I have been doing 10 km ( 6ish miles) walks twice a week as well as my normal dog walks and beach walks.
I feel fantastic. It was hard at first, butt once the weight started to drop I became really enthused and I have a goal of being fit and trim and healthy on the Camino in Spain, and forever after. I was only 71 kgs (156 pounds) butt I felt heavy and uncomfortable with some fat around my belly and I had been slim all my life previously.
Anyone have any other healthy suggestions? I am doing well butt don't want to hit the wall and get bored with my current fare.
I NEVER count calories or fat grams and don't seem to feel unduly hungry. I have also reduced carbs butt far from eliminating them and also sugar, and I like my heathy fats as well as some animal fat. I also use some butter and the yogurt is full fat. I don't buy diet or reduced fat and sugar ANYTHING just mainly pure wholesome foodstuffs.
My goal weight is 3kgs lower ( about another 7 pounds ) and I will be then 170 cms, 62 kilos and with a BMI of 21.5 (Normal weight: 18.5 - 24.9) -
AJ_June_forever — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 02:36 AM)
Good work. I also drooped from around 71.5 to 68. It's worth to work for the weight with which you personally feel comfortable. I want to be stable around 66.6.
In conjunction with this I am in training for walking the Camino next year in Spain where my aim is to walk about 20 km ( 12ish miles) per day so I have been doing 10 km ( 6ish miles) walks twice a week as well as my normal dog walks and beach walks.
Cool. Walking is best and easiest exercise in my view and gives you additional benefits.
Anyone have any other healthy suggestions? I am doing well butt don't want to hit the wall and get bored with my current fare.
Keep it simple. Don't overdo and don't worry about following any particular routine. But try to walk whenever you have free time and are not tired.S+P=B+C -> sip pepsi be cool
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AbsolutelyThoughtfulGoz — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 02:39 PM)
Thanks AJ.
One day I hope we can meet and see 'less of each other'!
yes, walking is the key and where I live, I am lucky that it is so inspirational walking along the coastline Yesterday on my 11 km walk I saw both dolphins and whales.
Ys, I think that now I have got this far, the key is to just enjoy a variety of healthy foods in small portions, though not too much sugar. -
AJ_June_forever — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 07:13 PM)
yes, walking is the key and where I live, I am lucky that it is so inspirational walking along the coastline Yesterday on my 11 km walk I saw both dolphins and whales.
Wow. That must be fun. This could become your hobby in the future.
One day I hope we can meet and see 'less of each other'!S+P=B+C -> sip pepsi be cool
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AbsolutelyThoughtfulGoz — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 04:31 PM)
No, we will go together. She is my cousin and also one of my best friends.older women on the loosewe will have a blast!
My husband has prosthetic knees so we will join him in London to visit our daughter and grandkids.
I am Australian BTW! -
PrivateTrip — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 08:04 AM)
Anyone have any other healthy suggestions? I am doing well butt don't want to hit the wall and get bored with my current fare.
Great job! One possible suggestion that may shed more weight is incorporating short bursts of light jogging into your walks (Intervals). Interval cardio workouts have received positive reviews and many fat loss success stories. For beginners, I would start easy with 30 seconds of jogging for every 5 minutes of walking. Thus an hour of walking would have 11/12 short jogs included. Interval training is highly flexible as it can be adjusted by time and by pace (jog / run / sprint), whatever works best for you. Just make sure there are a decent number of jogging intervals included per walk (5 or more). Also, perhaps your dog may enjoy this as well. Your beach walks would make it easier on the joints if that's a concern.
Your nutrition looks solid. No alcohol, sodas, desserts and minimal processed foods. Excellent job. -
AbsolutelyThoughtfulGoz — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 02:43 PM)
Thanks for that suggestion, and the kind words.
A few years ago I went down that path and did precisely as you suggest with 'interval' training and because of my age, completely 'stuffed ' my knee and had to have weeks of physio and put on weight because I couldn't even walk properly!
I am too old for that now, so I will just have to pile on the walking kms especially up and down the lovely coastal headlands that are nearby where I live on the beach, and the added traction of the sand. -
rotomato — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 10:25 AM)
Congratulations indeed!!
I am doing well butt don't want to hit the wall and
get bored
with my current fare.
No real advice but this is key to both diet and exercise. Even if you're not bored with the food or workouts, changing your routine will eliminate any plateaus. Congrats again! -
AbsolutelyThoughtfulGoz — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 02:53 PM)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camino_de_Santiago
It has unfortunately become a bit trendy butt I am going with someone who has done it as a pilgrim 10 times and speaks Spanish and we are doing one of the less travelled paths and will do the real deal with only a 15 pound pack and only staying in pilgrim 'refugios' which are only multi sex bunk rooms for three weeks covering about 300+ kilometres.
The point of it is to cast off nearly all your possessions and cares and enjoy nature and your fellow travellers ( and if you are religious which I definitely am not) have prayer and thankfulness in your heart. I am going more on a 'spiritual' journey than a religious perspective.
We will walk 20 km per day which will take 4-5 hours and it took me about 2 months to lose the weight. -
DeltaHomicide — 9 years ago(October 05, 2016 08:11 PM)
I'm starting to sound like a broken record with this recommendation but: trampoline. I have never lost weight quicker. I jumped on a trampoline for 8 - 12 minutes a day for 3 weeks, and lost more than 4.1 kg / 9 lbs. I didn't even need to diet.