I also want to point out something that is so often misstated these days, which is carbs -- vegetables are carbs, folks. Brown rice is a carb. Quinoa is a carb. Or mostly, because grains and seeds also contain protein. Beans are a great source of protein, but also contain fiber and other carbs. So carbs aren't the enemy, simple carbs are, when you're trying to lose weight.
Eat controlled amounts of carbs like small amounts of potatoes, but try even to change potatoes often to root vegetables with more nutrition, such as parsnips, beets, turnips. Instead of rice, which has little nutrition, try making quinoa. Whatever food you tend to binge on is probably a food your body turns straight to fat. Change is good. Colorful foods are good. Absolutely no soda, especially not diet. When you crave sweet, don't use artificial sweetners; try agave nectar.
There is nothing wrong with eating grains as long as they are whole grains. There is nothing wrong with eating carbs -- all vegetables are carbs. It's the simple carbs that are the problem. And eating grains doesn't mean you have to eat flour -- you can just eat the grain, just as you do with brown rice or oatmeal. The real problem grain is wheat, because it's human-invented -- there is no wild wheat.
I gave a comment here and the post shows I commented but I don't see it. Maybe it will show up some day but the website seems to be having a host of problems. Basically, carbs aren't all created equal, and calories are not your best source of tracking weight. Calories are one factor, but how well and how quickly you metabolize your food into sugar for energy is more determinative, as foods that turn quickly into sugar have to be burned off quickly or they store quickly as fat.
Nice question as soda has never been brought up on this forum before. It's not an easy yes/no answer w/o having to divulge on some fundamental facts for a clearer understanding on why one should or should not drink sodas in limited moderation.
Actually, no soda - regular or diet - is good to drink due to the high levels of acid they contain. [pour a little over your car battery, wipe it off and see how much gunk is removed by the acid.This is what it does as goes down your throat.
Okay, this might be complicated or it might be simple. First, everyone, and I mean everyone, who gets a panic attack needs to have an extremely thorough exam with a doctor to rule out the many physiological conditions that can cause anxiety.
t do it regularly, try to at least go for a jog around your block once or twice a week or do workout videos (like the well-known P90X videos) that are quick to whip you into shape at home.
As for meal plans, combining complex carbs and protein is your best bet for gaining muscle.
Immediately after cycling, you must ingest nutrients such as carbohydrates and protein to stimulate glycogen synthesis and muscular repair. Consume carbs immediately after your workout to replenish glycogen levels in your muscles.
A 4:1 ratio of carbohydrates and protein works best and initiates an optimal recovery after exercise, according to a report from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, published at the Bowling Green State University website.
I am reading a lot of the posts about nutrition. I like to eat greek yogurt with lime..peach and other flavors. Now I hear that greek yogurt unless plain is not good for you because of the added sugar,What do you all think about the chobani greek yogurts?
if i have carb cravings from lithium than the more carbs i eat the more fat i get. my question is how do you stop lithium induced carb cravings? when i eat meat and vegetables i feel full and satisfied but later in the morning i get this craving for bread and potatoes. its a vicious cycle i can't let go of. please help me with this dilemma.
I think it would be a great idea to have something that recorded different nutrition goals. (i.e. Calories, Protein, Carbs, Fiber, etc...
I know high protein diets are a fad, but most people keep confusing people by grouping different carbs together. As antioxidant rich veggies and some fruit and complex carbs such as whole grains and grain-like fruits such as quinoa and buckwheat provide the long lasting energy that is essential especially for a long distance runner.
I'm a 20 year old male, 5'5, 175 lbs. I'd guess that I'm about 25 lbs overweight. I'd like to loose around 30 lbs in the next 4 months. I don't like and don't have time to cook and I don't own a microwave, I thought up this diet made of foods that seem pretty healthy, I can tolerate, and I don't have to prepare. I don't know much about dieting and nutrition. I don't do much exercise outside of walking an hour a day and jogging once a week.
For a six-pack to show, you must reduce body fat. The body fat percentage necessary to reveal a cut torso varies according to your genes and body type, but for most men, a percentage of 6 to 8 percent will reveal abs, while for women require a percentage of about 11 to 13 percent. To reduce body fat, reduce calories below what you burn daily, which can be determined by finding your basal metabolic rate. A 250- to 500- deficit daily will lead to a 1/2- to 1-pound weight loss in a week.
Did this person tell you to cut all carbs, or just simple carbs? Vegetables are carbs. Fruit are carbs. Whole grains are carbs. Beans are a combination of protein and carbs. I think what most would advise is to avoid white flour, bagels, sweets, anything that turns to sugar quickly in your system. That's why you're craving sugar -- carbs are necessary for energy, and sugar is quick energy but also stores as fat if not burned immediately. Same with processed carbs.
I've been going to this boot camp class 3 days a week and eat relatively healthy year have not lost and ounce or an inch. I've cut down on my alcohol intake alot and no changes. I don't drink soda, eat sugar, don't eat a lot of carbs (if I do it's whole wheat or brown rice). I just started doing hill sprints with a group two times a week. What should I tweek to see results?
And remember veggies and fruits have carbs.
doctors know nothing about nutrition. Nor is there any consensus about nutrition except to eat a lot of vegetables and that 16 is too young to be playing around with this kind of stuff. Gymdandee does not share my view on this, but genetics plays a big role in having six pack abs, and so does an unhealthy obsession with looks. Very few of even the most highly trained professional athletics have highly visible six pack abs. Most who do got them by taking steroids and human growth hormone.
Okay, so I'm not necessarily trying to lose weight but to be healthy. The thing is though that I don't know what things I should have in my body and how much. There's fiber, carbs, calcium andthings like that but iI really want to know the best things for my body.
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