I miss the fitness threads and the fitness Doms!

[teknight]

Yoga, pilates, calisthenics, and weights for about an hour and a half.

So, pilates ain't yoga. I just googled it...and learned something today.

 

[ultramarineblue]

So, pilates ain't yoga. I just googled it...and learned something today.

Yeah, pilates is tough if you're doing it correctly. I'm definitely not an expert in any of the different types of workouts though. The pilates is building my pitiful core muscles. The yoga has really helped me too. I have awful balance and it has improved that tremendously.

 

[teknight]

Yeah, pilates is tough if you're doing it correctly. I'm definitely not an expert in any of the different types of workouts though. The pilates is building my pitiful core muscles. The yoga has really helped me too. I have awful balance and it has improved that tremendously.

Hey, yoga kicked my ass when I tried it...so I'll take your word for it.

 

[ultramarineblue]

Hey, yoga kicked my ass when I tried it...so I'll take your word for it.

It definitely kicks mine when I haven't done it in a while.

 

[teknight]

Dear kinky workout folk:
can you recommend any nutrition books?
I'm a total nutrition noob. There's animal, vegetable and mineral, right? Do I need to know more?
Thank you!

 

[jre1962]

Dear kinky workout folk:
can you recommend any nutrition books?
I'm a total nutrition noob. There's animal, vegetable and mineral, right? Do I need to know more?
Thank you!

TNT Diet by a UConn guy named Jeff Volek is solid. If you are looking to bulk, Dr, John Berardi is solid. And there's a cat at Penn State named Mike Roussell
who has some good stuff on line.

John

 

[YourCaptor]

Dear kinky workout folk:
can you recommend any nutrition books?
I'm a total nutrition noob. There's animal, vegetable and mineral, right? Do I need to know more?
Thank you!

I may not count due to having the most powerful metabolism in the world. But generally I have a basic rule of eat stuff that is as fresh and unprocessed as it would be if you did home cooking. You should be able to ID the ingredients by appearance, not by what the menu says. And don't eat instant anything.

And look up military web sites, they tend to have good info.

While on nutrition, anyone know if it's bad for you to put powdered sugar into your work out water. I need more energy, but don't want diabetic coma.

 

[midwestyankee]

Dear kinky workout folk:
can you recommend any nutrition books?
I'm a total nutrition noob. There's animal, vegetable and mineral, right? Do I need to know more?
Thank you!

Eating minerals in the raw is pretty fucking hard on your teeth.

Nutrition books come in all kinds of flavors, and the right one for you is dependent on your goals. Do you want to learn a lot about the science of nutrition or are you looking for a 28-day plan to take off that ugly flab kind of thing?

Also, what kind of incentives do you rock to? Many of the diet books are essentially incentive plans made pretty with food.

 

[teknight]

@jre: amazoned them.
@yourcaptor: thanks.

@mwy:I'm hardcore like that. I guess I'd like some of science of nutrition. I couldn't take a book like that seriously if they didn't mention some science article somewhere. I'm an empiricism snob.

Incentives? Cash works! Hmm....I'll get back to you on that.

ETA: goal: add muscle mass, lose about 3 lbs off my gut?

 

[midwestyankee]

@jre: amazoned them.
@yourcaptor: thanks.

@mwy:I'm hardcore like that. I guess I'd like some of science of nutrition. I couldn't take a book like that seriously if they didn't mention some science article somewhere. I'm an empiricism snob.

Incentives? Cash works! Hmm....I'll get back to you on that.

ETA: goal: add muscle mass, lose about 3 lbs off my gut?

No diet in the world will, in and of itself, add muscle mass. Talk to our man Homburg about that. To lose weight fast, switch to an ultra-low-fat diet coupled with some moderate to heavy exercise. Consider rationing yourself to 10 grams of fat per day for two weeks. If you haven't dropped a few pounds on that regimen in two weeks, you have other problems that should get your attention first.

 

[teknight]

What?!
I have to work out too? Damn!
10 grams of fat/day....I'm gonna have to get really deliberate about what I'm eating...which is not something I've done before...but, should be doable, I guess....
Thanks!

 

[midwestyankee]

What?!
I have to work out too? Damn!
10 grams of fat/day....I'm gonna have to get really deliberate about what I'm eating...which is not something I've done before...but, should be doable, I guess....
Thanks!

Check out the nutrition labels on some of the foods in your pantry, if you have such a thing. You'll find that you can go through 10 grams of fat really quickly. It's doable - I did it for almost two years to beat a high cholesterol problem - but it takes some real discipline.

 

[teknight]

Check out the nutrition labels on some of the foods in your pantry, if you have such a thing. You'll find that you can go through 10 grams of fat really quickly. It's doable - I did it for almost two years to beat a high cholesterol problem - but it takes some real discipline.

Kinda figured that part.
It's just...something I've never considered. I've never really checked out the nutrition labels...I mean, my dad has diabetes, so, from time to time I check sugar levels and compare...but what it really means, in terms of consumption...I've never kept track of that stuff.
Yeah, I need to discipline myself to check and keep track of inputs.

Again, thanks!

 

[midwestyankee]

Kinda figured that part.
It's just...something I've never considered. I've never really checked out the nutrition labels...I mean, my dad has diabetes, so, from time to time I check sugar levels and compare...but what it really means, in terms of consumption...I've never kept track of that stuff.
Yeah, I need to discipline myself to check and keep track of inputs.

Again, thanks!

Just for laughs, do the math on a bag of Cheetohs or potato chips.

 

[teknight]

Just for laughs, do the math on a bag of Cheetohs or potato chips.

I try (and succeed) to stay away from that stuff.
If you don't buy those at all, can't eat them at home.

 

[Lizzie_Borden]

I try (and succeed) to stay away from that stuff.
If you don't buy those at all, can't eat them at home.

Exactly!

I'm back off the sweets etc now that Christmas is over, and I am freaking craving them. Just as much for the habit as the sugar.

I know though, if I don't cave for a couple of weeks, the initial instinct will pass. So I have nothing in the house, no chips, chocolate, biscuits, NO ICECREAM

I've tried having some and just eating 'one at a time.' It doesn't work for me.

Out of sight, out of mouth.

 

[Homburg]

TNT Diet by a UConn guy named Jeff Volek is solid. If you are looking to bulk, Dr, John Berardi is solid. And there's a cat at Penn State named Mike Roussell
who has some good stuff on line.

John

Berardi's stuff is solid all around. I do think he's best suited at bulking up, but he's got some good reading on nutrition in general.

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While on nutrition, anyone know if it's bad for you to put powdered sugar into your work out water. I need more energy, but don't want diabetic coma.

I've seen a lot on waxy maize as a fast carb source recently. No idea if it will suit what you're looking for, but it's something to look into.

That said, I've had many a workout drink that was some protein powder and powdered sugar mixed into water. Sweet as all fuck, but did killer things for recovery.

 

[Cattypuss]

So I'm back to the gym properly now, full of roast duck and roast parsnips and sprouts and christmas cake and christmas pudding with brandy butter and mince pies and port and stilton and After Eights and god knows what else...

And, oddly, I seem to be fitter, according to the cardio machine readouts, than I was before Xmas. Weird.

Anyhoo.

It struck me last night that going to the gym changes the way I feel about my body (even though it doesn't change the look of my body - my BMI still just marginally falls the wrong side of 30 and I'm the same shape as I was). When I am regularly going to the gym, I see my body primarily as something stong and useful. When I am not going to the gym regularly, I see my body primarily as something that other people judge me on (I always imagine they are thinking "look at the fat, lazy, greedy fuck-up who has no self-control").

Exact same body; very different attitude.

 

[Cattypuss]

So, yesterday.

10-min warm-up on the bike (59 cals burned)
30-min workout on the Precor AMT (god I love that thing) (348 cals burned).

I note the calories burned simply because they give me a comparison, workout-to-workout, of how much "performance" I've been fit enough to squeeze into a certain time-frame on a certain machine - i.e. they are a rough-and-ready comparison tool for measuring my increasing fitness.

 

[Homburg]

S When I am regularly going to the gym, I see my body primarily as something stong and useful. When I am not going to the gym regularly, I see my body primarily as something that other people judge me on (I always imagine they are thinking "look at the fat, lazy, greedy fuck-up who has no self-control").

Exact same body; very different attitude.

Regardless of what shape you look to be in, I would think this mindset alone would be worth going to gym for.

Good on ya.

 

[Keroin]

So I'm back to the gym properly now, full of roast duck and roast parsnips and sprouts and christmas cake and christmas pudding with brandy butter and mince pies and port and stilton and After Eights and god knows what else...

And, oddly, I seem to be fitter, according to the cardio machine readouts, than I was before Xmas. Weird.

Anyhoo.

It struck me last night that going to the gym changes the way I feel about my body (even though it doesn't change the look of my body - my BMI still just marginally falls the wrong side of 30 and I'm the same shape as I was). When I am regularly going to the gym, I see my body primarily as something stong and useful. When I am not going to the gym regularly, I see my body primarily as something that other people judge me on (I always imagine they are thinking "look at the fat, lazy, greedy fuck-up who has no self-control").

Exact same body; very different attitude.

I love the circle of fitness. The fitter I am, the better I feel, the more I want to keep moving, the fitter I get, the better I feel...etc.

Bodies in motion remain in motion, bodies at rest remain at rest.

I find derailments usually occur due to sickness/injury, emotional upheaval, travel. But over time I've developed ways to counteract these set backs - emergency plans. It's good to think ahead because inevitably, life tosses curve balls.

And I try to be very hard on myself. Lots of the "reasons" why I can't go do something physical are just excuses in disguise.

I also find that exercise changes my attitude toward food. When I am really pushing my body, it naturally craves good fuel. When I'm laid up or otherwise sedentary, it craves crap. Again, emergency plans. Keep the junk out of the house and make sure there are healthy "munchies" on hand. Now, no guarantees here (I am only human and there are cupcakes in this world) but I find having my emergency plan makes a world of difference.

Best "munchie" deterrent? Sunflower seeds in the shell. Takes ages to eat them, and I love the taste, thus keeping my mouth busy and tricking it into believing it's getting a treat.

And yes, read labels!!! Read them. Shocking how much sugar there is in foods you'd never expect to have it.

Damn, just realized it's almost time for the annual cleanse.

 

[teknight]

But sunflower seeds (especially salted ones) are the devil.
My lips are as dry and messed up as the surface of Mercury after eating a bag's worth.

 

[teknight]

Check out the nutrition labels on some of the foods in your pantry, if you have such a thing. You'll find that you can go through 10 grams of fat really quickly. It's doable - I did it for almost two years to beat a high cholesterol problem - but it takes some real discipline.

Houston, we have a problem. A cup of milk (and I mean a measuring cup, not a gigantic mug or anything) has 8 grams of fat in it. I HATE low fat milk, so I just get vit D. Breakfast this morning alone put me up to an estimated 9.5 grams of fat from a cup of cereal and a cup of milk. With them rules in place, I don't think I can do 10 grams/day...I mean, I drink about 3-4 measuring cups' worth of milk/day, for a grand total of 24 to 32 grams of fat. That's just milk, nothing else.

FUCK!

 

[midwestyankee]

Houston, we have a problem. A cup of milk (and I mean a measuring cup, not a gigantic mug or anything) has 8 grams of fat in it. I HATE low fat milk, so I just get vit D. Breakfast this morning alone put me up to an estimated 9.5 grams of fat from a cup of cereal and a cup of milk. With them rules in place, I don't think I can do 10 grams/day...I mean, I drink about 3-4 measuring cups' worth of milk/day, for a grand total of 24 to 32 grams of fat. That's just milk, nothing else.

FUCK!

You might find that 2% milk suits your taste buds better than full-on skim milk. But more importantly, just doing the exercise of identifying where your fat intake is coming from is a worthwhile thing. Perhaps you will keep some regular milk in your diet but may have to sacrifice other things to do so. I think it's the American Heart Association or perhaps the national nutrition guru council (whatever it's called) that recommends a daily max of about 30 grams of fat per day. Even cutting down to that level might help. But pull back to the single digits and you're getting close to cholesterol-reducing levels. And you may not need to go that low, of course. But it's a worthy target to clear your diet out and give you reason to put dietary fat in a better proportion in your daily go.

 

[teknight]

You might find that 2% milk suits your taste buds better than full-on skim milk. But more importantly, just doing the exercise of identifying where your fat intake is coming from is a worthwhile thing. Perhaps you will keep some regular milk in your diet but may have to sacrifice other things to do so. I think it's the American Heart Association or perhaps the national nutrition guru council (whatever it's called) that recommends a daily max of about 30 grams of fat per day. Even cutting down to that level might help. But pull back to the single digits and you're getting close to cholesterol-reducing levels. And you may not need to go that low, of course. But it's a worthy target to clear your diet out and give you reason to put dietary fat in a better proportion in your daily go.

Part of this is just keeping track of my intake. It's not a habit I'm into...and I hate admitting it, but my eyes are bigger than my stomach.

Hmm...the American Heart Association's website isn't loading any of the revelevant pages. Maybe their server has had a stroke?
This is the best I've found.

Total Fat

The American Heart Association recommends 56 to 78g or less of total fat a day, based on a 2,000-calorie diet. If you eat more or fewer calories a day, keep your total fat at no more than 25 to 35 percent of your total calories. For example, if you consume 1,800 calories daily, then multiply 1,800 by .30 (30 percent) to get 540 calories. Divide by 9--because there are 9 calories in 1g of any fat--and your total daily fat allowance would be 60g. If you want a lower amount of fat, multiply your total calories by .25 (25 percent), and then divide by 9.
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Last updated on: 03/23/10