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Diet-Fitness-General Wellness Your Thoughts?

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My Blendtec blender has drastically changed our eating habits. We purchased it to get a blender that could handle tougher jobs, like kale, but it has opened up a whole new level as well.

The most nutritious part of the carrot (skin & right underneath) & avocado (pit) used to get tossed. Now they get blended into the rest of the juice/smoothie.
 
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jwinslow;2166605; said:
I'd point out that there's a world of difference in consuming bananas and avocados.

While bananas have natural sugars, they are absolutely loaded with them. It's all about what works for you, though.

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Yes they are loaded with sugar but as long as you limit yourself to two or three you're fine. It's the refined sugar that's a killer.

There was something that I learned in that "Truth About Exercise" video that I posted that I've been trying. It's going all out in 20 second bursts three times, three times a week.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/...-The-Truth-About-Exercise-BBC-Two-review.html

But if most of what Mosley had to astound us with was really not that astounding, one little gobbet was: you can, according to a growing body of research, do a lot of good by hitting yourself. Put down that paddle, man ? ?Hit?, in this case, is an acronym that stands for ?High Intensity Training?, and Hit is the buzzword that should have every gym, sports shop and personal trainer in the country quivering in their lycra track pants. It suggests that you can gain an awful lot by doing very little: three 20-second bursts of near-delirium, three times a week, or a grand total of three minutes? exercise. That is roughly half as long as it takes me to find my gym kit.

In order to test the theory, Mosley played guinea pig. The metaphor was an apt one as after 20 seconds going berserk on an exercise bike he was indeed making some noises like a tubercular rodent. But he came back after one month of Hit and both his insulin sensitivity and his aerobic fitness were vastly improved. As these are two things that are likely to make you live longer, Hit, in his case, was a hit.
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Cutting out refined sugar is obvious. But I would cut out fruit if you are trying to lose weight. Bananas are probably the worst. Stick to blueberries and blackberries for fruit.

You should probably stay below 50 or 100 carbs if you are cutting weight depending on your eating philosophy.
 
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Bucknut24 said:
lose fat...but adding some muscle in process....biggest is losing fat though (im at about 280 now)

if anyone remembers, i used to be 320
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Simple advice is to drink lots and lots of water. Most people think they are hungry but really they are just de-hydrated. Carry around a water bottle all day. The other plus is that you have to get up to refill the bottle and piss throughout the day. Also, before eating your meals, try to finish a glass of water and then eat slow, putting the fork down between each bite.

After dinner walks are always a huge plus.

Doing just those two or three things will have a dramatic change on your weight. Combine that with eating really healthy and working out (it sounds like you are doing both already) and you have the makings for a positive lifestyle change.
 
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jwinslow;2166607; said:
My Blendtec blender has drastically changed our eating habits. We purchased it to get a blender that could handle tougher jobs, like kale, but it has opened up a whole new level as well.

The most nutritious part of the carrot (skin & right underneath) & avocado (pit) used to get tossed. Now they get blended into the rest of the juice/smoothie.
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Just got a Blendtec. Love it. Still figuring out the best combos, but I'm basically going with a lot of vegetable and not much fruit, which seems to work pretty well.
 
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I have to say that we went to a Paleo/Primal Diet for 85 to 90% of our weekly eating, including for our 4 and 6 year old. It is the greatest. The days I feel the worse are after having a cheat meal. At 37, with this diet and doing Crossfit, I am healthier than I have ever been and in better shape than when playing football or rugby...
 
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I'm on Week 3 day 2 of the Tapout XT; I've lost 7 pounds, 1.5 inches of my waist and two inches off of my stomach and I wasn't big to begin with, just out of shape. Granted I haven't worked out for give or take 10 years, so I anticipated a quick rush of results because I jumped into a decently tough workout routine. It's a 90 day program total. I think I am getting more toned up than I am gaining strength but I am pleased with the results and "shaping up" I am seeing.

As for the diet, Tapout XT came with a program but I am going a different route. My doctor says that I need to stop "living to eat and start eating to live" which rings true because I love me some food. What my wife and I are doing is using the MyFitnessPal app for Android and iOS to keep track of our daily intake and staying within a Calories and Fat Gram number while ensuring proper protein. That app has really opened my eyes to how bad our diet has been. We've cut out all fried foods and I used to drink 2-3 cans of Pepsi every day, now I drink 1 or 2 per week.

This has been a pretty big shakeup to our routines but so far so good.
 
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fanaticbuckeye;2168447; said:
I'm on Week 3 day 2 of the Tapout XT; I've lost 7 pounds, 1.5 inches of my waist and two inches off of my stomach and I wasn't big to begin with, just out of shape. Granted I haven't worked out for give or take 10 years, so I anticipated a quick rush of results because I jumped into a decently tough workout routine. It's a 90 day program total. I think I am getting more toned up than I am gaining strength but I am pleased with the results and "shaping up" I am seeing.

As for the diet, Tapout XT came with a program but I am going a different route. My doctor says that I need to stop "living to eat and start eating to live" which rings true because I love me some food. What my wife and I are doing is using the MyFitnessPal app for Android and iOS to keep track of our daily intake and staying within a Calories and Fat Gram number while ensuring proper protein. That app has really opened my eyes to how bad our diet has been. We've cut out all fried foods and I used to drink 2-3 cans of Pepsi every day, now I drink 1 or 2 per week.

This has been a pretty big shakeup to our routines but so far so good.
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That's great, keep it up. I used to be what I'd call a "binge" fitness guy. I'd get into good shape, become complacent, get all fat and out of shape and start all over. I've been on my current regimen for a few years now. I started out overweight, lost most of the fat, got real skinny and then started slowly adding muscle. A few years ago I weighed about 210lbs and fit snugly into 36" waist jeans now I weigh between 195-200lbs and wear 32" waist jeans. Once you learn that eating is about feeding your body and not pleasing your tongue you'll be ok.
 
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DubCoffman62;2168455; said:
Once you learn that eating is about feeding your body and not pleasing your tongue you'll be ok.
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Any tricks to learning this lesson? :lol: Occassionally I hear a commercial or drive by Chic-fil-A and the fries make my mouth water. I know it's all about discipline, but I'm just over two weeks into the new eating routine and I try to convince myself everyday to go ahead and cheat, you've done good so far. MMMM Pizza
 
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fanaticbuckeye;2168472; said:
Any tricks to learning this lesson? :lol: Occassionally I hear a commercial or drive by Chic-fil-A and the fries make my mouth water. I know it's all about discipline, but I'm just over two weeks into the new eating routine and I try to convince myself everyday to go ahead and cheat, you've done good so far. MMMM Pizza
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Once you stop eating processed food it gets easier. That shit has additives just like cigarettes that make you crave it. Forget about flavor, think more like "how am I going to feel after i eat this?". My sister and father passed through town the other day and they wanted to meet me at some mexican restaurant. I used to love Mexican food, like the kind serve to gringos but now all I taste is grease and salt, it was nasty. I still eat a lot of pizza but I eat a thin crust made with fresh dough cooked in a brick oven. It's delicious and not too bad for you. You just have to walk off some of the carbs afterward. I indulge in some ale too every now and again.
 
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