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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #50 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:31 »

also, i don't recommend lifting weights (much) because that builds big muscles but it's more important to have the right sized muscles for your body, so lifting your own body weight is more important IMO. do chinups, situps, jumping jacks, jump in place, handstands, handstand walking (if you can balance)....that sort of thing. variety is important if you don't to become unbalanced and really fuck up something up.

I disagree. It is difficult (nigh impossible) to get a full body workout with just bodyweight - and many of the excercises are much too light to get any real benefits from it. I think a lot of people have some kind of worry that they will suddenly turn into a bodybuilder if they start lifting weights - the thing is, most people couldn't even nearly develop a bodybuilders physique even if they trained with a five day split for ten years. Lifting weights will not make your muscles impractically large. Practically every single professional athlete uses heavy resistance training to increase their abilities (and this includes gymnasts).
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #51 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:36 »

Yes, it was a huge step forward in international Judo when a western judoka decided that doing weights could benefit his training.

And yes about building bulky muscle - there are lots of different ways to train with weights for different results. My partner is very ectomorphic and despite training compulsively for nearly 20 years and putting a lot of work into his diet he only gained about 20kg (44lbs). Nothing he does with the exception of taking steroids is going to make him look like a bodybuilder, and even then he wouldn't do that well in competition. Genetics are a powerful thing.
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #52 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:36 »

So any opinions about the vienna sausages?

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« Reply #53 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:40 »

lol Yes, that. I don't have a very informed opinion on this but I would say yes it's weird but no it's probably not bad.
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« Reply #54 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:40 »

to the person with the fused back:

some ab exercises do no require curling or bending your back at all, such as leg lifts, leg raises, scissor raises etc
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« Reply #55 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:41 »

Well. I'm glad I got everyone worked up about health and stuff. This always happens to me and I exercise a bit and eat healthier and then lose all my steam. We can't let this happen!

Who else thinks we should post in this thread after going to the gym/exercising, eating something especially healthy, etc? It would be a diary of sorts. We'd be all like..

Weight This Morning: ###
Today I did this, this and this. Blah, blah, blah.

Although, I'm sure most of you were thinking this already.

I'm going to drink lots of water. Get a bottle of water and take it with me everywhere pretty much.

Why do I keep wanting to spell exercise like excercise?

So any opinions about the vienna sausages?
Other than the fact that they are awesome? And that you really don't want to know what they are made of?
I don't know much about their health benefits.
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« Reply #56 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:43 »

 :? What's wrong with Tommy?

Who else thinks we should post in this thread after going to the gym/exercising, eating something especially healthy, etc? It would be a diary of sorts. We'd be all like..

Weight This Morning: ###
Today I did this, this and this. Blah, blah, blah.

Although, I'm sure most of you were thinking this already.
Yup, I concur. Though there shall be no more exercising for me until next Monday and currently I'm drinking my 4th Red Bull. Hmm.

Also, I need to try drinking water. You are not alone in this.
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #57 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:45 »

I'm going to drink lots of water. Get a bottle of water and take it with me everywhere pretty much.

oh yeah I've started drinking tons of water lately. About a month ago I had a spell of several days straight where I was light-headed, and my sister (who's in med school) pointed out that it might be low-blood pressure and that I should drink more water. My fiancee bought me a Camelbak to carry around at work so now I look like a baby constantly sucking on my bottle.

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« Reply #58 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:52 »

Those things are pretty cool, I want one.
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« Reply #59 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:54 »

yeah it is way better than any other water bottle I've ever used. It surprised me greatly, because I was not expecting that water bottles have any room for innovation.

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« Reply #60 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:56 »

Don't you find it tastes like plastic though? I find no matter what you do it still kinda tastes like crap.  :-(
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« Reply #61 on: 10 Dec 2008, 18:57 »

Speaking of light-headed-ness, have any of you ever been sitting for a while and stood up to fast and had all of these sparkly light shows go around in your eyes and make you feel dizzy? What is the cause of this? Dehydration? Not enough protein?

Don't you find it tastes like plastic though? I find no matter what you do it still kinda tastes like crap.  :-(
Water? I can't stand lukewarm water but I love cold water. Cold water has flavor that lukewarm water can never have!
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #62 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:00 »

Don't you find it tastes like plastic though? I find no matter what you do it still kinda tastes like crap.  :-(

*shrug* Perhaps I'm just less sensitive to the taste than you are. After running it through the dishwasher once I didn't notice any taste from the bottle.

Speaking of light-headed-ness, have any of you ever been sitting for a while and stood up to fast and had all of these sparkly light shows go around in your eyes and make you feel dizzy? What is the cause of this? Dehydration? Not enough protein?

That's called a head rush. And yeah, it's mostly a hydration thing (for the exact same reason I mentioned for drinking more water, low blood pressure.)

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« Reply #63 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:02 »

lol Not water, water out of a Camelbak or suchlike. Although water in my city does taste like fluorine, dammit all to hell. You do absorb lukewarm water quicker than cold but it's sooo not worth it, you are correct about delicious cold water.
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« Reply #64 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:05 »

Thanks, Joe. I guess I don't drink enough water.
And. I just realized how awful of a time this is to be trying to get healthy. Christmas is full of unhealthy foods.
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« Reply #65 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:07 »

I've got one, and it does taste like plastic more than my nalgene does. I keep a 3.5 gallon water dispenser by my desk, I usually go through one a week or so.

I'm currently somewhere between 6'1" and 6'3", and weigh in at 155 pounds. Not happy with it, though, because I have a very thin frame, so while for the most part I look skinny, my belly is larger than it should be. I want to put on weight, but replace some of the fat I have on my stomach and legs with muscle on my stomach and arms. I used to lift weights when I was 10 or 11, just legs, I was able to do a set of 410 pound leg presses in 6th grade, but after the machine ran out of weights to add, I got bored and got in worse shape. I need to do more bicycling, when the snow is gone and the weather is warmer. I used to get a good work-out on my arms and my legs with that, because I would be pulling at the bike with my arms to keep it more even when I was stomping on the pedals in the highest gear to get moving.

I think I'm going to mainly do sit-ups and push-ups, I used to do sit-ups a lot as well, but I have very weak abdominal muscles right now, so I need to get consistent. I'm going to mix in some work on the weight machine as well, someone ought to get some use out of it. I've been meaning to do it a lot for the past few days, maybe this will actually get me to do it.

I would also like to emphasize how good it is to eat frequent small amounts. I subsist on snacks pretty much, but they are usually more or less healthy, I think that along with my youthful metabolism is why despite being so sedentary, I have only gained 10 or so pounds in the last two years.
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« Reply #66 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:14 »

At that weight/height with a reasonably healthy diet I wouldn't think it'd take too much for you to gain a bit of muscle and lose the belly. You know you'll feel better too.
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« Reply #67 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:18 »

Yep, especially while exercising. And I want to airsoft this summer (like paintball except with realistic guns, gear, and BBs rather than paintballs), but I don't know how well I will do with the whole lugging around 15-20 pounds all day, so I want to be more fit for that. Depending on how I play, it ought to be good exercise as well, especially if I play up in the mountains, 6-7000 feet rather than 5000 feet should make a difference.

Really, the difficulty for me will be sticking to it, so I hope this thread does well. Now, I'm off to stop procrastinating.
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #68 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:18 »

Yes, you should be able to do that quite easily (well, compared to somebody with a severe fitness issue). Changing a routine is never easy, in my experience.

Speaking of light-headed-ness, have any of you ever been sitting for a while and stood up to fast and had all of these sparkly light shows go around in your eyes and make you feel dizzy? What is the cause of this? Dehydration? Not enough protein?

As Joe said, one of the most common causes of this is dehydration. It may also be caused by being extremely unfit. It results from not enough blood being pumped around the body into the necessary areas so theres a lack of blood going to your head (I experience it when doing heavy compound lifts, because most of the blood in my body is being pumped into the muscles).
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« Reply #69 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:21 »

Yep, especially while exercising. And I want to airsoft this summer (like paintball except with realistic guns, gear, and BBs rather than paintballs), but I don't know how well I will do with the whole lugging around 15-20 pounds all day, so I want to be more fit for that. Depending on how I play, it ought to be good exercise as well, especially if I play up in the mountains, 6-7000 feet rather than 5000 feet should make a difference.

Really, the difficulty for me will be sticking to it, so I hope this thread does well. Now, I'm off to stop procrastinating.
Good man. I must comment on the awesomeness of airsoft. I want to play that badly. Played paintball the other day on a rather large, hilly, bushy course on a really hot day and felt like I was going to die. Really need to do that again once I've got some fitness going.
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #70 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:36 »

We got DDR a week ago and I've been on it at least a half hour every day. I haven't weighed in yet (nothing kills a healthy attitude more than standing on a scale, BAN SCALES), but I'm feeling more energized, and less stiff/sedentary. Cheaper than a stationary bike and way more fun.

Personally, I think having any kind of a "plan" is a recipe for failure. I can't possibly stick to doing 100 push-ups or a food diary or whatever a day. But I CAN stick to bringing fun exercise stuff into the house, or eating tasty healthy food (but not counting calories or hating myself for eating a cookie), or taking a walk using the excuse that I can listen to a new album while I'm doing it. It's not about crafting a structure that you (or at least me) will inevitably fail at or get obsessive over, it's about making gradual yet important changes to your lifestyle. I hate formal exercise but I think nothing of walking a mile or two. (Not driving helps with this too.)

Maybe TMI question for the lactose intolerant folks: do you find that dairy makes you gassy and have to poo a lot? I've never been a big milk drinker, but lately when I have any kind of dairy (even yogurt) my belly swells up and I spend 15 minutes in the bathroom. I'm not diagnosed as intolerant and don't need a formal diagnosis, but if this is going to continue I'm going to substitute with soy and/or take Lactaid.
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #71 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:37 »

Speaking of light-headed-ness, have any of you ever been sitting for a while and stood up to fast and had all of these sparkly light shows go around in your eyes and make you feel dizzy? What is the cause of this? Dehydration? Not enough protein?

This sort of thing is caused by dehydration AND low blood pressure.  My wife was diagnosed with a condition called syncope.  Essentially this is a fainting spell caused by dehydration and low blood pressure Syncope Information, among other things.  There is usually no preliminary notice, she just falls over and it looks like she is having a seizure of some sort. 

Stay hydrated, you fools!!

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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #72 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:48 »

Lactose intolerance does indeed give you gas and diarrhoea. It also can give you excruciating cramps from said gas. Hence the joy of lactose-free milk (I can't stand soy milk so I get processed milk for my coffee. It's actually strangely creamy, which is unfortunate as I don't actually like the taste of milk).

As for "plans" not working, I think that depends on the person. They have to be reasonable goals, but a lot of people do better at sticking to anything (exercise, studying, whatever) with goals to achieve and a plan.
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« Reply #73 on: 10 Dec 2008, 19:59 »

Before you say that you can't stand soy milk, try 8th Continent brand, especially their chocolate and vanilla flavors.  That is the only soy milk that I can stomach.
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« Reply #74 on: 10 Dec 2008, 20:02 »

I used to have something that people insist can't be lactose intolerance, since I am fine now. I tend to think it was lactose intolerance, seeing as that is what all my doctors called it. It left around 5, but before then, I used to have to take a lactaid pill every time I had ice cream, otherwise I would get gassy and runny. Vanilla Rice dream is some good rice milk, my dad gets soy dream or silk.

I haven't ever fainted, but I get the light-headedness sometimes, when I stand up too quickly. I do have low blood pressure, I can thank my mother for that. It doesn't happen all that much, usually when I have just woken up, or have been sitting for a long time (road trips mainly, watching movies at the theatre or being on the plane do it less severely).
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #75 on: 10 Dec 2008, 20:05 »

Before you say that you can't stand soy milk, try 8th Continent brand, especially their chocolate and vanilla flavors.  That is the only soy milk that I can stomach.
No really. I've tried lots. My mother worked for a health food/organic place so they have really good quality stuff and honestly it makes me gag. I've also tried the half-arsed, trying-not-to-taste-like-soy-milk soy milk and doesn't work for me either.
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« Reply #76 on: 10 Dec 2008, 21:54 »

Welp, I just finished my 700+ page book while polishing off the last of a bucket of fried chicken from KFC I split with my boyfriend, and now I have alcohol and eggnog. I'm feeling pretty good right now.
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« Reply #77 on: 10 Dec 2008, 22:43 »

Cycling has been my fitness savior. I've always been a burly dude - I got most of my genes from my mom's side, and all of her brothers are 6'2"+ and built like oxen. I played baseball from pretty early (maybe 4? 5?) until I got into high school. Being the super competitive types who won league championships and such, I made the team but was deemed one of the benchwarmers. So I just quit and stopped playing sports all together. I did keep riding my bike, but I never got into it enough to keep my weight steady (nor did I care about what I ate), and by the time I graduated I was pushing 240. Moved away to college and brought my bike with me, and instead of gaining those freshman 15 I lost them and then some. At that point I was still pretty lousy with my diet, and even though I was pretty fit, I didn't look or feel it. I think my sophomore year (about two years ago) was when I really started to make changes. It started when the old mountain bike I was using had to be put down, and I started riding my mom's old road bike. The difference between regular cruiser/mountain bike and road bikes are night and day! I felt like I was flying whenever I was riding. I really started getting serious with riding and started training for speed and stamina, and eventually I started racing. Two new racing bikes and sixty pounds lighter, I am happier and healthier than I've ever been. What used to be impossible 25 mile rides are now warmups for me, and my regular rides now are 40, 50, 60+ miles. On weekends I regularly do 100+ mile rides. On another but similar note: my metabolism has increased so much that I can burn more than my daily intake of calories (2500+) on a single ride, so that means more food!  :lol: - Note that this doesn't mean junk food - but good, fuel-packed food with lots of carbs and protein (pasta, chicken, more pasta, burgers, even more pasta).

It has gotten to the point where if I don't ride, I feel bad. So I ride. Fast. Sometimes I even win:
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For those who are afraid of starting a cardio exercise regimine: look into cycling. It's not nearly as weight bearing or intimidating as running, and you go way faster.  :-D
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« Reply #78 on: 10 Dec 2008, 22:48 »

Nice! That's a cool picture. I live in a city where quite a few people cycle, but there is no casual cycling - it is windy, and it is hilly. Everywhere.  :cry:

Nonetheless I've been thinking about it because I used to enjoy it back when I lived somewhere flat and hell I have a mountain bike I never use and lots of time on my hands... Tis hard on the legs though when it's all hills. *sigh*
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« Reply #79 on: 10 Dec 2008, 22:57 »

Mountain bikes are great for hilly areas because they have those super low gears for climbing stuff.  :-) And climbing hills (and mountains) is great cardio. When your legs are burning and your heart feels like it's going to explode, it's all worth it when you get to the best part: the top of the climb - and the descent down.  :laugh:
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« Reply #80 on: 11 Dec 2008, 11:32 »

Lets see.

Yesterday I did 35 minutes on the elliptical machine then ran/jogged for 10 minutes keeping my heartrate in cardio range then did 10 leg presses, extends and curls at 100 pounds.  I finished off by doing 40 situps.

This morning I swam for about 40 minutes.  I did mostly freestyle with some breaststroke in between sets.  I didn't keep track of yardage, which I probably should have.  I didn't stretch properly either.

I should workout tonight but I only have 2 hours of free time before I got to go to bed and my laundry needs to get done.
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« Reply #81 on: 11 Dec 2008, 13:09 »

What is the opinion on sodas like Coke Zero?  That's mostly what I drink in terms of soda.  I mean, they're still sodas, but they don't have any carbohydrates or sugars.  Just wondering if I should stop drinking soda altogether or if this could be considered playing it safe.
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« Reply #82 on: 11 Dec 2008, 13:22 »

I got a 12-pack of Coke Zero a year or two back. Had my first can, I was all like "hey, this tastes just like normal coke!"

Then I drank more of it, became accustomed to it. And that facade vanished. It tasted a thousand times worse than Diet Coke. I actually threw up.
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« Reply #83 on: 11 Dec 2008, 13:42 »

soda is alright in small doses i guess, generally it's got so much sugar and crap in it that it dehydrates you more than anything. really everyone should just drink a lot more water.
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« Reply #84 on: 11 Dec 2008, 13:47 »

Yeah, I drink way too much soda. Used to go through a 12-pack a day, gave me kidney stones. I've been trying to displace the thirst onto juices and the like, but apparently even that's not very good for your teeth. You're supposed to water down your juices. I'd rather take the occasional cavity or two.
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« Reply #85 on: 11 Dec 2008, 13:51 »

Diet soda might not be good for you.

I dunno. If you want to drink less sugary beverages, try forcing yourself to only drink water for a week, maybe? Then if you try soda afterward you will notice how it is way too sweet.
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« Reply #86 on: 11 Dec 2008, 13:53 »

i don't know much about soda in terms of carbs or sugers or anything like that but i do know that most sodas wreak havok on your ph balance.

then again, i don't really know what your ph balance determines exactly so i still drink soda. no cola though, cola is the worst (plus i personally find it disgusting; well, unless there's whiskey in it  :-D).
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #87 on: 11 Dec 2008, 14:32 »

I think the real hidden danger in some sodas is the sodium content.

In most diet sodas it's pretty low but in others it's pretty high.

For example in Diet Sunkist it's:  130mg or 5% of your DRA.

So down like 2 cans of that and you just took in as much salt as two slices of wheat bread.

Or you are like me and have no self control and drink like 5 of them per day.  That's like a quarter of your salt intake.
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #88 on: 11 Dec 2008, 15:51 »

My tastes as far as drink are kinda unusual. Like, in college I used to drink like a case of Mountain Dew a week, but it was no trouble at all for me to just switch one day to only drinking water. Same for milk; used to drink a ton, just decided one day not to drink it anymore, and that was that, I never missed it or anything. Not only have I drank water almost exclusively for as long as I can remember, I prefer it room temperature. People think I'm weird because I keep jugs of water on top of the fridge rather than inside, but I really do prefer room temperature water.

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« Reply #89 on: 11 Dec 2008, 16:22 »

I do too! People always give me odd looks when I buy room temperature water instead of the cold stuff out of the coolers.
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« Reply #90 on: 11 Dec 2008, 16:57 »

That's because it's fucking weird.  :wink:

Meh, nothing wrong with it and you're probably more easily pleased than people who prefer really cold water. I wish I wasn't so damn weird about water. I come from a city with natural aquifers and the water is gooood, then moved up here where it's out of a river with added fluoride. Seriously, I hate it and only drink it after training. Tasty after training.

Personally everything I've read says that realistically you're best off drinking only water and maybe some herbal tea (oh and be aware that green tea has ~25-30mg/8oz cup of caffeine in it so if you drink enough you may as well be drinking back to back coffees in terms of caffeine - coffee has ~90mg/8oz cup), and soda is the devil. Nothing wrong with a cheat here and there but it's really pretty shit for you.
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« Reply #91 on: 11 Dec 2008, 17:04 »

it's all about aquifers!

i get my water from a well on the property and it's all delicious glacier runoff, with no nasty chemicals. i never thought much of it until i went to Arizona and tried the tap water there....UGH....made me want to puke.
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« Reply #92 on: 11 Dec 2008, 17:14 »

Oh yum, you have your own well. Nice. I was spoilt down in Christchurch, you don't need your own well to have tasty tasty water. Wellington on the other hand...  :cry:
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« Reply #93 on: 11 Dec 2008, 17:38 »

I was referring specifically to the zero-calorie brands, which have no sugar, carbs, and barely any sodium.  Those are mostly the sodas I drink.  Maybe one a day.  As far as water goes, I try to drink at least 2 liters a day.
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« Reply #94 on: 11 Dec 2008, 17:42 »

I was referring specifically to the zero-calorie brands, which have no sugar, carbs, and barely any sodium.  Those are mostly the sodas I drink.  Maybe one a day.  As far as water goes, I try to drink at least 2 liters a day.
I did not realise they were no sugar, carbs etc. Weird. You may find this interesting anyway: http://www.thezeromovement.org/coke_zero_ingredients.html.
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« Reply #95 on: 11 Dec 2008, 17:58 »

Maybe I should stop drinking soda.


And replace it with whiskey.


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« Reply #96 on: 11 Dec 2008, 18:20 »

Wow. Counting up what I ate today made me realize how awful my eating habits are. I couldn't run or bike today because of the tornado watch.
I didn't really start my diet today. For one thing I couldn't afford anything but fries at lunch today. List of food I had today...
Breakfast - Poptart
Lunch - Fries
Snack - Egg
Dinner - 1/2 slice of pizza
All Day - Bottle of shitty flavored water because regular was sold out. Tomorrow, I'm back to regular!

Even though I did not eat hardly anything. I don't feel hungry in the slightest. My stomach is content but not stuffed. I should weigh myself in the morning and not at night but I'll do it anyway.
Weight with jeans and shirt is exactly 180.

I need suggestions for a quick breakfast. I need to stop eating Poptarts in the morning once I get to school. Do you have any reccomendations for something quick-- perhaps microwavable-- healthy, but still tasty?
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #97 on: 11 Dec 2008, 19:01 »

Well if I'm in a hurry in the morning I like cinnamon oatmeal with fresh blueberries sprinkled in, but I don't know if you would find that tasty. Besides that, all the breakfast foods I eat are pretty time-consuming to prepare, and anyway they aren't particularly healthy because it's a lot of fried stuff like over-hard eggs.

Are bagels healthy? Come to think of it, I should go get some bagels, I haven't had any in a long time.
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #98 on: 11 Dec 2008, 19:16 »

Oats, weetbix, cereal, all of those things are good breakfast choices. A two weetbix (I think in America they are known as weetabix) breakfast takes a minimal amount of time to prepare and eat (put weetbix in bowl, pour milk on, devour) and is pretty damn healthy.

Bagels are pretty unhealthy - they have almost the same amount of calories as donuts or muffins, but they do have a lot less fat than the other two options (but that doesn't count toppings, unfortunately). But hey, they do taste good.
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Re: The 'I Feel Like Being Healthier' Thread!
« Reply #99 on: 11 Dec 2008, 19:22 »

See my idea of "healthy" is different from most people, because I actually want a lot of calories. Even when I wasn't exercising I had a relatively high metabolism, and now I practically starve to death after swimming. When I'm thinking healthy I'm paying attention to nutritional content, like fiber or protein.
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