I eated it

[denny]

I've started trying to keep track of what I eat on a Tumblr blog, to see if there are any obvious deficiencies or easy improvements I could make to back up the exercise I'm doing. So far I've just been trying to eat more protein and less chocolate and carbs, but not in any particularly systematic way...

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Too much fat

[easternpromise.livejournal.com]

Admittedly I've just skimmed your food blog, but the first thing that strikes me is the massive amounts of fat and salt you're eating.

Burgers, pizza, cheese, ham, bacon, sausages, pancakes, KFC, chocolate bars... Admittedly you don't really need to lose weight or fat, so it's not the end of the world if you're eating this stuff, but it's not particularly healthy.

With your particular body type, you could probably get away with doing the following and bulking up pretty quickly:

As much as you like of:
- Lean protein (chicken, fish, shellfish, lean cuts of red meat, egg WHITES, protein supplements; if you're looking to bulk your muscle up, I'd recommend around 150-200g of protein a day. I can easily get through 150g without even really thinking about it)
- Green veg (lots of it. Raw or cooked doesn't matter. Broccoli and spinach are *great* choices as they're full or iron and vitamin B)


Limited quantities of:
- Complex carbs (*wholegrain* rice and pasta, sweet potatotes, lentils & pulses)
- Dairy (yoghurt, milk, cheese - the soy varieties tend to have higher protein and lower salt, but I personally can't stand the stuff and would rather have proper cow juice)

I would totally cut out the chocolate unless it's good quality dark chocolate - Lindt or Green & Blacks.

Balanced eating can include takeaways, but limiting them is a very good idea - I try to stick to one a month if possible.

Re: Too much fat

[denny]

I am still trying to lose fat and gain muscle (a couple of % in each direction, at least), so your advice is welcome and relevant. :)

This was a slightly quirky time to start tracking as I was working in a client's offices for a few days recently, hence all the KFCs - the takeaway quota should settle down considerably now I'm back to working from home. On the bright side, a KFC fillet burger is actually not a bad source of protein. :-p

I have switched to wholewheat pasta recently... it smells like cat biscuits, but it doesn't seem to taste too terrible. I was considering trying spelt pasta next, which allegedly contains more protein.

I can't stand dark chocolate :) But again, I do generally try to eat quite a bit less chocolate than I was here. Or at least, so I think! I'm quite interested to see if any inconsistencies show up longer-term between what I think I mostly eat and what I actually mostly eat...

Re: Too much fat

[(Anonymous)]

quick glance, and my first thought is 'where are the vegetables?!', second thought 'hmmm high fat'...
The two together is probably not so good. Aiming for 5 or more portions of veg a day is the recommendation..

You don't appear to be suffering given the body pics earlier though!

xxx

Re: Veggies... couldn't eat a whole one

[denny]

I know I should have eaten something healthy just before I posted that link :-p On which note, I've just added today's dinner, which featured almost an entire plate full of broccoli and carrots :)

Re: Too much fat

[sevenhelz]

personally i can't be arsed being that picky about it, but if you work from those guidelines and find a place of balance that makes you happy and healthy, that'll be cool.


my tuppence is basically: have you tried those frozen individual portions of veg? they're awesome, and work out about 25-30p a sachet.