Anyone want to shape up in 2018? A continuing journey.......

Natashapearljamfan · February 2016

Ms. Haiku said:
I'm eating Back to Nature, Harvest Whole Wheat Crackers. They are good. I'm surprised. They are Trisket-like, but taste buttery. Ingredients include whole wheat, safflower oil, sea salt, vitamin E.

low salt, no cholesterol. I would recommend these as snacks.

They sound yum. I'll have to see if they are available in Australia.

Natashapearljamfan · February 2016

rr165892 said:

Natashapearljamfan said:

rr165892 said:
Natasha,I consume at least 6 -8 eggs a day.Pan fried with Pam or an olive oil mist is fine.Remember it's not just the vitamins.The protein and good fat is quite essential to building and maintaining lean muscle mass,Boosting the immune system and overall well being.Eggs are a terrific source of all the above.
Yes you are definitely correct in talking about how great eggs are in their protein content and good fat content, but I think what I said has been taken out of context (the main problem with writing on threads). I was pointing out if you eat the minimum egg quantities you want the best results, and by frying eggs you are destroying a lot of those essential vitamins your body can't produce, such as vitamin E, vitamin B12, and vitamin A. There is much scientific evidence on this, I can send you some literature if you like (nutrition and dietitics is what I'm studying at uni). I'm not trying to dispute you, just trying to explain what I meant. Please PM if you want more info, or to discuss more.
Thank you for the offer Natasha.I know you weren't trying to dispute,neither was I.

The field you are studying is one of great interest and has also been a important part of my life for the last 3 decades.For both fitness and health and well being.

If you want to see an interesting exercise in the proper nutrition/diet/exercise interface try studying body builders and female fitness competitors.Look at the eating requirements when caloric intake is both manipulated and exploited depending on the results one is looking for.I find this part of it very intriguing and it ties great into the hormonal response aspect.

Take a lot of the standard info you know and turn in on its head and really look at everything from insulin responses to carb uptake for max recovery.Finding the perfect balances for desired results.Its a science all its own.Ratios of proteins not just for required guidelines but to manipulate growth patterns.
I look forward to you sharing more of what you are learning.Like I said it's a very interesting field of study

So much you talk about are topics that will be covered this year. I've completed all the required biochemistry, chemistry, anatomy, physiology and intermediate nutrition. This year and next year brings it all together. Including writing a thesis and working in hospitals.
People that study athletes and their diets would be a wealth of knowledge, food ratios are different for every individual and it's amazing to think in the next 5 years or so genomics is going to be huge, where you can get your blood analysed to determine the foods that suit your body, as well as predisposed diseases so you can change lifestyle choices to decrease the chance of getting those diseases. Government regulations are based for the general population but soon it will all be about the individual, then we will see another change in elite athletes.

Hormones are area that needs more study, and they definitely play a huge part in insulin uptake, food digestion and motivation.

While all these topics are so interesting my passion is in helping people become healthier and creating recipes. Maybe the next 2 years of studying will change my passion.

Sprunkn7 · February 2016

Natasha I'm on the hormone roller coaster! I'm turning 51 and let me tell you, my body is like wth? haha...When I cut down on sugar I notice my whole self does much better. There is so much truth to the insulin - cortisol link and hormone changes / response.

You are what yo eat and how do you know who you are if you don't know what you're eating! I read that in Whole 30, along with lots of simple ideas for food. My favorite word in the book is "FRANKENFOODS" that obviously means all the crap that is not whole real food. Think of a twinkie, or an oreo. No nutritional value but our bodies and mind love them! We gobble them up mindlessly while not giving our body anything to use as proper maintenance. A hard habit to break but break it I will!

rr165892 · February 2016

Sprunkn,
Sugar is huge.Its the number one cause of inflammation,Diabetes and weight gain.I don't eat anything with High fructose Corn Syrup or the equivalents.Some sugar is ok in moderation.I use a rock beet sugar from teavana in my iced tea.It has a low glycemic index.

Those frankenfoods stimulate the receptors in the brain exactly like herion and cocaine.Thats why simple carbs are so bad for you.All crap.

rr165892 · February 2016

Natasha,Go to a local gym full of my fellow meatheads and talk to them about diet.This may give you some great insight not found in your study material.May be a great angle for your thesis research.

HesCalledDyer · February 2016

So I had my first doctor appt in over 2 years yesterday. I stopped going to my last doctor because, although he was a decent doctor, he was very impersonal. I just felt like I was another body he was pushing out the door with most of the same protocols he treats everyone else.

I have a bad family history of heart disease, on both sides. I have been taking statins & ACE inhibitors since the ripe young age of 27. Well, when I stopped seeing my doctor and ran out of my scripts, I obviously lapsed on my medication.

About 8-9 months ago I made a conscious effort to start eating better. I removed fast food from my diet and I cook for myself on a daily basis. And I've stuck with it. At my appt yesterday, my bp was decent enough that my new doc said meds weren't necessary yet. I go back in a month for follow-up and she'll assess it then.

Anyway, lesson learned is this... and although it seems rather obvious, I'm living proof... fast food is dangerous! I removed it from my diet and, even though I've skipped meds for 2 years, I don't need to get right back on them!

(Also, bonus that my new doctor is hot as hell!)

Sprunkn7 · February 2016

HesCalledDyer said:
So I had my first doctor appt in over 2 years yesterday. I stopped going to my last doctor because, although he was a decent doctor, he was very impersonal. I just felt like I was another body he was pushing out the door with most of the same protocols he treats everyone else.

I have a bad family history of heart disease, on both sides. I have been taking statins & ACE inhibitors since the ripe young age of 27. Well, when I stopped seeing my doctor and ran out of my scripts, I obviously lapsed on my medication.

About 8-9 months ago I made a conscious effort to start eating better. I removed fast food from my diet and I cook for myself on a daily basis. And I've stuck with it. At my appt yesterday, my bp was decent enough that my new doc said meds weren't necessary yet. I go back in a month for follow-up and she'll assess it then.

Anyway, lesson learned is this... and although it seems rather obvious, I'm living proof... fast food is dangerous! I removed it from my diet and, even though I've skipped meds for 2 years, I don't need to get right back on them!

(Also, bonus that my new doctor is hot as hell!)

So happy for you!

Natashapearljamfan · February 2016

HesCalledDyer said:
So I had my first doctor appt in over 2 years yesterday. I stopped going to my last doctor because, although he was a decent doctor, he was very impersonal. I just felt like I was another body he was pushing out the door with most of the same protocols he treats everyone else.

I have a bad family history of heart disease, on both sides. I have been taking statins & ACE inhibitors since the ripe young age of 27. Well, when I stopped seeing my doctor and ran out of my scripts, I obviously lapsed on my medication.

About 8-9 months ago I made a conscious effort to start eating better. I removed fast food from my diet and I cook for myself on a daily basis. And I've stuck with it. At my appt yesterday, my bp was decent enough that my new doc said meds weren't necessary yet. I go back in a month for follow-up and she'll assess it then.

Anyway, lesson learned is this... and although it seems rather obvious, I'm living proof... fast food is dangerous! I removed it from my diet and, even though I've skipped meds for 2 years, I don't need to get right back on them!

(Also, bonus that my new doctor is hot as hell!)

Well done Dyer, for taking the initiative to look after yourself. Ha ha got to love the hot doctor especially when you have been doing things right and you have more motivation to keep it up for the next visit.
If you eat foods like nuts, eggs and avocado they all have the good fats that help reduce the bad cholesterol in your body. If you bring exercise into the equation that will also help lower cholesterol levels. Exercise and healthy diet are the key.. . It really is that simple. Cut out majority of treat food and exercise daily and you will see results in a month or so.
Fast food and treats are evil.....Unfortunately our brain loves them as sprunkn and rr say. Basically once you have eaten your sugar allowance for the day this means all of your sugar stores are full (good or bad sugars, your body treats them the same way) then your body will convert the excess sugars into fat, which usually stays around your middle area. Treat food is ok one-two times and a week. Best eaten on days you have exercised and eaten lower calories ie a vegetarian meal. Then there is less chance of you putting on weight.

Ms. Haiku · February 2016

HesCalledDyer said:
So I had my first doctor appt in over 2 years yesterday. I stopped going to my last doctor because, although he was a decent doctor, he was very impersonal. I just felt like I was another body he was pushing out the door with most of the same protocols he treats everyone else.

I have a bad family history of heart disease, on both sides. I have been taking statins & ACE inhibitors since the ripe young age of 27. Well, when I stopped seeing my doctor and ran out of my scripts, I obviously lapsed on my medication.

About 8-9 months ago I made a conscious effort to start eating better. I removed fast food from my diet and I cook for myself on a daily basis. And I've stuck with it. At my appt yesterday, my bp was decent enough that my new doc said meds weren't necessary yet. I go back in a month for follow-up and she'll assess it then.

Anyway, lesson learned is this... and although it seems rather obvious, I'm living proof... fast food is dangerous! I removed it from my diet and, even though I've skipped meds for 2 years, I don't need to get right back on them!

(Also, bonus that my new doctor is hot as hell!)

Congratulations, HesCalledDyer! It's a wonderful feeling to get off the meds. I got off a statin in September. It was a caution, but not really necessary for me to be on it.

That's wonderful you don't have to take it. Statins aren't nice. (little fuckers)

Natashapearljamfan · February 2016

rr165892 said:
Natasha,Go to a local gym full of my fellow meatheads and talk to them about diet.This may give you some great insight not found in your study material.May be a great angle for your thesis research.

Hey RR, I'll definitely consider that when I do my thesis, have you considered going back to uni yourself? You would be perfect with your prior knowledge, in my course 1/4 of us are mature age returning to study to have a career in something we are passionate about, my studies came about because after I had my son my hormones went crazy and I was sure it was something in my diet. I've seen doctors, acupuncturist, homoeopathic and herbalist. But no-one has sorted out my problems. Now I'm studying I have some idea and I'm working with a dietitian to discover I might have a dairy allergy, I was born lactose intolerant.
I really think you should consider studying, we need passionate people in the industry

Natashapearljamfan · February 2016

Sprunkn7 said:
Natasha I'm on the hormone roller coaster! I'm turning 51 and let me tell you, my body is like wth? haha...When I cut down on sugar I notice my whole self does much better. There is so much truth to the insulin - cortisol link and hormone changes / response.

You are what yo eat and how do you know who you are if you don't know what you're eating! I read that in Whole 30, along with lots of simple ideas for food. My favorite word in the book is "FRANKENFOODS" that obviously means all the crap that is not whole real food. Think of a twinkie, or an oreo. No nutritional value but our bodies and mind love them! We gobble them up mindlessly while not giving our body anything to use as proper maintenance. A hard habit to break but break it I will!

This site is playing up, I started your message a while ago and I keep getting... Notice saying we are at full capacity.
I feel for you with the hormones, it's very frustrating, hopefully in the next few years research brings about answers for many women and their hormones... Once you have kids, hormones are changed forever, making them more sensitive. Then anything you eat or do can effect them.
You definitely are what you eat and that's why it's so important not to listen to our brain saying I want that chocolate, I've been on the chocolate roller-coaster, you start eating it weekly, then it becomes every few days when you've had a crap week....Then before you know it you are eating chocolate every day because your brain keeps saying I want to eat chocolate. But once you cut chocolate out of your diet you feel so much better, sleeping well and exercising more. I don't eat chocolate at all and my go to treats are frozen mango smoothies (home-made), dates mixed with nuts or mango sorbet, it's so sweet I only need 2-3 spoonfuls. These 3 treats can curb my sugar cravings and I can eat them more regularly than other treats due to low sugar, and lower calories. I also make a carrot and walnut cake, that's low in sugar, but only allow it once a week.
I also think artificial sugar sweetners are a problem with many people, there is not enough research into them and they are showing up in all types of foods including dried fruits....dried fruits are sweet enough without adding more to them! But the industry doesn't care. They want to mass produce and make more $$$.
Good luck Sprunkn you can stop those evil cookies. Keep a diary and see how often you are saying no to the cookies and reward yourself weekly if you can go for the week without them. But reward yourself with clothes, outing, new music, new dvd...just not food!

Sprunkn7 · February 2016

no food reward? Boo! lol.... of course. I usually eat dark chocolate, the good kind! But I know what you're saying. I'm doing pretty good. Every week building my new way of eating. Moderation is helping me.

Longueuil · February 2016

What you could do if you are a chocolate addict is to keep in your fridge some dark chocolate chips, the purest kind you can find. When you feel like you want chocolate, you take a dozen or less chips and it satisfy your chocolate rage without having to eat a big piece and you don't feel guilty.

HesCalledDyer · February 2016

Thanks for the kind words and other good information, everyone! I had a really high spike in BP a couple weeks ago, so I figured I'd better stop screwing around and get checked out. Hopefully the good news will continue after my follow-up next month!

FoxyRedLa · February 2016

I love love love green beans. Anyone know a good green bean salad??

Leezestarr313 · February 2016

I started hula hooping again. The abs workouts are kicking my butt like crazy.

Leezestarr313 · February 2016

Foxy, get a jar of really good pickles, like Polish dill pickles from the European section in the supermarket. Chop half an onion into tiny pieces, stir it in with the pickles juice and put the beans in. Let it sit in the fridge for a day amd then - indulge.

Natashapearljamfan · February 2016

Leezestarr313 said:
I started hula hooping again. The abs workouts are kicking my butt like crazy.

That sounds like so much fun. Do you go to a class? Or just have fun at home?

rr165892 · February 2016

Leezestarr313 said:
Foxy, get a jar of really good pickles, like Polish dill pickles from the European section in the supermarket. Chop half an onion into tiny pieces, stir it in with the pickles juice and put the beans in. Let it sit in the fridge for a day amd then - indulge.

Just don't breathe on anyone.lol

Ms. Haiku · February 2016

First time I cooked a sweet potato in my life - yay! I microwaved it. Not bad. I see potential. I think of it as bright orange thick porridge. I put a little earth's best and granola on top. I was expecting the texture to make me gag and it didn't. It didn't have a lot of flavor. Maybe I was expecting more sweet. Good suggestion!

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