Healthy Living 101

[CarlC]

Lightly saute some mushrooms and capers in olive oil. Grill some salmon, cover with the m&c's, and top with your favorite spaghetti sauce. For a side dish saute some zuchinni, squash, and a bit of onion in butter and pepper. Great stuff and it hardly ticks any of the "bad" meters. Cost is under $5 for what is a $20 dinner at the Italian joint, and less in every way than a Hungry Man dinner.

After the doctor's talk I started looking at foods from three different perspectives. One is easy: That is not what I should be eating. The second is a bit more harsh: That food will kill me. The third is one that comes out of a nasty competitive side that I have: I won't let food control me.

For me it's like this. Would I throw myself in front of a car, bullet, etc. to save my family? Would I accept taking any illness or suffering in order to save them the same fate? Would I be willing to give up something in order to help insure that I will be around for for the long haul? Gladly. So, that means saying no to unhealty foods (I will indulge a bit from time-to-time), no drinking (one beer since), no tobacco, etc. Yeah it's hard, but I spent today with my family on vacation. The look in my younger son's eyes when he was really excited was enough to make me melt. My older one is becomeing a young man and starting to listen to his dad from a different perspective. I don't really need that Churros, do I?

That's a great win-win for you Todd, especially since she's going to be wearing "The Dress" soon. ;-)

[legend]

Good food doesn't have to taste bad

Most people view food very simply: it either tastes good, or it’s good for you – and never the two shall meet.



Extracts from the Gourmet Nutrition, recipe book, which has some wonderful food inside and all of the macronutrient ratios are already worked out.

[toy71camaro]

Our drawback is simplicity. With a 6 and 3 year old at home and us both working full time jobs it's difficult to set aside an hour to cook. Then we end up slacking and eating something "simple" yet "not as healthy". Kids wont touch anything green, so we either have to hide it in there, or work around it..

Simple recipe's with simple ingredients would be nice. We aren't chefs, and still learning. Anyone have a recommendations for cookbook or place online (preferably)? Something like Rachel Ray's 30 minute meals, but on the healthy side. lol.


Tonight we are going to attempt to make Tilapia and sauteed squash and zucchini, just not sure exactly how yet (ie. what recipes, ingredients, etc to use).

[Vegas69]

Albert, I grill 90% of our fish. I simply put the fish on two layers of aluminum foil with a dam around the perimiter. I lubricate the foil with EXTRA Virgin oilive oil. Then Kelli whips up a small bowl of extra virgin olive oil with seasoning of your choice. Baste it on the fish before you put it on the grill and that's it. I usually cook it 15 minutes plus or minus a hair around 400 degrees. It almost always turns out juicy and very tasty. It's really easy clean up as well.

Guys, how are you doing? Let's keep eachother accountable here.

Are you taking things to fast? Work outs you can't do the REST of your life? Remember, a 10 minute stroll around the block is better than nothing.

Have you made the concious decision to educate yourself on nutrition and eat better? That starts with cleaning out your cupboards of the JUNK and buying good food at the store.

Most importantly, you have to be consistent and give it time for results. There is no magic pill or get rich quick scheme.

I hit 185.2 lbs this morning. My body is looking way more defined. I was between 195-200 earlier this year. My goal a month ago was 182.5 or under. That is going to be a cake walk.

[toy71camaro]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Albert, I grill 90% of our fish. I simply put the fish on two layers of aluminum foil with a dam around the perimiter. I lubricate the foil with EXTRA Virgin oilive oil. Then Kelli whips up a small bowl of extra virgin olive oil with seasoning of your choice. Baste it on the fish before you put it on the grill and that's it. I usually cook it 15 minutes plus or minus a hair around 400 degrees. It almost always turns out juicy and very tasty. It's really easy clean up as well.

Guys, how are you doing? Let's keep eachother accountable here.

Are you taking things to fast? Work outs you can't do the REST of your life? Remember, a 10 minute stroll around the block is better than nothing.

Have you made the concious decision to educate yourself on nutrition and eat better? That starts with cleaning out your cupboards of the JUNK and buying good food at the store.

Most importantly, you have to be consistent and give it time for results. There is no magic pill or get rich quick scheme.

I hit 185.2 lbs this morning. My body is looking way more defined. I was between 195-200 earlier this year. My goal a month ago was 182.5 or under. That is going to be a cake walk.

Good call on the fish... i may just try that!! i know my dad does something similar with Salmon. I've never really cooked fish before, so we'll see how it goes. First time trying squash/Zucchini as well.


And to answer how things are going... pretty good here! I'm signed up on MyFitnessPal and logging everything on my iPhone. my GF just signed up today too. I gave up soda/caffeine a couple years ago, but still drank one here and there. Now I'm more committed and have less than 1 a week (generally just a few sips during lunch if we eat out). Drinking lots of water too. And keeping track of my food intake with the App has been eye opening and helpful. Like i've mentioned to other people about money, you wonder why you have no money then you need to sit down and write down EVERYTHING you buy, and start logging it. then you'll easily see where your money got wasted. Same thing with food. Log it. Eye opening. Easier to "see" the bad stuff.

If anyone wants to "friend" me on myfitnesspal, so we can see each others progress/help motivate, feel free. My screenname is the same as on here.

Also been getting up before work to do 10-12 minutes on the Elliptical each morning. And generally a short walk/bike ride in the evening.

[Bucketlist2012]

I like the accountability Part.

I was always told to tell people what you are doing, and then you are held to doing it.

The wife and I are walking again today..

Again, I have to watch my salt intake...It seems so much has sodium in it, and i just need to keep an eye on it...

Slowly feeling stronger, but like Todd says, go easy or you will quit..

So, I will keep you posted.

[toy71camaro]

Originally Posted by Bucketlist2012

I like the accountability Part.

I was always told to tell people what you are doing, and then you are held to doing it.

The wife and I are walking again today..

Again, I have to watch my salt intake...It seems so much has sodium in it, and i just need to keep an eye on it...

Slowly feeling stronger, but like Todd says, go easy or you will quit..

So, I will keep you posted.

yeah.. sodium is in everything.. cheese (bad), bread, all of it.

I started learning to watch sodium from my dad. I dont watch it much for my own intake, but whenever i cook for him i keep it in close mind. he has congestive heart failure so he is limited to a very low amount of salt a day. like 1/5 of a normal person.

[Vegas69]

Originally Posted by legend

Good food doesn't have to taste bad

Most people view food very simply: it either tastes good, or it’s good for you – and never the two shall meet.



Extracts from the Gourmet Nutrition, recipe book, which has some wonderful food inside and all of the macronutrient ratios are already worked out.

I'm thinking about ordering this cook book. How long have you been using it and what recipes are you using?

[legend]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

I'm thinking about ordering this cook book. How long have you been using it and what recipes are you using?

his chillie is awesome, I've been following Berardis work for about 10 years now, he's not right on everything, but following his advice is a good start

Lyle McDonald and Alan Aragon are good guys to listen to and are more scientifically based that Berardi, but Berardi makes things easy to follow and has a lot of hints to keep you following.

http://www.precisionnutrition.com/ berardi's company

As you age you need to add muscle to fight the natural wastage, keep your waist trim as belly fat does nasty things to you, and keep active, sitting down is deadly

get some sleep, have some fun, and try and eat lots of protein and a mix of unmolested veg,fruit,nuts and unrefined carb sources. Keep your total calories to a level where you have enough energy to be active but not too much so as you get fat

don't be scared of fats, but try to get a range of sources, grass fed beef, wild salmon, game, organ meats have all sorts of good stuff in them, take 6g of fish oil every day, Unless you work outdoors half naked take 5000iu of vitamin d and a multivitamin.

Good Luck guys remember there are 3 important things, health, wealth and love get the balance right

[Greg from Aus]

Originally Posted by legend

his chillie is awesome, I've been following Berardis work for about 10 years now, he's not right on everything, but following his advice is a good start

Lyle McDonald and Alan Aragon are good guys to listen to and are more scientifically based that Berardi, but Berardi makes things easy to follow and has a lot of hints to keep you following.

http://www.precisionnutrition.com/ berardi's company

As you age you need to add muscle to fight the natural wastage, keep your waist trim as belly fat does nasty things to you, and keep active, sitting down is deadly

get some sleep, have some fun, and try and eat lots of protein and a mix of unmolested veg,fruit,nuts and unrefined carb sources. Keep your total calories to a level where you have enough energy to be active but not too much so as you get fat

I just got their sales pitch, is the course really worth it?


Greg