Hello everyone!
I feel like Slim Shady, someone should start singing "guess who's back, back again". That's right, Tropez is back! Tell a friend.
Tropez 1.0
This was the old me. January 1, 2006 I weighed in at an amazing 305lbs.
Tropez 2.0
I joined this site in February 2006, and started my journey to lose the weight. I didn't see much progress for quite some time. I even show that on 9/12/06 I was still weighing 301lbs, so very little progress. But then it started working, by 7/1/08 I was weighing 270 lbs.
Tropez 3.0
I haven't worked out in a while, I haven't really been paying attention to what I have been eating, this has been a problem for me. But guess what? I still weight 270lbs, I have kept it off! The 35lbs that took me quite some time to lose has stayed off.
The winter has been hard. Lack of time, and lack of motivation has killed me this winter. I feel it's the right time to get back on track, I sure wish I could KEEP on track though, year round.
This is Tropez 3.0, welcome. Remember, your tips, advice, accolades, and ass kicking posts are always welcome.
Useful Stuff:
Tropez 1.0 - http://training.fitness.com/journal/tropez-diary-9754.html
Tropez 2.0 - http://training.fitness.com/journal/tropez-diary-2-0-a-17851.html
-- 7 Rules by John Berardi --
The 7 Rules of Good Nutrition
Here’s my take on it. I call these principles, "The 7 Rules of Good Nutrition."
These aren’t the newest techniques from the latest cutting-edge plan. Rather, they are simple, time-tested, no nonsense habits that you need to get into when designing a good eating program.
1. Eat every 2-3 hours, no matter what. You should eat between 5-8 meals per day.
2. Eat complete (containing all the essential amino acids), lean protein with each meal. (Eggs, cheese, milk, meat, fish - per this article Protein - Amino acids, Protein quality, Protein processing, Vital protein functions)
3. Eat fruits and/or vegetables with each food meal.
4. Ensure that your carbohydrate intake comes from fruits and vegetables. Exception: workout and post-workout drinks and meals.
5. Ensure that 25-35% of your energy intake comes from fat, with your fat intake split equally between saturates (e.g. animal fat), monounsaturates (e.g., olive oil), and polyunsaturates (e.g. flax oil, salmon oil).
6. Drink only non-calorie containing beverages, the best choices being water and green tea.
7. Eat mostly whole foods (except workout and post-workout drinks).
So what about calories, or macronutrient ratios, or any number of other things that I’ve covered in other articles? The short answer is that if you aren’t already practicing the above-mentioned habits, and by practicing them I mean putting them to use over 90% of the time (i.e., no more than 4 meals out of an average 42 meals per week violate any of those rules), everything else is pretty pointless.
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I feel like Slim Shady, someone should start singing "guess who's back, back again". That's right, Tropez is back! Tell a friend.
Tropez 1.0
This was the old me. January 1, 2006 I weighed in at an amazing 305lbs.
Tropez 2.0
I joined this site in February 2006, and started my journey to lose the weight. I didn't see much progress for quite some time. I even show that on 9/12/06 I was still weighing 301lbs, so very little progress. But then it started working, by 7/1/08 I was weighing 270 lbs.
Tropez 3.0
I haven't worked out in a while, I haven't really been paying attention to what I have been eating, this has been a problem for me. But guess what? I still weight 270lbs, I have kept it off! The 35lbs that took me quite some time to lose has stayed off.
The winter has been hard. Lack of time, and lack of motivation has killed me this winter. I feel it's the right time to get back on track, I sure wish I could KEEP on track though, year round.
This is Tropez 3.0, welcome. Remember, your tips, advice, accolades, and ass kicking posts are always welcome.
Useful Stuff:
Tropez 1.0 - http://training.fitness.com/journal/tropez-diary-9754.html
Tropez 2.0 - http://training.fitness.com/journal/tropez-diary-2-0-a-17851.html
-- 7 Rules by John Berardi --
The 7 Rules of Good Nutrition
Here’s my take on it. I call these principles, "The 7 Rules of Good Nutrition."
These aren’t the newest techniques from the latest cutting-edge plan. Rather, they are simple, time-tested, no nonsense habits that you need to get into when designing a good eating program.
1. Eat every 2-3 hours, no matter what. You should eat between 5-8 meals per day.
2. Eat complete (containing all the essential amino acids), lean protein with each meal. (Eggs, cheese, milk, meat, fish - per this article Protein - Amino acids, Protein quality, Protein processing, Vital protein functions)
3. Eat fruits and/or vegetables with each food meal.
4. Ensure that your carbohydrate intake comes from fruits and vegetables. Exception: workout and post-workout drinks and meals.
5. Ensure that 25-35% of your energy intake comes from fat, with your fat intake split equally between saturates (e.g. animal fat), monounsaturates (e.g., olive oil), and polyunsaturates (e.g. flax oil, salmon oil).
6. Drink only non-calorie containing beverages, the best choices being water and green tea.
7. Eat mostly whole foods (except workout and post-workout drinks).
So what about calories, or macronutrient ratios, or any number of other things that I’ve covered in other articles? The short answer is that if you aren’t already practicing the above-mentioned habits, and by practicing them I mean putting them to use over 90% of the time (i.e., no more than 4 meals out of an average 42 meals per week violate any of those rules), everything else is pretty pointless.
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