natureboy
New member
Hi there -
I got on these boards a little while ago and while I have had a lot of success at weight loss in the past months (196 to 148 in the past 15 months, while increasing muscle), I need to go the last 10 - 15 pounds or so. I'm 5'6. I want to get to 134-139 but more important get to 32 or 30 inch waist with the skin under my chin being being horizontal to the ground (not sure if that's clear - think about when you take a sideways picture of yourself!).
I'm getting to the gym 4-5 times a week - weights 2x to 3x a week, cardio (boxing/running/rowing) 2x to 3x a week, my issue is the food.
I tend to binge too frequently. I am usually good to stay on my diet for a couple of weeks at a time, but then will binge and erase the good work I have done - I've gone between about 148 and 155 five or six times in the past year... As soon as I get to 148, its back up again.
Basically I need to stay on my diet keeping the binges to a minimum - having some fatty food once or twice a week is fine, but not to have big fatty meals all the time every day for several days in a row!
Binge foods are - eating my entire almond inventory, going to the store and buying cookies, other baked goods and eating them all at once!
I'm hoping when I feel the need to binge - well if I do - having to write it down here will make me stop more quickly! Also, since I live a lone I have to make sure that I keep active and not spend long periods at home in front of the tv and/or computer - tends to make me look for food!
My typical food day is:
Breakfast
Steel cut oatmeal 60-80 g with raspberries and a very small amount of cream on top
OR
A smoothie with a cup of berries, protein powder, flax oil, fibre and maybe a bit of banana
Mid-morning
Toast with peanut butter
OR
Cottage cheese 1% - straight! - used to have with fruit, now can't be bothered
Lunch
Chicken breast plain, with a mix of tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, red peppers
Mid-afternoon
Some almonds
OR
Half a sandwich
OR
Toast and peanut butter (if I didn't have above already)
OR
a Salad from the takeout near work - its a very good healthy salad
Dinner
Fish (cod, tilapia, salmon) with lots of steamed vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts) and/or eggplant, tomatoes
Some fat like cheese sprinkled (sometimes)
After dinner (especially if I don't have some fat at dinner)
Some fat to keep my stomach from growling overnight. Maybe a protein bar like Luna - which is a small one.
Anyways - if you've gotten this far, thanks! and hope to "talk" to you soon!
I got on these boards a little while ago and while I have had a lot of success at weight loss in the past months (196 to 148 in the past 15 months, while increasing muscle), I need to go the last 10 - 15 pounds or so. I'm 5'6. I want to get to 134-139 but more important get to 32 or 30 inch waist with the skin under my chin being being horizontal to the ground (not sure if that's clear - think about when you take a sideways picture of yourself!).
I'm getting to the gym 4-5 times a week - weights 2x to 3x a week, cardio (boxing/running/rowing) 2x to 3x a week, my issue is the food.
I tend to binge too frequently. I am usually good to stay on my diet for a couple of weeks at a time, but then will binge and erase the good work I have done - I've gone between about 148 and 155 five or six times in the past year... As soon as I get to 148, its back up again.
Basically I need to stay on my diet keeping the binges to a minimum - having some fatty food once or twice a week is fine, but not to have big fatty meals all the time every day for several days in a row!
Binge foods are - eating my entire almond inventory, going to the store and buying cookies, other baked goods and eating them all at once!
I'm hoping when I feel the need to binge - well if I do - having to write it down here will make me stop more quickly! Also, since I live a lone I have to make sure that I keep active and not spend long periods at home in front of the tv and/or computer - tends to make me look for food!
My typical food day is:
Breakfast
Steel cut oatmeal 60-80 g with raspberries and a very small amount of cream on top
OR
A smoothie with a cup of berries, protein powder, flax oil, fibre and maybe a bit of banana
Mid-morning
Toast with peanut butter
OR
Cottage cheese 1% - straight! - used to have with fruit, now can't be bothered
Lunch
Chicken breast plain, with a mix of tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, red peppers
Mid-afternoon
Some almonds
OR
Half a sandwich
OR
Toast and peanut butter (if I didn't have above already)
OR
a Salad from the takeout near work - its a very good healthy salad
Dinner
Fish (cod, tilapia, salmon) with lots of steamed vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts) and/or eggplant, tomatoes
Some fat like cheese sprinkled (sometimes)
After dinner (especially if I don't have some fat at dinner)
Some fat to keep my stomach from growling overnight. Maybe a protein bar like Luna - which is a small one.
Anyways - if you've gotten this far, thanks! and hope to "talk" to you soon!
