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Post by powerof0ne on Jun 4, 2011 10:54:31 GMT -5
Seeing that sign alone would entice me to try a couple of pints. Osu!
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Post by Ros on Jun 4, 2011 11:34:50 GMT -5
Seeing that sign alone anywhere that sold alcohol would entice me to try a couple of pints. Osu! Fixed that quote for ya! ;D
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Post by MMX on Jun 4, 2011 11:55:13 GMT -5
I see what you did there...
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Post by GJEC on Aug 17, 2011 4:40:54 GMT -5
Annual MOT today.
Blood pressure 110/60
Pulse rate 46 BPM
Weight 85kgs
Answered all the questions about exercise, chubby Doctor very happily ticking the boxes. Then she asked about my diet ...
Mentioned I'd reduced grains and dairy. Sharp intake of breath and a worried frown. Lecture from chubby Doctor on how reducing any food groups might be dangerous etc etc. Gave me a food pyramid diagram showing me what I was eating last year when I felt bloated, sleepy and had joint pain.
Ironic really.
Gary
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Post by Ros on Aug 17, 2011 7:37:49 GMT -5
Will sit on hands and refrain from agreeing with chubby doctor. Heh, heh. ;D
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Post by GJEC on Aug 17, 2011 9:41:54 GMT -5
LOL
No need to sit on hands. I know some people - even those nearest to me - think I'm going off on a fad but I feel better and that's what matters.
We'll see what the bloods show. If I'm sleepwalking towards disaster and my arteries are furrier than a hamsters sack, I'll start back on the cheese & onion sandwiches.
Gary
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Post by Ros on Aug 17, 2011 9:53:04 GMT -5
If I was a doctor I would be worried if someone said they had eliminated whole food groups (which I know you haven't done). Apart from total elimination being questionable for health, it also makes an eating regime harder to stick with. My personal feeling is to increase the quality and reduce the quantity rather than eliminating food groups.
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Post by GJEC on Aug 17, 2011 10:02:05 GMT -5
I still have milk in tea and scoff the odd yoghurt. I still have a sandwich if there's no salad bar. The biggest difference has been changing my breakfast from porage and/or toast to bacon/eggs/tomatoes etc. Not every day, but most. I found with a high carb breakfast by about 11 I was starving and hitting the biscuits. Then after a sandwich at lunchtime I needed a snooze. Now, after salad for lunch with some meat or fish I'm raring to go. So my food discipline has improved and my energy levels have increased. At night I have a normal dinner, but less potatoes now and lots of different veg. The worst critics have been my in-laws, who labelled it 'ridiculous' when I politely refused a big bowl of pasta before Sunday lunch and a slab of banoffee pie afterwards. I know they mean well, but she's about 5 stone overweight and he's recovering from a heart attack. I rest my case. Gary
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Post by MMX on Aug 17, 2011 11:06:57 GMT -5
That is great Gary. I have also been looking into some carb off setting.
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Post by Ros on Aug 18, 2011 1:57:41 GMT -5
I find that whatever I eat for breakfast I'm really hungry mid-morning and whatever I eat for lunch I could always do with a little afternoon nap!
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Post by GJEC on Aug 18, 2011 2:09:50 GMT -5
I'll lend you the book ...
Not sure about the 'science' behind his reasoning, so I'm just going on how I feel. There might be a few things in there you like and consider worth trying.
Gary
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Post by Ros on Aug 18, 2011 7:29:57 GMT -5
I'll lend you the book ... Thanks. Although being a good diabetic (except when I'm on holiday and all food rules are off!) I tend not to eat too many starchy carbs anyway. My weekday menu is banana and yoghurt for breakfast, salad or veggie soup for lunch, veggies for tea or omelette if it's before training, with various fruit and yoghurt inbetween. I already hardly eat bread (even though it is the food of the gods and I would happily live on bread and butter for the rest of my life, mmmmmm, loverly bread), I don't think I could face not eating yoghurts, too!
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Post by GJEC on Aug 18, 2011 7:36:02 GMT -5
I was going to ask if you're getting enough meat, but on reflection ...
I'll keep my nose out. You might find the book interesting though.
Gary
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Post by Ros on Aug 18, 2011 9:19:30 GMT -5
I was going to ask if you're getting enough meat, but on reflection ... ;D
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Post by GJEC on Jan 24, 2012 10:34:18 GMT -5
I don't normally quote psychobabble, much less promote it, but I saw this on Facebook the other day and it actually works. *Happiness formula = Do YOUR best everyday and feel good about it.
*Unhappiness formula = Compare yourself to others.I made a determined effort today to not give a toss how many reps my training partner did, just to concentrate on my own internal feedback each set and keep the quality as high as possible. Finished the session feeling great!! Gary
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