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[mattis117]

Animal proteins are the most nutrient dense, chickpeas and legumes and other plant proteins are nowhere near as nutritious, and would also be adding to carb levels, definitely something to avoid for any diabetic - Type 1 or 2 or even pre-diabetic. Despite what many diabetic associations say.
Ok, I got side tracked .... I'll just leave it there.

Probably want to be a bit more specific here. Ultimately protein is protein regardless of the source. Protein from meat vs veg makes no difference.

Anyhow, this topic is one that would require many pages of text to discuss.

I recently swapped from MyFitnessPal to a new app called MacroFactor, highly recommend all that are interested in healthy eating/getting shredded to give it a go.

It’s not just for people serious about fitness either, in fact the less you know about nutritious eating and fitness, the more valuable these tools are.

If you want to truly get your health under control then there’s no substitute to daily weigh ins and tracking what you eat. Doesn’t need to be perfect either, just consistent.

I train about 5 days per week and am currently at 11% body fat thanks to keeping on top of my food. Many just don’t realise how many calories are in a glass of milk or a slice of white bread, it’s way more than people intuit.

 

[mattis117]

In my opinion,
curry is used to disguise rotting or poor quality meat.
Not for my taste palate, & it isn't the heat, I love chili

On SM-G960F using BigFooty.com mobile app

I would say that is what it originally was made for yes, but it caught on. Same with lamb shanks, it was a way to make use of tough to eat meat and it became a main line dish.

 

[mightymouse75]

My "healthier" diet started over 10 years ago.

Blood pressure went boom even though I wasn't particularly over weight.
Before diet did not seem to really be an issue for me.

Started by cutting out fast food chains.
Then bread.
Then sugar in my coffee
After that Lollys and crisps.

This year I have tried to remove a lot of processed foods, including processed meats..that means bacon..insert more tears here.

It's been a journey. I did it for my blood pressure but it's effected all other aspects of my mental and physical health.
My taste buds have adjusted to appreciate what I'm eating instead of gorging on sugar, salt and whatever artificial sweeteners and flavours they have tailored for us.

Whatever you are trying to do just adjust a little bit of your routine at a time until they become habits. Works for me.
Sometimes you will regress, really don't have to be too hard on yourself.

Turning 50 next year and feeling pretty healthy

I digress.

It's a chat about getting ripped.

 

[King Huskii]

My "healthier" diet started over 10 years ago.

Blood pressure went boom even though I wasn't particularly over weight.
Before diet did not seem to really be an issue for me.

Started by cutting out fast food chains.
Then bread.
Then sugar in my coffee
After that Lollys and crisps.

This year I have tried to remove a lot of processed foods, including processed meats..that means bacon..insert more tears here.

It's been a journey. I did it for my blood pressure but it's effected all other aspects of my mental and physical health.
My taste buds have adjusted to appreciate what I'm eating instead of gorging on sugar, salt and whatever artificial sweeteners and flavours they have tailored for us.

Whatever you are trying to do just adjust a little bit of your routine at a time until they become habits. Works for me.
Sometimes you will regress, really don't have to be too hard on yourself.

Turning 50 next year and feeling pretty healthy

I digress.

It's a chat about getting ripped.

It's not just about getting ripped

It's hugely important not to have high blood pressure and have good physical and mental strength

Sounds like you are doing well

 

[King Huskii]

Probably want to be a bit more specific here. Ultimately protein is protein regardless of the source. Protein from meat vs veg makes no difference.

Anyhow, this topic is one that would require many pages of text to discuss.

I recently swapped from MyFitnessPal to a new app called MacroFactor, highly recommend all that are interested in healthy eating/getting shredded to give it a go.

It’s not just for people serious about fitness either, in fact the less you know about nutritious eating and fitness, the more valuable these tools are.

If you want to truly get your health under control then there’s no substitute to daily weigh ins and tracking what you eat. Doesn’t need to be perfect either, just consistent.

I train about 5 days per week and am currently at 11% body fat thanks to keeping on top of my food. Many just don’t realise how many calories are in a glass of milk or a slice of white bread, it’s way more than people intuit.

It's funny for me that I was dropping heaps of weight when doing weights while adding muscle. Went from 86 down to 80 with a decent amount of muscle gained.

I took a week off in early April then started back up and now have added on weight. I'm 84 to 85 now doing the same weights plus a similar diet n sleep routine.

Not sure why my weight is increasing?

 

[mattis117]

It's funny for me that I was dropping heaps of weight when doing weights while adding muscle. Went from 86 down to 80 with a decent amount of muscle gained.

I took a week off in early April then started back up and now have added on weight. I'm 84 to 85 now doing the same weights plus a similar diet n sleep routine.

Not sure why my weight is increasing?

Our metabolism is constantly changing and it’s not always clear why. In general, muscle weight burns something like ten times the calories of fat weight, so that’s a significant contributing factor for metabolism changes even at the same weight. But there are many factors, NEAT, cardio for example. My average calorie burn is more than 500 calories higher in summer than winter because of increased cycling.

At its simplest, weight increasing = calorie excess, weight decreasing = calorie deficit.
Try to get at least 2g protein for each kg you weigh. Don’t have to go too overboard. The body uses protein as an energy source, so excess also gets converted to fat.

I have to be careful because this subject is so deep it cannot be properly understood discussing it like this. Ultimately, each person has to figure out what works best for them.

 

[King Huskii]

Our metabolism is constantly changing and it’s not always clear why. In general, muscle weight burns something like ten times the calories of fat weight, so that’s a significant contributing factor for metabolism changes even at the same weight. But there are many factors, NEAT, cardio for example. My average calorie burn is more than 500 calories higher in summer than winter because of increased cycling.

At its simplest, weight increasing = calorie excess, weight decreasing = calorie deficit.
Try to get at least 2g protein for each kg you weigh. Don’t have to go too overboard. The body uses protein as an energy source, so excess also gets converted to fat.

I have to be careful because this subject is so deep it cannot be properly understood discussing it like this. Ultimately, each person has to figure out what works best for them.

Yeah mate it is a complex topic

I try get 160 to 170 g of protien a day. Maybe I'm not as strict on my fats and sugars at the moment but as I don't strictly track them I'm not 100% sure.

It's interesting though how in-depth you can get when it comes to lifting plus cardio with nutrition and sleep.

 

[BStaff17]

i heard on SEN today Gerard Wheatley turned 50.

FMD for a w***er he has aged terribly.

He is only 50 years old can anyone believe that.

 

[King Huskii]

i heard on SEN today Gerard Wheatley turned 50.

FMD for a w***er he has aged terribly.

He is only 50 years old can anyone believe that.

He looks 65

 

[BStaff17]

He looks 65

I agree

 

[Dump Truck]

I didn't know where to post this, but since we're talking fitness etc at the moment I decided to post it here.

Today showed me just how much fitness can truly help with so many miscellaneous, random things. This is a bit of a rant, so I apologise for long-winded essay.

The majority of my Freo gear in my closet was bought 4+ years ago. During a time when I was going to the gym, rock climbing and diet/drinking wasn't as big a factor. Another way of basically saying I was in my late 20's. Obviously, I'm human, and the introduction to my 30's was met rather abruptly. With a fair amount of weight gain when I stopped working a physical job, getting injured and refusing to cater my diet and alcohol consumption. I didn't realise how much this affected the Freo component of my life until looking back recently. But there were signs.

Whenever I went to games, I always wore my XL Christmas sweater (even when it was warm). I'd drink a lot before, during and after the games and didn't realise the calories or damage it was doing to my body. I became incredibly self-concious about my weight gain thus perpetuating the horrible feelings and decrease in motivation. The XL sweater eventually became pretty tight. Which was extremely humbling. I felt like I couldn't wear ANY of my old Freo gear. It simply wouldn't fit, or clearly highlighted the Mac-track tyre I'd successfully built around my stomach .

Eventually, I stopped going to Freo games, began experiencing severe hip pain and all that other stuff I'd heard about, but never cared about. My general discontent grew and grew. I was angry because I was so fit, active and strong in my 20's. But then all the sudden (well, slowly over a 4-5 year period) I'd become a completely different human.

ANYWAYS...
This morning, I took my dog for a long walk along the beach. And I was able to wear my old Freo gear. My singlet is an L, but those guernseys are a tight fit, and I only showed a little bicycle tyre this time!

I wore my indigenous Freo singlet (2018 version I think? The one with the boomerangs) and felt extremely comfortable! It's been the first time in years I've been able to wear that without feeling self-concious. Honestly, I felt pumped! I even got to chat footy with a west coast fan who was surprisingly a good bloke, so that one threw me. So little bit of a win for me this morning.

I know it's weird to post on a footy forum, but that's been a bloody great/positive motivation for me moving forward. And I just wanted to share it.

PS: My dog isn't as thrilled with my fitness journey, as less pizza/burgers mean less yummy off-cuts for him to eat

 

[mightymouse75]

I didn't know where to post this, but since we're talking fitness etc at the moment I decided to post it here.

Today showed me just how much fitness can truly help with so many miscellaneous, random things. This is a bit of a rant, so I apologise for long-winded essay.

The majority of my Freo gear in my closet was bought 4+ years ago. During a time when I was going to the gym, rock climbing and diet/drinking wasn't as big a factor. Another way of basically saying I was in my late 20's. Obviously, I'm human, and the introduction to my 30's was met rather abruptly. With a fair amount of weight gain when I stopped working a physical job, getting injured and refusing to cater my diet and alcohol consumption. I didn't realise how much this affected the Freo component of my life until looking back recently. But there were signs.

Whenever I went to games, I always wore my XL Christmas sweater (even when it was warm). I'd drink a lot before, during and after the games and didn't realise the calories or damage it was doing to my body. I became incredibly self-concious about my weight gain thus perpetuating the horrible feelings and decrease in motivation. The XL sweater eventually became pretty tight. Which was extremely humbling. I felt like I couldn't wear ANY of my old Freo gear. It simply wouldn't fit, or clearly highlighted the Mac-track tyre I'd successfully built around my stomach .

Eventually, I stopped going to Freo games, began experiencing severe hip pain and all that other stuff I'd heard about, but never cared about. My general discontent grew and grew. I was angry because I was so fit, active and strong in my 20's. But then all the sudden (well, slowly over a 4-5 year period) I'd become a completely different human.

ANYWAYS...
This morning, I took my dog for a long walk along the beach. And I was able to wear my old Freo gear. My singlet is an L, but those guernseys are a tight fit, and I only showed a little bicycle tyre this time!

I wore my indigenous Freo singlet (2018 version I think? The one with the boomerangs) and felt extremely comfortable! It's been the first time in years I've been able to wear that without feeling self-concious. Honestly, I felt pumped! I even got to chat footy with a west coast fan who was surprisingly a good bloke, so that one threw me. So little bit of a win for me this morning.

I know it's weird to post on a footy forum, but that's been a bloody great/positive motivation for me moving forward. And I just wanted to share it.

PS: My dog isn't as thrilled with my fitness journey, as less pizza/burgers mean less yummy off-cuts for him to eat

Yeah dump truck..

I went on a surfing trip with my mates. I knew I was stacking a bit on.
My knees were sore. I had to upsize my quiver of boards.
Looking at the photos when we got home. I said I'm not that fat.
My mates told me how it really was
Photos never lie.

That was the start of my journey.

 

[Dump Truck]

Yeah dump truck..

I went on a surfing trip with my mates. I knew I was stacking a bit on.
My knees were sore. I had to upsize my quiver of boards.
Looking at the photos when we got home. I said I'm not that fat.
My mates told me how it really was
Photos never lie.

That was the start of my journey.

Mate... Photos are truly the greatest humbler! I once took, what I thought, was a beautiful photo of me and the missus at the footy. When I saw it, I felt like my girlfriend took a pic of her with Shrek as a Freo fan.

 

[Spirit Level]

Probably want to be a bit more specific here. Ultimately protein is protein regardless of the source. Protein from meat vs veg makes no difference.

Anyhow, this topic is one that would require many pages of text to discuss.

I recently swapped from MyFitnessPal to a new app called MacroFactor, highly recommend all that are interested in healthy eating/getting shredded to give it a go.

It’s not just for people serious about fitness either, in fact the less you know about nutritious eating and fitness, the more valuable these tools are.

If you want to truly get your health under control then there’s no substitute to daily weigh ins and tracking what you eat. Doesn’t need to be perfect either, just consistent.

I train about 5 days per week and am currently at 11% body fat thanks to keeping on top of my food. Many just don’t realise how many calories are in a glass of milk or a slice of white bread, it’s way more than people intuit.

Yeah pretty much this, the amount of calories in a sauce, drink, milky coffee ect ect would be the reason a lot of people can't get the weight off, just lack of awareness.

Ever since I picked up the concept of calorie deficit and actually paid attention to what I was eating I started noticing a difference (I used to think weight loss was all about running).

Also amazing what you can substitute into meals to reduce calories without hurting flavour, greek yoghurt has been a big winner.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Any people in this thread pump weights?

I've been trying to cut back on relying on tonnes of meat to keep up my protien levels. Wouldn't mind knowing what other posters eat for muscle repair and how effective it is.

I've been hitting them pretty hard lately. Joined the gym in April but just installed a half rack with dual cables and a smith machine at home.
I eat red meat about once a month. Chicken and veg most nights.
Non-meat protein - Chobani lite or Coles Perform greek yoghurt is about the best protein to calorie ratio food you can buy. Normally have a smoothie with some berries and yoghurt for breaky. Nuts are good for protein and fats, legumes (pea soup, dahl, etc), good old curried egg sandwiches. Lite cottage cheese is pretty versatile. Replacing rice with quinoa is a good way to get some extra protein too.

I've gone from 103kg at about 35% body fat in April to 87kg at about 15% bodyfat currently. So that's about 7kg of muscle gain and 23kg of fat loss with minimal cardio except the odd morning walk and a caloric deficit. I'm 41 in December and never felt better so I'd definitely recommend the foods listed above as they work for me and my goals.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

On topic, a little trick that can have a profound impact on your macros is to replace foods such as yogurt, milk, cottage cheese, mayo etc with the light versions. You will reduce your calorie intake while barely missing out on anything.

 

[Lach72]

On topic, a little trick that can have a profound impact on your macros is to replace foods such as yogurt, milk, cottage cheese etc with the light versions. You will reduce your calorie intake while barely missing out on anything.

Yeah but they don’t taste as good.
I’m compromising on so much other stuff that they’ll take my vanilla no added sugar Chobani from my cold, dead hands…

Because of the Type 2 I barely drink any more, eat little bread, almost no rice, no pasta, very occasional Asian noodle dishes, no ice cream, no cake…a piece of chocolate about once a week, no sugared soft drinks.
I’m gym-ing 2-4 times a week and trying to walk the dog for 30-40 minutes a day
Haven’t really lost much weight but muscle is up, and I’ve dropped a size in clothes.

Biggest change is no inflammation…I had bursitis in both elbows, screaming pain in one of my fingers that was so bad I couldn’t hold a coffee cup, and knee pain so bad couldn’t kneel on the ground without a cushion and constant heart burn…this had been going on for 2 years and was seemingly untreatable

That all disappeared in about 5 weeks of changing diet and exercising…so in short, if I’d done it 12 months earlier I probably wouldn’t be diabetic also…let that be a lesson to all of you…if you guys do a blood test and your hba1c comes in on the higher side of 5 get your arse moving

 

[mightymouse75]

Growing up in the 80s/early 90s I wouldn't have been. Caught dead in the gym.
"What are yah? You're a w***er"
It's been so good for me since I've turned 40. Without the gym I would be a sore and sorry old man.
Instead I'm a gilf
Just jokes.
It's good to see younger generations take their fitness seriously. They seem a lot more supportive of each other.
Gen X was all beers, bongs and KFC and cutting you down if you tried breaking the norm.