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Originally Posted by tahtimbo  Fantastic job! When I first started using our NordicTrak, I just about passed-out after my first session. Now I can do a respectable 25 minutes, but it took a while to get there. I was reading over what you eat and I think I'll try to get my diet onto the healthy track. Currently, I'm doing the exercise thing, but I know my diet isn't very healthy. I keep it to about 1500 calories a day, but my diet isn't as balanced as it should be. This is where I need assistance. Any suggestions? |
Wow, you were the same exact weight as me! Great job for you as well!!! What seams to be working for me is I plan out a menu, so there is no uncertainty about what I am going to eat (no worry to eat something unhealthy then). The fact that I am picky (and tried to overcome that, but just couldn't) made it much more difficult. But I made a list of foods that I like, and then extracted the ones that were high in protein and low in fat. The list of healthy things that I liked was limited, so I expanded on them. For example; I love chicken, which I pretty much eat every night (I mix in fish and pork once and a while), so I just found 5 different ways to marinate it (not using oils, butter, or cheeses) to keep myself from getting completely bored. Hope this helps! I'm just a beginner, so this is a learning process for me as well.
The struggles I am having is boredom with the Elliptical (so I put it in front of my TV), and the fact that I used food as a way to cope with stress. I get really hungry from the time I eat dinner to the time I go to sleep (1-3 AM due to work). I make sure I eat a dinner high in protein so it last long as possible (not enough though). Any suggestions for these struggles?