Workout Woes

[The Patriot]

I don't know what a macronutrient profile is or how to change it. If most of what I eat is either fruit, salad, chicken, turkey or cheese, is that ok?

How big an issue is the sugar in the sweet tea? Hello, my name is SillyGirl, and I'm a sweet teaaholic. :blush:

Thanks for all of your help, Maurice.

 

[liddabet]

Our macronutrients are carbs/protein/fat

Conventional thought is that a 60%/30%/10% is ideal.

But I will tell you that balance is a recipe for gaining weight.

Sugar should be avoided as much as possible.

It causes an increase in insulin levels. Insulin is a storage hormone leading directly to fat storage.

 

[Helpful Answers]

I don't eat a lot of carbs, I mostly just daydream about them. sigh I will cut down on the tea, I know, I have a problem.

Is there any benefit to taking Krill every other day instead of daily? When I took it every day the bruising thing got worse.

 

[Jiggadju]

Hmmmm.......I would switch to ground flax seeds and add them to your salads daily.

You will be able to find them at that natural food store you were telling me about in chat.

 

[carmenH2-ali]

Excellent thread, thank you MB and SG. How many times a day should one eat? I am told 5 to 6 times a day, small meals of course.

 

[Pompal 09.]

I eat 4-5 times per day myself.

But I don't eat any cereal grains or breads so my total carb count most likely doesn't exceed much over 100 grams a day.

I read once that sumo wrestlers in an effort to gain weight only eat twice per day.

They skip breakfast and gorge on lunch and right before bed. Eating in the old days tons of rice.

Before I knew better about 25 years ago I used eat 6 cups (cooked) of brown rice a day. Plus around 200-250 grams of protein daily and not to much fat.

I weighed consistently between 250-285lb's for years but Although strong as an ox didn't look to good with my shirt off.

By dropping the carbs and increasing my fat intake ( 100 grams/ day) I was able to actually drop weight and lower my body fat level substantially.

Then the injuries caught up to me......But it was a fun ride while it lasted,lol.

 

[Pig]

Blech! I mean, um, ok. How much per day, and do they have to be with food? Some days I don't eat much.

The other day I was told of the website of a Dr. Mercola, haven't you mentioned him before? I looked at it and it seemed like it would be right up your alley.

As always, I appreciate your input, thank you.

 

[Old Folkie]

''Blech''..........Sounds like you have convinced yourself before you have tasted them. In which case you are doomed to not succeed.

And yes you add them with food. To eat them alone well the taste would be to bland for most people I would imagine.

Yes I have read Dr. Mercola's views on health and agree with most of what he stands for. Here's quote from him about insulin.

''insulin is the key to the vast majority of chronic illness''

 

[Chasity]

I said Blech! because I used to use those Mila seeds and didn't care for them much, but you're right I should not assume the flax seeds will be the same. Thank you for the advice.

 

[forumAdmin]

How does this work with abs? If I change direction with every set, are the muscles from the previous set resting? Or are all those muscles too close together for that? :dontknow: