Ok!! Not quite a newbie, but......

[gemtkd]

right!!

I've been away from the forum and TKD for a fair while! I had 2 kids and no spare time!!

As of sunday I'm going to a 1 hour TKD class, Hoping to builld on once a week and get rid of this excess weight and get some muscle back!

so was wondering if anyone could give me some diet tips?! I have been getting pretty annoyed with myself and even considered an only rice diet!! I know it's ridiculous, but starting to get a bit desperate!! Doesn't help that I LOVE food lol!!

So rant over, if anyone could give me eating tips, and maybe ideas oof little things I can do at home!! It would be so appreciated!!

Thanks guys

Gem:)

[Mitch]

Do you eat at work or make all your meals at home?

Mitch

[gemtkd]

Most of my meals are at home, though at work all they really offer is bacon or sausage rolls, which doesn't help!!:o

[seiken steve]

First piece of advice would be.
Never ever go on a [insert generic 'superfood/flavour of the month] diet.

A good diet is about balance and moderation.

Cut out processed carby ready meals for a start, prepare as much of your food from scratch as you can, Pre-made Pre-packaged meals are usually full of total crap.

Without going into the carb/no carb argument, the best advice I could offer would be switching all your breads, rices, pastas to wholegrain (brown) and reduce the amount you eat, most of your energy should come from fats and proteins.
Try and get plenty of sleep too.
Cue coma/cosmic fish.

[simon s]

Most of my meals are at home, though at work all they really offer is bacon or sausage rolls, which doesn't help!!:o

Every single person will offer diet advice based on what suits them.

You first need to discover what gives you the best energy release throughout the day. For me I like a fairly high protein diet, for you it may be more carb based (I doubt it though).
Once you have this down you can prepare food in the evening and take it to work.

Salads are good as you can add what you like, the same goes for pasta. Chicken, nuts, seeds, onion, tomato, tuna, whatever you desire can be made the night before and kept in the refridgerator overnight.

If you are a meat eater try to but good quality and do not remove the fat. It is absolutely wrong that this is bad for you. Good quality fat is a very good source of energy. If you have not tried eating fat for energy I suggesy giving it a go and replace some of your carbs with fat and see how it affects you.

I am having an internet problem at home so may not be able to answer any questions till I get back to work on Monday, but please ask away if you need any further help.

[Frodocious]

What Steve says!

Cut out all fizzy drinks, fruit juices, as much premade food as possible and as much junk food as possible (a treat once or twice a week is ok as long as you don't go mad with it). If the only food available in work is crap take your own. Make up a big tub of tuna or salmon salad and take portions of it to work, or a box of chicken and veggies that can be microwaved (if you have access to one). Up the amount of veggies you eat and the amount of fat and protein and cut the processed starchy carbs (make sure you watch the calories though). Don't be tempted into going for the low fat version of foods, they are usually laden with sugar and other additives.

It is worth spending some time monitoring your calories in/out using a site such as Fitday

http://www.fitday.com/

[simon s]

Without going into the carb/no carb argument, the best advice I could offer would be switching all your breads, rices, pastas to wholegrain (brown) and reduce the amount you eat, most of your energy should come from fats and proteins.
Try and get plenty of sleep too.
Cue coma/cosmic fish.

Spot on advice.

[SpikeD]

I have been following (loosely) the primal eating style plan as it was suggested in a similar thread and i have found it very effective.
I found it difficult at first getting used to reducing carb intake from my usual 300+ grams a day to ~100 grams and particularly the reduction of breads, rice and of course pastry.

It took about a week before my body got used to using fats as a large source of energy, but i can honestly say that since then i do not crave the sweet things for the majority of the time, only occasionaly does it tempt me, and i have at least two days a week where i do eat more carbs.
I have lost about 8 pounds and, more significantly for me because i was getting a bit too wibbly, around 2 inches off the waist line.

[gemtkd]

Absolutely gutted?!! As you know the snow is horrendous at the moment, but I thought "no, nothing's gonna stop me, I'm going no matter what"!! Went to the other side of town and out to this wee town, to find the class was cancelled?!! Gutted!!

[Doublejab]

Damn, unlucky!

I allow myself one bad day a week, on which I eat more than usual and also have one takeaway of any kind. Usually a burger and chips! I find with that in place I'm much more likely to stick to regular small and healthy meals on the other six days.

[seiken steve]

Damn, unlucky!

I allow myself one bad day a week, on which I eat more than usual and also have one takeaway of any kind. Usually a burger and chips! I find with that in place I'm much more likely to stick to regular small and healthy meals on the other six days.

On a Sunday i let myself eat a couple of yum-yums from the bakery at work, proper cheers me up and gives me something to look forward to.

I do most of my heavy lifting on a Monday so i kid myself that I'm topping up my glycogen levels in preparation :)

[gemtkd]

Well, Started eating yoghurt for breakfast, either greek, or that activia stuff!! Though activia has mostly disgusting flavours, so not keen!! Replaced one meal a week with healthy turkey bagel burgers! and working on not eating so much crap!! Oh and I do a nice soup, which is sort of healthy, though it has bacon in it!!

[seiken steve]

Nowt wrong with bacon mate!

I'd be careful with super market smokey bacon mind, most places now have a "spray on" smokey flavour instead of actually smoking it, the spray on contains a lot of crap! I’m fairly sure there’s a petrol chemical in it but I wouldn’t quote me on that.

[gemtkd]

Well, I'm considered a bit weird as I don't like smokey bacon, I'm an unsmoked back bacon lady!! lol

[Frodocious]

Bacon is great, so don't feel bad about eating it.

Be careful with the Activia stuff, I'm pretty sure it's low fat so is probably full of sugar. Get full fat greek yoghurt, add some berries (defrosted frozen or fresh) and some cinnamon.

[johnferrignon]

"A good diet is about balance and moderation." So true. As for me, I don't really follow all the things on a diet list. What I do is I just moderate what I eat and be consistent in my daily exercise.

[AnxietyCoachJoh]

:cool:Best Diet Tip Eat protein at every meal.

Protein is more satisfying than carbohydrates or fats, and thus may be the new secret weapon in weight control.

"Diets higher in protein [and] moderate in carbs, along with a lifestyle of regular exercise, have an excellent potential to help weight loss," says University of Illinois protein researcher Donald Layman, PhD.

Getting enough protein helps preserve muscle mass and encourages fat burning while keeping you feeling full. So be sure to include healthy protein sources, like yogurt, cheese, nuts, or beans, at meals and snacks.