Muff's Modules & More

suboptimal · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:01 pm Post subject:

I find a balanced approach (calorie wise) to meals is pretty essential. Making breakfast a decent part of my daily caloric intake has been a good way to manage cravings and at-the-desk inputs. If I have time I make an English muffin (note: not Irish muffins, beef's not healthy) with an egg, bit of cheese and Morning Star breakfast patty, and a piece of fruit. That ensures that I can get to lunch and be happy with a salad. Dinner I just eat an absolute crapload of veggies and stay light on carbs.

Between this and my cycling routine I dropped from 250+ to about 198 today. I credit the cycling with a lot of the weight loss, but eating has been a big part.

modulator_esp · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:13 pm Post subject:

lots of raw cabbage, carrot, pepper, chilli, cucumber, onion, tomatoes, fruit

making vegi chillies and curries using quorn instead of meat

cutting out pasta, rice and potatoes, no bread, except my bacon, chilli and tomato cob for breakfast at work

lots of exercise, at gym 4-5 nights a week for 90 mins cardio and 30 mins weights, also go out for a walk/run in my lunch break when I can

only eating 'nice' stuff very occasionally as a real treat, and if possible, before exercise

only drinking alcohol when I'm out

seems to have worked as I have lost 6 stone (84 pounds) in the last year and feel much, much better for it smile

worstofthewurst · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:30 pm Post subject:

Pan fried lamb leg steak, collards or kale fried in the drippings.

Eggs fried in coconut oil.

Grass-fed ribeye.

Slow cooked pork shoulder.

You guys are torturing yourselves.

drewtoothpaste · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:16 pm Post subject:

ignatius · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:20 pm Post subject:

emdot_ambient · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject:

LoFi Junglist · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:55 pm Post subject:

I have the same diet for bulking up or cutting down, only difference is what type of exercise routine I'm doing (cardio vs weight training).

Breakfast choices:
Glass of milk and puffed oats
Glass of milk and porridge

yoghurt and fruit for morning tea.

Lunch and Dinner choices (I alternate regularly):
Salad with either Tuna, chicken pieces or turkey shavings (greens and nuts)
Chicken with broccoli, capsican, zucchini, mushroom.
Tuna or chicken salad roll for lunch, depends on if I'm going to have a big day.

Throughout the day:
Unlimited fruit and nuts (non salted nuts)
Unlimited juice (basically any fruit or veg in the fridge that's not looking too fresh go's in the juicer)
Shaved turkey or chicken.
100gram cans of tuna with a bit of mayonnaise mixed in.
cheeses and pickled things platter

Sometimes I swap lunch choices for dinner choices to mix it up, if my mum & Step dad have been fishing they might drop some off for me, so I'll eat that instead of tuna.
I'm pretty lucky that a shop near me regularly has Chicken breast for $5-6 a Kilo, instead of the usual $10-11, so I get a couple of kilos each week.

I only have "treats" when I'm with friends (can be anything), I'm a firm believer that nothing's bad in moderation, it'll just wreck you if you make a habit of it.

decaying.sine · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:21 pm Post subject:

I really like quinoa. It's delicious and is one of the few non meats to pack all the essential amino acids.

theglyph · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:00 pm Post subject:

This is a great thread! I've been struggling over many years to get myself into a healthy state and I know very well that the only thing that works is personal discipline alongside quality knowledge about food and it's interaction with the human body. It's not rocket science but there's enough BS out there to distract people into frustration and ultimate failure.

Back on topic, I love seafood and salmon is my favorite. I could eat salmon for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It's generally expensive as it's not native to Florida but I can get it frozen for a reasonable price.

D/A A/D · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:34 pm Post subject:

Soba with Shoyu
Chickpeas (usually chana masala)
Lentils (usually dahl)
Edamame

Yuuup.

Alex

Dr. Sketch-n-Etch · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:35 pm Post subject:

After a rather dissolute life on the eating front, I had a recent epiphany. I'm 40 pounds overweight, but I'm healthy as a horse (low BP, low blood sugar, low cholesterol, etc). However, I just decided a little while ago to change my ways (I still don't get much exercise, though). Here's what I'm eating most days:

Breakfast:
Oatmeal with almond slices, some brown sugar, and a sprinkling of All-Bran for added fibre. I cream it up with a couple tablespoons of half-and-half (sorry). The nice thing about oatmeal is that it really keeps you satisfied all morning.

Lunch: It varies, but lately it's been half a tub of "Lentils and Ancient Grains" soup from Trader Joe's and a banana. Trader Joe's has quite a lot of awesome and healthy stuff.

Dinner: Whatever my wife cooks, but lately it's been pretty vegetable heavy and starch/meat light. Anything with quinoa is awesome.

A great snack in the evening: Toss a bag of Trader Joe's frozen edamame in a pot of boiling water, pop it in a bowl, sprinkle on a bit of salt, and pass it around.

I'm an ice-creamaholic (I drive across the US/Canada border for Tillamook Mudslide or Oregon Black Cherry), but I haven't had any in the house for weeks. I'm really looking forward to trying that Arctic Zero stuff Drew mentioned, but our Whole Foods doesn't carry it (because of labeling issues: why can't our two countries just synchronize all that shit? Nobody speaks French outside of Quebec, and our nutritional labels don't say anything more than US ones do. It's really ridiculous, and just one more way the Canadian government punishes its citizens for being Canadian).

space6oy · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:51 pm Post subject:

i've been vegetarian / pescetarian for about 8 years now, don't really keep track of my diet, but i know switching from diet / zero pops to just drinking water all the time is practically instant weight loss regardless of the actual calorie intake, or at least it was for me. almonds (and pistachios, probably other nuts) are great healthy snacks. ellipticals are SO much friendlier & more effective than running. my curses are that i hardly ever feel like eating until i'm starving and i love

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hadn't heard of shiritake before, & i love japanese, thai & indian foods, will have to look that up, thanks!

+1 on welcome to the mess, stalfosia! nanners

digital_steve · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 9:55 pm Post subject:

Any soup that has chilli and lentils hidden/blended into it

... i'm on my 4th shit of the day and working on a 5th; that's gotta take weight off.

amnesia · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:04 pm Post subject:

wake up
Morning = potein shake

play modular

Lunch = sardines, some nuts

play modular

Dinner = brown rice, meat, veggies

play modular

go to bed

repeat

ignatius · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:09 pm Post subject:

ignatius · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:11 pm Post subject:

ok - ice cream fiends.. if you ever pas through portland look for the Salt and Straw. omg.. some really great flavors but i'm addicted to their chocolate + gooey brownies. jesus.. i have 0 will power with that stuff.

http://saltandstraw.com/

ignatius · Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:14 pm Post subject:

drewtoothpaste · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:45 am Post subject:

The thing that always trips me up is I stop counting calories / tracking my input and output over time. Then thing start creeping up, you don't think about how much you're actually eating, etc... and a 50 calorie surplus a day for a year is gaining five pounds. I can eat that much without even noticing.

modulator_esp · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:53 am Post subject:

natural fat free yoghurt makes a great dressing for salads smile

Drumdrumdrumdrum · Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:55 am Post subject:

Low fat diet ice cream lover here too.