"To get Fit" UPDATE ..

[Wendy]

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Good stuff Cappy!

Yep I learned about the simple vs complex carbs in my Bio class and it was interesting. That is why I made a switch 11 yrs ago to wheat and stay away from white bread.

I am going to try a week without the bread and see what happens. Also how about those breakfast bars? ..like Nutrigrain.. what do you think of those? Sometimes I have one with coffee in the morning. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Another thing I have switched to and doing for 8 yrs is using Equal instead of sugar to lower my suger intake. Really and truly Cap it come in like second nature now so I can really attest that making conscious life long changes can work. It's 8 yrs now I have not useed sugar in my tea.

Thanks for the tips .. I am going to try this limit bread gig because I was able to make crucial switches before and stick with it. I am not in favor of crash diets ..I am more inclined to make switches that can be maintained for a long period of time.

BTW let me stress as Cappy said .. PLEASE DRINK UP THE WATER ALL! That is another area I improved in just by taking gradual steps in drinking more water. No I don't drink 15 gallons a day [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] but it accompanies almost ALL my meals.

Good luck all!

[SandiF]

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Great advice Capitall!

Being healthy doesn't necessarily mean giving up your favourite food and snacks all together, it simply means eating in moderation along with physical fitness.

Wendy, nutrigrain and coffee? How about trying an apple and freshly squeezed orange juice. Personally I think these little snack bars are just loaded with sugar and sodium and nothing else.

Coffee I don't drink and cannot think when last I put soda to my mouth but I definitely need to improve with my water drinking. I do drink a glass after every meal but that isn't enough.

[Wendy]

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Sandif it's the Jamaican in me..I have to drink something warm in the mornings. I usually drink coffee or some form of tea fi get rida di gas [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Fruits I have in the afternoon..that is the routine I have.

What I will do is try some mix of healthy foods each week and see what really works for me .. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Capitall]

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Those bars taste real good, but as Sandi said if you check the sugar content you will see its loaded but you can still have 1 or 2 seeing that its not easy to just drop everything.

I bet you will see or definitely feel the difference if your bread comsumption is cut, but i would prefer you try 2 weeks instead of 1.

You know what? If we really want to change our eating habits we surely can and what we have to understand is that its not a prison sentence or imprisonment, its just a change whereby you will feel better and be more enregised not to talk about how you will look.

I changed mine many yrs ago and found out that having 5 - 7 or 6 small meals help your metabolic rate increase which in turn will make you use energy even while sitting down. People will see me eating a lot of food and say i'm "lucky" to be eating all that and not showing it and blah blah BUT they fail to realise that ANYONE can do the same thing. There is a lot of foods that i dont eat weekly but will eat when i have the mind to .. for example a large pizza with pep/chicken the works [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] .. or 1/2 loaf pound cake and ice cream .. 4 - 5 chicken sandwiches from a fast food outlet [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] , but its not a weekly thing more biweekly or more. Why i dont have to worry about the fat content or calories then? Because i'm very active and its a continuation from yrs ago when i chose to be this way.

So when i hear people saying how this is hard and they cant do this and that, i dont pay it any mind because thats a mentality that wont get you anywhere because you have already defeated yourself in your mind.

Just give it the effort folks .. 110% .. nothing beats a failure but a ...

[Wendy]

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True cappy ..and the key is gradual steps.
Anything done cold turkey is bound to set you up for failure. BTW Cappy yuh know seh yuh have wan advantage ova us women right? Men have natural calorie fighting machine called muscles...that is why men can consume more calories than us women and not gain as much weight.

I am not perfect but I try. I take concious steps little by little.. If I have to use oil in any recipe I have now switched totally to Olive oil - expensive but that is Ok because I find now that you really don't have to "drown" things in grease.

I do fast food once in a blue moon and let me let you in on 2 secrets that I use in the fast food. I stop ordering COMBOS. Instead I order a sandwich (grilled chicken or whatever) and take a cup for some water. The combo meals come with too much fries and too much soda. The other thing I do sometimes is order KIDS meal. Yep ..those meals are small and you would be surprsied how you can train you stomac to get filled on a Kid's meal. Di only ting is dat mi have to dash weh di useless picney toys dem [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] But these are managebale changes for me for now and I feel good about that.

Cappy my bread cut back starts next week cause mi done ruin dis week already. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] How much slices of bread do you recommend me starting out per week? I may just make it a pernament thing...seriously [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Wendy]

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One more ting deh Cappy

How bout tings like boil banana, dumpling an plaintain..Some mighty say they are on the starchy side. What yuh seh bout dem tings deh? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[yardie fi life]

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Originally posted by Wendy:
[qb]One more ting deh Cappy

How bout tings like boil banana, dumpling an plaintain..Some mighty say they are on the starchy side. What yuh seh bout dem tings deh? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [/qb]

Yes cappy i would luv to know this too.

Wendy I am a bread and rice person too, but i was away for two weeks in wan booney place and mi never si no hard dough bread and so mi had was to do without. i had crackers ( BTW cappy are crackers better?), or just a fruit and mi tea. And i did ok, and since i have been home on Sunday only had bread once.
I have been trying to have my mint tea sugarfree . I ahve a real sweet tooth and its a task keeping away from my daily chocolate bar [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] but where there is a will there is a way [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Pepper]

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Hi Wends,

I used to put equal in my tea, but then I read an article on what goes into that stuff. Since that I don't use it anymore.

Basically, the article said that equal was nothing but chemicals that you were putting in your body. If you are not a sugar-holic, one teaspoon in your tea had less than 20 calories. Of course brown sugar is the best. Here in Florida there is something called sugar in the raw. I use that to sweeten my tea. But most times I drink tea without sugar. I am not big on sweets, so that does not bother me at all. If I am out, I don't even use a full packet of white sugar to sweeten my tea.

I am sure if you check around on the net, you can find info on the nutritional value of equal vs sugar.

[Pepper]

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Oh let me give my get fit update.

I am working out at least 4 days a week, and can feel the difference in my clothes. I have not lost any additional weight, but I am still hopeful. Went to the dr last week and my testoterone level has gone down, and my metablism has sped up. He told me to keep doing what I am doing, he did not give me any medications, so hopefully my body will get back on track by itself. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Capitall]

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The "muscle" advantage you say? Well regardless my dear if both the man and woman are overweight then it wont matter right? A lie? But in terms of both being in shape, yes it may have a more positive effect then.

One thing i always ask of people when i see them cooking with all them oil when they dont have to, and they are of the notion that the food wont taste good without it which is rubbish. I have proven that already many yrs ago, and i can cook with a dozen or more ackee to make ackee and sasltfish and use 1 tablespoon of oil and it taste very good. So do without it as much as you can.

Your fast food idea is what i have always done.. just order the sandwiches, whoever haven't tried it could see for themselves.

If you can work with 4 - 6 slices a week then you are off to a great start and rememeber the less sandwiches you crave for the less bread you will have, just try an alternative at times.

I can see your mind is already in tuned to start so thats good.

[Capitall]

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Originally posted by Wendy:
[qb]One more ting deh Cappy

How bout tings like boil banana, dumpling an plaintain..Some mighty say they are on the starchy side. What yuh seh bout dem tings deh? [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [/qb]

The banana and plaintain are on the complex side so their consumption is fine but the dumplings are made from white flour similar to bread so that can be limited but still be eaten.

[Capitall]

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Originally posted by Yaadie fi life:
[qb]Yes cappy i would luv to know this too.

Wendy I am a bread and rice person too, but i was away for two weeks in wan booney place and mi never si no hard dough bread and so mi had was to do without. i had crackers ( BTW cappy are crackers better?), or just a fruit and mi tea. And i did ok, and since i have been home on Sunday only had bread once.
I have been trying to have my mint tea sugarfree . I ahve a real sweet tooth and its a task keeping away from my daily chocolate bar [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] but where there is a will there is a way [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [/qb]

So you went without having it for 2 weeks, so it should be easy to try not having it now right? Nuh tel mi seh yu cyaaan do it .
Know the best crackers? That tuff excelsior water crackers from yawd .. not much sodium or carbs and saltines without the salt are ok ones too. Just check the content of them and even those that talk about "fat free" will be loaded with calories so that 3 crackers would be equivalent to eating a BigMac

[Capitall]

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Originally posted by Pepper:
[qb]Oh let me give my get fit update.

I am working out at least 4 days a week, and can feel the difference in my clothes. I have not lost any additional weight, but I am still hopeful. Went to the dr last week and my testoterone level has gone down, and my metablism has sped up. He told me to keep doing what I am doing, he did not give me any medications, so hopefully my body will get back on track by itself. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [/qb]

Si it deh Pep. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] not "hopefully" , it will be back on track if you continue it [img]/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[SandiF]

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How's the get fit and keep fit krewe coming on?

My fitness regiment is an ongoing process ~ swimming, riding my bicycle, jogging, muay thai and grappling (sambo and jiujitsu) classes and weight training 6 days per week.

Last week I layed off lifting, pressing, pumping weights for the week and did calisthenics. Wow! What a difference and I loved it. Now, I'm back to my weights and have now included calisthenics preferably doing it after I have done a good weight workout.

So how are you doing with your fitness? Jedi, Wendy, Pepper, Capitall ... who else?

[Wendy]

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Originally posted by SandiF:
[qb]..weights for the week and did calisthenics. Wow[/qb]

Is what dat wod yuh deh use misis? mine how yuh a cuss badwod pan di people dem board enoh [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

My cut back on certain food (like di bread) is going well BUT now I am getting home so late from work .. I can't fit in my excercise like wan time [img]/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] ..that sucks because I was getting in a routine..