How many of you follow a sports related lifestyle & diet? (56)
wulfen: Well, the title says it all. Just curious about how many here are into training regularly and following a healthy diet that helps them keep their fitness levels up.
Post your feedback & any tips about your diet play you might learned over the years.
As for me, I have been training regularly for the past 4 1/2 years, before which I was 30kgs (66lbs) overweight. Apart from training 6 days a week (Sunday being my only rest day), here's the diet plan I have been following regularly for this timespan.
It's a balanced diet that provides carbo-hydrates, vitamins, protein & iron necessary to keep up your energy, and your fat levels down.
Breakfast (Monday - Sunday): Cereal & Muesli mixed with low fat yoghurt; 1 glass fruit juice, 1 banana & 1 mug of coffee;
Mid-Morning Snack: Apple & Orange;
Lunch: Tuna 'ftira' (it's a typical Maltese bun). It's basically bread, tuna, tomatoes, fresh rukola, olive oil & 'bigilla' (a Maltese speciality, a paste of crushed beans, lentils & a tiny bit of garlic and herbs mixed with a touch of olive oil);
Dinner: 4 times a week I'll have a mixed chicken breast & red meat (roughly a ratio of 4:1 in the portion), mixed steamed vegetables (mainly peas, sweet corn & carrots), and olive oil.
Twice a week I'll have a pasta dish instead of the chicken breast dish above.
Sunday is my 'cheat' day, in which I can indulge myself to a treat, eating a different dish, a chocolate bar etc.
Re-beverages, I drink lots of water during the day, I enjoy an espresso after a meal, while in the afternoon & evening I enjoy a nice cup of tea (both the 'British' style, or else green tea).
Post your feedback & any tips about your diet play you might learned over the years.
As for me, I have been training regularly for the past 4 1/2 years, before which I was 30kgs (66lbs) overweight. Apart from training 6 days a week (Sunday being my only rest day), here's the diet plan I have been following regularly for this timespan.
It's a balanced diet that provides carbo-hydrates, vitamins, protein & iron necessary to keep up your energy, and your fat levels down.
Breakfast (Monday - Sunday): Cereal & Muesli mixed with low fat yoghurt; 1 glass fruit juice, 1 banana & 1 mug of coffee;
Mid-Morning Snack: Apple & Orange;
Lunch: Tuna 'ftira' (it's a typical Maltese bun). It's basically bread, tuna, tomatoes, fresh rukola, olive oil & 'bigilla' (a Maltese speciality, a paste of crushed beans, lentils & a tiny bit of garlic and herbs mixed with a touch of olive oil);
Dinner: 4 times a week I'll have a mixed chicken breast & red meat (roughly a ratio of 4:1 in the portion), mixed steamed vegetables (mainly peas, sweet corn & carrots), and olive oil.
Twice a week I'll have a pasta dish instead of the chicken breast dish above.
Sunday is my 'cheat' day, in which I can indulge myself to a treat, eating a different dish, a chocolate bar etc.
Re-beverages, I drink lots of water during the day, I enjoy an espresso after a meal, while in the afternoon & evening I enjoy a nice cup of tea (both the 'British' style, or else green tea).
I used to go to the gym five to six times a week. Gave that up presently, but would like to go back. I have never been overweight. I just wanted to enjoy a workout to lower my stress level.
I have kept a sport diet, very closely resembling yours, but find nothing wrong in eating a little more red meat, lamb, pork sometimes, finishing off my evening meal with a piece of dark chocolate. I love nuts but make sure I don't overeat.
As for the fruit juices I am very wary that all contain a quantity of sugar, and whatever I take tea or coffee, I add just a little bit of sugar. So I only take one glass of Cranberry juice (hate orange juice) a day in the morning after my tea and cornflakes.
I also take supplementary protein in the form of a soluble powder.
I walk about 2 km per day, and sometimes run one km.
Any advice at improving my form?
antcus: I used to go to the gym five to six times a week. Gave that up presently, but would like to go back. I have never been overweight. I just wanted to enjoy a workout to lower my stress level.
I have kept a sport diet, very closely resembling yours, but find nothing wrong in eating a little more red meat, lamb, pork sometimes, finishing off my evening meal with a piece of dark chocolate. I love nuts but make sure I don't overeat.
As for the fruit juices I am very wary that all contain a quantity of sugar, and whatever I take tea or coffee, I add just a little bit of sugar. So I only take one glass of Cranberry juice (hate orange juice) a day in the morning after my tea and cornflakes.
I also take supplementary protein in the form of a soluble powder.
I walk about 2 km per day, and sometimes run one km.
Any advice at improving my form?
I have kept a sport diet, very closely resembling yours, but find nothing wrong in eating a little more red meat, lamb, pork sometimes, finishing off my evening meal with a piece of dark chocolate. I love nuts but make sure I don't overeat.
As for the fruit juices I am very wary that all contain a quantity of sugar, and whatever I take tea or coffee, I add just a little bit of sugar. So I only take one glass of Cranberry juice (hate orange juice) a day in the morning after my tea and cornflakes.
I also take supplementary protein in the form of a soluble powder.
I walk about 2 km per day, and sometimes run one km.
Any advice at improving my form?
At 64 years of age, I think you're doing very well mate, keep it up
If you could include some light resistance training, it helps a lot in keeping the body flexible and strong. I'm talking about doing some pushups, situps & squats, so you don't need to go to the gym but can train from home.wulfen: At 64 years of age, I think you're doing very well mate, keep it up If you could include some light resistance training, it helps a lot in keeping the body flexible and strong. I'm talking about doing some pushups, situps & squats, so you don't need to go to the gym but can train from home.
Thanks mate for your comments. The pushups I find the hardest to do, and the flexing of the knees.
But besides that I go to dancing lessons once a week, and go dancing three to four times a week, and enjoy every minute of it. But to do so I have had to give up the restoration of my vehicles!!
I go to a gym 3 times a week and try to swim at least once a week. As for diet I do try to keep away from the chocoloate....honest 
Lillym: I go to a gym 3 times a week and try to swim at least once a week. As for diet I do try to keep away from the chocoloate....honest
Dark chocolate is beneficial to a good diet. Ask your dietician if you don't believe me!!
What about the other things you eat or don't eat?
antcus: Dark chocolate is beneficial to a good diet. Ask your dietician if you don't believe me!!
What about the other things you eat or don't eat?
What about the other things you eat or don't eat?
Yes dark chocolate is great in small amounts, my trouble is that if I start eating chocolate, I find it hard to stop!
antcus: Thanks mate for your comments. The pushups I find the hardest to do, and the flexing of the knees.
But besides that I go to dancing lessons once a week, and go dancing three to four times a week, and enjoy every minute of it. But to do so I have had to give up the restoration of my vehicles!!
But besides that I go to dancing lessons once a week, and go dancing three to four times a week, and enjoy every minute of it. But to do so I have had to give up the restoration of my vehicles!!
Re-the pushups, if you find difficulty in doing them in a horizontal position with your hands on the floor, try using a couple of chairs to support your hands on.
That way your body is inclined at a 45 degree angle upwards, and takes a lot of the strain off your shoulders. Ok, they're not as effective as 'normal' pushups, but still a good starting point.
I'm afraid my dancing isn't up to par though!
Even though my martial arts teacher insists that a martial artist should make a good dancer as well, since at the end of the day both martial arts & dancing require footwork techniques to perform.wulfen: Re-the pushups, if you find difficulty in doing them in a horizontal position with your hands on the floor, try using a couple of chairs to support your hands on.
That way your body is inclined at a 45 degree angle upwards, and takes a lot of the strain off your shoulders. Ok, they're not as effective as 'normal' pushups, but still a good starting point.
I'm afraid my dancing isn't up to par though! Even though my martial arts teacher insists that a martial artist should make a good dancer as well, since at the end of the day both martial arts & dancing require footwork techniques to perform.
That way your body is inclined at a 45 degree angle upwards, and takes a lot of the strain off your shoulders. Ok, they're not as effective as 'normal' pushups, but still a good starting point.
I'm afraid my dancing isn't up to par though! Even though my martial arts teacher insists that a martial artist should make a good dancer as well, since at the end of the day both martial arts & dancing require footwork techniques to perform.
Ja, I agree.... dancing and martial arts! Dancing, despite what people think ... is extremely all-round excercise.... it uses every part of your body - or should anyway, if you doing it right!... and doing lots of stretching excercises.......
I follow a good fitness programme ...... physically and dietary ....... hence the reason - I guess - younger cannot keep up with me(?)........
Body needs to be kept "clean" - and muscles need to work.
Kick boxing is extremely good too, plus you get to actually use it (if necessary) ... unlike aerobics! .....
Running, if you push yourself ... is good too. But mainly, I`ve found, is what you put into your body is how much your body responds..... and the rewards you reap.
Until 2007 i used to live a very unhealty life which resulted into gaut. From 2007 I lost 33kg and i eat only chicken and rabbit were meat (not fried only grilled) is concerned and lots of soia food. Skimmed milk and healthy cereals. Lots of water and i try to walk 90 mins per day (just finished my walk few mins ago). Want to find a gd gym to tone a bit since I was quite overweight even if I lost the extra weight I still have some tyres due. So if someone can give some good suggestion for a good gym with good instructors would be appreciated :).
dvx_76: Until 2007 i used to live a very unhealty life which resulted into gaut. From 2007 I lost 33kg and i eat only chicken and rabbit were meat (not fried only grilled) is concerned and lots of soia food. Skimmed milk and healthy cereals. Lots of water and i try to walk 90 mins per day (just finished my walk few mins ago). Want to find a gd gym to tone a bit since I was quite overweight even if I lost the extra weight I still have some tyres due. So if someone can give some good suggestion for a good gym with good instructors would be appreciated :).
Hi mate, since you live in Mosta, there's a gym there located in the Mosta Industrial estate (the martial arts dojo where I train is just 2 doors away from it), else you could try the Ta' Qali gym. It's the best one in Malta, plus it's not far from Mosta.
Good job on losing that much weight man
smoky: Ja, I agree.... dancing and martial arts! Dancing, despite what people think ... is extremely all-round excercise.... it uses every part of your body - or should anyway, if you doing it right!... and doing lots of stretching excercises.......
I completely agree with you smoky. One of my favourite martial artists, Jean Claude van Damme (who was a karate world champion in the 80's before becoming a movie star) practiced classical ballet as a child.
During an interview years later he admitted that a ballet workout is much tougher physically than his usual martial arts/gym workouts.
You also made a very good point re-a healthy diet. According to most nutritionists & fitness instructors, training alone is only 35% of the work in staying healthy, the rest is due to eating healthily.
I tried an experiment a year ago, where for a couple of months I continued to train regularly while not keeping to my strict diet; and I did notice a gradual reduction in muscle strength during that period. Once I got back to my regular diet, I quickly regained the lost fitness level.
wulfen:
I tried an experiment a year ago, where for a couple of months I continued to train regularly while not keeping to my strict diet; and I did notice a gradual reduction in muscle strength during that period. Once I got back to my regular diet, I quickly regained the lost fitness level.
Okay, I bounce this one off you ...... 6 years ago,in SA I was a runner - just a casual jogging type runner with a "normal" diet. Then I changed, for an experiment, to a strict Vegan diet ..... all raw foods, no salt... but a VAST assortment of veges/fruits/nuts/sprouts/etc... NO dairy or meats. From battling to run 10kms I began to run 20km .... easily .. no effort whatsoever...got to 30kms...... amazing amount of sheer energy! Extreme good health! (hahaha .. I still smoked cigarettes! I tried an experiment a year ago, where for a couple of months I continued to train regularly while not keeping to my strict diet; and I did notice a gradual reduction in muscle strength during that period. Once I got back to my regular diet, I quickly regained the lost fitness level.
)Running was effortless, dancing for 4 hours NON-stop was effortless!.... after working all day on farm doing manual labour..... (well, I had pauses for a quick smoke ....) But the criticism of my diet wore me down .....remarks and jibes ..... So I gave it up eventually, and became "normal" ...... Now ... well .....I think when the freezing weather is over here, I`m gonna give it another go ....... Healthy eating is SO amazing!
My mantra is .... you gotta give your body LIVE food!... (not dead animals - even though when you`re used to them they taste tasty ...when you`re not used to meat it actually stinks...... Conrad is gonna slay me now ... hahahaaaa)
smoky: Okay, I bounce this one off you ...... 6 years ago,in SA I was a runner - just a casual jogging type runner with a "normal" diet. Then I changed, for an experiment, to a strict Vegan diet ..... all raw foods, no salt... but a VAST assortment of veges/fruits/nuts/sprouts/etc... NO dairy or meats. From battling to run 10kms I began to run 20km .... easily .. no effort whatsoever...got to 30kms...... amazing amount of sheer energy! Extreme good health! (hahaha .. I still smoked cigarettes! )
Running was effortless, dancing for 4 hours NON-stop was effortless!.... after working all day on farm doing manual labour..... (well, I had pauses for a quick smoke ....) But the criticism of my diet wore me down .....remarks and jibes ..... So I gave it up eventually, and became "normal" ...... Now ... well .....I think when the freezing weather is over here, I`m gonna give it another go ....... Healthy eating is SO amazing!
My mantra is .... you gotta give your body LIVE food!... (not dead animals - even though when you`re used to them they taste tasty ...when you`re not used to meat it actually stinks...... Conrad is gonna slay me now ... hahahaaaa)
Running was effortless, dancing for 4 hours NON-stop was effortless!.... after working all day on farm doing manual labour..... (well, I had pauses for a quick smoke ....) But the criticism of my diet wore me down .....remarks and jibes ..... So I gave it up eventually, and became "normal" ...... Now ... well .....I think when the freezing weather is over here, I`m gonna give it another go ....... Healthy eating is SO amazing!
My mantra is .... you gotta give your body LIVE food!... (not dead animals - even though when you`re used to them they taste tasty ...when you`re not used to meat it actually stinks...... Conrad is gonna slay me now ... hahahaaaa)
How did you get sufficient iron and proteing from a strict vegan diet though? Although I know a few athletes who are vegetarians, they have to eat a lot more food (in terms of quantity) to get the same amount of protein.
This can also be seen in nature. Herbivore animals munch throughout the day non-stop, while a carnivore will have one good meal and then can usually go days without.
Going on a meat alone diet is definitely unhealthy, but chicken breast & fish are certainly something our body needs to stay strong. It's much easier to digest protein from meat than from vegetables after all.
wulfen: How did you get sufficient iron and proteing from a strict vegan diet though? Although I know a few athletes who are vegetarians, they have to eat a lot more food (in terms of quantity) to get the same amount of protein.
This can also be seen in nature. Herbivore animals munch throughout the day non-stop, while a carnivore will have one good meal and then can usually go days without.
Going on a meat alone diet is definitely unhealthy, but chicken breast & fish are certainly something our body needs to stay strong. It's much easier to digest protein from meat than from vegetables after all.
This can also be seen in nature. Herbivore animals munch throughout the day non-stop, while a carnivore will have one good meal and then can usually go days without.
Going on a meat alone diet is definitely unhealthy, but chicken breast & fish are certainly something our body needs to stay strong. It's much easier to digest protein from meat than from vegetables after all.
And that ... dear Wulfen ... is ONE of the main reasons tis so hard to be Vegan! ..... I dont know where or why or how ... I just know I felt better on that type of food.
Prior to that diet I was getting arthritis like pains in my hands .....and suffered quite painful ankle and general foot joints......especially after hard dancing or working .... it all went away..... Ja, one gets very skinny on that diet ... NO fat content ... but SO much energy!... glowing skin ....sparkly eyes, teeth get whiter ..... BUT ... the comments from family and friends drives one crazy! PLUS you dont get invited out for meals!(People dont know what to feed you! haha) Maybe that`s why only hermits living in caves eat like that ... hahahaaaaaa.....
Oh ... about twice a year I`d get a mouthwatering craving for a piece of fish or red meat ... and then I`d devour it ..... and be happy without it for a long time again. One learns to "listen" to the body more, I think?
An aside ... for amusement only ....
I once had a group of very unfit city folk come to stay for a few months .... in exchange for their food I fed them ... Kibbutz style!
Big pot of mixed vegetables, with rice/lentils, and some meat thrown in ...Breakfast was big pot of Oatmeal and honey....during the day loads of fruit. They were SO hungry they never complained...... devoured everything! They were doing hard manual labour .. making bricks, and hoeing land!
The only complaint I heard was ..... everyone was suddenly going to the toilet about THREE times a day! (At first they thought they were dieing! hahaha) All their flab vanished .....and they became slim, trim, and full of energy (I got more work out of them - voluntarily! hahaha)
They had all been big meat eaters ... meat takes 72 hours to leave the body ....... now they were "cleaning out" their bodies, so the sluggishness left them ...... Was quite amazing to see!
After they left, went back to their city instant and meat diet ...... put back all the flab .......
I once had a group of very unfit city folk come to stay for a few months .... in exchange for their food I fed them ... Kibbutz style!
Big pot of mixed vegetables, with rice/lentils, and some meat thrown in ...Breakfast was big pot of Oatmeal and honey....during the day loads of fruit. They were SO hungry they never complained...... devoured everything! They were doing hard manual labour .. making bricks, and hoeing land!
The only complaint I heard was ..... everyone was suddenly going to the toilet about THREE times a day! (At first they thought they were dieing! hahaha) All their flab vanished .....and they became slim, trim, and full of energy (I got more work out of them - voluntarily! hahaha)
They had all been big meat eaters ... meat takes 72 hours to leave the body ....... now they were "cleaning out" their bodies, so the sluggishness left them ...... Was quite amazing to see!
After they left, went back to their city instant and meat diet ...... put back all the flab .......
smoky: Okay, I bounce this one off you ...... 6 years ago,in SA I was a runner - just a casual jogging type runner with a "normal" diet. Then I changed, for an experiment, to a strict Vegan diet ..... all raw foods, no salt... but a VAST assortment of veges/fruits/nuts/sprouts/etc... NO dairy or meats. From battling to run 10kms I began to run 20km .... easily .. no effort whatsoever...got to 30kms...... amazing amount of sheer energy! Extreme good health! (hahaha .. I still smoked cigarettes! )
Running was effortless, dancing for 4 hours NON-stop was effortless!.... after working all day on farm doing manual labour..... (well, I had pauses for a quick smoke ....) But the criticism of my diet wore me down .....remarks and jibes ..... So I gave it up eventually, and became "normal" ...... Now ... well .....I think when the freezing weather is over here, I`m gonna give it another go ....... Healthy eating is SO amazing!
My mantra is .... you gotta give your body LIVE food!... (not dead animals - even though when you`re used to them they taste tasty ...when you`re not used to meat it actually stinks...... Conrad is gonna slay me now ... hahahaaaa)
Running was effortless, dancing for 4 hours NON-stop was effortless!.... after working all day on farm doing manual labour..... (well, I had pauses for a quick smoke ....) But the criticism of my diet wore me down .....remarks and jibes ..... So I gave it up eventually, and became "normal" ...... Now ... well .....I think when the freezing weather is over here, I`m gonna give it another go ....... Healthy eating is SO amazing!
My mantra is .... you gotta give your body LIVE food!... (not dead animals - even though when you`re used to them they taste tasty ...when you`re not used to meat it actually stinks...... Conrad is gonna slay me now ... hahahaaaa)
You have just made Nettie VERY Happy!Conrad73: You have just made Nettie VERY Happy!
Besides I don't eat half as much Meat as Nettie thinks!Conrad73: You have just made Nettie VERY Happy!
Nein Conrad ....... I really dont care what Nettie thinks or feels. I still had to stand in the queu of the abertoir to get my steak when I had the craving ....... ! ... for RED meat! I really did not think I should eat one of my dogs......... they were my pets!... the cow was unknown... plus I only wanted a small piece of it .... once in 6 months. When I felt like chicken ..... I bought a piece of chicken ..... would never have thought of eating one of my 20 pet chickens!... Lordy - what would they have thought of me?!
And I really dont like killing a fish ... so he/she was bought also!
smoky: Nein Conrad ....... I really dont care what Nettie thinks or feels. I still had to stand in the queu of the abertoir to get my steak when I had the craving ....... ! ... for RED meat! I really did not think I should eat one of my dogs......... they were my pets!... the cow was unknown... plus I only wanted a small piece of it .... once in 6 months.
When I felt like chicken ..... I bought a piece of chicken ..... would never have thought of eating one of my 20 pet chickens!... Lordy - what would they have thought of me?!
And I really dont like killing a fish ... so he/she was bought also!
When I felt like chicken ..... I bought a piece of chicken ..... would never have thought of eating one of my 20 pet chickens!... Lordy - what would they have thought of me?!
And I really dont like killing a fish ... so he/she was bought also!
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Post your feedback & any tips about your diet play you might learned over the years.
As for me, I have been training regularly for the past 4 1/2 years, before which I was 30kgs (66lbs) overweight. Apart from training 6 days a week (Sunday being my only rest day), here's the diet plan I have been following regularly for this timespan.
It's a balanced diet that provides carbo-hydrates, vitamins, protein & iron necessary to keep up your energy, and your fat levels down.
Breakfast (Monday - Sunday): Cereal & Muesli mixed with low fat yoghurt; 1 glass fruit juice, 1 banana & 1 mug of coffee;
Mid-Morning Snack: Apple & Orange;
Lunch: Tuna 'ftira' (it's a typical Maltese bun). It's basically bread, tuna, tomatoes, fresh rukola, olive oil & 'bigilla' (a Maltese speciality, a paste of crushed beans, lentils & a tiny bit of garlic and herbs mixed with a touch of olive oil);
Dinner: 4 times a week I'll have a mixed chicken breast & red meat (roughly a ratio of 4:1 in the portion), mixed steamed vegetables (mainly peas, sweet corn & carrots), and olive oil.
Twice a week I'll have a pasta dish instead of the chicken breast dish above.
Sunday is my 'cheat' day, in which I can indulge myself to a treat, eating a different dish, a chocolate bar etc.
Re-beverages, I drink lots of water during the day, I enjoy an espresso after a meal, while in the afternoon & evening I enjoy a nice cup of tea (both the 'British' style, or else green tea).