The Healthy Thread
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- scarabin2
my thing is soups, lately.
butternut squash is easy– cube a bigass squash, sautee it with a diced onion and some garlic till soft, add a bunch of broth (i often make mine by boiling pulp i freeze after juicing stuff), add whatever spices you want (i've been doing sage, a lil nutmeg, some garam masala). puree to the consistency you like.
- you going to dig this one http://dinersjournal…yurimon
- you had me at "curried"scarabin
- And can I add Gordon Motherfucking Ramsey's broccoli soup. It shouldn't ... but it does.MrT
- haha I've been making soups in the vitamix lately... gonna try this recipe asap.dorkKn1ght
- docpoz1
my fave soup is boiled fish with kale in a mushroom cream with or without some added milk.
Filling and lean.
- MrT1
Yep, a lot like mummified turds but I can't get enough of 'em.
- i like making banana chips in the dehydrator but never even thought of thisscarabin
- im guessing those are done in an oven?scarabin
- I'm not making them, they're only occasionally at the store so I'm always on to it. I think they dry them in the sun...MrT
- these are sugar bombsdrgs
- Sureshot's leftovers?utopian
- pinkfloyd1
Pulled my lowerback 5 days ago, can't workout for a while :(
- oh damn. that sucks. just finally after 5-4 weeks of pain my back is back to normal.inteliboy
- Shitty, that means you gotta work on that core strength moreburd-turglar
- mg332
Long post but some of you might enjoy reading all this. For those that asked about the app I've been, using, Lose It!, here are some screenshots and explanations of some of the key features.
Daily Calorie Totals - Shows what your budget is, what you've consumed, what you've burned off, how much is left.
Daily Calorie Totals with Week View - Shows what you've consumed per day and a running total of how low/high you are against your target.
Daily Nutrients - Shows what you've consumed per day and where you are against the weekly average.
Nutrients - Shows the breakdown of fat, carbs, and protein. I use this one a ton to make sure I'm getting my ideal percentage of protein per day. Shows the per-day breakdown for that week.
Daily / Weekly Goals - Show's where you are against goals including nutrient percentage and total amounts. Includes weight goals, body fat goals, step goals, workout minutes, workout calories, etc.
Protein breakdown per day - Green line show target, blue bars show progress per day against that target. The protein target can be hard, mainly because I've found a lot of protein comes with more carbs than I want.
Daily Food Log - Allows for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks, Exercise, and Notes. Can add food / ingredients manually, or using bar codes. All things that are entered are stored for reuse.
Weight Goal Tracking - Basically, you enter your existing weight, and enter a goal weight. Then you choose what you want to try and lose per week: 2 lbs, 1 1/2 lbs, 1 lb, .5 lbs. I'm sure you can do weight gain as well. You can also choose to maintain current weight. I just manually enter my weight every morning. That's it.
Here's what the weight goal UI looks like.
As far as tracking workouts, I use a trio of apps (I don't know why they don't combine into one) called MotiFIT, MotiFIT Run, and MotiFIT Ride. The Polar heart rate monitor app doesn't work with it's own product because of a bug. Hilarious. The MotiFIT apps are nicely designed and sync with the HR monitor.
That's a post-workout view of heart rate, calories burned, and average heart rate.
Here's a cycling view, post-ride.
And overall details from cycling. The running app does the same thing.
I also use Strava when cycling because the UI is much nicer and it tracks "segments" of your rides, so you can see progress against beating those segment times. Really cool. Both cycling apps are just using the GPS for distance / speed; I don't have a computer on my bike this year (but next year I will).
It took me a while to figure out how all of this needs to connect to prevent data overwriting, and to ensure I'm using the same apps for calorie burn tracking and heart rate. It's basically doing this:
MotiFIT: I track all weight workouts and indoor cardio heart rate with this. It pushes to the Nike Health app's Workouts section.
MotiFIT Run and Ride: I track running and biking with these for heart rate, speed, distance, etc. They are imported into the MotiFIT app, and do not push to Nike Health.
Strava: I only use Strava for cycling but don't use the heart rate and calorie data, because even though it shows heart rate, it doesn't use it to calculate calorie burn (weird). I basically use Strava for the distance tracking and segments, and nicer UI design.
Nike Running: I only track running distance / pace / speed with Nike Running, because I've been using this for years and have a lot of data saved on it. It syncs with heart rate, too.
KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE.
- thats cool, i used it in the past, but entering everything i eat had become a boring task and i was all nervous when i forgot a day. But its a good app.Ben99
- That's pretty awesome! In May I weighed 188. I'm down to 160, looking to get down to 155 and maintain. I feel wonderful and have more energy than ever.kona
- This app might help me lose those last 5 pain in the ass pounds.kona
- Awesome Kona! You and I talked about this stuff in person YEARS ago. I'm so happy with what I'm achieving.mg33
- Ben - I simply can't go to bed if I've not entered everything. I pretty much do it as I'm eating. It's true about habits forming. I'd go nuts if I skipped one.mg33
- But I wish the app had a "screw it" meal where you could acknowledge you ate something terrible, but couldn't total up the nutrients.mg33
- Kona - are you taking a fat burner at all? I'm having great success from Myokem Pyroxamine. I also use their pre-workout product.mg33
- Downloading nowbklyndroobeki
- Ben990
I weighted 198 lvb 2 years ago, drop that to 178 lvb and gain some muscles to 183 at the moment. All this from 2 sessions of intense martial arts every week, 50min of bike every day from may to october. Eating normally, no strict regime.
- good on you. ever do burpees or any bodyweight work?garbage
- Burpees are the real dealburd-turglar
- we something similar in our classesBennn
- mg330
Progress since September 1st. Damn I was happy to see this drop today!
- imbecile2
I go back and forth between taking these.
Every time I start taking them, I seem to improve my mood / productivity / clarity in the morning. Who knows, could be a placebo.
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I take 3 of these before I swim and I can swim for an hour. For me these almost completely remove the "burn" from extended effort. Night / day difference.
once I got my cardio up, I don't take them every time, but definitely notice a difference in my output every time I do. Again may be placebo.
- scarabin0
"IS COCONUT OIL JUST FOR RUBBING ON YOUR TITTIES, OR IS IT TRULY A ‘SUPERFOOD’?"
http://shannonskitchen.com/2015/…
poke around the site, this lady's got a sense of humor
- cool linkBennn
- I like it and she is funny. The idea of superfoods is a load of crap anyway. IMHO.MrT
- sweet potatoes are superterry_cloth
- so is a nice single malt, but that's a different story.MrT
- Brazzers...BusterBoy
- unless there is pictures of said titty rubbing, i think i will passautoflavour
- Great for making pancakes. Grease the pan with a little coconut oil and
mmmmmmmmstoplying
- mg330
Thought I'd share this. It's all my progress since really getting dedicated to a better diet and consistent exercise since Sept 1st. 2015. What you don't see is that on Sept 1st. my weight was maybe 191; I did the first bio signature measurements on Sept 8th.
I do the measurements with my trainer about every 6 weeks. Went up slightly on the last one - probably from some beer the night before and a late dinner. Also had a couple weeks off over Christmas, and scaled back from the 6 days a week that got me to 176lbs to 4 workouts a week - 3 weight days, and 1 day of interval running and some stretching. Pretty damn proud of this and I'm working my ass of to get to 15% body fat at my next measurement.
Anyone else do these regularly?
- What's your resting hear rate?weirdname
- Mine's 50, my doctor told me to fuck off and only give a call if I needed another fucking certificate.weirdname
- #healthweirdname
- Somewhere in the 80s. Just looked back over data in my phone and measured as I sit at my desk at work. It was 88.mg33
- Doing absolutely nothing, like before bed or in the morning though, it's in the 60s.mg33
- 60 is good. Check it in the morning right after you wake up. Keep up the good work!weirdname
- Thanks! It feels really good. Best shape of my life right now. Seeing verified results is just icing on the cake.mg33
- I know we are all trying to look good in our panties but a sign of true good health is in the heart.weirdname
- I'm just trying to be in the best shape ever when I'm out in Colorado snowboarding in March. ;) And to reduce a life insurance premium.mg33
- Better than the superficial changes are the inward changes you will feel when you start moving.weirdname
- RUP weirdnameprospect
- bklyndroobeki0
Qoob doctors, why do my eyes water so much?
I've dealt with this for some time now (usually only happens outdoors, in certain conditions ...could be light wind or strong wind... today's wind forget about it. It's beginning to become a huge inconvenience, lots of tissues and since i can never hold on to a hanky...
people think I'm in tears and it couldn't be further from the truth.
Something up w/ my ducts?
- absolutely no visine.bklyndroobeki
- only happens outdoors which makes me think allergies?bklyndroobeki
- Mine do too.kona
- Cold wind and temperatures are drying to your eyes. Your eyes might actually water more than normal as they try to make enough tears to combat the extra drynesskona
- So it's actually a good thing? Weird b/c I don't see other folks accessibly wiping their eyes when in those conditions -- good to know i'm not the only 1bklyndroobeki
- kona0
My wife is the regional coordinator for pilates, group fitness, and what not for a pretty big gym. She's been teaching pilates for a number of years and has always suggested I go. She finally talked me into it last Saturday (well, I saw that Matt Forte of the Chicago Bears does it and he had a compelling argument for a man of my age) so I took her class.
I'm still. Incredibly. Sore.
Like, getting out of my chair is a struggle kind of sore... it's Thursday people.
I thought I was in great shape but that shit was insane. I'm all hanging and stretching in ways I didn't think possible. I was a mess.
I loved it though. mg33. If you're looking to add a little something else to your routine that will help your muscle longevity and flexibility, try Pilates.
- pinkfloyd-1
I started going to the gym again about a month ago. Mainly doing weights, and eating healthy. Progress pic
- nice work pinkflloyd. keep it up. i bet the ladies swoon!capn_ron
- thanks man!pinkfloyd
- nice! i've just been eating pizza all dayscarabin
- pizza for 'dem carbs and proteinpinkfloyd
- you wax man?drake-von-drake
- yes, i wax my ballspinkfloyd
- schweeeeeet!drake-von-drake
- drake-von-drake0
- Looks tasty, I need to try that.pinkfloyd
- they are ultra tasty and super LOW CARB bro, you will get addicted.drake-von-drake
- Definitely not low carb. Quinoa is mostly carbs.section_014
- no, it's low-carb http://www.livestron…drake-von-drake
- what I am trying to say is that it's LOWER carb than pasta and most rices, etc.drake-von-drake
- bklyndroobeki1
Primal time to jog is _____ ?
I want to say 6a, but could be totally wrong. Any of you running nerds know? mg33, scarabin?
I see people freq. jogging @ night... I don't get it.
Just want to get back into the swing, consistently, for the next 15 days (at least).
- morning too sleepy.. evenings it helps clear your head after messed up daysyovkov
- I don't think it matters. It's a you thing. You're burning calories, either way. Frequency of when you burn them, is up to you, IMO.drake-von-drake
- i never have the energy at night so it's mornings for me when i do itscarabin
- 0 energy after work
missed this morning :/
woke up at 4:45 and hit the snoozebklyndroobeki
- Bennn1
Any links to websites, blogs or apps that suggest SUPER MEGA ULTRA easy/fast healty recipes??
I really hate cooking. I'm looking for the easiest meals ever.
Help me sheeple!
- https://www.reddit.c…scarabin
- https://www.reddit.c…scarabin
- thanks ScaBennn
- chop onions, peppers, mushrooms, or whatever veggies you want and garlic and vegan sausage. sautee until cooked. serve with rice.sarahfailin
- https://www.dominos.…sarahfailin
- :)Bennn
- just eat them whole, eat a tomato as an appledrgs
- drake-von-drake-3
From NE Patriots QB Tom Brady
http://www.tb12store.com/collect…
- bklyndroobeki2
ok to go HAM at the gym if I haven't been in a while?
muscles sore as hell and I'm not sure I'm stretching properly, but I want to try and go 6-7 days this week.
- Take it easy. Muscles are tight when first getting back so you're more susceptible to injury. Try warming up on a bike, rowing, or air squats. Active warmups.IRNlun6
- Avoid static stretches. They're detrimental to strength gains since they lengthen muscles and decrease power output.IRNlun6
- Recovery and nutrition are equally as important to lifting and exercise.IRNlun6
- good advice. going to take it easy... didn't know rowing was a warmup, haven't used that machine ever. what's a static stretch?bklyndroobeki
- static stretch = pulling on your body parts to stretch.zarkonite
