Alright, I wasn't going to bother with a log because my plans for the year, health and fitness wise, were quite similiar to Lao Lao's plans posted here and I got a ton of good info from there so didn't see the need. But I do have a few q's and there's no harm in having a thread to keep me motivated http://www.irishpokerboards.com/foru...ead.php?t=7246
My aims aren't too specific. I'm not looking for any drastic weight loss, however I would like to cut some fat especially around the stomach area but I'm hoping this will come as a by-product of my main aim which is to be able to participate in a triathalon by the year's end.
At the minute I'm in decent shape physically but am very unfit. I'm 5'11' and roughly 12-12.5 stone. Basically my plan is to hit the gym 4-5 times a week and alternate between cardio and weights. I will most likely focus on the programme Emmet posted in the above thread and focus on high intensity interval training on the treadmill/bike/cross-trainer, most likely alternating the days between cardio and weights. I haven't been in the gym in a few weeks now with Christmas and all that but will be back in again on Monday.
The other thing is diet. My diet wasn't great the past year but wasn't terrible either. Anyway, over the last few days I've tried to incorporate some of the advice from Lao Lao's thread into my diet.
I'll give yesterday's and today's meals so far:
Yesterday:
Breakfast: One boiled, one bowl of 4 weetabix, normal milk
Lunch: Big tin of tuna
Dinner: Steak, mushrooms, brocolli, carrots, potatoes. Now that wouldnt be a regular dinner for me; it's alot healthier than I'd usually have but I'm going to try keep it up.
Late night snack: Bowl of 4 weetabix, milk.
Today:
Breakfast: Two boiled eggs.
Lunch: A white roll with butter, smoked salmon, lettuce and black pepper.
Dinner: Roast chicken with potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, sprouts, gravy.
Some of the foods I regularly intake that may have to be axed: milk (~2 litres a day), bread (eat quite a lot of rolls), smoked salmon, pasta & pasta sauces, potatoes. Would have been eating a fair amount of junk food but obv I realise I have to avoid this.
Now considering my aim isn't exactly to lose weight, more get fit and cut some fat, is it important that I drop the above items? I would find milk pretty hard to drop completely but I can certainly cut it down. I will drop the white bread pretty easily. Not sure if the smoked salmon is even bad but I'm sure it's not good.
The thing is I have no problem having a protein-heavy diet as outlined in LaoLao's thread but I have trouble having a dinner with no carbs. I'll happily guzzle through a large amount of tuna, turkey, chicken, steak etc but it's very rare I'd have a dinner without spuds/pasta/rice. What sort of alternatives do ye recommend? I read Jackybacks post in the thread that was very good and gave a few ideas for good foods but most of the dinner plans were protein-rich meats accompanied by just salad or veg. Anyone know about the pastas available in health shops, would they be any use?
My aims aren't too specific. I'm not looking for any drastic weight loss, however I would like to cut some fat especially around the stomach area but I'm hoping this will come as a by-product of my main aim which is to be able to participate in a triathalon by the year's end.
At the minute I'm in decent shape physically but am very unfit. I'm 5'11' and roughly 12-12.5 stone. Basically my plan is to hit the gym 4-5 times a week and alternate between cardio and weights. I will most likely focus on the programme Emmet posted in the above thread and focus on high intensity interval training on the treadmill/bike/cross-trainer, most likely alternating the days between cardio and weights. I haven't been in the gym in a few weeks now with Christmas and all that but will be back in again on Monday.
The other thing is diet. My diet wasn't great the past year but wasn't terrible either. Anyway, over the last few days I've tried to incorporate some of the advice from Lao Lao's thread into my diet.
I'll give yesterday's and today's meals so far:
Yesterday:
Breakfast: One boiled, one bowl of 4 weetabix, normal milk
Lunch: Big tin of tuna
Dinner: Steak, mushrooms, brocolli, carrots, potatoes. Now that wouldnt be a regular dinner for me; it's alot healthier than I'd usually have but I'm going to try keep it up.
Late night snack: Bowl of 4 weetabix, milk.
Today:
Breakfast: Two boiled eggs.
Lunch: A white roll with butter, smoked salmon, lettuce and black pepper.
Dinner: Roast chicken with potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, sprouts, gravy.
Some of the foods I regularly intake that may have to be axed: milk (~2 litres a day), bread (eat quite a lot of rolls), smoked salmon, pasta & pasta sauces, potatoes. Would have been eating a fair amount of junk food but obv I realise I have to avoid this.
Now considering my aim isn't exactly to lose weight, more get fit and cut some fat, is it important that I drop the above items? I would find milk pretty hard to drop completely but I can certainly cut it down. I will drop the white bread pretty easily. Not sure if the smoked salmon is even bad but I'm sure it's not good.
The thing is I have no problem having a protein-heavy diet as outlined in LaoLao's thread but I have trouble having a dinner with no carbs. I'll happily guzzle through a large amount of tuna, turkey, chicken, steak etc but it's very rare I'd have a dinner without spuds/pasta/rice. What sort of alternatives do ye recommend? I read Jackybacks post in the thread that was very good and gave a few ideas for good foods but most of the dinner plans were protein-rich meats accompanied by just salad or veg. Anyone know about the pastas available in health shops, would they be any use?
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