re: 39 years old, 6'2 250 lbs. Time to do something

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hey man, his little cult has changed me and my family's life in 1 month. We are all in better shape and feel amazing

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That's why I said in my post that there are multiple ways to skin a cat. That's awesome that Keto has worked for you. I have no issues with that at all, but it's not for me. What annoys me is the cult like following, where some of the followers try to make you believe their way is the ONLY way. I feel the same about CrossFit too. No doubt, both have tremendous benefits, but it doesn't need to be forced onto people as the only option. Hell, the way I'm dieting has lots of Keto similarities.

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I would love to hear more ideas on what to get to eat that is more healthier

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The internet is your best friend here. I'm not sure what you like, and what you don't. I pretty damn picky, and don't like a lot of stuff, so I'm kind of limited. I'll tell you some of my stuff though.

Breakfast - Eggs, wheat waffle with peanut butter on it, some form of healthy granola bar, banana.

That's my usual go to for breakfast. All will run you around 100-200 calories.

Lunch - usually involved ground turkey or chicken. There are tons and tons of recipes for this out there. I made some ground turkey meatballs that were great recently. This week I made ground turkey and got some low carb/wheat wraps, and made sort of a soft taco with it. With the chicken, sometimes I'll just grill chicken breast (usually cut in half and eat one for lunch). Also plenty of other chicken options you can find.

Dinner - I'm eating no more than 1,800 calories per day. Eating from the options above earlier in the day usually leaves me with 1,000-1,400 calories to go for the day. So there is a wide range of options here. Usually I am eating decent here as well (baked pork chops, baked stuffed chicken), but I've also ate lasagna, rice and gravy etc. meals here. I've stayed well within my goals still. Just know when you are eating something not so great, and try to control your portions, and you'll be fine.

Example...I was with people, and they wanted 5 Guys one night. I went with a smaller hamburger, and split the fries. I was very surprised to find I was still very full after eating that. I just wasn't miserably bloated like I would have been if I ate what I normally would (which to me then, that feeling was being full).

If I'm really hungry in between I'll eat an apple, sometimes popcorn.

There are also recipes you can find for banana, PB chocolate chip muffins or cookies you make that I find to be delicious. Use that as a snack, or breakfast.


Don't make yourself miserable. That's the key.

Try to avoid processed foods. Eat more fruits and vegetables instead. Also, try to avoid "empty calories." Those chips, candy, sodas are big calorie food items, which don't bring you much nutritional value. You are still going to get your sugar from the fruits, but it's not close to the same (despite what the Atkins/Keto guys might try to tell you).

Did you download MyFitnessPal?

Even if you don't want to go keto, subbing protein for cookies, chips is a good start.

Protein snacks like jerky, cottage cheese or greek yogurt are good substitutes.

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?? can you elaborate on this?

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i usually have people sit down with their plate as described

12pm lunch- 2 fist of protein, 1-2 palms of veggies. They eat the protein first, then the veggies

6pm dinner- 2 fist protein. 1 palm veggies then 1-2 palms of carbs. They eat the protein then veggies first then the carbs if still hungry.

i have people do this because they tend to get full pretty quickly as the protein and veggies are usually more filling just due to shear volume per calorie.

also protein has by far the highest thermic effect. 25-35%. Fiber has the second highest which veggies are usually full of. its around 15-18%. Carbs are only 8-12%.

so subconsciously people tend to eat less and they still get in the most important thing which is protein.

its the same reason i prescribe people who are not willing to change their diet to sit with no distractions to eat. After eevry bite they must put their fork down, wipe their mouth, take a sip of water and wipe their mouth again before taking another bite. For each bite i tell them to chew it a minimum of 10-12 bites.

This gets people to eat slower and to do a better job of chewing their food allowing it to digest better. Sucks i have to get them to drink water like that though as it does dilute the stomach acid.

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Far as keto, that is not for me.

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Just curious as to what your reasoning is? What are you scared you will have to cut out?

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I am always snacky and looking for something, usually chips, cookies etc.

Far as keto, that is not for me.

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Checks out

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lsu777

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ok, that makes sense. I was thinking there was some new science I haven't seen

Do anything you can to keep your calorie intake down. Whether that is fasting or eating low calorie meals.

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I need help with diet and exercise.

Any help would be much appreciated.

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How do you feel about drinking your own urine?

hold that tiger 10,

Can you email me royedwards23@yahoo.com