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by SOLACE » Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:49 pm
Hi guys, hope you dont mind me joining in this thread , im going to try to post what i eat and what i do i for excersise as much as i can like you guys do , but to start my first post on this thread ii'll just post what i generally do on a normal week :)
here goes..
i usually have breakfast at about 7.15 which is normally a cup of tea (milk no sugar) and either a banana or an apple, i drop my kids of to school at 7.45am (they start at 8am) and then head to the gym , i run 30 mins and then a mix of cycling and rowing for the next 30 mins , and the days i lift weights (2-3 times per week) i will lift for for about half hour which is normally about 4 excersises.
After ive finished the gym ill get home and straightaway have a protein shake for my mid morning snac kand also to recover from the workout, if i was lifting weights then i will have 2 servings mixed with 400ml milk (workous out about 56g protein including the milk) if just cardio then 1 serving mixed with 200 ml milk (28g protein)
As im self employed i'm very fortunate to be able to work flexible hours around my days plans so i will start work at about 10am (most of my business is done in the usa so the late start is perfectly ok due to the time difference) , i will normally have lunch at 12 - 12.30 and this usually left overs from the night before (my office is at my home so i again very fortunate to have home luxuries) , i dont claim to eat super healthy so i can tell you that leftovers are usually indian foods (chicken curry rice etc ) and if i am having sandwiches then its usually does contain full fat mayyo etc i dont go overboard with the unhealthy foods and the same with healthy foods , but i do have a glass of orange juice every lunch time :)
mid afternoon is usually cup of tea with either apricots , banana or apple (depending on which i had for brekkie) followed by another protein shake ( 1 serving mixed with water or milk dependng on mood)
Evenings is normally indian food nearly always with rice , the indian food we make at home is not like the the ones from the takeaways or restaurants where they use lots of ghee and butter , we use either olive oil or corn oil (if anyone wants a tip to make AUTHENTIC home style indian food then use CORN oil when making your curries :) ) we usually have veg side dish too or a salad. if i'm in the mood for dessert then wont stop myself although i dont indulge in desserts too often but my wife is a baker so we do have some amazing dessrts around usually at the weekends
Bedtime is normally about 10.30 pm but half hour before goign to sleep i will have another single serving protein shake mixed with milk
Thats generally my routine, i also go kickboxing once or twice per week this will be in the evening and i will make sure i am not lifting weights that morning. I will give myself 1 or 2 complete days off from excerise per week too (usually weekeknd) and after a few weeks i will take a break from excerisisng for 3 or 4 complete days on the trot as it does catch up with me and the body does need a good rest every few weeks.
Also when i eat out (usually on movie nights !) i wont stop myself from eating anything, i will enjoy and indulge in whatever i fancy :) and i dont drink alcohol at all so 'im saving a lot of calories there
I'm not the PERFECT shape (as diet is not perfect) but im very happy with myself and dont let myself go , i think if you excerisise and keep at it the discipline will naturally set in and you will eat moderaetly and generally well by nature , your body and mind dont crave the comfort foood as much especially if your getting the same endorphins fix by excersising instead :)
Although im not a professional in giving advice on health i do think that so long as your eating well and enjoying comfort and indulgent foods in moderation and exercise regualrly then you can enjoy all the good things in life and be happy too , one thing i do know for sure and from professional opinion is that excersise alone or dieting alone is more or less a waste of time , they MUST be done together in order to get into and stay in shape , the percentage should about 60-70 percent diet and 30-40 percent excerise but only if done together
I've just realised i have written a whole essay (with no doubt numerous spelling errors)!
I'm sorry if i've gone on a bit and i'm sorry about the rushed typing especially towards the end but hopefully my shared experience helps in some way or other :)
Heres to a happy, healthy and fuller life to all !
It was purely comfort eating and not moving my body over the past week after the purse saga. I'm so annoyed as the weight I put on over Christmas was pleasurable where this has been eating for the sake of it and not really enjoying it apart from the Bakewell tart that akh43 treated me too I did enjoy that and because of her lovely company. I had got my head into gear re healthy eating and now this 
Hence 5lbs heavier than what I was in September plus still want to lose an extra 3lbs so from what was just a few lbs is now over half a stone 
As you've probably read we all have different ways of doing the weight loss and exercise regime. I count calories (need to get into it again) I do 1200 a day 6 days a week and 1500 on the other days, I walk 4 miles briskly 3 times a week and I love the Tracey Anderson mat work out DVD 3 times a week combination really works for me (if I actually got back into doing it which I will). Greece has some brilliant 12 minute work-outs which she posts they are really good fun, rawr_xoxo seems to spend a lot of time at the Gym, Biggins is a swimmer and walker not sure what Rickyraj does but he does it on his app thing (I'm guessing from his posts that he is quite a fitness/health guru), Valda does combat classes, allsinging has a beautiful dog that she goes walking with, havingascreen does zumba and hula hooping and the others have a variety of exercise regimes which all work for ourselves and we really do fire of each other. Our resident expert is TheyCallMeMrGlass who is a trained personal fitness expert hence I keep on getting pulled re lack of veg 
I would love to have some of your authentic Indian recipes as I do like cooking and Indian is my all time favourite food and I too never drink alcohol.
That extra day does come in handy 
I'm sure that you have a very full and busy life