Do MEN diet?
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This is excellent advice, but if you can (not practical for all) I would recomend have 5 meals a day, but rather than 5 x healthy meals, essentially split the total calorie intake of the 3 meals into 5 meals.Ok first of all your stomach needs regularity. If you starve yourself, knowingly or unknowingly, your stomach will prepare itself for when you do get food and convert everything to fat, rather than processing the nutriants and vitamins. So during weeks 1 and 2 you are not doing yourself any favours. Especially if you are working out aswell.
During a normal day you should drink water. Not water and stuff, just water. This is to hydrate you, and will aid with concentration, good skin and making you feel less hungry amongst other things. Tea and coffee are diarretics and will dehydrate you more. Fruit juice contains ALOT of sugars, and although its ok to drink a glass for brekky or something like that, its prob not doing you any favours if you drink it throughout the day.
Week 3 seems pretty normal. Although I would suggest maybe upping the portion sizes a little. Unless you are a midget or a child of course. No offence meant if you are a midget
Week 4 is a bad week! I'll say no more.
So anyways, I would suggest 3 healthy sized meals per day. Doesnt matter too much what it is, as long as its balanced and contains some fruit and veg. Drink plenty of water and you'll be doing better. Get some regularity in your eating habits, body clocks function a million times better when they know whats coming, and it sounds like yours doesnt know whether its coming or going.
My current fridge and cupboard contents are veg, fruit, fish fish fish, wholemeal breads (white bread tastes like bleach to me) wholegrain pasta, porridge oats, organic chicken, org free range eggs, semi skimmed milk, salad stuffs, fish, flapjacks my girlfriend made, fish and some more veg.
I do have things like snickers bars, coffee etc. But eaten/drunk in moderation is fine. I have one coffee first thing for example.
Oh, and if you must snack, eat apples, and if you want to snack for energy, eat apples, but if you must indulge, try jaffa cakes... (of course).. they are low in fat, and the sugar aint too high... and they are just yummy basically...
Get into the habit of eating healthy and exercising, and it becomes your lifestyle rather than a chore. Dieting don't work. Having a healthy lifestyle does (if that makes sense).
(says Marcus having just polished off a 100g Lindt Dark extra fine choccy bar... but I have got football in a couple of hours...
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Liz - the whole thing about women dieting is that they always have an excuse of some sort. Wanting or needing sugar/high fat content? Jesus wept!! What in gods name did we do 100 years ago? Were women all hormonally crazy?
Answer = no. And there weren't many fattys either.
Hormones my ar$e. You'll be talking about having a "gland" problem, or even better a "fat sensitivity disorder" LOL!
Gups sticks to a terrible diet, and if there is a small percentage of hormonal unharmony, then im not suprised its up the spout.
Seratonin can be produced in many other ways other than filling your cake hole. Sex, sport, dancing, EXERCISE .... hey maybe paintball
Biggest excuse ever! I have to eat chocolate and cake otherwise I get cranky! 
Isn't it funny how you mention women's hormones and the guys get all Grrr!
Funnily enough i don't get mood swings in my 4th week - i do get more bossy and assertive, but not in a moody way. I just get things done quicker and better.
Some good news to report, i've got company on my soup diet. One of the guys at work has decided to join me. We've had our weigh-in. He has 7st to lose and i have 7lbs Yay! It helps having a 'diet buddy'.
Actually, come to think of it, this is my '4th week' so maybe i just bullied him into it..
The problem with the seratonin boosting methods you listed Bolter is that sex, sport and dancing are all a tad difficult during the 9-10 hours i'm at work Cream eggs, however....
Funnily enough i don't get mood swings in my 4th week - i do get more bossy and assertive, but not in a moody way. I just get things done quicker and better.
Some good news to report, i've got company on my soup diet. One of the guys at work has decided to join me. We've had our weigh-in. He has 7st to lose and i have 7lbs
Yay! It helps having a 'diet buddy'. Actually, come to think of it, this is my '4th week' so maybe i just bullied him into it..
The problem with the seratonin boosting methods you listed Bolter is that sex, sport and dancing are all a tad difficult during the 9-10 hours i'm at work
Cream eggs, however....
No, hes got a wife that nags at him and makes him do it!! I can say that as its me!!! And it works both ways:You've lost 4 stone since mid January?! Have you got dysentry?!?
Mozza - 52.5lbs loss so far
Nizzie - 34.5lbs loss so far ( I have some catching up to do)!!!!
Believe me when I say there is a competitive atmosphere within our house!!!!
C'mon gups, just dance around the office/field, jog to people and well i'll let you figure out the last oneIsn't it funny how you mention women's hormones and the guys get all Grrr!
Funnily enough i don't get mood swings in my 4th week - i do get more bossy and assertive, but not in a moody way. I just get things done quicker and better.
Some good news to report, i've got company on my soup diet. One of the guys at work has decided to join me. We've had our weigh-in. He has 7st to lose and i have 7lbs
Actually, come to think of it, this is my '4th week' so maybe i just bullied him into it..
The problem with the seratonin boosting methods you listed Bolter is that sex, sport and dancing are all a tad difficult during the 9-10 hours i'm at work
It was just me, not the whole male population, wasn't really a grrr.
lol, well good luck anywaysThe problem with the seratonin boosting methods you listed Bolter is that sex, sport and dancing are all a tad difficult during the 9-10 hours i'm at work
Stop Press>>>stop Press>>>>
DIET UPDATE: cuz i just know you're all waiting with baited breath...
I've lost 5lbs this week (whoo-hoo!) and my M8 at work (was 22st, but built like a rugger player) lost 10lbs. We both cheated once when a manager brought in the dreaded creme eggs and i've had toast a couple of times, but otherwise i've been good!
I'm having Saturday off..tomoz is Indian nite..in small portions of course..
Anyone else joining in for next week?
DIET UPDATE: cuz i just know you're all waiting with baited breath...
I've lost 5lbs this week (whoo-hoo!) and my M8 at work (was 22st, but built like a rugger player) lost 10lbs. We both cheated once when a manager brought in the dreaded creme eggs and i've had toast a couple of times, but otherwise i've been good!
I'm having Saturday off..tomoz is Indian nite..in small portions of course..
Anyone else joining in for next week?
Ew, gross...horrible thought! Out of the 20 odd guys at work none of em are as sexy as Dangerous Brian
C'mon gups, just dance around the office/field, jog to people and well i'll let you figure out the last one
We play footie at lunchtime sometimes and i do a bit of contact juggling in my breaks
im on a diet, but im trying to put weight on, lots of protein, and calories a day
then on to the weights job done eat healthy feel great and look good while you do it lol
then on to the weights job done eat healthy feel great and look good while you do it lol