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post #1 of 14
7/24/08 at 10:19pm
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ok so im going to start working full time. and i dont know how much ill be able to go to the gym in the beggining as i will probably be pretty tired. ill go more when my body is used to working full time etc.(i know i sound like a bitch haha). so since i cant go to boxing as often etc i know ill lose some muscle, but im hoping to eat healthier and get more cut. while in boxing i didnt eat terrible, but i didnt really watch everything as i was burning tons of calories etc. so can you post things you buy at the grocery store that are healthy and preferably cheap? i.e. sweet potato, etc. maybe some things that i wouldnt expect etc? anything you buy, how you cook it, healthy snacks?
just post anything! thanks for the help!
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post #2 of 14
7/24/08 at 10:45pm
Cottage cheese. Yogurt.
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post #3 of 14
7/24/08 at 10:47pm
Box of oats. Fat free milk.
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post #4 of 14
7/24/08 at 11:19pm
Eggs, fat free milk, oatmeal, bananas, Fat free or low fat cottage cheese (it is kinda pricy here in knoxville though), if you can find it on sale Kashi go lean is a kick ass cereal (lots of protein to keep you full), sugar free applesauce
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post #5 of 14
7/24/08 at 11:34pm
you should consume some proteins if you don't like loosing too much muscle

I can see a difference if I stick to light vegetarian foods for only severals days; then if I go back to supersized meat portions I visibly bulk up again

pasta + chicken breast should give you a decent meal, imo
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post #6 of 14
7/24/08 at 11:37pm
Try Glennys lo fat Soy Crisps (I like BBQ and Ranch) as a snack, salty though but it gives you 9g protien per bag and only 2 or 3 grams of fat
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post #7 of 14
7/25/08 at 12:09am
hummus + broccoli florets + carrot sticks. get different hummus flavors. I like the refridgerator section with those prepared foods @ Whole Foods....some of the indian stuff is great too.
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post #8 of 14
7/25/08 at 12:39am
thats a good idea. I would suggest that you make your own hummus though (its supposed to be easy) because store made hummus is pretty expensive.
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post #9 of 14
7/25/08 at 5:56am
I've made my own hummus before, it is very easy to do and tastes really good. I used canned chickpeas though, not dried ones that I rehydrated. It was kind of messy though and storing that much hummus got to be a pain. Buying a package at the store is much easier.....but the homemade tastes really good.
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post #10 of 14
7/25/08 at 10:59am
West, my friend, this is going to be a very very dangerous period for you, focus on it. when you go from being very very active, to be significantly less active, you have a chance to really baloon up, because you have been controling your wieght with excersize and not diet. it can be lighting quick - you could do serious damage in 3 months, if you aren't careful. happened to me.


one thing - set up at least two short sessions a week for excersize - one to keep up muscle mass, one to do high intesity aerobics: say a session of 3-5 complex weight excersizes with low rep high weights, and a 5 km run, each once a week. for long term maintanance, that should be a very good base.

in terms of food - various beans and brown rice (uncle bens has a brown rice in an envelope that takes about 2 minutes to make, there are probrably 50 types of beans and lentils available that just require heating. excellent source of low fat complex carb protien. cheese, fruit, fruit juice (not low cal, but filling, espectially if you mix with sometihng like flax), turkey peperoni, frozen fruit bars, greek yogurt and honey, iced tea, broth based soups, pita and humous, there are several types of taco meat available, chilled and ready to serve - have that with corn tortilla, or with brown rice.


good luck
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post #11 of 14
7/25/08 at 2:14pm
Fiber One cereal and Lo/No-fat milk.

Cauliflower, cauliflower, and more cauliflower. Steamed, roasted, or - my favorite - pureed. Eat with your protein instead of a starch, and also add one additional vegetable (preferably leafy green or broccoli).

For a treat... Ciao Bello brand Mango or Blackberry Cabernet sorbetto. Delicious, and only around 100 calories a serving. That's much less than half of your usual ice cream, and every bit as delicious. Some of the other flavors are also lo-cal - blood orange, for instance - but many others are just as hi-cal as the premium ice cream. Check the label.
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post #12 of 14
7/25/08 at 2:53pm
I have found that Kroger has frozen vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, and others) that already have a low-fat cheese sauce on them. 7-8 minutes in the micro. Its kinda white trash and probably not all that great for you, but at 150 (2.5 servings per package @ 60 cal per serving) I find it to be an extremely satisfying snack.
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post #13 of 14
7/25/08 at 2:59pm
i overheard somewhere that cottage cheese/pineapple is a calorie burning snack.

anyone can confirm this as truth?
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post #14 of 14
7/25/08 at 4:05pm
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thanks for all the help!
and to globetrotter-yea i know what you mean, its happened to me when i quit playing basketball in college, and the second semester i was not really working out hard etc, i went from about 194 to 208. my weight doesnt usually fluctuate like crazy but that was really bad for me. im starting to really make sure it doesnt happen again. i hate the feeling of just watching your body dissappear in front of you. thanks for the advice!
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