Crossfit Norwest, Raw strength and conditioning and Barefoot Evolution Discussion Forum

[Dan]

Subway make great salad bowls, multigrain bread is not good for you, and is hindering weight loss amoung other things.
Also, looking at what you have posted, your eating nowhere near enough food, and certainly not enough protein.

[GillianS25]

Thanks for that Dan, I'll definately have to try the salad bowls next time. I just general find that I'm not really that hungry in between, I might just have an apple or a banana or something, but generally I don't each much in between meals.

What would you suggest that my eating plan should look like?

[Dan]

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[Dan]

also 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight until you hit the desired body comp. You should be eating at least every 3-4 hrs. Its a lot of food, treat it like a wod, get it done.

[GillianS25]

Food Diary 26/7/10

Breakfast
2 Poached Eggs
Spinach
Tomato
Mushroom

Snack
Punnet Strawberries
Apple
Banana

Lunch
Wholemeal Bread
Red Salmon
Alfa Sprouts
Tomato
Beetroot
Carrot

Snack
Fruit Bar
Sakatas
x2 Kiwi Fruit

Dinner
Mousakka

Snack
Orange

WOD
X2 FRAN - NEW PB- 7.13

[GillianS25]

Food Diary - 27/7/10

Breakfast
2 Poached Eggs
Asparagus
Tomato
Mushroom

Snack
Mandarin
1 punnet strawberries
Sakatas

Lunch
Wholemeal Bread
Red Salmon
Alfa Sprouts
Tomato
Beetroot
Carrot
+ Point Free Vege Soup

Snack
Banana
Sakatas
Fruit Bar

Dinner
Mousakka

[GillianS25]

I just generally find having to restrict on milk, grains, carbs very harsh. I've followed weight watchers before and successfully lost 40kg - then had the knee surgery and due to inactivity and bad eating choices put back on 30kg. But I find that WW is very flexible with the food and generally very easy to follow and stick to and it is maintainable. I know that WW will work for me, and thats why I choose it

[Dan]

Whatever.
WW didnt work for you because you easily reverted back to shit food choices when things got tough.

WW restricts calories, your a fucking athlete now Gill and need to start acting like it which means fueling yourself like one.
WW allows food that is NOT GOOD FOR YOU. (EG Bread, rice, SAKATAs, cheese.)
WW does not fuel athletes. The people that generally go on this are not athletes.
WW does not provide enough protein, nutrients or calories. It is based on flawed nutritional science.
WW does not factor in the high omega 6 in your bodyfat and other toxins that are slowly being released into your blood stream when (if) you burn it.
WW does not factor in things like cortisol and insulin which are coursing through your veins because you eat shit, restrict calories, and on top of it all train god damn hard.
WW does not have a fucking enormous life loving, healthy community who live and breath aweseomness every day.
You have not given paleo half a chance, you tried it for a couple of weeks max.

You mentioned you were not getting the diet and nutrition advice at CF Penrith. You have a wealth of knowledge at Norwest which you have effectively turned your back on. It is clear the problem was not with CF Penrith.

Its not about restriction and being harsh, its about simply loving your body and not putting crap in it. Your choice, your life, your excuses......

[GillianS25]

Dan
I definately haven't turned my back on the nutritional advice given to me at Norwest. I'm just finding it a little different to what I'm used to following WW. I also spoke to Kiara last night jus had her look over my log she said generally looks pretty good, only thing really she said was that I ate too much fruit, and need to cut out the sakatas and the fruit bars, and possibly incorporate a protein shake to up my protein. So today I'm swapped the sakatas for baked sweet potato chips and the fruit bar I've swapped for a tin of tuna in brine.. Would this make the food diary a little better? Ill also give Paleo another go and follow it for the next month and see how we go with that. I really sppreciate all the help both you and everyone at Norwest are providing

[Dan]

With respect to Kiara, she is a freak, and her diet does not support the performance she puts out. Her and I have had many conversations (arguments) re her food quality.
I have noticed your FB this morning. Good on you for the change of heart.

You have simply given up on it to early, and not taken the advice given.
There is going to be a period of change where your body adjusts to using fat as its primary fuel source instead of carbs, you have used this adjustment period as an excuse to give up, which is contrary to your attitude in the gym, where you seem quite able to put in 110%.

Your food diary still does not support enough protein. 1 gram per pound of bodyweight until you achieve the desired body composition. No excuses, if your chewing for half your day so be it. Your in the gym 1 hr a day and there is 23 other hours you can be working on improving your health......

If your going to do a protein shake do it immediately after a WOD only. Make it the best WPI you can find. I use Purewhey.