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Originally Posted by kepp
First time posting in this thread...
I've been trying to get back into shape (cardio) for a few months with elliptical work at home and jogging, along with simple calisthenics - pushups, situps, crunches, lunges, etc. The hardest part for me is the diet and my weakness is eating late at night. I'm gaining ground on that though.
Also, I got my wife EA Sports Active for the Wii and it actually seems really good. My parents have Wii Fit and that seems kind of weak, but this one has you follow an on-screen trainer and has much better (from what I understand) long-term goal setting. I've used it a few times as well and, while its not the workout that my other cardio is, it does burn some good calories without being too rough. If you have a significant other who is on the edge about doing the workout thing, you should check it out.
Oh yeah, for breakfast I had ~3 oz of low fat cottage cheese with diced peaches mixed in. I had a pear at 10:30, and for lunch I had a couple servings of peas and corn. I'll have an apple at 3:30...and then not sure about dinner.
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No wonder you're getting hungry late at night. You're eating WAY too many carbs during the day. Repeat after me: "Carbs will not make me full." Say it again. Now again.
Carbs are useful. You need them. You just don't need the amount you eat at every single meal. And the fruits you're eating are absolutely LOADED with sugar. If you must eat fruit, eat berries. Berries are just as flavorful, but have a much higher water content and lower amounts of sugar. Strawberries, raspberries and blackberries are your best bet. Blueberries are good, but they have a pretty high sugar count as far as berries go.
Eat like a king at dinner, a prince at lunch and a pauper at dinner. Learn that one, too.
Eat some egg whites (8) in the morning (with 1 tsp of olive oil) with a slice of toast and 1/3 tbsp of butter and an orange. Eat a snack of some raw nuts (handful) and a protein shake. For lunch, try 6 oz of chicken breast, 1/3 cup rice, 4 cups of cooked spinach. For dinner, eat 8 oz of lean beef (coat with 1 tsp of olive oil and salt and pepper) and a very, very small sweet potato (no need to add anything here). For a bedtime snack, 1/2 cup of low fat, no sugar added yogurt and a protein shake. Just an example.