Exercising without a gym

[Topgun]

zhunbo u eat so much butter? What u eat it with? I have a teaspoon with my coffee, sometimes fry a fish with it, and it still takes me a week to finish one block.

 

I put butter in almost anything I eat at home. Coffee. Salad. Bacon. Pork Belly...

 

From a block of 250g butter a week, now it lasts me 3 days!

[Xtrocious]

I'm one of those uncles... Sigh...

 

But no kopi-o. Just butter + fork.

 

You and me both...sigh

 

Anyway, I kickstart each morning with 25-30g of butter neat...hahah

 

I complement that with a 10-20g of cheese, usually brie

 

 

 

 

[Xtrocious]

3 sing dollars here in Giant Singapore, the 250g block??

 

yup, brought my mini ice cream pack there to store those yellow fats

 

Can't be - I just came back with Giant IMM with 2 blocks - S$4.25 each and that's already on offer

 

 

[Xtrocious]

on our diet, we gotta be expert label-readers LOL

 

personally, if i do buy processed food, i never buy anything with more than 1% carb by weight.

 

bought some german sausages to go with my whisky tonight, only 0.5% carb, and it's lactose, not flour (fructose)...79% pure pork hehe. One of the few processed foods i allow myself.

 

Sounds great - where to get those sausages? Haven't had any for a long time

 

 

[Pungpung]

yup , from new zealand ......

 

a million thanks :)

[Chickenbackside]

Alright man. There are at least 3 uncles here who eat a tonne of butter.

 

Seriously, butter plays a huge role in helping me maintain a lean physique. It's really not easy to overeat during a meal when I start off with a big chunk of butter. And it keeps me full for a ridiculously long time.

 

Love it...

[Skunk]

Cold Storage. In a glass bottle with brine. Made in Germany, long German name I can't spell lol Meica brand. 3 varieties, I buy the variety with 79% pork. Tastes very different from other sausages I've had...can tell it's more meat than anything. No flour on ingredient list, carbs come from milk, a little only hehe.

[LookingBusy]

That sausages recommended by Skunk is tempting me. Will definitely take a look if i'm dropping cold storage tomorrow, probably better than taking carl's jnr low carb burger for example

 

By the way you guys take peanut butter? Not those nutella or skippy kind, the natural peanut butter one like Adams

 

 

From their webby, 'Our Natural Peanut Butter is made with 99% fresh roasted peanuts with just a dash of salt.

 

Our Organic Peanut Butter is USDA-certified and contains no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.

 

All of our peanut butter products contain NO added sugar, NO hydrogenated oils, and 0 grams of Trans fatty acids.'

 

Reckon?

[Piyopico]

The peanut, or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), is a species in the legume "bean" family (Fabaceae).

 

This is out my fren. Search the earlier pages. It is not recommended.

 

 

[Garlic]

Thanks for the replies.

 

You guys are right, soy milk was the culprit.

 

Found a website which offers a pretty detailed breakdown on food, http://nutritiondata.self.com

 

I'm surprised frozen mixed vegetables is 80% carbs, http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegeta...products/2714/2

 

Must be from the peas?

Edited October 13, 2010 by Garlic

[LookingBusy]

Yeah i know peanuts aren't the most desirable in the nuts kingdom. Though i wouldn't mind this as a second alternative to just butter munching cos it's good to have more variety especially in this lifestyle lol

 

Damn i guess i'll stay out

[Piyopico]

Yeah i know peanuts aren't the most desirable in the nuts kingdom. Though i wouldn't mind this as a second alternative to just butter munching cos it's good to have more variety especially in this lifestyle lol

 

Damn i guess i'll stay out

 

 

Itz a bean, a bean ...........

 

BTW skip Soy bean and related food products too. Can take a bit if it is fermented. eg. soy sauce, miso

[Piyopico]

One of the best nut around if you really wanna nuts............

 

Macadamia nuts! Buy from wholesale centre about $25 per kg. (hawker centre opp Kuan Yin Temple)

 

 

Nutritional information

Macadamia nuts (raw kernel): Per 100g serve

Energy 3040kJ

Protein 9.2g

Fat (total oils) 76.4g

Monounsaturated 63.4g

Polyunsaturated 3.0g

Saturated 10.0g

Carbohydrates (total) 10.0g

Sugars 4.0g

Dietary Fibre 7.0g

Cholesterol NIL

Phosphorus 241 mg

Calcium 53mg

Sodium 3mg

Potassium 409mg

 

 

Macadamias are a high energy food and contain no cholesterol. The natural oils in macadamias contain 78 per cent monounsaturated fats, the highest of any oil including olive oil.

 

Macadamias are also a good source of protein, calcium, potassium and dietary fibre and are very low in sodium. The protein component of nuts is low in lysine and high in arginine.

 

Of the many benefits surrounding the Australian macadamia nut, perhaps the greatest is that they taste so good while being good for you.

 

A high energy food, macadamias taste great eaten raw from the shell, dry roasted, or cooked in oil. They can also be used to enhance the flavour of cakes, confectionery, ice cream, salads, roasts and casseroles. The possibilities are only limited by the imagination of the user.

 

An annual residue testing program, where random samples are taken from all major processors, confirms that Australian macadamias are free of chemical residues.

 

Summary of benefits back to top

 

[Garlic]

What about almonds (roasted with no sugar/salt)?

[LookingBusy]

I'm a massive fan of macadamias, been munching ever since i engage this lifestyle. Perhaps the perfect healthiest snack ever for me

[LookingBusy]

Almonds are great too, and cheaper as a further incentive.

[Piyopico]

What about almonds (roasted with no sugar/salt)?

 

Yap.

 

Stick with these 3 :

 

Macadamia

Almond

Walnut

 

 

Avail at same place at hawker centre opp Kuan Yin temple, buy one kg and above cheaper. Almond quite cheap, tink about $12 to $15. Walnut cost more, cant remember how much liao..........

 

Go nuts!

 

 

[Chickenbackside]

I'm currently doing an experiment on myself to see what is the minimum exercise I can do in combination with diet to maintain my hard earned muscles and lean-ness.

 

I find that by cutting out all nuts and dairy (except butter) makes a big difference when it comes to maintaining a low bodyfat level. Cutting out nuts and dairy doesn't mean I eat less. I simply eat more of the other stuff.

 

It's really clear to me that for myself, eating minimal amounts of protein to sustain bodily repairs and functions while eating as much animal/fish sources of fat as I need to feel full is the key to effortlessly stay lean.

 

I guess I'm really lucky to love the taste of fat. Yummy + full + makes me not fat. The best way to live life.

 

I guess bro LookingBusy has no issues with weight. Otherwise, all the nuts you're eating will definitely affect any efforts in weight loss. When I was losing weight, macadamias and almonds were a part of my diet too. But I only ate 10 nuts a day (carefully counted) so I guess it wasn't enough to stall my weight loss.

 

Now that I'm super old bird and experienced, I wouldn't recommend anyone who's trying to lose a lot of weight to indulge in nuts unless they can exercise super portion control. Same goes for cheese and yoghurt.

 

What I recommend is fill up on the fat first, then eat a bit of protein and whatever carbs that are in VEGGIES only.

 

For example, if I eat a piece of Cold Storage belly pork, I will cut out the fat and skin and eat those first before eating the lean parts. It's hard to finish the lean parts after that. But if I eat the lean parts first, there would absolutely be no problems eating everything on the plate.

 

Biochemically speaking, the mechanism is: by eating fat, your body releases a hormone called leptin, leptin tells your brain to stop eating. If anyone has noticed, the feeling of being full from eating fat is completely different from the feeling of being full from eating carbs.

 

When you are full from fat, you have ZERO appetite after that, BUT you don't feel bloated. You don't feel sleepy after and you stay full for a long time (for me it's 24 hours).

 

But when you are full from carbs, you feel like your stomach is going burst, cos carbs do not stimulate leptin and you only feel full when your stomach capacity is stretched to its maximum. And that's not the end. You feel like sleeping after 1/2 hour. But 2 hours later, you feel hungry again and the hunger is the type that drives you to look for more carbs/sugar to eat.

 

Anyway, I dunno what my point is. Just sharing my latest thoughts from my past 2 years experience of losing 40kg and reversing my health.

Edited October 13, 2010 by Chickenbackside