The Healthy Thread
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- shapesalad0
I used to snack on sugary based foods during the day. A biscuit for example. But Energy levels tended to spike and hunger feelings amplified.
Recently been trying to cut out all processed sugars from my diet. Sweet food items are only fruits or dried fruits.
Instead I've been eating lard - using it as filling for omelettes, adding it to cooked lentils/rice etc.
Also switched to water biscuits or oat thins sandwiched with lard for work day snack. Result, even energy levels throughout the day, no hungry feelings.
My grandmother's neighbour lived to be 97 and was in perfect health, used to eat a lard sandwiches everyday. I used to think lard was gross... maybe it's Portuguese lard, which has a slight BBQ smokey flavour, getting quite addicted to it. Everything tastes better with a good chunk of lard in it.
- *Changes username to lardsalad ;)microkorg
- Enjoy it whilst you can - decent lard's hard to come by back in Blighty. I really miss manteca colora - it's one of the few things I still bring back from Spaindetritus
- something with how the word sounds -- "lard" -- which throws me offdrgs
- I threw up a little when I read "lard sandwich".section_014
- When I was a kid I found the idea absolutely disgusting - esp. watching old Spanish men in bars wolf that shit down.
As an adult? nomnom nose2tail4evadetritus - It's quite seasoned in Iberia - not just plain rendered fat. Think of it like 'essence of the most delicious thing ever cooked'.detritus
- Lardo!
https://www.foodscov…ok_not_ok - groog. i had some seasoned lard in köln once, utterly vile.hans_glib
- manteca colora? bleargh, like a pure fat version of sobresadahans_glib
- Yep, deeelish! My folks are in Mallorca now - I've asked them to bring back some sobrasada for me to collect from their place in a month or so. Can't wait.detritus
- Mind you - I had some Polish lard a couple of years back and it made me feel sick as a dog all evening. Not so deeelish.detritus
- Beef drippings and lard, chicken fat too. Best fats/oils for you. For 1000's of year humans have got fat in their diet from animals and fish.shapesalad
- Then it was olive oil, good fresh, not so good heated up. Only in modern times are we having crap like margarine and veg oil. No thanks to that.shapesalad
- I've started using rapeseed oil for high temp cooking this year. Watched a 'how it's made' on Canola Oil last night and... yeah. Really not sure about that shitdetritus
- Lard best for high temp, really high smoke point.shapesalad
- yeah. but it stinks the kitchen out. I'm banned from using dripping and lard for frying in my house.. flol.detritus
- why not Ghee tho?notype
- Gnash2
- https://www.facebook…whatthefunk
- ^ haGnash
- Great episode of Ugly Delicious dealing with this exact subject https://www.eater.co…whatthefunk
- Nothing at all wrong with MSGmonospaced
- KFC is the biggest purveyor or MSGnotype
- MSG is naturally occurring in many foods. it gives things the umami flavor that is basically universally popular. this is another razor-in-the-apple thing.sarahfailin
- Tons of Mexican food has it too.BH26
- autoflavour0
any you guys been doing 16:8 intermittent fasting?
results?- doh!.. didn't see Boz came back with a bunch of info.. pls ignoreautoflavour
- too stressfuldrgs
- I’ve done for a few weeks before, Mon - Fri and ease off the partying at weekends. Made, a big difference.MrT
- If its a way for you to control your calories, great. But studies show that is has effective as a normal calorie restriction dietdmay
- https://www.nature.c…dmay
- Heard about it, don't understand the techniquerobotron3k
- Been doing it for about 6 months or so. @robo: it's basically skipping breakfast, and not eating after 8:00PM. Assuming 1st meal is at noon.section_014
- and hows it going section?autoflavour
- so 5 days in now.. figured if Im going to do it, do it hard.. 20:6 .. its been great. already was 2 weeks into a detox juice fast so didn't have any sugar orautoflavour
- caffeine withdrawals which made a huge fucking difference.. definitely recommend stepping down into IF.. next weigh in next week.. will report.autoflavour
- I'm doing 20:4 @auto Are you drinking coffee, tea or just water in between? I also drink mineral water on ice with lime, delicious and takes hunger pains away.sea_sea
- I didn't know so many of you were so fat it was a health issue.
#stayhealthysoundofreason - sea, I'm drinking mineral water (no more than usual tho) and Yerba Mate tea in the morning. to be honest, it took about 3 days and I'm totally adjusted to it.autoflavour
- most days I am not even really hungry when the fast breaks, I just eat as I think I probably should as its been 20 hours.autoflavour
- so far have lost 7kg (15lbs) in the past 4 weeks.. 2 weeks of that has been IF, the other was juice fast leading up to itautoflavour
- that's amazing auto. I still have a ways to go, but today i did mate and it worked better than coffee. what's your eating window? I'm between 3 - 7pmsea_sea
- I usually go with 1-5 .. I try and keep its locked, sometimes it strays to a bit later..autoflavour
- stoplying4
I've had lower back issues for a while now and this stretch out strap seems to have finally helped me and wanted to share in case others are dealing with similar. I do these hamstring stretches every morning and whenever I feel tight, and it loosens my lower back right up.
It's called the Stretch Out Strap
https://www.amazon.com/Original-…- sometimes a foam roller can help.. they come in different sizes, textures and stiffnesssofas
- thank you.notype
- +1 for the foam rollers. They is magic.MrT
- Foam rollers?notype
- Foam rollers.soundofreason
- MrT0
Absolutely awesome healthy breakfast... no sugar, no dairy.
Chia seeds soaked in coconut milk
Stewed sugar plums
Cashew cream
Blueberries
Toasted coconut- how does it taste?HijoDMaite
- No Sugar but you're adding Sugar Plums?ArmandoEstrada
- They're just a variety of plum : ) OK no ADDED sugar. Tastes really good.MrT
- hah was about to say... but... humanz need sugar. No added sugar, furry muff.set
- 1. too small
2. for fagsdrgs - < I guess you'd prefer to munch on a big meaty sausage you big manly man you.MrT
- natures sugar is in therebklyndroobeki
- nature's sugar is just fine. you need it.iCanHazQBN
- looks good!mekk
- GuyFawkes3
- you take the lid off and it's a fleshlightsarahfailin
- you take the lid off and it's a buttplugutopian
- you take the lid off, and inside is a nude photo of your mother.shapesalad
- LOLGuyFawkes
- DaveO3
I was feeling super flabby and sluggish last weekend, so have been eating a single egg for breakfast and then pure plant based salads for other means. No sugar, no bread, no grains, no booze.
After 5 days I feel fucking ace, and am considering this as a long term switch in my habits, and having a single (responsible) cheat day.
Anyone ever have success with this type of simple plan?
- Yes, whenever I get that brain-fog thing i just eliminate sugar, grains, and most carbs for a few daysGnash
- The only reason I don’t make it permanent is because I’m lazy afGnash
- the sugar and carbs is what will mess you up, not the meat & fatGuyFawkes
- I run every morning, surf on the weekends & eat what I want. got mad energy, its all about getting that heart rate up doing that cardio brother!GuyFawkes
- btw when i said "eat what I want" I still avoid sugar & carbs, that shit's the devilGuyFawkes
- @GuyFawkes – if you have time for that then amazing! I have two kids and a heavy heavy job so its really hard!DaveO
- I work 40/w and have a daughter, your health should be your #1GuyFawkes
- Cardio 20 minutes a day will change your life, your job and your kids will see the difGuyFawkes
- i'm on week 10 of the Auto Immune Protocol (basically only plants, a little fruit, and sardines for protein) ...dropped 10 kg and have been feeling ace!Krassy
- moldero0
"Drinking three litres of water a day took TEN YEARS off my face: Sarah, 42, was hoping to solve her headaches and poor digestion... just look what else happened"
- water un-crushes the blacks toomoldero
- Water = time travel?omg
- Water hired a better photographer.freedom
- different lightningdrgs
- exactly what i said plus 3 paragraphs explaining to those people posting this on FB...pango
- Where can I buy it?ORAZAL
- this dude cirquemedia recently invented water, I'll forward you his email_niko
- four weeks of photoshop?MrAbominable
- inteliboy0
Heads up...
Been eating almonds. Thinking they are good healthy snack, especially when slammed with work and finding time to at least not eat rubbish.
100g = 587calories.
This is the equivalent to 2 Big Macs.
Holy shit. No more almonds for me.
- just do 50g almonds + 50g 88% chocolate, much healthier...robotron3k
- Those are 500 calories are good ones, though.Gnash
- applies to all nutsdrgs
- there's more to it than that. The physica structure of nuts is such that it's very hard to break down and digest, so you're not really getting all thosezarkonite
- calories. It slows down your digestion as well so it'll let your system have more time to absorb what it needs. You can read more science here:zarkonite
- https://www.ncbi.nlm…
(Married to a dr of nutrition, I've been brainwashed with this stuff)zarkonite - "... epidemiologic studies and clinical trials suggest that regular nut consumption is unlikely to contribute to obesity and may even help in weight loss."zarkonite
- This is a sweet table summary of health outcomes: https://www.ncbi.nlm…zarkonite
- not all calories are created equalimbecile
- +1 imbecile. Almonds aren’t nuts either!MrT
- thanks for this info!inteliboy
- dmay6
Yesterday I ran a 10k, finished in 40’ 45’’. My goal was to finish under 40 minutes, but was too conservative in saving my energy for the last kilometers... well, back to training
- sarahfailin6
qbners tryin to lose weight like
- imbecile0
Cooking in a cast iron skillet can add significant amounts of iron to your food and into your body.
- yeah apparently it's good for, personally prefer chicken liver to get my iron intake.shapesalad
- you dont need irondrgs
- Keep water in a copper jug overnight, drink in the morning...set
- https://en.m.wikiped…R_Kercz
- the more seasoned the pan, the less iron is transferred to the food in itmonospaced
- for extra points, drop a magnet into a box of cereal and see what happensGnash
- Both extra iron and copper are bad for youdrgs
- Iron deficiency anemia is the most common form of anemia in the United States. Almost five million Americans have it.imbecile
- too much water can be bad for you too, thanks for that great insight drgsimbecile
- The anemic ones are mostly women, because they menstruate. This is why you have multivitamins with iron (for women) and without (for men)drgs
- Most common deficiencies are vit d, zinc and some B-vitamins. Your body reuses iron, you only need to supplement if you lose blood
https://www.everyday…drgs - https://www.everyday…drgs
- Boz1
@notype
I just wanted to let you know, intermittent fasting works really well because it keeps your body in ketosis for most of the time and has helped me a lot.
When you fast intermittently you don't have to necessarily pick to stop eating at night until the morning. The idea is to fast for 16 hours and then you have a window of 8 hours to eat. Schedule it the way it works best for you. This way you will do it a lot easier. The reason why a lot of people like the 9-10pm starting fast is because they will sleep for 8 hours and then just have 8 hours of being awake to deal with if they are hungry.
For example, for me, it doesn't really work that way. I'm usually working and am occupied during the day so I don't even eat, so for me it worked better if my 8 hours window for eating started at 6pm until 2am. This way I am done with my day and get to cook and make my food and just spend an evening eating and watching a movie or something. This also helps if you go out, so you can eat something with friends etc.
Also, when you are eating within the 8 hour window the real key is to eat not more than your maintenance calories (for most people that's like 2500 calories and balance good low glycemic carbs if you can't live without them with protein and some good fat). The 8 hour window is not now you can rampage McDonalds type of thing where a lot of people think they can eat whatever. You still have to keep an eye on the diet.
I'm sure others have mentioned, during the day, green tea (unsweetened), or matcha tea, black coffee, you can afford very light cream, and if you are using sweeteners know that not all of them are created equal, some sweeteners will spike your insulin thus ruining your fast, so stick with Stevia if you can or stuff with Erythritol because other sweeteners like Splenda will spike your insulin. Caffein is actually super beneficial for fasting and melting fat because it can increase your metabolism between 50-70% and significantly influence your fat loss. Just don't overdo it.
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On another note, I look a lot bigger today but I have dropped to 184 lbs. I am not sure I like this look. I guess I packed some muscle but I really want to get lean. I am not really kind of in a mood to be honest here because my goal was not to get bigger :( :( My trainer and all other trainers are telling me just be patient my vascularity is showing that my body fat percentage is going down and fairly low now but I still look big to myself and the fat in some areas like chest and abdominal area feel like they will never melt :(
- oh and notype, if you get your coffee or drinks at Starbucks avoid their Matcha tea like the plague. That shit has 50% sugar at Starbucks.Boz
- Do you drink beer, liquor or wine? I'm trying the keto diet + IF but probably undoing that by having few drinks in evening. Just curious.Squiddy
- @squiddy depends on the drink. I do drink Michelob Ultra beer sometimes. Wine is definitely a no no. Scotch/Whiskey have no carbs but alcohol will slow dwn ketoBoz
- the reason being when you take alcohol even though it has no carbs, the body will use it for fuel/energy and until it burns out it will pause ketosis.Boz
- Thanks for feedback! I usually have some whisky. Didn't know that liquor puts keto on pause. Blogs just say it is ok in moderation but no explanationSquiddy
- This is amazing info Boz, just seeing this... almost missed it. Much to absorb... right now I'm fighting with myself about what's right for my body...notype
- So much to consider and routes to take. For certain the ketonic diet has been calling me. Really glad to get this information from you...notype
- re the fasting. I always thought that by fasting your body reacts to new food by storing it as fat, as it's afraid it won't know when the next meal is comingGnash
- https://vignette.wik…drgs
- good to note about Starbucks. I usually just get coffee from there but I will avoid venturing off into unknown territory as i've been known 2 do.notype
- If your vascularity is showing, I'm guessing your BF% is <15 now, probably more like 13, which is pretty fucking awesome.Continuity
- That said, in my experience (and also what I've read in various sources) fat from the chest, abs, and lower back is always the last to burn off.Continuity
- You doing any HIIT, or cardio of any description? That's usually the ticket for getting rid of the last bit of excess fat.Continuity
- @Continuity yeah on Saturdays I do HIIT. I try to do cardio for 20 mins high intensity every day I workout which is right now 4 times a week + HIIT on SaturdaysBoz
- pinkfloyd0
Invested in a new gym yesterday with lots of a cool amenities. Progress pic.
- in one day?drgs
- been exercising since high schoolpinkfloyd
- I do weights, biking, and mma trainingpinkfloyd
- who the heck is this douche that you keep posting pinky?cbass99
- your denial makes you very petty. typical internet loser trying to make himself feel big online because he's a wank in real life.pinkfloyd
- http://i.imgur.com/Z…pinkfloyd
- here you go cbass http://i.imgur.com/2…
where's your pic?pinkfloyd - LOL @ that note.
http://imgur.com/T1J…ORAZAL - ^is that you? lolpinkfloyd
- Of course. I even put on a gray tshirt for the occasion.ORAZAL
- it's new qbn memepinkfloyd
- omg who the fuck posts pics of themselves on the internet flexing?? What a TOOL!cbass99
- keep typing on the computer looserpinkfloyd
- how old are you, pinkdrgs
- cbass is such a pussypinkfloyd
- Mma? Wanna fight pinkfloyd?Bennn
- Sure, sparring is goodpinkfloyd
- :DBennn
- I'll bring the oil.ORAZAL
- pinky, you're still an asshat for posting pics of yourself flexing..where are you from?cbass99
- lolmonospaced
- lol at feeling someone trying to make themselves appear big online directly after posting a picture of yourself flexing your muscles. Fucking lolset
- Telling *set
- Ben991
Whats the best way/receipes to eat healty food for people who dont have time/are too lazy to cook anything. Good food made as fast as possible with little to no effort.
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- the best food you eat is going to be food you prepared yourself. try cooking stuff on weekends for the rest of the week. also oats are great in the morningscarabin
- and are easy as fuck (just not the instant crap). also just pre-chopping veggies ahead of time makes cooking easier and faster throughout the weekscarabin
- Get a juicer. Blitz the fuck out of a bag full of vegetables every evening.set
- Spinach, carrots, beetroot, ginger, kale you name it, chuck it in.set
- just wash and veggie raw. not cutting. or pick and eat fruit. no pesticides.yurimon
- There you have it. Just wash and veggie raw.set
- lol, thats the laziest way you can eat. take a carrot wash and eat. bananas, lettuce just bite into it after washing. still a salad just not cut up.yurimon
- thanks :PBen99
- cook 1-2 kilos barley/oats/buckweat... have it in fridge (not frozen), when hungry run in mixer with berries and rice milkdrgs
- Fat Free Greek Yogurt. Use a spoon, eat straight out of the container.nb
- pinkfloyd2
My legs are so sore. I started doing deadlifts yesterday.
- Continuity3
- haha, Been watching him since 2012. Yes carbs, some, at lunch is good.shapesalad
- is this drgs approved?!grafician
- Lots of slow carbs and lots of dietary fibre, of course. I eat nothing but oat
"The poop will slide out of your body" Joe Rogandrgs
- bklyndroobeki1
Ok, in all seriousness, in my mid 30's ... my hair is starting to thin. Thinking if might be a diet thing... any tips to reverse this shit? Most FUCKING stressful year ever. Don't want to use pharmaceutical chemicals.
Thoughts?
If I can't come to QBN before going to the doc, where can I turn heheh- Yes...yurimon
- why are you stressed? if you want i can recommend.yurimon
- Cut it short and stop stressing! If a girl comments just say well it works for your angry dwarf so it works for my head.MrT
- a slew of things, yuri, that i don't think QBN wants to hear about.bklyndroobeki
- well. if you are committed to stick to something. If i were you I'd start with complete blood work from ur mdyurimon
- like hormones, prostate, the works.
If you r serious in your dedication, id recommend someone.yurimon - Avoid testosterone boosting foodsset
- Avoid spinning on your headset
- its not testosterone, but its evil brother DHT, and conversion from test to DHT, on average bald people have lower Tdrgs
- Thinning hair is a health problem now?ORAZAL
- its actual more complicated but yes thats one aspect of it.yurimon
- Continuity3
Eat your fucking carbs, FFS.
- nope. max 100g.shapesalad
- Nope. I eat 328 g/day, including wheat-based..
And I'm sub-12% BF.Continuity - Bitches don't know.palimpsest
- yurimon0
http://eatlocalgrown.com/article…
Health warning.
The Truth About Starbucks New Coconut Milk: It Isn’t Really Coconut Milk- lolset
- Mind blown,....Nothing is real at starbuck, even the water is powder.ApeRobot
- WTF. Even real coconut milk in coffee is not that nice. Once again, no shits given about health, just profits.MrT
- I still fail to see how coconut milk in your coffee relates to health.ORAZAL
- the ingredients are know to cause inflammation plus the extra sugar. you do this everyday for 5 years and it will add up.yurimon
- I only use starbucks when i have to take a shit and there is a starbucks.. the only public service they provide.yurimon
- @orazal Coconut milk is widely seen as healthier than dairy, they're just tapping in.MrT
- http://news.starbuck…bklyndroobeki
- Mehh it's starbucks. and coffee.pango
- < n pango makes a point on why slavery still existsyurimon
- i think starbucks is mcdonalds for hipsters...yurimon