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<blockquote data-quote="Danny Tanner" data-source="post: 1782836" data-attributes="member: 10619"><p>I'm a thin dude, but thin doesn't always mean healthy. Last winter, the wife and I decided to start getting serious about exercising again, though we've been eating relatively healthy for a few years.</p><p></p><p>We picked up EA Sports Active 2 for PS3 to do during the winter months. Within 4 weeks, I lost 8 lbs (168-160), which I didn't notice much in terms of physical size, but my energy was back up. During the warmer months we'd walk and/or run. This past winter was mild enough that we were able to walk outside with no problem. Last September'ish I sprained my ankle pretty bad. I didn't see the doctor for it, all I did was wrap it up. I think that was a mistake. We started focusing on wanting to run 5ks a couple of months ago and decided to prepare for one this summer. One night I came home and once I cooled down, I could barely walk, it was my ankle. I didn't step funny at all, but apparently I've upset it. Because of that, I think walking and light jogging is it for me. I've also been on a hunt to find another road bike, as that's great and enjoyable (my favorite) form of exercise.</p><p></p><p>As far as eating healthy, we've replaced all ground beef recipes with ground chicken breast. It's $2.99/lb at Crest, so it's affordable and way leaner than most ground beef in the store. And cooked into recipes that'd normally contain beef, you really can't taste a difference. Though being a [bright] white meat, spaghetti and tacos look a little different.</p><p></p><p>We don't buy anything with "enriched flour" or high fructose corn syrup of any sort, though might be hard for some depending on how many condiments they consume. (I'm really the only one that does, and when I do it's mustard, but I don't eat it enough to give you a brand). Even if something has real sugar in it, if it's one of the first 5 ingredients, we try to stay away from it. I love sweet tea and there's usually a jug in the fridge, but instead of sugar, I use agave syrup or local honey. Tastes delicious. Our bread, our cereal, our pasta, and our flour is whole grain. I've been wanting to get into canning to make my own pasta sauces and broths/stocks.</p><p></p><p>Another thing we've done is picked up a quality blender. Usually this comes down to choosing between Blendtec or Vitamix. We chose Blendtec, but you can't go wrong with either. We all have at least 1 smoothie per day usually consisting of vanilla flavored almond milk for the liquid, a tablespoon of Greek yogurt, a banana, a fist full of organic baby spinach and/or kale or collard greens, freshly ground flax seeds, vegetable protein powder, and random frozen fruits (strawberries, blueberries, whatever). Comes out green if you don't use a vibrant-colored fruit like strawberries or blueberries, but despite that, you can't taste the greens at all. These smoothies are great for natural energy, fruit/veggie servings, and even meal/snack replacements.</p><p></p><p>We've also gone to eating 4-5 meals a day, in much smaller portions, every 3-4 hours. Working graves, I wake up at 4 and start my day with a smoothie, dinner at 7, another smoothie to start my midnight shift, a snack or small portion of leftovers at 3, and a snack/cereal at 6. Usually my snacks are a random vegetable. Tomatoes and cucumbers being my favorite. Sliced and sprinkled with a natural sea salt brand called "Real Salt". Tastes WAY better than iodized salt. 95% of my drinks are water.</p><p></p><p>Making enough dinner to give us left overs saves us from eating fast food or from a vending machine. Sometimes I crave McDonald's fries, a Taco Bell taco, or the entire Carl's Jr menu, but we'll treat ourselves to something unhealthy once or twice a month, including something unhealthy at home (homemade sausage, bacon, egg, and cheese biscuits for breakfast, for example). Eating healthy isn't really more expensive for us, we feed a family of 3 for all meals/snacks throughout the day for the week at about $70/week spread across Crest, Uptown, and Sunflower Market. Sometimes it's as low as $50, some times it's as high as $90. Sometimes we splurge at farmer's markets and take home tons of grass/grain fed buffalo and chicken, as well as stocking up on honey.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Danny Tanner, post: 1782836, member: 10619"] I'm a thin dude, but thin doesn't always mean healthy. Last winter, the wife and I decided to start getting serious about exercising again, though we've been eating relatively healthy for a few years. We picked up EA Sports Active 2 for PS3 to do during the winter months. Within 4 weeks, I lost 8 lbs (168-160), which I didn't notice much in terms of physical size, but my energy was back up. During the warmer months we'd walk and/or run. This past winter was mild enough that we were able to walk outside with no problem. Last September'ish I sprained my ankle pretty bad. I didn't see the doctor for it, all I did was wrap it up. I think that was a mistake. We started focusing on wanting to run 5ks a couple of months ago and decided to prepare for one this summer. One night I came home and once I cooled down, I could barely walk, it was my ankle. I didn't step funny at all, but apparently I've upset it. Because of that, I think walking and light jogging is it for me. I've also been on a hunt to find another road bike, as that's great and enjoyable (my favorite) form of exercise. As far as eating healthy, we've replaced all ground beef recipes with ground chicken breast. It's $2.99/lb at Crest, so it's affordable and way leaner than most ground beef in the store. And cooked into recipes that'd normally contain beef, you really can't taste a difference. Though being a [bright] white meat, spaghetti and tacos look a little different. We don't buy anything with "enriched flour" or high fructose corn syrup of any sort, though might be hard for some depending on how many condiments they consume. (I'm really the only one that does, and when I do it's mustard, but I don't eat it enough to give you a brand). Even if something has real sugar in it, if it's one of the first 5 ingredients, we try to stay away from it. I love sweet tea and there's usually a jug in the fridge, but instead of sugar, I use agave syrup or local honey. Tastes delicious. Our bread, our cereal, our pasta, and our flour is whole grain. I've been wanting to get into canning to make my own pasta sauces and broths/stocks. Another thing we've done is picked up a quality blender. Usually this comes down to choosing between Blendtec or Vitamix. We chose Blendtec, but you can't go wrong with either. We all have at least 1 smoothie per day usually consisting of vanilla flavored almond milk for the liquid, a tablespoon of Greek yogurt, a banana, a fist full of organic baby spinach and/or kale or collard greens, freshly ground flax seeds, vegetable protein powder, and random frozen fruits (strawberries, blueberries, whatever). Comes out green if you don't use a vibrant-colored fruit like strawberries or blueberries, but despite that, you can't taste the greens at all. These smoothies are great for natural energy, fruit/veggie servings, and even meal/snack replacements. We've also gone to eating 4-5 meals a day, in much smaller portions, every 3-4 hours. Working graves, I wake up at 4 and start my day with a smoothie, dinner at 7, another smoothie to start my midnight shift, a snack or small portion of leftovers at 3, and a snack/cereal at 6. Usually my snacks are a random vegetable. Tomatoes and cucumbers being my favorite. Sliced and sprinkled with a natural sea salt brand called "Real Salt". Tastes WAY better than iodized salt. 95% of my drinks are water. Making enough dinner to give us left overs saves us from eating fast food or from a vending machine. Sometimes I crave McDonald's fries, a Taco Bell taco, or the entire Carl's Jr menu, but we'll treat ourselves to something unhealthy once or twice a month, including something unhealthy at home (homemade sausage, bacon, egg, and cheese biscuits for breakfast, for example). Eating healthy isn't really more expensive for us, we feed a family of 3 for all meals/snacks throughout the day for the week at about $70/week spread across Crest, Uptown, and Sunflower Market. Sometimes it's as low as $50, some times it's as high as $90. Sometimes we splurge at farmer's markets and take home tons of grass/grain fed buffalo and chicken, as well as stocking up on honey. [/QUOTE]
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