gussy said:
Willie Neslon said:
Again, I'm not trying to be harsh, i just feel you're in denial here. A smothered fast food chicken sandwich for lunch just isn't going to cut it. The "I'll still eat crap just less of it approach" isn't the way to go. That's not sustainable or healthy. Vegetables need to become the centerpiece of your meals. How many servings of vegetables have you had today? Zilch. I agree on the stevia too, ditch that stuff. It'll take a while for your palate to adjust but it will adjust. Get the processed crap out of your diet no matter what the calorie count says.
The good news is that your diet is so bad and you're so out of shape that when the light eventually comes on you're going to see incredible results even in the short term. I wouldn't worry about apps and calorie counting. Ditch the garbage. Ditch the "diet" foods. If it comes in a box or bag, don't eat it. If the cashier asks if you want fries with that, don't go there. Plan your meals for the next day. No more bargaining. No more excuses. The pay off is going to be worth the effort. I think the goal shouldn't be to just lose a couple of pounds by eating only 3/4th of the hoagie, the goal should be to get back into a great health by overhauling your diet and eventually off the medication if possible. You need those meds now because of the choices you're making. Make new choices and you won't need the meds. Think big. Be the healthiest guy you know. You say you have an addictive personality, be addicted to become the future healthy you.
I had a side salad with my grilled chicken sandwich. With my current schedule, both work wise, and kids wise, cutting out fast food 100% isn't going to happen. Runza is a midwest chain, and I really think most of their foods are much healthier than normal fast food places. Actual real live hamburger, lots of home made stuff, I really don't think much is processed. I'm sure the bun was, but it was a normal chicken breast. I believe ? swiss cheese is probably better than processed American. Mushrooms and Onions aren't going to hurt me. A smothered chicken breast and a side salad beats a normal lunch for me. I'm not making excuses. I've decided I'm going to try to make better choices, I AM going to track what I'm eating with myfitnesspal, I'm going to try to make a concentrated effort to cut WAY back on alcohol, and I'm going to try to start putting exercise, even if it's just a little initially, back in my life. I think I'm on the right track.
You've started a thread asking for advice, then when you get it you try to justify your current eating habits. You need major change. You're bargaining, already saying fast food will stay in the mix because you have kids. That's a BS excuse. Your kids aren't going to force fast food down your throat. A smothered chicken sandwich with cheese and other things sauteed in hydrogenated oils and who knows what else is not healthy. You're in denial. Both your meals today contained bread. Butter for breakfast and oil for lunch Your diet is awful. I'm not trying to be a richard, just trying to get you to hear it. The reality is you don't want to change anything, you want to keep doing what you're doing just with some minor tweaks and somehow become healthy. It doesn't work that way. Download all the apps you want but until your diet changes, I mean completely changes, you have no shot.
Today I've eaten a little granola, unsweetened almond milk, black coffee, spinach, banana, carrots, blueberries, raw pumpkin seeds, cucumber and unsweetened coconut. That's it. Dinner will be chicken breast, carrots and zucchini. No oils. Maybe an apple and natural peanut butter later on. Nothing else. My BP is 110/70. I used to have borderline high cholesterol, now it's normal. I'm 6'0" 181. I'd like to get to about 170-172, I look and feel best at that weight. I've cheated a bunch this fall with pizza or burger or chips here and there. I'm back on the wagon though. It's not easy but I know I can do it. I'm not trying to brag or make you feel bad, just showing you, at least for me, what it takes to be at my healthiest. My goal is to be back in fighting shape by Feb 1. I hate it when I feel soft in the middle, I can't even imagine what it must feel like to be at your weight. It's like carrying 2 forty pound saddle bags on each hip. Just imagine what you'd feel like if you got back down to a healthy weight. It'd be a amazing.