FOT Fitness Challenge

[Sarah]

Sure, you can cut out specific foods, but entire food groups?  Not so smart.

And I think potatoes themselves aren't the problem as much as the ways they tend to be prepared. 

[erika]

And the portion size!

I do have to say that white flour is a problem for me. It is pretty addictive. But I use WW to do moderation for me. I need a bossy computer telling me what to do... at least for now.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

i like to use the 'adam and eve' method, which is, if it didnt exist in bible times, i try not to eat it.  this means vegetables, fruits, certain breads, milk (a la WHOLE) and dairy, fish, grain-fed animals, etc. are okay.  basically, as little processed food as possible- no canned veggies/fruits, majority of snack foods, blah blah blah.

two things to note:

1)  i enjoy processed foods as well, im not as i strict as that came across.  i love ice cream (marry me!) and popcorn and sour patch kids, i merely remember to eat them rarely and in moderation.

2) take the terms in this post lightly, with a grain of salt.  i dont want to turn the fitness thread into a "what people really ate in the bible" discussion when all im really trying to say is, "keep it natural".

[hugman]

i like to use the 'adam and eve' method, which is, if it didnt exist in bible times, i try not to eat it.  this means vegetables, fruits, certain breads, milk (a la WHOLE) and dairy, fish, grain-fed animals, etc. are okay.  basically, as little processed food as possible- no canned veggies/fruits, majority of snack foods, blah blah blah.

two things to note:

1)  i enjoy processed foods as well, im not as i strict as that came across.  i love ice cream (marry me!) and popcorn and sour patch kids, i merely remember to eat them rarely and in moderation.

2) take the terms in this post lightly, with a grain of salt.  i dont want to turn the fitness thread into a "what people really ate in the bible" discussion when all im really trying to say is, "keep it natural".

so say we all.

[buffcoat]

"Keep it natural" is not *always* good advice.

[Sarah]

I'm here to tell you eating pretty much only wholesome, unprocessed, natural foods and morbid obesity are not mutually exclusive.  But it's all-natural fat!

[erika]

When I started cooking hearty, all-natural meals at home, I put on 10lbs. But, I do have a love of cheese that rivals no other, and was eating way too much pasta.

I like my high-fiber, low-calorie wheat bread, even if it comes from the store and not my own oven. And the low-fat american "cheese" singles make nice grilled cheese sandwiches and stay within my diet. (little ashamed that I eat that now) I DO, however, make sure I never ever ever ever eat artificial sweetener. Evar.

[buffcoat]

"Keep it natural" is not *always* good advice.

Clarification: I wasn't talking about diet here.

[erika]

Oh i know exactly what you were talking about.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

When I started cooking hearty, all-natural meals at home, I put on 10lbs. But, I do have a love of cheese that rivals no other, and was eating way too much pasta.

i think this is true with any diet; too much of anything is bad for you, whether its natural or not...which is what everyone else is saying, "natural doesnt mean good".  and your love of cheese, well, i bet i run a close second. 

also, buffcoat...gross. 

[hugman]

see the call from Tom's cousin who'd been hitting the organic beer at Whole Foods a little too hard.

[buffcoat]

When I started cooking hearty, all-natural meals at home, I put on 10lbs. But, I do have a love of cheese that rivals no other, and was eating way too much pasta.

i think this is true with any diet; too much of anything is bad for you, whether its natural or not...which is what everyone else is saying, "natural doesnt mean good".  and your love of cheese, well, i bet i run a close second. 

also, buffcoat...gross. 

Hey, I'm saying it so people won't think it's ok to be gross.  Bathing suit season is upon the whole country.


This is a topic on which I take the fascist side and Sarah takes the libertine side.  There are many others.








It's freaking 99 today, going to be 101 tomorrow.  I'm too lethargic to even try anymore.

[Julie]

Well, they are innards from some beasts, Julie.  Just not my own.  If they were, why would I need them delivered?  And how could such deliveries occur on a regular basis?  I mean, just how many organs do my animals have?  Or perhaps I'm constantly adopting new ones to get a supply of organs going for the next batch?  But the organs of two dogs and two cats wouldn't provide even a week's worth of food for two other dogs and two other cats.  I'd have to get a new batch out and in every four or five days.  Too much work. 

I just thought you meant beastly innards, not innards from your beasts or for your beasts. And it was a little creepy sounding because I didn't read it correctly.

Yetta loves her some innards.

[Jack from Arkansas]

Does the gym make up for having the "three chunk dinner" at Charlie's Chicken?

[dave from knoxville]

Well, they are innards from some beasts, Julie.  Just not my own.  If they were, why would I need them delivered?  And how could such deliveries occur on a regular basis?  I mean, just how many organs do my animals have?  Or perhaps I'm constantly adopting new ones to get a supply of organs going for the next batch?  But the organs of two dogs and two cats wouldn't provide even a week's worth of food for two other dogs and two other cats.  I'd have to get a new batch out and in every four or five days.  Too much work. 

I just thought you meant beastly innards, not innards from your beasts or for your beasts. And it was a little creepy sounding because I didn't read it correctly.

Yetta loves her some innards.

I bet Yetta would eat pig, if only given the chance.