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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum
encourageing healthy activities like exerosize and a healthy diet is not.
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Given that I compete in Figure competitions (where nutrition is of great importance), and I've learned a lot about a healthy eating regimen, a lot of people don't even know what a "healthy" diet is.
Sure, given my sport, what I eat is a tad 'extreme' (because avoiding processed food is not so easy), but when people say, "I watch what I eat", they don't know what the "h" they are talking about.
Things like pizza, ice cream etc. while tasty, are pretty much crap. You're better off eating chicken breasts, tuna, turkey, sweet potatoes, brown rice, etc. Even things like bread and cheese, and sausage aren't great --they're processed. You get more bang for your nutritional buck from things like slow-cooked oatmeal, and what I mentioned above.
Lastly, when you eat "clean" and do weights, you will find that you don't even need to do that much cardio. If you need to do TONS AND TONS AND TONS AND TONS of cardio to lose a bit of weight, it is often your nutrition (or lack thereof) that is the problem.
I eat about every 3 hours, with small, pre-portioned meals (Tupperware is my friend). I also save money by not buying my lunch from some food outlet (I can also be safely assured that no one has spat in my food, either....eeew)
For example, for lunch I will have:
4 oz chicken breast, 1/2 cup sweet potato, 1/2 cup broccoli, 7 almonds and lots of water!