Getting fit (running quesion)

[Jon Miller]

I hate my body

I have been overweight since I was 7 or 8 (when my sister died.. I stopped going outside to play as much arround then and started staying inside and reading)

I was 140 and 5'6 when I was in 8th.. by the end of highschool I was 5'10 (5'11 in the morning) and 180, not very muscular though

throughout college I was 185+\-10

in gradschool I initially worked out and got down to 170 (in Dec '02), then gradually got up to 190 in fall of '03... when I had blood pressure issues (and went on daily medication, which increases my nauseau when I drink)

soon after that (by early spring) I had skyrocketed to 220.. since then I have fought my way down, at times as far as 193, and then stopped exercising much for a month or so and then go back up...

today I measured myself at 210



JonMiller

[Urban Ranger]

Drink less, eat less, exercise more.

I am afraid it looks like a lifelong battle for you, Jon.

[Datajack Franit]

Hey. I don´t like hearing people getting depressed about weight. When I was 15 yo I reached 231 pounds. Now I am almost 23 yo and 145.

If you want to change your life you can do it.

[Jon Miller]

I know that there are people who have been worse.. and succeeded...

I am just feeling down about it, because I have tried for a while

JM

[Datajack Franit]

No one is saying that is going to be easy, but if changing yourself is what you really want, then you should be more determinated.

And please, don´t listen to those patting your shoulder saying "aww you look good, it doesn´t matter how you look outside, but what you have inside yourself".
Do you think people give a damn about you liking poetry from Rilke, or russian literature, or greek sculpture? (I do!) They don´t give a damn. They can just see a fatass, yet they still smile and wave at you

[Solly]

Originally posted by Ecthy
What kind of food should I get before working out? What kind after? At what point does high protein food make sense?

Chocolate bar before working out anyone? What should it contain?

Every meal should be a combination of lean protein (30-40g), low-GI carbs (around 70g) and good fats (10g).

Except immediately following a good workout. Then you should take a high-GI drink with whey protein (if your intention is to develop muscle).

If you want to be a skinny 50kg weakling, stick to carbs and carbs only. Eat only fruit, carbs and pasta. Become vegetarian if you want.

[Ecthy]

GI drink? What is that?

[Solly]

Low-GI is carbs high in fibre that take a while to digest..brown rice, wholemeal pasta, oats..

High-GI are easy to diguest carbs like white bread, white pasta, and sugary stuff.

[Ecthy]

None of which make for a good drink, so what is a high GI drink?

[Dinner]

http://www.diabetesnet.com/diabetes_food_diet/glycemic_index.php

Glycemic Index. It basically means the amount of sugar in the drink.

[Provost Harrison]

Glycaemic

[Solly]

Originally posted by Ecthy
None of which make for a good drink, so what is a high GI drink?

Whey protein and dextrose

[Ecthy]

Does eating something rich in protein about an hour after workout have the same effect? Obviously not, but how big is the loss? Can I get a similar effect with eating sugary after workout to even out the immediate sugar loss and get the protein later on or, say, over time?

[Solly]

It's best to have the whey and dextrose immediately following your workou. An hour or so later, have something like chicken, wholemeal pasta and broccoli.

[Provost Harrison]

Wholemeal pasta? Bleughh...