Healthy Snack!

[VanHelsingh]

I finally got my mata making rice using a few tablespoons of olive oil (she insists on making the tadka for the vegetables, but I want to just steam the rice). She just would not give up the butter! Its all good now and I don't bloat up after eating rice. Next step is to get her to cook some brown rice.

As for soya mince, yes I also cook a simple sabji using minced soya with peas which is delicious and very light.

[Gurbar Akaal]

Cottage Cheese is cheap and high in protein, add some fruits to it or cucumber and tomatoes with salt and pepper and it serves as a good healthy snack. Avocados are also good for you. Citrus type fruits such as oranges, green grapes etc are also good for weight loss. Have some raw unsalted nuts such as almonds (about 15 max per day) if you get hungry. Put next to a good exercise regime or Dand Behtaks, Kettlebells, Swimming, running you will shed that excess fat off in no time. Maintain a high intensity regime for at least 40 minutes to ensure you increase your heart rate to allow your body to start burning off your fat stores.

Avoid processed wheat such as white bread, white rice and pasta, supplement it with wholemeal foods instead but keep your carb intakes for the morning rather then evening time. 5-6 good healthy small meals throughout the day will keep your metabolism high.

[OhTwadi]

I have a question for people asking about high protein foods. Do you guys go intensive weight training? If you do not, then you do not need a lot of protein in your diet. Adding a lot of protein in your diet if you are not doing intensive weight training can even cause damage to kidneys.

[VanHelsingh]

Cottage Cheese is cheap and high in protein, add some fruits to it or cucumber and tomatoes with salt and pepper and it serves as a good healthy snack. Avocados are also good for you. Citrus type fruits such as oranges, green grapes etc are also good for weight loss. Have some raw unsalted nuts such as almonds (about 15 max per day) if you get hungry. Put next to a good exercise regime or Dand Behtaks, Kettlebells, Swimming, running you will shed that excess fat off in no time. Maintain a high intensity regime for at least 40 minutes to ensure you increase your heart rate to allow your body to start burning off your fat stores.

Avoid processed wheat such as white bread, white rice and pasta, supplement it with wholemeal foods instead but keep your carb intakes for the morning rather then evening time. 5-6 good healthy small meals throughout the day will keep your metabolism high.

Great advice and something I've begun doing quite recently. Nevertheless I'm heartened to hear the same advice from someone else. Thank-you!

As for the 5-6 meals, I use to think it was utter rubbish ("how can you lose weight / get fit by eating MORE?") but I tell you it's totally true. As you pointed out, you just have to make sure its healthy food that's being consumed throughout the day.

Also, I find working out (cycling, running, etc) on an empty stomach first thing in the morning is the best thing to do. Its tough but it gets results.

I have a question for people asking about high protein foods. Do you guys go intensive weight training? If you do not, then you do not need a lot of protein in your diet. Adding a lot of protein in your diet if you are not doing intensive weight training can even cause damage to kidneys.

I hope to reach a stage in the next 6 months or so whereby my weight training will be intensive but at the moment its not. I'm just edging myself into the routine of sweating again! At the moment, my protein intake is virtually non-existent.

[KiranKaur24]

I have a question for people asking about high protein foods. Do you guys go intensive weight training? If you do not, then you do not need a lot of protein in your diet.

Hehe... not intensive weight training, intensive interval circuit training for me at the moment...i'll move onto light weights to tone up once i've done this regime ..but you'r right bhaji, too much protein is bad if your body doesn't need it, thanks for the concern though

[OhTwadi]

All you need is daal + roti + dahi (maybe milk) and you will be strong. Don't need anymore protein than that. The figure you normally see in body building forms is 1 gram of protein for every pound of body weight. This is a completely useless figure. Even olympic level athletes do not have that much protein. I'm sure we can all agree that those athletes are some of the fittest people on the planet.

I'm just saying that don't put too much emphasis on protein, eat a balanced diet, exercise and keep your stress level low. That's the key to living a healthy life.

I hope to reach a stage in the next 6 months or so whereby my weight training will be intensive but at the moment its not. I'm just edging myself into the routine of sweating again! At the moment, my protein intake is virtually non-existent.

Obviously your protein intake is not non existent. I'm sure you have daal, roti, dahi. You'd be surprised how many good vitamins and minerals daal has. It also has plenty of protein.

[AnakinSkywalker]

For all you chubbies....try exercising all your muscles instead of just the muscle in your jaw...

[VanHelsingh]

Obviously your protein intake is not non existent. I'm sure you have daal, roti, dahi. You'd be surprised how many good vitamins and minerals daal has. It also has plenty of protein.

Funny that I don't really consider daal, roti and yogurt to be part of my protein in-take. I guess I should stop worrying then.

[JSinghN]

Thanks for the replies i think ive figured out what works for me and my body!

[MS1NGH]

some good advice. perhaps admin could make a seperate section on this forum to discuss dietary and fitness related topics