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There are two issues though, in America at any grocery store check the prices of "good" food. Its expensive but you can get Mcdonalds food for cheap like the dollar menu for example. As for the exercising some people just dont have the time or the equipment or money for a gym membership. If veggies were cheaper than Mcdonalds Im sure everyone would be thinner.
Just so you know, I've addressed this argument in the comment section - e. g. discussion with cipher42, discussion with J1020, etc.
"gym membership."
A gym membership would be ideal but it's not the only way to get exercise in.
Sadly in Arizona and if your poor its hars to stay in shape and loose weight, reason being is it gets rediculously hot out, average summer temps are 106-117 degrees, sometimes it gets up to 127, so you can't go out and exercise without risking sying of dehydration or heat stroke, winter is the only time to exercise, temps are 40-98 degrees. Being poor the most you can eat is starchy and sugary foods because those are the only ones that are cheap. But if you put your mind to it, it is possible
Junk food and processed shit is addicting and it's kinda scary.. I wish more people understood that. Good take :) Being healthy isn't that difficult even if you don't really look it. Just simple changes in your lifestyle ans overtime it will happen
yeah, I think the key to overcoming a junk food addiction is to realise well-cooked healthy food actually tastes better. but yes, agreed with your overall sentiment
www.girlsaskguys.com/.../a29057-fat-shamers-fat-acceptance-activists-need-to-shut-up-because
good luck with your goals
Well, at least someone said. it. ;)
tbh, there's been periods of my life I have done little to nothing in terms of exercise. sure, metabolism is probably a factor, but I am also a healthy eater and I usually do some form of physical activity it just needs to be somewhat regular. if you really are too lazy to exercise every day, you can probably do at least something once a week, or once a month. as long as you are already in ok shape, then you will probably maintain the progress you have made so far. I do a lot more strenuous stuff now, because I have some pretty hardcore goals.
but I know from experience that you can make progress very slowly and stress-free and that you can also maintain what you have with MINIMAL effort.
True, but "minimal effort" to some is just... shockingly inert. :P
true, I have higher standards for minimal effort. for example, to me minimal effort is stopping a rep or two before failure. then again, training to failure is really bad for the human body. but alas, I did it anyway.
Yes, and to others, minimal effort is getting out of the car and walking into Burger King instead of using the Drive through. ;)
That's really the biggest problem today that people don't even realize: Human beings can do SO little and still manage to survive. With each new invention, from the elevators and escalators to the remote controls, we've managed to become more and more sedentary with each passing year. If you look at old pictures from fifty years ago, even of hugely populated areas like parks, you almost never see an overweight person. They're all thin and small. It's not only because they ate about half what we do now, but their daily lives required about twice as much exertion.
Me, I train 6 days a week but it's not what I'd call "hardcore" training and in fact, I don't find it particularly stressful or even taxing. But it's all a matter of perspective; there are those who are out of breath just walking across the freakin' room.
"getting out of the car and walking into Burger King "
ahah, well that's still progress for some.
"I train 6 days a week but it's not what I'd call "hardcore" training"
yeah, moderate is much better in some ways. I knew a guy who used to say "no pain, no gain" so I pointed out to him if you injure yourself then that's no gain also, to which he conceded. it's all about consistent effort.
" it's all a matter of perspective "
I think there is objectivity here somewhere. you just have to push to that limit where you can exercise but without sacrificing good form. that's where most people should be working.
its hard if you didn't start young and have accumalation of fat etc
this is why ill push it on my kids. kids should be forces with certain things ebcaues theya re dumb as hell
yeah... but I don't think it automatically becomes impossible when you are a young adult either. we need to put pressure on young adults to make good lifestyle choices: after all, they are about to enter what ought to be the most enjoyable and exciting phase in life. I'd go as far as to say that we as a society actually OWE it to young adults to push them in the direction that will give them the best possible experience of life.
you're still young. its just that once you reach a certain level of fat, its easy to go back to it becaues fat cells only shrink in size but do not decrease in numbers (unless you stay lean for over a yr)
so when you fall off, the fat goes back to the same places and fills the fat cells.
you can look as good as your body lets you at your age=) at my age i slowed down a bit
This was great and all, but the usa is not the fattest nation. It's like 9 or 10 on the list of fattest nations of 2016...
good point
Ah I love this mytake.
ahah, this one should be a lot less controversial than my other takes. hopefully there is not much to disagree with :P
Adding on, all of those "fitness models" are on steroids.
well, that's a strong statement, but yes a lot of people in the industry are juiced up.
And above all, learn to suffer like any human used to
It is quite hard to be what they cal ''in shape''. My body will always keep some fat with me. Not being overweight is enough for me. I don't give a damn about being what they call ''in shape''
Being what they call ''in shape'' is quite hard actually because the body wants to keep some fat with it. Losing weight 100 times easier than being what they call ''in shape'' since losing weight is 100 times eaiser than gaining muscle.
I already do a lot of that cooking stuff, and I'm still gaining weight (even if it's very slowly).
could you give me examples of what stuff you're cooking? do you do a lot of roasts? fried food? also do you do any cardio, e. g. fast-paced walking, light aerobics or yoga, etc?
I bake boneless and skinless chicken thighs/breasts, and also make chicken fettuccine Alfredo. I shake n bake chicken drumsticks. I make turkey and beef chili. Roast? Not unless you count meat loaf. Then, no. Fry? No. I also cook fish (wild salmon - used to cook orange roughy). Every now and then, I'd have a pizza. As for exercise, I haven't done anything for several years. Although, I do get around going to the grocery store and at work.
What fruit and veg do you have? what about carbohydrates? dairy, etc.
"As for exercise, I haven't done anything for several years."
This is the thing, diet is important but exercise is as well. You can't actually burn calories or fat without exerting yourself in some way.
I eat cookies with milk a lot. I also eat carrots and broccoli from time to time.
Yes, I know. It's not that I don't know that. I just lack the motivation to exercise.
The cookies, milk and the occasional pizza, is all fine because the rest of your diet is healthy. But you've got to eat your 5 fruit and vegetable a day, minimum if you don't already.
"I just lack the motivation to exercise."
Ok, but you can't say it's because the cooking stuff doesn't work. You've got to work the body inside and out. By the way do you go for regular walks and stuff? Just a little bit is still better than nothing whatsoever. Maybe take up the exercise bike solution or go to a few yoga or pilates classes. I do yoga and love it. It's very therapeutic, relaxed exercise that improves your flexibility and core strength too.
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Here, you're eating pattern should look roughly like this:
www.nutritionaustralia.org/.../...amid_A5-crop.jpg
I do drink a lot of apple juice. I know that's not the same as an actual apple, but at least it's something.
No on the regular walks. Although, I've been recently motivating myself to start.
"The cookies, milk and the occasional pizza, is all fine because the rest of your diet is healthy."
More carbohydrates, grains and stuff as well, because I don't see much evidence of any of that. You eat a lot of white meat which is good but the meat seems to be extremely dominant in your diet from what you told me so maybe cut that down.
Yeah, I remember that chart (not the same exact one, but definitely the same exact context).
I'll give it a shot.
apple juice is fine but between that and the carrots and broccoli from time to time. I recommend either a fruit smoothie or a greek salad every day (preferably both). they both taste delicious, it's inexpensive, not hard to eat and it gets the annoying 5 fruit and veg thing out of the way, e. g. if you have it first thing in the morning. as for walking, you need to do it more regularly especially if you don't want to do something more exertive. personally I recommend you pick a sport that you're good at and enjoy doing though because if you enjoy it you're more likely to stick at it, and less likely to notice or think about the exercise pain. think hard about what kind of sport you'd really love doing, because it's important.
Thank's for caring about me.
"I'll give it a shot"
Cool.
You hit the nail on the head here. Great job.
It's not hard if you're a woman.
true: building muscle requires high volume, high intensity workouts, hardcore squat & deadlift routines, high calory protein rich diets, and a degree of fat burning (cardio) to trim off the puppy fat that comes with bulking.
Great mytake!
will take gear