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By: Sheamus

Sheamus — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:20:25 +0000

Wholegrain foods are healther – they’re less produced (if at all), contain better (and more) nutrients and are low-gi and therefore ‘slow’ carbs, which means less bloating and better energy levels, but you can’t eat ‘all that you want’. Calories are calories. If you eat enough of anything, and aren’t active enough to work off the balance, you will gain weight.

But they are ‘better’ for you than the while equivalents. You can actually feel the difference after a meal – no bloating at all. Wholegrain pasta tastes identical, too – it’s all durum wheat, after all. Just make sure it’s 100 per cent wholegrain durum wheat, as above, and not just 100 per cent durum wheat. There is a difference.

One of the easiest ways to lose weight fast is to eliminate all ‘white’ foods from your diet – pasta, rice, bread, potatoes and anything that comes breaded, in pastry or in a dough. If you cut out dairy or reach for the low-fat option you will see a major difference, and quickly.

Sheamuss last blog post..Hilly 10K (Plus Wrong-Turns, Graveyards, And Battling The Big Q)

By: Willow Wisp

Willow Wisp — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:07:54 +0000

It’s my understanding that you can eat all the 100 percent whole grain bread you want with no down-side whatsoever. It’s totally win-win. Same for 100 percent whole grain pasta. So if you want to eat loads of bread, go for it. Just make sure it’s 100 percent whole grain.

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What is Your Biggest Health/Fitness Vice? — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:30:01 +0000

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By: Sheamus

Sheamus — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:52:19 +0000

If cereal is your biggest vice I really wouldn't worry about it. One box, once a year? For your birthday!? If you use skim milk your average bowl of cereal (40g serving) is about 200-250 kcals! You could have ten bowls a day and be within your RDA (assuming you ate nothing else). Sheamuss last blog post..Doing It For The Kids

By: TokaiAngel

TokaiAngel — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:01:13 +0000

I don’t go quite as far as banning… I am allowed my one food vice (CEREAL!!) once a year – I buy a box for my birthday. I can never stop at one bowl – I’m terrible.

Fitness vice is using exercise as punishment rather than for health and vitality. I’m dreadful for over-exercising and then burning out and being miserable/useless for the rest of the day.

Fitness should be fun – this is why I love your posts about running, it reminds me of why I love it too!

TA x

By: AndrewE

AndrewE — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:11:19 +0000

I think that is a sensible approach. I do that with my addictions as well. Ban them!

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:43:14 +0000

it didn’t used to be, but for some reason since Weight Watchers, it’s Peanut Butter….can’t control myself around it…therefore it doesn’t stay in the house!

By: Sheamus

Sheamus — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:39:14 +0000

In a positive sense, my main vice/addiction is obviously running, but I also suffer from very un-manly cravings for chocolate. I can go a few days without it, but, certainly at work, I like to have a smallish amount (at the very least) to get me by.

Otherwise, it’s the usual things like coffee, although I don’t consider that a vice personally. And a few beers a week never did anybody any harm. Likewise cookies, ice cream, croissants, French fries, cheese toast, Chinese food and cheeseburgers!

Because of how I structure my 80-20 diet, it’s never an issue for me to eat this stuff, because 80% of the week I’m eating clean. It works!

Sheamuss last blog post..Bad Meaning Good

By: AndrewE

AndrewE — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:59:04 +0000

I should be ok to resume things by Friday. So complications, total success expected etc.

So it went well. Won’t know the final result for a few months but all good.

By: AndrewE

AndrewE — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:58:11 +0000

Aah…I remember those days fondly. Funnily enough I’ve gone off chips and french fries but could relapse into most of the others pretty easily!

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:23:45 +0000

Food vices? Lol…I’ve got lots of those. Ice cream, cookies, chips, cream cheese wontons, croissants, french fries… Seriously, the list goes on and on.

By: AndrewE

AndrewE — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:24:02 +0000

Cheeky bugger.

By: AndrewE

AndrewE — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:23:46 +0000

I can think of worse ones to have!

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:18:09 +0000

In no particular order mine are fresh ciabatta bread, belgian beer and running. How's the recovery going by the way? Steves last blog post..McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 2 Day 2

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:10:10 +0000

My vice is running, just like Nancy. I cannot go a day or two without running. The thing that I crave the most after my running in the morning are a bottle of Accelerade and Bagel with Peanut Butter.

By: nancy

nancy — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:03:39 +0000

My vice is running. I love it. I feel off by the third day off in a row on long weekends. I meant to do run on Sunday, but my sunburn massively got in the way. I'm glad to say that it's going away and I shouldn't even feel it by tomorrow. I squeezed in a quick 7 miles this morning. Maybe that's an addiction! nancys last blog post..7 miles first, work second!

By: TB--Milwaukee

TB--Milwaukee — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:14:39 +0000

Thanks for the tag “Chubbs”

…I’ll work on that one.

By: AndrewE

AndrewE — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:57:02 +0000

“I am a profoundly lazy bugger…” if I recall correctly.

By: aishchai

aishchai — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:27:00 +0000

Bread, cheese, choclate. And being a lazy bugger…