Gym And Supplement Discussion

[bozodos]

I hope you're at least taking progress pics for yourself. One thing I regret is not taking before pics of how ridiculously skinny I was.

Yeah I am - ironically the biggest motivator for me to start doing something was realising how much of a fat f**k I'd become from looking at photos and wondering why I always looked fat haha.

[Birds]

And here I was thinking it was so you could take a larger date into an elevator and clear the maximum payload

[L33SH]

that's good to hear Boz! I can't take photos because my before pics look better than how I look now, and it's too depressing, wah.

[bozodos]

yeah I've been taking measurements as well, mainly of my waist. Starting to get to the point where people are commenting on how I look, so it's nice to know that I'm making it!

[L33SH]

yeah I've been taking measurements as well, mainly of my waist. Starting to get to the point where people are commenting on how I look, so it's nice to know that I'm making it!

grats!

[Mangune]

a very rough calculation of my daily protein intake is

15g from tuna

81g from chicken breast

30-80 depending on what I eat for dinner

24g from whey powder

plus a small amount from my morning oats with a splash of milk. Assuming I'm eating a decent amount of meat for dinner, that brings me to around 200g, which is my 1g /lb of lean body mass.

I was eating cottage cheese / greek yogurt for dessert for a while, but I've been trying to keep my calories down.

On an unrelated note, managed to get bench, OHP, deadlift and squats in today, was quite pleased!

Throw in a scoop or a half scoop of protein to your oats in the mourning to help if needed.

[jangles]

I think the ham you buy from the deli in Woollies etc is probably semi processed, not that I can see it as a bad thing as long as nothing is added to it.

Only concerns I have with processed meat are unnecessary additives (salt, sugar, etc), and not really knowing what part of the animal (or God forbid, what animal at all) you're eating. lol.

Ham is a processed meat. Leg ham is less processed than say, the square blocks that are formed from scraps. but it is still processed. It has things added to it, thats what makes ham and bacon taste so different to a pork chop. so, not unnecessary addictives or it wouldnt be what it is, but the ones you don't like.

Edited June 3, 2013 by jangles

[Trozzle]

Ham is a processed meat. Leg ham is less processed than say, the square blocks that are formed from scraps. but it is still processed. It has things added to it, thats what makes ham and bacon taste so different to a pork chop. so, not unnecessary addictives or it wouldnt be what it is, but the ones you don't like.

I'd like to think bacon is only smoked to hell, but that's probably not the case

[bozodos]

did the scoop of protein into my porridge this morning, then remembered why I don't. Cannot stand the taste of artificial sweetener in food.

[jangles]

did the scoop of protein into my porridge this morning, then remembered why I don't. Cannot stand the taste of artificial sweetener in food.

protein is food....

[L33SH]

I've just ordered cookies and cream flavoured protein! So excited.

[Trozzle]

protein is food....

This. lol. Though I do know what he means.

[No Crust Racing]

The one's I've tried were good Leesh but I Iike sweet things.

Edited June 3, 2013 by ActionDan

[L33SH]

The one's I've tried were good Leesh but Iike sweet things.

yah same, but the only sweet/chocolate stuff I eat is in protein bars and protein shakes! Will be a little treat for me

[No Crust Racing]

yah same, but the only sweet/chocolate stuff I eat is in protein bars and protein shakes! Will be a little treat for me

You're more restrained than I am then

[L33SH]

cheese is my problem

[No Crust Racing]

I hear ya, we almost always have some basic Brie or Camembert in the fridge and use any social gathering as an excuse to get something nicer.

That and I'm big on basil/pesto type dips.

[vspecIInur]

Cheese is another one that's my weakness....

[L33SH]

Glad I'm not the only one; I could seriously live on cheese, dips and vegetable sticks.

Sometimes I think I might be addicted to cheese. I have looked into it and I know that milk contains the protein casein, which provokes similar effects to opiates when it's turned into cheese. When the casein molecules are digested, they break apart to release tiny opiate molecules, called casomorphins. The process of cheese-making removes water, lactose and whey proteins so that casein is more concentrated.

So maybe you can develop a cheese addiction?

[No Crust Racing]

You have looked too far into it, your time would be better spent enjoying cheese