Carbohydrate Excess
September 14th 2006 23:08
Years ago, at the tender age of 25, I decided I wanted to lose some weight. I didn’t think I was ‘before and after’ TV ad material (you know, the people that appear on the weight loss commercials doing ‘before and after shots’). Let’s just say I was carrying more weight than I wanted to and didn’t appear like I was going to lose it fast. I must say at this point, my fiancé saw a photo of me during this time of my life and decided my name at the time should have been ‘Michelin Man’. Very cruel, and I can’t believe I’m still going to marry her in October 06.
If I look at what I was eating at the time, it consisted of what I thought was relatively healthy food. Breakfast usually consisted of a bowl of cereal, usually muesli, with a couple of pieces of toast and a cup of tea. Morning tea might have been a biscuit or two with another cup of tea. Lunch was usually a salad roll or sandwich, and perhaps a sausage roll or another biscuit for afternoon smoko. Dinner was usually baked vegetables with meat of some sort and bread, and usually a large meal. Weekends I would have a ‘blow out’ and eat take away a couple of times, usually as a Friday night treat while watching footy on TV. I would try to exercise 3 or 4 times a week. This consisted of either a gym workout or a run. I must say my meal sizes were large, and I’m not particularly a large individual (height wise I’m about 5’7”, although I did put 5’9” on my drivers licence. Well, they shouldn’t give you the option of putting your own height on it!) My ideal weight is between 70 and 72kgs (muscle from the working out) but when I decided 7 years ago to lose weight I was about 82kgs.
There you have the background; next post I will look more closely at what I was eating and will touch upon different food types.
If I look at what I was eating at the time, it consisted of what I thought was relatively healthy food. Breakfast usually consisted of a bowl of cereal, usually muesli, with a couple of pieces of toast and a cup of tea. Morning tea might have been a biscuit or two with another cup of tea. Lunch was usually a salad roll or sandwich, and perhaps a sausage roll or another biscuit for afternoon smoko. Dinner was usually baked vegetables with meat of some sort and bread, and usually a large meal. Weekends I would have a ‘blow out’ and eat take away a couple of times, usually as a Friday night treat while watching footy on TV. I would try to exercise 3 or 4 times a week. This consisted of either a gym workout or a run. I must say my meal sizes were large, and I’m not particularly a large individual (height wise I’m about 5’7”, although I did put 5’9” on my drivers licence. Well, they shouldn’t give you the option of putting your own height on it!) My ideal weight is between 70 and 72kgs (muscle from the working out) but when I decided 7 years ago to lose weight I was about 82kgs.
There you have the background; next post I will look more closely at what I was eating and will touch upon different food types.
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