Everyone talking about getting in the gym. Nobody talking about getting in the kitchen.

[Remote]

It’s easy… A lot of water, lean proteins, leafy green veggies, and complex carbs. We know what it takes but not many want to do it.

Simple doesn’t mean easy.

 

[The God Poster]

Have you not done this or something? Someone got me onto kale a few years ago and I'm shocked at how little I taste it. I throw in bananas, berries, and any other available fruit around, then toss in whole handfuls of kale and it doesn't overpower anything. At most, it helps cut the sweetness down just a little. I fukking love kale in my smoothies now.

Both times I’ve used it in my smoothies it overpowered the taste

Just pure bitter

Go to smoothie is usually
Mango, Pineapple, banana,avocado, cucumber, yogurt, whey . 4 cups of spinach

 

[Roger king]

It all comes down to diet and what you put in your body, you can workout 3hrs 7xdaily and still not lose an ounce of weight if eating habits aren't significantly changed as well

 

[Big Blue]

Calories in < Calories out. Whether its Keto, Paleo, or intermittent fasting the science is always the same. Just have to figure our which works for you.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Both times I’ve used it in my smoothies it overpowered the taste

Just pure bitter

I dunno if you used some nasty kale, used way too much, or just make sorry-ass smoothies with no taste.

I encourage anyone here to just try it. Make a nice yummy smoothie however you like it, then add whatever you feel is a safe amount of kale. Then, if you like the result, add more next time.

If you don't like the result, maybe use riper bananas or more berries to improve the complementary taste. Or just try a little less kale, or kale from a different source.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Calories in < Calories out. Whether its Keto, Paleo, or intermittent fasting the science is always the same. Just have to figure our which works for you.

While that's true, there are also a lot of foods that hamper your body's functioning, and others that improve it. And foods that make it harder to stop eating, while others help you feel satiated.

 

[Peter Popoff]

While it’s common knowledge that the path to a healthy life includes diet and exercise, far more people seem to focus on the exercise part and ignore the diet part.

Men go to the gym and do bench press and biceps curls.

Women go to the gym and do smith machine squats and hip thrusts.

Or they join whatever the latest fitness trend is, whether it be Aerobics or Tae Bo or Zumba or CrossFit.

But if you could only choose diet or exercise, diet would prove significantly more impactful.

So, fitness folks of the coli:

What are your culinary tips to maintaining a fit and healthy body?
Are you a meal prepper?
Do you use subscription meal services?
What foods do you avoid?
What foods are must haves?
How do you snack responsibly?

Spoiler: Just Trolling

And when did you realize that Americans were less obese in the old days when women were at home cooking your meals?

I work out 5 days a week, every morning for 2 hours a day so the diet part doesn't impact me as much although I agree for the most part.

The trick is to knowing which foods work for you and against you and taking enough nutrients, prebiotics and probiotics to digest food faster while promoting gut health. I don't like the term diet. I prefer discipline. That's the hardest part..... especially living in America's fattest state on where on weekends, you don't want home cooked meals and they serve greasy ass tacos and fried shıt everywhere.

DNA plays a significant part. Some ppl can eat sugar all day while others can eat carbs but never gain a stomach.

 

[AQz]

No soda, no chips, no cookies. Eliminating junk food. Don’t even crave it.

 

[Scientific Playa]

It all comes down to diet and what you put in your body, you can workout 3hrs 7xdaily and still not lose an ounce of weight if eating habits aren't significantly changed as well

true talk, a couple of knuckleheads in another gym thread was trying to get on me on whether or not I count calories.
I just didn't waste my time with them when I already know I have the discipline to not put junk in my body and can wear clothes that are over a decade old.

I learnt this on another platform. " You can't outrun your fork"

 

[Remote]

I work out 5 days a week, every morning for 2 hours a day so the diet part doesn't impact me as much although I agree for the most part.

The trick is to knowing which foods work for you and against you and taking enough nutrients, prebiotics and probiotics to digest food faster while promoting gut health. I don't like the term diet. I prefer discipline. That's the hardest part..... especially living in America's fattest state on where on weekends, you don't want home cooked meals and they serve greasy ass tacos and fried shıt everywhere.

DNA plays a significant part. Some ppl can eat sugar all day while others can eat carbs but never gain a stomach.

2 hours a day?
I could never.

Mike Mentzer, Dorian Yates and others showed us the way.

More intensity. Less volume.
That’s the path.

 

[Peter Popoff]

Avoid white sugar, white flour, white rice, and other starchy shyt that's not whole grain. Don't drink anything other than water unless you're making a smoothie from scratch with whole fruits and vegetables. That's honestly half the game right there, if you just do that much and otherwise eat whatever you want, you'll be better off than 90% of Americans.

Personally, I also avoid fatty meats, don't eat bacon/sausage/bbq/processed meats at all, avoid processed food in general in favor of cooking whole foods from scratch, buy the healthier oils (olive, canola, sunflower), and eat lots of fruits/vegetables with good variety.

What are some examples of processed meats?

 

[Maliciouslarynx]

I’ve had kale. I like it.
It’s just a pain in the ass because you have to cut the leaves off.

And it’s just extra work when a bag of spinach can get tossed in a smoothie or omelette just fine.

I've been fukking around with smoothies my whole life, the cheat code came when we started just freezing the bananas first. That way you don't have to add ice cubes and it blends way faster. Here's my basic recipe:


* Buy a ton of bananas and then peel and freeze them once they get overripe and really sweet. You can choose the exact moment to throw them in the freezer based on your preferences. Don't forget to peel them before freezing, saves space/energy and it's tough to peel a frozen banana.

* Add some sort of berries - I prefer strawberries or blueberries, but you can do whatever you like. These can be frozen too if you want.

* Any other fruit you like. Mangos are big in our family.

* Kale or spinach, can experiment with other greens but try to focus on things with strong green color (tend to have more nutrients), not iceberg lettuce

* Milk or yogurt, but not to excess. We've recently switched largely to vegan milks like oatmilk.

* Optionally, toss in flaxseed, chia seeds, wheat germ, or any other sort of extra nutrition



Everything can be done to preference and taste, there's no need to be strict about it. The main point is to get fruit in your system and some extra leafy greens.

These joints expensive ($200+), but the amount of work you can do in them come in handy. I only break my collards and kale into quarter pieces and toss into the Vitamix, voila.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

What are some examples of processed meats?

Salami, pastrami, bolonga, corned beef, smoked ham, pepperoni, hot dogs, spam.

Processed meat - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Professor Emeritus]

2 hours a day?
I could never.

Mike Mentzer, Dorian Yates and others showed us the way.

More intensity. Less volume.
That’s the path.

I think there's some solid evidence that low intensity longer workouts are good for your cardiovascular and mental health too. Even if it's just walking, you need to make sure you stay off your ass for a good part of the day no matter how hard you worked those 30 minutes

 

[Remote]

These joints expensive ($200+), but the amount of work you can do in them come in handy. I only break my collards and kale into quarter pieces and toss into the Vitamix, voila.

One day I’m going to buy a vitamix.
I have no idea which models are good. Or it doesn’t matter? Any vitamix is awesome?