ewaiea
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I am a new years resolution maker, and with the turn of the year coming up I am looking at fitness goals for the year. Everytime I eat, my wife (who is a reasonably healthy person) always sees my diet as too high in sugar, or salt, or not enough protein, or too much fat (though the fat one is rare - I'm pretty good at watching fat content), etc... I enjoy running (3-4 miles at a time) and working out at the gym (basic upper and lower body with weights - 2 sets per exercise) a few times a week, I get out diving every couple weeks for a two tank dive, and I also go free diving from time to time. I consider myself fit enough, but I don't want to be on a steady weight gain of about 5lbs per year that sneaks up on me and finally in 10 years I'm 220lbs and I've got a much bigger job in front of me.
I guess I'm trying to find a very simple way to customize a diet plan that would help me keep protein high, suguar low, and salt relatively low as well. It doesn't need to be gone, just somewhat lower. I used to go to Starbucks and get carmel frappuccinos (my weakness) but I've since stopped - if I do go it's a non-fat chai tea latte, it's smaller and not as bad as the former, and my starbucks trips have decreased to only a couple times a week. I go to Jamba Juice and usually get a penut butter mood which has plenty of protein and potassium but my worries is that Jamba Juice - though a healthy alternative - is also too high in sugar....should I eliminate my Jamba Juice trips as well?
Overall goals, get my waste back to 32 inches, it's 34 right now. And get my weight down to 175lbs (and keep it there), I think it's about 183-185lbs right now. And I think my diet coupled with current exercise habits could help me achieve this. I'm open to advice? Thanks all! Hope Thanksgiving was pleasent for everyone!
I guess I'm trying to find a very simple way to customize a diet plan that would help me keep protein high, suguar low, and salt relatively low as well. It doesn't need to be gone, just somewhat lower. I used to go to Starbucks and get carmel frappuccinos (my weakness) but I've since stopped - if I do go it's a non-fat chai tea latte, it's smaller and not as bad as the former, and my starbucks trips have decreased to only a couple times a week. I go to Jamba Juice and usually get a penut butter mood which has plenty of protein and potassium but my worries is that Jamba Juice - though a healthy alternative - is also too high in sugar....should I eliminate my Jamba Juice trips as well?
Overall goals, get my waste back to 32 inches, it's 34 right now. And get my weight down to 175lbs (and keep it there), I think it's about 183-185lbs right now. And I think my diet coupled with current exercise habits could help me achieve this. I'm open to advice? Thanks all! Hope Thanksgiving was pleasent for everyone!