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spatts said:
I heard they ate a lot of special bread...
Viactiv as alternative to sweets
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I heard they ate a lot of special bread...
SteelWeaver
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lol @ Project - yeah, man, and they aren't the only ones who are gonna be eating that bread in approximately 3 weeks ... 
You can bet a small select circle in Sydney will be getting a taste of longevity victuals.
About the Japanese - yes, there are very few obese Japanese walking around Japan, but the numbers are definitely on the increase - I'm seeing a lot of fat ~ obese schoolgirls nowadays.
I would attribute their leanness to the traditional diet - rice and fish, with liberal use of sesame seeds, yams, and various wild veggies and tofu, other soy products, etc.
HOWEVER, not that many Japanese actually EAT like that anymore, which really puzzles me - how the hell do they manage to remain lean whilst eating some of the unhealthiest crap on the face of the earth???? I mean, you should SEE what the average "salaryman" eats all day - I've quizzed my students on this:
breakfast: white toast with coffee or green tea
lunch: fast food, either a ready-made "bento", or lunch box from a convenience store (white rice and fried fish), or something like tonkatsu - deep fried pork cutlets on white rice, or ramen - oily greasy, salty noodle soup, or macdonald's or some such other junk.
NOTE: ALL sandwiches, bread, rice etc in Japan is WHITE - very hard to find heavy nutty bread, brown rice, or even just wholemeal bread
dinner: about 6 litres of beer/sake with various small side dishes of maybe sashimi, sushi, cabbage and corn salad, (lots of oil) fried tofu, deep fried cheese, french fries, grilled meat/chicken, lots of snacky things ....
I simply don't understand it .... there is food EVERYWHERE in Japan - cooking shows are the most popular type of TV, they have ACRES of food halls in EVERY department store, selling an enormous range of anything edible imaginable - a lot of it very healthy, but of the unhealthy stuff, NONE of it is the so-called "improved" versions - low sugar or low saturated fat are derided as not having the full flavour or taste ....
Oh, and yes, not only mercury levels, but levels of dioxins are sky high in fish AND vegetables here - kind of scary.
You can bet a small select circle in Sydney will be getting a taste of longevity victuals.About the Japanese - yes, there are very few obese Japanese walking around Japan, but the numbers are definitely on the increase - I'm seeing a lot of fat ~ obese schoolgirls nowadays.
I would attribute their leanness to the traditional diet - rice and fish, with liberal use of sesame seeds, yams, and various wild veggies and tofu, other soy products, etc.
HOWEVER, not that many Japanese actually EAT like that anymore, which really puzzles me - how the hell do they manage to remain lean whilst eating some of the unhealthiest crap on the face of the earth???? I mean, you should SEE what the average "salaryman" eats all day - I've quizzed my students on this:
breakfast: white toast with coffee or green tea
lunch: fast food, either a ready-made "bento", or lunch box from a convenience store (white rice and fried fish), or something like tonkatsu - deep fried pork cutlets on white rice, or ramen - oily greasy, salty noodle soup, or macdonald's or some such other junk.
NOTE: ALL sandwiches, bread, rice etc in Japan is WHITE - very hard to find heavy nutty bread, brown rice, or even just wholemeal bread
dinner: about 6 litres of beer/sake with various small side dishes of maybe sashimi, sushi, cabbage and corn salad, (lots of oil) fried tofu, deep fried cheese, french fries, grilled meat/chicken, lots of snacky things ....
I simply don't understand it .... there is food EVERYWHERE in Japan - cooking shows are the most popular type of TV, they have ACRES of food halls in EVERY department store, selling an enormous range of anything edible imaginable - a lot of it very healthy, but of the unhealthy stuff, NONE of it is the so-called "improved" versions - low sugar or low saturated fat are derided as not having the full flavour or taste ....
Oh, and yes, not only mercury levels, but levels of dioxins are sky high in fish AND vegetables here - kind of scary.
SteelWeaver
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OMG I just noticed!!
20 CALS per SWEET!!!!!????? My god, do you have any idea how FAST that adds up?????!!!!
LOL - jus' kidding
But I couldn't have them on a contest diet - I'd rather have a spoonful of cottage cheese or some cucumber if cheating during the week, and save the sweets for refeed days (but judging by my poor progress on those, prolly just leave the sweeties out altogether and stick to pasta .... sigh)
20 CALS per SWEET!!!!!????? My god, do you have any idea how FAST that adds up?????!!!!
LOL - jus' kidding
But I couldn't have them on a contest diet - I'd rather have a spoonful of cottage cheese or some cucumber if cheating during the week, and save the sweets for refeed days (but judging by my poor progress on those, prolly just leave the sweeties out altogether and stick to pasta .... sigh)
VeggieLifterChick
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SteelWeaver said:OMG I just noticed!!
20 CALS per SWEET!!!!!????? My god, do you have any idea how FAST that adds up?????!!!!
LOL - jus' kidding
But I couldn't have them on a contest diet - I'd rather have a spoonful of cottage cheese or some cucumber if cheating during the week, and save the sweets for refeed days (but judging by my poor progress on those, prolly just leave the sweeties out altogether and stick to pasta .... sigh)
Poor [will of] Steel. When will the deprivation end? In other words, when is this contest?
I find this simple receipe satisfies any cravings I have for sweets.
10 scoops of chocolate flav. protein powder (I find EAS Simply Whey the best)
1 carton of egg whites
Mix and pour into a plastic container. Put it in the freezer (w/o the cover) for a few hours and there you have an awesome high protein chocolate treat! A healthy version of super chocolately frozen yogurt.
Hmmm, yummy!
10 scoops of chocolate flav. protein powder (I find EAS Simply Whey the best)
1 carton of egg whites
Mix and pour into a plastic container. Put it in the freezer (w/o the cover) for a few hours and there you have an awesome high protein chocolate treat! A healthy version of super chocolately frozen yogurt.
Hmmm, yummy!
SteelWeaver
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VeggieLifterChick said:
Sunday the 3rd - 9 days!!! Whoo hoo - ready or not, Oz, here I come!
It's weird, I wish I had more time to get into better shape, but I'm also so glad it's almost over - I just wanna eat
Most importantly, though, I've learnt new (un)limits to what I can drive myself to ...nrg - that sounds ..... uh, interesting. The eggs stay raw? They freeze OK? I know I've been driven at times to mix a tiny bit of water with some protein powder, into a paste, then eat that. But lately I've discovered the BEST thing for sweet cravings: PUMPKIN!!! This stuff is THE BOMB - steamed, with cinnamon and sweetner sprinkled on top, it's sweet and filling and low cal and absolutely YUMMY!
(But my colleagues pointed out the other day that my perspective may be a bit skewed, so ...)
LOL SteelWeaver - yah it is a rather strange mix. But when dieting, creativity must kick in before the insanity does!! My friends get sick when they watch some of the things I eat, esp. this and my fav - egg white & tuna scramble with peppers and onion! LOL
To answer your Q - the egg whites are raw and mixes fine with the protein powder. It's a little gooey but it freezes up just fine. You could mix with water instead or go with some of both. I use egg whites to justify it as being good for me - lots of protein!
As for the pumpkin, it sounds good. I actually read your post on that and showed it to my bf who is also currently dieting for a competition. We'll be trying some out this weekend. That's about as much of a halloween treat as I'm going to get!!
Oh - good luck SteelWeaver! Hang in there - I'm sure you'll do some damage!
To answer your Q - the egg whites are raw and mixes fine with the protein powder. It's a little gooey but it freezes up just fine. You could mix with water instead or go with some of both. I use egg whites to justify it as being good for me - lots of protein!
As for the pumpkin, it sounds good. I actually read your post on that and showed it to my bf who is also currently dieting for a competition. We'll be trying some out this weekend. That's about as much of a halloween treat as I'm going to get!!
Oh - good luck SteelWeaver! Hang in there - I'm sure you'll do some damage!
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