vivacristorey Wrote:[...]
Probably most important fix: cook your own food. It's almost impossible to eat unhealthy if you cook it yourself. Prefer non-processed foods, meaning the closer it looks to how it's dug out of ground/ripped out of an animal, the better. You'll also save tons of money. Of course cooking takes time, especially if you're not used to it. Here, routine is your friend. Normally I'd say "eat anything you like," but since some people have been really fucked up by their parents, this may not bode well. But rule of thumb: if it's unprocessed, it's probably good, so if you like it, eat it however much you want. Instincts are your friend.
When it comes to working out, best if it's something even remotely enjoyable. I think weightlifting is the most bang for the buck when it comes to time-result ratio. Cardio requires more time, but is also good and to some extent necessary. Noobs usually have a tendency to push themselves too hard and then burn out and give up. Don't do that, don't be a retard. Start slow. The absolutely most important priority is to build it into a sustainable habit. Here too, routine is your friend. For weightlifting I recommend the Starting Strength or 5x5 Stronglifts plan. They're meant for noobs and start with low weights and gradually build on them.
Nerd stuff (not very important): I recommend to start reading food packages. Especially so if you need to drop/increase weight (quitting skelly mode). Check the calories, because some foods (non-processed) have retarded high energy amounts (>200kcal/100g). Sugar is also stupid, and they stuff it in everything: anything above 5g sugar per 100g food is retarded, unless it's a dessert. Personally I keep it at 2g/100g or less. Check the salt levels: you'll prolly want it at some 2-4g per day total. Processed foods have insane levels. Don't mind fats: nobody really knows shit whether cholesterol is bad or good (and science seems to begin to pointing that it's actually good). If you want fat, eat fat (I love fat). Don't make a fuss about it, no excel shit or calculators. Just try and get an intuition going about these things. It becomes automatic and you'll soon know the stuff by heart with most foods anyway. Count calories only at first, to get the ballpark down, and in combination with regular weighing to know if you need to eat more or less.
Honestly I cannot stress this enough: don't go overboard. Focus on building a sustainable routine. If it doesn't feel like something you can do for the rest of your life, you won't do it. Your ability, endurance and motivation all will rise naturally, and eventually you'll be doing more than you'd ever have expected anyway.
BillyONare Wrote:I like to eat 1-2 times per day because it saves me time and money and keeps me from getting fat. the more often you eat the hungrier you get throughout the day which is annoying to me and I am annoyed by other people saying they are hungry all the time.
This is a good cheat. Besides time, money, and weight, it's also good for blood sugar and other nerd stuff, probably good for cells on some hippy level that makes you live longer, and definitely good for teeth, because they're not inundated with food for bacteria all day long. Bonus points for the ability to look down on others. They will literally think you're a god because you don't have to stuff your face all the time.