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2005/05/04, 06:03 PM
hi im eating fairly healthy foods atm along with regular exercise but my metabolism has always seemed a little slow to me (maybe my imagination :) ) and im hoping somebody can recommend a good food that i can have small amounts of at regualr intervals that will help to burn off cals ? i have a spoon of low fat cottage cheese evry couple of hours for the protein as i do weight exercise in the evening and cardio in the morning so i wanted to make sure i was getting enough protein although i tend to have tuna at lunch and grilled chicken in evenings (all with steamed/boiled veg, ive stayed away from bread/rice/pasta as i like veg just as much now )so i guess i probly get plenty in reality
thanks
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2005/05/04, 06:23 PM
eat beans(black beans especially), yogurt, nuts, ..
space meals/snacks every 2 hours.....stick to complex carbs(yams, sweet potatoes, lentils, brown rice, whole wheat/rye bread)...try to avoid simple carbs like potatoes, pasta, white rice, white bread, etc.....try to not eat carbs an hour or two before bed...
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2005/05/05, 07:24 AM
thanks , with me being at work nuts would be the best option. would walnuts be ok as i like them and also how much would i be best eating every 2 hrs? would say 2 walnuts be enough? also out of interest could you tell me if eating a spoon of cottage cheese every 2hrs or so like ive been doing was a bad thing?
thanks for patience and advice :)
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2005/05/05, 08:04 AM
id say with the walnuts, stick with the recommended serving or a reasonable handful. same thing with the cottage cheese (well not the handful :)).. it'll tide you over a little longer.. 2 walnuts and a scoop of cottage cheese isnt very much
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2005/05/05, 11:23 AM
i didnt mean as a meal (i have breakfast about 8:30, lunch at 1pm and dinner at 5pm ish ) i mean to eat every couple of hrs to keep my metabolism going
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2005/05/05, 11:52 AM
Might consider eating smaller meals and bigger snacks. Getting the same caloric intake throughout the day, just broken up evenly through your meals and snacks.
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2005/05/05, 01:20 PM
only problem with that is when im working i cant really break for food often but i can always keep a bag of walnuts in my pocket :) but i have visions of me putting weight on through nibbling my nuts all the time ...erm that came out wrong but you get my drift :)
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2005/05/05, 03:41 PM
maybe try tracking your diet for a few days, and see how many you can afford with what your nutritional profile offers.. then just keep that many in your pocket
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