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fordraceing_man
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 Posted: 08/17/05 - 12:10 Post subject: need a book about nutrition and advice on what to eat.
well my girlfriend and i have been working out the last few weeks and she goes to a place called curves in the area and she is doing pretty well and i have just been running. i was in the army for 3 years and got out in october so i can still run pretty good. i can run about 4 miles w/o stopping and i can run 2 miles in about 16:30 (i know thats not really fast i use to do a lot better) well when i got back from iraq i weigh about 175 lbs. im 6ft when i got out of the army i was at about 190 and now that i sell cars for a living 10hrs a day with no phicial work i weigh about 250 lbs. i need to start running and lose this weigh. when i was in the army all we did we eat steaks and pizza and drink beer but i was so active i could burn everything off. anyways i have no idea about cal counting and what food is good and bad (other then the obvious ones) my girlfriend doesn't know anything about eating healthy either so basically im just looking for some tips and even a book that explaned the different stuff in foods and what is good and what isn't would be great.
thanks,
joe
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TriBob
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Posted: 08/17/05 - 12:15 Post subject:
Eat Smart, Play Hard by Liz Applegate is good.
Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook, Third Edition by Nancy Clark is good too.
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fordraceing_man
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Posted: 08/17/05 - 13:57 Post subject:
is nancy clarks book good for people that don't do a lot of sports also or is it only for people that need all the extra fuel that are highly active? im looking to eat right to lose weight and also going to run in the am again but im more so wanting to know about eating right and the different fats and sugars and stuff like that. and about empty calories and everything when i start to read about stuff like this on the net it all goes way over my head and doesn't make any sence.
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TriBob
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Posted: 08/18/05 - 09:33 Post subject:
| fordraceing_man wrote: | | is nancy clarks book good for people that don't do a lot of sports also or is it only for people that need all the extra fuel that are highly active? im looking to eat right to lose weight and also going to run in the am again but im more so wanting to know about eating right and the different fats and sugars and stuff like that. and about empty calories and everything when i start to read about stuff like this on the net it all goes way over my head and doesn't make any sence. |
It is good for general purpose information. You will adjust calorie levels based on your activity.
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Cappy
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Posted: 08/18/05 - 16:31 Post subject:
I have the Nancy Clark book, good stuff indeed
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 08/19/05 - 16:59 Post subject:
believe it or not the "idiots guide" series has two good ones: nutrition and weight loss were both very informative and helpful
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drwright
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Posted: 08/20/05 - 23:23 Post subject:
| Cappy wrote: | | I have the Nancy Clark book, good stuff indeed |
She likes white Wonder bread a little too much, though, doesn't she. She's average. I'd read Ed Burke's stuff and a nice little book by JL Ivy and R Portman. They know quite a bit more than Clark, who doesn't even have a PhD.
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