certainly better than what you're managing at the moment...

If you're going for tinned fruit, try to get the ones in juice rather than syrup

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It would certainly be a whole heap better - there's protein, carbs and some fruit and veg in there, which is a vast improvement on what you're eating now. And don't worry about the sirloin steak - it's perfectly healthy in moderation. It'll give you some iron, too and, from my limited knowledge, there's not much else on that list that would.

You'd still be very short on calcium and no doubt some other minerals and vitamins, but it would be so much better than what you're eating now that if you can move to that, I'm sure you'd feel a lot healthier.

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That would be a big improvement mate. Also, the sirloin steak would be fine. Animal fat is an importain part of a well balanced healthy diet in my opinion.

If affordable, buy it from grass fed animals and you have a very healthy piece of meat. Rib eye, popeseye are also decent steaks and are a little cheaper although not quite as nice.

Good stuff with the multivitamin and fish oil.

I just remembered, that I did go through a patch of eating the kind of stuff on my list, god must of been about a year and a half ago but cant remember how good I felt back then compared to now. And I used to pour the syrup away, drain it and just eat the segments and pieces cos I didn't use to like the syrup. I'm wondering if its possible to get decent sirloin steak from the butchers cos if you can i'd get it fresh from there instead and eat it the same night of course. I'm gonna do all this 2morrow, buy in loads of good foods I know I like, and I just looked, the multivitamins i'm taking only provide em with 20% of the daily calcium I need. Yoghurts like ski would provide me with more calcium intake wouldn't they?

In my opinion, taking extra vitamins is totally unnecessary if you are eating a proper diet. Whilst I appreciate some people do have eating disorders etc. Most health problems are as a direct result of poor diets, lack of exercise or, more commonly a combination of both.

Richard, it's good to see that you are taking decisive action. If you persevere with your new diet and gradually introduce a variety of fresh food. I'm sure you'll feel much better in next to no time. Good Luck

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Thanks mate, I actually cant wait to start my new diet 2morrow. I'm sitting here absolutely starving, so hungry that I feel dizzy but I cant eat anymore wedges and thats all I have in the freezer. The only other thing I have in my cupboards is weetabix. Oh and some brown bread on the side, i'm gonna have some toast I think. By the way, I have my bread and toast with bertoli spread, not butter and have done for over a year now. I went to asda earlier and just got back. I wrote down the prices of stuff like carrots, cod etc...etc...so 2morrow I can set a budget every week for that kind of food. I tell ya, healthy eating can be expensive when you got a high metabolism like me.

Thanks again.

Local butchers is always the best bet. I tend to just go once per week and freeze all my meats up for the week. You should be fine to leave it for a night in the fridge before eating also.

Dont be too afraid from Butter although a good spectrum of fats is best. Organic full fat butter or Anchor butter (as good as organic) is good for you as long as you dont eat it like chocolate . Bertoil is good aswell and the better choice if you are overweight or have been diagnosed with high cholesterol levels.....although fats in the diet dont cause high cholesterol themselfs!

Some yoghurts wouldnt be a bad addition to your diet. I prefer to avoid the low fat ones as they tend to get packed with extra sugar. Yeo valley is my personal choice.

SJ

Just to second both of these. I only eat butter, as I hate all other spreads. I don't eat a great deal of it, partly because I only have bread at the weekend. I had my cholesterol tested just after Christmas (probably the worst possible time!) and, to quote my GP, there are people who'd give their eye teeth to have such a low level. So butter isn't that evil.

For yoghurt, I tend to buy low fat natural yoghurt, without any nasty sugar or sweetener added, and eat it with fresh fruit (or in my breakfast smoothies). Still, if you only like the ones with fruit already added, it's probably better than nothing.

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I was also wondering, tonight is jogging night so have you guys any idea which food is best to eat before a jog? I need lots of energy to complete the 4.5 mile run and normally eat roast potatos done in the oven (without covering them with oil, just put them in the oven and cook), but I have to squeeze them down as the taste makes me wanna bork. Considering I only go joggin every 2 days, would it be a good idea to drink one of those high carb drinks with a normal meal before I start the run? Or maybe one of those high carbohydrate bars?

Bananas are the perfect pre-run food, or some nice bread with peanut butter or similar. Potatoes would be... ok... but if they make you want to hurl, then best to choose something that's actually tasty. I think the important thing is just to eat regular meals with a variety of food in them.

Is it that the potato wedges are the only thing that you feel you want to eat? Or do you eat pretty much anything, but never really feel hungry?