Bob Harper - The Skinny Rules

[Donzy84]

Yes, he has a month of menus with recipes and breaks it down by men and women. One dinner lists steamed broccoli, etc.

Have oatmeal (porridge) for breakfast and mix in a tablespoon of Linwood's cocoa, acai, etc mixture for Holland and Barretts. And if you added a 1/4 cup of blueberries or strawberries or a combo (on the side or mixed in) Bib would be so proud! You you'd be shocked at the fiber in this meal.

Two years ago I went for a "well woman" check - pelvic with pap, mammo, urine test, blood work, and if anything had been amiss they might have done more tests. (American thing - its called preventative care.)

Anyway, when the practitioner called to give me blood work results - she asked if I was by any chance a tri-athlete! She does the blood work for all the young male U.S. forces in the UK - and she said that she as only seen blood chemistry this good with the tri- athletes! I told her, "I'm a 48 year old, mother of two, former teacher, who does a little fitness - but would never run or swim those parts of a triathlon (too much effort)! I also old her my BMI was between 27 and 28!". Then she had me go over my diet -- and she said, "You have oatmeal EVERY DAY. Then that is probably a big part of your outstanding blood results.". Then she told me to lose weight - that my bmi should be as close to 22.5 as I could maintain. Lol

Ouu I have porridge most mornings... Guess after the month of menus we should know enough to do our own meal plans. Do u still log on MFP? X

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[MinnieMel]

Ouu I have porridge most mornings... Guess after the month of menus we should know enough to do our own meal plans. Do u still log on MFP? X

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I just managed five days in a row!!! So yes. I have been using it to menu plan - for example I will swap items t try and up my protein and lower my carbs.

 

[Donzy84]

Doing an online shop at myprotein... can anyone tell me if I need any supplements (book hasn't arrived yet)

 

[MinnieMel]

Doing an online shop at myprotein... can anyone tell me if I need any supplements (book hasn't arrived yet)

Bob recommends CLA to be taken with strength training. He also mentions ElectroMix (p 7), he says (on p 32) get your fiber from food not supplements. (p 36) apples, berries and red wine for kinds of reasons, (p 48 ) read labels snd look for good nutrients and avoid chemically stuff, (p 81), broccoli and veggie rich soup for vitamins. He is a big proponent of whole grains and foods, avoiding processed anything, not adding salt, buying organic, etc.

I hope this helps.

 

[Donzy84]

Bob recommends CLA to be taken with strength training. He also mentions ElectroMix (p 7), he says (on p 32) get your fiber from food not supplements. (p 36) apples, berries and red wine for kinds of reasons, (p 48 ) read labels snd look for good nutrients and avoid chemically stuff, (p 81), broccoli and veggie rich soup for vitamins. He is a big proponent of whole grains and foods, avoiding processed anything, not adding salt, buying organic, etc.

I hope this helps.

Thanks, got some CLA couldn't find electromix though? Hopefully my book will arrive Tom x

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[MinnieMel]

I think it is powdered vitamins and electrolytes you mix in water. I don't have it. Not worried. It is a post work out suggestion. I take vitamins.

 

[Donzy84]

Next day delivery my bottom!!! Book should have been here today :-( I want to start it ...

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[MinnieMel]

Loving it - discussing it in my diary and others.

 

[Donzy84]

Loving it - discussing it in my diary and others.

Where's ur diary I can't find it, will be great to follow for inspiration x

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[Pingu6]

What are the skinny rules in short?

 

[MinnieMel]

Members only Silver. I have link in my signature but that only shows on the computer.

 

[Donzy84]

Members only Silver. I have link in my signature but that only shows on the computer.

Ahhhh right I was looking at the cal count section x

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[Donzy84]

Members only Silver. I have link in my signature but that only shows on the computer.

Ahhhh right I was looking at the cal count section x

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[Shazzabir]

What are the skinny rules in short?

These are the rules, hopefully you can read them ok

 

[Pingu6]

Aw brill thanks Shazza! X

 

[Donzy84]

It's arrived... Bit upset.... Expected photos of the food

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[MinnieMel]

It's arrived... Bit upset.... Expected photos of the food

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Sign up for twitter and follow Bob. You'll get you food porn! (I think).

 

[Donzy84]

Sign up for twitter and follow Bob. You'll get you food porn! (I think).

Haha what can I say it's an addiction! X

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[Carrieblue]

Wow good stuff,

 

[MinnieMel]

Hi Mods!!!

Could we possibly get a Skinny Rules forum? I was thinking it'd be great to discuss the 2O rules on different threads -- for example Bob's protein rule -- says that I should get 70 grams per day. How to do that within my calories and not using "processed" supplements is a real challenge.

Thanks.