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Michelle B. traineo Newbie Posts: 6 Michelle B. I want to be able to watch WorkOut (Jackie's abs? Hello!) without feeling like Stay-Puff.	# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 03:46 I don't understand. Every time I mention to a trainer or someone else into working out/eating healthy that I eat a lot of peanut butter, I'm told to eat natural p.b. Why? It tastes horrible, first of all. Natural has just as much, if not more, fat and calories than regular. It also has the same or nearly the same amounts of carbs, sat. fat, fiber, and protein. I can't see the little bit of saturated fat in regular being enough of hinder weight loss/maintenance. Am I missing something?
Dean Grimshawe Fitness Guru Posts: 1182 Dean Grimshawe I work as a Health and Fitness Coach in England. I am looking to network with dedicated athletes and grow my knowledge in this area. Check out what I do at www.warriorcoaching.co.uk	# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 09:16 I don't know the processes involved but it is probably related to how it is passed through the factories. The figures on the label, calories, fat, protein, carbs etc.... onlt tell half the story about what you eat. One reason why I don't count them too closely. In fact the only time I ever counted it was to confirm I was taking in enough protein when trying to grow. Pay more attention to the nutrition and goodness in food, instead of hitting your calorie quota.
Minu ~ The Master Posts: 2592 Minu ~ N u t r i t i o n I g n i t i o n C u l t i v a t i o n E x e r t i o n One can never be too N.I.C.E. BELT NOTCHES for 2008: - Mistressed the PULL-UP! - 2, 1.2km lake swims. Video of proper Squat form: http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html	# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 09:25 You can make your own PB too, btw which is a great way to be sure of what's actually in it, and made-in-small-batches = always fresh. I agree that of course, stuff like Skippy etc., tastes great, but I feel better about keeping the things I eat as simple and as close to the source as possible when I'm able. To each their own. I'm curious, what amounts to "a lot" of peanut butter for you?
Jennie W Fitness Guru Posts: 477 Jennie W I am 29 years old and have grown passionate about fitness and health! Overall, I have lost and kept off a little over 40 pounds, and I have about 20 or so more that I would like to take off. This last year has been tough and distracting in many ways, and I am back to work now! I am revisiting Traineo, because this site and the people here were instrumental in helping me lose my original 40 pounds so I am back! I regret that because of time constraints I won't be able to be AS active in the forums as I used to, but I will certainly try to stay in there and reconnect with old friend as well as make new ones. My fitness goals remain the same as before as I haven't achieved them yet: *GOAL 1 = 140 lbs Target Date = 7/31/08 Date Met = TBD CURRENT FITNESS GOALS: Run a 5K, improve flexibility enough to do the splits, be able to do 50 pushups in a row, be able to do a pull-up, learn to do a hand stand and then hand stand pushups. :)	# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 13:51 maybe a difference in the sugar?
Minu ~ The Master Posts: 2592 Minu ~ N u t r i t i o n I g n i t i o n C u l t i v a t i o n E x e r t i o n One can never be too N.I.C.E. BELT NOTCHES for 2008: - Mistressed the PULL-UP! - 2, 1.2km lake swims. Video of proper Squat form: http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html	# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 14:04 Sugar, for sure, likely added oils of the non-healthy-type and in some cases, added sodium, which never does a person trying to get and look lean any favors.
Fred L Fitness Guru Posts: 753 Fred L I am 34 years old, married and a father of a 2.5 year old. They are the motivators for me to reach my goal. I started the new journey on 8/21/06 @307 lbs and as of June '08, I have lost around 108 lbs. I have been able to keep 100 lb weight loss since Sept. '07. What keeps me on track is the Traineo community, vision of a healthy and fit future and the mini-goals below. GOAL 1 = 244 lbs, Date = 2/15/07 Date Met = 2/7/07 GOAL 2 = 229 lbs, Date = 3/22/07 Date Met = 3/30/07 ________________________ GOAL 3 = 199 lbs, Date = 6/30/08 Date Met = 6/5/08 GOAL 4 = 185 lbs, Date = 09/30/08 Date Met = TBD (185 is my "ultimate" goal. Then build muscle.) Hobbies/Interests: Baseball, White Sox, bowling, WII, Xbox 360, PSP, XM, Opie and Anthony radio show, Ron and Fez radio show, variety of music, working out, running. Personal Records: 5K - 26:18 (4/14/08-8:29/mile pace) 10K- 54:56-9/16/07-(8:43/mile pace) 10 Mile Run - CXLD due to injury Marathon - 10/12/08 Advice: - Set a Deadline: "A goal is a dream with a deadline - Napolean Hill." - Set Mini Goals - They help you accomplish small milestones on your way to the "ultimate" goal. - Track your progress. - Plan everything out. Daily workout routines, meals, etc. - Be patient. Your goals will eventually be met, if you work hard. Motivating Messages: - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMEBBwO6J8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3wuXyOUKJwfeature=related	# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 14:05 Yes Jennie it is all about the sugar. Natural PB doesn't have any sugar added to it. I love the taste of natural PB. I have never gone back to the sugary stuff now. Skippy makes a great Natural PB one (chunky). I have compared this one to some other expensive ones and the content is very similar.
Jocelyn Coutant Fitness Guru Posts: 222 Jocelyn Coutant i enjoy being active, maybe sometimes too much. i run almost everyday, i walk my dog, bike, play tennis and swim. i need to control my eating habits and learn to eat healthy again.	# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 16:12 peanutbutter also has hydrogenated oil, where as natural does not. don't you find it weird how peanutbutter like jiff and skippy is always creamy and doesn't seperate..... there's obv. something in there. i used to be a huge jiff lover (went through sooo many jars!) and i bought natural peanutbutter for the first time a couple weeks ago, and it has a taste that grows on you. i've had jiff since then and it's just not as good. plus i find it's harder to eat the natural peanutbutter so i don't find myself going overboard on serving sizes.
Josephine McCulley Fitness Guru Posts: 384 Josephine McCulley "The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins	# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 18:04 High fructoce corn syrup and hydroginated oils, it's as simple as that. I only have peanut butter with other things, and I find that I don't notice a difference in flavor when I switched to using natural in my shakes and on my sandwhiches.
Minu ~ The Master Posts: 2592 Minu ~ N u t r i t i o n I g n i t i o n C u l t i v a t i o n E x e r t i o n One can never be too N.I.C.E. BELT NOTCHES for 2008: - Mistressed the PULL-UP! - 2, 1.2km lake swims. Video of proper Squat form: http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html	# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 21:46 I've never tried a PB shake. Sounds yum.
Josephine McCulley Fitness Guru Posts: 384 Josephine McCulley "The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins	# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 22:33 About 2 tablespoons peanut butter, one frozen banana (sliced), a few ice cubes, about 1/3 of a cup of the milk of your choice (I prefer non-fat regular or non-fat soy milk), and a scoop of vanilla protein powder. Throw it in a blender and I've got a great meal replacement shake. Mighty tasty.
Michael Nolan Rissover traineo Regular Posts: 42 Michael Nolan Rissover I am 24, a student who also works full time. I'm a comp sci major, so I spend a decent amount of time with computers, but I'm also working on becoming a paramedic. I am an obsessive counter. I always put things in order and organize them. So calorie counting and working out to a specific regimen is easier for me than it is for most people. I at least get some serious motivation from utilizing websites to track this stuff.	# Posted: 13 Sep 2007 01:14 GUYS! You missed the whole point.. hydrogenated oil = trans fat. When you hydrogenate an oil, you are taking something liquid and binding it into a solid. When you do this, some of the fat is transformed into trans fat. Thats the big gist behind natural vs. manufactured peanut butter... from what I know, its all about trans fat.
Minu ~ The Master Posts: 2592 Minu ~ N u t r i t i o n I g n i t i o n C u l t i v a t i o n E x e r t i o n One can never be too N.I.C.E. BELT NOTCHES for 2008: - Mistressed the PULL-UP! - 2, 1.2km lake swims. Video of proper Squat form: http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html	# Posted: 13 Sep 2007 10:40 Thanks, Josephine!
Tina Beana traineo Fanatic Posts: 106 Tina Beana I am a happily married mother of two. Been struggling with my weight for twelve years now. I would like to get in shape, feel healthy, and of course slim down.	# Posted: 13 Sep 2007 19:45 And the High Fructose Corn Syrup, which is metabolized as fat in the body. HFCS is the devil. Fred, I use Skippy Natural too. Rather the kids do. They love it.
Jocelyn Coutant Fitness Guru Posts: 222 Jocelyn Coutant i enjoy being active, maybe sometimes too much. i run almost everyday, i walk my dog, bike, play tennis and swim. i need to control my eating habits and learn to eat healthy again.	# Posted: 14 Sep 2007 04:04 - Edited by: jocoutant i am a fan of the smuckers. haven't tried skippy i was told tom's is really good. any testers?
Amy S Fitness Guru Posts: 220 Amy S A few ups and downs with the weight lately. Losing those last 10 lbs again now. Revised fitness plan: -some cardio EVERY day for a month to remove the revenge of the hip fat -some weight training, some pilates -I love biking and lots of fun summer sports! That's what it's all about-good times! I will eat healthy foods and let my body weigh what it wants to weigh. I concentrate on whole grains, lean proteins, fruits and veggies, and I will eat delicious chocolate when I want to! Guilt has been removed from my vocabulary. The wave of passion can be an unstoppable force. To get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done. Procrastination is opportunity's natural assassin.	# Posted: 14 Sep 2007 17:30 Quoting: bigmex44 Skippy makes a great Natural PB one Yep, good stuff. Quoting: Minu You can make your own PB too, btw which is a great way to be sure of what's actually in it, and made-in-small-batches = always fresh. That's pretty ambitious, I bet it's good, I'll have to try that out sometime. How about delicious almond butter? No transfat, and it does have heart healthy monounsaturated fat, protein, calcium, minerals. I sound like a commercial. I got that suggestion here, I think it was the grocery list thread.
Minu ~ The Master Posts: 2592 Minu ~ N u t r i t i o n I g n i t i o n C u l t i v a t i o n E x e r t i o n One can never be too N.I.C.E. BELT NOTCHES for 2008: - Mistressed the PULL-UP! - 2, 1.2km lake swims. Video of proper Squat form: http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html	# Posted: 14 Sep 2007 18:43 Quoting: AmyS That's pretty ambitious, I bet it's good, I'll have to try that out sometime. How about delicious almond butter? No transfat, and it does have heart healthy monounsaturated fat, protein, calcium, minerals. I sound like a commercial. I got that suggestion here, I think it was the grocery list thread. Well one can make it, but I still have yet to try it for myself. Apperantly, it's as simple as throwing some shelled and skinned peanuts into the blender. I reckon I'd toast them, (or maybe half of them), before blending. And almond butter, YES, I tried some of that for the first time this past summer and I really liked it. No surprise, as I'm a nutter, but yes, it was great. I can imagine it accenting a stirfry in the most savoury way.
Josephine McCulley Fitness Guru Posts: 384 Josephine McCulley "The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard. The Iron will always kick you the real deal. The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver. Always there like a beacon in the pitch black. I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds." - Henry Rollins	# Posted: 14 Sep 2007 20:05 Almond butter + mango preserves + Ezekial sprouted bread = sweet gooey bliss. I'd take it over a scoop of ices cream in a heartbeat.
Minu ~ The Master Posts: 2592 Minu ~ N u t r i t i o n I g n i t i o n C u l t i v a t i o n E x e r t i o n One can never be too N.I.C.E. BELT NOTCHES for 2008: - Mistressed the PULL-UP! - 2, 1.2km lake swims. Video of proper Squat form: http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html	# Posted: 14 Sep 2007 20:27 Quoting: missjoe Ezekial sprouted bread I had to Google for this, as I'd never heard of it. I didn't get much as far as images. What kind of bread is it--a flat bread, rised bread? What does this "sprouted", adjective entail? Annnd, why is the sky blue? Seriously though, it really makes me want to take a trip to the mother land again soon, as so many things in France are so hard to get one's mits on.
Fred L Fitness Guru Posts: 753 Fred L I am 34 years old, married and a father of a 2.5 year old. They are the motivators for me to reach my goal. I started the new journey on 8/21/06 @307 lbs and as of June '08, I have lost around 108 lbs. I have been able to keep 100 lb weight loss since Sept. '07. What keeps me on track is the Traineo community, vision of a healthy and fit future and the mini-goals below. GOAL 1 = 244 lbs, Date = 2/15/07 Date Met = 2/7/07 GOAL 2 = 229 lbs, Date = 3/22/07 Date Met = 3/30/07 ________________________ GOAL 3 = 199 lbs, Date = 6/30/08 Date Met = 6/5/08 GOAL 4 = 185 lbs, Date = 09/30/08 Date Met = TBD (185 is my "ultimate" goal. Then build muscle.) Hobbies/Interests: Baseball, White Sox, bowling, WII, Xbox 360, PSP, XM, Opie and Anthony radio show, Ron and Fez radio show, variety of music, working out, running. Personal Records: 5K - 26:18 (4/14/08-8:29/mile pace) 10K- 54:56-9/16/07-(8:43/mile pace) 10 Mile Run - CXLD due to injury Marathon - 10/12/08 Advice: - Set a Deadline: "A goal is a dream with a deadline - Napolean Hill." - Set Mini Goals - They help you accomplish small milestones on your way to the "ultimate" goal. - Track your progress. - Plan everything out. Daily workout routines, meals, etc. - Be patient. Your goals will eventually be met, if you work hard. Motivating Messages: - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEMEBBwO6J8 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3wuXyOUKJwfeature=related	# Posted: 14 Sep 2007 21:39 Quoting: AmyS How about delicious almond butter? No transfat, and it does have heart healthy monounsaturated fat, protein, calcium, minerals. I sound like a commercial. I got that suggestion here, I think it was the grocery list thread. I keep hearing good things about this, but I thought someone told me the stuff was expensive.
Itadaki Mouse Fitness Guru Posts: 814 Itadaki Mouse "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that." -- said the White Queen to Alice in Through the Looking Glass	# Posted: 14 Sep 2007 23:38 What about hazelnut spreads like Nutella? Also, natural peanut butter is harvested by free range naked molerats. Support the ethical treatment of peanut-harvesting naked molerats by insisting on natural peanut butter.
Amy S Fitness Guru Posts: 220 Amy S A few ups and downs with the weight lately. Losing those last 10 lbs again now. Revised fitness plan: -some cardio EVERY day for a month to remove the revenge of the hip fat -some weight training, some pilates -I love biking and lots of fun summer sports! That's what it's all about-good times! I will eat healthy foods and let my body weigh what it wants to weigh. I concentrate on whole grains, lean proteins, fruits and veggies, and I will eat delicious chocolate when I want to! Guilt has been removed from my vocabulary. The wave of passion can be an unstoppable force. To get what you've never had, you must do what you've never done. Procrastination is opportunity's natural assassin.	# Posted: 15 Sep 2007 01:30 Quoting: bigmex44 I keep hearing good things about this, but I thought someone told me the stuff was expensive. Yep, like 12 bucks a jar for me. If I compare it to a meal featuring meat, this is not too bad, and the jar lasts a lot longer!
Keith A traineo Regular Posts: 42 Keith A This member has no personal statement yet!	# Posted: 15 Sep 2007 02:29 Quoting: Tikbalang What about hazelnut spreads like Nutella? It's delicious, but not nutritious. Tons of sugar, lots of fat, and very little protein or fiber. http://www.nutellausa.com/nutInfo.htm Probably best as an occasional indulgence.
Minu ~ The Master Posts: 2592 Minu ~ N u t r i t i o n I g n i t i o n C u l t i v a t i o n E x e r t i o n One can never be too N.I.C.E. BELT NOTCHES for 2008: - Mistressed the PULL-UP! - 2, 1.2km lake swims. Video of proper Squat form: http://www.traineo.com/11_5529_0.html	# Posted: 15 Sep 2007 11:09 - Edited by: Minu ^^Indeed--but what an indulgence in a warm crepe with slices of banana... Ahhhh, France, bless her decadent, saucey, gourmet soul.

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