You recommend us to keep fruit/nuts and water near at all times while we grind.
Question, wouldn't the fruit make our insulines spike which would make us tired and unfocused rather than provide energy throughout the session since its energy mainly comes from different sugars?
**Would however eating say one grape every minute still keep our insulines and energy at optimal levels?
Originally posted by rdmnick
You recommend us to keep fruit/nuts and water near at all times while we grind.Question, wouldn't the fruit make our insulines spike which would make us tired and unfocused rather than provide energy throughout the session since its energy mainly comes from different sugars?
**Would however eating say one grape every minute still keep our insulines and energy at optimal levels?
I recommend anyone to use Internet to gather information about what is healthy food or not.
Unfortunately today's knowledge about healthy food is very little and very influenced by the food industry.
Very good iniative .
Could you post your references? I meen the books yuo have read?
Hey, Schnitzelfisch! Remember me?
I remember a Skype conversation with you ~2 years ago when you told me to play less tables... ofc I didn't listen to you back then. Had to discover this on my own ♦
Very nice thread, keep it up!
Originally posted by nubbe2
Originally posted by rdmnick
You recommend us to keep fruit/nuts and water near at all times while we grind.Question, wouldn't the fruit make our insulines spike which would make us tired and unfocused rather than provide energy throughout the session since its energy mainly comes from different sugars?
**Would however eating say one grape every minute still keep our insulines and energy at optimal levels?
I recommend anyone to use Internet to gather information about what is healthy food or not.
Unfortunately today's knowledge about healthy food is very little and very influenced by the food industry.
I'd recommend a book: Spartan Health regimen then. Lots of interesting stuff abut nutrition, exercising and just being healthy naturally in general.
Our digestive system is great for digesting fruits so if you eat em alone, not mixing w bigger meals it gets digested quite fast and in ~30mins u should start feeling more energetic.
Originally posted by rdmnick
You recommend us to keep fruit/nuts and water near at all times while we grind.Question, wouldn't the fruit make our insulines spike which would make us tired and unfocused rather than provide energy throughout the session since its energy mainly comes from different sugars?
**Would however eating say one grape every minute still keep our insulines and energy at optimal levels?
Hey there, perhaps I wasn't specific enough there - it happens when you have so many ideas and you want to share them ;).
I did not mean that you should eat all the time - just drink water ♦. Having nuts and fruit nearby all the time is good so that you do not forget to eat something. Eating a big meal about every 3-4 hours and eating a smaller meal inbetween (protein bar or a piece of fruit + a handful of nuts), like 1.5-2 hours after the big meal, seems to work great for many people.
Also, keep in mind that different sugars affect insuline differently - fructose and glucose for example are very different. While glucose is a very fast absorbing sugar, fructose tends to absorb slower, giving you a bit more steady stream of energy. You should still focus on low-sugar fruits like oranges and berries instead of bananas if possible. Eating fruit or eating sweets has a quite different effect on your body.
I would not recommend eating a great every minute or so because you are not burning energy fast enough. I have however read a debate about how beneficial eating one grape a minute for a gymnast would be - it turns out that it would be pretty good. The problem is that you might feel sick if you did that, so it's better to consume liquid carbohydrates during professional sports practises.
Originally posted by nubbe2
Originally posted by rdmnick
You recommend us to keep fruit/nuts and water near at all times while we grind.Question, wouldn't the fruit make our insulines spike which would make us tired and unfocused rather than provide energy throughout the session since its energy mainly comes from different sugars?
**Would however eating say one grape every minute still keep our insulines and energy at optimal levels?
I recommend anyone to use Internet to gather information about what is healthy food or not.
Unfortunately today's knowledge about healthy food is very little and very influenced by the food industry.
While I do agree that there is tons of marketing and incorrect information within the food industry, medical industry and even nutrition books (some people speak about veganism and vegetarianism being healthy which is not true in 99% of the cases), you must be aware that it's the same on the internet - there is a lot of incorrect information and marketing there as well.
I recommend reading fitness forum posts on healthy nutrition since they usually have the links to the actual studies as well. The other option is reading the studies themselves, although one might need some basic knowledge about nutrition in order to understand those. But in general, You will find way better articles on fitness sites than in magazines for women like cosmopolitan and stuff - those are really, really bad. Of course, not everything is true there either, but if a post has good arguments and explanations and not just random facts, it is usually pretty truthful.
Originally posted by nubbe2
Very good iniative .Could you post your references? I meen the books yuo have read?
Sure.
My knowledge about nutrition comes from reading and researching different studies and trying different stuff out. I've been a sportsman for pretty much all my life, so I have quite a bit of my own experience there as well. I've also consulted with many fitness trainers and professional nutritionists.
There are also many many books I've read, I can give you a couple but since I cover such a wide spectre of knowledge in this guide, I'll probably forget some - miss some. So here are a couple of good books/places with information:
Books:
-Getting things done
-7 habits of highly effective people
-The power of full engagement
-The millionaire fastlane
-Breakthrough rapid reading
-The power of now
Ebooks by Scott Young:
-Little book of productivity
-Learn more, study less
-How to get more from life
Also an online course called Earn1K by Ramit Sethi has given me a ton of useful information.
I've also read a handful of blogs and forums, so some information comes from there as well, plus my own trials and errors.
Those are just a few of them, if you would like a recommendation on a specific topic, please let me know.
Originally posted by taavi1337
Hey, Schnitzelfisch! Remember me?I remember a Skype conversation with you ~2 years ago when you told me to play less tables... ofc I didn't listen to you back then. Had to discover this on my own ♦
Very nice thread, keep it up!
Of course I remember you :). I'm glad you're doing better right now ;). And I still have you on Skype ♦.
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ofcourse, no problem 
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Can a mod take the picture of that orange off my post no idea where the hell it came from
Awesome Thread! I think this is really what I need ♦
I haven't finished reading your 1st post because I like to have some clarification on the question 1.1 vision: "What do you value the most in other people"?
Just to make sure .. isn't it a bit too general to say "other people"? because according to me that would exist of different "categories" such as parents, family, friends, girlfriends(s) ♦, acquaintances, strangers, etc. and I'm quite sure that what I value the most for each "category" (slightly) differs.
In other words, is it ok to categorize them and write down what I value the most for each category? Also, just to make sure once again ♦... Can I give as many values I like? or should I stick to one value/answer only since you refer to "the most value"? hehe ..
btw.. or did you actually really meant "in general"?
Greetzz and thx again for this awesome thread! 
I'm panicking here.
Just woke up and its's pouring outside. It's a complete storm! My girlfriend took our only umbrella and i don't have a raincoat. I'm on my 4th day of the morning walk and I don't want to ruin it. Can I wait until it stops raining or until my girlfriend comes home with the umbrella, or does it have to be now? 
Just finished reading the parts I hadn't read.
I noticed you mentioned low fat dairy as a good thing, although I'm following a "low carb, high fat"-diet and the importance there with the dairy products, is to choose the stuff with the least amount of ingredients. In other words, stick with the stuff that has the most natural and good fats. Like real butter, cream and regular milk.
What's your take on this?
Hey there, perhaps I wasn't specific enough there - it happens when you have so many ideas and you want to share them.
I did not mean that you should eat all the time - just drink water . Having nuts and fruit nearby all the time is good so that you do not forget to eat something. Eating a big meal about every 3-4 hours and eating a smaller meal inbetween (protein bar or a piece of fruit + a handful of nuts), like 1.5-2 hours after the big meal, seems to work great for many people.
Also, keep in mind that different sugars affect insuline differently - fructose and glucose for example are very different. While glucose is a very fast absorbing sugar, fructose tends to absorb slower, giving you a bit more steady stream of energy. You should still focus on low-sugar fruits like oranges and berries instead of bananas if possible. Eating fruit or eating sweets has a quite different effect on your body.
I would not recommend eating a great every minute or so because you are not burning energy fast enough. I have however read a debate about how beneficial eating one grape a minute for a gymnast would be - it turns out that it would be pretty good. The problem is that you might feel sick if you did that, so it's better to consume liquid carbohydrates during professional sports practises.
Thank you for your reply, I am now wondering why you recommend us to eat less bananas in order to stay away from fructose?
Also, how is the effect much different from eating fruits rather than eating sweets?
In what way did that debate argue that eating a grape every minute would be pretty good?
Personally my metabolism is so fast that it doesn't really matter if I am "not burning energy fast enough" I am also in general quite athletic and lately I have been struggling with getting too few kcal in my system rather than too many.
I am asking you all this because I am interrested and would like to learn. I am not trying to bust your ballz or anything
I'd recommend to all of you to start reading the book "Burn The Fat Feed The Muscle" if you want to know more about nutrition and exercise, it's a great book
Originally posted by DonCorleone369
Awesome Thread! I think this is really what I need ♦I haven't finished reading your 1st post because I like to have some clarification on the question 1.1 vision: "What do you value the most in other people"?
Just to make sure .. isn't it a bit too general to say "other people"? because according to me that would exist of different "categories" such as parents, family, friends, girlfriends(s) ♦, acquaintances, strangers, etc. and I'm quite sure that what I value the most for each "category" (slightly) differs.
In other words, is it ok to categorize them and write down what I value the most for each category? Also, just to make sure once again ♦... Can I give as many values I like? or should I stick to one value/answer only since you refer to "the most value"? hehe ..
btw.. or did you actually really meant "in general"?
Greetzz and thx again for this awesome thread!
Hey there,
I've added an example of a vision statement on the first page, under "vision". I see that many people strive with making the vision statement long. So they make it short, while they should be making it as long and as detailed as possible. The better you see your goal, the faster you will get there. A longer vision statement will motivate you way more.
To answer your question: Of course different values might be important in different areas of our lives. You will probably expect people in your work environment to have integrity, your friends to be encouraging and show empathy and compassion, your life partner to be honest... But you will see that these values also connect with other areas of your life. You will like to see integrity in friends and family as well, it just might not be as important. And you will want your boss to care a little bit about you, although not as much as your life partner.
There is no wrong vision statement. The more detail you write, the better it will be. Remember, those questions are there to help you identify your values. While this might be a little confusing, by knowing what you expect from others, you can also know what you expect from yourself. So write about yourself and how you want to affect different areas of your life... You can separate the statement into more parts of course. For example, you can write about how you want to influence your family, how do you want to act at work, etc.
The short answer: it is ok for you to categorize values, it is ok to write as many as you like.
Originally posted by Heitzenizer
I'm panicking here.
Just woke up and its's pouring outside. It's a complete storm! My girlfriend took our only umbrella and i don't have a raincoat. I'm on my 4th day of the morning walk and I don't want to ruin it. Can I wait until it stops raining or until my girlfriend comes home with the umbrella, or does it have to be now?
Just finished reading the parts I hadn't read.
I noticed you mentioned low fat dairy as a good thing, although I'm following a "low carb, high fat"-diet and the importance there with the dairy products, is to choose the stuff with the least amount of ingredients. In other words, stick with the stuff that has the most natural and good fats. Like real butter, cream and regular milk.What's your take on this?
Don't panic ;). It is important to form a habit, but recklessly going in to the storm without a raincoat or umbrella wouldn't exactly be all that wise ;). Of course there are going to be times when you just won't be able to make it. It doesn't mean that you can't form a habit if you miss one time once in a while because of an emergency. Remember the 80% rule ;). It is true that if you do something every day, it is way easier to form a habit. The more days that you miss, the harder it gets to keep up with it.
You shouldn't feel guilty about missing today's walk. Besides, you could always go for a walk after the storm if you have time. What you should feel guilty about is if there's nice weather out there and you decide that you're too lazy to go for a walk. Then, you can have a serious problem if there's no-one to hold you accountable. By the way, congratulations on taking action! How do those walks feel? What do you think about during them?
As for the fats, well, you will always see different opinions on consumption of full-fat dairy. My personal opinion is to avoid big quantities of dairy in general, because of the lactose and also because the fats in dairy aren't as healthy as the ones in olive oil, coconut oil, fish or nuts. You should stick to your "diet". If it's working for you, if you feel good, then stick to it. You should be using up fats for energy anyway.
You might die 10 seconds earlier, but there shouldn't be all that much of a difference on your productivity if you choose full fat milk over low fat milk. Just make sure you consume it in moderation and focus more on other, healthier sources of fat because those will make you feel better and don't have the unnecessary sugar (lactose). You can of course do more research on this by yourself, see the effects of omega 3, 6 and 9 fats on your body, check out how they are represented in various foods, etc.
Originally posted by rdmnick
Thank you for your reply, I am now wondering why you recommend us to eat less bananas in order to stay away from fructose?
Also, how is the effect much different from eating fruits rather than eating sweets?
In what way did that debate argue that eating a grape every minute would be pretty good?
Personally my metabolism is so fast that it doesn't really matter if I am "not burning energy fast enough" I am also in general quite athletic and lately I have been struggling with getting too few kcal in my system rather than too many.
I am asking you all this because I am interrested and would like to learn. I am not trying to bust your ballz or anything
I recommend to limit fructose because it can have a negative effect on your body if consumed in too large quantities. It can also cause heart diseases. Up to 2-3 pieces of fruit a day should be the maximum for a person who does not frequently exercise. A lot of fructose is also hidden in candy bars, fruit juices, etc. It is the main reason why juices are bad for you. I do not recommend bananas simply because if you eat fruit with less fructose, you can eat more of it, which will prevent starvation and provide you with more vitamins and minerals, so you should feel better.
This does however vary depending on how much you exercise. If you are a professional sportsman, you will actually benefit from consuming more fruit throughout the day because fructose can have positive effects on your body during practise. If you frequently exercise, you should not worry about eating too much fruit (unless you are really eating tons of it) or about the consumption of bananas. Being able to eat more fruit is actually a quite nice reward for exercising.
Well, for example jelly beans have 70% sugars to start with, whereas an apple only has about 10% sugars. And while fruit also has some vitamins and minerals, sweets usually carry a bunch of artificial flavourings, unhealthy fats (in chocolate), sugar syrups and other crap with them. Sweets will spike your insulin way more than fruit.
Consuming a grape every minute is supposed to be similar to taking a sip of a carbohydrate drink, and since during long, intensive exercise like gymnastics practise you keep burning carbohydrates, it is advised to consume fast absorbing carbohydrates in order to retain energy. Despite fast metabolism, I would advise against consuming too much fruit at once as it might make you feel worse.
But you can always try it and see how it goes - it might work for you :). Especially if you exercise a lot and consume too little calories, fruit is a very good source of calories. You can even try dried fruits if you exercise a lot, it will be better than eating junk food just to consume more calories. Since people are different, we react different to different foods anyway. For example, complex carbohydrates in wholemeal pasta are supposed to energize people, while they make me want to sleep. Rice, on the other hand, gives me energy. So don't be afraid to try out different stuff. You have to find what works best for you and then stick to it.
I have finally written the chapter on smoking. I've also added an example of a vision statement (between the red lines under the vision chapter). You can expect chapter tomorrow or on Thursday at latest, since I have a pretty busy schedule tomorrow. Have fun and good luck at the tables!
Regarding the smoking thing I'd recommend a book "Easy way to quit smoking", pretty much every person I know of who did read it insta quit including my sister who was a smoker for ~9-10 years and me after smoking for ~4-5yrs. Tho I'm back to it now I was happy non smoker for ~3yrs.
It doesn't try to terrify you with any stuff about how bad it is for you etc, every smoker knows that already. It just kinda makes you feel rly pumped up with positive energy about nicotine free life, logically denies all justifications we have for ourselves why smoking is nice and quitting becomes rly easy.
Originally posted by NightFrostaSS
Regarding the smoking thing I'd recommend a book "Easy way to quit smoking", pretty much every person I know of who did read it insta quit including my sister who was a smoker for ~9-10 years and me after smoking for ~4-5yrs. Tho I'm back to it now I was happy non smoker for ~3yrs.It doesn't try to terrify you with any stuff about how bad it is for you etc, every smoker knows that already. It just kinda makes you feel rly pumped up with positive energy about nicotine free life, logically denies all justifications we have for ourselves why smoking is nice and quitting becomes rly easy.
But why did you smoke in the first place? You've mentioned that you've started smoking again because of depression, what about the first time?
Originally posted by NightFrostaSS
Regarding the smoking thing I'd recommend a book "Easy way to quit smoking", pretty much every person I know of who did read it insta quit including my sister who was a smoker for ~9-10 years and me after smoking for ~4-5yrs. Tho I'm back to it now I was happy non smoker for ~3yrs.It doesn't try to terrify you with any stuff about how bad it is for you etc, every smoker knows that already. It just kinda makes you feel rly pumped up with positive energy about nicotine free life, logically denies all justifications we have for ourselves why smoking is nice and quitting becomes rly easy.
Same here, quit for 1,5 years now. You can reread it, it worked for me as the first time I failed, then reread the book and I'm cigarettes free since then. The author is Allen Carr
