diet while preparing for bootcamp

warehimer33 · 09-12-2012, 08:55 PM

I'm in the same boat as you- pun intended. lol I need a good diet that will help get my body used to boot camp. I am the WORST eater. Ever since I graduated HS in June I've been doing nothing but eating fast food literally every night before bed(the worst thing you can do to your body, I swear). I can't run more than a mile and I can't run it faster than 10 minutes. I'm about to start P90x tomorrow and I also have to start getting used to eating breakfast. I HATE breakfast. It makes me so nauseous to eat in the morning, idk why. But yeah, does anybody have a good diet?

maggio1994 · 09-12-2012, 08:57 PM

Same, since I graduated in December i've been doing pretty much nothing. I never liked working out, I hate breakfast and I don't eat really healthy haha. 2 months til I leavee.

warehimer33 · 09-12-2012, 09:02 PM

lol. I have at least until January, according to my recruiter. I'm still waiting for a "waiver" to swear in but I am already starting to prepare. Y'all have no idea how much I hate running.

ArtooDetoo22 · 09-12-2012, 09:07 PM

i mean, ive been running and working out now for at least 2 or 3 months straight and now i have less than 2 months before i leave, it's just putting me on edge and making me want to be the pt king everytime i workout lol and i can run pretty far without getting winded and i think ill be fine, i just need a new diet before i leave because so far its been nothing but pizza, hamburgers etc. and i dont eat breakfast either unless i get up at 5 am and workout, which hasnt been happening lately but im gonna get back into it

rocky112 · 09-12-2012, 09:55 PM

I'd recommend counting calories for starters. I try not to exceed 1600 calories throughout the day, so even with light workouts I wind up losing a few pounds a week.

Also, don't eat within four hours of sleeping. Have a salad with dinner, and skip the high-calorie ranch, go for an Italian or balsamic. I also try to skimp on excess carbs, so if I feel like a burger I'll just wrap it in lettuce.

I try to leave one cheat day where I allow myself some kind of sweet or salty snack. Most importantly though, don't go too overboard and try to eat like 800 calories a day because if you can't maintain the diet you'll just rebound back to where you started.

NavyPrincess · 09-12-2012, 10:52 PM

Well at least I'm not the only one. I eat horribly also, I dont eat breakfast at all. I HATE running with a passion, I havent done alot since graduation in June. I do try to run during the day however most days I dont get to it because I've been so busy lately. I cant run a mile without stopping. Oh nevermind the fact that I usually dont fall asleep until 400 so I usually wake up around 1100, which i know is very bad. My only savior is that I dont leave until March so I have time to get into gear.

Oh and also, my mom accused me of starving myself today because I didnt eat anything all day until 1700 but I had woken up at 1200 so if i did eat anything it would have made me sick.

warehimer33 · 09-12-2012, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by NavyPrincess

Well at least I'm not the only one. I eat horribly also, I dont eat breakfast at all. I HATE running with a passion, I havent done alot since graduation in June. I do try to run during the day however most days I dont get to it because I've been so busy lately. I cant run a mile without stopping. Oh nevermind the fact that I usually dont fall asleep until 400 so I usually wake up around 1100, which i know is very bad. My only savior is that I dont leave until March so I have time to get into gear.

Oh and also, my mom accused me of starving myself today because I didnt eat anything all day until 1700 but I had woken up at 1200 so if i did eat anything it would have made me sick.

ARE YOU ME?! lol. I used to go to bed around 2200-2300 and wake up around 0500-0630 now I can't go to bed earlier than 0300 and wake up before around 1100-1200. And because of this I end up eating lunch at like 1400, dinner at 1900, and then I pick up something after work at like 2300. I feel so obese hah. I'm actually staying up tonight and not going to bed until tomorrow night so I can reset my sleep cycle. I want to be able to wake up at 0500, eat breakfast, go on a run, and not crash on my couch when I get back... The only way I can run a mile without stopping is if I do it on a treadmill. I can run a 10 min mile on a treadmill but end up running a 5 min 1/4-1/2 mile at home and feel like I'm about to have a stroke lol. It's ridiculous. I'm sure once I PT at RTC it'll be better because when I run in formation I really push my self so I don't embarrass myself.lol My parents are also on my case about staying up so late and "not being productive"... I'm just waiting for when I start going to DEP meetings and we PT and my recruiter being all up on my ass for being "lazy". omg, I've got a lot of work cut out for me but I've actually heard of people who have never even walked a mile and they go to boot camp and are fine with all the PT... Idk. We'll see once I start my P90x if my motivation will spark.

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09-12-2012, 08:55 PM	#1
warehimer33 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 435 Rep Power: 0	I'm in the same boat as you- pun intended. lol I need a good diet that will help get my body used to boot camp. I am the WORST eater. Ever since I graduated HS in June I've been doing nothing but eating fast food literally every night before bed(the worst thing you can do to your body, I swear). I can't run more than a mile and I can't run it faster than 10 minutes. I'm about to start P90x tomorrow and I also have to start getting used to eating breakfast. I HATE breakfast. It makes me so nauseous to eat in the morning, idk why. But yeah, does anybody have a good diet?

09-12-2012, 08:57 PM	#2
maggio1994 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 110 Rep Power: 0	Same, since I graduated in December i've been doing pretty much nothing. I never liked working out, I hate breakfast and I don't eat really healthy haha. 2 months til I leavee.

09-12-2012, 09:02 PM	#3
warehimer33 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 435 Rep Power: 0	lol. I have at least until January, according to my recruiter. I'm still waiting for a "waiver" to swear in but I am already starting to prepare. Y'all have no idea how much I hate running.

09-12-2012, 09:07 PM	#4
ArtooDetoo22 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	i mean, ive been running and working out now for at least 2 or 3 months straight and now i have less than 2 months before i leave, it's just putting me on edge and making me want to be the pt king everytime i workout lol and i can run pretty far without getting winded and i think ill be fine, i just need a new diet before i leave because so far its been nothing but pizza, hamburgers etc. and i dont eat breakfast either unless i get up at 5 am and workout, which hasnt been happening lately but im gonna get back into it

09-12-2012, 09:55 PM	#5
rocky112 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 34 Rep Power: 0	I'd recommend counting calories for starters. I try not to exceed 1600 calories throughout the day, so even with light workouts I wind up losing a few pounds a week. Also, don't eat within four hours of sleeping. Have a salad with dinner, and skip the high-calorie ranch, go for an Italian or balsamic. I also try to skimp on excess carbs, so if I feel like a burger I'll just wrap it in lettuce. I try to leave one cheat day where I allow myself some kind of sweet or salty snack. Most importantly though, don't go too overboard and try to eat like 800 calories a day because if you can't maintain the diet you'll just rebound back to where you started.

09-12-2012, 10:52 PM	#6
NavyPrincess Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 194 Rep Power: 0	Well at least I'm not the only one. I eat horribly also, I dont eat breakfast at all. I HATE running with a passion, I havent done alot since graduation in June. I do try to run during the day however most days I dont get to it because I've been so busy lately. I cant run a mile without stopping. Oh nevermind the fact that I usually dont fall asleep until 400 so I usually wake up around 1100, which i know is very bad. My only savior is that I dont leave until March so I have time to get into gear. Oh and also, my mom accused me of starving myself today because I didnt eat anything all day until 1700 but I had woken up at 1200 so if i did eat anything it would have made me sick.