Quote:
Originally Posted by worktolive
Sounds like you mainly eat somewhat vegetarian, so start sautéing your veges in a couple of Tbsp. of butter to cook them. Then throw in a large handful of your favorite nuts (almonds and pine nuts are particularly good for cooking, especially if you toast them first). Nuts are very healthy, so your Dr. should approve of those.
Nuts also go really well in couscous, rice pilaf, and other starchy foods and will help up the calorie count. Can you eat beans or chick peas/hummus? They are both are starch and a protein, and are higher in calories then other vegetables. You can toss beans (and nuts) on salads along with goat, feta or blue cheese. If you like peanuts, have a peanut butter sandwich, or peanut butter with apples or bananas as one of your snacks. If you don't like peanut butter, you can get almond or cashew butter. It's great on any kind of bread.
Good luck, and definitely give weight lifting a try. You don't have to lift heavy weights to get the benefit and it is no-impact so it should be okay for you. If you have a gym nearby, it's worth it to pay for one or two sessions with a personal trainer just to learn about the equipment, but you can work out pretty effectively at home with ankle weights, and a set of 3, 5, and maybe 8 lb hand weights.
|
Thanks for the great advice! I do love nuts (and peanut butter!) so that should be easy to incorporate. I'm definitely going to look into the weights.
Quote:
Originally Posted by ScalyFreak
OT book recommendation: New Rules of Lifting for Women
My library has the ebook if you want to try before you buy it, but it's definitely well worth owning this book. In addition to being very educational about weight lifting as a whole it has full workouts that you can do at home just as well as at the gym. You start on the absolute beginner level and work your way up over several months. Personally, I found the book worth owning just for the chapter with various recipes for food that helps with the muscle building part.
Lifting heavy is fun!  |
Ok, I just loaned this one out of the library; I'll check out what it has to say, especially the recipes.