shaolin health?

[FuyuRou]

So I know the diet in asia is perfect for this, but for those of us surviving on student wages in the US, what's a good source for nutrition guides?

More specifically. If I wanted to drop 10lbs of excess body fat, what would be an awesome way to do that?

[Invader Matt]

A pocket knife, a spoon, and some duct tape.

[FuyuRou]

Your attempt at humor is painfully ineffective..

[FuyuRou]

haha. Ok. That was sarcasm. Forget that it doesn't translate into text;)

[Invader Matt]

Yeah, I'm totally crying on the inside.

Ramen noodles are apparently a good way of tricking your digestive system into thinking it's getting nutrition.  I heard that somebody died of malnutrition because he ate nothing but ramen noodles.  Isn't that neat?

[ric_miller]

ok for a real response. you want to cut back on SOME carbs. not all of them, and sugars. eating carrots and celery are good because they burn more cals then they have so you lose some weight just by eating them.
ok to sound like a nerd fro a minute it's all about balance. http://www.honestfoodguide.org/downloads/21407.0_HonestFoodGuide.pdf  has a real food guide on it that i have been trying to follow and it has made me feel much better.

hope that helps a little
Ric

[eugene_shaolin]

I do have a pretty good book on cooking and diet from the standpoint of traditional chinese medicine, lemme see if I can find it. On the other hand, if you want to lose some weight it's a pretty simple formula, really;

-eat right, reduce your calorie intake
-increase the number of calories you burn by building muscle and using it more every day.