food - week one - planning

as i said yesterday, when little tara hubbard went to the cupboard, the cupboard was bare!
thats a good thing though. there is nothing left - so there is nothing that i shouldnt consume. the trick now, is to make sure that the next trip to the supermarket ensures that it stays that way.

i have been reading about putting my body in a catabolic state - and this can be aided by eating catabolic foods. the reason i started looking this up, is that this is the state that my trainer recommended i put my body into.

Anabolic vs Catabolic State

One way of categorizing metabolic processes, whether at the cellular, organ or organism level is as anabolic or catabolic. Catabolism is the part of metabolism that breaks down molecules into smaller units to generate energy and simultaneously takes measures to conserve energy. Stress, such as during weight loss program, can put the body into the catabolic state, in which the body can experience muscle loss, reduced metabolic rate with a corresponding reduced calorie expenditure and lower perceived energy levels, and weight gain in the form of fat. One aspect of the catabolic state is that it can be characterized as having high cortisol (a catabolic stress hormone) levels and low testosterone (an anabolic hormone) levels.

Conversely, in the anabolic state the body experiences muscle maintenance or growth, normal metabolic rates, and weight loss in the form of fat. The anabolic state can be characterized by relatively low cortisol levels and high testosterone levels.

after reading that article - i dont think i agree with him. but i looked further into it and found some information on foods. rather than putting myself into a catabolic state, i can probably satisfy his requirements by sticking to catabolic foods.
catabolic foods burn up more calories than they supply. for example :

a medium sized apple (which is catabolic), would provide an average of 85 calories, however your metabolism would require an additional 99 more calories to metabolise it.

so in writing this weeks shopping list, i will be purchasing the following :
fruit - limes, pineapple, grapes, apples, tomatoes
vegetables - celery, kumara, cucumber, brocolli, spinach and carrots
seafood and any white meat without fat.

YUM!
( ** all dietary information taken with a grain of salt mind. the only rule i really follow - put less in!)

mood : hungry!