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I've really only just started training for entry to the paras, im in a poor poor state of fitness at the moment, and I was just wondering:
What are the best types of food I could be eating to help me with my training?

Cheers

Healthy foods i would say.. Yeh thats probably your best bet

I ive along the old saying of theres only a bad diet not bad food.

You dont have to cut down having everything.

To kick start i would cut the booze for a couple of weeks. Go with Diert coke and or pepsi Max.

Another good way to loose weight is to increase the burn or decrease your intake of cals.

Eating healthy dosent have to be boring.

I have been on a Sea Food diet for years, when I see food I eat it.

ive been away with the paras a few times and i cant say they eat healthily... Fat greasy cooked breaky in the morning.. and just general food for lunch and evening meal.

But all the Phys they do makes up for it i suppose

Yeh i think its something like 500 calories burnt of for an hours circuit training.

So if your doing one of them and have your usual 2500 cals a day or a few less you will start shedding the weight.

Carb up! Eat pasta, rice, bananas, bread etc before training (about an hour before). Chocolate etc can also give you a quick boost but I use it to replenish lost energy after training. A beer (sounds stupid) after training can actually be quite benifical but don't over do it.

I was told that you should wait 90 minutes after a meal.

How long should i be waiting for if i dont want to have a second helping of my lunch?

High carbs, high protein and low fat.

Don't get too stuck up on what foods you can and can't eat mate. Basically just think of food as energy. The best sources of energy been those full of carbohydrate, such as pastas, potatoes, etc.

When you get to depot, no one really cares whats been eaten. Often things like the bacon have more fat on them, than they do meat. But end of the day its fuel for training.

If your training for the paras, I would recommend you drink plenty of fluid before, during and after exercise, and also throughout the day. Dont be too concerned about what foods you eat, however make sure what you eat is varried, and not the same day in day out. Try get those carbohydrates up, and as someone mentioned before, its sometimes a good thing to go have a pint after a run. Dont over-do it thou. A pint can also be classed as fuel, usually about 200cals per pint.

Just concentrate more on getting out there, running your bollocks off a few times a week, and u'll soon be sorted

Things I used to go for alot were pastas, water, lettus, fish, rice, fruit, along with the usual stuff you end up eating when you aint in control of whats been cooked on an evening at your house lol.

I typically try to eat a balance of low and high glycemic carbs, basically a serving of pasta with veggies, or a serving of oatmeal with a banana. Always intaking lots of protein to help muscles grow (2 shakes per day) plus loads of canned tuna, salmon, and chicken breasts. I'm trying to lean down slightly as I was into heavy weightlifting for years and got quite bulky, now I still do the weights but do more cardio. Cheers, Kyle.

While your in training you will eat any thing they put in front of you, its is fuel even a scabby horse served up as "airborne stew"will go down a treat.

Some diet tips,

1: Don't eat anything for about two hours after exercise (you could eat a 'protein snack' e.g. some tuna or eggs etc) as your body releases Human Growth Hormone after exercise and eating high energy foods can produce an insulin spike which disruptes ths.

2: Don't eat two hours before going to bed, when your asleep you burn less calories and so this unused energy is turned to fat.

3: Eat heavy carbs e.g. bread and potatoes in seperate meals form proteins as when both are in the stomach they can't be broken down together so you wont get the full benefits of them.

4: Exercise first thing in the morning (if you can!)before eating. This makes your body revert to body fat for energy rather then the glycogen stored in the liver.

5: Drink loads of water.

Thats my rant over with - im off for a run!

I was told to try and avoid eating after 8:30 at night as this is when your metabolism is at its slowest. Or was it that you turn into a gremlin? i always get the 2 mixed up.

Now I heard that you should eat within the first hour of exercise, and that yes, exercising on an empty stomach first thing will burn fat.