<p>Yeah- might be a long year for the Titans. It was a beautiful day. Notnangoodnfootball weekend for me. Vanderbilt gave one away and my Phila Eagles won but it was ugly.</p>
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<p>Yeah, but Dr. Oz is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon, and he’s a complete crackpot.</p>
<p>CJane, thank you so much for finding me two fantastic first 5Ks. I enjoyed them both; they got me off to a great start.</p>
<p>You guys guided me from start to finish meeting a goal, and now I’m setting more goals. 
Thank you!</p>
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<p>For me, the proof was in the pudding. Over the course of two years, I lost 90 pounds and saw a significant improvement in key markers such as resting heart rate, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, etc. Whether or not there’s a better diet for me out there, I don’t know. But, I do know that this diet is working and I can stick to it (which is probably the most important thing!)</p>
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<p>Or, at least, plays one on TV…</p>
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<p>Winning ugly is what it’s all about in the NFL. :)</p>
<p>No workout for me today. I have felt like crap all day and have a headache. And my entire body just hurt! I think it all stems from having been outside yesterday for 11 hours pretty well on my feet that entire time. My legs were really sore and I almost went and filled up the cold whirlpool at work…Hopefully get a workout in tomorrow…</p>
Deborah – Glad you enjoyed your races-- you did the hard work in the training, so give yourself a pat on the back.
So, now I’m thinking, why not a 10K?
<p>I noticed this morning that the supermarket had a big display of Halls in front of the checkout. Below the Halls were boxes of Kleenex. 61 degrees here right now going down to 53 tonight. The high tomorrow is 70. Looks like it’s time to go with the long-sleeve shirts and full-tees for running.</p>
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<p>I’m hooked on the 5Ks. I’ve got plenty to do improving on them! Right now I really like this distance.</p>
<p>Hops, feet up!</p>
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<p>Fad diet books all. I avoid fad diets. One of the first clues about whether a given diet might be a fad is that there is a self-anointed “expert” selling a book. And that book purports to solve all your dietary problems.</p>
<p>There are varying degrees of real science contained in these fad books, but one thing you can say for certain is that there will soon be another fad to come along and push the current ones off the talk shows and infomercials. And none of them work very well. How can you tell that none of them work very well? Because there is always another one on the way. If a current one lived up to its promises it would be the definitive answer, and people would quit buying any new ones.</p>
<p>Fad diets are a lot like religion:
The topic is emotional.
The real product is intangible.
And the profits are considerable.</p>
<p>HeartArt – have you asked these questions of your medical professional?</p>
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<p>The first two are probably of the low carbohydrate diet ideology, while the latter is loosely related to the low fat diet ideology. There are numerous other books of each diet ideology.</p>
<p>Either type of diet can be effective at losing body fat (and gaining health benefits from reducing obesity), though relative effectiveness depends on the person involved. However, the main reason either type of diet (and other fat loss diets) usually fails is that most people will not stick to it for very long.</p>
<p>As an aside, it may be worth noting that paleolithic hunter-gatherers and rural Chinese farmers get much more exercise than typical Americans trying to follow the diets described in the books promoting them. Of course, actual paleolithic wild-hunted/caught meat, and wild-gathered vegetables and fruits, and the kinds of vegetables that rural Chinese farmers eat, may not be what typical Americans reading diet books will want to eat in the volumes that paleolithic hunter-gatherers and rural Chinese farmers eat them in.</p>
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<p>However, total calories have increased, so that actual fat calories and actual carbohydrate calories have both increased over the years.</p>
<p>The real calorie bombs are foods which are high in both fat and carbohydrates. Bread with butter, fettucine alfredo, deep fried breaded or battered anything, etc… Carbohydrate can absorb fat very well, and people seem to think that the combination is more palatable than either alone (people don’t eat much in the way of plain baked potato or butter alone, but will eat plenty of buttered baked potato).</p>
<p>NROL4LIFE workout for me today. Rear foot elevated split squats. Uggh…</p>
<p>Cals 1789
Fat 103 g
Carbs 107 g
Fiber 26 g
Protein 120 g
Sugars 32 g</p>
<p>51% fat
26% protein
21% carbs</p>
<p>True. The combination of carbs and fat is particularly enticing. And, particularly deadly to the waistline. See “donuts”…</p>
<p>The diet approach may also vary as to where you are coming from. If you are severely overweight, then you want a diet to reduce weight. If you have reduced weight, then you want a maintenance diet. If you have very little muscle, you might want a diet that supports building muscle mass. Of course you have to add an exercise routine with that.</p>
<p>If you workout a lot, you’ll need to get enough minerals and water to avoid cramps and dehydration.</p>
<p>Did an abbreviated gym workout yesterday, anticipating the rest of the day. Packed – oh, I don’t know – four boxes, carried three of them to the garage (DH has to do the fourth – too heavy for the likes of me), and took the dogs on a three-mile walk.</p>
<p>That packing is rough – my back is stiff the next morning, after all the bending over.</p>
<p>Moving is like doing a lot of squats, farmers walks, bending and twisting.</p>
<p>Did my stretching this morning and a bit of stuff with the barbell. The cooler mornings make it easier to go down to the basement for early stuff.</p>
<p>Heat and humidity gone! Starting a new job today so pup and I were out early today for a brisk run/walk combo. He really enjoys it but I am trying to take it easy on him (okay, on me) because he’s still finishing his growth/development. Mostly grass though for him so not too worried. Weight is down a few pounds, even better.</p>