Friday, April 30, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.9
Glucose: 103

Meal #1

- 1/3 lb. grass-fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 125

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 2 T coconut oil
- 6 oz. pan-fried potatoes
- 18 asparagus spears
- 8 oz. tomato
- 1 T olive oil
- 1/2 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 85

Meal #3

- 2 chicken sausage links
- ~ 4 oz. tomato
- ~ 4 oz. strawberries
- ~ 3 oz. cauliflower
- ~ 20 oz. broccoli
- ~ 20 oz. squash
- ~2 T mystery oil
- 2 units novalin

Force-fed myself a bit here and ate little too much; I feel like I'm on fire. Sweating as I type this.

1 Hour: 94

Totals: 2800 kcals
  • Fat: 177g
  • Carb: 180g
  • Protein: 158g

5 units lantus




Thursday, April 29, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.9
Glucose: 130

Meal #1

- 1/3 lb. grass-fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 26 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 3 units novalin

1 Hour: 154

Meal #2

- 2 chicken sausage links
- 4 oz. strawberries
- ~ 3 plates vegetables
- ~ 2 T mystery oil
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 107

Totals: 1600 kcals
  • Fat: 77g
  • Carb: 139g
  • Protein: 116g

6 units lantus




Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 98
Glucose: 144

Meal #1

- 1/3 lb. grass-fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 23 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 3 units novalin

1 Hour: 174

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz, mexican cheese
- 6.5 oz. pan-fried potatoes
- 2 T coconut oil
- 16 asparagus spears
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 T butter
- 8 oz. tomato
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 115

Meal #3

- 2 chicken sausage links
- ~ 14 oz. tomato
- ~ 1 T olive oil
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 89

Totals: 2300 kcals
  • Fat: 147g
  • Carb: 130g
  • Protein: 129g

7 units lantus




Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.8
Glucose: 143

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 25 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 3 units novalin

80 Min: 165

Meal #2

- 2 chicken sausage links
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 1 can coconut milk
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 103

Meal #3 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 2 T coconut oil
- 6.5 oz. pan-fried potatoes
- 8 oz. tomato
- 18 asparagus spears
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 128

Meal #4

- 1.75 oz. beef jerky
- 17.5 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 7 units lantus

Totals: 3700 kcals
  • Fat: 285g
  • Carb: 169g
  • Protein: 150g



Monday, April 26, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 98.1
Glucose: 99

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 21.5 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 134

Meal #2

- 2 chicken sausage links
- 16 oz. tomato
- 20 asparagus spears
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

Meal #3 (retaurant)

- rack and a half ribs (YUM!)
- broccoli
- green beans
- 2 units novalin

7 units lantus


Sunday, April 25, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 98.1
Glucose: 124

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 148

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 6.5 oz. pan-fried potatoes
- 2 T coconut oil
- 19 asparagus spears
- 1 T olive oil
- 3.5 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 76

Meal #3

- 1/3 lb. grass-fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 15 oz. broccoli
- 8 oz. tomato
- 3.5 oz. strawberries
- 1 T butter
- 1/2 T olive oil
- 2 units novalin

Totals: 3000 kcals
  • Fat: 218g
  • Carb: 154g
  • Protein: 141g

5 units lantus




Saturday, April 24, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 98.1
Glucose: 117

Meal #1

- 1/3 lb. grass-fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 109

Meal #2

- 1/3 lb. grass-fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 21 asparagus spears
- 12.5 oz. broccoli
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 T butter
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 98

Meal #3

- 1 pkg. Coleman bacon
- 14 oz. sauteed onion
- 7 oz. tomato
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

Totals: 2200 kcals
  • Fat: 135g
  • Carb: 133g
  • Protein: 137g

5 units lantus




Friday, April 23, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.8
Glucose: 116

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 123

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 18 asparagus spears
- 6.5 oz. pan-fried potatoes
- 4.5 oz. strawberries
- 1 T butter
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 T coconut oil
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 81

Meal #3

- 4.5 oz. kielbasa
- 4.5 oz. strawberries
- 2 heaping plates mixed veggies
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 139

Totals: 3200 kcals
  • Fat: 230g
  • Carb: 182g
  • Protein: 124g

5 units lantus




Thursday, April 22, 2010

More Musings...

Update: This piece was also published in the USAToday on April, 26th, found here.

The piece I submitted to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that I originally previewed here, was published, and can be found here - albeit slightly edited. Today I will include the text for another piece submitted to the USAToday and currently under consideration.

RE: Do Food Stamps Feed Obesity? - USAToday

While I can’t say with certainty that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Do Food Stamps Feed Obesity? April, 20) is necessarily feeding obesity, like those organizations charged with recommending our dietary guidelines – it isn’t helping.

Getting kids to eat healthier is indeed a very important long-term goal. The impact on healthcare costs from doing so effectively would be enormous. However, the assertion that school lunches already have to meet “reasonable standards” is laughable. French-fries bathed in vegetable/canola oil counting as vegetables, and flavored milk containing more sugar than soda are not “reasonable” – they are incompetent. We can’t feed kids pizza and chicken patties everyday for twelve years and not expect them to later develop health issues or obesity.

Similar negligence also emanates from organizations like the FDA, American Heart Association, and American Diabetes Association - among others. Despite scientific evidence to the contrary, these folks still cling to dogma which vilifies something as harmless as saturated fat, while extolling the benefits of toxic substances like canola oil and margarine. Such misinformation then infiltrates our curriculums that, absent critical thinking and a self-emphasis on continuing education, produce a nation full of MDs and RDs that dispense outdated and inaccurate nutritional information.

SNAP, like many others, needs reform. Even as a 16 year-old grocery clerk, I could see the lunacy of the Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC) program providing for 64 oz. cans of JuicyJuice and sugar-laden breakfast cereals. But unless the reform is based on good science with an emphasis on real, unprocessed food - the war on obesity will be about as successful as the war on drugs.



Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.8
Glucose: 128

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 132

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 6.5 oz. pan-fried potatoes
- 16 asparagus spears
- 11 oz. broccoli
- 1.5 oz. strawberries
- 2 T coconut oil
- 1 T butter
- 1 T olive oil
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 111

Meal #3

- 1/2 lb. hamburger
- ~ 7 oz. tomato
- ~14 oz. broccoli
- ~5.5 oz. cauliflower
- 3.5 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 108

Meal #4

- 19 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 1/4 can coconut milk
- 5 units lantus

Totals: 3700 kcals
  • Fat: 264g
  • Carb: 210g
  • Protein: 169g



Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Wu-Tang Is For The Children!

Well ODB, I don't know if Wu-Tang is for the children, but the rest of us should be - how will you?

From MSN - Obesity Epidemic May Cut Life Spans of Young Adults

...The study authors report that one in five people born between 1966 and 1985 became obese -- a step above merely overweight -- when they were between 20 and 29 years old.

By contrast, those who were born from 1946 to 1955 didn't reach the level of obesity until they were in their 30s. And those who were born between 1936 and 1945 didn't get to that weight category until their 40s ...


Wow. Startling trend huh? We now manage to become obese ~20 years quicker than we did just two generations ago - and we aren't slowing down. The current generation of children will become the first to have a life expectancy shorter than their own parents! Take a moment to let that marinate a bit.

This generation of children will become the first to have a life expectancy shorter than their own parents!

If you have children - or are planning to have children - that has to concern you. Might even piss you off. I know it pisses me off, and I don't even want children. But I do have two younger brothers, ages 16 and 12. I am concerned for them - they don't know any better. I hope they never know what it's like to have prick their finger after every meal, or become so skilled with a syringe that they could moonlight as phlebotomists. Unfortunately, the statistics suggest they likely will.

But not if there is anything I can do about it.

The staggering increases in the rates of obesity and diabetes in children have been well documented. If you are indeed Smarter Than a 5th Grader, it's also not hard to comprehend the ENORMOUS impact these numbers have on health care costs. Ahhh the costs - one of the largest arguments against the most recent health care bill. Who is going to pay for all of this? A question that does need to be asked, but one that is well out of the scope of this post.

Indeed, the costs are staggering. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who wouldn't think lowering health care costs is a huge positive. But what costs exactly have everyone so up in arms? Treatment costs right? Seems to me as though someone has forgot equations have two sides.

Couldn't costs be also substantially lowered through prevention? If there is nothing to treat, there is no cost! Seems like a logical approach to me. Are we saying - "Oh we tried that and it didn't work?" It's almost as if the FDA, USDA, AHA, ADA, etc. have all collectively thrown their hands up in the air and shouted - NO MAS! I am the only one that hears no one talking about prevention anymore?

The above statistics seem to suggest that the preventative strategies we have implemented that were recommended by the above agencies have been an utter and colossal failure - and indeed they have been! But WHY? Instead of giving up on prevention, why are we not questioning the methods with which we have been using with ZERO success?

How can we possibly say we have tried prevention when we look at our nation's school lunch programs? Pizza for breakfast and lunch? French fries as vegetables? We don't truly expect people to eat well or be healthy after feeding them crap for 2/3's of the day for 12-16 years of their life do we? They don't even know how! Large masses of "experts" still operating under the fallacies of healthy canola oil and dangerous saturated fat is bad enough - but french fries counting as vegetables? Who is making guidelines like those? What are their qualifications? Are they obese? All fair questions in my opinion.

The appointment of Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin - who is obese - was justifiably criticized due to her weight. Her response was that she understands "what it's like to be overweight" and that she would help us become a healthier nation. Lot's of people understand what it's like to be overweight - about 67% of the population at last check - that doesn't make you qualified to do anything about it. If you haven't been able to help yourself, how are you going to help anyone else? By no means does she need to look like a figure competitor - that would most likely be just as bad as being obese - but she is a posterchild for that 67%. If the message is that we just have to keep trying harder - using the same tired methods we have been - our ever declining health will continue.

We need to get back to real, nutrient-dense, unprocessed food. We need to get back to using good science - not what passes for good science (or is it a good headline?) these days. These changes need to happen not only in our homes, but in our schools, and perhaps most of all....in academia. A stronger emphasis on continuing education for our medical and health professionals is in order as well. Only then will we begin to reverse the dangerous downward spriral we have been in for the past 2 generations.


Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.8
Glucose: 117

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 24 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 124

Meal #2

- 1/3 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 24 oz. mixed veggies
- 1T butter
- 1/2 can coconut milk
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 101

Meal #3

- 4 oz. kielbasa
- 3 oz. strawberries
- ~ 14 oz. toamtoes
- ~ 7 oz. cucumber
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 116

Meal #4

- 1/3 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 1/4 can coconut milk
- 5 units lantus

Totals: 3500 kcals
  • Fat: 246g
  • Carb: 180g
  • Protein: 175g



Tuesday, April 20, 2010

If They Were Really Interested in Reducing Deaths....

Washington Post - FDA takes aim at salt content in processed food:Regulator says limits will reduce deaths, but many fear taste will suffer

"...Most salt eaten by Americans -- 77 percent -- comes from processed foods ..."


Assuming that "excess" sodium is harmful - the science is far from clear on that - the above statistic seems to suggest it would make more sense to target processed foods than simply attacking the amount of salt within them.

But I guess if we got rid of processed foods we wouldn't need the FDA anymore - and when is the last time you saw the government get smaller?

Time will tell if this is yet another misguided attempt at "saving" us.

Like...

- eggs are bad for you.
- saturated fat causes heart disease.
- red meat kills.
- butter is bad, have margarine instead!

But these are perfectly ok for you...

- high fructose corn syrup
- partially hydrogenated corn/soybean oils
- sodium nitrates/-ites

Whew! Sure glad I have Big Brother looking out for my health - aren't you?


Today's Numbers...

Temp: 98.1
Glucose: 130

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 24 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 2.5 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 168

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 6.5 oz. pan-fried potatoes
- 2 T coconut oil
- 17 asparagus spears
- 1 T olive oil
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 66

Meal #3

- 3 oz. kielbasa
- ~ 8 oz. tomato
- 4 oz. strawberries
- ~ 2.5 oz. broccoli
- ~ 2 oz. cauliflower
- ~ 14 oz. green beans
- ~ 1 T mystery fat/oil
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 124

Meal #4

- 1/3 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 17 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 5 units lantus

Totals: 3400 kcals
  • Fat: 234g
  • Carb: 198g
  • Protein: 154g



Monday, April 19, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.6
Glucose: 126*

* Normally I get up on my own between 7-7:30 AM, but this is now the third day in a row of being awoken by alarm 3-4 hours earlier due to my changing work schedule - and I'm feeling it today. I can speculate that may be having a small role in the slightly increased fasted readings the last two mornings. Also, 2 of the 3 days I have awoken with a glucose reading >100 in the past week and a half I had in excess of 160-170g of protein the day prior - all other days less.

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 127

Meal #2

- 4 oz. kielbasa
- ~ 20 oz. tomatoes
- ~ 5 oz. cucumber
- 1 banana
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 120

Meal #3

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 1 T coconut oil
- 18 asparagus spears
- 1 T olive oil
- 24 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 146

5 units lantus

Totals: 2900 kcals
  • Fat: 206g
  • Carb: 166g
  • Protein: 120g



Sunday, April 18, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.6
Glucose: 111

Meal #1

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 20 asaparagus spears
- 1 T olive oil
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 130

Meal #2

- 2.5 oz. kielbasa
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 105

Meal #3 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 1 T coconut oil
- 16 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 6.5 oz. red potatoes
- 1 T olive oil
- 1/4 can coconut milk
- 1 unit novalin

1 Hour: 100

Meal #4

- 16 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 5 units lantus

Totals: 2800 kcals
  • Fat: 186g
  • Carb: 161g
  • Protein: 154g



Saturday, April 17, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.6
Glucose: 90

Meal #1

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 18 asparagus spears
- 1 T olive oil
- 1/4 can coconut milk
- 1 unit novalin

1 Hour: 126

Meal #2

- 5 sausage patties
- 12 oz. broccoli
- 8 oz. tomato
- 1/2 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 104

Meal #3

- 4 oz. kielbasa
- 12 oz. broccoli
- 8 oz. tomato
- 1/2 T butter
- 1 unit novalin

1 Hour: 114

Meal #4 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 6.5 oz. red potatoes
- 16 asparagus spears
- 2 T coconut oil
- 1 .5 T olive oil
- 1 unit novalin

Meal #5

- 16 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 5 units lantus

Totals: 4000 kcals
  • Fat: 302g
  • Carb: 168g
  • Protein: 184g



Friday, April 16, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.6
Glucose: 81

Meal #1

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 12 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 19 asparagus spears
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 unit novalin

1 Hour: 103

Meal #2

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 18 asparagus spears
- 8 oz. tomato
- 3 oz. pickles
- 1/4 can coconut milk
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 unit novalin

1 Hour: 88

Meal #3

- 4 oz. kielbasa
- 3 brussel sprouts
- ~12 oz. tomato
- 3 pcs. cauliflower
- ~14 oz. green beans
- ~ 1 T unknown fat
- 1 unit novalin

1 Hour: 124

Totals: 2400 kcals
  • Fat: 149g
  • Carb: 118g
  • Protein: 161g

6 units lantus




Thursday, April 15, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.7
Glucose: 93

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 28 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 89

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 5 oz. pan-fried potatoes
- 19 asparagus spears
- 2 T coconut oil
- 1 T olive oil
- 1 unit novalin

1 Hour: 96

Meal #3

- 5 oz. kielbasa
- ~ 17 oz. tomato
- ~ 15 oz. green beans
- ~ 1 T of unknown fat
- 1 unit novalin

1 Hour: 115

Meal #4

- 2 oz. kielbasa
- 16 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 7 units lantus

Totals: 3500 kcals
  • Fat: 256g
  • Carb: 195g
  • Protein: 134g



Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Dancing With the Devil

Recently the facility I work at entered into an agreement to push GNC products - due in large part that one of our members holds one of the alphabet soup positions for GNC.



I'm your pusher!
Today it was time to stock up on product - or re-up as they used to say in the 'hood. So one of our employees returns with the usual assortment of fish oil, multi-vitamin and glucosamine-chondroitin - only to be accompanied by the latest and greatest supplement about to XPLODE....
Coconut Water


Apparently the stuff is the "new" Gatorade. Yippee do dah. With only one ingredient, at least it's not as processed as the "old" Gatorade- but really, nothing remarkable about it. No protein. No fat. Incomplete at best.

The scene that followed it's arrival however, was nothing short of disturbing. Supposedly educated health & fitness professionals with years of experience clamoring all over the stuff and the rest of the goodies like we were filming our on Christmas Story re-make. Unfortunately there was no Red Rider BB-Gun to shoot my eyes out, as it was a somewhat desireable outcome at the time.

But this is Pittsburgh, and Sidney Crosby is purported to be a fan of this magical water, so I really shouldn't be surprised. But surely as a surprise to most of you, I was able to withstand Sid the Kid's charm and not partake in the devouring of this precious coconut water. I guess I just felt I hadn't sufficiently depleted my glycogen stores with my HITT* session, and therefore wasn't worthy.

If this weren't enough to test my resolve we were also treated with GNC's latest issue of their Muscle & Body publication. Oh boy. The signs of the coming apocalyspe are plentiful today. Right on the cover is the nice big headline -


6 Top Supplements for Teens


Really?

Teens?

Going the route of the tabacco companies with the Get 'em while they're young approach I guess. It's bad enough pushing the stuff on unsuspecting schmucks trying to re-live their high school glory days, but preying on teenagers kinda crosses a line somewhere in the ethical desert no? I don't begrudge anyone the opportunity to make money, but c'mon man.

Excuse me while I go grab a shower - I feel dirty.



*( High Intensity Interval Typing)



Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.8
Glucose: 83

Meal #1

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 21.5 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 105

Meal #2

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 16 oz. mixed veggies
- 5 oz. pan fried potatoes
- 1 T coconut oil
- 1/2 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 84

Meal #3

- 3 oz. kielbasa
- ~ 7 oz. tomato
- handful of blueberries
- ~ 4 oz. strawberries
- ~ 5-6 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 unit novalin

1 Hour: 124

Meal #4

- 2.5 oz. kielbasa
- 18.5 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 8 unitsd lantus

Totals: 2700 kcals
  • Fat: 158g
  • Carb: 177g
  • Protein: 168g




Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Bang Head Here -------> X

Two gems (note:sarcasm) from today's Wall Street Journal.....

First, A New Way to Lose Weight? discusses the latest red herring in obesity research - brown fat. While Regulators to Review New Drugs to Curb Appetite previews the possible FDA approval of 3 new "anti-obesity" drugs.

In regards to the former, researchers think they may have "one solution to curbing obesity". So what might this possibly amazing new discovery be?


Wait for it.... Wait for it.....


Essentially, turn down the thermostat. The belief is that by exposing people to colder temperatures that it will prompt our bodies to generate more heat by up-regulation of brown fat. Brown fat is a substance previously thought to only exist in humans as babies and then "shed" as we grew older. Brown fat is purported to use energy as opposed to traditional white fat's role of storing it.

Are you WOW'd yet? Yeah, me neither. Seriously, didn't we kinda go over this thing already in a way with that whole drink ice water thing a few years back?

Surprisingly, no they did not recommend just having fatter babies so that it takes longer to shed the magical brown fat - but give it time. Of course, we are already doing that yet the rates of obesity and diabetes are still going through the roof - maybe the researchers noticed this.

Bruce Spiegelman, professor of cell biology and medicine at Harvard's Dana-Farber Cancer Center is quoted as saying "We're not trying to replace diet and exercise, but frequently they're not enough or not effective."

Well duh! Not when the dietary guidelines handed down to us by the lovely folks at the USDA, American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, etc. are akin to - oh I don't know....HORSESHIT*! Sorry, never said this was a kid friendly show.

*(Actually, horse-poopie may be more healthy than current guidelines - especially if the horse is grass-fed! )

These are the the same people that still believe saturated fat causes heart disease. Or that canola/vegetable oils and margarine are "heart-healthy" - or healthy at all for that matter. They can also be seen extolling the virtues of low/no fat dairy products.

What's worse, the archaic dogma these organizations are repeatedly shoving down our throats heavily influences the cirriculums in our institutions of higher learning - producing a nation of RD's, MD's, and RN's full of that same......... horse-poopie when it comes to Nutritional Advice*.

*(N/A for short. Which is what you should write over the nutritional scripts given by many of these folks. As in Not Applicable in this case - the human case.)

Later on, the article finally gets to the gut of the matter - "However, whether we lose weight or not depends on whether we overcompensate by eating more food." And how or what does brown fat influence in any way, shape, or form in that regard? Well good luck with that then!

However, the true beneficiaries of such research were revealed much earlier, as the discovery of brown fat in adults "spawned hope among scientists and drug developers"! Scientists because the drug developers gave them money and something to do, and drug developers because of the boat loads of cash they may possibly bring in with their latest weight-loss panacea. $150M boat loads in US sales of ALLI just last year to be specific. You know, the one where you need to bring a change of clothes with you in case you experience a sudden case of EXPLOSIVE diarrhea!*

*(Or the Hershey Squirts as my family has always affectionately referred to them.)

You have to love the logic ( or is it arrogance?) to sell people on a cure for something you don't fully comprehend the cause of in the first place - which is probably in part because they waste so much time on studies on brown fat and the development of magical weight-loss pills in the first place. The fact that people will spend $150M for a chance to lose weight knowing full well they will probably need their diaper changed at some point in the process only further underscores the utter failure of our nutritional governing bodies - and possibly the "over-medicating" of the country in general.


I bought a weight-loss pill, and all I got was a crappy pair of Fruit of the Looms.


Now there is a way to bump up that $150M figure, can't ever have too many t-shirts!

But maybe I'm wrong, maybe they are on to something? After all, when you think about it - horse-poopie, explosive diarrhea, and brown fat are all the same colo.......ah nevermind.



More on Meal Frequency

Does Eating More Frequent Meals Really Rev Up Your Metabolism? - Mercola.com

According to the study above, published in the British Journal of Nutrition at the end of last year, increasing meal frequency from three meals a day to three meals plus three additional snacks did not promote greater weight loss.

Both groups consumed an equal amount of calories (2931 kJ/day) and both groups ended up losing a little less than five percent of body weight after eight weeks.

Likewise, a previous study mentioned in the article above found no difference in energy balance between groups of people consuming either one meal or five meals in a two-week change-over trial.

So does that mean this is just another myth gone bust?



...a French study published in the journal Forum of Nutrition in 2003 found that people whose habitual diet pattern included a fourth meal – the so-called "goûter” or snack commonly eaten at 4 pm in France – had demonstrable benefits on Body Mass Index and metabolic profile, even though their total energy intake for the day is not greater than those who skip this meal.


The study states:

“The "goûter", commonly eaten in the afternoon in France by most children and many adults, has the biological characteristics of a meal because it is eaten in response to hunger. Suppressing the "goûter" in "habitual fourth meal eaters" soon leads to an increase in Body Mass Index (BMI).

Further, people who are regular "goûter" eaters have a higher carbohydrate intake and better metabolic profile than other adults, even though their total energy intake is not greater.

Increased feeding frequency leads to a reduction in the total secretion of insulin, an improvement in insulin resistance and a better blood glucose control, as well as an improvement in the blood lipid profile.


My thoughts are summed up nicely by this passage...

In the end, perhaps the most prudent recommendation is to simply let your hunger dictate when to eat. An important caveat here though is to remember that WHAT you eat is essential.

If your body gets the nutrients it needs, your hunger will be a reliable indicator for when you need to eat. However, many people today are in fact undernourished, despite being overweight.

Consuming junk food and fast food that does not feed your body the nutrients it needs will often lead to eating far more calories than you need simply because your insulin- and other hormonal balances are out of whack.


Eat REAL food. Eat when hungry. Seems pretty simple to me. Ties nicely right into the DUH! post from earlier this week.
In doing so, I have found I do go longer between meals, as well as have fewer meals per day - not to mention improved glucose control.


Today's Numbers...

Temp: 98
Glucose: 91

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 24 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 124

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 1.5 T coconut oil
- 16 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 6.5 oz. baked potato
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 86

Meal #3

- 5 oz. kielbasa
- ~ 16 oz. asparagus
- ~ 10 oz. tomato
- 1 unit novalin

75 minutes: 121

Meal #4

- 2.5 oz. kielbasa
- 15 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 10 units lantus

Totals: 3500 kcals
  • Fat: 248g
  • Carb: 192g
  • Protein: 132g



Monday, April 12, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.6
Glucose: 82

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 15 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 3 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 112

Meal #2

- .48 lb. natural casing weiners
- ~ 42 oz. mixed veggies
- ~ 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 141

Meal #3 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 1.5 T coconut oil
- 6.5 oz. red potatoes
- 17 asparagus spears
- 2 T olive oil
- 3 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 75

Meal #4

- 19 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 2 oz. kielbasa
- 10 units lantus

Totals: 3700 kcals
  • Fat: 268g
  • Carb: 205g
  • Protein: 154g



Sunday, April 11, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.8
Glucose: 101

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 25 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 120

Meal #2

- 10 oz. round steak
- 19 asparagus spears
- 1 ear corn on cob
- 5 oz. strawberries
- 1/2 T butter
- 1/2 T coconut oil
- 1 T olive oil
-2 units novalin

1 Hour: 130

Meal #3 (restaurant)

- seared salmon salad w/ oil & vinegar dressing
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 96

10 units lantus


Saturday, April 10, 2010

Duh!

Low-Cal Diets May Make You Gain Weight - MSN




..."For the first time in humans, we are finding out that cutting your calories increases cortisol," said lead researcher A. Janet Tomiyama, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar at the University of California, San Francisco.

..."The term 'dieting' brings to mind deprivation, starvation, being miserable and uncomfortable and ultimately failing in weight-loss efforts," said Samantha Heller, a dietitian, nutritionist and exercise physiologist who is familiar with the study.

...Burning more calories than you consume is how your body loses weight, she said. "However, severe calorie restriction, diet fads, pills and potions, detox cleanses and other quacky approaches to weight loss only contribute to people's diet failures and, in fact, may increase the likelihood of regaining even more weight than what was lost—if any," Heller added.

..."By eating foods of higher overall nutritional quality, fullness can generally be achieved on fewer calories, eliminating the need for deprivation," Katz said. "In addition, physical activity can accelerate weight loss, promote health and alleviate stress in the bargain."

That's because your body isn't interested in calories - it's interested in nutrients! It's not interested in carbs, fats, or proteins so much as what's contained in them - magnesium, potassium and all the other essential vitamins and minerals that exist. Less calories=less nutrients. Anyone surprised that would be a recipe for failure? Part of the reason processed food is so harmful is because the nutrients are stripped away - the other part being the franken-gredients that replace said nutrients.

How do you know if you are eating processed, nutrient-naked food? Well, if it has a food label on it - chances are you've been had. Think about it. I don't see any labels in the produce section. Hmmm, don't see any in the meat dept. either. Or the farmers market - or farm in my case. Kinda makes all the confusion and emphasis on understanding and policing food labels kinda silly eh? There are a few exceptions of course - store bought eggs come to mind - so another clue could be if your ingredient list is longer than say, 2 items - or contains any ingredients that would get you a triple word score in Scrabble.

While processed and refined carbohydrates have been getting their just villification as of late, care must be taken to not ignore processed fats and proteins as well. The increased consumption of vegetable/canola oils and nitrate laced meats role in our ever declining health cannot be understated.

On the other end of the spectrum are those that are somehow under the impression that nutrients operate in a vacuum. You know, all those nutjob RD's out there telling you to gulp up all that FAT-FREE dairy to get your vitamin D & K. Problem is, those are fat soluble vitamins. No fat=no absorption. Oops.

Speaking of fat-free dairy... Full-fat Dairy for Cardiovascular Health. Double Oops.


Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.7
Glucose: 83

Meal #1

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 25 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 129

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 2 T coconut oil
- 19 asparagus spears
- 6.5 oz. red potatoes
- 2 T olive oil
- 2 units novalin

90 min: 95

Meal #3

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 16 asparagus spears
- 1 ear corn on cob
- 1 T butter
- 1 T olive oil
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 2.5 oz. kielbasa
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 160

Totals: 3200 kcals
  • Fat: 214g
  • Carb: 145g
  • Protein: 191g

15 units lantus




Friday, April 9, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.6
Glucose: 67

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 112

Meal #2

- 6 turkey sausage links
- ~ 8 oz. red potatoes
- ~ 8 oz. asparagus
- ~ 12 oz. broccoli
- ~ 12 oz. zucchini
- ~ 8 oz. cauliflower
- ~ 8 oz. squash
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 195*

* I got hungry but still had to wait about an hour for the dining area to open up. Could be a similar phenomenon as in the mornings if I don't eat right away my BS spikes like 50 points even without eating anything. I also still am not sure what they use to saute vegetables/starches here at work.

Meal #3

- 5 sausage patties
- 16 oz. tomato
- 2 units novalin

Totals: 3200 kcals

  • Fat: 227g
  • Carb: 181g
  • Protein: 137g

15 units lantus




Thursday, April 8, 2010

More on Leptin and extras....

Scientists Unravel Brain-Hormone Circuit That Helps Police Diabetes, Female Fertility - ScienceDaily.com


Although diabetes and obesity often go hand in hand, Dr. Elmquist said the new findings indicate that a group of brain cells called pro-opiomelanocortin, or POMC, neurons help regulate glucose and insulin independent of food intake and body weight. POMC neurons, found in the hypothalamus, a small region of the brain, previously have been shown to play an important role in suppressing appetite and inducing weight loss.

..."There seems to be what I call a functional redundancy in these neurons as it relates to blood sugar regulation," said Dr. Elmquist. "We don't know if the same neurons respond to both leptin and insulin, but it is clear that functionally leptin can compensate for a lack of insulin and vice versa."


Novel Nanoparticle Vaccine Cures Type 1 Diabetes in Mice - ScienceDaily.com

Using a sophisticated nanotechnology-based "vaccine," researchers were able to successfully cure mice with type 1 diabetes and slow the onset of the disease in mice at risk for the disease. The study, co-funded by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, provides new and important insights into understanding how to stop the immune attack that causes type 1 diabetes, and could even have implications for other autoimmune diseases.






Recent Musings...

Figured I would post a couple of rants I have submitted to local newspapers recently in response to articles they ran. The first was published, the other I'm awaiting word on.

First, submitted to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

In response to Dr. Quinlin’s letter from Sunday’s PG (“Obese people generally don't have a choice,” Nov. 23), as a health & fitness professional with 10+ years of experience; I must respectfully disagree.

The original article ("Fat and Fact," Nov. 22) finally brought to light the elephant in the room. While people may not choose to be fat, they do “alone decide how much they eat and how much they exercise (or how little).” It’s not necessarily laziness; it also stems from a lack of education on effective ways to do so. Folks may be surprised to know that the size and scope of their primary care physician’s education on the subjects of nutrition and exercise is extremely small. Even the American Diabetes Association, up until very recent years, was giving dietary recommendations that were actually compounding the problems and symptoms of those following it. These, combined with the large disconnect between medical professionals and health & fitness professionals; are largely contributing to our failure to sufficiently address the obesity and diabetes epidemics.

While I agree with the doctor that genetics play a large role, and that we know very little about the subject as a whole; there is science supporting specific dietary and physical protocols that have significant success. The idea that obesity cannot be controlled or managed any more than eye and skin color is simply not accurate. The responsibility of the individual cannot be understated.

While the obese population may “wish for a solution far more than any policy wonk”, do they know how to go about it and are they willing to make the necessary changes to do so? The multi-billion dollar sales of the supplement industry and FDA approved drugs such as ALLI, combined with the staggering rate of increase in obesity and diabetes in both adults and children suggests that the answer is no.


And most recently for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

RE: School districts expand healthy menu options - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

While the increased attention that the systematic poisoning of our children at the hands of our nation’s school lunch program has been receiving lately due to the efforts of Jamie Oliver and subsequent articles such as Thursday’s “School districts expand healthy menu options” excites me, the content and comments contained within suggest while meaning well and on the right path – we still have far to go.

I applaud the removal of the fryers - and more importantly the harmful canola/vegetable oil contained within them - in the Moon Area School District. But I decry the idea that by offering kids “baked chips, SunChips or pretzels” that it is somehow healthier. It’s not. It’s still processed junk. Why are we even offering snacks in the first place? A school is a place for learning; students need nutrients in order to do so - those snack choices offer no nutrients to speak of, rendering there availability illogical.

The allocation of more funds via legislation like the Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 is good on the surface, but to “enable the secretary of agriculture to establish national nutrition standards” is not necessarily helpful. Not if that person decides, such as the case in Huntington, WV, that french fries count as a vegetable. Or that canola oil is healthy (it’s not). Or that saturated fat is somehow unhealthy (it’s not).

Again, I do believe that Ms. Lazzaro, and many others, “have the kid’s best interests at heart”. I do. But it’s not enough. Our educators need educated. The idea that “fat-free pudding and reduced-fat cottage cheese” is “cutting edge” – or healthy for that matter – is laughable. One would have thought the fat-phobia phase went out in the ‘80s right with Olivia Newton John. Those products are anything but healthy once you look at all the chemicals and additives that are poured into them to make them palatable. Not to mention many of our most vital nutrients and vitamins are fat soluble; remove the fat and you absorb nothing. Nutrients don’t function in isolation.

There is nothing inherently wrong with carbs, fat, or protein. The devil is in the refinement and processing of each of them. The solution is simple on the surface – eat REAL, nutrient dense foods. For all of the fuss about food labels, if what you are buying has a food label – chances are you shouldn’t be eating it in the first place.

The deeper issue is captured beautifully by Michelle Tejchman of Moon Middle School – “I’m a junk-food person.” Judging by the alarming rate of increase in obesity and diabetes – in our children – she is far from alone. But WHY is she a junk-food person? We can throw money at this problem just as we have at education in general. But it won’t be enough. Until there is a fundamental shift in the home - and America as a whole, the nation’s health will continue to decline right along with its intellect.

Jamie has done something beautiful. Hopefully it’s the beginning of a new movement, one which I intend to be a part of. The question is….

“Who’s coming with me?” – Jerry McGuire



Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.7
Glucose: 101

Meal #1

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 114

Meal #2

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 2 T coconut oil
- 14 asparagus spears
- 6.5 oz. red potatoes
- 2 T olive oil
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour:

Meal #3

- ~ 6 oz. chicken breast
- ~ 2 oz. hamburger
- ~ 9 oz. broccoli
- ~ 8 oz. cauliflower
- ~ 8 oz. green beans
- ~ 3 oz. tomato
- ~ 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

* Forgot my testing strips so no readings for the past 2 meals.

Totals: 3000 kcals
  • Fat: 188g
  • Carb: 154g
  • Protein: 195g

15 units lantus




Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Articles of Interest...

Some Cells in Pancreas Can Spontaneously Change Into Insulin-Producing Cells, Diabetes Researchers Show - ScienceDaily.com

What Insulin (and Leptin) Say to the Brain - ScienceDaily.com


Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.7
Glucose: 130

Meal #1

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 153

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 2 T coconut oil
- 8.5 oz. red potatoes
- 19 asparagus spears
- 2 T olive oil
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 69

Meal #3

- 6 sausage links
- 3 oz. mozzarella cheese
- ~ 27 oz. broccoli
- ~ 5 oz. tomato
- ~ 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 126

Totals: 3000 kcals
  • Fat: 187g
  • Carb: 181g
  • Protein: 187g

15 units lantus




Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.8
Glucose: 176*

* day 4 of 0 units lantus

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 1.5 oz. mozzarella cheese
- 1.5 oz. strawberries
- 3 units novalin

1 Hour: 199

Meal #2

- 6 sausage links
- ~ 22.5 oz. cauliflower
- ~ 22.5 oz. broccoli
- ~ 8 oz. baked potato
- 4.5 pats of butter + another ~ 2 T butter on veggies
- 2 units novalin

90 min: 185

Totals: 2500 kcals

  • Fat: 168g
  • Carb: 166g
  • Protein: 114g

15 units lantus




Monday, April 5, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.7
Glucose: 143*

* Day 3 of 0 units lantus

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 23 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 168

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 1.5 oz. mozzarella cheese
- 2 T coconut oil
- 18 asparagus spears
- 8.5 oz. red potatoes
- 2 T olive oil
- 3 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 224 - 2 units novalin

Meal #3

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 3 oz. mozzarella cheese
- 16 asparagus spears
- 1 T olive oil
- 8 oz. tomato
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 114

Totals: 3600 kcals
  • Fat: 262g
  • Carb: 139g
  • Protein: 180g



Sunday, April 4, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.7
Glucose: 158*

* 0 units of lantus again

Meal #1

- ~13 slices prosciutto
- 18 oz. sauteed onions
- 14 oz. mixed veggies
- 3 T butter
- 1 T olive oil
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 222 - 2 units novalin

Meal #2 (hiked prior)

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 7.5 oz. strawberries
- 6 oz. red potatoes
- 16 asparagus spears
- 2 T olive oil
- 2.5 oz. mozzarella cheese
- 1 oz. pickles
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 163

Daily Totals: 2400 kcals
  • Fat: 157g
  • Carb: 127g
  • Protein: 144g



Saturday, April 3, 2010

Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.9
Glucose: 150*

* 0 units of lantus last night

Meal #1

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 25.5 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 174

Meal #2

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 24 oz. mixed veggies
- 1 T butter
- 4 oz. strawberries
- 1/2 can coconut milk
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 138

Meal #3

- ~13 slices proscuitto
- 3 oz. mozzarella cheese
- 32 oz. mixed veggies
- 2 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 162

Totals: 3000 kcals
  • Fat: 185g
  • Carb: 175g
  • Protein: 229g



Friday, April 2, 2010

The Bench Press = Useless

Whoa - What did he say?


Yep - that's right. I said it. The bench press is essentially.....useless.





Realizing I just uttered the gym equivalent of saying God doesn't exist in the middle of mass -
Wait...

What's that Mr. Carlin??? He really doesn't exist?



Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that if I am going to state something so - crazy, I owe you guys some sort of explanation. It wasn't easy for me to admit this to myself, but after a week of wrestling with it - there was no other answer. So here goes.....


1. I can teach someone to perform a push-up correctly in 2-3 minutes. To teach someone to bench correctly in order to prevent them from completely wrecking their shoulder(s) can take in upwards of 2-3 sessions - if not more. The cost-benefit analysis here is heavily skewed in one direction.


2. Speaking of wrecked shoulders - is there any bigger culprit than the bench press? From the guy at Bally's with the scarecrow technique, to the elite powerlifter - the list of guys who have injured their shoulders on the bench in some way is extensive. Hard to be fit or strong if you are constantly walking around with a "bum" shoulder. Again, Risk-Reward in skewed in one direction.


3. On the flip-side, the push-up facilitates shoulder health by 2 main pathways. First, because the scapulae are allowed to move freely instead of being locked in retraction against a bench, scapular MOBILITY is enhanced. Second, the increased serratus anterior muscle activiation in comparison to the bench helps to enhance scapular STABILITY. Enhanced scapular stability and mobility=no more achy shoulders.


4. Your core. Admittedly, I despise the term "core" - I need to come up with something better. Trunk perhaps? Anyways. Because you don't get to lay down on a bench, your rectus abdominus(abs) muscles are forced into action to STABILIZE your body into a rigid "planked" position. The result is increased function and strength of the abdominals in their true purpose - STABILIZATION - not FLEXION as has been incorrectly touted ad nasuem through the recommendation of other pointless(and possibly harmful) exercises like sit-ups, crunches, etc.

and most importantly.......

5. Speaking of laying down on your back, there is only one situation I consider that beneficial - and the bench press ain't it!

There it is, that's my case against the bench press. Unless you are a powerlifter - or an adolescent tying to impress you friends with how diesel you are - the bench press seems pretty useless.

Some related reading written by people much more intelligent than me....
And finally, if you are going to bench - it's ok I did, and I know you will too, even after reading this - at least do it correctly. Start by learning how here, here, and here.


Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.7
Glucose: 128

Meal #1

- 5 sausage patties
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 180

Meal #2 (trained prior)

- 3 egg omelet
- 2 oz. mexican cheese
- 1 T coconout oil
- 18 asparagus spears
- 7 oz. red potatoes
- 2 T olive oil
- 3.5 oz. strawberries
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 197

Meal #3

- 1 Pkg. Coleman Bacon
- 16 oz. sauteed onions
- 2 T butter
- 1 T coconut oil
- 8 oz. tomato
- 1/4 can coconut milk
- 2 oz. strawberries
- 3 oz. mozzarella cheese
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 158

Totals: 3600 kcals
  • Fat: 272g
  • Carb: 160g
  • Protein: 134g



Thursday, April 1, 2010

Another Headline...

Science Daily: Bacon or Bagels? Higher Fat at Breakfast May Be Healthier Than You Think

"The UAB research revealed that mice fed a meal higher in fat after waking had normal metabolic profiles. In contrast, mice that ate a more carbohydrate-rich diet in the morning and consumed a high-fat meal at the end of the day saw increased weight gain, adiposity, glucose intolerance and other markers of the metabolic syndrome.

"Studies have looked at the type and quantity of food intake, but nobody has undertaken the question of whether the timing of what you eat and when you eat it influences body weight, even though we know sleep and altered circadian rhythms influence body weight," said the study's lead author Molly Bray, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology in the UAB School of Public Health."



Today's Numbers...

Temp: 97.7
Glucose: 103

Meal #1

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 24 oz. broccoli
- 1 T butter
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 140

Meal #2 (biked prior)

- 1/2 lb. grass fed beef
- 1 oz. provolone cheese
- 16 asparagus spears
- 2 T olive oil
- 8-9 oz. red potatoes
- 1/4 can coconut milk
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 153

Meal #3

- 1 pkg Coleman Bacon
- 16 oz. sauteed onions
- 2 T butter
- 1 T coconot oil
- 8 oz. tomato
- 3 oz. mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 can coconut milk
- 2 units novalin

1 Hour: 159

Totals: 3300 kcals
  • Fat: 226g
  • Carb: 142g
  • Protein: 181g