Friday through Sunday - definitely more challenging. Friday: started work at 6:30 and had few breaks till leaving at 4:30. 2 Hard boiled egg and 1/2 an avocado peppers and sugar snap peas Almond butter Steamed green beans and broccoli Medium Paleokit Roast Chicken...
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Day 3 and 4 of my Paleo Experiment
Encountered a few predictable challenges over the past couple of days - a typical day with my 2 year old (read not much thought given to my needs), cravings for comfort food and dinner out. In terms of a typical day, we were out of the house but no where that I have...
Day 2 for Tracey
So far so good. A bit more challenging as my day was everywhere rather than in one place. Required a bit more thought and restraint but totally manageable. Today's menu: Half an avocado and 2 scrambled eggs apple, nuts and seeds americano grilled chicken breast,...
Day 2 of My Paleo Diet
I'm proud to say that I haven't cheated on the diet, even though it's only been a day and a half. My cravings for sugar and more carbohydrates isn't too bad, but again it's only been a day and a half. I did feel light headed and weak during my workout today. I did...
Do You Know Jacque About Hunger?
The literature on obesity is not only voluminous, it is also full of conflicting and confusing reports and opinions. One might well apply to it the works of Artemus Ward: "The researches of so many eminent scientific men have thrown so much darkness upon the subject...
"Fad" or Fact: Low-carbohydrate eating and health
Since 1863, following the writing of William Banting's Letter of Corpulence, physicians would advise their obese patients to avoid carbohydrates, particularly sweets, starches, and refined carbohydrates, and this would continue for the part of the twentieth century....
French Diet
Comparison between the American diet and the French diet, from Wikipedia under The French Paradox: French diet comparisons In his book, The Fat Fallacy, Dr. Will Clower suggests the French paradox may be narrowed down to a few key factors, namely: Good fats versus bad...
2009 International Society of Sports Nutrition Conference
Written by Scott Kolasinski During June 15th and 16th, I visited the 2009 International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) Conference in New Orleans, LA. The ISSN is the only nutritional organization devoted solely to sports nutrition so I look forward to attending...
12 Minutes to a Big Mac Attack
The Economist publised a brief article that shows the purchasing power of wages in big cities around the world. And the purchased item used for comparison? A McDonald's Big Mac hamburger. Workers in Mexico City, Mexico, must slog for 2.5 hours to afford the same Big...
Poor High-Fat Diet Studies
It is because of poor high-fat diet studies like this that high-fat diets get such a bad rep. Another study has found that those studying a ketogenic (one that will create ketones in the body) or high-fat diet is not accurate unless it lasts for at least 2-3 weeks....