Lead a Fit and Healthy Life
Archive for January 21, 2010
News to Note
02 years ago
The surprising reason why being overweight isn’t healthy – CNN.com.
Health reasons aside – studies show that weight discrimination is rampant. What’s going on here? Fat discrimination is part of the problem. A recent Yale study suggested that weight bias can start when a woman is as little as 13 pounds over her highest healthy weight.
Cases – For Cancer Survivor, Recuperating Isn’t the Same as Recovering – NYTimes.com.
But after my treatment for cancer, as much as I wanted to shrug, laugh and resume my life, I found that I couldn’t. The world seemed to accelerate as I slowed down. I was standing still, and daily life was a blur that I couldn’t hope to touch, never mind grasp. Cancer affects everything – and I mean everything!
Why HIIT Is NOT Better For Fat Loss | StrongLifts.com.
Plumbline uses HIIT training. Its basic sense, but not all training is for everyone. I know personally I see results from this sort of training.
Study: Cutting salt intake would boost nation’s health – CNN.com.
If Americans cut their salt intake by just half a teaspoon per day, it would produce public health benefits on par with reducing high cholesterol, smoking, or obesity, a new study has found. We don’t hear a lot about salt and how it affects our health – so this is very interesting.
Motivation Tips from Top Trainers.
Common sense tips but we all need some reminding now and then.
Healthy Eating Out from Fitness Spotlight
02 years ago
by Stephy
in Health/Nutrition
The Worst Things You Can Order
Okay, so obviously you could go out to eat and consider it a treat meal, like I discussed in my article on cheat meals. Or you could step in and be faced with the bread and still show your willpower, avoiding it all. And then, you opt for a seemingly healthy meal from the menu that is more than you bargained for. Of course, you don’t need me to tell you that the enchiladas slathered in cheese sauce, the fettuccine alfredo, or the stuffed pizza are bad ideas. But check out some of these others than seem innocent enough:
Chipotle Grilled Chicken Burrito
Take a tortilla bigger than your face, fill it with grilled chicken, rice, black beans, guacamole, and salsa and you end up with 1179 calories, 125g carbs, 33g fat, and 52g protein.
Better Bet: Get it as a “Bol” (no tortilla), nix the rice and beans, double the meat, and add double fajita vegetables to save about 82g of carbs and 520 calories. Another trick…wait until they’ve put your vegetables in, then ask them to put a little more. If you ask before they add the veggies, you won’t get much more than normal.
Smoothie King 20oz Angel Food Smoothie
Evocative imagery of angels…really, how bad can it be if it’s for angels?. Check out this genius marketing:
Angels have to be light on their wings—those things are delicate. In that case, they’d have no problem feasting on this fantastic low-fat blend of banana and strawberries. It’s creamy, delicious and fit, well, for an angel.
What I want to know is how they can run this in the “Trim Down” line when 85% of the calories are sugar? 354 calories, 75g sugar (84g carbs total), 0g fat. Just for comparison, 20oz of Coca-Cola only has 68g of sugar.
Better Bet: Don’t go here. All of their drinks are crap. I prefer solid food, but if you want a shake/smoothie, check out 5 Sweet Savory Primal Shakes from Mark’s Daily Apple.
TGI Friday’s Pecan-Crusted Chicken Salad
Seems innocent enough. Pecans? Healthy. Chicken? Healthy. Salad? Who can argue against a bowl of lettuce? But when you fry the chicken and add on a sugary-sweet balsamic vinaigrette, you get 1360 calories with 71g of carbs (38g of it sugar) and 50g of fat. Now, you know I’m not afraid of fat, but considering that it’s mostly the rancid vegetable oils the chicken is fried in and probably soybean oil in the dressing, this one is just bad news all around. I’m still amazed at a salad with 38g of sugar!
Better Bet: Order something grilled with a side of vegetables.
PF Chang’s Chicken Noodle Soup
It doesn’t get more wholesome than chicken noodle soup, does it? Well, except for the processed grains in the noodles. But really, in the grand scheme of things, how bad can a bowl of soup really be? 759 calories, 24g of fat, and 92g of carbohydrates. There’s a snooze waiting to happen. What’s funny is if you view the nutrition info, it seems pretty light at only 120 calories. Until you realize that a serving is 7oz and the bowl it comes in is 32oz. Nice sleight of hand there, Chang’s.
via Day 17: Healthy Eating Out – Fitness Spotlight : Fitness Spotlight.
Needing a Pep Talk…
32 years ago
I made the decision when I went public with my blog that I wasn’t going to sugar coat things or steer away from things that may not be on the most positive side. Because in life, that’s the way it is. Some days you feel mentally and physically like shit. Today was that kind of day. When the alarm went off, I wanted so badly to stay in bed, but I remembered that my friend “Jersey” was back in town from Florida and was going to be at the boot camp. I wanted to see her, so I credit her for getting me out the door when I really, really didn’t want to. My head was not in the game – whether it was hormonal or because my body is seriously beaten up this week – is anyone’s guess. I have a dull constant ache in my body and feel worn out, run down. Reflecting on this morning, maybe I should have listened to my internal voice. I felt like I had a really crappy workout – very low reps. The group could tell I wasn’t in the right space today for it. I just felt spent. Miss Connie said that the fact that I showed up and did the workout speaks for itself – I love that lady!
I am in constant fear of hitting that wall that people talk which is probably why I am overly sensitive about feeling like this. We all have off days but my body seriously feels like this is the first week of boot camp all over again. I need a pep talk! My co-worker thinks I need to go out and have a totally unfettered day, where I eat what I want, and do no physical exercise. I could probably do that for one meal but the guilt would be too great to sustain. What are your thoughts?
Today’s workout:
Calisthenics Warm-up: backwards lunges, high knees, tuck jumps, leg lifts
50 pushups (I probably did maybe 20 total)
Core: crunches, 6 inch flutters, V-ups
3 -1 min rounds,- AMRepsAP
ring dips with 25lb vests
double rope waves with lunges
25lb db split jerks
Trifecta station: Power Clean, Push Press, Back Squat (65lbs)
Double box jumps
