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From moderate-carb to low-carb
Being who I am, I have continually been mucking over the past few months with my nutrition. In this context, “being who I am” means that I can go geek with just about anything that interests me. So, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Insulin resistance, Nutrition
Tagged American Diabetes Association (ADA), Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, carbohydrates, David Mendosa, Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, Gary Taubes, glycemic index (GI), Good Calories Bad Calories (book), ketosis, low vs moderate vs high carb, Lyle McDonald, Richard Bernstein, The Schwarzbein Principle, Tom Venuto, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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BFFM Week 7 goals
Now that I’ve worked out the meal tracking stuff, I can finish setting my goals for this week. Progress so far Since Feb. 18, I’ve lost about 12 lbs. (according to my less than completely accurate “caveat” scale). Since Mar. … Continue reading
TDEE, meal tracking, & macronutrient levels
Well, here’s a couple of good reasons for meal tracking. After overhauling my diet two years ago, I got into a new set of habits for eating that are healthy overall. But meal tracking over the past week or so … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
Tagged Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, Melz stats (health/fitness), protein
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Week 6 BFFM evaluation
As the end of my BFFM weeks, Sundays are also turning into my “official measurement” day. This week yielded some good results: 2 lbs lost, according to the “caveat” scale, bringing me to a supposed 188 lbs., for a total … Continue reading
Posted in Terveys
Tagged Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, Melz stats (health/fitness)
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Accountability & goals
So yesterday I made a deal with a new friend at Burn the Fat Inner Circle (which has rapidly become a central community for me) to become accountability partners (hey Eva!) — & already this is providing benefits. Yesterday she … Continue reading
BBFM week 5 rundown (17-23 March 2008)
I’m still not sure that the 10 lbs. my scale says I’ve lost is the real deal or not — the scale is frustrating, readings change by as much as 5 or 6 lbs. if the position of the scale … Continue reading
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Tagged Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle
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Nearing the end of Week 4
Workouts. I did another Turbulence Training — henceforth TT — workout on Tuesday, which felt pretty intense to me, for all that I am still in the “intro” workouts. There’s one exercise in particular that seems dead easy, that isn’t. … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness
Tagged Bowflex, Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, dumbbells, fitness equipment, March Madness, precision nutrition, progress report (fitness), rowing, rowing challenges, Turbulence Training
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My nutritional approach (state of my art)
Originally written for my Burn the Fat Inner Circle progress journal. My nutritional approach History. On December 21, 2005 (winter solstice), I made the crucial decision to heed the warning brought to me through the grief of my mother’s death … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
Tagged Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, Melz state of my art (health/fitness)
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Motivation & goals
Because one of the keys to motivation with me is keeping track of what I’m learning & doing & also writing about it (hence this blog), & doing so within a community of other people who are doing the same … Continue reading
Posted in Terveys
Tagged Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle, Melz goals, rowing, Turbulence Training
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Refresher
I started up again on getting exercise again just two & a half weeks ago, on Monday, February 18, doing about 30 minutes each morning before I went to work. Incredible how even that little bitty bit improved things. I … Continue reading