Psychobabble » Health and Fitness

Getting healthy

Dennis — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:15:18 +0000

I decided that I need to get back into shape and live healthier. So part of that plan is exercise and nutrition. I am moving to a minimum 3 day workout schedule. I hope that I can keep to it. I have gone twice this week and schedule to go again on Friday.

MY GOALS – (next 2 months)
Reduce of Body Fat %
Metric: Loose 10 – 15 lbs of fat.

Core Strength and Balance
Metric: Improve strength of abs, hamstrings, adductors, abductors, gluts and lower back.
Metric: Ability to perform single leg (balance) exercises.

Flexibility
Metric: Improved flexibility.

Body Symmetry
Metric: Visual definition of muscles.

Endurance
Metric: Run 3 miles after workout without dying.

Strength Gain
Metric: Steady increase in lifting capacity and reps

Form
Metric: execution of exercise is consist form even at point of fatigue

Home work:
Nutrition – eating 5 – 6 meals a day.
Taking proper supplements.
Reducing late night snacks.

My Stats:
Weight 185 lb
Height 6’

My Measurements (inches)
Bicep 20.75
Waist 36.5
Hip 40.5
Thigh 20.75
Chest 41

Body Fat %
Tricep 11
Bicep    9
Chest   14
Thigh   10

MI (calcuated): 25.1
BMI (Electronic): 16.7

Slow Food

Dennis — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:22:34 +0000

I recently become a member of Slow Food. Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment. It is about improving health, building community and making sure everyone can eat well.

Like language, food is a foundation of most cultures. In the US we have lost the pleasures and benefits of slow food for the efficiencies of fast food. By such we are loosing our culture and a connection to our community, our family ties to the daily rush. Some of my most pleasurable experience with friends and family is taking time out to dine with them.

I highly recommend checking out Slow Food USA.
http://www.slowfoodusa.org/

Fatty fatty fatty!

Dennis — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:55:28 +0000

California is yet again blazing the trail in epicurean frontier when the Govenator signed into law a ban on restaurant use of trans fats. This ban will take place starting 2010 with all retail baked goods following suit by 2011. Unfortunately, packaged foods or anything with a ingredient label will continue to be exempt.

In many cases I am just not a big fan of government regulation. Too much regulation or regulation without a direct benefit can become an undue burden upon a market and make a segment uncompetitive. But some regulations can allow for a level playing field, to enable innovation and have significant market benefit. In general it can enable companies to “do the right thing” with the knowledge that everyone else needs to also follow the same rules. It is my belief that this regulation does more good than bad. The health risks are real and the people who are at the greatest risk are those who are lower income families and children. Likely it does not go far enough but this is a great step forward.

As I see it, if we are to go to a universal healthcare, the government needs to be more proactive in preventative measures. This is definitely a step in the right direction.

PS- NYC has the ban in place and I have visited several times and frankly, the food still tastes just as unhealthy as I remember from my youth. For Interesting factoids about partially hydrogenated oils and taste tests check out FryTest.com.

Me want pussy, meeeow!

Dennis — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:21:15 +0000

So I have had an aversion to pussy. It is not that I am a misogynist or anything. No no it is truly a physical repulsion. The symptoms are real too. Even hours after “exposure”, I tend to tear up and even feel short of breath from the experience.

But now there seems to be good alternative, hypo-allergenic cats! That is right, I could now get a eugenically engineered (bread for a certain trait) cat that does not produce the glycoprotein, Fel d 1, the allergen that effects as much as 15% of the populace.

For about $5,950 and a twelve month wait, I can own (with one year guarantee!) a cat that does not have the most common allergen from allerca.com.

http://www.allerca.com/html/hypoallergenic.html

If that piece of prime pussy is out of your league, here is a good books on other low allergen breads and how to reduce the impact.