I feel like im just going to put total cals from now own- total for today- 1285 :)

Brain cancer diagnosis and treatment. http://dld.bz/qGFa health braincancer

II.

After waking up and feeling already more sore than I previously wrote about, i’ll be honest as to say that I didn’t think today was going to happen as for my yoga class. But, against my previously known patterns, I went. And it felt wonderful. Sure, at the beginning I could feel the work I did yesterday as I went through the flow sequence but with each breath I took, it came to a point in the middle where I was in cobra and the flush of endorphins and blood rushing freely through my veins hit. As food went, my best friend and I, along with her boy, went to a vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Alphabet City. Vegan Hot Buffalo Burger, uh yes please and thank you. After we went to a vegan ice cream place that just made tonight full of delicious vegan food. Tomorrow I’m sticking to completely unprocessed and fresh fruits and vegetables sans any treats but I can’t say tonight’s delicacies weren’t so worth it. I’m truly doing my best as to not focus on my single state in a negative mindset but I must confess it’s not easy when around and hearing of couples constantly. I know i’m not ready to be in a committed relationship because i’m not at the point where I love myself enough to be able to accept another feeling so themselves towards me but seeing it, being the third wheel… it’s hard. But i’ll smile through it because I know i’ll get there and it’ll be worth this wait period. I’m not looking nor waiting for just anyone. Now, it’s time for me to go to bed seeing as i’m waking up at 6AM for a 7AM yoga class. Good night lovely.

N and I like to go to museums.  When we get home we always complain about having “museum feet” because we stood all day and walked in small spurts. 

Since I’m supposed to avoid activities that hurt or bother my hip, I’ve been standing almost all day all week.  Museum feet has become my new normal.  My heels ache by the end of the day.  I would love to just sit down on a nice comfy chair and read.

I’ve noticed some funny things while standing.  Mijo fell asleep in the car yesterday, so I stood outside of the car and watched as people tried to figure out why I was reading a book with my door open.  At dinner, when everyone is sitting around and talking, I will stand up behind my chair and keep talking.

Supposedly, we (humans) were not meant to sit most of the day.  It’s only in the last few generations that we began to sit all day.  Sitting has gotten press for being bad for our health.  So technically standing should lead to some long term benefits for me.

When I first thought about doing my work standing it seemed foreign to me, but after looking it up a bit, it seems to have growing interest (or perhaps this is just proof that you can find groups of people interested in anything online).  According to the article, Philip Roth and Donald Rumsfeld both stand up to work.

So what do you think?  Can you imagine standing up all day to work?  Do you know someone that does?  Or do you already do so? 

I think I’m going to have to work on coming up with different strategies to keep myself active while standing to work (e.g. stand on one foot, then the other, walk in place).  I also need to invest in a stand-up desk so that it is at the right level.  Ah, my new normal is going to take some adjusting.

The New England Journal of Medicine has conducted a study that suggests that eating potato chips might be directly related to obesity.

By analyzing the eating and exercise habits of 120,877 people over many years, doctors have concluded that downing a whole bag of potato chips makes you fat faster than just about anything else, ice cream and soda included.

Also in the study, we learn that on average, people who quit smoking gain five pounds every four years after quitting. Commenting on the study, obesity expert Dr. F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer said, “[potato chips are] very tasty and have a very good texture. People generally don’t take one or two chips. They have a whole bag.”

Just for shits and giggles, here FDA Commissioner’s advice: “Just eat a God damned vegetable.” Thanks to The Onion for that.

At the rate I’m losing weight I’m beginning to suspect I have some kind of parasite slowly killing me. This kind of weight loss is not in any way natural.

If I do in fact have worms I’ll be the proud father of parasitic children!

So I was a little late updating today and I am updating from my phone right now. Anyway, this morning I had a small bowl of Special K cereal with Red Berries (my favourite!)

Lunch was 4 delicious Morning Star Chik’n Nuggets and a small salad on the side with Brianna’s Honey Dijon Mustard.

Had a little snack of a sharp cheddar cheese stick.

Dinner was some delicious Tomato and Basil soup.

I made some chocolate chip cookies for a friend so of course I snuck in a little bite of the dough. Just a little on though! I also had a beer tonight.

Anyway, I will be better tomorrow!

I feel like im just going to put total cals from now own- total for today- 1285 :)

And bootcamp work out for outtake. It was so rough today I was so slow because I was tired and sore. But tommorrow is a new day AND since im going out after work I really am hoping to get to the gym in the morning. Its funny I can wake up for 6 am bootcamp but I cant get to the gym at 7 am.

Kinda nervous for this weekend, I usually binge eat when I drink so my plan is eat healthy all day, drink slow, and focus on not doing that. Also I will try to not drink as much since well its horrible for weight loss, but its one of my best friends birthdays tommorrow night then the next night is another best friends house warming party an hour away.

Will let you all know how it goes, mabye I can find a healthy way for this weekend!

Wouldn’t it be SO amazing if we could in reality have...

Skip out on this produce due to the high amount of pesticides.

Dirty Dozen 2011

1. Apples
2. Celery
3. Strawberries
4. Peaches
5. Spinach
6. Nectarines (imported)
7. Grapes (imported)
8. Sweet bell peppers
9. Potatoes
10. Blueberries (domestic)
11. Lettuce
12. Kale/collard greens

Exchange them for these.

Clean Fifteen 2011

1. Onions
2. Sweet corn
3. Pineapples
4. Avocado
5. Asparagus
6. Sweet peas
7. Mangoes
8. Eggplants
9. Cantaloupe (domestic)
10. Kiwi
11. Cabbage
12. Watermelon
13. Sweet potatoes
14. Grapefruit
15. Mushrooms

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In the June issue of Allure (sorry male readership), this was a headline tucked in next to January Jones, seated with a bunch of other predictable women’s magazine headlines. Obviously women’s health and beauty mags have the insipid habit of recycling the same bullshit with a new annoyingly sensationalist title slapped on it. I almost skipped it entirely, expecting annoying tips like, “Take a bit of cake and then pretend to sneeze and spit it in a napkin. Then do 5 jumping jacks just to be sure you don’t gain weight from any of the crumbs!”

Joking aside, and being at a loss for content ideas (which is NEVER funny to a blogger), I read the article. 

It didn’t totally suck….or it didn’t suck totally. While it still maintained some of the hyper obsession with being a bony sack of a human, it discussed how thin women are the ones who make healthy eating a routine, something that belongs to them, instead of being on a diet. ”The word diet connotes a limited-time affair, but thin women have made eating well a routine: It’s simply something they do day in and day out.” 

Of course, I would have probably used different verbage (e.g. “healthy” instead of “skinny chicks), the number of annoying and/or borderline disordered-eating tips were minimal. 

“The word diet connotes a limited-time affair, but thin women have made eating well a routine: It’s simply something they do day in and day out.” Well duh. The idea that there isn’t some “loss” period and then “maintenance” period is solid: it has to be the eating/exercising changes you make and live with that cause the weight loss and land you at the right weight for you that make having a “maintenance” mode irrelevant. You’re already there. Tracey Jackson (who wrote Confessions of a Shopaholic) was quoted on this: “Once I stopped going on diets, I not only lost 20 lbs, but I kept it off.” 

OK, so what are some of the tips?

• Thin women cook (yep. easier to control ingredients and working for your meal mans you appreciate it more, honestly.)
• Portioning some of whatever you cook for lunch the next day in tupperware right away (keeps you from eating seconds but also makes sure you have a healthy lunch the next day).
• Indulge within reason: You’re never going to have a period in your life when you’re not going to want the occasional cookie or bowl of pasta…you better build that in as part of your routine or you’re destined to fail or yo-yo. 
• Be prepared: this is more or less challenging depending on where and in what environment you work. When I was working in a midtown manhattan high rise, it would have been possible for me to get basically any type of food in 10 minutes or less. But I tried to keep better snacks around for when I got hungry to keep from deciding a 2:30pm cupcakes was a good idea. Turns out, carrots or almonds work just fine…

Probably the most important piece of advice, though, is that you should avoid eating processed foods and sugar substitutes as much as possible. 

Diet soda is not a good look and, while I totally NEED to have peanut m&ms in my life once in a while, i feel best when I avoid processed food and sugar. So Beware of the 100-calorie pack. In a study cited in the article they noted that subjects who had raw fruit instead ate 20% fewer calories in their snacks—see, my kiwi and pineapple obsession isn’t a bad thing…even if I’m starting to turn green.

So while I wish the focus would be on how you can heave a balanced and healthy approach to food instead of “what skinny chicks are eating,” these are pretty valid points. 

What do you guys think? How effective are these ideas in helping you maintain a healthy look and outlook/image?

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I’ve recently, or not so recently leaned up and slimmed down to 160, from 185(it was mostly muscle), and I currently stand at 5’8”. I am in love, love, love with my current physique. I shall continue to stay clear of the gym, and stick with my 2-4 mile run 5 days a week, and what ever I rack up on the mileage via riding the fixie. Additionally I’ve decided to toss pushups and sit ups into the mix, but not as routinely. I guess, the biggest struggle is figuring out a diet that works for me, since, for whatever reason my body is never hungry, ESPECIALLY after working out. This is weird? It’s tough to remember to eat, Argh!

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watch the movie “food matters”.  it is on netflix instant.  it will change the way you think about food, medicine and health.

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Wouldn’t it be SO amazing if we could in reality have vitamins for love, happiness, health and luck? 

Found this too CUTE!

if i could do this, i’d be one happy camper! but i...

Haven’t been eating so great the last two days but today I’ve been making up for it by drinking tons of water and eating alot healthier, and tonight I’m going to work out since I haven’t done it in two days also and my body feels sluggish. Its so weird how your body can get used to working out everyday and when you stop, your body feels completely different…maybe its just me. Even though I haven’t eaten my healthiest the last few days, its time for me to get back on track. I might do some mini workouts tonight since I’m feeling extra motivated :)

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Last time I was weighed, I was 267lbs

Roughly five days ago. when I was at a check up. I’m legally obese, and in PERFECT health. my heart is strong. I have a bad back yeah, but that’s because my tits that run strong in both sides of my family. I don’t have diabetes, and i’m fat, everyone says that “you fat, so what about your health?” or “that’s not healthy” yeah, well, I’m fat, and perfectly healthy. so next time you judge me for ordering an extra burrito, or getting regular instead of diet soda, why don’t you ask me about my health? because it’s perfect.

Oh god… I hear girls.. talk about how fat they are and how they feel distgusting when they weigh like 50kgs.. :( im fucking two times their weight.. Wish they’d just accept themselves for who they are.. well at least not try be so skinny they fall out of their own assholes. :(

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Why is it that I only EVER hear fat people say beauty comes in all shapes and sizes...

Maybe It’s just where I’m from but I have NEVER heard a slim or skinny person say that before, EVER!

Since Risa posted a progress report, I’ll post where...

Since Risa posted a progress report, I’ll post where I’m at. The left pic is the low-maintenance, enjoy-eating status. I just initiated my cutting cycle the past week. Eating well is more than half the battle, but honestly, it’s not the lifestyle I choose to live. I choose to eat well for a 1-2 month period before summer and then have a 1-2week period of critical eating. I’m starting month 1 right now. I love food way too much to keep it year round.

Follow me at jamesrat.tumblr.com for further progress and for tips for your own health and fitness.

Spinach Dip.

So guilty. So good.

BUT. 2 tbsp of it are 70 calories and totally worth it with a bunch of baby carrots. 7g of fat is a bit hefty, but you know how I like dietary fat for weight loss. I only wish it had a liiiittle less sodium. But if it makes me eat more veggies, whatever!

I have lost 16 pounds

I have lost a total of 16 pounds since January :O, that is such an achievement. Yes, you might wonder why such a low amount in so many months well to put it lightly around March i stopped exercising and eating healthy because i was stressed out about school. Hopefully i will lose 15 more to reach the 200 and never getting back to 231 again :D

Best thing is i have maintained it and haven’t gain~!

Fruit makes you fat.

Meat and dairy make you healthy. HAHA. This doesn’t make any sense.

Britain’s fattest teenager

Georgia is Britain’s fattest teenager. She’s 17 year old & the more she thinks about her fatness, the more she eats. She also faces an early death, if she doesn’t take some step to loose weight. This must be really depressing for her. People stare at her badly when she goes out of the house, but she is used to it.

While she was in America, she used to play games & she even consulted behavioural coaches, food psychologists and fitness trainers and they encouraged to walk 10,000 steps every day & she lost weight at that time. But at home, she doesn’t have those facilities.

She said at the camp she had been in a controlled environment where she consumed 1,500 calories a day. However, at home she felt isolated as neither her family nor her friends were sticking to a healthy eating plan.

'This is my problem and I know I have to solve it again,' she said

'But I'm only human and I'd be lying if I said I didn't need support.'

Of course she needs moral support & I just hope she loose weight again.

See I don’t have anything against fat people as such & I think it’s really rude on the part of people to target fat, thin, short, dark people. Someone extremely fat had been mean to me a year ago & I said a couple of nasty things regarding fat people. I think it’s the evil nature of the person that makes us say nasty thing about him/her. On top of it, I’ve also noticed fat people calling others fat. I think they are in a position to understand how a person might feel but everyone makes fun of fat people.

I have never been this fat but I did put on some weight during my teenage years & it was a nightmare how everyone used to give me headaches. I wasn’t even fat, but no one spared me the torture. Family & friends…everyone begged me to loose weight & made fun of me on every occasion. Most of the people who made fun of me at that time have become very fat now :P I lost that weight in 8 years, but even today when I meet people, they tell me that I’m too skinny (which I am not) & they can’t stand it. And some of my school pals who met me later on just couldn’t stand it either. They were happy when I was healthy & have turned green when I was not that healthy anymore. And my 1^st love also said to me that I wasn’t smart enough for him. I haven’t forgotten anything & I wasn’t even fat, to begin with. I believe these fat people must go through hell. And when you’re young, it’s all the more tough on you.

The Curious Case of Wana Kana

This is the story of Wana Kana – a man of innumerable qualities and countless shades of life like a chameleon. We don’t know if he can aspire anyone, but yes what he does very conveniently is raise our curiosity bar. And that should not come as a surprise to us, because this is the very “nice and sweet” curious case of Wana Kana.

Our story goes back many years ago when Wana Kana was a tender boy of eighteen - all excited and enjoying his youth and adolescence. He lived his life to the max at every phase. He was the sweetest brother mankind had ever seen. He smiled with them and posed as the lovely boy with heavy smiles. He was a gem amongst his peers. Leader of the Peers. Deadly as a devil. Dirty as any boy turning out to be a man but with a very high intensity. Heat was always on around him – we too felt it and wondered why? What? Was that a loud gas? Hmmm.

Time flew by and Wana Kana became a grown man. Responsible, aged, established and married too. Marriage was important for him …the all important phenomenon making him complete. But as a result of his excessive happiness, his eyes popped out permanently.

Wana Kana was henpecked. He was the poo of his wife. He was the Complete Wana Kana. Perfect husband as you may say. In his early days of marriage, he used to sing for his wife:

Akeli naa bazaar jaya karo
Nazar lag jayegi
Sab ki nazar main naa aya karo
Nazar lag jayegi

He grew up quickly, but he got fatter and bigger even more rapidly. He bloated with happiness after his marriage and a few devilish kiddos. He got everything at the right time. He had every reason to grow bigger by the day!

Rich Wana Kana loved traveling too. He auctioned an album of his travels. But sadly every picture in the album had lesser of the wonders of the world and more of the Fatso Wana Kana. That was but natural. He couldn’t help it.

So he put on his terribly small shades on his humorously huge face and walked through the streets of the world. He swam all the way across the world. He mingled with all the creatures of the world. He posed and gave the fake smile, but captured every joy and every memory.

Wana Kana had everything and was pretentiously sweet and nice and fake his entire life - fulfilling life to the core! Lovely job, big flashy home, pretty weird wife, devilish kids, adventurous travels and barbaric animalistic friends. All seasons clicked. Every story saved with pride.

And this was the Curiously Fake but True Case of Wana Kana.

He sings and dances madly to the beat now…killing us all the more with his moves…

Yeh lamhe
Yeh pal hum
Barso yaad karay ge
Yeh mausam chalay gaye tou
Hum faryad karay ge
Barso yaad karay ge

Zaira Rahman

And Ugly Fugly Comes Again

I am the man
Look at me
Yo fat and round
And fugly as a clown

I am a style
New York to Nile
Gaze at me beauty
That needs no city

Blind you are
If you miss me presence
I sing too when you throw a glance
And do deadly break dance

Gym I hate
My girl is a hot plate
So your eyes will pop out
And if you fall for me you’ll be knocked out
I think I am sexy too
Though your eyes tell me I am as ugly as poo
I look ahead and never behind
Cause I ain’t got no time

Future is here
Round and ugly me fears
Why I feel
For stuff I thought was so unpleasant before when the orange I peel?

Follow you I
But then I sigh
For my eyes now pop out
As the fat me is so locked out

So I am the man
Look at me
Yo fat and round
And fugly as a clown

Zaira Rahman